The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

THE TOWN COUNCIL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Council I
will be held on Wednesday.
The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprise,
Ist, a recommendation to allow the Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board to continue to take charge of and work
the chain testing machine for twelve months, from the
Ist of July last, the Board paying an annual rent of
£2OO, by equal half-yearly payments, on the Ist Jan. and
Ist July, for the use of the premises and machinery,
and guaranteeing the Corporation from loss, and keep-
ing the machine, buildings, and premises in repair.-
2nd.—Report on the Letter of the Secretary of State as
to the Salary of the Clerk of the Peace, referred to the
Finance Committee by the Council at the last meeting,
and recommendation that it is expedient that the Clerk
of the Peace for this Borough be paid by Salary, and that
the Secretary of State be recommended to fix the Salary
at the sum of £BOO per annum. 3rd—Recommendation
that the proposed buildings, corner of Lime Street and
Roe Street, be set back as shewn on the plan submitted,
the price of the Land being axed by the Chairman of
the Finance Committee, as proposed by the Lessee.
The powers, duties, and obligations of the Council in
reference to the property of the Corporation; the plans
for the proposed new public offices in Dale-street, and
the general subject of town improvements, forming part
of the Finance Committee's proceedings are to be
brought forward for consideration.
The proceedings of the Watch, Lighting, Fire-police,
Fire Prevention, Hackney Carriage, Licensing, and Gas
Committees, comprise, Ist. A recommendation to alter
regulation No. 12 of the Hackney Carriages Bye-laws,
by striking out therefrom the restriction against a; 4, vers
smoking whilst attending their carriages, the considera-
tion whereof was postponed at the last monthly council,
pursuant to the standing orders. 2nd. Bye-laws for
regulating omnibuses, and the owners, drivers, and
conductors thereof, laid on the table at the last meeting
of the Council, pursuant to the standing orders. 3rd.
Recommendation to accept the tenders of Messrs. Hew-
son and Procter for printing, and of Messrs. McCorquo-
dale for stationery, both for one year.
The proceedings of the Health Committee comprise,
Ist, a recommendation to accept the tender of Messrs.
McCorquodale and Co. for printing and stationery for
one year.-2nd, a recommendation to appoint Mr. Wil-
liam Swale inspector of smoke nuisances, at £l5O per
annum.
The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St.
George's Hall Committee comprise, Ist, a recommen-
dation to direct that the water supplied to St. George's
Hall be charged by meter.-2nd, a recommendation
that the charge for concerts, at St George's Hall, be
reduced to a uniform charge of sixteen guineas.

ROAD.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY.

(efore Mr. HUTCHI9ON.)

BTREET ROBBERY.
A pretty young girl, named Wary Anne Jones (not known
to the police), was brought up by Officer 771, on a charge of
having stolen a gold watch, value £25, belonging to a gentle-
man named Francis Kendrick. The officer said about twelve
o'clock on the previous night he saw the prosecutor, who was •
in drink, in Leigh-street, where the prisoner joined him, and
he saw tyro men come oat of a passage and " dog " them.
He sent an.othar .officer tound to meet them, and followed on
him
prisonerself. suddenly They
stPScltarfatedaPassage for a short time, when
the off. The officer caught her, and
asked her what she had taken frosp, the gentleman, and she
replied nothing.
watch her band. The
prisoner was sent follretrfioaul.nd the
(Before Messrs. HITTCHIRON and HOUGHTON.)
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS.
John Berry, a celebrated character, and Joseph White were
charged on suspicion of being about to break into a house in
Upper Frederick-street. Police-officer 586 saw White, about
three o'clock in the morning, iu ;ip entry close to the house,
and Berry was found on the roof of the bowie. Police-officer
666 chased the latter on the roof and captured him. 'There
were skeleton keys found on the prisoners, and they were sent
to gaol for thus. months each.
SAILORS' WAGES.
Messrs. W. Allan and °Caen:were summoned by John Devitt,
for £3 14s Id wages. Mr. Bluck appeared for the complainant,
and stated that on the' 6th iiine..he; shipPf4 iuthe Bohemian
for a voyage, as under steward,
to Quebec, an d he
claimed £3 Ils Id. The complainant said he went ashore and
now
remained with a friend at Montreal a few days, and this was
the reason payment was refused him, but he went to Quebec
and came home in the ship. Mr. Woods (of Messrs. Allan's),
for the defence, read an entry in the official log,
bad not been read over to the complainant on board, the magis-
trates made an order for the amount claimed. but as this

THE ISTHMUS ,CANAL.—We have seen letters by the
English steamer Valetta, arrived on Sunday week from
Alexandria, stating that the Viceroy is furious at some
remonstrances made to him by the British 'Consul-pe-
nerpl,reyarding the Isthmus canal. The remonstrances
are still going on. Rumours were prevalent that the
Pacha was again
showing a desire for independence,
and that the French were encouraging him in this
course. It was reported that a high Turkish official
was on his way to Egypt, from Constantinople, to insist
on the works of the canal being divontinued.-7/14/fa
Time*,

THE POISONING CASE IN- VAUXHALL-

The examination in this' case iiits'resumed on Satur-
day morning, at the Police-court, before Mr. Rallies.
The first witness called was •

