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

THAMES.

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

Mr Charles Young, solicitor) defended the prisoner.
The man who is stabbed was removed to the London
Hospital immediately after he was stabbed in the abdomen,
He is in a very precarious condition. It was rumoured in

the district, in which considerable excitement prevails, that
ho 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 he may 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-knife 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 prisoner immediately absconded,
went home to his lodgings in Sutton-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, Euston-square. When the cab
returned, Paul Orchard, n police-constable, 321 K,
whose conduct is deserving of great praise (and who saw
the prisoner leave his house before the intelligence of the
affair reached him), asked the driver where he had taken
the Italian, "To a coffeeshbp in Drummond-street," was
the reply. " Then drive me back there directly," said the
tour horse will take me." On
rea e policeman,h;ng
the‘ ` "and as
coffee-house
a ut
ses
in Drummond-street, Orchard
heard that the foreigner of whom he was in search was in
bed. Orchard immediately proceeded to his apartment and
took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner intended to
proceed to Liverpool by the first morning train.
Mr Charles Young saiol there was a quarrel in the house
in Albert-stect, and the pti,oner was beset by three men
who offered to fight him. The feud was concerning the
The prisoner fearing
that h womane
the
shouldlt Italian
robbedan w as
teak out his knife and used it,
Inspector Roberts, of the li division, sail it was neces-
sary that the deposi ion of the wounded man should be
taken as early as possible.•

Mr Partridge said he would proceed to the London Hos-
pital directly he had disposed of the night charges.
The prisoner, who formerly belonged to thoSonfederate
ship Florida taken in Bahia harbour, was formally re^
mended for a week. He has been here three weeks and
received £l5, the wages dce to him on his arrival.

THE ALBERT ORPHAN
ASYLUM,—Yesterday at a
public meeting held at the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor
with the above designatiotim for the reception of orphans,
committee, comprising some of the principal merchants and
, was set on foot. The managing
in the chair, a new asylii
citizens,
t have
furnishing.
rnpurchaseds
hing.
k suitable building near Bagshot,
with 200 acres of land, ate
cost of £15,000, including the
expense
report was read which stated that
u
orphan children now waiting to be
m
institutions and it was argued that if
tathhdeerreietwtweederreiensntueocaheClynisu2tminogboeoirns%eiftchildren for whom friends were
canvassing to obtain admission, there must be thousands
in a less hopeful position who had no one to take up their
cause. It was to rescue these abs ilutely destitute children
irlthat
admitted been established. The children
to be
100 will be from six to 12 years
d
thoseh:td who have lost both parents.
Where
and theye trheeanew
family
willinstitutionitse r
be l
thearge fiizot
motherless girls will also be ad-
mitted. The girls will be trained in needlework and to be
come thorough sery oats, and an elementary knowledge of
carpentering, tailoring, shown.. king, and gardening, com-
bined with religious and intellectual instruction will be
imparted. On the 29th of Nov., 50 boys and 50 girls were
elected, of all religious &nominations, 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 Chambers, the Common Sergeant, Dr Dobell,
Mr Sheriff Besley, Mr Sheriff Dakin, Mr Goschen, M.P.,
and Lord Calthorpe. 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 daises 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 ASSOCIATI&N.--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 Pim, Esq,; A, C. Lambert,
Eng D.L. ; Captain Lindsay; John Leahy, Esq., Q,C.,
Chairman of Quarter Sessions; Thomas H. Todhunter;
R. Denny Urlin, examiner,fLanded Estates Court; James
Wilson, High Sheriff, Coup!), Longford; William Read ;
W. F. Littledale; W. Line Joynt ; and F. D. Reynolds,
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 course which should be taken by
the association with reference to the Bill for recording Titles
—introduced, on behalf of the Government, by the Attorney
General for Ireland. There seemed much cause for con-
gratulation as regards the progress made by the movement,
especially/with reference 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 the other was the obj et of the draft report
which Air 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..
lated. The statement of accounts for the past year was
brought forward by Mr Todhunter, auditor to the associa-
jinn.' Several other resolutions having been passed, the
meeting separated,