The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-15 00:00:00

THAMES.

TRAGICAL AFFAIR IN SHADWELL.—Antonio Alexander,
an Italian seaman, aged 20, was brought hfore Mr Par-
tridge, charged with cutting and wounding George Smith,
a seaman, in a house of ill-fame, No. 13, Albert-street,
Shadwell.

Mr Charles Young, solicitorAdefended the prisoner.

The man who is stabbed was removed to the London
Hospital immediately after he vias stabbed in the abdomen,
He is in a very precarious condition. It was rumoured in
the district, in which considerable excitement prevails, that
he was dead. We believe there is no possibility of his re.'
covery, but it is the opinion of Mr Grubb, the house-
surgeon of the hospital, that hemay live a few days. The
certificate handed to Mr Partridge, and signed R. T. Grubb,
stated that Smith had received two wounds, one in the
abdomen and one in the chest,' and that he was in great
danger therefrom.
It appeared from the evidence that the Italian visited a
woman of the class called unfortunate, in Albert-street, at
one o'clock this morning, and that a quarrel took place be-
tween him and Smith, in the course of which the prisoner
took a sheath-knits from his pocket and plunged it into the
abdomen of the man Smith, and as he was falling hit him
again on the chest. The prisozler immediately absconded,
went home to his lodgings in iSutton-street, Commercial-
road, packed up all his things and sea kit, and hired
a cab, in which he proceeded to a coffee-house
in Drummond-street, Easton-square. When the cab
returned, Paul Orchard, t police-constable, 321 K,
whose conduct is descrying of great praise (and who saw
the prisoner leave his house before the intelligence of the
affair reached him), asked tie driver where he had taken
the Italian. "To a coffeeshsp in Drummond-street," was
the reply. "Then drive natiback there directly," said the
policeman, "and as fast as lour horse will take me." On
reaching the coffee-house In Drummond-street, Orchard
heard that the foreigner ofwhom he was in search was in
bed. Orchard immediatelyiproceeded to his apartment and
took
irc to custody. The prisoner intended to
proceed
first morning train.
3 there was a quarrel in the house
theh prisoner
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in Albert-steet, and the ptisoner was beset by three men
who offered to fight him. The feud was concerning the
woman halting. The prisoner fearing
that
he sthhoeulldtableiarn wasobbed taok outlis knife and used it.
division, said •it was neces-
sary Inspector
tpheacttotrhelt°dbeeprotsBhoof t7h'
n cf the wounded man should be
taken as early as possible.t

Mr Partridge said he whild proceed to the London.Hos-
pitalslirectly he had dispeed of the nightcharges.
belonged to the:Confederate
shTpheFplroirsiodnaer;awkehno ifritrhira harbour, was formally re-
manded for a week. Hethas been here three weeks and
received £l5, the wages dto to him on his
arrival.

THE ALBERT ORMAN ASYLUM,--
public meeting held at tho M Yeaterday at a
Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor
in the chair, a new asylitn for the reception of orphans,
committee, comprising sotiewas set on foot. The managing
an as
et
di °:' suitableof the principalbuilding merchants
near
Bag a
ha
an+d,
a cost of £15,000, including the
expense of furnishing. Al.
.oport was read which stated that
citizens,wwwith
t2hoeo aboveha
carvee paciafersci hg
land, a t
thereere were were Alan children now waiting to be
admitted
into
such nearly
numbersia 2ti,no
itutions, and it was argued that if
h
of children for whom friends were
canvassing to obtain ad
there
g 0 i oiLl
rikission, there must be thousands
in a less hopeful poeitier?who had no one to take up their
cause. It was b rescue lese abs Jlutely destitute children
that the new institution kad been established. The children
to be admitted after the first 100 will be from six to 12 years
old, those who have lost both parents,
large,
motherless girls will also be ad-
mitted. is
Inid
an.d a
The family th e
girls
iwrlisil b
will be trained in needlework and to be .
Wherete
come thorough servants and an elementary knowledge of
carpentering, tailoring, ehoemt-king, and gardening, com-
bined with religious all intellectual instruction will be
imparted. On the 29.11 of Nov., 50 boys and 60 girls were
elected, of all religious dpttominations, and the Committee
contemplate extending the building so as to accommodate
1,000 inmates- They hope to receive 200 children every year
until that number is complete. The claims of such an in-
stitution to public sy.npathy and support were eloquently
urged by Mr aiambers,. the Common Sergeant, Dr Dobell,
Mr Sheriff Bexley, Mr Sheriff Dakirt, Mr Goechen,
and Lord Calthorpo. Resolutions were passed, one of which
was to the effect that the asylum was established for the
benefit of thoroughly destitute orphan children, a class for
whom comparatively little provision was made, and as a
practical memorial for perpetuating the memory of the late
Prince Consort claimed the sympathy of all classes of the
community. Towards the close of the meeting a long list
of donations was read, amounting altogether to upwards of
'47,000.

REGISTRATION OF TITLE ASSOCIATION.—The
Committee of the " Registration of Title
Association" held a meeting at the Commercial Buildings,
Dublin, on Saturday last, the 10th inst. The chair was
taken by Colonel Knox Gore, Lieutenant of the County
Sligo. The following members were present—Sir George
L'Estrange, Bart.; Jonathan Pita, Esq.; A, C. Lambert,
Esq., D.L. ; Captain Lindsay; John Leahy, Esq., Q.C.,
Chairman of Quarter Sessions; Thomas H. Todhunter;
R. Denny Urlin,i examiner, Lauded Estates Court; James
Wilson, High Sheriff, County Longford ; William Read ;
W. F. Littledale; W. Lane joynt ; and F. 1). Raynolds,
Honorary Secretary of the Stock Exchange, and Henry Dix
Hutton, Barrister.at-Law. honorary secretaries, Esqs. Mr
Hutton stated that the committee had been called together
in order to consider the 0011110 which should he taken by
the associatiot with referenci to the Bill for recording Titles
—introduced, on behalf of tho Government, by the Attorney
General for Ireland. There seemed much cause for con-
gratulation as regards the progress made by the movement,
esPvcislly with irrei once to the Government Bill. This
contained 'some excellent provisions; but at the same time
left room;for considerable improvements. To point out both
the one and tho other was the ohj-ct of the draft report
which Mr Hutton had prepared as the legal Secretary of
the committee, and now submitted for their approval. The
report was unanimously directed to be printed and circu.
toted. The statement of accounts for the past year was
brought forward by Mr Todhunter, auditor to the associa-
tion.' Several other resolutions having been passed, the
meeting separated,