The Sun. — 1852-10-22 (London, England)

WORSHIP. STREET.—A poor man who had been found between three and four o'clock that morning, by M'Leod, 179, prostrate, sick, and exhausted, on the pavement near gt. Luke's Workhouse, and who stated that he had walked from Barnet that morning, was brought under the notice of the magistrate. M'Leod said that perceiving that it was an extreme case, he had taken him in the first instance to .the workhouse door, but the Y kept both of them hour until he spoke to the master, and gate-keeper on hearing..h!s story waiting half-anthen said the man could not be admitted. The man was next taken to the station, but the inspector at once sent him back with a message, that the master would b© 11cid responsible for any failure of his duty. This time the gete- keeper said the man must wait an hour for his admission, and the policeman accordingly left him at the _gate at his own request. Going that way, considerably after the lapse of the hour, the policeman found the poor man still unadmitted, and lenceking at the gate was told he would have hour yet. Under thi,se circumstances, to wait another the man was again conducted to the station-house, where he became so alarmingly ill that it was found necessary to send for the police surgeon, under whose directions he was supplied with restoratives and placed in a comfortable position near the fire until the arrival of the usual hour for briogiug forward the night charges at this court. The surgeon showed that the case was one which would not bear delay, and that permanent injuries might result to the poor man from the neglect he had experienced. Tho gate-keeper was summoned to appear to answer for his conduct, but on presenting himself he excused his conduct by the strictness of the instructions furnished by his superiors, and by saying that ho did not think the man wasas, according to the very bad indeed, rule, he must be to justify instant admission. Mr. Hammill professed himself in no wise satisfied with this explanation, and sent for the Master, who did not come. The magistrate then ordered that the case should be represented to the Chairman of the Board of G uardiaus for inquiry.  LAMBETH,—Johannak Connor, 20 yea„ of ago, was charged with pouring some powerful acid into the mouth of an infant only five weeks old, belonging to her master, by which its life was endangered. Mr. Edward Lapham, a master baker, Carrying on business at 57, Lower Marsh, Lambeth, deposed that on the preceding evening, about seven o clock, he about seven he desired the prisoner, who had been in his service weeks, to go up stairs and tell her mistress that he wished her to come down, as he wanted to speak to her, and that she was to stop with the infant until her mistress returned. Airs. Laphamcame down stairs, and while he was in conversation, the prisoner came down Stairs and said the infant was in convulsions. Mrs. Lapham, in consequence, hurried up stairs, and found the intent crying violently, and on looking at its mouth, found it much inflamed on one aide, and it was quite evident, from its contortions, that it was suffering severely Mrs. Lapham becoming alarmed at the child's condition, particularly as she had observed the top part of its dress much discoloured and burnt, calved out to him, and he instantly ran up stairs first, and flex' proceeded for the assistance of Mr. Sewell, a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood. Mr. Sewell being absent from home, his assistant promptly attended, and on examining the mouth of the infant said that vitriol, or sone such acid had been poured into it. He applied what ie conceived to be necessary to counteract the effects of ;he acid, and while doing so, he (Mr. Lapham) questioted the prisoner has to how tne infant could have become so injured and its clothes burnt in the manner they appeared, when she said that both had been occasioned bilihe candle falling out of the candlestick on to the chest of the child. This, both himself, and Mr. Sewell's assistant, believed to be perfectly impossible, as the inside of the infants mouth was much injt . red, and if th 4 candle bad fallen, as she alleged, the outside of the mouth would have been much more seriously damaged before the inside would have become injured. Having no doubt that the prisoner bad administered some thing imprope. to the child, ho told her he should give he into custody, End sent for a constable. The prisoner here d. isappeared, aid after searching the house for her he went into the back yard, when he found her lying on the pavement with her lege and arms extended, and foaming at the mouth, and he at once concluded that she had taken poison. He, in consequence, called to the doctor to come to her assistance, exclaiming at the time that it was a repetition of the tragedy at Stepney. Mr. Sewell's young min attended to her, but she recovered too rapidly to leave any further suspicion of her intention to commit suicide, and she was given over to a policeconstable. Mr. Elliott—aad any dispute arisen between yourself, your wife, tad the prisoner recently? Mr. Lapham--None whatever, sir. The prisoner, after the usual caution, was asked if she wished to say anything to the charge, and replied that the injuries were done with the candle, as she had first stated. Mr. Lapham presented before the magistrate, the dress worn by the infant at the time, and it was quite apparent at a glance that the burning was caused by a strong acid, and not by a candle. The prisoner was remanded.