The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-18 00:00:00

SECONDARIES. 'THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
PRICE V.
kirhisoney len w WILLIAMS.W
as an action to recover the sum of 71., fur
t.
tiff tir..]I:APLIN, the plaintiff's attorney, stated that plain-
-114.1 oeen one of the contractors on the South-Eastern
je AI way, between Tonbridge Wells and Hastings, and
b Ile, 1848, defendant, who was at work on the line,
effect hat'
71. to take his family down. Evidence to the
40'4 that the deft ndaut hail the money was adduced,
whl document was put in signed by the defendant, in
sart`'elid.the words " borrowed for three months" were in-
r. trovcE, counsel for defendant, contended that it
mop 4n advance for wages, and that there was a sum cf
1,17 still due to defenant.
the principal evidence to show this was Mr. Smith,
ber_suPerintendent of police on the line, who retnem-
ee,..'d that in November of the same year he was pre-
disutt to kee_
p the peace at Price's house, there being a
eeu'uance in consequence of plaintiff not having re-
pay theufficient money from the chief contractors to
~
men, and defendant then claimed 304, which was
sPuted.
loll: El" Learned SECONDARY said if the money had been
to4rd to run on account of wages after the three
the ; 'B, a verdict would be for the defendant, but if
f Jut,' did not find evidence of fact, they would find
elide" Plaintiff for money borrowed, for there was no
Tis4ce of set-off.
"jury found for the amount claimed.

•
IMINAL
COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
GLD COURT.
fee fore lee
(J
«Li% Justice WILLIAMSW and Mr. Justice TAL-
MA - FOURD.)
in L SLAUGHTER.—James Darvill, aged 36, el: scribed
ajobt,e calendar as a labourer, was indicted for felo-
aecr'Y striking his wife, Louisa Darya!, with a scythe,
leriting her a mortal wound, of which she died.
kler, „;• aYne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
ThY defended the prisoner.
Ileecas Watson, a labourer, residing at Princes
pas °t
rouh, in Berks—On the 9th of August last he
dente with work with the prisoner in a field near his resi-
the -"`' when the prisoner's wife came to him and said
53, wanted money from him. Ile offered her
11.4 Ind she said it was of no use, as
taa. erTicildren and herself had no bread or anything to
the They then went to a beer-shop at Harrow, where
shop •Are,,L.
th "". one pint of beer. Alter leaving the beer-
and his Proceeded towards Sudbury. The prisoner
1411'4'8 wife were a few yards a-head of the witness.
eoeideard them talking and quarrelling together, but he
pours rlot hear what they said, after a short time the
herl,l,l ran across the road, and the prisoner followed
grscythe
hers his hand:which was covered with
theoo° bridle on dge of it. The bridle was not
Wife eat through as it was now. The prisoner struck is
the bw,ith the scythe on the head, and he saw then that
atte,,ttdle was cut through. The woman, after she was
hoee- With the scythe, immediately dropped on her
1144:84,111 slillleeeprriiesrer only struck his wife once. When
" Oh I am murdered by husband," and
IDS Said I have killed my poor wife." Witness re-
„kueb-s` with the woman,- who was bleeding very
Sherd and the prisoner instantly ran for a doctor.
Prieo-41 afterwards the surgeon came attended by the
Which r The deceased had been taking some beer
Seemed The to haveroiuced some effect upon her.
11 (prisoner else appeared to be effected by the beer he
41... reek
vet), •
tcPeate,s,;,examined by Mr. lloany—The deceased had
°E --4-41 asked the prisoner for money, and made use
*hoer). bad Lriguaee. The deceased appeared to the
Priseeess t° be provoking the prisoner very much.. T. e
Illieet-tr, did not appear to have so much as ten shillings
'11".
404
,(Yealla,,han, a surgeon at Harrow, was called
9th dAthe crisoner to go and see the deceased on the
peg August. The prisoner when he called witness
ttiti,:erY much excited and confused, so much so, that
the-d`BB could hardly tell what ho wanted. He found
kei've,ceased sitting in the public pathway with. her cap
When",(lnnet off. fltr head was covered with blood
' pe,ace arrived; the blood was flowing profusely from a
4e4,-114 in the head of between four and, five inches in
Pati and extending from the fore to the back
flea" of the head. He removed the hair, and found the
hair completely cut through, and the outer fable of the
kv ' • Afterl3) the first few days she went on very
ger
itb'Jet 4111 Y, and continued to do so for some time, for
, ottp;i!iglit or twelve days, when symptoms of an unfa-
,T
Letah7.l° nature appeared, and else died on the Ist s -
wit% I,;id A female attended her, and every attention
tf her. Witness made a post-motion examination
;'.1115 and was of opinion that the wound was the
"%Leta'' death, the skull having been fractured, and the
1/cth the outer fable of the skull answering to that
ere scalp.
4404 examined by Mr. HORRY—The hair was cut
tt44'l„ by the blow.
413:;I:ina Adams attended the deceased up to the period
3-„"e'lth• Sometimes she was sensible and some-
:4 the"h°t• She attended her in consequence of a wound
it:aena,d•. She r atedl said she should never get
4E,r d " 'Vas insensible the whole of the day previous
ere, each.
'glee ii3;,eBatnined by Mr. Iloaav—The deceased was
Ale'. -1. when she died.
4°ller 44°RaY addressed the jury on behalf,of the
°l4t:ettletlr4 e4lleti a witness, who gave the prisoner the
111 J °c a quiet, peaceable man.
CstAce WiLuabis summed up.
44. found the prisoner Guilty.
b 544. Jos
‘VILLIAB.is sentenced him to twelve
vkie,lmPrisoneent and hard labour.
euo,ilttiq!l"o; tilli'enioN OF THE CALENDAR.—The second
atek caletider was üblished
.this morning; it
O.
tk, the namos of 157 piprisoners, being an addition '
lumber included the first edition.
I w

