The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-01 00:00:00

accompany her home. Some angry conversation then
took place between them on the subject of her going
away with the men. They went up stairs, however,
for the purpose of going to bed, and the prisoner, who
was very drunk, asked her to untie his boots. She
consented, and seated herself beside the table on which
the prisoner was leaning. He put his foot on her
knee, and while she was engaged in doing as he had
requested, she felt something cold against the back of
her neck. She looked up to see what it was, when
he immediately drew a razor • which he had in his
hand across her throat, inflicting a severe gash, the
force of which, however, from the position in which
she was sitting, took effect chiefly on the fleshy part
under the chin. The windpipe was touched, but for-
tunately none of the larger blood vessels were injured.
She sprung up and struggled to get away, but he held
her, saying they should die together, and in the course
of the affair; but at what precise period did not
exactly appear, he inflicted a severe wound on his own
throat. The people of the house, hearing the noise,
came up stairs and found both the parties lying on the
floor, which was covered with blood. The prosecu-
trix was in the prisoner's arms, with her head upon
his shoulder. A medical man was sent for, and the
wounds dressed. • They were found to be, most for-
tunately, less serious than might have been antici-
pated. The prisoner was very violent and abusive
while the operation was being performed, repeatedly
expressing his regret that he had not "done her job."
From the prisoner's cross-examination it was evi-
dent that he had acted under the impression that some-
thing of a criminal nature had taken place between
the prosecutrix and the young men with whom she
left the house.
The Jury found him Guilty of cutting and wound-
ing, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm.
To be imprisoned far one year.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.
Thomas Braman was placed at the bar, charged
under the following circumstances :
City Police-officer 276 stated, that on Monday
evening he saw the prisoner in Holborn in company
with another person, attempting to pick a gentleman s
pocket. He went up to take them into custody, but
the prisoner at the bar knocked him down and
escaped. He was stopped, however, by another
policeman at the corner of Field-lane. The prisoner
had then a very ferocious dog with him, and he set
the animal at the policeman who stopped him.
The dog bit the policeman right through the
leg in two places, and he was conveyed to the
hospital, where the wounds were cauterised. The
prisoner, with the assistance of the dog, managed
again to escape, but was taken into custody this
morning.
The prisoner said in his defence—On Monday
evening I was about half intoxicated. I own that I
put my hand by a gintleman's pocket, and this here
man he come up and 'tempts to take me off, so in
course I then did strike him, because it was a false
charge.
Mr. Alderman JOHNSON—WeII, then, for that, you
are committed for two months. _ _

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The prisoner was then carried from the bar, having
refused to walk.

BOW-STREET.

A little boy, named Thomas Smith, only thirteen
years of age, was charged with stealing a silk-shawl
and two blouses, the property of his mother, and
another lad, named Thomas Blackwell, was charged
with being an accomplice.
Mrs. Smith, who appeared very deeply_affected,
stated that she went out yesterday, leaving her son
and a little ?irl at home ; when she got back she said
" Where is .Tommy ?" and the little girl told her that
he had gone out, and had taken her silk shawl out of
the drawer, and the two blouses, which he had taken
away witit him.
Police constable L 102 produced two pawnbroker's
tickets, which he had.found upon Smith at the sta-
tion-house. They were respectively for the blouses
and the shawl. Blackwell had been given into his
charge by the otherprisoner's brother as an accomplice.
John Smith, the younger prisoner's brother, said
he gave Blackwell into custody because he had been
told by a lad named Paton that he had pawned the
things.
Charles Paton was then called. He said that he
was talking to the prisoner Blackwell in Little Wild-
street, when the other prisoner, Smith, came to him
(Blackwell), and spoke to him. Blackwell and Smith
then went together to Smith's house. Smith went
up stairs, and shortly afterwards came down with a
bundle. They then went away together.
Mr. TWYFORD said the case must go before the
Judge. It was a very bad case indeed. He should,
however, remand the prisoners till Saturday, for the
attendance of the pawnbroker.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Head, a young man, of respectable appear-
ance, and whose relations are highly respectable, was
placed at the bar charged with robbing, to a consi-
derable extent, his employers, Messrs. Edgington and
Co., Piccadilly, in whose employ he was as a confi-
dential servant; and also with embezzling divers sums
of money received by him for and on their account.
The greatest reliance was placed in the prisoner's in-
tegrity, but unequivocal proof of his dishonesty hav-
ing been discovered, he was given in charge, this
morning, to police constable No. 163 of the C divi-
sion, who, on searching his boxes, found a great num-
ber of fine cambric pocket handkerchiefs which he had
purloined from his employers.
The prisoner, who was affected even to tears at his
situation, declined saving any thing in his defence.
He was remanded in order to give time for the cases
of embezzlement to be brought against him.

