The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

A PAINFUL CASE SCANDALOUS TREATMENT OF A
LUNATIC PAUPER.—SUERD Poulson, a poor and wretched
looking woman as pale as a spectre, was brought before
Mr. Knox, charged with attempting to commit self-
destruction.

Police-constable William Furnish, No. 674 A, stated
that yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock the prisoner came
to him in the Mile-end-road and said that she had swal-
lowed a quantity of oxalic .acid, and was determined to
destroy herself, for she was quite destitute and tired of her
life. Ho took her to the station-house. A doctor was
E.Tirlhigasienfregmetic applied ; the poison was dislodged
Mr. Knox—Had she swallowed oxalic acid ?
Witness—Yes, sir; she was very ill, indeed, and wo sent
her to the Union-house.

The prisoner, who was straining and in great pain, here
called out, " I want Sir George Grey to hang me."
Furnish—The doctor and the people in the union house
say the prisoner is insane.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the poor woman was
committed by Mr. Partridge to prison for 21 days about a
month ago for refusing to do work assigned to her in the
workhouse. He had then to watch her, and had great
trouble to prevent her strangling herself. She was before
Mr. Paget last week, after she came out of prison, and
complained of neglect and ill-usage, and the magistrate
ordered an inquiry to be made about her.
Mr. C. Young, the solicitor, then stated that Mr. Par-
tridge carefully investigated the case, and, upon tho evi-
dence of the Burgeon of the Stepney Union that she was
not insane, and was capable of doing the work assigned
to her, he committed her for 21 days.
Mr. Knox said the unfortunate prisoner was no doubt
insane and very ill, and she must be taken care of and
treated with the greatest humanity. The best course
would be to send her to Stepney Union-house.
Mr. Parker, the master of the Stepney union at Bromley,
said he should be most happy to attend to the suggestions
of the magistrate. The case was a peculiar one. The
surgeon of the Stepney union said she was not insane, and
other surgeons said she was a lunatic.

Mr. Knox—lt is an absurdity to say she is not insane.
You hear what the gaoler says, and you have heard the
statement of the police-constable. She made an attempt
to strangle herself. She had taken poison, and you can
see the state she is in now. For the credit of the Board
of Guardians of the Stepney Union, see to hor and treat
her tenderly.'
The Prisoner—Hang me, sir.
Mr. Parker would take care that every attention should
be paid to the woman.

Roche—She is very weak, your worship. The poor
woman cannot walk.

Mr. Knox directed that a cab should be hired, and the
woman taken at once to the Stepney Union.
The poor creature was then discharged, and led out of
the court.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day.

LONDON, April 1.6.--Wind this day at. noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with
rain.

PILL, April 15.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Klasina, for
Baltimore.

PORTSMOUTH, April 15 —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Valparaiso.
LivEßrooL, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Fort
George, from Calcutta.

DARTMOUTH, .April 15.—Sailod—Star of the Ocean, for
Ichabol.

NEWPORT, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Siiiled—Parsovorant,
for Bombay. _

FALMOUTH, April 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Thyra,
from Mauritius.

BRISTOL, April 15.—Arrived— Barbara, from Africa
Aulla, from Mauritius.

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