The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURTITHIS DAY .)

OLD COURT.
LIE " SATIRIST" EIVSPAPt• R.—Martin lianFel,
respectable looking yoitiqg man, described as an attorney,
and who was the proprietor and editor of the Satirist,
surrendeied to take his trial on the charge of harbouring
a female named Small Mille, who had endeavoured to
extort 101. from Mr. Bevan, a gentleman of property, re-
at No. 4, Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, and at
11-tnahurgh House, Twickenham, she having thereby
Committed felony.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Iluddlestote appeared for the
Prosecution, which was instituted by Mr. Bevan; and
Mr. Parry and Mr. Thompson for the prisoner.
The facts, as stated by Mr. BALLANTINE, Rill, DO
doubt, be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Some
time ago Mr. Bevan received several letters from the
woman Mills, who is undergoing six months' imprison-
ment with hard labour, fur her part of the transaction,
I:lernatic,ing money with menaces. She threatened, un-
less he complied with her r,qtritst, to apply to Mrs.
Bevan, and to xpose trim in a " Satirical" paper, hint-
ing that his visits to two married ladies at Hanover- gate
and Westbourne Park were well known to her. Mr. Bevan
refused to comply with her threats ; and at length she
Went further, and wrote to Mr. Bevan, t say, as he had
treated her letters with contempt, she would b-r glad to
know if he would like to stand in the position of a
defendant to en action for trim. can., and saying that she
should publish his amours in the Satirist, and send copies
to
Mrs. Bevan, his partners (erroneously 13,.lieving that
was a partner in the banking-house of Barclay,
Bevan,dth eras pand Co.), and to his private friends. At
time several invidious notices to correspon •
oint(dly alluding to " Old B--, the
rich banker," appeared in the Satirist. Feeling much
annoyed at these matters, his solid:ors, Messrs. Finmore
and Co., opened communications with Miss Mills and
the prisoner, with the view, as it was admitted by Mr.
l'inmora in his examination, to suppress the threatened
Publication, and to obtain possession of the documents,
for which, he also admitted, money would most likely
have been paid by his client. It was alleged that the
prisoner and Miss Mills were acting in conjunction.
(The case had not concluded when we went to press.)

IVE W COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT,)
BRUTAL ASSAULT .- William Cox and James Pinegar,
two labourers, were indicted for committing a brutal as-
sault upon Alexander Scott, a policeman, whilst in the
execution of his duty.