Henry Bagnall, who said—l reside at 18, Vauxhall-
road, the house iu which the deceased lately resided.
:Up to the time the deceased took ill, she, assisted by
tli servants, conducted the business during the day,
and Winslow during the night. Dazing the time 1
was there, the deceased was frequently ill. The prisoner
generally prepared her food at night ;-but sometimes it
was prepared by Margaret, the servant. Mrs. James
occupied the back parlour, and when she wanted any-
thing she used to knock on the floor with a stick. I
have known Winslow to take food to her, consisting
generally of sago, gruel, tea, or an egg. The sago was
kept on the shelf. Margaret Higgins sometimes pre-
pared food for her in the morning, but very seldom. I
saw the deceased vomit once in the back place. I did
not prepare any food for her on the morning of the 10th
June. The prisoner was in the habit of taking a little
drink in the morning, before going to bed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—l never knew Winslow
to go into the deceased's bedroom without hearing a
knock. I have seen Winslow prepare the sago for her
frequently. He did it in an open manner, over the fire.
To Mr. Walters—The prisoner was very often the
worse for the liquor be had taken in the morning.
William Tennyson Lloyd, nephew of Mr. J. B. Lloyd,
said,—l am an articled clerk to my uncle. On the 28th
of May last, the prisoner came to our office, and said
that a person named Mrs. James, residing in Vauxhall-
road, was dying, and wished to make her will. I imme-
diately went over to the house in company with Thomas
Ashton, one of our clerks. He went into the bedroom
of the deceased, who requested Mr. Cafferata to leave
the room. The prisoner was not there at all. We
received her instructions; and on the following day
went to the house having prepared the will. The will
was read- over to, and signed by, the deceased, and was
witnessed by myself and the other clerk. The will hav-
ing been put in and read, the witness in continuation
said, I suggested that a second will should be executed,
but the deceased said that she had every confidence in
Winslow. She stated that she bad shares in the gas
company, and a good deal of gold in the room. I saw
nothing of the prisoner after he called at the office.
Margaret Higgins said she had lived as servant with
Mrs. James for three years and a halt; and still lived at
the house. Had frequently seen Mrs. James suffering
from retching; she sometimes appeared to be reliered
after vomiting ; she was generally worse in the after-
nooa, and often complained of severe pains in her
side. The prisoner used to go into the deceased's
bedroom when she knocked for him. Witness had
prepared food for the decreased, and the prisoner
had too; but Mrs. Cafferata had prepared more. A
week before her removal to the Hospital Martin. Towns-
hend cooked some fish which he had bought himself,

and Mr'. James ate some of it. She was in her own
room in bed at the time. She 'had eaten some of the
fish when prisoner entered the room ; and she then be--
came ill, and expressed a wish that she had not eaten it.
Martin Townshland then came in and took the fish away.
She generally vomited after eating. The prisoner and
Mrs. James lived 'happily to-gather. Mrs. James had
told her that the prisoner was the master. She had
been sent with a prescription to the shop of Mr. Wil

Hams, druggist, on two occasions.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—The relatives of the
deceased were not on such friendly terms with her as
the prisoner was. After eating the fish prepared by
Martin Townshend the deceased was more sick than she
had previously bean. After eating sago and other food
she generally vomited in a *uarter of an hour ; but she
vomited immediately after eating the fish. Witness
never saw the remains of the fish after it ;73.3 taken
away by Martin Townshend. On the morning of the
10th June witness found a tea-cup on a chair in the
bedroom; in which there was a small quantity of
warm sago. WitneSS -ate some of it herself, and
was not at all ill after it. On the same occasion
there were two cups upon the table in the bedroom.

The two cups produced. are the same as were on the
table. I did not notice what was in the larger cup.
On the afternoon, of the 9th I saw Mrs. Cafferata
prepare some sago, which she put into a cup like the
one produced. Mrs. Cafferata was up at half-past eight
on Sunday morning; I cannot tell who prepared the
sago that I had eaten. When I went down stairs I
found the prisoner and Bagnall in the kitchen:' I have
frequently seen Mr. and Mrs. Cafferata, Martin Towns-
hend, and the deceased together. The deceased has
said in the presence•of those persons that she was pos-
ouiestd Mr. Winslow
hadshe
abpleonstayidofshmn
she
and could liye
would take the 'business upon • hitt-mit have heard
wisestsheoduotfwpororkpienr7.'
Winslow say that he did not want to live there any
longer, and the deceased has always asked him to stop;
I have heard Martin. Towrtshend complain that the
deceased was too hard-with him, because she would not
allow him any money to Oak, but he would have it
all after her death. I heard him -sayprg to my sister
Eliza that he had waited for this opportunity, ttt was
master now. He also said about a fortnight ago that

he would ruin my character and my sisters if we did not
back out of the evidence we had given before the
e(woner.

13y Mr. Walters—l have been questioned about the
cup of sago by Mr. Horne. I first remembered this
circumstance which I have stated to-day the day after I
was examined before the coroner. When Mrs. James
was ill the prisoner went to bed between one and two
o'clock in the day, and got up about eight o'clock in
the evening. He went to bed every day. When Mrs.
James was removed, we had only three eups of the kind
now produced. Martin Townshend repeated that state-
ment about waiting for his opportunity on the day that
Mrs. James died. _ .

