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London, England, 1851-10-29 00:00:00

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course of attendance upon her she had informed him
how the injury on her hand had been caused? Mr.
Elardioge—She told me that it was the result of a
blow from her husband.

Sergeant Martin produced the fire-shovel with which
she was assaulted.
Mr. CoMBE (to Mr. Hardinge)—Was she in dan-
ger when she told you it was the result of a blow
from her husband? Mr. Hardinge said she was not.
Mr. COMBS asked it it was likely for her to be at
any time conscious or capable of being examined with
reference to what she had said about the assault by
her husband ? Mr. Hardinge replied that he had not
the least hope of her recovery, or that she would ever
be able to understand anything that could be said to
her.
Mr. COMBS inquired who was attending upon her ?
Mr. Hardinge—Her sister, a nurse, and other rela-

tions.
Mr. COMES gave instructions that if at any time
there was the least symptom of returning conscious-
ness information should be instantly communicated to
thii court, in order that a magistrate might attend to
take her examination. _ .

Mr. Hardi❑ge said he would attend to the sugges-
tion of his worship, but he did not expect that she
would he alive on his return to her house.

Sergeant Martin said that information was given to
the police of the transaction, and the dangerous state
of the injured woman, when he was ordered to re-
main in the prisoner's house all night, and yesterday
morning he felt himself justified in taking the prisoner
into custody.
Mr. COMBE asked the prisoner what he had to say
to the charge of striking his wife.
The prisoner, who was pale and dejected, and
seemed to feel the situation in which he was placed,
replied, " I deny it ; I did not strike her."
He was then remanded and locked up.
In the course of the day Sergeant Martin applied
for a summons to compel the future attendance of Mr.
iiardinge to give evidence, ha having threatened not
to attend without a summons, as he would not be paid
else. A summons was granted.

?HAM'S.

