The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

THAMES.

A BURGLAIt CIPTURED.—Henry Ekin, aged 34, who
described himself as a railway porter, was brought before
Mr. Paget charged with feloniously breaking and entering
the residence of Mr. John Arthur, surgeon, 14, Commercial-
place, Commercial-road, Stepney, near this court.
Mr. Arthur said he heard the ringing of die bell at
one o'clock this morning. He answered it, and saw the
prisoner in custody of a police-constable, who said the
house had been entered, and the safe robbed of some pro-
visions. He went into the area and founi the safe broken
open, and that some of the things had been taken out of it.
He discovered some butter, lard, soap powder, and other
things in the area, They bad been taken out of the safe
within the larder, which was under the staircase in the
house.

Isaac Pawsty, a pollee constable, No. 4851 i, said—l was
on duty this morning in the Commercial-road, and heard
a noise in the area of Dr. Arthur's house.. He started his
light on and saw the prisoner in the area with a knife in his
hand. He also saw a large hole in the safe from which the
things mentioned by Dr. Arthur had been taken ont. He
said to the prisoner " What are you doing here." The pri-
soner came out of the area into the road and said, " don't
you handle me." I said, " Yes I will until I See what you
have done in the area." ' The prisoner said, " I am hard
up, I have a wife and three children. "I rung the bell and
took the knife from the prisoner.
Eliza Hills, Dr. Arthur's servant, said the articles found
in the area were in the safe last night.

l'awsey said that an attompt had. been made to break
into the private residence of Mr. Drew, licensed victuallers'
biscuit baker, next door to Dr. Arthur's. A pane of glass
had been cut out of the kitchen window, and further pro-
gress was prevented by a stout shutter within. The perfo-
rated zinc of Dr, Arthur's safe was cut, and the provisions
removed.

The prisoner, in defence, said that the officer had taken
from him a 15 years' character from Mr. Moseiy, manager
of a railway company, where he had been employed 14
years. He was hard-up--he had had no work for a long
while, and had not tasted food since yesterday morning at
nine o'clock.

Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial for burglary
and robbery.

The prisoner—Settle it here, I will plead guilty.
Mr. Paget—No, indeed, I will not.

WES VAIINSTER.

A LADEENTALE STORY.—Albion Roche, a very respect-
able looking man, was placed at the bar charged with the
following detefmined attempt at suicide.
Henry Merit said that late last night he was going over
'Battersea-bridge when he saw the defendant approach the
side and get over the railings. Witness considering that
he was about to commit suicide, rushed towards the spot
and endeavoured to seize the defendant, but was too late,
he jumped into the water. Witness immediately called
out for a boat and gave a general alarm, and the defendant
was, after some time, taken out of the water, and conveyed
to the Magpie and Sump tavern, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea,
where the usual restoratives were administered and he
recovered. _

Mr. Selfe—What did he say when he recovered?
Witness—He said he would do it again ; that was in the
presence of the doctor who was attending him. .
Mr. Safe—Does he still express the same intenticn ?
Witness—No, he now says he has obtained his mind.

Mr. Selfe—Are any of his friends here ?
Defendant's brother here stepped forward, and said that
he was a very respectable man, and was in the employment
of Mr. Meekin, of Holborn.
Mr, Selfe—Has anything of late preyed upon his thind
which:would account for his committing this act?
The brother—Yes, he has been very mach distressed in
mind. His wife, to whom he was much attached,' has turned
out, after every endeavour to reclaim her, a most abandoned
character, and seeing her in the streets a short time ago
almost naked, and otherwise in a wretched condition, it had
such an effect on his mind that he had become severely
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depressed.
Mr. Selfe—Was he drunk ?
Witness—No, sir. He is a very steady, respectable man,
and the main support of en aged mother. Our family have
all lived together very happily till this.

Mr. Selfe--Has he spoken to you at all about this at-
tempt at suicide since it occurred ?
Witness.—He promised ho would not do it again.
Mr. safe—l shall remand him fora week. It +rill be for
his service. He will have the benefit of the chaplain's in-
structions.

TIIE INVENTOR OF GUN COTTON (Baron Lenck)
hss visited Paris, by invitation of the Emperor Napoleon,
who has conferred upon him the Cross of Commander of
the Legion of Honour, and presented him with a geld snuff-
box set with diamonds, in token of his appreciation of a
scheme which promiees to (Mot an important change in
artillery practice. '