The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-23 00:00:00

UNION-IfILL.

FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—A young man of re.
spectable connexions, who appeared to be suffering tom a dreadful
wound in his throat, which was profusely bleeding. was placed at
the bar Wore Mr. Traill, charged with attempting to cut his
throat with a carving knife.

Mrs. Ann Pittman, the mother to the prisoner, (who seemed
dreadfully affected, and with somo dilllculty gave her evidence
stated that the prisoner is married, hut his wife has turned
out to be a bad character, which has caused their separation,
and the prisoner's unsettled state of mind. The priioner
has until these last three months been in the service of his father,
as carman, who wishing to separate him from his wife, got him a
situation at Gravesend, where he has been until last night, when
he broke into the back part of his father's house, No. I, Port.
land.place, Walworth-common, about 12 o'clock, and entered- the
kitchen, took the carving-knife and cut his throat in a dreadful
manner. The mother stated that the prisoner had met his wife
last night in the streets with another man, which preyed so much
upon his mind that it caused him to attempt the rash act.

Mr. TRLILL ordered the prisoner to have immediate suraical at.
tendance, as he appeared to be in a dreadful state, and he should
not let him be set at liberty unlesb two respectable householders
would come forward and answer for bib future conduct 111 two sure..
ties of 40/. each.

WORSHIP-S MAT T.
A man of deplorable appearance named George Tabertnass, a
pauper of Bethnal green, was charged with hosing wilfully broken
a pane of glass in one of the outer windows of this Court.
Holland, a police constable attached to the Court, stated that at
six o'clock on Monday evening, he was desired by Mr. &unb-
orn to inquire the business of several persons who were waiting ha
the passage, in order to see the Magistrate. The prisoner was
amongst the crowd, and on the question being put to him, he
said that he wanted relief. Witne,s told him that he Must
snake his application to the reVeving-officer, but he re.
fused to do so, and became so clamorous, that it ' was
found necessary to, turn him into the street. Immediately dftern
wards the prisoner drove his elbow through a wlndow,Asaying
that he knew of no other means to get a 'lodging, and he was
conveyed to the station-house. Police.constable Clements stated
that the prisoner had been received into the Bethnal.green wort.:
house, but he refused to remain there, and he had also on more Porn
one occasion been relieved at this Court.
Mt. BINGHAM said that he could only account tbr thainisoneri‘ violence on the supposition that he wished to be sent tai,thon: And
he should order him to pay the sum of 45., the value of the glass,
or be committed to the House of Correction for a fortniklit.
THAMES POLICE.
On Monday, David Miller, Robert Walters, John Brewster,
and John Anderson, all belonging to tilt Perth steam-boat,
were charged before Mr. Broderip, with having committed an
assault upon Richard Day, a waterraan, and obstructing and
assaulting a Thames policeman in tLe execution of his luty, by
pushing him into the water.
It appeared that on Sunday night about 11 o'clock, the de.
fendants went to Wapping Old Stairs, for the purpose of
hiring a boat to take them oa board the Perth. They had
agreed with Day, and got into the beat which was pushed off,
and on being requested to sit down, began to abuse the water-
man, and insisted upon rowing the beat themselves. Day
became alarmed at their violent conduct, pulled the boat ashore
and declined the fare. Upon this, they seized him, and held him
down in the boat, which they pushed off, and it drifted down
with the tide. Day called out for th., police, who quickly pulled
towards them, and Policeman Richard Oliver got into the
boat; he had no sooner done so, however, than Brewster made
an attack upon him and pushed him overboard. Fortunately,
it was not high water at the time, and Oliver succeeded in get-
ing a footing, and ultimately draped the boat on shore, when
they were all four taken to the station•house. They were all
intoxicated.

Mr. BRODERIP said that the offence was a very serious one,
and, if the policeman had been drowned, they would most
likely have been tried for their lives. They might think them..
selves fortunate that they were standing where they were, as
in all probability, had they drifted much further, the boat
would have been capsized by running against another vessel.
He should fine them all—Brewster 51 , or two months' im•
prisonment ; Walter 31., or six weeks' imprisonment; Ander.
son 205., or a fortnight's imprisonment, and Miller 10s., or one
week's imprisonment.
The defendants paid the fines, and went quietly off to their
ships.