The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

IRISH LAW IhTELLIORNCE. COURT OF OF COMMON MEAL Dust" WiPSUDAT, JOLT tal, MI. CAILA e. MACNAMARA. The new trial in this action, which had been fixed for yesterday, came on before Lord Norbury, and a Special Jury : The Jury having been sworn, Mr. Doherty, Counsel for the plaintiff, applied to the Court to have the wit nesses, both for plaintiff and defendant, removed ; lists were then exchanged, and the witnesses having left the Court, Mr. CRAMPTON opened the pleadings, which stated this to he an action of assumpsit for breach of Mar riage Promise. The defendant, in the month of Oc tober, 1815, having promised to marry Hariet Caila, on request. The Learned Counsel stated, that the plaintiff remained single. There were other courts varying as to form, and there was another class of counts which stated, that defendant had promised, at some future period, to marry the plaintiff on request, or, if lie failed so to do, to pay her the sum of 5,0001. 1 The Learned Counsel further stated, that the defend . ant had since married another lady.—The damages were laid at 5,0001., and the defendant pleaded the • general issue, that he did not make the promise. Mr. DOIIIIWIT then rose, and addressed the Jury nearly at follows :--Gentlemen of the Jury, is this case, by a combination of events, it is my duty, as Se nior Counsel for, the plaintiff, to state the case to you. It is impossible, Gentlemen, for me to express my deep regret at the circunistances which have placed me in this situation, and I feel that it would be impossible that any efforts of mine could compensate nay client for time irreparable loss she has sustained, in being de prived of the able, zealous, and eloquent Advocate who pleaded her cause on the former trial. Gentlemen, 1 have not arrogantly sought for this distinction ; the Gentleman who stated the case on the former trial was placed in a situation of peculiar delicacy ; lie has wrongs of his own against the -defendant, and feeling that an advocate should forget himself in his duty to his client, leaving all individual feeling outside the threshold of the Court, ire has honou• ably declined -being concerned ii the present case. Gentlemen, if it would lie arrogant in me to seek the distinction of the situation in which I am thus placed, perhaps it would be pusilanimous to decline it. Gentlemen of the Jury, you will, 1 trust, bear with me, should I be tedious. You are, one and all, the advocates of my client, and though 1 may not cope in talent with those gentlemen who ure arrayed against me, yet it would seem that something of more was requisite ; it would ap pear that something of corporal power, some portion of bodily streagth, was also necessary in the Counsel who would undertake- my client's case. Gentlemen, 1 must just tell you that the verdict lately obtained in this case was set aside, on grounds merely legal. with %%hid' you have nothing to do; and 1 tell volt, under the correction of the Court, that the setting aside of that verdict does not, in the slight est degree, alert the merits of the case. These is no part of the manner in which defendant's Counsel are about to conduct this defence, that I admire, more than the dexterity with which they have ar -1 ranged the case. The Light Troops; Meese,. North and 11'oulfe, are placed in front, but ere long, rein forcements will be pouring in, and you will see the Prussians hearing down, hut not, 1 trust, in victory. —(Here lir. O'Connell, Counsel for defendant, en tere 1 the Court.—You see, Gentlemen, it is as 1 predicted—reinforceinents are already peering in— (Laughter.)—titntlensen, in the year 1808, when very young, my client married Mr. Peter Caila, who died in the year 18119; they resided at their house, No. 16, George's-street, Itryanston-squire. Mrs. ('ails subseqnently let that house, and took another in the smut. street ; she expended 1,500/. in furnish ing the horse she had left ; Lady Carrick was her tenant in it, and afterward's LOrd and Lady Roden. . In the year tall, time plaintiff was firet introduced to Sir. litNamara, who, I understand, is a gentleman, from a remote part of this country, and of a most re • 'mimeo:o,le family ; he was at the time a Lieutenant ur Captain in the Tower Hamlets Militia. A friend of Mrs. Caila bought some of her furniture from her, and -was accompanied to her (plaintiffs) house by the ae fendant. Gentlemen, from that moment he " Had suarl'd her for his own;" be followed her like it shadow ; and though' his in tentions were nut so pointed as to alarm, yet they were not so vague as to be misunderstood. He