The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-04 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Mr. David Edwards and Mr. William Edwards (the
former a magistrate in South Wales) were brought
before Mr. Jardine, charged with smoking in one of the
carriages on the Croydon Railway, and Mr. David Ed-
wards was charged with assaultiEg Mr. John Rowe, a
gentleman holding a situation in the Government service.
The complainant, whose right eye was much swollen,
said that on Friday evening he came up from Dover in a
second-class carriage, and on their arrival at the Anerley
station the defendants got in and commenced smoking
cigars immediately. There were several ladies in the
carriage, and the smoking was a nuisance to them,
which induced witness to interfere. Mr. David Edwards
pushed his cigar into witness's face, when he knocked it
out of his mouth, and received in return several blows on
the eyes, which rendered him insensible for some time.
The prisoners continued their unruly conduct until, the
train arrived at the London-bridge station, when witness
informed one of the constables connected with the rail-
way, and gave them into custody. Witness was em-
ployed by Government, and ought to be at Dover that
morning on particular business, but he considered that
on public grounds he was bound to press the present
charge. Mr. David Edwards said he was a magis-
trate, and he defied any b— magistrate to interfere
with him.
Maria Dolman. a widow lady, said she was in the same
carriage with Mr. Rowe, and saw the defendants get in at
Anerley. As soon as they got in they lighted their
cigars, and commenced smoking. Witness, as well as
several other women, remonstrated with them, and hoped
they would desist, when their language was dreadful
towards Mr. Rowe. Mr. David Edwards, using very
disgusting language, pushed his cigar into Mr. Rowe's
face, and on that gentleman resisting
him, he struck
him several blows on the eye.
Mr. JARDINE—Did you complain of the smoking first?
Witness—l, as well as several other women,
and, M appealed
r. Rowe sitting near us, wecomplad,
e tow e
spokeh.inem to
have the nuisance abated. So soon as Mr. Rowe
to them one of the gentlemen struck him.h
the
John William Boyd, a constable in
South-Eastern Railway, said that on thete eanlrrilvleayl offf
him in the railway
that the defendants had assaulted
train at London-bridge station Mr. Rowe informed. him
that mr. Rowe 'a face
car-
riage, and had smoked their oigars, to the.... annoyance of
the other passengers. Perceivin4
was bleeding he took defendants into custody. Witness
produced
the certified by-laws of the comsmoked •
pany, which
imposed a penalty upon any person who a
railway carriage.
Mr. JA.RDINE said that such conduct must be re-
pressed, and he was sorry that gentlemen in their posi-
tion of life should commit themselves in such a disgrace-
ful manner. He should fine each of them 10s. for
smoking in the railway carriage, and fine Mr. David
Edwards 40s. for the assault.
The defendants immediately paid the fine.
WANDSWORTH.
Mr. John Seward, of 8, Elereford-place, Commercial-
road, East, linendraper, was brought before Mr. Payn-
ter, charged by Mr. Charles F. Field, an inept ctor of
the detective force, with feloniously receiving a quantity
of mousselin-de-laine and French merinoes, the pro-
perty of the South-Western Railway Company.
Mr. W. Wadham Young, the assistant-superintendent
of traffic on the South-Western line, Mr. Bent, the com-
pany's detective officer, Inspector Browman, of the
G division, and Sergeant Shaw, of the detective force,
were present, and produced an enormous
package of
French merinoes of various colours, as also mousselin-
de-laines, and a peculiar rich and rare black merino, the
whole of which had been manufactured by a Paris house
for the firm of Candy and Co., Watling-street, the latter