NE tV COURT.
It "e
lur was indicted for stealing a horse, valued
pro
lipp,,s_e petty of his mistress, Hannah Elliott.
tl",sect,,ri4zr (I that the prisoner was in the employ of the
utntsthtvhe 0 carried on the business of a butcher at
t, I'4lB so 4 Els,'x, and was in the habit of riding or
thea .
th horse daily to servo the different cus
he ~PPeared e 20th of May last both be and
.the horse
3,1,,) and it was subsequently ascertained that
the psi the
animal to a publican at Royston, named
;,Go;i: s. The prisor.er had given himself up to
eJu
110-te h taY found him Guilty.
se44, been prcviously convicted at this Court, and
'enced to seven years' transportltion.

MARLBRO'-STREET,-(THIS DAY

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.

The greatest possible activity pervades the whole
of this important undertaking, and tenders are now
invited for building up the line of the river-wall from
Seacombe to Woodside, under the agreement lately
made between the trustees and her Majesty's Com-
missioners of Woods. From the terminus of the
present Morpeth and Egerton Docks, which may
be called mere passage docks, up to Wallasey-
bridge, a distance of nearly two miles, the ground
is like a bee-hive, covered with human bees, at
work in building walls, excavating, &c. The first
work we meet with is the railway company's wall,
forming a sort of basin, where they will at all times
have deep-water access for their traffic, and where
the largest ship can discharge her cargo on to rail-
way trucks. Next comes the dock company's
wall, opposite their warehouse, where vaults,
sheds, and every possible convenience for trade are
in process of erection. This wall joins the
Victoria Wharf wall, a public wharf forming the
north side of what is called the Eighteenacre Dock.
Then the dock company's wall continues up the pool,
in a straight line, for about eight hundred yards, ter-
minated by another public wharf, called Duke-street
Wharf; and this forms the boundary of that portion
of the great float which is on the eve of being opened,
comprising some forty or fifty acres of dock space,
bounded by walls, quays, &c., which are also building
on the north or Seacombe sie. Above Duke-street
Wharf a temporary dam is thrown across the pool
while the upper walls are building. This forms
a ne At contract, and the work is proceeding
rapidly; whilst Mr. Bailey and Mr. Tyrer are
building their walls to complete the whole extent
from IVoodside-basin to Wallasey-bridge, a line of
wharf walls upwards of two miles in extent ; and,
simultaneously with these works, private landowners
on the north or eastern side of the pool are about to
build walls; so that it would appear the long-
talked-of great float of a hundred and fifty acres
is soon to become a matter of fact. With deep
water for a ship up to Wallasey-bridge, whilst the
margin of the dock or pool offers unequalled sites
for ship-builders, mannfacturers and trades of all
kinds—Paulton will, ere long, become quite a sea pert,
with the largest merchant ships moored alongside the
quays; and there is an unlimited extent of land be-
yond the bridge for timber floats or yards. During
the present week the Morpeth and Egerton Docks
have been run dry, in order to put in the 70-feet
passage gates, preparatory to penning up the water
in the great Exit. These gates are prodigious
things, each half weighing some eighty tons.
The process of launching these gates into the
dock, previous to shipping them, was rather a
novel one, and such as, we believe, has never been
attempted on this side. Each gate was launched
and shipped in about forty minutes—one during the
night—and the process attracted a good deal of at-
tention. The great characteristic of these works is
their solidity—built to endure for ages, and paving
the way for commerdial facilities worthy of an em
_ _

