The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-06 00:00:00

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sully behind him.
Before he could look round the
efendant came in front of him and spat in his face,
tiledntrked him (witness) " how he dared to spit on a
enaan ?" Complainant replied that he was not
ware that he had spat upon any one, and if had done
40,e he would most readily apologise. The defendant
co n taunted him to spit
upon him, saying, " Why do
LIA taunted
spit—spit at me again." Complainant, after
kt in that manner for some time, did spit
endaLt, who took a heavy stick which he carried
and struck witness several severe Llt.ws on the head m
bio
Sc;raceomplainant, tram the violence of the
0.2 v s, eamed out for assistance, and a constable
op to see what was the matter. Complainant
gave the defendant into custody.
~:1_15!. reply to the charge, the defendant made a most
'`°,ling statement, to the effect that a conspiracy
been existing against him for three years past for
kiiititlarPk in
Purpose of driving him from the streets. He could
any public street without being insulted
to spit upon. His path was beset with girls of the
for ,11! men, and boys, who ineited others to j?in them
e,to..`",e purpose of annoying and assaultin him. The
c_"4l3lainant in this case spit upon him (defendant).
4rst. He
to, went up to remonstrate with him upon his
111017 conduct, when he was assailed by the abuse of a
e,lPeople who he (complainant) had collected.
pqiti'elt annoyed, and certainly did act as the com-
e il3ant had described.
brae4r. BINGHAM said it was a very filthy and nasty
10,k leie ; for, if people will spit, they should always
aoout them before they did so. In this case, the
ore alit could not be justified in spitting in the face
&etiqoplainant, nor could the latter person be justi-
hid in acting in the same manner. The defendant
(th gone rather too far in striking complainant and he
th Magistrate) thought it would meet the justice of
take some
if he allowed the defendant to retire, and
tile some compensation to the complainant for the
Juries,,, he had received.
th'ne defendant said he should decline doing any-
ing of the kind. He never compromised anything.
fir' 14
„ -'llionasi said, that if defendant declined act-
h'ilo his suggestion, he had no other alternative
stii.r°'l him to bail in one surety of 501., and him-
- -11 I°o/., to attend at the next Middlesex Sessions.

1 THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
‘44170 FT
Page —uff was charged with the following out-
ous assault on three ladies named Howard, re-
lo. g. in the East India-road, Poplar.
appeared from the evidence of the two Misses
oward jared(their mother having been so severely in-
-04 s Y the prisoner as to be unable to attend), that
11 so aturday evening, about six o'clock, they caught
'4„11 of the prisoner in their garden, stealing pears.
veY detained the lad and sent for a policeman,
ahorti.y afterwards, the mother of the boy
tee e and demanded her son, but as their garden had
rePeatedly robbed, they refused to give him up,
tf n.xig Caught him in the fact, with his pockets full
ar3. The woman went away and fetched the
ka,;,rll.er, her husband, who came cursing and de-
ding his son. He broke open the door, knocked
tatmard down, and then kicked her so dread-
ree,',lv ,'at it would be some days before she would be
t}.ere,d• He then seized the elder Miss Howard
Waltflair of her head, dragged her along the gravel
oh about fourteen yards, inflicting sundry kicks
4-4,71 :Person, and, dragging her back to the door
(1.4,n? exclaimed, " Now I will kill you," and
h
oed her head twice against the step. His wife,
104 was standing by, said, "Don't murder her, or
ky Will have to suffer fur it ;" to which he replied,
tlletiel'and I will have to suffer for her, too." He
krivt‘ruck her again, when the policeman fortunately
poei'l, and he was given into custody.
141. le-constable K 239 having produced the gowns,
le
Which bore evidence of the outrageous treatment to
4in the wearers had been subjected,
yA.RDLEY observed, that were it not for the
eillence of the ladies, who had already suffered
triitilleb, he should certainly have committed him for
adeci' as he did not consider he had power sufficient
kettlpet,elY to punish so enormous an offence. But
tage,eilows must be taught that conduct so out-
-144,111 'would not be allowed with impunity, and he
t44,'„lnflict on the prisoner the very highest punish-
to b,:b`a° law allowed him. He should sentence him
1111 a fine of 51., or be imprisoned, with hard
urn for the space of two calendar months.
e was locked up in default.

RECENT FATAL STEAM-
BOAT EXPLOSION.—(THIS DAY.)
b:e laClUiry into the cause of the death of the un-
:thrlate persons who lost their lives in the recent
at',l°lll°4 of the Cricket, was resumed this morning
o'clock, before Mr. Bedford, in the board-
r of the St. Martin's workhouse.
413 on the last occasion, the various parties con-
nected officially and otherwise with the boats were
se nted by their solicitors.
er.ll. Chambers, Q.C., attended on behalf of the
-tePany.
