The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-02 00:00:00

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The Extraordinary Charge of Attempted
Poisoning at Clapham

Harriett A.4llrettle, who stands charged with attempting
to poison her fellow servant, Louisa Caroline Gurr, by
mixing tincture of iodine with her dinner, under went another
ex :urination before Mr. Ingham, at the Wandsworth Police-
court yesterday. Mr. WVilson, as before, defended her.
It will he recollected that the prosecutrix state'i that she
received her dinner on the Sunday in questioa from the pri-
soner in the kitchen, after the joint had been remcved from
the dining-room, and that she discovered the iodine mixed
with the meat and potatoes on sitting down in the nursery.
Mrs. Olivia Lowenthall, of No. 6, Thurlow.terrace, Lark-
hall-lane, now attended, and stated that the prisoner had
been in her service as cook for nearly three weeks, and the
prosecutrix for nine months as housemaid and to assist in
the nursery. She then said that she remembered the Sun-
day in question, The prosecutrix usually dined with the
prisoner in the kitchen, but on that occasion, in conse-
quence of her having complained that the cook had threat-
ened her, she was desired to bring her plate to the slab in
the hall, and to help herself with meat, which had been cut
off the joint and left en the dish by Mr. Lowenthall, Wit-
ness could not state whether the prosecutrix took the dinner
from the slab, as she remained in the dining-room. While
they were eating their pastry the governess came into the
room with the prosecutrix's plate, and said, " Look here at
Mary's dinner," The prosecutrix was called Mary in the
house. They looked at the dinner, and sent the governess
to the police-station.

Intt coreply to
the Saturdayquestions, theefo r
et
h e witness
prisoner said shep7a staken missed her
h d on
'into
y.
She had lately been singularly unfortunate with
cwuas
her servants. Since the prosecutrix had been with her she
had had three cooks and two charwomen. They did not
leave through any complaint of the prosecutrix. Witness
had missed property both before and since the prosecntrix
had been in her service.
Mrs Lowenthall handed to his worship a letter, which
was sealed and addressed to th 3 prisoner, and said it was
put over into her garden by a boy last Tuesday.
Mr Ingham opened it, and upon reading the contents ap-
peared to think they were of some importance. He called
the prosecutrix into court, and desired her to write on a
piece of paper the following words :—" For God's sake let
me know what yo I are doing."
After the prosecatrix had written those words, and several
others, Mr Ingham looked at the handwriting, and said it
was clear that she had not written the letter.

Mr Wilson said some accomplices of thA prosecntris
might have written it. He hoped his worship would dis-
charge the prisoner, as he believed the story was a concocted
one on the part of a designing woman. . .

Harriet Bence, the governess, was examined with respect
to the prosecutrix.taking her dinner into the nursery. She
said she did not see Mary spit any of her dinner out of her
mouth, as her back was turned, The prosecutrix said,
" Oh, dear Miss Bunce, whatever is it in my plate." Wit-
ness looked at it and took it down to the dining room. The
prosecutrix did not complain at the time that her dinner
had burnt her mouth.
Mr Ingham said that if the evidence was true, there was
a very clear case. The weak part of the case was that in
which the prosecutrix was bound to take her dinner from
the slab. If she did so, it was perfectly evident the cook
did not put any of the poisonous mixture with it. If, on the
for the mixture must have been done un-
lit take
this occasion
littleo e eas tittleio
other hand, she did not, it would be very difficult indeed to
establish a case,
Mr will," hoped his client would be admitted iwttendsi
der the eyes of the complainant herself. It was a very di
f•
cis
fu 1
rt
Ingham
na :eh,
aandrn r
refused
tdoe consider a
iih.
Sergeant
n account of-w
til:fel
course he should take.
meated on
letter, which he placed in the hands fn
with instructions not to show it to o Coltman,
vestigate its contents. His
Worship any person, but to in-
also remarked that he
would not send her for trial
until every effort had been
made to find the shawl alleged to
have been lost Ly the pro-
secutrix, for, as he said, if that could be found, the whole
mattes would then be cleared up.
The prisoner was then remanded for another week.

