The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-05 00:00:00

THE VERDICT ON LIEUT. PERRY.

( From the Times.)
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afraid, despite of the evidence which was laid before them,
and despite of the evidence which was not laid before
them, but which, from the nature of the case, might ob-
viously have been produced, to bring in a verdict of guilty
upon three of the charges which had been brought against
him. This most scandalous verdict—we blush to write it
—has received the sanction of the General-Commanding-
in-Chief. Since the days of the infamous Jeffreys in
England there has been nothing like this trial. Revolu-
tionary France, with Fonquier Tineille as pursuer, might,
no doubt, show plenty of analogous cases; but these are
precedents on which men in less frenzied times would
scarcely venture to rely. The mischief that has been done
-and that is the worst of it—can never be undone, what-
ever remedy may be applied, or extorted by the public in-
dignation. A court of fifteen officers has been found not
unwilling to bring in a sentence of condemnation against
an unoffending man upon evidence so monstrous, and a
Commander-in-Chief to sanction the verdict. We speak
advisedly when we say that in no other court known in
these realms could such a verdict have been obtained on
such testimony. Odious and disgusting as the task may
be, we will in a few words recapitulate the leading points
of the case, that the conduct of the court-martial and of
Lord Hardinge may appear to be—just what it has been.
Lieutenant Perry was charged nominally upon four
points—substantially on three. The first two related to
the commanding officer of his regiment, Colonel Garrett.
The first point is this,—The young man asserted that upon
one occasion, when he went to his colonel with a complaint
of the ill-usage he had received at the hands of the
young ruffians in the regiment, his Colonel called him "
fool" for his pains. Upon this point this precious court-
martial have found him " Not Guilty." They could do no
less. Now, if Lieutenant Perry spoke the truth, Colonel
Garrert is guilty. He is not only guilty o: the original
offence, but he is doubly guilty, inasmuch as he has
solemnly sworn that he did not use the erithet in ques-
tion. Such, then, is the result as affecting the command-
ing officer of her Majesty's 46th Regiment, By the ver-
dict of this tribunal, miserable as it has shown itself to
be, Colonel Garrett is left in a predicament upon which it
would be unnecessary for us to enlarge. But if the subal-
tern has incurred a sentence of dismissal from the army,
what does the commanding officer deserve? The second
charge against Lieutenant Perry also affected Col. Garrett.
Lieutenant Perry asserted that the Colonel had received
from him a letter of complaint for the General of the dis-
trict, upon which he did not afterwards act. Col. Garrett
denied the statement upon oath. So far there is assertion
for assertion. Perry asked to be examined on oath, but
his request was refused. Garrett's statement was, that he
remembered nothing about the occurrence. He produced
other officers— he might, no doubt, have produced every
officer serving in India at the time of the transaction—to
say that they remembered nothing of it. That is the pre-
sumption in his favour. Now for the presumptions on the
other side. There was a violent probability that such an
affair might have taken place from the ruffianly tone of
the regiment ; but, as this may be treated as somewhat
too general, there is a more stringent presumption, which
was brought out in the evidence of an officer of
unimpeachable character, but who was soon hustled
out of court. Captain and Paymaster Corcoran proved
the points which appear in the following extract of
his evidence. Under other circumstances we should apo-
logise for the length of it, but at present we would most
anxiously avoid even the appearance of exaggeration, al-
though, Heaven knows, it would be difficult indeed to
exaggerate the infamy of the whole proceeding :
" Prosecutor said, whatever might have happened, the
Court could take cognisance of no circumstance which had
happened more than three years ago.
" Deputy-Judge-Advocate—Then, Captain Corcoran,
please confine yourself to within three years.
" Witness—l may state that practical jokes were not
practised when I was present, as it would not be wished
I should know of them ; but I can say they are common in
the regiment, and that young officers have often come to
me to complain of them, and ask my advice what to do
under the circumstances. I may name NET.. Perry, Mr.
Knapp, and Mr. Dunscombe—l will also include Lieuten-
ant Lennard. I recollect Mr. Perry coming to me fre-
quently in the Linen-hall Barracks, Dublin, and men-
tioning some very harsh and iMproper conduct to which
he was subjected. I advised him, I think, on the three or
four first times to bear it patiently, to put up with it, and
take it in good part. He did so. I mentioned to him at
the same time that when officers junior to him joined,
they would have their turn, and he would be let alone.
(Laughter.) Re came again and mentioned about being
beaten with an umbrella, his room tossed upside down,
and I think, the last time, that he was made to go through
the sword exercise naked before certain oaicers of the 21st
Regiment and the servants of his own regiment, as well as
officers. I then pointed out to him his mode of redress,
and referred to page 115 of the Queen's Regulations and
the first six paragraphs :--That he was to report it to one
of the field-officers of the regiment in the first place, and
if ho did not get satisfaction from him, to report it offi-
