The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Two powerful-looking fellows, named John Ma-
carthy and William Conolly, were charged with as-
saulting James Lay, and stealing from his person the
sum of five shillings and a halfpenny, under the fol-
lowing circumstances.
The prosecutor said that he was a sailor, and re-
cently paid off from the Gorgon frigate. On the pre-
vious evening he met with an old sweetheart, and
proceeded with her to the King's head public-house,
Tooley-street, where they partook of sundry glasses
of grog. The prisoners were drinking in the front of
the bar, and several times attempted to quarrel with
him, but he kept at a distance from them. Shortly
before twelve o'clock he left the house, and parted
with the female, but he had not proceeded many yards
before some person came behind him and struck him a
severe blow on the head. Macarthy then struck him
another blow, and put his hand in his right hand
trousers pocket, from which he took ss. The other
prisoner then came up and knocked him down, put
his hand in his left hand pocket, and stole therefrom a
halfpenny and a card. Prosecutor called out lustily
for assistance, and before the police could arrive, the
prisoners made their escape, but were pursued and
taken into custody.
Police-constable 250 M said that shortly before
twelve o'clock on the preceding night he heard cries
of" stop thief" proceed from that part of Tooley-
street near the King's Head, and on going to the spot
he saw the prosecutor lying on the ground. He told
him that he had been robbed, and described the per-
sons who had committed the outrage. Witness then
went in pursuit, and took Macarthy into custody.
On the spot where the prosecutor was robbed wit-
ness found the card which had been abstracted from
his pocket. The other prisoner was afterwards taken
into custody by another constable.
In answer to the charge, the prisoners said that
they did not commit any robbery upon the prosecutor.
They had some words outside the house, and after-
wards had a scuffle together.

The prosecutor said that the ss. was safe when he
[eft the house. He denied having any words with
them in the street. _ _ _

Mr. COTTINGHAM said it was a most daring rob-
bery. There was not the least doubt that they laid
in wait for the prosecutor, believing him, like most
sailors to, to be flush of money, and as soon as he get
into a dark part of the street they pounced upon him
and robbed him. The evidence was so clear that he
should commit them for trial.

Ann lifabley, a girl thirteen years of age, was
charged with stabbing Richard Sparrowhall, a lad
nine years old, in the face with a knife.
It appeared that about ten o'clock that morning
the lad was passing along Bermondsey-street, when
the prisoner came up to him, exhibiting a knife she
held in her hand, and asked him how he should like
to have his head cut off. The boy replied that he
should not like it all, and told her to keep away from
him. She, however, touched him on the shoulder
with the handle of the knife. The boy then turned
round and struck her on the breast, when she ran up
to him and stabbed him in the face with the point of
the knife. She then ran away; but some of the pas-
sengers perceiving the assault and the blood flowing
from the boy's face, stopped her, and gave her into
custody. When asked by one of the witnesses what
induced her to stab the lad, she replied that she did
not stab him, neither had she a knife in her posses-
sion; but when the constable came up she pulled the
weapon from her pocket, and handed it to him.
Police-constable 159 M said that he took the lad to
a surgeon's, when it was discovered that he had re-
ceived a stab on the left cheek-bone, near the eye.
The wound was very slight, but the surgeon informed
hitn that if it had been inflicted an inch higher, he
must have been deprived of sight.
The prisoner, who cried during, the examination,
said it was quite an 'accident. She acknowledged
asking him whether he would like to have his head
cut off, but it was quite a joke.
Mr. CorriNGHAm—How came you with the knife
in your band ? Prisoner—lt is a knife I found, and
used it for paring my nails, as my mistress is parti.
cular about their cleanliness. I was doing so at the
time, when I thought I would have a joke with the
little boy, but he struck me, and I returned the blow,
but had no intention of hurting him. I am extremely
sorry at having done so.
The mother of the girl stepped forward and said
that the prisoner was very playful, but she never
k!lew her to he misehievon9: She di,./ not know that
she was possessed of a knife.

