The Sun. — 1856-09-15 (London, England)

MISTAKE.  The Buckingham magistrates meeting at Windsor, on Tuesday, investigated a complaint made against C. Dickman, one of the county police, who was charged with having assaulted Mrs. Ann Sayers, the wife of a respectable draper at Windsor. It appeared that on the Wednesday before, about a quarter before 7 in the evening, Mrs. Sayers, with four female friends, was walking from Datchet to Windsor, when Dickman, who wore plain clothes', and was on horseback, came galloping after the party, got off his horse, and placing his hand on the shoulder of Mrs. Sayers, exclaimed abruptly, "You are the person I want," and ordered her, with two of the friends who accompanied her, Mrs. and Miss Lawson, to go to the toll-house, cicso at hand. Mrs. Sayers was so frightened that she fell into hysterics, and fainted ; but one of the younger ladies laughed. The ladies asked him who he was, and what he did this for, but he only told them he would explain it to them presently, until one of them mentioned the name of Mr. Brightwell, and then he stepped into the toll-house, and asked Green, the turnpikt-gate keeper, whether he knew Mr. Bright• well ; and when Green replied, " Yes, he is a ♦ery respectable man,' the police officer came to them and said, " L Ales, I am mistaken, and I am very sorry that I stopped you. lam in pursuit of three females charged with uttering counterfeit coin." This was indeed the fact ; and it did so happen that five other persons were ultimately taken up on suspicion of being concerned in uttering the base coin, of whom three were middle aged and tNo young females, and who were "dressed in silkS and satins, and would be taken by any one for ladies," as the serjeant of police deposed. Before stopping Mrs, Sayers and her companions, the defendant asked the toll•ke•per whether he knew the ladies who had just passed, and was answered in the negative. He was rather in an excited state from the chase. Mr. D. B. Smith, of Slough, as attorney for the complainant, and Mr. Voulee, of Windsor, as attorney for the defendant, having called witnesses and commented on the case, the magistrates deliberated, and Major Bent, the chairman, said they regretted that such a case should have been brought before them. It was their opinion that Dickman was perfectly justified in every step he bad taken, and that if he had not so acted be would have grossly neglected his duty. The case was therefore dismissed.  SUICIDE OF A DRUGGIST AT LIVERPOOL —On Thurs. day evenim!, Mr. bienry Short, who kept a druggist's shop known as tie Medical Hall, in Dale street, Live!pool, put an end to his existence by swalling prussic aei,'. The deceased, who was unmarried, and ab )ut 25 years of age, cattle to Liverpool from the south of England about eight months ago, when he commenced business au all) e. He was at alt times in a very nervous state ; and, owing to mental aberration, was not long sin, e paced in an asylum, whenco he had only returned to his business a few days ago, and a sister came at the same time to live with him. On Thursday evening he appeared to be in very depressed spirits, and, as be passed from the shop to go up stairs, he bade his sister " Good bye." Having certain misgivings, she followed soon afterwards, and found him in his bed-roam lying on the floor struggling with death, a small bottle lying beside him. Her screams brought assistance, medical aid was immediately obtained, but without avail. The hot tle was found to contain prussic acid—a very larg6 dose of which must have been taken by the deceased.