The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

,713(':•rtaiced where they cuter) fr,rn. They woer.c-
-elrnd.l,YY watched down Pudding-lane by the police-
vrilo gave evidence in the previous ca,3e, and
21!pr15c_mer was seen to join them with a hand-truck.
wine wai pl4ced in this truck, and the prisoner
iu the direction of London-bridge. Smith
, sta'age, drawing the truck, followingb he!ore
- on 4 "d reached the bridge the pi isoner vvai lost sight
Erd they ware, Therefor:;, taken into cuAely, or they
;I'd Lave escaped too.
110 jury found the prisoner guilty of the second
4rgo, but the Court d.f-rred nassinz sentence.

111,,ARLBIto'-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.)
IijuRDEROUs LTTACK AND STREET ROBBERY.—
* "liam Thompson, who described himself as a cabman,
l'og brought bef ire Mr. Bingham, charged with the fel-
,',ng daring street robbery :
pr.he posecutor, Mr. Adolphus Dubois, dentist, 65,
i,,,-,TTegstiest, Leicester-square, deposed that on !he
ti'unis night, about nine o'clock, ho was proceeding
th tipper Norton-street, when suddenly from a
way three
one of whom wa; he prisoner,
pusrl upon , ree men,
him,s and the prisoner came in front of him
a!sed some kind of an instrument round his neck
:tsted it. Witness celled out, and the prisoner
eluted it tighter, the other men at the time calling
," Give it him." Thu prisoner suddenly
Ind'? helnd he (witne s) cane I ut " Murder,"
od, r oboe."d, a
The other twoi
men, whoo are not in eta-
'' then came firwerd and hell his hands down while
Prisoner Forcibly t ire his coat open, and snatched his
440teh 4",.(1 chain from his waistcoat pocket. The other
Pri then ran away, and the prisoner gave the in-
to4rnent another twist, and witneqi became uncon-
to When prosecutor came to himself, ho found his
%ecit torn and his watch and chain gone. The watch
111;?ain produced were his property. Witness added
14;," Waa still suffering from the effects of the injuries
"0 hei received, and his throat was much swollen
consequence.
Juba Tuning, 23, Charles-street, Middlesrx
14,-FP,Ltal, stated that about a quarter past nine last
irj;,, he was in Upper Norton-street with a friend,
thre'n he noticed, opposite to where be was walking,
Or four individual*, and almost immediately after
et, card a cry of " Murder," and " Police," and then
tr kt_," men run down the street, arid the prisoner
fri°,',;‘, Over towards where he was walking. Witness's
Ric then then called out, " Here is one of them," and
ieldc3,3 caught hold of him by the collar. Witness
nen„l" prisoner till a constable came and took him into
vit,'",3'. They then walked over to the prosecutor, who
op aneut forty yards from them, and he (prosecutor).
reinse',lng him (th- prisoner), reccgnised him as the
tlien "0 had attemwel to strangle him. A female
tee„,,earne from Ne. 38, nearly opposite to where the
li,-,irtnes took place, and handed to the constable the
Al.1;1 and chain produced, which she said she had
teLl,'od uP in the area of her house, clo'e to where the
4 !"1. was stopped.
teersttilde Currell said she livel at No. 38, Upper Nor-
knit eer• Last night, about nine o'clock, she and her
N,.23%,were at supper in the parlour, when she heard the
dal " Murder," and " Police." She ran to the door,
c'n the step of the next house she saw three mete
the were holding the prosecutor, and she heard one of
Pei, tile saYt" Give it him, do for him." She then saw the
Itrid ler Put his hand through the railing of the area,
intese"h heard something drop on the stones. She went
fitinilue area to e what it was, and on the atones she
t'eh",t,a watch a send chain proclued.
ti•eet ,33 E, stated that last night he was in Norlon-
`.poc when he heard the cries of " Murder," and
Preaelce, and, on proceeding to the spot, he saw the
tette
tutor standing against the railing of Nu. 38, in a
Plc, 1 great excitement. On speaking to him he coin-
lii,'t"4? that he had been robbed and almost murdered.
~sc then creased over to where the :econd witness
TCanding and took the prisoner into custody.
Ith,) °Prisoner, who is supposed to belong to the gang
,tlit attacked Mr. Cureton, said he was perfectly intei-
°f the offence, and was remanded till Monday next.

