The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1851

MR CONSECRATION OP THE ROMAN
I .` CATHOLIC NSW BISHOPS.

" The law is being beautifully broken," as the I
7o I.f espresses it, Mill yesterday witnessed the ceremony 1
at Manchester of the consecration of two more of the new
Roman catholic bishops. The two priests to be constituted
„successors to the Apostles" on this occasion were the sto-
called Right Rev. Dr. Turner, bishop elect of Salford, and
the Right Rev. Dr. Errington, bishop elect of Plymouth.
The ceremony took place in the fine new stone church
erected by the eatholics in Salford (and dignified with the
title of " the cathedral" from the day of its opening in
II147), dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. " Ilia emi-
nence" Cardinal Wiseman officiated as consecrating bishop,
and the Resisting bishops were Dr. Cullen, the Irish pri-
mate; Dr. Briggs, bishop of Beverley; Dr. Wareing, bishop
of Northampton; and Dr.t: Ilathonse, hishop of Birmingham.
There was a crowded congregation assembled to witness the
ceremony, notwithstanding the price, which was graduated
downwards from ss. Amongst the leading catholic gentry
were some of the younger members of the Trafford family,
Mr. Daniel Lee, Mr. Leeming, Mr. Roman, of OrmAir,
i and a few others.

The proceedings were to have opened at half-past nine
o'clock, but it was nearer half-past ten when the procession
of priests and bishops issued from the vestry and took their
course along the south transept to the chancel of the
church. The number of priests in this procession wee very
large, and they occupied a considerable portion of the spa-
cious chancel. The Cardinal did not arrive in time to join
in the procession, hut immediately it had entered the chan-
cel, a shout among the multitude outside the church—con-
sisting principally of poor Irish people, who cheered loudly
—announced the arrival of his Eminence, and he entered
the edifice as the organ and choir struck up the Gregorian
anthem, "Ecce Szteerdos."

The two bishop., elect, who are supposed to have fasted
all the previous day, presented themselves before the ear •
dinal, robed in white, as priests, with copes, and each at-
tended by two assistant bishops, wearing white mitres, and
robed in rochets, aMiCet, states, &c. A chapel had been
prepared in the chancel for his Eminence the Cardinal
Archbishop, who, after a short prayer, seated himself in
front of the altar occupying the chapel, and each of the
elect advanced front separate chapels similarly furnished
with altars, after the style of the Cardinal's (hut not so
profusely decorated with candlesticks), led by their assistant
bishops. The settior bishops then made the usual demand
(hut in Latin, in which tongue, of course, like all Roman
catholic services, the pmsent was conducted) Afoot re-
verend father, our holy mother, the Catholic church, de-
mands of you to promote the priests here present to the
heavy office of a bishop." The authority having been pro-
duced, the bishops elect knelt before the Cardinal, and the
oath was administered, this part of the ceremony ending
with his eminence's " Deo Gratin."
The next part of the ceremony, or rather of the prelimi-
nary to it, was the examination. The questions and an-
swers are all prescribed by the church, and the elect
Promise consent and obedience, and to keep the traditions
of the orthodox fathers, and he authoritative enactments
of the holy apostolic see. They promise to render to the
Pope and his successors fidelity, subjection, and obedience,
accenting to the injunctions of the canons ; and express
their belief in the trinity and in the holy catholic church,
"in which the one true baptism is given,". anathematising
every heresy which shall lilt its head against the church.
. Alter these preliminaries the bishops elect were permitted
to kiss the cardinal's hand, and the prayers of the mass
were commenced. Then the elect had their copes removed,
and were vested in sandals, with pectoral cross, Hewing
stole, tunic, dalinatic, chasuble, and maniple. The cardinal
chanted the Litany and other portions of the service very
audibly, the whole body of the priests in the chancel giving
the responses and this part of the ceremonial was rather
' effective. the litany of the saints was chanted, the
bishops-elect were seen prostrated on their faces by the left
side of his eminence—the other bishops and the clergy al-o
kneeling. Then came the invocation, the cardinal =kill
the sign of the cross over the heads of the prostrate candi-
dates as he asks of the Almighty that they may be " blessed,
sanctified, and consecrated ;" and he next Vaiced upon their
shoulders the book of the gospels, whilst he communicated
what is termed "the tradition of the gospels." The anoint-
ing of the new bishops was one of the principal of the cere-
monies, and everything was of course done to give it an im-
puting effect. The choir sung the hymn " Veld, Creator,
Spiritus" during this part of the ceremony; and the bishops
elect presenting themselves with white linen napkins round
their heads, his eminence laid on the chrism, first round
the sides, and then upon the crown, After this their
hands were also anointed, they were presented with the
crosier, and with • ring at the pledge of affiance with the
, church as the spouse of God ; then with the gospels, and
with the kiss of peace. These parts of the ceremonial of
course occupied • length of time, being accompanied with
much sprinkling of holy water and incensing, besid, s
prayers end blessing.. The necessary ablutions having'
followed this part of the ceremony (to remove the chrism),
, the man proceeded, and then came the communion, the
cardinal and the new bishop. partaking of the same host
and chalice. They were next presented with mitres and
white gloves, and, having been seated, the cardinal placed
in their hands the crosier, and gave out the Te Donn,
which was sung by the choir and whole congregation, the
organ leading with Rumberg's beautiful music. During
this imposing part of the service the new bishops were cm-
ducted round the church, scattering blessings on the con-
gregation. Having returned to the altar, the new bishop.,
after a short anthem and prayer, pronounced the blessing,
and the congregation departed as the organ pealed forth
Leo's grand double chorus and fugue " Gloria l'atri."
