The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-13 00:00:00

DONCASTER.-FRIDAY NIGHT.

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out of Miss Whip, Fair Star, Yates, Cock Robin, The
Shadow.

LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings at Guildhall.)
(Before the RECORDER, LORD Mayon, and Aldermen.)
The grand jury having been sworn, the RECORDER shortly ad.
dressed them.

Thomas I?atelinson, Henry Ponca.% 17, William Coffee, 16, and
Henry Key, 16, were indicted for unlawfully assaulting Henry
Thompson, on the nth of September instant, in the West Kent Union.
The defendants all pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. PRENDERGAST stated the case, from 'which it appeared that
the defendants had been inmates of the West London Union, and the
complainant was the master. It would appzar that one of the
rules of the union was, that all the inmates who were in good
health should rise at six o'clock in the morning, and be ready for
breakfast at about twenty minutes past six o'clock. The defendants
would not get up, although they were told that the breakfast would
be put away. They went down a little before seven, when they in-
sisted on having their meal. Itawlinson said if they did not they
would have a row. Itawlinson then struck the complainant a vio-
lent blow on the mouth with his fist. rorcas threw a large tin can,
which struck him on the temple, inflicting a wound, and struck him
afterwards on the shoulder such a violent blow that he had been
disabled ever since. Key and Coffee also took some cans and struck
him several times. There were at least three dozen mugs and cans
broken by being flung at the complainant, who had suffered most
grievously from bodily injuries. The board of guardians had con-
sidered it a case which they were bound to take before the magis-
trates, who directed the present prosecution.
Witnesses were-then called, who fully bore out the statement.
The defendants respectively denied the extent of the violence used,
and said they had themselves been violently assaulted by the master
and yard keeper.
All the defendants were found Guilty.
The RECORDER made inquiries and found that the whole of the
prisoners had been in prison six or seven times for various offences.
Alderman FAREBROTUER—About food—they say they only have
four ounces of bread.

Mr. Thompson said tkey had 12 ounces a day, w►th seven ounces
of meat three days a week, soup three days, and pudding four days,
besides other things.
The RECORDER said that the prisoners had been found guilty of a
most violent and outrageous assault. It was a case in which the
magistrates had acted very properly in sending it to a public Court,
where defence, if any, might be substantiated; the Court felt
bound to mark its sense of the case, and sentenced ltawlinson to
three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and to enter into re-
cognizance in 401. to keep the peace for three years; Dorcas three
months ; and Coffee and Key, two months' imprisonnzent each.