The Proceedings having been opened, and on the
likt, 9.Lbeing called over,
da3,A-7Lr. Fry said he declined to sit on the jury to-
The CORONER inquired the cause of so extraordi-
bk, 4 d
-germination.
%tt tri; l'l7 said somebody took his place last Monday,
Tet,that person was sworn for him.
mule P `doaoriEsi inquired if he answered to his
4r; Fry said he did, but. he was not sworn, and
Viith(h-sare Were sixteen without him he wished to
The (Iv'
',°loNzia. said he swore seventeen..
that itt'• Jones (the foreman) reminded the Coroner
tllebf• Jenkins, one of the jurymen, withdrew on
fir' Fry
f.,r3' was, therefore, allowed to withdraw. t
tave oaorma then said—Gentlemen, I shall not
e to detain you long to-day, as an in-
hits ..on
of the boat, on the part of the Government,
dijetet been made. After the last meeting I imme-
Ptee.e.„). PIA myself into communication with the
foril,` authorities. I wrote to the Secretary of State
the :dome Department, calling his attention to
aUce-arful nature of this occurrence, and the import•
tigat. er instituting a full and thorough inves-
ho I°4 into the whole of the circumstances in the
t
hat the Government would think proper toa.p-
-eXaenbtB°Me one on their part, to make the requisite
Neh,ThatiCin• A reply to that letter was immediately
instil
ne,hY me, stating that the Government would
tion en inquiry, and I was put into communica.
tin with that view, with the department whose pro-
-I;asceb,,i is to make such examinations, and the result
_
iie`en, that on Saturday Mr. Thomas Lloyd and
teat ehert Hughes were nominated by the Govern-
'f t° Make an investigation of the machinery, and
thou: remains of the boat. The high reputation of
finytilentleruen make it unnecessary for me to say
reeet respecting them, except that their appoint-
moat
.4 sufficient assurance to the public that the
the e;;',EMI and scientific inquiry will be made into
Plltet•-48e of the disaster. They are men of great
teztrieivailestlyknowledge and experience. They will im-
proceed to make an investigation—indeed I
of in; they have commenced it to-day. The course
ooreni:stigation which I felt myself pledged to re-
xlanaeiv' "
tut the previous meeting was acquiesced in,
Preter 4,,2't the inspection should be made in the
~4180 ofl
th the engineer and proprietors of the boat,
41E1141f7c engineer of Mr. Joyce, and of Mr. Joyce
This err he thinks it necessary to be present.
est'gat..g4ement will insure a thorough and fair
„,;,','he evidence which I will trouble you
211edieei merely be sufficient to complete the
Your testirnonY commenced on the last occasion of
1311 rd toeeftbillgi and as some link in the chain with re-
Pital, re removal of one of the bodies to the hos-
,and shall hall
then adjourn the inquiry for a week,
kave restrain all further evidence, except that 1
ateltrltimenti°lled, until you assemble again; and, in the
course -t I Shall consider what will be the best
itsu, ,e adopt with regard to the manner in which
'envtine of the inquiry
c be adduced. For the more convenient con-
' wish to say that the most
tilairelt!ri,`• course to adopt will be to let each witness
Litz, thing statement, and then to put any question to
t)rrn a Wiltttns:24 111:-`y think proper. Putting questions
whilst making his statement causes in-
maPt", and, besides, interferes with any questions
deal
°f Clink fit to put to him. It will save a good
d
at in i'rue, and is, besides, the proper course adopted
oh of this kind.
J-07n!s_t this
examined was
bad Martin Young, house-surgeon, stated that he
the delde a post mortem examination of the head of
tourid et"at tesed Thomas Shade on Monday last. He
fractu
r the deceased had sustained a compound
win
•che of the skull and a laceration of the brain,
were the causes of death. No post mortem
shr mation had been made of the body of George
sve,she.; from all the appearances of the deceased it
Ther 'A opinion that death was caused by drowning.
heade Ic'as an appearance of congestion about the
the a quantity of frothy mucous, filling the mouth,
see,e,Yes Par:ially open, and the pupils dilated. There
produce-°eararice of external wounds calculated to
eath.,
tlia‘lteoerge Selby, policeman, 138 F division, stated
the r' Friday, the 27th of August, the morning of
th_ explosion, he was standing about ten o'clock on
IvaTer at the Fox-under-the-hill, when he saw a
the Pluto pull out of the water, by means of dregs,
'ettd body of a man. Ile did not know the de-
ll- He assisted in taking him to the hospital.
d did not know the persons who were using the
i\regs; they were in a boat, and the body was taken
of the water by them near the spot where the
rickit steam-boat was lying-
Air. Chapman was then called, and stated that he
Rave the
body to Policeman 138, the last witness.
bete'l , the policeman, also identified Chapman as
g 141104 from whcru he received the body.

