The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

named Davis, who had been ordered up to London by
the Commissioners to be reprimanded for some mis-
conduct. It appeared that the ciremrstailce prayed
upon his mind, and he destroyed himself in a corn
at Ashford by opening veins in different parts of his
body, and then cutting his throat. The remains of the
miserable murderer and•suicide were laid by the side
of these companions in crime. When the coffin had
been lowered into the grave, the mother looked on it
for the last time, and exclaimed, " Ah, my boy, they
have buried you like a dog; but, never mind, God
will forgive you, and take you to heaven !" She
then walked away, apparently very little concerned at
what had taken place, or the awful ceremony she had
just witnessed. Since the inquest every inquiry has
been made to endeavour to ascertain where the de-
ceased man had obtained the poison, which was the
cause of his death, but hitherto without success. The
little boy and girl are perfectly recovered, and they
have since been removed to the Brentford Union, to
which they belong.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man, named Thomas Smith, was brought
before the Lord ayor, charged under the following
circumstances :
Henry Cabrow, a person in the employment of
Messrs. Price and Co., perfumers, stated that the de-
fendant called at the shop at a little after seven o'clock
on Tuesday morning, and asked for Mr. Price. Al-
though it was intimated to him that Mr. Price was
not in the way, and a request was made of him to
call at ten o'clock in the morning, at which time he
could see the gentleman, he insisted upon remaining
in the shop, and declared that he would not leave it
until he could communicate with Mr. Price. As the
conduct of the defendant was calculated to -impede
the business of the shop, witness called a policeman
and gave him into the custody of that officer.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what have
you to say to this charge of interrupting the business
of the shop?—The defendant said that a friend of his
had sold a horse to Mr. Price, for which another horse
and a cheque for the difference, amounting to, as we
understood, 501., was to be given by that gentle-
man, and he (defendant) called at the time appointed
at the house of the purchaser with the horse, at the
desire of the seller. Upon going to the house he saw
Mr. Price from the street in the shop, and he en-
tered, and, upon inquiring, was told by a young lady
that Mr. Price was not within. He observed to her
that he had seen Mr. Price in the shop a little while
before, and that the gentleman had promised to leave
a cheque for him, and he would wait. The shopman
then told me to sit down, and immediately went to a
person at the back part to communicate something.
Upon his return the shopman told him he could not
stay there ; and when he said he should wait for
what he was entitled to receive, the shopman, who
had before invited him to sit down, called a police-
man and gave him into custody, and he and the
horse were taken together.
The Loma MAYOR (to the shopman)—Who called
you at the back of the shop ? The shopman--I don't
consider that I am bound to answer that question,
my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—You must answer, Sir.
The shopman—Miss Price told me to go there.
The LORD .MAYOR—Answer me, Sir. Was i`
Mr. Price that called you ? You are upon your
oath. The shopman—lt was Mr. Price, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—I discharge the defendant.
The shopman—My Lord—
The LORD MAYOR—There is no occasion for more
words. Defendant, you are discharged.
A female of respectable appearan .le, but appearing
to labour under much mental distress, who stated her
name to be Hannah Haines, was charged with having
contemplated self-destruction.
One of the City police stated that he found the
prisoner in the neighbourhood of the river Thames in
a deplorable state of mind, and when he inquired the
cause of her distress, she stated that her husband had
deserted her, and /Abed her of all her clothes, and
taken away with him the servant-maid ; that she had
struggled with adversity and actually with starvation,
until that day, when her landlord threatened to seize
what trifling matters of furniture she had for rent,
amounting to 3s. 9d., and that she had come to the
place in which she was apprehended for the purpose
of putting an end to her existence. The witness
added that she had given to him the names of very
respectable relations of her husband, and their ad-
dresses, and seemed desirous, upon his suggestion, to
seek the humane interference of the Lord Mayor.
The LORD MAYOR—What do you say, prisoner?
The prisoner—l am plunged, my Lord, into the
deepest poverty and distress by the conduct of my
husband. He sold the business which he had been
carrying on, and abandoned me twelve months ago,
taking with him and his paramour everything of the
least value. He had commenced the world with
property and good expectations, equal, I believe, to
those of the rest of his family, but his prodigality de.
stroyed all.
The LORD MAYOR—I perceive that the names to
which you have referred are respectable, and I am
surprised that you should contemplate so awful a
crime as self-murder. Do you suppose that any of
those individuals will be willing to serve you ? The
prisoner—l think they would not refuse, my Lord.
Those of my own family who are within my reach are
poor, with large families.
