The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-06 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

On Friday last about half-past nine at night as Mr. Larh
ter, who is a miller, living at Ford's-row, Battersea, with
his wife, was on his return home across Battersea-fields,
proceeding from Vauxhall, when near Long-edge Farm, a
go-cart having the curtains drawn all round passed them in
the same direction they were going. After the cart had got
some distance it stopped, when on Mr. and Mrs. Larter
approaching it they saw three or four men get out of the
cart, and distinctly heard one of them say « your
eyes, Jack, do not do that." In consequence of that ex-
planation they did not advance further, when soon after the
cart passed them at a rapid rate on its way back and the
men went forward toward Battersea. Mr. Larter was in-
duced to go on, when on arriving at the spot where
the men got out they saw something lying on the
ground, which on closer inspection by Mr. L. proved
to be a man, and from his motionless position be concluded
he was dead. Mr. and Mrs. L. retraced their steps
and went in search of a policeman and found Read. V 33,
when the man was discovered lying on his face, and on turn-
ing him over he was nearly throttled from the bloOd
which had collected in his throat. He was not able to
speak, and was so stupified, apparently from drink, as also
from something deleterious having been* given him, that he
was not able to stand. The policeman sprung his rattle,
when another policeman came to his assistance, as also some
of Mr. Matson's men, who is the proprietor of Long-edge
Farm, and he was carried to Dr. M'Kellar's, surgeon, of
Battersea. On his way thither, when the men who were
carrying him stopped to rest themselves, for which purpose
they put him on his legs, he then exclaimed, "Pray, for
God's sake, Tom, do not use me ill." They had to carry
him a mile and a half to Dr. M'Kellar's, who had examined
the injuries, and found a desperate wound across the nose,
which was slit down the middle, and severely cut on each
side. The under-lip was completely cut through. In Dr.
M'Kellar's shop, as the man was dressed in the uniform of
the Royal Marines, he was asked if he belonged to that corps,
which he admitted, and added that he had a month's furlough,
being then on his way from Woolwich. He also stated that ho
had been attacked by a man, but he had served him out. His
name, he said was Edward Culley. The poor fellow had
lost his military cap, which was shortly after found not far
from where he was seen ; he was without a knapsack, and
the strong leather belt by which the knapsack is fixed to
his back was cut in two. After his recovery, about eleven
o'clock he was taken to the station-house of the V division
in Milman-row, Chelsea. At the station-house he repeated
what he had narrated at Dr. M'Kellar's, but would give no
further account of himself. He said he received a severe
blow, but could not recollect anything that occurred after-
wards, nor how be got into the go-cart, nor if he had been
drinking with any one. The next morning his knapsack
was found by one of Mr. Matson's men, some distance from
where the man was found on the road, which was taken by
the man who came out of the cart, the contents of the
knapsack being scattered about the road, and he had beer*
plundered of money and a watch. The knapsack and the
clothes were left at the Milman-row station-house. Infor-
mation was sent to the Commanding Officer at the Military
Hospital at Knights-bridge, where Culley was subsequently
removed in a very precarious state. The Commissioners
of Police have been made acquainted with the circum-
stances, who have ordered the most active inquiries at the
respective station-houses in the V division at Wandsworth,
Battersea, &c., to trace out what go-cart was seen in that
neighbourhood on the night in question.

MELANCHOLY EVENT.—Patrick Lannigan, spirit-
dealer, who had left Port-Glasgow in a boat on a shooting.ex-
cursion on Tuesday week, was overtaken in a gale of wind,
which compelled him to put into a place about three miles up
the river. Having remained there for some time, he again
put to sea, contrary to the advice given him to desist from re-
turning home that evening ; and as he has not since been heard
of, and as the boat was picked up off Port-Glasgow on the fol-
lowing morning, it is too apparent he must have perished in the
attempt. Mr. Lannigan was a respectable young man of sober
and industrious habits. He has left a wife and an aged mother
entirely unprovided for. When last seen he had on moleskin
trousers, blue vest, black neckerchief, and was Without a coat.
The body has not been discovered.

POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH FRANCE.
understand English
post- that s theare
in a
negotiations between the French
very satisfactory state, and that
the pout • ts of difficulty have been nearly settled. It will, we
iTn dWe
believe, be necessary that the legislatures of the two countries
should sanction the arrangements that are to be made, as they
may affect the revenue. Dr. Bowring's conferences with the
authorities here have been resumed ; but we hear there is no
truth in the report that he is to be examined before the Come
mercial Commission.--Paris Advertiser.

HAMBURG, Oct. 24, 1834.
•
HEINE, BROTH ER S,Contractors, beg toinforrn
the Public, that it would now be too late for ordering Tickets
of the Sixty-fourth Great Lottery, and that Orders can be given
for the succeeding SIXTY-FIFTH LOTTERY. -In former Lot-
teries they have received several applications for TICKETS OF A
NUMBER ANSWERING TO THE NUMBER OF BANK
NOTES REMITTED. It is of course impossible to attend to
such requests, if the orders are not given BEFORE THE COM-
• MENCEMENT OF SALE. They therefore now beg to inform
the Public, that the Tickets of the Sixty-fifth Hamburg Great
Lottery will begin selling on the 26th of 'NEXT MONTH, and
all Orders for Tickets OF THE SAME NUMBER AS THE
BANK NOTE SENT WITH THE ORDER, rnuA reach them
before that day, and Bank Notes, to answer that purpose, must not
bear a higher Number than 10,000.
Those remitting a Ten-pound Note, will receive an Order for
the Balance and a full Share, together with the Ticket. Should
the desired Number be already disposed of, the Bank Note will he
returned by the First Mail. Orders of this description must be
directed without delay to
HEINE, BROTHERS,

CONTRACTORS, HAMBURG.