The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Aug. 20.—Three o'clock—The marka
closed as follows :--
1} per Cont.
End of month... ' ItaPan Fiveq 56 30
3 per Cent
End of month 73 2.5 Ottoman Loan ... 326
Credit Mobilier - Do. Debt 44 3U
Transatlantic 512 5( Spanish Threes ... 29 50
'redit loucier —1777 Dome Debt —
Paris Gas 1665 Deferred —
RAILWAYS. Cash
Orleans
IVestern
Northern ... ..... . 1110
Stitt: burg • • 595
Lyons and Mediterraueun
Southern..... 6l7}
1-
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 557-}
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 55

POLICE .111 G CE.— 7 Day.

BOW STREET.

CHARGE AGAINST THE POLlCE.—Alfred Johns, the
deputy keeper of a common lodging house in Eagle-street,
lied Lion-square, was place.] at the bar on remand charged
with being drunk and disorderly.
Superintendent Thomson appeared to watch the case on
the part of the police.
The evidence of the constables was that on an evening
last week a disturbance took place in Holborn, in which
three men were concerned. They ran away, and
were followed by the police to the house in que.3-
tion, which they entered; and the poli,;e cautioned
the prisoner, who was i❑ charge of the place, against har-
bouring bad char,cters. Ile became very abusive, and
being drunk the constable endeavoured. to persuade him to
go in and remain quiet. This he refused to do, and even-
tually such a disturbance was creittod that he had to be
taken to the station-house. •

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The defendant denied the charge of being drunk, and
made a counter charge of assault and perjury against the
police. Ho called three witnesses who all agreed that he
was not drunk in the evening in question, and that the
persons who realty created the disturbance were the ser-
geant and the police-cuustablos on duty in the Leighbour-
hood.

Sergeant Cook said the defendant was very drunk, so
much so that ho did not appear to kunw what ho was
doing, and iu support of his testimony the charge-sheet
was put in, which showed that the defendant was entered
as druuk, and was visited as usual during the time ho was
in custody, and the jailor said he was sure the defendant
was intoxicated when ho was brought to the station-
house.

Mr. Flower said it was a very serious case. A grave
charge had been made against the police, but after hear-
ing the defendant's witnesses he was bound to say that the
police appeared to have used great temper, aud, in fact,
so far from assaulting the defendant, had done all they
could to persuade him to keep quite. Charges such
as the detendant had made yore very easily done,
and wero exceedingly difficult to disprove, but
he felt that the evidence adduced showed that they had
not done what had been imputed to them. They had a
very difficult task to perform, and it was the duty of every
well-disposed citizen in the country to give them all the
protection they could rather than make accusations, which
were most base when made falsely, as he believed was the
case in the present instance. lie should fine the defendant
10s. or seven days.

MARLBORO UGH- STREET.
NINE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE.—ThOMaS 110W07 a
young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with assault-
ing his wife.

The complainant, who appeared 22 years of age, said
she had only been married to the prisoner nine weeks, and
that for the past five weeks she had been subjected to ill-
usage at his hands. On the previous night the prisoner
struck her several times.

The prisoner said that finding it impossible to live with
the complainant, they had entered into a mutual agree-
ment that he should go with another female, and she
should go with another man. On the previous night the
complainant brought the man to assault him, and all he
did was in self-defence.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant admitted that
something improper was going on between her and the
man alluded to.

Mr. Knox said he had nothing to do with the parties
immoral life. He had only to deal with the charge against
the prisoner, which was for assaulting his wife.
A constable having proved seeing the prisoner, strike
the complainant,
Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month with
hard labour, and refused to impose a flue.