The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-15 00:00:00

STEEL V: RUSBROOK.

This was an undefended setii,n on a bill of exchange
for 141. 10s., and was the last case in the list.

MARLBRW-STREET.- TrAIS

Thomas 'New, a compositor, employed at the Record
newspaper office, v;'as brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with having violently assaulted Thomas Davis,
one of the cheque-takers at the Queen's Theatre, Tot-
renham•street.
The complainant, whose face was very much contused,
stated that he was gallery cheque-taker at the Queen's
Theatre, and it was his duty to give pass cheques to
all persons leaving the theatre during the intervals of
the performance. In accordance with the regulations,
of the house each cheque-taker had three different sorts
of cheques, namely, men, women, and boys. Last
night, about half-past nine o'clock the prisoner came
down from the gallery, and witness gave him a man's
cheque. On the prisoner's rOtuxn he gave witness
boy's cheque instead of the one witness had given to
him. Witness explained this to the p r,goner, who, with-
out making any reply, struck him a Tickle: It blow in the
face, and blackened one of his eyes. Witness then sent
for a constable and gave him in charge.
The prisoner, in defence, said he merely pu,ebe.l com-
plainant, and he must have fallen down and bru.ised his
face against the door.
Mr. BINGHAM said he was inclined to believe that ill
the hurry and bustle the defendant had received the
wrong cheque from complainant, but if even this was so'
it did not warrant defendant in striking the complainant,
who must be protected in his duty. He recommended
defendant to go out and compensate complainant for the.
blow.

This was done, and defendant was discharged.

CLERK EN WELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Edward Richard Boss, a young man of gentlemanly
appearance, who was stated to be an apprentice to his
brother, Mr. T. West Boss, decorative painter, &0., was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting John
Mlenzie, and wounding him with a knife.
It appeared that the defendant was sent yesterday
morning to repair some windows on the premises of Mr.
Lloyd, of Gray's Inn lane, corn dealer, by whom he was
told, when going to work, that when he wanted his lad-
der moved, Jack (the complainant) would assist him.
When occasion arrived for the moving of the ladder Bass
requested M‘lienzie to assist him, when the latter, with.
much foul language, abused the defendant, swear-
ing that he was not going to be a mason's labourer. Bass,
according to his own statement remonstrated quietly
with the other, and several times in the course of the
morning refused to fight him, observing to Mr. Lloyd
that he never was a blackguard, and never would be,
nor would he appear amongst his connexions with a
olack eye for 504 Either by the coarse persecution of
the prosecutor, as alleged by the defendant, or the
galling impertinence of the latter, according to
M'Kenzie's statement, the quarrelling went on so far,
that Bass left his work, and applied at this office for a
warrant against the prosecutor, on the ground that he
had assaulted him whilst at his work, and that he had
followed up the assaults with threats of ;unbar violence.
The warrant could not be granted, as Bass did not know
his opponent 13/ any other name than Jack, and his sur-
name was also unknown to Mr. Lloyd. He returned to
his work, and the quarrel was renewed. Miieniie
states the defendant, who wag going down stairs before
him, made some noise with his nose for the purpose of
insulting him, and that he, being enraged, seized
the defendant by the collar, when a struggle
ensued, and both tumbled don stairs ; that
whilst they were on tile ground, the defendant
struck him several times on the head wi1:,13 his putty
knife, inflicting wounds, from the effects of which Mr.
Jackson, the surgeon, was of opinion he would not reco-
ver fur some weeks. On the other hand, Bass said th.st
as he was hastening down stairs to get away from the
prosecutor, who followed abusing him, M'Kenzie
seized him by the neck, and they both came to the bottom
together. He (defendant) had in his hands at the time
all the tools tie had been using—his putty knife, rule,.
diamond, &c. Whilst they were on the ground the com-
plainant, who was uppermost, held him by the neck with
one hand, and thumped him with the other. He strug-
gled to get up, but protested that he had no knowledge
how the wounds were inflicted. He did not separate the
knife from the other tools in his hands, nor use it in-
tentionally.
Mr. TYRWHITT said it was deeply to be regretted that
the defendant had not been correctly informed, as he
ought to have been, of the complainant's name; for, if
he had been so, the warrant would have been granted,
and all this mischief would not have occurred. The ease
of the prosecutor would have nothing in it, if the defea-
damt, unfortunately, had not used the knife; whether ins
tentionally or not a jury must decide. However, under
the circumstances, he would remand the case untifThurs-
day next, and in the meantime he would admit the pri-
soner to bail in two sureties of 501. each, for his appear-
ance on that day. The bail was immediately given.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 15. Wind this day at noon,
W.N.W., light breeze, and fine weather.
DUBLIN, MARCH 12.—Arrd. Wanderer, Haines, St.
Lucia. Sid. California, New York.

