The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKENWELL.

A young man named John Shamrock, was charged
with having been riotous on the previous night in
Bagnigge-wells-road.
Police constable Archer, 8 G, stated that, between
nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner was crying and
shouting, and otherwise disorderly ; his conduct caused
a great crowd of persons to assemble, and he took him
to the station-house.
Inspector Penny, of the G- division, said, when he
visited the prisoner's cell, about twenty minutes after
he was locked up, he found him lying on the ground,
apparently dead ; he was foaming from the mouth.
On examination, he found that the prisoner had at-
tempted to strangle himself by a cord, which was
noosed round his neck at one end, and fastened to his
right leg at the other. Witness immediately cut the
cord, but for many minutes the prisoner was insensible ;
at length, by the aid of restoratives, he revived. A
person was left to watch him but he slumbering, the
prisoner again attempted to destroy himself by fasten-
ing his neck and pocket-handkerchief in the same
manner as before. His struggles to effect his purpose
, aroused the watchman in time to save his life.
The prisoner, a lad of nineteen, of very melancholy
aspect, acknowledged the attempts. His widowed
mother wept bitterly, and she promising to keep close
watch on him, Mr. COMBE ordered his discharge.
THAMES-POLICE.
Yesterday Robert Hoye, a tall young man, an ap-
prentice on board the ship Chance, lying off Mill
Hole, Rotherhithe, was brought before Mr. Broderip,
on a warrant, charged with feloniously wounding
Robert Horrow, the mate of the same vessel, with in-
tent to murder or do him some grievous bodily harm.
The mate, who appeared with his head bound up,
and in a very pitiable condition, stated that on Mon-
day morning, between the hours of seven and eight
o'clock, he called all hands to turn out and go to work.
Directly afterwards he went into the forecastle and
found all the people had turned out and got their
clothes on except the prisoner. He told him if he
did not get up he would cut his hammock laskings
and let him down by the run. The prisoner threatened
if he did so that he -would take his life. He was about
to let one end of the hammock down, when the pri-
soner tumbled out on the other side, and used very
bad language. He requested him to keep his tongue
quiet, but the prisoner continued using the most foul
language. Witness then threatened to thrash him, and
did give him one slap in the face. The prisoner im-
mediately proceeded to the carpenter's tool chest in
search of sharp tools, and swore he would murder
him. He seized the prisoner, and some of the
people took the sharp tools away from him.
The prisoner kept his tongue going for some
time, and followed witness upon deck, and took up a
marlinspike (an iron instrument, tapering to a point,
20 inches long), and came towards him. He told the
prisoner to go away, and said if he offered to touch
him he would give him a rope's-ending on the back.
The prisoner immediately attempted to strike him
with the marlinspike, and witness made an attempt to
remove it, on which the prisoner shifted it from one
hand to another, and, ran it through witness's clothes
into his back. One of the men on deck seized the
marlinspike at the moment the prisoner made the
blow, or he should have been run through the body.
The man who seized the marlinspike remonstrated
with the prisoner, who exclaimed, "I will mark the
-." A few more words passed between him and
the prisoner, who went below, and said it was his
decided intention to take witness's life. Soon after-
wards the prisoner again came on deck with the mar-
linspike in his hand, and while witness was in the
act of picking up some chips the prisoner came
behind him and struck him a heavy blow with
the marlinspike on the back of his head and laid it
open. He fell on the deck from the effects of the
blow and became insensible. When he recovered he
saw the prisoner with the marlinspike still in his
hand, and he followed him to the forepart of the ship
and leant against the bows. While doing so, the
prisoner advanced towards him and struck him twice
on the face with his clenched fists, and again stupi
fled him, and he could recollect no more.
Charles Smith and John Whiting, seamen, con
firmed the statement of the mate.

John Douglas, a police constable, No. 279 R, stated
that when he apprehended the prisoner he admitted
having first stabbed the mate with the marlinspike,
and afterwards struck him on the head.