By Mr. Baffles—She complained of the pain in her
side nine months ago.
Mr. Bagnall, who was next called, said he did not
remember the exact time when Mrs. Cafferata rose on
the 10th of June, but it was very late.

Margaret Higgins, re-called, sq.id he understood the
goodwill of the business now belonged to the prisoner.

Eliza Higgins—l am a single woman, sister to the
last witness. I had been in the late Mrs. James's service
between three and four years ; I used to do the day
work. 'Mrs. James has been ill about twelve months;
she has complained of pain in the side. She took to
her bed about three weeks before she was removed.
When the deceased was iu bed, she used to knock when
she wanted anything. The prisoner sometimes attended
on her; and when he came downstairs, he has told me
to go and get something ready quick, or the mistress
would not have it.

By Mr. Cobb—The prisoner never remained all day
and, night without going to bed at all. I am still in
the house at Vauxhall-road. Martin Townshend has
told me that he wished my tongue had been bit when I
said lie would be master; he also said he would run
away with my character, and if I said any more I would
get three months. I replied that I would speak the
truth to death. He said this the day after I had been
to Mr. Walter's office. He also said we were a dirty
Irish lot, and he would never get us another situation.
The week after Mrs. James died, I remember seeing a
nurse from the Southern Hospital in Mrs. James's rem

in the house in Vauxhall-road ; Mrs. Cafferata was with
her. I wanted something, and went into the room to

them. Mrs. Cafferatta was giving the nurse some money
and the latter said " I will do all I can for you." That
same woman is in the room I have just left. I saw her
in the house in Vauxhall-road last Monday; she was
for two hours with Mrs. Cafferata. Martin Townshend
is not a married man. There has lately been a young
red-haired woman in the house. I have seen hor alone
in Martin Townshend's room. I have heard them
talking when I have been in bed. I have heard her
say, leaping and dancing, that it was come to her turn
now, and she would settle it. She said this on the first
day that she went to give evidence. A couple of days
afterwards she said she wondered that the gentlemen
were not sending for her, and that she would give more
evidence. She also said, " Thank God it has come to
my turn to hang the Orange dog, and after my evidence
the gentlemen need not get any more." I know she
was alluding to the prisoner; as at other times, when
speaking words of the same meaning, she named
Wiwi!? w.
Mr. Cobb—,.! may state, sir, that the prisoner belongs
to an Orange lodge.
Examination continued—Mrs. Cafferata sent me np to

the hospital to see how Mrs. James was getting on. I
found her very ill, and she was retching very much.
She said she did not think she would ever get over it.
Mr. Cafferata was at the shop in Vauxhall-road then.
I retuir.ed to the house and saw Mrs. Cafferata, who
asked me how the mistress was. I told her that I did not
think she would be alive this time to-morrow. Mrs.
Cafferata appeared very much rejoiced at this. She sent
me the following day and gave me some sago. This was
either the first Thursday or Friday she was in the hospital.
I was wrong in saying just now I went, to the hospital.
I never went there until after Mrs. James's death. I
meant upstairs into her room. On the following day I
went again to the mistress's room. She was sitting up in
bed, and asked me for a needle and thread, as she wanted
to sew. I came down and told Mrs. Cafferata that, and
she nearly fainted. Mr. Cafferata went out for a glass
of brandy, and lie said, " Cheer up, it will soon be all
over." I am sure he said that. I remember Mrs.
James being taken to the hospital on the Sunday. A
few days afterwards I saw Mr. and Mrs. Cafferata and
Martin Townshend whispering together. I heard Mr.
Cafferata say, " It is the devil to let a woman know a
secret." I saw Martin Townshend stirring some sago on
the Saturday before she was removed to the hospital. I
have seen Mr. Cafferata with something which he used
• in his pocket. Two days before he went home to Man-
chester, he went for some medicine, and said, as he
went out, theie was to be two table spoonfulls of
laudanum in it, as it would do her good. He returned
with a bottle in his hand.
By Mr. Walters—l had had words with Martin when
he told me he wished my tongue was bit. I never quar-
, icaied with Mrs. Cafferata, The house was not clean

when Martin said we were a dirty Irish lot. I come
from the same place as the prisoner. I am a Roman
Catholic.

Margaret Ann Rowe said—l anl,l single woman, and
still live at the house in Vauxhall-road. I was formerly
in the service of the late Mrs. James, and left her about
five months ago. When I left, Eliza and Margaret
Higgins and Mrs. Cafferata were living in the house.