cially to Colonel Garrett S that is, to putit in writing, to
place it on record ; if the annoyance was still persisted
in, he was to report it to the General of the district.
I think he did as I desired him, for he came to me one
morning, I think the day following his having written the
letter—he came to my office and tod me several of the offi-
cers were endeavouring to prevail upon him to withdraw
'she letter, at the same time mentioning the names of two
or three f those officers who so wished him to withdraw
the letter. Mr. Perry replied to the solicitations of those
officers that ho would not withdraw the letter, but he
would say nothing about it if the persecution and annoy-
ance ceased. I at the same time cautioned him, as he
seemed to feel the last attack upon him so acutely, never
to join in a practical joke upon any young officer, which
he, of course, promised he never would do. I endeavoured
to impress this on the mind of every other officer who
came to me with complaints of the sort."
Now, is it to be supposed that Lieut. Perry, more than
a twelvemonth ago, got up this scene in Capt.Corcoran'soffice,
under the influence of a kind of second-sight, to help his case
before the court-martial at Windsor the other day ? Col.
Garrett had but to throw the letter aside, or to destroy it;
and then to suffer the transaction to fade from his recol-
lection. The members of the Court at Windsor believed
his denial—at least, they brought in a verdict of guilty
against young Perry on this point. Will they find through.
out the kingdom 12 English gentlemen—not officers, but
gentlemen—to concur with them in their verdict ? The
third and fourth points are easily disposed of. They refer
to ono Captain Nicholas. The substance of the two
charges was, that young Perry had asserted that this man
Nicholas was in the habit of playing the bully towards
young officers. Now, if anything is clear throughout the
whole transaction, it is the ruffianism of the great bulk of
the officers of the 46th as regards these "practical jokes."
The course adopted by the prosecutor was to produce
these young men one after another, who all duly swore
tleat they did not remember anything about such transac-
tions, or anything to the disparagement of Nicholas. It
was by a perfect miracle that young Perry was enabled to
put any of them to shame, for what can you do with men
who simply assert that they " don't remember ?" One of
these men, however, a certain Lieutenant Waddy, who
swore as hard against Perry as any of his brother officers,
was suddenly asked if he acknowledged his signature to a
certain letter which was handed to him for his inspection.
He could not deny it. The letter was read, and it then
appeared that the miserable lad who had just been white-
washing the captain upon oath had just before written to
young Perry, saying that this chivalric and spotless officer
—this model of lofty deportment and mirror of courtesy—
had at the mess-table of the 46th roared out to a young
officer present "to hold his tongue for a d—d son of a
b—h of an ensign." This Nicholas was the man whom the
Windsor court-martial have, by their sentence, declared to
be free from the imputation of playing the bully to young
officers. Lord Hardinge—we blush to write it—has con-
firmed the discreditable verdict.
We aro much mistaken in the temper of our countrymen
and in the spirit of Englishmen if this matter is allowed to
rest here. It cannot be -permitted that any officer who wears
the Queen's uniform should from that mere circumstance
remain an object of general contempt, and that the pro-
fession of arms Should be permanently disgraced. This
act of injustice—of foul and crying injustice—is the
symptom, not the disease. The truth is, that the moral
condition of the officers in the land service. is at the lowest
possible ebb. But there is worse behind than mere
vulgar riot and profligacy. The proceedings of the Windsor
Court-martial, and the sanction afforded to them by the
General-Commanding-in-Chief, constitute a far more ap-
palling revelation than the extravagant blackguardism of
a single regiment. That young Perry has been most
wrongfully and unjustly condemned we think no sober
man who has perused the minutes of the evidence can for
a moment doubt. It is to be regretted that the two
Houses of Parliament are not sitting at the present mo-
ment, for it is to them we now look to redress this gross
injustice. Whatever other remedies Mr. Perry may be
advised to adopt in order to put his persecutors to shame,
it is clear to ns that the opinion of Parliament should be
taken upon his case as a point of the highest public import-
ance. The struggle is no longer against insignificant per-
sons, such as Garrett, Nicholas, &c., but the administra-
tion of the army in the persons of its highest functionaries
is called in question. How can the Queen be deceived into
the idea that gentlemen will continue to wear her uniform
when their honour and positionin society can be imperilled
before tribunals such as the ono which at Windsor has just
brought disgrace upon itself and upon the British army?
Better would it have been that all officers on the Court-
martial and all officers in the 46th Regiment had been per-
mitted to throw up their commissions, than that this in-
justice should have been perpetrated upon a young and
hum'ole subaltern. There is a strong vitality in the prin-
citsle of justice. It may for the moment be trampled under
foot by the strong heel of power, but it cannot be quenched.
We have done our best to ward off this reproach from the
British Army ; and now we commit the case of Lieutenant
Perry into the hands of his countrymen.