The sermon was omitted, the proceedings we have already
briefly described having lasted until half-past I o'clock.
The cardinal and bishops were to dine together last
evening.

NIETROPOIAT.tN COURT OF SEWERS.—Yeaterdayl
at noon, a court was held at the office of the commissioners,
No. 1, Greek-street, Suho. There were present Viscount
Ebrington, M.P. chairman; Major-General Sir J. Bur-
goyne, K.C.8.; Philip Ilardwick, Esq., R.A.; Captain
Robb ; Kearsley Damson. ft.& ; Edward Lewes, Esq. ; and
Thomas Lewes, Est. The chief business before the com-
missioners was the propriety of tocreeing to a variety of
works, to the amount of :47i.KM., which hail been recom-
mended fur immediate execution by the committee, the
chief of which were as follow : The construction of sewers
in llridport-place, Houton; in Milford-lane, Strand; in
Greyhound-court, Milford.lane • Felix-terrace., Felix-place,'
Liverpool-mad ; East-street and Chatham-place, Walworth.
Works at Percy Wharf ; also at Merton, Surrey. Sewers in
White-horse-street, ltutelitf; anti in Salvailore-place. Thu
works were agreed to.
PEACE CONGRESS SOIREE.—Lset evening a soin,r.
was given at Willis's Room., King-street, St. James's, to
the friends of universal peace who had come to this country
for the purpo-e of assisting at the congress, held at Exeter-
hall during the three preceding days. A very large nutnber
of people were in attendance, including the greater portion,
if nut the whole, of those foreign gentlemen who took an
active part in the proceedings of the congress. Mr. Colslen,
M.P.; Mr. George Thompson, M.P.; Mr. Elinu Burritt,
and many other English orators were present, and the'
various continental countries were represented by persons
of distinction. The deputation of working men who were
introduced at the congress the other day, were also amongst
the visitors, mid the true spirit of fraternity" was I
manifested towards them, not only by their compatriots
and continental friends, but by their peace brethren in this
country. Mingling with the creed was observed Father !
Gavazsi, wbo was tile object of much notice, and there were
other distinguished foreigners, whose presence seemed to
excite some interest. Thc arrangements for the soirée;
were in the best possible taste, and the refreshments sere
in perfect accordance with the national hospitality. In the
, count: of the evening Mr. Cobden and several other gen-
tlemen who spoke at the Congress, entered the music gal-
lery, thus giving rise to the expectation that they were
about to address the meeting. Mr. Cobden then announced
that the better mode of earning out the object
for which they were assembled. would be for
the visitors front the different nations to convene
together, and thus promote an interchange of sentiment
upon the important and interesting subject which had pro-
duced this agreeable eettnatn. Still, however, it was
thought that a few short speeches might not be unaccept-
able, us there were some gentlemen present who had not
yet had an opportunity of addressing the members of the
Congreu. Nevertheless, he trusted that the grand purpose
for which they were met —viz., the formation of friend-
ships of a sincere and lasting kind—might not be lost sight
of, but that the representatives of the various countries
would endeavour to eultitate those feelings and sentiments
towards each other which would cause them to return home
as the apostles of peace, and with a desire to cheek those
animositie. which had hitherto divided nations. The
speeches of the gentlemen who succeeded Mr. Cobden were
brief, and were all directed to the promotion of the same
objects which formed the substance of the resolutions paused
at the Coofyress—the discontinuance of the system of war,
'
and the dissemination of the principles of peace. The
soiree passed off in a very satisfactory manner, and the zeal
of those most deeply interested in the cause did not appear
to be in the least degree abated since the commencement of
the Congress.

