The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-01 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

William Holes, Joseph Prior, and Robert Thompson, three
athletic voung men, were charged, before Mr. Bingham, with
been concerned with several other men in assaulting
and attempting to drown four policemen of the N division, by
throwing them into a branch of the river Lea.
Several witnesses were examined, from whose evidence it
appeared that, on the preceding afternoon, four policemen of
the N division, named Rogsdale, Farrell, Quinlan, and Hali-
fax, being off duty, agreed to make a short excursion on the
river Lea, and hired a boat for that purpose. They proceeded
up the river as far as Tottenham Mills, where they
discovered that their boat had sprung a leak, and tilled
so rapidly, that they made towards a small islet, called
" Horseshoe Peint,' order to bale out the water.
While they were so engaged, the prisoners came up in a boat,
in which there were also several other men, and, on observ-
ing the policemen, who were all dressed in uniform, they
immediately assailed them with a volley of abusive and
threatening language, and, at length, rowed towards the
bank, with the intention of giving them "a b—y good
towelling." After leaving their boat, they advanced to-
wardshallcnged to fight, and, on
the policeman, whom they c
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what they were about..
Mr. 14sGttam ,aid that, the case was one of far too serious
a nature to be s y disposed unaril lof, and he should,t hPr*•fore, submit •it to the decision of a jury.
The prisoners were committed for

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THE iEws' IlosriTAL..—The annual dinner of this
Charity took place last evening, at the London Tavern.
liishopsgate-street. About 200 0-entleinen were present.
The chair was filled by Martin T. Smith, Esq., in the Monne
of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, from indis-
position. ('race was then said by one of the readers, in the
Synagogue. " The Health of her Majesty the Queen," soil
the customary toasts on public occasions, were then &IveP
successively, and duly honoured, The principal toast of the
evening, "Prosperity to the Jews' Hospital," was then„given.
The objects of the Society's bounty were introduced to the
company. Those employed in learning handicraft. trades,
each carried a specimen of his work, which was inspected by
his friends and patrons during their progress round the room.
The Chairman, in proposing the toast, stated in a few words
and for the
of the aged poor of the .hiwish persuasion,_
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the design of the Charity, which was instituted for the relief
educe-
tion and employment of the youth 'of both sexes.: The.to,4l.
sum subscribed to the funds, during the evening, amounted
i• to 'upwards of 1,0001.
...
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT: OH Friday afternoon;
as one of the labourers in the employment of Messrs.
cownadggoannesama Up with
waggons—the first one
in
Thomson and Son, contractors at White lash, was en-
d:atothoef these
great violence, and jammed the poor fellow .betitiut
ieavvogursiundgateeni unhook n
stopped,hook
them, whereby he was instantly crushed to death. • Wye
understand that the unfortunate man's name was Rodger
BrnAlly, and that he has left a' widow and two ebildriU
to lament his loss. Immediately on the iteeidetit
occurring, all hands dropped 'work; and the majority df
them showed their deep feeling for their unfortunate
neighbour by. accompanying his corpse kome to fartietrt.
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—Citasgow Post.
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