The-mistress sent for Mrs. Cafferata, to attend on her

when she was poorly. When I left, Mrs. James was
lying very ill. I don't know what was the matter with
her; but about a fortnight before I left she called me
into the back kitchen, and she was taken with a
purging and vomiting. She complained of her heart,
and said that there was a lump there ; and that if she
could get it up she would be all right. The vomit-
ing and purging continued; and Mrs. James insisted
upon sending for Mrs. Cafferata. The vomiting mostly
came on after the deceased took some gruel or sago in
bed. I prepared the sago. The prisoner acted as
master, but the mistress always sent out for what she
wanted in the house. Her general food was sago,
gruel, or a cup of tea, and when she was getting better
she took a mutton chop. Mr. Cafferata came on the
Monday night, and on Tuesday the deceased expressed
pleasure that Jane (Mrs. Cafferata) had arrived, as she
was much better. The prisoner prepared tea for her,
and took it up to her. He had the keys of the room, and
would not let any one in. There were two keys to the
room, and the prisoner kept both. Whenever the
deceased wanted me he used to give me the key. On

the Sunday morning before the day before the arrival of
Mrs. Cafferata the prisoner took tea to the deceased. I
left in February, and returned to the house in Vauxhall-
road three weeks ago. I occupy a room at the top of
the house, and if any one says that Martin Townshend
has slept with me it is untrue. I was one morning in
Martin Townshend's bedroom to call him by his request.
I did not about a month ago dance about the room, and
say, " Thank God it has come to my turn now, and I
will hang the Orange dog."
Mr. Aspinall, who shortly before had entered the court,
suggested that as this was negative evidence, and as the
evidence would have to be given by the person to whom
the conduct was attributed, it should be left to Mr. Cobb
to ask questions. _ _ .

Mr. Raffles agreed with the suggestion, and no further
questions were asked. •

Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—After leaving Mrs.
James, I went to live with my mother, who keeps me.
I sometimes go out charring. I did not leave in con-
sequence of getting drunk.
To Mr. Walter—l have been asked about Samuel
Townshend. 1 attended him before his death. He
suffered from purging and vomiting., and was purged
even after his death.

Mr. Cobb explained that he had mentioned Samuel
Townshend in mistake for Martin, and as Mr. Aspinall
did not think the evidence material to the case, the
evidence relating to Samuel Townshend was struck from
the depositions.

Mr. Robert Williams (examined by Mr. Aspinall)—
I am a member of the Royal College of Sqrgeons, and
keep a druggist7s shop in Vauxhall-road, at the corner of
Leeds-street. I remember in February, March, and
May some.prescriptions being brought to my shop. The
prescriptions handed to me were made up at my place.
The date of the first is February 5, 1860 ; the next is
March 29th, 1860; the next is May Bth, 1860; then
May 11th, May 25th, and the last one June 9th. Those
are all the prescriptions that I made up during that
time, but some of them were frequently repeated. They
were nearly always bought by. an old woman. The
witness, Anne Foley, is the woman. The last prescrip-
tion was brought by Martin Townshend, but a little
boy came for the medicine an hour or two afterwards.

I made up the prescriptions strictly according to the
directions. I was called into the house of the deceased
on the 3rd and 4th of January last to see Samuel
Townsbeod, and on the 48th May to see Cafferata.
Cafferata was in a terrible §t4te of excitement from
drink. He had smashed an ornamental glass, and had
cut his hand severely. He was naked, and was going
to thrash me and everybody in the house. It was
generally from four to eight o'clock in the evening.
Either myself or my assistant are always upon the pra-
mises, and my assistant is quite competent to make up
a prescription.

Mr. Charles I)yson agtid-7I am a druggist at 62,
Tithebarn-street, in co-partnership with Mr. Ilauiel
Costine. I remember the prescription produced by
Mr. Horne being brought to my shop some day in June
last. I made up the prescription exactly as it was
written. Cafferata took away the prescription. The
bottle was wrapped up in white paper, and sealed.
say so because it is our invariable practice to seal
then?. About ten days or a fortnight after making up
the prescription, the prisoner called at my shop. He
seemed to he a little agitated, as if pi,t out of the way.
He told me he was going up to see Dr. Cameron; that
he had seen Dr. Cameron the day before, and that Dr.
Cameron said that Mrs. James had been poisoned. He
said he was going up to see Dr. Cameron, to ascertain
if there was any occasion to call in other medical aid.
He said he would call upon me when he returned, and
let me know what Dr. Cameron said. He calico anour
two after, and said he had seen Dr. Cameron, who
said there was no occasion to' call in other medical aid,
as she was recovering.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—l had known. Mr.
Cafferata before, having seen him at my shop before.
He generally called at my shop for laudanum. He
did not say what the laudanum was for. He purchased
from two to three drachms of laudanum at a time.
When he returned and told me that he had seen Dr.
Cameron he seemed a great deal more composed.
Ann Foley said—l am a widow living in Amelia-
buildings, Tithebari..street. t. knew Mrs. James, and
ilso the prisoner. I have been in the habit of supply.,
ing their establishment with vegetables for two or three
years. I have gone to the house to work nearly every
day. One day last summer, when Mrs. James and
the prisoner were together, and when I went
in the prisoner said : " Here's Mrs. Foley, she'll go for
it." The mistress gave me twopence, and told me to
buy some white " pantunoney." I went out, and
turned back twice to think of the name of it, and the
mistress told me " white fantimany." I went for it and
could not get it, and he and I had hot words on it,
because I did not get it. Mistress told me t44t if
any-
body asked me what it was for, to say it wag
for a chig.
Mr, Winslow was there then. I told them, when I
came back, that the young man at the shop told me to
bring the dog, and he would do it himself. The mia_
tress said she knew I should not get it, because it. was
poison. I was then vexed that they had sent me for it ;
and even after that I had to leave the house when the
prisoner was getting up, for one word used to bring on

