The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-21 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OP A POLICE CONSTABLE IN

DBUUY-LANE.

Thomas Sheehan, 60, bootmaker, was indicted for
stabbing Barnard Corry, with intent to murder.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted, and Mr.
Ribton defended.

The facts of this case, which have recently been very
fully before the public, were but briefly gone into on this
occasion. It appeared that upon the morning of the 4th
of August, the daughter of the prisoner, who had been
out drinking with a journeyman baker, came home to
her lodgings in Drury-lane, and she refused to let him
in. She and the prisoner's wife called the police, and
wished to give him in charge to the prosecutor,
who is a constable, No. 121 F, but he refused to take
the charge, and tried to take the prisoner's daughter
into custody for assaulting him, when the prisoner
rushed from his house, which is opposite, and with a
shoemaker's knife stabbed the prosecutor four times, and
the last time left the knife sticking in his bosom. Two
of the stabs had penetrated the leather stock, and in-
flicted two very serious wounds in the neck, and the
other in the breast was a ♦ery dangerous one, and pro-
secutor was for a long time in the hospital, not expected
to recover.

Mr. Ribton, in a very able speech, contended that
they (the jury) could not fairly convict the prisoner of
having had any intent to murder, and that the safer
course would be to return a verdict of unlawful wound-
ing.

The jury found the prisoner guilty of wounding, with
Lntent to do grievous bodily berm.
He was sentenced to six years' penal servitude.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Sept. 21.—Wind this day at Noon, W. to
S.W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather.
MARYPORT, Sept. 20.—N0 appearance from bore this
morning of the Dove, of Liverpool, Tucker, from the Ha-
vana to the Clyde, which struck on the Selloth Bank pre-
vious to the 17th inst., and it is therefore feared that she
has broken up during the gale of last night.
RAMSGATE, Sept. 20.—The /Emil, Engers, from Ham-
burg to Melbourne; with passengers, riding off the North
Foreland, has had several deaths from cholera on board,
and others are ill of the same complaint.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—
Birmingham, Portland Bay ; San Francesco, Naples.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 20. —Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—
Margaret Ann, Symons, Quebec ; Bolus, St. John's, New-
foundland.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 20.—Wind, W.S.W. to N.W.,
fresh. Arrived—Bergetha, Alexandria.
Sailed—Providenza, London ; Margaretta, John and
Eleanor, and Anna, for Hull.
LOWESTOFT, Sept. 20.—Arrived—Victory, from Medi-
terranean (salt-laden), for Memel, making water.
BRISTOL, Sept. 19.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Olive, from
Quebec. Sailed—Gannymede, from Africa.
STOCKTON, Sept. 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Samuel
Spywell, from Dalhousie ; Safeguard, Quebec.
HULL, Sept. 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Fanny,
from Quebec; Rob Roy (s), Hamburgh , Prince of Waled
(s), Christiania.
GREEN OCK, Sept. 19.—The Maid of Lorn (s.), plying
between Clyde and Inverness, struck on a rock in the ere-
mon Canal, 13th Sept., and sank. Pumps have been sent
for the purpose of getting her temporarily repaired.
GUERNSEY, Sept. 19.—Wind, W. Arrived--Ninus,
Labrador.
WATERFORD, Sept. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Glide,
from Miramichi.

;ToRK, Sept. 19.—Arrived—Minerva, from St. ITbe's.
LlMERlCK.—Arrived—Hannah, from Quebec ; Euro-
pean (a s), London.
BOSTON, Sept. 4.—The wreck of a ship from 400 to 500
tons, coppered, and painted yellow inside between decks,
full of water, and burned to the water's edge as far as the
mainmast, apparently not long in that situation, was seen
16th August in lat. 44 N., 15 W., by the John Barbour,
Marshall, arrived at St. John, N.B.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.20 a.m.
Wind, N.W. ; strong, with heavy rain.
Arrived—Harmony, from Tatrnagouche ; Swift and
Fidget, Dania ; Elizabeth Bibby, Old Calabar; Nichols,
Rio Grande ; Washington, and Plata, Quebec ; Margaret
Ridley, Labrador; Mary Anne, Malaga; Albion, Mezagan;
Marmon', Cavalla •' lanthe, Alexandria; Eugenia, Viana.
The Arabia, for Montreal, has put back.

(Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 11.5 a.m.
Wind, W.N.W ; tide, 3i flood, fine.
Arrived—Soho (s), from Havre ; Rainbow (s),
Rotter-
dam ; Baron Osy (8), Antwerp; Triton (a), Calais-
Sailed—Constants, for Genoa ; Mardochio, Leghorn.
DEAL, Thursday, 10. "a.
Wind, N.W., moderate.
Passed—Orynthis., from Sunderland,
Isles, Lott-
Clarinda, Callao, London ; Amelia, -western
ew.
dr Colvilla,
don ; Mary Hudson, Oran, Antwerp ; 21
for Carthagens, ;
Callao, London • Automatia, Quebec,
e , London ; Vibilia,
Moulmein, London ; Lombard,
Quebec, London Frea Quebec, LandonQ"be ;George Dough
London, Monte Video ;
waitt, Shediac, London; RanneY!;ine, westward, north.
Apollo, Newcastle, Demerara ; f.,
Sailed.—Earl of Leicester,
Park, Bonanga Point, Thomas
°.
Tyne, Abbott, Enterpri
Mersey, with most of the o Auull ; Isabella.,
Ida, Metropolitan, Sai ah
Blyth, her Majesty's ship
► N 130 transport, Ulysses,
seutward bound.