The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-17 00:00:00

POLSONING DOGS AND FOXES.

It will be i n the recollection of our readers that we
some time ba, ck published an account of the destruction
by strychnine of some of Baron Rothschild's stag hounds
and also of ea veral fine foxes on the farm of a Mr. Bow-
den, on the t 'state of Capt. Lovett, at Soulbury, Bucks.
From that time down to the present dead foxes and dogs
have at frequi int intervals been found poisoned. W. S.
Lowndes, E eq., only a few weeks ago had two very
valuable settees destroyed by foul means. A person who
it is supposed was guilty of these shameful practices has
been convicted at the Winslow petty sessions. He is
the brother of 0. Bowden, of Soulbury, upon whose
farm Baron Rothschild's hounds met with their death,
and upon whose lands the poisoned foxes were found.
The case was heard before P. Douncey, Esq., and E. W.
Lowndes, Esq., on the 13th inst. Mr. J. Bowden, far-
mer, Swanbournee, was the defendant. He appeared to
answer a surnmo ns charging him under the Malicious In-
juries Act, with poisoning a dog and a bitch, the property
of Mr. T. Yates, of the same place, on the 7th Dec. last.
Mr. Yates deposed that on Sunday, the 7th of Dec., he
turned one of the clogs out of the house at dinner time.
The dog remained away only a short time when it re.
turned home and 'went and smelled at the fire, and imme-
diately fell down backwards, his joints becoming very
stiff. It frothed at the mouth, and its lips were shrivelled
up, leaving its teeth and gums bare. It died almost
immediately. In consequence of not having seen the
bitch during the morning, he became alarmed and
went in search of her. lle went to Mr. Bowden s
house, which is situate a short distance off, and asked
Mr. Bowden if he bad seen his bitch. He said—
" Yes, Tom, I saw her in my orchard dead, and I
kicked some leaves over her." He (witosss) then went
into the orchard, and under a walnut tree found the bitch
dead. She was covered over with leaves and long grass.
He then went to Mr. Bowden, and said to him, " Thank
you for poisoning my dogs, but I will see what I can
do." He then took her home and cut her open, and
found in her stomach a hare's foot and a piece of intes-
tines tied up in a knot. The dog and bitch were buried
together. Mr. Superintendent Hodgkinson stated that
he was present when the dog and bitch were dug up,
and that, having seen the dog opened, he took away the
stomach and hare's foot, &c. He took them to Messrs.
Deans and Newham, surgeons, of Winslow, for the pur-
pose of having them analysed. Mr. Newham deposed
to receiving the stomach of an animal, a hare's foot, and
a piece of intestines, trom Mr. Superintendent Hodgkin-
son, which he had submitted to an analysis, and he found
that they each contained a large quantity of strychnine.
Five other witnesses were examined, and after a
lengthened investigation, the magistrates convicted Bow-
den of the offence, and ordered him to pay damages and
costs, amounting to ill. 3s. 6d.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

This afternoon, about two o'clock, an extraordinary
and painful accident happened to a horse belonging to
Mr. Ellis, Rosehill Brewery, under circumstances which,
doubtless, will give rise to legal proceedings.
At the hour above named, the driver was proceeding
down Renshaw-street, towards Lime-street, with his
horse and cart and a few empty barrels, and when nearly
opposite the large lamp at the bottom of Mount-pleasant,
the horse unaccountably became frightened, and gallop.
ing off made a precipitous dash into the plate-glass win-
dow of the shop of Hr. J. M'Arthur, Ranelagh-street,
it into atoms, and destroying the
toy-dealer, smashing
whole of the wares which were in it exposed for sale.
At the moment the animal plunged his forefeet through
the glass, bis bind legs slipped, and they went through
the glass of the cellar window, bringing him upon his
haunches. The poor beast's chest was frightfully muti-
lated, and as the blood flowed from the wounds it be-
came quite ungovernable. One of the hoofs was
discovered to be split through, thus at once jeopardising
the horse's life. It was, however, after considerable
difficulty, extricated, and removed to Hatton-garden,
where it shortly after expired. The plates of glass are
estimated at 261., and the window-frames, toys, eye at
251. more. Strange to say the driver escaped 'very
slightly injured, though he held on to the reins until the
animal met with the accident above described.

CUTTING TELICGRAPRIO WIRES.—A young man,
named John Hill, waq yesterday brought before the
county magistrates, at Rochester, on a charge of having
cut off and stolen a portion of the telegraph wires belong-
ing to the European and American Telegraph Company.
The company have been for some time past engaged in
taking up and relaying their wires between London and
Dover. During the progress of the undertaking they
have been subjected to continual annoyances tlirouili
their wires having been cut and carried off. The pri-
soner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was sentenced
by Major Boys, the presiding magistrate, to two months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.