The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y EVENINO, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1862.

ASSA UM ON A CLERGYMAN.

HORSHAM, THURSDAY.
This morning a powerfully built navigator,
named Thomas Walker, was brought up before
Messrs. Crase Dickins and T. Sanctuary, the sitting
magistrates, at Mr. Stedman's offices, charged with
the commission of a violent assault on the Rev.
Thomas Matthews, vicar of the village of Rudg-
wick, about seven miles from this town.

It appears that a railway is at present in course
of construction beta een Horsham and Guildford,
and the works at this end of it have progressed as
far as Rudgwick: During the construction of the
railway several outrages have been committed in
the neighbourhood by the navvies employed, and
the Rev. Mr. Matthews, since they have been at
work in his more immediate vicinity, has gone much
amongst them, apparently with good effect, to coun-
sel and advise a different course of conduct to that
which they have hitherto pursued. He has every
Sunday evening held a special service in a barn
immediately contiguous to the works, to which he
invited the men, who attended in considerable num-
bers, and whom the rev, gentleman took especial
care should be entirely to themselves, and requested
them to attend without any regard to their apparel.
The discourses were suitable to the men's calling,
and freed from the too usual spirit of the like
gatherings. The rev, gentleman, since his more
intimate acquaintance with the navvies employed
on the works referred to, has invariably attributed
any bad conduct which has been commented upon,
rather to the few than to the many, and has on
many occasions defended them when censure has
been passed nix:n them by others. It is, therefore,
with the grader regret that we have to report a
violent e.nd dastardly assault upon the rev. gentle-
man. On the prisoner being placed at the bar, the
following evidence was taken :
The rev. gentleman deposed that on Sunday
evening, the 7th of September, he performed ser-
vice in a barn near the railway bridge cutting at
Rudgwick. After the service, between six and
seven o'clock, he walked up towards Alford with
the Rev. Richard Sparkes, the rector of that parish.
Just after they had passed the railway bridge the
prisoner and another man who stood there with
him followed them, and the prisoner asked for
some tobacco. He (complainant) said that he had
not got any, and on the prisoner asking again, the
Rev. Mr. Sparkes said, "We do not carry tobacco
about with us." The prisoner again asked him (the
complainant for tobacco, and said, " If you do not
give us some tobacco, I will knock you down." He
(witness) said, "You had better take care what you
are about," or words to that effect; and the prisoner
repeated his threat. Witness said, " I will give you
in charge of the police ;" and prisoner said, with a
' foul expression, " I want some tobacco," and he
then knocked him (witness) down with his clenched
fist by a blow on the temple. His 'ivitness's) eyes
immediately blinded with blood, but he got up,
and the prisoner again knocked him down by a
blow on the side of the head. He (witness) strug-
gled up, stupified from the effect of the two blows,
when the prisoner knocked him down again side-
ways by a blow behind the ear. He (witness) was
stunned, but managed to crawl to the bank to
escape further ill-treatment. He said to the com-
panion of the prisoner, " Keep yoar comrade back ;
you will both get into trouble," and the other man
said something to keep the prisoner quiet, but did
not try to assist witness. The cut on the temple
was quite a quarter of an inch deep. The Rev.
Mr. Sparkes had, as witness supposed, be-
come frightened at the violence of the prisoner,
and ran away. The prisoner left witness, and
after he had done so witness heard him say, " I
will now go and kill the othir," making use of a
most foul expression. Witness thought he saw
Mr. Sparkes at that time on the opposite side of
the way. Witness got to Buck's cottage and washed
the blood from his face and eyes. He was s uffer-
ing considerably from the blows, and had constant
pain in his head and down his neck.

_ .
In reply to a question from the prisoner,Witness
said—l distinctly heard you say, after you left me,
‘g I will go and kill that other old —. '
The Rev. Richard John Sparkes, rector of Alfold,
fully confirmed the evidence of the prosecutor, but
would not be quite sure whether the prisoner asked
the first time for tobacco or for money to buy it
with. He (witness) was so alarmed at the ferocious
conduct of the prisoner that he rushed into an ad-
jacent cottage for refuge.
F. Buck deposed that he lived just by where the
assault took place, and heard the prisoner use
threats towards the rev, prosecutor. He (witness)
was too frightened to render any assistance, as the
prisoner was such a big powerful man. He fetched
the police-constable, and identified the prisoner at
the Queen's Head, ißuck's-green, as the man who
committed the assault.

