Star. — London, England, 1827-09-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY. The reserve Companies of the 20th Regiment marched, In two disisio' os, on Tuesday and Wednesday, from Buttevant, on route to Boyle, their future quarters. Tuesday evening, the Officers of the 37th Regiment give a fare well dinner to their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Li &Aar, at the Mess-room in Limerick. On Wednesday morn ing Lieutenant-Colonel Ls Scam left Limerick for Cork, to join the 0d Regiment, to which he has just been appointed. Liedtenant-Colonel Caterscit. has arrived at Tempkmore, to take the coinmand of the 37th Regiment, to which he has recently been appointed. The following changes of the 24th Regiment have taken place in the Detachment :—Head-quartera, Athlone—Captain EWING and Lieutenant CONT)1011AU. to Roscommon; Captain &TOILE and Lieutenant Yocnn, to Rallymahnit ; Lieutenant Gamer, to Shannon bridge; Lieutenant Winona., to TuHamore ; Lieutenant HARRIS, to Strokestoun. The Hon. Captain Moncton, Captain Beacon, Lieutenant Liette, and Ensigns &town, A tcocr, and Statue, mars to Head-quarters, Athlone. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The John, Cut.Lzu, from Liverpool to Bahia, grounded in Rock Channel yesterday, but got off, and proceeded. Fatatonms, Sur. B.—Wind R.—Arrived off port the Duke of Norfolk, MANNINO, from St. Kitt's. Arrived the Duke of Kent, Lawsoca, from Lisbon. Sailed the Sandwich packet, for Lis bon ; and the Camden packet, Tzttr, for the Mediterranean. Purmotrru, Sim B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed the Swallow, Comm, for Newfoundland ; Patience, SNALLGAII, for Cadiz ; Mary, Row., for Messina; and Mabina, for Palermo; Alfred, for Trieste; and Emerald, 141 renew, for Jamaica. DIAL, Sem B. Wind N.B—This morning the Russian fleet sailed for Cronstadt. ----- --- ----- Sam 9.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived the Coromandel, floras, from Madras. Livatrooz, Sarr. 7.—Arrived the Bee, BALFOUR, from New Or leans; Ann, BASTICION, from Virginia; C. Whittle, Laconia, from Smyrna; and Nestor, Moemorr, from St. Petersburgh. Sart. B.—Arrived the,Silas Richards, Doznalooz, from New Twit; Jubn-Marsh, Ears, and Isabella, Comaaac, from New Or leans. Sailed the Fee Fee, lld`Gowon, for Valparaiso; Perste, Wiwi., for New Orleans; Milton, Warr, for New York; En voy, Maims, for Providence; Dement, Haaatsoa, for New Bnoswick • Albion, Curer/Am for Labrador; Birmi ng h am , H A '- AU Lo rdL and rd Wellington, Roc's; for New York ; Montezuma, Warr, for Philadelphia; and the Shamrock, Woulautsuam, from Opotta Durmasts, See:. 7, S, and 9.—Arrived the Agenoria, Parris_ sou, from St. Vincent's; Cicero, PARK, from Archangel; Ellen, TAYLOR, from St. Petersburgh; and JR aculapiug, Douozas, from Riga. Sailed the Don, Annzason, for Raga; and Simeon, Rooais, for Hamburgh. Sere, 9.—Sailed the Wellington, Evans, for Madras ; M. S. Elphinstone, Fzisanoso, for Bombay ; Flora, LORING, for Batavia ; Roselle, Moaass, for Valparaiso; Sophia, IMlvroa,, for Memel; and Albion, Caine, for Constantistople. POOTIMOOTH, Saar. B.—Wind light and variable. SNIT. D. —Wind S. to Westerly.—Passed the Thomas, for Cal cutta ; and the Asp and Rrcovery, for the South Seas. Sailed his Majesty's ship Tweed, for the Cape. 711.0111.711/ uiserastta; Thursday his Majesty's surveying -vessel the Kangaroo, Mr. Miles, •acting Commander, arrived from Jamaica, baying left that Island on July 10, with a mail, which, as the wind was against the vessel coming up Channel, was landed at Falmouth yesterday re'smigtst. The Valorous, 28,.Captaln the Earl of Huntingdon, was to leave Port Royal shortly, for England. The Barham, 60, Sir Thomas Louis, Bart. had sailed for St. Domingo; en her ve lum, she was to proceed to Halifax and Quebec, with money. The Aracboe, Captain Pettinau, had gone to the Windward station; the Scylla, to Bermuda, with dispatches; the Esprit,le and Ferret were lying at Port Royal. All the crews of the ships on