The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

Yesterday William Child, aged 19, a well-dressed
young man, whose friends are most respectably con-
nected, and who has only recently been appointed an
officer in the Custom-house, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with stealing a bottle of wine and
23 cheroots from the baggage warehouse in the East
India Docks.

Mr. YARDLEY said it was a very serious charge
against the prisoner, and from the position he held in
the Customs he could not think of dealing with the
case summarily. Ho should remand the prisoner
until Wednesday next, in order to ascertain the course
the Custons•house authorities intended to pursue in
the matter.

The prisoner—I hope you will take bail, Sir.
Mr. YARDLET—I have no objection ; you must find
two good sureties in 401. each, and yourself in 801.

SOUTH IVA Rie:

Yesterday William Conolly, a well-dressed man,
member of the swell mob, was placed at the bar be
fore Mr. A'Beckett, charged with assaulting and
wounding Charles Percival in so violent a manner
that serious apprehensions were entertained for his life.
Mr. Wontner, who attended on the part of the pro-
secution, stated that Mr. Percival was at present in
such a precarious condition that he was confined to
his house and was compelled to have two medical
men attending upon him. The short facts were these :
Some days since Mr. Percival had occasion to ap-
pear at that court against a woman who was co-
habiting with the prisoner, and who was convicted,
owing to the evidence adduced against her. This
circumstance seemed to have excited a feeling of re-
venge in the breast of the prisoner, and a few evenings
since as Mr. Percival was walking along Newington-
causeway, he was met by his assailant, who taunted
him with having been the means of having the woman
punished. Mr. Percival, however, evinced no dispo-
tion to have an altercation on the subject, and was
proceeding on his way, when his assailant, who had
an umbrella in his hand, thrust the end of it with
such violence into his mouth as to displace two of his
teeth, and the point penetrated to his throat, severely
wounding it, and causing a haemorrhage which was
with difficulty suppressed. The prisoner, on finding
the serious nature of the injuries he had inflicted, es-
caped at the time, vnd abandoned his usual haunts,
but by the vigilance of the police, to whom his person
and character were well known, he was taken into
custody. Mr. Wontner added, that as it was a matter
of doubt whether the injured man would recover, the
object of his application was that the prisoner should
be remanded until the result of his furious attack on
Mr. Percival was ascertained.

Mr. Thomas Percival, the brother of the prosecu-
tor, was called, and stated tbat he was at present con-
sidered by his family, in such danger, that it was im-
possible to say how the case would terminate; that
inflammation to a considerable extent existed in the
throat, and the family were compelled to call in the
aid of two medical men. The witness produced a
certificate describing that his brother was labouring
under an abscess of the throat, the result of injuries
inflicted on that organ, and that he was perfectly in-
capable of attending the examination.
Mr. ATECKETT remarked that the certificate did
not specify that the patient was in danger, although it
represented that he was unable to attend at that court,
and that, therefore, as the prisoner had made applica-
tion to be bailed he was bound to comply with it, un-
less it was shown by a medical certificate that the
person upon whom the alleged violence was inflicted
was considered to be in danger.
The Magistrate then adjudged the prisoner to
enter into bis own recognisances in the sum of 801.,
and find two sureties of 401., and to give twenty-
four hours' notice of bail. That, in the interval,
if evidence were produced that the prosecutor's life
was considered in danger bail would of course be re-
jected.
The prisoner, who said he would reserve his de-
fence, was remanded.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on April 17:—

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ...
Ditto in branch banks

... f. 398.438,170 70
... 145,259,415 0
215,092 26

Bills past due ••• ••• •••
Bills discountfd. but not yet due, of
which 15,171,517 f. were received
from the Branch Banks ... 44,274,502 98
Bills in the branch banks ~. ... 74,260,650 0
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 1,132,200 0
Ditto by the branch banks 1,299,102 0
Ditto on French public securities ... 7,757,850 42
Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,313,850 0
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0
Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0
Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0
gentes, disposable funds ... ... 42,678,118 53
investments of the new branch banks in

the public funds ... ... ... 12,952,725 74
Rotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0
Real property of the branch banks ... 3,629,157 0
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0
Ditto branch banks ... ... ... 230,000 0
Oxpenses of administration of the Bank 320,674 60
Ditto at the branches ... ... ... 343,436 0
Miscellaneous ... ~. ...
... 229,289 77

f. 849,984,235 0