The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1863.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

legislation on the sub end in the present year. This might
be beat done by reag the bill a second time and ea
referring it to a select committee; for information was re-
quired on the subject involved.
Their lordships net at five o'clock. Mr. CRAWFORD objected to the motion which bad
One of the earliest peers to enter the Louse was his Royal been made, as it wee supported by arguments for prat n.
Highness the Prince of Wales, who took his seat on the lion to a particular industry, and was wholly opposed to
woes beeches. His royal Meltzer shook hands cordially the principle of commercial legislation which had been
with Earl Omnville and one or two other peers, and COG- i adopted by parliament.
versed for some time with the noble earl. I Str E. UltOtiAN supported the course of referring the
PRINCE OF WALES'S ANNUITY BILL. bill to • select committee, and also the interest, of the
Thu
d. bill mooed through oommittee and waa ordered to be Irish manufacturer. of tobacco.
repo ' Mr. CHILDERS pointed out that the tobacco trade
rte
was in an anomalous condition, there being no import or
DRAINAGE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. export trade in manufacitued tobacco in this country,
The above bill was read a mend time and enlaced to be while there was a miserable home trade in that article ;
referred to a select committee, and the whole ,vstem was unfavourable both to the revenue
' and the consumer. He thought that any measure prow:11-
THE NAVAL COAST VOLUNTEERS ACT AMEND- ired t of the duty should receive due and imme-
MENT BILL. tog a Ue 100
dew attention from the house.
The Duke of SOMERSET in moving the mooed reading Mr. HORSFALL denied that the question before the
of this bill mid this force was in a better panties now house was one between free trade and protection; it wag whe'
than et any former period. Oa the Ist February last there ther a change was to take place in the tobacco duties with-
were in the reserve force 14,000 and upwards available out inquiry made and information obtained as to the state ,
men, besides S,OOO mid upwards Gust volunteers, 3,000 comt of the present system, and the probabilities of the effect of
guard saamenosesl2,ooomen in theguard ships, making atrial the promised alteration. He thought that a change in the
of about 2,4,000 men in the reserve force. (Hear, hear.) sources of revenue ought not to be made by anticipation of
Thst reserve was going on increasing from week to week, the financial statement of the government, which would
so that at the sod of the year they might expect to have show the exact state of the income and expenditure of the
30,000 men available as reserve seamen. It was originally ; country.
thought desirable, in order to get men to join the coast; Mr. CARDW ELL said that the matter to be decided now
volunteers, that they should not be taken more than 300 , was the principle of the bill, in which it was admitted that
miles from their shores. That arrangement was not then almost everyone was agreed ; whereas the motion of Mr.
objected to. but now having so large a force of reserve., Ayrton for • committee was directed to the point whether
and it being considered that SOMA 1000••••ie••• might arise it was expedient to make any change in the tobacco duties.
in cases of emergency, this bill proposed to abolish that limit The object contemplated by th, bill was so apply to the to-
in regard to the men who should join the forte hereafter. • hum duties, so far as was consistent with the interest of
Perfect good faith would be kept with all the men who bad the revenue, the principle which had been applied so
jellied the force, but no more would be entered uadar the ' largely to all articles of comumption, and to diminish
provisions of the net which he now proposed to amend. The smuggling,
alteration in the law might possibly lead to • small diming- Sir H. CAIRNS said that the government had not an.
Mae in the number of the reserve form, but be believed that nwered the suggestion of Sir S. Northoote, that the bill
the disadvantages would be more than compensated for by should be referred to a select committee after being read
the advantages which would arise to seamen who might join a second time. The whole question in dispute was one of
the form. (Hear, hear.) detail in the arrangement of the duty, and not of free trade
The bill was read a second time. or protection ; and it was necessary to make minute inqui-
.

