The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

THAMES.

STABBING WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK.—John
Petus, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Paget
on remand, charged with stabbing a man called
Brannan, who has been in the London Hospital a
week.

Mr. Pelham, solicitor, defended the prisoner at
the request of the Greek Consul-General.
It was stated that both men were Greek seamen.
In the police sheet the prisoner was described as a
native of Constantinople. They were engaged in
a violent quarrel in Ratcliffe-highway ten days
ago, and an • Irishman named Patrick Bryant,
who behaved well in the matter, and prevented mur-
der, saw the prisoner take a dagger from its sheath
and plunge it into Brannan's shoulder. He was
about to repeat the blow when the Irishman seized
him with one hand and took the dagger from him
with the other. He held him fast until a
constable arrived. Brannan was sent to the
London Hospital, where he has since remained un-
der medical treatment.

Mr. F. Morell Mackenzie, house-surgeon of the
London Hospital, said the patient under his care
had received a dangerous wound on the left shoul-
der, and could not be removed at present.
Mr. Pelham was instructed that the prisoner was
not the man who inflicted the wound.

Mr. Paget said it had been sworn by a credible
witness that the prisoner inflicted the wound with
his dagger, and Mr. Mackenzie, the surgeon, proved
that the wound was a dangerous one. if the man
,got worse he shoul l go to the hospital and receive
his deposition.
Mr. Mackenzie believed the wounded man would
be able to attend in a week's time.

Mr. Paget—Very well. I will remand the pri-
soner for a week.

MADAME CELESTE.—After a lengthy and suer
cossful visit to Melbourne and other places in Australia,
this accomplished actress has started on her return to Eng-
land, where she intends giving a short series of farewell
performances previous to her final retirement from the
stage. The performances will be under the express patro-
nage of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, who
when at Melbourne, on more than one occasion paid a
visit to the theatres for the purpose of witnessing Madame
Celeste's performance.
LEs BCEUFS-GRAS AT PARIS.—Not • fewer than
four splendid oxen were carried about in the procession
on Sunday, and attendad with a cavalcade of unusual re-
search, consisting of more than 500 persons dressed out is
curious attire, and the greater portion mounted on excel"
lent horse. The cars were 10 in number, drawn by four
horses each. One vehicle represented Husbandry, With
appropriate emblems ; another; Franco in 1868 ; four'
Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and four others bore
the animals from which the display takes it name. The
Asiatic car was the most remarkable, as it carried the
figure of a huge elephant with a richly-drassed female sit-
ting aloft on its back on a gilded seat. Two bands of
music accompanied the cortege, and each vehicle was fol-
lowed by an appropriate troop of attendants. Banners of
various colours were exhibited in great abundance, and
the whole spectacle was really curious and worth seeieg•
Immense crowds of spectators filled the streets, and those
accustomed to the-sight on previous occasions wore oils:-
nimous in declaring that Duval, the rich butcher, Wir
had bought the oxen this year, had given a very ban'
some spectacle to the Parisians.—Golignla.