The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

SAVAGE ASSAULT. —A determined-looking fellow,
named Bryan, was this morning placod before Mr.
Henry, charged with violently assaulting his wife.
From the evidence of the wife, a respectably attired
young woman, it appeared that for some months past,
owing to the savage disposition of the prisoner, she had
been compelled to separate from him and support herself.
This morning, about half-past one, as she was standing
at the entrance of her residence in Charles-street, Drury-
lane, the prisoner came up to her and asked her to give
him the price of a pint of beer. She refused to do so,
and he immediately seized her by the hair of her head,
dashed her to the ground, and then struck her a tre-

mendous blow at the side of the face, from which the
blood flowed copiously. She screamed for assistance,
and shortly after a police-constable came up and took
him to the station-house.

Police constable 158 F said he was on duty this morn-

ing in Drury-lane, and at the hour above stated he heard
violent screaming in Charles-street. He immediately
proceeded to the spot, and found the complainant bleed-
ing profusely from a severe wound on the temple, but
the prisoner wade off. He pursued him and took him
into custody. The prisoner was an idle fellow, but his
wife was a sober, well-conducted woman.

On being asked by the magistrate what he had to
say in answer to the charge he replied he was drunk,
and did not know what he was doing. If he was
allowed to go away this time he would not repeat the
offence.

Mr. Henry—l cannot pass over such a brutal out-
rage as this. I shall send you to prison for three months.
Committed accordingly.
AN Inisu Row.—Catherine Murphy, Catherine Sulli-
van, Catherine Kasey, and Mary Ann Donoway, four
Irish girls of the lowest description, were placed at the
bar, charged with creating a disturbance in Charles-
street, Drury-lane, at a quarter to three this morning.
From the evidence of the police-constable it appeared
that at the early hour of half past three this morning a
"row" occurred in one of the streets in the neighbour-
hood of Drury-lane. He proceeded to the spot, and
there found a large number of Irish girls assembled
round Murphy and Sullivan, who were having a regular
"set to." He endeavoured to part them, but that was
impossible. He obtained the assistance of another con-
stable, and by this means he was enabica G. quult Gus
al‘turbance any lodge the four girls in the
station-house. The women Murphy and Sullivan he
knew to be bad characters, indeed Sullivan had been
but a few days ont of gaol; the other two he did not
know.

Police•constable 154 said he heard the screaming and
blows at the further end of Brownlow-street. He
assisted to bring the prisoners to the station•house.
They were all bad characters.

In answer to the charge, Murphy said Sullivan was
in the habit of annoying her by calling, her a bad cha-
racter, and having done so this morning, and an oppor-
tuity offering, she had given her a good hiding.
Sullivan (displaying a handful of her hair)—Yes, yer
Worship, and she pulled all this hair off my head.
The other two girls said they were merely looking on.
Mr. Henry said he was determined to put a stop to
this kind of disturbance ; he should, therefore, send
Murphy and Sullivan to prison for 21 days, and as it
did not appear that the other two girls had taken part
in the affray he would discharge them this time, but if
they were before him again on a similar charge he would
punish them severely.

DUST IN RiILIIOAD CAM—no New Ycrk Ycrk Central
Railway has nearly completed arrangements intended to
obviate the inconvenience occasioned by the dust, which
will, in spite of closed doors and windows, manage to in-
trude itself upon travellers inside. The plan is simply to
box in the running gear down to within two or three
inches of the rail, and to extend tarpaulins over the open
space between each car. Advantage is also gained in
deadening the sound of the wheels.
ISLINGTON.—The representative vestry of the parish
of St. Mary, Islington, at their last meeting made the
following rates for the current half-year :—For the relief
of the poor, 10d. in the pound ; churchwardens' rate,
Ad. ; lighting, 3d. ; sewers, ld., and a general rate of
4d. in the pound.
POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES.—For some time past letters
containing money and other articles of value have been
frequently lost at the Lewes post-office, and last week
the authorities took means to endeavour to discover the
guilty party, the result of which was that on Monday
Joseph Palmer, post-office clerk, was charged before the
magistrates with stealing a letter containing half a sove.
reign and a florin. He was committed for trial at the
assizes. He has been a clerk in the post-office three
years and a half, and always borne a good character.