THE GARDENS IN TOWNS IMPROVER= BILL.
This bill waa read a third time and pared ; and their
lordships adjourned at 6 o'clock.

rice as to that's details.
After 20020 observations from Mr. Burr and Mr. NLIMI.-
GA.II,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
the principles of the bill, and stated that he would commit
the bill on Thursday or Friday, for the purpose of adding
any amendments, and wmld have it reprinted and recast.
nutted on a future day.
Mr. AYRTON then withdrew his amendment for refer-
ring the subject to a select committee, and the bill was read
a second time.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL.
Clause 1 was agreed to.
Upon clause 2,
Mr. CAVE moved to strike out the clause as not being
calculated to effect the object intended. The object was te
neutralise the influence of solicitors, but the taking sways
man's vote who could influence fifty would be of no use. He
thought that most of the points provided for by the clause
could be better depend of by the committee. The clams
WS merely the revival of one parsed many years since, sad
which had proved wholly .ative.
Mr. J. J. POWELL seco the amendment.
Sir H. FARQUHAR also intimated his intention et
voting against the clams. He could not designate suck
legislation as was now attempted as anything but sham sad
humbug.
Lord HENLEY supported the clause with the exception
of one portion. He had seen so much political principle
exhibited by professional men that he could Dot consent to
deprive them of their votes, and therefore he should wish
to see the words affecting solicitor omitted.
Mr. G. HARDY intended to vote for the amendment.
Mr. F. n. POWELL defended the solicitor* and agente
employed in elections.
Mr. VANCE mid his experience was, that high political
experience was not confined to persons of high station,
but was much oftener exhibited by those in a lower station
of life. This clause was intended to disfranchise any one
who accepted money from the candidate. The clime
would be evaded, and by paring the clause they would add
hypocrisy and evasion to the other crimes attendant ape
elections. He considered that thelaw as it at present stood
was amply sufficient to punish over employment.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said if this clause were struck
out the others would be of no use. If lawyer@ and political
agent@ were expunged from the clause, it would be a great
injustice on of erg Hs once bad the misfortune to can-
vass the city of Worcester. He employed fourteen
soli-
citors- ter)-toßaugh whom he paid upwards of MU, and
he lost the election. (More Legit's.) He now represented
a borough where he employed no lawyer and no paid agent.
Mr. COLLINS said he thought it would be a monstrous
thing to disfranchise the humbler men who were employed
at elections, and leave the attorneys and the higher
of agents in on of their votes.
HUG. GREY sad he had not every decided °pinkie with
regard to this clause. A committee on this subject bad
best appointed, which at for two sesions. A great dale[
evidence was taken that since the repeal of the 3W sad Bth
George IV. the practice had vaud to a great extent
of candidates on both Eiden employing voters as door.
keeper@ and messengers, who were paid nominally for their
services in those capacities, but in point of fact for their
votes. He admitted that if the clause were passed it
might be evaded ; but their object was to make bribery and
corruption as difficult as possible, and it was no answer to
say that the clause would be evaded. The committee, at a
' =which comprised 11 of the lb members, came uno-
yto the conclusion that such a clause should be
muted. The bill was founded on the reoimmendationa of
that committee, and he was bound to propose this clause in
deference to their opinion, modifying it by omitting the pro-
vision that the offence should be a misdemeanor. He bad
received letters from various parte of the country stating
that the writer* attached great value to this clause.
The committee then divided—
For the clause ............
Against it
(Loud cheers from the opposition benches.)
The clause was consequently rejected.
Clauses 6 sad 7 were agreed to.
On clause 8,
Mr. LYOON moved as an amendment the omission ad
the words by which a wittier would be compelled to give
avid Lenee the effect of which might criminate himself be•
fore obtaining an indemnity from the commissioners or the
committee.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAY, Msaca
The Setters took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BTJSD:ESS.
Several private bills panned a second reading.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he should take an early
opportunity of calling attention to the conduct of Sir Frede-
rick Grey at the recent Devooport election relative to his
promise to the dockyard men with respect to the regulations
booed in 1861, prohibiting promotion in the dockyards after
the age of 45 years.

103
110-7

After some discussion the committee divided. The nim-
bus were,
For the amendment 96
Aeolian
The CsAmu. was then ordered to report program, end
the house resumed.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (IRELAND)

SPORTING' INTELLIORNOR.

t
TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

lab InteUtynce.

