The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

CLIARGE Or MANSLAUGHTER.—.Tames Bartington, a
tripe-dresser, aged 30, of No. 93, Litnehouse-causeway,
was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with causing
the death of James Ryan, a labouring man.
Thomas Perry, waiter at the Sun and Sawyers, High-
street, Poplar, said the prisoner was driving a horse and
light cart in the ITigh-street. The cart was laden with
bullocks' heads. The prisoner was driving at the rate of
five or six miles an hour. He saw the deceased, James
Ryan, stagger against the front of the horse, and lay
hold of the animal, or the end of the shaft, and fall
down, and the wheel went over his chest and killed
him. The prisoner jumped out of the cart, and lifted
the deceased from the ground immediately.
Henry Freeman, who said he managed the
business of the 'Widow Fardell, a butcher, in
in High street, Poplar, heard prisoner calling out "Hoy,
boy," as loud as he was able, and saw the deceased
staggering about in the road. The horse and cart was
about 15 yards from the deceased when he first heard
the prisoner halloa.

Mr. Yardley—Could not a man, driving a horse and
chaise in broad daylight, see a man before him and pull
up it he was a distance of 15 yards from him
Freeman—The prisoner did pull up the instant be
shouted.

Mr. Yardley—How did he pull up ?
Freeman—He held in the reins.
Mr. Yardley—The deceased was 15 yards before the
prisoner. Could he not have pulled up and avoided him
altogether when he saw him staggering before him.
Freeman—lf the man had not been staggering he
would not have been run over. The cart was almost
steady when the wheel went over the poor man.
Other witnesses saw the deceased staggering about the
road and heard the prisoner shout to him. The deceased
appeared to be intoxicated.
Mr. Yardley said there was some doubt whether the
prisoner pulled up as quickly as he might have done,
and he would take his (the prisoner's) own recognisance
in the sum of 251. to appear before him on Saturday, by
which time the result of the coroner's inquest would be
known.

PORTUOITEEM BONDROLDENI.-111r. Richard Thornton,
acting on behalf of the Committee of Portuguese Bond-
holders, now recommends those bondholders who have
not yet converted their bonds to do so, the " Govern-
ment of Portugal having assented to the terms of the
agreement proposed and accepted at the last general
meeting." It appears that another meeting of bond-'
holders is not necessary, the formal consent of the cre-
ditors having already been given to the terms now eon•
ceded by the Government. The next step will therefore
be an application from Mr. Thornton to the Committee
of the Stock Exchange requesting them to admit new
Portuguese securities.
At the London Tavern, on Tuesday, the sth cf
August, a party of gentlemen, pupils of Mr. Hunt (so
well known for the cure of stammering), gave that gen-
tleman a dinner, to show their sense of the service they
received in the manner of treating this physical defect
in the art of speech. During the evening the chairman
gave several loyal and appropriate toasts, and many
speeches were delitered, proving the great success
obtained by Mr. Hunt's mode of treatment and cure of
this painful and distressing defect in articulation. A.
most excellent dinner was provided by /41. r. Bathe,-
which app6axed—to giver great eatisfactiou to too
guetts.