the sta. lion were healthy : nor was there any prevalent disease existing among the Islands, except at Cuba, where (at the Havauuah) fever was very destructive of human life, both among the troops and the inhabitants. The following passengers came home in t►e Kan garoo; Captain Colebrook, R.A. Lieutenants Bond, Pylades; Joiset.'promoted front the Araehne; and Forrester, of the Bar ham; Messrs. Stanmer, Dartwell, White, Mid. invalided; and Mr. neer memsliant. Tuesday tie bkon frigate, Captain Hon. William Gordon. sailed for Newfoundland, with a Detachment of seventy-nine men of the Newfoundland Veteran Companies; and for Quebec, to Lad Commissioner Barrie. On Thursday the Cracker, Ueutenant }Mush, sailed to protect the Fisheries on the Coast of Jersey. The Isis, 60, Commodore Sir Thomas Staines, ILC, B. has left Chatham for this port, on her way to the Mediterranean. 'The Undaunted frigate, Captain Augustus Clifford, C.B. is expected to sail from this port about the middle of next mouth, with Lord William &mind; Governor-G, neral of India. Sir Thomas Hardy has returned from his visit to the Adapt xalty. His squadron of experimental ships will be ready for sea again in about ten days. The Tweed, 28, Captain Lord R. J. S. Churchill, went oat of barbour this morning, fitted for the Cape of Good Hope station. Yesterday the liacgaroo sailed for the River. Remain at Spit lead :tGalates Tyne, Sapphire, Challenger, Tweed, Wolf, Acorn, Columbine, Sa tellite, and Starling. The Jupiter was paid off on Wednesday. The Royal George, Itu guns, will be launched on the 22d inst. at Chatham ; his Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral is expected to be present. The following is an extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Males, dated July 83: " We have the honour to transmit herewith a protest made by the AI of certain vessels detained in the port for want of coo voy to the Levant, and which, by their desire, we have forwarded fur the Mformation of th e Underwriters. The skips in question sailed for their respective destinations on the 17th, under protec tion of the Netherland corvette Hecht. His Excellency Vice-Ad miral Sir R. Codringeen has signified to the Masters of vessels bound Eastward; that for the future such as do not wish to remain in this port till a convoy is appointed, had beast proceed to Zante, when dor of his Maiesty's ship will be tostricted to protect them as far es Cerrito, where they will be taken up by another to their destination. By this public instrument of protest, be It known and made manifest, that on the Bth of July, 1527, before me William Ste vens, Notary PLblic, by lawful authority, duly admitted and sworn, residing and practising at Malta, and witnessing, personally came and appeared William Gibbons, Muter of the brig Herby ; W. Birkett, Master of the brig Susannah ; J. Ehbage, Master of the brig Portia ; W. Martin, of the Nymph ; and J. Service, Mas ter of the brig General Brock, respectively under English colours, and now at anchor in the port of Malta wbo declared that they put into this port for the purpose of obtaining convoy, in consequence of the outrageous acts of piracy committed in the Archipelago, the said appearers being bound to Smyrna and Constantinople; and they (Other declare and say that they have been informed and ve rily believe that the Commander of his Majesty's brig Philonsel was a shtnt time since applied to for convoy through the Arches, but who, notwithstanding his being destined for Milo, as they have heardtaed verily believe, refused to give protection to the trade bound to Smyrna and oestanthsople. oe even as far as Milo, ow ing to s-hich several of the merchants then In this port were eons. pelted to proceed without convoy; and they further say, that a notice appears on the Commercial Exchange of this island, dated so long back as the loth June last, stating that Ms Majesty's ship Jae. per, on her return from Leghorn, would give convoy to. veils* bound to Smyrna, but which ship is not yet