Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-11-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CONVICTION OF A GAIIIII&LDI RIOTETI.—The following I case was heard at the Central Criminal Court, befo,e the ' Lord Chief Baron, on Wednesday : —Michael Hennessy, aged 24, labourer, was charged with feloniously and maliciously stabbing and wounding James Dray, with intent to murder him, and also with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. This case was also prosecuted by Mr. Clerk and Mr. Beasley on behalf of the Treasury. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. The prosecutor in this case is a police-constable of the F division, and it appeared that on the afternoon of the 6th of October he and- another constable were sent for to the Brown Bear public-house, Broad-street, St. Giles's, where the prisoner and some other men were creating a great disturbance. It will be remembered that on the previous day the celebrated Garibaldi disturbance took place in the Park, and the moment the officers made their appearance one of the prisoner's companions ex• claimed, " Here come some of the --- Garihaldians," and the party then became very violent, and the prisoner was seen to take a knife from his pocket, and stab the prosecutor in the face near the eye, but providentially without doing him any serious injury. The Lord Chief 1 Baron having summed up, the jury, after a abort deliberation, acquitted the prisoner of the felonious portion 1 of the charge, but convicted him of the misdemeanour of unit.wfully wounding. His Lordship said he would consider what sentence should be pronounced.  YearlißDAT, BUNION'S GRRAT CLOCK, which bas taken retch a time to complete, was at last finished and at work. As a sample of English clockwork on a large scale, the woks of tale are probably the finest finished that have ever been seen in this country. No chronometer could be fitted with more serf, et or carefully adjusted mechanism. The most curious fact eunnteeted with this clock is that, in addition to the four dials over the case, it also move.; the great dial ever thin entrance in the Cromwell-road, which is tioto feet distant, aunt DO feet above the works themselves. Altogether this is Hie moot important specimen of English clockwork ia the buildieg."7'imes, ! Ith June, Mt, article on the International Exhibition In the manufacture of the above clock new steam machinery was brought into action, and tie very great accuracy and truth with which every part is made is in great meager° attributable to this fact. The same machinery is employed by J. W. Benson in the manufacture of his Turret and House Clocks and thus the expense of manufacture is considerably reduced, so that; he is entitled to supply these articir s at much lower prices than usually charged. Another advatriage is the greater truth and precision which are attained Oy this means than when the pieces are evet or cut by hand. He produces not only the lar.re and elaborately ftnished church or cathedral clock at 2,e110 guineas, but also the simpler but almost equally accurate timepiece for the village church or school at IS guineas. A reference to his catalogue will supply the reader with much intere•ting information regarding the rise and progress of the art of clock-making, and of the various dascriptions of time-keepers now made. It also contains a full list yo prices of Clocks euiteble fur Wasting and Dining-rooms, the Lihrary, the Hall, Staircase, Office, or Counting-house, with the more elabvrate snd expensive Musical and Chime Clocks, and the highly-fin!shed Timeuieces fur Railways, Yost-offices, &c., Ise. It can be had gratis on application, or it will be sent poet free by enclosing 2 st mpe to J. k% a 3 and 31, Ludgate.Hiii,