TUE FATAL RIOTS IN LITERPOOL.—LIVERPOOL,
FRlDAY.—'rhe adjourned inquests on the bodies of Jones
and Malley, two of the victims of the riots consequent on
the Orange. processions in this town, were resumed this
morning before the coroner of Liverpool. Mr. howling, the
police commissioner of Liverpool, said that on the day of
the procession, about nine in the morning, he was riding
towards the North Ducks, having been to inspect a divi-
sion of men whom he had ordered to be in readiness in case
they should be required. He then heard that the Irish
catholics were coming out, and immediately di-snitched
orders to Mr. Quick to march to London.rourl. He (Mr.
Dowling) soon afterwards met Mr. Towerson, with whom
he proceeded to the scene of the disturbance, and separated
the belligerent parties, after which no more violence was
offered. He then put himself at the head of about 150 of
the police, and, in company with Mr. Towenon, followed
t►e preeeesiou through the whole of the southern parts of
the town, to be ready to set in case of any emergency.
Subsequently he sent Mr. Townson to the north, and the
• finally separated about two o'clock into lots or
to dine at their respective places of meeting.—A
juror inquired if any other fatality had occurred from the
proemeion than those which they were now inquiring into ?
—Mr. Dowling said that another man was stabbed at eleven
o'clock the neat night.—Several other witnemes having
been examined, the Coroner summed up, and the jury, after
e brief conversation, gave a verdict of ' Manslaughter."

THE POISONING AT EASTWOOD. i Mr. Smith was subsequently recalled,
Court, said: Mr. Mather made what I euppostiel WWI the
,
home.
chalk mixture on Wednesday afternoon,
gotbeforehthave had
At the Nottingham areir,oa (Midland Circuit) during I keep arsenic in my surgery, and Mather [night .
cl on the vessel of " Liquor
the whole of Thureclay an d yesterday, the Crown Cause ee..eee, to it. There is a lab
(Mr. Baron Parke) was occupied in the trial of Sarah arsenic:die." Ile had helm in my .
senior
a year. 'f he
and, in reply to the
II of which
butcher, who were ind:icted fur the wilful murder of 7ceteph tilled water, and a small portion of opium, a
which are
Barber, aged 22, dressnieker, and Robert Ingrain, Reed 19. chalk mixture consists of chalk, aromatic coatintern, die-
Barber, the husband of the first-named prisoner, at East- . constituents are kept in proper boxes or bottles,
wood, on the 24th of March last.
' labelled. I bad no other arsenic in my surgery at that
The female Pris jeer is a very tall and rather good-looking time.
woman. During, the trial bee behaviour wits remarkably i Mr. Robert Gossett Browne, surgeon at Eutwood ; Dr.
indifferent and unconcerned. Ingram, on the other hand, Thomas Wrigingham ; anht, consultingd
Mr. Joseph White, residentphysician to the General ILof/S-preserved
preserved throughout an attitude and appearance of the ' pital at Nottingham
ave,,, attention. ' surgeon of the same institution, detailed the result.
Mr. Mammies, Q.C. and Mr. Denison conducted the their examination of portions of the liver and stomach of
prosecution ; Mr. O'Brien defended Sarah Barber; and the deceased, all deposing to the presence of arsenic,
Mr. Cockle defended Ingram. I amounting in quantity to about eight grains, which had
The deceased, Joseph Barker, was • horse-jobber, in • *seen absorbed into the wystem.