To SAVINGS BA:NKS.
THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL,

' li L M.P., &c. &c. &c.
Lord,-1 remarked in my former letter that
benkss not possible for the depositors in the savings
the a to receive every shilling of their money under
le ?resent system, and therefore their being unable
obje° so under. the plan I have proposed was no valid
oetstion to its being adopted.
teetlt course it is unnecessary to enter into any argt!-
kone to show that if all the depositors required their
14itl Y it would be impossible to pay it, the amount
the ,2g,000,000/. ; but then it may be said, although
he 47)11°1e would not be paid, yet the depositors would
Viterh'e to get a greater amount under the present
Nn-, than under the one that is proposed.
kfly ,-",_°ae shilling more ; because a sum larger than
tEteirs"ruieb has been drawn in any one year would be
41,Zed, as in the present system ; and if any panic
the ged a greater amount to be paid to the depositors,
""wernment would retain the power which it has
ieell; the present Savings Banks Acts, of issuing
Bpd
Of upon which the Banks of England
I,°,f Ireland are empowered to advance money.
vieCnis Curious to observe how the adoption of a
Ivinhus principle renders contemptible all proceedings
ivbcisq, emanate from it. Thus, although every man
has has ever written or spoken upon savings banks
agei TPicted the benefits such institutions confer upon
ole'rilY, Yet the Legislature steps in, and with a
4ted.° voice proposesthat these benefits should be con-
At° the acquirement of 21. 15s. per annum.
alle
inhirghle provision for the industrious classes,
eott,ri-g from want of employment, from casual
the from the infirmities of old age ! Surely when
-hrtisan is o,pressed with these inevitable calarni-
vi,orn",°w grateful must be his feelings " to the benhee-
a:,,"nterest" (those were the words used by
.t
IN'rellor of the Exchequer) of legislators in having
titillti'ed him in a saving what produces him 2/. 15s. per
A or something under twopence per diem.
the such moLierous absurdity is tolerated becauseda
vieiq gislature having in the first instance adopte
it has been continued by succeeding
b.'4%-"eoti, who hare found it very convenient to
Jails large an amount under their control ; for,
Aft Ltordshio will not forget that by Mr. Goulburn.s
),41J1tIstlit 1828, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his
qtien-Y,°l Commissioner for the Reduction of the
the Debt, has full control over the deposits in
le I°g3 banks.
11%Di wit would be useful to inquire how much the
use; e°l this country have lost by the plan which has
that
fl),,UrsUed. The last returns to Parliament show
•aaL"e'e loss of the capital amounted to 2,815,573/.
hTaucellor of the Exchequer stated in his speech
14),10 qsion that the loss sustained by the Government
that g more interest than it received was 2,441,0001.,
clitltr, a sum has been lost by the people of this
Nl., ,
Y4ll:loUnting to 5,256,5731.
it is Pooh ! says the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Ibrin-L absolutely lost, because the depositors in the
4104,,g5 banks have received 2,441,0001. of the
`iltf;Y, and the remainder would not be lost " until
t,tibeeniti,,cineY deposited in savings banks was required
4°11151„ra4 off." Yes, but then the loss might be
ktict Sol quadruple. Money invested to-day at 97,
tlite-ad in two or three years at 87, may not consti-
41eq -",,,,'°8s in the eyes of the Chancellor of the Ex-
t,tl4-.--and I have quoted his very words—but
1114Y1 without offence, entertain a different
Ana
41th0,; toe money which has been paid to depositors,
then ;Lao more than the funds yielded, yet is far less
ti,ropol,ueY would have received had the plan I now
t'ave-},"'e been carried into operation, as it ought to
'°att,-eeni in 1817. How much the depositors have
pot -inder this head it is difficult to say, but assuredly
Paid Ps than three millions. So much has been
r
Cana the present system, besides the expenses of
tletnent, to a fearful amount.
liPott Chancellor of the Exchequer was very chary
111)(1 this last point, but notwithstanding his conduct
Ztatld,!iie Stamp Bill, I cannot conceive that he would
bank: stihely seek to make a profit out of the sa!inings
s.
},rt•
te4ti without honestly stating that such was his
tor, ° The maximum amount to be paid to d
Proposes to be 21. 1,55. per cent. ; the Posi•
Three
Per:lts.) even at the present high price, yield / 3s.
is th-tita and therefore the difference, or 8 per cent.,
form charged by the Chancellor of the Exche-
'ihi Management.
mOrC S
,upon 28 millions of money is considerably
t vtuan 110,000/. per annum for management.
h..
'light. ' some economist in the House of Commons
tf think it worth while to ask for a detailed account
li'110;alte se manner this enormous sum is spent by e
'uch " benevolent interest" in savingsbanks.
I have the honour to remain,
Lordship', most obedient and faithful servant,
RIGBY WASON.

London, Dee. 17.

The AMERICAN STOICISM.
following singular incident is related in the St.
Intelligeucer of the 11th inst. :
Atli few hours previous to the arrival of the steamer
tittirs°4l on Saturday, Michael Wynn, of Pittsburgh,
shots Yivania, died on board from the effect of pistol-
citiz received at the hands of one Dr. R. Crane, a
ttkt,in of Grand Gulf, Mississippi. The circum-
N4rs attending this melancholy affair are thus briefly
ed to us by Captain M'Bride :
()tie ° the upward trip of the Amazonia from New
kr trap while the boat was lying to at a wood-yard
Of I€l night, between island 36 and 37, on the night
.‘°l3claY, the 4th inst., the deceased, Micbad
Nled ", and Dr. Crane, both cabin passengers, quar
at a game of cards, and were on the point of
Pre,-I'g to blows, when the captain stepped in and
seent€(l a difficulty. Wynn left the cabin and
Hnt below, and was soon followed by Crane, who
bat he designed going on board the Duroc, which
1:114.4p.• Was lying alongside. On the lower deck the
lae.les again quarrelled, Wynn using some abusive
fq!llage, whereupon Crane drew a revolver and fired
,shots, all of which are supposed to have taken
by tie The officers, crew, and passengers, alarmed
W " firing, ran to the spot, and found Crane and
14.rl standing within five feet of each other, the
itrelViletry -smoking a cigar. The captain again
-;-,x4d;and told the parties they must cease fight-
t7 4/9 to ,their rooms, or both go ashore. Crane
w 6ft the -deck and soon-retired kr the night.
31"erustined up till a very late hour conversing