The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-10 00:00:00

'fHE WATCHERS' REPORT ON THE CASE

AT SHOTTISMAM.
The committee appointed to investigate into the
case of Mary Elizabeth Squinell, who for the pre lie
months in reported to have lived without foal IR alowleb.
meat of any kind, have just completed the terve al *de
labours his voluminnus document, alter treati g of the
facts which have already appeared in tis Express,
give. the following additional particulars:
From the statement of the various members of tbil
committee, it appears the girl and her parents frequently
expressed a desire that the watch should be shortened, on
the ground that she might have the ensuing Sabbath to
herself for meditation and prayer. The watch was com-
menced by Mr. G. Toren and Mr. W. H. B. Webster, •
surgeon, who experienced some little hostile feeling
when they presented themselves at the house, and
announced the errand upon which they had come,
their presence producing agitation and excitement. Even-
tually, they were allowed to remain, but the father steadily
refused to leave them in complete charge, or to allow the
bed upon which the girl lay to be removed from the corner
of the room. The room has two doors, sad persons were
allowed to have Recess, so that the attention of the watchers
was liable to repeated interruptions. Desirous of giving as
little annoyance as poseible, the committee suffered the
parents to communieate with their daughter in elm* any

way, and with as much frequency as they requested. They
eves permitted thi m to raise her up in bed—as °See
which wm often performed. They also allowed the girl to
bare a parasol in use, day and night, Weans* at was
pleaded, notwithstanding her alleged blindness, that, hem
her exquisite susceptibility, the light was distressieg les keg,
particularly at night. The ammiftwstate that Mod
to detect the way in which astildOmeast was admfalMmS
but they are of opinion that the Istrilligne they
offered abundant opportualties farilea Meg _..psi
into bed unseen by them. At night the 0101 tecoli Ike tee
hours with her face to the wall, elimell fax. abuse
Takes by her parasol, and at lisle dais do I
could easily take anything which Etta have Saga
supplied, beside. sacking water from a sponge widi Ghia
she was allowed to bathe her face. Doting the mei* a
circumstance occurred which did net excite seeigliaa at Ihe
time, but to which attention has beet sines amid '
connexion with the other facts jut mentioned. Oa the
last morning of the watch, whets the Rev. J. TAO, was
present, the girl awoke from an apparent sleep to extreme
egitatioe, with heaving of the chest accompanied by a pee-s-
-hut seise in her throat. She pressed her lower jaw, when
Mee father who was sitting at the foot of the bed, hastily
pm up, ;aclaimiag, n Oh, my dear child, the kelt-jaw has
SS= egala.' He then, apparently by a violent effort,
OM. km mouth epee, and placed therein the *ad of a
hat—es he said—the lockjaw should return. The
Wed was very soon removed, bat no symptoms of lock-
jet were visible, nor was any further allusion made to

addition to the statements which have already ap-
peared in reference to the discovery made by the nurses,
they also found a white handkerchief ender the person of
the girl wet. A handkerchief just like it had been put
into her band in the course of that day, sad was saber-
queatly mired. Ow of the norms was so shocked at
As discovery that she fell into hysteria, which delayed
farther ezeusinatism for nearly an hoar. The search was
renewed in the peewee, of Mr. C. B. Francis, maim ear-
C, Bengal establishment, who was es a visit to his
olter the rector of the pariah, whoa, ape* the removal of
• small boa from the bed, which the girl steady resisted, a
folded sheet was found containing the sophists and hand-
kerchiefs which had been used for both the natural eters-
does.

