22 JULY 1871, Page 3

The extraordinary case of Agnes Norman was heard on Sater-

-day. This girl, a nursemaid only fifteen years old, is believed to have a mania for witnessing or causing death, being accused of killing cats, birds, as well as four children in succession. She was tried first for the murder of Jessie Beer, a little child of fifteen -months ; but there was no evidence except that of the doctor, which 'only proved murder by somebody while Norman was in the room, and she was acquitted. She was, however, convicted of an attempt to murder Charles Parfitt, a boy of ten, and found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy on the ground of her youth. The Com- mon Serjeant delayed sentence until next session, probably from a wish to allow time for some medical inquiries.