The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

MR. PAGET AT THE LONDON HOSPITAL—WO
morning at 10 o'clock Mr. Paget, the senior magic"
trate of the Thames Police-court, attended the
London Hospital to receive the statement on oath
of James Buckley, a cooper, who was stabbed by a
man of colour, named Felix Victor, on Saturday
morning last, in Ratcliff Highway. The magistrate
was attended by Mr. John Pyer, the chief clerk,
and Mr. O'Dell, one of the ushers of the court.
The prisoner, Victor, was brought from the House
of Detention by Inspector Gee of the It division•
The magistrate having received an assurwlee
from Mr. Clouting, the house surgeon, that
the patient under his care could give his evidence/
and that he was somewhat better this morning,
Mr. Paget :proceeded to his bedside in the Devon'
shire-road, and the wounded man having bee°
sworn by Mr. O'Dell, the second usher, stated
with great composure—My name is John Thiel&
I am a cooper, have been lately residing at No. 89
Perseverance-pla,e, Ratcliff-highway. On Saturday
morning, the 10th of the present month, I was is
the Hoop and Grapes public-house. The prisoner
was in the music-room. I saw him come in and
go out again. I was in the street, and the
prisoner pulled off his coat and said to Inel
" Feel my,'muscles." He also said, " Can you fights
put up your hands." He said, "If I hit you it Will
be sudden death." I burst out laughing, and he
sparred over right at me. He had his knife in hi°
hand, but I did not see it then, and he struck me
on the left side below the ribs, and I felt I Wa°
stabbed. I followed him a little way, and then I
fell. Then he run away in the direction of Shad'
well Church. 1 knew the prisoner before. 110 1°
the man.

The prisoner, on being asked if he would ask
any questions of the patient, said he came from
China. The wounded man insulted him, and
on Saturday night, after leaving the Psis'
sian Eagle public house, he asked him to stand
something to drink, and on his refusal,
to do so gave him a blow on the ribs, and made
a loud hurrah at the same time. He had not struck
Buckley before he struck him. Hs took out 111°
knife with the intention of just pricking him on the
leg. Another man struck him, and he saw tvto
upon one ; this is not fair ; that won't do ; and
was going to prick him, when the wounded man
made a rush upon him and received the knife in bIS
belly. The wounded man had a girl with him at
the time.

Mr. Paget said the prisoner could make his state-
ment at another time, and asked him if he would
put any questions to the patient.
Victor—Did you not strike me ?
Buckley—No, I did not.
Prisoner—What time was it?
Buckley—Half-past twelve or a quarter to one on
Saturday morning.

The Prisoner--I-lad you a girl with you at the
time?

Buckley--No, certainly not.
The deposition was then read by Mr. Pyer and
signed by Buckley, and the magistrates and ottl-
cers retired. The prisoner was remanded for 3
week.

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.—The reported sinking
of the south-eastern shore of Hawaii is confirmed. The
same occurrence was observed at Poit Hilo. The sub-
sidence at Hawaii in some places was from three to four
and in others from six to seven feet, while at Hilo the
greatest subsidence noticed was eight inches. Advices I°
the sth of September state that in Hilo, Pura and I(e°
frciin one to five earthquakes occurred daily. Considerable
smoke was arising from Kilanan, though but little fire We°
visible. Oscillations of the sea at Hilo on the 14th, 151140
and 16th of August were remarkable. For three d3ln
the sea rose and fell from three to four feet every "-
minutes.

SHOCKING DEATH of A PAUPER.—Last evenD3s
Dr. Lankester had an inquest at the Islington Worldoll
on the body of James Dowsett, SG, an inmate, who died
suddenly on Thursday last. The evidence showed that 01
the day in question deceased was soot to the Caledonia
j"
road with a parcel, and on returning by way of Liverpo`.
road, he b,:came tipsy by drinking wino out of a gutter,
liquid having escaped from the King's Arms vaults I;'9
means of a pipe, which had bunt. He fell insensibly °1
the ground, and was speedily removed to the ljui°11;„
where the chief nurse, by means of a pump, extracted
pint and a half of port wine from his stomach, and DO,
died in a few minutes afterwards. A verdict of "Death 0
from being poisoned by alcohol accelerated by a fall"

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