The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-14 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Richard George Irons, a surgeon, residing at 201,
Bermondsey-street, and George Bonney, of West-
moreland-place, City-road, were placed at the bar
before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing four sove-
reigns and two half-sovereigns from Frederick Ogden,
a coal and coke merchant, of Burton-street, West-
minster.

The complainant stated that on the previous even-
ing he called on the prisoner Bonney, who is his cousin,
at Westmoreland-place, City-road, and was there
introduced to the other prisoner. He afterwards ac-
companied them to the house of the latter, in Ber-
mondsey-street, where they had some supper. Soon
afterwards he (complainant) felt indisposed, and men-
tioned the facts, when Irons immediately said that he
would make him up a little medicine, which would
soon put him all to rights. He (Irons) then left the
room and soon returned with a draught, which
complainant, at his request, swallowed, and in a
short time it had such a narcotic effect as to send
him fast asleep. He awoke in about an hour, and
missed four sovereigns and two half-sovereigns from
his waistcoat pocket, which he felt safe, and counted
about ten minutes before he went to sleep. He was
quite confident he had the sum mentioned when he
entered Irons' house. At the period when he awoke
Irons was absent from the room, attending to a patient
in an adjoining room, and when he returned, com-
plainant told him that his money was gone, that it was
taken out of his waistcoat pocket when he was asleep,
and added, "Irons, you have taken it as a joke, re.
turn it, and no more will be thought about." He,
however, in reply, denied that he knew anything
about it, said that he had no money about him, and
that he would not mind being searched. The com-
plainant added that he then went to the door and
called a policeman, and gave both his cousin (Bonney)
and the doctor into custody. Although he had in-
cluded Bonney in the charge he did not believe he
was concerned in picking his pocket, for it was done
when that person was out of the room. The reason
he gave him into custody was on account of his being
in company with them during the evening. Among
the sovereigns taken from his pocket was an old one
with George and the Dragon on it. He had drank
some brandy and water with the prisoners on the
way from Westmoreland-place to Irons' house in
Bermondsey-street, but was perfectly sober.
Mr. COMBE said that as the complainant had by his
statement exonerated Bonney from any participation
in the alleged offence he should discharge him, and he
might call him as a witness.

Bonney then quitted the bar and went into the wit-
ness-box, when he said that soon after the comp'ainant
had taken the draught administered by the prisoner
he fell asleep, and he (witness) left the room two or
three times, and stood outside smoking a cigar. The
prisoner was in and out of the room, on occasions, to
attend to patients who called for medicines, but he
(witness) knew nothing of the alleged robbery. iHe
added that he had known the prisoner for some length

of time, and always considered to be a respectable
man, and that he had introduced the complainant,
who was his cousin, to him on that account.
Policeman Irvine, 222 M, stated that he was called
by the complainant, who gave the prisoner and Mr.
Bonney into custody fur robbing him of 51. He (the
policeman) asked the prisoner if he had done it, and
he said that he had not, and added that he had no
money on him but some silver. When taken to the
station-house, and on being examined, there were
found in the prisoner's pocket four sovereigns, one
of which was an old one, with a George and the Dra-
gon on it, a half sovereign, and 188. in silver.
Mr. COOMBE said that he had no other alternative
but to send the case before a jury.
The prisoner, who seemed very much agitated,
hoped that it would not be considered necessary to
adopt such a course, as it would totally ruin him in
his profession ; that he had no assistant at home to
look after his practice, which he would lose entirely
if be was sent to prison.
Mr. Comas said that he had no objection to accept
bail for the prisoner's appearance to answer the charge
at the sessions, and that the amount of his sureties
would depend upon his situation in life. The magis-
trate then asked him some questions, which he an-
swered, by asserting that he was a member of the
Royal College of Surgeons of Dublin, and he also
mentioned the names of some professional men in
London, to whom he was known since he commenced
practice in this country.
Mr. COMBE said, under such circumstances, he
would accept two sureties of 1001. each, and himself
in 2001., to appear at the next sessions. The reason
he called on the prisoner for such heavy bail was on
account of his condition of life being above that of
the common run of offenders. If the accused was
in a❑ humbler statio❑ of life than he represented, he
should not have required sureties to such an amount.
The prisoner then retracted what he had previously
asserted, and said the fact was he was not a member
of the Royal College of Surgeons of Dubliu, although
he had entitled himself to act as a surgeon, in which
capacity he had commenced practice in the neigh-
bourhood where he was taken into custody.
Mr. COMBS—Oh, then, if that is the case, I shall
be satisfied with two sureties of 201. each, and your-
self in 401.

The complainant having been bound over to pro-
secute, the prisoner was then committed.

- HAMMERSMITH.
William Harris, aged 23, years, and Henry Round,
aged 20 years, were agai❑ brought before Mr. Payn-
ter, on remand, charged with having attempted to
murder police-sergeant sergeant Edwin Earthy, No.
18, T division, by shooting him in the legs with a
pocket pistol.

It will be remembered that the prisoners were fully
committed for trial for the felonious shooting, and
also for stopping Mr. Edward Long, a baker, near
the Uxbridge-road, Ealing, and stealing from his
person four sovereigns, two half-sovereigns, and some
silver, and that they were remanded for the attend-
ance of Mr. Bashford, who had also been stopped and
robbed by the prisoners.

Mr. Frederick Bashford now appeared, and stated
that he was at present residing at Norwood-green.
Oa Monday, the 6th ult., he left the Great Western
Railway station at Southall about half-past seven
o'clock, and proceeded along the footpath towards his
residence, when he observed two men standing in the
centre of the walk. He took no notice of them, and
was about to pass by, when they suddenly presented
pistols at his head, and demanded his money. Ile
gave them a purse containing two sovereigns and
three half-sovereigns. They then took him to a
tree, and fastened him to it with a white
handkerchief ; opened his coat, and took from
his waistcoat pocket a small silver watch and a
gold guard chain, which he wore round his neck.
They also took from him a glove and his umbrella.
He succeeded in releasing himself by obtaining his
knife from his pocket and cutting the handkerchief,
and immediately communicated with a police con-
stable, who afterwards found the glove and umbrella
near the tree.

