Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES CROWN COURT [Before Mr. Baron WATSON.] -WEDNIESDAY His lordship took his scat this morning at nine o'clock, and immediately proceeded to pass the following SENTENCES, Bryan Conroy, for stabbing Jose ali Taylor, at Bur- tonwood, twelve months'imp-risonment Charles Arran, for stabbiiig a sailfrr named Edward Penzcluis, at Liverpool, on the 14th May last, penal servitude for four years. Richard Brown, for the manslaughter of his wife, .t Salford, ou the July last, on month's imprisonment Robert Bell, for wounding John M‘Donnell, at Liverpool, on the 24th May last, imprisonment and hard labour for eighteen calendar months. George Frederick Wymack, for forging a bill of ex change for £l6 95., at Liverpool, on the 25th May last, imprismment and hard labour for fifteen calendar months. George Hang, alias John Hang, •rilias John George Hail, for stealing a mare at Warrington, on the 19th June last, imprisonment and hard labour for twelve Eth June last servitude for four years Robert Collins and Robert Jones, Tor burglariousl% breaking into the dwelling-house of Monts &outland, LiverpQ, on the 12th Jane last, each to penal servitude for five year MANSLATTGIITER AT LIVED POOL John Pritchard, aged 45, indicted for having, at tiverpc,ol, on the 22nd June last, feloniously killed and slain Robert Carruthers Logan, againstrwhom the grand jury had ignored the bill, was this morning brought up on the authority of the coroner's . wanrant. No evidence being offered, the prisoner was discharged. RAPE AT 31ANCTIESTEI Andrew Riley, aged 40, was indicted for having, at Cheetwood, Manchester, on the 17th June last, felo niously- assaulted and carnally known his daughter, Harriet Riley, aged sixteen. Verdict—not guilty. The prisoner was 'discharged. CHARGE OF RAPE AGAINST A DOCTOR Henry Crefswell, aged 35, and lately doctor to the Homeopathic Hospital, was then placed in the dock, charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 30th of April, feloniously assaulted Ellen Ball, with intent, &c. There. was a second count in the indictment charging the pri soner wlth au indecent assault. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the prosecu6on, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sowler, aa, with whom was Mr. Temple. Mr. Aspinall, in stating the case to the jury, said the prisoner was indicted for an assault upon a girl narned Ellen Ball, with an intent to commit a rape, and also with having committed an indecent assault. Ile has to this charge pleaded not guilty, and it will be for you to say whether such is • the fact or not. This case, from the position of the prisoner, who, it will be recollected, was house surgeon at the Homoeo pathic Dispensary, llarford-street, in this town, has, I am bound to say, assumed, and is no doubt, a case 'of very great importance, therefore I must direct, and I am. sure you will bear with me while I do so, your particular attention to the evidence that I shall bring forward to support the charge. The facts of the case arc briefly these :—lt appears that the prisoner is a medical practitioner, and was the surgeon of the Homanipathic Dispensary, in Harford-street, in this town. The prorecutrix was a girl, the daughter of respectable people, fifteen years of age. She was taken ill, a...d on the day before the occurrence which I shall have to describe to you took place, she, with her mother, went to the dispensary for advice. They then saw the prisoner, and he prescribed for 'her. Having dote so, he requested the mother to let her call again on the following day, and he then gave her a written paper, on which was the address. Now, it so occurred that, on the following day, the -mother of the . girl was not able t o go w ith her. She therefore sent a girl with her, one Ellen Boyd. They went to the house. As they were looking at the direction, the prisoner tap ped at the window and called them in. The prosecutrix met the prisoner at the parlour door—the front par lour—and he then took her into that room and ordered the other person, who went with her into a back parlour. While in that room he committed the offence, as the prosecutrix alleges, and she did resist him to the best of her power. If yOu believe her state ment, there cannot be a doubt but that he made an attempt to commit the offence, and that will he sub stantiated by a witness, who heard her crying, but did not then know who it was. It will be proved that slu immediately went home and informed her na what had tiken place, and then the prosecutrix wa examined by a surgeon. All this took place on the same day Mr. baron Watson How long after the all( offence ? Mr. Aspinall :about two hours after. But beyond this, there was some difficulty, and I will admit that I am left in some difficulty about it. The girl states that she made some resistance, but, in that I shall not, except as far as I have stated. be able fn her statement. There was a'. cellar unde;;:th — il; parlour. A woman lived in that cellar; that woman was examined before the magistrates when the prisoner was committed, but she has sines died, and, strange to say, I do not know the reason why her deposition had not been sent down, but I shall not object to its being read. But if, as I think, you will believe the state ment for -the prosecution, you can have no doubt of the offence having been'committed, but that will be for you. to decide after hearing the evidence I shall call. Ellen Ball, the prosecutrix, was then called, and was examined. She said, lam eighteen years old. I live at 5, Blackstock-street. Last April I was unwell. On the 29th I was taken by my mother to the Homceo pathic