The prisoner, in defence, said the mate grossly
abused him, and after striking him with his fist, and
knocking the senses nearly out or him, beat him with
a rope's-end, dashed him down the forecastle, and
used him with such great brutality that, whilst smart-
ing under his ill-usage, he took up a deadly weapon
and used it upon the mate.
Mr. BRODERIP said the evidence was such as to
leave him no alternative but to commit the prisoner
for trial for felony, in cutting and wounding the priso-
ner, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.

During the last, two or three days'the weather has
undergone a considerable change for the worse. On
Wednesday it was showery, but the atmosphere con-
tinued mild. On Thursday rain fell in much larger
quantities than on the preceding day, and the tempe-
rature was some degrees lower. In the evening the
change became more marked still, and, during the
succeeding night, the wind occasionally blew almost
a hurricane from the south-west, accompanied by
heavy blasts of rain and hail. A few minutes after
nine o'clock, likewise on the night referred to, just
when the storm was at the fiercest, several successive
flashes of lightning shot athwart the gloom, followed
by rattling peals of thunder. Once, in particular, the
report followed the flash almost instantaneously, and
with appalling loudness.—Glasgow Courier.
A white marble statute of Mme. Malibran, has
just been placed in the mausoleum which M. de Be-
riot had erected, in the cemetery of Lacken, to the
memory of the celebrated cantatrice. The monument
itself is about ten feet long, and nearly as many wide.
The interior is circular, and is crowned with a cupola.
The door is composed of open work, which allows the
statue to be seen towards the other end. The white
marble is thrown out from a brownish ground, so that
Malibran appears quitting the tomb, and rising to-
wards heaven, where she is about to be received by
angels, painted on the cupola. In the centre of the
cupola a lamp is placed, which sheds a subdued light
over the whole statue. On the front of the pedestal
is to be placed a basso relievo, representing the Genius
of Music bewailing the loss of this celebrated singer.
—Galignani.
BLACK BAND.—Most of our readers who are en-
gaged in mineral undertakings are, doubtless, aware
that a great sensation has been created in this part of
the Principality during the last feW weeks, by the
report that the Messrs. Baileys, of Nantyglo, had
discovered the seam, or vein of iron ore, so well-
known in Scotland under the name of Mushet's Black
Band, that name having been deservedly given to it
in consequence of its having been first discovered by
the celebrated metallurgist of that name, Mr, David
Mushet. We have now the pleasure of communicat-
ing the interesting fact, that it has recently been dis-
covered in the anthracite district of this immediate
neighbourhood.—Cambrian.
INCOME. TAX.—A Correspondent, carrying on busi-
ness in a town in this district, complains loudly of the
manner in which his appeal against the assessment
of the inspector was disposed of by the Commissioners.
Although he offered to make oath to the correctness
of his return and to produce his books, kept in the
most careful manner, in proof, he was informed that
his business must yield a larger profit than he had
alleged, andthe surcharge was confirmed, his veracity,
and even his books, being thus stigmatised by the per-
sons entrusted with the power of declarinr, that they
know the affairs of their neighbours better than
their neighbours themselves. Our Correspondent
well asks, " Where is the Englishman's boast,
Justice, to be had if I am made to pay between
four and five pounds for what I will be put upon
my oath Ido not possess r lie inquires of us whe-
ther there is any further appeal, or whether, as the
inspector informed him, he must abide by his decision.
We fear that he has no redress whatever : the Act
(sec. 130) allows any person, on being surcharged, to
appeal to the Special Commissioners (the Board of
Taxes and others appointed as their coadjutors) in-
stead of appealing to the General Commissioners;
but if he appeal to the latter their decision (sec. 122)
is final. This is one exemplification of the working
of this iniquitous Act of Parliament, which we did
our best to alarm the country about whilst it was in
transitu, but to no purpose. Now we find that the
friends and adherents of the " Conservative" Govern-
ment are amongst the loudest inveighers against it.—
Bury Post

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and State Gazette.

HEREFORD GRAND STEEPE CLIA.SE.—WR under,
stand that the number of entries for the grand chase
(handicaps with 150/. added), which closes on the 2d
of January next, will be very numerous, and that the
line of country over which it is probable to come off
is one of the best in England. ,