The Sun. — 1849-06-06 (London, England)

IAIILBRO'-STREET---(THIS DAY.  ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Mary White, an old woman of repulsive appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having attempted to murder Peter White, her husband, by cutting his throat with a knife, at No. 15, Hertford-street, Fitzroy-square. Webb, 77 E, stated that last night, about nine o'clock, his attention was called to No. 15, Hertford-street, in consequence of hearing the cries of " Murder" and " Police" pro • ceeding from the parlour of the house. Witness having procure I the assistance of police-constable 85 E, endeavoured to effect an entrance by the parlour door, but conld not succeed in consequence of its being locked. 85 E then got over the railings and entered by the parlour window. He then opened the door and admitted witness. Having lighted a candle he saw the prisoner and her husband in the room by themselves. The man was bleeding profusely from a wound in his neck apparently inflicted by thesome see imn ga n witness,a ppear appeared itdo swhiafrep hiralsstrcuuitnemnyt. t'hr rheeamca, n,Aosn be in a very exhausted state, he was taken to the University Hospital, and witness secured the prisoner. The prisoner then, without any solicitation on the part of witness made a statement, to the effect that her husband had beat her, and was about to cut her throat with a razor, when she wrenched it from him, and cut his throat with the same razor. She was in liquor at the time. Witness then searched the room, and on a shelf found a shoemakers' knife, the blade of which was stained with blood. He also found a a white-handled razor, which did not appear to havof throat. Hospital uced the:surgeon's certificate tar eettle.bhanyse t nueeurbi gtsji iesohfdyi night, wit oet\tdhv The station.the Witness prod incisedbugbr eo re mh towvi, noe utdon fdrt oh n i in the Hospital. (Signed) "HENRY SEARLE GAOL tisohl )avaeciltprioaeprc:ayesie ,rofiv:an—ttheerisdttea atwwenaadtsso then conveyed to the  "House Surgeon, University Hospital. " June 0, 1819."  Charlotte Shatter deposed that she was a single woman, and lodged in the second floor front room, at No. 15, Hertford-street. She knew the prisoner and her husband, who occupied the front parlour. About nine o'clock last night she was alarmed at hearing the breaking of glass, and the screams of murder proceeding from the parlour. On going down stairs she heard Peter White call out, "for God's sake make haste down stairs, lam murdered. .Aly wife has cut my throat." She tried to open the door, but it was fastene f. She then ran to the door, and called the police. She had seen the prisoner and her husband in the fore part of the day, when they both appeared to be tipsy. The prisoner, who did not attempt to deny the charge, was remanded for a week.  MR. CHARLES BaAHAM.—This young vocalist takes his first benefit this evening, at the Princess's Theatre, upon which occasion the once favourite opera of The Devil's Bridge will be revived, Mr. Braham sustaining the part in which his father was once so famous. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial:. office from the Governor-General of, Canada, and 'also from the Governors of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.