Dispensary, Harford-street. Ile prescribed for me. I went for the physic. The next evening I went again, about twc nnutes past seven. It was on the Boyd went with me. My mallet r the door. when We the pr could say if the offence had been attempted, it had rest been completed. His Lordship : I don't know what you think of ehis case, but I don't see what can he made of it after that. Mr. Aspinall : I am in your hands, my lord. His Lordship : It is for the jury, not for me, to decide. The Foreman of the Jury :My lord, we are of your His Lordship : Let the prisoner be dischamed. Mr. Aspinall : I feel it my duty to say that I sissuld have called an officer, who would have told `•ou that the deceased woman had stated she (lid not hear any noise, and he won} add that if the prosecutor had made any resistance, she must have been heard, as he had examined the place, and would hear the slightest noise. _ _ Mr. Sowler : And I can say that the prisoner has borne the highest possible character, and since he had been in the town, chrtti done a very great deal of good. - The prisoner was then discharged. RAPE ON A TITTLE GIRL AT LIVERPOOL, John Rone, aged ti 3, a porter, was indicted for haling, at Liverpool, on the 22nd May last, assaulted and ravished his own daughter, Jane Hone, a little girl aged nine years. This was a very brutal case. The jury found the prisoner. .gnilty of the principal offence. Sen tence deferred. The prisoner was removed from the gentlemen I am as annocent ATTEMPTED RAP: s the child tiaboni." AT LIVEAPOOI James Mawddey, -aged 18, was indicted for having, at Liverpool, onthe 2nd March last, feloniously assaulted and ravished Elizabeth Langton. The prpsecuttix isn married woman. The offence was alleged b have been committed on the 2nd- of March last, but no charge , was brought against the.prisoner until the end of the following. June. The jury returaed,a verdict of guilty of attempting to commit a rape. sentence deferred. NIANSLAVGIITER AT LIVERPOOL Alice ill'Alister,l2, was indicted for having, :at Liver pool, on the 21st of Nfay last, feloniously killed Sarah Mr. Brett appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Littler for the defence. 1 311 Saturday evening, the 21st of May last, the deceased, the wife of William Eva-as, residing at No. 5 Canrt, Blenhicm-street, was preparing supper, when the prisoner came in and sat down in the house. The prisoner was intoxicated, and the prose cutor desired her to leave the place. She refused, and he thereupon put her out. She came back again in a violent passion, took up a candlestick, and threw it at the prcsecutor. Tree prisoner then seized a large delph ornament that eras on the chimney piece, aiid hurled it at the head of the deceased. A lighted candle was extinguished while the prisoner was in the reaching another candlestick, and the place was then in darkness. A struggle was heard, and when ali brought in by a neighbour, the prisoner was found on the body of the deceased, holding her by the hair of her head, and blood was seen flowing from the temples of the deceased. A medical man was called in, and he dressed the wound. 'rho skull was found to be frac- tured and the brain lacerated. The deceased wa3 con fined to her bed, and slie died in about a week. For the defence it was alleged that the wound was inflicted by the husband with a poker while endeavour ing to get his wife away from the prisoner._ 'The - jury found they prisoner guilty. Sentence d ferred. WOUNDING AT LIVERPOOL. Ellen Langley, aged 40, was indicted for having, at Liverpool, on the 10th July last, feloniously assaulted William Whittaker, with intent to do him some griev- ous bodily The priAmer had been housekeeper for tli fourteen months to the prosecutor, William WI a butcher, residing in Suffolk-street. They quarrel on the Bth July last, and the prisoner left the service of the prosecutor the same day. On Sunday, the 10th of the same month, between twelve at tight and one o'clock in the morning, the prisoner rustled into the prosecutor's house, and struck him a heavy blow on the nose with a piece of sandstone. The pri soner alleged that the cause of the quarrel was that she rteen or VI his fist, and also with a poker, and that, in self-defence, she struck him with the piece of sandstone. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and she was immediately acquitted. md I called to Janc'Boyd ;She c crying, and she • asked me- what was the matter, and I told her the doc tor had thrown me doWn. Cross-examined : Jane Boyd called my mother, who came to me, and I told her what had taken place. She took me to a doctor's. I screamed out as loud as I could, and told him to let _me go. lie offered me a bottle before and after the assault. lie did not say anything about " pulse attite." I screamed out as loud as I could. I was in the room with him for about half an hour. I called out " Jane" as load as I could. I was unwell, and had taken herbs, but did not tell the prisoner so. I took herbs for two inornings By ttie Judge : I was very much pained. Jane Boyd was the next witness. She said : I went with the prosecufrix to the house. The prisoner told me to go into the next room. I had been there about ten minutes when I heard somebody crying and sobbing. I did not kpow who it was. I thought it was some body in the street. She told me, as well as she could from crying, that the prisoner had knocked her down. Ellen Ball, the mother : I took her, to the dispensary on the 29th. The prisoner gave her a prescription, aria she went to another part of the building. She had Grindlc some conversation with him, and he told me to send her plaint' alone at seven o'clock the next day. She did so. She man raway about two ho urs , an d when she came home wascrpng very mtich, and said, " This nice I took her to a surgeon directly. Cros-, * arnined He did not tell me that he had no accommi datio n at his d* Iml:he the nest evening. and that I must take her to 1 . She (lid go there. Inspector • hen prese n t . - went t o th e prisoner's house, and toed hi m the: charge against hi m . Th e girl was t I shored l charge said, "It i s not true. " 4 ike tl speak to you privately,' I did not want to hear what he had t- It ad betterly,....