The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

EVENING, €ICTOEER 23, 1857.

go into the Hambro' coffee-shop, where they made a
short stay, and then came out again. He then saw
Dickenson waiting about St. Martin's-court, and pre.
sently he met the prisoner Parker coming from the court,
holding his hand in the breast of his waistcoat. He
asked Parker what he was doing there ? The prisoner
replied he had just had a row with his wife. He asked
Parker what he had in his breast ? The prisoner said
he bad nothing, He pulled the prisoner's hand out,
and found he had a large sharp pointed knife in it. He
took the prisoner into the court, and on looking about
be saw tlae door of No. 14 open, and on examining the
passage he found a large bundle packed up close to the
street door. He compared the marks on the door with
the knife, and found that they c..rresp nded. He lodged
Parker in the station-house, and afterwards took Dick-
enson info custody. On searching Parker a pair of studs
were found.

Edward Murray, clerk to the prosecutor, said the
studs were hips property. They had. been taken from a
drawer in the front kitchen.

Mary Joyce said the linen in the bundle be'onged to
her waster, and it had been taken from the kitchen and
other rooms.

City-constable Coffer proved that the prisoner Dicken
eon had been twice clnvicted.

Police-const4.ble Wells proved that Dickenson had
been previuu4y convicted for the third time.
Parker said ho was guilty, but he solemnly declared
Dickenson was innocent. The man who committed the
burglary could be hal in a day or two;. the police ha l
been told who he was and where he lived.
Dickenson said he had been taken into custody be.
Cll2BB he Rai a bad character. He was never near St.
Martin's-court on Wednesday morning, and knew nothing
of the charge.
Police-constable Handley was certain Dickenson was
in the company of PArker in St. Martin's-court.
Both prisoners were fully committed.

MARYLEBONE —FATAL FlGHT.—George Ground-
we:l, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Long on the
serious charge of having in a fight caused the death of
a man named Wm. Hodgkins.

Police-constable Cooper, 67 D, deposed that on the
previous afternoon, about 4 o'clock, the prisoner, with
his father, came to the John-street station-house, when
the former said, " I wish to give myself up." Witness
asked him what for, and the answer he gave was, " I
have been fighting with a man, and I understand he has
since died. I stood the same chance as he did, and am
very sorry for what has occurred."

The prisoner here covered his face with his hands, and
shed tears.

Mr. Long (to witness)—What more have you to state?
Witness—l locked the prisoner up on the confession
which he had himself made. I afterwards went to St.
Mary's Hospital, and there ascertained that the poor
man who fought with prisoner was dead.
Sergeant Silvester, 4 11, stated that, on the previous
morning, at 7 o'clock, as he was on duty in the Harrow-
road, Paddington, he saw a great number of persons
hastening towards the fields. He toll )wed them, and on
the p irty reaching Amos-green, the prisoner and the
deceased stripped and commenced fighting. Witness
went for other office-re, finding that he should have no
chance of dispersing the mob by his own exertions ; and
on returning with four brother constables the decease I
was lying upon the ground. Witness took hint to the
hospital, where he died in a few hours after his admis-
sion. Prisoner had made his escape.
Toe prisoner, who bad nothing to say, was remanded
till Saturday, to await the result of an inquest.

SOUTHWARK.—A DISCHARGED INDIAN SOLDIER.
—James Devine, a middle-aged man, et swarthy corn-
ploxion, who had served fourteen years in the :radian
army, and who appeared in a wretched condition, was
charged with stealing a watch and a pair of booh, the
property of Mr. George Allard, the landlord of the
White Hart Tavern, Borough-market.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was his cousin,
Lu:, almost a stranger to him, he never having seen him
mere than twice. On the 1.2. th Sept. he cline to his
house, and stating that he wanted shelter for the sight,
be gave him a good supper and a bed, but on the fdlow-
ing morPill, in return for his kindness, he decampel
with a silver watch, worth V., and a pair of booth. He
saw nothing more of Linn until the previous night, when
be found him outside his house, and gave him into cus-
tody. Prior to that, however, the prisoner sent in the
following letter :
..

