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Lrerhaps we ought to apologize for the publication of this trial; but it contains too curious a picture of the extreme ignorance of, we fear, a large portion of thepeople, to be iwitbhleld from our readers. It will be an additional incentive to instruct the huinbler classes.] CHARlGE OF VIOLATION. Peter Rosinski, aged 60, was put to :tbe bar:ehargea with bahv ing,on th 27th ofJanuary, violated Anne'6ibbon,; pinster, at MAnchester. The prisoner (an uncommonlk stout dark.lookiitg inxi"with largewbiske r, wben called upon to plead said, " Aly Bear h,odship, r neogu ti ' And vhen tba d Q athft bliwould b~tre&1 Go a~hrs omnry,he aid "No by, ae King atid decanty: arrno e tiedby ie ingand accountrV ell Mr. JsticeBAYLir.-"You mst pt yourself on sOisr trial in Prisner-" hae b tod dt i Lodon dey try by, de King and de country, dat is by de twelve judge. Whiat for you not to try, me in dat way ?- I be told, too. dat I may have a ,jury of foreigner, buit dat is not mv way to do. I wvill be try by Englishmian. I trust to you, myv Lorsship, as wrhoever is place in dlat chair is, I link. place dere by Gild." Air. AsssVorTs'w said, he did niot intend to offer any evidence in sUppfort, of the capital charge; the prisoner was thierefore ar'qrilited. ie wa!t, however, arraigned for tdie rnisadmeanlour, and whien called upon to lead, he said, M Ay dear Lorship, dere is noting, I do noting at a Mr. AseeWOaRT stated the ca'e to thec jury. It apiseated that the plaintiri, who resided in Stockport, hadl be'en some tiaie ago af-. flicted withi fits in consequence of a fright., und been unable to obtain any remedty for thie disordter. 11er parenits. anxious for her recove- ry, tried every means of affoirding hier relief', but triedl in vain. Alt length the advertisement of the prisoner, a quack dloctor, who hiad beeni for a shiort timie practising on the crediility of the people at Manchester, caughit their eyes. In this advertisement it appeared that the prisoner, weho stvIed himself surgeon anid oculist to the ar- mnies of theEmperor of Russia. profes(sed'to cure any disease inci- dent to the human frame, ard then flollowed a loing list of the v's. rious iniracles he hiad performied in the way of cures, specifying name, daes,and ddreses Tkeparnts of the poor young womnain gladl seied uon tis frlornlrop-thi las rayof epectation. fnldn then secrit over tire facts of the caeaM hywre9ewns(C tailed bi evidlence. Annie CGibbons, a anrart good-looking youing girl, exanired by Mr. Wrt1.TA3tS.-l shall be 17 v'ears of age onl rue tRN of A ril ; my parents live ait Stockport riyi farlier is a framliespinner by tradle I av fr som- time b-een troubled wvith is a n yesterday; I rememlber going to) Manchester with irry parents oni the 25.5th January, it was oni a Suintlay I went to that doe- tor (poiniting to the prisoner) 1 sat-' himi tn a hr'use in Picc-a- dilly, Manchester. MY fatlier askecd hhn if lire coul(i tle me any ood, andl he said he Irud ctirr riise, anl inake ine ass well as ever; Vhad( fallen on the liean:l hurried mny art, and' he dressed it lie told me to go to himi again next da~y, whieih I did ; I wenit by rmyseif, as nmy irrothcr had gone lIronic; I rvecu to irirn l,rtivixt nine and ten o'clock ; tire womearr-eervant shiowed me into his roomi, arid wenit back atrain ; lire was getting iris break- fhst, anti asked me to take a cup of coffiie, weiirir I r,1`used hne said I hnoold necver refuLse arry tlriirg. After lie lradl firrished breakfast, lie toldI ic to undress, anid I said I would not ; he said I rrnrst ; rirat I muv;l do every tiring lie riskied ine, or else he couldl rrut do mie arty good. '1'he 'windows were all shut, for any thing I knowv. Tire'intirnrarY is opposite, about 6il or WI yards off. Ilie said I miust strip ; and I begani to untie my dress. H4e then began to puill riry rhrinkgs off, Ilie st ripped all iny clothes off. I did noithing ; I tre'er spoke. HeJ repenited. that sinless lie stripped roe lie coui:l riot dlo mne arty good; he pulled, oft'every thling. I said I did not like to) be tipped in thrat miairier. He thien began to rub rnv joints weitls som-e stuff whi hirIe lirad ini a bottle: I stood by tire lire, lie teas live or ten mriinutes rtrbbirrg me,,warid then ,he toldi me to dresr, which I did, rind went away. As I en down , I saw the scrvarnt girl, who a.sker inre if he lrarl stripped ine; I tolirilher he had. The srni.tres3 of the rouse