Police-constable Eames, of the Sussex county
constabulary, said that he took the prisoner into
custody at the public-house referred to. He charged
him with the offence, and prisoner said he knew no-
thing about it. On saying he should lock him up
he said no man should lock him up. On endeavour-
ing to put the handcuffs on prisoner struck him a
violent blow on the mouth, and kicked him several
times. After prisoner was overpowered one of his
companions said it served him jolly well right, for
he had no business to interfere with the parson,
and prisoner replied that he had done it now, and
it could not be helped. adding, " I'll see to the old
- when I come out, and pay him off then, if it's
three or four years to come ; ' and he repeated the
same threat several timez. On his way to the sta-
tioh he violently resisted.
The prisoner, in reply to the usual caution, de-
clined to say anything, and
The'Chairman of the Bench feelingly remarked
on the ferocious character of the offence, and fully
committed the prisoner for trial at the next assizes.

SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER IN
GORDON-SQUARE.

Last evening an inquest was opened by Dr. Lan-
kester, the coroner, at the Elephant and Castle,
King's-road, Camden Town, respecting the'death of
a newly born female child, found with a fractured
skull in a servant's trunk, at 2, Gordon-street, Gor-
don-square, under circumstances leading to the sup-
position of its having been murdered.
The Coroner intimated to the jury that as Rosa
Clifford, the supposed mother of the deceased, would
not be able to attend for the present, and as the in-
quiry could not be completed for the want of evi-
dence not then' available, he proposed to take the
depOsition of the medical man only on the present
Occasion, and. adjourn.
Dr. Browne, of Gordon-square, was called, and
deposed that ho was requested on Monday evening
to go to 2, Gordon-street, Gordon-square. He at-
tended, and found Rosa Clifford, a housemaid in
the establishment, lying in bed, suffering from ute-
rine hemorrhage, and presenting the appearance of
having been recently delivered of a child. She,
however, positively denied having been delivered,
or pregnant at all. On Tuesday morning his atten-
tion was called to an after-birth found in the house.
He again visited her, and she still denied having
given birth to a child. His attention was then
directed to a box belonging to Itosa Clifford under-
neath her bed, which, having been pulled out, he
found contained the dead body of the deceased—a
fullgrown child.
The Coroner said that was as far as they could go
into the case that day, and therefore he proposed to
adjourn for a fortnight to complete it. Child mur-
der and cases of concealment of birth were now of
very frequent occurrence in the metropolis, and he
hoped the jury would see the necessity of giving
such cases their best consideration.
The jury acquiesced in the coroner's opinion, and
adjourned accordingly.

FATAL OCCURRENCE IN REGENTS

PARK.

Yesterday Dr. Lankester, the Central Middlesex
coroner, prosecuted an investigation at the Ord-
nance Arms public-house, Ordnance-road, St.
John's Wood, as to the death of an elderly gentle-
man, which took place in a much.frequented por-
tion of Regent's Park on Monday last, under such
sudden circumstances as to occasion some excite-
ment in the park at the time.
Mr. Edmund Wellington, 82, High-street, Port-
land Town, identified the body as that of his uncle,
Mr. William Wellington, aged 75 years, a gentle-
man of independent moans, residing in Ordnance-
road. He last saw him on Sunday night in his
usual health, and understood that he left his home
perfectly well on Monday morning for it walk
park, •
across the

Williamßind, one of the park keepers, deposed
that about one O'clock on Monday he found the
deceased lying on the grass in the park with his
eyes open, but evidently dead. ITis
attention was
first directed to the body by a gentleman, and a
large number of persons collected around it. The
deceased gentleman appeared to have just dropped
down dead. Witness immediately fetched a medical
Man, who, having pronounced him dead, he ;Issisted
to remove the body, it being then unknown, to St.
Marylehene de dhouse.
Mr. John Dt uitt, M.D., said he performed a post
mortem examination attic body twenty-eight hours
after death. He found no marks of violence what-
ever. The cause
serum on the brain.
ef death was from effusion of

The Coroner remarked that it was one of those
cases of serous apoplexy not unfiequent with old
People after a little extra exertion from walking.
Verdict—Died from natural caueee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 11.

