The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

THAMES.

BURGLARY AND EITINSI7/1 ROBBSZY.—Pharbe
Bands, a dirty little woman, aged 25, who looked 50,
was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with feloniously
receiving 141 lbs. of old copper sheathing which bad
been stolen from the premises of Charles Clifford and
Co., yellow metal workers, coppersmiths, &c., in Church-
row, Limehouse.
Inspector Ralph Field Thomas, of the Thames police,
stated that, in consequence of information, be went to
a house in Trigg's-place, Nightingale-lane, Limehouse,
on the preceding day, and there saw the prisoner, who,
in answer to a question, said her husband was from
home. He went out of the house again, and saw two
convicted thieves on the look-out, who both run away
whoa they saw him. He returned and told the prisoner
his business and who he was, and searched her dwelling.
He first discovered in a cupboard a quantity of copper
sheathing, and Patten, a constable, No. 161, K, who
accompanied him, found more in another cupboard. It
weighed in all 1 cwt. 1 qr. elba. He asked the prisoner
how she came by the copper. She hesitated for some
time and then said, "I must tell you the truth. Two
men with bags on their shoulders came here and left
the copper with me." He also found in the house two
coal-sacks, some barley, and a piece of mat weighing
Ribs., and he believed the whole was stolen property.
Mr. George Fairbairns, manager of the metal works
belonging to the prosecutors said, theirpremisesestended
200 feet frono:Churchsrow, opposite the western entrance
of Limehouse Charcb, to the towing path of the canal,
*aged the Lea cut, a branch of the river Lea. There
was a travelling crane right over the towing-path,
and it was supported by a couple of diagonal pieces.
The premises were burglariously entered from the tow-
ing path on Saturday night or Sunday last. He secured
the factory and workshops on Saturday night in the
usual manner. On Sunday evening it was discovered
that the premises had been broken into, and from 8 to
10 owt. of copper sheathing stolen. He could positively
identify the sheathing produced as part of that stolen.
It earns from Ireland a few days ago, and was packed in
a peculiar manner. The burglars climbed up the diago-
nal pieces of wood which supported the travelling crane,
got over a wall into a yard, and forced open the door of
a shed containing the copper. The value of it was about
361.

Inspector Thomas said he knew the fellows who corn.
taitted thsburglary, and expected to have them in ens.
tody in a few hours. _

Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Thursday
nest.

MARKET NEWS.—(Tti2 Day,)

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGE2fOE.

The adlourned meeting of creditors of Messrs.
Bardgett and Picard, in the corn trade, was held
yesterday, at which it was resolved that the affairs
of the firm should be wound up under the inspection
of Mr. Major Usborne and Mr. Robert Wright,
both of Mark-lane, who are empowered to appoint
a third inspector. In the meantime, Messrs. Bard-
gett and Picard are to give their promissory notes
for the payment of 2s. 6d. in the pound, as follows,
viz.: ls. at six months, ls. at nine months, and
6d. at twelve months, and any surplus that may
arise in addition is also to be divided amongst the
creditors. The
_balance-sheet has already been
published.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. (lorrissen,
Huffel and Co., who stopped some weeks ago, was
held yesterday. The balance-sheet presented by
Messrs. Quilter, Ball and Co., estimated the lia-
bilities at 125,310/. 48. 3d., and the assets at 83,9801.
16s. 11d. A dividend of about 13s. 4d. in the
pound may therefore be realised. It was resolved
to wind up the estate under inspection.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Barber,
Rosenauer and Co., of Mincing-lane, who stopped
payment on the 3d inst., is called for the 18th inst.,
at the Guildhall Coffee-house. _ _

The suspension has been announced of the Dart-
ford and Gravesend Bank of Messrs. Jonathan Hills
and Sons. It was established about 25 years back,
but its liabilities ars believed to be comparatively
insignificant—probably not exceeding 20,0001. It
was not a bank of issue. _ __