called frequently at her house, and she gave directions to her servant to be denied to him; this will be proved to you by the servant who will be produced. Still he persevered with unremitting-assiduity, until at last he became the master of her person. Gentlemen, 1 shall Tess over his rows, his attestations, his promises of ittniediate marmiage ; 1 admit that • Shelistezed,*ebeliev'ti. and fell." Fertile in excuses, lie wielded his oft repeated promises to lull her into security; he knew she had the means of supporting him—she had 30111. a-year herself, and there was 5000/. settled on her child. The defendant was not possessed of a single shilling ; lie was conti nually in pecuniary embarrassments, as will he proved by his own letters i he was a beggar in circumstances, and if his counsel are now instructed to say, as on a for nier occasion, that she was his kept mistress, shall I not fling back the accusation, and tell this beggar, that he who could Rat keephintself, could not keep another? In ,one of his letters from Bath, in the year 1813, ad - 'dressed to my client, and directed Mrs. M'Namara, In' says, that " he is obliged to qc.it Bath, being tin, able to buy mourning." Gentlemen, Mrs. Caila's , stlmild died in the year 1814, and her death was the, occasion of my client's return from France, where she 'll's then living with the defendant. On the former Atrial, the only witness produced on the part of the .plaintiff. Caroline Exton, underwefte most severe and long continued cross-examination3M intent' the ablest Counsel at thefflar, spout any thing having trans• pirrd that cuuM, in Me slightest degree, impeach the testimony sbr gave. Her cross-examination commenced on the 9th of December, and concluded on the 1-Ith ; for a day and a half swat on that chair, not only exposed to every questbieh the ingenuity of that able Counsel could put to bet, but also exposed to the brow-beating looks of the defendant himself, who sat directly opposite to her, his eye fixed steadily upon her. From the year 1813 to the year 1817, be sent Ms love to her (the witness) in every letter--he knew her every thought. She gave her evidence calm sad collected the lost, and the Jury believing the evidence she returned a Verdict of Two Thousand Pounds. men, 1 shall •now read a few frees some -defendant's laiters.--(The Camel here egad Aso of the es Om is a breeches in a letter to the defendant, put a 'as not worthy of being connected Wtiamaras. But, Gentlemen, of .on is the language of that Gentleman who was bred in the University? In one of Isis let ters, he says. " there is a pair of breeches of mine in pledge for nine shilling;" in another we have this elegant expression, " and I hail a lit of a rots." Gentlemen, whether the amount of your verdict be five hundreds pounds or five thousands pounds. it is more titan probable that the result tt ill be the same to wv client, as the defendant is a fugitive. Should you give a verdict for the fell amount at which the da mages are laid, perhaps it way be said cf you, as it was said of a Special Jury who returned a verdict of 10001. In a similar case, that the verdict would amount to a prohibition, or, if not, that it would tend to taise that article enormously on the fashionable Gentlemen of this City. That verdict, it appears, did amount to a prohibition, for how seldom alo we hear of an action of this kind being tried in Dublin. You will perhaps be asked, Gentlemen of the Jury. if this excellent, amiable, and mild young man, is to be con.letnned to perpetual banishment ? I ask you, itsnch should be the result of your Verdict, where is the wan who would deeply re gret it ? The counsel for the plaintiff then proceeded to call their witnesses, who gave evidence similar its effect to that adduced on the former trials, and having closed their case, a discussion then took place as to the pro priety of an adjournment, which ultimately took place to nest day, Friday. On that day the Court swain as sembled, and Mr. Sergeant Joy stated the case for the defendant. The lateness of the hour at which the trial was con cluded, prechttletl the Thibliot Morming Post, from which we bare riven the :those, from publishing a report of it the next day. In the evening a verdict of 2,0001. for the Plaintiff was returned. f. THE STATESMAN, letters.)—He tells her, Headmen, the plaintiff having, i 'eeches of his in pledge for tine shillings. final e to it), era et to have thou secured, as the lilth would w i t h one o f t h e lay."—(Laughter.)