The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-09 00:00:00

br.,Ugl:t up in custody, from Christchurch worklieuFe,
etturgt.d with commiving a serits of offences in that
wotkiniuse, such as breaking the pails, bedsteads, win-
(lox s, and assaulting other inmates weaker than Vain-
sclrf.s.

M-R,Ly, the porter of the workhouse, said that the
prisoners were admitted into the -casual ward on the pre-
cedi:4g evening, and supplies} with food and longing. In
the tniddle of the night the inmates were &arm d by
hearing cries of " murder" and "help" proceed from
the casual ward. He immediately proceeded to the spot,
vt hen he saw the prisoners throwing filthy water over
the other lads, breaking up the buckets placed for their
use, and throwing pieces of bedsteads at them. Several
of them surrounded him, and would have knocked him
down had not aszistance arriv ed and endeavoured to
quell the riot. Two of the prisoners, however, attacked
the night porter, and kicked him on the body, an called
on the other inmates to assist them in beating the officer.
Tlva pdice went, however, called in; and, after a despe-
rate resistance, the prisoners were secured.
Sc veral wi:nesses were examined, and from their evi-
dence the prisoners were proved to be the ringleaders.
Some of them were, however, much worse than the
others.

The porter of the workhouse said that most of them
had Leos punished for creating disturbances in the work.
home, and inciting the other inmates to follow their
example. They were indced, a terror to the others who
sought admission.
Mr. SEcKEIt committed the two who were foremost in
the disturbance to three months' imprisonment, and three
to two months, and the rest from one month to seven
days each.

John Hayward, a powerful looking young fellow, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Seeker, chargEd with forcing
his way into the gallery of the Surrey Theatre, and
assaulting John Gardener, the check taker.
Complainant, who exhibited a wound in his forehead,
said that on Thursday evening, shortly after 11 o'clock,
the prisoner endeavoured to force his way past the check-
tt..ker's bar. Witness asked him for his check, when he
pushed him aside, and forced his way into the gallery.
lie endeavoured to eject him, but he found him too
powerful for him, and in the _ieuftle the prisoner kicked
hint in tho forehead. Finding he could not get him out
of the theatre, he called in a police-constable and gave
him into custody. Witness informed the Magistrate that
the prisoner was one of a gang of )otnicr ruffians who
were in the habit of creating rows outside, the gallery
almost every night, and it was impossible to keep them
away. _ _

P-ris:mer exclaimed that witness assaulted him first, or
he should not have pushed him (loan.
Sr:cm:a—HA you paid for almisi,ion into the
theatre ? Prisoner--No, Sir, I had ❑ot ; but I thought
I should like to see the finish of the pantomime.
Mr. SECKEIt—You had no right to force your way
into the theatre without first paying for admission. I
shall fine you 20s. for the a,sault, or twenty-one days'
imprisonment, and require you to find bail for your
future good beraviour.

I❑ default of paying the fine the rrisoner was com-
mitted to prison.
WORSHIP-STREE7.

Cha-ks Cook, a potboy, in the service of Mr. David
Smith, landlord of the Brown Bear public-house, Wor-
ship-street, was charged with stealing divers quantities
of gin.
Mr. Smith deposed that he had from time to time lost
a large quantity of gin. Upon inquiry of the servant
girl, the letter told her mistress that it was the pot;-,oy
who had been helping himself most bountifully from the
large cask, by means of a knife NI he contrived to
place between the bung and the hole thereof.
Mary Ilodgkinson said the saw the prisoner, a day or
two sinco, go to the said cask with a quart and a lint
pot and them in the way above describ,d. She ought
to have told her mistress of it at the time but did not
1.1:e to do so.

The Tisorwr, on being aiked vs hat he had to say in
nee, contented himself with merely saying that
th- wine s had her,elf drunk the gio.
I;r:cnAm remanded the prisoner. to give time for
further i:n.piiry, as it was rohahle soirwthing else might
be fom,d out, other prsoni, do.lbtleisly, being etuag. d
with the prisoner in this abominab!e system of plunder.