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defendant would have tin opportunity of correcting hisjudr
ment in the Court of King's Bench, and with that view he
would reserve the question, in order that the point might be
finally settled.
The Jury expressed great reluctance in finding a verdict
for the plaintiff; but in deference to his Lordship's opinion,
in point of law, they felt themselves bound to And a verdict
fur the plaleitiff.—Pennlty 51.
The htt•ine's On this side finished to day, at twelve o'clock.
la the crown court there was nothing worth mentioning.
YORK.
AVIIIIST B.—Mr. Justice Rayly went to the Guildhall at
nine o'clock this morning, and charged the city Grand Jury.
In the comae of half an hour the Grand Jury returned true
bills against the two prisoners in the calendar, and the court
Immediately proceeded to their trial.
FoßClaay.—Mr. Pollock opened the ease, and Mr. Sin.
clair, the Recorder of York stated the circumstances to the
Jury.—Richard Young, a private in the 19th lancers, had,
on the sth of May last, culled at the banking 'Ace of Messrs.
Wilson, Tweedy, and Co. and stated that Mijor Skelton,
his commanding olli er, was unable to leave his room in
consequence of a fall he lord had from his horse, and wished
an order to be drawn ui Messrs. Greenwood, Cux, and Co,
in London, for 301. and to be sent to him for signature,
This was done, and the prisoner returned in about half ne
hour with " 11. Skelton" signed to the order. The mosey
was paid to the prisoner. Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, nail
Co. refused to honour the order nu the ground of forgery.—
The prisoner nag npprehendecl in Leeds, when be confessed
the forgery. The prisoner was acquitted upon the indict-
ment, because the final letter in the signature appeared to he
ru, and not n, as charged ill the indictment.

ADMINISTERING Dimas TO AN ENCEINTE FEMALE.
CHELMSFORD, Aun. 9.—Rubin Collins, a young man
of respectable appearance, and good education, was in.
dieted under the late Lord Ellenborongli's Act, 43 Geo.
111. c. 58, s. 2, for wilfully and maliciously administering
to H; • h Stammers, single woman, six ounces of certain
medicines and drugs, in ostler, and with intent to procure
premature parturition of a fmtus, of which she was preg.
rant by the prisoner. There were four other counts,
varying the description of the drugs administered to the
prosecutrix, successively calling them medicines, drugs,
substances, steel pills, and pills.
The words of the statute upon which the indictment
was framed arc—" If any person or persons shall wilfully
and maliciously administer to, or cease to be administered
to, or taken by any woman, any medicines, drug, or other
substance or thing whatsoever, or shall use or employ, or
cause or procure to be used or employed, any instrument
or other means whatsoever, with intent thereby to cause
or procure the miscarriage of any woman Dot being, or
not being proved to he quick with child at the tints of
administering such things or using such means, that then,
and In every such case the person or persons so offending,
their councillois, alders, and abetters, knowing of and
privy to such offence, shall be, and are hereby declared
to be, guilty of felony, and shall be liable to be fined, hue
prisoned, set in and upon the pillory, publicly or privately
whipped, or to sutler one or more of the said punishments.,
or to be transported beyond the seas for any term not
ceeding fourteen years, at the discretion of the Court
before which such offender shall be tried and convicted.*
This case excited very general interest, from its extra-
ordinary and unusual character.
Mr. Brodrick contlected the prosecution. and Messrs.
Wallord and Adolphus the defence.
The circumstances opened for the prosecution were
these s—The prisoner was the son of very humble parents
at Witham, in this county, his father being a journeyman
shoemaker in that town. Notwithstanding his I lily of
parentage, he had acquired an education far above bis
station. He had made some progress in classical attains
metals, and front his acuteness and promise of talent he
had raised himself to be clerk, or writer, iu the office of
Mr. Pattison, a respectable solicitor in his native town,
where lie had been a diligent and meritorious servant for
seven years, and at the time of this transaction bad at-
tained the age of 21. The prosecutrix, a young woman
of extremely modest and correct deportment, far above
her station in point of intellect and manners, was a do-
mestic servant in Mr.Pattison's family. During an absence
of Mr. Paulson and his family from home iu the autumn
of last year, the prisoner and the prosecutrix were left
exposed to each other's company. The prisoner formed
an attachment for was mutual, and lie promised
her marriage. No criminality appeared to have taken
place in Mr. Pattistas house. The prosecutt ix left her
master's house, and went to live shortly afterwards lu the
service of Mrs. Watson, in the same town. In the interval
between her quitting Mr. Pattison's and going to her new
plate, the prisoner accomplished the ruin of the unhappy
girl at his father's lodgings. This was in the month of
November. She went to her new place, and about the
month of January she proved with child. She communi-
cated this cii etaisistance to the prisoner, who, in his [Merl
to her down to the month of February, addressed her in
the grainiest terms of affection and tenderness, always
concluding his epistle by subscribing himself" her attite-
Outlaw and faithful husband." Shortly after the prisoner
had discovered that the unhappy girl was pregnant, lie
sent her a quantity of pennyroyal, accompanied by the
following hitter:—
" My dearest Hannah,—Herewith you will receive a
small portion of a most excellent remedy fur the tooth
ache, prescribed by the famous Dr. Solomon, in his ',Wide
to Health.' fo satisfy you that it is the prescription, and
not :nine, I w ill 4inote his win 11.. Ile says—" It is (the
tooth ache; slow temoved, by dipping a hit of cotton
into the Col lil.ll nallll of Gilead, some of which I hap•
peuril to be in pusiie:oitni of; 1 hope you will apply it int*
mediately, and find a speedy relief tium 111s1 tremendous
pain. As the time for the othei matter is fast approach-
ing, I advise you by all means to be prepared with the
tea of pennyroyal, it being a most effectual remedy to
hinder the course of things. The tooth ;whit is a sure
symptom of avs union being in that way. 'Dais is the opi-
nion of all the profession. Floo ever, if you apply your
settled,- in time, there is mu ilatior tin lerr. Do you think
you shall be able to spend an hour with toe next Suede,
evening. I shall remain at Witham throughout the day,
:mew 'hog to the arraii4enients 1 have made. I have two
or ilitee things which I wish to talk over wills you, as
well as chew you. They are not of an alarming nature.
therefore Mat he feat fill of any thiiig of that sort. It is
quite I think, what you will like to see. I will is not likely
have the opportunity of seeing you again before Sunday,
and then you can inform me whether you think your old
lodge will permit you to COllll. on Sunday,
wise, others
wise, and ti yon have any Gino; important to expel++,
run caw Wl.lll' to me, and leave it at Mts. Cotton's, fa