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    was carefully attended by a medical man . A reward of 2002 . baa been offered for the apprehension of the ruffian . The pistol -was found lying at the bottom of the cart , and is in the hands of the police . Another account states that Mr . Ovenden , as he was driving along the road , saw a miserable looking man lying by the wayside ,-who said he was too ill to rise , and begged assistance . Mr . Ovendea got out of his cart , and helped the man on his feet , when incidents similar to those already narrated took place . On finding himself wounded , Mr . Ovenden , says the latter account , ^ leaped back into the vehicle , and some way further on met with a labourer who drove him home . It appears probable that he will recover , as he is a young and strong man .

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    and able-bodied fellows , of ruffianly appearance and manners , named Joseph Lee , aged nineteen , and James Sadleir , plumber , twenty-two , were charged with seizing John Duhm , of Lower Pelham-street , Spitalfields , by the neck , throwing him backwards , and attempting to rob him of his watch , and money . This was in High-street , Whitechapel , in the middle of the night . The offence having been proved , the men were committed for trial . —A young man , named George Collins , has been committed for trial by the Lambeth magistrate for a very similar offence in the Kenningtonroad , at twelve o ' clock at night . The Walwokth Murders , aoto the Aixege » Poisoning at Stamford . —The final examination at

    the Lambeth police-court of Bacon and his wife , on the charge of murdering their children , took place on Wednesday . Mrs . Bacon still contrived to evade looking at her husband , who seemed desirous to see her . Both were committed for trial , and the magistrate then stated that he had received a telegraphic despatch from Stamford , stating that arsenic had been found in the body of Bacon ' s mother . At hearing this , Bacon kejt his eyes fixed on the floor , and a slight flush came on his face . On being taken back to his cell , Bacon became greatly agitated , and commenced , crying and wailing . He afterwards requested of the magistrate to be permitted to see his wife ; but this was refused . —The inquest near Stamford on the body of Mr ? . Bacon , senior , was resumed on

    Middlesex Sessions . —John JBenns surrendered to take bis trial on a charge of assaulting Ann Mosley , a widow , and forcibly entering her house . The case was one of disputed possession ; and Benns , thinking he had a right to the house , seized it and turned out Mrs . Mosley . It was arranged that he should plead Guilty to two counts of the indictment , and then take proper legal steps in the matter . Possession was restored to the widow , and Benns was bound over to appear again on the next bail day . Mrs . Cobbett , the wife of the -wellknown William Cobbett , was present at the trial , and seemed to be interested in the result ; and Mr . Metcalfe ,

    counsel for Benns , read in court a letter from the husband in which he accused Mr Metcalfe of insulting his wife , and concluding thus : — " Now , therefore , I beg to inform you that I shall , on the first day of next Easter terra , have business at Westminster-hall , and that , with your leave and license ( which I require in the course of tomorrow , Friday ) , I will at the door of that hall , at ten A . M ., give you as good a pair of black eyes as ever you had in your life , or that in case of your refusing or neglecting to give me such leave and license as above required , I will give you the opportunity of whitewashing yourself before the proper authorities within the said hall . "

    A Muedekous Trade . —In the case of some men charged at Bow-street with having base coin in their possession , and with stealing a watch-case from a Mr . Balch , a watch-gilder , that individual , on being called on to sign iis deposition , said : — I will try , but I am SO charged with mercury , or quicksilver , that I donbt whether I can write . "—Mr . Henry ( the magistrate ) : ' ' Has your trade usually that effect ?"—Mr . Balch : Yes , sir , always . I have not been able to walk for the last twelve months , and , indeed , I have been very infirm fox eighteen months or two years . It ought to be stopped . " With some trouble , however , Mr . Balch succeeded in writing hia name at the foot of the deposition . The prisoners were committed for trial .

    The Case of Cruelty to a Girl . —John Walker , the haberdasher charged at Worship-street with cruel neglect of his orphan niece , has been again remanded . In the meanwhile , th « people in the neighbourhood express their detestation by breaking the windows of the house , and creating continual disturbances in the immediate vicinity . A boy was brought before the magistrate on a charge arising out of the 3 e riots , and was condemned to pay the value of the glass he had smashed . Walker , on being again released on bail , found it necessary to be escorted home by the police .

