The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-09 00:00:00

TIE NAVY.

CLERKENWELL.—MOST BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A
WIFE.—A RUFFIAN PUNISIIED.—A tall, powerfully-
built man, who gave the name of Dennis Brodrick,
described on the charge-sheet as a carpenter, residing at
4, Victoria-plate, Liverpeol-road, Islington, was charged
before Mr. Conde with being drne.k ai.d violently assaulting
II anuah Brodrick, his wife, at Islington.
The prosecutrix, who enter el the witness-box with an
infant about three weeks old iu her arms, said she had been
married to the defendant a great number of, years, and had
a large family of children. For a lengthened period she had
been sutjected to the roost cruel treatment from her hus-
band, who, although a good mechanic, refused to work re-
band,
and nearly starved her and her children. About
three weeks ago, on the night of her confinement,
the defendant returned home the worse fcr liquor,
asked her what business she bad to be in bed ;
and when she asked him for a drink of water, he
told her there was plenty in the water cask below and that
she had better go and fetch it. He then began abusing her
in the most disgraceful tnaaner,pulled her out of bed, struck
her, made her go down stairs, and then, although she had
only tier gown on, and was without either shoes or stockings,.
said that was no plea for her, and turned her and her
infant
ins° the streets. The neighbours then interfered, but
although a policeman arrived she would not charge her
husband. Since then he had several times ill-used her, but
on Friday last his conduct was of that violent nature and
his Oaths and imprecations so fearful that she was compelled
to give him into custody for the protection of herself and
her children. She had tad es
summons frombut thaba court
neva in
pearls us cases of assaults by her lissbaed d
appeared to support them.
The defendant remarked that the whole of the statement
Was one tissue of lies.
Police-constable Bartross, 65 N, said, about three weeks
thrice he was called to the defeatiant's house, when he found
the complainant in the streets with her infant, then etfly a
w hogre' out in ICI !mute. She said her husband had
turriediher out, but slib would not give hint in custody. Or,
Fridaycnight he was again sent far,. WhaielJelound the de-
foldout drunk and locked him
The brother of Atte w;fe here 'stepped forward, and in
answer-to the agistra-ter bud sten the-defendant
knock it's sis'emr about thousands of times. lie was a
"teeular wicked brute."
The defendant tee,atid the charge with the greatest iodif.,
pa:euce, and said &the case was adjourned fur a week he
NL'Seild° then bring e.idence to show that her story was
false.
Air. Currie said there could be no doubt, even by the vi-
deuce of the constable, that the defendant had been guilty of
very cruel corkiet: towards his wife, and he should not he
d ,iag his duiy'ff he did not send him is the House of Cor-
reetitta! for three calendar ttiontlis.i.with hard labour.
'The wottliy magistrate then diretf,tl that a swell sun
should he given C. the wife front the poor-box, and the de-
rendent, who seemed very much surprised at the decision,
was remove&
DARING ROBBERY BY A FASHIONABLE PICKPOCKET.
—A respectably-attired young woman, who gave the name
of Itirry A tin it r, hit who is better known to the
police by the aTiks of Julia Crt rt 11411,nm charged on remand
with stealing qtn.fwciltitaitiitit: £4 8 Old., from ti:e nelson
of Miss Agnes ileinrie,o 34, Upper Seymour-street, Els'on-
squaw.,
me. Tbamas-W:,keling appeared fir the defence.
The pi osecatrix, on tile 4 th est this month, was prceeedine
abater the Pentenville-road, when the wiener met her and
asked tier the direction she Al, uld take for Holborn-hill.
The proseeutrix kiially t„I.1 her, and having taken .smoi
ains to make her wide r,tand, the prism er left. Asvekoo,
as she hail gone the proseetct ix put her hand in Ler poat ti
and missing her purse, hastened in pursuit of the prisoriert
Police-con-table Flower, 424 A, coining up, the - triaenet
gas given inio his ene toJy, when the puree and its coa;
tents were final in her possession.
Mr. Wale ling having advised the prisoner to plead
guilty to the charge.
The magistrate sentenced her to imprisonment with held
labour for six calendar month's.
EXPOSING GLANDERED 110ESES FOR SALE.—John
Birch, the omnibus anti cab proprietor, of the Ilorse:erry-
road, Westminster • and John Smith, a horsekeeper in his
employ, surrendered to their recognisances, 'charged at the
in tance of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals with exposing glandered horses for sale in the
New Cattle Ma, ket.
Mr. Stuckbury appeared to prosecute on behalf of the
Corporation of Lohdou ; Mr. Herring defender', and Mr.
IN. Love, the chief constable, watched the case for the Royal
S ciety.
The case for the prosecution was this :—About three weeks
since Rutherford, one of the society's officers, was in the
New Cattle Market, when he saw the two defendants in
charge of two horses which were very badly glandered. Mr.
Nice, the veterinary sureveon of the market, examined the
animals, and said that any person who had anything to do
with horses must have known they were di teased, and a
wit t.ess named Dyer, who was f rmerly in the employ of the
defendant Birch, said that he had been instructed to send '
the glandered leases out at night, so that they should nut
be seen. Mr. Arthur Cherry, the veterinary surgeon
attached to the police, said ,hat he had cautious d the defen-
dant several times about having glandered horses in his
stables, and had kad some of these horses killed.
Mr. 'Herring, for the defence, said lie could not deny that
the horses mere glandered, but vtiten they were sent to the
market they had no appearance of soiler:ng from that -
ease, and he lied several witnesses who could prove that
they were taken out from several other animals. The ani-
mals were sent to the market because they wet e " used up,'
and.were. hinger lit for omnitua wvrk.
Mr. Sluekbuty said the corpotation were determined to
prosecute in every ease, and as this was a very bad one lie
must ask for the infliction of the full penalty. There cou'd
rent be the slightest doubt but that the defendant Bitch was
fully aware that the horses were glandeted.
Mr. D'Eyticourt said he would discharge Smith, who
acted under the orders of the other defendant, He must
say that lie considered that Birch acted in a very reckless
wanner by putting glandered horses with those vvhich,wela

Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, of Arbour-street East, Stepney,
appeared for the prosecution, and said this was a case of
great importance to the public, and that the prisoner was
notorious for his extortion and insolence. The toll for one
horse at Mile-end gate was 3d., but the defendant had been
in the practice of exacting 4d.; and his attempt to make
the overcharge on Mr. and Mrs. Punt led to au assault on
Mrs. Punt, and a good deal of insolence.
It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Punt,
that they have a private residence at Forest-gate,
near Stratford, in Essex, and on Satur day night last,
at half-past eleven o'clock, they were proceeding to their
country house is a chaise drawn by one horse, and upon
their arrival at Mile-end• gate Mrs. Punt tendered to the
defendant a shilling for him to take the toll, and he re-
turned to her two fourpenny pieces. She said, " You have
not given me my right change ;" on which he sulkily
handed to her another penny, and in doing so knocked the
back of her hand, containing the fourpenny pieces, and
forced one of them out of her hand on to the ground. Mrs.
Punt said, " You had your money given you in a proper
manner ; why did you do that ?" and asked him to pick up
the fourpenny piece, and restore it to her. The defendant
refused to do so, acrd the request was repeated and again re-
fused. Mrs. Punt then descended from the vehicle, went
into the toll-house, and procured a light, while the defendant
was collecting the toll from another person, and began look-
hie fur the fourpenny piece. While she was doing so the defen-
dant said, " If I had seen you go into the toll-house, I would
have dragged you out." The complainant was subjected to
further abuse, and Mr. Punt directed his wife to enter the
chaise, and asked for the ticket. The defendant said, " I
gave it to she." Mr. Punt said, "Who do you mean
by she ?" The prisoner said, "Why, your vrotnan,"
and, in spite of the remonstnnces of Mr. Punt, repeated
the words in a most offensive manner. The defendant then
handed another ticket to Mr. Punt, and said, "If I don't
give you a second ticket you will swear you I ever had one."
In answer to a quesdou by Mr. Yardley, Mrs. Punt said
diet the fourpenny piece gas purposely knocked out of her
Lan.-'.. Mr. Punt said he did once pay 41 to the defendant
when it was demanded of him at the beginning of the sum-
mer, and he thought it was for watering the road-, until a
friend told him the toll fur one horse was only 3d.
Mr. Stoddart said there were several gentlemen in court
of wham 4d. toll had been demanded by the defendant and
paid, and they had also been insulted.
The gentlemen alluded to by Mr. Stod dart here advanced
towards the witness-box, bat
D‘lr. Yardley said he did not want is bear them, although
he must admit that the extortion of 4d. from Mr. Punt and
others had some bearing on the case. -
The defendant said he never intended to take 4d., and
that one of the silver fourpenny-pieces was knocked out of
Mrs. Punt's hand by accident, on which she called him a
vagabond, and he said she might look for the piece herself.
Mr. and Mrs. Punt denied the statement of the defen-
dant.
Mr. Yardley asked if there was anybody present con-
nected with the lessee of the tolls?
The defendant—l am the lessee.
Mr. Yar ;ley—l am sorry for it, and I don't hesitate to
say your conduct is most disgraceful to you. It is highly
reprehensible. I had occasion to find fault with you some
time ago, and to order you to pay 103. to a man you had itn-
properly summoned. I am afraid it is your practice to extort
4d. where you can, and now I hear it said that you are the
lessee. I lope nil the world will be told that the toll for one
horse at the Mile-end-gate is net 4d. bur 3d. only ; and if
any more than 3rl. is ever demands(' let the parties come
here and I with give redress. There was another very had
case againet the defendant this very day, and I was com-
pelled to adjourn it until Monday, owing to the impetuosity
of Mr. Simons, the complainant, who is a very respectable
man no doubt. The only fault of Mr. Simons is that he is
impetuous; and lam very sorry he has left the court. I
have no hesitation in saying that the conduct of the de-
fendant in demanding a second toll of Mr. Simons while the
clock was striking 12, having paid the toll three or four
times, though it might be legal, was very sharp practice s.•
while I have no doubt that taking a whip out of sr maerThend
for non -paytnentof toll was decidedly illegal. The defendant
carried things with a very high hand at Mile-end-gate. The
defendant had counerritted R decided assault in snatching the
whip out of Mr. Simons' band, and the whole of that pro-
ceeding was most reprehensible. To return to the present
case; •The assault in itself was very trivial, but it was sur-
rounded wi h circumstances of a very peculiar nature. He
believed every word spoken by Mr. and Mrs. Punt, who
appeared to be most respectable people, and they had been
vilely insulted. If he had had any doubts on the case the
conduct of the def-naant hi the other case would have
satisfied him. The defendant under no circumstances ought
to be allowed to become the lessee of the tolls wean. For
the assault on Mrs. Punt, in purposely knocking the four-
penny piece out of her hand, I sentence tire defendant
to
pay a fine of 20s. to the Queen, and in additi to 10s. costs to
toe raid to Mr. Punt.

