The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON POLICE-CONSTABLES.—EIiza-
beth Wilson, aged 21, Emma Fisher, 20, Mary Ann Reed,
20, William Tyler, 23, and Edward Luppage, 19, were
brought up on remand, charged with being concerned with
others not in custody in assaulting and wounding Thomas
Venables and Edward Jeffery, police constables of the K
division.

A few days since Venables was called upon to suppress
a fight and disturbance in John's-place, Baker-street,
Stepney. Every house there is occupied by thieves and
loose women ; numerous robberies and outrages have been
committed there, and in several streets in the immediate
locality. The neighbourhood has long borne a very bad
name. Venables endeavoured to suppress the fight and
was struck by a man with a poker and wounded. That
man, who is a convicted thief, is still at large. Others
then attacked him, and he was grievously kicked and
beaten. Jeffery went to the assistance of Venables,
and was immediately knocked down with a brick.
He was kicked, and repeatedly struck with pokers and
other weapons while he laid on the ground. Both con-
stables were severely wounded and contused. They have
been on the sick-list ever since, and appeared in court with
their heads enveloped in surgical bandages and their faces
marked with bruises. All the prisoners were clearly mden-
t i fis
used
taken an active part in the affray. Ono
d
his
ashaving
hands and feet, another a poker, and the women,
u
who were exceedingly vociferous, were throwing mud
and bricks at the policemen. It was only by a vigorous
use of his staff that Venables saved his life and the life of
his brother constable, who was lying prostrate and bleed-
ing on the ground.

Venables asked for another remand of the case, to enable
him, if possible, to arrest others concerned in the riot and
outrage. his request was complied with, and the prisoners
were remanded for a week.

The Davenport Brothers at LiverpooL

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LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15.
The performance of the Davenport Brothers at
St. George's-hall, Liverpool, came to an abrupt ter-
mination this evening. On Tuesday night two
gentlemen—Hulley and Cummins—were selected
by the audience to stop upon the stage and bind the
performers. The process of binding was proceeding
when one of the Davenports objected to the tight-
ness of the rope and declined to go on with the per-
formance. A disturbance ensued, and the perform.
ante came to an end. Many persons obtained their
their money back. This evening a large audience was
present. Dr. Ferguson opened the proceedilnigse
ssby
Messrs
reading three conditions, by which the Davenports
reserved to themselves the right of rejecting
any
particular gentleman in whom they
tmieght discover.
a disposition to deal unfairly with
the
sineecthDdurinbyg
his address the greatest uproar prevailed.
Hulley and Cummins were again
the audience, and OD mounting the stage Dr.
Ferguson announced that the Brothers objected
to these two gentlemen on account of the brutal
manner in which they had previously bound them.
The uproar continued, the audience insisting on the
performance proceeding. After very considerable
delay the Davenports presented themselves, and the
binding process commenced. One of them, how-
ever,
immediately protested against the tightness of
the cord, and was immediately released by Dr. Fer-
guson, both of them loudly expressing their indig-
nation, and Davenport showing his bleeding wrist.
The audience, however, and those on the stage
asserted that Ferguson intentionally inflicted the
injury while removing the cord. The Davenports
then retired, which was the signal for the audience
to take possession of the stage. Dr. Ferguson was
hustled ; the cabinet upset, jumped upon, and ut-
terly demolished • fragments of it were strongly
contested for, and even indeed sold at a shilling a
piece ; the ropes were cut up and divided, and the
musical instruments, trumpets, and bells
peared in the general scramble. disap-