- " and I told liin; forty ton say. 4bn+ 1,,, +;f4', w-ni• ast her 3g was ith her c ,ouse call( nidon whitin, 1" took Mill to .i.place of basin lie then as _ 113.burrels. of le entered her bedroom forcibly a of bed, and took her into ensto ion, without making the At the police station sh, icr keys taken from her by tl) who returned to her house and scare} found, either on her person . or in the louse, that was not her own, and she was therefore dis ivelve o'clock at night. She urged ratter and business had suffered much 'sequence of the arrest, and she therefore, in this 1, sought reparation for the .loss she had sustained. er cross-examination she stated that, on the even ing in question, two women were arrested in her house, named Elizabeth Bentley and Mary Mills ; and at the polict station the plaintiff was told that she was charged - with receiver of stolen property. She was detained between two and three hours at the station. It was for the defence, that the defendant, in the . of his duties, had a legal right to arrest and .ach the house of the plaintiff, he having reason to suspect her as th e rece i ver o f sto l en property. Thejury gave a verdict for the plamtiff—damages 10s. BREACH OF CONTRA.CT.-GRINDLEY AND ANOTRER V. MATTHEWS. s action, Mrs. Grindley and her son, Robert D. druggists and drysalte rs , Ch es t er, were the ills,` and the defendant, John Matthews, was a ('acturer of whiting at Liverpool. Mr. Wild, Q.C., fr. Melhuish appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. le and Mr. lliggn appeared for the defendant. )crt D. Grindley, one of the plaintiffs, being called, xl that in August, 1856, he had some business with the defendant in Liverpool, when the defendant that would suit plain- (lvertise 1 -street bridewell. It down as possible." ... . • Hoth easily Mr nclair, argeoll,—of Clarence-stro, the night in question the proseeutrix ova my cairrfory 1w her trintlior T marks of - violence. I cannot the offence had been OnYnitte4 ‘ ro e s t_ — Lyv (mut. iur use, auu u Y tween the pi:anti& an d the defendant in reference burned, anfii u not ob s‘cre an Hickman died a few days afterwards. The faces the sea-shore, where now bathe daily hundreds of ay v-.lishcr or Like the article sold as London washed whiting. The de - j ur y , af ter deliberating for some time, retur ned a verdict the elite of Europe and even America, who - have resort e d e v id enc c ei " 44e fend_ 4Pplica to time for the price of the of "Man.slaughter" against the boy Davies. to Boulonge since the peace." r iota S eptomber, on a direct vorage to the WI, II - 1)r. Odling, who assisted Dr. Tayl or , con fi rmed his States, Portland, in Maine, being file harbour to w 11 ," 11 be lie had no doubt about anti mony h av i ng s h e w i ll proceed. On this occasion passengers Will been found in the body, lie believed that death was • carried at fares rating from £lB to £l5, PROPOSAL TO COMPROMISE AN ASSAULT ON THE HIGH About five -o'clock this afternoon, the grand jury tered the crown court with a number of bills, when t foreman, Sir J. K. Shuttlekyorth, addressing the judge said that the attention of the grand jury had beet called to a case, in which Captain Edgar was charge , with an assault on the high seas. The sufferer, wh was the principal witness, had not yet appeared bef or the grand ju r y, a nd could not be found. Mr. Samin le, tt e committing magistrate, was on the grand ht better that he should explain circumstances he had mentioned to and it was thou to the court som€ them. Mr. Samuel llolme.—Your lordship, in consequence of the principal witness not appearing, I have deemed it my duty to name to the grand jury a ciicamstance _ _ _ _ occuiTed when I was on the bench. The case, being a long one, was adjourned from the clay of hear ing until the next morning, that I might sign the depo sitions. •On the second day an application was made to me not to send the prisoner for trial at the assizes, because the prosecutor was willing to accept a sum of money, I believe £6O, which was offered if he would not appear. As a matter of course, I refused to be a party to such a compromise, and I said that I would do my best to send the case for trial. It is marked on the brief for the prosecution that the witness has been got out of the way, and I have no doubt that this is true. The Foreman said that he wished to state that, in regard to one of the witnesses, he desired to be put in communication with the prosecuting counsel. His Lordship said the•matter should be attended to. SI PRIUS COURT YESTERDAY ME. JUSTICE H ILL.) :ON FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT NV ILALLEY W 1;c1II. article, and ultimately brought an action, and the I plaintiff paid for it. Of the quantity sold by the plaintiffs to their customers part was returned. This action was brought to recover the money which the plaintiffs had been compelled to pay to the defendant for this article. Several witnesses were examined, who proved that the article sold by defendant to plaintiffs was not w hat isknown in the trade as London whiting. It was contended for the defence that