The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

17, 1863.

When called up for judgment, the prisoner said the I SUSPNCTIID POISONING IN SPITALPIELDS.
Last night Mr. Humphreys resumed at the
gill bad some to him oi. the night in question, and asked
Not to take her in, as her mother had turned Ler ont. She ,
was nothing more than a little prostitute, and he had dose Grey pasta tavern, trey Lag te_atrbet, spitahahh,
the
ii-
ad he circumstances attending the death of
bialltei,„6„ds his
sopelearryr to
horkeep,thebtriihsfrowism oleo streets. He had , outtgattoo
__,.. I lirn. Elisabeth Maros, the widow of a tradesman. The pre.
, Mr. Beecher said, in answer to the coroner. that be did not
The leaned judge, in Palling Magill" on tbnPnlnntsnr•"'" 11101111 stages of the inquiry were reported in our oolumns.
ethlnesu"seres wwhasichebridinbeeucuhmaggmude.vardt reqbyniretandaigultingyocie to codin--me wig suy of ,b. .i,......t0 be maw
and
re....iftd.
into • west of juin ice to have any ides of the awful de' . He wished toad that tbei reamer he said to Elisabeth Brooks
u•.°•• that gentlemen a deal of mousy under his bankruptcy. But
pravity which prevailed in the heart of this great instropolis, . that he did not want to go foe Dr. Jackass
wee that he
owed
What had come before them showed a data air
which made the olood curdle. The abatement he had just he told Brooks that if she west Dr. Jackass would
made only aggravated the case. The sentence of the court for her. Mr. J. H. Tbninpeen said that he was in pear
was that he be imprisoned with hard labour for the space tios as • medical moo. He knew Mr. Beecher, arid had a
of twelve calendar mouths. 1 convenauon with him about scants about four weeks
(Before the Recorder.) before the death of the deceased. That was about the time
to' two indictments , cab. On a previous occasion Beecher had said that Mrs,
John M•CartAy, 18, George Chapman 18, sad Thomas .of the suicide of Hoot, who murdered the people in tim
Courtney, 18, who had pleaded guilty
into warehouses ...mg .Yarn was very ill, and witness eddied him to call in •
charging them with breaking .
Drowsy, and Alfred war,,,,,, 26, who wee convicted a medical man. The Wednesday after Hunt's death bespoke
feloniously receiving a portion of the proceeds of the rob- • of semeite, end the strong Poison it meet have boo, and the
beries, ware plied at the bar to receive judgment. I difficulty io treeing it. He said Hunt most have bean out
6.
Th. es, in passing,„,7, sentence,wc..,..73, said there mad be no .of his 10111101. There wee • conversation about tincture of
...I Courtney were ea_ i aconite. and in the nouns of it witness mentioned that sae
doubt that the p
perienced thieves, and that they had foe a long time carried !of its effects was to moduoe sickness. The witness cum
on a course of crime. The sentence upon them, therefore, baud—After Mn. Mans' death I met Yea. Tilly in the
would be one of am „are penal servitude.As to chairmen, street, and she told me she was dead, and described how
his character did not appear to be so bad, and he would it was only the other day
she died. I said, "Oh, God,
therefore be sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. that he spoke to me of Hunt ' s death and assents" 1 lust
With regard to Warner, his case was a very aggravated one, Mr. Beecher afterwards, aid had a convenation with bin.
g
and it was clear from the facts of the case and the informs- He said that be had so occasion to Emma her,
tion that bad been afforded by the police that be was in becausehe was gettio his livelihood be her. He said that
the habit of training boys as thieves, and harbouring them I he need not fret himself, as he was conscious he had given
after they bad committed robberies, and receiving the pro- her nothing to injure her. The business was improving, and
coeds. He felt it his duty, under these circumstances, to he bad been getting op in the world again. —By Kr,
order him to be kept in penal servitude for eight years. Beecher : When I saw you you were greatly excited, and
The prisoners M'Carthy and Courtney behaved in a most you came to me for medicine for nervous excitenieot.—Mra
impudent manner while they were in ihe duck, and when Emily Reedier, the wife of Mr. Beecher, but living spirt
the learns judge concluded, they called out, " Thank your^ from him, was examined, but her evidence did not bear in
and ran, laughi.ig, down the stairs feeding to the prison, any way upon the cause of the death of tam deceased. After
some other endows of no importance to the affair, the
coroner said that it was deemed adviaable at that step of
the proceedings to adjourn the inquiry. The medical evi-
dence bad shown that there was no mama cause for
death ; the police were making moat active exertions in the
mviter, and it would be best to allow them ample tins to
discover some further clue. The proceedings were accord-
ingly adjourned.