—deatlegten, he owes what description i the score of these breeches, for though she hn WS! h pa . tn and begs of bee be the last da, , .or though s. Ag release them for Ha, does not appear that she ever made any nse of them herself; and this, even is married life, I believe, is not always the cast. For my self, I shall only say. that " When to sue this load of life Of private care and public strife. Indulgent Heiken grants me a wife, I'll ask nor wealth nor riches ; Temper alone is all I'll pray. Temper like hers, serene and gay, One who, like her, will give away, Not wear herself the breeches ! (Loud laughter.) I nhis letter from Dieppe, he tells her " he has not one shilling," and in another part he says, " he got Izi francs, (15 shillings Eaglish,) for some pears which be sold, being some of the fruit which grew in the garden." The Tower Hamlets militia was at one time ordered on active service, that is, they had to march from London to Bath—(Langliter)--and while my client on the client sat the victim of corroding care, the defendant writes her a detailed account of the great perils which lie encountered, before be succeeded in getting pus- session of the inn ; he does not state what loss was sustained, but he particularly mention's his having been exposed for some hours to a heavy shower—of rain—which penetrated through three coats.—(Great' laughter.)—lt rewinds me, Gentlemen, of Major Stet geon's account of the forced march of Lieut. Tripe and Ensign Pattypan, from Hounslow to London. Ac-* fording to Mr. Oratly's delineation of character, Gen tlemen, the defendant is a mild, gentle, and amiable young man, who bad taken out his degree In the Uni versity. This mild, gentle, and amiable young man, who took out his degree in the University, writes thus to the plaintiff in one of his letters : " and I had a bit of a row ; he was bragginT of his money. and of the Lords sod Dukes that visited at his house ; I said I could see none of them when he was dining on the baked meats at the Terrace. he then got into a passion and I quietly knocked him down." Gentlemen, this is the mild young man, but then he radii knocked him down. The letter goes on to say, that the gentleman whom he quietly knocked down, stated the circumstance to his Commanding Officer, and this be terms cowardly conduct. I know not, gentle men, how far our notions may be raised up by the chi valrous ideas connected with champions and gloves, that we have lately read so much of; but I protest, I do not know what other line of conduct a gentleman could pur sue under such circumstances. On the defendant's re turn to Ireland, his father asked him how lie contrived to live without money I ills father was the best autho rity on the subject, and he knew that lie was a beggar. In his letter to the plaintiff, dated 211th of June, Isl 7. be says he never can forget her to whom he owes so much. In that letter is this remarkable passage— " Rest assured, that I will keep sacred ail my promises." --Gentlemen, lie " Kept the word of promise to her ear, but broke it to her hope." Mr. GRADY, of whom I cannot speak too highly, took the lead in the defence on the former trial; be was as skied, however, by the defendant himself, who sat in Court, and ultimately took the helm ; the envenomed shafts were fresh supplied from his quiver, or if not sup plied by him, be sat yonder, looking on, malignant, arid approved, whilst they flew fast and thick. The ty . ens was asked if her mistress was old and ngly ? 1 not forget her answer ; she said, that " her mistress' not look so well as when the Captain first saw her, for that since then she was sadly altered." She might have said, with Lucy in the Beggar's Opera, " it is always tiv pleasure of yon, fine gentlemen, to insult the woman you have ruined." In the defence to the for mer action there were a number of names introduced; we bad the Duke of Nort lumber' tad and Jerry Kyan ; the Marquess of Ileadfort aeii the Boot-maker; we hail also a name that, gentlemen, you would scarcely have ex• peeted to be alluded to by the defendant, I mean the Earl of Chesterfield.—(Langliter.)