The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLDOROUGH-STREET.—James Collins, charged with
the murder of Nicholas Dawkins, a police-officer; by driving rti
carriage over him, was brought up yesterday for final exarnin"'
tion. On Monday last an inquest was held on the body, when
the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder."
The ,arl of Westmorland, who was present at the time the
deceased was run over, not being in town when the inquest visa
held, appeared at the office yesterday, and eeave his evidence
before Mr. RoE, the Magistrate, to the following effect:"-
" On the night of the 23d of May I was at the house of Lord.
George Cavendish, Piccadilly, and on crossing the court-3,3'd
about half-past twelve, followed by my servant, I saw two eat'
riages in the gateway endeavouring to get in. They were
jammed together. I called to the deceased to come up and '-
his duty. He came up, and desired one of the coachmen t°
draw back. He did so, and the other immediately drove for'
ward with great fury, rough a crowd of people who blocked OP
the way. On seeing this shameful misconduct, I ran after the
carriage, and asked to whom it belonged. The driver said t 2
Lady Lambert, I went into the house, and had some convent:
tion with her Ladyship on the subject. (His Lordship la°
was about to state what passed on the occasion, but the 16r,
gistrate informed him it was not necessary, as it could not n'
taken in evidence.) On my return I found the deceased 137irlg'.
against the wall, with his leg broken. That was the only cat'
riage that rushed in at the time. I cannot say whether the Po
soner is the person who drove the coach." His Lordship was
then bound over in the sum of 2001. to appear at the enetur4
Sessions to give evidence on the trial.
J. D. Hans, porter to Lord G. Cavendish, saw the earriag_A:
run over the deceaeed. He was carried forwards some Ye''
by the horses before he fell. The driver lashed the horses 2,
the time. Can't identify the prisoner as the driver.
S. Plank, chief officer of this establishment, arrest-- the
prisoner, rho voluntarily confessed that he had driven over
Dawkins, and expressed great regret that he had been the cat's
of his death.

NV. Ballard, another officer, confirmed this statement.
Messrs. Jefferies and Pitman, surgeons of St.. George's 1 ,
0„.,
pital, attended the deceased during his illness. He had aOl
pound fracture in his leg, which brought on erysipelas, 11,
caused his death. They had no hesitation in saying diet t
compound fracture was the remote cause of his death. al,
Thomas Dawkins, brother to the deceased, visited hitri
most every day during the time he was in the hospital. ile, ..,„ ,
;;,1. -
kept perfectly clean, and every attention paid to him. Indeed
he was so much satisfied with the attention of Mr. Pitol..,a'
that he cried when he was going to leave the Hospital
Shortly before his death, his brother told him that he was su
all was over with him, and the coachman had murdered
He hung by the pole and reins, he said, for some time, 0111
the coachman kept flogging the horses till they knocked hfi
down.
said
In answer to a question from the Magistrate, witness h.,id
that he had now lost three brothers by accidents. They 'La,
all died in the same hospital, and two of them in the same vil;
The only other evidence of importance was that of
Lambert's butler, who proved that Collins was the coachtoB,
on the night in question.
The prisoner was then committed to take his trial for Ins
slaughter.
BOW-STREET.—ANOTHER LUNATIC.—A poor t'll,t,t;
named Walker, who was iormerly in service in some part 01!io
Majesty's Household, • and discharged on account of insantior
brought up his landlord William Batten, a publican, to.o4,ith•
to a charge of assault, and the detention of his property.
the most ludicrous assumption of pomp, and with a oarh-';3
and port that might have become a Field Marshal out of coad.
mission, Mr. Walker advanced to the centre of the Office
regardless of the tittering laughter of all around, he pro'Anti
to open his charge. He stated that he was a bit of an artist, of -
although not professional, had ability for any departmePro;•
science. He had four drawings which he could not-pract:•6l..
his landlord to take to Mr. Wyatt, of Foley-place. He °foot
ingiy asked a tailor's boy to do this service for him.--16, of
Mr. Walker's narrative was interrupted by a violentd is
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laughter, which he was unable any longer to suppress, as is
which he was cordially joined by.all present, not even e)!, nes
ing his Worship.]—He further alleged that he never could
a bill from his landlord, and that, from his love of the se%', y.,.
always spoke with extraordinary kindness to his landl.!,`,
Mr. Batten one evening took him by the hair of the heauio.4
violently assaulted him. The charge was eventually'
The poor man was fantastically dressed in tattered rags.

A short time ago an uncommonly fine a'l"-
imported into Liverpool from Alexandria ij,
Egypt. The animal has since, we unde"tailif
been purchased of the importer by the f°ll°`Ler.
of the late Joanna Southcote. at Ashton"“!-- -9.6
tine, in this county. We know not
what 0
°0
the admirers of the deceased prophetess purP a 0
making of it ; but, it is said; they regard it,:esjog
invaluable treasure, in consequence of it 9
a native of the East. They gave, °L. Il
e-rpoot
stand, 125 guineas for the anitnal.-- (1--
Courier.)

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18 Sunderland - - 18 - 34!' oa 0 IP
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