The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-08 00:00:00

dicinal administration of antinimy,*f ,
butlei-1
continued administration with o; view to lOW
ing. But though he formed Os opt ion
it absolutely to himself. Jle aftlegaisomi
inoonsiatently, that if he bad been attending her
in consultation with another medical man he would
have certainly told him his suspicions, but he did
net to DIN PRITCHARD, the victim's husband, be-
cause "he was a medical man," and "it would
"net have been very sate." He contented himself
with refusing to certify the " calm of
"Mrs. TAYLOR'S death," on the ground
that he bad only seen her once, and that Dr.
PRITCHARD was her regular attendant, and he de-
dared that he considered that by this refusal, and
by underlining the words "cause of death " in his
letter to the Registrar, respecting Mrs. TAYLOR,
be had taken every precaution medical etiquette
allowed for saving Mrs. Funnier) from the fate
of slow poisoning which he believed was impending
over her. On March 2, he again, at the request
of Dr. PR/TCHARD, whom he met in the street,
saw Mrs. PRITCHARD, and his suspicions, or rather
assurance, that "some person was engaged in ad-
" ministering antimony to her for the purpose of
" procuring her death " were confirmed. Still,
however, be breathed no word on the subject to
herself, to her husband, to her family, or to the
police, restrained, as he insists, by medical
" etiquette." We sincerely trust that the pro-
fession to which Dr. PATIMON belongs will lose
no time in disclaiming a theory of social duty
which converts its skill and science into the means
of more effectually concealing the dark crimes
which they detect while still in process of consum-
mation.
For murder by some one there was undoubtedly
done. Mrs. PRITCHARD gradually sank under a
continuance of the symptoms, and on the 17th of
March, a few hours after being visited for the last
time by Dr. PATRSSON, she expired. After a short
interval suspicion was roused, and her body was
exhumed and examined. In all the internal parts
large quantities of antimony were found,which led
the medical men to the conclusion that she had
undoubtedly been poisoned by that drag, not by
means of a single large dose, but by long con-
tinued administration. Mrs. TAYLOR'S body was
next examined. It also presented distinct traces
of antimony. The bottle of Batley's solution
which she had a little before her death procured,
and which she had in part used, was recovered and
analysed. It was found to contain a considerable
proportion of antimony, though as prepared no
such ingredient enters into its composition. It was
also proved by taste, and by its marked effects
when administered to animals, to contain aconite,
a far more deadly poison than opium, though not
capable of detection by chemical analysis. This
ingredient also, it was proved, could not have been
in it when sold. Hence the conclusion was irre-
sistible that Mrs. PRITCHARD had been poisoned
by long-continued doses of antimony, and Mrs.
Tama by antimony and aconite added to the
medicine she was using.
The question was, by whom these crimes were
committed? In the house there resided two
medical students, as boarders, a cook, a housemaid,
and the children of Dr. and Mrs. PRITCHARD.
By the circumstance that all these persona, except the
children, occasionally tasted articlesof food prepared
for Mrs. PRITCHARD, remarked in them a strange
taste, felt instantly a burning sensation in the
throat, and suffered from violent sickness, it was
established that the poison was as a rule admi-
nistered in her food or drink. As the symptoms
appeared when she was confined to her room, and
when her food passed only through the hands of
the cook, housemaid, and Dr. PRITCHARD, the
crime was fixed on one or other of these three.
But the cook was changed on the 16th of Fe-
bruary, and the symptoms were the same with the
new u with the old one. Hence suspicion is limited to
Dr. PRITCHARD and the housemaid, M sax Mg-LIDO,
II girl at the time of 16 years old. She admitted
that an improper connexion had subsisted between
her and her master during the preceding autumn,
and that on her finding herself with child he had
promised to marry her, " if his wife should die be-
fore him." She also had, it appeared, opportunity
of dealing with all the food Mrs. PRITCHARD used,
as it was she who carried it upstairs. Buton the other
hand, Dr. PRITCHARD always had either assisted in
its preparation, or himself gave it, when the
symptoms of poisoning showed themselves. He
was proved to have purchased from time to time
quantities of antimony, aconite, and chloroform,
which astonished the dispensing chemist, being
more than the latter sold in a year to all the other
practitioners in Glasgow whom he supplied. Yet
when, on the night of Mrs. Fermium's death,
Dr. Parlous desired him to administer some
common medicines to her, he replied that he kept
no medicines in the house, except chloroform and ,
Batley's solution. When the bottle, partly used, I
of this medicine was found in Mrs. TATIOIeC
pocket after her death, he forbade the servants to
mention it, as it might cause people to speak. On
Dr. PATZMOWS refusal to certify the cause of
death, he returned it as paralytic apoplexy which
had endured twelve hours, while be knew it
certainly was neither. Mrs. PRITCHARD'S death
he returned as gastric fever. At the moment of
her death he uttered the exclamation, " What a
" brute, what a heathen—so gentle, so mild," and
called for some one to shoot him with • rifle
which was in the house. Finally, he had a pecu-
niary interest, under a will, in the death of both
Mrs. TAYLOR and Mrs. PRITCHARD, and his
affairs were in a disordered state.
In view of these circumstances it is undoubtedly
impossible to say that MARY M'Laon cannot have
either committed, or at least been privy to, the
murder. But all that can be said against her is,
that she bad opportunity, and a possible motive—
circumstances which may be important links of
evidence where there are others, but wholly in-
sufficient in themselves, since they may often apply
to half adozen innocent individuals as well as to the
real murderer. On the other hand, Dr. PRITCHARD
had motive, materials, opportunity, and his case is
darkened by his medical knowledge and the un-
questionable falsehoods of which he was guilty in
connexion with both the cases during their pro-
gress and at their termination. This appears to
have been the view of the jury, who found Dr.
PRITCHARD guilty of murder.

