The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-30 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice MAuree and Mr. Justice Wean Telex.)
SENTENCE ON MULLINS THE CHARTIST.
Oa the Judges taking their seats at ten o'clock,
George Bridge Mullins, the Chartist, who was con-
victed on Saturday, was placed at the bar to receive the
sentence of the Court.
The prisoner, on being asked what ho had to say
why the sentence awarded by the law should not be
passed upon him, said that he intended to have said a
great deal if be bad been allowed, but by the advice of
the Counsel, who had so ably defended him, it was not
his intention to say much. There was one thing, how-
ever, with which be was charged that he must allude to,
and that was with respect to the plan that had been pro-
duced. It had been stated that he drew up that plan.
He denied most solemnly that he had not done so,
and to the best of his belief ho had never seen
it. That plan, he believed, was drawn up by a person
who had either gone to France, or was about going
there. Ile had also to state that he was not acquainted
with a person of the name of Dalby, with whom it was
alleged he had acted in concert. He did not deny that
he was a Chartist; he believed that the Charter was
essential for securing the rights and liberties of the
people, and he was willing to lay down his
life in defence of its principles. The prisoner
concluded a short address by thanking the Court for
allowing his witnesses to character to be called after the
trial had concluded, by thanking Mr. Cope and the
authorities of the gaol for their kindness towards him,
and the jury for their attention to his case, and their
recommendation of mercy, which he hcped the Court
would give effect to.
Mr. Justice MAIILE then proceeded to pass sentence.
The jury had found the prisoner guilty of a most
mischievous offence to carry out a design, which, if
effected, would haved occasioned a great sacrifice of life
and property. No person who had heard the evidence
could entertain a doubt of the prisoner's guilt, and al-
though witnesses had given him a good character before
he joined these parties, with whom he had been asso-
ciating, and although the jury had recommended him
to mercy, still the Court could see nothing in his
case different from that of the other persons who
had bean tried at the last session. lie thought
the education the prisoner had received was an aggrava-
tion of his offence. The crime the prisoner had com-
mitted had not been done in the heat of passion, but
deliberately, day after day, and week after week, and
if it had been carried out, would have occasioned the
most alarming results. The prisoner and his accom-
plices had not considered the force that would be op-
posed to them—namely, the welt-disposed portion of the
community, who would not passively submit to have
their throats cut by a gang of ignorant ruffians,
for such they were. The sentence of the Court was,
that the prisoner should be transported beyond the seas
for the term of his natural life.
The prisoner nodded most impudently to the Court
and left the bar.
MU/DEL—THE WALWORTII ABORTION CASE.—
Spencer Linfield, 66, widow, Richard Orpin, 35, car-
penter, and Mary Ann Dryden, 53, widow, were indicted,
Linfield with the wilful murder of Eliza Wilson, and
Orpin and Dryden with being accessories before the fact.,
Mr. Ryland was for the prosecution; Mr. Ballantine
was counsel for Linfield, and Mr. Parry for,Orpin.
Dryden had no counsel.
Mr. RYLAND having stated the case to the jury,
called the following witnesses:—
Mr. S. Elyard, a magistrate of the county of Surrey,
had taken down a statement made by the deceased on
Wednesday, the 20th of September. Ile had seen her the
previous Sunday. He was asked to go there by the
Inspector of Police to take clown the statements of a
dying woman. Ho did not take down the statement on
the Sunday, but went again on the Wednesday,
when he took down the statement produced,
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was dying. The following was the statement
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come to see you. Mrs. Linfield, without asking any
questions, said, will take her upstairs directly, and
shortly afterwards did so, and told me to lie on the beef
on my left side. I did so, and she then performed an
operation with some instrument. I went again on the
9th, and she used the instrument again, say-
ing -----. I slept there that night, and paid
Mrs. Linfield 21. les. on the first day, and
ate gavo Mrs. Dryden a few shillings for
taking me there. I went to Mrs. Linfield's again on
the 11th, when she again used the instrument, and when
I returned home I was very ill. I told Mrs. Linfield
that my father thought I was ill, and she said, Non-
sense, you are all right.' Richard Orpin promised to
pay the 21. 10s., but has not done so. The young man
called Mrs. Linfield's son was present on each occasion.
I went, and was perfectly aware of the business which I
was on. " ELIZA WILSON."
The deceased died at half-past three o'clock on Friday
morning.
Inspector Alison—Saw the deceased on the 20th of
September, and heard her make the statement which
was taken down by Mr. Elyard and himself.
James Denver Wilson, the father of the deceased,
stated that the deceased had lived with him at Norwood.
She was ill some time before her death, IN hich took place
on the 22c1 of September. She first became ill on the
12th. She was absent from home one night, about a
week before she became ill. Did not know where she
went. When she was ill, Mr. Chapman, a surgeon,
was sent for and attended her up to her death.
James Wilson stated that the deceased was his
sister. On the 14th of September he carried a
note for his sister, to Mrs. Linfield's, Prior-place,
East-street, Walworth. He was taken up stairs to a
bedroom where he saw Mrs. Linfield. On reading the
note she said you came from Norwood, to which witness
replied, yes; and Linfield then said your sister com-
plains of pain, to which witness replied, that she was
very bad, and he expected the doctor there when he got
back. She then gave him two ounces of common salts,
which she desired him to give to his sister, with plenty
of warm milk, and to sit on hot water. Ile asked her
what was the matter with her, and she said she had
the liver complaint, but she had a good constitution, and
would get over it. He asked her how many times his
sister had been there, and she said twine—once in the
week before, and again on the following Monday. She
gave nothing but the Epsom salts. His sister took
the salts.
111 Wen. Woodham, a police-constable, went on Sunday,
the 17th of a'eptember, to Mrs. Linfield's, 24, Prior-
place, East-street, in plain clothes. Ho saw a young
man there, who took him into the parlour, where he saw
Mrs. Linfield. He told her he had come from a young
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told her he was a police-constable, and took her into
custody. He stated that she was charged with using a
certain instrument on a female named Wilson, in order

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