The Sun. — 1861-02-12 (London, England)

STREET.—An Indian, named Mahommed Ali Khan, was charged Mr. Henry with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat in Whitehall, during the passage of the Royal procession on the occasion of her Majesty going to Westminster to open Parliament, on Tuesday, the sth inst. Mr. Vim. Travers, the house surgeon at Charingcross Hospital, said that when brought there the prisoner had a superficial wound, two inches long, in the throat. It was not dangerous. It might have been inflicted by the knife produced, which would not have made a deep cut. The wound was dressed and the prisoner remained in the hospital, chiefly under his care, till that morning. He spoke a few words of English. He did not seem to be insane. Lieut.-Col. Robert Marsh Hughes, honorary secretary to the Strangers' Home for Orientals, at Limehousc, deposed—The prisoner is a native of Joonaghur, in the province of Kattywar, in the Bombay Presidency. I have known Lim five years.  I speak his language. From 'what he I understand he was formerly a depen Nawab of Joonaghur, who is an independent prince or chieftain. I saw him in Coldbath-fields Prison in October. I invited him to come to the Home at the expiration of his sentence. He came on the 18th October, and I admitted him. I had several conversations with him, and he told me that if Sir Charles Wood did'not give him justice he would cut his throat before Sir Charles's eyes and throw the petition over his head. In consequence of that threat I obtained a warrant against him, and. he was brought up at the Thames police-court on the Ist November. He then promised that he would keep in the Home, abstain from going to the Indiahouse, and from making any further attempt at suicide. Believing his word I took him back. On Christmas-day he left, and „I understand he says that I gave him pork to eat, which is net-traa. We allow no pork to be brought into the Home, and all the food is cooked by Mahometans. In order that he might have nothing to find fault with, money was given to him to buy meat • from the Jewish butchers, and he could see it cooked or cook it himself. This he accepted. • When he was ill Dr. Conder ordered him rice, sago, and arrowroot, which were prepared for him by the l'Alabometan cook. His prejudices were consulted everything. in On Christmas-day, according to custom, we gave the inmates an English dinner—roast beef and plum pudding, but everything was purchased and cooked by Mahometans. They were all delighted except Mohammed Ali Khan, who was very angry. He said he must have some fish, which was accordingly provided for him, and he ate it. After dinner some tobacco was given to them, and all were pleased but the prisoner, who refused the tobacco and left the Home immediately. .I have not seen him since. He might have remained if he chose, and I have authority to send him to India if he will go. I haVe no reason to believe that he is insane, except that he labours under some delusion about buying a claim on the Government. There is no foundation for that notion.  The prisonerF stated, through the interpreter—l am not mad. I neither drink wine nor spirits, and I have a very good head. I want my rights, which. are set forth in my petition. The East India Company have instructed Col. Hughes and the other gentlemen at the Home to send me off to India, but I will never go till I get my rights if I stay till the day of judgment. Mr. Henry said he bad allowed Col. Hughes to go into the matter because of the imputations raised by the prisoner. The prisoner, having once before been tried on a similar charge to the present -must b© well aware that an attempt against his own li!e was a serious offenc against our law. Had he not beery interrupted b the constable he might have killed himself on this occasion. The matter became very serious, and it would be his duty as a magistrate to commit the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. The prisoner, who said he was " quite ready," was committed accordingly.