The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEIVIBER 20, 1842.

said that in the month of June, 1841, -he inserted an
advertisement in the daily papers to the following
effect :—" Money Lent.—A gentleman having money
unemployed, is willing to invest a portion of it at inter-
rest on loans, to ladies and gentlemen of rank and posi-
tion in society, in the Army, Navy, and the Church. Ap-
ply by letter only, confidentially, to A. B , at 40, Rath -
bone Tlace." In consequence of this announcement he
got cards struck after the name Andrew Barlow,
under which he intended to carry on his monetary
dealings. At this time he had not a farthing of his
own, nor had he any chance of raising it from other
sources; but his mother, who resided at 49, Park-
street, Grosvenor-place, lent him about 1501. In
February, 1841, a trial at the suit of Captain Na-
thaniel Boyce French Shaw for crim. eon. was insti-
tuted against him, and a verdict, with 1001. damages
given, which he (the insolvent) never paid. Previous
to that time he received a sum of aboutsoo/., butfrom
whom, or on what account received, he obstinately re-
fused to make known.

Mr. Nicimm.s, on behalf of the insolvent, con-
tended that he had no right to answer the question,
inasmuch as, owing to the peculiarity of the circum-
stances, he might thereby subject himself and other
parties to an indictment for conspiracy.
The COURT desired that the question should be
answered.

The insolvent—l decline answering that question,
under the direction of my Counsel.
The COURT having stated its determination to send
the insolvent back to prison if the question was not
answered,
The insolvent said he received about 1501. about
three months before the trial, all of which was paid in
sovereigns. He would not say whether it was from
Captain Shaw he got it or not.

Mr. COOKE contended that inasmuch as the receipt
of the 5001. was not mentioned in the schedule, he
was bound in justice to the body of the creditors
to state from whom he received it, and
under what circumstances it was disbursed. The
peculiarity of the circumstances connected with
the trial fbr trim. con. rendered this the more impera-
tive, because the very first question put before the
highest tribunal in the kingdom in divorce cases to a
husband seeking to be divorced from his wife, was
whether any collusion existed between him and the
defendant, with respect to the trial in which the suit
of divorce was founded.

A long discussion here ensued with regard to the
light of the insolventto answer the question.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said that as the insol-
vent showed so much pertinacity in the matter, he
(the Learned Commissioner) would allow the time
of the Court to be no longer occupied.
The case was then adjourned; and the schedule
was ordered to be amended by the insertion of the
circumstances under which the above 5001. were
received and disbursed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Shortly before twelve o'clock the Lord Mayor en-
tered the Justice room, when the prisoner, William
Cam-tell, was placed at the bar.
_ _ _

Mr. Wilkinson, a solicitor, attended for the pro-
secution.

The prisoner stood at the bar quite unconcerned at
the awful situation in which he was placed.
Police-constable Chapman, 648, deposed to being
on duty nearly opposite the Auction Mart Tavern,
on the night of the 12thinst., when he heard the report
of fire-arms, and almost immediately afterwards a female
called out "Mrs. Magnus is shot !" After making several
unsuccessful attempts to effect an entrance he was let
in by Mrs. Baker; he saw Mrs. Magnus lying on the
floor near the bar, and Mr. Baker informed him the
prisoner was up-stairs ; he went up, when the pri-
soner exclaimed " Here lam ;" he then charged him
with shooting at Mrs. Magnus, and brought him down,
when he instantly fell, and he then perceived he had
cut, with a razor and clasp knife, his throat in two
places. Mr. Adams, a surgeon, happening to pass by
at the moment, be came in and strapped up the wound,
after which he (prisoner) was conveyed to the station-
house in Bishopsgate-street, and from thence to St.
Thomas's Hospital.
Mr. Adams, the surgeon, stated that he had been
with Mrs. Magnus, ever since the act was committed,
with the exception of two nights ; the ball entered at
the back, passed through the lungs and came out within
one inch of the heart (great sensation); he assisted in
undressing her, and the ball dropped from her clothes.
It was a most extraordinary case, and her recovery,
up to that time, was astonishing. There was no im-
mediate danger; but she still kept her bed, and would
not be able to get down stairs in less than a week.
The pistol, clasp-knife, and a razor, were here pro-
duced, the latter being very bloody.
Mr. Wilkinson prayed for a remand.
The prisoner was here asked if he had any thing to
say, and exclaimed, " The policeman's statement is
the greater part lies, but I have nothing more to say
until Mrs. Magnus is here herself?'
The prisoner was then remanded to the Compter
for a fortnight, the Lord Mayor giving strict orders
to have him watched night and day.

