The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-11 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT-LANCASTER, AUG. 9.
__ .

---
The learned Judges of this assize attended Divine service
yesterday at the parish church.
This morning their Lordships sat at 11, Lord Chief Baron
Pollock chaTing the grand jury and trying prisoners, and
Mr. Baron MST tin trying civil causes.
The cause list contains an entry of eight causes, two of
which are marked for special juries.
The calendar contains the names of 12 prisoners charged
with the ordinary run of offecces.

CIVIL SIDE.
(Bare Mr. Baron Martin.)
At the sitting of the Court this morning, Mr. P. Burke
and Mr. Sowler, having been nominated as Queen's counsel
of the County Palatine, were called within the bar by his
lordship, and took their seats accordingly.
lIORNDY V. SIVARDRICIC.
This was an action for a breach of promise of marriage.
The defendant did not appear.
Mr. A. Crosse appeared for the plaintiff.
It appeared that both the plaintiff and defendant live at
Preston, the plaintiff being a bootbinder and the defendant
overlooker in a factory. For two or three years the defendant
courted the plaintiff, when having met with one Margaret
Crooke, who became in the family way by him, he thought she
would suit him better, an 4 told the plaintiff his opinion
In that respect by announcing to her, " He was going to sell
her." On that occasion the plaintiff, there being another per-
son present inthe room, asked the defendant if he could deny
that he had promised to marry her, and the defendant an-
swered that he could not do that. The defendant afterwards
got married by the priest to Margaret Crooke, and admitted
his marriage. To show the defendant's means It was proved
that be was earning 30s. a-week, and for the loss of the advan-
tage of being his wife, and fsr the injury done to her fedi, gs,
the
T pl a
Theoe. i 17tiyieffr found
ao
uw causes tried
ut rgi
verdictel
dt ei
no
imtbhprect nhc seo aupt
course
eina
of
ififftd_hae udaamagyea sgw.
most uninteresting character. ees; elosfot. h e

CROWN COURT.
(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock.)
Richard Kay, aged 42, was indicted for administering oil
of vitriol to Thomas Bullock, at Blackburn, on the sth of
June, 1858, wits intent to do him somegrievous bodily harm.
Mr. Wixham prosecuted; Mr. Fernley defended the pri-
soner.
It appeared that on the night in question the prisoner
went to a public-house kept by one Mark Porter, and Por-
ter having asked his guests, one Riley, the prosecutor, and
the prismer, to taste some cordial, as the prosecutor ex-
pressed it, pulled a wine bottle out of his pocket, and said,
" He'd better spirits than owt he had," and asked Porter to
trs'ze some, at the same time pouring out about a spoonful,
which was described as " two-thirds of a squib" in quantity,
in a small glass. The landlord smelt at it, esked what it
was, and put it down, and then' Riley smelt at it- and the
prisoner asked him to taste, but Riley said, " Na, forsure,"
and put it on the:counter. The prosecutor then stepped up to
it and swore he would take it, and, before any one could stop
him, " whipped it off." He almost immediately fell down
and began beating the floor with his hand, and crying out
"be was done." Riley thought be was acting at first and
laughed. They, however, soon saw the prosecutor foaming
at the mouth, and sent for a doctor and to a chemist's, who
brought some magnesia and water and gave it to him.
The prisoner refused to state what was in the bottle, saying
the landlord would be as wise as he was if he told him. On
the arrival of Dr. Witherington he used the stomach pump,
and found the prosecutor's tongue, the roof his mouth, and
throat much burnt, and for a week he was in considerable
danger.
Mr. Fernley having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
contending that the poison was not administered by the pri-
soner to the prosecutor, who himself took it and could not
be prevented, and also that there was not the intent in the
mind of the prisoner laid in the indictment,
His Lordship summed up, and
The jury acquitted the prisoner.