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effect, signed by 600 watermen and lig,htermen of
the river Thames.
In answer to questions put by the COURT, Mr.
Fenn* and Mr. Nash, petitioners, stated that they
had neither made any communications themselves,
nor were they aNeare of any having been made to
Sir J. Rennie with a view of inducing him to -write
the letters above given.
Mr. Low moved—" That the letters of Sir J.
Rennie and the petitions be referred to the Bridge-
house Committee, and that the committee have
authority to consult engineers thereon and to re-
port to this Court."
Mr. BARNES seconded the motion.
The result of a long discussion which ensued was
that, upon a division being,j4en, there appeared
38 for the affirmative and IS for the negative. The
Lord Mayor then gave his casting vote against the
motion, which was consequently lost amid much
cheering.
The Court adjourned.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE POLY
TECHNIC INSTITUTION.

CONCENTRATION OF THE LAW
COURTS..

Last night Sir Richard Bethell presided and
spoke at a meeting of the Law Amendment
Society, specially convened at their house in
Waterloo-place, to consider the question of the
concentration of the courts of common law and

equity in a convenient and, tral situation in the
metropolis. There was a -.lpsiderable number of
members both of the equity and common law liars
present, and the subject gave rise to an animated

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a case resting on such slight evidence, he could not
refuse bail ; but it must be to a substantial amount;
the prisoner's own recognisance in £1,500, and two
sureties of £5OO each, with 48 hours' notice of bail.
Mr. Charles Selby, the comedian, waited on the
sitting magistrate, and stated that the gentlemen
who threw the wreaths on the stage, at the
Strand Theatre, during Mrs. Selby's perform-
ance on Friday night, had given an ample
apology, stating that they did not intend to insult
the lady. He also • observed that it was not
the case, as might have been inferred, that he was
performing at the Strand Theatre. His wife was
engaged at that establishment, but he himself was
at the Adelphi Theatre.

CLERKENWELL. DARING ROBBERY OF
£4oo.—Richard Grose, of 6, Charles-street, Hamp-
stead-road, pianoforte-maker, but who is well known
to the police, -was placed at the bar before Mr.
Corrie, charged with stealing, at No.ll, Sandwich-
street, the property and moneys of Mr. Henry
Richard Bowen Touchet Davies, £345 :in Bank of
England notes, a portrait, seven silver tablets, a
gold locket, a gold Albert chain, and other property,
Mr. Lewis appeared for the prisoner.
Mrs. Harriet Farley stated that she kept the
house, No. 11, Sandwich-street, On Saturday
night, about eleven o'clock, she let the prosecutor
out, and was shortly afterwards surprised to find
the street door open. She knocked at the prosecu- I
tor's door, and not being able to gain admission said
she would break open the door iif she was not let
in. The prisonerrushed out of the parlour, knock-
ing her against the hall wall, and told her that she
was wanted in the parlour. The street door was
open, and the prisoner ran out. The door was open
in consequence of the charwoman having gone out
to see who was in the parlour, and she saw some
one •crouching down. When the prisoner ran itway
she (witness) pursued, and never lost sight of him.
When the prisoner was taken into custody she saw
him throw four silver tablets among the crowd.
In cross-examination, the witness stated that she
never spoke to the prisoner before Saturday night.
The prosecutor had lodged with her about four
months. Four ladies and four gentlemen lived in
her house. She never lost sight of the prisoner.
Police-constable Young, 162 E, said he heard the
cry of " Stop thief," and saw the prisoner coming
towards him. As soon as the prisoner saw him, he
turned round and ran in the opposite direction. He
(the constable) pursued the prisoner, and saw him
throw away five keys, one a skeleton key, which
opened the street door, and a number of silver
tablets. A "jemmy" was also thrown away by the
prisoner. When he took the prisoner into custody,
several of the bystanders gave him some articles
which the prisoner had thrown away. At the
police station he searched the prisoner, and found
upon him a gold brooch, which the prosecutor iden-
tified. A quantity of goods had been removed by
the prisoner out of the boxes ready for taking away.
Thomas Lowers said he was passing through
Sandwich-street at the time in question, when he
heard a cry of—" Stop: thief," and, seeing; the
prisoner running, tried to stop him, but could not.
He saw the prisoner throw away a bundle of bank
notes, which he took to the station, and which
amounted to £340.
Patrick Garey 'said he was with the last witness,
and saw the prisoner throw away a portrait and a
£5 note belonging to the prosecutor.
The prosecutor stated that when he went out he
left the money and the articles produced in a box
which was locked.
Inspector Witham, of the E division, said he
wished for a remand, as the prisoner was suspected
of being concerned with: others in the committal of
some burglaries in the D division.
A police constable stated that the prisoner •was
tried at the Central Criminal Court for burglary in
May, 1857, and was sentenced to 12 months' hard
labour.
The prisoner said he should reserve his defence.
Mr. Corrie said he should commit the prisoner
for trial, but would remand him until Saturday
next for the completion of the depositions.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—James Hart, of 1,
Clarence•grove, Clarence-road, Kentish Town, a
carman, was charged with causing the death of
Christopher Berkelmans, the infant son of Mr, J.
Berkelmans, lathe-maker, 35, Clerkenwell-green, in
Vine-street, Clerkenwell.
The prisoner, on Saturday afternoon, between
four and five o'clock, was driving one of Pick-
ford's vans, when the deceased went out into
the road, was knocked down, and one of the wheels
passing over his head, the poor fellow expired im-
mediately. All the witnesses deposed to the death
being the result of accident.
Mr. Corrie at once discharged the prisoner, but
rected him to attend before the coroner.