THIRD COURT.
A.Actr, Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.)
'174" Se. Ledger, John St. Ledger, and Michael
in the
foeolonDio,usly
whilewoandtinhge
1.11:4:4-444416'te of re
llx.cieledis Police-constable, 41'ityll:4311 of his"duictev-"wlith intent to do him some
tin, us bodily
liar . ,
tioti ' arks
'1 d fir. Parnell appeared for the prosccu
kr , sild
th and i‘reoop.e.,: prisoners were defended by Mr. Parry and
jw%rcitniltatt;o evidence it appeared that, in consequence of
4,14 est;l:4 Communicate to the wititi)tv,r4:o_: at a beer shop, *eh. tivvooar_r setreet, issonn-ag hteer, in company
irroeipeti:obyli°JeothhnatStg. Ledger,
names Knight and Pedanres.
titZt bere! onstables, .
h4' ill, 4L tWO o'clock in the morning of life
_d
t',,1:141/1:1 theDla2:rnda ttll fn
g Aoufg u sbta l i
sl,asta,s
and also
somew h ile
personsoutie
also voices,be
is ho
out ith4e at bagatelle,
nc others disputing
oltrt t!l.o4dtoWollre? theylivvumerbeeards'dead up. The officers knockedt.
Ur 'IL „„ , knit it was not opened until the lapse of five
rP(lrto`"tes, during which time
.the parties had. an.
11% . otty of
and or
Do l. Nog th removing the gambling articles,
On entering, the
t, lee hi, ecuselves from the house.
'44 arehe the l part of
'u equid _
0_
_. cower
on
of these articles, and
and
the premises, but of
4,,,m wheyso- ; discover any
111-Nulti,., the men were who had, bbeendrinking
find
you may
to
hrier the landlord replied, `O! liberty Itkvkttit: YOl.l eau." N t being at to search
4i lvties.,l,9ooss in the house, the officers were aboutito
lip "tett " 4 uhn Sr. Ledger knocked down.Knwigahat,aalnsod
1 ()ilecl w"
ecdnilii: to his assistance, he
his
ttikr: titlitliau", his hea—d laying on
.the door step,. and
the
'' pri the passage. While in that position, n
litavii4PY lso_esetleertla,tsl.arnmed the door on his leg, which. it
,re Bti 41° EZ °'
4-11(1* kePtrt the
ht.
,(., 1444,,
.. ot.ib cries of g
1 door
iciliossebdr,ot
ll,:q the 1 toed. rattler, and, on obtaining assistance,
nh°ertwoltffirh--
NI rsitltt„door °pan, and liberated the unfortunate man,
carrimi home
t.i -,"l4tetei::trwaY, and was obliged to
'l.ttlitl, 44,1 • linikcht had not sin:3bbeeen able to go
th,ti 13 t,,eci- was now scarcely recovered..
I'4l kti 1, ile;11 rnau who atteruhd bright stated, that
tloride i;t9orie Isere very severe, scarcely any blood
th, ti ~ oPpearanc:,.
We..vide". circumstances the Learned JUDGE said,
tut,""i util Sties di not go to prove a wounding,
only he
i'tict tutit()Pef tao felony, and
Ittl.iat they could
1tti144,11/41rY, eceored°i'llogralyu,n Ef'ususanud the prisoners Guilty of
41,)e4teLer,
tkirtscoelltiet.ii:se:astudereferred there Lein," other charges of a
against the prisoners,b for violtnt as-
sarne occasion.

poriuni. of trade like the M.,.rsey. The rivalship
which these increased facilities cannot fail to excite

Just inevitably benefit the trade of Liverpool ; and
we cannot but think that th'i spirited undertakers
;11 eventually meet with encouragement, and an
adequate return fur the great outlay incurred.—
Liverpool Journal.

