The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-23 00:00:00

ASSATJLT- ON A POLICE CON.

STABLE AT DAGENHAM.
DAGENHAM, SATURDAY.—This village and the
surrounding neighbourhood have, during the last few
days, again been the scene of outrages of the gravest
description, and unfortunately a poor policeman of the
IC division has become the victim of the lawless gang
frequenting this part of the county of Essex. The
spot selected for these outrages is within a few yards
of the field where the policeman Clark was to brutally
murdered in. June, 1846, and about the most desolate
and secluded part of the county.
It appears that on Saturday, the 6th instant, a man
named George Edwards, a labourer, living at Dagen-
ham, was brought before the Ilford Bench of Magis-
trates,
charged by Police-constable Brown with steal-
ing a glass belonging to Mr. Green, the landlord of
the White Hart, at Dagenham. He took him into
custody, but Mr. Green declining to come forward
and prosecute, the magistrates discharged him. On
leaving Ilford the prisoner threatened to serve Brown
out the first time he saw him. Brown took no notice
of the threat, and at nine o'drock the same night went
on duty, his beat being along the green lanes round
the village of Dagenham. About 11 o'clock at night,
be went into the Robin Hood beer-shop, in Wood.
lane, which is only a short distance from the spot
where Clarke was murdered, to assist the landlord in
clearing the house, and among the men present was
George Edwards. Having got the men out of the
house, Brown was proceeding on his beat, when he
was felled to the ground, as it is supposed, with a blow
from a stick. He got up again, when he was again
knocked down by a violent blow on the nose, and fell
into a ditch. He managed to scramble out, and drew
his staff calling out for assistance, but was a third
time knocked to the ground, and hilst lying down
was most brutally kicked and knocked about. His
cries for help attracted the notice of the landlord of
the Robin Hood, who on going out found the poor
fellow lying by the side of a ditch, weltering in blood.
On being carried into the house he was found to be
perfectly insensible, his face was covered with blood
and scarcely a feature discernable. On the blood
being washed away his nose was found to be com-
pletely smashed, and his head, face, and chest covered
with contusions. Information of the outrage was
f zwarded to the station at Ilford, and Inspector
Proctor, with Mr. Allison, surgeon, immediately pro •
ceeded to Dagenham. For three or four days after
the .poor fellow remained in a totally unconscious state,
but at length was able to inform Acting-Sergeant
Crawford that Edwards was the man who had so cru-
elly assaulted him. On the 11th Edwards was appre-
hended, and on the following day was taken before
Octavius Masheter, Esq., one of the magistrates for the
county of Essex.
On Saturday the prisoner was brought up before
William Cotton, Esq, and a full bench of magistrates,
at Ilford. On eing placed at the bar,
The Chairman said the magistrates of course would
allow another remand.

The prisoner, a thick set fellow, habited in a smock
frock, wished to know if the magistrates would not
take bail.

The Chairman.--Moat decidedly not.
Mr. Masheter said he understood that if ever the
poor fellow recovered he would from the nature of
the injuries he had received, be totally disabled from
duty as a police constable any more.

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A party of gentlemen, amongst whom was Mr.
M'Gregor, the chairman of the South-Eastern Railway.
started from Paris on Saturday, and reached London in
twelve hours and fifty minutes. The journey from
Paris to Boulogne occupied eight hours and fifty
minutes ; from Boulogne to Folkestone, one hour and
fifty-five minutes ; and from Folkestone to London, two
hours and five minutes. There was no effort in accom-
plishing tkis ; the train from Paris to Amiens was a
slow train, and stopped at every station.
The Rev. Dr. Wolff has been appointed honorary
chaplain to Lord Carbery. The appointment of the
rev. gentleman was accompanied by a most flattering
communication from his Lordship.
FALKOUTiI :Monday seven of the
crew of a Maltese vessel pleaded guilty of attempting
to smuggle a large quantity of tobacco, and were sen
teuced to pay a fine of 1001. each? 9r six months' imPri-
sonment,—Falmonth Packet.