another.
To Mr. Cobb—The prisoner was the first person who
ever sent 14e to to get the prescriptions

made up.
Eliza Brennan said—l am a single woman, and up
to yesterday lived with Mrs. Sykes, coffee-hose keeper,
Dale-street. Abouf two years ago I was servant at
Mrs. James's. Mr. Winslow was the master there. I
was there three months. I remember about eight days
after I went there I told Mr. Winslow that I was going
home to Dublin because the situation did not suit me.
A day or two afterwards he asked me if I was going
home to publin, if I would go to a doctor's shop,
purchase two shillings' worth or half-a-crown's worth
of antimony, and he should make me a Present of £5.
I said I would not think. of it half the way. Ire asked
me if I could not bring it myself would I send it by sgly
one of the men belonging to the Dublin boats. I said
my brothers would not allow me to buy Poison in
Dublin and send it over here. I asked him what he
wanted with the poison, and he said he wanted it to
poison rats. I never saw any rats in the place.

To Mr. Cobb—l did not know that antimony was
poison until this case. The reason I said that my
brothers would not allow me to send poison over was
that when I told him I could not think of antimony.
He then said, " If you can't think of antimony, think of
poison." I did not go to Dublin. I was not turned
away by the prisoner, but I was paid my wages,_
and•
would not stop any longer. I was not charged with
stealing a pair of shoes. I myself went to Hatton-
garden to give information of what. I knew.
Mr. Horne, in reply to Mr. Riffles, said this witness
was not examined before the coroner, as she had come
forward voluntarily to give evidence.
Elizabeth Hughes—l am a nurse in the Southern
Hospital ; and remember the deceased being brought
there on the 10th of June. She was placed in my bed
in my own room ; she was suffering from vomiting and
purging. She remained there from the 10th of June to

the 24th, when she died. Daring that time I kept my
eye on all the visitors who came to see her, and I did so
in consequence of instructions which I received from
Dr. Cameron. Martin Townshend was the first person
who came to see her. He came to see her on the day
she was admitted, and remained five or ten minutes.
I was in the room all the time. He gave her
nothing to eat or drink during that time. On the
following day Mrs. Cafferata came to see her, and
remained half an hour. I went backwards and
forwards, and was never more than a minute away.
It would not have been possible for Mrs. Cafferata to
give the deceased anything to think without my know-
ledge, because there was nothing there for her to give.
Mrs. Cafferata came again on the Tuesday. That day
I was in the room all the time. On Wednesday, be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock in the day, the prisoner
called to see her. lie came up to her and shook hands
with her, and kissed her, and gave her a drop of brandy.
He got the brandy from the table, and it was some of
what I had been giving her before. T had just made a
cup of coffee, and was'going to give it, to her. He wished
to give it to her; and both of them wished me to leave
the room for a few minutes. I did so for about ten mi-
nutes, but kept my eye at the door most of the time. I
went for a short time to my other patients. While I
was out of the room he was pouring the coffee from the
saucer to the cup and back again in order to cool it.
He `vas standing then the- viiindo'ws: fie bad his
back' to me, and his back would also be towards 'the bed
in which the deceased was: 'When I went back into the
room there was no coffee remaining in the cup: The

THE DAILY TIMES, MON)Air, JULY 30, 1860.

primer remained in the room a few minutes after I
retid, and then he left. I went away for about an
hou:o give the other patients their dinner, and upon
my tuning I found the deceased very thirsty. She
also mvlained that I had been long from her, and asked
me t• acup of tea. I made her a cup of tea. Before she
finisal he tea she became very ill, vomiting and purging.
Thawms about one o'clock, and the deceased continued
in tlt date till about half-past ten o'clock at night.
She 'fen asked for drink, and I gave it just as she
aske'fu it. All the vomits were rather black, but the
first vs the blackest. Every time she took a drink
hefos he got it down she vomited. Her throat was
very ee all that day, and she complained of a pain in
her so ach. She said her throat felt dry and sticky.
She tu no visitor that day. Only the prisoner, the
doctnsand myself saw her on that day. Her pulse
was re- weak. On the Thursday Mrs. Cafferata came
in theevening between seven and eight o'clock. I
was wi her in the room all that day all the time. She
gave lr nothing to eat or drink that day. Either
on Fray or Saturday the prisoner called between
elevenad twelve in the morning. He only remained
a few inutes. I did not see any change in her that
day. 'he prisoner seemed very much excited with
drink,nd said three times that she was poisoned. He
put hinands round her in the bed and kissed her. He
gave 1. a little brandy just to wet her lips. I was in
the roa during the whole of that visit. On Sunday,
the lh of June, Mrs. Cafferata and another female
came : the morning, but they did not give her anything
while hey remained. On Tuesday, the 19th, the
prison came about ten and eleven o'clock in the mor-
ning. He remained ten minutes or a little more. He
was im drink then. I wai giving her a little arrow-
root in cup, and I was feeding her with a spoon. He
bid mto leave her, and he would feed her himself. I
turnecny back and went to another part of the room.
He fit took the cup and fed her himself. He
said yen he began to feed her that he always made
her tot at home, and she would take it better from him
than om any one else. After he went away, she was
just i the same was as on Thursday—vomiting and
pargit. I think Mrs. Cafferata was with her that or
the ne day. It would be in the evening when she came,
and ti two days Winslow visited the deceased there was
a diffence in the symptoms. The vomits and stools on
those -lys were blacker than on any other days. On
Tburaty, the 21st, the prisoner called between eleven
and :elve. He remained only a few minutes. He
tolars. James she was poisoned. He also said they
wer very bad at home, and he wanted her to go. She
saidshe would go next week. He gave her nothing
to et on that °cession. She 444 no ether visitor from
thadav till her death. Each day from the lath to the
23r,0f June, inclusive, the vomits, motions, and water
wer preserved.
Coss-examined by Mr. Cobb : There were three beds
in to same room,. and there was Mrs. Cheswood, a
patirt, lying there. She went out of the hospital
dung the first week that the deceased was there.
Thee was no one in the room when the prisoner asked
me logo out. Mrs. Cheswood left the hospital because
she la not wish to remain while Mrs. James was there.
I nevr said that Mrs. Cheswood drank the brandy, but
she cmplained of the bad smell. Since the death of
Mrs ames I have been to the Vauxhall-road house. I
wen; here tug see Mrs. Cafferata about a week after Mrs.
Jame's death. I went into the back parlour, and was
alonewith Mrs. Cafferata. I saw Eliza there. I never
borrored money from Mrs. Cafferata, but the first time
I wer there I got half-a-crown for my kindness to her
aunt I did not say to Mrs. Cafferata k will do all I
can fir you. I went there again last Monday to see
Mrs :;afferata. I went to see her because I respect her.
Sheis a very nice woman. I was there was there half-
an-lour or three-quarters.