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for Australia was S 1: , c h an extraordinarily heavy one,
consisting of 500 I,r 600 boxes and bags, that the Nubia
was detained two hours beyond her time of starting to
take it on board. The Ripon, with the bulk of the India
and China mails, is now due, but is not expected to
arrive for several days, in consequence of the accident to
ber machinery. The United Statesman steamer Union,
Capt. Adams, with dates from New York to the 20th,
is expected off
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inst. with the mails
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Thes, Captain Strutt, will leave on Saturday next,
the 9th inst., with mails for the Brazils and River Plate.
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THE CHOLERA.

GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The six inspectors who have been charged to report to
the Board of Health on the arrangements made by the
metropolitan board of guardians, have been directed to
extend their inquiries to the following subjects :

1. The extent of Medical Relief now existing.

a. Number of medical officers.
b. Number of day and night dispensaries.
c. Number of house-to-house visitors.
d. Measures for arresting diarrhoea in workhouses.
e. Copies of notices issued by guardians.
f. Hospital accommodation, and houses of refuge.
2. Extent of the Disease.

a. Number of cholera cases.
b. Number of diarrhcea cases.

c. Deaths from either under union medical officers.
This information to be obtained for a few days back,
and tabulated in one of the returns under the heads of
1. District medical officers' cases.
2. Dispensary cases.
3. Medical visitors' cases.
3. Localities Affected.

a. A list of those where cholera or diarrhcea, chiefly
prevails, and has hitherto or recently prevailed.
b. Visit some of the worst localities, inspect them
and the houses, converse with the people, ascertain to
what extent diarrlicea prevails, and what cleansing mea-
sures, lime whiting, &c., may be required, and whether
there be any inspector of nuisances to carry out these
measures.

c. Examine the water supply, and ascertain whether
it is taken from the river above or below Chelsea Reach.

d. Inquire as to nuisances or noxious trades, and
inspect them.
4. And after Inquiry, to Report to the General

Board of Health.
a. On the particulars mentioned above.
b. On the number of additional dispensaries required,
c. On the additional medical officers required.
d. On the additional medical visitors required, stating
their number.
e. Additional inspectors of nuisances, or cleansing
staff, required.
f. Additional hospital accommodation, or houses of
refuge, required.