In answer to questions by Mr. PAYNTER, Mr.
Bashford said he could not recognise the parties who
robbed him, as it was in a dark place where he was
stopped. He believed the prisoners were the men,
from their height. They wore masks.
Inspector Loxon said the Grand Junction Canal,
where the prisoner Round said the watch and chain
had been thrown, had been dragged, but they had
been unable to find the property.
Mr. PAYNTER inquired if the pistols and masks were
in court ? Inspector Loxon said they were not.
Mr. PAYNTER said it was necessary that they
should be produced, i❑ order that Mr. Bashford might
examine them and ascertain if they were like those he
saw upon the men.
The prisoners were again remanded.
It was stated that upwards of 401. had been sub-
scribed for Sergeant Earthy and Police•constable
alyley, for their gallant conduct in the apprehension
of Harris.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
Oa Tuesday (Sir William Cubitt, President, in the
chair) the business of the evening was commenced by
the announcement of the dates of the ordinary meet-
ings of the session ' • of the appointment of December
231 for the annual general meeting, for the election
of the president, council and officers; and of the 25th
May, 1852, for the President's Conversazione.

The paper read was, "An Investigation of the
Strains upon the Diagonals of Lattice-beams, with
the resulting Formu!w," by Mr. W. T. Doyne,
Assoc. Inst. C.E., and Professor W. B. Blood.
The experiments detailed in the paper were made
on a model twelve feet in length, so constructed that
the diagonals in compression, which were strips of
mahogany let into the top and bottom, but not
fastened to them, and the ties, which ware of hoop-
iron chains, must of necessity take their respective
bearing and strain, and by the substitution of a dy-
namometer for any one of the ties, the strain on it
could be accurately measured.
The results of the investigation which were given
in a table, showing a remarkable coincidence between
the strains as measured and calculated, were, that for
a parallel beam, of one span, supported at each end
and loaded at the centre, the strains throughout the
diagonals were uniform, and the horiz )ntal strainu
were greatest at the centre, decreasing uniformly at
the points of support.
For a similar beam, uniformly loaded over its en-
tire length, the strains on the diagonals commenced at
the centre, increasing uniformly to the points of sup-
port, while the horizontal strains decreased from the
centre to the ends, in the ratio of the ordinates of a
parabola.

These results were arrived at by different methods
of reasoning, and the formula; derived from them were
stated to be applicable to the more complex form of a
closely intersected lattice, taking into consideration
the increased number of triangulations.
The paper then proceeded to show, that the same
reasoning might be applied to beams with solid sides,
and their proportions calculated accordingly.
As a practical illustration of this principle the
author exhibited a drawing of the Glyn Taff viaduct,
constructed by him, for the Aberdare Iron Company,
in which the main bay, over the river Taff, was 140
feet span, and the weight of iron work 53 tons. This
bridge was capable of carrying a c2nstant load of 73
tons, and the weight necessary to break it was calcu-
lated at 359 tons.

In an appendix, the formulte were extended to the
cases of beams fixed at one end only ; and also to those
having several points of support; in the latter case, it
appeared, that the greatest possible strain due to a
moving load upon the diagonals, at the centre, was
only one-fourth that at the points of support, where
the bridge was of one span only, and when there was
more than one span, that a portion of the value of
continuity was lost in the case of a moving load in
consequence of the point of contrary flexure changing
its posiion.

The paper was illustrated by diagrams, and the
experiments upon the model were explained by the
author.
The President recalled to those gentlemen who
had been recently elected, the engagement entered
into o❑ their election, to present original communi-
cations, books, &c., in order to promote the interest
of the meetings, or increase the library.
The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday evening,
November 18th, when the following paper will be
read :—" Description of a new Metallic Manometer,
and other Instruments for measuring Pressures and
Temperatures," by M. Eugene Bourdon, of Paris.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Nov. 13.

ex-
hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business
was transacted.
STOCK EXCHANGE. -There was an Unproved feeling
Great Wes ern Stock was done at 83 i'•--
Midland, 49% -
New Shares, 15_16 p.
001,, Nov. 13.
TLaffivVEaulep,
STOCK EXCHANGE.- The share market has been very
good to-day, and there has been a strong demand for Leeds,
Midlands, and other speculative stocks. The transactions
57—London and North-Western, 1151 A
were as follow:—Caledonian, Preference, 6 ~„ —Lancashire
p.—Ditto, Fifths, 2 3-16 c. p.—
and Lincolnshire,. 1 •
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Yorkshire,
40 43—Ditto, Pre-
ference, 12—Midland, 50—North Staffordshire, 7 13-16 dis.
'(kriewshiQreu'arters, 2% C.
—South-Eastern and Dover, 19541—York and North Mid-
land, 20%.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a very active market
to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. The transac-
tions were as follow : - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction, 10-g, dis.—East Lancashire, Quarters, 153;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 56%—Leeds Northern, 12 11-16
—London and North-Western, 116—Ditto, New Quarters,
2 11-16 n. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 301
—Manchester and Lincoln Union, 3 dis.—North Stafford-
shire, 7 15-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 19 9-16.

A CALIFORNIAN'S CLOTHING.—A poor Califor-
nian's clothing and living are thus graphically described :
His pantaloons are made out of rag carpet, while his over-
coat consists of a cellar door, with straps on each side for
armholes. He feeds ou artificial spawn—fog sweetened with
=lames.