    Confession of a Murdkr . —A blacksmith of the name of James Smith , living at Halifax , has confessed , before ^ the police authorities of that town , to a murder committed by himself and another about fourteen years ago , on the governor of Carlisle gaol . The man stated that the act of which he accused himself had been effected by throwing his victim over the banisters of the prison ; and he added that he had been so troubled in his conscience ever since , that he was determined to surrender himself to justice . Although warned by a sergeant at the police-station to be careful of what ho said in a case of so serious a nature , Smith repeated his statement j but , when examined soon afterwards by the superintendent , he wavered a good dealand seemed to

    , wish to forego entirely what ho had previously stated , or to reduce it to a charge which had "been preferred against him at a public-house . He was locked up , however , and the police made inquiries , and soon obtained information , which , though it did not clearly prove the ease against Smith , throw great suspicion on him . Amongst other important facts , they learned that the prisoner had lately told a fellow-workman that he meant to write to his brother at Carlisle , and inform him that ha should return homo if the gaol murder had been forgotten . Tho police authorities at Halifax are still engaged in investigating tho matter , and the superintendent has communicated with the Carlisle police . Tho man has been since discharged .

    Atticmitkd Suicidk by a Convict . —A man , who had been convicted at tho Middlesex Sessions , for stealing n purse , made an attempt in one of tiio cells to kill himself , by opening several of his veins with pieces of an earthen pan placed in tho cell , which be broke for tho purpose . On his trial ho admitted that he had been a thief , but said tho police would not let him get an honest livelihood . Ilia present sentence ia four years ' penal servitude . Tho attempt at suicide- was only just discovered in timo to prevent a fatal termination . Hjchway Assault and Konnicnv . — - Two strong

    the same day , when the medical testimony was received , including Professor Taylor ' s report , which concluded thus : — " 1 . The body of the deceased Ann Bacon contained arsenic , which must have been taken by or administered to her while living . 2 . That the arsenic was found in the largest proportion—1 , in the intestines ; 2 , in the liver and gaU bladder ; and 3 , in the stomach . The kidneys and spleen contained a small quantity ; the heart and bloody liquid of the chest contained none . " 3 . That the total quantity extracted from tlie different parts was small—namely , about three-quarters of a grain . 4 . That the parts containing the arsenicwere well preserved , but presented none of the appearances which are usually produced by this poison . " From the

    evidence of Mrs . Ann Bacon , the sister-in-law of the accused , it appeared that Thomas Bacon , the person now in custody , was observed by her , during his mother ' s illness , to give her ( the mother ) something out of a bottle , which bottle he took away after the death . He also took from a drawer his mother ' s rent-book . The other points in Mr s- Ann Bacon ' s evidence have already appeared in this journal . The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Thomas Bacon . —Some circumstances have come to the knowledge of the police at Stnmford which have induced the authorities there to

    order the exhumation of the body of Nathaniel Bacon , the father of Thomas Fuller Bacon . It is stated that Mr . IBacon , sen ., was possessed of house property in Stamford to the . extent . ' of about 160 / . per annum , a portion of which would immediately revert to his son , Thomas Fuller Bacon , and the remainder to his wife for life . Nathaniel Bacon , the father , dined with his son on the 13 th of October , 1854 , -was taken ill , seized with crainps , spasms , and vomiting , died on the 17 th , and was interred in . Great Casterton churchyard , Tho chemical analysis of tho remains of the deceased will be commenced without delay .

    Criminal Assault at Sea . —Hugh Murray , a man with several aliases , lias been sentenced by the Edinburgh High Court to twenty-one years' transportation for attempting to ravish a woman on board a boat on tho Clyde , and then suspending her in tlie water , and threatening to drown her unless she consented to his desires .

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    the name of Major Maynard , has been finally examined at Marlborough-street , and , three cases , out of about thirty , in which he had successfully swindled tradesmen , having been brought home to him , he was committed for trial . With respect to the case of " Stammers v . Hughes , " " of which we gave an account last week , the Times says : — "We have received a letter from Mr . Stammers , who was examined as a witness in this case , explaining that that part of his evidence which referred to the connexion between Miss Stanley and Mr . Hughes was not voluntarily given , but was extorted from him by the plaintiff's counsel . The attorney for Miss Stanley has requested us to state , in answer to Mr . Stammers ' s evidence ' that nobody was paid except the landlord , who stopped the rent , ' that a sum of 1450 ? . was paid by Mr . Hughes during the continuance of Miss Stanley ' s entertainment . "

    A baker named Curling , living in Snow ' s-fields , Bermondsey , has brought an action in the Court of Exchequer against the proprietor of Bell ' s News , for a libel contained in a letter to that paper , the writer of which , who signed himself " Robin Hood , " said that Curling had put a distress into a room in his house occupied by a widow , who owed him 3 / . 2 s . for rent , and had behaved with such wanton cruelty to her , by causing her to be dragged off a sick-bed and conveyed to the workhouse , that she died . " This , " said the writer , " was 8

    case of murder as complete as if the wretch of a landlord and his hell-hounds had plunged a knife into her heart . " He then went on to charge the landlord with cheating the son of the poor woman out of seven shillings and sixpence . These accusations had had the effect of greatly diminishing Curling ' s business , and lie now stated in court that the narrative was in many respects untrue . His own version was divested of the more repulsive features of " Robin Hood ' s" story ; but it indicated aome degree of harshness . The jury , however , gave 100 ? . damages .