comfortable circ ta umsnces' reekling at Eastwood, in this 1 ;
Professor Taylor, M.D.—I am a professor of medical
county, Ile died on Thursday night, the 20th of March, ijurisprudence in Guy's Hospital, London. On the Ist of
co
at the age of 3i can. At that time he had been mar-
; April Mr. Gossett Browne brought nee part of the contents
'of a stomach in a glass jar. I am aeguninted with the
family. The deceased, for some weeks before his death, I appearances of stomachs after irritant pc-mu, and this Pao-
ried to the female prisoner Hee years ; but she had no
had been unwell, and suffering from !pains in the joints,
mach presented those appearances, with the exception that
for which he had been attended by Mr. Smith, a sar- it was diluted with water. That dilution might have been
goon at Eastwood, and his assistant, Mr. Mather. Mr. caused by the deceased drinking seater just previously to
1
Mather left Mr. Smith's on the 23rd or '24th of March,
his death. I learn from Mr. Browne that it had been &-
or the beginning of April, and had not appeared since. lilted with water since death. I made an examination of the
He was called upon his recognisance as • witness, and fluid in Mr. Browne's presence, and detected about onc-eighth
upon his non-appearance that recognisance was entreated. of a grain of arsenic. The quantity of fluid was about six
It was said that he had left the country. The de- teaspoonfuls. I tasted the inuriatic acid, the water, and all
ceased had been treated for rheumatism by Messrs. the vessels before making the experiment, and there was no
Smith and Mather, but he was out and much better the
arsenic in the m
Friday before his death. He had also been treated for time the copper was coated with a grey metallic powder. 1
gonorilices. On the Sunday before his death the deceased material or vessels. After boiling a short
then applied beat and examinee with a magnifying glass,
was riving out in a gig with the prisoner Ingram, who
and the deposit had all the appearances of white arsenic,'
lived near him, and who assisted in nursing him during as commonly. The proportion of arsenic which I rib-,
hie illness; but he had a bad night on the Tuesday follow- tamed was about an eighth of a grain, the whole of which
ing, and on the Wednesday was so much worse that his
was extracted front the liquor. I then tried an experi-
mother was sent for. His mother remained with himuntil mint with the cardiac extremity of the stomach, which was
11 o'clock on the Thursday morning,when he appeared better.
3 inches by 4. It was 12 days after death, hut it was well
After she bad left he again became worse, and about 6 o'clock preserved. When arsenic is absorbed into the tissue it acts
that evening, when some neighbours went in, he was in great
as a great preservative. There was a softening of the mucous
agony, complaining of excessive thirst, and violently purged. membrane; and there were two spots where blood had
At 12 o'clock he shed. On the following Monday au inquest
been effused below the mucous membrane, which are ap-
was held, which was adjourned frame time to time, in order ',caramel such as any irritant poison would produce. I exa-
t* afford opportunities ter an examination of the body. At mined the coating of the stomach with a magnifying glow,
first Messes. Smith and Mather did not succeed in discovering but could detect to appearance of arsenic. There were
arsenic in the stomach; but its contents were preserved and two or three yellow patches on the outside of the stomach
aftervrards subjected to various teats by ProfeesoeTaylor and resembling very much the appearance caused by arsenic.
other medical gentlemen of eminence, who ascertained that There were two or three small marks of the same colour. I
arsenic was present in sufficient quantities to have caused first experimented upon one square inch, the result of
death. The circumstances adduced in evidence for the par- which was the detection of arsenic in a crystaline form.
pose of bringing home to the prisoners the charge of wilfully There was another jar which Mr. Browne had brought, sad
administering poison to the deceased were very nume roue, which contained a pinion of the intestines. The iota rior
i and many of them minute. The female prisoner and the was very slightly tuft ailed. I tried it with the magnifying
deceased had not always lived on very good terms, and en glass, and could detect no appearance of arsenic. It was 18
some occasions she had used threatening language towards
inches fang; and I examine six inches by one process and
him. About two years ago she had left him for several six inches by another, having first boiled one of the six
d
months and gone to France with another man, accenting to inches in distilled water, to which I applied the test for
the statement of the mother of the deceased; but the de-
ceased went and brought her hack. Since that time they arsenic, and no arsenic was prrnliieed. Tide is conclusive to
show that if there were arsenic it was absorbed in the tie-
continued to live together; and the deceased, on his death- sues. I then applied further experiments to the pieces of,
bed, veto in terms of gratitude for the kindness and at- intestine, both tests proving the existence of arsenic, the
tcntion which his wife and the other prisoner had shown to proportions of arsenic hying nearly the same although the
him during his illness. Both prisoners' however, were processes were different—about an eighth of a grain to six
preyed to have purchased arsenic shortly before the death; inches. We generally allow about seven hour; fur the' de-
they had iulmitted the purchasing of arsenic on the Friday position of arsenic iuto the hverafter being taken. On the
an.l the Wednesday before; it had been purchased openly following day, the 2nd of April, Mr. E. Swann delivered
for the avowed purpose of destroying mice, with which the to me a two-ounce bottle containing an ounce of liquid,
house of the deceased was very much infested. The state said to be part of the contents of the deceased's stomach.
mein of the prisoners, however, was, that the pennyworth There was a heavy sediment, which I dried on a glass, and
bought on the Friday was burnt, and the pennyworth examined it with a microscope, and found it to be crystals
bought on the Wednesday lost. Neither of them, however, of arsenic. I found half a grain in an undissolved state.
