The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton: Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28.
Dull. Sales, about 4,000 bales. Imports, 4,241;
previously, 1,098.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

The March Sessions of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this morning before the Lord Mayor, Recorder,
Sheriffs, and tinder. Sherifis.
The calendar contains the names of 93 persons for trial,
amongst which are four for murder, one accessory before
the fact to murder, forgery five, perjury one, embezzlement
three, letter stealing one, felonious wounding seven, bi-
gamy one, burglary three, coining nine.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the
number of prisoners was not above the ordinary average,
but there were some of the offences of a most serious de-
scription, although they did not present any unusual diffi-
culty. There were two men, Joseph Brooks and
Isaac Brooks, charged with the wilful murder of William
Davey, a police-constable, at Acton. Thelearned gentleman
then referred to the principal circumstances connected with
the murder, which are already well known, and said the
question was simply one of fact, and upon that the
grand jury would have to decide. There was also a
charge against a female named Jane Lake, who was
indicted as being an accessory before the murder
and the principal evidence against her was the contradic-
tory statements she had made, together with the admission
that she had destroyed certain articles of clothing, which
might have helped to elucidate the murder. Of course, the
jury would have to decide in this case whether there
was sufficient evidence to substantiate the charge, and
if they should be of that opinion then they would return a
true bill against her. The offence of uttering counterfeit
coin still occupied a prominent position in the calendar, and
it was to be regretted that forgery also was not on the
diminution. He did not think there were any cases that
called for special remark, and therefore he need not detain
them from the commencement of their duties.

The grand jury retired, and in a short time returned with
true bills against Peter Quin and several other prisoners.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A FOREIGNER,—Henri
Gouen, a French cabinet maker, of 29, John-street, Tot-
tenham-court-road, was charged as follows :

Edward Andrews, another cabinet maker, and also a
foreigner, said that on Thursday night last he saw the pri-
soner, and said to him, " I think you are the man who
broke my head three weeks ago." The prisoner made no
reply, but took from his pocket a bright instrument and
stabbed him in the face three times: He believed the in-
strument to be a pair of compasses or a knife. lie bled
very much from the wounds. After he received the stabs
on the head the prisoner gave him some more stabs in the
back and the arm. The police then came, and he gave
the prisoner in charge. The instrument was not found.
In answer to questions, the complainant said he never
struck the prisoner, and that he was taken to the Middle-
sex Hospital, where his wounds were dressed.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the complainant whether he still
believed prisoner to be the man who struck him three weeks
ago, and he said he did—that he was then struck with a
glass, and had to go to Middlesex Hospital.
The complainant's evidence having been read over to the
prisoner by Mr. Albert, the interpreter, the prisoner asked
the complainant whether he had not struck him first, and
he denied it, as also that he had told persons that when he
caught the prisoner he wodld assault him.
Jesse Stickland, 91 E, said he saw complainant and
prisoner struggling on the ground, and the complainant
bleeding. The complainant said he had been stabbed, but
he could find no instrument.

Complainant said he had witnesses to speak to the assault
three weeks ago.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should send the case for trial, as
they must teach persons that such conduct was not per-
mitted.

The prisoner, who must hate used some force, as two
coats the complainant was wearing were cut through,
and also his shirt, was then committed for trial.
Thomas Ringrose was charged by Sergeant James
Thomson, of the detective force, Scotland-yard, with pick•
ing the pocket of Marie Lecomte, in the service of Captain
P. Geard, connected with the French Embassy, and resid-
ing at 51, Pall-mall.
The case was proved by Sergeant Thomson, and Sergeant
Lambert, 12 E, who saw the prisoner pick the female's
pocket in St. James's-street, on Saturday afternoon.
Prisoner was committed for trial.