The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-26 00:00:00

CROWN COURT.

MANSLAUGHTER.—T. Garland, attired in a smock
frock, was arraigned upon the coroner's inquisition for
the wilful murder of Captain George Frederick Symes,
at Lymo Regis. The bill for murder having, under
the direction of the judge, been ignored by the
grand jury, the prisoner was tried only for the
lesser offence. Mr. Stock, who prosecuted, stated the
case to the jury. The prisoner was a labourer, living at
Lyme, and the deceased was a gentleman, of fifty-two
years of age, who had been a captain in the Madras
Artillery, and had several years since retired to Lyme
Regis. On the 14th of April Captain Symes was sit-
ting in his own house, and cries of " Murder !" were
heard proceeding from the road. Captain Symes and
other persons immediately went to the spot. The pri-
soner Garland was lying on and pummelling a man named
Beer, with whom ho was proceeding to Lyme, when ho
quarrelled with him, and struck him down. Captain
Symes and his neighbours with some difficulty rescued
Beer from the clutches of the prisoner, who swore
he would do for the captain, and after knocking
his hat off he rushed at him, threw him down,
knelt on his body, and no doubt would have
proceeded to other acts of violence if ho had
not been forcibly taken off him. The unfortunate de-
ceased was at once raised to his feet, when it was dis-
covered that he had lost the use of one side, and was in
a state of complete insensibility. Medical aid was sum-
moned, but so severe were the injuries he had received
that the next morning, after having remained insensible
since the al tack, he expired.

The prisoner asserted that ho had not the slightest in-
tention of injuring the unfortunate gentleman. It was
all done, he said, "by a twist." Captain Symes wanted
to go away from Lyme, and he wanted to go to Lyme,
and in jerking himself out of Captain Symes's grasp the
injuries were occasioned. In support of this viow of the
case, he cross-examined the constable of Lyme Regis,
inquiring if the captain did not say, when asked if he
had any charge to prefer, " Oh, not much; its only a bit
of a brush." The constable acknowledged that he had
used these words, and the judge remarked that he ought
to have stated them in his evidence in chief.

The jury at onco convicted the prisoner, and
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE sentenced 'him to be trans-
ported for 20 years.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 24.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice W inLiAms.)
William Scott, who was convicted of feloniously shoot-
ing at Sophia Widdop, at Leeds, with intent to murder
her, was sentenced to bo transported for ten years.
SHOOTING A POLICEMAN AT LEEDS.—James Morton,
26, was charged with having, en the 31st of March last,
at Leeds, attempted to shoot Henry Mirfield, with in-
tent, &c.
The prosecutor is a police-officer in the Leeds force,
and on the morning of the 31st of March last, about two
o'clock, he was on his beat in Kirkgate, when he ob-
served the prisoner lying upon the duor-step of an inn:
situated in that street. He was apparently asleep, and
the officer took hold of him by the collar with the iendtento
tion of awaking him. The prisoner at first refused
get up, but at length did so. Mirfield asked
.th_t hay.
pri-
soner what he was doing there, and he repli%d.,t7irase f
ing no bed to go to Ise had consequentolyerllaatiau
was
' which
down upon the step. Whilst this v
going on the prisoner pulled out a loiaidece°ed pistol,
officer, but, he presented at the head of the police
pistol fortunately
al-
though the harnincr went don
missed fire. The prisoner in], iiii,etlititely ran off, and
attempted a second
whilst be was making his text: t failed in so doing. 7`,1 ir-
time to discharge the
sprung his rattle, and the prisoner was apprehended
by a pi son in the street.
In defence the prisoner said the officer struck him vio-
lently with a stick over the back several times before he
pistol.
pulled out the
Guilty—Toberansported for life.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT—Nottingham, July 25.
CRO‘VN COUR r.—(Before Mr. BATOR PART E )
THE POISONING AT EASTWOOD.
Sarah Barber, aged 22, dressmaker, and Robert In-
gram, aged 19, butcher, were indicted for the wilful
murder of Joseph Barber, the husband of the first
named prisoner, at Eastwood, on the 24th of March last,
The female prisoner is a very tall and rather good-