MANSION HOUSE.—Joseph Rudkin, who was
charged a few days back with embezzling various
sums of money belonging to his employers, Messrs.
Peck and Co., 20, Eastcheap, tea merchants, was
again placed at the bar for final examination.
Mr. Lawrence, of the firm of Lawrence, Smith,
and Ford, attended for the prosecution.
The particulars of the last examination have
already appeared, The prisoner was in the service
of the prosecutors as clerk and traveller, and it was
his duty to receive orders and to collect moneys,
and account for what he received to the cashier
daily. On the last occasion it was proved that the
prisoner had received on the 10th July £2 19s. 11d.,
Bth August £5 135., and 3d September £3 13s. 11d.,
from a customer of the firm named North, who
carries on the business of a grocer in the Hampstead-
road, and yesterday Mr. Lawrence said that he
should prove two or three other cases against the
prisoner which he thought would be sufficient for
the prosecution, although it was feared that the
prisoner's defalcations amounted to nearly £4OO.
It was then proved that on the Ist August, Mr.
Belcher, of Camden-town, paid the prisoner £2O,
on the 22d August £25, and on 27th August £25,
on account of Messrs. Peck and Co.

Mr. Denman, grocer, Camden-town, proved the
payment to the prisoner of £l4 14s. 6d. on 31st
July, and £5 14s. 6d. on the 20th August. Another
of Messrs. Peck's customers, a Mr. Wade, of Cam-
den-town, paid the prisoner £l3 ls. 4d. on the
15th August, on account of Messrs. Peck. None
of these amounts, however, had been accounted for
by the prisoner.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was com-
mitted for trial.

BOW- STREET.—A French gentleman applied
to Mr. Henry for a summons against the keeper of
a mock-auction shop in the Strand under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
The applicant, who spoke English imperfectly,
said—Please your lordship, I go to de shop where
dare is de sale going on, de Saturday of last week,
and I see a very handsome clock dat strike de
hours, and seem very good. It was put up for sale,
and I bid for it, again and again, till it was knock
down to me for three pounds ten shillings. I think
that possible the clock may be change, so I wait in
the shop more than an hour and I say I will go
home wid de man dat bring home my clock. They
cover up the clock in a sack, and we go home ; but
then I find that the clock is change after all—the
face is broken, and there is no strike in the clock
at all. I take it back to de man, and I say, "You
warrant that the clock would strike." He say, " I
much prefer a clock myself that do not strike ;"
but I say " That is your taste, not mine." I say I
will have the striking clock or I will have back my
money. Igo again and again, day after day, and
each time I go 1 see the same faces—the same men
and the same women, buying the tings dad are put
up ; but I neither got by right clock nor my money,
and I see my clock put up for sale again and again.
What shall I do?

Mr. Henry explained to the applicant that he
had no power to grant a summons in such a case.
It was a breach of warrant; but the complainant
could get redress by taking out a summons in the
County Court.
Applicant—l am much obliged. That is what I
will do.

CLERKENWELL.—John Henry Green, aged
22, a strong powerfullybuilt man who had the front
of his head strapped up with surgical bandages,
and who described himself as a carpenter residing
at 23, Frederick-street, Hampstead-road, was
charged with burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Mr. Charles Newton on the
night of the 2d inst., and stealing therein an ivory
work-box, a china card basket, a gold broach,
two silver tops of inkstands, three silver napkin
rings, four yards of black silk, an album, and one
damask table-cloth. The prisoner was further
charged with cutting and wounding police-con-
stable George Gay, 135 N, with intent to murder
him, in the parish of St. Mary, Hornsey.
Mr. Inspector Baywater, N division, attended to
watch the case on behalf of the Commissioners of
Polcie.
Mrs. Jane Newton said—l reside at Harringay
House, Hornsey. It was'my husband's dwelling-
house. On the morning of the 3d inst. I came down
stairs and found several of the inner and outer doors
of the house open. That was after 6. The place had
been left in great disorder. I was the first person
down that morning. I missed a work-box and other
articles of the value at least of £5O. The articles
were taken from various parts of the house. I found
three of the outer doors open, two that lead into
the yard and one that leads into the conservatory.
I found marks showing that candles had been burnt,
and that by strangers. There was not the least trace
of any person having broken in,but there were ap-
pearances of some persons having concealed them-
selves in the billiard-room. The handkerchief pro-
duced, and which was taken from the prisoner's
pocket, is my property.
Sarah Ann Dickson said I am housemaid in the

