The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULTS.—IIeury Murphy, a seaman, who
appeared in excellent ease, fat and well-dressed, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with violently assault-
ing Henry Malden, a labourer, of No. 3, Bowyer's-build-
ings, St. George's-in-the-East.

The complainant was on his way home at one o'clock
this morning, and his attention was called to a young
woman who was lying on the ground very ill. He was
helping her up, and the prisoner came from the opposite
side of the way and struck him a fearful blow on the left
eye, which caused him to bleed profusely.
The complainant's evidence was confirmed by John
Lea, who saw the prisoner strike the blow, and the blood
directly ran from his nose and mouth. No provocation
was offered.

James Crutchlcy, a police constable, said the prisoner
was very drunk and riotous.

After the examination of a witness for the prisoner,
Mr. Paget commented on the savage conduct of the pri-
soner, who not only committed an atrocious and unpro-
voked assault on a man who was doing a kind action, but
he had also done much worse, brought forward a man
who had perjured himself, and who had told a series of
lies. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two
months and kept to hard labour.
WIFE BEATING.— Georgo Dyson, aged 45, No. 3, Lowor
Chapman-street, St. George-in-the-East, tankmaker, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with violently assault-
ing Ellen Dyson, his wife.

The prisoner is an idle, dissipated, and brutal ruffian,
spending nearly the whole of his earnings in strong drinks.
His wife, a respectable and industrious woman, maintains
her family of seven children by dressmaking. She has a
good daughter, Julia Dyson, who assists her. The pri-
soner came home intoxicated last night and abused and
threatened his wife and family. lie struck his wife on the
hoed three times with his boot, and stunned the poor
woman. He threatened to throw his daughter out of win-
dow into the street, and attempted to seize her. She
scratched his face, and got away from him. About 18
months ago ho cut his daughter's head with a chopper.
A lamentable history of the ruin and desolation of the
family, owing to the prisoner's drunkenness and violence,
was given.
Mr. Paget said he would take care the prisoner should
be restrained for some time. A brutal and dastardly
assault bad been committed on the complainant, whose
great misfortune was to be united to a worthless,
drunken fellow, as selfish as, he was savage, spend-
ing all his earnings on himself, and making his
family uncomfortable. Convictions in c„„, of this
description had been too often followed by disaster and
ruin owing to the husband and father of a family being
sent to prison. Iu this instance that would not be so.
The complainant supported the family, and she would bo
much better off without her husband. He sentenced the
prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three
months, and to find bail to keep the p2:tee for three months
after the expiration of his imprisonment.

IMPORTANT DECISION AS TO PINES IN LOAN
SOCIETIES.—At the Westminster Police-court yes-
terday, Mr. Arnold gave judgment, arising out of some
complaints of the Perseverance Labour Loan Society,
before adverted to. The question reserved was whether
the society were entitled to exact or take fines from a bor-
rower or his sureties on the non-payment of an instalment
of the debt. Mr. Arnold was of opinion that the taking
of those fines could in no way be justified, and made au
order in each case for the payment of the amount that re-
mains due, having first deducted all payments that have
been made by way of fines, by which the debtor is to be
credited.

MACKEREL—The stormy Weather has greatly in-
terfered with the Cornish mackerel fishery during the past
10 days ; nevertheless the catches have been quite equal to
50 tons. London has had the larger portion of the supply.
Prices have varied greatly, one day ranging from 225. to
282. per 120, and another from 30,1. to 312.