    Messrs . De la Rue and Co ., the well-known envelope manufacturers , have brought an action against Messrs . Dickinson and Co ., who are engaged in the same branch of trade , for an infringement of the patent possessed by the former . The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs , saying that the defendants' process was a mere colourable imitation of that patented by the Messrs . De la Rue . A petition to the Loxda Justices of Appeal , sitting : in the Court of Chancery , has been made on behalf of Lyon Samuel , a person whose case has recently made some noise in the Bankruptcy Court . The circumstances under which the appeal was presented were these : —The bankrupt was the owner of certain valuable diamonds

    jewellery , and before his bankruptcy he entrusted them , or alleged he entrusted them , to a Mr . Diamond , and subsequently recovered part , and left the remainder with that person , and also lent him 3000 ? ., or thereabouts , to enable him to buy a forest somewhere in Moldavia from a Prince Schinass , but took no security for the money , although Diamond offered bills of exchange for the amount . The greater part of this statement was given by the bankrupt in his examination before the commissioner , who remanded him to prison , adjourning his last examination sine die . He now petitioned for a reversal of the order and for his discharge , and that a day might be appointed for the final examination . The petition was dismissed with , costs .

    A case in which tho forgery of a will was concerned has been heard at the Ecclesiastical Court , York , before Mr . < r . H . Yexnon , Chancellor . The will in dispute was made by the late Mr . John Jackson , of Stapleford , in the county of Nottingham . The defendant in the suit was his housekeeper , Sarah Radbourne , who was appointed by tho disputed will solo executrix and residuary legatee . The property involved is 30 , 000 ? . Tho case against the validity of the will rested mainly on the fact that Mr . Jackson was known to have frequently said ho would never make a ivill , as , being a superstitious man , ho was afraid of becoming ill in consequence . Ho used to observe that his father once made n will when he was

    GATHERINGS FROM THE LAW AND POLICE COURTS . A woman named Sabine , of ladylike appearance , and dressed in deep mourning , has been charged at the Worship-street police court with telling fortunes at a house in Old-street . She engaged respectable lodgings at the residence of a surgeon , and was there visited by Beveral persons who asked to seo " tho good lady" ( for thnt was the formulary prescribed to tho devotees ) , and , having received her sage counsel and prophetic guidance , paid her various small sums , and departed , ia possession of tho secrets of futurity . At length , however , a police sorgeant wont there in plain clothes , and , instead of consulting the Book of Fate , " proceeded at ence to

    business , as ho stated before the magistrate Mrs . Sabine at first denied that she told fortunes , and said the accusation was brought against her in malice by the surgeon at whoso house she lodged , on account of her not employing him in her late accouchement ; but sho afterwards admitted tho truth of tho charge , and pleaded that her husband was ill with consumption , and that sho was obliged to do something for her living . She appeared to be in great distress , and implored for mercy , saying slio had never done an injury to any one ; that she meant no harm , anil would never do so again . Mr . D'Eyncourt , tho magistrate , sentenced her to one month ' s imprisonment , but remitted tho hard labour usual in such cades , on account of the "woman ' s recent confinement . Edward Capo , formerly in the 88 th Regiment of Foot , who has been charged with obtaining money and goods by moans of fraudulent cheques and ordera mado out in

    in perfect health , and that he was never well afterwards . Throe men were concerned with tho woman in forging the document . Tho Chancellor , in delivering judgmont , said the case was a clear ono against tho woman Badbourne , and she was condemned in costs . Somo actions for false imprisonment have been brought in several of the law courts this week . Ono of these casca , heard in the Court of Queen ' s Bench , before Mr . Justice Krle and a ] common jury , was that of a young woman , named Andrews , who for seventeen years had been in the employ of Messrs . Edmonds and Co ., the bookbinders , and who was looked on as a very respectable person . Ono evening she went to the shop of

    a butcher in Lower Marsh , Westminster , and tendered a shilling in payment for somo moat . The butcher ' s wife said the shilling wan bad ; but Andrews asserted that the shilling which tho butcher ' s wife threw down waa not tho ono which had been given her . A disputo ensued , in which , according to tho statements mado in defence , the young woman waa very violent in hor language , and said slvo was tho victim of a swindle . On tho other hand , Bho was accused of being a passer of bad money . Tho butcher himself came in , and ultimately gave Andrews into custody , but tho inspector at tho station-house- refused to take tho harp ; e . which , indeed , tho butcher did . wot press . A

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    IFebruary 21 , 1857 . ] THE LEADER . 177

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 21, 1857, page 177, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2181/page/9/