any whiting manufactured in London was entitled to the name of London whiting, and had no reference to the qualityaf the article, and that the plain tiffs had bought the article by the same sample as the defendants had bought it, before the bulk arrivod ; mid further, that no complaint had been made by the plaintiffs for two months, which deprived the defendant of the opportunity of returning it to the party from whom he had bons ship said thew were three questions which the jury would have to take into their consideration ; and the first was, whether, in 1856, there was an article of commerce known as Loudon whiting, or London washed whiting ; and whether that which was sold by the defendant to the plaintiffs, was sold by the description of London whiting, and further, was the article delivered plaintiff of £63 3s, me 9(1. ironmonger an residing, at Ackworth Park, Yorkshire, was the defendant. Mr. Alillward and Mr. Overend appearedfor the plaintiff, and Mr. James and Mr. Jones for the defendant. The action was brought to recover £64 10s. 2d., for goods • C, supplied between May, 1858, and June, 1859. The defendant was a Methodist; and in May, 1858, he took some part in the building of a chapel, at which time what the plaintiff knew of the ground plan, he said it would.take about seventy lights for the lighting of the plav, the cost of which would be £1 each, or CO in all. The plaintiff gate the defendant some patterns to take home with him, such as he would supply at this price. Afterwards the plaintiff put up lights of a more expensive description, by order of the defendant. The defence was that the work had been done by estimate, and consequently the plaintiff had no right to receive more than he had specified in his own estimate. This case,- after occupying several hours in hearing, had not concluded when the court rose. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW DRINKING FOUNTAIN.—A new drinking foun tain has been erected in Edge-lane, at one entrance to the Botanic Garden. This is a situation where it will be extremely useful, as well to visitors to the gardens as to passers by. - DEATH FROM INTOXICATION.—At seven o'clock . on Tuesday evening last, the dead body:of Michael Camp bell, of 13, Butler-street, was found in the elephant house of the Zoological Gard ;, where he was em ployed. It appears that the deceased, a short time be fore his death, was seen by his wife and others is a most intoxicated state. Shortly afterwards he was found dead, and a severe bruise was on his forehead, as if re sulting from a fall. Au inquest will be held this day. NEIL RYLET Yesterlay the mortal FUNERAL ( remains of this gentleman were con residence in Edge-lane to the Smithdown-lane ceaie tery, where, they were interred. The funeral, though of the most private and unostentatious character, - was attended by many of the personal friends of the deceased axd his family, including the worshipful the Mayor, William Preston Esq., William Shuttleworth, Esq., town clerk. Mr. Weightrnan, borough surveyor, Mes Robertson Gladstone, J. R. Jeffery, and others. MELANcuoLY DEATH OF A CHILD By FIRE.—.A child, eight years of age, named Eliza Brookes, whos( parents reside at No 25, Tht treet, came to lie death under the following circumstances :—On Tuesday morning last the child went doWn stairs, at half-past six o'clock, when her father had gone to work, to light the fire in the kitchen, when her clothes ignited. She ran into the parlour screaming, and the mother rushed down stairs, when she observed her poor child on ire. She pulled off the b►uning clothes, and the child was shortly afterwards conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, where the poor thing expired shortly afterwards in the most excruciating pain. The coroner will hold an inquest on the body this day. ZOOLOGICAL GARI k . rom the commencemen of this week thousands of people have visited these gardens, toparticiprte in a variety of amusements to be found nowliere else When we speak of variety, we might just mention tl- le gymnastic exercises, in which young men take delight ; the dancing on the green, and on the large platform set apart for that pur pose. It is perfectly astonishing to witness the number of young people of both sexes who, hour after hour, with busy feet beat time to the music, as the galop, waltz, quadrille, or schottische is played by the splendid band which is constantly in attendance. The various specimens of zoology are also subjects of attraction to many. Besides all the amusements which are to be found any day at these gardens, there is this week being performed in the theatre the new burlesque of "The Maid and the Magpie," which is exciting the mirth of COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Her Majesty has resumed her daily drives in the neighbourhood of Osborne. Earl St. Germain, Lord Steward of the Household, has been at Osborne, and presented addresses to her Majesty. The Earl of Derby, E.G., is expected on a -visit next week to Lord and Lady Willoughby, at Drummond Castle. - The Prince of WOI - rn- w o , . Ales has been on a visit to for the purpose of inspecting some of the factories in the city andneighbourhood, for the production anti finish ing of cotton fabrics. At an extensive spinning and weaving factory, and also at one of the principal print works, the royal visitor was conducted -through the great interest in in,speeting all materials and .procasse _ which he was shown, and in eliciting information re r Bard►ng them. itt the Exchange, where his Royal llighnesssubsequently proceeded, he was enthusiastically received. The Ga: lowing a sir J. M'Ad- )plying the he ana quarter of had 1 