The LORD MAYOR—You shall be taken care of by
the matron at the Compter until Friday, and, in the
meantime, I shall cause inquiries to be made into
the particulars of your statement.
The prisoner expressed her gratitude in a few broken
but intelligible phrases.
BOW-STREET.
STEALING IN A DWELLING-UOUSE.—A young man
named John Oxford, was brought before Mr. Twyford,
charged with stealing a silver watch and a quantity of
wearing apparel from the house of Mr. Joseph Jewel,
17, Alfred-street, Tottenham-court-road, under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor's
wife, that at about half-past seven o'clock on Tuesday
evening her brother paid her a visit, and on showing him
over the house she attempted to open the door of the
back parlour, but finding some obstruction from the in-
side, she used more exertion and forced it in, when she
found the
prisoner staring her full in the face. She im-
mediately called him to account how he dared to enter
her house, and her brother coming to her assistance, the
prisoner was brought into the front parlour, until a c,,n-
stable could be sent for, when he fell upon his knees and
prayed that he might be forgiven and liberated. On
searching the back parlour it was discovered that the
prisoner had lighted a taper on the mantelpiece, and had
filled a large black bag he had brought with him with
every portable article in the room, consisting of shirts,
dresses, bed furniture, trousers, and a flageolet, which
had been taken from a chest of drawers, together with a
mantle and dress that hung behind the door. The silver
watch was subsequently found concealed in the bed, and,
on the arrival of the constable, he found eight skeleton
keys and a quantity of lucifer matches upoa the pri-
soner's person.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said the servant
girl having gone for beer, left the street door open,
which enabled him to enter the premises, and to act in
the manner described. He was fully committed to New-
gate for trial.
CHARGE OF STABBlNG.—Laurence Wright, a shoe-
maker, was charged with stabbing Joseph .John Corn-
wall, his landlord, in the temple, with a case knife.
The complainant stated that the prisoner was his
lodger, in Ship-yard, for about two months, and occa-
sionally worked for him. On Tuesday morning his wire
went into the room for the purpose of cleaning it, which
the defendant objected to in such terms as to compel her
to leave the place. In the course of the day, understand-
ing that some articles of furniture had been removed, he
went to the room, thinking the defendant was out, to
ascertain if such was the case, and finding him there, he
told him, as he had conducted himself in such a manner
towards his wife, he should in future cease to occupy
the room, and must seek an apartment elsewhere; when
he instantly seized a knife, similar to that produced,
from the table, and rushing at him, drove it into his
temple, within the eighth of an inch of his left eye, from
the effects of which he instantly fell down stairs, and
was conveyed in an exhausted state to Kiag's College
Hospital.
Mr. Cannon, house surgeon of the hospital, proved
that shortly before nine o'clock the complainant was
brought in, having a punctured wound about an inch
deep, inflicted with some sharp instrument, near the
orbit of the left eye, and as it was of a dangerous cha-
racter he considered it necessary he should still remain
in the house under medical care.
The constable who was called in said he found the
defendant in the room, and he instantly admitted having
committed the offence, at the same time pointing to the
knife produced, which lay on the table, as being the in-
strument he had made use of, adding that he would re-
peat the same if the complainant made a similar attack
upon him, which he repeated at the station-house.
The defendant accounted for his conduct, by saying
that the complainant struck him on the previous night
because he refused to allow his wife to dash a quantity
of water on the fluor of his room,
as he was in a delicate
state of health, in consequence of having some of his
ribs broken when he was in the army, from which he was
discharged and then entered the police force, which he
was also obliged to leave from ill health. When the com-
plainant, who was well skilled in the art of " self-d-
. fence," entered the room he put himself in a fighting
attitude, threatening to throw him out of the house, al-
though lie owed no rent, and upon his putting his threats
into execution he seized a weapon (not the knife pro-
duced) which he used in his trade, and defended himself
in the best manner lie could.
Mr. TWYFORD said the charge was of too serious a
nature for him to deal with in a summary manner, and
in order to enable the surgoon to give a decisive opinion
on a future day, he should order the defendant to be re-
manded ft r that purpose.
IVIARLBOROUGg-
STREET.
Mr. Joseph Salomons, of No. 7, Windmill-street, Fitz-
roy-square, charged Robert Franklyn with having as-
saulted him, crested a disturbance at his house, and
threatened to do him at a future time some bodily harm.
Mr. Salomons said the defendant, who was one of his
late clients, came on Tuesday afternoon to his house,
and though he had received a message left for him with
the clerk, he insisted on obtaining admission into the
office, and staying there until be got some money. In