MARYLEBONE.—STABBING WITH INTENT TO
MURDER.—Richard Frowley was brought before
Mr. Broughton on the serious charge of having
stabbed and wounded a labourer, named John
Bourke, with jntent to murder him.
Mr. eene'attended for the prisoner.
Charles Baldwin sworn—l was at the White
Lion,Edgware-road, on Saturday night, about eight
o'clock, and was there with Bourke. We were
drinking together, and I had just entered the 7th
Dragoon Guards, I bad some colours hanging
from my cap. The prisoner and another man
came in, and he (prisoner) said to me, " Will you
enlist me and give me a shilling ?" He (prisoner)
shoved me, and. wanted to fight me and Bourke.
Some words took place, in the course of which
Bourke struck the prisoner two or three times.
The potman came in and turned the prisoner out.
Mr. Broughton---Were you all the worse for
drink?
Witness—Yes, sir, or nearly so. The prisoner
came in again to the front of the bar, and said to
Bourke, " Will you fight me now ?" Bourke then
hit him on his nose, and he bled from the effects of
the blow.
,Prisoner then pulled a knife from his
pocket, and with it struck Bourke on the head and
side. He bled profusely, and exclaimed to some
one who was near him, " Dick, I am knifed." I
did not know it was a knifetill I saw him bleeding.
When he received the injuries a man caught him
in his arms.
By Mr. Keene—Bourke had not in my hearing
threatened to knock the prisoner's brains out. He
did not push me against the prisoner. There was
a scuffle, but rot a fight. Bourke hit the prisoner
on his nose before he took the knife out. He bled
from the blow which Bourke had given him.
William Collins—l saw Bourke strike the pri-
soner in the face, and I saw the prisoner strike at
him (Bourke) in the side.
By Mr. Keene—Bourke said he would fight the
prisoner outside. The prisoner was struck by
another party in the hOuse. I saw Bourke strike
him at the bar. I did not, see 'any one strike him
before he had stabbed Bourke- The prisoner and
Bourke were both the worse for liquor.
Mr. Jas. Morrison, surgeon, 120, Edgware-road.
The man Bourke was brought to me. I examined
him, and found him bleeding profusely from a wound
on the hip. He was also bleeding from the head.
I saw that the injuries were so serious that I con-
sidered it advisable to have him removed to St.
Mary's Hospital, Paddington. After I had attended
to the wounds he was put in a cab, and I accom-
panied him in it to the above institution.
By Mr. Keene—The wound had not penetrated
into the cavity of the abdomen. He would very
soon have died of exhaustion from loss of blood if
he had not been properly attended to.
Mr. Cruikshank, resident surgeon at St. Mary's
Hospital, said,—l found three wounds upon the
man Bourke, one upon the hip, another behind the
ear, and a third upon the chest. He was bleeding
very much when brought in.
Mr. Broughton—Do you consider that the inju-
ries he has received are of a dangerous character ?
Witness—Yes; the wound on the hip is four
inches deep, and it has penetrated to the bone. It
passed in an oblique direction. It was such a wound
as would be inflicted by a knife.
Mr. Broughton—ln what condition is the man
now?
Witness—He is in a very precarious state.
By Mr. Keene—l considered him to be under the
effect of drink when brought into the hospital.l
Frodham, 272 D—l took the prisoner into cus-
tody. On his way to the station, he said " I did
not do it."
Inspector Mackerel produced two clasp knives,
ono of them, which was found upon the prisoner,
had marks of blood upon it. The other was taken
from the pocket of Bourke when at the hospital.
The prisoner was remanded.•
THE LATE CASE OF THROWING A CHILD OUT OF
WINDOW.—EIiza Griggs was again brought up,
charged with having thrown her infant child
out of window, while, as she alleged, under
the influence of a dream, the particulars of which
case have already appeared in our paper. The
prisoner was sent for trial, but was allowed to give
bail for her being forthcoming at the Sessions.

LAMBETH.—SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A ROB-
BERY. —Sarah Leman, Julia Ward, and Margaret
Pagen, the 'former 19, and the two latter 18 years
of age, were charged before Mr. Elliott with felony,
in committing a robbery at Liverpool.
From the testimony of Jones 157 L, and another
constable, it appeared that on the evening before
the prisoners had applied at the police•station in
Tower-street, and informed the inspector on duty
that they had been turned into the street, out of
the house .76, Granby-street, Waterloo-road, where
they had been lodging for two days and nights,
and their property detained, because they were not
enabled to pay 4s. 6d. owing by them for their
lodgings. The inspector, aware that the house in