The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-24 00:00:00

THAMES.

CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Herman Menus, a German
skin-dresser, was brought up on remand from yesterday

Friday), to answer a charge of stabbing William Bryant,

fireman on board a steamer bound to Bordeaux, and who
will sail this afternoon in his vessel, in consequence of
which the case was taken early.
Mr C. Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
► It appeared from the evidence cf the prosecutor, who said
he could not move the left side of his jaw, but who never-
theless treated the matter with great indifference, that on
Tuesday night last he was on his way home to No. 16,
Lambeth-street, Whitechapel, and between eight and nine
o'clock he was stabbed " by that hero gentlemen there,"

pointing to the prisoner. The witness was directed to re-
late how the affair happened, and he said he was skylark-

ing, and the gentleman said something to him. One word
brought on another, and the " gentleman " hit him or
stabbed him, and cut down the side of the cheek. He had
pushed against the " gentleman." He had not moved one
side of his face since he was cut.
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In cross-examination by Mr Charles Young, the witness
said he was drunk and did not recollect much at all about
the matter. Two other men were with him. He struck
against the prisoner, and the prisoner struck against him.
Several witnesses were examined on both sides, who made
out that the parties struck each other, but there was no
doubt frem the, medical evidence of Mr John Comley, sur-
geon, of High street, Whitechapel, that Bryant had been
cut down the left cheek with a sharp instrument.
Mr Charles Young said the prisoner in self-defence struck
Bryant with one of two tin cans he was carrying, and the
sharp edge of the can inflicted the wound.
Mr Partridge committed the prisoner for trial.
TAKING CARE ox A FRIEND'S LUGGAGE.—CharIes
Williams, a man of colour, a West Indian, was brought
before Mr Partridge, charged with stealing a chest, con-
taining a large quantity of linen and wearing apparel, the
property of William Henry Long.
The prosecutor said he was a seaman, and lately belonged
to the ship William fell. The prisoner was also a seaman
abroad. On Saturday, last the 17th of September, he landed
at Southampton from Havre. His luggage was left at the
Custom-house, in Southampton, on the previous day.
When he went to the Custom-house, on Saturday, to claim
it, he found it was gone. His chest contained a pair of
trousers, a pair of slippers, 5 shirts, 6 singlets, a pair of
drawers, 4 pairs of stockings, a pair of mittens, a rug, a
feather pillow, and other small articles. He suspected
the prisoner, who had been at Havre with him, and
reached Southampton a day in advance. On making inqui-
ries he ascertained that a man of colour, whose description
answered to the prisoner exactly, had been to the Custom.
house at Southampton, represented himself as the owner
and obtained the chest and contents. He met the prisoner
last night in Ratcliff-highway, and said to him, " Hallos,
have you got my chest?" The prisoner said "Yes," and
he then asked him to give it up. The prisoner said, "I'll
take you to my boarding-house and give you up all your
things." The prisoner walked him about the streets for
an hour without taking him to any boarding-house, and he
gave him in custody to a police-constable. The witness
then produced the key of his chest and identified his pro-
perty, which was produced.
John Ashboarn, a police constable No. 341 K, said he
went to Buleg's boarding-house, 233, High-street, Shad-
well, where the prisoner '*as lodging, and found there the
whole of the stolen property. Some of it was contained in
the prisoner's own cheat and the remainder in the prose-
cutor's chest.
The prisoner made a long defence, which was in effect
that his chest and the prosecutor's chest were both taken
on shore together at Southampton, and so he took both to
London. He intended to take care of Long's property.
Mr Partridge committed the prisoner to Newgato for
trial.

SPAIN AND THE AMERICAN STATES.--A Washing.
ton despatch to the New York World says :—" The United
States has been called upon by the United States of Colum•
bia, formerly New Granada, to fulful the stipulation of the
treaty of 1816, by which it agreed to guarantee, forcibly, if
need be, the neutrality of the Isthmus of Panama. Ram
calls upon Columbia, with whom she is on friendly terms,
to prevent the passage cf Spanish troops across the isthmus
Cr purposes hostile to her. A s Columbia has not the requi-
site strength to oppose such a purpose on the part of Spain,
she calls upon our Government to fulfil the guaranty above
referred to. The only question was whether the United
States of Columbia wero the proper party to demand the ful-
filment of the treaty, and the question was referred to the
Attorney •General for decision, and upon investigation of
the facts he finds that New Granada and the United States
of Columbia are one and the same Government. It there-
fore becomes our duty to send troops and vessels of war, if
necessary, to maintain the treaty and prevent Spain from
transporting troops across the isthmus."