The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stu,—Permit me to call your attention to the
Letter in the Times of to-day, from their own corres-

pondent at Vienna, in the hopes that a remark on it
in your powerful columns may draw forth the indig-
nation of all men on the miscreant, who, after
vilifying the gallant but unfortunate Hungarian
Generals, whom numbers alone subdued, has now
commenced an attack on the leading female relatives
of the unfortunate party. He writes, " The Ladies
Splegye are anything but cast down, and exhibit a
bold unblushing front, boasting as of yore of their
high and mighty connexions." Surely, did they blush,
it would be for the barbarities committed by their
countrymen. Does the writer of the above suppose
they will dress in sackcloth, and humble themselves
before their tyrant oppressors? No, the wrongs of
their gallant relatives teach them to look with indig-
nation and contempt on the authors of them.
Trusting you will excuse this intrusion,
I remain, Sir, your constant reader,
LIBERTE.

Oct. 16.

THE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE
AT CHISWICK.
__ HAMMERSMITH POLICE COURT.

Yesterday being the day appointed by Mr. Beadon,
the magistrate of this court, for bringing up the
unfortunate young man, Henry Bathurst
Monkhouse, charged with attempting to murder his
father by shooting at him, the neighbourhood of the
office was rather crowded shortly before two o'olock
by persons who appeared anxious to get a sight of the
prisoner. About a quarter past two o'clock the prison
van arrived at the office, and the prisoner stepped from
it lightly, and with the usual sailor swing. He
was dressed in a nautical blue jacket, and appeared
heedless of the crowd that surrounded the van, or
the awful position in which he had placed himself.
Mr. Beadon took his seat on the bench, accom-
panied by his brother magistrate, Mr. Freer,
and a private friend. Immediately upon his
doing so, the prisoner, accompanied by the
gaoler and several policemen, was placed
at the bar. He cast his eyes wildly about the court,
and looked doggedly at the magistrate. He appeared
in excellent health, as sunburnt as ever. Upon
the prisoner being placed at the bar,
Inspector Jeneks stated to the Magistrate that he
had received the following certificate from the two
medical gentlemen that were now attending the father
of the prisoner :
" We hereby certify that Mr. John Farmer Monk-
house is going on well. His general health is im-
proved, and the wound is suppurating kindly, but he
is not yet in a state to be removed.
(Signed) "J. BOWLING, } Surgeons.
" E. HALFORD,
" Hammersmith, Oct. 17th, 1849."
The MAGISTRATE then remanded the prisoner to
Wednesday next, at two o'clock.
The prisoner on retiring from the bar took no
notice apparently of the Magistrate or any one in
court, and was conveyed back to prison in the van.
Mr. Prefect, the medical gentleman who first at-
tended the elder Mr. Monkhouse, was in court during
the proceedings, which occupied only a few minutes.

DEATH or MR. THEOBALD.—This gentleman died
of Monday last at his residence in Bedford-lane, Stock.
well, after an illness of about ten days. There are few
connected with the English turf to whom the person and
character of Mr. Theobald are unknown. His love of
English sports, and particularly horseracing, his desire
to improve the breed of the English racehorse, and his
remarkable appearance, have always distinguished him
among modern English sportsmen. Though not so active
in the betting-ring of late, Mr. Theobald has always
evinced the greatest anxiety to improve the breed of
racehorses, and, with that object, he has been the owner
of several of the beat sires in Europe. Camel was his
property for many years, and the progeny of that horse
are considered the purest blood in England. He was also
the owner of Baron, Maley Molcch, and several other
horses distinguished for their performances. In his
establishment, as well as by his personal appearance, Mr.
Theobald kept up good old English habits, and he was,
without exception, as kind a master as ever existed.

On each Christmas•day it was his invariable custom to
let his servants invite as many friends as they thought
proper, whom he would entertain with the best fare that
his tradesmen and his wine and ale cellars could supply.
His loss will be keenly felt by the poor of the neigh-
bourhood, to whom he was always kind and bountiful.
The deceased had attained his 85th year, and has left a
large family of children and grandchildren to inherit his
immense wealth, amounting, it is said, to upwards of
500,0002 sterling.
CEMETERIES AND PERCOLATIONS FROM THEM.—
Not many miles from London there are barren waste
lands that at present yield not a fraction of good to us,
but with a little energy and capital might be converted
to uses that would be as profitable as any speculation.
With reference to the abandonment of the uses of the
water which is obtained from various sources near
London, or the final removal of cemeteries round the

