The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-12 00:00:00

IN BE DEACON.

This bankrupt bad carried on a very extensive busi-
ness as a farmer at Hemel Hampstead, and to-day was
appointed for his last examination, which was, however,
adjourned on the application of Mr. W. R. Burnham,
for the assignees, for an investigation of the accounts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT ON A CAPTAIN IN TITS ROYAL POIITUGUESII
NAVT.—Louie Beauvan, a Frenchman, who described
himself as an American citizen and a captain in the
merchant service, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Bingham with an assault of a most unprovoked nature
on Lieut. Claudio Celestine, of the Portuguese Royal
Navy.
The prosecutor, who gave his evidence through a gen-
tleman who acted as interpreter, said he was a lieutenant
on board the steamer Infante Dom Luis, lying at Black-
wall. On the previous day he went to the Cafe Chan-
tant, Leicester-square. The prisoner was sitting at a
table, and a slight disagreement having occurred in the
room the prisoner pushed his face in a very disagreeable
manner, and made use of some insulting language to-
wards prosecutor's country, and then palled out a
revolver and presented it to his face. It was charged at
the time. Tne prisoner was a total stranger to him, he
(prosecutor) being only come to London on the previous
day.
The prisoner said he felt the prosecutor's hand in his
pocket. He was not quite sober, but believed it was his
band.

Inspector Coombe' said the revolver, which was a
six-barrelled .ine, was charged at the tine. He had the
charges drawn. When the pistol was brought to him
one charge sass gone.
The prosecutor said, when the pistol was presented to
him he knocked it out if the prisoner's hand, and one
barrel went off in consequence.
InTector C,ocubes said be had a witness present who
picked up a bullet after the pistol went off.
In answer to Mr. Bingham, the prisoner said he did
not belong to any *Lap 0.4 prelielpt. He - Was here at
present for the purpose of etuaying the English appara-
tus connected with wrecking and' diving. About four
months ago he commanded the Texas on the Florida
coast where he left her. He had first come from New
York.
Mr. }lngham said a more unprovoked insult on a
stranger in this country he never heard. He should be
very sorry t') helieve that in any community calling
' themselves civilised, either on this side of the Atlantic
or the other, such a thing as a person going into a coffee
skip with leaded revolvers was the practice ; at all
events it would not be tolerated here. If the prisoner
had any grievance there was the police to protect him.
He :mould send the cage to tue amnions, where he
would be dealt with by persons having higher power
than he had.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

THAMES.
ROBBING A SAILOR.--Caroline Smith, a woman of the
town, was brought before Mr.Selfe, charged with stealing
gold from the person of George Smith,
191. in a seaman,
who was paid off at Kelly's American Shipping office,
in High-street, Shad
well, yesterday, and within 6 hours
afterwards was penniless.
It appeared that the sailor had known the prisoner
before, and directly be received his money he sought her
out, and they went to the Bull's Head public-house, in
Shadwell High-street, and had three bottles of wine.
A. cab was then called, and they sallied out on a cruise
with another female. He seen became partially stupefied,
in which state he was found by a police-oonstable in the
cab. The sailor knew his money
was gone, and had
sense *sough to charge- the prisoner with taking his
money.
The prisoner in defence said that George gave her his
money to take care of.
Mr. Self e said the money must be given up
to the
sailor, and if that was not done he should send the pri-
soner to gaol.
The prisoner was then remanded.