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ownership of this celebrated but uncertain horse, nor has it
yet been determined to which party he will ultimately be
transferred. We may state, however, as positive, that he
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At the usual weekly meting of the Executive
Committee, held on Tuesdtiy, May 31st, a letter was
read accompanying samples of cotton forwarded by
her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Yucatan. This year's
crop amounts to 4,000 bales, which has been chiefly
exported to New York and Havana. A letter was
received from St. Croix, Wrest Indies, reporting that
the cultivation of cotton there is extending, and
that next year a much h.rger quantity and of a
superior quality will be received. A letter was read
from Kingston, Jamaica, advising the consignment
of eight bales of cotton to the associ tin for sale,
part of which has been grown at the Reformatory.
A letter from Philipeville, Algeria, states t hat since
1854 cotton cultivation has so much extended that
increased facilities for cleaning the crop are required,
supply of gins. A sample of East
Indian and requests inforniration and assistance in procuring
the necessarycotton was received from Kurrachee which
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has been cleaned by tl'e Macarthy gin, and was
valued at 22d. per lb. The sender is engaged in the
management of cotton mills and iu cleaning and pre-
paring the raw material in India. A letter was read
from the Colonial Office acknowledging the receipt
of the:memorial forwarded by the association on the
interruption to the transport of cotton and other mer-
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chandise from Abbeokuta to Lagos, in consequence
of the wars now raging in those
parts, and stating
that her Majesty's Government are fully alive to
the importance of the subject brought under notice.
Consular despatches, forwarded by the Foreign-
office, were received from her Majesty's Consuls
General at Constantinople, enclosing a report from
Mr. Vice-Consul Blunt, dated Adrianople, AprillB,
on the cultivation of cotton in the districts of Eski
Z3gra and Sophia in Bulgaria. In the former the
planting last year was too late, and the severe
drought rendered; the crop to a great extent a
failure. Double the quantity of seed has been sown
this year under more favourable circumstances. The
district appears suitable to the growth of cotton.
The experiments in Sophia have proved so success-
ful that confident hopes are entertained that cotton
will be grown there to advantage. The Governor
is energetic, has made good turnpike roads, and
labours earnestly for the benefit of the people. The
Governor-General of the province of Adrianople
states that the reports which he has received from
various districts afford decisive evidence that the
experiments with American seed have given very
good results, and that a largely extended area will
be placed under cultivation this year. Mr. Blunt's
French colleague, M. Guys, has taken great interest
in the cotton culture, and a copy of the report
addresed to his Government has been forwarded.
A further despatch from Mr. Blunt, dated Adria.
nople, May 6th, states that his agent at Phillip.
popolis informs him that this year the farmers and
peasantry of that province have been most eager to
obtain seed for sowing; that about 30,000 okes
have been sown, and that much more would have
been disposed of had it been attainable. The re•
sults last year, though there was a comparative
failure, were such as to induce the peasantry to con.
tinue their efforts this year on a much larger scale.
A report, enclosed from Mr. Vice-Consul Rossy
Enas, states that experiments in cotton cultivation
in his district are zealously prosecuted, and that
good results are anticipated. A despatch from
H.M.'s Consul at Jaffa, dated April 15th, reports
the sowing season as just terminated most favour4
ably, and that the seasonable showers, called " the
latter rain" in Scripture, have done great good. The
plants look most promising, and the excitement and
eagerness to grow cotton still continue to prevail.
Theßedouins,pear Gaza, have begun to sow cotton.
If this year's yield should prove like the last, the
increased production will be immense, and the ex.
port from Jaffa will be largely augmented. Pre-
sent prices, or 20 per cent. reduction, will greatly
enrich the growers. A letter was read from the
president of the associations now in Italy,