Tan ram Exxon°Na.—The expected warrant to
authorise the Obaneellor to Wee write for tb. Irish elas-
tic:is did not meth his lordship this morales. A packet
from the Home-office, addressed to the Lord•Limatettant,
did, we uederetand, arrive by pest, and it is supposed that
it may oontais the mimes warrant. So mach delay has,
however, bees one b 7 this bleeder of the London
officials, that tbe greeter 'lumber of the writs mama pos-
sibly be pasted this ermine. The proclamations cannot,
therefore, he made until Mosday, sad as an interval of three
clear days meat be allowed betvresa the receipt .1 the writ
by the Sheriff and the holding of an election, it is probable
tat Done ow be held earlier than Fri•lay wit, the 14th
inst. Is cases when a poll shall be demanded soother in-
terval of a day is required, so that no polling is a borough
is likely to take plea, beton Monday week, the 17th bat
Dublin Evening Nail.
Tas GRIAT WESERRN FACTORIES AND OXFORD.—
Wtlll geosrally entails:Wad thea the Gnat Wester& Rail-
way Board would haw came to a deabiee Sato We removal
of UNIT work, to Oxford at their meeting on Thursday
last, bet it appears there was ao math badness W be dose
that the subject wee pcatpooad for a week.

SATURDAT

ereviu.
Deo cusru, JULY T.
t Thai -quest; accempritied by PiimMets Miens,
Primes; Louie*, Prisms Beatrice, sigiltrliee Leopold,
drove out this morniag.
Prince Arthur, Wanda by Major laphinstons, arrived
at the Castle.
The Duke of Cambridge also arrived, attended by Colonel
the Han. 3. Macdonald.
The Ninon' of Weiss teak a carriage drive, attended by
the Counties of Macclesfiold..
Her Majesty held a Council to-day, which was attended
by she Prince of Wales, Lest Granville, Viscount Pal-
minion, and the Right Hee. Sir GIMP GrvY-
Previous to the Cloonan the Lord Chancellor had an au-
dience of the Queen, and resigned the Cheat Seal.
Lord Cranwotiti was introduced at the Council, and
received the Greet Seal from her Majesty.
Mr. Helps was clerk of the Council.
Lord Granville and Lad Palmerston had audiences of her
Majesty.
The Earl of Caithness and Lieutenant-General Sir H.
Bentinck were the Lord end Grooui in Waiting.
The Bel and Counter of Derby had the honour of dials(
with the Queen and the royal family yesterday.

I ON

BAPrISH OF PRINCE GEORGE OF
WALE&

The baptism of his Royal Highness the infant
prise, grandam of her Majesty the Queen and of his
Royal Highness the Primo Coosa* Noe of their Royal
Highnesses Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and the
Princess of Wales, took place yesterday at I o'clock, in the
Chapel within Windsor Castle.
Arrangements were made in the chapel for the perfor-
mance of the sacred rite.
Two rows of chatty, cos on each side of the contra were
appropriated to the ass of the Quasi, the @powers, and
the royal personages invited to be precast.
Convenient seats ware also unsigned to the foreign mini-
sters, the members of the cabinet, and other perm=
honoured with invitations.
The altar was hard with mimeos velvet, and on the
oommtinion table were placed the golden vowels used in the
sacrament.
The font we placed in front of the alter.
Beets were ranged within the rails of the oommunion
table for the officiating clergy.
A choir, consisting of the choir of her Majesty's private
chapel, assisted by same of the gentlemen and boys of BR
George's Chapel, attended the ceremony.
Mr. W. G. Canine, organist of her Majesty's private
chapel, presided at the organ.
The following royal pusouges were present at the oars-

