The Sun. — 1845-12-20 (London, England)

ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICEMAN.—.POLICEMAN.—.POLICEMAN.—.Abouteleven o'clock on Wednesday night, as " Policeman Turner, 210, was going down White Hart-lane, Tottenham, and while passing a field, the property of Mr. Robinson, Clay Wall, farmer, he heard two men in conversation. He looked throe& the ledge, when he observed that thelyhpaeddaosvheerepa in the the corner of the field, which was being pressed down by one of the men, who waskneeling upon it, and who appeared in the act of tying its legs. Turner instantly ea gate and proceeded towards the men, who, upon seeing him, ran away. Turner pursued them and overtook one, when after a struggle he overpowered him. His companion hearing from him that he was seized returned to his assistance, when' taking a knife out of his pocket, exclaimed, ~ him, I'll do for him," and, at the same time, Plunged it into the leftside of the policeman. The blow caused to fall. While on the ground one of them forced the staff out po of his hands, and with it struekviheiitmingseateber;el vanistaltehnattblows on his head, from the effects of which he was rendered insensible. About an hour afterwards it was reported at the Tottenham station-house by the Turner was nowhere to be seen. Sergeant Butcher, in consequence, sent Frith, N 217, and Davies, N 801, in search for him.m n' s r Aboutatt rattle in h one o'clock h eainrdwhtiheehspring liceof a the e fieeyi d h, they found Turner trying to raise himself, being almost senseless, and his hat was by his side, completely broken in. They conveyed him to the station-house, when it was discovered that the knife with which Turner had been stabbed had passed through his thick leather belt, his two coats and waistcoat, and penetrated a rib. The incision in the belt was about an inch wide, and seemed as if it bad been done with a pig slaughterer's knife. Dr. Hall was immediately called in, who stated, that but for the protection of the belt, the knife must hay e inflicted a deadly wound. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WANDSWORTY/....Thurs. d ay morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire, which for the 'space of three hours caused great alarm in the neighbourhood, broke out upon the extensive premises belonging to Mr. R. Bell, saw-mill proprietor and lucifer-match manufacturer, situate in Garrett-lane, Wandsworth. It originated in the saw-mill department, a building seventy feet long by fifty feet wide. This contained a large quantity of timber, prepared for making into matches. Owing to the combustible nature of the stock, the progress et the lire was inconceivably rapid, and in less than half an hour after the first discovery the flames could be seen from the different metropolitan bridges. Four engines belonging to the town were quickly at the scene, and were followed by the Southwark-bridgeroad brigade engine, with another from Chandos-street, and also those belonging to the County and West of England Companies. The river Wandle was immediately in the rear, from which direction the firemen set to work most vigorousl but it was nearly five o'clock before they had succeeded in extinguishing the flames. By that period the contents of the place in which the fire began were destroyed, and the building nearly consumed. Several of the adjoining premises are also severely damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Bell was uninsured for stock, but the buildings were in. Mad ill 'Ole County Fire-office, 1  (From the Railway Express.) Paws,