The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-17 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FROM A PARAPET.—Mary Allen,
servant to Mr. Spencer Lambert, a retired licensed vic-
tualler, of 35, Poland-street, was charged before 111 r. Tyr.
whitt with being drunk and attempting to throw herself
prisotie
from the parapet of the house, which is five storeys
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good character.
she at the time hanging half way over the parapet, and then
gave her into custody. Sergeant Clifford,
division, said at the station the pri-

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he 'thought if she was remanded for a
week it might have a good effect on her, and she was there-.
fore remanded.

THAMES.
MARINE Swrs.DLErts.—Thomas Carly and John
Hams, Foment, were charged with obtaining £9 in money,
and clothes valued at £lO 10s., of Mr. Abraham Harris,
outfitter, of No. 170, St. George-street, alias Ratcliffe-.
highway, by means of false pretences.
The prisoners arrived in the port of London a few dav9
rime in the ship Verbenia, which had made a nine months'
vcy,ge, and their custom was solicited by a runner or touter
in the employ of the prosecutor, who took them to his shop
and they were soon rigged out in a new suit of clothes,
with neckerchief, boots, new linen, and everything that
was necessary to make them appear smart at the pay table.
On the day the ship was paid off the prisoners did not pre-.
sent themselves at the Shipping Office, and on inquiries
being made it was soon ascertained that they had no wages
to receive, and that they had never formed part of the ori-
ginal crew of the Verbenia, and were not named in the
ship's articles at all. They were picked up in the western
ocean, and had been shipwrecked out of another ship
which was lost at sea.
Mr. Solfe—So you have been defrauded of clothes and
money to the amount of £2l 10s. iu all Mr. Harris.
Mr. Farris—yes, sir; they represented to me they
joined the ship in China at £3 17s. 6d. per month, and
had a large amount of wages to receive.
knew
Mr. Selfe—You would not have given them credit if you
they had no wages to receive ?
Mr. Harris—Certainly not,
Evidence was given that the prisoners were arrested in
Euston-square, as they were about to depart for Liverpool.
The new clothes obtained from Mr. Harris were taken
away in the Lemon-street station-house, and their old ones
given back to them.
The prisoners said Mr. Harris's runner took them to his
shop, and said they might have Whatever they wanted.
They would get a ship and leave their advance notes with
Mr. Harris.
Mr. Selfe—And he is to keep you until that time ?
The prisoners—We were never brcught up to be rogues
—we were never brought up to be rogues.

Mr. Selfe—You have taken to it very well. It is a most
dishonest proceeding. I think Mr. Harris had better put
up with the loss of the money, and let these men go. He
has got back the clothes.
_ _

Mr. Harris said it was a hard case upon him, and the
prisoners ought to bo punished.
Mr. Selfe—your runner has taken these men to your
shop, and you force clothes and money upon them, in
expectation of a good haul, as you thought they had plenty'
of money to receive. You are so anxious for business that
you did not exercise common prudence. How easy was it
for you to have asked the captain or any of the officers if the men had wages to receive P
The Jew said he could not pay rates, taxes, and rent
unless he was to push business a little.
Mr. Selfe—l will not commit for trial and put the county
to expense in such cases where clothes and money are put
upon sailors in expectation of very large profits.
Mr. Harris said he would prosecute at his own expense,
and it should not cost the county a farthing.
Mr. Selfe—Very well. I will keep you to your word.
At present the prisoners are remanded.

CENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(Prom the Illustrated London News.)
The will of Lieut.-General Sir James Holmes
Sehcedde, K.C.8., Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty,
late of Lyndhurst, Hants, was proved in London
under £12,000 personalty, the executors appointed
being Admiral Aitchison (since deceased), Col. H.
C. Daubeny, C. 8., and Capt. Brooke, late of the
55th Foot, of which regiment the testator was
Colonel. The will bears date in 1859, and three co-
dicils in 1860-1. This aged veteran general officer,
who is of German extraction, has died possessed of
property, principally consisting of railway shares
in England, in various foreign countries, and in
India, combining also some Irish property. The
principal recipients are his great nephews, the re-
sidee being left to his niece, Ellen, wife of Dr.
George Robertson, staff -surgeon. ToMrs Elizabeth
Campbell, wife of the Rev. W. Campbell, Connor,
Ireland, some India stock is bequeathed ; and there
are also legacies to his servants and a charitable be-
quest of £lOO to the poor of Lyndhurst. The Gene-
ral's patriotic feelings are singularly evinced by the
following bequest :—" I wish to restore to my coun-
try a pOrtion of the funds I have received for nay
public services, and leave to the fund for the
dation of the National Debt the sum of £900."
The will of C. Metcalfe Stuart Babington„ Esq.,
M.D., F.R.C.P., of Hertford-street, Mayfair, was
proved in London under £25,000 personalty, The
trustees and executors are C. Hawkins, Esq.,
Saville-row, and G. L. Parkin, Esq., Lincoln's-inn.
The will was made in December, 1858, and Dr.
Babington died on January 25th last, having exe-
cuted a codicil on the 20th of the same month.
This well-known medical practitioner has be-
queathed his property in the following manner :
To his brother, George Babington, Esq., an an-
nuity of £5O; to his cousin, Dr. B. Guy Babing-
ton, M.D., F.R.S., some presentation plate ; to his
executor, Mr. Parkin, also some presentation plate,
together with the testator's library and a legacy of
£lOO and other bequests; and to his executor, Mr.
Hawkins, the household plate, with some specific
bequests and a legacy of £lOO. There are tokens
of friendly regard left to Lient.-General Chas. Fox,
Lady Mary Fox, Drs. Barclay and Page; and to
John Hammerton, Esq., he has bequeathed his
Masonic paraphernalia, &c. His pictures and some
other effects he has left to A. F. Westmacott, Esq.;
and to the wife of the latter gentleman he has
bequeathed the residue of his entire property. All
legacies to be paid free of duty.
The will of Edward Cooke, Esq., barrister-at-law,
county court Judge, formerly of Elm-court,Temple,
and late of Taviton-street, Gordon-square, was
proved in the London court on the 20th ult., by his
relict, sole executrix; the personalty sworn under
£B,OOO. The will was executed at Northampton in
1859, and is entirely in the testator's own hand-
writing. It is exceedingly brief, and disposes of
the whole of his property to his relict absolutely.

A Turin letter of the llth, in the Constitutionnel,
says :—" The majority presided over by M. Lanza
held a second sitting yesterday. Out of 250 mem-
bers, of which that party was formerly composed,
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posed to vote, by each person individually and
openly, the following motion :--' That the majority
has no confidence in the Ministry.' That pro-
position was, however, received with murmurs
and it was only after a long discussion that
the meeting succeeded in passing one drawn
up as follows :—`
The majority declares that
it has no confidence in the Ministry as it
is now constituted.' Those last words,
to render intro
duced ntro
duced by amendment, are of a nature the
deliberations very protracted. Indeed,b should the
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Ministry be completed to-morrow, y the adjunc-
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those Ministerwhoofhav
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against the present Ministry can hardly be under-
stood; disappointed ambition may, it is well known,
lead to acts committed without reflection ; but it is
strange that a man who, during a long career, had
given so many proofs of good sense and moderation,
should pass to the most passionate and unreflecting
opposition.
Six MEN BITRTED ALIVE.—On Friday a shock.
ing accident happened en the Watchet branch of the Bris-
tol and Exeter Railway, by which four men have nar-
rowly escaped with their lives. A short distance from the
junction with the Bristol line, near Bishop's Lydeard, some
workmen were removing a high embankment, and had
somewhat undermined it, when a mass of earth gave way,
falling
on six poor fellows, and burying them beneath.
The work of extrication was at once commenced in right
earnest, and as soon as possible the sufferers were released
for their dangerous position. The truck which they were
loading also fell upon them. They were at once removedd
to the Taunton and Somerset Hospital, when it
6was found
that all were dreadfully bruised. F. Case, 2,
sustained
an injury to his ankle ; Richard Case, 23,
an injury of the
e leg ;
back ; James Mattock, 24, married,
a fracture of
and Aaron Hayes, 39, married, an injury °f the headttained and
left side.—Bristol Mcrcury.
ROBBERY."—Ort AND
THE GAROTTE MURDER- .
Pearce, who, all
as aged,
attending the death of Richard .
e 2d of January, in Shore-
was garotted and robbed on th
Saturday the inquest was resumed as to the circumstances
brought before the jury,
Lydia Hartley, formerly a Sun-
ditch. The young "In
Sun-
day-school teacher, was
had been given as to her identity, the
g .
wail again adjourned• after
some evidence

soner said she would do it again if Mr. Lambert did no!
give her a good character.