service of the last witness. On the morning of the
3d inst. I heard an alarm from my mistress, and I
name down stairs and I saw three outer doors open.
Two of these I closed and fastened inside on the
previous night before half-past 7. The quantity of
candle that I found had been burnt by the thieves
would have lasted about three hours.

Chas. Couzens, a farm servant, said on the morn-
ing of the 3d I heard of this robbery, and I traced
footsteps from the conservatory to the hedge, and
through the hedge towards some rubbish. That was
about 9 o'clock, and before the dew was gone. In
that rubbish I found the carved ivory workbox pro-
duced. It was quite underneath it, for concealment.
Police-constable Gay, 135 N, was then called. He
appealed in a weak state, with his arm in a sling
and his hand enveloped in surgical bandages. He
was so weak that he had to be seated whilst giving
his evidence. He said—l received information of
this robbery, and I went with N 276 to watch the
workbox. About a quarter past 9on the night of
the 3d the prisoner and another Man came across the
field, direct to the spot where the workbox was con-
cealed. I saw them take it out of the rubbish, and
the prisoner tried to place it in a leather bag.
While they were so doing we pounced out upon
them. I took the prisoner into custody after he had
run alit he *way. I was not in uniform. He spoke
first, and said, "What are you going to do with me?"
I told him I was not going to do anything, with
him, provided be would go with me to the police
station. He made no reply, but went along for a
hundred yards quietly, and then I had to open a
gate. Whilst I was doing so he threw me up be-
hind, but I kept h old of him and he fell on top of me.
After a struggle I got the best, and got on top of
him, and tried to lay hold of his throat. He got
my finger in his mouth, and has drawn the nail and
flesh from the first joint from the bone. (Sensation.)
I drew my staff, and be got it away from me. I
of it again, and threw it away. I felt him pat his
hand under me, draw a knife, and prick me with
In a few minutes he held the knife in dagger
cut me at the back of the head.
and made a desperate stab at me. llthbeengfaen fashiont
lt
thoe
eaedl
after him, and when I got to hi I slipped down.
got up and went
very faint, and he got away. I
i
The moment I fell he turned round, stabbed me
again in the head, and said, " You -- that will
do for you now." I called " Help" and " Murder,"
and my brother constable came to me. I lost a
great deal of blood from the wounds the prisoner
inflicted. He said no more to me. I have been
under the surgeon ever since, and shall be so for
some time. lam unable to do my duty.
In answer to the prisoner, the witness said he
did not strike prisoner with his staff when he first
took him into custody. He was almost insensible
when his brother constable came up.
Police-constable James Gall, 236 N, said—l was
with the last witness when the prisoner and another
man came for the box. They both ran away, and
I followed the other man, and he escaped by
jumping into the river. I heard my brother con-
stable call out " Murder !" and " I am stabbed !"
I then turned back to his assistance. I met the
prisoner full butt, running, and I struck him with
my staff and knocked him dot/,h, and took hini to
the station. He did not say a word. I searched
him, and in his side coat pocket I found a
pocket-handkerchief belonging to the prosecutor.
I found on the prisoner u• soldier's discharge,
which showed that he was convicted of burglary at
Aldershot.
Police-sergeant W. Monahan, 38 N, said—l *as
on duty at the Hornsey station when the prisoner
was brought in on this charge. I took off his hat
to look at tho nature of the wound, and found the
knife produced, in hits hat. Hearing that the con-
stable was stabbed, I examined ir, and found marks
of blood on the large blade. The blood was quite
fresh.