Thamas Hillier, an excavator, better known by

;he sobriquet of " Tom the Navvy," and William
Ford, two well-known and desperate thieves, who
have been for some time connected with the lawless
Poplar gang, many of whom have been convicted and
transported, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Yardley, charged with assaulting and wounding
Thomas Cottles, potman at the Harrow public-house,
in High-street, Poplar.
Tao wounded man, who was in a weakly condition
and very pale, and whose jaw was broken by a fellow
named Sotcher, who killed a man in a prize-fight two
years before, was now led into court to give evidence.
He has received most serious injuries and contusions.
He stated that a robb,>ry took place in the tap-room
of the Harrow on the 18th inst., when a man of colour
named Fredericks was robbed and assaulted by two
ruffians, named Drew and Palmer, whom he caused
to be apprehended the same night. On the follow-
ing af.erooon, which was Sunday, a man named
Sotcher attacked him in the same tap-room, and
after accusing him of causing the apprehension of
his companions, beat him severely and frac-
tured his jaw. For this offence Sotcher was fined
31. by Mr. Ingham, on Mond' y, the 20th. On the
same day Drew and Palmer were committed for
trial for the robbery. He was standing outside the
court when Ford crossed over the road, used the
most horrible imprecations, and among other things
said, "If you give evidence against Drew and
Palmer, I'll jump your guts out." This was before
the prisoners were committed for trial. Similar
threats were used by Ford and others afterwards,
and he naught the protection of the magistrate and
the police. On Wednesday last he came to that court
to obtain a warrant against Ford and a woman named
Welch, who had used deadly threats towards him.
He was too late to see the magistrate, and fearing he
should be waylaid on the way home, he got into an
omnibus and was set down in the East India-road,
at the end of Newby-place, about a quarter of a mile
from the Harrow. He had not gone more than 30
yards when he saw the prisoners following close upon
his heels. Ford called out, "Now, you b—, I
have got you." He ran away, and was followed by
the prisoners. He reached Harrow, and to avoid a
blow aimed at him did not go in at the front door,
but ran into a yard by the lower gate, at the side of
the house, and rushed towards a shed or pot-house,
where he cleaned his pots. Before he reached it
the prisoners, who must have leaped the fence, rushed
upon him just as he was going up stairs, and Tom
the Navvy seized the sleeve of his coat and tore it off.
He struggled to getkaway, and the same man gave him
a tremendous blow on the mouth, which caused him
to stagger, and at the same time called out, " Bill
Ford, give it the finish him! Let's have his
life !" and struck him violently on the back and front
of his neck, and knocked him down. As he was fall-
ing Ford struck him a violent blow on the side with
a round piece of iron or wood, and struck him on the
belly. He became insensible after that, and when he
came to his senses many hours after he,was in bed in
the Harrow with a surgeon attending him.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the wit-
ness said he was sure the prisoners were the men who
assaulted him, and that he knew them well. They
were in the Harrow when the robbery was committed
by Drew and Palmer, who had been since tried.
Drew was convicted and sentenced' to six months'
imprisonment. Palmer was acquitted. He had left
his bed for the first time that day.
Hillier—All I can say is, I was not there. I was
at work at the time. That fellow will swear any-
thing. He has had twelve months himself for steal-
ing a coat.
Cottles admitted he had been in trouble. He took
away a coat and put it on his bask, and the man to
whom it belonged had made a recompense since.
On being asked to explain himself, he said the
owner of the coat had expressed his conviction that
he never meant to steal his coat. He had led a steady
and honest life ever since.
James Harris, police-sergeant, 21 K, stated that he
found Cottles groaning heavily in toe pot-house, be-
hind the Harrow, about five o'clock on Wednesday
last. The wounded man was lying on his side and
weltering in his blood, and was quite ins rnsible. He
procured assistance and carried him to b-d. Harris
then deposed to the apprehension of Hillier the same
night, and the surrender of Ford at the station house.
He took them both to the bedside of the wounded
man, and he identified them immediately, on which
Ford said, " Thank you, Tom, for that." On Thurs-
day afternoon, after leaving that court, he went to
the Harrow to ascertain what instrument Cottles had
been beaten with, and found in the pot-house a piece
of iron gas pipe, about three or four inches in cir-
cumference, lying close to the place where he found
the prosecutor. was two feet in length.
Cottles was recalled. The instrument with which
he was beaten resembled the piece of a gas-pipe
produced.
Several policemen and others were called, who
proved the dreadful threats made use of by Ford out-
side the court, and to the prisoners being seen near
and at the Harrow, about the time the outrage was
committed.
Ford said he would call his mother, who could
prove he was at home at the very time the assault was
committed.
Mr. YARDLEY—I will hear her if you wish it, but
whatever her evidence may be, I shall commit you for
trial. Perhaps you had better reserve her testimony.
Ford—l will reserve it.
Mr. YARDLEY committed both prisoners for trial at
1 the Clerkenwell Sessions.
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POISONING IN SUFFOLK.
CLAM;, SUFFOLK, TUESDAY.—WiIIiam Rollinson,
was examined on the twofold charge of murdering
Anne Cornell, a married woman, by administering to
her arsenic, and attempting to destroy the life of his
daughter-in-law, Mary Rollinson, by the same means.
Mr. Oliver Death, superintendent of the West
Suffolk constabulary, stationed at Clare, was the first
witness called. He said—From information I re-
ceived respecting the death of Ann Cornell, the wife
of Samuel Cornell, of Barnardiston, who died on
Sunday, the 31st of last August, I made application
to the magistrates for authority to disinter the body,
in order that the contents of the stomach might be
analyzed, and ascertain, if possible, the cause of death.
The body was exhumed on the 18th of this month,
and opened by Mr. Stutter, surgeon, of Wickham-
brook, who forwarded the stomach, &c., to Mr. Image,
of Bury St. Edmund's, for analyz%tion. In conse-
quence of what I have heard from that gentleman, I
❑ow charge the prisoner with administering arsenic to
the deceased, Ann Cornell, from the effects of which
she died.

Mr. Stutter, the surgeon, deposed to being present
at the exhumation of the body at Barnardiston, and
said—l opened the body and found it had previously
undergone a post-mortem examination. The stomach
was unconnected with the body, having been opened
before and emptied. I opened the intestines to their
whole extent; they contained a quantity of mucus.
I examined the kidneys, and took them with the
stomach and intestines to Mr. Image for analyzation.
The father of the deceased, Charks Hammond, was
present when I opened the body.
Charies Hammond, the father of the deceased, Ann
Come, gave evidence of the body exhumed being
that of hi. daughter.
Mr. Withal) Edmund Image, the surgeon of Bury
St. Edmund's, was then examined.—On the 20th of
October I received from Mr. Stutter a large bottle
sealed, containing a stomach and intestine-, and also
another bottle containing some mucus, which Mr.
Stutter informed me he had scraped off the 'lite:tines
themselves. The parts had not undergone itacomp,7
sition. I analyzed the tissues of the stomach and
detected the presence of arsenic. I next analyzed the