looking woman, but upon her appearance in the dock
and during the progress of the trial her behaviour was
I remarkably indifferent and unconcerned. Ingram, on
the other hand, preserved throughout an attitude and
appearance el the deepest attention.
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Denison conducted the
prosecution; Mr. O'Brien defended Sarah Barber, and
Mr. Cockle defended Ingram.
It appeared that the deceased, Joseph Barber, was
horse-jobber, in comfortable circumstances, residing at
Eastwood, in this county. Ile died on Thursday night,
the 20th of March, at the age of thirty-five years. At
that time he had been married to the female prisoner
five years; but she had no family. The deceased for
some weeks before his death had been unwell, and
suffering from pains in the joints, for which he had
been attended by Mr. Smith, a surgeon, at Eastwood,
and his assistant, Mr. Mather. Mr. Mather left
Mr. Smith's on the 23,1 or 24th of March, or the begin-
ning of April, end had had not appeared since. He was
called upon his recognizance as a witness:, and upon
his non-appearance that recognizance was eatrersted.
It was said that he had left the country. On the Sunday
before his death the deemed was rid cg out in a gig
with she prisoner Ingram, who lived near- him, and who
assisted in nursing hum during his illness; tut be had a
I had night on the Tuesday following, and en the Wed-
' eeelay was so much worse that his mother wes tient for.
His mother remained with him until 11 o'clock on the
Thursday morning, when be appeared better. After she
had left be again became worse, and at twelve o'c!ock
he died. On the following Monday an inquest was held,
which was adjourned from time to time, in order to affe‘i
cepertueities for an examination of the body. At first
Messrs. Smith and Mather did not succeed in discover-
ing arsenic in the stomach; but its contents were pre-
sented and at terwards subjected to various tests by Pro-
fessor 'Taylor and other medical gentlemen of eminence,
ho ascertained that arsenic was present in sufficient
quantities to have caused death. The circumstances ad-
ducsd in evidence for the purpose of bringing home to the
prisoners the charge of wilfully administering poison to
the deceased were very numerous, and many of them
minute. The female prisoner and the deceased bad
not always lived on very good terms, and on some
occasions she had used threatening language towards
him. About two years ago she had left him for seven
months and gone to France with another man, accord-
ing to the statement of the mother of the deceased ; but
the deceased went and brought her back. Since that
time they continued to live together ; and the deeeased
on his death-bod spoke in terms of gratitude for the
kindness and attention which his wife and the other pri-
soner had shown to him during his illness. Both pri-
soners,were proved to have purchased arsenic
s
; they had admitted the purchas-
inghortl however,
eethe death
of arsenic on the Friday and the Wednesday before;
it had been purchased openly
for the avowed purpose of
destroying
mice, with which the house of the deceased
was very much infested. The statement of the prisoners,
however, was that the pennyworth bought on the Fri-
day was burnt, and the pennyworth bought on the
Wednesday lost. Neither of them, however, had made
any disclosure of the purchase by Ingram of a third
pennyworth of arsenic at Bulwell, on the Sunday morn-
ing, when the deceased was riding out with him in a gig.
The case for the prosecution having been closed, Mr.
O'Brien addressed the jury for Sarah Barber, and Mr.
Cockle for the prisoner Ingram.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury found
Sarah Barber Guilty, and Acquitted Ingram.
The Learned JUDGE then passed sentence of death on
Sarah Barber, without hope of mercy.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Mr. Gcorge'Lake, of 49, Chearside, eating-house.
keeper, who was charged last week with violating the
person of Emma Gardiner, his servant, appeared yester-
day, in discharge of his bail, before Alderman Wilson
and Sir Chapman Marshall, for further examination re-
lative to that charge.

Mr. Ballantinc, instructed by Messrs. Humphreys and
Morgan, appeared for Mr. Lake.

Emma Gardiner was called through the precincts of
the court, but did not answer to her name.

Mr. Ballantine said he was very anxious that no mis-
take should occur in this matter, and that in consequence
of the girl's non-attendance, he had come to the conclu-
sion it was the duty of the defendant to charge the com-
plainant with wilful and corrupt perjury. With regard
to the assignment, the specific charge would be that of
" falsely charging Mr. Lake with entering her bed-room
in the night and committing a rape upon her person."
He had no doubt that she well knew he had witnesses
present who could refute the whole charge, and there-
fore kept out of the way in order that by her absence
she might avoid being placed in a very unfavourable
position. He attended now with the view of asking the
worthy alderman for a warrant for her apprehension.
The witnesses present could prove that Mr. Lake's whole
conduct towards the girl was irreproachable, and that he
had not even spoke to or looked at her in any other
manner than that of a master towards his servant. He
therefore hoped that the magistrate would take the evi-
dence of the defendant, for the purpose of issuing the
warrant without any further deluy.
Alderman WILSON said there could be no mistake
about the time, as the girl and her father were both pre-
sent when the case was remanded, and they were par-
ticularly told to be in attendance on Friday morning at
eleven o'clock.