The Manchester Guardian announces the failure
of Mr. James Holmes, carpet manufacturer, of
Kidderminster, with liabilities to the amount of
35,300/. ; the assets are estimated at 27,4001. At
a meeting of creditors on Tuesday it was resolved
to wind up the est.* under inspection.
The Bradford Observer of yesterday, after stat-
ing the suspension of Messrs. Lister and Co., at
Halifax, adds :—" It is stated that the bills of
this firm, to the extent of nearly 100,00 W., were in
the hands of Messrs. Wm. Cheesborough and Son,
and in consequence they have been compelled to
suspend payments likewise. A circular has been
issued by Messrs. W. Cheesborough and Son to
their creditors, announcing this calamity, and stat-
ing that their books will be put into the hands of
an accountant for examination. We understand
that in this case there is no ground to doubt that
all the creditors of the firm will be paid in full, and
that the suspension will only be temporary. This
second stoppage has been precipitated by that of
Mr. E. Smith, of Uxbridge, who has been specu-
lating largely in wool, and by whose transactions
Messrs. Cheesborough and Son are largely involved.
In addition to these, we have to add the names of
Messrs. Goldstein and Kappele, Mr. James Dalby,
and Mr. J. B. Sharp, all of whom have been com-
pelled to succumb to the prevailing pressure."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THE SON, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

Till LOCALITIES OF THE INDIAN
RAILWAYS.

(From the Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.)
As no information of a specific kind has
hitherto been brought together regarding the
situation or localities of the Indian lines of rail-
way opened and in progress, we have in the pre-
sent article attempted to supply the desiderated
knowledge.
The workings lines or railways actually in ope-
ration in India are four in number, viz., the East
Indian Railway, the Madras Railway, the Bombay,
Baroda, and Central India Railway, and the Great
Indian Peninsula Railway, also a line proceeding
out of Bombay. The lines in contemplation, to
establish which companies have been formed, and
the requisite capital invested in the hands of the
East India Company, as a guarantee that the pro-
posed schemes will be undertaken, are as follows :
—The Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, the
Euphrates Valley, Punjaub, and Scinde Railways
(the latter being three separate proposed lines), the
Eastern Bengal Railway, and the Ceylon Railway.

The most extensive, and in the present state of
Bengal, the most interesting line, is the East In-
dian Railway which proceeds from Calcutta through
the north-western provinces. It was opened ,to
Raneegunge, 122 miles distant, in the direction of
Benares, in 1855. An extension of 21 miles to the
river Hadjai would have, ere now, been completed,
but for the outbreak of the mutinies ; a further
extension of 61 miles is being constructed,
the permanent way being laid down between the
More to Colgong. A branch to Rajmahal has also
been begun. These places are in the direction of
the territory of Oude, and approach its border.
The line between Allahabad and Bhurrawaree, 28
miles, en route to Benares, was opened in Feb-
ruary last, the late Lieutenant-Governor Colvin
inaugurating the event with due ceremonial. In
the Agra and Delhi districts the earthworks were
commenced early in the present year, and a bridge
erected across the Jumna at Agra. The through
line, from Allahabad to Delhi, has been laid down
although not completed, in consequence of the
disturbed condition of the country. Throughout
the whole line, from Calcutta to Delhi, the works
in their finished and unfinished state, were offi-
cially inspected in February.
The last half-yearly report of the company is less
favourable than previous reports. But this has been
owing to the Dinapore mutiny, which interfered
with preparations made for the great bridge across
the Soane river, and render them abortive for the
time. At other stations likewise the plant has been
destroyed, and some valuable lives have been lost
in the course of the revolt. In the upper provinces
the works have naturally been brought to a stand-
still, and the only kortion likely to be completed
next spring is a section of twenty-one miles in the
South Beerbhom district.

The Madras Railway proceeds from Madras to
Vellore and Goreattum, a distance of 100 miles.
The permanent way is laid down the whole length
of the line to Beypoor, or from coast to coast, and
will be completed in another year. A regiment of
infantry was carried through in May last. In addi-
tion to the 81 miles to Vellore, the line is in course
of construction to its furthermost point.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway, which is
intended to connect the Bay of Bengal withthe Ara-
bian Sea, is at present only completed a portion of
the way. Eighty-eight miles of rail between Cam-
poolee and Sholapore were completed, and the rail-
way opened in February, 1857. Sholapore is a
station 246 miles from Bombay.
The Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Rail-
way is constructed to about one-third of the distance
to Baroda, which latter place is situate 281 miles
from Bombay. The line was originally restricted
to Surat, 191 miles from Bombay ; but this barrier
has recently been removed. Notwithstanding the
disturbances which have occurred in India the
works have been carried on uninterruptedly.
About one-half of the entire earthworks between
Surat and Ahmedabad, 143 miles, have been ear
cuted. No portion of the line, however, is actually
open. From Surat to Broach, 36 miles, will, it is
expected, be completed in May, 1858 ; from Broach
to Baroda, 43 miles, in November, 1858 ; from
Baroda to Wassind, 14 miles, in February, 1859 ;
from Wassind to Ahmedabad, 48 miles in June,
1859.

