The Sun. — 1844-10-28 (London, England)

ROLFB.) On Saturday, James Carruthers, who was on Friday convicted of sending certain threatening letters to MessrS. Coutts and Co., the" bankers, with the intent to extort money from them, was brought up for judgment, when. Mr. Justice Maule sentenced him to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months. ' John Henderson, who pleaded guilty on Friday to two indictments charging him with forgery on his master, time proprietor of Morley's Hotel,. was also brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years' impriconment on each indictment.  Abraham Myers Was indicted for feloniously cut. ting and .11-Aim:lig Robert Clayard, a livery-stable keeper, with intent to kill and murder him. There were other counts in the indictment, charging the prisoner's intent to be to do the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm.  - Mr. CHARNOCK stated- the case on the part of the prosecution, and afterwards called several witnesses, from whose evidence it appeared that on the 24th of .September the prosecutor went into the Crown public-house, in Cranbourne-passage, and that the prisoner entered shortly afterwards; that a quarrel took place between them, and the prosecutor, having applied an offensive epithet to the prisoner, they proceeded from words to blows, and during the struggle that ensued the prisoner forced his thumb into the prosecutor's mouth, and also attempted with one of. his fingers to gouge out the prosecutor's eye. They were, however, separated by some of the people in the house, and the prisoner afterwards retired into the parlour; the prosecutor followed, and they remained there for nearly an hour without anything further taking place between them. At the expiration of that time, however, the prisoner went out for a few minutes, and on his return the prosecutor said to him, " Aby, let's have no more animosity," and offered to shake hands with him. The prisoner, apparently with the intention of accepting this offer, took hold of the prosecutor's right hand with his left hand, and then suddenly drawing a butcher's- knife from his pocket, said, " I'll have your heart's blood," and instantly stabbed the prosecutor with it in his breast. The knife very fortunately struck against the prosecutor's ribs, or be must have been killed instantly. The prisoner then made a second stab at the prosecutor, but the latter caught hold of the knife with his hand, but in so doing was severely wounded, and his thumb nearly cut off. The prisoner then threw down the knife and ran away, but was immediately pursued and taken into custody. -The knife was produced. It was a large-sized butcher's knife, with a very sharp point. Mr. CLAItKSON made a long address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, in which he said he could not attempt to justify his conduct, but urged in extenuation the very great provocation he had received. . Mr. Baron 4oLiE haying summed up the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of assaulting the prosecutor yvithintent to do him some grievous bodily harm. .  The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said the crime of the prisoner was very much aggravated by the circumstance of; his temper having had time to cool after the provocation which,he had received, and his afterwards going out and deliberately providing himself with a knife, with which the wound on the prosecutor was inflicted. The case was one that called for severe 'punishment, aril therefore the sentence of the'Court on the prisoner was, that he be transported for fifteen years. Herbert Holmes and Wm. Newman were indicted for feloniously cutting and maiming Bayley, the captain of the ship Cuba, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction- of the Admiralty. It appeared that thevessel in question was off the coast of Savanilla,, on the 31st of July last, engaged in taking in her, cargo, when the cook got very drunk, and interfered with the crew in such a way as to prevent them performing their duty; at length the captain ordered' the cook to be tied hand and foot and put ender a sail which was .on the deck. The prisoners deClared that their shipmate should not be treated in such a manner, and Holuies drew a knife, with which he attempted to hamstring the captain, and although he failed. in his object, he inflicted a severe wound in the calf of his leg. The jury found Holmes Guilty, and Acquitted the other prisoners Mr. Justice MAuLE sentenced Holmes to be transported for fifteen years. This trial terminated the session, and the Court was adjourned to- Saturday, the 2d of November, on which day the Learned Judges will meet and arrange the days for holding the sessions of the Court for the ensuing year.