Inspector Bywater said that thore was a previous
conviction against the prisoner but it was not then
present. There was also another charge of burglary
against the prisoner.
The prisoner said he did not wish to ask any ques-
tions, or to make any defence.
Mr.
.Barker Committed the prisoner to the Cen-
tral Criminal Court for trial on this. charge. .
The prisoner was next charged. with burgluriously
and entering
br.eakingvvelling-bouse of George
Richards Burnett Esq., stiller., South-lodge, En_
field-chase, and stealing silver plate and other arti-
cles of the value of £lOO, on the 10th August last.
rhea
i Mr. George Richards Burnett said—l reside at
South Lodge, Enfield Chase. I am a rectifier. On
the morning of the 10th I found that the house,
which is my dwelling-house, had been entered in
the night. I heard, of it between six Wild seven'

o'clock in the morning. My plate, a pair of opera
glasses, and other property, in value over £lOO, was
missing. I found a piece of a candle in the dining
room. The candle had been burnt. The thieves
stole the drawing-room candlesticks.
Mr. Francis Wingfield Robinson said—l reside
with the last witness, and did so in August last. Mr.
Burnett is my uncle. On the night of the 9th Aug.
I left the hat produced, and which was taken from
the prisoner, hanging in hall. The next morn-
ing I missed it. The thieves left three caps for the
three hats they stole. They also stole a coat belong-
ing to me. _ _ _

Police-sergeant Monohan, 38 N, said—On the 4th
of the present month the prisoner was brought to
the station on another charge. He wore the hat pro-
duced, and which was identified by the last witness.
Anna Maria Dale said—l am a servant to Mr.
Burnett. On the morning of the 10th of August
last I got up before 6, and downstairs at 10 minutes
past 6. I found the kitchen passage door open. It
is a half glass door. I found a square of glass taken
clean out. It was not broken. A person by that
means could reach one of the inner bolts. I also
found a square of glass in a skylight over the door
broken, by which the other bolt fastening the door
could be reached. I found a quantity of candle
grease on the floor in different places, and also some
on the plate-basket from which the plate had been
stolen.

Robert Asher said—l am butler to Mrs. Burnett,
of Selby Lodge, Brighton. My mistress was on a
visit to Mr. Burnett, at Enfield. On the night of
the 9th ult. I was the last person up. I went to
bed about half-past 11. I went round the house and
saw that all the doors were properly fastened. The
housekeeper went with me. I then saw the door
w.hich the last witness has spoken of bolted inside
with both bolts. I took the plate-basket upstairs,
and placed it in my bedroom. The thieves entered
the room whilst I was asleep, and took the plate
and the basket out of the room.

'The prisoner, in defence, said—The sight I was
taken into custody I was at the Manor-house, Horn-
sey, with a fellow of the name of John Johnson.
He had that hat on, and it was too big for him. I
gave him sixpence for that hat, and my cap. lam
innocent, and that is all I have to say.
Mr. Barker fully committed the prisoner to the
Central Criminal Court on this charge.

MARYLEBONE.—An Irishwoman, about 30
years of age, named Eliza Gearing, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Yardley, charged with stabbing
Mary Dewan with intent to murder her.
Prosecutor appeared a most pitiable sight, her
head was bound up, and the bandage round her
neck was saturated with blood, On being sworn
she deposed—l live at N 0.4, Horace-street, and the
prisoner at No. 1. Between nine and ten o'clock
last night I was standing at the door of No. 1, lis-
tening to some girls quarrelling, when prisoner
came up and striking at me said, " Take that you
bitch." I felt myself cut, and fell down in-
sensible. On recovering I felt that I had been
stabbed, and blood was pouring from a wound in
my head. I was taken to the dispensary.
Mr. Yardley—Had you said anything to the
prisoner ?
Prosecutrix—No, sir.
Prisoner—You told some one that when I was
stripped and washing you brought two men to look
through the window at me.
Pr osecutrix—Oh no.

Margaret Connor, residing at 37, in the same
street, said—l saw the prisoner rush up to Dewan
and strike her, but I could not see what it was
with, she at the same time making use of very fear-
ful expressions. Blood came gushing from her
head, and she fell down, and prisoner ran off.
Police-constable Wade, 168 D, stated—l went
into the street to quell a row, and as I was doing
so there was a cry raised that a woman had been
stabbed. I turned round and saw the prosecutrix
on the ground and prisoner running away. I pur-
sued her and found this knife in her hand. (It
was a large sharp pointed carving knife nearly
new.) I had the prisoner taken to the station, and
the prosecutrix, who was bleeding copiously. to the
dispensary. I have the certificate from the sur-
geon. It is as follows :
"I hereby certify that I dressed the wound of
Mary Dewan, and found it was behind the ear on
the left side of the head. It was about three inches
in length, and of considerable depth. I do not
think, with care, it will be dangerous.—September
10, 1862. W. GRIFFIN, house-surgeon to the
Western General Dispensary."
Mr. Yardley, after looking at the knife, remarked
that it was a fearful weapon. He asked Connor
whether rrisoner struck at or stabbed at Dewan.
Connor—She stabbed at her.

