The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-29 00:00:00

An adjourned general meeting of this company was held
at the London-bridge Station, for the purpose of confirm-
ing an agreement for the purchase of the Wimbledon and
Croydon Railway.
Mr. Schuster, the chairman, presided.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that
this meeting was adjourned from the 9th of July last, and
as tho lawyers had not been able to complete the docu-
ments which they were called on to confirm, it would be
necessary to adjourn again until the 7th November next.
The matter was not a very important one, but the confir-
mation of it by the shareholders was requisite. He
adverted next to a statement made by the chairman of the
South-Eastern at the last half-yearly meeting, reflecting
on the conduct of himself and his colleagues. He was not
in the habit of having papers read at their meetings respect-
ing attacks made by other companies, but he thought it right
on the present occasion to submit to the meeting a paper
which had been printed in reference to their proceedings.
It was necessary they should be very exact in regard to
these matters, and with respect to what occurred in Par-
liament, to enable them to come to a correct decision.
(Hear hear.)

The document, which was very lengthy, was then read
and contained a denial of the charges made by the chair-
man of the South-Eastern against their company.
The CHAIRMAN said he had nothing to add to the state-
ment contained in the paper, and, therefore, he should not
offer any further observations.
Mr. COLES CHILD said he was glad that the chairman
had so fully vindicated himself and his colleagues from the
charges which had been made against them. He was a
large shareholder in the South-Eastern, and of course
much interested in what related to it, but he considered it
was in the worst taste possible for Mr. Byng to throw out
imputations on that company. There was an old and a true
saying, namely, that persons who live in glass houses
should not throw stones. The South Eastern accused the
London and Brig►hton of endeavouring to infringe their
rights ; but what was the fact ? The South Eastern had
been endeavouring to encroach on the territory of the
London and Brighton ; and, in resisting that encroach-
ment, the latter had been invariably successful. The
speaker then went into some details confirmatory of his
statement.

On the motion of Mr. HERAPATIL, seconded by Mr.
ADAMS, thanks were voted to the chairman and to the board
of directors for their satisfactory conduct.
The meeting then adjourned.

LAW INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Gibbons.)
GRIFFITHS V. JACKSON.

This was an action in which the plaintiff, a Sheriffs'
officer's man sought to recover 30s. for watching a prisoner
for debt in defendant's sponging-house.
Mr. Webster appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Buchanan re-
presenting the defendant, who is one of the sergeants-at-
arms to the Sheriffs of London.

Plaintiff stated that defendant arrested a debtor, who
preferred stopping at his lock-up to going to Whitecross
Prison, and plaintiff was employed to watch him. Plain-
tiff watched five nights and one Sunday, tho charge being
ss. per night and ss. per Sunday.
Mr. Buchanan asked plaintiff to do the job for a certain
sum.

Plaintiff:replied that he bad not,:adding that he ought to
be paid extra for the work. If he went into possession he
could get some sleep, but, of course, when he had to watch
a debtor all night he must keep his eyes open. (Laughter.)
Mr. Buchanan called defendant, who declared that it was
a rule with sheriff's officers only to pay one guinea for a job
of this kind.
Mr. Webster said he had other evidence to show the
custom, and witnesses deposed that it was tho invariable
rule for sheriff's sfficers to pay ss. per night for watching a
debtor.

His Honour did not see how he could resist plaintiff's
case, but defendant applied for an adjournment, saying
that he would subpoena all the sheriffs' officers in the City
of London and the metropolis to prove his view of the
custom.
His Honour granted the adjournment.

The Frightful Attempted Murder and

Siiieide in Westminster.

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER THIS DAY.
WESTMINSTER POLICE COURT.—It will be fresh
in the recollection of our readers that on Tuesday, August
29, great excitement was caused in Westminster by the
report that a labourer named O'Shaugnessy had, at 12 o'clock
in the day, iu Regent-street, Westminster, cut his wife's
throat and then made a desperate attempt on his own life.
This account was soon confirmed. The parties, who
are of the sister country, had been walking the streets
and quarrelling all the morning, the man being appa-
rently under the influence of liquor, and at 12 o'clock,
while proceeding" through Regent-street, a crowded
thoroughfare at that time of the day, he suddenly drew a
razor from his pocket, cut his wife's throat severely, and
inflicted a wound on his own throat of such a nature that
both were conveyed with all possible alacrity to the West-
minster Hospital in a very precarious condition, no hopes
being entertained of the man's recovery for some days.
The woman, who was not so severely injured, showed
favourable symptoms soon after her admission to the hos-
pital, and, although the man became worse, after ten days
he recovered, and was pronounced sufficiently convalescent
to be brought up for examination to-day.
On being placed in the dock,

