The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-01 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

John Gilson, a decently-attired young man, was
charged by Charles Gibson, his brother, residing in
Francis place, Holloway, with having. assaulted and
wounded Lim under the following circumstances :
Before the prosecutor was sworn, the mother of the
prosecutor and defendant, a respectable looking elderly
woman, who was exceedingly affected, addressing the
Magis rate said, that the quarrel between the parties
was of a very trifling nature, and they felt desirous of
arranging the matter amicably, without entering into
the exposure attendant on a prosecution.
Mr. GREENWOOD thought, as they were brothers, that
would be the wisest course to adopt in the case.
Prosecutor—But he has stabbed me, and inflicted
wounds. I am willing to forego a prosecution, but I
shall require him to put in heavy bail to keep the peace
towards me. I do not wish him to be punished if he
does so.
Mr. GREENWOOD—If you require him to find bail, I
am bound to bear the evidence against him, to see
e. Nether I shall be justified in ordering him to find sureties.
The mother was much affected, and taken into a sepa-
rate apartment.

The prosecutor deposed that on Thursday last the de-
fendant came to his mother's house ; and where he
(witness) resided with her, and asked for a loan of two
sovereigns. Witness refused to let him hare thorn, on

which he took up a poker and assaulted witness. He
took the weapon from him after a btruggle, when the
defendant took up a fork which lay on the table, and
made a stab at witness, which wounded him on the face;
and he would have done him other serious injury had
not he (witness) rushed out of the house to seek the aid
and protection of the police.
Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether there were any
witnesses ?

He was informed that the mother was the only person
present at the time. They, however, dispensed with her
testimony.
Mr. GREENWOOD asked defendant what he had to say
to the charge ?—The defendant said he was out of
employ as a shoemaker. His mother was a woman of
independent property, and lived with his brother. He
(defendant) had been in difficulties, and he sent to ask
his mother for 2L, when his brother interfered to prevent
her lending him the money, and threatened him with a
poker. He took it from him, and they struggled to-
gether, when he (the brother) hit him on the cheek, and
beat him.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Has he got any marks of violence?
—Cole, 200 N, said he had a severe bite on the cheek,
and other marks.

Mr. GREENWOOD said the assault was proved against
him, and, under all the circumstances, he would order
him to find responsible bail.
WANDSWORTH.

George Nicholas' Gifford, whose father, up to the time
of his death, held a situation in the House of Commons,
was brought before Mr. Clive, for re-examination upon
a charge of burglariously breaking into the dwelling-
house of his brother-in-law, Mr. William Cook, a brewer,
at Wimbledon, who also holds a situation in the House
of Lords.

It appeared, from the evidence given on the first ex-
amination, last Thursday, that on the night of the Sth, or
early on the morning of the 9th inst., a forcible entry
was made into the kitchen of Mr. Cook's house, and pro-
perty, consisting of four brass candlesticks, six glass-
cloths, some knifes and forks, a shirt, and other articles,
stolen therefrom. Information was given to the police, and
suspicion fell upon the prisoner, who had been seen hover-
ing about the premises on the night of the robbery. A
sharp look out was kept for him and he was apprehended
on Wednesday last, on Wimbledon-common ; he was
wearing the stolen shirt, and upon searching him a du-
plicate relating to the stolen candlesticks was found.
Mr. Cook was afterwards informed that the prisoner was
in custody, but he refused to attend, and the pawnbroker,
who produced the candlesticks, could not identify the pri-
soner as the party pledging.
Mr. Clive, the sitting Magistrate on that occasion,
ordered summonses to be served upon Mr. Cook and his
servants.

Charlotte Sutton, the housemaid, was with much diffi-
culty made to prove the fact of the house having been
broken open and the property stolen.
John Davis, the nephew of Mr. Cook, was called to
identify the shirt which had been found upon the pri-
soner, and which bore his initials. He was under exami-
nation nearly an hour, and said that he did not know
when the robbery was committed, and that he could not
tell, after examining the shirt taken from the prisoner,
whether it was like one of his or not, although it was
marked with the same initials and in the same manner
and place. At last, when the Magistrate declared that
he would commit the witness to prison if he did not
cease prevaricating, the witness said it was very likely the
shirt might be his—it was like his in all respects, but
yet he would not swear to it.
Some further evidence was given, connecting the pri-
soner with the robbery, and he was again remanded.
Mr. CLIVE said it was evident to him that interested
parties were endeavouring to stifle the inquiry, but he
was determined it should proceed, and if the police
wanted summonses to compel the attendance of witnesses
they should have them.
The prisoner was then remanded until Tuesday next.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS
The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending Dec. 23, 1843." The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:—
Weekly
Average
1838-9-40-1-2
CAUSES OF DEATH. Total.
Five Five
Autumns.lYeari
Epidemic, Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 192 183 182
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 140 140 148
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. 6 5 5
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c l5 10 9
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Museles 4 6 6
Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 1 1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Old Age, or Natural Decay 55 69 68
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intem-
perance
Causes not specified
Deaths from all causes . 968
Average Weekly Deaths 9OB 903
'

Population Average Death
cnu- Weekly in
DISTRICTS. merated Deaths the
Is 4/. 183 S-9-40-1.2. Week,
\Vest—Kensington, St. George
( Hanover-square), Westmin- Five Five
ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye.,rs.fAutumns.
St. James 300,705 135 130 126
North—St. Mary-le-bone, St
Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 162 185
Central—Saint Giles and Saint
George, Strand, Clerkenwell,
Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon-
don, West London, City of
London.. 373,806 184 183 194
East—Shoreditch,Whitechape ,
Bethnal Green, St. George
in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392,49 203 206 224
South—St, Saviour, St. Olave,
St. George( Southwark ),Ber-
mondsey, Newington, Lam-
beth, Camberwell, Rother-
hithe , Greenwich 435,060 219 227 239