• had made any disclosure of the purchase by Ingram of a By other tests I found the fluid contained arsenic, partly in
• third pennyworth of arsenic at Bidwell, on the Sunday a dissolved state and partly in an undissolved state; of the
' morning, when the deceased was riding out with him in a dissolved arsenic there was another half grain. I have
' gig. We subjoin the most material portions of the evidence : known arsenic to remain two or three days in the stomach
W. S. Smith.-1 am a surgeon, residing at Eastwood. without being absorbed or thrown back. There was no
• My first visit to the deceased was on the 2 Sib of lebruery• appearance to show that arsenic haul been administered in
• My assistant attended 'him before then. I treated him for large quantities at any. time. The results I obtained were
rheumatism in the ungs. I attended him for that up to consistent with the opinion that the deceased haul died from
Tuesday, the 18th of March. Ile gut better of that rem- the effects of one or several doses. The quantity I found
• plaint. He was then sufficiently well to warrant the discos- altogether was three grains and one-eighth. I should infer
tinware of my attendance for that. I attended hint at his from the appearances that arsenic had been administered in
• house. When I attended him he was always at home and small doss. It is possible for there to he a cessation of
in bed until the 16th or 17th. I believe the last day I use vomiting and purging tire hours before death. From my
observations I sous of opinion that some arsenic must hove
• hint Was the lath, when I did not consider it necessary to
administer any more medicine. Ile was up. 11.. made no
been taken in powder.
I complaint of sickness either the last time or the last time Cross-examined. Some poisons are considered mann-
-1 but one I saw him. At the commenualuent of his attack, 'afire, but this is not. The moment arsenic begins to
1 from the 24th of February to the 3rd of March, he was suf. absorb its action commences. It is a sulistance that a
fering front a feeling of sickness, and at times being sick, person can become accustomed to by frequent small doses.
Presuming a person haul taken laudanum, the limits of time
accompanied with diarrhoea. I attributed these symptoms
at the time to the medicine we had been giving him, which in which death would ensue varies, the average being 24
I was emetic tartar and colchicum. Wheu I ceased to „tend hours. The lowest that I know of is two hour,. I have
r him he was in a convalescent state. I was made aware of his known one ease in which six days intervened between the
i death on the morning after it took place, Friday, the 2lst. time of taking arsenic into the system and the death.
I I was surprised to hear of his death, judging from his eon
Elisabeth Barber. —Joseph Barber, the deceased, was m
; dition the last time I saw biro, and I could only account for
to hie wile se sun. . o
son. He had. boa,.ii married li. •'• 11 • • Sh had
, it from the fact that after I had • •d to nnatted hint my
no family. his wife sent me word by a little boy about half-
. aesistant, Mr. Mather, priecribed fur him. I did ot see the
past 11 the day before he' died that he was ill, and I got
t moisture made by Mather, but I made a similar one the fol. yhour. lie in h
to him in about half. an. e was el upstairs, mi-
-1 lowing day. It was a chalk mixture to stop diarrlicea.
dressed. Hie wife came upstairs and Will lie had haul a eery
I There is no circumstance beyond what was discovered at the
of it. lie laid he had been veer Orlythat
, I plat). lOrt• IN examination to explain the cause of his death,
night,nightebut was much better, and " felt a deal 'bettere." ile
• I was present at the post-mortem examination. Mr.
of his mouth bvin I I arched, and that
:Slather made it, but 1 was present. That Was on the complained
a'lie did not toll me'rYl_rarhaft lien sick. His 24th. Mr. Mather, myself, the two Messrs. Browne, !..w "1. thirsty.
woe said nothing more than that he had a poo'; night. She • surgeons, of Eastwood, and a relative of mine, in the army,
came upstairs, and said what I have just stated, and
were present. We examined the whole body, except the just
walked down again. I made himgruel, and he drank
that it some
'
head. The general state of the organs waa not such as to
about. a pint,was err: nice. lle went on
i cause death. We found the right kidney dismowde and two
rest of getting. better,
i hall told me thatlee
i n great deal Letter.'
saYTtie Id tit
or three ounces of fluid in the pericardium. The
I remained with him in the room a that night. lie next
r the organ, were not in such a state as would have accounted
had a little cold water, and some preserve, but had no other
for death, none of them indicating disease sufficient to ac-
kind of feud while I was there. lie drank a good deal of
count leer it. The stomach was afterwards examined in
water that afternoon. I only gave him about three or four
my presence, by Dr. T. Wright, of Nottingham. That was
There table spoonfulsat a time, and I gave it him every quarter
on the Tuesday after the rust-modem examination.