William O'Shaugnessy, the prisoner, whose neck was
bandaged up, was very weak, but much stronger than his
wife, whose throat was also bandaged up, and who could
hardly speak, was then charged before Mr. Selfe with felo-
niously attempting to murder his wife, and also withlelo-
niously attempting to commit suicide.
Mary O'Shaugnessy—l live at 7, Lillington-street, Pim-
lico. lam staying at Westminster Hospital.
Sergeant Mason—They were living apart, and he was
living at' 7, Bridge-row.
Witness—l was living at 142, Lillington-street, Pim-
lico. He lived at Bridge-row. I have lived apart from
him six years, and maintained myself. I had occasion to
summon him here the fortnight after I left him: that was
for threatening me, and he was bound to keep the peace.
Rnowland, 141 K— He was not locked up.
Witness—l saw him on the 29th August, a little after
eight o'clock. He came to the room where I live. There
was no one else there besides me. He wanted to come and
live with me again, and I said he shouldn't. He insisted
upon stopping, and then I left the room, and would not
stop with him there. The people where I lived said he
ought to be ashamed of himself. I left the room, and he
came after me. Befere I went I threw some water in a
pail over him. He stayed in the room about 10 minutes.
I went down stairs the first time. He came twice.
When he came back the second time I threw
the water at him. I can't say what time he
came back about nine o'clock. When he came
back he brought some boys to take the things out of
my room. I left the house altogether then, and I did not
know what to do, because he followed me everywhere I
went. I came down hero and asked for a summons, and
he followed me into the court. I remember his speaking
while I asked for the summons, and he was put out of court
for making a disturbance at 10.30 by 263 A. I didn't get
the summons, and went to the corner of the square (Vin-
cent-square) towards Regent-street, and he followed me.
I slapped him in the face, I was so annoyed. He said he
would pay her for that presently. He still followed me
and put his two hands into his coat pockets. I have got•
nothing more to say.
Mr. Selfe—Go on, please.
Witness—l did not see anything. He passed his hand
across my throat. I did not 6'30 what ha had in his hand.
He said something when he did it, but. I don't remember.
When he had done it he shifted off his jacket, and said "I
will do for myself now." I put my hands to my throat,
and felt Tia blood. A woman put my clothes up above my
neck and said she would stop the blood, and a man said he
would strap up the wOund, and they took me to the hospital.
Mr. Selfe—Did he appear to you sober ?
Witness--He was quite sober that morning.
Mr. Selfe—Do you wish to ask your wife a question ?
Prisoner—No, your worship. _ _ _

Jemima Fulford, married, wife of George Fulford, 141,
Regent-street, Westminster—l remember the morning of
the 29th August. I was standing at my own door. Shortly
before 12 I saw two people standing close by the railway
talking, the last witness and prisoner. I went to go for
an errand. I heard the woman say, "You nasty looking
wretch !" and I looked round and passed on ; and as I was
coming back three minutes afterwards, about three or four
yards off, I saw him take her as if he would give her a
good shaking. I saw his hand at her throat and the blood
spurting out ; and he immediately took hold of his own
throat and said, " See, here's another!" and he had a
mor in his hand. Ho walked along by the railings and
cut his own throat, and sat on a door step. A little boy
picked up the razor and offered it to me.
Mr. Charles Antonini—l was house-surgeon at West-
minster Hospital when she was brought in. She had a
very large wound, extending almost from ear to ear—only
one wound. The windpipe was not severed or injured at
all. She was very weak from loss of blood, and in a dan-
gerous state. It was not in the direction of the jugular
vein, but, as it were, from jaw to jaw. I also saw the pri-
soner. He was brought in at the same time. His was the
same kind of wound, but even more severe, deeper and
longer in the same position. Both were in considerable
danger, and the wounds, if not attended to, would have
been fatal to life. He left this morning. I don't know
whether he is going back.
Arthur Mason, 15 B—l was on duty at the station about
12 o'clock. I heard of the occurrence and went to the
spot, and found prisoner lying down ; his neck had then
been tied up. I assisted to take him to the Westminster
Hospital.

[The razor was produced covered with blood.l
Mr. Antonini—The wounds I saw might be produced
by such an instrument as that.
Mason—This morning I took him into custody. He
said he knew the charge against him.
The depositions were ordered to be immediately pre-
pared for the prisoner's committal for trial.