Mr. Ballantine said Mr. Lake was desirous, in order
to vindicate his character iron such a serious charge,
that the girl should be examined by a medical gentle-
man. She had been examined, and by her cam request
the surgeon who examined her was present. She finds
that the surgeon's e%idenee will be fatal to her case, and
therefore, feeling the effects of her mime, has failed to
appear.
Alderman WILSON said on the last examination the
case was ready for committal fur trial; but ho thought it
duo to the defendant to remand the case to allow of the
girl undergoing an examination, and fcr defendant to
produce witnesses in his defence.
Atter hearing the sworn statements of Mr. and Mrs.
Lake, the charwoman, andaboy who lived in the house,

Alderman WILSON said he had heard sufficient to
justify him in granting a warrant.
The depositions were then made out, and the warrant
was issued.

LAMBETB.

MASQUERADING, OR ROYALTY INTROUBLE.—Amongst
the " disorderlies" brought before the magistrate was
Jane Griffiths, a full-grown, jolly-looking, young woman,
dressed in the character of " Charles II„" and whose ap-
pearance at the bar in the gorgeous trappings of the
" Merry Monarch," and their somewhat bemudded ap-
pearance, caused considerable laughter.
The charge against her was that of being found in
Kennington-lane, at four o'clock on that morning, ao
right royally drunk as to be scarcely able to move, and
certainly not capable of taking care of herself.
Mr. NORTON (to the prisoner—the dexter side of
whose jolly countenance was much disfigured with a
" gravel rash")—Well what have you got to say to the
charge of being so drunk? You have been masquerad-
ing, I perceive. Prisoner (holding her hand over that
part of her face so severely grazed)—Yes, your Worship;
I had been to Vauxhall.
Mr. NORTON—Might I ask what was the character you
assumed? Prisoner—Charles 11., sir. I have had the
misfortune to drink a little too much wine, but still I
think they should have shown more respect for
monarch than to have locked him up.—(Laughter.)
You perceive, your Worship, I have had a tumble down,
and caught the " gravel rash," and what was worse,
some evil-disposed subject " boned" my handsome black
wig, with long flowing locks and curls.—(Laughter.)
Mr. NORTON—I supposel you were disposed to sup-
port the character to the life, to get drunk and be locked
up; for this, I believe, was rather in character? Pri-
soner—lt was, your Worship.—(Much laughter.)
Mr. NORTON—WeII, as this is the first time we have
had Charles 11. here, I shall discharge him on the pay-
ment of the usual drunkard's fee.
Prisoner—The fact is, your Worship, that all the
money I have about me is merely sufficient to pay for a
csb to take me to my lodgings iu Waterloo-road, and as
it would not be quite decorous for me to walk through
the streets iii these trappings, I hope your Worship will
not think of again locking up or further detaining the
King.—(Loud laughter.)
Cook (the gaoler)—Are your friends swat° of where
you are? Prisoner—No; but I dare say they sus-
pect.—(Renewed laughter.)
Cook—Because I was going to say you r in
home for your proper dress, so as to be fit to apPea
the street.
Prisoner—Oh, his Worship will leave me the means to
pay for a cab. might send
bands of the
Mr. NORTON—W. ell, you are the
gaoler, anti I dare say he will not be very
ieesvt the loudest
ere with you.
The prisoner here left the court a
rud
she soon after left
jl
oa
iungit tge.r, in which the magistrate couldnot refrain from
The drunkard's fine being remitted,
in a cab for her lodgings...—

PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.
;,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In your account of the meeting
held at the
London Tavern on Tuesday last, you Say, "the chair-
man, R. 13. nos,
Esq.y was supported by nearly ail the
dbeirneteftororms association.ofthtahteirnportt As
ineetg, II wasthe only ono ab.
in
beg you will do me
the favour to state that my absence was occasioned by a
severe rheumatic attack, which confined
Yours, me to my bed.
July 25,1851. J. W. WELCH.

