The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-11 00:00:00

HAMMERSMITH.

Henry Round, ag►ed 20, was charged before Mr.
Paynter with being concerned with William Harris
(yesterday remanded) in shooting and wounding
Sergeant Earthy.
It appeared that the prisoner was apprehended
under rather singular circumstances, be having gone
to the Paddington station of the Great Western Rail-
way for the purpose of taking a place in a train that
called at Southall, and in payment for a ticket ten-
dered an imitation sovereign (a brass Exhibition
medal), for which he was at once taken into custody
by the railway police as an utterer of base coin. On
searching him to see if he bad any more in his posses-
sion, they found a loaded pistol upon him, which Mr.
Collard, superintendent of the railway police, at once
recognised as the fellow pistol to that found on Harris
the day before, he having been in court when Harris
was examined.
Both pistols were produced, and were found to be
a pair.
Sergeant Lees, of the railway police, produced two
slugs, two sovereigns, and some cards found on the
prisoner.
Police-constable William Bailey, T division, now
identified the prisoner as the other man who had
effected his escape during the struggle, as he had
stated the day before in his evidence.
Police-constable Dowling, who was placed in the
same cell at the Hammersmith station, to see that ho
did not commit violence on himself, said the prisoner
asked how the man who was shot was, saying that it
was his own fault in knocking his hand, which caused
the pistol to go off, 'end that he had no idea of shoot-
ing him, although he would never let an officer touch
him. He further said that, after he ran away, he met
a gentleman on the road, and robbed him of several
sovereigns; that he had also robbed a gentleman a
few days before, and had bought a new suit of clothes.
From that account it would appear he was the man
who actually fired the shot.
The witneses in the two cases of highway robbery
were present in court during the examination, but
Mr. PAYNTEU decided on remanding the prisoner
to ascertain the result of the wounds.

The prisoner, who said nothing, was then remanded
until Thursday next.

GREENWICH.

John 211‘Lea, collecting clerk at the Sutton station
of the London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway
Company, was brought befure Mr. Traill for final
examination, charged with embezzling several sums
of money, amounting to about 351., the moneys of
the directors of that company.
The evidence of Nesbit, a railway station-clerk, to-
gether with Miller and three other persons, includ-
ing Sergeant Horsfall, of the 1 division of police,
4roved that the prisoner had withheld, during a short
period, several items, amounting to 851. which ought
to have been placed in bags daily, forwarded to the
London terminus, and there deposited in a case iron
bound, and from thence taken by the banker's col-
lector and given credit for in the account kept with
the railway company—such collector's duty being to
collect the bags from each pay station. Thia the pri-
soner had neglected to forward during . nearly three
weeks, when Nesbit, his fellow clerk, discovered the
discrepancy.
The charge being proved, the prisoner was com-
mitted to Maidstone Gaol for trial.

MARGATE ROYAL SEA-BATHING
INFIRMARY.

On Thursday the usual half-yearly meeting of tho
supporters of this charity was hold at the Loudon
Tavern, R. Pugh, Esq., in the chair.
The Secretary read the report, from which it appeared
that the following letter was received from Col. Phipps
by tho secretary:—
" Osborne, Aug. 4, 1851.
" Sir,—l have received her Majesty's commands to
forward you the enclosed cheque for 501., as a donation
towards the Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary. lam at the
saute time commanded to remark, that the amount
received in donations and subscriptions in 1830 is not
very much more than half that of 1849, and of which
the amount paid in salaries, poundage, and petty charges
over that of last year, is larger than the whole sum
contributed in donations and subscriptions, and that this
does not appear a satisfactory state of the finances of
the charity.
" I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
" C. B. PHIPPS."
Alderman Wire and B. Drew, Esqs., had been added to
the direction. The medical board considered that it
would not be advisable to continue the infirmary open
during the winter months, the sea air not being suitable
to scrofulous diseases, and the building being in no way
adapted for invalids during the cold season. The
appeal and the dinner in behalf of the charity realised
2,1201. The proceedings terminated wills a vote of
thanks to the chairman,