The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.
SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A BOY.—Dennis Collins or Callan,
a rough-looking man, was charged before Mr. Beadon
with the following assault on a boy.

Samuel Thom, a boy, residing at 4, Barrett's-court, Ox-
ford-street, said that that morning as he was selling his
newspapers in the Regent-circus, and was just jumping on
the steps of an omnibus when the prisoner ran after him
and tried to strike him, and he then gave him a violent kick
on his shins, knocking him into the road, The prisoner
also sold papers but ho (complainant) had not interfered
with him.

Mr. Wood, a gentleman residing at Richmond, York-
shire, but at present staying at 9, Hanover-villas, Notting-
hill, said he was in a Saloon omnibus and saw the prisoner
kick the boy in a most brutal and disgusting way—the
kick oyidently being meant for another part and not the
shins. Mr. Webb, a barrister, of Lincoln's-inn, also wit-
nessed the assault, and they gave the prisoner into custody.
The boy said the prisoner threatened that before St.
Patrick's Day he would give him the kick, and fly to
Ireland. (Laughter.)

Fined 40s. or :it days.
EXTRIORDINIZY CONDUCT OP A. SOLDIEL—James
Mahood, a :private of the Scots Fusiliers, was charged as

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Mrs. Ann Arthurs, of 37, Little Pultney-street, said that
on the previous evening, about nine, the prisoner walked
deliberately through her shop (she carrying on the business
of a milliner) into her parlour, upset a quantity of work,
and smashed the table, and then threw himself on the floor,
he being in a state of intoxication at the time. Sho had
never seen the prisoner before, and ho was not known to
any person working for her.

Prisoner said he knew nothing about it.
Sergeant Cook, 7 C, said when he took the prisoner into
custody he was drunk, and lying on the floor of complain-
ant's work-room. He was very violent, and assaulted the
constable who assisted him (Cook) by kicking him on the
shins.

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i6t4steaproved the assault, and said he felt the

Mr. Beadon asked if anything was known of the prisoner.
The prisoner's pay-sergeant said he was a very respect-
able young man, and but for this would have been brought
forward for promotion. He was surprised to see him at the
court on such a charge.

Mr. Beadon said it was all the effects of drink, and but
for the character ho had received he should have committed
him for a month for the assault on the constable. He must
pay the amount of the damage, Bs., or 14 days, and 20s. for
the assault, or 14 days.

THA.
A .Micai.MicaPOINT—ILLEGALLYMES PAWNING.—Dinah Mar-
shall, a dressmaker, of Silver-street, Stepney, and aged 36,
was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with illegally
appropriating to her own use two dresses which had been
entrusted to her, by pawning the same.
Ruth Jones, a servant girl, iiving in IVanstead, said
that on the Bth of June last she entrusted the prisoner with
some cotton print to make up into a dress, and gave her
another dress as a pattern. She had not seen either since.
She had repeatedly sent to the prisoner, but could not ob-
tain her property. Last night she came to London and
saw the prisoner, who said she oould not let her have the
dress until next week. She then went to the station-house,
and the prisoner was given into custody, and admitted at
once that she had pawned the two dresses.
Police-constable 361 IC, said the prisoner gave her a
pawnbroker's duplicate relating to the two dresses, and.
said she had pawned them.
James Grieve, shopman to Mr. Tilley, pawnbroker, of
the Mile-end-road, produced the two dresses, upon which
he had lent ss. They were identified by the presecutrix as
her property.

The prisoner said she was in great distress, and pawned
the dresses to obtain food for her children.
Mr. Yardley—That is no excuse. You hays nn business
to distress others to relieve your own distress. You hays
not only pawned the dress, but the pattern which that
young woman, an industrious servant, gave you, and it is
a very hard case upon her. I must purdah you, and that
sweetly, for this.

Here Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, handed a book to the
magistrate, and while he was reading it a young woman,
who said she was a friend of the prisoner's, advanced to-
wards the witness-box, and said that she would pay the
amount advanced upon the articles by the pawnbroker if
the magistrate would permit her to do so.
Mr. Yardley—Are you ready to do so at once 1'
The young woman—l am, sir. lam anxious to prevent
her going to prison.
Mr. Yardley—pay the ss. to the pawnbroker's assistant,
and let the dresses be given up to Ruth Jones, the prose-
cutrix. Ho then addressed the prisoner, and said he had
intended to punish her severely, and to commit her to pri-
son unless she could pay a heavy fine, but there was some
doubt about his jurisdiction, as more than six months had
elapsed since the articles were pawned. He discharged the
prisoner, and warned her that she might not be so lucky
another time.