The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

and chain, a gold ring, and other articles of jewel-
lery. The prisoners gave addresses which I found
to be correct, and from the inquiries I have made, I
have every reason to believe that they have only
recently arrived in this country from America.
The officer added that he had no doubt if the pri-
soners were remanded he should be able, on a
future day, to produce evidence in support of all
the charges he had made against them.
The Lord Mayor, addressing the prisoners, said
ho proposed, upon the evidence at present before
him, to remand them to a future day, and he
inquired whether they had anything to urge why
this course should not be taken.
The prisoners, who did not attempt to give any
explanation, and who merely said they wished for
an adjournment, in order that they might obtain
professional assistance, were accordingly remanded.
A purse, containing money, which had been
found in au omnibus, was transmitted to the Lord
Mayor, with a re.quet by the finder that the
amount contained in it should be placed in the
poor-box, if no owner came forward to make out a
good claim to it.

CLERKENWELL.--AssAuLT oN A BARMAN
AND A CONSTABLE.—A • rough savage-looking
fellow, who gave the name of Michael Sullivan, a
labourer, residing at 4, Gordon-lane, St. Luke's,
was charged before Mr. Barker with being drunk,
disorderly, and assaulting William Purser, under-
barman at Mr. H. Holland's, the Old Ivy public-
house, 166, Goswell-street, St. Luke's ; and further
with assaulting police-constable Wm. Blatchford,
68 G, in the execution of his duty.
The prisoner entered the house the worse for
liquor, but was not served. He went into the tap-
room,and annoyed the customers. The barman asked
him to leave the house, but he refused, and struck
the barman a severe blow, and the prisoner's wife
threw a pot at him and hurt him a great deal
When the constable arrived the prisoner said
should not take him, and kicked him twice on the
legs, and also struck him on the chest. It was with
great difficulty that he could be got to the station,
on the way to which he was very violent.
The prisoner said that the potman struck him
with a pot on the head, and that was the reason
why he did not leave the house.

Mr. Barker (to the potman)--Bid you strike tho
prisoner with a pot ?
Witness—Decidedly not. All that I did was to
ask him to leave the house, and he then struck me
without any provocation.

The landlord said he did not wish to hurt the
prisoner. All he wanted was to conduct his busi-
ness respectably, and for the prisoner to keep away
from his house.

Mr. Barker fined the defendant 205., or in default
21 "lays' imprisonment in the House of Correction
with hard labour.

The prisoner was locked up in default.
CONFESSION OF THE MURDER OF A WIFE,

John Lyall, a compositor, was charged under the
following circumstances :
Police-sergeant Gleeson, 16 E, said that last
night, between the hours of eleven and twelve, the
prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, came to the
Hunter-street policE-station, and said he wished to
give himself up on the charge of murdering his wife
about a year and eight months back, at Canongate,
Edinburgh. He also said that he had murdered his
wife in a fit of jealousy, and that they would find
her body buried under the bottom stairs. The
prisoner was charged with being drunk and inca-
pable, as his story was something similar to that
told by a man believed to be the prisoner, at other
police-courts, and supposed to be false.
Mr. Barker said he could only deal with the
charge before him, viz., that of the prisoner being
drunk and incapable, and upon that the prisoner
would be discharged. With regard to the confes-
sion of the murder, the police could do as they
pleased.