Settling upou the late Lincoln meeting entirely occupied
the time attention of the members present until quite
an advanced period of the afternoon. Perhaps speculation
was sever more apathetic, and the transactions were few
and far between, although we were enabled to compile •
lengthy list of prices on the venous events. The feature of
the betting on the Liverpool Steeplechase was
the revivification of Avalanche, who, io !be
language f the turf, had been set down as
• "dead 'tin." A commission was out in the
City during the morning, and a perfect furore prevailed to
invest in her favour, and from 20 to 1 the mare was ulti-
mately brought to 8 to I, some hundreds of pounds being
lard out between her extreme and shortest quoted price. On
assembling at Hyde-park corner the demonstration was re-
newed, and at the close of business no more than 15 to 2
could be obtained about the mate, who, according to com-
mon report, had won a great trial at Lewes on Saturday. It
did not escape observation that some of the division usually
identified with the Jealousy interest were the prominent
"performers" in getting on Avalanche. 100 to 8 was taken
and offered about The Dane, and the same odds about
Emblem. 14 to I was the highest offer against Orphan.
20 to 1 each was taken about Medora sad Arbon., and the
like odds spinet Muter Begot. Jealousy roads a still
further retrograde movement, as 25 to 1 was currently
offered against bet, and that price accsped about her eta
bk
companion, Chester. The city and Suburban requites bat
i little remark, 20 to 1 being offered against Gardener, and
the odds booked to some trifling amounts about Oberon,
Summerside, and Polynesia, whose prices will be
found below. The Chester Cup was almost •
dead letter, 20 to 1 being offered apt Stracialla, and 22 to 1
apt Zetlaad, without leading to active Liminess. 500 to
20, or 25 to 1, was booked about Caller On, sod 50 to 1
about Dunkeld. For the Two Thouaand Oatmeal Hospodar
and Saccharometer were "bead and head" in the price
current, and anything over 4to 1 would have been freely
accepted about each, bat bookmakers would not stretch half
• point in either instance. Michael Slott was friendless
at 12 to 1, and Blue Mantle and Rapid Rhone
were supported for small sums at 14 to 1 each.
6 to 5 was laid on Borpodar apt Saccharometer,
and 325 to 200 was betted against the two favourites
coupled, and 100 to 40 was laid against Hospoder and Blue
Mantle coupled. The Derby betting was chiefly noticeable
for the hostility evinced in one quarter against Lord CHl-
den, 600 to 100 being betted spout him early in the after-
noon, and one gentleman persistently proclaimed offers of
13 to 2up to the finish, but 6 to 1 was about the favourite's
correct quotation. The presence of Lord Strathmore in the
room induced the belief that Saccharometer would receive
some fresh support, but although the noble owner made no I
outlay, the horse was very firm, and would have been backed
to money at 10 to 1. Carnival was in demand, and at 20 to
1 was supported with some spirit. 20 to I was taken about
Lord Glasgow's lot. The remaining transactions demand no
especial comment. Closing prices :

HOUSE OF LORDS,—MAxen 2.
APPEAL&

(Before Lord Crseworth, Lord Chelmaford, and Lord
Kinpdowo.)

NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP.
6to 1 apt Mr. Goddine's Mountain Maid f, 3 yrs,
Est 31b (t)
7to 1 Mr. J. Barber's Donne Canna, 4 yrs,
bet 41b (t)
7to 1 Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 Its,
Bst 21b

