The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

James Cannon, the ruffian sweep, who stood re-
manded for his savage and murderous assault on a
police-constable, was again placed at the bar, before
Mr. Elliott.
Sergeant James [lead, 5 P, said that he had called
on Mr. Flower, the divisional surgeon, that morning,
and was told by that gentleman that Dwyer, the in-
jured constable, was not in a fit state to attend and
give his evidence against the prisoner, nor would he
be so for a week.
Mr ELLIOTT—Have you seen the constable Dwyer
yourself thii morning? S-irgeant Head—l have not,
your worship, but was told what I have stated by Mr.
Flower, who also gave me this certificate to hand to
your worship.
The Magistrate here read the certificate, of which
the following is a copy
certily that police-constable 135, Michael Dwyer,
of the P division, is gradually improving, but will re-
quire another week before he is in a fit state to appear
at the polio'-court. " J. S. FLOWER, Surgeon.
" Camberwell-green, Oct. 6."
The prisoner (who,e appearance is very much im•
proved by his coofinement)—lt's very odd, your
worship, that the constable does not attend, for I
sent a friend of mine down to Camberwell, and he
could find that he was walking about, and that being
the case I think he might come here.
Sergeant Head—That is not true, for I feel quite
certain since he received the serious injuries from the
prisoner he has not been out of his room. Mr.
Flower himself told me this morning that Dwyer got
out of bed yesterday, and for the first time attempted
to walk across the room, but was not able to do so ;
and therefore the statement just made by the prisoner
cannot be true.
Cannon—l was told that he is able enough to walk
about, and I thought as that was the case he might
come here. Your worship hasn't heard the rights of
this affair yet, but I'll tell you. I was stannin lookin
into a shop windy when the policeman came up and
told me to " move on ;" so I dar say I was a little
saucy, when be makes no more to do than take out
his truncheon and give me a lick on the back of the
head, which made a long and a deep wound—look
here, your worship (showing an extensive wound)—
and I was smothered in blood. They then takes me
to a surgeon, who sowed up the wound, and then to
another surgeon, who ripped it open and sowed it up
again. Look at my coat, your worship, how it's smo-
thered in blood.
Sergeant Head—lt can he shown, your worship,
that the prisoner had received the wound before the
constable Dwyer interfered, and the first words he
spoke to Cannon implied a request that he would ac-
company him to the shop of some surgeon to have it
dressed.
Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that in the absence of the
constable it was useless to go further into the case,
and again remanded the prisoner.

SILVER-LEAD MINING IN WALES.--The attention
of the mining interest is being directed to the mineral fields
of Wales, in several parts of which new veins and workings
have been opened. In Montgomeryshire and Merioneth-
shire very valuable mineral propert►es have been opened
and are in full work, and there is every reason to believe
that the lodes of the Lisburne and Cwmystwyth mines, in
Cardiganshire. which have yielded such enormous wealth,
are likely to be found in the neighbourhood of Llanidloes.
Mining operations have been carried on there for a period
of 17 years, and with good success, and competent parties
have pronounced that the lode, which is 20 feet in width, is,
without doubt, a continuation of the Cardiganshire mines.
It is also said that the ore which has b,en hitherto obtained
has been raised only from strings and offsets from the main
body of the metal, which lies considerably deeper, and to
work which advantageously larger shafts will be sunk.

Tlw New York Literary World sap than " the in-
ternational copyright question between England and the
United States is under consideration' at Washington ; and
so thoroughly has the way been prepared in publ.c opinion,
by a diligent examination of the topic through the press,
that we anticipate no substantial and valid bar to its early
settlement."

The Chancdlor of the Exchequer returned to
town yesterday, when Sir John Trollope and the Secretary
to the Admiralty, Mr. A. Stafford, M.P., had interviews
with the Right on. Gentleman.