arrived in thisidinsde And they, the Appearers, also say, that at present there is DO veil. set of year in this port to which application could be made for cow Soy ; and as their vessels have valuable cargoes on board, and ne their further detention may be highly prejudicial to the owners of the goods laden on board, they deem it prudent to proceed in cow pany, without being further detained in this port, awaiting the pro. habit chance of the arrival of a ship of war to give them convey. " Wherefore they, these Appearers, have protested, a nd I, t h e said Notary, on t h e i r part and behalf , do protest against the cir cunstances which compel them to depart without convoy ; and that in the "Uses, damages, and injuries suffered or t o b e su ff ere d, e i ther by their said vesse l s or the goods of their lading, must be borne, paid, defrayed, and sustained by the merchants, owners, and under writers interested, or whomsoever it doth, may, or shall concern. Whereof an act being required, I, the said Notary, have granted runt to serve and avail when and as occasion may require. " Thus done, sworn, ate. at La Valetta, Malta, this aforesaid lab day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1527. (Signed) " WM. GIBBONS. " WM. BIRKETT. " THOS EBBAGE. " WM. MARTIN. " JOHN W. SERVICE. ti Wi t ai gn S W. J. STEVEN& W. B. STEPHENSON. " In testiononhern veritatis, ' WM. STEVENS, Notary Public." . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WEYMOUTH RACES, RACES, Serer. 6 . The Tradotosto's Plisse of 50 sons. The best of heats, about tal miles. Mr. RadcHffe's Laurence, 4 yrs, Tu. ftlb. . . 51 1 1 Mr. Weston's Premier, 4 y rs , V st . alb . . 2 2 1 1 1 Mr. Farquhar son ' s f. W an d erer, 3 yrs, 6st. 61b. : 15 S 1 Mr. Fuqoharson's Presentiment, 6 yrs, est. 10Ib. . dr A most admirable race, woo by only half a head. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added,. , Mr. Farquharson's Presentiment, 6 yrs, 9st. 31b. , 2 1 Mr. Chawner's Giantess, 6 yrs, 7st. I lib. . . 11 2 Three drawn. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 23 added. Tbs IN et heats one mile and a distance. _ Mr. Whittle's Zirana . . . . 1 1 a Mr. Hatton's Oxf o rd Tom . . I Mr. Davis's Traveller Mr. Haoham's Shamrock, aged, 12st. . . Doled CURRAGH ROYAL MEETING, Sam 5. • Sweepstakes of 20 soya, each, b. ft. for two yr olds. T.Y.C. Mr. Blake's b. f. Ildegarda, sister to Byron . . 1 Lord Sligo's b. f. by Langar . - . . 2 Mr. Hammersley's 1. by Ivanhoe . 5 Royal Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft. for two and a half yr olds. T.Y.C. SI: Subscribers. Mr. Make's b. f. Ildegarda . - walked over Mr. Batterby's b. b. Seaforde beat Mr. Bodkin's gr. e. Nigel by Fencer, ilist. each, 50 sous. Three miles. Mr. Trafford's br. m. Duchess, beat Capt. Ribbart% b. g. Day. light, 25 sows. One mile. Rode by the owners. TUUDAY. . Sweepstakes of 20 sot's. each, h. ft. for two and a halt yr old colts, lit. 41b. fillies, ast. ii lb. T.t.C. Five Subscribers. Dir. Kelly's gr. f. sister to Dime . . 1 . . Mr. Blake's b. f. lldegarda „ . . • . 2 Mr. J. Kelly'sgr. 1. by Mr. Robert . 3 BASINGSTOKE RACES, Sam 7. The Haekwood Stakes of 5 sorra. each, with 251bs. added. For all Ages. Heats once round the Course and a Dis ante. Lord Mount charles's ch. c. Englemere, 3 yrs, 7st. Sib. . 1 I Mr. Pearce's f. Fancy, 4 yrs, 7st. I Ilb. . 2dr Lord Button names, b. f. Medora, 3 yra, 6,1. 71b. . Sdr Sir W. Heatbcote names tharnwood, aged,9st. 71b. • dr Mr. Fleming is a Subscriber, but did not name. A Handicap Stakes, made up SO sees. by the Town of Basingstoke. Heats once round and a Distance. Lord Mountcharles's Englemere, Bst. 710. . . 1 1 Sir W. Luruley's Little Driver, 811. 81h. . 2 2 Mr. Pearce's Fancy, 7st. bib. • 3 3 Mr. Braithwaite's br. m. Bst. 71b. . 4 4 Lord Button's Medora, 6st. 71b. . sdr . . - MORPETH )4EETING, Sm. 4. The Members' Plate of £5O for maiden horses, &c. Heats, twice . . round. Mr. Ramsay's b. b. by Telegraph, 6 yrs, tht. 71b. . 1 1 Mr. Jackson's b. h. Sir Catton, 4 yrs, est. . 