The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

On Saturday James Robinson, a labourer, was
brought up on remand, before Mr. Yardley, charged
with cutting and wounding Michael Macdonald with
intent to murder or do him grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutor appeared in court with his face
bandaged, and in a weakly condi►tion from loss of
blood.

The following certificate was banded to the magis-
;rate :

" This is to certify that Michael Macdonald is under
surgical treatment for a deep incised wound in the left
cheek. The wound appears to have been caused by
some sharp cutting instrument, as a knife, rsz &c.
The said Michael Macdonald is not yet cut of danger.
" WILLIAM STORY, M.R.C.S."

It appeared from the evidence that both parties
were living in the same honse in Duff's-fields, Brom-
ley, on Wednesday. The prosecutor had resolved
upon seeking a new dwelling-place, and the landlord
of it went to his lodgins in Duff's-fields to satisfy
himself of Macdonald's respectability, and in doing
so passed through the prisoner's room. Robinson's
wife made some complaint on the subject, and com-
municated with her husband when he came home.
At that time the prosecutor was in his own room,
seated on a choir, with his head resting on the pillow
of his bed. While he was in this position, and fast
asleep, the prisoner stole into the room, made a fierce
attack upon him, and kicked him violently on the
mouth, by which his lip was cut and some of his teeth
were loosened. The astonished prosecutor, as soon
as he was thoroughly awakened, defended himself as
well as he was able, and seeing a knife in the pri-
soner's hand exclaimed, " Put the knife away, and
I'll fight you fair." The prisoner immediately blew
out a lighted candle in the room, and both me❑ were
left in the dark. A scuffle ensued, and the prisoner
cut Macdonald in the face, inflicting a most serious
wound, which extended right down his left cheek and
penetrated to the bone. Macdonald called out that
he was stabbed, and several persons went into the
room, and, amongst others, Parritt, a police-constable,
260 K, who found the prosecutor bleeding copiously
from the wound. There was a pool of blood on the
floor, and the furniture was also stained with blood,
of which the prosecutor lost a very large quantity.
Parritt lost no time in taking the prosecutor to the
nearest surgeon, who sewed up the wound. The
man is disfigured for life.
Mr. Pelham, who attended for the prisoner, was
instructed to deny, in the most positive manner, that
a knife was used at all, and hinted that Macdonald
fell over a pail ; which he denied.
The prosecutor also denied that he was beating
his wife, and that the prisoner interfered in her be-
half. fie was certain a knife or razor was used.
Mr. YARDLEY ordered that the depositions should
be taken, and the prisoner committed, but owing to
the unavoidable absence of Mr. Story remanded him
till Tuesday next.

MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BERMONDSEY

A catastrophe, if not similar in degree, at least
similar in character to that which so recently oc-
curred at Camberwell, and some particulars of which
appeared in Saturday's Sun, took place on Friday
afternoon last, in Bridge-street, Bermondsey New-
town. The parties concerned moved in a very humble
sphere of life, still the occurrence, lamentable and
fearful, as will be seen by the subjoined proceedings
at the inquest, caused considerable excitement in
Bermondsey, Dockhead, the vicinity of Tooley-street,
and in the Borough.
On Saturday, at half-past three o'clock, the inquest
was held by Mr. W. Carter, coroner for East Surrey,
and a jury of fourteen parishioners, at the Fleece,
Great Gorge-street, Bermondsey New-town.
Robert Sutcliffe, a bootmaker, living in the same
house with the deceased persons, said—About half-
past four on Friday afternoon, the little girl, Harriet
Newman, was wanted by me, and Mrs. Staines, the
landlady of the house, called her, and she went for a
loaf of bread for me and brought it. She was then in
good health. Having executed the errand, she went up
stairs to her mother's room on the first floor. In about
five minutes she came running down, screaming, and
crying "Oh, dear !" Upon this my wife opened the
door of our room, which is on the ground-floor back,
and the little girl ran in. I saw that blood was
streaming down her person from her throat, and said
" What's to do ?" She replied, " Mother has done
this." I jumped up and said, " Oh, dear, her throat
is cut !" Mrs. Staines, the landlady, came running
in from the back yard and said, " Go for a doctor."
As I was going the little girl followed me, and as
soon as she got into the street she fell into the arms
of a female—Mrs. Horn, living next door, whose son
went for medical assistance, which arrived in about
ten minutes. She was then carried up stairs and put
into a warm bath, and I understand she died in ten
minutes afterwards. The name of the father of the
child is John Newman, and he is a mason's labourer.
He was not at home when this happened, and there
was no one there at the time on a visit to his wife.
I went up stairs with the wounded girl, and saw her
mother lying on the floor under the window, with her
head towards the bedstead, and her throat cut exten-
sively. She was dressed. There was a great pool of
blood about her on the floor. She was dead. I saw
an open razor covered with blood in the doctor's hand.
I apprehend she caused her own death and that of her
daughter. I am satisfied on the point. The landlady
was in the yard at the time, and my wife was with
me in my room. There was nobody else in the house.
I think she cut the child's throat first and then her
own. I had not seen the mother, Mrs. Newman, for
three weeks, because during that time she was con-
fined to her bed and room with rheumatic fever. She
had been under medical treatment. A gentleman
from a dispensary attended her.
By a juror—Whilst the child was gone on an errand
for me, her mother inquired for her, and being told
whither she had gone she said, in an unusually
harsh tone, " Send her up to me the moment she
comes in.