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John Nathan Bainbridge, surgeon, of St. Martin's,
here stated, that on Tuesday last he made a post
mortem examination of the body of Littleton, aged
33. He found that putrefaction had made consider-
able progress in the body, the face and head were
quite livid, and much swollen. He examined the
wound on the right temple, and found that it was
about one inch and a half in length ; and he found it
extended quite down to the bone. It was not a
mortal wound. He found on opening the head, that
there was no fracture of the skull ; neither was there
any injury to the brain sufficient to account for
death. From the appearances of the body, the
suffused state of the countenance, the livid state of
the lips. and the rapid decomposition of the body, he
thought that the deceased had died by drowning.
He had not examined the lungs, he had made an in-
cision in the chest, but the friends of the deceased
were very clamorous, and he did not proceed further
with the inquiry, apprehensive that some " row"
would hare ensued, there being present several Irish
women, whose conduct was very violent. He was
satisfied however, from the inquiries he had made, of
the cause of the death of deceased. The effect of the
blow on the head would, no doubt, have been to
cause insensibility, and thereby prevent any exertion
on the part of the deceased to avoid drowning. He
had also made a post mortem examination of the body of
John Buckley, aged 18. There was a fracture of the
right thigh, about the middle of the bone which was
comminuted, there being two loose pieces, and the
lower portion was drawn up about three inches by
the action of the muscles. On examining the head,
there was a large patch of dark extravasated blood
towards the left side of the forehead under the scalp ;
there was no fracture of the skull in any part; there
was a little bloody fluid in both ventricles of the
brain. In the chest there were proofs of his having
suffered from previous pericarditis, as the membrane
covering the heart was adherent in almost every part.
There was no blood in the heart. There was redness
of the lining membrane of the air-tubes passing into
the lungs, but neither fluid nor froth. I believe that
neither the injuries of the head or thigh were suffi-
cient to account for his death, but that he was drowned
(as in the other case), having been stunned, and con-
sequently unable to assist himself.
George Henderson, beadle of St. John's, Lambeth,
stated that the body of a man was removed by him
on Sunday evening, about nine o'clock, from the
vaults of St. John's Church, Waterloo-road, to this
workhouse, and was delivered into the hands of the
master.

The CORONER then stated that it was his intention
to adjourn the inquest, in order to allow time for the
production of the other evidence.
Mr. M. Chambers said that he wished to make an
application to the coroner on the part of the pro-
prietors of the Cricket. The machinery of the vessel
was now occasionally subject to the action of the
water. Every person was aware that the action of
that element would tend materially to depreciate the
value of the property. The proprietors were anxious
that they should not be laid open to the suspicion
that they had allowed their pecuniary interests at all
to interfere with the course of public justice or to the
fullest and most ample investigation into this subject.
They had desired him to ask the coroner to give per-
mission, so soon as those eminent gentlemen who had
been named by the coroner to inspect the vessel
should have made their examination, to take pos-
session of the machinery when it would be of no
further use. He would suggest that a certificate
should be given by the engineers when they had con-
cluded their examination authorising the proprietors
to take such possession.
The CORONER said that as soon as the examination
was concluded of course there could be no wish to
keep possession of the vessel or machinery. He could
not see any possible objection to the proprietors
taking it under their charge, when the necessary
examination was completed.
A Juror stated that he wished to call the atten-
tion of the Coroner to certain reports which had been
circulated in several of the journals, purporting to
be written by Mr. Galloway, the engineer. The
Illustrated London News contained a very severe
article on the subject.
The CORONER said that he hoped they would all
dismiss from their minds any reports which might
appear upon the subject. They were chosen from an
excited public, and it was their duty calmly and dis-
passionately to deliberate upon the matter.
Mr. M. Chaters said the article in the Illustrated
London News was a very strong one.
A Juror—lt is so strong that the more frequently
it is read, the less meaning can be found in it. In fact,
there was no meaning at all in it.
The inquest was then adjourned till Tuesday
week.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN A SEWER.
For 'ome time past the South Shields Commissioners
have had men employed cleaning out one of the prin-
cipal sewers of the town, running along what is called
the Mill Dam, and draining a very large extent of
property. In length it is 732 feet, and in breadth
3} feet by 2 feet 2 inches. To escape the water that
came from St. Hilda's pit, and the drainings from
Messrs. Swineburne's gas works, the men had, up to
Monday, worked at night with comparative comfort.
On Monday, without consulting the authorities, they
changed their system, and commenced working
during the day. A draught of air coming in from
the end and wafting their candles, they had boarded
it up, and stopped the means of thorough ventilation.
