The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-03 00:00:00

unintelligible gibberish, the only part of which
that could be understood was—" he top (stop) all
allowance, no rice, no pea soup, gib fresh beef ; him
signed for soup, flour, rice all at sea—him no like
rob beg and cabbage."

Mr. Woolrych---Did the captain give you roast
beef and cabbage, Napoleon Buonaparte ? (Great
laughter.)
The African—Yes, yes ; him no like rob bef and
cabbage; like him pea soup, fill out him belly.
Mr. Woolrych—You like quantity better than
quality. Why don't you do your work.
The Africans complained of the roast beef; they
wanted salt beef and rice and pea soup.
Captain Gavine said the men had been sailing
with him off and on between six and seven years,
and he had always behaved well to them, and
humoured them. He would give them their dis-
charge here if the magistrate permitted him to do so.
Mr. Woolrych—l can never countenance that.
If you leave them here, they will be starving about
our streets.

Captain Gavine—They won't work. What am
Ito do.. I give them fresh meat, good vegetables,
and good bread. What do they want ?
Napoleon Bonaparte—No more rob bef, sar. We
want pea soup.
The other men complained of the roast beef, and
wanted pea soup and salt beef.
Mr. Woolrych said the Africans were fed on
wholesome and nutritious food, and plenty of it.
They must return to their work. If they did not
obey orders he would commit them to prison.
The Africans then left the court.

WORSHIP-STREET.—DARING ROBBERY.—
Margaret Jackson, a middle-aged woman of re-
pulsive appearance, was charged before Mr. Cooke
with the following daring robbery, under threats
of violence.

Sarah Grafton, apparently about 19 years of age,
stated that she resided with her parents, near
Snaresbrook, and on Wednesday last came with
them to London for the purpose of having a day at
the Exhibition. This was pleasantly effected ; but
unfortunately, in the evening, she remained alone
in town for the immediate opportunity of visiting
a theatre, intending to return home by the last
train. The performance, however, was too allur-
ing, and, at the close of it she found herself in
a most unpleasant position, being too late for
any conveyance, and without a knowledge of any
ptaee where she could pass the night. Suddenly
the prisoner accosted her, apparently noticing the
perplexity she was in, and, on hearing her story,
blandly induced her, by promise of protection, to
accompany her. They went to a wretched look-
ing-house, somewhere in Whitechapel, as she was
told, and had scarcely entered a room there when
the prisoner desired her to take off her dress, as it
required washing. This she refused to do, and
after some other words the prisoner took up a
knife, which she swore to use upon her unless her
demands were complied with. The complainant
became greatly terrified afterwards, and could offer
no resistance. Prisoner then took off her dress,
two petticoats, boots, and shawl, with which she
left the house. Witness subsequently made her
way as well as she could, to a police-station, for
which she inquired, and there mentioned the rob-
bery and gave a description of the woman. Some
clothes were supplied to her, and a few hours after-
wards she was enabled to return to Snaresbrook.
Hudson, 78 H, proved having apprehended the
prisoner at three o'clock that morning in Commer-
cial-street, Whitechapel. She denied the charge ;
but the prosecutrix, just previous to the charge
being brought to this court, identified her from
others in a cell at the station. Witness knew her
as a most determined thief, who had been com-
mitted for felony nearly twenty times. The pro-
perty stolen had not been recovered.
Prisoner, who did not now deny her guilt, was
remanded.

HAMMERSMITH.—MR. WINDHAM AND HIS
SERVANT.—AmeIia Reeves, late housemaid and
lady's-maid in the service of Mr. W. F. Windham,
of No. 3A, Upper Westbourne-terrace, Paddington,
who was charged by her master last week with
stealing two packets of sugar, was brought before
Mr. Ingham for re-examination.
Mr. Sayre, from the office of Mr. E. Lewis' again
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Martin
again defended the prisoner.
On the young woman being placed in the dock,
Mr. Ingham inquired whether Mrs. Windham was
present.
Mr. Sayre—She is unable to attend.
Mr. Ingham—There is no case without her evi-
dence.
Mr. Sayre—With respect to the other property
missing, inquiries have been made, and we have
not been able to trace any portion of it; and the
prisoner having expressed contrition—

