The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-09 00:00:00

mil day. Una Sunday witness asked her what they were
to hate fur the kitchen dinner,. Mrs. Cumming replied
that they might have akg of mutton there wan in the
house. She then Sint for it and told witness to cut it in
three. Witness, not exactly understanding her, she took
the knife front her, threw it violently down, and began to
curse and swear ; then said that she had no dinner her-
self, and her servants might also go without. She once said
that a servant named Clarke had attempted to poison her.
Witness left because her health was bemoaning to WI. She
was sometime. requireel to stand as much as eight hours to-
gether by her mistress's bedside.
Crees.exaniined by S,.risont Wilkins—Mrs. Cumming
row at different times of the day. Sometimes not till Sin
the evening. Iler dirty babita might someti tttttt have been
involuntary. She would sometimes express sorrow when
she saw it made witness ill. The house WAS once broken
lido, and the kitchen nenrly stripped.
A letter from Dr. Caldwell was here read by the commis-
sioner, sit Mug that Mrs. Cumming had tarn too much ex-
hausted by her attendance yesterday to be able to be present
to-stly.
Mary ltainey hail lived upwards of two months in the
service of Mrs. Cumming, and deposed to various eccen-
tricities. On the Ist of February last, alter a visit from
Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. Cumming sail to witness, "Good
(lad' what hove I done nave? 1 hat pumpkin, Mrs. Ilut-
, ehinson, has been here, and persuaded me to send her son
down to Wales to collect my rents " Witness went slows
stairs. and her mistress locked sad bolted her door. She
them began to scream out .. INStliewt!" sad three polies-
;
came. Navin. with • semardiSeak, ellheard ha
ctry into h.* room, one of them said ISO bad
I come to protect her. She replied with an oath
ii you are a person front the madhouse comet,. take mu."
After this she was quiet. She had been fining on the
previous day about destroying herself. She had then five
eats, and would have hail six, but she maid that Mr. Jones
hail strangled one of the kittens. The room was so filthy
soil hail so affected witness's health that she should feel it
to the day of her death. The eats had a medical attendant
named " Dr. Williams." (Loud laughter). Dr. Caldwell
used to tell witness to lease the door open, and once he
asked Mrs. Cumming to allow the window obeli) be open.
She used very violent language, and said that lie waisted
to kill her like the rest oh them. Nothing offended her so
soon as interfering with her cats. If she was au the
height of paasion and a stronger came into the room, she
would instantly become a. collected a. any person. The
wdoess then ease evidence WI to Mrs. CY111111illbr'• habits,
very • tar in s feet to that of the last witness,. Mrs.
Cmnming used to have two bottles of medicine every week,
and they were a:I placed untouched tin the mantel-piece
for Dr. Ca;da ea to see. Mrs. Cumming used to my that
Mrs. Hutch:mon came to hear all she could, and
convey it to Mr. Hobert Haynes, and witness
thought so too. (A laugh.) When Mrs. Cumming spoke
of a will, Mrs. 11. said tier husbausl would snake uue for
her, sa he bad done fur another person. quite as well es •
solicitor, and would save her six or seven pounds. Mrs.
Cummins; told witness that Mr. Robert Haynes had made
a will, which he wanted to persuade her was hers, but it
was not so. She said that Mr. Hobert Haynes had willed
over ell her property to himself and other ;writ's'. of whom
she knew nothing. She stated that Mr. Robert Haynes
hod sent her two dozen and a half of wine, hut that it was
like bog water, and that at contained poison, au she sent it
back. She was of opinion that all her servants Were con-
nected with Mr. Robert Haynes, and that he was robbing
her. She would nut allow her food to be cooked down
stairs for fear of poison. One day her favourite cat, which
was named i. Xis," escaped into the garden. She offered I
wdas s. a sovereign if she would catch it. Afterward, she'
411. ml her flee. Wit's... WAS in and out alter the cat all
the night, and at lost succeeded in catching it. Mrs. Cum-
ming was so droighted th et she cried, and knesyel witaess's
hand twice. (A laugh.) She afterwards gave her five
Nulling,. (Laughter.)
Cressweinimined by Mr. E. James—Had introduced a
person named Wait into the home: her duty was to read
t. Mrs. Cumming, and to wait upon the cats. (Laughter.)
Witness had sworn in her affidavit to the Court of
Cl,ancert that she (witness.) was "au extremely mild
perwin, and not of a quarrelsome temper." (Laughter.)
Mrs. Cumming did not charge her with ill-using her on the
Ist Febtusry in the cuachumen's presence. if the coachinal
said so he ought to be executed. (Laughter.) Did tell het
that she (witness) could easily secure her. .r h 4 t was attei
the police had left. Mrs. Cumming wanted to go out of
the room and witness told her that if she did not keep quiet
she would soon settle her. Witness did not know who .. Dr.
Williams" was. lie was semi bady in the neighbourhood.
They would find him in the "Court Guide." (Roan of
laughter.) Had not seen him, but he sent in his bill, and
from what Mn Cumming said witness suppose-d it was all
right. Iliad lived with a gentleman who was ists.oe, and
knew that Mrs. Cuminiug was mad when she had lived with
her s week.

Juhn Richards, a policeman, confirmed a portion of the
last witnevi's sta.:aunt.

The proceedings were then ailjourneil until ten this