THE HAMLET OF RATCLlFFE.—Yesterday afternoon
the number of deaths in the hamlet of Ratcliffe was con-
siderably on the increase, there being no fewer than ten
cases of Asiatic cholera in that district since Sunday
morning. Mr. Edward Pemble, the beadle and inspec-
tor of nuisances, removed the whole of the bodies to the
dead-house under the Blackwall Railway arch, near the
Stepney station, where they will remain until the de-
ceased persons can be properly interred by the parochial
authorities. One man, named William M'Cann, aged
21 years, died on board the monkey boat, called the
Live and Let Live, of Staffordshire, now lying in the
Regent's Canal, Commercial-road basin. A mariner
named Richard Holman, aged 27 years, died on board
the collier brig Beale, of Cumberland, moored off Stone-
stairs, Ratcliffe-cross. Three persons died in one family
on Sunday, at No. 3, Three Fox-court, Brook-street.
The other victims expired in the course of Sunday in
various parts of the parish from the same epidemic.
The board of guardians have been unremitting in their
exertions for the relief of the poor, and every night Mr.
Pemble, the constable, is engaged with a large body of
men in washing and cleansing the over-crowded courts
and alleys with water, for the purpose of checking the
ravages of the disease.
WHITECHAPEL UNlON.—Yesterday morning the board
of guardians for the Whitechapel Union issued the sub-
joined notice to the parishioners :—" St. Mary, White-
chapel.—Notice is hereby given, that all persons in this
union attacked with diarrhcea, or looseness of the bowels,
will be supplied gratuitously with proper medicine, on
application to any of the medical officers, and at the
dispensary in Lambeth-street, Goodman's-fields, which
is -open day and night for that purpose. The surgeons
duly appointed are—Mr. Champneys, 5, Church-street,
Mileend New-town ; Mr. Burt, 15, Union-street,
Spitaffields ; Mr. Payne, 13, Mount-place, Whitechapel-
road ; Mr. Richardson, 12, Church-lane, Whitechapel ;
Mr. Seguerne, Whitechapel, and Mr. J. Garman, White.
chapel. Advice and medicine can be had at all hours
at the Eastern Dispensary, Great Alie-street, Good-
man's-fields. The police at the Leman-street and Spital-
square stations will supply cholera medicine to the poor
on application to the officers on duty." There have been
several cases of cholera at the workhouse, Whitechapel-
road, and other parts of the union.
ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—Several deaths have oc-
curred in the district of St. George's-in-the-East, and
yesterday forenoon the following placard was circulated
among the poor :—" St. George's, Middlesex.—The poor
are informed that upon their being taken with bowel
complaint immediate assistance will be rendered, with-
out any parish order, by the parochial medical officers,
who reside as follows :—Mr. Wells, 15, Cannon-street-
road ; Mr, Tripe, 7, King's-place, Commercial-road ;
Mr. Boore, 132, St. George's-street ; Mr. Reigate, 4,
Colet place, Commercial-road ; Mr. Pittard, 39, Well-
close-square ; and Mr. Doig, 1, Globe-street, Wapping
A warm bath is also kept in constant readiness at the
houses of the medical gentlemen referred to." There are
' several dangerous cases in the cholera hospital, 4, Bath-
terrace, Back-road.
ST. BOTOLPH, ALDGATE WlTHOUT.—Yesterday morn-
ing three deaths from Asiatic cholera were registered in
the district of St. Botolph, Aldzate Without, Upper
East Smithfield. A German, named Schiller, aged
twenty-one ; a female, named Donovan ; and a man,
named George Green, died in Rosemary-lane, Minories,
after a few hours' illness. Several fatal cases have occur-
red in Royal Mint-street and Tower, East Smithfield.
Mr. W. Perry, the inspector of nuisances, has received
orders from the board of guardians to have all the streets,
courts, and alleys thoroughly washed every night after
eleven o'clock from the mains of the New River Com-
pany, which has given great satisfaction to the inhabi-
tants. A few deaths have been reported from the river
side, among the mariners.
THE LONDON HOSFlTAL.—Yesterday morning three
females died in the cholera ward of the London Hospital
from choleraic diarrhoea, after the usual treatment adopted
by the medical officers of the institution. The number
of applications by the out-door poor for relief has much
increased during the last few days, and the cholera ward
which is at the upper part of the building is crowded
with dangerous cases of Asiatic cholera. Additional
medical gentlemen have been appointed to wait upon
the patients during the prevalence of the epidemic.
ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL-GREEN.— Late On Saturday
evening, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at
the Bricklayers' Arms public-house, Collingwood-street,
Bethnal-green, on view of the body of R. Cooke, aged
ten, who died of Asiatic cholera, at No. 30, Summer-
ford-street, Waterloo New Town. The deceased was
the son of a mechanic, but the children were generally
in good health until Sunday last, when deceased was
seized with violent vomiting and diarrhoea. A medical
gentleman was sent for, but the deceased died before his
arrival. The houses in that locality were badly drained,
and many privies were in a neglected condition. The
surgeon said deceased died of Asiatic cholera in its worst
form. There were local nuisances in the district which
would account for much of the disease in the parish,
which was densely populated. The other members of
the family were not ill. The coroner having remarked
on the case, the jury returned a verdict of " Died from
Asiatic cholera." A great number of deaths have
taken place in the over-crowded parts of the parish,
which is insufficiently drained, and in many places the
inhabitants are totally without sewers. A meeting of
the ratepayers is about to be held for the purpose of
adopting measures for the sanitary improvement of the
district, of which due notice will be given in printed
handbills.