Caroline Edwards examined About twenty
minutes past four on Friday I heard Mrs. Horn
screaming, and holding a child on the step of her own
door, next to that of deceased's. I crossed the street,
and saw that the child was bleeding. Mrs. Horn had
put a towel around the little girl's neck. I asked
what was the matter, and they said, "It has cut its
throat ;" and Mrs. Staines, the landlady, said to me,
" Look after the poor mother." I went upstairs into
the decased woman's room, and I saw her lying on
the floor at the foot of the bed. She appeared to me
to be quite dead. I picked up an open razor, which
was very much covered with blood, and which lay on
the floor near deceased's feet. Three or four doctors
came, and the child was brought upstairs to her
mother's room, and there died in about ten minutes.
Her throat was cut, but she had no other injuries
upon her person.
Charles Slow, parish constable, said that in conse-
quence of certain information he proceeded to 23,
Bridge•street, and there saw the deceased persons,
and received from the last witness the razor produced.
He examined the premises and saw no marks indica-
tive of any one having escaped from them.
Mr. W. R. Raby, surgeon, of Napoleon Cottage,
Neckinger•road, examined—On Friday afternoon I
was called to the house in question, and my attention
was first directed to the deceased child, who was
sitting on the door step of the next house, and a
woman supporting her. I examined her and found
she had. received a transverse wound in the throat,
about five inches in leng
No part of the wound
th. The external jugular on
the right side was cut through.
was deeper than a quarter of an inch, but he was of
opinion that it was the cause of the child's death, and that
it was inflicted not by the child herself, but by another
person. I saw the mother of the child, and found that
she had received an extensive, clear, incised wound in
the throat, in length about six inches, and very deep,
about three inches. The jugular vein and carotid
artery were divided, and so was the windpipe. The
wound was of a decidedly mortal character. He should
judge that the wound was inflicted by herself.
Frances Morgan, the mother and grandmother of
the deceased woman and child, said she believed her
daughter died by her own hand, and that it was she
who had destroyed her child. During her illness she
seemed frequently deranged in her mind, and she had
never fully recovered. Sometimes she did not know
what she was saying.

John Newman, the husband, was then examined,
and said he left his wife a little after two o'clock. She
seemed better then, and he had no suspicion that she
would do any rash act. During her illness she
scarcely slept at all. She was continually waking
him at night, though she did not want anything. He
believed her to have been partly insane.
The CORONER summed up, and stated that no
matter in what state of mind a party may be, if be or
she kill another, it is by law an act of homicide or
murder, and that court had no power of discharging
the party, no matter how insane he may be, of the
crime. Superior courts might do so.
The jury then returned the following verdict :
"That the deceased, Harriett Newman, was wilfully
murdered by her mother, Mary Anna Newman ; and
that the said Mary Anna Newman committed suicide,
being at the time in an unsound state of mind."

OAS-LIGHT AND COILS COMPANIES.
Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- - -
IX. s. d. Z. s. d.
British •••••••• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 9%
Ditto Provincial- - 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Brighton ••••..• • • • .. 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• - 6L 100 0 0 150 0 0 120
Continental Consolidat. 505. 75 0 0 31 5 0 39%
Equitable-. • • •....... 508. 50 0 0 50 0 0 255!
Imperial .• .... • • •... 31. 50 0 0 60 0 0 6954
Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London.. ...... .. .... _ 50 0 0 50 0 0
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -
Phcenix ............. 41. 50 0 0 49 8 0 27
Ratcliff ••• • • ........ 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 I.
United General ...... 11. ao 0 0 ao 0 0 16
Westminster Chartered 31. 60 0 0 - 45
Ditto, New ........ 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 5
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-.--- -.
X s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199%
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 115 r
Clydesdale Bank•• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 174
Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent.l 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
Edinb.kGlasgow Bank 6/. per cont. Is 0 0 50 0 4%
Exchange Bnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 42 0 0 85%
National Bank 44 percent. ,50 0 0 10 0 0 15u,
Northof Scotland Bank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135
Union Bank of Scotland 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 9054
Western Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70%
Affiance Fire and Life R%Lpr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21%
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 I 0 10 0 0 22%
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 15s
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21%
Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 354
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cont. 10 0 0 110 0 31. 151
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 258.0 d
North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27
Scottish Unionlnsrnce. 65(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 252.6 d
Standard Life •• -- • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 12%
United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
II••••••.••••••.•
X• s. d. X. I. 8.
Assam Tea .....• .... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 8
Auction Mart •••• • • • • 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 265%s
Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Trust •• .. 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 20%
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
British American Land - -- 311 10 0 -
Canada ... ••-- •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 47%
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - -
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. - - 109
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 935%
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.ik hi, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Equitable neve/Ili:airy 5 p.c. & bs.s, 100 0 0 100 0 0 109
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. - 208
Hungerford ........ ~, 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0
Russell Institution.... - - , 26 5 0 -
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0I 50 0 0 67
Reversionary Int. Soc. 45(1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1005
Royal Mail Steam•• •• 41. p. share. 100 0 0' 60 0 0 84
South Australian... -11. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 235%s
VanDleman's Land.. - 100 0 0 129 0 0 1