The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY AND SAVAGE ASSAULT.--Dennis
Donovan, the most desperate ruffian and thief in the dis-
trict, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with steal-
ing a pair of Wellington boots, value 10s. 6d., from the shop
of Mr. George Barnes, boot and shoemaker, No. 114, Rat-
cliff-highway, and also with assaulting and wounding Isaac
Pawsey, a police constable, No. 53 K, who has received
very serious injuries.

John George Holland, shopman to the prosecutor, stated
that on Saturday night, at a quarter before twelve o'clock,
he heard a jerk just inside the shop near the door, and saw
the prisoner running away with a pair of boots, which he
had just stolen from the place where they were hanging. He
pursued the prisoner, who ran up a court called Palmer's-
folly, where he dropped the boots.
Isaac Pawsey, a police-constable, No. 53 K, saw the
prisoner put his arm just inside the shoemaker's shop and
steal the boots. He pursued the prisoner and overtook him,
and upon taking him into custody he said that 50 such as
him (the witness) should not take him, and threw himself
on the ground and kicked and plunged in a fearful manner.
The prisoner got the fingers of witness in his mouth and
bit them, and would not let go. He was compelled to use
his staff with the only hand he had at liberty. It required
the united exertions of six policemen to cohvey the prisoner
to the station-house.

In answer to questions by the magistrate, and after much
pressing, the witness said his left hand and fingers were
severely bitten and lacerated, and he was in great pain.
His fingers were in the prisoner's mouth all the time he was
struggling with him.

Mr. Yardley—Why, .yOu left out the most important
part of your evidence until I pressed you, and that is very
surprising, considering the injury you have received.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had been
repeatedly in custody.

Police-sergeant Cox, 45 K, said the prisoner was tried
and convicted of larceny at the Clerkenwell Sessions, five
years ago, and had since been convicted by the magistrate,
and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard
labour. There were other convictions against the prisoner.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial at the
sessions.

CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF
THE CHEST, VICTORIA-PARK.—The returns from this
institution show the number of patients relieved during the
last week to have been 876, of which 118 were new cases.
We (Kendall Mercury) are glad to learn that the
dejenner to be given to Professor Owen in the Whitehall
Assembly Rooms in the early part of the ensuing month is
likely to be attended by most of the influential families in
the town and neighbourhood, and by many from a distance•
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The Canada, royal mail
steamer, sailed on Saturday for Boston with the American
letters, &c:, a full cargo, and complement of passengers.
The Africa sails next Saturday for New York. Letters will
be received at the post till 12 noon, and finally, with late
fee, at 1 p.m. The landing-stage box closes at 2 pm.
COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE BRISTOL
CHANNEL—On Friday, a French schooner called the
Galante was brought up to Bristol for the purpose of
undergoing repairs, having been in collision with a French
brig belonging to the port of Bordeaux. The collision,
which took place on Wednesday night off Lundy Island,
was a severe one, and the master and two of the crew of
the schooner while endeavouring to get on board the brig
were crushed between the two vessels, and all three lost
their lives.

An important arrest has just been made by the
police at Lyons. For some time past numerous com-
plaints had been made of robberies having taken place
on the railway between Lyons and Amberieux, where the
trunks of passengers, after having been opened, and valu-
able articles taken out, had been again carefully closed. A
few days since the substitute of the Procureur Imperial, on
stopping at Bourg, found that a quantity of jewellery _had
been stolen from his trunk, and information of the fact was
given to the police. Suspicion having fallen on a guard of
the train, his house was searched, and a number of valuable
opera-glasses, purses, ladies' travelling Ws, &c., were
found. His wife was immediately arreste(l, and in a few
hours after the man himself was taken into cutody,
inticial examination haa been conmence4.