of an hour. lie could have helped himself, for about one
was inflammation of the upper portions of the stomach,
y &cheek at night he went down stairs. About that time I
I and there was no substance in the stomach, but a quantity.
made him some more gruel. lie took nothing else. 1 was
of fluid. I attributed the inflammation, in the first inetance,
to his imprudence is eating and drinking. It was such an ill myself that night, and lay by his side. Ile got up several
times during the night to bring me water and the smelling
, inflammation, in my opinion, as would have been presented
in the stomach a a persou who died from imprudent bottle. Ile only vomited once during that time, and that was
alto 'clock ant he morning wlnai he threw u twotablespoon. 1 eating and drinking. There was a little Tenons congestion
On the coating of the stomach. 'there were sligint ui-in, an- fuls of gruel. lie was not purged while I wasP there. Ilia wife
ou the coating of the stomach. There were slight appu ars
r awes as if ulceration was commencing, which might have was not in the bedroom at all that night. She and I were not
on very good terms, and I did not go so often as I otherwise
, arisen from the inflammation he was suffering under. We
should have done if she had been 'plc:Kant When first his
, preserved the fluid, „emu)), and intestines. We did not
illness began about five weeks before he died, she went away
, preserve the liver. Dr. T. Wright examined the fluid
two nights 1,:•!•ouse I wan there. I did not know' where she-
, contents of the stomach in my presence. The contents
went. On the I hursday Morning my son appeared to be, and
of the intestines counisted of moue and the medicine he,
said has was, better. I left him nut 11 o'clock in the niOrning,
bed taken. We examined the fluid on Tuesrlay, the 2ath.
when he talked of having a cup of tea and a new laid egg. I
', We subjected it to Iteinehe's test. The result was very
went home and heard nothing More of him till 3 o'clock the
, unsatisfactory. I'reviously to applying the copper we
following morning, when Ingram (the male prisoni•r) and the
boiled the fluid. We could not satisfy uurselves of the canes!
next door neighbour (Shaw). Caine to my house. On the day
of our failure, except that it was late in the evening and
I was nt my son's the prisoner Ingram ware 'inn some meth-
, dark. We also: boiled a portion of the stomach itself. I did
not make any other examination aiterwarde, nor see any eine out of Mr. Smith's bottle. I know it was Mr. Smith's
o
bottle, because my son told him to give him sonic out of it.
It was a half-pint glees bottle. I don't know of what colour
made. We used muriatic acid in the test. 1 left a portion
it was. Ile had two table spoonfuls. I saw Mr. Bowker's
• of the intestinesand fluid with Dr. Wright, for lain to goon
with the experiments on the following day. That had had
bottle's. My son told me to get then, from under the table.
• nu tests applied to it. I took a portion of the stomach and
• intestines to Eastwood, which I Melted up in the gig-house. One dose had been taken out of one, and the other was full. •
They were the same sized bottles. One was a kind of a bite,
and the other was slight red. Ile had hada dose out of the
• I was suddenly called away, and on my return I found the
white mixture. My eon told me to cork the bottles up arnin,
• stomach and intestines had been removed. There was
and put them under his bed, for he would here no more of ,
I the greater portion of the lute:ethane and about a third of
them ; and I did so. This was before Ingram gave lam the
11 the stomach. I discovers) that they were gone on Thurs-
' day morning, the 27th. My gig-house haul been broken
open by my own servant, and I did not discover where it dose of Smith's medicine.
' was gone to until yesterday. My servant is not here. I The cross-examination of this witness elicited nothing of
' bad to remain at the place I went to on the Wedneselay, importation.