AMERICA.

A this stage the proceedings were adjourned till ten
o'clock on Monday morning.

THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT AO4D.

Tie adjourned inquiry into the murder of Mr. Kent's
chill was resumed on Friday. Mr. Edlin, of the
Wetern Circuit, defended Constance Kent ; she was In
mourning, and wore a thick veil which screened ber
face from the gaze of the crowd. On entering the
court, she fell into her father's arms, and was kissed by
him

flizabeth Gough, the nursemaid, added to her fornler
testioiony that Mrs. Pent said if she heard the boy cry
she would fetch him. That was why she thought he
was in her room. Witness went to the bedroom of the
two sisters, and asked if they had seen the child, and as
she lid so, she saw the prisoner standing at her door
nearly dressed. Prisoner and master William each
slept alone:" No one else in the house did so. They
slep•, on the same floor but not close together.
Cross-examined 7 Never knew the prisoner speak of or
act unkindly towards the hey. Mrs. lient had never
before fetched the boy. When witness got up the bed-
room door was ajar a little,

By the Magistrates : Mrs. Kent had ordered it to be
left open that I might hear the little girl cry in her
room. On the Saturday night before the murder, pri-
.OllCT slept with her sister : on Sunday she slept alone.
William Nutt was again examined, and contradicted
his former statement as to Mr. Kent having called on'
him on the morning of the murder. A man named
Grennell (44 so. Ile said he " would look for a dead
child if lte could not find a live one," beoanse he did not
believe that anyone would steal a child from a gentle-
man's house.

One or two other witnesses repeated their former evi-
dence ; and the laundress denied having received the
missing nightdress. Two schoolfellows of the prisoner
proved having heard her complain of the partiality
shown to the younger children.
After counsel's address, the prisoner was discharged,
on 'Ffer Cathees 4ndertakitig that she 5h041d appear
when called tipon.

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE AT THE
ROTUNDA GARDENS, DUBLIN.

A large placard was circulated through Dublin an-
nouncing that the acrobat, Signor Nicolo Duvalli, was
to-ascend a height of over one hundred feet upon a rope
stretched from a remote end of the Rotunda Gardens to
the dome of the Hospital. The performance was to
have been given for the benefit of the Lying-in Hos-
pital. 4ccordinglii, long before the gates were thrown
open, a vast crowd of persons lined the sides of Rutland-
square, apparently in the highest state of excite-
ment.
The moment admission was given to a few,
the rest, all of one accord, commenced to scale the
railings, and owing to there being but some half-
dozen policemen present to preserve order, the Gardens
were in a few minutes thronged in every part by a bois-
terous and unruly mob of persons. Some of them im-
mediately proceeded to drag down the cords which sup-
ported the main rope, and then such of the people as
had paid, came forward to demand their money back.
The request being acceded to, the mob became despe-
rately incensed, and called for Duvalli to ascend the
rope. He came in front of the steps, and endeavoured,
amidst great excitement, to explain the impossibility of
his doing so, as the fastenings had been removed, and the
balance pole maliciously broken. This explanation,
however, appeared rather to increase the anger of the
crowd than otherwise, and they at once began to fling
stones at the windows, twelve panes in which were
broken. They also smashed one of the doors. With
great difficulty Dnvalli escaped into the house, where,
by the kind permissionof the hospital authorities, he
.was permitted to remain, in order to protect his life.
He was kept closely concealed in the porter's lodge
inside the railings, fronting Britain-street, around which
the mob congregated in large numbers. For some time
it was feared they would break through the gate, but by
a prompt and ready means, suggested by some women
in the institution, a copious discharge of water thrown
upon them ultimately dispersed them saturated with
wet. In this manner, after a great deal of trouble,
comparative order was restored, and Signor Duvalli was
enabled to escape.

