The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-02 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

No case of interest came before`the Court this morn-
ing, the cases being chiefly confined to crimes consisting
of petty thefts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAR YLE BONE.
Monday two young men, named Richard Sfuggett and
Frederick Barrett, both of whom are well-known to the
police as forming part of a gang of daring burglars who
for some time past have infested the neighbourhood of
Lisson-grove, were placed at the bar.
Police-constable 168 D stated, that on the same morn-
ing, about two o'clock, as he was on duty in Wiinpole-
street, Cavendish-square, a lady threw up her window,
and told him that two men had just climbed over the
wall into the back premises of Mr. Sanders, landlord of
the Rose public-house, directly opposite ; he (witness)
sprung his rattle, and on another• officer coming to his
assistance both the prisoners, who were the parties al-
luded to, were taken into custody ; the former was found
in the yard, and the latter was seated upon the flats ; and
both were then conveyed to the station-house. A "jem-
my " (a crowbar used by burglars as an effective imple-
ment for forcing doors, windows, &c.) was picked up in
the yard, and from the pocket of Barrett were taken a
candle and a box of Lucifers.

Proof having been given as to the bad character of the
prisoners, who, it was stated, had been several times
charged before, they were each committed to the House
of Correction for three months.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Michael Foley and Thomas Neale, were on Monday
charged with violently assaulting George Best, 42 B.
The complainant, whose eyes were blackened and his
face and head bandaged in several places, stated, that
about half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night he was
on duty in Great Chapel-street, Westminster, when he
heard the defendants and two others, who were in their
company, making a great noise. He went up td` them
and quietly asked them to desist, and turned away in
order to proceed on his beat, when- he received a violent
blow on the mouth from Foley, which knocked him down,
and as he was falling Neale struck him heavily on the
side. On witness recovering his legs he saw the defend-
ants and their companions running off, and he then drew
his truncheon, and went in pursuit of thou. He over-
took the party in the Broadway, and made a blow with
his truncheon at Foley, but did not hit him. The whole
party then attacked him, and Foley having wrenched
the stair from his hand, struck him twice on the
face and once on the back of the head with it with
such violence that he was again knocked down. The
blood flowed copiously from the wound, and while on the
ground he was several times kicked on the head and
body, and must have lost his life had not two other
constables fortunately come to his assistance, when Foley
was secured, the others having made their escape. In
the course of a few minutes, however, the defendant
Neale came to the station-house with Foley's hat, and' 1
having been immediately recognized by witness as one I
of the men by wnom he had been assaulted, he also was
taken into custody.
Inspector Taylor, of the B division, said, that when
Best came to the station-house he found him bleeding
very much, and so severely injured, that he deemed it
necessary to send him at once to the hospital to have his
Wounds dressed. The inspector here produced a certi-
ficate, which stated that the constable, Best, was so much
injured that he would be for some time uafit for duty.
Defendants denied that they had ever struck the con-
stable in the manner described.

Mr. BURRELL said it was a most violent assault, and
the defendants must pay the full penalty of 51. each, or
be committed for two months to hard labour in the
House of Correction.—They were sent to prison.