mitted an unprovoked and violent assault on policeman
Mackenzie, C 182, and Lord Waldegrave was also charged with
attempting to rescue Evans from the police.

The defendant Evans, when sober, is civil and well-conducted, but,
when drunk, is one of the most dangerous ruffians connected with the
prize-fighting gang. Lord Waldegrave is a very young nobleman, with
a fund of native simplicity in his countenance, rendered the more
conspicuous by the style of dress he had adopted, namely, a large
coloured shawl round his neck, and a rough pilot coat. Both parties
exhibited unquestionable proofs of the effect of their previous
night's potations.

Policeman Mackenzie, who had his arm in a sling, made the following
statement: About a quarter-past six that morning, after he had come
off duty, he went to the Standard public house, in Piccadilly, for
the purpose of getting some refreshment, but, on perceiving some of
the saloon frequenters there, to whom he was personally obnoxious, in
consequence of having taken disorderly persons of their acquaintance
into custody, he was about to go back, when he found himself suddenly
pushed into the house, with sufficient violence to cause his cape to
fall off. While engaged in folding up his cape, the defendant Evans
said, "Will any gentleman like to see a policeman put on his back?"
Complainant had not exchanged a single word with anybody; he,
however, found himself suddenly and quite unexpectedly seized by the
defendant, who had come behind him, and then thrown with violence
upon the floor; the defendant Evans fell upon him at the same time;
and, as complainant lay almost stunned and unable to rise, some
persons called out "Shame!" Complainant was then helped up and
assisted out of the house. He went immediately to the station house,
and mentioned what had occurred to Inspector Beresford, who instantly
sent a sufficient force to take the offenders into custody.
Complainant went and pointed out Dutch Sam to his comrades, and the
defendant was taken into custody. Lord Waldegrave, who was in the
pugilist's company, declared the police should not take his friend,
and he attempted to prevent the police from doing their duty.
Complainant, feeling his shoulder pain him very much, went to the
surgeon, and, by that gentleman's advice, proceeded to the Chari