is believed that ths girl area sea sad bar; sad is
proof of ties hear it is stated that every movewbest of
thaw es wad& eppeired to be satioarly regarded by bar.
Sim* with the Segesee esearreatv of this eireamstasee,
moo d the spatismes sass looks] tateatly at her, and
sairaismilly the eye set Whets* by cataract was observed to ,
quiver bessele **gm& Oa went comicss whoa a book
was prestated le h
she apnea it, held it exactly is the
position. tad gal it hisa se a pines veva who was reed.
kg ihe boa essulensd to gem the uses of
easy= heat haling their heads, which she will de with
• yeasiiies te tali* it is dealland whether the lengthseed
eaperimen if • pima really Wad could ever have atielead.
hies ease It wee stated that sbe bad became totally bind •
Maw we yawed by the girl. with It h bees dews to
sews af the arasainse. It was well written, the lime were
slid awalestmear • ward was fretted moldy in
the piss, sad else the egret which eserhed he beer-
See. she is pressed et the mass of Mean
wavy potable, frees the elesenstasat of hat isea
hams la My threw* • hymn. assawe •.11‘11:0Sibip
by WY*. with samba mama ; bat di eggs, on this
heed see esaybesly set it rust by the ealleasy she held
with the am. at the dues of the iersetiratios."
The aswealliee elealade their report with the Isimiag
declaratiss:

laying the shim fens fairly lad fully Seem the
yablis, we haws so hesitation in avowiag oar anankaoss
soaviesion that fraud hrs been practised.
• (Signed) W. H. B. WIMITIJA,OIOIIOI3 TOVDLL, DAVID
WMITIV, JANIS W2ll, FILIDMILICII
ALZIANDID, WILLIAM Losses."
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&man that while so iamb of Oa Met lafsik Haspital,
I is Jaw, IMO, Use sonsarayorinely dawdle allanionof the
physieia• to the extremely email quantity of bed dm Wok. 1
At this time ohs was saferbsy ham • violist sallosika of
the head, ski rusk of inalesittoat knee. inpaking
this iaWu.at. and pradeolay MMus awl as
Many moon MEI bolfrre OM as !Emilia has bees
and Ma lid mashie as may abbots ea before.
lb p mist la Amyl. dasilatar has
takes any bad ay drink daring lbs yodel mead.

ROYAL Lome YACHT CLUL—Yesterdup the
lug 'watch of the loyal Leaden Twit Club tar the lemon
as off, when a meet iantreeting nee teak phase, the day
add the "Med Wog favourable kw seek en most. The
start wee hem Blackwell Bomb, tfews the river round
beet moored of Tilbury Port, mod rotors to the *se of
etertiag. The following are the asses of the yachts width
were mitered kr the match: The Whisper, 19 tens ;
Thought, 26; Phantom, 20. Hellmolante time wss allowed
to the yachts of inferior ever that ef superior
The hem was se follows : Thought was 61 seieetestlrge
Marini( plan before Phaeton, whisk was toothed at half-
pea Four, end the latter half • =Mato la mamma of
NVhisper. A pretest kis been teudered ea the part of the
sweet of Whisper of beim twice fouled by Phantom', which
has to be decided by the esesmittee.
kiiMOCIAIt DEATH FROM LIOHTNINO IN Plum&
—At Siesta, last week, h.ring a thunder morn, the wife
of the bell-ringer timed lit to Hag the hell, under the
imprionaa that the ss would shornatray the Ifsbariag.
The electric Auld, bommor, leis emle.etrdby the mom.
meat of the air and by the lowsi of Ibo ben_
_Mid the
woman, and met the tower to goiwal, MOW kolas
other damage.
ELECTRIC ILLUMINATTOL—It b dated flat Mr.
Pegs, the goveruseeat mobiles% eewlemelmor the esopioy-
meit of okeetriettlateh
sirties Ilmmemelombefee
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provese at 091/4111111 to
reseno lbo laWrt 6111111 ez-
lin:have to dm glebe doserle
ogiL pommel esbeis dhow
rise 'Ma Name lie Net of a cwt powertaload
owe merest of ekeldelty to a minimum, will, i mood
remove the lay tool obelode le the way of the somemet au:
of the *Moab mime ma some of light.