All impediments to the rapid and easy commu-
nication between all parts of our Indian empire
must be removed and conquered. Recent events
have taught us the necessity of this. Both rail-
ways and telegraphs must be laid down without
unnecessary delay, to connect our Eastern pos-
sessions with the Home Government. The ex-
tinction of the rebellion will probably lead at once
toithe inauguration of a great railway system in
India.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

the counsel in the defence, from whose hands did
he take it ? It was not even suggested by the
learned counsel that any other person than the
prisoner had an opportunity of administering the
poison, and the statement of the prisoner also
excluded this supposition. If, however, the jury
had any reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the
prisoner, they would be bound to acquit her. The
jury retired and in about 20 minutes returned into
court with a verdict of Not Guil;y.

NORTHERN CIRCITIT.—Yonx, DEC. 16.
THE PONTEFRACT POISONING CASE.
Mr. Justice Williams took his seat on the bench
shortly after nine o'clock this morning to dispose of
the only remaining case for trial, namely, that of
Fanny Speed, 24, who was charged with the
wilful murder, by poison, of her husband, John
Speed, the younger, at Pontefract, on the 25th of
July last. The prisoner was also charged under
the coroner's inquisition with the like offence.
The prisoner, who is a good-looking young woman,
was respectably attired. She pleaded not guilty in
a firm tone of voice. She appeared quite calm and
collected, and did not manifest any symptoms of
fear at the awful position in which she was placed.
She was far advanced in pregnancy, and on the
application of Mr. Dearsley, her leading counsel,
the judge allowed her to be seated during the trial.
Mr. Blan shard and Mr. Maule were for the pro-
secution ; Mr. Dearsley and Mr. W. J. Blackburn
appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Blanshard stated the case. The prisoner was
charged with the murder of her husband, John
Speed, the younger, who at the time of his death
was about twenty-seven years of age. He was
married to the prisoner about a year and a half ago
previous to July last, and was a farm labourer in
the service ef Mr. Barker, a farmer, at Pontefract.
The prisoner and the deceased resided together in
Barbican-road, in that town, and on Wednesday,
the 22d of July last, the latter was taken seriously
ill, and continued in that state until Saturday, the
25th of July last, when the unfortunate man died.
The inquiry the court and jury were then entering
into was to ascertain the cause of death of the de-
ceased, and on the part of the prosecution it was
alleged that his death had resulted from the adminis-
tration to him of a quantity of poison at the hands
of his wife, the prisoner. On the part of the pro-
secution it would be the learned counsel's duty to
point out suggestions and reasons which he thought
a sufficient motive in that case. It appeared that
the prisoner, while living is service at Knottingley,
some years ago, formed an attachment for a young
man named Benjamin Wilks, whom she called her
cousin, and whom she promised to marry when
he returned from sea, he being then about to
start on a voyage. Wilks left Knottingley, and
went to sea, and the prisoner also left her service
and went to live as servant with the same master
as the deceased. The prisoner and the deceased
being thus brought together, an attachment sprung
up between them, and eventually they were
married, the marriage being celebrated about
two years ago. It was denied on the part of
the prosecution that the prisoner and her hus-
band had lived I appily together after they were
joined in wedlock, at least as far as the neigh-
bours and the people living in the neighbourhood
could judge. Benjamin Wilks returned from sea,
when it appeared that the love the prisoner had
felt for him had revived, and this, it was alleged,
was the principal reason why the prisoner designed
and determined upon effecting the death of her
husband, John Speed. On Wednesday morning,
the 22d July, John Speed was free from any symp-
toms of illness, he went about his work as usual
before breakfast. He partook of his breakfast at
eight o'clock, being then perfectly well ; but the
learned counsel said he would be Weis) show, from
the declaration of a female named Ann Smith, who
lived next door to the prisoner, that the deceased
was taken ill soon after he had partaken of his
breakfast that morning, being seized with violent
retchinge, pargings, mit vomitings. His hands were
drawn up, he complained of thirst, and was in
great pain and suffering ; in short, he evinced all
the appearance of a person under the effects of
poison. The deceased continued more or less in-
disposed from this time up to the time of his death,
which took place about midnight on Saturday, the
25th of July last. The learned counsel then gave
an outline of the evidence he should produce, and
which will be found fully stated below. He said
the evidence would make out satisfactorily : Ist,
that:death had been caused by the deceased taking
a large quantity of arsenic ; 2dly, that he did not
take the poison himself, but that it had been ad-
ministered to him by the prisoner ; and, 3dly, that
she had done so for the motive to which he had al-
ready alluded, namely, to get rid of her husband,
because she loved Wilks. He would now advert to
the prisoner's conduct, and to certain forebodings of
her husband's death which she related to other par-