MARKETS.

TALLOW.—WIDATSDAT BRIM°. —The Menet ou
steady today and ell the mouth. 400. 6J. ; Ja-
nuary, 41a. ; March, 425. ; April to Jona, 41s. 9d. to 42e.
Delivery to last swear's& 938 make ; arrivals, 1,253 raga

CCYlTON.—LirgisPooi., Dec. 18.—Then is so material
Asap in our market. The salts an 2,000 Isaias, of which
500 are on speculation sad for export, 250 Americas,
260. to 271 d. ; 1,500 Swat, 150. to 220. ; 250
Egyptian, 27d. to 30d. The week's import is 6,422 bake.

LEATHER.-TM

a ar Pit wla is

leather hare again been limited, the deMand that his
existed has been chiefly for good light common dressing
hides, shoulders, bellies, and best Emit lndia kips. The
supply of fresh leather at Leedsehall on Tuesday was mu.
siderable for the time of year, and prides were unaltered.

CORN.—Boeros, Dec. 16.—We bade moderate supply
of grain at this day's market. Wheat met • good demand,
at a reduction of la. per quarter as the prime of this day
week. Beane and luta are slow sale, and rather lower.
Otgeoow. Dec. 16.—Tbe arrivals rid Clyde since the
9th lenient have bees to a fair extent, compriaiag 9,9ti0
qrs. wheat, 10,840 barrels flour, and 2,930 qrs. peas from
Canada and New York, but continued adverse winds keep
out vessels from the Baltic, which a clans of wind will
bring in. During the week the transactioos were limited,
and where sales of wheat were effected lower prices had
to be taken. Flour was also in favour of buyers—moat
other articles were also easier to purchase. This day's
market ruled flat for wheat at • reduction of 6d. per boll on
the week, and a similar decline was conceded on flour, sacks
as well as barrels. Oats 3d. per boll, and oatmeal 64. per
load cheaper. Barley 6d. lower. For plea 6d. to 9d. per
boll under previous rates had to be cooceded, to sell ex skip.
Beans 3d.cheaper. India non is favour of bayou.

CATTLE.—Sournarz, Dec. 16.—Our trade was heavy
for beef. Mutton and veal sold elf pretty freely. Beef
made from 3s. 4d. to bs. Ild. ; 'mutton, 4a. 6d. to 6a ;
veal, is. to 6a. ; pork, 31. 4d. to 4a. 6d.

COALS.-Loarnos, Doc. 16.-Byam's Beholds West
Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Cowpan Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Heather
, 16.. 6d. ; Harwell Main, 17.. 6d. ; Lasberts
YAW , 16.. 3d. ; Taafield Moor, 18e. 3d. ; Weida
Moor Batas, 15e. 3d. • West Hartley, 18s. 6d. ; Wylaph
17a. 6d. ; Wells Fad' Riddell, 17s. 9d. ; Eden Mate.
las. 13d. ; Walls End Haswell, 204.; Walls End South
Hatton, 20a. ; Will. Eod Stewart'; 19.. 6d. ; Walls End
runstall„ 18a. 3d. ; Walls hod Weep, 19s. ; Walls Zed
Hartlepool, 19a. 6d. • Walls End Haugh Hall, 19s. ; Walls
End Hello., 18.. Bd. ; Walls Eod South
18a. 6d. ; Walls Eod South Durham, 17s. 9d.;1ira1."6
South Keno*, 19a. ; Walls End Trimdos Hartlool,
19.. 6d. • Walls End Trimdon Thoroley, 17s. 6d. ; Walla
End Carideo. 19a.-Elhiew at market, 159 ; sold, 106.