The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-14 00:00:00

QUEEN- S QUARE.

CUTTING AND MAIMING.--John Wilkins, who described
himself as a journeyman shoemaker, was brought up in cus-
tody and placed at the bar before Mr. White, charged with
wilfully and maliciously cutting and maiming Eliza Billings,
a young female,
The prisoner and complainant had cohabited together
for the last seven months at a lodging in Mermaid-yard,
Jews-row, Chelsea. On the previous evening they both
came to the office in company with a young man named
Chandler, to apply for a warrant against a man who had
assaulted the complainant ; but they appearing to be rather
inebriated, the warrant was refused. On coming out of
the office the prisoner went away, and the complainant and
Chandler walked towards home together. When they got to
the bottom of York-street they were overtaken by the pri-
soner, who came unawares behind the complainant, and
stabbed her twice in the back with a sharp instrument, and
then ran away. The unfortunate woman fell to the ground.
and bled profusely. In about three hours afterwards the
prisoner was apprehended by Police Sergeant Thatcher, of
the B division, at his lodgings, concealed under a-bed. The
blade of a knife was found also near the spot where the
brutal outrage was committed.

The prisoner was fully committed for trial on the capital
charge.
UNION-HALL.

The driver of the cab, No, 1,754, was charged with fu-
riously driving.
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The defendant and another cabdriver were hired by four
persons who dined in the City, and who bad no sooner got
into the vehicles than the drivers drove through the streets
at a most rapid rate. On getting into the Belvedere-road,
Lambeth, they commenced to race against one another, and
in the course of their progress two or three persons bad
narrow escapes of being run over. When the contending
parties arrived at the end of the Belvedere-road they turned
their horses' heads round to run the groundover again, and
during the race the defendant's opponent, finding that he
was gaining ground npon him, and likely to get the start of
him, drove his cab across the road, and the consequence
was that the one driven by the defendant was upset and
shattered to pieces, and he himself was thrown off his seat
into the road and severely cut about the head and face.
The gentlemen inside the cab were also thrown out and
very much hurt.

The MAGISTRATE fined the defendant 4/. and costs, and
the warrant against the other cabdriver was directed to be
served upon him immediately.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, Am 11.
The Commission opened here on Saturday. Yesterday
their Lordships went to church. This morning Lord
LYNDHURST entered the Crown Court ; the Grand Jury
were sworn at twelve o'clock. His Lordship briefly ad-
dressed them relative to the calendar, which apparently is
heavy, there being seventy-three prisoners for trial, and
many charged with serious offences ; but, from what we
could learn, it is not likely to be so bad as at present ap-
pears. On the Nisi Pries side there are upwards of 120
causes entered. One case, it is thought, will occupy a con-
siderable time, that of Tattham v. 'Wright. Sir J. SCAR-
LETT is specially retained on it.

(Before Lord LYNDHURST.)
Charles Aspinall was charged with killing and slaying
Thomas Hastin on the 18th of June last.
The parties fell out on their way home from a public-
house ; they were drunk. Prisoner struck deceased with-
out any provocation, and knocked him down, and while
down he kieked him on the head so seven ely that he imme-
diately died. On the prisoner finding that 1:e had killed
the deceased he exhibited the greatest remorse, and re-
mained with the body until removed. Guilty, but recom-
mended to mercy.—Judgment postponed.
Patrick Durkin was charged with killing and slaying
James Durkin, his uncle.

On St. Patrick's Day last the prisoner and the unfortu-
nate deceased, his uncle, lodged together. On that day a
quarrel arose between a woman and the prisoner. On the
uncle's interfering a fight took place. After being sepa-
rated the prisoner possessed himself of a saw, with which
he struck his uncle, and inflicted such a wound that he
lingered for about ten days and then died. Verdict—
Guilty. To be transported for seven years.