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London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

ASSIZB INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LINcoLN, MARcu 2.

CROWS COORT.-BIMIUt BA3IOII
SHOUTING ♦ POLICEMAN.

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William lluagram was charged with having, on tho 2nd
of August last, at Welton, shot, with • loaded gun,
Superintending Constable Stephen Hardmetle, with intent
to kill and murder him.

Mr. Serjeant Miller defended the prisoner.
The case occupied unusual interest, from the prisoner's
position in life, he being the son of a wealthy farmer, at a
village Ave miles from Lincoln. It appeared in evidence
that prisoner's conduct had for some years put been of a
most disorderly character ; and on the 2nd of August last
he got drunk, quarrelled with his father, and, having
loaded a double-barrelled gun, swore that he would shoot
any ens who approached hint. Ile subsequently effected
an entrance into his father's house by a cellar '
dow, broke nearly all the windows in the house,
and became so ungovernably violent that it was deemed
prudent to seed to Lincoln for Superintendent Constable
Rankest's. On his arrival he:found the poisoner in armed
ion of the house, and he declared to the prosecutor that
rea:truld shoot kiln aloe attempted to interfere. Ile stood at
ens of the window* with the gun. Prosecutor entered the
house, proceeded upsuiss to the rem where the prisoner
was, 1111 was about to seise him, whim he tamed suddenly
round sad bed at the bead of the prosecutor, who, ob-
marries abdtude of prismor, eleietsd his hand to his
forehead eel resolved WW ea his bee sad hands,
from while Wed Need . Be Bea washed upon
the Omer, wed embereso at bowl, he was secured,
and mama to Leeds Med& Peoesesert was shortly after-
wards besemlble hem the VIM& he received, and was
conveyed to Om reeedy broirlML The second finger of
his left had wee sompiseely Meru off, and he had
several eels ea the right tomple. It wig proved that
primers bed vowed megosees against Bardesatls,
who bed mimed ahim for mischievously
lasftylog a trot la chargel7lll:lworship had been held,
I sad 111da he woe lasi 151. Prisoner was a desperate
dere-devfl Amster, led @peat his time in drinking, fight-
Mg, sad wrestling.
Br. &demi Killer laboured hard to establish for the de-
fence the absence of Mention to kill, but the jury imme-
diately returned a verdict of Guilty.
Baron Parke complimented the prosecutor for his courage
and indefatigability in the discharge of his duty, and
ordered the sum o(6/. 6s. to be presented to him.
The prisoner wee sentenced to be transported for it
years.

fORTHERN CIRCUIT.—NswcAms, MAR= 1.

Crvn.
Tan Coar

rasa Ka. llama Canlawns.
OP Biawics-urox-Twain v.
kairrox.

Mr. Knewles and Mr. Menis7y;ppeared for the plaintiffs,
and Mr. Weems and Mr. Kinky for the defendant; and
the Mien was wen • bond to newer from the defendant
a main onn of vanay.
TM fame wee Mod at the lad manor assizes, and a
verdict Ablaut fee the defendant • but dam then a new
trial was sewed he and granted keels Court of Queen's
I Bench, on the grand that some evidence led been
obtained. The googlies at Wee was the ammo.
It appeared that the plsietlff, who wee formerly one of
the members fog Tlsewielc, stood surety with other three
parties for David Moray, who in 1841 was elected trea-
surer to the corporation. He was sleeted is Dessmber,
and at that time his salary was appointed le be
701., sad he wee lasteneted to plass ail nisi. Old-
looted hs• the beak is the name and es lanai of the
At thet time Murray tinned these eireaneeleases
towtrdei=eat, wheat that Sae resented to stead as on.
of ha lassies. Same of the omen protesting spinet
putting the money his the beak as Wftal, the seaull In-
sane& the *aka to Mr. legben, the Insider of Ber-
wick who
law
pented out tho. aseell bed no
audiedy, by law, to place the onney he the bun. I.
of this, Murray was mogul es kook terms,
irolirsasre was allowed to retai, dieaeaoy, with seders
to Mae at await times. In the zesenine, delhadaot
had gems le Edinburgh, and sever isaased sad! Feb. 5,
11.80 Xi ,whielt time he wee telt that the bead was reedy to
be and without kaewieg of the alteration in the
sad teeming Yaeger of Ur. Gilchrist, the
tows an* be signed neuter the impresien that all the
make Murray collected dada bes placed In the hands of
the beak. Murray sabaseseatip became a defaulter, and
abounded, bat leavig the mm of 0001. and odd in the
Ms &ef wiener of the M anse. The sum sought to be
Anise& was UM
lin Walesa, he the adendeat, admitted the principle
fade as Maeda bwl lostuoded that his client, by law, ass
relieved hen the Impostibility, in consequence of signing
the Ina wader a kiss impression, and by false mis-
manage.