BOW-STREET.—(TIIIS DAY.)
A black man, named Joseph Howard, was charged
by police officer P 86,
with assaulting him in the
execution of his duty. The officer stated that the
prisoner was drunk in the Strand last night, and on
his attempting to take him into custody he knocked
him down, and bit his hand.
The prisoner in his defence said he had a little drop
in his head, and did not know what he was about.
Mr. JARDINE asked what he was ? Prisoner—l
am crossing-sweepa,Sa.

Mr. JARDINE-LWell, I sentence you to 14 days'
mprisonment.
Prisoner—Oh, dear, I shall lose ma crossing.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Fitzpatrick, who for twenty-seven years has
been chief clerk of this Court, this morning, just on
entering on his official duties, at about half-past nine
o'clock, suddenly fell on the floor, without any pre-
vious indication of ill health, and on being raised up
was found to be insensible, and to have been attacked
with paralysis of the right side, and to such an ex-
tent that but very slight hopes are entertained of his
surviving.
Win. Morgan, John Francis, and Thomas Batty,
mere boys, the eldest being only 11, were charged
by police-constable Wm. Russell, C 11, with attempt-
ing to commit felony.
The prisoners were observed lurking about differ-
ent shops in Oxford-street, where goods were exposed
outside, and the first named boy was seen to go up
to a book-stall and blow out the gaslight, and the
two others taking advantage of the darkness, began
helping themselves to numerous volumes, with which
they were stopped as they were endeavouring to
escape. They were committed for two months each

•
IVIARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY).
Charles Martin, a private in the 3d Battalion
Grenadier Guards, was charged with defrauding the.
London and Birmingham Railway of 10s. 6d., the
amount of fare from Rugby to London.
Charles Benson, ticket -collector at the terminus,
said that the prisoner had no ticket on his arrival, and
payment, he said that he had paid
the askedflare,b for
utthathe wind had blown the ticket
from his cap.
The soldier produced his furlough, and said the
above was the true statement.
Mr. RAWLINSOI said it WAS possible his story was
true, and discharged him on the understanding that
should the advices from Rugby say that he had not
paid, he should be apprehended again.
Mr. Benson, from the Company, coincided in this
decision, and the prisoner was discharged.
Edward Manning, an Irish labourer, was charged
by the same Company with defrauding them of 55.,
the fare between Leighton Buzzard
The prisoner said that he intended coming to Lon-
don, and went to the Company's and London.
offices at Bosworth,
and saying 3s. was all his money, asked them if they
would take him to London. They •
promised to take
got inside. He fell
taken on to London, when, as he was found penniless,
Leighton, and he was
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the body of his son was going to be dissected, but this
impression that
the defendant and his friends. had an
was removed by the steward, who said that
the practice of the Hospital was to deliver up deceased
persons to their friends, and that the porters were in
the act of bringing down the corpse
of the defendant's
son when the assault was committed.
The MAGISTRATE having remarked on the absurd
notion that many of the lower orders of the Irish had
with respect to persons who died in the Hospital
being dissected, the defendant was fined 10s.

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to an extensive failure in the corn-trade (that of Mr.
Dunn, at Wakefield), is incorrect.