The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-16 00:00:00

-EVRNING SU'lq
BOW-STREET-(THIS DA

Y.)

liArary Ann Collins was charged before Mr. Jardine
with being drank and creating. a disturbance in Rose-
street, Covent-garden, and Captain Af'Donald was
charged with attempting to rescue her from the custody
of the police officer.
Police-constable 58 F division, stated that about ten
o'clock last evening he was on duty in Rose-street, and
hearir-,g, a disturbance he came up to a door where the
femalt prisoner was sitting with people standing-round
_het% She was drunk, and making a noise. Witness
told her_ to go away, but she said she would see
bim d—d first. He then took her into custody. As he
was taking her to the station-hcuse the male prisoner
came up to him, and put his hand round the woman, and
attempted to rescue her, by which he caused a great dis-
turbance in the street. He came down with him to the
station-house, and both prisoners were 'charged. The
female was drunk.

The prisoner was called upon for his defence, and he
stated that the officer was using the girl in a most
wage and violent Manner, and he merely came up to the
woman and told her to go on quietly. The officer still
continued to. use her with great violence, which attracted
the attention of other gentlemen who were then present
to corroborate that statement.
Mr. Marriott, a gentleman residing in Abbey-street,
Regent's-park, stated that be was going through Rose-
street-last.evening, and he heard the screams of a wo-
man, and on proceeding to the spot, he found the female
prisoner in the custody of the officer, and Captain M‘Do-
nUld urging her to go quietly to the station-house. The
officer was using the woman in a most violent manner,
taking hold of her hand and bending it back, whet eby-
her hand was bruised very badly, and One of the fingers
rendered almost useless. So savage was the conduct of the
policeman, that it raised the indignation of several gen-
tlemen who were passing. He saw no resistance, on the
part of the female prisoner that called for violence.
The only resistance was, she begged of the policeman to
let go

Another gentleman was called, who corroborated this
evidence.

Captain APDonald—When I got to the station-house,
the policeman said " I will giveyou in charge." I said, "I
wish you would do so, as I mean to reporz you." He
dragged the girl in a most savage manner. I never saw
a female so ill treated.
B".ieant Weston stated that he knew the female priso-
ner before. She was tipsy last night, but she was very
quiet. She was never brought up before.
This being the conclusion of the evidence,
Mr. JARDINE said if the constable was to be believed
at all he was justified in taking the woman into custody;
at all events she was drunk ; there were also people
assembled in the street, and it was impossible to say
how far such an assembling might be carried if police-
Men did not interfere, and therefore the officer did
nothing further than was perfectly proper in taking the
woman into custody. But he (~tr. Jardine) would deal
presently with that part of the ease. It was a very
serious charge against the officer as far as he (Mr. Jar -
dine) could see. It was not to be supposed that it was
necessary for a strong man to drag a weak woman to the
station and use such violence in doing so as had been
used in this case, if it was true that he had taken the
woman's hand in the way described and beat it back so
as to produce the bruise that was upon it. At the
same time it was not for him (Mr. Jardine)
to pass any censure on his conduct . That
would probably be inquired into elsewhere, and if
it were, it would be dealt with, and it was not for him
(Mr. Jardine), to prejudge that part of the case. But he
must go into the case in order to form a conclusion as to
the charge against Captain M‘Donald. He was going
through the street at night, and his attention was drawn
to a woman screaming, and he then saw a woman, as he
said, being treated with great violence, and he merely
put his arm round the woman because he thought that
violence was unnecessary, and never attempted to rescue
her, and he (Mr. Jardine) did not tltink that a gentle-
man was to be dealt hardly with who thought, under
the circumstances, that the constable was using more vio-
lence than necessary, and that he should be charged with
improperly interfering to rescue a prisoner with
violence. Nor did he think Captain M'Donald wished
it. He (Mr. Jardine) thought there was sufficient for a
man to believe that the constable was acting towards the
girl in an improper manner. As it was, he thought that
Captain M`Donald was only acting properly and manly,
and he therefore might be discharged. He (Mr. Jar-
dine) • should make a note of the transaction on the
sheet, as he thought it ought to be inquired into, and he
hoped that Captain M`Donald would press it, as it was
seldom that in cases of this kind there were persons pre-
sent that were able to give a just account of them. With
regard to the woman's case, she was liable to punish-
ment, as it was established by evidence that she was
drunk. But it seemed she had suffered sufficiently, and
under the peculiar circumstances of the case he did not
think any further punishinent was necessary. She might
be discharged also.
The parties then left the Court, and Captain M'Do-
nald said lie should proceed to report the case to the
Commissioners of Police.

MARLBORO U G ti -ST REET.
(TIIIS DAY.)
A young man, who stated himself to be a carpenter,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Maltby, the presiding
Magistrate, charged with committing a brutal assault,
and behaving in an indecent manner to a respectable
married woman, named Elizabeth Ellick.

