The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Mary Ann Collins was charged before Mr. Jardine
with being drunk and. creating a disturbance in Rose-
street, Covent-garden, and Captain M'Donald was
charged with attemptii/g 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 duly in Rose-street, and
hearirig a disturbance he came up to a door where the
female prisoner was sitting with people standing round
her. She was drunk, and making a noise. Witness
told her to go away, but she said she would see
him d—d first. He then took her into custody. As he
was taking her to the station-house 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 sa-
vage 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 Albany-street,
Regent's-park, stated that he 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 Wllo-
nald 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`tesistance was, she begged of the policeman to
let go •
Another gentleman was called, who corroborated this
evidence.
' M'Donald—'tVhen I got to the station-house,
• said " I will giveyou in charge." I said, "I
the policema..
o, as I mean to report you." He
wish you would cto.
savage manner. I never saw
dragged the girl in a mos.'
a female so ill treated.
w !he female priso-
Serjeant Wla
eston stated that he ':
ner before. She was tipsy last night, uvt 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 assemL•ling 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 case. 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 think 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 actin.- properly
and manly,
and he therefore might be discharged. He (Mr. Jar-
dine) should make a note of the transaction on _was
the
sheet, as he thought it ought to be inquire dTinto,
it Fid he
hoped that Captain M‘Donald would press, as
seldom that in cases of this kind there were personspye
sent that were able toWith-
as liable to punish-
regard to the woman's case, she Ny
punish-
evidence that she was
mein, as it was established by
give a just account of them.
annd
under the peculiar circumstances
of the case he didnot
drunk. But it seemed she had sufferede' sufficiently,
might
be any further punishment was necessary. She 'ght
be discharged also.
should proceed to report the case to the
The parties then left the Court, and Captain M‘Do-
nald said
Commissioners of

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amtanthe bar before Mr. Maltby, the presiding
Mngistrate,
charged with committing a brutal assault,
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and behaving in an indecent manner to a respectable
married woman, named Elizabeth Ellick.
The complainant stated that about half past nine o'clock
on Wednesday 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.
renting the insult by slapping his face, he struck her with
his clenched fist with all lis might on the mouth

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

THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY..
COLONIAL MARKET.
The prices of most kinds of• produce still exhibit a downward
terdency, with very dull demand. Of British Plantalion
Sugar not more than about 300 hhds. and trs. were disposed
of, and soft and infirm kinds were rather cheaper. Bengal
and Mauritius Cull of sale, and fine qualities only support pre-
vious rates. Refined Sugar in demand for home consumption;
at steady prices. Standard Lumps, 'B2s. ver cwt. In the
Coffee I.llarket the greatest heaviness prevails, and prices on
the decline; good ordinary Ceyl,,n at 70s. per cwt. Rice very
dull of sale, but not lower. Cotton in slow request. and prices
looking downward. Pepper somewhat firmer. Cassia Lignea
is in good demand, and prices on the advance.
TEA MARKET.

A steady demand for Free Trade, especially for low Congott
and Twankey, whic.- being unusually scarce obtained rather
higher prices The lowest point was Is. 10d. to Is 10id. per
lb. cash. Company's .Congou advanced to Is. 10? id. per lb.,
whh few sellers. The present stock consists principally of the
fine and choi .e sort. The holders are looking for an aivance
on low teas.