I and sent my gig home, and my boy broke the gig-house Eliza Shaw.—My husband is a sawyer, residing at East-
'i open on purpose to put the vehicle in. I missed the stomach wood, and we live next door to Barber's. During tier time
' and intestines immediately on my return, but could not the deceased was ill his wife, Ingrain, and Robert Scrim-
1. ascertain where they had gone till yesterday. A part of the shaw, of Shetland, were with him. Scrimshaw was there
thud I had put in my house. That was given to Mr. Swan, only during the first part of his illness, and waited upon
' ljun., and sent up to Professor Taylor. I sent the whole of him sometime. by night and sometimes by day. He left
'1 it to Dr. Taylor, and had nothing left. Before it was sent him, however, a month before his death. During the
' to Dr. Taylor I kept it locked up in my house, under a lock latter part of his illness only the two prisoners, with the ex-
' and key. A portion of the cardiac portion of the stomach ception of lice deceased's mother when she was there, waited
I I and from two to three ounces of fluid were given to Mr. upon him. Ingram properly resided at Langley Mill, but
i , Gossett Browne on the Monday afternoon, at the surgery. during Barber's illness he resided at his house. On the Sun-
I I did not examine that portion which was given to Mr. day before his death I saw the deceased and Ingrain get into
' ! Browne. I did net detect any poisonous substance in tho his gig to go to Bulwell. On the night he died I went to see ,
stomach or intestines. him, and was also at his house on former days, when I saw
1 Cross-examined—The portion of the stomach below that Ingrain give him medicine, and the other prisoner give him
• 1 which I gave to Mr. Browne was inflamed. I was attending things to eat. I saw Mrs. Barber several timeson the morn
o the deceased for rheumatic fever. During the time I ing of the day her husband died. I asked her how the de-- • : attended him I knew he was labouring under another ceased was, and she replied he was very ill, and further
disease, for which he had no medicine from me until after told me that Inc was taken ill on Wednesday mornina and
his recovery from the rheumatic attack. lie might have had had been very sick. She also said that he was sick' that
othgeir.tbroatthEa.,er
tfowrowsom,
noarirnethneie AfeenemduceMdeUe(;:nlien'
the medicine for that disease on the leth or 16th. Mr. (Thursday) morning. On Thursday afternoon she said
ptdathuccreimthadeueutit.tutcp.affTethatiothdtiraassee
,(nertonoforrnithmaltherhintetaitmitrtna swliheohiatt
sentdru
acting upou the heart produces a severe disease culled peri- and that she had lost it th same night out of h d night,
confab., which is a dangerous thing. If a man died of an pocket as she wu returningh f 'r
re"
home rem a church lecture ' attack of rheumatism at the heart, I should expect to find She also said she lost at the • ' '
same time ad., which was the
o' a large effusion of fluid round the pericardium. 1 have change out of the sixpence she had given her brother. m I examined cases of that kind and h ive always found such buy the arsenic; and also that she had bought
the
to
poison
oleffueions. I did not preserve the heart after the examine- to destroy the mice, of which there •
lumucre a great many in
O I hon. I believe Mr. Mather cut it open, but could the house. She said nothing then
II not say positively. Mr. Metier performed the opera- but on the previous Sunday- she did. L any other arsenic,
y husband asked
five part of the examination. I had frequently to call her whether she had laid '
an arsenic for the mice. Ile asked
01 upon the deceased. His wife was sometimes pre- this because on the Friday before I
I sent, and he told me she was kind and attentive to go witlt him as a witness to cnumeram asked my husband
'• to him from the commencement of my attendance. worth of arsenic and helien's to buy a penny-
went Mrs. Barber, in reply to
r Mr. Mather, Messrs. Browne, and I were the only medical what my husband asked, id she*
. said had burnt it. This con-
' meu at the examination of the body on Monday. At that Ive tiontook plate while Barber and Ingram had gone
, time we examined fur the purpose of seeing whether the to Dulwell. On Monday, the 24th, the , individual had had arsenic. Arscree, if administered inn such i day on which the
in was held, the female
, , portions as to cause death, does not always produce evident I and said, ~ MT.. Shaw, will prisoner camet itnto the house
, • appeerances. At that time—my first examination—l was of , burn the arsenic ?" I reiedY'g t"lekr ld you WV 1110
a wou not tell a story
, I opinion that death was not caused by arsenic, and I then' for any one My husband w
oO attributed his death to diarrhcca. I did not sup that
, not T ' tat.as present at the time, but did
. two or three ounces of fluid in the pericardium was tbe re- ; Me say
anYtb Mr ut t. I saw Ingram shortly afterwards.
me from my *snail intors. Barber's yard, and I
atilt of rheumatism in the heart. Ido not know where Mr. ' went out to hi II
Mather ie. He left my establishment on the 23rd or 24th of ' swear that o In.
e , 'Mrs Shaw, are you going to
March or the beginninfor April. The fluid in my i
~I . T. it saw Mrs. Barber burn the arsenic ?go i 1
said
He said nothing !Sian was brought away so the stomach by ➢Mr. Matherfrom I am
M.
more, and went away, and I
returned to my own house
;the deceased's boner It was in Mr. Mather' possession I Mr.• On the second day of the in
when I left my beam and no fluid had then beCei extracted geese was at Oodber's public-house, the place where
from the stomach or es. the inquest was held, and Mrs. Barber asked me whether I
I was going to swear I saw her burn it. I 'd I 141 was not. I
Re-examined —I am
which Yam produced =fated with cases of pericareitis , had not seen her burn the • •
death. In those caws there lin her possession.
