The Sun. — 1865-02-16 (London, England)

THAMES.  MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON POLICE-CONSTABLES.—EIizabeth Wilson, aged 21, Emma Fisher, 20, Mary Ann Reed, 20, William Tyler, 23, and Edward Luppage, 19, were brought up on remand, charged with being concerned with others not in custody in assaulting and wounding Thomas Venables and Edward Jeffery, police constables of the K division.  A few days since Venables was called upon to suppress a fight and disturbance in John's-place, Baker-street, Stepney. Every house there is occupied by thieves and loose women ; numerous robberies and outrages have been committed there, and in several streets in the immediate locality. The neighbourhood has long borne a very bad name. Venables endeavoured to suppress the fight and was struck by a man with a poker and wounded. That man, who is a convicted thief, is still at large. Others then attacked him, and he was grievously kicked and beaten. Jeffery went to the assistance of Venables, and was immediately knocked down with a brick. He was kicked, and repeatedly struck with pokers and other weapons while he laid on the ground. Both constables were severely wounded and contused. They have been on the sick-list ever since, and appeared in court with their heads enveloped in surgical bandages and their faces marked with bruises. All the prisoners were clearly mdent i fis used taken an active part in the affray. Ono d his ashaving hands and feet, another a poker, and the women, u who were exceedingly vociferous, were throwing mud and bricks at the policemen. It was only by a vigorous use of his staff that Venables saved his life and the life of his brother constable, who was lying prostrate and bleeding on the ground.  Venables asked for another remand of the case, to enable him, if possible, to arrest others concerned in the riot and outrage. his request was complied with, and the prisoners were remanded for a week.  The Davenport Brothers at LiverpooL  LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15. The performance of the Davenport Brothers at St. George's-hall, Liverpool, came to an abrupt termination this evening. On Tuesday night two gentlemen—Hulley and Cummins—were selected by the audience to stop upon the stage and bind the performers. The process of binding was proceeding when one of the Davenports objected to the tightness of the rope and declined to go on with the performance. A disturbance ensued, and the perform. ante came to an end. Many persons obtained their their money back. This evening a large audience was present. Dr. Ferguson opened the proceedilnigse ssby Messrs reading three conditions, by which the Davenports reserved to themselves the right of rejecting any particular gentleman in whom they tmieght discover. a disposition to deal unfairly with the sineecthDdurinbyg his address the greatest uproar prevailed. Hulley and Cummins were again the audience, and OD mounting the stage Dr. Ferguson announced that the Brothers objected to these two gentlemen on account of the brutal manner in which they had previously bound them. The uproar continued, the audience insisting on the performance proceeding. After very considerable delay the Davenports presented themselves, and the binding process commenced. One of them, however, immediately protested against the tightness of the cord, and was immediately released by Dr. Ferguson, both of them loudly expressing their indignation, and Davenport showing his bleeding wrist. The audience, however, and those on the stage asserted that Ferguson intentionally inflicted the injury while removing the cord. The Davenports then retired, which was the signal for the audience to take possession of the stage. Dr. Ferguson was hustled ; the cabinet upset, jumped upon, and utterly demolished • fragments of it were strongly contested for, and even indeed sold at a shilling a piece ; the ropes were cut up and divided, and the musical instruments, trumpets, and bells peared in the general scramble. disap