The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

POLICE 11V7'ELLIGENCE.-TILIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ASSAULT ON AN
"ARTIST."—Ann Collins, the
wife of Mr. Sydney Collins, artist in colouring
black eyes," No. 42, Great Windmill-street, was
brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, charged
with assaulting her husband.
The complainant said that about two o'clock on
the morning of the 22d July the prisoner (his wife)
came home, and
on asking her why she kept out
till such an hour, she abused him in the vilest lan-
guage, and then flew at him, pulled his nose, and
tore some
pieces of the flesh off his face. She had
also assaulted him a few days before in a most das-
tardly manner, and had been in prison several times
for assaults upon him and others.
Barns, the gaoler, said that he had known the
parties several years, and that the complainant for-
merly kept a shop in Little Pulteney-street, and
carried on a good business, but he had been coin-
completely ruined by his wife.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find two
sureties in £2O each to keep the peace for six
months.

THAMES.
Barrie, a Hi
THE FREQUENCY OF SUICIDES AT TIIE LONDON
DOCK.—Mary An a young woman, was
brought before Air. Paget charged with making an
attempt to drown herself in the waters of the Lon-
don Dock, in Red Gravel-lane.
A lighterman saw the prisoner get upon the
railings of the swivel bridge in Red Gravel-lane,
Ratcliff Highway, and she was about to plunge into
the water when the lighterman and others pulled
her down and saved her.

The prisoner, in her defence, said that she was
,ipsy, and was very sorry for what she had done.

Mr. Paget said that there were a great many of
those cases. Poor, wretched, drunken women had
been continually brought before him and his col-
league for making attempts at self-destruction.
Many had Leen taken out of the water and saved.
He asked the height of the railings.
Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, replied four feet,
and that they were upright rails.

Mr. Paget could not help thinking that the rails
might be made much higher, and these attempts
frustrated.

Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, said that there
were bridges of a similar description, which were
used as thoroughfares by the public over the locks
at Foxe's-lane, New Gravel-lane, and Old Gravel-
lane, and they were opened when required for the
admission of ships passing in and out of the docks.
At all those places there had been many attempts,
and some of them had terminated fatally. There
was another bridge lately constructed and opened
and shut by hydraulic power, and the railings were
of sufficient height to prevent any of those attempts.
The Lighterman--That is a lattice work bridge,
and is moved backwards and forwards, and not
swung like the others. The dock company employ
men with boats to save life, and there are drags in
constant readiness all over the docks and quays.
Mr. Paget said the increase in the height of the
railings would be much better, and prevent these fre-
quent attempts. lie should like to see a person in
authority connected with the d)ck. He remanded
the prisoner for a week.
Catherine White, who had been under remand
for a week in the Clerkenwell House of Detention,
and who made a similar attempt at the same place,
was brought up, and Mr. Paget, having received a
favourable report concerning her from the chap-
lain of the prison, dischargeeher.