The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-06 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LImpooz, Arm'. 4.
CROWN COURT.—John Pownall, aged 44, was charged
with having, at Manchester, feloniously uttered, to one
William Hart, a forged bill of exchange, knowing the same '
to be forged.
After some witnesses had been examined, Mr. Brown
contended that no evidence had been offered to prove that
which the indictment had set forth against the prisoner. li
Nothing had been stated that could lead any one to sup-
pose that the prisoner had forged the name of his father-in-
law. His Lordship concurred in the view taken by the
Learned Counsel, and directed the jury to acquit the
prisoner.
Nisi Pnius.—CHAPMAN V. BoNn.--This was a novel
case of assault. Both parties were resident in Manchester,
the plaintiff being a commissioner, and defendant, in the
words of one of the witnesses, a brick manufacturer. The
defendant, in a drunken fit, had wrung the nose of the
plaintiff, and kicked and otherwise abused him. This oc-
curred in a public-house in Manchester, the landlord and
landlady of which were called to prove the plaintiff's case,
and who both deposed, with much gravity, to the gentle-
manly forbearance of the plaintiff when defendant seized
him by the nose.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5/.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Information was given to the Magistrates early on Mon-
day morning, that a man named Edmund Cook, clerk to
Mr. Handley, a solicitor, residing in Winchester-place,
Pentonville, had absconded from his employment on the
afternoon of Saturday, taking with him the sum of 7,7001.
in Bank notes, and a draft for 1,0001., on Child and Co.'s
Banking-house, the property of his employer, Mr. Handley.
It appeared upon inquiry at the Bank of England since
the accused had absconded, that at about four o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, he received gold at the Bank for all
the notes he carried off from his employer, and that he had
also obtained cash for the 1,0001. drawn upon Child's. When
he went to the Bank he hid with him a wooden box about
thirteen inches long, eight inches wide, and nine deep,
secured, with iron hoops. Cook, on receiving the sove-
reigns, put them into the box, and afterwards nailed it
down, and then put the box into a blue bag, which
was lifted into a cabriolet by two porters. Cook
entered the cabriolet, and it was driven off at a tremendous
rate. Cook is 42 or 43 years of age, five feet nine or ten
inches high, stout and well made, with dark small eyes, and
generally wears silver spectacles. A reward of 500/. has
been offered for his apprehension ; and Goddard, of this
office, and John Forrester, of the City, are actively engaged
in pursuing the accused person.
Yesterday afternoon some persons, supposed to be impli-
cated, were examined at very great length before Sir F.
ROE ; but the inquiry was strictly private, and ended in
the discharge of the parties for the present.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday, Evan Evans, a labourer in the employ of
Messrs. Barclay, the brewers, was brought before Mr.
TRAILL, charged, on suspicion, with having caused the
death of Mary, his wife, a middle-aged woman.
Timothy Crawley lodged in the same house with the
prisoner and his wife, in Redcross-court, Union street, and
that, being in the next room to them, he heard the latter
come home late on Thursday night, alone. She knocked
at her husband's room door, begging him to admit her, and
after some time he got up out of bed, and let her in ; she,
however, had not been long in the apartment, when witness
heard the sound of a blow, as if she had been struck, ands
she fell heavily on the floor, exclaiming at the same time,
" Evan, don't murder me." The witness added, that he
heard the prisoner afterwards assisting her into bed ; she
spoke, at the time, as if she had been drinking. On Sa-
turday last the prisoner's wife died, and information of the
above circumstances having been given at the station-house,
he was taken into custody.
It was stated that the prisoner was a hardworking, in-
dustrious man, and that his wife was so much addicted to
drink, that she very frequently returned home late at
night, when he was in bed and asleep, she in a state of
intoxication.

The prisoner was remanded for further examination.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday James Ilfap,er, a genteel-looking yonth, of 16
years of age, was charged before Mr. COMBE with having at-
tempted to set fire to his father's house, and to cut the throat
of his mother.
It was apparent that the prisoner was, or affected to be,
labouring under an aberration of mind; for when asked by
Davis, the officer, when placed at the bar, what his name
was, his reply was " James the Second, King of Scotland?'
Mr. Comm, under ,all the circumstances, remanded the
prisoner for a week ; and gave direction, that in the interim
he should remain in the prison infirmary, when the medical
gentleman in attendance would have an opportunity of see-