The Manchester Examiner. — 1848-06-27 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON THE POLICE. On Sunday evening, between six and seven o'clock, Et most disgraceful scene of uproar and outrage took place in Green's Village, which seriously alarmed many ,of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood, and resulted in serious if not fatal injuries to police-constable 215, named Toney. It appears that a disturbance had taken place in the Britannia beer-house, kept by Mr. Croft, in consequence of a party of Irish labourers, who are exceedingly numerous in that locality, beating and abusing some of their English companions. The disturbance assumed such a formidable appearance that the servant was despatched to the New-street station for the assistance of the police. On her way thither, the girl met police-constable Simpson, 247, who immediately went with her to the house; but the belligerents had in the meantime left, and, along with several of their companions, were assembled outside the house, in the street. No sooner had the constable made his appearance, than a shower of stones and brickbats were hurled at him, and he was about to proceed for assistance, when police-constable Toney arrived on the spot. He was instantly knocked down by a brickbat, which struck him on the head, inflicting a severe angular wound, about three inches in length each way. He partially recovered himself, and sat up in the street, at the same time drawing his staff to protect himself. At this • moment a labourer advanced from the crowd, which had increased to many thousands, chiefly consisting of partisans of the Irish, wrested the staff from Toney's hand, and with it struck him a blow on the head, inflicting another severe scalp wound, and effectually stunning him. While in this state the inhuman fellow leaped upon the body of the insensible constable; but a cry being raised that the police were coming, he shrunk back into the crowd. An infuriated woman, named Susan Cowdy (whose brother, we may remark, was transported for life, for participation in a murder committed a number of years ago), with the most violent and horrible exclamations, kicked the constable, leaped upon his body as he lay wholly insensible, and actually endeavoured to crush his head with her feet. It is pitiable to state that this conduct, which would have disgraced a savage, was hailed with yells of encouragement from the abandoned participators in the outrage. During the time this scene was enacting, police-constable Matthews 281, was passing, when he was struck on the head by a brickbat, thrown at him by a man named Daniel M'Carty, who was immediately knocked down in return by a tremendous blow on the cheek from the staff of Simpson, 217, Meantime the affair was assuming all the appearance of a formidable riot, two or three thousand persons being assembled in the street, and information having been sent to the police station in New-street, Inspector Backler, with a strong party of police, proceeded to the spot, while Mr. Stephens, chief superintendent, brought together in a very few minutes a reserve of upwards of a hundred men, ready to proceed to the scene of the disturbance should their services be required. On Inspector Backler arriving at Green's Village, the principal actors in the outrage had fled; but they found the unfortunate man Toney lyincr on the spot in a pool of blood, and apparently lifeless. "No one had humanity sufficient to render him the slightest assistance, or even to remove him from the street. A young man, however, with a constable, procured a car, and had him conveyed to the Queen's Hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and after some time he was restored to sensibility. While he was being conveyed away, the police searched many of the houses into which it was stated the ringleaders had retired, and eight or nine persons, two of them females, amongst whom were the woman Cowdy and the fellow M'Carty, were apprehended. Other persons were captured afterwards, making in all thirteen; and shortly after the arrival of the police the whole disturbance was quelled, and the neighbourhood assumed its wonted tranquillity. The injuries Toney received were subsequently , found to be of a much more serious character than was at first suspected. Internally he suffers the most excruciating tortures from the effects of the kicks and brutal leaping upon him; and it is exceedingly questionable whether the results will not be fatal.—Birmingham Journal,  sh str ap ve] pe]  Cal fatl in i fool suit  left pos con In 01 he frot  ci all City we u in E B elf preh has]  B 1 a Ne man. Ti• Thoz from  The. than aundas dollars dollars is alloi edueati  _  ay , at # rig on. Its