were Mihmed, teat little if at ali &coin pu.3ed, which
is an important feature in the case. Tile mucus pro-
duced did not contain arsenic, if it did, it was in such
small quantities as to escape detection.
The Chairman—What is your opinion as to the
cause of the deceased's death ?
Witness—The result of the analysis leads me to the
opinion that the deceased died from poison, and
that poison was arsenic. The fact of the intestines
not being deciinposei is a strong corronora,,ive proof
of the presence of arsenic.
Mary Jarman, formerly Mary Rollinson, daughter-
in-law of the prisoner, since the attempt on her life
has married a labourer named Thomas Jarman. She
said—On Saturday, the 30th of August, I was ill at
home, at Sowley-green, at Great Thurlow. In the
evening I got Mrs. Mitson, a neighbour, to send her
buy fur my sister, Ann Cornell, the deceased, to
attend me. She came about eight o'clock the same
evening. She had for supper at my place a muss of
mutton broth, which I made for myself on the pre •
vious day. She had it about nine o'clock. At that
time she was quite well. I don't recollect whether
she had anything besides the broth. She had not
taken it long before she became unwell. I made the
broth on Friday, and had some of it on that day and
Saturday morning, but I did not feel any ill effects
from it. I was ill before I took the broth. My sister
was taken very sick, and retched throughout the
whole night.
The Chairman—Where was the broth kept ?
Witness—ln a saucepan, on the hob by the side of
the fireplace.
The Chairman—And where was the prisoner ?
Witness—He was in the house the whole evening—
by the side of the fireplace mostly.
Witness's examination continued—Deceased felt a
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little better on the following morning, but I don't
know whether she had any breakfast, or, if she had,
what it consisted of. About 11 o'clock I told her to
make a mutton pudding for her dinner. The flour
was kept in a trough, in the usual place, and the
mutton was close by. The pudding was made, and I
saw her eat some of the dough, but none of the meat.
Her two children who accompanied her also partook
of it, and the three were taken unwell very shortly
afterwards. So bad did the deceased become that I
was compelled to get Mrs. Chinnery to assist me, and
I sent Thomas Jarman for Cornell, the husband of
deceased. He came about 5 o'clock, and took her
away in a cart. She was
,suffering much and could
not walk. That was the last time I saw her. She
died about 8 o'clock the same evening.

Mary Philips, a married woman, who lived next
door to the cottage occupied by the deceased at Bar-
nardiston, was next sworn—On the last day of Au-
gust the deceased was brought home in a cart with
tier two children. She had been to see her sister.
She was very ill, and could not will.. She was put
to bed, and died about 8 o'clock, two hours aftsr she
had got home. She was sick, and complained
of thirst. I was present when Mr. B .ker, the doctor,
opened the body on the following Wednesday, at the
direction of the coroner. I saw him put all back ex-
cept something like a liquid, which he gave me, and
told me to put away, and which was buried in the
garden. (It was a portion of ►he contents of the
stomach) Tn!, body was sewed up, and on the fol-
lowing Friday was interred.
B -19 amin White, an aged respectable-looking, man,
who describe.' himself as an as-sistant and kind of
inaiNger of a chemist's shop belonging to a Mr.
atniels, of Great Thurlow, was then called, and said
—OO the 21st or 22 i of August I sold an ounce of
arsenic to the prisoner, William Rollinson.
Mr. Bevan, a magis'rate—When you sold him this
ounce of arsenic, did he state what he wanted it for ?
Witness (antnewhat coolly)—No ; really I don't re-
collect, but it must have been something about the
rats and mice.

Mr. Bevan—Then you have not the slightest re

collection about what he said, excepting thai he must
have talked about rats and mice ? Witness—No, I
don't recollect what he said. It is very likely it was
about some mice, for I sold him it so often.

Mr. Bevan—Very often, perhaps. Witness—Yes,
frequently.
Mr. Bevan—How many times? Witness—l can
scarcely recollect.
Mr. Bevan—More than twelve times, probably ?
Witness—Yes, it may be twelve times ; so I can't
recollect what was said every time.
Mr. Bevan—What were your instructions relative
to the sale of arsenic ; had you any from Mr. Daniels?
Witness—No, none in particular ; merely to write the
word " Poison" upon the paper.
The evidence on both cases having closed,
The Chairman inquired of the old man whether he
had anything to say, at the same time enjoining upon
him the usual caution ? The prisoner raised his head,
and with tears in his eyes simply muttered out—
" No, I have nothing to say. I know nothing
about it."
The Chairman then informed him that it was their
painful duty to commit him for trial at the next assizes
for the county, on the twofold charge of murdering
Ann Cornell, and attempting to destroy Mary Rol-
linson, otherwise Mary Jarman.
The old man, who was scarcely able to walk, was
removed preparatory to being conveyed to the county
gaol at Bury St. Edmund's.
The unfortunate woman Ann Cornell has left ten
children to regret her fate.