CHRIST CHURCH SPITALFIELDS,—SeveraI deaths were
reported yesterday is the vicinity of Christ Church,
Spitalfields,

SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A FRENCH LADY
AT BAYSWATER.

Yesterday morning an inquiry was held by Thomas
Wakley, Esq., the Coroner fur the Western division of
Middlesex, into the circumstances upon the death of
Madame Harriquet (not Madame ..A.nnele Anno, as stated
in the previous report), The investigation took place
at the Princess Royal, Westbourne.grove, and excited
much interest in the neighbourhood.
The Coroner inquired with great care into the reports
which have obtained circulation, that the deceased lady
came to her death by foul means. Ho stated that it was
the opinion of Mr. Rugg, the surgeon, of 17, Newton-
row, who had treated the case with great skill and dis-
cretion, that there was no ground for such allegations,
but that death had been caused by extravasation of blood
to the ventricles of the brain. If the jury wished a
post-mortem examination of the body to be made he
would at once order it, but he quite agreed with Mr.
Rugg in the conclusions at which he had arrived.

The jury said they bad every confidencee—in Mr.
Rugg's judgment, and at once returned a verdict in
accordance with his testimony.
It appeared from the evidence that Mad. Harriquet
was a very eccentric and excitable person, and that she
was possessed of property to the amount of 30,000/. or
40,0001., for which there are no claimants, as she has no
relatives or friends. Mr. Rugg and other gentleman
who were in attendance at the time of her death, found
bank notes and other available securities to the extent
of 16,0001., the bank notes being stitched in various
parts of her dress. Two or three years ago she took a
large hotel in Paris, and more recently was engaged in
the dress-making and millinery business in Park-street,
Grosvenor-square. It may be added that the box which
is represented to have been placed on the back of the
deceased, and which led to the supposition that she died
a violent death, is a light box, weighing not more than
eight or ten pounds, and that as the deceased was lying
on the floor, the box, in all probability, fell upon her,
from a chair on which it had been standing.:

tiara, INVENTION.—The enormous quantities of
scoria east aside daily from the blast furnaces of the iron-
works of the South Wales coalfield are, it appeai'a, about
to be turned to good and useful account by the ingenuity
of Dr. Smith, of Philadelphia. Thisgentleman, with a staff
of assistant chemists, has for some time been staying at
Merthyr with a view of experimenting upon the blast
furnace scoria, with the ultimate object of produc-
ing therefrom a variety of articles in daily use, such as
square tiles, paving flags, bottles, and utensils in ordi-
nary domestic use, and we are glad to state that in thus
ctc cinders, and , has been taken up by Lady Charlotte
have
the furnace cinder Dr. Smith has been very
successful. The bottles thus made are much tougher,
and the annealment is more perfect than in the common
glass ones, from which, in their appearance, the new
bottles cannot be distinguis led. It is a most important
invention,Guest and others interest ed in the ironworks. Huge
neaps,ders containing thousar ids upon thonnands of tons of
far
a 3 e beet n deposited,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTMINSTER. Massey Edwards, an Italian
courier, was charged with stealing 4/. 103.

