The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

William Balls, a respectable-lookir.g young rim, em-
ployed as a carman by the Eas ern Counties Railway
Company, was indicted pith stealing a sample bottle ut
wine from the London Docks.

It appeared that on the 18th of February last a vault-
keeper saw the prisoner go up to the office window at
the west vaults, where there was a tray of sample bottles,
and take one of them away, which he put in his pocket.
On seeing that he was detected in the act he tried to
make his escape, but was ultimately taken into custody.
Mr. BALLANTINE appeared for the prosecution.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Several witnesses were called who who gave the pri-
son,2r an excellent character for sobriety and honesty.
En was sentenced to imprisonment fur two months,
with hard labour.

THE RIOTS IN TRAFALGAR

SQUARE.-(M IS DAY.)
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The disturbances in Trafalgar-square did not ter-
minate with the close of the day as might have been
imagined; but were resumed at an early hour this
morning. Hundreds of young men and boys, of the
most dissolute class, gathered in the square, and com-
menced " larking"—rushing wildly to and fro—
fighting, and throwing stones at each other. Their
orgies, of course, attracted several thousand specta-
tors on the terraces, and the shops in Cockspur-street,
Pall-mall East, Charing-cross, and that part of the
Strand immediately adjacent to Northumberland
House, some of which had been partially opened,
were closed, and business almost suspended.
The crowd still without any settled purpose, uttering
no rallying cry, no sentiments of dislike or discon-
tent, but evidently only intent upon amusing them-
selves at any cost, and perhaps at any risk, having
" nothing to lose, and everything to gain," as a gen-
tleman near us remarked, tore down the whole of the
hoarding round the monument, tearing down one of
the granite pillars or posts, with considerable force,
armed themselves with pieces of the splintered wood
and set up a loud cry of defiance at the police under
Mr. Mayne and Mr. Hayes, who by this time had
taken up their positions in considerable num-
bers. Large pieces of the hoarding and boards
were carried ,as far as the statue of
Charles the and thrown violently upon the
ground, almost preventing the passage of the traffic
along that portion of the street. A small shed was
smashed to pieces, and an attempt made to fire it
without effect. The police chased the rioters round
and round the square, and found it necessary in order
to clear the area to use their staves with some se-
verity. Eventually several were taken into custody,
a few to the hospital with cut heads, and the rest
acting upon the principle that " discretion is better
than valour," withdre'w from the field. By half- past
eleven o'clock the police had been enabled
to clear the centre area of all refractory
persons. Just before twelve o'clock a shower of
stones were discharged from the terrace at a detach-
ment of police who were driving away the crowd
below. They rushed up the steps nearest St. Mar-
tin's Church, and the 3,000 or 4,000 persons who had
taken up their places at that point made a rush into
the road ; but, notwithstanding the confusion, the
police were enabled to take four or five of their assail-
ants into custody. During the morning a great many
of the rioters were taken into custody.

All the banks in the neig hbourhood are closed.
The greatest excitement prevails.
Extra policemen hare been ,placed on duty at the
Houses of Parliament, a rumour having gone abroad
that it was not unlikely the mob% might make its way
there, and do some damage.

B OW- STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
The list of charges on the charge-sheet of the A
division this morning, contained the names of no less
than fifty-one persons, charged with assaults on the
police, throwing stones, breaking windows and lamps,
and other similar acts of disorderly conduct committed
in the course of the riot.
Walter James, aged eighteen, for throwing stones at
the police in Trafalgar-sqoare, was fined 10s., or in
default, sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.
Charles Foster, aged eighteen, for a similar offence,
as sentenced in the same way. .

Henry Enunerson, aged twenty•five, for throwing a
stone at policeman E 142, which struck him on the
arty, was committed for fourteen days, without fine.
W. Hack was charged with kicking policeman E 105,
as the latter was assisting in taking another person in
charge. He said it was acciden:al ; he was staggering
from the eflects of a blow he had received from a con-
stable, though he took no part in the disturbance. He
called a witness, who gave him a good character for
s(,briety and orderly conduct. Taking the latter fact
into account,
Mr. JAItDINE only inflicted in this case the fine of
10s., ordering him to be committed, in default, for
14 days.
James Fitzstepltens, for striking Policeman A 194, was
fined 205., or 21 days.
A well-dressed young man, named Augustus Hether-
ington, was charged by policeman A 104 with throwing a
stone from the terrace in Trafalgar-square, among the
police in the area below. He denied that he was the
person, and observed that, though several persons pro-
posed to rescue him, he went quietly to the station.--
Committed for 14 days.
William Roxley was charged with assaulting a con..
stable, who had taken him into custody for throwing a
stone. He said, in defence, that he was taken in
charge wantonly and unnecessarily, having done nothing
whatever before was seized. He admitted that he at-
tempted to strike the constable, but said he did so its
self-defence, the constable having used great violence to
him. In support of this statement be called a witness, a
friend, who said he saw prisoner knocked down twice
by the police.
Mr. JARDLNE said this was evidently a falsehood, as
the prisoner had not ventured to say anything of that
kind, and sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment
without fine.

Not less than a dozen persons of different ages, but
the majority below 20, were charged with throwing
stones at the police, and fined 10s., or in default, com-
mitted for fourteen days.
Several for assaulting policemen, were committed
without fine.
henry liarrilon was fined 20s. for striking a police-
man.
Another prisoner observed in making his defence, that
the conduct of the police was exceedingly violent, and
even ruffianly, towards the people, who would have
dispersed quietly if they had not been interfered
with. When taken in charge he was treated with great
unnecessary violence. He allowed himself to be taken
without the slightest resistance, and was going to the
station- house quietly, when one of the constables struck
him so violently on the hand with his staff that his
thumb was dislocated by the blow. Another constable,
who followed him, repeatedly kicked him; in fact, con-
tinued to do so all the way to the station.
This prisoner, who was charged with throwing stones
at the police, but who received an excellent character
from a witness whom he called, was ordered to find bail
in two sureties of 20/. each, to keep the peace for two
months.

William Bute was charged with attempting to rescue
others who had been taken into custody by the police. He
was seen to put his hand in his pocket when taken in
charge, and a knife was afterwards found in that pocket.
He was shouting to the people, " There are one hundred
of us to one of them" (the police). He was ordered to
find bail in two sureties of 251. each, to keep the
peace for three months.
Another person being charged with throwing atone',
insisted that he was " protecting the police." For this
" protection." however, he was rewarded by the Wile.,
tion of a fine of 20s.