Tug ENGLISH IN AMERICA.. BY THE AUTHOR
O 1 SAM SLICK," "TiilC OLD JUDGE," &C. 2 VoLs.—A
new work from the pen of the humourous and sarcastic Judge
naliburton always finds a hearty welcome. We have no
doubt that the present volumes will be considered as the
cleverest which the author has ever produced. Possessed of
immense intelligence, having a large amount of good sense,
and with powers of observation of no ordinary quality, he
is better suited than any one we know to give to the inhabi-
tants of this country that information of America, its consti-
tuti )0, its civil and religious properties, its manners and cus-
toms, of which too many are still in this age of progression
ignu t. Alessenger.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —A Lieutenant of Dragoons
cured of Rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.--
This officer, who is in the Dutch army, states that Holloway's
Pills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism, which ap-
peared to be incurable, as neither sea bathing, vapour baths,
nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies, did him any
good,
and the treatment of the doctor, after several months' trial,
was without success. At this juncture he commenced taking
these pills, and rubbing the ointment into the complaining
parts twice a day, which effectually cured him in the course of
six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouched for
by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-de-Due.—Sold by all Drug-
gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London.
THE HON. CAROLINE C. BOYLE.—We understand
this lady was overturned in a carrisge near the seat of the
Earl of Cork, on Saturday last. The coachman was much
bruised, and Miss Boyle sustained severe concussion of the
brain and the spine, from which she is now happily recovering.

PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool.
THIS EVENING,
Will he performed a New and Original Burleta, entitled THE
VILLAGE NIGHTINGALE. Principal characters by Mr. 11. J.
Craven, Messrs. Norton, Rogers, Attwood. It. Romer, and Maskell ;
Miss E. Romer and Miss Eliza Nelson, who will sing two new
ballads, composed expressly for her by S Nelson, Esq.
To be iollovved by MY WIFE'S FUTURE HUSBAND.
After which a new Burlesque, entitled GODIVA, THE LADY OF
COVENTRY. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, J. Rogers, Norton,
Reiner, Maskell, Attwood; Mesdames Marshall, C. foreman, E.
Romer, and Maskell.
To conclude with WILD DUCKS.
TLe prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra
is ; boxes (first circle), 33.; (second circle), 23. ; Pit, is.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to
Commence at Seven precisely.
A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine
Irst circle, 25.; second circle, Is.
Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each.

lIREE GRAND GALAS—MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND
WEDNESDAY.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
The Proprietor, determined that the unexampled patronage he-
?towed on these Gardens shall meet with corresponding efforts on
his part, has entered into a limited engagement with those eminent
Vocalists, Miss Messent, Mr. Manvers, Mr. Young, and Mr. Leffler
(piano-forte, Mr. Jolley), for the performance of English Glees,
Madrigals, and popular Ballads, in addition to Idons. Juilien and the
elite of his unrivalled Band.
Also, at the request of several aristocratic patrons of the Gardens,
will be given on
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY,
July 2tith, Inth, and 30th,

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A grand delineation of Old Engdoh Sports and Pastimes, as
Morris Dancing, Games of the Maypole, Jingling Match, &c.. Maid
Mar .an, Robin Hood, &c., Sec., in costume, by the party conducted
by Mr. Flexmore, who lately exhibited at Holland-park. The Pro-
menade Concert d'Eie will include Mons. Jullien's latest and most
favourite compo_itions, and a choice selection from the works of the
gr-at masters. Songs, Glees, and Madrigals, by Miss Mess. nt, Mr.
Manvers, Mr. Young, and Mr. Leffler; conaudlng with a grand
Firework I'ageant, by Southby, which for colour, design, and bril-
liancy, admits of no competition. The Zoological Collection is
greatly increased, with various other scientific and unique at-
tractions.
Doors open from Nine in the Morning. Feeding the Animals,
Half-past Five. Concert, Half•past Six. Old English Sports at
Half-past Four. Fireworks, Quarter to Ten. Admission One
Shilling.

UTGB WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE
nue DAT —Morning 0 rain. after 0 I Evening 55 =fin after 11
TO-Moasovr—Morning 24 rain. after 12 I Evening 49 min after 12

THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, JULY 26.
THEHMOMETEE, ON THE SHADS.
67—aiehest since noon yesterday.
50 —lowest this morning and during the night.
66—this day, at noon.
BAR°?Lamm, 29'73.
`VINO W.--Morning, alight rain ; Afternoon, cloudy, with
occasional sunshine.