The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-23 00:00:00

A BRUTAL PARENT.—John Parks, a master smith,
residing in Little Suffolk-street, was brought before Mr.
Combe, charged with committing a violent assault upon
his daughter, Emma Parks, a young girl about 16 years
of age.
The complainant, an inoffensive-looking girl, stated
that she lived at home with her father and mother, and
for some time past both her mother and herself had been
cruelly ill-treated by him. On Sunday night he turned
them out of the house, and refused to admit them until !
eight o'clock on Monday morning. He then went out,
and returned home about one o'clock, very inebriated,
when he took up a jug to fetch some beer. Witness was
standing near the doorway, and in passing he struck her
over the back of the head with the jug. She fell down,
and while on the ground he kicked her, and she believed
he would have injured her severely had not her mother
brought a policeman and given him into custody.
Mr. Combe asked her whether he had ever ill-used
her before ?
Witness replied that he turned her and her mother
out of doors on Saturday night, and left them out during
the rain. He frequently knocked her and her mother
about.
Mr. Combe inquired what was the cause of his ill-
using her ?
NVitness said it was because she took her mother's
part. She, however, did not wish to see her father
punished.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner in the most
impudent manner said that his wife and daughter were
always aggravating him, and he might now and then
give them a little Lit of a push.
Mr. Combe—What do you say about turning your
wife and daughter out of the house, and assaulting the
latter with the jug ?
The prisoner said that they went out, and he kept
them out.
Mr. Combe told him he was a cowardly, brutal fellow,
and he should not be doing his duty unless he punished
him with the utmost severity of the law. He should
sentence him to six months' hard labour in Wandsworth
House of Correction.
The prisoner, who seemed somewhat surprised at the
sentence, was then removed by the gaoler.

THAMES.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—James Brown, a lad,
aged 18 years, and residing at the time of his apprehen-
sion in Fisher-street, Barking, Essex, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with causing the death of a
man named Richard Vincent, who was formerly a
fisherman, employed in Barking fishing smacks.
Inspector Todman of the Thames police said, that
having received information that a man was in the
Dreadnought hospital ship, off Greenwich, suffering
from ill-treatment he had met with from the prisoner,
and that the man was not likely to recover, he took the
prisoner into custody, and told him that he was charged
with severely injuring Vincent. The prisoner then said
ho kicked Vincent once, but he was not at all aware
that he bad kicked him in a vital part of his person. He
took the prisoner on board the hospital ship to receive
the depositions of Vincent in the prisoners' hearing and
presence. It was too late, the man was rapidly sinking,
and could barely identify the prisoner as the person who
inflicted the injuries uponhini. The prisoner then volun-
tarily made a statement which was committed to writing
by Mr. Evans, Superintendent of Thames Police, and was
to the following effect :—" I live in Fisher-street, Bark-
ing. At a quarter past 11 on Sunday night week I was
at my street door, and Richard Vincent came up and
said he would come in. He appeared to have been !drink-
ing. I asked my father if he should come in doors. He
said no, and told Mr. Vincent to go away several times,
but he would not. I gave him a clout on the head
with my open hand, and he fell down. He
was lying on the ground. I think on his belly.
I kicked him, but I thought it was the back part
of his thigh. The two Watts who live close by came
out, Vincent was still lying on the ground. I asked
Saxton Watts if there was room for me in doors, mean-
ing Watts' house. He replied yes. I and William
Porter carried him in and laid him on a mat where I left
him. He never spoke after I struck him on the head
with my hand. I had no intention of doing him any
serious injury, and was not aware of having done so
until I was told so by Mat Freebody on the following
Thursday. I make this statement of my own will having
been cautioned that it will be used in evidence against
me.
Todman said the deceased expired soon after the pri-
soner made the above statement.
Mr. Selfe at first considered it would be best to re-
mand the prisoner until the inquest on the body of Vin-
cent was held, and asked the prisoner if he would find
bail. The prisoner replied that he was unable to do so,
and said his parents and friends were at Barking. Mr.
Selpe then directed the officer to convey the prisoner to
Barking, and take him before a county magistrate there
where the witnesses of the transaction resided, and who
I would be easily forthcoming.

ANCIENT 01113E110F FORESTERS.—On Monday evening
Court Reliance 2,681 gave a concert at the Royal Institu-
tion, Cowper-st. School-rooms, to raise funds to enable
them to send a delegate to the great Congress about to
be held for the purpose of altering the Forresters' laws.
The rooms were very full, and every ono in excellent
humour ; the purpose for which the Concert was given
being successfully answered. Selections from the
" Creation," Costa's " Eli," and "Judas Maccabeus "
wore given, and in spite of several disagreements between
the orchestra and principals, and chorus and conductor,
the music went pretty well.