The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARL BOROUGH-S TR EET.
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WANTON ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Emmett, a carpenter, -
25, Neel-street, Berwick-street, was charged before Alf:
Tyrwhitt with assaulting Charles Rich, a plumber, of 2/,
Goodwin's-court, St. Martin's-lane.
The complainant said that about eleven the previous
night he was passing along Wect-street, St. Martin':-land
when ho met a cripple bleeding from the mouth, ati,,
bearing marks of ill-usage. Ile asked the cripple who lift'
ill-treated him, and he said, " Some foreigners," at th°
same time pointing to them. Ho remarked, ,6 What.
shame ;" and the prisoner staggered up to him and sat
" What have you got to say about it?" and before he cool
make any answer knocked him down, and on his getting
up knocked him down a second time, the result being tb
his head was badly injured, and he had to be taken to tio
hospital to have it dressed.

Moray gave similar evidence, and said that the 0/1
nearly went over the complainant.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would never pass over such vrtui-
ton assaults, and committed the prisoner for two month
with hard labour.

John M'Sweney, THAMES.
aged 32 years, and George Briggs, SA
Irish shoemakers, were charged with being drunk 03'"
disorderly in the Talbot public-house, better known 11.:
Looter's celebrated wholesale and retail wine and
establishment in High-street, Whitechapel, and refusi",
to leave when requested to do so. The prisoners entered
the house with a third man and called for a pot of final!
liquor. They were very disorderly, and knocked the fop
off a glass. They were requested to pay for it, which they
refused to do, and ou Mr. Hill) the manager, attempting
to remove them they kicked at him, and struck the head
clerk of the establishment. They were given into the
custody of police-constable Cowland, 27 II H. They 113
a long and violent struggle with him, and attempted W
att ike hum. M'Sweeney injured his arm in the struggle'
and the police inspector at the station-house called in
surgeon to dress it at an expense of 3s. 6d. .o,l,Swee'lei
was fined 10s. 6d., of which 3s. 6d. was to be paid to tUe,
doctor, and the remainder to the receiver of police. Briggs
was fined 7s. The penalties wore paid.

WESTMINSTER.
A DRUNKEN LADY ON HORSEBACK.—A lady, givil
the name and address Madeline Matilda Maenwaring,
liens-place, Sloane. treet, Chelsea, was charged wit'a
being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself all
horse in Lower Sloane-street, Chelsea.
Sergeant Slade, 13 BR, said that between five and si.s
yesterday evening ho was on duty in Lower Sloane-street
and saw the lady on horseback. She was on the Pa.'";
went, and a number of people were collected. He f°"7
that she was drunk and incapable of taking care of herself
and took her into custody.
Mr. Arnold fined her Hs.

MARICE 7 LDS DAY.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
May 13.—Sales probably 6,000 bales. The market
quiet, and unchanged.

•
A CIRCUS RIDER KILLED.—James .Madigan, the
celebrated circus rider, was instantly kiiled wh'le at
tempting to throw a double somersault at Pads,
liyn
Lucky, on the 4th inst. He fell and broke his neck.
THE LAST OF HIS RACE.—The la3t of a I'o3
which died with him, Billy Lanny, known as ``lil3Bl
Billy," the only member of the aboriginal natives of VI;
mania, Las died at Hobart Town. For a long time be hlti3r
followed the life of a whaler, and was very PO ,i
among the seamen, as a good-natured, jolly fell9lf7
an
u arming companion.