The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-24 00:00:00

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clop knife. Nfitasegot him on the table when be was cut
sawn the to ei llp, wed alio teoelved date oti different
parts of his body. The pianos, was mewed, sad the belie
taken from him, and leiter" we. cooveyed to Guy's Hos-
pital, where he lay far scup days is a preeerious state.
Wilma did nothing to provoloi the prisoner either by word
or deed.
John Harrigan, brother of the complainant, conoborated
the chief part of his testimony, and added that be tried to
get at him brother, but a crowd collected round the top of
thestairs' . He, however, saw the prisoner with a knife in
his hand, cutting at him in different parts. His brother
bed no knife.
Mr. Sidney Turner, senior house amen at Guy's Ha-
Pital, said that the prosecutor was brought into that in-
etitution about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, the 2nd inst.,
bisecting from cuts on the lip and face. He attended
' him immediately, and on examination found the right
side of the lower lip cut away, and bleeding profusely,
the left ear lobe cut through, and there was a stab near the
carotid artery, nearly severing it, and placing his life in
imminent danger for some time. There were ten stabs on
the top of the head, and six other dangerous cuts on
the neck and arms. He should think Ste wounds were
I caused by the knife produced. Witness had some trouble
with the injured man, as the cots were very serious. He
was obliged to form a new under lip, which would disfigure
him for life. He wu, however, now out of all danger.
Jackson, 273 H, said that on Saturday night, the Ist
instant, he was on duty ie the Slackhiars.iced, when he
was called to the WWI= the Fourth beer-bones, and saw
the prosecutor lying on a table bleeding from the mouth and
neck. He bad the prisoner secured, and then conveyed the
1 injured man to Guy's licepitaL
The landlord of the hones and another witness gave evi-
-1 demos as to the primmer using the knife, when
Hr. Burch= committed him far trial.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A WINE MERCHANT.
Charles Eton De Witt, who was brought up on
Saturday week, cbarpd with having, by means of Wee and
fraudulent pretenoes, obtained from Messrs. Garcia Babel,
Brothers, wine-merchants, of Podding-lens, in this City, and
of Cadiz, a quantity of wines, to the value of shout 5,0001.,
sad also with forging, and uttering koowing the same to be
forged, amoral bilk of attchaoge to about the same amount,
was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor on
y, at the Ilansionlouse, to undergo a further ax.

Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, instructed by Mr. Chidley, ap-
peared to medusa the prosecution, and Mr. Waren, from
the Universal Mercantile Association.73,Chempside, who are
ansistiag is the prosecution was present to watch Me pro.
ceediags. Mr. Beard appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
The pretences under which the prisoner is alleged to have
obtained the wine were fully explained in the report of the
examination which took place the previous week,and it will be
remembered that he represented himself to be the agent of
Messrs. John Stewart and Co., of Manchester, merchants
and American bankers, and be, after having taken offices in
(botched-friars, obtained through a gentleman named Rain.
age, to whom he had been previously known, and who
believed in his statement that he was a member of the firm
he pretended to represent, an introduction to Mr. Lopez,
the London agent of Hewn. Robot, whose head firm is is
Cadiz, and that having obtained the wines, which he said
were to be shipped for India, he paid for them with bills of
exchange, which turn out to be forgeries.
The only fresh evidence adduced on Saturday Ina to prom
the mode in which the wines were disposed of by the pre-
oozier, and
Mr. Jenner Stannard was called, who said he was a wine
broker, having offices at 11, St. Benet's.place, Orsceohnrch-
street. The primmer was introduced to him in September
last, and on the 16th of that month he deposited with him
twelve wine warrants relating to seven butts of wine. He
had not the twelve warrants, but be produced others, 42 in
number, which he said the prisoner had left with him on
the Friday of the previous week, sod upon which he had no
claim. (Witems handed the warrants into court, and re.
marked that he was glad to be relieved of the responsibility
of having them in his peseessioe.) With respect to the
twelve warrants left by the prisoner in September,however,
the "Atoms said he had been advised not to reduce them,
es he had a claim upon them. He had advanced the pri.
sonar lON. upon them, which was to be paid beck In a
month, and, although they were forfeited, he had no desire
to retain possession of them if he were paid the money he
had advanced.
The witness, upon being told by Mr. Sleigh that he
was merely required to produce the warrants, and nut to
give them up, said he would take oars to produce them on
the next atomisation, and was infornmed by the court that
he could ha compelled to do so • he, however. produeed •
inenionmdmn containing all the Particulars of the warrants,
which wee made out at the time they were deposited with
Yr. Lopez examined the document produced by the last
witness, and said the meths mid particulars agreed with
those of the warrants be handed to the pneerner.
Mr. Sleigh then asked that the prisoner might be again
remanded, whisk application was complied with, and the
prisoner wee remin4decoordingly. _
Upon the application of Mr. Beard which was sanctioned
Mr. Sleigh, a sum of money which the primmer had is
his possession at the time he was apprehended, was ordered
to he gum up to him.