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London, England, 1809-08-15 00:00:00

C.V.VDERLAND ASSIZES.

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eSlutsLe, annolueli
urrirr.Tot v. attAt.Esair.ft wad WIFL.
Mr. 'foreign, Counsel for the Plaintiff, stated
the nature of this cube, who It wai to recover cons-
petr•attou io timnages for seandalous words .einken
Thillender's *if.. When the thfanutoty
words were spohen, Nlittlemler (then Miss
44 I.ot married ; hot liking now united
r, they ware necessarily Co-joined ill the
11(11,11. The Platotitf and Defendants are both
remtraits of W igloo. mid the del:tot:oleo cooskted
iu M s 1)11,11.'6 having reported it in ali companies
that Ali 11,14e5-ton (who is a young lady ofa most
respectable_ family, +tad of the 4 utiblemished
character) Iwd stolen lace flout her shop, and that
she was the constaOt subject of watch in all the
ladlintre shops iu town. • This, -*id the taarued
Couoistl, is absolutely )aise; un thituatrirx,
cyu-
tiqusd he, witnesses gamin attendance, rho nil!.
• sbite, !hat Nu high is their opinion of :he rectitude
of the Plaint:Vs conduo,.they would, wit how tile
Must her with all they had.. .She
only motive for this i,ifainotariciatoluet on the r" of 'Mon. us. Iletiterto,Ar informing' ter,
thin she worth! deal ~o longer with her, sior*.e she
had dist overed sine ('site ))bunt) had sold to an-
esPier lave of the store quality at a elterper rate than
to her.
The CRSP diil not proceed further, the Defend-
outs inning voitsenr• 1 to tike a verd.et ottaio.t
thefts ; cod the Pluintirf not a for s 111(11(41+a
but merely- that her character should Ire
clei.reu up, 41)s. dutusio.s, with costs, were in:espied.

CROti' SIDE.
ATTEMPT TO POISON.
Docothy Itailbm (aged 30) was indicted for an
attempt to poimni the Mindy a Mr. Simon, on the
9.ttli of May last, by mialincareenie with a quail- .
tst% of iiiiteuval.
Mr. Sutton, who is a farmer of Ralston
stated that early on the morning of the 44th 'of
May, when he went from home, his
consisted of his wife, one man and tan maid-ser-
vants, were all well ; blot on his return 'he found
all the three servants very mach Do, that
tit ay were coinpelleel to take to their beds.. On in-
quiry, found that they had breakfasted as usual on
tnilk arid eat-meal, but at thi4 time had no suspi-
cion. At the hoer of dinner, broth was prepared,
into which was put part of the oat-meal, whir It
was taken from the place where it was kept,
sad of which, one William Nisow, oho with his
Wife and two children were at the ibill,and as wool
others as partook, of it, were cuttsidevisbly affected.
stiff 110 iuspivion was excited, till eArtes partaikinii
of boiled. milk, into which a quantity of the oat-
meal had been infused, for sapper, they were simi-
larly affected. Strongly suspecting that affirm
noxious ingredient hod Len tamed with the oat-
meal ; on the twat day (floitraditY) animas sifted
the oat-tneel which remained in the basket.. and
discovered particles of a hard, gritty substance',
which he carefully presented. and gave to 1)r.
Watson, 9f Dalston.--On Wing, eirei6-mnioniner.d.
the wituess stated that Judi% the time of prisoner's
remaining in his service, he never found, any thing
amiss in her conduct. * • . .
Sarah Finilayson deposed that she went to the.
service of Mr, Sinton .at Martinmas; remendicni
partailting of the boiled..nitlk on the morning att.,
2491 of May. and in thi spare of about ten Mi.
notes was afiected• with vomiting and sickness • in
which state she tiontiumisf Irani slight. Dies,t dept
she was considerably Itotteri:.but in the evening,
happening ttgrCu t« partake of boiled milk, prepar.
eel with oat-in e.. 1 from the swine basket as the pre-
'ending dry, she was seized in aiike suaint4r, but
was much wor,r.—Oa Tuoility night she wept out
to a dancing. party:Pawl oil her return helm., about
11 o'clock, she bolted the door and retired to reg.
Matthew Wiliam knew the prisoner, barn's; been
a fellow vivant with her ; saw her in Carlisle on
feriterday preceding the 44th of MeY when she
wisil he had toot behaved VI lit to her ; no ehich wit-
ness.hurried away from her. About amietith hr eve'
w;,ek: torsions to this, Prisoner told. Witness the
wood(' torment him, and he 'weer have sa-
tisfaction wherever he She inctrover tedii
. hiim. she lately had a snicciiiriage h hug., and thif
she: "'nub! do Sarah il,l tuns, if 419
"lo her power. Wheresiiiiiii`rkipe 441-lier Hoge, Mr
epl.ms I.—being cross-esa,hitied, he iiiimittr4l, that
Mr, Sinitou and other firitieri were its the habit of
tittipitc poison for the destruction of rule. •
lames proved, that, these words had
been spoken to the Prisoner at , Ulnas/was in the