wvas bis whlen I said this. I went to my lodgings, arid( told the woanir whio k'ept tlrerri how lire hrrd treaterl me. SlIre did niot advise ince not ti go agin. I went to irim again between nice atin ten on -lire follow- 'in onig. I sAw the servaint, rnin tire daughter of tire d ftr hous-e. las~ked tIreserv%ant to goup sttairs seitciiire, wlrch slite lti. hlis rooni is the upper rooim in tli liouise. She wnent in iris', arid opireed t ire dloor;slire sa%id, "I havte broiglit v-ou this young lady again." Lie said, "1 Oli, very well." si ctetlilier to stop reihlinme, arid sIre said, if sIhe weere to go inlto tire roonri, lie VOLirld order her out. Sire went arcay, arid he asked me to sit by tire lire, whicirl I at lengthl did. Hed was getting Ihis breakihat.st ale put tire things aside, and ordered mne to rundress, as lire reast going to pencil tioi. I don't knlow what he meanit by it.. I refused tlo undress;, but he in- sisrecl on it, saying lire couild nvot otherwise do arty goorl. I at lenigthl1 dini so. (Hiere v:itrress described thre rrareritr in) winch she ha(iI been used.) I was untable to give anys rldrvm. As soion as I coridi spealk, I satid I'll brinrg rIll hatfhcr rindl triotirer, I' l'ri tro coiriing hiere to be ill-used -in tntis' mariner." When I said tIns, and lie saw that I was ecterrni;red to get up, he got hold ofo- of' my hands and pulled nrc up). rinid sitii I mighit put Ionro clothes ; I was crying. Whlen I was nearly, dresseil, Ire tcok nip my gown, antI said, " I'll be tire lady's maid." This was all that pasqsed ott that nrorning. Wihen, I got doten stairs. I saw tire people of tire house, who asked tine if he lird stripped rise. I saidlire lhad, all bitt nsv under diress. Ile called orver tire stairs. arid told me to be sure and corise agrain text morning. I madle himn iro air- swer. When I went lion-re, I sawu the womian whio kept tlie lodig- ing-house, hut dlid not tell lirer. In the afternocon I wenit borne to tell mi nmothier. I tools sonic miedlicine to:- myl fathier frorir tIre tloctor. My mnother teas brisy mangling. I (lid trot tern- tion it to lIer rrntil myi fatlher carie~ horne at rrigirt. I gave oiy father the inedicinie, bitt adivised hfim nct to take it, as hre (th -e doctor) wouild niever do Itinr or nre any goodl. I dlid not tl hiim or my mothier whiat the tdoctor liad donse to riie. I too up the poker, and said, " lilotirer, I will never gro to that irian any more, for I could find it in rriy lircart to run this throughi him." I dropped tire poker anrd fell into a fit, or else I slioulil ha"" told mny mothier thiat niighit. Next day I cotild not prrt on ttire fa`s to tell my father or mothier: I could not tell it for slranie. Ay father imade me go back to .harnchester ; and I went again to tire doctor on tire WVednesduay, anti I conitniuedl going diaily for a folrt- niight. A young wrorran, a friend of~inine, toild mi to ask iinto if lire could cure tire scurvy; andi lie -aid lire could. Tfire young woniran then went to hiiri with me; see wTent into Iirs rotrm toxther aIt cariie away togethier ; slire went to himi wsith nie twice, Ile Meaner to undress hier, brrt she wouldinotlet hinm. I weirt hiomne at tire exprra. tion of tire fortnitght, anti toldl riiy father and motirer. C!ross.exarmined by Illr. LAW.-31y sister inverit with me ott tire S9unday after he had' iteLd nre ill. Sire is 24 years ol'age : I worild no oiitliouit hier; I dliil not tell lier lire had usbed tirie ill ; I was afadto go into iris roomn by ioysell. Mrr. Justice BAYiyrgy said lire f'elt it Iris dnityv to as,k tire jury whe. timer they wvished to go any, further into thec cztse- It appeared that die witness continued hier visits to this tirair, weirlrout making any comnmuniceatiorn to lirer miother or sisters. Tire JIury consultied for ai short tunie, after wliicir the Foremann saidi, " Aly Lord, I have nio iloubt tire prisoner cotiinrittedl the act." A Jurymsan.-" ily Lord, the mnajority, are tire oltieor tray." Mr. Justice B3AYLEy.-"t 'Tien, gentlemecn, we wvill go o. Cross-ex;ririinatiori continued.-l always got sorochbudy to glo into the roonsi rvitir me when I cotildl. I tion't renreriiher twov" young wonien going whirl me at any tinic. I dirt not tell tire young Woman who hiad the scurvy wehat lire lIa'd donie to ince I toldi irer hie isitrle trie undress. Mr. LAW.-My Lord, lie orens thai. Mlr. Justice BAYi.xx'.