Mr. Martin—Oh, no, she has not.
Mr. Ingham—The case stands thus :—The pri-
soner was employed to manage Mrs. 'Windham's
housekeeping. Some sugar was taken in and after-
wards given to a little girl. It did not appear by
whom the sugar was ordered, whether it was for
the prisoner or for Mrs. Windham.
, Mr. Sayre—lt was sent in as Mr. Windham's
property and charged to him.
Mr. Ingham—There is no evidence of it- If
Mrs. Windham choose not to appear the case must
fail.
Mr. Sayre—She does not appear to-day.
Sergeant Warren, who obtained a subpoena from
his worship on Monday for the attendance of Mrs.
Windham, iniormed the court that he had been un-
able to serve it. •
Mr. Ingham—ls Mr. Windham here ?
Mr. Sayre—Yes, he is.
Mr. Ingham—Then if the case is to proceed Mrs.
Windham must attend.

Mr. Sayre—Mr. Windham wishes to withdraw
from the case.

Mr. Ingham—Have you his authority ?
Mr. Sayre—l have.
Mr. Ingham—She must be discharged.
The prisoner was then discharged.

MURDEROUS AFFAIR IN NORFOLK.

1 NORWICH, Tuesday.—This afternoon Mr. Press,
coroner for Norfolk, commenced an inquest at Deop -
ham, in this county, on the body of Ann Reynolds,
who had been killed by her husband having beaten
her with his fist. It appears that the prisoner, when
apprehended, shortly after he had committed the
fatal attack, said to the policeman who took him
into custody, " I know I did it; I am sorry for it ;
but I shall soon be with her again."
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whom he had given the money for the purpose of
meeting the claim. He called his wife to prove his
statement, but she failed to support it, having pro-
bably applied the cash to some other purpose. This
circumstance greatly incensed the prisoner, and he
commenced beating the woman violently. She fell
down insensible before he desisted, and was then
carried home, where she was attended by Mr. Tal-
lent, surgeon, of Hingham, but without effect, the
blows she had received having, it is understood, pro- I
duced a fatal extravasation of blood on the brain.
The prisoner was brought to Norwich Castle on
Monday, having been taken before Mr. W. R. Cann
and remanded for further examination.

A CHILD POISONED BY SYRUP OF
POPPIES.

Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lankester, the Central
Middlesex coroner, held an inquest at the Prince
Arthur, Arthur-terrace, Caledonian-road, on the
body of a female child aged five weeks, whose death
was occasioned by a dose of syrup of poppies admi-
nistered to it by the mother-
Matilda Noon, 16, Frederick-place, Caledonian-
road, mother of the child, and wife of Jas. Trupham
Noon, solicitor's clerk, deposed that on Thursday last,
about 10 a.m., she
gave her child a dose of syrup of
poppies, to quiet it and send it to sleep. She gave
it half a teaspoonful, and procured it from Dr.
Slater's shop.
.She had always been in the habit of
giving her children the same stuff, to quiet them
and send them to sleep. About one o'clock on the
above day she found the child did not wake, so she
went upstairs, and found it, as she thought, appa-
rently dying. She called her landlady, and sent for
Dr. Slater, who came immediately. The child was
putinto a bath, but without relief, The doctor told
her that the death of the child was caused by syrup
of poppies.
John Thos. Slater, M.D., proved that the cause of
death was congestion or blood on the brain, pro-
duced by the administration of syrup of poppies.
The Coroner remarked that it was quite improper
for mothers to send their children to sleep by the
agency of poison, such as a dose of syrup of poppies.
The mixture was of a most uncertain character,
sometimes it was mixed very strong, and sometimes
weak, and it could never be depended on. Occasion-
ally chemists prepared it themselves, and it ought
to be generally known to parents of children that
such preparations were very dangerous, and he un-
hesitatingly condemned them.

Thejurlimrnedialely returned the following ver-
dict :—" That the death of the child was occasioned
by an overdose of syrup of poppies ; and that the
said poison was administered to the child for the
purpose of procuring
.sleep, and not with the in-
tention of destroying life."