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London, England, 1856-01-10 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.

NOTHING DOING.

PRUSSIA.

• BERLIN, Jan. 2.
The mission of Colonel von Manteuffel to Vienna
is assumed by various parties to have various diffe-
rent objects in addition to the mere formal delivery
of the King's letter. According to some be is to
agree with Austria as to terms of a joint motion
to be made shortly at the Diet on the subject of
an altered position to be assumed by Germany oh
the Russian question ; according to others Prussia
being alarmed at the prospect of widely extended
operations in the Baltic this summer, is apply-
ing to Austria through him for an assurance
of the same support, in case she should be attacked
there, as Prussia bad guaranteed to Austria in
case she should be attacked in the Principalities.

LAWINTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commi@sioner Holroyd.)
IN RE M. TRARSLET.

This was a certificate meeting. The bankrupt was
described as a wine mercbant, of South-bank, St. John's-
wood. The balance commenced with a capital of 375/.
Creditors, 4,3311. ; do. joint of Yearsley and Biggi,
1,950/. ; creditor, by doubtful debts, 2241; property in
hand, 351. 10s. ; furniture allowed 201. ; property con-
signed for sale after deducting charges, 1,537/. ; trade
expenses, 1.677/. ; house and personal do., 1,4721. ;
losses, 2,7881.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupt.
It appeared the bankrupt bad unfortunately made
consignments of wine to Australia, which had not
proved remunerative. The assignee had not as yet
been furnished with any accounts of the consignments.
Ultimately his Honour granted an immediate certifi-
cate of the second class.

CREVIINAL COURT.—(This,Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
THE HYDE-PARK RIOTS.

Charles lfiedjett, a police-constable, surrendered to
take his trial upon a charge of assaulting William
Stevens.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk conducted the prosecu-
tion ; Mr. Pa.rry and Mr. Metcalfe were counsel for the
defendant. _ _

Mr. Bodkin briefly opened the cave for the prosecu-
tion, and he said, that the circumstance of the
defendant being a police-constable, and the facts
connected with the inquiry, rendered it one of con-
Rides able public importance. The charge arose out of
some proceedings of a 'eau disorderly and violent cha-
racter, no doubt, that occurred in Hyde-park during the
last summer, upon the occasion of a bill that was intro-
duced into Parliament upon the subject of Sunday
trading. With the wisdom or policy of that measure
they had, however, nothing whatever to do, and the only
question they would have to decide was whether, upon
the occasion that was the subject of inquiry, the de-
fendant had used unnecessary violence in the execution
of hie duty. The jury were aware that the matter had
already been inquired into by a commission, composed
of three eminent persons, the Recorders of London,
Liverpool, and Manchester, and upon their report the
Secretary of State had felt it his duty to direct the pre-
sent prosecution to be instituted.
The evidence was then gone into, and it appeared that
the prosecutor was a hairdresser, and that on the let of
July he was in Park-street, near the residence of Lord
Robert Grosvenor, having been to see a female relative
home, and baying had nothing whatever to do with the
previous proceedings in the park, when he observed a
crowd of people coming down the street, followed by a
body of police. He stood on one side to make way
for the crowd, and according to his testimony, upon
the police coming up, he was assaulted in a most
brutal manner by some of the constables. He stated
that he was knocked down, and kicked, and beaten
by the policemen with their staves, and it ap-
peared that he was most severely injured, and
was for ten weeks under the care of a surgeon. The
prosecutor swore positively to the defendant being one
of the constables who assaulted him, and his evidence in
respect was confirmed by several other witnesses.
All the witnesses were cross-examined upon the question
of Lientity, and the only point that appeared to be raised
on behalf of the defendant was that the witnesses were
mistaken as to his being the man.
The trial was proceeding and was likely to occupy the
greater part of the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

MANSION-HOUSE.

ROBBING CARRIERS' WAGGoNs.—A strong desperate-
looking man, who gave the name of John Jones, was
charged before Sir R. W. Carden with attempting to
steal a chest of tea from a waggon in Cooper's-row,
Crotched-friars.

Police-constable 564 deposed that about a quarter-
past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner
following a loaded cars, and on its turning into Cooper's-
row the prisoner went over and attempted to lift the
chest of tea over the tail-board of the cart, but he was
unable -to accomplish his object. He gave information
to other carmen in the locality, desiring them to watch
their goods, and seeing the prisoner loitering about he
went up to him and asked him what he did there. Pri-
goner replied he had just left work, and was going home
to his tea. On that he took hire into custody. Rob-
beries of this kind were very numerous in the City.
The prisoner denied the statement of the policeman.
Ratridge, the gaoler, said he believed the prisoner
ha4.l before been charged at this court with a similar
offence.

Pohee-constable 561 said he had been to the address
given by the prisoner, but he was not known there i❑
the name of Jimes. _

Sir R. W. Carden said John Jones were always sus-
picious lt'L'.lo, lie remanded the prisoner for iaquiries
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to be male respecting his character.

John Jordan, for a similar offunce in Fenehurch•etreet,
was committed for 3 months.

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASS kULT BY A SPANIARD.—Louis pouters,
a seaman belonging to the ship Oliver, was brought be-
fore Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting and wound-
ing Antonio Juan.
The prosecutor and the prisoner are both Spaniards,
and .Notinogle, an intelligent police-constable, No. 133
H, was sworn as interpreter. It appeared frown the evi-
dence of Juan, who was in a weakly ccndition from loss
of blood, and whose head was bandaged, that he lived
at 31, Well-close-square, and the prisoner was living at
6, Neptune-court, in the same locality. Last night,
about 11 o'clock, the prosecutor went to the house iu
Neptune court to inquire after his brother. The prisoner
opened the door and said, "Your brother is not here,"
and showed fight, and struck Juan repeated blows on the
head with a large table knife, inflicting several wounds.
Soeters also beat Juan over the shoulders, but was only
wounded on the head. He became insensible from loss
of blood, and when he recovered his senses he was in the
London Hospital, Whitechapel-r,sad, under medical
treatment.
In answer to a question by Mr. Yardley, the prose-
cutor said that he never saw the prisoner before he was
attacked.
Albert Tucker, a police constable' No. 40 H, said he
took the prisoner into custody, and he said he knew no-
thing of the prosecutor, and that some one else wounded
him. He found the Spaniard Juan on the ground
weltering in his blood and conveyed him to the hospital.
said she was present when the
Catherine White, a young woman, who described
herselfaffr
prisoner drag the prose-
cutor out of the passage of the house, and heard him say
" Do you want to fight ?" and he then attacked Juan
ay took a s anp
with the knife, and cut him terribly. Both men were
sober. ulancfeo,rtaunndastea,w
the
Mr. Yardley—You heard him say " Do you want to
fight ?" Does the prisoner speak aay English /
Normogle—Yes, sir,. he can speak a little English.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner to Newgate for
trial at the Central Criminal Court.