The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-30 00:00:00

THIRD► EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

LICHFIELD RACES-(THIS DAY.)

(By Electric Telegraph.)
COPELAND HANDICAP.

Subieski
Echo

Four ran.
STAFFORDSHIRE STAKES.

Honeytree
Thornhill..

1

Six ran.
Arrived—lniependence, Isaac, and Castaside filly.

ASCOT R 4CES.(-THIS DAY.)

By Electric Telegraph.)
RAILWAY PLATE.

Little Gerald
Mounow
Battle

Five ran.
THE GRAND MILITARY CUP.

Theory
Little Tarn
Orson

Seven ran.

TATTERSALL'S (THIS EVENING.)

ST. LEGER.
7to 2 agst Fitz Roland (4 to 1 taken freely)
7 to 2 agst Toxopholite (take 4 to 1)
100 to 6 agst Longrange (take 20 to 1)
100 to 6 agst Knight of Kars
20 to 1 agst Gildermire (take 25 to 1)
A thin attendance, and very little betting.

THE RAILWAY CATASTROPHE NEAR

DUDLEY.

Some of the sufferers are not yet out of danger. Turner
and Clark, respecting whcm the most serious appre-
hensions were entertained, are progressing more favourably
than was anticipated. All the sufferers located in the
vicinity of the accident continue to receive every possible
attention from the medical men employed by the company,
and it is hoped that all may recover. Immediately after
the adjournment of the inquest on Wednesday the friends
of the deceased took possession of the bodies, under the
authority of the coroner, who issued warrants for the
interment of the dead, and in the course of the evening they
were removed to their late homes. A number of thieves
speedily congregated after the collision, and instead of
affording assistance to the wounded, attempted to make
profit by plundering those who were insensible. But the
exertions of the police in repressing these attempts were
most praiseworthy, and much property that would other-
wise have been lost was preserved by their means. A
valuable watch found on the line is still in the possession
of the police unclaimed.

The following is a return of the injured obtained on the

spat

At the Cock Inn, and Mtended by Mr. Walker, surgeon :
Samuel Clarke, fracture of spine and paralysis of the ex-
tremities ; also other severe injuries—very serious. Mr.
Corser, very extensive scalp wounds and internal injuries.
Henry James, injuries to back, face, and head—progress-
ing, and removed this morning to his home.

At the Swan Inn, Moor-street :—Richard Wassill, frac-
tured ribs, severe scalp wounds, with concussion of the brain
—very serious. William Kendrick, right thigh fractured in
two places, left leg comminuted fracture. John Webb,
compound fracture of the left leg and right toe—latter am-
putated. William Harley, general concussion and injuries
to fece and head—improving.

At the cottage adjoining—Mrs. Whitehouse, injuries to
back and head, and much shaken—removed to her home.
At Noden's beerhouse, Moor-street—Haden Smith, com-
minuted fracture of arm and general bruises—removed this
morning to his home. Miss Bevan, comminuted fracture of
arm, and general bruises—serious. Mrs. Wychley (her
sister), fracture of the right leg, and other injuries—improv-
ing. All the above cases are being treated by Mr. Walker.
At the Royal Exchange, Brettel-lane—Mrs. H. Fisher,
of Prince's-end, attended by Mr. Osborne, Stourbridge, and
Mr. Underhill, Tipton. She is progressing favourably.
This woman had five children with her in the train, all of
whom escaped.

At the Crown Inn, Brettel-lane—Charles Turner,
Prince's-end, attended by Drs. Everett and Carden, the
company's surgeons; Mr. Norris, of Brierley-hill; and Mr.
Hardinge, of Stourbridge. He is seriously injured, but pro-
gressing favourably. Thomas Brett, Daisy-bank, severe
injuries, but progressing favourably. He is attended by
Mr. Osborne, surgeon, Dudley. Edward Jones, hairdresser,
of Dudley Port, injured in the left leg—progressing favour-
ably.

At the Whhnsey Inn, Brierley-hill, attended by Mr. N.
Avent, Stourbridge—Mrs. Jones, of Prince's-end, fractured
clavicle, contused chest and abdomen, sprained right ankle,
and contused left thigh—doing well. Thomas Jones, jun.,
contusions and otherwise badly bruised—removed home to
Prince's-end. Elijah Jones, contused knees and lacerated
scalp—removed home to Prince's-end.
Thus it will be seen that the number of deaths at present
has not been increased.

THE BRUTAL STABBING CASE NEAR
CANTERBURY.