ties. On Tuesday night, the 21st July, the prisoner
called at the house of a witness named Hannah
Agar. She told Agar that a gipsy woman had been
at her house, and had told her that her husband
would die soon, and that within six months of his
decease she would be married to another man. The
prisoner said she hoped it would not be the ease.
Site also went to another neighbour, Mrs. White-
head, and informed her that she had had some
curious dreams respecting her husband. The learned
counsel said he should call a witness named Re-
becca Pawson, and she would state that whilst
Benj i min Wino was staying at the prisoner's house
she saw him sitting upon her knee with his arm
round her neck. Mrs. Pawson remarked, " Why
really, Fanny, I am surprised at yon ; I thought it
was Jack," meaning her husband, to which the pri-
soner replied, " Oh, it's only our Ben !" Wilks
then went up stairs, when the prisoner remarked
to Mrs. Pawson, in reference to Wilks :
'" It is happy to meet, but lonesome to part,
When he goes away, it will break my heart.'
Whilst Wilks was in the room above, the prisoner
related the substance of a dream, real or imaginary,
which she had a few nights before. She said that
she dreamed her husband had fallen off a load of
hay, but that she did not seem to be much
concerned about it, as there was one who would
marry her, and that she had a lock of his hair.
The learned counsel, in conclusion, said these
of the case, and it
vwere l d thebe principal n c i p
thea l
to say whether the
prisoner had administered poison to her husband,
and whether that poison had caused his death.
If they felt any doubts or difficulties arise in their
minds, he asked them to give the prisoner the
benefit of those doubts and acquit her ; but, if on
the other hand, the facts should lead them to the
conclusion that the prisoner was guilty, they must
say so by their verdict.
On cross-examination the witnesses proved that
the deceased and his wife had always lived on the
most affectionate terms, almost like a newly married
couple. It was also shown that the deceased at the
time of his death was labouring under a severe dis-
ease which he had not communicated to the sur-
geons who attended him in his last illness and which
was one of a nature which would cause him to avoid
purchasing medicines of a regular practitioner. It
was proved that there was a savage dog iu the row
in which the prisoner lived, and that it has flown at
and bitten another person ; that there was a Gipsy,
woman in Pomfret who was accustomed to tell for-
tunes and interpret dreams, and one of the witnesses
had seen her at Mrs. Speed's ; that the deceased was
as ms
;Benjamin Wilks as the prisoner
wa
up together as children, and that she had said that
ncthhaattttahceh prisoner
to
oner
and Wilks had been brought
she thought as much of as of her own brother.
Mr. Dearsley addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and strongly urged upon them the absence of all
reasonable motive for the act assigned to her. He
denied that he was called upon to offer any sug-
gestion as to how the deceased had taken arsenic.
He did not deny that ho had died of that poison,
but lie had asserted that there was no proof that
the prisoner had administered it. With re-
gard to her application for arsenic at Mr. Priestley's
on the Tuesday night, it was proved that she did
not obtain it there • yet, if she did obtain any
arsenic it must have:been obtained that night, else
she would have required to apply for it. The
prosecution had had ample time to find out where
she had obtained it, and if she had obtained it,
as it was clear from the evidence that it must have
been got in Pontefract. Mr. Dearsley also sug-
gestedthat, as the deceased was also labouring
under a disease which he carefully concealed from
the regular medical man and from his wife, he was
secretly taking medecine for his disorder from some
quack or inexperienced person, and he might have
taken one very large dose of arsenic by mistake
on the Wednesday morning, which did not cause
his death till Saturday ; and from the evidence of
the medical men it was possible and probable that
he might have so lingered. The learned counsel
dwelt forcibly on the conduct of the wife through-
out
the wh'ole case, which was proved by many
witnesses to be all that the conduct of a careful and
affectionate wife should be. In conclusion, he
urged the great improbability that a wife so happy
as it appeared she was should have committed so
foul and unnatural a crime as the murder of an
affectionate husband.
The Court then rose.
THURSDAY, DEC' 17.
This morning Mr. Justice Williams proceeded to
be led away from a manly BUM up the evidence.
counsel for
by the forcible eloquence of the learned c duty
warned the fury not toof
their the defence, efenc
verdicte, whoin such had
fee es
theirc
calculatedl
to scare them hem returning a verdict of guilty.
His Lordship then summed up the evidence very
olyn.er, He
the prisoner had denied having been
tchareeefourl
in Mr. Priestley's shop on the Tuesday night,
whereas if they believed'Mr. Priestley and his as-
sistant she must have been there and must
dwelt on the fact that when before
have asked for arsenic. The difficulty in the
case was, that no arsenic was traced to her pos-
session, nor was any found in her house ; and it
was difficult to say how F he could have obtained it
in Pomfret on Tuesday night, after being refused
at Mr. Priestley's. 11, however, the deceased did
not take the arsenic in the manner suggeated by