PUBLIC CONVEYANCES AND TURN.

PIKE GATES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Kno wing your usual readiness to expose and
put an end to any grievance that comes under your
observation, I have ventured to intrude upon your
valuable time to make the following statement, trust-
ing that even coming from so bumble an individual
as myself it may have some effect in putting a stop
to a system that is now so rapidly spreading. Within
the last few days three turnpikes have been put up in
Peckham, thereby doing great injury to the omnibus
proprietors of that place. If I am rightly informed,
turnpikes are put up to defray the expenses of
forming the various roads, and that the parish in
which the roads are situated keeps them in repair
from funds arising out of the highway rate. If so,
by whose authority are there turnpikes raised upon
a road the expenses of forming which must have been
defrayed long since ? In these days of cheapness,
when the cry of anti-monopoly is sounded on every
side, it is bard that the public should be called upon
to pay such gross impositions as these. The Kent-
road and Peckham omnibuses have to pay 9s. 6J. per
diem for turnpikes, and 63. fur duty, without
reckoning expenses—driver, conductor, stabling,
horses' keep, &c.; they must therefore carry upwards
of 100 passengers at 31. before they pay their ex-
penses. Every one knows that since cheap fares
have been in existence they have earned but a scanty
living—how much worse will their condition be now,
since the new turnpikes take away the sum of 791. per
annual from their earnings! The inhabitants of Peck-
ham cannot go to London in any vehicle but an omnibus
without paying about 10d. for turnpikes. The same sys-
has been adopted on the other roads under the pretence
of granting a boon to the public. Newington-gate
was removed ; at the same time the toll was raised at
Kenningto❑-gate, and omnibuses that used to pay
7,1. for the two gates now pay 101. for one. The con-
sequence is, the fare has been raised from 3d. to 4d.,
and such must be the case in all places where the toll
is so heavy. Cheap fares are, without doubt, a great
boon to the public ; it is therefore our duty to protect
from injustice and oppression those parties whose con-
veyances furnish the boon, so as to enable them to
continue it. If we fail to do so, we cannot expect
them to ruin themselves for public convenience.
I enclose my can!, and trusting that you will ex-
cuse this long intrusion on your valuable time,
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
F.Alft PLAY.

QiN
Uf
qette 'X.tt
hareS GIANT.—The Cincinnati
11,ti lug he: account of the thigh-bone of a human
e (4 .sties that found containing six times the number
thoZB to 1.18 can 1117_ I..te thigh-bone of a mui in these dege-
' Ahio a human collar-bone and other
v0,!34 lu.sicians say that. the Person to whom
44Y0 been 13 feet high,

SKITTLISG.—A prominent official having rendered
skittles a popular game in Southampton, we record, for the
information of those in'erested in the amusement, that Mr.
Ireland, a tradesm 311 of Southampton, played skittles for
twelve hours incessantly on Thursday last, at Mr. Woolver-
ston's brewery in St. Mary-street. The conditions were
that the play was to commence at ten in the morning, and
last till ten at night, during which time as fast as the pins
could be set up, Mr. Ireland was to throw at them till he
got them down ; for every time he knocked them down at
twice he was to pay sixpence. Five minutes only were al-
lowed for refreshment. The pins were set up by two men
in a twinkling of time, and for twelve mortal hours Mr. Ire-
land kept up his Play, throwing a ball of above ten pounds
weight incessantly during the time, generally getting the
pins down in what, in the language of the " alley," is termed
a " twicer." At the close of the play Mr. Ireland was a
winner of 141. and upwards. Ile ate a Sandwich during his
five minutes' rest, but drank nothing. Our informant
describes the company preput as ii.Auwaie."—,H-ainpdtire
sidccrtiser.