may :
Her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, K.G. ; her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales,
his Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, hie Royal Highness
the Priam Leopold, her Royal Highness the Prime
Helens, her Royal Highness the Phirincess Loualisa her
Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice, e Roy Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, K.G. ; his Serene Highness the
Prince of Leiningem, and his Serene Highness the Prince
Edward of Sere Weimar.
The foreign minfeters present were :
The Saxon Minister, the Count Vitzthum ; the Daniels
Minister, General the Baron de Bedew ; and the Hanove-
rian Chargé d'Affaires, the Baron Blows.
The Cabinet Ministers present were :
The First Lord of the Tramway, the Viscount Paintentan,
K.G., G.C. B. ; the Lord President of the Council, the Earl
Granville, K.G. ; and the Secretary of State far the Homo
Department, the Right Hem Sir George Grey, Bart.,
0.C.8.
The clergy officiating were :—The Archbishop of Canter-
bury ; the Dean of her Majesty's Chapel, Royal, the
Bishop of London ; the Lord High Almoner, the Bishop of
Oxford ; the Clerk of the Closet, the Bishop of Worcester;
the Dean of Windsor and Resident Chaplain to her Ma-
jesty, the Hon. and Vary Rem. Gorski Wellesley ; and the
, Dean of Westminster and Chaplin to the Prince of Wale*,
the Very Rev. A. P. Stanley,
The members of her Majesty's Household end of the
I Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales were

present.
A Dumber of other distinguished persons had the honour
of receiving special invitetioes to the ceremony.
The houehold in attendance assembled in the corridor
shortly before one o'clock.
The =eaters and other company be present
proceeded ow arrival to the Green , and from
thence were shown to seats provided for them in the chayeL
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London
(Dean of the Chapels Royal), the Bishop of Oxford (Lord
High Almoner), the Bishop of Worcester (Clerk of the
Closet), the lion. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor
(Resident Chaplain to her Majesty), and the Very Rev. the
Dean of Westminster (Cbeplain to the Prince of Wales)
took their places within the mils of the communion table.
The sponsors for hie royal highness the infant Prince,
viz., her Majesty the Queers of Denmark, represented by her
Majesty the Queen ; his Majesty the King of Hanover, re.
promoted by hie Serene Highness the Prince Edward of
Saxe-Weimar; his Royal Highness the Crown P
Griam of
Denmark, represented by the Viscount Sydney, .C. 8.,
Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household ; her Royal
Highness the Princess Loses of Hesse, Princess Alice of
Great Britain and Ireland, represeeted by her Royal High-
Ma Princess Louise ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cambridge, represented by her Royal Highness the Princess
Helena; his Royal Highness the Roping Duke of Saxe
Coburg and Gotha, represented by the Earl Granville. K.G.,
the Lord President of the Connell ; his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, K.G. ; his Serene Highness the Prince
of lAtininell ; were eoeducted by the Lord Chamberlain to
the seats prepared for them on the left mid* of the com.
manias rails.
Her Majesty the Queen wu attended by her Grace the
Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes, and by the
Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady al the Bedchamber, the Hon.
Emma Lamella and the lion. Florence Seymour, Maids of
Honour in Waiting, and by the Lady Augusta Stanley,
Extra Bedchamber Wanes to her Majesty, and their Rays!
Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louise by the Lady
Caroline Harlington, the Lady Superintendent.
The ladies and geatlecue in attendance oaths sponsors
were shown to rata prepared for them.
Their Royal Highnesses the Priem and Primates of Wales,
and their Royal Highnesses the ?Arum and Princesses, not
being sponsors, wero thee marketed by the Vice Chamber-
lain to the chairs placed far them in the body of the chapel.
The ladies and gentlemen in attendance were seated near
their royal highseeses.
During the entrance of the royal perermages and others
invited, a voluntary wee played on the organ.
When the Voluntary ceased the Vice-Chamberlain, so.
companied by the Earl Spencer, Groom of the Stole to his.
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, sad by the Lord
Harris, Chamberlain to her Royal Highness the Primes of
Wales, conducted the infest Penes into she chapel, his
Royal Highness being curled by the head nurse (Mrs.
Clark), and attended by the Oceatess of Meoclesifidd, one
of the Ladies of the Bed Chamber to her Royal }lighten.
the Prisms of Wales.
All having taken their places, the service commenced
with the following:

Chorale His loyal Highness the Prince Consort.
Title's gay morn, ere sprightly youth
by vice and folly is enslaved,
Ott may thy Maker's glorious name
Be on thy infant laud engraved.
So shall no shades of sorrow cloud
The =saline of thy early days,
But happ ness in endless round
dhall still encompass all thy ways.
When the Archbishop of Canterbury commenced the
prayer "Almighty ever Living God," the Countess cif
Macclesfield platted the Infant Prime in the arms of the
Queen, who banded hie Royal Highness to the Archbishop.
On reaching the portion of the minim for the naming of
the child the Archbishop &mewled of the spumous how it
should be named.
The Queue answered, George Frederick Ernest Albert,
And his Gram the Archbishop baptised the child In those
mama.
Having received the sacred symbol, his Royal Highness
the infant Prins* was returned to the arms al the Qmpen.
The Counties of Ittoolenteld afterwards took the Priem.
who was revcooducted from the chapel in the same way se on
entering.
The exhortation and blessing bathe Use emu by the
Archbishop, the ceremonial conclodni with the following
Chorale.
servants
Jesus, Lord. thy see,
Offering hare obedience trifling
to I title Infant mews to thee,
Teas thy misdate Meet fullilling
fer mels. *mall deulareal,
That ta• stloapreNrese

(S. Bach