The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK,

BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Charles
Heather, a coal-heaver, was brought before Mr. Burcham
for re-examination, charged with being concerned with
others not in custody in breaking into the counting-hou-e
of Messrs. Cory and Sons, coal merchants, Commercial-
road, Lambeth, and stealing therefrom seventy pounds
in Bank of England notes, and gold, and silver, besides
several shares in the Crystal Palace Company. He was
also charged with being concerned in attempting to
murder Henry Newall, the watchman. The latter per-
son was so severely illtreated by the thieves that he was
unable to attend to give evidence until this day.
Henry Newall, the person above described, was put in
the witness box, and appeared to be et''l suffering from
the injuries he had received. He said that he bad been
for many years watchman to the prosecutors, and he
had known the prisoner as having worked for them cas-
ually some time ago. About one o'clock on the
morning of the 26th of June, witness was near the
water side on the wharf, when some men suddenly
came behind him and seized him by the throat, nearly
strangling him: another man at the same time put a
cloth over his face saturated with chloroform, which
rendered him senseless immediately. lie recollected
nothing until about four o'clock, when his senses were
partially restored. He was then iu great pain, and he
thought he was dying. A thick cloth was faitened
over his mouth. His arms were tied behind him and
bound with ropes to his legs, so that he was unable to
move or call out. He laid in that half sensible state
until about five o'clock, when one of the labourers
came in and rescued him, lie was then conveyed
borne and attended to by a medical man, who directed
him to go into the county, where he remained until
yesterday. Witness was still suffering severely, and
he was unable to attend to his business. lie distinctly
saw three men about him when he was first attacked,
but he believed there were more of them.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he could identify
the prisoner as one of the men ?
He replied that he could not speak positively to him,
as he was so suddenly attacked.
William Hasper, fireman to Messrs. Cory and Sens,
said he saw the counting-house safe on the night of the
25th June. On the following morning he received in-
formation that the watchman had been nearly mur-
dered, and on proceeding to the wharf he found that
the counting-house had been entered, and all the desks
broken open and ransacked of its contents. The
thieves had stolen upwards of 701. in Bank of Eng-
land notes, gold and silver, besi les several shares in
the Crystal Palace Company. Witness knew the pri-
soner, he having formerly worked as a casual labourer
on the wharf.

Edward Smith, 66 L, said he saw the prisoner and
another man near Messrs. Cory's wharf about two
o'clock on the morning of the 26th of June. He
said he was waiting for work.
Sergeant Romaine, 14 L, said ho received information
of the robbery and outrage, and suspicion fell on the
prisoner as being connected with it. Ho however
absconded from the neighbourhood, and nothing more
was seen of him until Monday evening, the 10th inst.,
when he met him in the New Cut and took hi in into cus-
tody. Since last examination he had traced one of the
stolen notes to a money changer in the Haymarket, who
bad cashed it for a strange female the day after the rob-
bery.
Mr. Burcham expressed his surprise that any one
should change a bank-note for a stranger.
Romaine said that the party called himself a banker,
and after the closing of the banks he changed notes on
commission.
Mr. Burcham observed that it was a singular mode of
doing business—changing banknotes for strange's on
commission, It gave great facility for getting rid of
stolen notes, and he should cause further enquiries into
the matter. The prisoner must be remanded until
Monday next, and he should grant a summons to com-
pel the attendance of the Haymarket money changer on
that day.

THAMES,
A. MAN STABBED BY HIS BROTHER.—Charles Dixon,
of No. 1, Paradise-cottage, Ratcliffe, chimney sweeper,
was brought before Mr. Yardley, Charged with feloni-
ously cutting and wounding his brother, George Dixon,
who is in the London Hospital.
John England, police-constable' No. 468 A, state d
that the wounded man could not attend, and was very
seriously injured. Ho put in a medical certificate from
the house-surgeon of the London Hospital describing the
wound received, and which was likely to detain the
patient in the hospital for some time.
The prisoner, a young man, said he knew he bad
stabbed his brother through a pieco of a disturbance in a
public-house.
Mr. Yardley—And now you are sorry for it ?
The prisoner-1 am, sir, very sorry.
James Douston, potinan at a public-house in Ratcliffe,
said that the man in the hospital was the eldest brother.
He heard the prisoner and his brother talking and
quarrelling. The prisoner called his brother some op-
probrious name, and the other retorted, and said he would
strike him. Some more words arose, and the elder bro-
ther struck the prisoner three distinct times, and then
prisoner took his clasp knife from his pocket and stabbed
his brother in the body. The wounded man called out,
"He has stabbed me," and feood deal of blood.ll, and before he was
removed to the hospital, lost a g
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner, and said, as he
had received considerable provocation from his brother,
provocation, however, not such as to justify the use of a
knife,. he would take bail for his appearance, himself
in 401., and two sureties of 201. each.

TEE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE. —James Spollen has
advertised that he will appear in the theatre in Dublin,
and deliver a "personal narrative" of his late trial for
this murder ; admission one shilling. The fides
Journal comments severely upon this impudent and
cent proceeding.
FIRE IN LAMBETH-WALK.—Last night. about eight
o'clock, a fire happened iu the premises belonging to
Mr. William Garnett, a hat and cap manufacturer,
carrying on business at No. 41, Lambeth-walk, nearly
facing the Fountain Tavern. The fire took place at tlie
time the house was open for business, and was first dis-
covered by one of the inmates. For some time
it was
feared that several houses would be do•troyed. After
the engines strikinga t work some time, the front of
the shop fell in, Flynn, the sub-engineer of the
Soutwarkbridge-road stan, Mr. White, of the
County Fxe-office, and Mr. Hubeit, of Burnett's distil-
lery. Serious damage tvit done to Mr. Garnett's and
it was caused by other houses. As to the origin of the misfortune nothing
could be ascertained, but the prevailing opinion is that
au escape of gas. With one exception,
he whole of the sufferers were insured,