The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-19 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a further investigation relative to an alleged
charge of administering poison to two persons made a few
days ago at this office, was entered into, the name of the
accused being Mrs. Ann Purday, and that of her accuser
Mrs. Mary Mahon, of the Albany Road, Camberwell.
The complainant, by her own admission, lived under the
protection of the accused's husband, and within the last
few days the former being taken ill, and suspecting that
something of a deleterious nature was conveyed into the
food of which she had partaken, questioned a girl named
Hyde, who lived in her service, on the subject. The girl
on that occasion confessed that she had mixed poison with
the various articles of food which she had purchased for her
master and mistress, and said that she had done so by the
express directions of the accused. The girl then described
the different kinds of poisonotis substances which Mrs.
Purday had given her,. and said that the latter was in the
habit of meeting her in the immediate vicinity of the house'
for the purpose. The complainant added that on this dis-
covery she had advice, and had taken measures to coun-
teract the effects of the poison. She also said that, be-
lieving the truth of the girl's statement, she had Mrs. Pur-
day taken into custody.
The girl Hyde persisted in the accuracy of all she bad
told her mistress with respect to having mixed poison in the
food by the desire of Mrs. Purday. -
The accused said that there was not one word of truth
in the statement made against her ; that it was a vile con-
spiracy to destroy her ; and that she had no doubt Mrs.
Mahon, who lived in adultery with her husband, had
trumped up the charge in order to get her out of the way
altogether.
Mr. TnAlLr. believed the whole story about the poison
was concocted with a view of injuring the accused. That
the girl Hyde had told a whole string of falsehoods from
beginning to end there was very little doubt, and there
were strong grounds for believing that Mrs. Mahon and
she had conspired together and made up the false accusa-
tion. The Magistrate then said that Mrs. Purday was
exonerated from the charge, and that she left the office
without a stain upon her character. She was advised to
bring an action against the parties for the false accusation
they had made against her.

REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

MIDDLESEX.

Mr. COVENTRY and Mr. TAMLYN held their Court yes-
day at Hammersmith.
Mr. COVENTRY took the adjourned cases from Ham-
mersmith parish, and also the list of Chiswick parish.
(Before Mr. COVENTRY.)
Mr. F. C. Dodsworth was successfully objected to by
the Reformers. This case excited some interest, in conse-
quence of an indictment having been preferred, and a true
bill found against Mr. Dodsworth for a misdemeanour, he
having changed his residence previous to the late election,
and yet having voted in respect of his original qualifica-
tion, that of a 501. occupier. Mr. Dodsworth voted at the
late election for Wood and Pownall, although having been
registered as an occupier, he had quitted the premises for
which he had been registered (as is alleged). A true bill
has been found against him for a misdemeanour, at the in-
stance of Mr. Minton, a public-spirited elector of Chis-
wick, which has been removed by certiorari into the Queen's
Bench, and now remains for trial.
In the Hammersmith list the right of Mr. Jones, who
had on a former day been objected to, on the ground that
the property for which he claimed was his mother's, but
who, having appeared at Brentford, and stated that his
mother died in giving him birth, had been placed on the
list, was again questioned. It was explained that his father
having married two sisters, the alleged mother of Mr. Jones
was in truth his step-mother, or his aunt, and that the
attempted explanation of Mr. Jones was merely a fencing
with the truth, but Mr. Coventry did not consider himself
justified in reopening the case, and the name was retained.
The result of the revision of the Hammersmith and
Chiswick lists, in both which Mr. Coppock appeared, was
as follotvs _ _ _

HAMMERSMITH.—Overseers' objections, 17 ; sustained,
16. Reformers' objections, 43 ; sustained, 12. Tories' ob-
jections, ; sustained, 1.1.
Reformers' new claims, sustained 7. Tories' new claims,
sustained, 4. Doubtful new claims, sustained, 2.
CHlSWlCK.—Overseers' objections, 4 ; sustained, 4.
Reformers' objections, 11 ; sustained, 5. Tories' objec-
tions, 11 ; sustained, 3.
Reformers' new claims, sustained 3.
sustained, 1.

Tories' new eln;ms,

( More Mr. TAMLYN.)
The proceedings of this dUring the day • were of a vet y
uninteresting character.
The Uxbridge list was also re-opened, for the purpose
of giving judgment in the case of George Stillwell, who
claimed as trustee in receipt of the rents and Profits arising
from what are commonly called the Public Buildings in the
town of Uxbridge.
Mr. TA mlNN'observed that there the trustees, of whom
Mr. Stillwell was one. The properly was described as
worth 2001. yearly, but the rents did not amount to any-
thing like that sum. The property was also niorgaged to
the extent of 1001. a-year. ,Mr. Stillwell was in the en-
tire receipt of the rents, and had been so from the begin-
ning. He had an half 80th share, which, being a 40th of
the whole, qualified him as a voter.
The name was retained.

WEST KENT.
CITY OF ROCHESTER, WEDNESEAY.—Yesterday the
....",2wising Barristers, Messrs. Richmond and Bullock, re-
Semen their sitting in the Town-hall.
(Before M;-, BULLOCK.)
Mr. Charles rLemson, a MagLitrate, who has also gone
through the office oi- .Mayor, claimts,4l a right of vote in
respect of being a' freeman. lie was objected to by the
Conservatives.
Mr. BULLOCK said •the claimant having been the Mayor,
and being a Magistrate, bad nothing to do with the ques-
tion, inasmuch as he might be a Magistrate and not a re-
sident, or be might be a resident without being a Magistrate.
The only question they had to deal with was, whether the
claimant had quitted the city for a sufficient length of time
as to deprive him of his vote. It had been proved that he
was here in May last, that he was again here at the elec-
tion, and _subsequently, that a portion of his family had been
seen to enter the premises since then. The catalogue or
the sale of his furt: ture, and the advertisement in the paper.
which have been referr.A to, do not leave to me a right to
infer that by such sale the ,;!nimant intended to give up his
residence. I shall therefore alto, the claim.

(Before Mr. Rieman:P.)
Mr. Thomas • Dove.was objected to by the Liberals, on
the ground of permissive occupancy.
The Court observed it was laid down in Rogers, r. 15°9
that where scryants inhabit houses connected with serN.lces
the question seems to be this, if therdbe an actual letting,
it is immaterial whether the rent be paid in rent or in ser-
vices. If there he no letting, the fact of the servant's re-
-ceivini; less
,wages, on account of his occupation, will not
a make him tenant. The claimant appeared to 1)(1 in that
pbcition. The objection-, therefore, he held
good.
Name expunged accordingly.
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The last accounts from Prince Puckler .Muskau
left him in Thebes, where ho arrived tywuds the end of
August,