The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE USE OF THE KNIFE IN RATCLIFF HIGHWAY.—
James Briant, an Irish seaman, was charged with cutting
and wounding Johanna Collins, his countrywoman, in
Ratcliff-highway, within a few yards of the place where
James Gardner, who has since died, was stabbed.
The prisoner, a wild, reckless fellow, who has been on
shore for three weeks, has been staying with Collins, who
belongs to the class callBd unfortunate, and, according to
her account, he had only given her 6s. in the course of that
time. On Saturday night they met in Ratcliff-highway
and quarrelled. The prisoner made an attempt to stab the
woman, but he only cut her apron in several places. A
partial reconciliation was affected, and the sailor, the com-
plainant, and a woman named Margaret Gibbons, went
into a public .house and drank some gin. The prisoner
was disposed to be quarrelsome again, and a man took
Briant's knife out of his belt and put it behind the bar, at
the same time remarking, "You are not going to do murder
in this neighbourhood." The prisoner said, "I don't wish
to do murder. lam going away with my ship at three
o'clock in the morning. The two women and the pri-
soner all left the publichouse together. The women
were desirous of getting rid of the prisoner, and said to him
we can go home by ourselves. The prioner who had a small
penknife in his hand, immediately attacked Collins with
great fury, and knocked her down several times with his
fists, and then stabbed her on the head with the penknife.
He also cut her thumb. Collins fell and called out, "Oh
Margaret I am stabbed." Gibbons said, " Don't murder
the woman," and the prisoner ran away. Gibbons ex-
claimed, " The woman is dead," and ran after the prisoner
calling out " Murder, murder." The fellow was stopped
by a constable of the K division, who said he wanted him
for stabbing a woman. The prisoner made no resistance,
treated the charge with great levity, and said " all right,
policeman."
Mr. John Brown Ross, physician and surgeon, of No. 56,

High-street, Shadwell, who has been called upon almost
nightly for some time past to attend persons wounded in
the King David-lane station-house, said he went there at
half-past 11 o'clock on Saturday night, to see the woman
Collins. There was a large contusion on the top of the
head, an incised wound on the right side of the head 21
inches in length, penetrating to the bone, and a bruise on
the right elbow. None of the wounds were dangerous to
life. The woman was the worse for liquor. The blood
flowed copiously from the wounds. Her face was battered
and swollen very much.
The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for
trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-SATURDAY.

There was not so much interest exhibited on the Grand
National to-day. The only animal in request was The
Dane, against whom 100 to 9 was taken ; 20 to 1 was offered
bar one. Very little was done on the Chester Cup. 300 to
10 was offered on the field, and offers were made to take
1,000 to 30 that they named the winner, which resulted in
nothing. Old Calabar was hacked for the Derby at 100 to
8 ; 40 to 1 was asked for against Zetlaad, and 50 to 1 would
have been taken against Spite. Long odds are offered
against outsiders for the Waterloo Cup, but there is nothing
doing to warrant a quotation. Closing prices :

GRIND NATIONAL STEELECIIISE.
100 to 9 agst The Dane (taken)
20 to 1 bar one (offered)
25 to 1 agst Thornastown (taken)
25 to I sgst Tippler (wanted)
25 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
100 to 3 agst Anatis (taken and offered)
100 to 3 agst Xanthus (wanted)
100 to 3 agst Tumbler (offered)
50 to 1 agst Blackrose (takes)
50 to 1 agst Corona (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 12 agst Buckstone (offered)
100 to 8 opt Old Calabar (taken)
P 0 to 8 agst The Marquis (offered)
40 to 1 agst Zetland (wanted)
50 to 1 agst Spite (wanted)
CHESTER CUP.
30 to 1 on the field (offered)
40 to 1 agst Brown Duchess (taken)
40 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken)

The Opinions says the diplomatic correspondence
between Rome and the French Government now made
public demonstrates anew the impossibility of the Italian
nation hoping for reconciliation with the Papacy. It is
added that this correspondence will open a vast field for
debate in the Italian Parliament. I hear that the agents
of Antonelli in Paris are organising their party in the
French Chambers; and Count de Persigny, the Minister of
the Interior, is to be especially honoured by attacks, on.ac-
count of his determination to make the Church subservient
to tho State In all temporal affairs.