Hi Lesley and Listers, I haven’t been on for awhile but I am still reading what everyone is up to. I hope my questions are enough on topic. I found an article in the nla newspapers on one of my convicts daughters-I think? Francis Kingsbury’s daughter, Frances was born in 1841 in Ryde (part of Sydney I think-don’t know Sydney at all) and the article put her in about the right place(Hyde Park) aged about 20yrs. I am trying to confirm if this is one of my ancestors. Does anybody know the population of Sydney (as this incident happened in Hyde Park) in 1861? What is the likelihood of their being two Frances Kingsburys? How could I find out about the trial and what happened? I also can’t make out a couple of the below phrases (I have high lighted them-not sure if that will show) The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Friday 1 November 1861, page 2 Joseph Roberts was brought beforo tho'Court by inspec- tor Taylor, who yesterday apprehended him on a chargo of having feloniously ana unlawfully attempted to admi- nister to Frances Kingsbury a certain stupefying and overpowering thing, to wit, cautharides, or spanish fly, mixed on orange, with intent to assist him in tho commis- sion of a felony upon her ; he said, in reply to the ohargo, that it was all humbug. Tho inspector producod the orange, which ho had shown to two chemists and to Dr. Rutter. Frances Kingsbury, residing in Crown-strcot, deposed that, on Sunday evening, tho prisoner and herself were out together from about half-past seven-until half past ten-sometimes walking, at othors sitting on tho grass of Hydo Park ; whilo sitting, soon after they went out, ho gave her an orange from' his pocket, which, instead of eating, she put into her own pocket; she was suspicious of somo trick, becauso when she commenced to peel it she found a portion of tho skin to bo loose, and sho excused herself by saying, that having already partaken rather freely of fruit, sho feired it mignt make her unwell ; on parting ho asked her and sho promisod him to accompany him the following evening to tho theatre ; next morning sho looked at the orango find saw that it contained moro than orango ; sho took it to a chemist, and in' consequenco of what ho said sho yes-' tcrday complained to a magistrate. Dr. Rutter, police surgeon, deposed that ho had examined the »range produced by inspector Taylor, and found that a portion of tho fruit hod been cut out, and a cavity filled with about ten grains of Spanish fly-a powerful animal¡rritablo poison, which,, if prosecutrix had eaton, would havo made her very ill, though the quantity ÍB too Binall to destroy lifo. Prisonor said that tho orango ho govo prosecutrix was sound, and I that ho know nothing of the orange producod. Committed for trial at tho Central Criminal Court. Any help with above would be very appreciated. Cheers, Catherine