" Deal- George, I have most shamefully abused your
good nature, and do not know what could have tempted
me to do so. I have been miserable ever since, and have
tried ray best endeavours to get money enough to get
back your watch, but without success. I am, however,
determined to do what I can to get it for you. I; is
pawned for 1/ , but I have destroyed the ticket, %nd
shall have to make a declaration before a magistrate to-
morrow. You will think this strange of me to ask you
for some assistance, but necessity and the wish to do Sou
all the justice I can makes me do so. I cannot walk the
streets any longer, or I would not ask you for this ; and
I beg of you, for the sake of our parents, to forgive ae,
and you shall not find me ungrateful. But if you deter-
mine to prosecute rue, you will find me outside, on the
opposite side of the street. Do not doubt the honeEty
of my intentions, as I assure you that you are the fist
person I ever wronged, and you shall be the last. If you
will not comply with what I ask, I have fully made no
my mind to end my existence ; but if you agree to what
I want, I will some day make you all the amends in my
power. —From your wretched cousin, Jas. Davrsx."
Witness added, that when he went out the prisoner
asked him to give him 24. to procure him shelter and food
for the night ; but be told him that he bad acted in such
an ungrateful manner be should give him into cut )dy,
Ile, however, had no wish to punish him severely.
Mr. Burnham asked him how long ho hat known
the prisoner ?

MI-. Allard replied, only since he had returned Iron
India, and that waA 110.1 r two years ago ; but he had
only seen him twice.

Mr. Burnham asked the prisoner what regiment he
had served in.

He replied the 32J. He was in it 15 years, and
during that period he was in India 14 years, when
he was sent home invalided.
Mr. Burnham asked whether he had a pension
when he was was discharged from tha service.
rep'ied that he had, but it was very email, and
expired at the end of the year.
Mr. Burcham asked him whetkir he had seen much
service in India.

He answered that he had, and was with Sir C.
Napier in several parts of India, when they hal rough'
work to do. He had held the rank of sergeant, but
got reduced through being absent.
Mr. Durcham told him that, whatever might have
been his sufferings, he had committed an ungrateful
robbery on his cousin, who was almost :s stranger to
him and had trzated him with great kindness, and in
return he stole his watch and a pair of boots. Would
prison,, that he was guilty, and he hoped
he be tried by or go to the sessions ?
The
his wor hip wolld deal with him. He was certainly
sorry for whit 63 had done, but it was through neces-
sity. His cousin was the first person he had ever
wronged, and he should be the last.
after perusing the letter which he bad
Mr. Burchaw hoped that what he had stated was
g,enotu itnoe
I;iisancdo'usin, anti from his hebaviour afierwards,
he had reason tc believe it was ; therefore the punish-
ment he was about to ii,fiict on him would be very
lenient. He had served his country is distant parts for
inai-y years, and no doubt had to put up with disease
mid great hardships, under a burning sun, and taking
these circumstances into consideration, he should seri- I
tines him to merely 14 days' impri:oarnent. Ile trusted
that the lenient sentence he had pa,,EpAd would have the
effect of inducing him to act honestly fix the future,
whatever might be his distress or nec?ssitie-.
The prisoner, echo seemed thankful for the leniency,
was then removed.

I.AMB4TI3.—STABBING.—Martba Westford, a mar-
ried worean, and Anti Green, were firmly examined
before the Hon. G. C. Norton, Vie former on a charge
i:f violently assaulting, and the latter with inflicting
several deep and serious wounds on the head and lace of
William Parker, wit') a table knife.
From the evidence, which was Riven at some length,
it appeared, that on the night of Friday last, the prose
cutor, with his wife and nephew, were at the Crown
beer-house, Martha-street, Camberwell, and the two
latter got quarrtling and fighting
outside the door with
the prisoners. The prosecutor went to the assistance of
hehis wife, and as soon as made his appearance the
prisoner Westford threw him down, and Green com-
menced stabbing him on the head and face with a knife,
which she had in her hand. She then called out to her
fellow prisoner and a boy who accompanied them, say
leg "Come away, he's got got quite enough I'm
and they
still tied up,
all ran away. The prosecutor, whose head was
the loss of blood arid the effects of the injuries, in reply
and who apuea-ed in a weakly state from
to a question from Mr. Notton, said be had several severe
cuts on his head as well as in the face, and that in one
cut an his reit cheek, the knit.) had
pass through the
check, and inflicted a wound on his tongue.
The prisoner Green denied the charge, and Faid that
in the conflict she her-elf hail been stabbed in the thigh.
She also denied having a knife at all, but unfortunately
for her a witness was called, who swore positively that
on Green returning home after the row she saw her take
a Li ick handled tableJsrife from under her shawl, and
place it on the chimney-piece.
Toe other prisoner denied having taken any part in
the affray, but both were fully committed for trial.