His larehip awinwed up at gnat length, after which
the jaq sslsmast • mdiat for the plaintiffs.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YarmsznAr.

Emma fm Caw Iventa CBIOIOIU. Arm Ks. looms Mania
Tin C 11•101 OP MORDIR NY DROWNING IN • C•N•L.
Ups the application of Kr. Parry, who was camel for
the prhener, the trial of Thomas Mishit' for murder was
postponed to the nut swim

01LANSO 07 1111•ISLAUGUTIN AGAINST • "

WSW. Hoban Pamir, 34, described as a bassist, was
MINA be Ohs larebergager of Charlotte Cardwell
It amend hem the grabs etatemeat of Mr. Cooper,
whs gamboled the preetantion, mil the evidence of two or
three whams, that the }deem was what is lulled an
herb doctor, and that he wee in the habit of attending
patina and adalideledng pecober, amording to the recipe
et a amble Dr. Cell% the prinsipal ingredient of which,
it weal appear, am an bob of a dangerous character,
=te the melba tondmesy, gaffed lobelia. The
wag a puma of very weak health, and suffering
tram MOM. and it would seem that the prisoner attended
epos her, end adadnittsred powders and tinctures, end for
some time the 11S to be getting better voider his
treatment, but at died on the Bth February. A post
asosdtss ersadhattes plass, when it appeared that the
lunge and glum& of iweed were in a mato of great
tein=izroaddliitne einteats of
tr t the stomach wereth aeo
Lon!
d=idg=l. "or'' being
6661 chealatp ;664 sad
6 meentity the Lobelia dimeesaviewmyed that
seimea Masts eententk and it being that
if this matter had he st eii
evade sagehreled, the death of the does-__, the peessat
shame was predieged. was stated the pum as who
had be in seliainee It
the deemed thee the Omer
was very bad and Mltsite Se her, and that she empreined
herself perfectly added with his beataiNS, awl Oat plea
one occasion she WI Maid that she wee owe as ehwl
have recovered if die had set tains a hulk NIL

Mr. Clark, the surgeon aims main th; peel swam inta-
atiaatise, described the appeases's peewees& by the lutes
sad stomeeli of the deemed. and he *smelted an opinion
Mill it erne highly impeeper to administer lobelia to a per-
son in each a state, and that it was calculated certainly to
accelerate death, if not actually to cause it.
In moes4zassination the witness said that he had admi-
nistered lobelia himself in some cams as a sedative. He
gee NM that it would act as an emetic, and that it was
used emmatimes in came of asthma to remove the phlegm,
but only is small quantities.
In *newer to a question pat by Mr. Justice Maul*, the
witness said that lobelia bad only come into um das!' the
last sixteen or eighteen years, bat daring that period it,
had been getting a good deal into vogue.
Mr. Henry Letheby, professor of chemistry at the Lon-
don Hospital, proved that he analysed the contents of the
stomach of the deceased, and discovered in it 110 grains of
the basks or shell of the lobelia seed, the whole of the ac-
tive principle of the seed having apparently been absorbed
late the systems. This quality, be said, wee it itself quite