WESTERN CIRCUIT. ----EXETER, DEC. 16.
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.)
Jonathan Roose was indicted for feloniously as-
saulting Jane Stone, and causing injuries dangerous
to life, with intent to kill and murder her, at Tor-
quay, on the 11th of November.
Mr. Carter and Mr. Bore were counsel for the
prosecution, and Mr. Coleridge for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner, who was 21 years
of age, lived with his uncle Mr. Mitchelmore, who
Was a wine and spirit merchant at Torquay. The
proseoutrix, Jane Stone, who would be 20 years of
age to-morrow, had lived in service at Exeter, but
about Christmas last she went to live as
servant with Mrs. Mitchelmore. After some
time familiarity commenced between the pri-
soner and Jane Stone, and in the course of a few
months she told the prisoner that she was in the
familyway. He asked her if she was sure of it,
she said she believed it. He asked her if she would
take some medicine, and he fetched her four pills,
which she took. Some weeks afterwards she told
him she was in the family-way. He begged her to
put it off upon mother. She said she could not,
for she had known no other man. He then
earnestly urged her to put it upon his uncle or any
other person. She however refused. On the sth
of August she left her place and went and visited
some friends, and on the 15th of August she entered
the service of a Mrs. Willes, at Warleigh-cottage,
Torquay. The prisoner occasionaily went to that
cottage with wine and ale for Mrs. Willes, and
uponone of these occasions she told him she wanted
to speak with him about the child that was coming,
and they were to meet for that purpose. On the
11th of November, after she had done her work,
with the permission of Mrs. Willes, she went to
see her aunt, who lived about a quarter of a mile
off. She remained there till a quarter before 8,
when she left. On her way home she met her uncle,
and they talked for a few minintes together. She
got to Mrs. Willes at 8 o'clock, and after she had
rung the bell the prisoner came up to her and said,
"Jane, I want to speak to you now." She an-
swered that she would come out again as soon as
she could, but as she bad rung the bell she must
go indoors first.' The deer was then opened and
she went in. A stonemason named Lemon was in
the kitchen. She spoke to him, and then went
upstairs, remained only a short time, and then re-
turned to the kitchen. Lemon gave her some
directions about the flue, but he thought at the
time she was,-not paying much attention to what he
was saying. Lemon was then leaving the house.
Jane Stone opened the door and lighted him out,
and wished him good night in the garden. The
girl then looked about the garden for the prisoner,
but could net find him in the front garden. She
then went up some steps into the back garden,
and there she found him. There was a light then
shining upon them from a window of the cottage.
The prisoner put his arms round her waist and led
her to a dark part of the garden. As they
were walking along the girl said, "I sup-
pose you think I have got all right now 9"
He said he thought so, but she said she
was not right—she was in the familyway, and she
must go into the union, for she bad no money. The
prisoner, with a selfishness which he had previously
exhibited, not caring at all for the poor victim of
his passion, said, " Then it is a done job for me."
The answer of the girl was, "It will be a pretty
deal worse for me." They had angry and wrang-
ling words. He then removed her into a darker
part of the garden, further from the house, and then
without saying anything to her, he put her down
on the ground, and with his knee leant upon her
left side with great force. He thrust his hand down
her throat as far as he could, and with the other
hand he pinched her nose, so as to prevent her
breathing. She attempted to bite his hand, which
he thrust still further down her throat. She strug-
gled as much as sho could, and with a great and
almost dying effort she uttered a slight scream—
that little scream was heard, but not by human
being, except the wretched villain. Her senses
reeled and she became unconscious. In Mrs. Willes's
house a little pet dog was kept, and, although hu-
man ear had not heard that faint scream, that little
dog was roused,—it commenced barking most vio-
lently, scratching at the drawing-room door where
the ladies were sitting, and could not be pacified.
Mrs. Willes, and Mrs. CI awford who was with her,
became alarmed and went into the garden. They
called out, but received no answer; but they thought
they heard the moans of some one iu distress ; they
then went to the house of a neighbour named Ham-
' mersley, and ho with a candle proceeded to the spot
whence the moans came, and there he saw the body
