The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1850-10-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

EMILY SANDFORD.—The Adelaide papers received yesterday give the following detail of an attack on Miss Emily Sandford, whose unhappy connexion with Rush, the murderer, is doubtless in the recollection of the public : Mr. R. W. Bennett, a resident in Adelaide, was charged at the police-court with threatening the life of Mies Sandford. The case, at the request of the Bishop of Adelaide (Dr. Short), who has acted as guardian to the unfortunate lady since her arrival in the colony, was gone into privately, the local reporter being excluded. The nature of the charge, says the Adolaicle Pinup, implied numerous threats held out by the defendant, declaring if she did not pay him money he had advanced her brother, he would blow her brains out, and his conduct was so violent that she apprehended he would carry out his threat. Her brother, who accompanied her to the colony, lost his life at Port Philip a few days after their arrival. During his stay the defendant—ascertaining he was in want of money to discharge some debts which he had contracted, advanced him the amount—the defendant asserting that he did so on her security. This Mi3B Sandford denied. She knew nothing of the affair until Mr. Bennett made the demand upon her. The defendant, in answer to the charge, persisted that he advanced the money to her brother 02 her security. He had waited on her several times, but the only reply he could get from her was, " Well, sir, is that all ?'' He was so exasperated at her conduct, that he certainly made use of harsh words, and threatened to shoot her. The magistrates bound the defendant over in heavy securities to keep the peace towards Miss Sandford for six months.  THE PHYSIC GARDENERS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS OP MlTCRAM.—Although the cultivation of medicinal plants is carried on in various parts ef England, yet more land is employed in this way in Surrey than ía any other county; and by far the greatest part of our physic grounds lie in the parish of Mitcham and its neighbourhood, about nine miles from London. The soil of this place is a rich black mould. The cultivation of physical plants at Mitcham commenced about a century ago. Lyson, who wrote in 1796, says that 40 years before his time there were only a few acres employed in the cultivation of medicinal herbs in this parish ; whereas, at the time he wrote, about 250 acres (of which 100 acres were devoted to the cultivation of peppermint) were occupied by physic gardeners. At the present time, more than WIO acres are devoted to the cultivation of medicinal herbs at Mitcham, Merton, and Carshalton. About 1768 or 1769, Mr. Potter began the cultivation of physic plants at Mitcham. He was succeeded by his relative; Mr. James Moore, who furnished Mr. Malcolm with the information contained in his work relating to the medicinal plants cultivated at Mitcham. A considerable number of medicinal plants are cultivated at Mitcham. Among the most important of these may be mentioned aconite, chamomiles, belladonna, el ateri um, 1 iquorice, henbane, lavender, spearmint, peppermint, roses, poppies, savine, violets, angelica, stinking orache, carraway, foxglove, lovage, elecampane, marsniallow, and hemlock. The principal part of the growers cultivate only peppermint and lavender, and some a few chamomiles.—Phcarinaserticat Journal.