The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-30 00:00:00

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852.

FEBRUARY.
Lincoln 5 I Carmarthenshire Hunt 9

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Liverpool Spring
Coventry... 9 Northampton
Doncaster Spring
Warwick Spring

APRIL.
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven ... 12 Mahon . 22
Abergavenny l5 Newmarket F. S 26

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL

Robert Oiley and Andrew Burke were placd at
the bar, before Sir P. Laurie, charged with violently
assaulting Robert Crispin, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.

Prosecutor,-who appeared with his arm in a splint
and his head bound up with plaister, said he was re-
turning on Friday last, with his daughter, from the
Crow public-house, in Moor-lane, when he was at-
tacked from behind by the prisoners and several other
desperate characters. They knocked him down, and
all joined in kicking him about the head and body.
He appealed to them to let him alone, and not break
his head as they had done his arm. They shortly
after left him, to pursue his son, who had taken re-
fuge in prosecutor's house, at 9, New-court, Moor-
lane, and be (prosecutor) saw Burke subsequently
emerge from the house with a poker i❑ his hand,
which he flourished above his head in a menacing
manner, as if about to renew the attack, but the police
interfered, and the prisoners were taken into custody,
and he (prosecutor) was removed to the hospital.
Sophia Gay, prosecutor's daughter, said she went
to the Crow public-house to get change for a sove-
reign, and her father, thinking she was rather long
gone, followed her in, and asked her ss. to give to her
brother. The prisoners were there, and saw her get
the change, and when she left the public-house with
her father they followed them out, and Oxley Icac.,l,:ed
prosecutor down, and several other men, who were
with the prisoners, joined in the attack. Witness
saw Burke pursue her brother into the house, and,
with the assistance of the other men, drag him out.
She got frightened, and took her child in her arms
and ran down stairs.

The prosecutor's son deposed to Burke entering the
house, and knocking him down, and threatening to
kill him with the poker.
Sir P. LAURIE said he was always anxious when
such desperadoes came before him to send them where
they would have a chance of getting the most severe
punishment the law would allow, and it was therefore
his intention to commit the prisoners to the Central
Criminal Court for trial.

They were then remanded for the depositions to be
prepared.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A person of military appearance, who spoke with
an Irish accent, applied to Mr. Bingham on behalf of
the British remnant of the "Cuban patriots," who
had just reached London in a state of deplorable des-
titution. The speaker said the persons on whose be-
half he solicited temporary assistance were 28 in
*umber, and mostly Irishmen born, but who had
subsequently acquired the pritileges of American
citizens. They had, however, been liberated by the
Spanish Government, and sent to this country by the
British Consul as British subjects. They were
wholly destitute, and even without the means of pro-
curing nightly shelter. He had been requested to
state their forlorn case, in the hope of obtaining such
advice as would help them out of their difficulty.
Mr. BINGHAM said, if the applicants were in a state
of destitution they must apply to the relieving-officer
of the parish in which they last slept, and they would
be sure both of relief and shelter.

The spokesman said the destitute applicants would
be very reluctant to go into a workhouse. All they
sought at present was a little temporary assistance
to enable them to reach Ireland or the American
States.

Mr. BINGHAM doubted whether any parish would
incur the serious expense of sending so many persons
back to Ireland or their places of settlement, wherever
they might be. Still less could he bold out any hope
of parishes paying for their transmission to America.
lie should advise the parties to apply to the American
Consul.

The spokesman said application had been made to
the American Coasts), who had positively refused to
render any assistance or sympathy.
Mr. BINGHAM did not think any sane human being
in this country, who knew the facts of the case, would
be inclined to yield the smallest sympathy to persons
who had been so misguided, or he would say deceived,
as the applicants professed to have been. The only
class likely to sympathise with them, to whom an
application might be made with any chance of suc-
cess, were those jobbers at New Orleans who had
profited so largely by the folly of the Cuban invaders.
The MAGISTRATE was at first disposed to give some
small assistance from the poor-box; but, after a little
consideration, he said he did not feel warranted, under
the circumstances of the case, in disposing of any
part of the small funds in the poor-box for such a
purpose, and to such persons. The only advice he
could give was for the applieauts to apply to the
parish authorities, who were bound to let no one die
of starvation in the streets; unless indeed they could
contrive to interest persons in their behalf who were
ignorant of the real circumstances of the case, and
who in proportion to their ignorance would be likely
to display increased zeal in their cause.
The spokesman thanked the Magistrate, and pro-
mised to communicate the particulars of the inter-
view to the rest of the men.

The annual donation of the Goldsmiths' Company
(if 20/. to the poor-box has been received.

lIIG H IVA Y ROBBERIES.

NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY.—For several weeks past
this neighbourhood has been infested by a gang of
robbers, who have committed the most daring high-
way robberies in the immediate vicinity of the town.
These robberies have been also accompanied with
great violence to the person. The robbers infest the
county in gangs of four and five, and do not confine
their operations to highway robberies, but also perpe-
trate the most outrageous burglaries.
The particulars of the outrage now under notice are
as follow :

Last night (Sunday), about half-past six o'clock,
Mr. King, lace-manufacturer, Walker- street, Snen-
ton, accompanied by a young lady, residing in New-
castle-street, Nottingham, named Smith, was walking
along the Trent-lane (a rather lonely road about a
mile from the town), and had proceeded 300 yards
past a railway gate which crosses the lane, when a
man wearing a suspicious disguise passed them. He
almost immediately gave a peculiar whistle, and in a
moment three other men, armed with bludgeons and
other weapons, rushed upon Mr. King and his com-
panion from the hedges on each side of the road.
The fellow who had passed them turned back, and
assisted in the assault. The young lady screamed
loudly for help, but was instantly struck to the
ground. Two of the ruffians strove to stifle her
shrieks, while the others engaged with Mr. King,
who being unarmed, was speedily overpowered.
Mr. King begged that they would not further mal-
treat the lady. The villains, however, continued to
beat her with bludgeons until she became insensible,
accompanying their violence with the most revolting
brutality.
Mr. King offered the robbers all the money and
valuables he possessed, but implored them to commit
no more violence; is consequence, however, of his
having no considerable sum on his person, the robbers
proceeded to further brutality, and a blow from one
of the ruffians laid open his skull.
The fellows then decamped over the hedge of a
field near, doubtless supposing their victims would
not long survive, as one of them said just on their
departure, " There, you -, I think you'll do now."
The unfortunate gentleman and lady were in a
most pitiable plight; they were conveyed to Mr.
King's house, where medical aid was immediately in
attendance. It was deemed advisable not to remove
the lady to her own residence. On inquiry this
morning we learn that both the sufferers are in a cri-
tical state.

As soon as the police were made acquainted with
the outrage, officers were dispatched in the direction
the robbers had taken, but none of them, we are sorry
to say, have been yet captured.
Robberies as daring as the above are of very fre-
quent occurrence here, although they have not as yet
been attended with a similar amount of violence.