The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-02 00:00:00

CEERKEN WELL

James Newman, a tall, athletic Irish labourer, was
placed at the bar, charged with having violently as-
saulted Jenny bind, a married woman, by which she
was seriously injured.

The prosecuCrix, whose bead and face were bound
up with adhesive plaister, stated that she lived with
her husband in Benett's-road, St. Luke's. On
Monday night, about eleven o'clock, she was walking
along Golden-lane, when she was importuned by the
prisoner, when she told him to go about his business,
on which he knocked her down, and while she was
on the ground he kicked her desperately on the head,
&c., and injured her so severely that she was taken
to a surgeon, who dressed her wounds. Her cries
brought Sergeant Standen, 11 G, to her assistance,
and the prisoner was taken to the station-house and
locked up.

• Mr. COMBE (to Jenny Lind)—Were you sober at
the time ? Jenny—Lord bless you, yes—l was as
sober as a judge. I never got drunk in all my life.
Sergeant Standen—Why, they were both drunk,
your Worship. I saw her husband after the charge
was taken, and told him ; when he said he had been
waiting at home for her all night, but he supposed
she was out getting drunk as usual.—(Laughter.)
The prisoner, in ,his defence, said that he was first
accosted by Jenny, who was drunk; and because he
would not treat her she followed and abused him,
when he pushed her away, and she fell with her head
against the kerb-stone. He denied having struck or
kicked her.

Mr. ComnE—Make her some compensation.
Prisoner—l offered her 23.
Jenny (exposing the plaisters)—What, 23. for this
cut head !

Prisoner—You'll get no more from me.
Mr. Comm—Then I'll fine you 205., or 14 days'
imprisonment. _

He could not pay the penalty, an he was locked
up, when Jenny Lind left the court, singing small,
without compensation. She had appeared at this
court before in a similar character.
SOUTHWARK.

Yesterday two men named Mills (brothers), and
Mary, their mother, were placed at the bar before
Mr. A'Beckett, charged with making a disturbance
in the Surrey Theatre, and assaulting the police in
the execution of their duty.
Peckham, the constable attached to the theatre,
stated that about half-past ten on the previus night a
disturbance occurred in the gallery, which had the
effect of interrupting the performance. He proceeded
to ascertain the occasion' of the " row," and on going
up the gallery-stairs he met a man coming down with
his face covered with blood, who complained that he
had been assaulted, and pointed out the defendants as
his assailants. Witness, finding the defendants were
still making a great noise in the house, tried to prevail
upon them to be quiet, but they disregarded his
entreaties, and it was at length found necessary to
call in the aid of the police to quell the disturbance ;
and when an attempt was made to eject the
defendants they became more violent than before,
and both the men being young and powerful, they
fought and kicked the policeman, and it was with
much difficulty they were at length lodged in the
station-house.

The defendants exhibited their clothes, which were
torn, and said that they had been roughly handled by
the police.
Mr. A'BECKRTT said that the defendants had no
right to create a disturbance in the theatre, and that
the police were justified in ejecting them, and that it
was not to be wondered at that the defendants had
their clothes torn when ,they resisted in the manner
described. The magistrate then inflicted a fine of 31.
on Benjamin Mills, he being the chief aggressor in
the transaction; and the other defendant was fined
11., or, in default of payment, the former to be impri-
soned three weeks, and the latter 14 days. The woman
was discharged. •