The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-27 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Charles Wright, an undertaker, Was brought to
this office on r warrant before Mr. LANG arid Mr.
Sergeant SELLON, charged by Dr. thick, of Wal.
thamstow, with having committed a most outra•
geous assault.

Dr. Thick, whose arm was in a sling, on Friolay
afternoon last was driving in his cabriolet alon.!
Holborn towards St. Giles's, sitting alongside of
his groom, when his progress was impeded by some
hackney-coaches, and he crossed the road with a
view of passing them by, when he was completely
blocked by other vehicles, so that he could not
proceed one way or the other. At the moment he
observed a funeral procession corning in the cutt-
trary direction, when the defendant, who was act-
ing as one of the mutes, called out to him to
" make way," which he found it impossible to du,
sod he informed the defendant that he could not do

so, on which he proceeded to the horse'. head, 014
laving hold of the reins, began to drag the hood
along, and without any provocation on his part the
defendant commenced beating witness with a I°llll
staff which he held in his hand. He belaboured
him, the horse, and the vehicle in a violent manner,
and he was eventually assisted by other mutes, %vb.°
also beat him in an unmerciful manner with their
staves over the head, shoulders, and arms, by which;;
lie was seriously injured, and had it not been through
the interference of a Mr. Jordan and some other
gentlemen, who were near the spot in a carriage, be
would have been more seriously injured.
Mr. Jordan was in a carriage near the spot at the
time, and saw the assault committed by the prisoner
and his companions, on which he proceeded to the
Doctor's assistance. He was placed in a similar
situation in the carriage in which he sat, and it %I
impossible for him to have made way for the funeral
procession.
The prisoner, in his defence, on the procet•
sion being stopped by the Doctor's vehicle, called tc'i
him to make way, %% hen he replied that he would
stay there as long as he pleased. He merely Or
hold of the reins to move the horse away to ~take
room, when the Doctor laid his whip over his
shoulders, and in self-defence he certainly did strike
him with his staff.

Dr. Thick's groom here denied that his master
struck the prisoner with the whip, and
Dr. Jordan stated that :the prisoner, and other
persons who 'assaulted Dr. Blick, were evidently
intoxicated.
Edward Wallbank, one of the mates, repeatellr
requested Dr. Bliek to get out of the way, which be
could easily have done. He said that the Doctor
began horsewhipping the defendant for doing 60'
when he struck him with the staff.
Another witness corroborated this evidence.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON said it was a most outr&
geous assault.

Mr. LAlNG—Under the circumstances I should
fine him in the extreme perialv of the law. 146
conferred with Mr. Sergeant Sedan, and the prisoner
►was convicted in the penally of 41.
Prisoner—l cannot pay. I have a wife and five
children.

Mr. LAING—Then you will be committed to the
House of Correction and hard labour for six weeks'
lie was then placed in the hands of the gaoler.
THAMES-POLICE.
TRICKS OF OMNIBUS CONDUCTORS.—Yesterdgi
irillianz Cobb, the driver or conductor of the " Sang
Pariet," a Ratebff omnibus, was charged with de'
mending one shilling from Mr. Jacob Goodhart,
gentleman re‘iiiing in Ratcliff-highway, for conveying
him from Fleet-street to Church-lane, Whiteehapalt
he having agreed to convey him for sixpence.
Mr. Goodhart made the agreement with the
person acting as conductor in Fleet-street, the dr
fendant, a lad, who is the son of the proprietor,
then acting as driver. During the passage the
driver became the conductor, and the conductor the
driver ; and when Mr. Goodhart got out of the
omnibus he tendered a shilling to the defendant,
and demanded the change, at the same time men'
tioning that he agreed with the other person to be
conveyed to Whitechapel for sixpence. The de•
fendant said he knew nothing of agreements, and
kept the shilling, saying " That is my fare," a"
calling out " All right, go on," the omnibus pro'
seeded on its journey. •
The defendant contended he made no agreement
and had a right to charge what he pleased; besides'
a shilling was the usual fare.
Mr. ComnE said the omnibus conductors should
not practise these tricks with impunity. The gee•
tleman had no right to pay more than the ante
agreed upon, and he convicted the defendant in th°
penalty of 20-t. and costs.

Notice of appeal was given, and bail put in by
two omnibus proprietors.
Edward Williams, a journeyman baker, wig
charged with stealing a leg of pork, weighing 151bil
from the shop of Mr. John Bennett, eating-house"
keeper, in Racliff-highway. The prisoner entered
the shop on Monday night while the prosecutor
was sitting in his parlour, and immediately ran out
again. As he pas,ed the window Mr. Bennett oh'
served the leg of pork under his arm, and con"
menced a pursuit. After a long run he overtook
the prisoner in Blue-gate fields, and seized him by
he collar. The fellow turned round and struck at
Mr. Bennett. He beat him severely about the
head and face, but Mr. Bennett held him until
neighbour came up, and they took him back to the
shop, where they kept him until a policeman named
Beezley was found, into whose charge he wel
given. The leg of pork, with which he ilsu
knocked down a man during the pursuit, was picked
up in the gutter.—The prisoner was committed for
trial.