The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-12 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

John Brien was charged with an assault of a very
savage character on police-constable 160 E.
At twelve o'clock on the previous night the constable
was called into the public-house 32, George-street, St.
Giles's, in order to remove the prisoner, who was acting
in a very outrageous manner there. When the con-
stable attempted to remove him, he attacked him,
struck him with his clenched fist in the face, so as to
produce a severe contusion over the right eye, and kicked
him on the legs, but the most brutal part of his conduct
was in forcing the officer against the bar, and the small
of his back having been pushed against the sharpe ledge
of the counter was greatly hurt. At length the gaoler
at the George-street station came 'to the officer's assis-
tance, and the prisoner was secured. _

Inspector Rit`wley said the constable's right eye was
dreadfully swollen when he reached the station, and he
still suffered very seriously from the injury to his back,
in addition to which he was quite lame.
Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced the prisoner to ten days'
imprisonment.
Frederick Forde, a well-known desperado, was fined
11. for violently assaulting police-constables 54 G and
216 G.

The issue of bad money has greatly increased in the
extensive district over which this Court has jurisdiction.
Scarcely a day passes that three or four persons are
not brought before the sitting magistrate charged
w;ii uttering. Mr. Greenwood observed on the fact yester -
day, and at the same time remarked that most of the
base coin produced were so palpably counterfeit that
the exercise of ordinary caution would enable the shop-
keeper to detect the fraud. The Solicitor of the Mint
does not prosecute unless there are extraordinary fea-
tures of aggravation in the case ;• and most of the cul-
prits, who are generally the most depraved characters,
escape with a few days imprisonment, from the period at
which they are arrested until the following, Saturday,
when the Solicitor for the Mint attends.

Two men named Madigan and Walshe, were charged with
assaults of a violent character on police constable 124 E.
It appeared from the evidence that on the previous night,
about twelve o'clock, the officer being on duty in Coram-
street, saw the prisoners shoving one another against the
shop windows, and thereby disturbing the inmates. The
officer requested of them to desist, but they became more
disorderly; he took them into custody. Walshe immediately
struck him, and Madigan kicked him in so savage a manner
that he fell on the flags. In attempting to get up, Madigan
seized the constable's forefinger in his mouth, and tore away
the flesh from it. He knocked the officer down a second
time, and when he was lying on the flags kicked him. At
length the prisoners were secured.
The complainant added that he was still suffering great
pain from the wound on his finger. _ _ _

Mr. Inspector Rawley stated that several of the respectable
inhabitants of the neighbourhood had complained of the pri-
soners and their associates. ,

Mr. GREENWOOD said hwalwayS made a distinction between
thatinhuman practice of biting, and other kinds of assault,
and also where a prostrate man was kicked. He should send
Madigan to the House of Correction for 21 days, and Walshe
for seven days.