The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-31 00:00:00

POISONING Br MISTAICS.

Yesterday morning an inquiry, which lasted several
hours, was proceeded with before Mr. T. Wakley, corona
for Wert Middlesex, at the Bell and Horns Tavern.
Brosaptoa, respecting the death of Mr. William Marcooly.
aged 36, a master tailor, carrying on bushier at No. 6,
Brunswick-plate, Bromptoc, who died on Saturday morn-
ing last, shortly after taking a does of cuter oil, or what
had bona sold as Castor oil at the shop of Mr. Budd, chemist,
resift, a few deers from &cowed.
The ease excited the otnaltt interest la the neighbour-
hood, sad the court was densely crowded.
Prior to pea:eliding with the evidence, the jury inspected
the shop of Mr. Budd, in order te ascertain where the matte
oil and oil of bitter almonds were respectively kept (as It was
awed the latter had been substituted for the former).
Mr. Budd showed that the above were kept widely apart,
sad the poisons generally were kept In a closet, and cot
upon ordinary shelves. It also appeared from the books
and invoices, that all decrease is the stock of oil of bitter
almonds was sathfactortly aecoonted for.
Mr. White, of Regent street, 'elicitor, attended to watch
tb• ease on behalf of the widow of deceased.

TlTejar; having viewed
Mr. &mon lllarcooly, brother of deceased, identified the
body, god stated that the lather, to his knowledge, had
never threatened or attempted to take poison, nor did hie
salad ever appear troubled in any way.
Dr. Thomas Cahill, of Michael's-place, Brompton, wee
milled to see deceased about a quitter of an hour before his
death, which took place at a quarter before 10 o'clock on
Setarday morning last. He was affected with stertorore
breathing sad other spent-ass of having taken poison. The
galvanic battery stomach pump and other means were ev
plied to counteract the effects, but without awns. Wit-
ness wee told that he had taken oil of bitter almond,, but
on esamining the glass tumbler from which be bad drank,
and the phial from which it had been poured, he diseothred
a portion of meek acid, mingled with castor oil, remaining
In each. The widow stated she had put • little brandy
into the tumbler, and poured the e.stor oil therein.
The phial (s three ounce) war here produced, end the
coroner reed iry detected pi alai' acid in the portion of castor
oil remainiog.
The withers' proceeded to state that he had made a poet-
morthm examination, and found prussic acid to the extent,
as he believed, of about 2 drachms, in the stootheb. It wry
very strum acid. Witness had not examined the heart N-
unn he knew deceased to be healthy from having 'sambaed
him a short time eines with a view to an insurance upon his
life, which, however, bad ant been canted out. The widow
geld that the servant boy bad fetched throe-pennyworth of
ellibeetara a
sat fnodr tihnetamt he
rpdhania.l wwa
is ethboinatwbualeft-itolial:.
prTiyiblabuilthrly
given by witness a few days before. The widow said that
the phial had been washed previous to sending for the mon
oil. Was of opinion that the dose of prosaic acid was small,
from the &slued having been so lung u half.en•hoor
dyTheing. coroner intimated to Dr. Cahill that u the inquiry
mass be adjourned, it would be neftwaly to examine the
heart.

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Jane Beer, sontent to deceased, identified the phial ei the
same abe bad *inn to her fellow-servant, Thomas Janes,
aged about 16, which she teak from the larder. It had
originally sem from Dr. Cahill, and was labelled, Part 01
this draught to be taken immediately, end the rest when
required." The label she washed off, as well as clewing
the inside of the gniaL She gave the t boy 3d., and
told him, by her mistress's directions, to get an ounce of
castor oil. This was about nine o'clock, and the lad wet
absent from five to ten minutes, and, on returning, be held
the phial up to the light, and aid, "how oparkling 11
looked." It was afterwards taken trout the kitchen to die
parlour by one of deceased's children, a boy about 6 years old.
Had known prussic acid t, be in the house since she
had lived there, a period of two or three months. Shortly
before her master's death her mistress called downstairs to
know what had been in the phial, and witness told her
wiedieiae from Dr. Cahill's, bat which she had washed oat
before eeddieg. After tea death bar inicrese screamed out,
and on going upstairs witness found her master lying dead
on the parlour door.
Thos. Jamison, the servant boy mentioned by the last wit-
ness, corroborated her testimony, adnieg that it was ten
minutes to nine o'clock when be went into Mr. Badd's shop.
He then saw the assistant to Mr. Budd.

By the Coroner—That persan was is the roem—(kere the
taus pointed out the esaistask). Mr. Budd's errand boy
was also that. _ . . _ _

br so ounce of castor oil, and
the ambient took the bottle auto( its mimesis sight to the
plane when the presairions are made no. Witness saw
him take with him awhile bottle from the left hand of the
shop and a red bottle from one of the shelves facing the
dom.

Witatat

By the Coroner—Did not me hiss poor anything into the
phial that he (wham) took. The antstant did not ask who
it was for. Witness had fetched castor oil from that shop
before, tad was quite sere he did not ask for aaythiog to be
mixed with the castor nit. There 11.,4 soother tuitoalef—•
• little boy—waiting, but the wines's &need witness hut.
By a juror—Lid not think he should know the bottle,
agent If he saw them.
The loan was here cleared for the jury to discuss u to
the adjournment, sad also as to whether the lut winnow,
who, with his fellow•sernat, had given the molt clear sad
Intelligible evideam, should go with the Coronae sad iv,
to Mr. Bodes to end out the bottles, eke.
Eventually the above proceeded so Mr. Budd's, sad the
boy rotated oat the spot where the bottles hod bees taken
from.

---Ti:. Comer than intimated to the assistant who was pre.
east, that his examination would not be taken that day, and
syystested that he should base the aid of a professional
advisor at the adjourned day.

At the requteCot the cericer,
Yr. Budd produced hie book, 'bowing what had bees toll
on Batanby sonsiog, and the following entries appeared
" Castor Si

Preseriptioo .... le. Gd."
trims a copy of the latter preteripUon being produced,
The Comer observed to the jury—Gentlemen. there ii
hydrocyanic acid in this prescription. (Sensation )
The boy Jenson, oe being re-examined, said at the time
he wee there he saw the assistant open the closet door when
the poisons were kept, bat did sot see whether be took any
thing out.
The bottle cioateiniag the prussic acid was produced, when
Mr. Budd geld he always itlud it himself, bat amid not
tell when ktelut filled it, nor could in account for the
delleienoy of the two drachms.
The above two drschms was the quantity supposed by
Dr. Cahill to base beim taken by deceased.
The Coroner told Mr. Budd that the pretcription most be
produced et the adjournment, and, if pasible, the bottle
which had oontained
The inquiry wee then adjourned.

DEATH FROM DESTITUTION.— An inquest WU
bald last remain before Mr. Baker, at the Fenatain.
Virile's row, Bathaal green, on the body d William Peek,
aged threw Eloatbs, who died from want. The evidenor
proved that the parents of the deceased and three other
children lived la • hovel not fit for human habitation, et
No.B, Virginiurow, the children being linked and without
food. TM father, who to • liarreesheaker, has through i 11•
aces not been able to panse his eocnpatioe, and the °al,
restimasee of the family was derived fres the mother •
meaty earaisge as a charwomaa. Verdict, "Death from
destitution."
FOREIGN EMBROIDERT.—The value of embroidery
and nesenework Imported is eleven months was 72,9371.
Last year it wee 47,8141.
THR GUANO TRADE.—There is no duty 00 guano*
Is the Moves months coded November the quantity int•
ported was 175.688 tons.