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MENET MOORROUBC AND BORAX HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS, E.
JANIS LORD ALI:BANDER COLVIN, WILLIAM BOTTIRWORTH
BATLRY, HUGH IRRIUIR, ISABELLA FIBRIL/1, AND ROBERT
tens= AND HART BIS WIFE, RESPONDENTS.
This is an appeal from a decree and several orders made
by the Court of Chancery in England, and the questions
on the appeal relate to the personal estate of
Dr. Peter Cochrane, who was a native of Scot-
land, but was for nearly forty ran on the
Bengal Medical Establishment of the East Indies. He died
in the month of June, 1831, heeler • large personal estate,
amounting at that time to considerably more than 100,0004
He left the appellant, Susan Moorhouse, then Cochnuse,
his daughter by • native Indian lady, named Raheem
Beebee to whom, as alleged by the appellants, he had been
lawfully =trial previous to cohabdation. Afterwards,
and during the lifetime of the appellant's mother, in No-
vember, 1808, he went through the ceremony of marriage
in the East Indies with an Eaglet' lady, Margaret Fearon
Douglas, by whom he had two sons, Peter and John
both of whom, as well as their mother,
sthirveacildm. He made a will dated Bth December, 1818,
just before leaving India for Europe, which was executed
hy him in duplicate, one part being deposited with his
agents, Messrs. Alexander Colvin and Co., of Calcutta,
with whom it remained till his death ; the other part was
retained in his own poseesion, and was found amongst his
title-deeds after his death. By that will he gave and de-
vised "to his ancient housekeeper, Babeem Beebee, who
served him with fidelity for nearly 18 years, the monthly
sum of a hundred aka rupees for the term of her natural
life ;" and desired that she might remain in •
house occupied by her and built b him, which was
specifically described, for her life . By the same
will he bequeathed to "Miss Susan Cochrane (Mrs. Moor-
house, the appellant), • child born at Cawopore, in the East
Indies, 17th Neember, 1807, and then at the boarding-
school of Miss Campbell, of Brunswick-square, London, one
lac of deo' rupees, or 1250 sterling, lawful money of
Great Britain, clear of legacy duty ;" gave
and be very
special directions in the will for her prowstion, education,
and advancement in life. He refers in this will to his mar-
riage with Margaret Faeroe Douglas, sa Mrs. Cochrane,
and to her children, Peter and John, as his
sons, bat he does not speak of Mrs. Moor-
house as his daughter, or allude to any marriage.
In 1819, the toaster, with his wife, formerly Margaret
Foam° Douglas, and his two sons, arrivedin Europa, shortly
after went to Scotland, and never after returned to India,
taking up his residence on • small estate purchased by him
in 1789, from the trustees of his father's creditors, called
" CLippens,"and situated in the parish of Kilbarvhan, Ran-
frewslire. There he lived till 1826, when he west to London,
and from thence, having sent the appellant, Sarah Moor-
e bons", to India, he left England for the continent.
Having remained for some months at Berne, in
Switzerland, he settled at Paris, where be re-
mained, with the exception of • short interval
of three months, when he visited Scotland, until his
death, which happened on the 18th of Juno, 1831, at Beau-
vais, on his way to England. He left upwards of 25,0004
In French Ratites. Smith Moorhouse was married to her
present husband at Berhampore, in the Fast Indies, in Sep-
tember, 1826, and returned to Europe in 1828 While OD
• visit to Scotland in 1829, the testator gave instructions
for • testamentary disposition of his property in the Scotch
form, which he executed in Leaden October 13, 1829, by
which he provided for Mrs. Margaret Pearce Cochrane,
"his beloved wife," and his two eons, Peter and John
Cochrane, renewed the former provision for Bahaism
Beebe., and directed that if the lawful issue of Sarah
Moorhens' should survive his eons Peter and John and their
lawful issue, the whole of Peter and John's fortune should
be transferred to her eldest son, if she should have one,
who should assume and bear the surname and arms of
Cochrane, and, in case of her having no son, to be divided
squally amongst her other lawful children. This disposi-
tion contained no provision for Mrs. Moorhens*, but it did
not contain an express revocation of the will of 1818, which
the appellants contend, having been found after the death
of the testator uncanoelled and undefined, was, so far as
regards the legacy of 12,5004 to Sarah Moorhen's, operative
at the time of his death. Mrs. Margaret Ewen Cochrane
and the executors, David aid James Colvin, accepted the
disposition of 13th October. 1829, as the will of the
testator, and it was duly proved. Oa the lit
of March, 1832, the appellants filed • bill
against the executors and the sons of the testator,
stating that he was the reputed father of Susan Moorbonas,
and adducing much evidence of his intentions ; and praviog
that the disposition of the will of 1818 in her favour might
be carried into effect. From that time there has been con-
tinual litigation, including • case sent for the opinion of the
courts in Scotland, and several snits between the parties.
The question involved in the suite came on at last for hear-
ing in a shape in which it could be decided, under the
name of "Lord v. Colvin," before Vice Chancellor Km-
dersley, in 1860, and the present appeal is brought againsthis dome of the 12th of June, 1860, and an
order of the 19th of April, 1861. The questions raised by
the appeal are in substance, firstly, whether PeterCochrane,
the testator, ever went through any ceremony of marriage
with Raheem Beebe", in India. Secondly, if so, whether such
ceremony amounted to a legal marriage? Thirdly, whether,
if the evidence was insufficient to establish the
such a prima facie case was not made out as entitled t •
appellants (Susan Moorhouse being admitted to be • child
of the tast•tor by Rabe= Beebee) to an order on their ap-
plication for • commission to India to take further evidence
in support of the alleged marriage. Fourthly, whether the
testator was not domiciled in France at the date of his will
and time of his decease, or at one of those periods.
Fifthly, whether the bequest of 12,500/. in favour of Susan
Moorhouse contained in former wills, not expreusly revoked
by the last will, was revoked by such last will. The court
below held that there was not sufficient evidence
of any marriage of the testator with Raheem Beebee, and
no such prima facie case as entitled the appellants to • cora-
miasioo to obtain further evidence in support thereof ; that
the testator was domiciled in Scotland at the date of hie
will and time of his decease, and that his last will had the
effect of entirely revoking his former ones, although it did
not contain any express clause of revocation.
The arguments were not concluded.

