The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-06 00:00:00

SOUTHU'ARK.

Wednesday, Charles Sweet, described as a carver and
gilder, in the Waterloo-road, was charged before Mr. Coifing-
ham with exposing for sale in his shop books and prints of
an obscene description.
Mr. COTTING liA Id said file offence with which the defendant
had been charged came clearly within the meaning of the 2d and
3d of Victoria, which gave magistrates the power of summarily
dealing with such cases and inflicting penalties. He only re-
gretted that he could not punish the vendor of pictures and books
of such an immoral and disgusting tendency under the Vagrant
Act, by imprisonment. The magistrate then inflicted a fine of
40s. and 7s. costs on the defendant, or one month's imprison-
ment in default, and added. that he hoped he would appeal
against the conviction.
WO SHIP- STREE T.

MURDEROUS OUTRAGIC.—Two young men, named John
and Isaac Henster, were placed at the bar before Mr. Brough-
ton, charged with having wantonly assaulted an elderly man
named Richard Howell, and thrown him into the Regent's
Canal, whereby his life was placed in imminent danger.
Sergeant Hammond, K 20, stated that while on duty at the
Bromley station, near Bow, at two o'clock on the preceding
afternoon, he received information that a man Lad been thrown
into the Regent's Canal, and was then lying upon the bank in
a dying state. He immediately proceeded in that direction,
accompanied by the assistant of Mr. Baker, the divisional sur-
geon, and several officers, and on reaching Wick-lane, leading
to Old Ford, he met four men carrying the body of another who
was perfectly insensible, and appeared to be dead. By direction
of the surgeon he was taken to the nearest public-house, and
restoratives having been administered, after a long interval
he partially recovered, and stated that while seated on the
coping-stone of a bridge over a branch of the canal running
to Twig Folly, he observed five or six men conducting them-
selves in a very disorderly manner, two of whom, on approach-
ing him, exclaimed, " Now we'll have ab- lark," and
immediately seized him by the legs and pitched him over into
the water. Being unable to swim he instantly sank, and could
not tell by what means he was rescued from his perilous situa-
tion. The injured man was then conveyed to the station-
house upon a stretcher, and the prisoners having arrived soon
after in custody, he immediately identified them as the most
active of his assailants. The witness added that the poor man
had since suffered a relapse, and was now lying in the work-
house of the Stepney Union in such a precarious state that
there was scarcely any hope of his recovery.
A medical certificate was handed to the magistrate, which
stated, in substance, that the man was suffering from extreme
exhaustion, and that his life was in great danger.
Police-constable K 222 stated that, from information he had
received, he proceeded with other officers to the Three Colts at
Old Ford, and found the prisoners, with five other men, play-
ing at quoits, six of whosa were captured, but the seventh
leaped a wall and escaped. Oa being identified by Howell as
two of his assailants, the prisoners made no observation, and the
other four not being recognised were at once liberated.
In answer to the charge the prisoners admitted having been
all the morning in the neighbourhood, but positively denied
having taken any part in the outrage, and requested the magis-
trate to hoar the evidence of the persons who were with them in
confirmation of their statement.
Nlr. BROUGUTON said that such evidence was wholly inad-
missible, as it would be his duty, if the unfortunate man died,
to commit the prisoners upon the charge of wilful murder, and
it was impossible at present to say to what extent the proposed
witnesses might be implicated in the transaction. He should
order the prisoners to be brought up again on Monday next,
and the sergeant must ascertain whether Howell was in such
a state as to require the immediate attendance of a magistrate
to take his dying deposition, and communicate the result
without loss of time.

STATE or TRADE.—The demand for yarn con-
tinues exceedingly good, and prices are maintained with great
firmness. For goals, the market is not quite so active as
last week, but there is little or no change in prices. Some sen-
sation was caused on Saturday morning, by the announcement of
the failure of an extensive calico-printing house in Salford.
We are glad to learn, however, that this event will not cause
any loss, or indeed any serious inconvenience, as satisfactory ar-
rangements have been made to pay 20s. in the pound, with interest,
---ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MoNDAY, JUNE ?..—We have
had a very good market to_day, and though the amount of busi.
ness transacted was not equal to that of last Monday, yet better
prices have been obtained for flannels. Wool remains firm, and
higher rates have been asked, but not generally given.--Illanehrster
Guardian of Tuesday.

CORONERS INQUEST.—An adjourned inquest was
on Tuesday held before C. J. Carttar, Esq., at the Unicorn, Hone-
ferry.road, Greenwich, on the body of Antonio Dermeneck, who
died on board the Seamen's Hospital ship Dreadnought. After an
extended inquiry, the Coroner said that all they had to inquire into
was the cause of the death of the deceased, which
was satisfactorily
accounted for by the evidence of Mr. Brisk. The jury retuned a
verdict • That tire deceased died from natural causes."