The Sun. — 1858-08-24 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL. MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON THREE CONSTABLES AND A FEMALE.— J ohn Redding, sen., John Reddi;ng , jun., and Dennis Bedding, were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with being drunk and violently assaulting Sergeant Choune, 5 E, Police-constables Bass, 154 E, Manson, 69 E, and Mrs. Redding, the aunt of the younger prisoner. From the evidence it appeared that o❑ Saturday niglat, between 11 and 12, Sergeant Choune, 5 E, was:passing alr•ng Little Coram-street, when hearing a great disturbance in Russell-place, he went to quell it. He took a female in custody, but had no sooner done so than the three prisoners tell upon him, knocked him about, and kicked him very violently. The other constables coming up they were also assaulted and knocked about, and the female rescued from their custody. Dennis Redding also got away f,r a short time, and because his aunt would not let the female, who made her escape, go into her house, he struck her, blaekered her eye very much, and bit her two fingers. She got under the bed to escape his violence, when he kicked her in the most shameful manner, and, out of malice, broke a valuable looking-glass and some other articles.  Sergeant Choune—said that Ittissell-place was a very bad neighbourhood, and the police were surrounded by the worst of characters.  The prisoner, Dennis Redding, said he was the worse for liquor and was sorry for what he had done; the other prisoners said they were sober, and denied having assaulted the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the elder prisoner 20s. or a month, John Redding-, jun., bs. or a week, and Dennis, 20s. or a month, for the assault on the police, 10s. or a week, for the wilful damage, and one month, without the option of a flue, for the assault on the female.  DISGRACEFUL CRUELTY TO A SHERI'. —TV illiarn Perry, a big surly-looking fellow, a drover, was charged, at the instance of Mr. W. Love, the chief constable of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the following cruel treatment to a sheep : From the evidence of Guest and Sell, two of the Royal Society's constables, it appeared that they were at the New Cattle Market, where they saw the prisoner, with two or three other drovers, driving a flock of sheep. One of the sheep to get out of the way of the dogs separated itself from the drove, when the prisoner set a lar2e dog after it. The dog flew at the sheep, caught it by the ear, worried it in this way votne minutes, and caused the blood to flow from the ear, the prisoner continuing to urge the dog on. The sheep at length got away, and rushed towards the pans, the prisoner sending the dogs after it. In making its escape from the dog the poor sheep rushed against an iron rail and fell backwards. The animal kicked and plunged in great agony, and was taken away immediately and slaughtered, when it was found its neck was broken.  The prisoner, in repli-to the -shame, denied that it was he who set the dog on the sheep, and said it was one of the other drovers.  Mr. Tyrwhitt remarked that the case was clearly proved against the prisoner. He was a very brutal fellow, and for such disgraceful conduct, in default of paying a fine of 205., he should commit him to the House of Correction for a month, and he might depend upon getting a heavier punishment if brought up again on such a charge.