The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

Edward Maylett was indicted for the manslaughtel
of Thomas O'Donnell at Manchester, on the 23d, of
July last.
Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution, ancl, Mr.
Wilkins the defence.
It appeared that the prisoner was a boatman on the
Rochiale canal, and on the morning of the 23d of
► July last, was conducting a boat to the Piccadilly-
wharf, in Manchester. The boat was i❑ the empty
lock, and the prisoner had raised the sluice for the
purpose of letting the Water in. The deceased, who
was a boy, had been bathing, and on coming out of
the water was crossing the lock-gates, at the end of
which the prisoner was Standing, for the purpose of
getting his clothes, which were on the other side.
The prisoner, as if ini sport, caught at him as he
passed, and the poor "boy slipped into the full lock,
and was drawn down by the current, and did not rise
again. For awhile the prisoner seemed stupified, but
some boys shouting that he had murdered the lad, he
jumped into the boat, and began searching for the
body with the boat-hook. Not finding it, he closed
the sluice•and let the water out, when he succeeded
in getting the body out, after it had been submerged
about ten minutes, but life was quite extinct.
Mr. WtmuNs addressed the jury, who returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BOTV-STREET.

Yesterday afternoon Michael Read, and Jane Fur-
pley were brought before Mr. Hall, charged with
cruelly cutting and stabbing James &Flaherty with
a pair of scissors. _ _

The occurrence took place on Saturday night in
the lodgings of the wounded man, to which the two
prisoners went ; and he was so badly injured as to
be immediately removed to King's College Hospital.
Being unable to appear, Mr. Hall sent a messenger
for Mr. Twyford, who proceeded with the second
clerk, Mr. Bowstead, to. the hospital, to take the de-
positions of the wounded man.
The statement of
.011aherty was, that he was sit-
ting, on Saturday night, in his house, when the two
prisoners entered, and after they had sat for some
time drinking together, the male prism*: wished the
female to go away with him, which she refused,
whereupon he struck her. The wounded man inter-
fered, and was immediately struck by Read, whom
he immediately collared, struggled with, and fell.
While down Read seized a pair of button-hole scis-
sors, with which he inflicted many deep and desperate
wounds in all parts of O'Flaherty's person. When
separated the prosecutor was nearly dead from loss of
blood ; And on being removed to the hospital, was
found to be wounded most severely.
The prisoner was remanded till the improved state
of the prosecutor's health permitted his appearance.
Patrick Larkin was brought up for final examina-
tion, charged with stealing several letters from the
Post-office. The facts of the case appeared ,in The
Sun last week. The prisoner said nothing in his de-
fence, and was fully committed for trial.
Four boys, each about seventeen years of age, named
James Buchthorpe, John Buckthorpe, James Bell, and.
John Reche, were brought up, in custody of the Thames-
police, charged with unlawfully discharging a double•
barrelled fowling-piece, and two pistols, on the river
Thames, to the great danger of passengers.
Inspector Lewis, of the Thames-police, stated that at
about six o'clock on Sunday morning, the prisoners were
in a boat above Waterloo-bridge, on the Middlesex side.
He heard the report of fire-arms, and he saw smoke
issuing from the boat occupied by the prisoner. He
went up to the boat, and be saw the prisoners in the act
of loading a double barrelled fowling-piece and the pis-
tols, and they were about to fire at a cat that was in the
water. He asked them what they were doing, and they
said they had caught a stray cat, and were going to kill
it. He then took the fire-arms from them, and conveyed
the prisoners to the station-house.
The prisoners, in their defence, said they were not
aware that they were committing any offence in firing
a gun on the river, as they had seen others do so.
Mr. HALL said they were each liable to a tine of 405.,
or one month's imprisonment. James Buckthorpe must
be fined 205., or be committed for eight days ; and the
others must be fined 10s. each, or six days imprison-
ment.-7-The fines were paid.