The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-23 00:00:00

FATAL CASH OP POISONING AT HULL.

A singular and suspicious case of poisoning was
brought to light in Hull on Tuesday last, at an inquest held
touching the death of • respectable widow woman named
Catharine Ann Hallett, who died soddenly at her residence
in Devisetreet, Bond-street, on Saturday law., from the
ejects of se administration of opium. It appears that the
demised, who was a sempetresa to the employ of Mr.
Wilbe, merchant tailor, Whitetriarpte, on New Year's
Nee bad been present at a temperance fattiest, and
Teemed home in • perfect state of health, and, as
seated by the witnesses, sober. Shortly after her return.
her opposite 'neighbour, Mr. George Southwick, grocer,
went to her house, and asked permission to bring in • table
which be wanted to secure from the bailiffs. As he was in
liquor at the time, else said she would go across and fetch
lelseeelf. She did so. As soon as she entered Houthwick's
shop, he invited her inside, and asked her to take •
gime of black beer. She declined the offer, but, after re-
peated requests and frequent protestations on the part of
Southwick that there was no spirit io it, as she was a ter
Mealier, she drank it. She had no sooner swallowed it than
she was taken ill, began to vomit, and shortly afterwards
bessem insensible. Southwick then summoned the samis-
ens, of his neighbours, and said the deceased was ill from
&bk. They believed her to be intoxicated, and ambled
Maim putting her to bed. Late on in the day of the Sad
inst., not appearing to improve, the neighbours advised
Southwick to procure medical assistance. Ile went for Dr.
Kelbnroe King, who attended, and after making minute
examination of her appearance, be pronounced her to
hive been poisoned with opium. He asked Southwick
why he did not call him or soon other medical goalie-
man before. He said he wished to do so, but the neigh-
bona thought she was merely drank, that it would ppm
off, and they did not like to expose her. The doctor aim&
him if she had had say drink in his house. He answered,
" A glass of beer and a glass of black-beer." Doom
being questioned by the &dor as to whether be had admi-
nistered any pouoo , he answered, in a very incoherent man-
or, " 1 could Dot help it ; I hops that nothing can be
done to me for ft." He appeared very much alarmed. Mrs.
Hallett continued to linger—at Mmes with some hope of
recovery—until Saturday last, when, in spite of emetics
and other appliances, she expired. A post-mortem exami-
nation of the body was made on Tuesday mornin=an
the result of the medical testimony was that the
bad died from an administration of Sputhwick has

since disappeared, end a warrant lei already been obtained
for his appreheenke. Pending his arrest, the leveed was
adjourned to the 11th of February.

PROSECUTION OF " ESSAYS AND REVIEW& "
Yesterday morning, at the sitting of the Coat of Arches,
Mr. Toiler. the proctor acting for the Bishop of Salisbury
in the prosecution of the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams,
vicar of Broad Chalk, made an application to Dr. Lashing.
ton in reference to the appeal against hie lordship's judg-
ment, of which notice was given at the time the cam was
last before the oourt. Mr. Toiler said that considerable
delay was likely to take place in the prosecution of the sp.
peel to the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, unless the
learned judge interfered and issued a peremptory order.
The appeal in the case of the Hay. J. Pendell against the
Rev. H. Bristow* Wilson, 8.D., vicar of Great Staughtoe,
(the writer of the article on " The National Church "j Mr.
Toiler remuziodwit going rapidly, but for some mama
or another, which he could not understand, the ishibiticiti
on the pert of Dr. Williams had not bees served, end it
was very desirable that the two cases ekould be heard
before the Judicial Committee at the same time. He could
not account for the delay unless the appellants had some
object in view best known to themselves. He prayed the
court for a peremptory order upon the proctor of Dr. WI!.
Rams tonne the inhibition. Dr. Luahuigtoo said he did
not like to interfere, as the matter more properly came
within the jurisdiction of the surrogate sitting in the Court
of Appeal, but at length, after Mr. Toiler bad shown that
the appeal would be greatly delayed if further time were
allow d, Lushineton consented to an order being issued
that the inhibition should be served withia three days, and
intimated, that in the event of the' order not being com-
plied with, he would issue a suspesaioa, so that the appeal in
each case might be proceeded with at osee, and without
further interruption. Now that the ground has been
cleared it is expected that the Judicial Committee will be
able to hear the appeal after Eater Term.
GRAYING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE GREAT
EAsraw AT LP/IR/DOL.—W. Yates, the seeretaly of the
Great Ship Company, having applied to the Mersey Dock
Board for a gridiron for the Great Salem. the subject was
partially diseased at the weekly meeting of the board
yesterday. It was stated that it would be difficult to
find a mutable spot for a gridiron of the required sine, and
that the oat would amount to at least 16,0(1W. Ultimately
the subject was referred toile works committee.
TESTING OF SHIPS' CHAINS AND ANCHORS.—A.
communication from Lloyd's Registry-office was reed yes
terday at the meeting of the Kersey Dock Board, stating
that regulations had bees pared to prevent ships from
being clamed A 1, union they had chains and anchors on
board which had been subjected to a certain proved test, sad
asking the Macey Dock Board to co-operate with Lloyd's,
by establishing at Liverpool a proving house similar to that
recently opened at the West Judi* Docks. The letter was
refereea to the Work) Committee. . . . .

The Times of June 23, speaking of Benson's
Watches in the Exhibition. says —" some of them are of great
beauty, sad if the Ihigilelt watch trade only follow rap with the
same spirit and SUOMa this first attempt to compete with
foreigners in decorative watches, there seems to be no reason
why we should n t get the trade entirely into oar own hands."—
Chronometer. Duplex. Lever Horizontal Repeaters, Centre Se-
conds, Keyless. Split Second, end every description of Watch.
from the plitneet to the highest quality of wtkli the art Is at
present capable. and adapted to all climates, Henson Illus.
tented Pamphlet free bp past for two Mum p• on Watches me-
tams • short history of watchmaking. with descriptions sad
Takes. It acts as a snags to the purchase of • watch. and
minks them who Hee la Meetload. tretaad, Wales. the Coked.%
India. or any part of the world, to select a watch. and have it
sent free and safe b pest —IS and It, Ludgate-hill, London,
17411.-gagmettidendat I