3 4 Mr. Matford's ch. c. by Mozart, 3 yrs . II 3 A good heat, and won by halt a neck. WILDS/IMA Y. A Plate of .460. The second 11ore7;receive ,ClO out of it. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Watson's b. c. frenta --- ine, 4 yrs, ;57.74:01D.. .. 1 1 Mr. Hudson's b. in. Lady ashy, 6 yrs, Rst. 1016. . 2 2 :11r. Mulford's ch. c. by Mozart, 3 yrs, 6.1. bOlb. . sdr A Silver Cup, value 60gs. for horses not thorough-bred. Heats, twice round. _.. _ . Mr. Dunn's b. m. Miss flsggerston, 5 yrs, 1 1 st. 31h. 2 1 1 Mr. Gardiner's eb.m. sister to Jessy. 5 yrs, 1 Ist. 31b. 1 2 3 Mr. Pattison's b. It. Granby, 5. yrs. 11st. 61b. . 4 3 2 Mr. Kent's ch. h. St. Leger, 6yrs, list. . . 5 4 dis Mr. kobinson's b. f. by Felton, 3 yra, 951. 61b. . 5 die Mr. Blair's br. m. Heather-Bell, 6 yrs, 1 Ist. 11 lb. . 6 dis . • . TH U RIDA T. A Sweepstakes of 3 sows. euh, with eCtS added. The second to receive 5 soy.. out of the Fund. Heats, twice round the Course. Five Subscribers. • Mr. Hudson's b. m. Lady R u by, 6 yrs walled ave r An unusual degree of interest Is excited this year by the approach ing race for the Lancaster Cup, un account of the number of cele brated horses which are expected to start for it, viz. Memnon, Fleur de Lis, Leagwaist, Tarrare, Jerry, and Mulatto. Besides these, there will probably be several young horses. REGATTA. Poona. Sarr, B.—At our Regatta on Tuesday last, being a fine day. with a brisk easterly wind, a great number of vessels were seen under sail in every direction in the harbour. At ten o'clock a gun was fired from the cutter, from whence the different matches were to start. The first match was well contested by the Jane, Hope, Mary, Greyhound, Swan, and the Two Brothers. The prizes were awarded to the' Hope first, Jute second, and Grey bound third. The second match was also well contested by the Martha and Jane, George, Active, Elizabeth, and Nimble. The prizes were awarded to the Martha and Jane first, George second. and Active third. The third match by nine clay boats, of from 15 to 21 tont, was well contested and afforded great amusement. The fourth match was for a handsome emblasoned silk Sag, and was con tested for by four Gentlemen's yachts, viz. the Antar, T. Spurrier, Esq. the Bermuda, Colonel Le Mesurler; the Nonpariel, E. Fryer, Esq. and the Love, Mr: J. Manlaws; was particularly well contested, and won by the Love, the others coming in close after. Three excellent matches of Row Boats afforded great amusement to the populace who were on the quay. In the evening there was a vocal concert at the Town-hall, which was attended by nearly all the gentry of the town and neighbourhood. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Szrr. 10. Oat supplies daring the week were rather limited, but this morn ing we had a (air arrival of new Grain, still, as the conditions did not altogether answer the expectation of the factors, higher prices were demanded for fine samples of old, and what was sold obtained fufl as high prices as on this day week. Fine malting Barley being scarce, some fine samples sold as high as 375. per quarter; but the middling sort remained undisposed of fur want of buyers. New Beans sold for 435 per quarter ; but old ones command last Monday's Prices. Peas were dull sale, but not lower. Oats are ts. per quarter dearer, the sapply being rather small. In other articles there is no r alteration. Wheat, Kent & Easel, SOs 83s Suffolk, 50s 64s Norfolk, 50s SYs Rye Hs 40$ Barley 54a 37. Malt 60s 66s Peas, White 56. 38s Boilers 40s 43s Peas, Grey 42. 4.5. Beans, Small ass 4511 Tick, new 40s 43s Oats, Potatoe 28s 34s Poland 26. 