The MAGISTRATE said he was inclined to believe
that the stab was inflicted accidentally, but he hoped
this would be “ caution to her for the future, as it

was quite a miracle that a serious injury had not
been inflicted. She seemed sorry for what she had
done, therefore he should order her to be given up to
her mother.

DISCOVERY OF ABOVE o.l`ri
THOUSAND POUNDS WORTH OF JEWELLERY,
It may be in the recollection of our readers that on
the 13th of March last a fiat in bankruptcy was issued
against David Elwin Colombine, of Carlton Chambers,
Regent-street, and Cecil House, Brompton, the soli-
citor of the defunct scheme known as the London and
Exeter Direct Railway Company, and also connected
with the aerial ship and other speculations. Hi°
debts exceeded 17,3001., and the assets were of
testea
doubtful extent, as the bankrupt has
the proceedings at every stage, with the view of ulti.
matey getting the fiat annulled. In. the meantime
the offers he made to creditors varies' from 28. 6d. tc;
con
7s. 6d. in the pound, but they were all rejected, and
the bankrupt compelled, after some delay,
der to the fiat.
Mr. Hamber, the messenger of the Court of Bank
ruptcy, took possession of the lodge in Cecilgrove,
to Offen'
the bankrupt's residence, which is most superbly fur-
nished and decorated, and a day was filed upon to
sa
turn the effects into money by means of the 0
tioneer's hammer ; but when the day of le arrived,
„coon
the bankrupt served the parties with an injn.-t
granted by the Lord Chancellor, on the ground Ult.
the property belonged to the bankrupt's wife,
under a
deed of marriage settlement. The valuable furniture,
&c., therefore, still remains where it was.
The assignees, however, have recovered trinket.*
watches, and jewellery of various descriptions, Of that
value of above 5001. in the most singular manner.
The bankrupt, it appears, at first proceeded to Yorisl
where he disposed of his carriage and horses, aDo
afterwards went to Germany, taking with him the
jewellery in question. Upon his return to London,
he deposited the parcel in a well known London.
tavern, giving strict orders to the waiter not to let
any party but himself have access to it. The torte."
rious manner of the bankrupt induced some suspci_o;
that all was nut right, and the valuables were handed
over to the City police superintendent. Application
was made by Colombine to this functionary for the
restoration of the jewels, but he refused to part pos-
session with them unless the applicant gave his real
name and address, and explained the circumstances
which induced him to deposit them at the tavern in a
false name. Colombine finding that his stratagen!
could not longer succeed by keeping his assumed
character, declared his name and address. The sh:
perintendent at once remembered that he was a bank"
rupt, and proceeded forthwith to Mr. Comrnissiones
Goulburn, to whom he detailed the circumstancee
and that Learned Gentleman directed him to
over the whole of the jewellery to Mr. Ham
it is now in the safe keeping of Mr. Green, the
assignee.instructed
After this disclosure Mr. Hamber was te
_
ot r
to use his utmost vigilance in tracing out any n
property that was concealed, and for that purpose Ir.
went to Boulogne, whither the bankrupt had
re_„
r"
paired. At that place he found a number of bol
and packages, containing a valuable pianofor
P'
Broadwood, a number of pictures, and other de
sc
be!terier
tions of property, above 5001. value, vvbich had
removed by the bankrupt. Mr. Hamber iminediate y:
claimed them on behalf of the assignees, but
French authorities declined to give them up ntu.,
had been decided by a suit at law that they were eix'
titled to take possession of them. Proceedings Were
in the
accordingly instituted in the French Court,
names of the assignees, and the suit is still pending'.
While Mr. Hamber was staying at Boulogne.;
person waited upon him and stated that he coot
give him some valuable information, on being Paid
This offer was declined, but subsequently a sovereigo
was presented to the informer, who disclosed that he
had been employed to act as an interpreter for C
bine, olour
and had accompanied the bankrupt to the Ace
of the French Advocate, who had been instructed 0
depositsomemoney belonging to the bankrupt ill
bank, at Boulogne. Mr. Hamber lost 00
Adam's
time in going to the bank, and found, upon inquirt
that the information was correct. The necessary
steps were taken to recover the deposits, and 1":
bankrupt, a few minutes after the notices had ber.
he
served, entered the bank to cash a cheque, when
found to his chagrin and mortification, that all 11:
cash had been attached for the benefit of his tree,".'
tors. Another quantity of valuable property o°'
been discovered at a west-end repository, and the
greatest credit is due to Mr. Hamber, the messenger+
for the zeal and perseverancehe has displayed through'
out the matter.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--East LEDeeSDITewe.I
33/4 dis.—Great Northern 43/4 dis.—Leeds and DeirtibUTY, L
dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 15 dis.—Ditto, Preference,
—London and North- Western, 160—Ditto, New Quarte"P
B,%p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarter*
o. 1, 1 p.—Midland Stock, 114 Ditto, 40/. Shares, 43%-'"
Erewash Valley, 8% p.—North British, Thirds,
P
North Staffordshire, 1% p.—North- Western, 3% dm.***
Scottish Central, 6% p.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late
N. W. M.), New, 178 p.— Shropshire Union Railway and
Canal, 3 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 (issued all
Third Shares, at 6 2-3 dis.), 1% dis.—Yok, Newcastle, and
Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 2% p.—Ditto (N. and B.
New, 2% p.
MANCHESTER, SUITMBES 18.
STOCK EXEHANGE.—The sales ae—Ambergate, Notting:
ham, and Boston, 1% disrkenhead, Lancashire, an?
Cheshire Junction, 5% dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, and pi-
theroe, Preference, No. 1, par—Lancashire and Yorksbaer
Fifths (let® West Riding Union), 1% dis.—Ditto, 32/. Share'
(late Extension), 3% dis.—North Staffordshire, 1
Shropshite Union, 3% c. dia.—South-Eastern and Dorf,
No. 4,1% dia.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension,
No. 2, 21/4 p.

LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 18.
trade
eOCK continueE l lANGE
unmitigated, I lie galnodoni
tyheaear frequentan c e sr
coefutrhr 411
extensive commercial failures causes great alarm.• rricav
of shares are lower, and Consols have also given Wb,"
considerably. Some new stocks are becoming unsalea .v:
and the worst prosects of last week are fully Mal%
tamed. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottinghatn,
Boston, 355. dis.—Eastern Countis, 325. dis•,7
East Lancashire, New, 3% die.—Ditto, Quarters, 16s. 6d. ca•
—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2
Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions (green), 245. 6d.
Leeds and Thirsk, 15% n. dis.—Ditto, New, 11% die.
Ditto, Preference, 255. dis.—North British, Thirds, 6d. p.":
Ditto, Quarters, 2s. 6d. c. dis.—North Staffordshire, 263. 3cl•
p.—North-Western, 765. dis.—York, Newcastle, and BO'
wick, No. 2 (New lierwicks), p.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPTEMBER 18. ,
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North StaffordshV
1% p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, New, No. 2'
Bs. 9d. p.

EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 16. 'll/ -.-
STOCK ExcilitNax.-The sales are-Aberdeen, -- 'os.
Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar,26L 1
-Ditto, Halves, 14/. 10s.-Ayr and Galloway 203
L Irai
Caledonian, 32/. 155.-Ditto, New, 2/. 55.-2Caled°,lll ..
and Dumbartonshire, 10s.-Clydesdale Junction, 53/.--v 861
side, 2/. 155.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, IL 75.10,
-Dundee and Arbroath, 39/.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 2,94/.....
-Ditto, New, No. 2, 32/.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 3‘"" d
, all
Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. Ils.-Dundee
ters,
Perth, 34/. 155.-Ditto, New, 181. 12s. 6d. -Ditto, ,z,..9'" toil,
3/. 11s.-East of Fife, 4/ 55.-East Lothian "god
1/. 135.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 71. IN.-Edinburg
rocs
141.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton,
Glasgow, 531. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 16L-Ditto, Qui' pre-
ference, 20/.-Ditto, New, 31. 19e.-Ditto, Quarters'ils.-"'
Edinburgh and Northern, 181. 155.-Ditto, New, li': burgh
Ditto, Newport, 71. 155.-Ditto, ditto, New, 195.-Euin s.
and Perth (New Co.), 1/. 2s. 6d.- Ditto, Halves' Stock'
Glasgow and Ayrshire, 108/. ex div.-Ditto, New so. gr
421.-Ditto,
Halves, No. 1,8/. 55.-Ditto Halves, ~,. 6d.
W. 17s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 8/.45,0,/
-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 38/. 15s. ex "108/..
General Terminus, 11/. 155.-Glasgow and Greenoc",lo.
95.-Ditto, Halves, 91.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 2s. 6d.t '