(Wore Via-Choocollor Wood.)
BUSISKIS or TEN COURT NEXT SATURDAY.

The Vice. Chancellor stated that he had received an in-
timation from the Lord Chancellor that he should not sit
on Stturday, and having regard to that communication and
the fact that few members of the bar could attend on
that day, he should follow the example of his lordship, and
not sit.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCITIT.=NosniumscaLAND,

MARCH 2.
GILLIBMI V. PINWICIL AHD PLART.-THR CARR or
POIRONIRG AT WHALE&
. .

This was au action brought by the plaintiff to recover
compensation from the defendants for the loss sustained by
bon in the death of his wife, which was caused from taking •
quantit► of strychnine, contained in some medicine received
at defendanta' surgery.
Mr. Mauls and Mr. Kemplay, instructed by Mr. Briton%
of Durham. appeared for the plaintiff; end Mr. Manisty,
Q.C., and Mr. Jones, instructed by Messrs. Leitch and
Noway, attended on behalf of the defendants.
Mr. Mauls said he believed they were all aware of the
nature of that inquiry, and it now became his pleasing task
to inform them that their duties had been suspended by
the defendants themselves making sufficient compensation
to the plaintiff for the loss he had sustained by the death
of his wife. The defendant* practised in North Shields as
apothecaries and surgeons ; and on the Ilth of October last
the plaintiff'. wife received certain medicines from the
defendants' surgery which, be might say, had never
been intended or prescribed for her by either of
those gentlemen. The draught, which contained • potent
poison, was taken by the plaintiff's wife, and within an
hour and • half she was a deed person. The medicine was
examined and led to the clear proof th►t it had been mixed
with a quantity of strychnine. The negligence, for such it bad
been proved, was not at'ributed to Dr. Fen wick or Mr.
but., in the eye of the law, the medicine having come
from the defendant.' surgery, made them responsible for the
acts and agency of those whom they employed. The defen-
dants, be believed, were not present when the medicine
which contained the strychnine was issued from their dispen.
nary department, which led to these lamentable multi, but
midi, as he said before, they were responsible in the eye of
the law, and the law now made them ammerablo for it. Is
conclusion. he thought it just to state that in taking
damages from Mr. Fenwick, they should not incresse the
feelings of pain which he in common with all must feel, but
it could not be supposed that it diminished the misery of
the loss which the plaintiff had suffered in consequence of
this act. _

Mr. Manisty also made some remarks on the case. In the
course of his obser►ations he laid that no one felt more
deeply or expressed greater sympathy with the plaintiff than
bin clients, sod be bad bees requested to arrange the matter
in no niggardly or illiberal sport. He had been authorised
to deal liberally and to express on the part of the de-
fendants the deepest sorrow for this lamentable result,
for which, in the eye of the law, they were responsible. The
prescription was right, the mistake occurring in the
dispensing. They had however agreed that MIX should
be the compensation-400/. to the plaintiff, and to his two
children 50/. each, which he trusted would be satisfactory
to all parties.
The wart then rose.