334 Feed 22s 24s Flour, per sack, SOs. 555. Rapeseed 110 s 23. per last: LAST WEIL. Foreign Oats Beans, qrs. Foreign Beans Peas English Flour, sacks 6,641 Foreign do. barrels SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 10. neraarartou Wheat, English quarters 5,724 Da Foreign Barley, British Foreign Barley, Malt, British Oats 405 700 2,159 815 5,164 409 761 There is no alteration worth noticing in the Beef trade, the best young Stots continuing at 4s. 10d. to ss. per stone ; and the same may be said of Mutton, for which, where the Downs are very bee, ss. per stone is given. Veal scarcely supports the prices of Mon day last, the best young Calves not reaching more than ss. 6d. to Ss. ed. per stone. I■ the Perk trade the price is pretty firm at 5% ed. to 6s. per stone for the best dairy-fed Porkers. Lamb fetches rather better prices, tbe best meat being quoted at ss. 2d. per stone. —Beasts, 2781; 5heep,25,540; Pigs, 140; Calve., 176. Beef, per stone, ss. 6d. to ss. Mutton, Ss. ed. to Ss. Veal, 4.. 6d. to 55.114.1. Pork, ss. to. es. Lamb, 4s. to ss. 46.—Hay, per load, £5 15e. to 525 51. Clover, se4 to ,e 6 ; Straw, .61 10.. to f 116.. LIVERPOOL, Sin S. Corson Woos_—Owing to the prevalence of easterly winds, the imports of foreign produce is Ent a third week exceedingly light; that of Cotton being only 7,208 bags. The demand for Cotton has likewise been limited, the sales not exceeding 9,600 bags, at a dif ficult support of last week's rates. &c.—There has again been a good demand for Sugar, and 7.50 hhds. have changed ►ands at full prices; 300 bags Rau India have been sold at 765. The transactions in Coffee are of no moment. Nothing has been done in Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento; 130 tasks St. Vincent Molasses have been disposed of at 31s. 64. per cwt. and 400 casks Carolina Rice at lgs. gd. to 18s. Of Rum the sales are 200 puncheons at, for great strengths, to 4s. ffd. to 4s. gd. per gallon. Paommoos.—There has been a steady demand for Butter at muck the same price as last week. In Provisions but little doing, except , for the supply of the shipping. Bacon rather lower. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE: LANCASTER, Wars. 7. Ciant SlDE—Before Jr. Justice BAeLre. - - ' Jane Stoic aged 21, was charged with having poison. ed John Scott, her father. L The prisoner, 'a short thick-set young woman, rather good looking, pleaded N Guilty. Mr. Justice BAYLEY rose with a printed paper in his hand, and addressing the Jury, said he had received a letter from Manchester containing the printed bill he then held, which purported to be the confession of two prisoners who were to be tried for murder ; the prio3, er at the bar was one ; he had made the strictest inquiries as-to the truth of the statement, and he found it was a fabrication from beginning to end. He understood these reports had beer, vet y widely circulated; he was not aware 'hat any of the Jurors had seen one of the papers; if they had he begged they Would dismiss from their minds any impression the reading of it might have made. The whole of the Jury assured his Lordship they had not seen the fabrication. Mr. BRANT stated the case for the prosecution. He said that the prisoner bad been indicted for petit treason, which in law is a servant murdering her master or mistress, but the fact was, that the prisoner was the daughter of the deceased, with whose murder she stood charged, and therefore the Jury need not trouble them• selves in inquiring into the petit treason, if they found a murder had been committed. Mr. Brant then called Mrs. Hannah Cragg, who de. po ed as tollows—l live at Preston, and was acquainted wall the deceased, John Scott. No person resided in his house but Mr. Scott, his wife, and Jane, their dough. ter (the prisoner). I was at Mr. Scott's house on Sun day the 13th May ; in the evening Mr. Scott went home with me. On Monday night about nine o'clock, the yrisoner came to my house, and said, " Mrs. Cragg, hae awa to our house, my mother is dead." She ap peered very much alarmed. I said, " Jane, I think your mother is not dead." She replied, "Oh yes, my father is hold ng her up." I followed her home, and found the door open. I saw Mrs. Scott. 1 did not see John Scott then. I saw him afterwards in the yard.