stallion to have caused death, and he lad known oases
where a considerably less quantity had done so. He added,
that he had heard the description goren by the medical wit-
ness of the eenditioa of the lungs and stomach of the de-
ceased, and in his opinion it was highly improper and dan-
remelt to administer lobelia to any poison in such a son-
A good many questions were put to the witness by the
court and also by Mr. Hallantine with regard to the parts-
eider qualities of' the lobelia, and it appeared that it was
used by the medical profession in some eases, bat that they
generally refrained from administering it as an emetic on
account of its dangerous nature. He stated, however, that
it was used in eases of asthma, and that when the system of
any person became accustomed to it a greater quantity
might be taken with impunity.
Mr. Cooper said that th's was the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. lislinntine submitted that there was no evidence to
go to the jury. •
Mr. Justice Mauls said he did not think there was.
It was admitted that it was customary to administer lobelia
in cases of asthma, and that it was generally attended with
some good effect. The only question, therefore, was whe-
ther the prisoner had administered recklessly an improper
quantity to the deceased, taking into consideration the in-''
flamed state of her lungs. There was, however, Ato proof',
that be had himself administered any excessive quantity,
neither did it appear that he could have had any means of
knowing that her lungs were in such an inflamed state as
had been represented, as this was not ascertained until the

posCmorten; exacainaiion.
Mr. Cooper said that upon looking over his brief he bad
felt the difficulty that was suggested by his lordship.
The jury then, under the direction of tho court, returned
a verdict of Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice Maule observed that although the present
case had failed in proof, )et it ought to be understood that
lobelia was a very dangerous thing to deal with medically,
and persons ought to be very cautious how they administered
it. _ _

Mr. Ballantine laid, if the cue had gone on, ho had se-
veral persons in attendance u witnesses who would state
that the, had taken it continually, and had derived great
benefit from it.

Mr. Justice Maul. said that might be, but from what he
bad heard that day and from what he knew before, he was
satisted that it was a very dangerous thing to be administered
in certain CUP, and that persons ought to be very careful
in the use of it.

Tits Onnamwtca BARBARITT.
Mary Anne Oldham, 49, was charged upon a coroner's
inquisition with the manslaughter of John Gaywood.
The circumstances connected with this case have attracted
• good deal of public attention. The prisoner, it will be
remembered, was a nurse in the Greenwich union, and the
deceased child was under her charge with others, and for
some fault or other it appeared that she bad placed a burn-
ing coal in the child's band and burned it severely. She
was convicted of an 'maul% before the Common Sesjeant
under these circumstances, and, to the astonishment of

every one acquainted with the facts, was only ►enteuced to
14 days' imprisonment. The child, it appeared, died shortly
afterwards, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict of
manslaughter against the prisoner. A bill for the same
offence was preferred before the grand jury, but they ig-
nored it, and the coroner's inquisition now remained to be
disposed of.
Mr. Payne was about to open the cue, when
The Lord Chief Justice interfered, and said he had at-
tentively read the evidence, and he confessed it appeared to
him that there was nothing whatever in it to connect the
prisoner with the death of the child. On the contrary, all
the medical men stated that they could not trace the death
to have any connexion with the wound on the hand, but
that it was clearly traced to another cause. The grand jury
had ignored the bill, and it was contrary to his experience
in such a case for any evidence to be offered in support of
the coroner's inquisition.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guaty.

NEW COURT.—YEsmD&T.
Baron' Tau Rico/IDA&

Elisa Nash. 37, married, was indicted for feloniously
cutting and wounding William Nash, with intent.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and her
husband, who rented an apartment in Eagle-street, Red
Lion-square, had for some time past lived in continual
strife, arising from jealousy open her part, and that early
on the morning of the 19th ult., while lying on the bed, the
prisoner stabbed him in the face with a small table knife,
injuring his eye, and cutting his acne and hands, from the
effects of which wounds he was removed, from necessity, to
the Free Hospital in Gray's-inn-road, where he remained
for some days.
The officers who took her into custody deposed to finding
her sitting by the bedside with the weapon in her hand, and
to her exclaiming, " I've done it—l've done it—take him
to some hospital.' She was not intoxicated, but greatly
excited. When in the cell she frequently repeated her in-
tention to do for him, and that she should be hung for it,
declaring that it was is consequence of his cohabiting with
another woman.