suburbs—there must be percolations from any cemetery,
and, placed as they are at present, namely, Highgate,
Abney Park, Norwood, &c., there can be but little doubt
that the water from the artesian wells will, by them, be
eventually affected. It is but half doing a thing to have;
a little cemetery here and there; why not have a good
one at once, and once for all? Why have charnel-
houses so near our homes, when other and better oppor-
tunities offer for their position elsewhere. Were all the
little cemeteries now about us, with the addition of more
land, made public grounds and parks, and each of these
spots of grassy land connected the one with the other by
avenues, planted with rows of trees, so as to form one
large belt to connect the parks round the metropolis, it
would be better calculated for our health and happiness.
The present parks are insufficient, and were London to
take a walk some fine day, there would be scarcely
standing room for its worthy citizens. London, with a
little foresight and care, might be made the grandest
city in the world.—Builder.
LAMBETH SAYINGS'-BANK. This establishment,
which has just been built on a site of ground at Lambeth-
green, was opened for business on Saturday evening last.
The building is well adapted to meet the convenience of
the depositors and others connected with the institution.
The office on the ground-floor is a spacious room, with
an entrance in Carlisle-street, and a doorway for egress
into Hercules-buildings. This, with the board-room and
apartments for the housekeeper, conveniently arranged,
complete the accommodation, which may be regarded as
a model for other similar district associations. The
elevation is in the Elizabethan style, and, with the
schools adjoining it, forms a pleasing architectural addi-
tion to this portion of the parish. Much credit is due to
the managers of this savings'-bank for their prudence and
economy, the surplus profits of the institution since its
establishment in 1830 having sufficed for the erection of
the present handsome and commodious structure._

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 17.
(Before Mr. Commissioncr EvaNs.)

IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF BOWERS AND BOWERS
DECISIONS UNDER THE NEW BILL.

It was stated by a Birmingham solicitor that a
petition had been presented to the Vice-Chancellor,
praying his Honour to order removal of the joint
fiat from London to Birmingham, so that it might be
there proceeded upon in conjunction with the separate
fiat.

Mr. LINKLATER and Mr. LAW&ANCE were both of
opinion that the Senior Commissioner (Evans) pos-
sessed power under the new Bill to direct the removal
of the fiats as he thought proper.
The COMMISSIONER was of the same opinion, and
so decided.

It was also decided that the Senior Commissioner
had power to impound the proceedings under a sepa-
rate fiat.

Mr. LAWRANCE remarked that the words in the
former statute, " that this Act be construed beneficially
to creditors," were omitted in the present one.
Nothing could be more slovenly or bungling than
the construction of many of the provisions.
The COMMISSIONER said that it was scarcely to be
wondered at that the Act was in many places found
obscure and impracticable, for after it went into the
Commons, where it was so materially altered, not one
of those whose duty it was to administer the law of
bankruptcy was consulted respecting it.
Another point was raised concerning the ability of
the Court to receive affidavits of the debt without the
personal attendance of the creditor. The words in the
old statute, providing that creditors might prove in
remote places by making affidavits before competent
persons and transmitting such affidavits to London,
were omitted in the new one.

The ColamissioNEE decided that the power still
remained, although not so distinctly expressed. The
words of the 164th section were that every creditor
of the bankrupt may prove his debt by his own oath.
Another most important question raised was whe-
ther the penal enactments referring to divers offences
specified under section 256 had a prospective or re-
trospective operation.
The COMMISSIONER was of opinion that the most
equitable construction would be to give them only a
prospective operation.
In this view Mr. LAWRANCE and Mr. LINRLATER
concurred.

The meeting was adjourned, the balance-sheet no'
yet being filed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

John Wade, of 66, Old Bailey, was charged before
Sir Chapman Marshall with obtaining goods, to the
amount of between 15/. and 161., under false pre-
tences.
It being intimated that there were other cases
against him,
Sir C. MARSHALL remanded him for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A well-dressed man, who gave the name of William
Jameson, druggist, but who refused his address, was
brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having
uttered a forged cheque at the Union Bank of Lon-
don, Argyll-place, Regent-street.
Mr. Reynolds, one of the cashiers;said the prisoner
came to the counter about two o'clock in the after-
noon, and presented a cheque for 451. 45., which pur-
ported to have been drawn by Mr. W. H. Accret, a
customer. As soon as witness looked at the cheque
ha was satisfied it was a forgery, and, without saying
anything to the prisoner, he went into the private
office, and acquainted Mr. Clack, the manager, with
his suspicions. The prisoner was sent for into the
private room, and questioned, and ultimately given
into the charge of police-constable. The prisoner
told witness that he had obtained the cheque from
Dakin's, of St. Paul's-churchyard.
Police-constable Godfrey, C 147, said he went to
the banking-house and received charge of the pri-
soner. The prisoner in his presence said he had
not stated the truth when he said he had
brought the cheque from Dakin's. He had received
the cheque from a person in Golden-square, whose
name he did not know, and whom he could not find,
as he had only met the person once or twice before.
The prisoner added that he believed the cheque was a
forgery when he presented it.
Mr. BINGHAM asked the prisoner if he wished to
make any further statement ?—The prisoner merely
replied that he acknowledged he was guilty of utter-
ing the cheque.
Mr. Reynolds, in reply to a question, said he had
no doubt whatever of the cheque being a forgery.
Mr. Accret was at present in Hampshire, and there
had not been sufficient time to communicate with