CANTERBURY, SATURDAY EVENING.
At Canterbury on Saturday, the prisoner Edward

Verdon, a labourer, was brought up, on remand, and
placed at the bar of the county police-office, in Watling-
street, before Mr. Edward Foss and Capt. Mackay charged
with having feloniously stabbed and wounded Henry Har-
low, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, at the
parish of Sturry, as stated in our paper of the 24th inst.
The prisoner is a small but stout-built man of most deter-
mined character. The injured man (Harlow) was
represented to the bench to be still in a very low and
critical position, from the severe injuries inflicted upon him
by the accused, there being no less than nine different stabs
on the breast and thigh. One of them, an incised wound
of some extent, upon the breast, from three to four inches
in length, taking a slanting direction over the ribs, and
extending some depth over the upper part of the stomach,
was considered extremely dangerous, as was also a deep
puncture in the thigh.
The wounded man's deposition (taken at his bed-side) was
to the following effect : I was in the Red Lion public-house
at Sturry on Saturday night last. I went there about nine
o'clock. I bad a pint of beer, and a few glasses were given
me afterwards by a person named Hills. The prisoner was
there when I went in, but went out for about an hour
during the evening. I knew him by having seen
him about Sturry. I had never had any quarrel
with him. After the prisoner had returned to the
room, be had a quarrel with a man named Uden. They
were not near me, and I had no part in it. The prisoner
after that was lying down on a form on the opposite side to
where I was. He was apparently asleep. I saw him get up
and take his knife out of his pocket, and open it.
His eyes were fixed on me. I thought he was going
to attack me. I got up to defend myself. A man
named Poisin was sitting close by me. The prisoner
came towards me quickly, with the knife in his right
hand. Nothing was then being said about him. When
he came up to me I felt the knife in my thigh. I did not
hear him say anything. He made several thrusts at me
with his right band. He was taken bold of by the
people about nee and taken away ; I found he had
given me several wounds, and I was removed. I can
give no reason why the prisoner attacked me. A man named
Hills had been chaffing and jeering him before be left the
room and after his return. Hills sat at no great distance from
me. There were three or four persons between me and Hills.
I think the prisoner laid for a quarter of an hour after Hills
had left chaffing him. Prisoner had had a " middling parcel"
to drink, and I think he could not have been very sober.
Thomas Ireland, groom in the service of the incumbent of
Sturry,deposed to being present on the night in question,when
Harlow was stabbed. Some wrangling had been going on
between the prisoner and others, but Harlow took no part
in it, nor did be speak at all to Verdon. The prisoner
had been chaffed, and he fought with a man named
Uden, after which he laid down on a form, and
remained quiet for about a quarter of an hour, during
which time his leg was tied to a chair by Charles Hills. The
prisoner then got up, teok out his knife, cut the string
round his leg, and, without speaking a word to any one in
the room, went directly across to Harlow and said to hint,
"Now, you -, if you want anything of me, have some
of this," at the saute time holding up an open knife. Her-
low got up for the purpose of protecting himself, but the
prisoner (b'sing much shorter) slipped down underneath him,
and began jobbing the knife into his chest and th;gh. Per-
sons ht the room itntLediatel rushed mu), the prisoner,
took the knife from him, and sffely sec.tr:ed him, while a
surgeon was fetched to the injured M3j.
James Jezzard (the lacdlord) proe.uee,4 the knife that was
taken from the prisoner at the tire.e of the occurrence. (It
is a common clasp knife.
The prisoner having been d',ll'; cautioned, declined to say
anything in answer to the o.,tar,h.e.
He was then committed ',or dill at the next Kent assizes,
and:fte witnesses bound war to attend anti give evidence
aganist

THE Pisasnmar ,'s STRIKE AT lIULL.—The
fishermen's strike alc ibis 'port cintinues. On Thursday a
large number of tu'itn attended the arrival of the Vivid
steam-packet froV . London. Several policemen were al3n
present to keeit, order. Two men dressed as fishermen
landed; one of 0 'urn produced a letter stating that he was
not coning to take any part in the s; tike, but to take
charge, as raLsf,er, of a vessel at Grimsby. Ile aed his
"Pani°llcvr a allowed quietly to' pass ; but it was stated
that ten oth'e• r men—in two parties of six and four—pro-
ceeded inn boat from the Vivid to fWming vessels without
Inmlturz, wi;ll,,nt. tholr presence becoming known to..
mat2i.c of the strike. No cause for the interfeicncc 11
t Packct..