bottle No. 2 1 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, WEDNESDAY TRIAL OF DR. SMETHURST. The trial was resumed at nine o'clock this morning. Dr. Alfred Swaine Taylor, examined by Mr. Bodkin, said-1 am Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal Society. I have had a large experience for many years. On Sunday, th e I s t o f May, Mr. Buz zard called on me about one o'clock. at my nrivntn residence. He brought with him a parcel wrapped in paper. He told me that it contained two bottles, and I ascertained that it did so. I only looked at one seal. In consequence of a communioation made to me bj Mr. Buzza7d I consented to examine one of the bottles. Jic out tile bottle which came first, and that was No. z. The bottle was opened and two drachms of its con tents poured out. I applied a process in the first instance. The apparatus consisted of copper wire, mu riatic acid, distilled water, and an ordinary test-tube. The acid and water were boiled. I had ascertained that mintments) the vessels in which •T were perfectly clean. On of a greyish colour was attached to the wire. indicated arsenic or mercury. On obtaining that di sub. - stance That posit, 'ottle Proceeding wit sealed by M Buzzard in my presence, and taken away by him. He also took away the bottle No. 1. After Mr. Buzzard had left I proceeded to examine the contents. Appli cation had been made to me in reference to the life of the lady, and I was told that it had reference to a living lady ; so, although it was Sunday, I proceeded with the investigation. I continued my experiments by boiling 1 saw - a substance closely - resembling metallic arseni, I then obtained crystals from the g auze.. and tubes. I had . not the slightest doubt that the tubes contained Jes were Baron, who said he saw the crystals.] I examined the • crystals by the microscope, and having tested them further, obtained proof that it was really arsenic. • On the evening of the same day Mr. Buzzard came back, and brought back both bottles, with a letter from Mr. Penrhyn, the magistrate, authorising me to proceed further with the analysis. On the folowing morning I finished the examination of No. 2. After that, having taken two ounces of the liquid, I made a further examination of it by the same process, thoroughly to satisfy myself about the arsenic, and I found I was correct. I obtained drops on a larger scale came to the conclusion that there was less than a sic in the whole of the four ounces which I tried that there was cop There was no trace of anti . - . mony, mercury, or - bismuth. It was the copper pill which the deceased took which probably caused the copper I found. The process I used would have de- ~ed antimony, copper, or mercury, I then I examined the organ matter Gf to consist lent matter—food mixed with examined the evacuation, I came to the conclusion that it was that of a person suffering from the administration of arsenic. I examined the contents of No. 1 the next morning. It merely con tained biliary matter with mucus, and no metallic mat ter at all. On Thursday, the sth of May, I received a parcel from Inspector M'lntwe and a jar sealed up. That amid afterwards to contain a portion of the viscera— omach unopened, the , spleen, the large and small )r gullet, and intestine, the Hier, part of the the uterus. On the 7th ^` "th. of May I received a gottlu.con- taining the two kidneys, and a small bottle containing blood, said to hay T also received from pill-boxes twenty been taken from the heart. ityre _ a number of medicine 1: ing a total nu fiber of ' 7 eight. Others foL °wed on the - 18th of May, chiefi of antimony •ess caused in a measur r. With regard to the disunion of its clergy Eucharistic controversy, he thou-- that which was given by a competent b majority to be satisfied with the late decision on the .ht the best decision hence Nevertheless the question was not a Catholic doctii::( for the universal Church has given no decision as yc on the point at issue. Tie recommended his clergy t keep strictly to the teaching of the Church. To go be yond it would be either to go to the despotism of Rom( or to the mazes of self interpretation. contents of c THE ELECTIONS the stai During the last few days, great ;tivity has It had prevailed here regarding election . been announced that Mr. Gurrey Hon unseat( Conservative candidate, but Hoy— who was d appear. Mr kidney gain offered himself ; and on Monday evenit of the Reform party, he was heart, and sonic I was assisted lated that the as the candidat Hoare (the late member) addressed the i merehants j o - n the 'Change, and then said a few hours would determine whether or not his brother would offer himself. On Monday night, however, Mr. J of London, arrived in the tow issued an address expressing Ci oseph Sornes, shipowner and next mornim mservative princii and stating his determination - to go to the Poll Lewis also issued an address, and canvassing is a ted. The nomination takes place on Friday, and the polling on Saturday. An excit. was Or seconded by Mr. Snell: Mr. Ferrand was proposed by Mr. Glencross, and seconded by Mr. Rowe. The Mayor (Mr. Laity), who presided, declared (after some hesita tion) that the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Fer rand. A poll havin g been demanded by the friend s o f Sir Arthur, the election was appointed to take place next day. h, has come forward as nose Mr. Mariorihanlzs_ a Conservative candidate, to op prornisei to be dos, anion„ the non-electors tc practices prevail supplied from the - surgery. I examined the all those twenty-eight bottles and packages. I first examined the uterus, which was in an impregnated state, then the esophagus, of which only a portion was sent. It indicated irritation in the throat. There was no arsenic or antimony in the throat. [The witness was entering with great minuteness into a description of ;e of the various parts, when the Lord Chief Baron checked him, and desired him to confine himself to what bore on the case.] The smaller part of the middle intestines contained the largest " brother of the mony. There wo. lined the largest portion 01 found in - the ccecum. I found some in the There were traces of it in the blood from the blood from the urine. 