The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

UNFOUNDED SUSPICION OP POISONING.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY )
This morning Mr. Humphrey; coroner for East
Middlesex. resumed at the Crown and Leek tavern, Pelham-
street, Mile-end, the investigation into the circumstances of
the death of Mrs. Ruth Blythe, sped 22 years, who was
alleged to have been murdered by poison.
The deceased was the wife of a poulterer, living at No. 6.
High-street, Great Garden-street, Mile-end, and she was, it
was said, on good terms with her husband. She expired
on the 16th inst.. after complaining of severe internal pairs
and swelling in the stomach. Her family removed the body
to their own house theism, eight, sad asked to have a post-
mortem examination made. It was said that she had
been poisoned. Mr. W. Godfrey, surgeon, found the body
with no external signs of disease. Upon opening it he found
that there was inflammation of the peritoneum and lymph
effused iota the lower intestines. The stomach was ef •
bright vermilion red throughout ; and there was no other
morbid appearance. As it appeared that death had resulted
from poison, Mr. Godfrey, by Dr. Godfrey's order., at
once sent the stomach and its contents, a dark brown fluid.
to Professor Taylor for analysis. It appeared that deceased
herself hat: once, about 18 months ago, taken laudanum, hut
it was deposed that she certainly bad taken none since. She
had complained of the internal pain, for some time past.
The Coroner said that he need scarcely detain the jury
long, as on investigation no poison could be detected in the
stomach, and having sifted the subject thoroughly there
could be no doubt but that thedeceased had died from in-
flammation of the stomach. He had no doubt but
that the inflammation might have arisen from the fart
that the husband had a few days previously requested the
deceased to stand up and be measured with another wo-
man, and finding them both about the same height play-
fully koocked their heads together ; that might in some
measure have aided in bringing on the cause of death,
through the deceased being predisposed to inflammation.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from
inflammation of the stomach.
The proceedings then terminated.

I A DESPATCH TO PRETTY WOMEN. —The Memo-
rial Dip/omatique, published yesterday, contains a despatch
from a lady of the highest importance, and likely to
affect the most despotic of all governments—Fashion. The
document is dated October 20, and directed to his Excellency
M. le Chevalier Th,braus de Soldepenna, who is requested
(though privately) to read and leave a oopy of the
despatch with all the pretty women of Paris. The diplo-
matic declaration is signed °mime, a Lady who repre-
sents a government which governs all the statesmen of
the world. The Prinmes Grazicsa save that all the pretty
women of fashion, on their return from " the waters,"
find themselves under the influence of those fancy
toilettes which were permitted at Bolan-Baden,
Biarritz, and other civilised resorts of fashion. To
part with costumes which were so becomieg to varied de.
acriptions of beauty. sod put on the uniform modes of Paris
is intolerable; it offends the dignity of independesos and
lacerates the heart with profound grief. The despatch then '
goes on to say that the leading lathes of fashion cannot re-
gard with indifference the mental attlictioo to which so
many amiable female minds are exposed. It has therefore
heed decided by Madame 0— " that she will wear her
Figaro is Pulls." Madame de D— " will °entice° to
appear in her pretty abort Hookah orotunie suggested by
her pretty feet." The Comet's, 0— hos solemnly de-
clared that Betide( shall iodate her to put away her
seaside round hat, with the white wing of • bird
coquettishly placed thesis., "which makes her look five
years yammer." The Princess has ansounced to her
family " that sh•would not give up her Polish boots for
ss empire." It is fearful to read how many ladies swear by a
variety of jackets of all Odours.
OKYSTAL PALLOR. ONE SHILLING DAT...—.
MONDAY, Oct. 26. —Aebabioss on peplums, 3,887 ; ditto
by mans debt% 1,468; "64 5,336.