The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

IV 01?SH1P-S-1 REET.

A decently dressed man, who gave the name of Henry
Bunn, and appeared about 35 years of age, was charged
before Mr. Arnold with the following determined attempt
at self-destruction.

While the preceding charge was being disposed of, the
prisoner, who was standing in the court and appeared
to be labouring under great mental depression, watched
his opportupity when he thought he was not observed,
and, quietly turning himself round, was seen to put his
hand up to his face. He was directly after noticed to be
iu great pain, and upon looking at him it was disco-
vered that he had forced his thumb-nail under one of his
eyaalls, and was endeavouring to gouge it out. He
was immediately seized by one of the officers, and the
completion of the act was prevented, but the prisoner
had so seriously lacerated the eye that the blood
trickled from the wound. He then expressed his deter-
mination to destroy himself, and became so violent that
the gaoler was obliged to force him into the yard, at d
place handcuffs upon him before he could be examined.
A person named Radford, stated that while walking
out of the Kingsland-road, about dusk on Thursday
evening, he heard a violent plunge into the Regent's
Canal, and upon looking towards the spot saw a man,
who turned out to be the prisoner, struggling in the
water. It was evident from his desperate exertions that
he could not swim, and, as he was rapidly sinking, wit
ness jumped in after him, and succeeded at length in
getting a sufficient hold of him to pull him to the bank.
He was then apparently insensible, and was conveyed
to the workhouse, but had suffered so seriously from his
immersion that he could not be brought up to the Court
till now.

Tho prisoner was questioned by the'magistrate with a
view to ascertain the cause of his committing the act, or
the residence of his relatives, but he declined to give any
account of himself that bore the appearance of truth,
and merely said that he had some fricces at Hoxton,
without specifying where; this was partially contradicted
by one of the officers, who said that he could not ascer.•
twin that the prisoner had relatives anywhere in town,
and Mr. ARNOLD therefore determined upon committing
him to the House of Detention for a week, that further
ir,quiries might be made respecting him, and at the same
time gave directions that the surgeon;of the gaol might be
request( d to examine into the state of his mind.

'The prisoner displayed the same morbid feeling up to
the arrival of the prison van, in which he was carried
away with the handcuffs still upon him.

SOU7'HIVARK.

Jeremiah Sadler, a powerful-looking man, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Cottingham, charged with attempt-
ing to stab Mr. Dufaine, a gentleman of independent
property residing in the Old Kent-road.
The complainant deposed that a little after seven
o'clock on the previous evening be was proceeding along
the Dover-road towards his residence, when he saw the
prisoner running after some lads with an open knife in
his hands. Ho suddenly turned round to witness and
exclaimed that be was determined to serve somebody
out, anti flourished his knife over his head. Fearing that
some injury would be done to him, he went into a shop
to get out of his way, and on his emerging from the shop
a quarter of an hour afterwards, the prisoner suddenly
rushed upon him with his open knife, and exclaimed,
" Now I have you, and I'll do for you," at the same time
making a desperate plunge at him. Witness fortunately
warded off the blow, and, a policeman coming up at the
time, he was secured, and the knife wrested from his
grasp. _ _