Prisoner—l did not; I only struck her with it.
Mr. Yardley then ordered Mr. Tale (second clerk)
to take the depositions, which having been done,
prisoner was fully committed for trial at the next
sessions of the Central Criminal Court.

WORSHIP-STREET.—John Tillet, respectable

in appearance, and describing himself as is tallow
chandler, in Hague-street, Mile-end, was charged
before Mr. Leigh with stealing forty sovereigns
from the pocket of John Ely, farmer at Frampton-
on-the-Severn, in tiloucestershire.

Mr. Heritage defended the prisoner.
Mr. Ely, who did not appear to care much for
' his loss, said—Last Thursday night I slept at a
public-house near the East-toad, City-road, and
this man slept in the same room, and when I awoke
the next morning I missed 40 sovereigns from a
purse in the pocket of my trousers. I told him so,
and he replied, " Oh, it's all right, Peters has got
it. I know all about it, and will go with you to
him." We left the house, went to another public-
house not far off, had some brandy and milk there
at the bar, and when I returned, after a minute or
so, why—he was gone. This morning I met him
very near London-bridge, I'm told, so I tapped him
on the shoulder, patted him heartily on the back,
and asked, " Holloa, what has become of my
money ?" Then I gave him into custody, although
he'd gotten a young lady with him.
Cross-examined—l don't know the name of the
house where we slept, and what's more, I can't find
it. Prisoner was quite a stranger to me, so are you.
I was the worse for liquor, so was he. It was a
double-bedded room. I slept alone, and wore my
breeches. I and he had been drinking together
before then for three hours, yet I was not so tipsy
as to be unable to count my money before I went
to bed, There were 48 sovereigns then, and when
I found that B,.§f them had been left I thought it a
great favoui.. • .Peters is a person with whom I
lodged with two nights when I came from the
c•,untry. My luggage is there now, for you must
know that I intended to emigrate, and pa
deposit for my berth. Peters is a respectablei
person, a contractor. He lives at No. 15,
Cambridge-place, opposite St. Mary's Hospital,
Paddington: A policeman recommended me to
lodge there, and I wish that I had not lodged any-
where else. I've not been to Peters' to see whether
my money was there because I've been looking after
this chap (prisoner) d'ye see. I wasn't with any
woman the day before I lost this money, but I was
among skittle sharps, and lost £2O. Prisoner was
not one of them. A ehap was there with spectacles
like you; a fine-looking carroty fellow, not like
you. I'm thirty-eight, and single. Anything more
you'd like to know ? (Laughter.)
Edward Noble, barman of the Prince of Wales
publichouse, East-road, City-road, gave evidence
confirmatory of the prosecutor's with regard to the
prisoner Laving drank with him at the bar, and to
his leaving in his absence, at which time neither
were in liquor.
Maundrell, 55, City police, said that prisoner,
when he took him into custody, had in his posses-
sion three sovereigns and a watch and chain.
He did not deny the companionship of Mr.
Ely, as spoken of, but disclaimed all knowledge of
the stolen money. Witness believed that he, was
known and asked ro•remand.
Mr. Heritage,' at the'elciSe 'of 'the evidence,. obl
served—There is scarcely any proof of this £4O
having been lost, much less stolen ; and, under such
circumstances as have been detailed by the prose-
cutor, I contend, that there is not any testimony
touching;the,.prisoner.Meree is a man who has been
fleeced b,yeharpers ih the day, and so drunk that
ne sleeps in his clothes at night, making this seri-
ous charge of robbery.
Mr- Leigh-r-P° you think that he could have
counted forty7eigPt. for eight ?
Mr. leTiti!
ge4—lt. is generally understood that
"vaienta Bran 18 ifi Yclub,r. he is:likely to see double.
Mr. Leigh,---He must in this instance have seen
three times double. The prisoner' although aware
of the suspicion against him, and des;pite his pro-
posal to accompany the farmer to Mr. Peters, took
the instant opportunity of slipping away. I shall
remand him, but will take bail for his next appear-
ance, if two respectable
sureties in £2O each.
housekeepers will be his

