The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-06 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

MORE POISONING.—A decent servant.looking young
woman .was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman
Eagleton, charged with attempting to commit suicide.
Police constable 120 deposed that on Saturday nigh t
he saw the defendant sitting on the steps of the Scotch
Chapel, in Coleman-street. On going up to her, he
noticed she put her tongue out of her mouth like a per-
son suffering from thirst, and he asked her what was
the matter. She replied she had taken poison. She
gave the witness a phial bottle marked "poison," and
he then took her to Guy's Hospital, where she was
attended to by the house-surgeon, but the laudanum
she had swallowed was of so weak a nature that no ap-
prehension was entertained of its result. She bought
threepennyworth of laudanum, she said, at a druggist's
shop, but she refused to say where. On her was found
two thimbles and two keys (one that of a beer or cider
tap).

The defendant, whose demeanour in the box was very
respectful, declined to make any statement as to her
name, relations, or occupation, because she did not wish
her father to know what she had done.

Mr. Alderman Eagleton addressed her in conciliatory
terms, and informed her that as she declined to give her
name or address, it would be his duty to remand her
from time to time, until she made the necessary dis
closures, for until that was done he could not l►berate
her. It would be necessary for him to have some gua
rantee that the offence should not be repeated before
he discharged her. He, however, would give her an
opportunity of communicating what was required to the
officer in private, and she was allowed to retire with the
officer for that purpose.

Up to the time of our report leaving, she had refused
to give the required information.

SOUTHWARK.

CRUELTY TO A DoNKEy.—Jolaz. Bording, a genera
dealer, res►ding at Mitcham, was brought up in custody
of Jabez Heller, one of the constables attached to the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
charged with cruelly working a poor, worn-out, aged
donkey, totally unfit for work.
Heifer said that on Saturday afternoon he saw the de-
fendeukdriving a donkey and cart along the Borough
towards the Elephant and Castle. Perceiving that one
of its hind legs was perfectly useless, and that it could
with difficulty move along, he stopped it and found a
large wound near the hock. The poor beast was also
spavined, and in that deplorable state that it would be a
charity to have it slaughtered.
The Magistrate left the Court to look at the animal,
which stood trembling in the yard. On his return he
said he never saw a donkey in such a state before. They
were generally well taken care of by the poor, and never
allowed to be in that condition. He was of opinion
that it must have been cruelly treated.
The prisoner said that since he had had the donkey
he had allowed it to go on the co ninon, and he used
it well. The sore and complaint came on without his
knowledge, and he did not intend to use it any more.
He should put it on the common again.
The magistrate told him that all the care in the
world would not cure the animal. Would he consent
to have it slaughtered immediately 'I
The prisoner replied that he would, although he did
not like to part with the donkey, as he had promised
the man from whom he had it that he would not.
The constable and prisoner then took the poor animal
to the knacker's, where it was killed, and on returning
with the tail he was discharged. The magistrate, how-
ever, cautioned him how he acted for the future.