0:11inz, and we calcu- ti mark ;awed. the I democratic spirit afterwards to say that such recognit had nearly upset his republican principles; while any, in true American phraseology, Ttunate. wouldn't soon forget EXTENSIVE ORDERS FOR THE EAST INDIA RAIL . —During the last two months, extensive orders ye been received froni . Government, for the manufacture o`.'iron rails of the s t ronges t an d mos t i m p ro ved descrip tion for India, by the followino• firms in the North of Clevelaua, .YorkshirC;-ai cler haS also been to George Hopper ' Esq., of the Britannia Ironworks,, Fencehouses, near Sutherland, for 1,000,000 of railway ratter received by Mr. Hoppe BOULOGNE-SUR-'VIER_ —An ;he watering.- whole quantity min. In the ccecum, besides the cony, I found that it was ulcerated, and the small members nearly destroyed throughout. The Large intestines were ulcerated more or less throughout. The most remarkable appearauc3 was the almost total destruction of the linineinembrane. The blood in the stomach indicated some great cause of irritation. I next proceeded to examine the contents of certain pill boxes *Moll I received nn the 7th of May from AT,To- what they contained, and I found the statements made to me were correct. There were four copper pills, one of which was taken for analysis, What do you mean copper pill. Witness : Pills containing sulphate of copper with powdered opium. In the wadding taken from one of the boxes I found the slightest trace of a white powder, which might have been mercury, silver, or bismuth. I then examined a large number of bottles and powders. There were two bottles of bismuth. One was unopened, 1 .1 .• • • it. In other bottles I found prussic acid, sulphuric acid, told. I also e it to me ty the inspector, I Bodkin) : Is it nece .ould take that down ntinned : This bottle IN o. 5, I found it to attributable to the administration of irritant Fem . 0115- There was no form of natural disease to which he could refer it. Professor Brand said he had examined some of tiler liquid from Dr. Taylor, and found it did not contain. arsenic. Chlorate of potash would dissolve copper' The circumstance which had occurred in Dr. Taylor 's• experiments did not shake his faith in Reach's test. Mrs. Smith was recalled, and said that Smethurst left her house on Saturday, the 11th of December. Sh e did not recollect where . 11e was on the 9th and 10th, whether or not be was at home on those days, Mrs. Grabowska was recalled, and v sai j dthat Miss Dr. Julius, recalled, said that when Dr. Smethurst was before the magistrates he said that were any tail lie substances found they must have been contained la the medicines supplied from his (Dr. Julius') surgery. Sergeant Ballantine said this was the case for the prosecution. The Court then adjourned for a short time, and uP°ll re-assembling, behalf of the prisoner. - At the conclusion of Mr. Serjeant Parry's address, witnesses were called for the defence. Dr. Richardson toms in he case of were not in the main reconcilable with `slow arsenical I poisoning. The Lord Chief Baron took several exceptions to the profs he offered. This witness, it appeared, gave evidence on Palmee s trial with a view to prcve that Parsons died of pectoris, and not from strychnine. • Cross-examination not completed when court rose. SECOND EDITION. FRANCE. THE AMNESTY-DEPARTURE OF THE -EMPEROR. PARIS, - Thursday Morning.— morning publishes the following Moniteur of thio All warnings which have been given to the news: papers in France and the Colonies, are to be consider as ngn-issued. The Minister of the Interior, in concert with hO colleagues, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Algiers and the Colonies, has ordered the necessary measures to be taken to ensure the immediate execution of the fall and entire Amnesty granted by t Their Imperial Majes where they will sojourn till the sth September, when ties left yestordy for St. Savor, they will proceed to Biarritz 922 soldier sentenced for various offences, have been either pardoned or the term of their imprisOnment been commuted [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, August 17.—The young Grand Duke of Tuscany arrived yesterday at Paris. He has been re' ceived by the Emperor, who invited him to remain fe r ome time at Paris, in order to await what events The Emperor gave him a very kind all" transpi: gracious reception SARDINIA. TURIN, August 17th The Kin arrived here tit° evening, and welcomed with great cheers by a lame crowd which was assembled at the Railway °Statico The National Guard and Piedmontese troops w ere drawn up along the passage of his Majesty. Gene ra ' , Ulla has sent in his resignation, which has been accepted- A collision has taken place on the line to Genoa, 01 six persons killed. TURKEY. MARSEILLES, Aug. 17.—Advices from Constants` nople to 10th. The Sultan has returned, and gave . 