The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY vENIN G,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE BELT AGAIN.—SAVAGE ASSAULT.—RIOT IN THE
HATMARKET.—WiIIiam Taylor, Ist Battalion Grenadier
Guards, and Alexander Young, Ist Battalion of Coldstream
Guards, were charged before Mr. Beadon, the first-named
with being drunk and riotous, and the latter with assault-
ing, with his belt, Thomas Wrentmore, manager, at the
Grapes, public-house, Haymarket, and also assaulting
Police-constables Newham, 96 C; John Hurne, 303 A;
and Johu Wheatley, 344 A. _

Mr. T. Wrentmore said, about one this morning, the sol-
diers came into the house and had a pint of porter, but be-
coming abusive and making use of gross language, he re-
fused to serve them with more, and was about to eject
them, when Young took off his belt and, with the buckle,
struck him a severe blow on the head, cutting it severely,
and causing great loss of blood, and rendering him very
faint for some minutes. He then gaN e them in charge,
when they became very violent, Young throwing himself
on the ground and kicking all around. Taylor tried his
utmost to rescue Young from custody. _ _

Newham, 96 C, said he was called to assist in taking the
prisoners into custody. The last witness was bleeding
from the head, and pointed out Young as having struck
him. Taylor then seized him by the throat, and tried to
rescue Young. Young then threw himself on his back
and kicked him, and a large crowd of persons came up, but,
instead of assisting the police, thrust their umbrellas in
their sides, and tried to rescue the soldiers.
Wheatley proved being struck two or three times by
Taylor. Both prisoners were drunk, and were striking
and kicking the police.

Other corroborative evidence having been given,

Mr. Beadon said it was very sad that those whose duty it
was to assist the civil power should do all they could to
create confusion, and that after all the cautions so fre-
quently given, the belt should be continued to be used.
If they would continue to use the belt they must be
punished for it. They might have cut the 'prosecutor's
eye cut. The whole affair, it was quite clear, arose through
the cursed drink. He should fine Taylor for attempting to
rescue the prisoner Young and impeding the police 205.,
or 10 days, and Young, for using his belt, 405., or a
month.
John Wilson, of 13, Royal-crescent, Notting-hill, James
Rowe, 7, Furnival's-iun, architect, and Charles John Mar-
chant, clerk, and Fanny Brown, a prostitute, were then
charged with being drunk and assaulting tho police while
taking the soldiers into custody.
The evidence of Ambits, 343 A, John Wheatley, 344 A,
Hurne,3oB A, Gordon, 336 A, and Pierre Marssn, aFrench-
man, went to show that in consequence of the conduct of
the defendants there was a regular riot in the Haymarket,
the police being knocked about and kicked in a shameful
manner, and about 20 constables being called from their
beats to quell it and take the defendants into custody.
Mr. Beadon having commented in severe terms on the
defendants' conduct, fined the males a each or a month,
and the female 40s. or 14 days.

It was stated by some of the defendants that it was their
first peep into London life.

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE DEPREDATIONS IN LEAD.—John Sweeney,
aged 16, and William Nugent, 23, both old and daring
offenders, were brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley,
charged with stealing lead.

The case against Sweeney was first heard. Police-con-
stable Franklin, 482 K, saw the prisoner on the roof of a
house, No. 63, Broad-street, Ratcliff, on Sunday night
last, in the act of rolling up lead. The policeman, who
was on the roof of a loftier house, called to him, and he ran
on to the roof of the next house. Franklin pursued him
over several houses and out-buildings until the prisoner
reached the premises of Walton ;and Gowland, coal mer-
chants, and just as he was getting over the gates of their
wharf he was captured by the policeman, who said,
" I want you for stripping the lead from Mr.
Coker's house." The prisoner trembled very much and
offered no resistance. The constable afterwards proceeded
to the roof of Mr. Coker's house, and ascertained that
168 lbs. of sheet lead had been cut away from the roof
which the prisoner was prevented from carrying away by
the opportune discovery made by the constable. Another
man was with the prisoner when he was seen on the roof,
and made his escape.
Mr. William Coker, the landlord of the premises, said in
addition to the 168 lbs. of lead now produced which he
identified, upwards of a cwt. of lead had been removed pre-
viously from the roof of the same building, and great mis-
chief had been done to it.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE N4EEK.

Miles Opened.