The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

into a flood of tears, and replied she, could not account for
it, or how the knife got into her hand.
Finally committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial.

LAMBETH.--ASSAULT ON A CHlLD.—George Osgood,
a porter in the service of the London and South-Western
Railway Company, was charged, on remand, with having
indecently assaulted Clara Riplett, aged six years.
Mr. Birnie, from the office of Mr. W. Shaen, with Mr.
H. Allen, attended on the part of the Associate Institution
for improving and enforcing the Laws for the Protection of
Women.

The evidence of the complainant, an intelligent child,
went to show that the assault was committed.
The prisoner, who is a married man, said that he was
drunk at the time when he was charged with having com-
mitted the assault, and that he did not know what he was
doing.
He was sent for four months to the House of Correction,
with hard labour.

HAMMERSMITH.—RETURNING HOME FROM THZ
HUSTINGS.—SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—George Forrester, a
cab-driver, wearing the badge No. 1,164, was placed in the
dock before Mr. Dayman, charged, with being drunk and
furiously driving his horse and cab to
.the danger of the

The prisoner, who appeared to hav9 been severely in-
jured, was unable to walk without the assistance of a stick.
Police-constable Greonway, of the T aivision, said that
on th© previous evening he was on duty in the Brompton-
road, Earl's -court, when he saw the prisoner driving a
four-wheel cab along the road at a furious rate. The
vehicle was rolling
.from one side of the road to the other,
and, expecting every moment that some serious accident
would happen, he turned round and ran after it for the pur-
pose of stopping the driver. He had gone but a short dis-
tance when the horse fell, and the cab overturned, throwing
the driver into the road. He went up to the prisoner, who
was the driver, and found him very drunk. The cab turned
over from the force of the zig-zag velocity in which it was
proceeding. There was one gentleman riding inside and
two others upon the box with the' prisoner, and they were
all the worse for drink. The three gentlemen were also
thrown out and were injured more or less.

Captain Ingham, of the 10th Hussars, was called by the
prisoner, and he appeared to have sustained some injuries
on the left side of the face. He stated that on Thursday
morning he and his brother hired the prisoner's cab to take
them to Brentford to hear the election business, and after it
was over they dined at Richmond. On returning home he
was outside, and his brother was inside. The accident
occurred consequent upon his brother pulling the check-
string, which caused the prisoner to pull up suddenly on
the near side from the off side, and in doing so the cab
overturned. His brother was seriously injured, and he
also sustained some bruises upon his face. Ho could state
positively that the prisoner was not drunk. They were re-
turning at the time to the Army and Navy Club.
Sergeant Ballard said he took the charge, and the pri-
soner was certainly drunk.
Mr. Dayman said it appeared a very singular thing that
pulling a check•-string should overturn a cab.
The prisoner said it was the sudden check, and on at-
tempting to pull the mare on the near side the cab turned
over.

Mr. Darman said it was in consequence of his getting
drunk that the cab had overturned, and as a protection to
the public he fined the prisoner 205., qr 14 days' imprison-
ment.

The proprietor of the cab said his firoyerty had been very
much damaged.
Mr. Dayman said he need not continue the prisoner any
longer in his service. He should not employ him again if
he was in his employ.
Captain Ingham paid the fine, and the prisoner was
liberated.