PCilice constable 142 P said that he received informa-
tion while on his beat that a man was threatening to
murder some people in the Dover-road, and on proceed-
ing to the spot he saw the prisoner rushing upon the
complainant with an open knife in his hand. He in.
stantly seined hold of him, and, after considerable diffi-
culty wrested the instrument from his grasp. When he
took him to the station-house, he told him he was only
picking his nails, and did cot intend to do the prosecutor
any injury.
In answer to the magistrate, Mr. Dufaine said that
the prisoner was a perfect stranger to him, and he had
never seen him before. He made such a desperate
plunge at him that, had he not turned round, he must
have murdered him.
The knife, a long sharp Spanish one, was here pro-
duced by the constable.
In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner replied that
he was much intoxicated at the time, and being annoyed
by-some boys, he ran after them with his knife to frighten
them. He denied any intention to injure the complain-
ant. He was a native of Norwich, and had only a few
days ago come up to London in search of employment,
and was at the time going to see a friend in the Kent-
road, when a number of lads annoyed him.
Seargeant Charmer, 24 M, informed the magistrate
that the prisoner was so violent, and ran in such a threa-
tening attitude along the street, that the whole of the
passengers were placed in a state of consternation. He
flourished the knife over his head, and swore he would
murder the first person who came near him.
Mr. COTTINGUAM said he was a very desperate cha-
racter, and it was fortunate for him he did not commit
murder. He should order inquiries to be made about
him, and in the mean time consign him to prison for a
week, when he should deal with him according to law.
William Mills, a costermonger, was charged with
breaking the upper jaw of a !lad named Patrick Fuery,
and kicking him in a severe manner.
The lad was called into the witness-box, but owing to
the gross injuries he had received he was unable to arti-
culate. A surgeon's certificate from Guy's Hospital was
handed to the magistrate, proving that the lad was se-
verely injured with a fractured jaw.
George Daniels, a lad, stated, that he was with com-
plainant, and saw kim go to the defendant's truck in
Kent-street, and drag it some distance. The defendant
then came up and struck the complainant, and, on the
latter running away, he received the kick on the jaw
which completely stunned him. The defendant was in
a great passion, and exhibited great violence.
The prisoner said he was a respectable man, and he
was extremely sorry for what had occurred. The fact
was, the boys were in the habit of making game of him,
and on seeing the complainant run away with his truck
he followed him, and struck him, and on his being saucy
he kicked him, but not with the intention of hurting him.
Mr. COTTINIJHAM said that the certificate from Guy's
Hospital showed that the lad was in great danger, and no
bad conduct on his part would warrant the defendant in
acting in such a savage manner. He should, therefore,
order him to be remanded until Monday next for the at-
tendance of the surgeon.

FROM TILE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY:
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghali-street.
J. Burnham, Edgeware road, sillcmercer, June 22, at
one—S. Bennett, high-street, Islington, draper and lace-
man, June 22, at half•past one—B. E. Walker, Upper
Fitzroy -street, Fitzroy-rquare, publican, June 25, at half-
past eleven—A Haig, Smitt:-street, Jubilee-place, Step-
ney, and Essex-street, Cambridge-road, Mile end, engi-
neer, June 23, at eleven—H. Williams, Park-place, Ken-
nington-cross, ironmonger and smith, June 22, at eleven
—J. Scruhy, Roxton, Bedfordshire, farmer and butcher,
June 23, at twelve—J. Goble and G. Goble, Kentish-
buildings, Southwark) hop factors, June 23, at twelve—
IL Lai lc, and J. Woodbead, Es..,ex.- street, Strand, navy
agents; Juno 29, at e!even—J. Laby, Barking, Essex,
coal and provision merchant, June 22, at twelve.

In the Country.
J. Stevens, jun., Coalbournbrook, Staffordshire, glass
manufacturer, July 10, at ten, at the Court Birmingham
—W. Baldock, Nottingham, grocer and flour dealer, June
29, at ten, at the Court, Nottingham— W. C. Warden,
Birmingham, corn agent and corn dealer, June 28, at
twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—C. M. Adams and C.
Warren, Shrewsbury and Market Drayton, Shropshire,
bankers, July 14, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—
J. A. Beaver, Manchester, cotton spinner and manufac-
turer, June 22, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J.
W. Burton, G. Cotman, and W. Smith, Manchester and
Leeds, manufacturers, June 23, at twelve at the Court,
Manchester—l. Williams, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorgan-
shire, groc, r, July 2, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol--
F. King, Northallerton, Yorkshire, innkeeper, June 22,
at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Walker and W. Wal-
ker, Birkenhead and Stourton, Cheshire, joiners and
quarrymen, June 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool
—J. iilackburn, Liverpool, tailor and draper, June 26, at
twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Potter, Birhenhead
and Liverpool, merchant, June 27, at eleven, at the
Court, Liverpool—J. J. Forms, Durham, draper, July 2,
at half past ten, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—
W. Ward, and J. Ward, Leadgate and Iveston, Durham,
grocers, July 2, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne—J ll'wcastle, Gateshead, Durham, copperas
maker, July 2, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.