The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-18 00:00:00

doubt to create the belief that he was a banker's
clerk.
Alderman Conder asked the prisoner -whether he
wisheJ to say au'vthing in answer to the charge ?
He revlied—"l cannot say anything."
Alderman Conder inquired of the detective offi-
cers—several of whom were present—whether they
knew anything of the prisoner, and none of them,
it,appeared, had any knowledge of him.
Partridge, the gaoler, said he knew the` prisoner
had been to this Court before, and he believed that
he was the,' charged with a similar attempt at rob-
bery to the present at the City Bank.
• Alderman Condor remanded the prisoner in
order that the' necessary inquiries might be made
respecting him,

CLERKENWI:LL.—ATTEMPTED MURDER OF
A PUBLICAN BY rn BARMAN.—William Swan,
aged 22, described on hhecharge sheet as a barman,
was placed at the bar behlre Mr. Barker, charged
ll' is master, Mr. James
with feloniously wounding
Leask, the landlord of the Pitt Head public-house,
Old street, St. Luke's.
Mr. Beard attended for the prosecut ion.
Mr. Leask, who appeared in the witnE, ss -box with
his face enveloped in surgical bandages, ,Ind seemed
very weak from loss of blood, said the pri,soner had
been in his employ about three weeks, and the pre-
vious night there was a dispute in front of the bar
with the prisoner about some change. As the .came
thing had frequently occurred before, he tappedthe prisoner on the shoulder, and asked him to step
into the bar-parlour. He told him that he shouldl
not require his services any longer, that he ha&
better pack up his things, and that, although he'
only been in the place three weeks, he would
pay Lim a month's wages. The prisoner said,
" What have I done ?" and he replied, " I will tell
you when you come down stairs." He (witness)
then went to the bar and served some customers„
and on turning to go back to the parlour he saw
the prisoner rushing towards him with the poker
in his hand. The prisoner was in the act of making
a blow at him with the poker. He put his hands up
to guard his face, and received a fearful blow on the
face with the poker, which partially stunned him.
The prisoner, before witness could recover himself,
struck him another blow on the head, and then
he closed with him, and they struggled together.
The prisoner struck him again, and the blow
stunned him for a minute or two. When the pri-
soner first struck witness be said nothing.
The poker was here produced. It was a parlour
poker, and the blade was broken off.
Mr. Barker said the case was of so serious a
nature that he should most certainly send him for
trial. He would remand the prisoner until Tues-
day next, for the attendance of the surgeon.
The prisoner applied that bail might be taken.
Mr. Barker fixed the bail—the prisoner in £2OO,
and two sureties in the sum of £lOO each.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LEICESTER-FEB. 16.

The supply of wheat to-day was moderate, and prices as
last week, with a fair demand. White wheat, 70s to 78s
—red, 64s to 68s per 36 stone; a rather steady sale for
barley, grinding, 32s to 34s ; malting, 37s to 43s per qr.;
oats, 24s to 38s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 56s to 58s,
new, 38s to 40s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 508 I Seconds, 47s I Thirds, 46s per 20 stone.