The Sun. — 1858-11-20 (London, England)

MARYLEB ONE.—A respectably-dressed young woman, named Sophia Wilkinson, residing at 11, George-street, Lisson-grove, was brought before Mr. Long, charged with having attempted to murder a man, and also to terminate her own existence.  White, 96 S, deposed that at six that morning he was on the platform of the London and NorthWestern Railway, at Euston-square, when he saw the prisoner rushing towards a man who was in the act of getting into a carriage, and seize him by the hair of the head, with the evident intention of cutting his throat with a knife which she had drawn from her pocket. Finding that she was foiled in her sanguinary object she made a desperate effort to cut her own throat, but was prevented by witness, who took, her into custody, bnt not before she had, in a struggle, inflicted several wounds upon her hands. Witness-produced the knife, the blade of which was between four and five inches long; there was blood upon it. Mr. Long—ls the man here ? Witness—He is not, sir. He went off by the train with the intention, as I understand, of going to Australia. He and the prisoner have been liv-, ing together for some weeks. most Eeri, Mr. Long (to the prisoner)—This is a  The plaintiff's case was that in the summer of 1856 her son waited upon Madame Jullien in reference to a tent, which he told her would cost for hire £5 or £6 a week. This was for a common tent ; but as the tent was wanted as a place for drinking champagne in, it was suggested that it should be supported by framework instead of by ropes; that there should be a floor an sliding shutters; and that it should be decorated by having muslin curtains and by being painted. The tent cost £lOO, whilst the one originally ordered would only have cost £BO. The tent was up six weeks. Some muslin curtains were blown away on the day of the banquet to the Guards, and they were replaced by some canvas curtains. The amount charged for the hire of the tent was £8 Bs. a week, which, for six weeks, would make the su►n claimed £5O Ss.  It appeared that the prosecutrix was near De Beauvoir-square, Kingsland, rather late in the afternoon, when the prisoner Williams asked her the way to the Holloway-road. She told him he was going in the wrong direction, when the other prisoner, who was standing, near, made some remark ; and after she had told them the way and was about leaving, she heard a snap, and then putting her hand under her cloak found her gold watch gone. She took hold of Williams and said, " You bad boy, you have taken my watch," when he indignantly asked her what she meant, and told her to let go of him. Both of the prisoners were attired in loose coats, and Williams having broken away from her grasp, then ran off, and some working men pursued them, and finding that they were followed the watch was thrown away. When the prisoners were captured. the at first pretended that they did not know each other, but at the station they pleaded for forgiveness. Robberies of this  The witness, Mr. Isaac, said, in reply to the Chairman, the £5OO was lent on Saturday-, the 15th of May, but it was on the Friday Mr. Elliott asked him to advance it. Mr. Elliott simply said, " Will you pay £5OO to my credit at the hank at Northqmpton, for two or three days?" Witness ! plied he would. He did not gay what he wanted  Evidence was produced to make out the plaintiff's ease, and to prove that the charge was reasonable.