REs'ITE OF TfIE SEMARAyIt MIIRDERESS.—A corn.,
munication, was received by the high sheriff of Leices-
tershire on Wednesday, the 25th inst., from the Home-
office, stating that the execution of Hannah Holmes,
(who was convicted at the recent assizes of the wilful
murder of her master, at Seagrave, in the above county)
was respited during Her Majesty's pleasure.
A Bolt COMMITTED FOR HORSE-STEALING.—A boy of
fifteen, named Johann Adam Voith, was charged at the
Edgware Petty Sessions, on Thursday, with stealing two
horses and a pony, fhe property of Mr. Clark, of Hen-
don. He had driven off the horses from the field where
they were left grazing, bat was stopped on suspicion
next day by a constable. The prisoner's ptatement was
that he was brought over from Germany by a man, in
order to make a drummer of him ; that the man took
him to Hendon; and that on his (prisoner's) coming out
of a garden, where he went in for a short time, said
that in his absence he had bought the three horses, and
told him to drive them to Reading. The magistrate
Said he should leave it to a jury to decide, and commit-
ted the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court.
A remarkable fact in the case is that the pony ran away
from the prisoner, turd came home alone to Mr. Clark's
next morning.

A LETTER FROM SEBASTOPOT,.—" Sebastopol, July 10.
* * * Yesterday I raised and brought alongside the
wharf the 60-gun frigate Koolefehi, the frigate ' the
large masts of which stood upright in the centre of the
harbour. She was very heavy, weighing, I think, 4,500
tons. This is, I be'lieve, the first frigate that was ever
raised whole, and she is in gaod condition. Since you
left I have raised some 12 vessels, among them four
wooden and one iron war steamers, of 260 horse power
each. The steamer Vladimir, of 400 horse power, will
be the next one ; and after her some line-of-battle ships.
* * * Since you were here, I have paid great atten-
tion to the reparation of the cemeteries nhere your brave
countrymen are buried, and have ornamented the ceme-
teries wheie they, 'repose. Yet., I think that some per-
Sen shonld be appointed to look after the graves, for it
can hardly be expected that the 'Russian Goiernment
could watch over 300 graveyards, covering over twenty
square miles of territory,—Letter from Mr, Gowm•

THE LATEST.

COTTON.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.

The R.M.S. Persia, from New York, with
dates to the 18th, arrived in the Mersey on
Saturday morning. She brings 168 passengers,
and $460,000 in specie.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Flying Fish, the
advance ship of the Prince of Wales squadron,
arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 18th
instant.
The City of Baltimore and Nova Scotian had
both arrived out.

About 5,000 persons a-day visit, the Great.
Eastern in New York. A volunteer corps intended
to have a drill on her deck. The directors are off
on a visit to Niagara Falls.
The Japanese ambassadors have left $20,000,
for distribution among the members of the respect-
ive police of Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, and New York.
An attempt has been made by some slave-
dealers to run off with the captured Africans at
Key West. _

The United States Treasury commenced the
fiscal year on the Ist July with about four mil-

lions (of dollars) on hand.
A fire in New York had destroyed thirty
buildings and twenty stables, the loss being esti-
mated at $lOO,OOO.

The complexion of the new Senate, commencing
March 4, 1861, will be opposed to the present
administration, and in the hands of the opposi-
tion, and within two votes of a ni ijority in sup-
port of Lincoln.
Heenan had arrived out, and has challenged
Morrissey.

The papers teem with details of shocking affrays
and other outrages.
There had been no changes of material conse-
quence in the condition of affairs in Mexico.
The Indians had made an attack on the Santa
Fe mail.

News from Pike's Peak gold region report fresh
discoveries of the precious metal.
Thirty-three buildings, comprising the best
portion of the town of Dallas, Texas, were burnt
op the 7th. Loss from $300,000 to $500,000;
barely covered by insurance.

Tile Washoe Indian war has terminated with-
out any serious conflict, the Indians having fled
before the advancing regiment of volunteers.

NEW YORK, July 18.—Our Stock Exchange has
shown continued activity, and prices have further ad-
vanced. At the close, however, there is some irregu-
larity in the quotations.
The cotton market is quiet, and without any change.
Breadstuff are quiet ; but the prices of all articles
are steadily maintained.
Beef, pork, and other articles of provisions are firm
at previous quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, July 17.—The business passing in
cotton is wholly unimportant, and the quotation* are
quite nominal.

The following is from Messrs. Wright and Co.'s
eiraular

NEW YORK, Wednesday, July 18, 1860.

There has been rather more doing in this market
during the past week, chiefly by our own spinners.
Prices are without change, though the tendency is in
favour of buyers. Holders would willingly sell at cur-
rent quotations if buyers could be found, but are not
disposed as yet to make any further concession of

foment. Shippers see no ihducement to venture at
present prices, while Liverpool remains so much below
the parity of the markets on this side. The sales for
the week have been 4,500 bales, and the clearances
same time have been—for Liverpool, 1,946 ; Hamburg,
1,005. Total, 2,951 bales.