Yesterday a coroner's jury returned a verdict of
wilful murder against the young man, named John JOITOUL
who had been arrested on the charge of having sensed the
death of three colliers, by cutting the pitrope by which
they were descending to work at the million. of which he
was himself the engineer. Jeavons bed been previously
committed for trial for wilful murder on therms chirp by
the magistrates at Meta), iu whose division the Agee
occurred.

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

William Fairman and Frederick Hulot pleaded guilty
to a charge of conspiring to defraud the Hon. Mr. Bingham
of a large sum of money.
Mr. Sleigh, on the pert of the prosecution, said he be-
lieved that other persona ware implicated in the matter,
and he thought that the endsof justice would be met if the
Prisoners were allowed to go on their own mt.:votiveness
to appear when called upon, and in the meantime they
would give all the information possible to the prosecution.
The Recorder consented to this arrangement, and the
defendants were consequently discharged.
Bucknell, 47, contractor, was charged with
having neglected, after being duly adjudicated a bankrupt,
to give up the whole of his property for the benefit of his
creditors, with intent to cheat and deprive them thereof.
He was also charged with having unlawfully neglected to
give up his books with the object thereby to defraud his '
creditors and to deprive them of their right. ; and likewise
with neglecting to deliver up certain railway shares And
debentures valued at 50,000/. ; and with neglecting to sur-
render at the Beakruptcy Court upon the day fixed for his
examination, without there being any legal ground for his
absence. The defendant warn put upon his trial upon the
last-mentioned charge.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Sargood conducted the case for the
prosecution, by the authority of the. Court of Bankruptcy ;
Mr. Ciffard and Mr. F. H. Lewis were counsel for the
defendant.

This case occupied the court for several hours.
Mr. Giffard, at the close of the evidence relating to the
formal proceedings that took place in the Court of B►nk-
ruptcy, urged several technical objections upon the consi-
deration of the court.

The Recorder, after bearing Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Ser.
good in reply to the objections that had been raised, ex-
nsed his opinion that the objecldons that had been taken
were fatal to the charge, and tt there bad been no legal
adjournment of the court at the meeting previous to the
14th of May, and that he was consequently not bound to
attend the court on that day.
The jury, therefore, under his lordship's direction, re-
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The defendant was then tried upon a second indictment,
containing • great number of counts, but the substantial
charge against him was that after he had been duly edjudi-
sated bankrupt be had unlawfully neglected to give up
his books or the property that wu in his poseessioo, with
the intention by so doing to defraud his creditors, and to
prevent them from obtaining the rights to which they were
entitled under the bankruptcy of the defendant.
The same learned counsel were engaged in this case for
the prosecution and the defence.
This charge, of course, involved precisely the game facts
as the former, the principal evidence against the defendant
consisting of statements that be had made to Mr. Cooper,
his accountant, with regard to the disposal of his property.
He appeared to have represented that • very large por-
tion of the railway debentures he had received had been
banded over to a person named Collins, who scrod as his
agent in Italy, but he stated that he was unable to produce
any vouchers. it also animas& that he bad stated that he
kept books, but he did not protium them, and he accounted
for their absence by stating that they were in Italy. The
purport of the evidence given by Mr. Cooper was that the
whole of the railway shares sad debentures that had been
received by the defendant had been got rid of in some way
or other, and that the greater portico of the railway iron
and timber that had been supplied to him was in Italy,
lying upon different pert' of the line of railway.
After one or two other witness:* had been examined, the
came wu adjourned until this (Tuesday) morning.

THE POLICE COURTS.

14RYLEBONE.

