The Sun. — 1850-05-16 (London, England)

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. CL ERKEN WELL. Yesterday John Bates was placed at the bar before Mr: Combe, charged by Mary Ann Bates, his wife, a respectable-looking young woman, with the following outrage:— The prisoner was also charged by police-constable Baker, 261 N, with having violently assaulted him while in the execution of his duty. It appeared from the evidence of the wife that she had not been long married to the prisoner, who shortly after their union commenced ill-treating her, returning home intoxicated, and picking quarrels without the least provocation. Very recently one of her relations died and left her a legacy, since which the prisoner had become more dissolute and violent, had frequently threatened to murder her, and she wet in fear of her life. On Tuesday he left his residence in Ball's Pond-common, Islington, and in the course of the night he returned home with a young woman, whom he introduced into the parlour, and, addressing her, said—" In future you shall be the mistress of this place;. she (meaning witness) shall have nothing to do with it." And he told tie young woman to prepare and go to bed. Witness, fearing through his threats and former violence, that her life was in danger, he having sworn just before that it she (witness) said one word -he would break her chest in, she made towards the parlour• window and made her escape. The prisoner immediatedly pursued her with violent threats, and in the greatest alarm she called out " Murder," when Baker, the officer, came to her ,assistance, or she felt assured that she would have been murdered by the prisoner. The officer took him into custody, when he resisted in a desperate manner, and fought, struggled, and kicked at him until he was safely secured in the station-house. Baker, the constable, and Sergeant Milgate, 3 N, confirmed this evidence. They never met with a more violent fellow in the .course ot, their existence. The latter officer described the wife to be a respectable, industrious woman, and the prisoner, on the contrary, a dissolute, idle .person. Mr. COMSE• asked the prisoner whet he had to say to such unmanly and cowardly conduct? The prisoner (blubbering loudly like a great baby)—She aggravates me.—(Laughter.) -Mr. Costs—Why, it shows that you are a great cowardly fellow, capable of what has been attributed to You, or you would not stand there blubbering like a chill I sliall fine you 40s. for the assault upon your wife, or, in default of payment, one month's imprisonment in the-House of Correction. • Prisoner (crying)—Oh, pray don't. Mr: Con BE—And I shall commit you to the House of Correction for one month, with hard labour, with'out fine, for the assault upon Baker, the officer. (To the wifl)—And when he ie released from prison, you may exhibit articles of the peace against him at the sessions. She said she would'do so; and the prisoner was locked up, crying. T hompson, the driver of one of Warboy's Paddington and Kennington omnibuses, was re-examined, charged with' having caused the death of Catherine Nolan, four ears and a half old, by driving over her body, in Gray's Inn-road, on Monday last. A coroner's inquest had been held upon the body of the deceased, child before Mr. Wakley. Several witnesses were examined, and after a strict investigation the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," without attributing any er the least blame to the driver of the vehicle, who bore a good character as a steady drire Mr. COMBE, under these circumstances, discharged him frr,o irrac. his recognissnees._  MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS  ... 50  ... 20 ... 24  ... 28  Deaths In corre. Deaths spondinz week • in the of 1849. Week.  Population Enumerated, 1841. West Districts... 301,189 . . North Districts.. 376,568 Central Districts 374,199 East Districts ... 393,067 South Districts .. 503,346  Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males ... ... Females ••• ...  MEAT•SOUTHALL, MAy 15.—The general demand ruled steady to-"Y, and, in some instances, prices advanced 2d per 81b. Beef, from 2s 10d to as 6d ; Mutton 35 to 4s ; Lamb, 45 8d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 2s 8d to :38 2d; and Pork, 35 to 3s 6d per Blbs, to sink the offal.