— He was vomiting very much ; he went into the house with me. Jane Scott was going backwards and fox= wards, and heard what her lather and mother said to me. Mrs. Scott said they were poisoned with porridge, and Mr. Scott said the same, and observed, that it was a terrible job for them. Jane (the prisoner) said, " be quit. of the porridge, there shall be no more said about it." She then went into the pantry and brought out a basin of porridge. I was holding her mother's head, and saw the porridge. Mrs. Scott said, " Hold, Jane, don't take them out." Jane was near enough to hear, but she did not say any thing, but weht out, tak ing the basin with her. Sbe returned, bringing another w?man with her. She then had the basin, and took it into the pantry. Mr. Scott desired her to fetch Mr.! Brown, the poctor. Mr. Brown came immediately, and asked the prisoner to bring out the porridge pan to him. He said, let me look at the porridge pan. She brought it. Mr. Justice BATLZY—Was it copper or tin ? Witness—Tin, my Lord. Examination continued—Mr. Brown told her to lay it down, and not to wash ,it. Janos—Did you see if there was anything in the pan? Witness—l did not, my Lord, I was attending upon Mrs. Scott. David Graham was sent for; the prisoner and a Mrs. Bilborough v ent for him. I left the house between twelve and one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were put to bed in a very bad state. Crbss-examined—On the Sunday evening she ap peared on good terms with her father and mother. When she came for me she appeared very much distressed in deed. I have known the prisoner from a child. I be lieve she has been subject to fits—saw her once in one. I cannot say that they affected her mind afterwards. David Graham,—The deceased, Mary Scott, was my mother, Mr. Scott was my step-father. I saw them on Saturday, the 121 h of May, between nine and ten o'clock ; they were then in very good health. Jane (the prisoner) was not at home then. Jane lived sometimes on good terms, and sometimes on bad terms, with her 'father and mother. I know of her being subject to fits for three years, which were ♦ery violent at times. On Monday, the 14th of May, Jane Scott came to my house a little after nine at night. She said, " Oh, Da vid, come away as fast as you can, my father and mo ther are dying." I went with her. In consequence of what my mother said, I told Jane I thought she had poisoned them. She came up stairs after I had put them to bed, and I said, " Oh, Jane, how can you come into the room where they are? You see what you have brought them to." She then leaped at me, and struck me in the face. I was obliged to put her down stairs. She was in a great passion at thi, time. I have known her a long time, and know her to be subject to fits of passion. She told me at that time, she would poison my wife before long. I then sent for a constable, and she was taken up. My mother died, which was about ten minutes before two o'clock the neat morning. My father and mother were in the same bed. ' Mr. Brown, the surgeon who attended the deceased, was here called, and to a question from Isis Lordship, be said he considered Scott in great danger before his wife died. Jung—Do you think he expected be should die? Mr. Brown—l think he did. Jung—Do you think' he entertained any hope? Mr. Brown—l think be did not, my Lord. Graham's examination continued—After I told my father that my mother was dead, he said, I shall not be long after her ;" he said he believed Jane had put poison into the porridge she had made for them. Mr. ARMSTRONG rose and said, he thought that the phrase " be. lieved" Jane had done so and so, could not be received in evidence. His Lordship thought it ought not to be received. Graham continued—He died about 5 o'clock the same morning. Cross examined—The prisoner seemed much dis tressed when she came to fetch me. Before I went up stairs, I accused her of putting the poison into the pot ridge, and she denied it. I again accused her, and she struck me. She And I had been on good terms before this. I broke her arm once : that was nine or . ten years since. I was coming up the s treet, an d caug