The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

FEU URY.

The missing juryman having arrived, the case of Ed-
ward Hastings, charged with wilful and corrupt perjury
was resumed. A number of witnesses were examined
during the day relative to the construction of the fur-
naces used respectively by Messrs. Price and Co., and
Messrs. Bau wen and Co., and the tai 1 partakes more of
the character of a disputed patent case at nisi pens than
a criminal prosecution.

The case is expected to occupy another day at least.

NEW COURT.

(Beff.re Mr. Prendergast.)

The learned commies.oner was occupied the greater
portion of the day in hearing charges of passing coun-
terfeit coin. They were of the ordinary description.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.)

MARLBOROUG 11-STREET.
ATTEMPTED MURDER Or AN INFam.—Bridget Kave-
nagh, a milk carrier, residing at No. 22, Rtzr.iy-market,
was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with attempt-
ing to murder her infant child, by administering to it
some kind of narcotic poison.
Mr. William Boyd Mumbed, surgeon, University Hos-
pital, deposed that yesterday afternoon, about three
o'clock, the prisoner at the bar was brought to him at
the hospital, with a child in her arms, by a man.
Mr. Beadon—What was the age of the child ?
Mr. Mushed—About four or five months old.
Mr. Beadon—ln what state was the child ?
Mr. Mushed—The child appeared to be suffering from
some narcotic poison.
Mr. Beadon—Had you any conversation with the
prisoner I
Mr. Muahed—Yes, I asked her the particulars, to
see if I could gather anything from her as to the symp-
toms, but she gave me no answer. The man who was
with her gave me the bottle produced, which smelt very
strongly of laudanum. The prisoner then said she had
purtioased a pennyworth of aniseed at a public-hawse
in Tottenham-court-road, which she bad given to the
child. I then directed the child to be removed to one
of the wards, and the usual remedies were at once ap-
plied to restore animation, but with very little success,
as the child was just alive and that was al'.
Mr. Beadon—What' were the symptoms I
Mr. Mushed—The symptoms were compatible with
those of a chili poisoned by opium, or come narcotic
poison. The pupils of the eyes were contracted, and
the features pale and emaciated. The chili was of so
tender an age that it was impos.ible for it to recover.
The child was no doubt dead by this time.
John Maynard, No. 81, Fitzeey-market, raid—Yes
trflay afternoon I was in my workshop when I heard
the noise of a woman crying proceed from No. 32. I
went to the ep but seeing the doors and windows
closed, I returned to my shop. In about five minutes
afterwards, I saw my next door neighbour go into the
house and heard her say, "shut the child's month."
I went into the house and saw the child lying on a chair.
Prisoner was there. I asked her what was the matter
with the child, and told her it appeared to be dying, and
recommended her to take it to the hospital. I then
took up the child and carried it as far as
the hospital, followed by the prisoner, to whom
on her arrival I gave it up. Tee bottle produced was
given to me by a peron named Ward, as ho was re-
turning from the hospital, and I gave it to the surgeon.
Another witness was examined, who proved hearing
the prisoner wish the child was dead, as she was tired
of the trouble et nursing it. This witness also proved
seeing the prisoner administer some 1 quid to the child
out of a bottle. The child immediately became insensible
and appeared to be dying.
The prisoner,
acutely, W 33 remanded for a week.
who appeared to feel her positim most

WESTMINSTER.
A BAD EXAMPLE. —Maly Webster, a middle aged
Irishwoman, was charged with being drunk and creating
a disturbance at the house of Mr. %William Neate, the
White Hart, Milbank-street.
Complainant said, that abdut 8 o'clock last evening
the defendant came to his house intoxicated, and created
such a disturbance that ho found it nece,sary to put her
out, upon which she assaulted him and created a crowd
of persons, at the same time using very bad language.
She was no violent that he was obliged to hold her to
prevent her breaking his windows.
Defendant said she went down to the house to bring
her boys home, and there found her husband drunk. In
coming out she slipped down by accident, and thinking
that her husband was by her side, began beating him
for getting in the state. She found him drunk, instead of
coming home and putting the boys to bed, as he ought
to have done.
Mr. Arnold—Dut you were drunk yourself.
Defendant—l'd taken three drops; but why didn't he
put the boys to hed ?
Mr. Arnold—lt seems to me that while you are find-
ing fault tvith your husband's impropriety of conduct,
you are entirely forgetting your own. If you wish him
to keep sober, you should set him the exatuple of sobriety
yourself.
Defendant—l went to the pawn-office to get a little
money to pay the rent, and met a body there, who
treated me, and then I went for him to put the children
to bed.
Mr. Arnold—ln plain English, I suppose you got so
drunk that you could not, so went for him to do it. You
are setting your chil ken as well as your husband a bad
example.
Mr. Neate informed the magistrate that the husband
was a very quiet, respectable man, not addicted to
drunkenness. He was sober when she came to the house
last night. In consequence of her habitual drunkenness,
her children came to his house repeatedly for shelter.
Mr. Arnold raid that her conduct was very disgrace-
ful, and committe 1 her for 14 days in default of a fine.