The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

James Hall, a well-dressed middle-aged man, was placed
at the bar, having been remanded from yesterday, upon a
charge of attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat.
The prisoner was seen by a gentleman, named Jbbnson,
running through the middle of the road in King-street, after
a gig in which were two gentlemen. He stopped in the
middle of the road, and the gig drove on. Mr. Johnson,
seeing blood on his cravat and hands, led him aside and
examined his throat. The prisoner said he had cut his
throat with a razor, and would have killed himself had not
his brother taken the razor from him.
Messrs. Henry and Chesterton Hall, attorneys. the pri-
soner's brothers, attended this morning, and made along
hadn
beenre t an-
noyanceen-
tirely supported by them, and complaint to the effect that the prisoner
to them for the last 20 years; he had bee
agawas always importuning them
induced to him
n.They hoped the ens.
fir money, which they were frequently
for the sake of his wife and children.
gistrate would do something to protect them from such
annoyance. It had been stated that he was a member of
their firm. Now this was utterly untrue; they were
certainly partners,
but the prisoner had had no-
thifig to do with the office for twenty years.
Mr. C. Hall said that he and his brother were in the gig and
the prisoner was standing beside it importuning them for
money, and repeating a threat he had often made, that he
would cut his throat. They drove on, and he
ran after
them as described by Mr. Johnson. He laid one hand on the
back of the gig, and with the other took out the razor anti
cut his throat. He, Mr. C. Hall, took the razor from the
prisoner, who!then let go of the gig, and they then drove on.
The prisoner made a long statement, denying what had
been said by his brothers relative to their private affairs. He
said he had been ruined by his brothers, who had possession of
his mother's will, and refused to'show it. They had allowed
him a weekly stipend, but they only did so to keep him
quiet, and prevent him from troubling them about the will.
He was an attorney like themselves, but they had prevented
him from taking out a certificate. It was their miscorduct
tJwards him that caused him to attempt to destroy himself.
Much more of a personal nature, totally uninteresting to j
the public, was said on both sides.

Mr. HENRY said that he had expected the surgeon of the
prison would have made a report on the defendant's state of
mind, but as he had not done so it would be necessary to re-
mand the defendant, and send a request to the surgeon to
make a report. In order that the prisoner might not be in
a state of temporary excitement, which might deceive the
medical man, he would remand him till Saturday, and would
give him time to become cool.

- The prisoner begged hard not to be sent to prison again,
and said that his wife and children did not know where he
was. What would be the result if he was found to be sane?
Mr. HENRY—YOU will be committed for trial. If yon
were sane it is a punishable crime ; but if you should be
found a lunatic we must take another course.
The prisoner used every argument that he should not be
sent to prison " at the suit of his brothers," but
Mr. HENRY, observing that the brothers had nothing to do
with it, repeated that he must remand him till Saturday.
Remanded accordingly.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
SMALL DEBTS BILL.

Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from
Pershore, in Worcestershire, in favour of this Bill.
ALLHALLOWS (NORTHAMPTON) TITHES.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to
on the motion of Mr. P. M. STEWART.
EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK AND BIR-
MINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were also
agreed to.