SAUNDESFOOT, MARCH 10.—Sid. Lady Phillips, Pictou.
BRISTOL, MARCH 14.—Wind N. W.—Sid. Timbuoto,
Africa; Caroline, Tobago; Elizabeth, New York; Wra•
Miles, Cork and Quebec.
DEAL, MARCH 13.—Arrd. Oriental, M'Eachern, Cal-
cutta; Kelsick, Wood, Berbice, and sailed 14th, for Lon-
don; Sharp, Thomas, Newcastle, and sailed for Calcutta;
Alpha, Edwards, Leith, and sailed for Port Philip.
14, Caspar, Eldred, China; Queen of England,' Cawkett, '
China; Australia, Auspach; Batavia, Rotterdam. 13,
Arrd. from the river and Sld. Fairourite, Cuthbert, South
Seas; Parland, Smith, Sydney; Romp,. Ryder, Port.
Natal; Phoebe, Hodder, Madras;_ Brilliant, Furlong,
Jamaica; Palm, Dominica; Ava, Webster, Quebec.
CORK, MARCH, 12.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. • Jame*
Reddin, for Limerick, pumps choked; Amanda, Col"'
mick, Clyde, for Gibraltar, leaky. Sld. 12th, Dahlia;
New York; Elida, Hamburgh; Jane, Youghal. 011.
port, Sarah Birkett, Proddow, Africa.
WHITEHATEN, MARCH, 13.—Wind N.E.—Sid. White-
haven, Higgins, Antigua.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 14.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. 13th,
Nord Cap, Brandt, Copenhagen. Sld. 13th, Courtenay,
New Orleans. 14th, Erin's Queen, New Orleans ;
Victoria, New York ; Haward, ditto; Sheridan, ditto.
Off port, Marmion, Caleb Grimahaw,
_ Columbus, Oxford.
SWANSEA, MARCH 14.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Sir J.
L. Goldsmid, Cuba.

OFF FALMOUTH, MARCH 14.—Muskingham, Crochet,
Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Amsterdam.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. W.
Bromhani, Nane, Sierra Leone.
OFF PORTLAND.—James Dean, Honduras.
PORTSMOUTH, WzRCH 14.—Wind S.S.E. to W.—V-
I. 0., I wv York.
RAMSGA'ii ,MAZCX 14.—The Claire, from Bordeaux,
which put is here yesterday, leaky, has commenced
discharging.
DEAL, MARCH 14.—The Casper, Eldred, arrived in'
the Downs from China, experienced very bad weather
and a heavy cross sea, near the Azores, between the
25th of February and the 2d of March, and carried
away starboard, tore channels and chain plate, and star
board main rigging. The Mary Brack, Hunter, from
Sunderland to Philadelphia, arrived in the Downs, has
been out fifteen days, and as far as lat. 60, having ex-
perienced very heavy gales from W.S.W. to N.W.
Sid., 13th, Will Watch, San Francoes, Clydesdale, Cuba.
LYNN, MARCH 14.—The Joseph and Mary, of and
for Sunderland, from London, which sank off Snetti-
sham on the 10th inst., has been brought into harbour.