of a woman lying on the ground; she was making
a low moaning sound. He looked at the face, but
it was so beaten and bloody that he could not re-
cognise the features. He went and obtained fur-
ther assistance, and he returned with some other
servants, but they could not recognise her. One of
them, however, said "Jane," and she answered in a
low voice, " Yes." She was asked who had com-
mitted the injuries, and she faintly told a name.
The poor girl was then removed into the cottage,
and the polies, and a surgeon were sent for. She
was then taken to the Torbay dispensary. As sho
had mentioned a name the prisoner was sent for, and
was found at his mother's. He was also taken to
the dispensary. On arrival at the dispensary the
girl was examined, and it was the belief of the
surgeons that she had not very long to live. It was
therefore thought proper for the purposes of justice
that what was supposed would be her dying de-
claration should be taken, and a magistrate and an
attorney were sent for, and in the presence of .the
prisoner she named him as the person who had
committed the injuries. The surgeon proceeded
to examine the unfortunate girl's head and face.
They found eigh lacerated wounds about the head
and face ; there were two fractures of the skull
over each eye ; a fi acturo of the upper jaw and
lower jaw ; the lip was slit, the nose broken and
flattened on the face, and the whole head and face
were such a mass of bruises that with a sponge ail
the flesh might have been swept from the bones.
It was not imagined possible that she could re-
cover, but by extraordinary care and attention she
lived, and to-day stated the facts we have narrated
up to the time of her becoming unconscious. She
presented a dreadful spectacle in court—her face
and head had the appearance of being completely
hound together, or rather mashed, with plasters.
In cross-examination an attempt was made, but
unsuccessfully, to show that there had been a
struggle between the two parties. After the girl
had been attended to, the magistrate and some
other persons wont to the garden and found pools
of blood in it. They also found two stones which
were covered with bh od and human hair, and it
was ascertained that these two stones had formed
one stone, 91b. in weight and a foot in length, and
it was evident that with that steno the injuries had
been inflicted, and the stone had broken iu two
pieces. From the face of the poor girl bits of stone
were taken. At the spot by the blood there was a
distinct footmark. The shoes of the prisoner were
brought, and the left shoe completely corresponded
with that footmark. There was mould upon the
shoe similar to that iu the garden. There was
nothing particular in the shoe. It was the shoe of
a small man, and not one that a labouring man
would buy.
Several witnessesiwere called, who swore to the
above facts, but we give the evidence of the
surgeons in detail.
Mr. Goldstone—l am a surgeon. I was called
in and saw the girl. My first impression was that
it was a dead body, but discovering a feeble pub*
I gave her some stimulant. Her mistress wished
her to be removed to the dispensary, and I ac-
quiesced in her wish, and she was removed there.
Mr. Stabb—l am house-surgeon at the dispen-
sary. Jane Stone was brought iu. I found her
head, face, and chest covered with blood, and found
eight lacerated wounds and four fractures, two on
the head and two on the face. The bones of the
nose and upper jaw were fractured ; the teeth were
loose ; I removed them with my fingers. The lip
was cut through ; the ears were both lacerated.
I removed a small piece of stone from the left tem-
ple, in which it was imbedded ; it was of the same
description as the large stone. She was in a very
dangeroee state ; we had not much hope of her re-
covery. I have been in constant attendance on her
ever since. She must have lost a great deal of
blood. We aroused her to consciousness, when she
answered questions, and I examined the prisoner's '
hands. There was an abrasion on the knuckles of
both hands ' • the skin was knocked off. It might
have been done by the teeth of a person. The
juries on the face and head might have been pro-
duced
by this stone.
Cross-examined—lf she had been knocked down
and fallen on a stone one wound might have been
produced, but here there must have been several
distinct blows. The prisoner came in with his
uncle.

Re-examined—All these wounds could not have
been caused by one or two falls.
Mr. Coleridge, who was for the prisoner, ad-
mitted that the prisoner had inflicted the injuries
on the poor girl, but he contended that there was
&10.,erate intention to
no i:r._)of r.:f his having any
minder hcr. According to the girl's own state-
passed h,tween them, and
ment angry words bad
the most reasonable conclusion was that the prisoner