Mr. George F. Lane, surgeon of the Free Hospital, de-
scribed the nature of the itutiriee, that of the eye being rel 7
dangerous, but loss of vision bad not ensued.
In defence, the prisoner, who wept during the whole exa-
mination, said she hail been totally neglected by the prose-
cutor, who only visited her when he hoped to obtain money
from her.

Theprofiecutor dialed this, but gave vary unsatisfactory
replied' to the iataivegatories of the court and the jury re-
specting his conduct, admitting that he was frequently
from home, and residing at such times in a heass at Mile
End, where dwelt the woman of whom his wife was
jealous.
The Recorder said it was a fearful cabs, and there could
not said a doubt that the act had been committed in excite-
ment, arising from belief in her husband's faithlessnese ;
that, however, wad' no justification.
The jury found her Guilty; and the court ordered her to
18 calendar months' Imprisonment with bard labour.

THIRD COURT.-YEBTERDAy.
Moms Tao Ommos tionurr.

Williams Melton, 20, fruit broker. was indicted for steal-
ing an order for the payment of 2281. Is. Bd., the property
of Mohammed Banana. There was likewise another in-
dictment against him for stealing a bill of exchange, valued
at 1001., the property of John Dalgleish, his master.
The circumstances of the case were these—Prisoner, who
had been for ten yesn in the service of Mr. John Dalgleish,
a fruit-broker in Mincing-lane, as clerk, was on the 22nd
January last, entrusted with a cheque for 2281. 31. Bd. drawn
upon Messrs. Payne and Smith, the bankers, by Mr. Webb,
confidential clerk to Mr. Dalgleish, by whom he was in-
structed and directed to pay it into the hands of Mohnen-
land Beaune, • Turkey merchant, at 10, South-street,
Finsbury; he was also directed to obtain the bill of exchange
for 1001. which had been left at tho hones of Lanekin,
in Crotched Friars, for acceptance. Oa these mis-
sions the prisoner left the aloe at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
and proceeding to Beaune, gave the cheque, and directly
afterwards asked if he should get it cashed ; the proposal
was accepted by the merchant, who requested that he
would from the proceeds take up • bill for 881. odd which
was lying due at Megan. Olyn's, and return him the re-
sidue in small notes. Nothing being heard of him up to 6
o'clock in the evening, inquiry was instituted, and then it
was ascertained that he had first cashed the cheque in two
notes of 1001, each, for which at the Bank of England he
obtained gold. Forthwith a reward was offered for his ap-
prehension, and an advertisement inserted in the Times
descriptive of his person. which falling under the notice of
Mr. John Carey, landlord of the Swan Inn, West Melling,
in Kent; that person instantly found, in a customer then
in hie house, and who had arrived on the evening of the
22nd, the party wanted. It would seem that the prisoner
had not been very scrupulous, for shortly after entering the
tavern lie had placed in the landlord's hands a canvu
bag, containing, as he alleged, 2001. in gold, These
circumstances were yet further made corroborative by Mr.
Carey one morning finding in the prisoner's open carpet bag
a pocket-book bearing his name, and containing the iden-
tical 1001. bill of exchange obtained from Messrs. Luskin.
Meanwhile the prisoner was living most extravagantly,
the best champagne being called into his service, and •
horse and gig always at the door. On the 29th he left, his
bill: being 151. for the week. The following day he was
taken by Young, the officer, at Addington, two miles from
Melling, with 221. in gold and 36e. in diver in his pockets.
591. in gold was also found in his carpet-bag, and on the
fly-leaf of his pocket-book the following extraordinary
document:

"I am now dying. If I live half an hour, 'tie as emelt
as I shall. Good bye, M.F. and W.F. ; God bites you,
and may he be kinder to you than he has been to me.
Good bye, all.—W.M."
The learned counsel having addressed the jury for the
defence, the prisoner was found guilty upon the indictment
charging him with stealing the bill of exchange, the
learned Common Serjeant having ruled that there was no
evidence to support the larceny set forth in the other,
indictment, and upon which an acquittal was therefore
taken.
Mr. Clarkson said that Mr. Webb, in the absence of his
principal, who was at Scotland, begged to recommend the
prisoner to mercy on account of his lengthened service,
and, up to the present transaction, uniform good character.
The Common Scrjeant said it was a case of very bad
character, and the prosecutor's kindnem in the recommen-
dation was manifest. The prisoner was then sentenced to
18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

ldsitard Scott wu charged with embezzling the rum of
31.85. received by him on account of Mr. T. H. Naylor, his
employer.
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution, and stated that
in 1851 the prisoner wee engaged as clerk to Mr. Naylor,
and in that capacity received the amount named in the
charge on a brief from Mr. Wontner, and neglected to
ae-
count for it to his employer. The prisoner was not to be
found from that time until the pvevions evening, when he
was given into custody by Mr. Naylor, who, he understood,
had seen the prisoner on one occasion in the interval, but
not within the jurisdiction of this court, and that was the
realm he was not then given into onebedy.
Mr. Henry John Crawford, mmuging clerk to Mr.
Wontner, the solicitor, said he remseaberai paying the pri-
soner Si. its. on Mr. Nayler's ecoonne en the 28th of; April,
1851. He brought a brief with bins, upon which the above
fee was due, and signed it with his initials " Z. 8., for T. H.
Naylor."
Mr. Thomas Hacks Naylor said he was a barrister, occu-
pying chambers at 6, King's Bench-walk, Temple. In 1831
he bad engaged the prisoner as his clerk. Witness had
never received the fee paid to the prisoner by the last wit-
ems, neither had he been able to tab him until Tuesday

Polio-constable Hughes 345, said when he took the pri-
soner into custody he admitted having received the money,
and added that it was merely a matter of account.
This being the ease for the prosecution, the prisoner was
asked if he had anything to say, when he stated that this
was the lost Idea he had ever entertained of being consi-
dered in any way whatever a servant of the prosecutor's.
They had occasiouaUy patronised each other in matters of
business, but nothing beyond that, and his having re• • d
money or Mr. Naylor was merely an act of courtesy on his
part. He had frequently requested Mr. Naylor to call on
him and he would account for the fee he received of Mr.
Wontner's clerk, but Mr. Naylor bad neglected to do so,
and he (prisoner) same time alter left town and went to
reside near the proeccutor at Cambridge, whea if anything
like a charge of this kind could have been sustained, Mr.
Naylor had ample opportunity of prosecuting him, as he
was in almost constant association with Mr. Naylor's clerk.
Mr. Naylor knew that he (prisoner) was engaged in affairs
in which he (prosecutes.) was personally interested—he
alluded to the bribery and corruption at the late Cambridge
election, and Mr. Naylor was now preferring this charge
because he pinched him particularly hard upon that sub-
ject, and because he (prisoner) was in the possession of
informationtwhich Mr. Naylor was desirous should not be
communicated in London, relative to the purchase of the
three votes for 301. at the Cambridge election, and
for which Mr. Naylor received a very severe
castigation before the committee on Tuesday last.
For six months past he had resided, to Mr. Naylor's know-
ledge and great annoyance, in Cambridge, where he was
engaged in ferretting out information with regard to the
bribery, in which he alleged Mr. Naylor was indirectly
engaged.
Mr. Naylor was recalled, to negative the prisoner's state-
ment, and to show that steps had been taken to apprehend
the prisoner, but they were abandoned, because Mr. Wont-
ner was too busy to attend to the matter at that time with-
out great inconvenience.
Prisoner said that the common rumour in Cambridge
was that "If Scott dared to go to London with his infer-
, mation, Mr. Naylor would have him locked up."
' Mr. Naylor said he never authorised the holding out of
any such threat.
Prisoner said, nevertheless that had been the rumour in
Cambridge during the last fortnight ; but it did not deter
him from coming forward and telling whet he knew before
the committee. _ _ .