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Rear• Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Howe Fremantle,
K.C.8., hoisted his flag on board the Renown, 91, Captain
Forbes, at Spithead, on Saturday, as Commander-in-Chief of
the Channel fleet, now assembling at that anchorage.
The Euryalu:, 51, screw frigate, Captain Tarleton, C. 8.,
on her return from Cherbourg, went down to Cowes and
moored, as her Majesty expressed an intention of inspecting
her prior to Prince Alfred's taking up Lia berth on board
for the instructive oyage. We are informed no officers
have been appointed to this ship until their names were first
submitted to and approved by the Queen. Sbe will sail in

a few days.
The Osborne, Admiralty steam yacht, Master Commander
Bower, returned to Portsmouth with the Lords of the Ad-
tuirulty at 9 o'clock on Friday evening ; the Comtnissioaers
slept on board, and on Saturday morning landed at the
town sallyport and took the 11.30 train for London. The
Osborne has left for Woolwich, to attend the Queen
.to
Cologne.
The Victor Emmanuel, 91, Captain James Wilson, C.D.,
has her complement within 100.
The State yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon.
J. Denman, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, having filled her
bunkers with coal, will leave 0 borne this morn:lf-fur
Gravesend, to take up moorings and await the ember ton
of the Queen and Prince Consort for Cologne. -
The flagship Cumberland, 70, Captain John B. Dickson, -
from the South American station, last from Portsmouth,
arrived in Plymouth Scund on Saturday.
The shipwrights have commenced making preparations
for the launch of the large screw frigate Mersey, 40, which
will take place at Chatham Dockyard on Thursday after-
noon.
Her Majesty's steam vessel Banshee, in command of Mr.
Williams, master of the Fisgard, arrived at Woolwich on
Saturday, and was ordered to coal immediately. She is to
proceed to Gravesend at an early hour this morning, so as to
be in attendance on the Royal yacht, which will leave the
Terrace-pier at half-past 9 o'clock for Antwerp.
The iron paddle-wheel steamer Oberon, fitted out for the
West Coast of Africa, was hauled out of basin at Woolwich
on Saturday, and left fur Greenhithe and Portsmouth, on
the way to her destination.
The steam transport Dee, from the western yards, arrived
at Woolwich on Saturday, bringing a number of ships'
boats for Deptford and naval stores for Woolwich, and is or-
-1 dered to commence reloading steam gear for Portsmouth.
The blocks were on Saturday raised and arranged for laying
down the keel of the 22 gun corvette Barossa, ordered to be
built at Woolwich on the slip from which the Challenger was
launched in February last. In consequence of her length
being intended to exceed that of the Challenger by 50
feet, the building ways have been thrown out and the
slip lengthened. Her length between perpendiculars will be
2SO feet. Preparations are in a forward state for the launch
of the 91 screw steamship Edgar at Woolwich. The Edgar
is a sister ship of the Agamemnon, having been constructed
under the same shed, and has precisely similar proportions.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have decided
on immediately augmenting the corps of Royal Marine Light
Infantry by the addition of 5,000 men, who will be distri-
buted among the present companies. The relative numbers.
to be appointed to each division have not yet been made
public, but it is understood that each of the divisions at
Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Woolwich will be
increased by 1,000 non-commissioned officers and men,
which ‘,Ol. leave 1,000 additional men to be distributed
among the artillery companies at Portsmouth, who are
among the fittest and best disciplined troops iu her Ma-
jesty's service.