The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

F.RIGEITEUL CASE OE STABBING.—Miguel Perenis,
man of colour, and one of the most formidable looking
wretches that ever appeared at the bar of justice, was
brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with
cutting and wounding two English seamen, named
Webster and Bishop, with intent to murder them or do
grievous bodily harm.
Normoyle, an intelligent police-constable, No. 133 H,
was nwprn to interpret the evidence to the prisoner, who
is a native of Chili, and speaks the Spanish language
only.
It appeared that on the night of Thursday, the 18th
inst., the prisoner had been quarrelling with some of his
countrymen and others in Ratcliffs-highway about a
loose woman with whom he bad been staying,
and he made use of the most horrible .oaths and
imprecations, and swore he would be revenged on
some one. Some time afterwards, and when the
quarrel was over, and a crowd of foreign seamen and
others were assembled in Ratcliffe-highway, the two
young men, Webster and Bishop, were passing quietly
along, interfering with no one, when the prisoner
tceik a long and sharp scabbard knife, with which he
was armed, from his sheath, and rushed upon the two
Englishmen. Webster received two severe wounds,
one on the right shoulder and the ether on the left
side under the left arm-pit. Bishop, to use the words
of a witness, was " tipped up." He received a severe
and dangerous wound on the lower part of his person, the
scrotum was punctured, and he also received a wound on
the thigh. Bishop was immediately taken to London
Hospital. The prisoner, after he had committed the
dastardly assaults, threw away his knife, and escaped
into the house of a foreigner, named Joseph Williams,
in Ratcliff-highway, who was fitted 5/. for assaulting
Payne, the police-constable, and resisting him in the
execution of his duty while attempting to enter the
house.
Mr. John Comley, surgeon, of High-street, White-
chapel, said he attended Webster, and that the wound
under his arm-pit was an inch in depth and an inch in
length. The loss of blood was vet), great.
Payne, a police-constable, said ke was under the neces-
sity of conveying Webster to the London Hospital
after the first examination, and that both men were in
imminent danger. It was not expected that- Bishop
would survive.
Mr. Selfe said this was a moat shocking case, and
again remanded the prisoner for a week!'

THE '7Bth HIGHLANDERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE sun.

Sin,—l have seen by your paper that the question
was asked in the House of Commons " wby the 73d
and 43d Regiments were not relieved from the Cape
of Good Hope," but I did not see that the question,
wby the 78th Highlanders are not to be relieved
from India, as well as the 73d and 431 from
the Cape, was asked. The 78th hate been over sixteen
years on foreign service in a bail
whereas the 73d and 43d are in a first-rats climate, and
have not been above 11 years abroad. I ask now, Sir,
is this fair play ? The 78th have done credit to them-
selves during the last campaign in Persia ; and I
think in fairness to them, instead of sending
out a draft to bead-quarters, they should
be relieved next year. The 10th and 29 th both went out
in the same year as the 78th, and either last year nor
this did they send out a draft to, heal-quarters, but are
now under orders from India for hole service. Surely,
Sir, you will try to get fair play through the
columns of your widely-circutted journal. I
think it is a great hardship to be bringing
other regiments home who have notmerved near so long
on a Foreign Station as the 78th. Then again, look
to the Army List and you will findtbat the officers of
the 78th are the oldest officers ininy one of her Ma-
jesty's Regiments. Why, then, n(t relieve this regi-
ment t As you haye always been a fiend to us military,
I trust you will insert the abov& -and oblige yours
very truly,

A CAPTAIN ffNATTACHED.

LLOYD'S SIIIPPIN3.—(TIIti Day.)