h t her by the arm, threw her aside, and her arm was broken. By the JUDGE—(Uanding him one of the printed confessions he alluded to at the commencement of the tt ial)—l have never seen any of these papers before. Margaret Bilborough—l am acquainted with the prisoner. I remember her coming to my house on the night of the 14th May, to ask where Dr. Brown lived ? She said, her father and mother were taken bad since they got some porridge. She said, " Curse those por• ridge, I have been throwing them into the Canal." She had a basin in her hand, and she said, " smell you, and see if you can smell any thing." There wits nothing in the basins it appeared clean. I did not smell it. I went home with the prisoner, and then I went with her to fetch Dr. Brown. David Graham maned, and to a question pot from Mr. Arm. strong, he said, " The fits I think have sometimes affected the pri-. Boner's mind." Juoca—H.ve they affected her mind so that she dors not know right from wrong? Witness-1 cannot tell that, my Lord; she had a fit on the Friday before thi4 happened. Niargiret Bilborough crow-examined—l have known thg pri soner three years, and knew her to have Ars. They have been more frequent latterly. "Ihomas Emmett—l live in Preston, and am a drug gist; I have seen the prisoner three times in my shov ; the first time was about two months before the death of Mr. and Mrs. Scott; she asked for a quarter a pound of arsenic; I inquired what she wanted it for? she said she wanted it to destroy rats, that eat her father's the; sr . I asked her where she lived? She said heeTather ke,rt a shop in Bridge -street; she told me her name, but I forgot it. I let her have the arsenic, and about two weeks atter she came again, 24 asked for an ounce and a half, for which she paid threepence. I again asked her where she I ved? and she said that the ether arsenic had not quite destroyed the rats, and she warned more. That brought her to my recollection. She came a third time, on the 10th or 1 Ith of May, in the afternoon, and asked for three penny worth of arsenic ; she said she wanted to put it into whitewash to destroy the bugs. 1 gase it to her, as it is generally used for that purpose. I wrote arsenic, poison," upon the packer, ard cautioned her how she used it, as it was a deadly poison. I told her the first time how to mix it to poison the rats, by mixing it in Meal and sugar. I did not tell her what proportiv to put. • Thomas Walton, constable of Preston—l examined the house of Scott before he died, minutely, and found no arenic there. Nu part of the house had the appear. ance of having been lately whitewasred, and from its appearance it did not seem to be infested with rats; there were no rat-hole . George Richardson—l have known the prisoner for about two months; I saw her on the Sunday night be. tween seven and eight o'clock; she wanted me to walk out with her. I sa'w her on the Thursday night before ; she was standing at the door, and she called me irr. I remained there from about half past six till ten ; she was in the house and another girl also. She wished the girl to go home, as she had something particular to say to me. The girl, after a short time, went into the back yard, and then the prisoner said to me, id When do yru intend to marry me?' I said, I had told her many times that I did not intend to be married as yet, as we had nothing to furnish a house with. She said her fa ther had assigned over to her the two houses, and all the goods were her's, if she had a mind. She fetched a paper out of the shop.' There was both printing and writing upon it, and her name was at the bottom. I did not see her father's name. After I had read aline or two, I gave it her back. I saw is snuff" mentioned in it. Mr. Aaweranyo—lt was her father's snuff and tobacco licence. Examination continued—l asked her what it was, and she slid that it was an assignment of all to her. I don't know that she was subject to fits of my own knowledge. James Sborrocks—l know Jane Scott very well ; I also know