The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-14 00:00:00

SAGACITY OF A DOG.

Yesterday John Williams was charged ot th.
Town Hill with stealing a 501 bill. and ti
watch, the property of Mr. E. Edwards, Corti,'
of the Unity trader, lying sit Pic.kie•fierriog 5t4"1
Look Edwards stated, that about tvro o'rWs
on Sudsy morning, he was al seined by
he got out of bed, and saw the prisoner COO,l
from the Captain's cabin with a poniard in
hand. Witness asked his business, but the Pr'e
soner, pointing to the dagger, said he hal belle
let him pass, as he bad vowed to kill the first ri'"d
interrupted him. On this witness let him g° 0"
and went to call the Captain.
Mr. Dixon, mete of the brig Thomas,
next the Uditv, stared that he tans awoke abcl4
two o'clock on Sundiy morning. by .the harli
of a ship's dog Wien he came on deck,
heheld the prisoner wish a bright weapon to l'7„
hand getting clown the sides of the Uoimy hoc, t
1a
boat ; he threatened repeatedly Ila tie w* "10
have the first man's life who.at s-misted to foil°
him. Having got clear of the Uni y. he ro've„,
alongside the Venus sloop, sod witness saw 11
hide the watch in the Main ChEbitP. ; after tsbi
he began to row ashore ; bun as he paased ice
Dead of witness's *vessel, the dog sprung oft
into the boat, and grappled hint ny the throio
The prisoner felt for his dagger, and made a still
at the dog, which (as if aware' of his inten 1:(
sprung into the water, and pulled time prisnov`e
overboard. The dug, however, did not led
him, but swam about with him, and endeavo"the
to climb the sides of the vessel, in whieli
failed, till a boat was thrown out, and both the
clog and the man were picked up acid biodgb,
on board. Witness afterwards found the W"'4
and gave it to the prosecu:or..
Captain Edwardi said, on going to bed,
his watch on the table, and a pocket-book Cljbe
taining the Bill of 501. and when he awoke, c
dressed himself and came on deck in sufficient
to see the prisoner attacked by the dog. i
The prisoner said, that the whole was oni of
drunken frolic. and that he had no intention..
keeping the property. He has received some o
jury from the dog.
tbC
c. Macy/tan J J. SMITIT observed, thatfrolic which tie treeted so lightly might very er;„
sibly hang him ; and as I.:IC charge was very con
elusive, be ordered him to be fully committed ,0
the Sessions.

Yesterday ntorning an aim :dug occurrence took
place in Berwick-street, So'lo, or the fol 10,51;
nature ;--For a day or two past that part of t,lO
road near Tyler's-court was noticed to have b7O
considerably depressed, and it being a rirbnie
thoroughfare for carts and carriag•es, it was a 7,11
tunate circumstance that no accident happe"'
a serious description. Several children were, 0
play near the spot yesterd4y morning, will 0
small. particle of the road tell in, which cuts 1a
crowd of persons to assemble, and in a shortl"ls
nearly the whole of the stones and dirt fell to,
depths of about 30 or 40 feet.

• Yesterday, Mrs. H. ButterwoßlßTHS.rth, Fleet-street, of a(1
-3ugh"
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ter.
Yesterday. of a son, Mrs. Jackson, wife of J. Jackson, 614.
R. A. Newman-street.

ARED. a ot
Yesterday, the I 3th inMstantßl, Mr. John Knill, oft " ' c.d./
lane, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Gabriel Stuart, Ph
of Thames-street.

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DIED. dna
On the 31st May, on boal,l the private ship Sarah.
to Bombay, Mr. Richard Norton, second officer of thlitsil,l:l3;l
In De,:rniber la+t, at Bouibgy, the Rev Walter Wi „riao,o
M. A. furnierly of Bailie, in the Comity of Brecon, and
Chaplain of Cochin, in the East
Great
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