-Thene I kirowv whlat I slrould do.. were I on thiejur,v. Exanrinration continued-le s..id, if lie didl not makLe mne as grrad'lg (well) as ever, lire weoutl i frfeit I1th thiink Iris rororn was tine toptncost room- itt ttn house; I rlonr't knowe irowy miay upit of sntairs ; I asked himn if lire could crire tire3 scuirvy, before I nook the voting womani thiere ; I can't 5ay, wriat (lay, it wrts,' I thiink it rwas tin the Thuresdtya. I tclid not like tol gir alone, andtitrerefore I asked her to go whirt rue, and not irierely th[at she nxirgirt be cutred of tire smrr;r. Sire shept weith risie that night, but I rrev'er toldi her wehat he lhad don.e to me sqire is here so-day. lWhlen I was witb him ott tIre Tiuestla y, beo har( io wotiran in the niext coons, lie said tire should brinig tlire disorder oiut at miy fingers; l,Ione day ran -- siplinter u-p my finger ; I don't knowe that I thien said, I corild trot have believed lire wsas so clever ; I irave a very, had tiiemory, ; I never said I would recom- mendI him- all tire patients I could. What I said to riiy Iather shorit ttire miedicine, I again statedi hefrire tire justice ; anti also whtat I said to my imother about never goinig rigkain. WVhen I droliped the poker and fell into it lit, I teas just going to tell to-y mothier. I said, " Mother, lire is a bad onie, anti I could find itt my ireart to runt this poker throught hint." Ally monlier stated this before tire justice. There was no other timie during the fortnight that I could put on the face to tell hier, thtoughr I wrent lirome on purpose to tell her. I didI trot tell Mary Shel. ro-ardine (tire young~ womian whlo had the scirrvy), thtat ire wouild do lier no good, as I told isry fatther; she asked hini heriself, wheni I took her thiere, Ally imother attacked mie abourt sorirertiing she! thoughit hrad hiappened to nie. The first day roy fatirer wenit, lire gave the prisoner a sovereign. I took 23s. to himi oni 1onday. I dlon't rceetrlect his asking ore for mroney afterwardls. I work in a f~actory.i Wheni I went to himn, die servant-girl invent opj ivith ine se- ceral times at msy rerluest, but he alwvays sent lher out (witness again describedl the coinduct of tire prisoner towvardls 1icr) ; I got one ot'i my bands loose, an-d tried to get hold of his face, but he turned his liesd on one side, I wvas not able to cry out. I mniglt hiave called on him twice on the last day but I don't recollect. Re-exarnined.-W3henr I cdropped tire poker arid was seized withl the fit, I renmained insensible all niglit. T'he next mlorning I told m motirer that I did trot like to return to Mrancliester. Miy mothier sadmy fathier wvould inake mue go. On the WVedlnesday wieek aftterI this transaction, something whiich she saw induced her tso ask mne if prisoner ever- used any insolence no nrec; I began to cry, anrd told her andI nry tbther whiat had hapirened. AMar'tira Gibbons, the notonier of last witness, corroborated her statement as to her zoing to the rloctor., her return liomne oni the Tuesday, hier complaining of the doctor's conduct, and her falling into fits. Slie said next day she would go no imore, and witnes said she must, ax they had pinid a great deal of money for lher (witiress described whiat lier dlaughter told her, the appearance of' her dress, &c.) .1 I lid trot know that the doctor was to unidress nsy daugliter to examiine her. I was told that lire perhaps irright strip hier, but "th prisectixsfaie said, whien he went to prisoner withi his dauhter nthex 'SuIla r lieand his wife were sent ouit of the rooin. On gim to he itchen, the servanit toldI them their daughter wud be u rssd; anvd higi wife cried very much. The case f or the prosecution closed here. The prisoner being called on for his defence, preferred addressing the Court and Jury to leaving his case in the hands of Iris counsel. He said, " I no fear to die. I have be in twenty battel. I only fear die wong. Rosinski rnust speak for Rosinski. I ha-C be close to death, I never fear him." MIr. LAw.