Richardson; I saw the prisoner between five and six.dclock on Sunday eve n i ng ;s h e to ld me her mother was very badly ;I saw her on the nest night about eight o'clock; she said I have just seen George go into the dandy shop (a house where they sell ale without a licence) ; George thinks of making a fool of me, but I'll makea bigger fool of him ; she then said, her father and mother were very bad; she then went in doors and came out again in about twenty minutes; she then said, " Oh Jem, my father and mother are sure to die—are sure to die." I said, " we are all sure to die." She said. "so we are, but not so sure as them." She said her father and mother had assigned every thing over to her, and the three houses, and she would sell one, and it would set them up in some kind of busi ness, and then she would go to her sister at Liverpool. Cross-ezandned.—l have known the prisoner between four and five years well; knew she had fits; do not know that they have weakened her understanding. (Here the prisoner appeared so &lot she could scarcely stand, and his Lordship observing it, burgundy ordered her a chair.) Mr. Robert Brown, surgeon, at Preston, after de. scribing the condition in which he fiund the deceased, added, I applied the pump to Mrs. Scott, and took care of the contents. I used the stomach pump to Mr. Scott also. They both continued much easier until about one o'clock, when they both became worse. Mr. Scott was seised with sickness and complained of pai ns i n hi s bowels; and Mrs S cott was very much troubled with sickness and a cramp in her neck.. She died about three o'clock. Mr. Scott's sym,ptoms continued until about two o'clock, with occasional intermissions of pain. Mr. Scott died about five. Whilst the water was getting ready, I requested to see the pan in which the porridge was male. She had told me when she came forme, that her parents were ill from eating porridge,and she told me afterwards that she had inn', e it. She brought it out; there was a little remaining in the pan, probably from half an ounce to an ounce. I desired that it might br taken care of. I desired the prisoner to do so, that I might examine it when I was more at leisure. I a ked for the meal of which the porridge was made, and I after wards saw the salt. I esannined both, and considered them to be quite wholesome. After I had used the pump I asked for the pan, in order to send it to my house, and then I observed it had been washed out. The prisoner said, the water had been boiled in the pan. I said that could not be, for that I had superintended the boiling of the water myself, and that the pan had not been used at all. She made no reply. 1 then asked for the basin from which Mr. Scott had taken the poison. She said that she had emptied the basin into the CanaL I expressd my surprise she should have carried it se far. Juntas—How far is the Canal from h r house. Witite.s—From fifty to one hundred yards, my Lord. Mr. Brown resumed—She made no reply, but shortly after she said her father had told her to take it there._ The prisoner a.sisted me in the use of the stomach pump, and did not at all seem distressed. The next morning I examined tbe body of John Scott. On laying open the belly, I found great marks of inflammation on the outer coats of the intestines and the sumach. S. veral disco loured spots were upon the bowels; the other viscera were not affected. There was nothing remarkable in the exter nal appearance of the body. I examined the body of Mary Scott, externally ; there were marks of discolouration on the neck, chest, hips, legs, and thighs They were of a livid colour. A thick mucus escaped from the mouth and nose. The appearances, internally, were nearly the same as those of her husband. Vomiting, purging, and cramp in the legs usually succeed the taking of arsenic. I certainly attribute their deaths to arsenic or some mineral poison. I formed that opinion from the symptoms and appearance, before I made any Lamination by tests, of the fluids of the stomach, I Is , ad the