The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

- SeN', LONnON, WEDNESDAYwtVgNING, 16,

with fresh rounds of applause and the Kentish
sre.
le. the course of the day Aaron Mellor; found
guilty of the wilful murder of his wife at Bolton,
and .sentenced to death, was placed in the dock.
His Lordship, in addressing him, said he bad
caus ed him to be sent for that he might be informed
thait, in consequence of a point of law that had
arisen as to the legality of the jury panel upon his
trial, and which was not discovered till a day or
two after the trial (a juryman named William
Tihorneley having entered the box and tried the
p risoner instead of Joseph Henry Thorne, whose
name was on the panel), the execution of the
sentence has been respited until the opinion of the
Court of Criminal Appeal should be obtained on
the matter. His lordship exhorted the prisoner,
however, not to suspend the preparations for his
end, as the sentence was only temporarily respited
on a point of law.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 15.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A young man who gave
his ago as 24, and his name as Richard Johnson,
but who was said to be the son of a clergyman and
brother of a baronet, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with stealing a bag value 25., from
a shop door in Gracechuroh-street.

Evidence as to the robbery having been given,
The Lord Mayor put some questions to the pri-
soner, who said he came from Australia by the
Argo last May, and he had since been living on
about 12J1,, which he had received out of 6001. left
him by his father. A gentleman in court said he
knew that the father had been dead 15 or 16 years.
The same gentleman made a private communication
to the Lord Mayor, in consequence of which his
lordship, addressing the young man said—l now
know all about you, and I find that you have had
plenty of money during the last month, but that
you have been a di,grace to your family since your
childhood. You have been imprisoned twice be-
fore ; once for two months, and once for threa
months. I shall now send you for three months
more with hard labour, and rest assured that
your next offence will be followed by penal servi-
tude.

The prisoner, who wore an air of sullen melan-
choly, and who was attired in a half-sailor costume,
was again locked up.

THAMES.—Frank Smith, a marine, belonging
to the Peruvian war frigate Amazonian, lying in
the East India Docks, was brought up on remand
before Mr. Self*, charged with attempting to mur-
der a police constable named John Blake, No. 83
and with assaulting several other persons.
An affray arose between American and Peruvian
sailors in Ratcliffe Highway on Saturday night
last. That neighbourhood was disturbed for seve-
ral hours, and nine or ten persons were injured.
There were about 20 Peruvians belonging to the
Amazonian in a public house, they were all armed
with knives, dirks, and daggers, and they met a
number of American seamen whose hands were
covered with weapons called knuckle dusters, made
of brass, with small and sharp spurs in them to
rake out the eyes or tear up the flesh of any person
struck with them.

Rymes, No. 189 H, kept back the Peruvians and
obtained a reinforcement of police, who escorted
the Americans to a place where they were out of
danger. Some of the Peruvians then made an at-
tack on Rymes, who kept them at bay with his
truncheon, and took a long knife out of a Peru-
vian's hand. The Peruvians then went into Ship-
alley, Wellclose-square, where there was another
disturbance among them, and they ill-used some
English seamen, who knocked down several Peru-
, vians with their fists, and got away. Blake, 83
H, went towards the alley to suppress the dis-
turbance among the Peruvians, and the prisoner,
who was concealed in the dark recess of a wall,
with a dagger in his hand, made an attempt to
stab the policeman, who jumped back, and the
dagger pierced his own under-coat, tore it up,
and slightly injured his chin. He was
immediately closed upon by one of the prisoner's
shipmates, who took his truncheon from him and
knocked him down. The prisoner then ran away,
followed by another police-constable, and the
prisoner struclgat everyone he met with his dagger,
and several narrowly escaped being killed. A poor
and infirm woman was knocked down by him in
his headlong retreat and seriously injured. At
length an English seaman put his foot out, tripped
up the Peruvian, and he was secured and his knife
taken from him, but not before a police-constable
whom he bad attempted to stab had struck him
several blows on the head with a truncheon, which
completely disabled bim. On Sunday night there
was another disturbance between the Peruvians
and Americans, which was suppressed by the police
who took from them several long knives and
knuckledustera.

A collection of daggers, stilettoes, bowie knives,
and knuckledustera taken from American and
Peruvian seamen were exhibited by Inspectors
Gernon and Dandy.
The Magistrate addressed the captain of the
Peruvian frigate Amazonian, for whose attendance
a summons had been issued, and said he was very
sorry to say a great many cases of assault, wound-
ing and robbery had taken place among the crew of
the Amazonian. There had been one death owing
to the reckless use of the knife. A considerable
number of Peruvians had used dirks, knives, and

daggers in a most reckless and dangerous manner.
The commander of the Amazonian regretted that
his men had behaved so badly on shore, and attri-
buted it to intoxication.

