The Sun. — 1864-04-02 (London, England)

THAMES.  DEAD, BUT NOT KILLED —Richard Edwards, aged 29, a p,wertul man, described as a wheelwright, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with violently assaulting and wounding Dennis Collins, an Irish coal-whipper, and Mary Collins, his wife. The parties were living at No. 97, High-street, Shadwell, and it appeared that a bad feeling existed between the English and Irish residents in the house. The prisoner and Collins quarrelled a fortnight ago. There was another quarrel between them on Tuesday morning last. The prisoner, a bad tempered, violent man, took up a poker from his fireplace and aimed a cowardly blow at Mrs. Collins' head. She put up her left hand to save her head, and re • ceiveJ a blow on her hand which disabled her, and she has been very ill ever since. She screamed and called for assistance. Her husband opened his roomdoor, and the prisoner aimed a blow at the Irishman's head with such forc3 that the poker was broken, and the smaller piece of it bounded into the room of the Collins's. The poor Irishman received a severe wound, and fell. He called out, "I am murdered, but not killed," which brought several persons to his assistance, and among others, Jesse Button, a police, 359 K, who found Dennis Collins blteding profusely from his wound. He has been under medical treatti ent ever since. Button produced the two pieces of the broken poker. One was in the Irishman's room. All the evidence went to show that the prisoner had acted with great brutality to Collins and his wife, and had wounded both. He said he acted in self• defence, and that Dennis Collins kicked him on a tender part of his person.  Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial, and refused to accept bail.  London and Westminster Bank.  Some excitement was created in the City yesterday by the announcement that arrangements had been made for the transfer of the business of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. to the. London and Westminster Bank. The shares of the latter suddenly rose from 82 84 to IUS 110, but a partial reaction has occurred this morning, and they are now about 91. Annexed are the circulars issued : " Lothbury, London, E.C., 31st March, 1864. "We beg to inform you that in pursuance of a wish (which we have for some time past entertained) to retire from business, we have made arrangements with our immediate neighbours, the London and Westminster Bank, for the transfer t) them of our banking establishment.  "In thus entrusting to them thefutnre management of a business, which we have so long conducted, we believe that we shall confide the interests of our constituents to an institution in every way capable of doing them justice, and we shall be much obliged to the friends who have kindly reposed confidence in us, should they sanction the arrangement we have made by continuing with the London and 'Westminster Bank the business hitherto entrusted to us.  " We cannot thus announce to you the step we have taken without thanking you for the kindness and confidence with which you have favoured us, or without expressing to you the regret with which we contemplate the cluse of our mutual connections—We are, your obedient faithful servants,  " JONES, LOYD, and Co." "London and Westminster, Bank, Lothbitry, London, E.G., March 31, 1864.  " We have the pleasure to inform you that we have concluded an arrangement with cur next door neighbours, Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., for the transfer to this bank of their old established banking business, together with their banking premises, and that Mr. H. J. Norman will join the board of directors of this bank.  " The business will ha conducted in Lothbury as here• tofore, and in soliciting the favour of your account we beg to as-ure you it will be our earnest desire to afford you every facility in the conduct of your business. " In furtherance of this arrangement may we hope you will kindly sign and forward the authority on the other side,--Wo have the honour to remain, on behalf of the board of the London and Westminster Bank, your most obedient servants,—John Garrott Cattley, Thomas Chapman, James Denis do Vitre, Bonamy Dobree, Joseph Esdaile, David Salomons.  " To Messrs. Jones, Loyd and Co., Lothbury, London, E.C. "!You will please to transfer the balance of account in your books to the London and Westminster Bank.".