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

PATTFSON.)  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 feloniously 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 ht ing 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 threw it Into the spoon, and then dashed the mould in her right hand into pieces, stamping on it with her feet. When they had secured her they found three Britannia metal spoons on the chimney piece, one of which had been partly minewitedth,earnoodni pp a 1141reo,t.he teeth of which were filled with white metal. On being secured, she said, " You b-, you thought to have me to rtnl gi ghht I,ll= eyo hadu haveme notyo u; oughtif you t had andacvoemb e ee Iniasi searched aarne h ed hourhe fboerfeo re eoinh , coming whetg with as you enter." Conetable so G produced lying on the tat bhlien Some fluid, and a piece of silver leaf co.ndh had fluid in tli ienin the neighbourhood of two galvanic attached,batteries of plaster of Paris in the eupboad." ,trretime. He found also powder mould which she had in her hand was hot. The batteries were produced w in Court, together with a pot of silver sand, two plate brushes which had been used on plaster of Paris, and several other articles. Mr. Field, inspector of the Mint, examined the pieces of metal produced, and the half-crown, and said they were Britannia metal. The batteries used were Slime's batteries; the liquid contained in cne 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 the silver sand was used to give a polish to the coin after being taken from the mould, and the " get " 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. ND • L summed the evidence, and Chief Justice Ti: `D against returned a verdict the prisoner of aiding and consultation personally present. abetting, and being ea her to seven years' transportation. The Court sentenced to have the Post-office cases fixed to come day would best suit the convenience of the Payne defended the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON applied lication. The Court agreed to the app at the bar, indicted for the wilful murder Joseph Carter was placed . the belly, on the 19th of May, in A° 1 it t oornn ey Friday,er'e r aals. legate. the parish of St. Giles's, Cripp the case to the jury, and called Mr. lII7DOLEsToNE introduced inter, who stated that he was at that of John Oddy, by stabbing him in Henry Mathews, a copper-plate pr, There were several others present; and Carter, after the witness had been there some when witness entered. time, Caine in. Oddy was ther-,,drinkQf a pot pf the Crown public-house at the corner of Union-street, about nine o'clock on the evening of t Carter, 04 cotiiin in, wialuct to