The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CONSVILEM—
Henry Anderson and Charles Walker, two rough-looking
fellows, coatermongers, were brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with assaulting Henry Young, a police-constable,
No. 365 K.
The complainant stated that he was directed by his in-
spector to keep a look-out after thieves in Emmett-street,
Limehouse, where several robberies have been recently
committed. He saw many suspicious characters loitering
about, and they passed him several times. He followed
three of them between one and two o'clock this morning
into the Horns and Chequers public-bongs, Limohouse-hole,
for the purpose of identifying them. Ile went up stairs
with the landlord, and a man at the door of a room in which
a raffle was going on struck hint a violent blow with
his fiat and knocked hint down. The prisoner An-
derson called out, " Kill the —," and took hia trtmeheo
from him, and hit him on the head with it, and it raised a
swelling, and he had since been in great pain. The other
prisoner then hit him with his fist, and forced him dow
stairs, and laid hold of him by the hair of his head and ill-
used him. He lost a good deal of blood, and was very much
hurt. Ho lost his truncheon, and it had not beon re-
covered.

In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness said there was
great confusion in the house, and many persons assembled.
He was sure the prisoners were the parties who assaulted
him. The first man that struck him made his escape.
The prisoners strongly denied having participated in the
assault upon the constable, and said they were hard-work-
ing men, and merely went to the Horns and Chequers to
assist in getting up a subscription for a woman in distress,
The officers, on being appealed to, said the prisoners
were unknown to them, and Roche, the gaoler, said they
appeared to be hardworking men.
Mr. Yardley asked the constable whether he might not
be mistaken ; but he repeated his evidence, and said he wa s
not mistaken, and that he saw Anderson give his truncheon
to another man. -- -
Two witnesses were called by the prisoners, who threw
so much doubt on the matter that Mr. Yardley determined
to adjourn the case for further inquiry.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.--IMPORTANT TO THE Plague.
—Several cases in which innocent parties had been given
into custody, called forth strong remarks from the magis-
trate. A man was charged with stealing a coat, which his
tailor said he had made and sold to him. Another man
was charged with stealing a can, which had.nnpeverl been
lost ; and a third for committing a robbery
Yardley ! op ar, be
said if
being in bed and asleep at the time.
all the cases of false imprisonment wine occur in this
court were tried, it would make the fortunes of four or five
attorneys.

CITY ADDRESSES TO HER MAJESTY.

on the birth of a Prince of Prussia, took place
her Majesty
i
The presentation of the City addresses, congratulating
this day.
before two o'
Shortlyclock the Lord Mayor (D. W. Wire)
quittthe Guildhall, in his state carriage, for Buckingham
Palace.
His Lordship was accompanied by the m•vers and
seconders of the addresses, the Sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Hale,
and Deputy Conder, the Recorder, the Common Sergeant,
Aldermen Hose, Finnis, Carden, Gabriel, Cubitt, and other
members of the Court of Aldermen and Cemmon Council.
The civic cortege arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly
before three o'clock, and after having been honoured with
an audience of her Majesty, returned to the City in the
same order of procession

FLIGHT OF ANOTHER LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—
On the Liverpool Exchange yesterday (Monday) it was re-
ported that a gentleman, formerly moving among the mer-
cantile circle of Liverpool, had decamped, leaving behind
him a number of disappointed and complaining creditors.
It is supposed that the gentleman sailed on Saturday-last
in the Pocahontas, a vessel which left Liverpool for Aus-
tralia.