A fashionably attired, genteei.looking woman, about
30 years of age, not possessing any great personal attrac-
tions, who described herself as Mrs. Jane Skirving,
stated that ber husband was in Canada, where she was
about to join him. On Saturday morning, between 11
and 12 o'clock, she made some purchases at Covent-
garden-market, and was about to return to her residence
at 7, Royal Avenue-terrace, Chelsea, when the prisoner
accosted her, observing, "that it was a nice morning."
She replied that it was, and he walked by her side,
chatting to her, through St. James's Park, in the course
of which she happened to say that she had a letter to
post. Prisoner said he should have much pleasure in
doing it for her, but as it had not a Queen's head on it
he walked with her to her house in order to have that
deficiency supplied. Having arrived there, she gave
him the postage stamp, and while he was putting it on
the letter she had occasion to leave the room, her purse
being at the time upon the table, containing four sove-
reigns and a-half and some silver. -Upon her return he
put on his hat and left the house, and immediately after-
wards she missed 4/. 10s. from her purse, money which
she had llad sent to her to go to Scotland. Prior to his
departure prisoner had written down his address,—" 11,
Stanhope-street, St. Martin's-lane," and she immediately
sent for a cab, and, accompanied by her landlord, went
in quest of him. She could not find any " Stanhope-
street, St. Martin's-lane," and was walking through St.
Martin's-court when she saw the prisoner in a tavern,
laughing and joking with some other men. She imme-
diately called him, when he came, and she asked him
for the money he had taken out of her purse. He gave
her 1/. 175., requested her not to say anything, and
invited her to accompany him to the house of nfrien d
in Pall-mall to get the remainder of the money. He then
got into her cab, and upon their stopping at 15, Pall-
mall, wanted to go into the house alone, but she in-
sisted upon accompanying him. He knocked at the
door, but the gentleman for whom he inquired was not
within, and they returned to the cab, when her landlord,
who was with them, seeing a policeman, called him, and
she gave prisoner in charge.
In reply to questions from Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk,
Mrs. Skirving said that her only object in taking the
prisoner home was to get the postage stamp for the
letter ; that he was only in the house a few minutes,
and that she had stated all that had occurred there.

Mr. Broderip inquired how she could possibly be so
indiscreet as to enter into conversation with a stranger,
and take him to her own house in this way ?
Mrs Skirving replied, that in the course of conversa-
tion he told her that he was an Italian and acquainted
with five different languages. She expressed " a thirst
for knowledge," and asked him if he was a teacher of
languages. He replied that he was not, but kindly of-
fered to give her some lessons, which would be of use to

her as she was going abroad. It was in consequence of
that he pencilled down the address she had spoken of.
The prisoner, in broken English, said, that he saw
" the gentle lady looking at him lovingly," and ap-
proached her with " a good morning," when she con-
descended to accept his arm, and he felt great happiness
in walking by her side. She said she was going home,
and asked him if he would come with her, and he was
delighted, and said " Yes ;" and she offered him some

pears in a bag, but he would not have them because of
the cholera. She called at 5, Panton-street, Hay-
market, and asked him to wait a little outside the door,
and when she came out she said she had given the pears
to some little children. They then walked in the park,
and she told him that she had much desire to learn
foreign languages, and he said he would teach her.
Then he went to her house, where she came and sat
upon his knees, and began to kiss him and invited him
to bed—and they went. He asked her what present he
should make her, and she said five guineas, and he said
he would let that be for a little while. After stopping
there an hour and a into the fresh half he wanted to get

air, when he offered her 10s., but she insisted upon
having five guineas, and called the landlady and a man
up, who said he must give it. He told them she was
not worth it, her clothes and all. Then they all pulled
and dragged him about, and somebody took two florins
out of his waistcoat pocket, and he then said, if they
wanted more money they must come with him to his
lodgings in St. Martin's-court, and then they all got
into the cab to go there, and as he did not want to
have a disturbance, he went to try and get the money
they wanted.
Mr. Broderip observed, that if what the accused said
was true, he had been taken un, deprived of his liberty,
and placed in the felons' dock without the slightest
grounds. He wished to know whether the accused
made precisely the same statement when apprehended ?
The officer in the case replied that he had.

Mr. Broderip (to Mrs. Skirving)—Are you in the
habit, Madam, of walking with strange men and taking
them to your house!

Mrs. Fikirving—No, Sir, lam not ; we merely wen.
for this " head."

Mr. Broderip—Now, be careful how you answer this
question :—Did you not sit on his knee ?
Mrs. Skirving—No, Sir, I did not.
Mr. •Broderip—Now pray be careful how you answer.
Do you mean to swear he did not have connexion with
you ?
Mrs. Skirving—l can't sN% ear that.
[Marked sensation in court.]
Mr. Broderip—Yet you have had the audacity to
swear that your only object in taking him there was for
the postage stamp. Did not you ask him for any money
for the intercourse ?