BANKRUP'T'CY,—(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
(13,..tere Mr. Commissioner James Fuller, whose face was covered with bleeding
IN RE NEWTON, alias NEALE. wounds, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Henry, charged
This bankrupt was described as of Donyland's Mills, with abduction.
anOr d Wive nhoe, Essex, miller, and to-day was appointed I Mr. Duncombe was engaged ley the prosecutor, a
hearing arguments on a petition to annul the fiat I gipsy hawker, to conduct the case on his behalf.
...ii against the bankrupt in July of the present year. From the esidenco it appeared that the prosecutor
bankrupt had formerly carried on business as a had a little girl, about fifteen years of age, with whom
Lib,recer, at Epping, and was mere declared bankrupt, but the prisoner had eloped. They met at a lodging-house
usternakd and was outlawed. He was apprehended, in Church-street, Sr. Giles't4, and es the child W a seen
oue
.t.h,° assignees did not prosecute. Bankrupt subse- to be continuelly in the prisoner's company, and he
1 "tIY went into business as above, and after ineurrine, having no money, suspieion fell upon them when a
r
-clep tebts to the ext. nt of nearly 4,0001. Ives declared bank°. sovereign was stolen from the v:ife of the prosecutor.
The father on hearing of the theft, boat the little girl
t:r. ITAvviems now appeared on behalf of the assignees so unmercifully that she ran away from him, and meet-
41* the first fiat, to support the prtition to annul the ing with the prisoner in Hungerfuld marker, they both
mfiet, as bankrupt never obtained his certificate set off together, and walked for the past five weeks
Under the former one, which was still in existence. nearly throughout the whole south-east of England as
„r•
Lucas was heard contra, and field-labourers. On their return they were s-en by the
~e.i!as Merolla, after looking at several cases, and es- prosecutor, who followed them and had then captured
that of " Butler and Hobson," Q. B. Reports, in Seven-dials, but not before the prisoner had been
tiZtied that one or more fiats may exist at the same severely. cut about the face by a gang. of ruffians specially
hired by the prosecutor. TOO prisoner was discharged.
The petition was therefore dismissed, and the present there being no case of abduction aeainst him.
Prter'e,ee,dtegs confirmed.
.14. at assets likely to bo recovered are supposed to be
"out 1,5004

THE BETTING-OFFICE NUISANCE.— IVitiiWit Stevenson
and Charles Stevenson, two well-dressed )•oung men,
were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with as-
saulting Robert Campbell, under the following circum-
stances:—

The complainant stated that he was managing clerk
to Mr. &man, who keeps a betting•office at No. 28,
Cranbourn-street. About five o'clock yesterday after-
noon he was much annoyed by two men, with placards
before them, who paraded before the door. The pla-
cards were to the efftet that Mr. Bernan had failed to
pay his bets. As the men persiste I in their annoyance
he sent for a constable at,d had them removed. About
ten minuses afterwards the defendants came into his
office, and William, who was formerly employed by wit-
ness as clot k, at a salary of three pounds per week,
demanded to know what he (witness) had done with
the two men with the placards, and how he dared to call
him a thief. Witness, not wishing to have any disturb-
ance in the office, told them to leave peaceably, and on
their refusing to do so he went to the door for the pur-
pose of calling a constable, when he was struck on the
breast with great force by Charles Stevenson. Ho
then sent for a constable and gave them in charge.
The defendant Charles Stevenson did not deny strik-
ing complainant, and William Stevenson, in defence, de-
nied ever having been a clerk to complainant, nor had
he ever received any money from him, with the excep-
tion of 303., being part of a bet. He (defendant) now
held tickets for 8004 on the St. Leger, which would be
run to-day, and it was enough to make any one
excited when he knew that complainant had not a far-
thing to pay with. He denied assaulting the complain-
ant; he (defendant) merely went to his office fur the
purpose of asking him to stake his money.
Mr. HARD wica said these betting places must be ex-
ceedingly profitable to pay such salaries. The existence
of these offices was bad and prejudicial in every sense
of the word, and something ought to be done to put
them down. In those places there were always something
like the present case occurring, and to prevent a repeti-
tion of such scenes he would put a stop to it, as it not only
encouraged a paltry system of gambling, which ought to
be repressed, but it was an inducement for many young
men to resort to dishonest means to raise money to bet
with. With regard to:the keepers of such places, they
must bear their own responsibility, and not come to the
magistrates for protection. As to the defendants, he
should order them to find one surety each in 101, and to
enter into their own recognisances in the like amount, to
keep the peace for three months.