3 1. Thouvenel, on Thursday, a most gracious reception- The official journal states that amicable relations ha d been re-established between Baron de Prokesh and M. de Thouvenel. The same journal states that Sir ROI Bulwer gave an explanation respecting the British squadron having been at Alexandria—that it was i n honour of the contemplated visit of the Sultan. r i b° Czar has presented the Sultan with the decoration of the order of St. Andrew—diamonds valued at 1,000, 00 piastres—in acknoyledgment of the reception_recea tl Y given to the Grand Duke Constantine. COMMERCIAL (From the Time., City Article.) A. reaction of in C° ll ' sols at the opening was not recovered during the day' There was scarcely any general business, but t he Government Broker took £lO,OOO on account of t he Savings' Banks. WEDNESDAY EVENIN At the Bank to-day the applications for discount have been fell, There has been no feature of importance in the Rail way Share Market to-day; in some instances prig were slightly lower (Front the Daily Hews City Article.) $ WEDNESDAY EVENING.-The F un d s opened with little dulness, in consequence of the fall yesterday o n the Paris Bourse. The final quotations of Consols Were rnly about 1- 16 per cent. below those of yesterday.' Chief support is derived from the scarcity of stock- Business in ; every d(Tartment of the Stock Exchange was languid. With the completion of the fortnightlY. have left Lon& nd niallY others a ,110 w the Lrsemc NV set fret given in this ens. ady laboured, the under which this and the result of the Post- .orteM examination. 'Pa - kir The her death to nothing but the action of ant poisons In his cross-examination by Sergeant Parry, Dr. Taylor said he was examined in this case before the magistrate twice, and once before the coroner. The learned counsel then proceeded to press him very hard on the mistake which he had made with respect to one of the bottles. Dr. Odling mad e th e same m i stake, and 1,„44. positions of Dr. Taylor coroner, might be read, in order to show the inconsistencies between them and his present state- trate auc ileyea tnat the arsenic had been placed`in the bottle by some one else, and not from the test he applied. He thought that the acids of the fi }TIM n ; f . .1 to II 1/01.,7 ween £500,000 and was very dul •egards a number of articles prices showed a drooping arket to 4 of the Continent f ew h ave ma de greater progress of late limited extent, destroy coPpe;:hjenVio" a limited years than Boulo , ne-snr-Mier, the well-known faymnite extent, as copper could only be destroyed by acids _ _ resort of English tourists and vaietudinarians. famous '• Etablissement des Bains" is now managed by rimes Davies to attend arrangeine u nis7tiimi - tho . se of the,.}-145.rte_ rte tneu snowcu some of IL in a flex, to the opening a „„ sii uL a uvur winch had at that favourite sea-side rosori.. fe of a good colour. Some conversation been placed in the mine for the purpose of ventilation. cellent cuisine and ge nerous wines, the charges— h resulted in the plaintiff's ordering o n th e d a y o f the accident, he, cont rary t o the at such an es t a bli s hment—are moderate and conscien a to an ex= it at a price of per ton oadon_wasited_whiqng arrived soon aTtc tne tree access of air. His tests had been questioned before this. He went down to Mr. Wooler's M. Bourgeois, of the Hotel Pavillion Imperial, who has case in Durham, who wasaceused — oithe murder of his COLLIERY E X PLOSION.—VERnicr OF MAINISLAUGUTER this year engaged sonic of the first English and foreign wife by poison. There was no doubt in that'case that AGAINST A BOY.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, on artistes for the concerts. The Journal des Debats says : the poison was administered, and the only question was the body of a man named Isaac Hickman, who was — "Many of ourParisiannotabilitiesstayingat Boulogne- by whom. Arsenic was found in the tissues • killed by the recent cal/lesion at Lord Ward's colliery, sur-Mer inform us that it is impossible to find at any parts of the body. near Kingswinford. It apper_trs to hay . e been th e wa t er i ng - p l ace l arger or more sumptuous hotels, or bett er Th e L or d C" . special duty of a boy name(' 3aron : Are you seeking to prove Tian Imperial that the witness made a blunder in that_eas'e ? Sergeant Parry : ()h, no ; Dr. Taylor rarity I admitted the blunder he made in this case about to examine him upon another c poll 'rankly I am now doggy's orders to tnl keep it e o•as to esca Liverpool to their I foitli )e, shut it. ?ervades the was sent - to tht Mr was sold, but it NV gnivden non-electorst o Mr. Co b o d fc: n ß, Tc .ow a tree p assage Iwo . , just at the mitical urbanity, anu w w , when one of the .workmen as about "t o l et a ent i re b u i l di ng , w hich has only been in e x i s t ence d ur i ng po i n t s . . theconrse of his re-e xam i na ti on b y Mr , Bodkin , .a sh o t. aft? , n ewe y er ,.the. Aot, dicl.4ot4 gQ , 9ff, for the last. .four years. from this . lhgtol/. at which the pch ste i t a c On its sulphur i mme diately ignited, there bein g no means of Emperor of the French and the Q ueen o f E ng l an d an d D r . T a yl or sa id th a t hi s fi rst i !npression on testing bottle ! fills a whole .s found escape f or it, an d a t er rible explosion resulted. All the their suites stayed in 1855, there is a truly magical cou p 5, which had been alluded .. to, was that th ere i - d-•• lace be- men in the pit, as well as the_ boy Davies, wer e sa dl y d' ce il, as it is the only one in Boulogne w hi c h di rect ly nn nroirl.n+.l • NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. is monti three last days of th stream Guards will perform in these gardens, and any thing in commendation of them would be .superfluous. BANKRUPTCY COURT, WEDNESDAY.—(BEFORE MI COMMISSIONER PERRY.)—In re SMITH AND MILLS.