The complainant stated that about halfpast nine o'clock
last evening, she was in Oxford-street, standing in
--front of a stall looking at some articles, her husband
being by her side, holding their infant in his arms,
when the prisoner came up, and placed his hand in a
very indecent manner upon her person, and upon her re-
senting the insult by slapping his face, he struck her with
his clenched fist with all his might on the mouth,
cutting her lip quite through against her teeth, and knock-
.ing her down nearly stunned. On scrambling up, he
again struck her a heavy blow on her chest, and she
again fell on the pavement, and in a few seconds became
insensible, The prisoner also struck her husband, and
knocked him down with the infant in his arms. Some
of the bystanders then seized him, and held him until
the police came up and took him into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that the complain..
ant struck him first, and he thought he had the law on
his side in returning it.
Mr. MALTBY said he was an unmanly brute, and he
should therefore fine him 31., and in default, commit
him for six weeks.

The prisoner said he had no money, and was consigned
to the lock. up cells.

- THE Ri-; ELECTIONS.
BIIH)PORT.

Mr. Cochrane, Conservative, was elected yesterday in the
place of Mr. Warburton, for Bridport.
CAMBRIDGE

The Right Hon. H. Goulburn Chancellor of the Exchequer,
was re-elected yesterday at Cambridge without opposition.
LICHFIELD. .

The election for this city, consequent on the retirement of
Sir G. Anson, came off yesterday, when Lord Leveson was
unopposed and declared elected.
SUNDERLAND.

Lord Howick addressed his constituents yesterday afternoon,
and speeches were made in his favour by Sir George Gr,y,
Sir Hedworth Williamson, and others, The polling com-
mences to-day. Mr. Attwood and the Chartists are on the
alert.

LANCASTER.—NORTH. )
The proclamation for a Knight of the Shire in Lancaster
was made on Friday at the Castle, and the election is fixed for
next Tuesday, the 2lst

BRADFORD ELECTION—W ILBER-
FORCE DEFEATED.
The following is a return of the poll at Bradford yes-
terday :

Busfield. Wilbeforce.
Half past eight
Nine 124 144
Half-past nine . 216 190
Ten
Half-past ten
Eleven
Half-past eleven
Twelve 395 381
llalf-past twelve
One — '
419 416
Half-past one
Two
449 455
Half-past two
Three
Half-past three
• Quarter to four
Four ••• 526 522

Bradford never witnessed such a struggle since it was
enfranchised, and the exertions on both sides have been
tremendous. Voters have been kidnapped to an nnpa-
l'alleled extent, and have been followed by Bus-
field's Committee to York, Skipton, and other places, a
been
of 20 and 50 miles. Several bad votes have
given for Mr. Wilbeforce, and the Committee of
I.lr. Busfield will prosecute.
, Half-past Three o'Clock.—Ten bad votes for Wilber-
!Circe.
-,,,aThis triumph is a proof of re-action, when we recollect
rdy's majority of 72 above Lister, and 76 over Busfield.
111

E LATi; FIRE IN PICCADILLY.
ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST.
Last evening, at six o'clock, the inquiry into the circum-
tutees attending the death of William West, otherwise Moses
west, the fireman m the County Fire-office, was resumed be-
-,!,'te Mr. Higgs, the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, at the
.71arley Mow public-house, Mount-street, Grosvenor-squase.
~..11,11e CORONER, on the Jury assembling, informed them that
cw;tig to a mi nomer in the Christian name of the dcease
to
d,
ad been found necessary to issue a fresh warrant,e and tornenee the inquiry de novo.
"LThe evidence delivered at the first inquest was again re-
'ed• and fresh witnesses were examined.
„,,tlohert Ware, police-constable 57 C, deposed that he heard
in th
the fire and hastened to the spot. There was then no fire
4e shop, but there appeared to be upstairs. There was no at the bottom of the staircase, or on the ground-floor, but
firere kept fabing down from above.
stagyY the Jury—Would swear then neither the bottom of the
nor the banisters were on tire. The fire appeared to be
4t eth
top of the staircase on the first floor.
°0
'°l.ne difficulty occurring as to the proof of the insurances
the property,
e 4: Salmon, jun., sail he was prepared to lay a statement
, fore the Jury, in explanation of the property and insurances,
and
72•,,T0u1d prove distinctly, that by the calamitous event he lost
• '• The property saved from the fire is as follows :—A
tt pianoforte, b 4/.; set of dining room chairs, •201.; side-
bOarcf, 12/. ; pictures, 130/. • 12 mahogany chairs, 101.; 44
4k)atit of wine, SEV.
11,41cing total 53V. ; musiebooks, 40/. ; and other articles,
ny the Foreman—Could give no information as to the origin
the fire, being at the time at Gravesend. Intended to have
had extensive repairs of the premises done, for which purpose
"ad removed Isis family to Gravesend.
The CouoNen said they were still without any proof as to
the origin of the fre ; and
c9ns
The Jury rema,ked it was a very mysterious affair, and after
ulting together for a shot t time, returned at a quarter past
nine o'clock a verdict " That the deceased came by his death
in h.
Is endeavours to extinguish the fire, but how the fire ori-
nated there was no evidence to show."