Mrs. Skirving—No, I did not.
Mr. Broderip—Will you swear that you have not been
in the habit of taking other men home ?
Mrs. Skirving—There was one gentleman who took a
great interest in my concerns went home with me.
Mr. Broderip—After having sworn fafrely and con-
tradicted yourself, as you have done, do you still persist
in charging this person with robbing you ?
Mrs. Skirving—l. do.
Mr. Broderip said he should take bail for the accused's
appearance on a future day, in order to give the police
time to make the most searching inquiries into the
character of Mrs. Skirving, and the house where she
resided.

THAMES.—lnspector Sullivan, of the K
stated that a woman was in custody, charged with stab-
bing her husband with a knife, and it was feared he
would not survive. The wounded man was in the Lon-
don Hospital, and the house surgeon had intimated that
the patient was in imminent danger, and would not live
many hours.
Mr. Ingham—ls the woman in custody ?
Inspector Sullivan—She is, your Worship, and in
court. _ _ _

Mr. Ingham said ho would at once proceed to the
hospital, and take the deposition of the wounded Alan,
and he directed that the prisoner should be taken there
in custody to hear the evidence of her husband. A few
minutes afterwards the magistrates, who was accom-
panied by Mr. Pyer, the junior clerk, and Mr. Living-
ston, chief usher, was at the bedside of the unfortunate
man, on whom one of the medical officers of the institu-
tion and the nurses were in attendance. He is by trade
a cigar maker, about 38 years of ago, and up to the
time of the unfortunate occurrence was residing at 38,
Chapel-street, St. George's-in-the-East.
The wounded man, who was unable to raise his head,
and was supplied with some iced water, was sworn, and
interrogated by Mr. Ingham. He gave his evidence in
a very collected manner, as follows :—My name is Wil-
liam Colbert. That woman is my wife. On Saturday
night at a late hour, I came home a little tipsy, and my
wife began to blow me up, and I struck her on the head.
She had a knife in her hand, and she threw the knife at
me. It struck me on the chest between the ribs, on the
left side. I had my clothes on at the time, and it cut
through my clothes and linen. [A sharp-pointed knife,
blade of which was stained with blood, was here shown
to the wounded man, and he said that was the one
which his wife flung at him.] I walked out of my
house towards the doctor's shop, and when I got near
the door, I fainted from loss of blood.
Mr. Ingham—Did the knife leave her hand ?
Witness—lt left her hand. She did not keep it in
her hand, but threw it from her with all the force she
could.
After a short interval the examination proceeded.
Mr. Ingham—How often did you strike her ?
Witness—l hit her two or three times.
Mr. Ingham—Whereabouts did you hit her?

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Witness—On the head, sir. -
Mr. Ingham—What with ?
Witness—With my fists, sir.
Mr. Ingham—What was your wife doing with the
knife when she threw it at you ?
Colbert said, he did not know rightly what his wife
was doing with the knife when she threw it at him, but
believed it was in her hand. lie had no more to say.
Mr. Ingham—Stop—only one more question. now
long have you been married to your wife.
Witness—Sixteen years and upwards. She has been
a very good hardworking woman, and a good fond
mother to her children. I have no more to say, your
worship.
Mr. Ingham—Very good. Are there any questions
you would like to put to your husband, Mrs. Colbert ?
The prisoner, who sobbed loudly, replied, " None—
none, sir."
In the afternoon Jana Colbert was arraigned in the dock
of this court, charged with feloniously stabbing her hus-
band, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm,
and Mr. Ingham, addressing her, said he had already
taken sufficient evidence in this case to justify him in re-
manding her till Wednesday.
The prisoner hoped the magistrate would take bail, for
she was anxious to go home and look after her children.
Mr. Ingham said he would accept of substantial bail
for the prisoner,
herself in 801., and two sureties of 40/.
each.
The prisoner was unable to procure bail, and was
locked up.
On inquiry at the London Hospii.al last evening our
reporter was informed that Colbert v;ao rapidly sinking,
and that not the least hopes were entertained of his
recovery. The knife penetrated the lunge.

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