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Mr. Sleigh asked the alderman to commit the prisoner
for trial.

Prisoner requested that the ease might be remanded, so
as to carry it over the present ICIIIIOUS, as he hod a com-
plete answer to the charge, but he required time to get up
evidence for his defence.

Alderman Moon said it was only right that no obstacle
should be thrown in the prisoner's way of clearing himself
from the present charge, and as it was acne that must WU-
mete!, go before a higher tribunal, he would accede to the
prisoner's request, and remand the case for a few days.
The prisoner was allowed to put in bail, with which he
was prepared, and no objection being offered to the sure-
ties, he was immediately liberated.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Janses Dayton was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged
with attempting to blow out his brains in Hyde-park.
Meager Denning said he was is Hyde-park about three
o'clock on the 7th of February, when he heard the report
of a pistol. lie turned round, end saw a quantity of smoke
carlisg under one of the trees. He went forward, and saw
the defendant fell on his beck to the ground. He had a gun-
shot wound at hie ear, and be was bleeding and insensible.
Witmer/ canted him to he taken to St. George's Hospital,
where he had been ever since.

It was stated that the cause of the dreadful act was that
the defendant had committed a larceny, which had preyed
upon his mind so strongly es to lead lam to attempt self-
destruction.

The friends of the defendant having 'succeeded in com-
posing his mind, and inducing within him a proper feeling
of contrition for the crime he meditated, were allowed to
take charge of him, and he was liberated accordingly.

HAMIIBB.SMITH.
dfses Soarrian, • young Irishwoman, the keeper of a
lodging-house in Hooper's-court, Knightsbridge, was
charged with unlawfully deserting a female child at the
gate of Kensington Workhouse,; whereby she had :become
chargeable to the parish.
The prisoner applied to Mr. Beadon on Tuesda, and also
to his colleague, Mr. Paynter, on Saturday, and' she mated
on those occasions that a woman who she allowed to live in
her place out of charity, suddenly absconded on the 21st
ult., leaving her infant child behind her. fhe prisoner did
not know what had become of the woman, and she was un•
able to support the:child, as she had three of her own to
maintain. She had applied to the relieving officer of Ken-
sington for an order fur the child to be admitted into the
workhouse, but he had refused to give her one. One of the
summoning officers of the court was ordered to make some
inquiries about the affair, and on Tuesday he reported to
Mr. Beadon that the prisoner's case had been before the
Board of Guardians, and they had refused to interfere, as
they believed that the applicant knew where the mother of
the child had gone to. In this case Mr. Beadon told the
woman that he could not assist her, and she then left the
court with the child, and at the same time declared that
she would leave it at the workhouse, as she could not sup-
port another woman's child.
John Deward, the porter at Kensington Workhouse, said
the prisOner left the child at the gate that morning, and he
was directed to give her into custody.
Mr. Bead= mid he could not do anything in the matter
as it was not the prisoner's child. He could not compel her
to keep another woman's infant. He knew all about the
ease, and thought the child ought to have been received
into the house before, as it must necessarily end in that.
The porter said he had had the child brought to the
court; and if the prisoner chose to take it back, he would
give her the order for her to see the Board on Thursday
(this day).
Mr. Beadon said he could not direct her to take the child
back now it was in the hands of the parochial authorities.
The porter said this was the second child that had been
prised upon them under similar circumstances from the
same neighbourhood.
Mr. Beadon discharged the prisoner; and said if the
mother of the child could be found, he should know how to
trait her.