LONDON, June 27.—Wind this dY at noon, S. ; light
breeze, and sultry weather.
PLYMOUTH, June 2t3.---Wind S.E—Arrivel—Halifax,
from Cuba; H.M.S. Cumberland, rum Portsmouth for
Rio Janeiro.
COWES, June N.—Wind W.—Arived—Ariel (s.), from
New York.
OFF HURST CASTLE, June 27.—arrived—Washington,
from New York.
FALMOUTH, June 21.--Wind .—Arrived—Octavia,
from Maranham ; Zenobia, Havana. Sailed—Waltote, for
St. Kitt's.
OFF FALMOUTH, Juno 24.—Arrived—Montgomery, from
Callao ; Halifax, Manzanillo ; Map; New York ; Mary
Coe, ditto.
PENZANCE, June 25.—wind s.E.—Arrived—Helen,
from Rio Grande.
OFF PENZANCE, June 25.--Arrived—Malta (s.), from
Bombay.
CARDIFF, June 26.--Wind S.E—Sailed—Annette, for
Hong Kong..
SWANSEA, Juno 26.—Wind 8.,-Arrived—Don Diego,
from Coquimbo. Sailed—James 1700, for Bombay ; Go-
vernor, Coquimbo.
PORTSMOUTH, June 26.-LlViod S. to S.E.—Arrived—
Bashain, from London, for Madras.
SOUTHAMPTON, June 26.—Sailed—Ripont (s.), from the
Chopp, off the Channel.
OFF THE START, June N.—Arrived—Merchantman
from Demerara

(PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind N. W.
Arrived—Persian, screw steamer, from Alexandria ;
Armenian, screw steamer, Constantinople ; Absolem, Ice-
land; Z. Cornelia, Nantes; Thornton, New York.
QUEENSTOWN, June 25.
Arrived—Susan Dixon, from Tutarin ; Fair City,
Galatz; Christian Elizabeth, Venice.
WATERFORD, dune 24.
Arrived—Editb, from Hamburg.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.30 A.M.
Wind calm ; tide four hours' ebb ; fine.
Arrived, 27th—Getina, from Aalborg.
Sailed, 26th—Louisa Maria, for Ba:avia.
Sailed, 27th-,Parsee, for Adelaide.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind variable ; fine.
Passed, 26th —Sarah, from Cork, for Antwerp; Orien
Sea Bird, Samaiang, Bremen.
London, Adelaide ;
Passed—lndus, from Callao, from Hamburg ; Eagle,
Santa Cruz, London ? Patrician (in low), Callao, London.;
John Wesley, Liverpool, Rotterdam.; Lucy, Liverpool,
Rotterdam; H.M.S. Buffalo, from tho river, for the
westward.
Sailed— City of Petersburgh, and. Sarah Bayley, for
London. _

FATAD ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday a fatal accident
occurred to a lad at the Lambeth swimming-baths in
consequence of being seized with a fit whilst bathing.
Medical aid was quickly in attendance, yet notwith-
standing the greatest exertions the poor boy never re-
covered. An inquest is to be held on the body this
evening. Not the slightest blame is attributed to the
officers of the company, the greatest care being taken to
prevent accidents happening. Tkis is the first death
that has taken place since the estatlishme4t of the baths
nine years ago, and it occurred under circumstances
that set human precautions at defiance.
FORGING A COUNTY COURT PROOESS.—A somewhat
singular case was heard before the Itliceter magistrates a
few days ago. A respectable tradesman, named Wil-
liam Dowdoy, of Topsham, was committed for trial on
a charge of forging the name of Mr.• John Daw,
registrar of the Exeter District County Court, to an
illegally concocted summons. It was stated that
persons travel about the country and make a good
living by selling documents in imitation of County
Court summonses, which are printed in Ilolywell-
street, London. These are purchased by small trades-
men, who send them tss tardy debtors in order to
frighten them into payment. To make the process com-
plete it is necessary to forge the signature of the registrar.
This Downey did, and posted the latter in Exeter, so that
it might appear to the debtor they came from the office
of the registrar. By the County Courts Act the offence
is one of felony. It was stated by Mr. Daw that he be-
lieved the prisoue r did it in ignorance of the consequences,
Ibut still it was a serious offence, and people must be
made aware thereof. The magistrates committed
Downey for trial at the enduing quarter deddions.

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