NEW Corrox.—The first bale of the new crop alluded
to in our last circular, has arrived in this city. The
quality is Middling Fair, colour bright, staple rather
cut in ginning. It Wits antnpled on Saturday when 15c.
per lb. was at once offered and refused. It goes to
Liverpool this day per Persia. The bale weighs 463 lbs.
€ROP.—The dry, hot weather continues, which is
highly favourable for the cotton plant on all river
bottoms and low lands ; but unfavourable for the pro-
spect on the high and sandy lands. During the past
few days the accounts from Texas, Georgia and South
Carolina, represent the crop in those ditstricts as suffer-
ing from want of rain. in other sections of the cotton
growing country, the prospects are good, and planters
look with confidence to a large and early yield, should
the season continue favourable throughout. The season,
hOwever, has thus far been unusually dry. A wet
August would cause serious damage, and the chances
are, we must have more than an average of rain during
the remaining months of the year.
ilnonrvma,vv.owrs. &c., show a gradual winding, up
of the season. The receipts are small. The exports
light to Great Britain and France ; to other foreign ports

they are free far t4is late period of the season. The
total to Great Britain and France looks formidable; a

larger demand than usual from exporters in Liverpool,
where prices are so much lower than with us, accounts

in some degree for the falling off in the takings far other
foreign ports from this country as compared with last
year.

SUMMARY.—Receipts : Increase at the ports compared
with I.st year, 787,000 bales. Exports : Increase to
Great Britain, 715,000 bales ; increase to France,
153)0.44; decrease to other foreign ports, 52,000. Total
increase in exports, 186,000 bales.
PREIGITTS.—There is a fair amount going to Liver-
pool from first hands. The rate is 5-32 d, and fc. to
Havre.
EXCHANGES.—SterIing continues wady at 1091 to
110, and on Paris, 5.13 k to 5.131.
LIST OF PASSENGERS.

Mrs. E. T. Witter, Mr. Jose Perez, Marquis de \Tit-

lalba, Mr. M. Azllon and servant, Miss M. Tompkins,
Mrs. M. Peirsse, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ning and three
daughters, Mrs. Roger Stewart and two children, Mr.
and Mrs. Tremols, Dr. and Mrs. Mason, Messrs. Maurice
Power, R. W. Hamilton, J. S. Winter, M. F. Martinez,
A. G. Loodsa, G. Illera, George Cameron, Mrs. Robert
Reid, Misses Sloman (2), Mr. B. Ullman, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Fraser and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. C.
Bute. child and servant, Dr. Brooke Temple, Messrs.

Hiram Shaw, A. Maxwell, Frederick Gelpecke, Fred.
Fincke. George Andrews, P. Elosequi, P. Romaneda, J.
Hall, Captain Pilsburg, Messrs. W. Sherman, J. Addles-
dorfe, John Orr, Hunter, Thomas Muir, Mr. and Mrs.
Boreicanit, two children and servant, Mr. and
Mrs. N. McStra, two children and two ser-
vants, pr. and grs. W-ellsford, Mr. Vincent Wallace,
His Excellency Admiral Antonio Estrada, wife, two
children, nurse, and two man-servants, 'Mrs. T. Hale
and child, Messrs. F. W. Lambe, G. C. Brown, Mrs. L.
C. Brown, Miss Brown, Sir Greville Smyth, Captain
Paul, Messrs. P. Rotchford, A. Roucherau, David
Hamilton, Patrick Hamilton, T. H. Morris, F. W.
Morris, F. Yarmoni, Israel Morris, B. Ingham, H. W.
Treffy, Henry Simmonds, Slopart and friend, G. Hay-
man; Barlow, J. Battery, John Brougham, J. V.
Pickett, J. Templeton, Rev. J. Canghey, Messrs. John
M. Sharp, George Tennant, Miss Herbert, Messrs. P.
Kerr, George Hawkins, B. B. Bennett, W. R. Dunlop,
Captain Limpoierie, R.C., Dr. J. B. Shaw, Mr.
John A. Dunlop, Mr. and Mrs. Jewell, Colonel
lourawsky, Lieutenant Taika, Mr. and Mrs. W. Evans,
Mrs. John Sharp and sister, Messrs. John Malcolmson,
F. Umana, T. Cambard, J. Van Wart, R. Montgomery,
J. Kutha, W. H. Clement, Jos. Sykes, J. P. Hamaston,
Battersly, Miss Ambrister, Messrs. J. B. Pollock, W.
Duncombe, W. Sadler, John McGee, Mrs. Reynolds and
child, Mr. James Carr, Dr. L. T. Stanton, Messrs:
John Moone, A. Labiahe, Y. R. Knight, Mrs. Edward
Bassfqd and two children, Messrs. D. Strussy, James
Powell, David Deeker, Charles Tay, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Higham, Messrs. Thomas Hanny, H. Shippet, Robert
Henderson, R. Wylie, Healey, M'Connell, F. Anieylor,
A. Aristi, M. Mutat, James Brown, J. Kuha, Paul
Eygels, and Mrs. Parker, and infant.