-Then, my Lord, the prisoner must take his own coursc; I am sorrv for it, as I reaey thuink him, in this case, as in- nocent as your Lordship. The prisoner,in very imperfect, and at tines unintelligible English, commented upon the evidence,with a view to show the inmprobability of his having acted in the manner impated to kiim. He said that in ordinary cases, persons in his situation could call their friends or neighbouts in support of their character; but lie was a poor stranger, and unknown to all around him; be trusted. however, that he should receive the same impartial justice which was extended to Englishm en. He wished, however, to let the court and the Justices (jury) know who and wfhat he was, and, in order to do SO, he read from s printed paper an advertisement, in which Dr. Rosinal, sur- eon arid ocuiist of the .Russian armies was announced as possessing an infallible cure for scref'la, fits, gout, corns, lumbago, rheuma- tism, fistula, St. Anthony's fire, and, in short, ever' disease with which poor human nature is likely to be afflicted. e stated that he was ready to give proof of his ability, and convince the incredulous. le was to be consulted in the Itussian, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Latin. (Much laughter.' He next pre. ceeded to read several letters acknowledging the iuf aibity of his mode of treatmeirt in cases oLthe worst description. Mlr. Justice BAYLEY.-Prisoner, that paper is of no use to you; it is not evidence. Prisoner.-My dear lo-ship, I beg your pardon; he is very good evidence. (A laugh.) Lr. Justree BAYLEY.-NO, it only shows that you published suchi an advertisenment. Prlsoner.-My lorship, I cannot respect you too high, but I will go 'on. ',Cho piolner went over the evidence, commtaing as h c kent along ; ana wvhenever he came to what he consiaered a paint in bil favour, he convulted the Coatr with laughter, by the peCUmiar look, tone. snd manner, wih which he maid, '; There, my dear lorshii, 'you have g. t dat down, eli ?"-t' Gentlemen," said he, 1 you tettl laugh, but I cannot laugh: it is no Laugh for me. I may say, as it say in French aUthor- 'II rit bien qui rit lc dernicir.' le went on to say that there were various kinds of fits, which re. quired different rernc-dies, awd proceeded to describe, by gestures, the manner in which the natient was affected in each different cure. Hle also gave the names oft thc diftrent disorders, in Dutch, Rus- sian, &c. In conclusion. he said that he was a Russian ; that his heart was up in his mouth ; and tberefare he hoped to be excused if lie had inadvertently said any tliing wrong. Mlr. IjAWV, the prisoner's counsel, -called the following witnesses for the diefence:- Harriet Alorhershed, the daughlter of the lady of the house in which tihe prisoner lodged. said he had ;a room on the ground.-door, and two on the second floor. The garret he had nothing to do with. Witiess reni-.ribers the prosecutrix coming on the Alonday imorn- ing. She (w itness) told her thc toc!or would strp her. On coming down,she said she had been bttpped. Witncss said she woald not have allowed it. She knev It was his practice in some cases. WVitness knewv of a nmarried won13n being stripped by the doctor, with her liUs- badLl's permission. She remembered the prosecutr v coming on the Tuesday she never asked witness to go up with her on anyoccasion. There was a Gennan gentleman in the room under the do.Ctor's room on that morninz. Wltness and the servant were in the bud!-room next the dortor's room. while the prosecutrix was withz him. She heard no noie or struggling; if any suci thing had happened, th.y mrust have heard it. She heard the doctor call after the prosectitric as she was goiig out, and ask if he should see her the niext day at ten. She tid not kear her answer. She appeared as usual; she wvs nor crying. She came again on Wedtnesday and Thursday, and was with him alone. AW'itness heard her say, slhe could not believe he waq so clever as she tbund him, and tl,at she would recomnmend him all the patients she could. On the Friday, she called with two young women, and on Sunday she caume with her two sisters, a Young mzan, and a young woman : one of her sisters went up with her; she came dowtn from himn, smiling through the yard, and nmet the other people at the kitclten door. Ellen l.owrie, the servant, aid she never had been asked b I the proscrun ix to go itnto the doctor's root witlh her; prosecutrix toldl ritnessotl the Tuesday that she had been stripped antd rtnbbed, and was going on very well ; she appeared quite in good spirits. I atl- ways let her in and ont, and she frequenttly sat and talked with sue in the kitcheli. after coming down from the doctor. Mr .JusticeeBArLEY went very minutely over the evidence, and the J;ury, after a few mi.nutes' conDsultation. returned a verdict of gui/Pt uf the inisdemneavour of indecently and unlawvfully stripping t4e fimdle, undler false_tpretence_; with intent, &c. &c. LANCASTER. TxURSDAY, MARCH 18.