THE LATE MR. LONGMAN.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, Mr. Wakley and a
Jury, composed of fourteen of the inhabitants of
Hampstead, assembled in the drawing-room of the
King William the Fourth Inn, High-street, to inves-
tigate the cause of the death of Mr. Thomas Norton
Longman, aged 71, the eminent bookseller and pub-
fisher of Paternoster-row.
The Coroner and Jury proceeded to view the body,
which lay at Green-hill house, the mansion of the un-
fortunate gentleman. The scull was apparently very
severely fractured, and some of the bones driven in
upon the brain. On the return of the Jury the evi-
dence was proceeded with as follows :
Joseph Mawson said he was a fruiterer, residing at
13, Hatton's-place, near the Small-pox Hospital, St.
Pancras. Between six and seven o'clock on the even-
ing of Monday week, he was walking along Weller's-
place, St. Pancras-road, near King's Cross, when he
observed a gentleman, whom he knew to be Mr. Long.
man, coming down the road towards Hampstead,
riding on a bay-coloured hwse. The deceased was
on his wrong side of the road, and was trotting at a
rate not exceeding five or six miles an hour. On ar-
riving just abreast of where witness was walking,
the horse apparently tripped against something and
fell down on one knee ; in getting up he again stum-
bled, falling on both knees. The deceased was com-
pletely jerked out of the saddle and stirrups, and was
precipitated by the shock head foremost over the horse's
head. The deceased's head struck the ground with
great violence, and he lay perfectly senseless.
Witness and a policeman ran to his assistance,
and on removing his hat the blood flowed pro-
fusely from a wound in the head. They conveyed
the unfortunate deceased into the nearest surgeon's,
where he remained about twenty minutes, having the
wound dressed and restoratives administered ; but
during the whole of that time he remained speechless
and insensible. A card of deceased's being found on
his person, he was subsequently placed in a cab, and
conveyed to his residence at Hampstead, the surgeon
accompanying him. Witness could not say what caused
the horse to stumble, the road was quite clear, and
nothing near it at the time. There was a sink by the
side of the road, near the spot, but witness did not
think that the horse caught his foot against it. One
of the horse's knees was much cut.
Charlotte Stones, of 3, Flask-walk, Hampstead,
stated that she had attended upon Mr. Longman as
nurse since the occurrence up to his death, which took
place on Monday morning at six o'clock. He had
been attended by Sir B. Brodie, Dr. Liston, and Mr.
Evans, the surgeon, and was sensible during a portion
of the time, but made no statement or allusion to the
cause of the accident.
The CORONER submitted to the Jury, as there ap-
peared no person implicated in causing the death,
whether it would be necessary to call for the evidence
of the surgeon.
The Jury were of opinion that it was unnecessary,
and one of them remarked that the horse in question
was much valued by deceased, who had only recently
purchased it for the sum of 90 guineas.
A verdict of "Accidental death" was ultimately
recorded.

Tuesday
Mr. Pay ne the Coroner for the borough
of Southwark, held his first inquest in the Queen's
,
Prison, as it is termed under the recent Act, which has
done away with the Fleet prison, and has given him
jurisdiction in the place of :Mr. Le Piper, the former
Coroner. It is a singular fact connected with the case,
that the first inquisition in this place under the new law
should be upon the body of Captain Cresswell, aged 50,
who was only a visitor. Dr. John Radford said he had
seen the deceased frequently. He was heavy and drowsy.
When he went in he appeared fainting, and some harts-
horn and water was administered to him ; but on raising
his head, he was quite dead. He had no doubt that
death was caused by a rupture of the vessels of the
heart. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict
of " Natural Death."

SPLENDID LILY SIIOI7.—Mr. Groom, of Clapham)
rise, so well known for his successful cultivation of rare
flowers, has this- year brought to great perfection .the'
Laium Luncefolium. Some splendid specimens of this;
plant have been on view for some days past, and are now
in their prime. It is only of late years that this species
of lily has excited much attention: It is a magnificent
plant, and the flower is unique for delicacy of colour,
peculiarity of shape, and stately and elegant appearance.