Working in the sewer were James Orr and John
Park; and at bank were George Heron and Thomas
Coll. About twelve o'clock Park's voice was heard
to fail him, and he was heard to fall across the
bottom of the tub. Alarmed by the circumstance,
Coll lowered himself down with the rope, but no
sooner had he got to the bottom than he fell down
choked by the horrid atmosphere. Heron, seeing
the imminent peril of his companions, had presence of
mind to pull the boards down at the end and run for
assistance. He met a man of the name of John
Dodds, a cartman with Messrs. Allan, soap-boilers,
who, in the most gallant manner, rushed to the spot,
pulled of his jacket, lowered himself down the shaft,
and, at the risk of his life, got Coll safely to the bank.
Another man, a mason, whose name we have not as-
certained, went down and got Park up. Dodds then
went down again, and armed with a rake, was enabled
to get Orr under the shaft, and bring him up. As
the men were got to bank, medical aid was procured,
and by great exertions Coll and Park were restored
to consciousness. Poor Orr was dead when brought
up. Coll has recovered, but Park is lying in a pre-
carious condition. Orr has left a widow and seven
unfortunate children to lament the deplorable death
of an industrious father. The blame lies with the
unfortunate deceased, who was manager of the gang.
The Commissioners, very properly, intend doing
something for Dodd, but for whose exertions there
is no doubt the other two men would have been suf-
focated.—Durham Chronicle.

FIRE IN WHITECHAFEL.—Yesterday morning,
about two o'clock, flames were discovered issuing from
the first floor of the premises belonging to Mr. Hugh
M'Leod, carpenter, 36, William-street, New-road,
Whitechapel. An alarm was given, but the occupiers of
the top part of the house were fast asleep, and it was
with much difficulty they could be roused. They were,
however, got out in safety, but had not left the place
above five minutes before the top floor and roof were
completely wrapped in flames. The engi▪
nes quickly
attended, and by carrying the hose up the stairs the
firemen were enabled to prevent the further spread of
the flames. The upper part of the building is burned
out, the furniture consumed, and the remainder of the
premises severely damaged. A spark from a lighted
candle, it is understood, was the cause of the misfortune.
REFUSAL OF AN ALDERMAN TO OBEY AN ACT
OF PARLIAMENT.—At the city police committee on Sa-
turday, Mr. Gill, the pass master to the city of London,
attended with several Irish families betore Mr. Alderman
Farebrother for the purpose of passing them home. One
of the persons, a woman with five children, i▪
nformed the
Alderman that she was sent home against her will, for
she had no person in Ireland living to whom she was
related. The family had, like many others, come to
England through want, and were landed at Liverpool,
from whence, although they were ill, they were sent to
London, where her husband died the next day. They
had since been in the City of London Union, but the
guardians had now determined to pass them back to
Ireland. Mr. Alderman Farebrother said he should
certainly not sign the order of removal, and directed
Mr. Russell the clerk to the board of guardians, to be
sent for. The officer subsequenav attended, and said it
was the wish of the woman to go" back ; besides it was
necessary to send back the
she chassdu, withalpaupteearsr.s
in herMr.A Alder-
man Farebrother
told him a very different story, and although it was ,
ne-
cessary to send some of them back, he certainly would
not sign a pass to send
.back a poor woman who declares
that she has not got a single relative left, and thus force
her and her five children to die for want of food. He
certainly would not be a party to such proceedings. Mr.
Russell submitted that he was compelled by the Act of
Parliament to carry out the law; but the worthy Alder-
man maintained that he would not carry out an Act of
Parliament that, for aught ho knew, might cause the
poor creatures to die from want as soon as they arrived
in Ireland or on their passage.
ROBBERIES AT THE DEAN OF CHICHESTER'S.--On
Saturday information was given, that on Friday evening
a Russia leather writing-case was, stolen from No. 36,
Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, the Dean of Chi-
chester's. It had been delivered from a tradesman of
whom it had been ordered, but shortly afterwards a
young man called, stating that he had been sent to take
it back as it was not of the proper size, and it was ac-
cordingly given to him by a servant. He is described as
about, 17 years of age, stud five feet three inches high,
dressed in a blue frock-coat and trousers, and with black
and red
n,lc
pipes
rerclekcse roTcf, hEtihLeeEf ,
TELEGRAPH:
Electric
c. walking rather lame.
d ucEJO n
Telegraph Saturday
Company,
open-
ing the communication between the central station in
Lothbury, now rapidly approaching completion, and all
ts:ee
places south of the metropolis, were beingsetrret. lhatis company
will d downin
ping
William-street and Princes-street.
open direct lines of communication from this statioa
`to fifty of the principal towns in England daring the
eusumgtbleo months.