North
gow, Kilmarnock, and Arrossan, 31. 156.--Grea
__,, 31.
135.-Ditto (late London and York),
of Scotland, 1/.-Great Northern (late Direct Northe,,ruriltisi,
27/. 7s. 6d. cx div.-Ditto, Halves, 171. 105.-Dtt0,65.....
IL_North :ell, 5/,
i3L-Ditto, 91ry 1/. 4s.
-Ditto, Quarters New (scrip), 11s.-Ditto, Ili, r_rai, 271.
-Ditto, Fifths, 51. Bs. 6d. ex div.-Scottish
_LAL,":I7/. 15s.
-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Dlidlanu
sO viestil'
-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbuir.Y,,
4L__.stir-
and Chester, 191. 15s.-Stirling and Dunferna 1,1,e.
ex div...--
ling and Midland, 71.-Wishaw and Coltness, 0'
tensions, No.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 139/.-Ditto, Eext
_Bombay arl.
Madras, Is. 9c1.-East Indian,
55.-Ditto, ditto, No. 2,7/. 10s.-
Dir(lreat North o
India, 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, "
Is. 6d.
~ 9d.....madras,
Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. 17.
GLASGOW,
STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-,. 6d.-Dundee ant,
9d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, ‘.
Dumfries, and Car'
Perth, Quarters, 70s. 6d.-
gCGlasg°w hester and Southatur
Ma,nc
.....
lisle, 81.-Great Northern, --B*-- Dit to, ditto (scrip),
ton, 13s. 6d.-North British, 4s.Thirds,-
245.-Scottish Central, 25:!.i• SzrTvisscrtaiedonian,
New,
155:

haveT
at
Leu, ex. king of Holland, who died a few months ago.
haerrriev:daaintsmoafrseLiloluesis Bdonaparte, Count de Saint
Florence, and those of his son, who also died in ItoTil
Josephine
,Reuil, and deposited Marseilles,
the will,
of the EinPres
ephine and Queen Hortense.
_ On the 14th inst., at BOlrArnreff•squ'alrl e,i Bisasyasiwda7tbeer,ll:l'.

D OewnrtyheDl
Banting, of a son. _
tsutehy,inosft.a, Adlarus.gAhtleerx.ander Bridge, of a son. 740,
rOn the 15th inst., at Bedford-place, Russell-square, 4'
15th in
, at Br hton, On the
Henry James, R.N.,.0f a son. g f Lien'
On the 16th inst ,at Malkin-street West, the wife o ~,r.
tenant. Colonel Vansittart,. Coldstream Guards, of adatigh,l`rt
On the 16th inst., Dover, the wife of the Rev. Itnua
at
Twi •
gg, Vicer of Tilmanstone, of a daughter.
the wife of Lieutenant
cir-5
On the 16th inst., the wife of Weatherley Phipsour
Mornington-road, Regent's park, of a son _-....-•

MARRIED. Turtle,
On the 11th inst., at Petersfield, Mr. John Gabriel
of
of Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, to Harriette, daughter
James Crafts, Petersfield.

DIED.
On the 9th inst., at Capesthorne Hall, Edward Davies
Davenport, Esq., aged 69.
On the 14th inst., Lientenant-Colonel Samuel ray°
F
Workman,rol.l9a.ente,orf,
Es
her Majesty's 35th Regiment of oo
wife of
t.
On the 17th inst.,
L. Gro~~enor, at Lower Edmonton, Margaret,

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