—The plaintiff has been termed a strumpet, a harlot. Gentlemen, no wife ever behaved with greater affection ; she attended him in his illness, and never took the clothes off her back for three weeks; she clung to him faitlifulig; she loved, honoured, anti obeyed him in sickness and in health ; and when lie hatl recovered, and was leasing her, she equipped him, and, supplied him with the means of proceeding on his jour ney. The plaintiff, having heard that he was contract ed in marriage at Fernioy, acting under the advice of Major Hawker, proceeded to Ireland, accompanied by that gentleman. On arriving there, the nlaintiff having learned that he bad set out for his father's, at a remote part of Ireland, she immediately returned. The defend ant, however, was afterwards married to a Mrs. Peyton, aawitlow lady. I introduce the name of this lady with extreme sympathy for her sufferings, and I believe her to be a gentlewoman from her birth and talents. It will be recollected, however, that " Sly Cupid sometimes takes his stand Upon a widow's jointure land!" Mrs. Peyton, Gentlemen, hail an income of 1Q00!. a year : the plaintiff had but 3001. a year ; so that if the defendant's cupid had not stumbled on four times the sum, perhaps he might not have changed one widow for the other ; at all events there was 9001, a year ad ditional, and if the worst came to the worst, difference would more than pay the penalty, even if a verdict was returned for the full amount of the damages laid. Chu tlemen, m) bat, broken hearted and ruined as she has bees, was offered a compromise; but she will sot accept of terms. Those who were her friends before, shun her until bet character is established. The offer that has been made to her, though small, would be likely to be more certain than any verdict you may give her; but it is her character that she is most anxious to retrieve. It might not be a bad defence fur the opposite Counsel to sty, that she sustained nol loss in losing bins ,as a husband. She who has since had him as a husbcibd, has •him not as a companion— he is now a fugitive. • How proud our University must be in having assisted in his education; yet he seemed destined to graduate in another kind of seminary. It would have been a great pity that his youth should have been spent in academic reclusion — For him to be buried in Oreek, . The thought pots me quite lea passion ; Would Herodotus teach Dim to speak Pretty things to our women of fashion Our Women I'm told, too. agree That they could not refuse him their hearts, And with-oily a kiss for their fee, They'd proclaim him a Master of 'lris r. Gentlemen, Mr. Grady attempted to impeach the cha racter of ,the plaintiff, and completely failed in that attempt. For five long years the defendant ate of her bread, and drank of her cap ; he lay i• her bosom, and she was unto him even as a wife. After having availed himself. of her boas* &ad forme, for the greater part of wren years; after a lape of that time he deserts her, sad the reason assigned for this de sertion, by his Counsel on the former occasion was, that woman who evnid missilel the word sheet (the, . 1 1 NEW SILI'ER MLNE. ZANZPVILLE, Jrxr 5. We received tile following account of a silver mine a few days since from a gen tleman in Peru, Huron county, Ohio. It appears that the prospect was considered good enough to venture an experiment, and who knows be: Peru in 011'.o, may rrove as celebrated a place for money as Peru in Sundt America. _ _ _ A silver mine (supposed to be very valuable) has lately been discovered in this count•, in the township of Itid,:eseld, about five miles north west of the new county seat. It lies on the bank of the Huron river, about fourteen miles from its mouth, on the premises of Jabez F. Irony and Martin Loudon Slago. It was first discovered by Mr. Daniel Page, a respectable citizen of this place. They have since forme► a large company, and selected a committee consisting of three gentlemen of candor and respectability, who. after mature deliberation, deemed it a matter of the utmost importance, and therefore have made every ex ertion in their power to hasten a speedy excavation in hopes to realize the benefits arising therefrom. They have now sunk about thirty feet below the sor• face, and have twenty feet further to dig before they find the hidden treasure; they have al►eady found se veral large veins, which (upon trial) appear to he rich silver ore—and, notwithstanding the general cry against silver mines by the ignorant, the proprietors of this mine have the fullest confidence of Its value, and feel in hopes that it will prove a complete antidote against hard times."—(Alexasdria Herald.) Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. TnE KING's CovnT.