It appeared that about half-past twelve o'clock on the
morning of the 26th of May, the prisoners, who are both
strong and muscular-looking men, were engaged in some
kind of brawl or disturbance with some other men and
vvoniest in the neighbourhood of Union-street, Green-
wich. The policeman, Scott, interfered, and desired
them to go home. They refused to comply with the
request, and some altercation took place between Scott
and the prisoners, which gave rise to a scuffle between
them. Whilst pursuing Cox for the purpose of taking
him into custody, Vinegar knocked Scott down, and in
the Course of their struggle together, bit Scott's fore-
finger on the right hand, and completely stripped off the
flesh from the bone, and afterwards tit his nose corn-
rat tlly e, another
Plete through. Scott having managed to spring his
policeman came up, and found him lying
on the ground in an exhausted state, with his face
covered with blood. The finger was obliged to be I
amputated, and the injured man, though now convales-
cent, is still in a weak state.
The employer of the two men, Mr. Miller, gave them
a good character for honesty and sobriety.
The jury found them both Guilty.
The COMMON SERGEANT said there could be no doubt
that this was a very savage assault. If policemen did
their duty, which was at all times laborious and dan-
gerous, they ought to be supported by the public autho-
rities and by the law, cn all occasions when it was neces-
tato give them protection Here, in the present case,
peaceful inhabitants of the neighbourhood were
disturbed in the middle of the night by the rioting of half
a dozen
people ; the policeman told them to go home
quietly ; they refused; he did not draw his staff or even
after
acY hostile act, which some policemen might have
to; Cox pushed him down, and when he ran
ter him the struggle commenced. Cox was only guilty
of a common assault, and therefore he should only sen-
tencet.r
the him to six months' imprisonment; but the case of
himself
other prisoner was very different, for he had proved
:elf a doenright brute. Not satisfied with biting the
polo:Ili
elasn, s finger, which had to be amputated, thus
maiming
'unng hies for life; he had also bit through his nose.
sentence upon him was, that he be sentenced to
146,1,nonths' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
the prisoners were then removed.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
George Smith, who is deaf and dumb, about 30
Sears of age, was charged before Mr. Henry with being
drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting his wife, who
is also deaf and dumb.
The case occupied the Court some time, from the
peculiar condition of the parties, and the examination
excited much interest. The sister of the complainant
(both young women of superior manners and intelli-
gence) acted as interpreter; but as it became known
that Mr. and Mrs. Smith could both write well, the
magistrate communicated with them through the medium
of written slips.
The prisoner, a man of fine personal appearance, and
very respectably dressed, was stated to be of a most
violent and dangerous temper when drunk, although
when sober be was particularly mild and amiable, earning
a great deal of money, and displaying the greatest affec-
tion for his wife, who also was said to be exceedingly
fond of him. She said, however, that his violence was
so great in his drunken fits, that she was in danger of
her life. Her disability being the same as his own, it
Was difficult for her to engage the protection of
snY person, or to inform the police; and when
Say
one interposed between them, his inarticu-
late noises only made the quarrel the more unintelligible.
h.iew days ago she was obliged to flee to her father's
ll" in the Adelphi, to escape from the prisoner.
4Lest evening he followe3 her there, and wben his een-
treaties failed to persuade her to return home, he broke
out into a most outrageous fit of violence, breaking the
furniture, throwing things out of the window, and
making most hideous noises. During examination he
manifested great emotion, and was continually appeal-
ing to his wife, by passionate and strongly expressive
gestures
to return to him. She was much affected also,
after
seemed resolved not to run the risk. At length,
~ter several communications in writing between Mr.
IlenrY and the parties, in which the prisoner supplicated
earnestly for forgiveness, the wife consented to go home
upon his promise to abstain from drink.
r• HENRY said that the first time he got drunk and
beat her again, he (Mr. Henry) would send him to
_, in
t, h
prison for three months.
needs
f .The pristhe oner left the court with his wife and
great
her
ciellgh most affecti,nate
thud. he manifested wish the simplicity of a

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THE CHOLERA.

RETURN OF CASES, AUG 24.

Attacks.

Deaths

In London and vicinity, viz.:—
Lambeth . .
Southwark
Newington-butts ... •..
It)therhithe
Bethnal-green
Shoreditch
Other localities in London
la England and Wales, viz.:—
Liverpool ..•
Merthyr Tydvil
Plymouth ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Bristol
bowlai
T ~Other towns,in England ...
ecitititld viz.
bundee
e,uPar Angus ...
vtlier towns in Scotland ...

40
32
5
14

33 21
. 22 13
227 98

~. 18
.., 12
... 20

Total

. 99 26
. 7 2
. 21 9
. 11 4
. 9 7
5 3
~ 237 102

822 355

PATETQ.
KENSINGTON.—Yesterday a vestry-
meeting of the parishioners of lierpinzton was held in
the Vestry-room of the Church, to take into considera-
tion the expediency of supporting an application to Par-
nament to procure for the metropolis a plentiful supply
13f water, at a reduced price; Mr. William Collins,
c_llurchwarden, in the chair. Mr. Fletcher proposed the
."I?wing resolution :—" That it is expedient that steps
10e immediately taken to effect the removal of icconve•
tnences in the supply of water." Mr. Wilkins seconded
the resolution. After some observations from Mr. Bar-
/%1.'2 and Captain Wood, Mr. Dunford moved and Cap.
4
'am Woof seconded an ameudu ent, " That this vestry
refuses to pledge to supp,rt any particular
scheme at
Present ; but agrees to appoint a committee to investi-
gate the merit of all and whatever company." The
amendment was carried, there being tweet)-five for and
fourteen
against it.
w".—Last
AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY ON A RAIL•
w".—Last 'evening information was received at tho
bletropolitan Police-t.ffice, Scot hind-vaid, that Mr. John
Anstruther,
Greerbank.street, Preston, had been
Vllndere& whilst travelling on the Preston and Lanca.
shire Railway, of a red morocco purse, containing 3901.
in Bank of England notes, and 30 sovereigns, supposed
°37 two individuals who travelled in the same carriage
'coal Lancaster.