&raft Sayers, the wife of Tom Sayers, the pugilist, was
charged with usaulting sad annoying her husband.
Complainant—l have been separated from my wife (de-
fendant) for about eight years. On Saturday night, about
half-past twelve, I was coming from the Britannia Theatre
rid my horse and following my mules, and when in
Camden-town this lady came and knocked my hat off and
struck me is the face. She followed me, and got a lot at
chaps she was with to follow also. I had to give her into
the custody of a policeman. All I want is pesos and quiet-
nem I don't want her to trouble me, as I keep the two
children.

Defendset—He comes by the house where I live, sod
throws of sneers and snacks at me.

iinyere—l don't know where she lives, and don't want to
know fore thoumand years.
The defendant was bound over in 101. to keep the peace.

THE SUSPECTED POISONING 42' BRIGHTON.

Yesterday morning William Sturt was brought
before the borough bench at the Torn-hall, on the charge
of " wilfully administering poison to a married woman, Mary
Ann Day, by which she came by her death," on Sunday,
the 224 ult. The accused seemed to treat the matter with
the greatest indifference. He is a very respectable looking
man, apparently about 50 years of age, and is very deaf. He
had been brought up on Monday last, when suificiset evi-
dence was given to justify a remand. The substance of
this evidence has already been given in our columns.
After the examination of some other witnesses yesterday,
Professor Taylor gave the result of his examination of the
stomach and other parts of the deceased, which bad been
submitted to him for analysis. After describing minutely
the processes which he had employed, he stated the oos-
elusions to which he had arrived, es follows :—First, that
the appearances presented by the stomach and intestines
of the deceased, namely, inflammation and softening of
the lining membrane, with effusion of blood sad
mucus, are such as are produced by an irritant
poison like arsenic. Secondly, that the contents
of the stomach, namely, blood, mucus, and detached
portions of the lining membeane, are such as result
from the action of arsenic in a large dose. Thirdly, that
the white mineral substance found on the lining membrane
of the stomach, in the mucus and blood, as well As in the
sediment of the contents, was arsenious acid, or white ar-
senic—the ordinary poison. Fourthly, that the quantity
thus diffused in a visible form in the stomach and sediment
of its contents was not less than from three to five grins.
Fifthly, that taking into consideration the appearances pre-
sented by the stomach and intestines, as well as the
detection of arsenic in those parts and in the
liver and spleen, I am of opinion that the demand
died from the effects of arsenic, and that this poison
had been taken in • solid form, i.e., in powder no-
mixed with soot or indigo. I think the arsenic could sot
have been taken in a elution. lam sure some of it could
Dot, because if it had been so taken it would not again have
assumed the solid form in which! found it, From the
small quantity found in the liver I think it must have been
taken within 24 hours of death. I may also say that I re-
wired looms mincemeat on the 26th, which I examined, and
found no trace of arsenic.

By Mr. Scott—lt would be possible for the inflammation
to hereon in in • much shorter apace of time than 24 hour&
I have beard all the evidence, and I think the poison was
taken about 24 hours before death. I am of opinion
that the poison could not have been taken oc the Saturday,
and from all the evidence I am of opinion that it was taken
after she went out. Whoa the stomach is empty the symp-
toms of the presence of lumen in the stomach generally
come on in half an hour or an hour from the time it is
taken. I cannot say what quantity was taken. because of
the vomiting and purging, bat I found enough to kill ano-
ther person besides. (Sensation.)
After some further evidence the prisoner was formally
remanded till to-morrow (this day), when he will he fully
committed to take his trial for the wilful murder of Mary
Ann Day.
Yesterday afternoon, at the close of the magisterial in-
vestigation, the coroner for the borough, Mr. D. Black, pro-
ceeded with the adjourned inquest., when the evidence
given before the magietrates was repeated and some other
testimony adduced. The inquiry lasted till ten o'clock,
when the jury retired, and after a deliberation of half an
hour returned a verdict of *Wilful murder against Wil-
liam Stmt." The coroner then made out the warrant of
committal, and the prisoner, who will remain at the Brighton
lockup till this day, will their be conveyed to Lewes Gaol,
to await his trial at the ensuing wires. There was great
excitement throughout the day and several hundreds of
persons remuned in the michbourbood of the Town.hall to
await the result of the inquiry.