--Saturday last, at two o'clock, his Majesty held a Court &ibis Palace, Pall-mall, which oas attendird by the Ambassadors and Ministers from the Courts of Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Sardinia, „Bavaria, Denmark, Saxony, Portugal, Sicily, Sweden, Prussia, ll'urtemberg, &c. together wills the Duke de Grammont from France, and the other Ambas sadors and Ministers specially appointed -on missions to witness his Majesty's Coronation. They were severally introduced to his Majesty by the Marquess of London. Berry, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies. Their Excellencies had the honour of private audiences, to take leave precious to their de parture from England. Their Excellencies were accous. ponied by their full suites. His Majesty appeared in a full Field Marshal's uni form, and wore his different Foreign Orders. The Earl of Chatham had an andience of his Majesty, to take leave previous to his departure for tlibraltar. The Ambassadors came to Court in the same state full dresses and equipage, as on the day when they were pre sented to the King previous to his Coronation. Yesterday the Austrian Ambassador, the Danis!) Minister llount de Hon enheilns, and other Foreigners of distinction transacted business at the Foreign Office. Saturday morning, at half -p ast eight o'clock, the Princess Augusta left her residence at the King's Pa late, Pimlico, to proceed to tiermany, on a visit to the Princess of Hesse Hombcrg, the queen of Wurtemberg. the. Her Royal Highness was accompanied by Lady Mary Taylor, Miss iVynyard, and other attendant., in three carriages and four. They were to proceed to Ramsgite. to sail from thence to Cuxhaven. There is to be an 'installation of the Knights of St. Patrick during his Majesty's stay in Dahlia. which will take place in St. Patrick's Hall, ostler circus's stances of singularmagaificence and splendour. Ills Majesty will take up his residence at the Ties roy's Ledge in the Phenix Park. This is a plain brick-built house, but contains many consumdlons apartments, and the situation is beautifully picturesque. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield set out for Dahlia on Tuesday, and was followed by Mr. Mash of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, en Friday. Thc.o gentlemen will superiortend every domestic arrangement prepara tory to his Majesty's arrival. The Dowager Countess of Jersey died in the night between Wednesday and Thursday last, at bee house in Cheltenham, after as illness of only two days.— The intelligence was communicated (by enpress) to the Noble Earl and Countess at their house in Berkeley square, just as they were stepping into their carriage to proceed to the Prince and Princess Esterbaxyte en tertainment on Thursday night. On Saturday his Majesty's cooks, together with a number of domestics, left town on their way to 'Mud. We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter dated 25th inst. to John Hughes, Bug. M. D. of Liver pool, of which the following is an extract Lord Anglesea bas written to the Deputv Mayor, signifying the pleasure of the King to cell at ihairsowydd, Angli n% the first week in Asp*. We are sik thereto', big with the espeetetien et ea ing hias:"..4Listrparl Mereiry SPORTING INt'ELLIGENCE. DURHAM MEETING.---WEDIMIDAY, JULY lb. The Trial Stakes of 9.01 ts each, for two years old colts, Sat. Sib. ' • fillies Sta.—Once round. Mr. Frankland's b. 1. Harrlet, b% llealisn, (Jackson), . 1 Mr. Lernbton's eh. f. by I.eopecd out of Rosalind o Mr. Rubinson's b. filly. Miss Fanny . 3 Miss Fanny was the fetourite. AL _ The Filly Stakes of QOgs. each. for three-year-olds. imach. Once round and a 41:41e: - re. Mr. T. Hutchinson's b. f. Miss Wilke, tti. MO.. ..... 1 Mr. Jaques's ch. f. Progue. by Octavian The Maiden Plate of bill. given by the Menthers for the Cot). Two-wile heats. Mr. Lembton's br. r. Cavelier, (T. Nicholson) I I Mr. Ben's b. f. by Fitz -Teeple ... , Mr. S}kes's b. c. by I!..nderskelf . .l 3 Mr. Jaques's ch. f. Prone, by Octa%ian $ dr Sir T. Ilurdon's h. c. Toro Tempe%t 4 dr Even on Cavalier—aßer the first heat, 3 to one on him. Tat IIitDAT, JULY 26, A Silver Cop. %alue Ogs.—Two-mile heats. Mr. Lambton's br. c. Cavalier. (T. Niclio:son).... 4 1 1 Lord Queensbeer%'s Ch. c. Lediton I 4 1 Mr. Ferguson's S r. c. Jonathan i 3 * Mr. Hutchiusion's b. f. Miss Wilke 4.... 3 V dr • WINCHESTER RACES, WFONISILAY.JULY 25. Sweepstakes of 3gs each, for three and four yrs old.-0 is Mile. Mr. Charlton's St. Patrick. by Sir Welter. 4 yrs 1 Mr. Rantsbottom's hr. c. Ocia%ius A o,. 2 Mr. J. Welher's Vanloo. 4 yrs ''c S His Majest%'s Plate of 100;s.—Four-mile heats. Mr. Goddard's Moorreker, by Iliubens. 4 yrs 1 1 Colonel Morland's RaMar. 0 yr % 2 dr Sweepstake.; of s.rs each.—Bent:, the Cup Course. Mr. Russell's ch. r. Prodicion., by Zodiac, 4 yrs b I I Mr. 11111's Jenny Sutton, 4 yrs I Sdr Mr. flautist'. Pelican, 4 yrs 9. tdr Mr. Firstling's& g. by Haphazard, b yrs 4 4dr - _ Till RSDAY. Sweepstakes of sgs each.—Tae Cup Course. Mr. Fleming's e. by Beverley. 4 sr. Lord Palmerston's e. by Crown Prince. 