— This was an adjourned hearing of a petition for .thc removal of the trade assignee from his office of assignee to the estate of these bankrupts, who were stationer al • paper. The ground urged for his removal was, that he had disposed of the estate of the bankrupts to his son- in-law, at a sacrifice. Mr. Pemberton appeared in support of the assignee, and Mr. Edwards, solicitor, of Chester, the petitioner, on his own behalf. The all tions in the petition had not been replied to in the way by affidavit, but witnesses had been summoned , were examined at great length, in opposition to the petition. His Honour expressed his determination not to allow such an irrerul idopted HOUSEKEEPEI Brothers. 5, Elliot pay Is. 8c - We understand that the Hon. Mr. Stanley, eldest son of Lord Stanley of Alderley, who is said to have turned Moslem, and is now travelling in the East, was enter- twined on May 22, at Kandy, in Ceylon, by the Maho metan inhabitants of that city. A local paper save : The table was laid in the English style About 50 o rd in Ailtite, sat down the principal Moslems, all dinner, using knives and forks in the European manner The table was laid with silver and plated corner di s h es , and the place was splendidly lit up."—China Telegraph. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WIFE.—SHIELD: Sunday Evening.—" The moral lesson of the gallows, at Durham, on Thursday, does not seem to have 11:12 murdered his wife, for anotlu occurred at North Shields, boat man, named Henry Whitfield, has a drunken o n . of-the-way wife, going home b e t ween twel% [er very nearly and one at noon, alut _ a large Spanish knife and attempted to destroy he r by sticking her in the neck with it. He inflicted a sev ere ' wound, but was prevented completing his mur d erous intention. The wound in the woman's neck bl e d pro fusely- but the medical men think that it w ill ii 1 - fatal The man has been locked up, but he only ex presses a regret that he did not murder her outright. under the head " Hospital Staff drew, A. Ferguson, W. Linton, J. F orrest, J. B. (Gib son, andJ.G. Logan, to be honorary physicians to her We regret to learn the decease of that distinguished military veteran, Sir John Slade. Sir John was in his 98th year, and entered the army some 77 years ago, He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, the well-known Queen's counsel, who is twin brother of General Marcus Slade, the lieutenant-governor of °nem- The next brother is Sir AdolphuS Slade, it.N., io, as Muchaver Pasha, is the head of the Turkish navy. The colonelcy of the sth Dragoon Guards is rendered vacant by Sir John's death, and the same event places Major-General Straubenzie on the fixed establish- ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. On Monday afternoon, a Convocation of the clergy of the province of York was held in the Chapter-house of York Minster. A number of clergy attended at the Minster, at eleven o'clock, but no arrangement having then been made for the time of meotino., they took their departure. At half-past one o'clock, however, the Archbishop arrived, and in company with W. Hudson, Esq., the registrar, proceeded to the Chapter-house, where the registrar read the proclamation proroging . Convocation4O the Ist September next. The Rev. Johi Bell, reet6r of Bothwell, near 'Wakefield, and procto for the Archdcaconry of Craven, claimed permission t , , ••• stance of petitions which were bi + for presentation may fusal to allow this to be done had caused a great dea .santness and unseemly discussion. "After this It his Grace bowc present, and then retired, not having uttered a single word during the proceedings, which lasted not more than three minutes. There were, besides Mr. Bell, only some four or five clergymen present, and several members of _ _ The alterations the Convocation'Soci( and restoration of this ancient edifice, under the sup( intendence of Mr. Scott, architect, London, are procec . _ from I ing very satisfactorily, although the progress appears, a: in all these restorations, to be very slow. The Annual Episcopal Synod of the diocese of Argyle was held at Oban on We: nesday, the 10th inst. The Bishop delivered a charge to the assembled clergy on the present state of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. II( Considered its want of prof AUGUST 18, 1E59. Vie So' ty was steady at former prices THE FRENCH AMNESTY Referring to the amnesty, the Ti ,vs that, for the Emperor of the French f:els himself loyalty of his people, that he can afford to be magriani mous. The earliest use to which he puts the power h e has acquired by his successful Italian campaign is t° publish among all nations a full and entire amnesty to all Frenchmen The Daily News says that orders are to be t 111315° to Cayenne, and to the many other unknowil ?ositories of political victims, to let as many as stir- vivo go free. M. Louis Blanc has addressed a letter to t ll9 ' Daily Hews, in which he admits that Louis poleon could scarcely do more for the political CO ° than he has just done. But wilt, to France ? M. Louis Blanc replies, better stay in t he land of unfettered thought and free speech—better D I where to be an exile is to remain a man. The Grand Duke Constantine, yesterday, paid a volt to Portsmouth Dockyard. _ - -~r ~.6 i was mane to the channel at Spithead, to prepare for sea by Saturday next. , The Rev. James Attay, Senior Fellow of St. John S t Cambridge, was, yesterday, elected vicar of Leeds. The new army Hospital Corps is to consist of ex"' 1,000 non-commissioned officers and men, or more th 3 double the number of the Medical Staff C 1111 !orps. Japers of t"' ?roceediwrs at Mc ev en ing,bby the e l e ctors . The report in the TiWes