The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-15 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
A young man named Smith was charged with th© fol-
lowing assault.

Mr:Walters, a respectably attired wan, stated that
between six and seven o'clock last night he was passing
down Toteuham-court-road, when he obrerved the pri-
soner ill-using a boy. Ha interfered to rave the boy from
his violence, and the prisoner immediately asked-him it
be had " a mind for any thing?" He replied that he did
not intend to lower himself by fighting in ay streets,
and the: prisoner nt once struck him in the face, giving
him a very ugly black eye. The prisoner was drunk at
the time.

Mr. JARDINE asked the prisoner what ho had to say?
The prisoner—Why, yer Warship, I'm a basket-
maker by trade, and last night I was a comin home with
a bundle of twigs across my shoulder, which they is at
the station now, and a lad, in trying to get one
out, pulled we down. I was a remonstrat-
ing with him upon the himproperiety of his
conduct when this man comes up, and says he " Why
don't you fight a man of your own size?" " Well," says
I, " come or, I'm ]Cady 15.)r you." "Oh, says he, I won't
fight here, come into a back street where there aint no
police, and I'll have a shy at you." " Agreed," says I,
and we was a goin but, he hit a.; me, and we had a round
together; I fell, and he struck me while I was down,
which I have the marks to show.

The complainant said this statement was a puro
fabrication from beginning to end.
Mr. JARDINE observed that as the prisoner was
drunk at the time of the assault, no credit could be at-
tached to his statement, and he should therefore fine
him 30s. or three weeks' imprisonment. —The fine was
raid.
A middle-aged woman, whose name did not transpire,
was charged under the following circumstances:—
Police-constable: I` 48, stated that last night, about
eight o'clock, he was sent for to a pastry-cook's in Great
Russell-street, Covent-garden, and on going there be
found the prisoner. The proprietor of the shop said she had
beon attempting to take poison, and handed bim a small
packet of white powder which had been snatched from
her hand. Shy, said it was useless for them interfering
with her, as she was determined to put an end to her lite
either by taking poison or cutting her throat. She was
drunk.

The prisoner said it was all a joke. She had no in-
tention of committing so rash an act.
Mr. JARDINE remanded her for a week, in order that
her friend 2 might Le communicated with.

MARLBRU-STREET-( T HIS DAY.)

OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT ON THE POLICE. John
Bryan, a rough-looking fellow, was brought before Mr.
Hardwick, chargei with king drunk and riotous at the
Feathers Tavern, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, and
with violently resisting the police while in the execution
of their duty.
Mr. Charles Payne, landlord cf the Feathers, deposed
OA on the previous night, about seven o'clock, the pri-
soner accompanied by two women came into his house,
in a state of intoxication, and called for a pot of porter.
Observing the state lie and the women were in, witness
refused to serve them, and ordered them out of the house.
The prisoner swore ho would not leave, and if he was
not served he would smash every d—d thing in the
house. He was proceeding to carry this threat into exe-
cution, when witness sent for a constable and gave him
in charge. He subsequently made his escape, and re-
turned to his house again, and having forced his way
into the tap-room, seized hold of an old man who was
quietly smoking his pipe, and beat him most unmerci-
fully. Witness ran out and fetched the police, and gave
him in charge a second time, when he made so much
resistance that it took four constables to lodge him in fte
ttation.

Police-constables 152, 103, and 123 E, proved that the
prisoner resisted them with much violence. The first
constable wns E truck a tremendous blew on the head,
the second had his hand bit nearly through, and the
third was dreadfully kicked about the lege. They were
all more or less rendered unfit for duty.

The prisoner denied the charge, and said, instead of his
assaulting the police, they assaulted him, and tore his
clothes nearly off his back.
Mr. llAnDwicK committed the prisoner for a month,
with hard labour.