3 yrs Mr. Ilill'eJenay Sutton, ; sfs 3 The City Members' Plate. Tau-mile heats. Mr. Dundes's Chief illEnsre. by Solicits, 5 yrs.. 3 1 1 Mr. Ramshottom's Shreekborn. 5 yrs... 9 * Mr. Radels ffe's Elle Deans, 6 yrs I 3 .t Play Pounds, for threc and four yr olds Mr. Russell's b. c. by anent.). 3 yr. Mr. ILlardiner's eh. 1. Imogene. 4 yrs 4 Mr. Coventry's br. e. Sir John, 4 yr 5...... 1 3the Mr. J. Wailer's Vanloo, 4 yrs FRIDAY. Silver Cup. Mr. King's h. e. Moonraker Mr. Blgg's Trance Sweepstakes of .25gs each. h. ft. fur three end four yr old;. Mr. Fleming's bl. c. by Aladdin n alkyd over. The Ladies' Plat:. Coventry's hr. c. Bother 'em, by l'handarbolt 9 1I Gauntlett's f. Guess, 3 yrs . I t 2 Weether.4l'i bl. m. hv Overseer, 5 yrs 4 4 3 naming's cL. g. by Haphazard, 5 yrs... .V.IRKETS. CORN EN,CHANGR, JVLY 30.—Our market was abun dantly supplied with Wheat this morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, but chiefly from the latter county ; yet, owing to the unsettled state of the weather there ii-as a brisk demand for that of fine quality at an advance of 2s. per quarter on the prices of last . lolonday ; but there was not the least amendment in the price of infe rior samples.— Barley is Is. per quarter dearer, the sup ply being small.—Beans sold more readily at last Mon day's prices.—The arrival of Oats being rather large, - the trade was beavy . at lad week's prices.—lu Peas sad other articles there is no alteration. Eriuxisti. V/heat,Kent, and Essee,64 64 New S. S. s. d. Small Reins ... 30 31 Tick ditto 24 94 Oats. Potatoe 43 27 Ditto, Poland ?I 93 Ditto, Feed Flour, Per Sack 46 64 Rapeseed. per Last 34 36 Fonettor. Old Bulblk Old Norfolk, (Old) 42 30 Rye. . '2O 28 Barley 2l 20 Malt 3O 60 White Pees lO 3(1 Boilers 4O 44 Grey ditto IS 31 _ SSHTII/tELD AKET.—The supply of Lamb is not so great this morning as last market day, in consequence of which the prices are higher. Beef is also dearer in price ; all other kind of meat are much the same iu price as per our last. (To sink the offal ; per Stone of Sibs.) goof •• . SI. 01. to ts. I CATTLE AT MA.IKIPT Newton.. 34. (14. 1 to 11. Od. Beasts Weal .... 34. Od. to 44. St ralves 3ttO Pork .... Oil. to 4.. Sd. Sheep and Lambs ... 20. 200 Lamb.... 3s. Od. to is. 6 d. Pigs AV MA PIK ET.—nii, market remains as per our last quota:ion.—Straw and Clover no alteration. 11ey....31. 10s. to U. 10s. 1 Straw —U. Bs. to U. IGs. Clover —U. Os. le ad. As. I Dant,.lc AI 00 Raffle, Red. .. .. Ilambro' Red 6O bit .., LAMSNTAGLE ACCIDENT.—Oa Friday night Mr. Jtichard Parker, Stuckbroker, of Bartholomew -lane, n the City, who resided at Kensington, having been blot copiously in the course of the day, imprudently went to bathe in the Serpentine River ; he had been in the water about a quarter of an hour, when he sud denly disappeared. A number of persons were swim ming at the time in the river and gave the alarm. The boat belonging to the itoyal Humane Society's house was rowed to the spot, and the body was dragged fur till a late bone, bat was not found till Saturday morn- • 4 , ing, about seven o'clock. The legs and arms of the deceased were much contracted, and it was the opinion r at tie medical men, that he died of the cramp.—An' introit sat on the body ea Saturday • before J. H. lilt, Esq. Coroner, at the Hriay 's Arms, Mount- street, when the Jury return s a verdict— Accidentally Drowned. POISONING nr 311sr.tax.—An Inquisition was twill last Saturday night before Thomas Higgs, gsq., Co roner, on the body of Mr. Thomas Smith, a gentleman residing at No. 10. Queen-street, Grosvenor-square, who on Friday night having a pain in his head, was advised to takes dose of salts. He stated to one of the hilly that be had a quantity of salts by him in a box : 'Le tailed about so ounce of It in some warm water, aid meat into his bed room and drank It. He was immediately seised with excruciating pains, and it was discovered, upon the arrival of Mr. Fordham, sur geon. of North Aadley-street, that he had taken oxalic acid (*hid, is need for cleaning beet tops) by mis take. The unfortatate matt died,ln a few mlnates after the accident, is the greatest spay, The inter nal cast of his stomach was entirely destroyed. After heavies' evisloace, proving that Cie deleterious potion was %alien by accWeat. the Jar/ returned a verdict. Died Wei taleitg a quantity of oxalis acid, by mis take for Rpoom salts." The paper was prodneml in which the oxalic acid was wrapped : it masa pito of a aewspaper. The lore recommended la &stare, *hat chessiste should bare the word "pseud" printed' od the paw in which each dangerous ingredients tred• ,sclosed. • 1 TV!! • ni t 4 I I alma