The Sun. — 1846-06-17 (London, England)

PATTESON.) Mr. PRENDERGAST applied to have the case of Dr. Ellis, who is Indicted for manslaughter In a case of hydropathic treatment, postponed till Saturday, which the Court allowed. Louisa Baptiste, a decently-dressed young woman, 23 years of age, was indicted for feloniotisly coining a half-crown. William Binney, inspector of the G division of police, said, he went to a house in New-court, Duck-lane, Westminster, on May '23, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon. On going up stairs to the front room second floor, he found the door fastened outside and in. The door was fastened inside by an upright plank, and a bar barricading that from the floor, and similar obstructions were used on the outside, giving the house the appearance of bang unoccupied. When the police went in they saw the prisoner standing by a large clear fire, having a plaster of Paris mould in her right hand, and a large iron spoon, containing white metal in a fluid state, in her left. When she saw them she laid down the Spoon on the hearth, took half-a-crown from a "get" on the chimney-piece, and pi Rai; ntliya threw it into the spoon, and then dashed the mould in her light hand into pieces, stamping on it with her feet. ebeenri hit hand onhathd e csecuredy piheeere, otnheeyof found htharde Melted, and ame h on being .ecinee t e teeth of which were filled with white metal. rights, but you li'a the e said, "You b-----, you thought to have me to inlght roods xne. not; if you had come half an hour before, you into the m dropping Yout oug alto have been searched before coming Constable 20 CI producheldngi3n y enter." which he found Wet with somCoeurt some pieces of copper wire, fluid,attached, lying Ott the table, in theunid, and a piece of silver leaf batteries,which had fluid in them at theelemb°e. urhood of two galvanic of plaster of Paris in the cupboad. The mouldl,lvehfird also powder hand was hot. The batteries were produced in Court, together ha: in her a pot of silver sand, two plate brushes which had beegnet er With used on piaster of Paris, and several other articles. Mr. Field, inspector of the Mint, examined the pieces of metal produced, and the 11,1 f-crown, and said they were Britannia metal. The batteries used were Smec's batteries ; the liquid contained in one bottle was a solution of salt of silver, and another bottle produced was full of a weak dilution of sulphuric acid taken from the batteries. He said tire silver sand was used to give a polish from the mould, to the coin after being taken and the " get e spoken of by the officers was the superfluous metal, which must be detached from the edge of it. Mr. Bodkin and . Mr• Ellis conducted the prosecution, and Mr. T. Payne defended the prisoner. the evidence, and the . Justice TINDAL summed . t the prisoner jury after Chief ed a verdict agains lie prisoner of aiding and consultation return present. abetting, and being personally ears' trans The Court sentenced her to seven ypo rtation. Post-office cases fixed to come have the Mr. CLAIESON applied to on on Friday, as that day would best suit the convenience of the Attorney-General. The Court agreed to the application. , Joseph Carter was placed at the indicted for the wilful murder of John Oddy, by stabbing him in the belly, on the 19th of May, in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate. to tile) ury, and called Mr. HUDDLESTONE Introduced the case was at Henry Mathews, a copper-plate printer, who stated that he the Crown public-house at the corner of tinion-street, about nine o'clock on the evening of the 19th of May. There were several others present; and Carter, after the witness had been there some time, came in. ()tidy was there when witness entered. r i pot Of Carter, on corning in, wished to drink O