The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTRTJJGENCE.— (This Day

MARLBOROUGLISTREET.
Victor Hilbert, a young, 'yeti-dressed Frenchman, wait
charged by Paul De Crock, another Frenchman, with
assaulting him.
The complainant, who keeps a ooffee.shop at No. 6A,
Mar3lebone-street, said he was crossing the corner of
Green-street, Leicester-square, between 8 and 9 yester-
day
evening, when be was surrounded by three or four
prostitutes, who abused him on his endeavouring to get
from them. A policeman coming in sight, he beckoned
to him, intending to benefit himself by his assistance,
when the defendant came up, laid hold of his collar, and
struck him on the head with his walking-stick, exclaiming
at the Ramo time, in French and English, " If you charge
my lady I will kill you." The policeman coming
up, complainant
to the station and detained on the charge. Procuring
bail soon afterwards he made his appearance at corn-
cross-examined th
Plaioan .'s situwhere after lavishing a deal of abuse on
the wife , p,
his being remonstrated
of the latter, he, on
with, broke I gave hicainto custody, and he was taken
-11 with hid foot the wainscot from the
1 passage.
Mr. Edward Lewis, who appeared for the defendant,
the view of showing that be was a very unwelcome
occupant of the premises he held, greatly in arrears for
rent, and that the landlord was using every effort to get
%id; of lams but Mr. Bingham was of opinion that all
e complainant at some length, with
''''B wars very irrelevant to the charge.
Policeman 0 113, said the prostitutes were French
girls—he slave defendant strike the complainant, and
after wards close together in the scuffle, he came up and
o occupied by
received the charge for assault.
The defendant called a witness, who averred that the
complainant first struck the defendant, and that the
latter merely lifted up the stick and certainly did not use
been
it on the head of the complainant.
The landlord of the sh
the complainant,
p
here stepped forvrard, and on questions put to him by
Mr. Lewis, said the complainant was greatly in arrears
for rent. That he had been trying to get rid of him
for a considerahle portion of the few months he had been
his tenant, but that he persisted in keeping possession of
the premises and would only concept to leave on fore-
going all rent due and giving him 50/. lie had taken
the premises of his agent.
Mr. Bingham said he bad may to do with the assault
and whatever complainant might be as a tenant, nothing
would warrant hie being assaulted, He did not believ e
the defendant's witnes., as regards the affray, bat rather
the constable, who bad clearly stated he bad seen the
blow struck. He should therefore fine defendant 405.,
and order him to enter into his own recognisance to
keep the peace for three months.

THAMES.
Joseph Riley, a Powerful man. of sinister aspect, a
well-known mageman and thief, was brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with assaulting Mr. Wm. Ingram, a car-
penter and builder on the North Woolwich Railway.
Mr. Ingram said he went to Woolwich yesterday to
see the review, and his apprentice accompanied him. He
got into a railway carriage at North Woolwich soon
after 8 o'clock. The prisoner and another man got in
at the same time, and immediately commenced singing
and making use of filthy language. He took no notice
of them until the prisoner applied a filthy epithet towards
him. He remonstrated with the prisoner, who repeated
his obscenities, and struck witness a vi, lent blow on the
mouth. He took no measure of defence, but determined
to give him into custody the first opportunity. Soon
afterwards, and when the train was on this side of Bow,
the prisoner rose from his seat and struck him a violent
blow on the nose. He bled copiously for a long time
time. The witness exhibited a handkerchief stiffened
with gore.
Charles Dean, apprentice to the last witness, con-
firmed h!s evidence in every psrtieular.
The prisoner, in a sullen manner, said the complainant
began to insult him.
Mr. Ingram—No, I did not ; he insulted me and
struck me most cruelly.
The prisoner—l was drunk, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Don t attempt to give any explanation.
Is the prisoner known ?
Roche, the gaoler—He is, sir. He is a magsman, and
keeps the company of thieves.
seife—There was a review yesterday at Wool.
wick. I can understand why the magsman went there.
The prisoner is fined 30s.
The fine was paid.

The Rev. Cellos Trevor is appointed assistant procher
Rev; Y. M. Bellew.
at St. .Poilip's Chapel, RPgen•-street, in the place of the

SPRING CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES
FOR 1858.

Yesterday morning Lord Campbell, Sir A. Cockburn,
and Sir F. Pollock, with the puisne judges of the seve-
ral Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Ex.
chequer assembled in the Exchequer Chamber for the
purpose of considering and arranging the circuits upon
which they will respectively proceed to hold the ensuing
assize for the several counties in England and Wales.
The following arrangements were finally determined
on, viz.:—