The Sun. — 1839-07-29 (London, England)

THE LATE CHARGE OF POISONING A WIFE. —Thursday, at Lambeth-street office, John Clifton, the young man who has been in custody for nearly a fortnight on the alleged charge of having administered some active poison to his wife Caroline, which had caused ber.Cleatb• was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hardwick, for final examination. Mr. Lunn, the chemist, of Aldersgate-street, who had been previously examined at this office, stated that since that examination he had submitted the contents . of the stomach of the deceased to a further and Iller° searching test, and could not discoser the slightest 10esence of anything of a poisonous nature. Joseph 14°e'ci wood, a chemist in Charlotte-street, Wbitechapel, depose that about two months ago the prisoner came to hiss and asked for twopennyworth of arsenic, saying t hoe.t time that his lodgings were overrun with mice, and tu" be required it to destroy them. Witness, perceiving him to be a respectable and rationallooking young I'llB7 after cautioning him as to the necessity of care in its u_' ' gave him the arsenic, which weighed nearly half an ounce s. and upon which he wrote the word " Poison." 5111ci Scott stated that about two months ago the. prisoner s'o his wife lodged at her house, and while they had bee there she bad never known either of them to comp with mice, nor was it true that the house was overrun vol them, as had been stated. The Magistrate directed that ' the statement of the last witness should be placed of the depositions. Mr. Pelham, who attended on bebalL°. the prisoner, submitted, after the evidence given by Inlc% Lunn—namely, that there was not the slightest ntesedi, of poison in the contents of the stomach of the decease _t. that there was no case that would justify the cornmitmeubo of the prisoner, and, therefore, he hoped he would g discharged. Mr. Hardwick entertained avery differep_ opinion of the case, and committed the prisoner to tag: his trial at the Central Criminal Court upon the eherg of murder. h e The Dublin Evenir g Post refers es to t powerful and very remarkable speech of Lord Clarenoddounct_ adding, it was his maiden speech—but it vraa Jae Pr ,9hed tion of a man who cannot fail to become a . distingue senator and statesman."  PATENT LEVER WA TCIIE 0 With silver double-bottom cases £6 u 6 With silver hunting cases 616 This celebrated construction (the most accurate on whie „ a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest iropr°,°„"; meats. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four 11°`;‘, capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and Oa; taimng power to continue going while winding up, at the ab° price, at  T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Combat, London' (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchanges  ' SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE coOLEAS A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmitfas 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bard> of England), I°llAchoice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and OR MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to directatterTos. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81 the, the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. Bs. the pairj. the Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, lvi pair, &c., all of whic... are strongly mounted with Silver,!"o, have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arend A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the a ao;_iica.. other articles of plate generally, which may be had on Y tion, free of cost.