THE EDITOR OF THE "TIMES" IN THE HIGHLANDS.—
( Inverness Advertise..) understand that G. T. Delane,
the reputed editor uf the Times,-bee just vi*ited
nese. He had been staying with Mr. Edward Ellice at
Wet- (poled], end arrived at the Union Hotel on Satur-
day. Ho left on Monday, we understand, fur Haddo
House, the seat of Lard rdeen. On Sunday Ee
C.Aw,lnr Castle aad oiler plac,:s of interest in the
neighbourhood,
THE ACCIDENT ON THE STOUR VALLEY LINE.
oLvEttuauFroN, Oct. 21.—The two passengers (Miss
--
Cookson, of Douglas, Lie of Man, and Mr. Mosheror
Bushier, of the 'United States,) remain confined to their
respective rooms upon the recommendation of the medi-
cal men who were calltd in at the time of the accident.
They are both severely cut about the face, and are
suffering from the shock. Mr. Bushier is the more
inj,ired of the two. He was the commander of the
American bark that was wrecked last week eff Bideford,
when seven of the crew were drowned and he and three
of his men escaped to land upon pieces of the wreck.
Mr. Bushier was making his way to Liverpool, when he
Experienced a startling illustration of the insecurity of
human llfe on land as will as at sea. The company
a pear to have commenced a rigid investigation into the
ci"unl'tatices of the accident, and Vieir decision is
xoected to result rin stopping the eccentric movements of
bal!a4 train?,

BANK RETURNS.

An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank
Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and
Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 10th &ay of Oct., 1857:

Average

Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood-
all and Co
Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey-
ons, and Co 41,912
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune.
—Valiance and Co.
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Pearce
Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co..
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co.
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 325
Stafford 01c1 Bank, Sta.lord—Stevenson and
Co 13,291
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford —Eaton,
Cayley and Co.
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co
Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 29,027
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 10,839
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 9,215
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton
Dunsford and Co.
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and
Co 8,257
Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring-
wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led-
gard and Sons 10,31
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and
Co
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges,
Wells, and Co.
War wick and -Warwickshire Bank, Warwick—
K. Greenway and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox,
Brothers, and Co
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co 18,253
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce
Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurneys and Co ...
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and
W. Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Go od-
ricke and Holyoake
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven-
der, and Co
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old
Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lealamere, and
Co
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley,
Turner, and Co
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster
and Sons
Wolverhampton Bank, -Wolverhampton—R
and W. F. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys,
Birbeck, and Co
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and
Co
York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co

24,498

13,479
12,533

12,853

17,273

47,145

14,138

15,775

36,688

58,033

10,890

75,659

11,705

55,733

13,152
44,024

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of Westmorland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company; Bradford
Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company,
Bradford
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burtop-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work-
ington
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company,
Coventry
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company,
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company,
Derby
Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington -
East of England Bank, Norwich 24,746
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 160,643
Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax - 19,167
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,211
Hull Banking Company, Hull 23, 718
Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,536
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough 28,503
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,508
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 57,780
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 74,M19
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 49,770
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,158
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Baiiking
Company, Nottingham 30,808
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London 434,514
North Wilts. Banking Company, Melksham 44,963
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 91,596
Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-
ampton
North .and South Wales Bank, Liverpool
Pares's 'Leicestershire Banking Company, _
Leicester
Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. 2,795
Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 38,326
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com-
pany, Stamford
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset-
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port 349,066
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 48,742
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com-
pany, Stourbridge
Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company,

10,019
9,445
49,133

10,682
27,862

19,958

50,443

10,208

35,98

30,051
17,65(

116,18

37,232

32,845

22, 406
62,719

E 0,515

55,940

24,449

Sheffield
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking
Company, Sheffield 52,993
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond
Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking
Company, Wolverhampton 35,31
Wakefield and Barnsley Union. Bank, Wake-
field
Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven 29,529
Warwick and Leamington Banking Company,
Warwick
West of England and South Wales District
Bank, Bristol
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,830
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-

15,220

dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Whitchurch 5,565
Worcester City and County Banking Com-
pany, Worcester 7,238
York Union Banking Company, York 70,880
York City and County Banking Company, 95,060
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 123,408
J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns,
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Oct. 17.

32,155