The prisoner was remanded till Monday next.
Catherine Kenn was charged by the authorities of
St. James's with having committed wilful perjury.
The defendant had sworn that she was the aunt of
three children, who were thereupon removed from the
parish of St. Martin's-in-the-fields to St. James's.
The removal took place in August, 1848, and the
children had been chargeable to St. James's work-
house from that time. It had recently been ascer-
tained that the prisoner was the mother, and not the
aunt of the children.
The deposition of the prisoner, in the name of
Guttman, as the aunt of the children, was put in, and
the proof of the perjury completed.
The defence of. the woman was, that she was
too poor to maintain the children, and that her only
object in taking a false oath was to procure support
for them.
The prisoner was fully committed to take her trial.
CLERKEN WELL.
Yesterday William, alias Edward Barton, and
Henry Hanbury were placed at the bar before Mr.
Tyrwhitt for final examination, charged with having
been concerned, with others, in numerous robberies
on the Great Western Railway Company, when the
greatest interest was manifested, and the court was
crowded to excess.
Mr. Humphries attended for the prosecution, and
Mr. Pelham for the prisoners.
Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, and numerous gentle-
men connected with the company, were also in atten-
dance to listen to the proceedings.
Mr Humphries, addressing the Bench, said he felt
it to be his duty prior to the transcript of the evi-
dence which had already been taken being read over,
to state that the originaPparcels which had been stolen
were left, in a mysterious way, at the George and
Bull Inn, Holborn, and they were now in the posses-
sion of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. He felt it also
to be a duty towards the public, but more especially
to that Court, to state this at the outset of the pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Mallett, the chief clerk, then read over the
whole of the evidence taken at the former exami
nation.

Mr. Humphries now called Sergeant Smith, No.
50, E division, who on being questioned, said that the
witness Thomas Saunders gave him a description of
the nine parcels before produced, not only by word of
mouth but in writing; they were in a very dirty state
when he searched the lodging of Hanbury in Hart-
street, Covent-garden. He found it in a dreadful
state of filth and covered with vermin.

Thomas Saunders now added to his former testi-
mony, in reference to the date when he assisted the

priso-ners to make up the parcels, ,that it was on the
same day that Mrs. Manning's apprehension for the
murder of Mr. O'Connor was: communicated by the
electric telegraph. Witness had seen the piece of
joined sealing-wax (now produced) at the prisoner
Hanbury's lodgings; it was then in two pieces, and
Hanbury joined them together. This was on the

afternoon of the day on— which they made up the
parcels. Witness believed that the parcels were
sealed with bottle wax, but the sealing-wax jointed
might have been used for the purpose. He identified
a piece of bottle-wax now produced by Smith the
offi•;er.

William Davey, porter in the employ of Messrs.
Chaplin and Horne, proved having delivered parcels
on the 27th of September, when ho saw George
Barton lurking about and evidently watching him.
Priscilla Nash, of 11, New-street, Brompton,
widow, knew Mr. and Mrs. Howell, of the Hand-in-
Hand public-house, Holborn, who employed her to
take care of their house while they were in the country.
She was there seven weeks, until their return home to
London. She had seen both the prisoners in the
house, and also Saunders, the witness, with them.
She had seen Barton's son there, and be left a cape of

The bankrupts, John Bowers, Joseph Bowers, and
Sarah Anne Bowers, were provision merchants at
'Worcester. This was the last examination meeting.
A separate fiat was issued against John Bowers, which
was opened in the district court at Birmingham. The
reason why the joint fiat was sent to London is, that
the Lord Chancellor so directed it upon its being re-
presented that the majority of the trade creditors
reside in London.

Mr. Lawrance appeared for the country creditors,
Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupts.
The debts and liabilities are said to amount to up-
wards of 3,0001., whilst the assets are comparatively
trifling.
The bankrupt Sohn Bowers was examined at con-
siderable length, and from his statement it appeared
that the firm was for many months previously to the
issue of the fiat in embarrassed circumstances, and
that several of their bills were dishonoured, that the
whble of the stock-in-trade was swept away under an
execution by a relative, that the inventory was in
course of preparation before the execution was levied,
and that the fiat was issued by. the solicitor of the
bankrupts.
It further appeared that a separate fiat had been
issued against John Bowers, who is there described
as having carried on the business of wine-merchant.
Upon this fact a point was raised, viz., whether the
new Act conferred power upon the Senior Com-
missioner to direct the removal of that fiat from
Birmingham to London, so that it may be here
worked out.