Mr. Selfe said it would be as well if American
and Peruvian seamen were prohibited from wear-
ing, or having in their possession, bowie knives,
daggers, knuckledusters, and dirks while they
were on shore. He wished to preserve amicAlir
relations with Peru, 2,3114ia1ir took-1 hic departure.
re.
iudeed. when thy, ••
„h_ could not be permitted in this
cluntry, however they might suit Peru and the
United States. He should pass a very light sen-
tence on the prisoner, which was, one month's im-
prisonment in the House of Correction, but if there
was any more of this, severe punishments would
be inflicted.

The captain of the Amazonian said he would give
the injured woman compensation, and stop it from
the wages of the prisoner.
Several Peruvians and America-us asked for the
restoration of their murderous weapon 3. Thc3e
applications were peremptorily refused.

LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING

COIIIPA.NY.

EDINBURGH, MONDAY AFTRENOON.
Mr. Sheriff HALLABB, according to adjournment, held
a Court this morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of
proceeding further with the examination of Mr. J. E.
Stephens, the late manager of the London and Eastern
Bank, Mr. Finny, the judicial trustee, was present,
with Mr. Young and Mr. Webster, his coun el and
agent, but no appearance v a made either by or for the
bankrupt.

Mr. WEBSTER stated tl he had received a letter
from tte bankrupt, dated on Saturday, bearing the post-
mark of Sunday, and received by him this morning. It
intimated to him that be would not b. present that
morning, and that he desired an adjournment of the
proceedings, on the ground., first, of his present ill
health, and second, of his desiring more time to examine
the books and documents on which he had been ques-
tioned. He (Mr. Webster) had at 9 o'clock that morn-
ing written to the bankrupt, intimating that his letter
was unsatisfactory to him, and that unless he appeared
before his lordship at 10 o'clock it would be necessary
for the trustee to ask a warrant for his apprehension.
As the bankrupt had not appeared, and as no applica-
tion had been made for adjournment and no cause shown
why he had not appeared, he had now to present a peti-
tion on behalf of the trustee, praying his lordship to
grant a warrant for his apprehension, and to detain him
in custody for such period as may be necessary.
The SHERIFF—The only thing in the letter that gives
any reasonable ground for craving adjournment is his
statement with regard to his health, but as he has not
given the only legal evidence of it, a medical certificate,
it cannot be admitted.

Mr. WEBSTER said he had seen the bankrupt on Fr:-
day when he called at his dace, arid so far as he could
judge he appeared i❑ perfectly good health.
In answer to the SHERIFF,
Mr. WEBSTER stated that he had had no communica•
tion from Mr. Wilkie, the bankrupt's agent.
The SHERIFF—The bankrupt says he has instructed
Mr. Wilkie to move for an adjournment.
Mr. YOUNG—Probably the better course is to leave
the petition in your hands, that ycu may sign it at a
later hour if be does not appear.
The SHERIFF—Seppose he was to produce a medical
certificate that he cannot come; that would be enough?
Mr. YOUNG—Yes, quite.
The SHERIFF—I think, in all the circumstances, there
should be some little delay in granting the warrant.
Mr. WEBSTER—If there were net some reason to fear
that this is rather a mode of obtaining time to—
The SHERlFF—Satisfy yourself of that. The warrant
can remain with ens till—what o'clock shall we say ?
Mr. YOUNG—At what time would you be satisfied if
there be no certificate, and if Mr. Wilkie does not come ?
The SHERIFF—If you choose to take the resp3nsibility
of it you may have it now. But perhaps it would be as
well to nelourn the court till 12

Mr. YOUNG —Yes ; and it may be well to let the
Lankrupt's agent know that if any delay is to be asked
appeara,cc) must ba made.

The SHERIFF--A note will be sent stating that if
appearance is not made at 12 o'clock the bankrupt incurs
the danger of having this warrant granted.
The Court was adjourned to 12 o'clock, when Mr.
Wilkie, agent for the bankrupt, appeared, as did also
Mr. Binny and Mr. Webster. The bankrupt did not
appear.

- Mr. WILKIE expressed his regret at being unable to
bo present i❑ the morning, not having returned from the
country in time, He begged to crave adjournment of the