IRELAND.
PRIMATE CULLEN AND THE TENANT LEAGUE.

1501;317;,TUESDAY.—Driven to sheer desperation
by the lack of funds, the Executive Committee of
the Tenant League have dispatched a foraging party,
consisting of four priests and Mr. Lucas, of the
Tablet, to scour the country in search of contributions.
Drogheda was the first scene of operations, and here
the "questors" did themselves the honour of waiting
on the Primate, " by whom they were most graciously
and favourably received." " His Grace" came down
to the tune of a pound sterling, and, what was more
to the purpose, he furnished the forages with a letter
of mark, which must, of course, prove of invaluable
service towards the raising of the required levies.
The document was intrusted to the charge of the
Very Rev. Mr. Dowling, and reads as follows :
" Drogheda, Oct. 27, 1851.
"Dear Sir,—l cheerfully add my mite to the col-
lection now commenced, which has for its object to
aid in obtaining if gal relief for the suffering agricul
rural population of Ireland. Their case is sad ind. ed,
Every man endowed with Chrisziao charity must feel
h deep interest in it. It is most desirable to have the
motel- brought in a full sod satisfac,ory manner before
Pd.rliatnent, with the view to get some nieti,ure adopted
by which the rights and interests of both proprietors
and occupiers of the soil mly he regulated and pro-
tected. It is clear that the present state of things has
been most detrimental to both landlord and tenant, and
it is undoubted that the country will be irretrievably
ruined, unless the Legislature will adopt some wise
and just measure to save it.

,6 Wishing you and your colleagues every success
in your charitable end3avours to assist the poor and
oppressed, I have the honour to be, your obedient
servant,

" PAUL CULLEN.
"Rev. Mr. Dowling, P.P., Clonmellon."
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION.
The long sales vacation terminates this day, and
to-morrow the residue of the estates of Mr. Gustavus
Lambert, situated in the county of Westmeath, will
be brought under the judicial hammer. The rent-
roll of the property is about 1,0001. per annum, which
will he offered in a number of small lots, and, as the
locality is favourable, it is anticipated that fair prices
will be realized.

THE EXODUS.
The Waterford Chronicle contains the following :
—" We anticipated, months past, that the amount of
emigrants would increase. in support of our opinion,
we regret to state, that the steamers Victory and
'William Penn were crowded yesterday with nearly
500 Irish, destined to the free land of the west. The
respectability of the emigrants surpassed any we have
seen before, and their anxiety to quit this unfortunate
and doomed country was evinced by the cheering
which they gave when leaving our quay. We have
seen letters from some of the emigrants who Bailed for
Callao, South America, from London, in the fine ship
Louisa, at the end of April last. They arrived there
on the 20th of July, after a most pleasant voyage.
The news they contain is most cheering, and three
weeks' experience of the climate has made a most
favourable impression on them. One of the letters
concludes by saying,—' We have nothing to complain
of but the absence of our friends and the ignorance of
the language, but we will soon overcome such diffi-
culties.' Ihis party numbered 180 persons, under the
superintendence of Mr. James Grace, of Carlow, late
supervisor of inland revenue, whose entire family pc.
campanied him.
EXAMPLE FOR LANDLORDS.

Under this head the Tipperary Free Press an-
nounces that Captain James Power, who lately
became the purchaser, k, under the Incumbered Es-
tates Court, of the iltnore property, has, after a
careful review of its condition, come to the conclusion
that the rents were allotted far beyond what the
altered circumstances of the country rendered it pos-
sible to pay, and accordingly he reduced the rent of
tenants who paid 2/ 55 to 1/. and those who
hFld at 11. 16:. to 1/. per acre, at the tame lime in-
fuming hls tenantry that of the yew's r.-at due in
November he wook wily demand one-half. To th se
who dPsired too emigrate,
i he liberally promised as-
-sistonce, and c some few instances his offer was
accepted.

STATE OF TRADE-
The following is extrscred from the, weekly com-
mercial report of the Freeman's Journal:—
" The improvement visible 1a.,: week has not been
maintained this. Less business has been done, prices
are hardy supported, and there is no desire to specu-