ANDSWOR,TH.—After the business of the
court had been disposed of, Mr. Dayman proceeded
iu a cab, accompanied by Mr. A. Taylor, the chief
clerk, to the house of Henry Cook, in Battersea-
fields, who was shot in the side on Monday night
by George Robert Kilsby, for the'purpose of taking
his depositions, as he was considered to be in a very
dangerous state. The magistrate was met at the
house by Inspector Lovelace, who had brought the
prisoner from Horsemonger-lane Gaol, under an
order of his worship. The prisoner s taken up
stairs into the dying man's room, and placed at the
foot of his bed. He confronted the injured man
with a determined air, and there was quite an
amount of fierceness in his demeanour. Cook lay
u ion his back, and appeared in a very low state,
Mr. Kempster, the medical gentleman attending

on him, being obliged to use restoratives daring tho
examination to prevent him from fainting.
Oa being sworn, the wounded man stated that
his name was Henry Cook, and was a grocer, living
in Thorsby-place, Battersea-fields. He had hiown
George Robert Kilsby about sixteen months. Ha
saw him on Monday night last, between 10 and 11
o'clock, outside his shop door. He saw him come
across the fields with his brother and his brother's
wife. The prisoner walked up to him and said,
" Well, sir." He replied, " Well, sir." The pri-
soner had his right hand in the left breast of his
waistcoat. Witness spoke to the prisoner's brother
and his wife, and inquired how they were. He
was putting up his shutters, and the prisoner said,
"Where is my wife?" He told him that he had
quite enough to look after his own wife without
looking after his. He also told him that he must
be very foolish to ask such a questi,-n. He then
finished closing his shop and went inside to screw
up the shutters. He afterwards stepped outside to
take in the boards, and he then heard the prisoner
say, " Take that, then," and immediately fired a
pistol. The witness then said he became rather
excited and scarcely knew what happened after-
wards. He felt that he was shot in the right side.
He distinctly saw the pistol in the prisoner's hand.
Mr. Taylor—How far were you from him at the
time ?

Witness—Hardly a yard and a half.
The prisoner—It was three or four yards.
Mr. Dayman—You must take his answer.
Mr. Taylor—When did you see him before that
time ?

Witness—On the Saturday night previously. I
had no quarrel with him then.
Mr. Taylor —Had you any previous quarrel ?
Witness—Yes, on Friday last. I spoke to him
in consequence f what my wife told me. I asked
him whether he had told my wife that he had seen
me kiss his wife. He said he had. In consequence
of this we had a severe altercation. He told me he
should leave on Saturday night. He was then
lodging in this house.
Mr. Taylor—Had he previously charged you with
improper conduct with his wife ?
Witness—No. He told my wife on Thursday,
and I spoke to him on Friday. He left my lodgings
on Saturday._ _

This was-all the evidence, and Mr. Dayman told
the prisoner if he had any questions to put he
must do it in a quiet manner.
Prisoner—ln the first place—and answer the
question truly—where were you on Saturday after
10 o'clock in the morning ?
Witness—ln my business in the shop.
Prisoner—No such thing ; you were out from
10 o'clock in the morning till 10 o'clock at night.
Witness—l never left the shop.
Prisoner—Another question. Tell me what you
have done with my wife.
Witness—Nothing.
The prisoner here declined to put any more
questions, and the depositions of Cook were then
read over and signed, after which the prisoner was
removed in a cub to prison.

COUNTRY MARKE2S.

MANCHESTER-SEPT. 11.

This morning's market was moderately atf ended, and
we experienced a fair consumptive demand for the best sorts
of English and American wheat, at late rates. Inferior
sorts neglected. Flour was slightly in favour of buyers.
Oats and oatmeal dull, but held for quite as much money.
Indian corn was 6d to 9d cheaper. Beans brought fully
former pikes.