The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-25 00:00:00

THAMES.

DISGRACEFUL AND UNMANLY OUTRAGE.—John Collins
of Park-street, Bromley, aged 22, and Henry Williams, no
home, no occupation, 21, were brought before Mr. Par-
tridge, on a warrant, charged with violently assaulting
Police-constables Tubbs, 344 K, Simmons, 12: K, Charles
Bainbridge, a labourer, of No. 34, Upper George-street,
Bromley, and Mary Simmons, the wife of a policeman.
On Good Friday afternoon the complainant Bainbridge,
a very respectable man, had been into a beer-shop in St.
Leonard-street, Bromley, to obtain some refreshment.
Williams, who was a stranger to him, was there. He did
not speak to him. Directly after Bainbridge had
left the house he was suddenly, and without provoca-
tion, assaulted with great fury by the prisoners
and another man. They beat him about the head
and face, and repeatedly knocked him down. Others
joined in this wanton and brutal outrage, and several
were armed with sticks, which they used. Bainbridge re-
treated towards his own dwelling In Upper George-street,
Bromley, when he was again attacked, and Tubbs, a
police-constable, went to hie aid, and he was beaten and
knocked down. Sticks were useu, ana *trilllanis said,
"We can show you how the Fenians will servo
you !" Mrs. Simmons pulled Williams off Tubbs, and the
scoundrel bit her with a stick on the side. Her husband
then came to the assistance of Tubbs, and he was mal-
treated by the prisoners and another who was very busy
with his stick. The police, Bainbridge, and the woman were
all disabled and left on the ground, and when others at-
tempted to follow the ruffians they were received with a
shower of stones, bricks, and other missiles. The prisoners
were apprehended onwarrants last night. It was suggested
that the only reason for the outrage was that Bainbridge
had been in the police force 20 months, and the prisoners
had some ill feeling against him. Williams had been twice
convicted for felony, once for highway robbery and once
for stealing wet linen.
Mr. Partridge said the woman had behaved with great
courage, and was a proper person to be the wife of a con-
stable. The prisoners bad committed a series of dastardly
assaults. Ho sentenced Williams to four mouths' imprison-
ment and hard labour, and Collins to three months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

THE DETECTIVES AND THE LONDON SIVELLMOBS'-
MEN AT THE DOVER REvrEw.—A body of detectives from
Scotland-yard, under the direction of Mr. Thomson, the
inspector, arrived at Dover on the Saturday before the
recent review, to take charge of the town pro tem., and
keep it clear of thieves, acting in conjunction with Super-
intendent Coran, of the borough police ; and so successful
were the arrangements made that no cases of any of-
fences having been committed were reported to the autho-
rities. One case of highway rebbery occurred, and the
thief was arrested in the act. Several gangs of well-
known London swellmobs'-men, an their arrival by train,
wero captured and transferred to the police-station,
charged as reputed and well-known thieves, and on being
brought before the bench were sentenced to 7 days' hard
labour each. Notwithstanding the extreme fashion of
their dross several females, who cone from London by the
Victor Albert steampacket, were also taken into custody,
being well-known thieves. Mr. Sheen, of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, rendered valuable
and often timely assistance to th 3 police authorities. Of
the 80,000 Volunteers present, oily one out Of the whole
number fell into the hands of the police!