The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE IN2'

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—CRUELLY USING A
HORSE.—John Carpenter, of Chippersfield, King's Lang-
ley, Herts, carman to William Ellis, a hay carter, was
charged at the instance of Mr. Win. Love, chief constable
of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, with working a horse in an unfit condition.
Simeon Sell, one of the Royal Society's officers, said be
was in the New-road when be saw the defendant driving
the horse, and his attention was called to it from seeing it
tremble as if in great pain. He went up and examined the
horse, and on removing the saddle discovered two large old
wounds; there was also a large raw wound on the shoulder,
and the collar was pressing on it, and both wounds were very
raw, and the horse was altogether in a very low condition.
The magistrate having examined the horse (which was
standin in front of tile court, and was in a ver pitiable
conditiog n—a mere skeleton), asked the defendant what he

lad to say to it.
The defendant said it was not so had when he brought it

out.
The magistrate said he could not allow a horse to he
worked in such a condition. It was too bad. The otlieer
of the society had very properly brought him to the court.
He would take a lenient view of the case and let him go,
but he would advise him not to do so again. The officers
of the society would have their eyes on him, and he might
depend upon it that if he was brought there again he would
be severely dealt with.

THAMES.—DRUNKENNESS, DELIRIUM TREMENS,
AND ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Nicholas Lanvick, aged
28, a stout, able-bodied Norwegian seaman, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempting to commit suicide
butting his throat.
The complainant, Richard Sanderson, of No. 142, High-
street, Shailwell, said he was a lodging-house keeper, and
the prisoner had boarded with him since he was paid off
eight days ago, and had been drinking to excess ever since,
until be became afflicted with delirium tremens, and
scarcely knew what he was about. This morning he heard
a great noise in the prisoner's bed-room, and the breaking of
glass and furniture. The noise continued for some time, and
be went up stairs to see what was the matter, and found the
door of the prisoner's bedroom barricaded. He broke it
open, and found the apartment in the greatest confusion,
and the prisoner in the middle of it, staring wildly, and
trembling very much. The prisoner had a knife in his hand,
the blade of which was stained with blood, and he thrust it
forward and said, "Kill me, kill me, for I can't do it my-
self;" and pulled his shirt on one side and exhibited a wound
in his throat, from which the blood was flowing copiously.
The knife was taken from the prisoner, and a surgeon was
called upon to attend him, who sewed up the wound.
In answer to Mr. Selfe, the witness said that the prisoner
came from Bombay in a British ship, the LadyOttavia, and had
been almost continually drunk.
Mr. Selfe- And spent all his wages, I suppose ?
The prisoner—Yes, sir, and I wish to get to sea again as
soon as I can.
Mr. Selfe asked how much the prisoner received on Tues-
day last.
The prisoner—l had £2O, mine worship. I have had the
horrors, mine worship, for the last five days.
Mr. Selfe—What a shocking thing it is that you should
be so foolish as to spend all your hard-earned wages in one
week, and get into this dreadful condition, and attempt to
take away your own life.
The prisoner— Oh, the horrors, mine worship, the horrors.
Mr. Selfe—The horrors. Yes; it is the horrors, indeed.
You are in a state of delirium tremens. Did you encourage
him to drink, Mr. Sanderson ?
Mr. Sanderson—No, I did not indeed, sir. I never en-
courage seamen who lodge in my house to drink. He drunk
nothing in my house.
Richard Harris, a seaman, was a shipmate of the prisoner's,
and confirmed the statement of Mr. Sanderson as to the
prisoner having been continually " on the drink" since he
came home.
Mr. Selfe—Have you spent all your money ?
Harris—No, I have not.
The prisoner—l have got the horrors, let me go, mine
worship, and I will go to sea.
Mr. Selfe could not liberate the prisoner in his present
condition, and would remand him until Thursday to the
House of Detention, where be would be taken care of and
properly treated.

I in

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUS
TRALIA.

THE PANAMA ROUTE.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation representing a large num-
ber of bankers. merchants, and other persons interested in
the colonies of New South Wales, Moreton Bay, and New
Zealand, waited by appointment upon Sir E. Bulwei' at the
Colonial-office, to present a memorial in favour of the esta-
blishment of anew pos,alcommuniation via Panama. Ttie
deputation consisted of the lion. Sir Henry Watson Parker,
late Colonial Secretary of New South Wales ; the lion.
Robert Johnson, and the yon. R. J. Want, Members of
the Legislative Council of New South Wales; Mr. G. A.
Lloyd, Agent for the Government of New South Wales;
Messrs. John Alga, Donald Larnach, and William Walker
of New South Wales; Mr. J. C. Fitzgerald, late Member of
the Executise Council of New Zealand; Messrs. W. J.
Graham and Edward Blacket, of Auckland ; Mr. Day, Emi-
gration Agent, late of Melbourne; and Mr. R. Moore, of Paris,
The deputation having been introduml,
The Hon. Mr. PARKER said that he had the honour to
present a memorial from the Australian colonies and New
Zealand, urging upon her Majesty's Government the im-
portance of establishing a steam mail communication by
way of Panama between England and the Australian
colonies and New Zealand. The memorial was signed by
about 400 of the most info ntial gentlemen in the colonies
and this country connected with the colonial trade, and was
in the following terms :