would be pnat_Gain in tie legit* of the heart, hurried ear- ' Cross-examined.—The- •
= eat &Nasky of breedshag of nose of which the I very kind and •ff • 11.1141.11 C, our had I ever seta any
prisoner (Mrs. Barber) was always
• ectaonate towards her husband during his
emplaieect. Who I was 'called in on the 18th of illness. I have heard Mr. Barber tall his wife to get 'rime-
March, am of the sytaa of pericarditis were visible, thing to kill the mice. Th
He could Vomiting not have w Shout had there been. V •' ng waited upon the deceased was that
The reason the prisoner (Ingram)
is net a Word Node of Paitneditis ; nor is purging - but him. Scrimshaw left Barber
himself neat for
. bemuse the deceased would not have
wag is, generally tweaking. Chalk mixture would not be I him.
=me Winans kr pair ditis. Bleeding and hi' t • Reselansined•—dltbouth
ts eruig the prisoner treated her hu-
bs ehis pope tweenneet for that disease, bond very kindly during is illness,
..._,lttllNl—Tha laws, was a little enlarged and I vioos/y quarrelled with him she
had
frequently traei
int tient wee nothing to cause death in the ap- language to him. , and occasionally used very
I John Shaw, husband of the last witness, after corm- I

',orating part. of her evidence, said--f a•:ted r
if she had fiiiml any mice that had been poisoneil.
said she had burnt the urvenic, becausu if her ha•b.:.td
were to die suddenly p.ople w•mdd say he was Ito:, „„,i,
and she would therefore not have it elem.. the
On that day l heard the female pri•on'r a•:, my ale
whether she would sty site had seen her burn the amok;
but my wife said she would not tell a story for any ono.
On the same day Mrs. Barber told me that her 1ne.1,414
had been in the habit of going to the stable aid taking
some medicine there; that she did not know what it was,
but that if it destroyed life it would b•e hard f.. her to
suffer, as she was innocent. She said this after site had
returned home from the first inquest.
Cross-examinutl.—l know Barber hail a stable, and I have
seen him take something, which he poured out of a bottle,
in that stable. I saw hint on out; OCCLINIUII take some during
his inners.
. . .

......
Robert Stance!. Ilowker, of Bidwell, surgeon, ilepowieto
having seen deceased and prescribed fur him a mixture, com-
posed of eupailm, potash, and sweet nitre, which was of
a white colour, as well as an injection, composed of su:pliate
of zinc, which was entirely tolouriess. Before I Raw: Jinn
the mixture (said the witness) I asked hint if ever he had
taken eopailei !rehire, and whether it made him sick, and ho
replied he hail taken buckets full. The disease he was af-
fected with at the time was very slight, and I should nut
have given him the copailm mixture if he had nut wanted it
himself. In the (vent of the man hiking the injection in-
stead of the ismiliba mixture it probably would have made
him sick, but would have hail no other evil effect, and would
not have proved dangerous to life.
By the Court.—l am quite certain that there was no
arsenic in either of the mixture*. There was a scruple of
the sulphate of nine in the injection.
Dr. Taylor was here recalled, and said that if deceased
had been poisoned with sulphate of nine he should undoubt-
edly have found some traces in the stomach, but he did not
find any.
G. Gosling was called, but his evidence was merely to
the effect that he thought the prisoner Ingram was the man
with whom he hail seen deceased near Mr. Buck li's shop.
W.C. Buekell.-1 am a druggist, residing at On
Sunday, the 16th of March, a man, whom I believe to he
the prisoner Hobert Ingram, came into my shop, and pur-
chased a pennyworth of arsenic. Ile gave me a daps nee, and
I returned firepence in copper. Ile said he wanted it to
poison rats and mire, I believe in a barn, hat I am
not quite certain as to that. I said it was a curious thing
to come for on a Sunday, and he replied " We can't
get any in our place." I asked him where that was, and he
said " Eastwood." I wrote on the paeket, in largo letters,
" Arsenic—poison." It was then between 11 and 12 o'clock.
The shutters were closed, and part of the door is formed of
ribbed glass, through which I could not see anyone out-
side. No one came into my shop with the man, but imme-
diately alter he left the shop l heard a noise as of a gig or
cart driving away from the dour in the direction of Mr.
Bowker's. I have Ten little doubt that Ingram is the man,
though I should not like to swear to him. 1 pointed Ingram
out at the inquest as being like the man.
George Leavers, having been sworn, stated as follows :
My father keeps ii public-house at Bidwell. I remember
the deceased calling at my father's house on Sunday, the
16th of March. He was accompanied by the prisoner
Ingram, and came to Bulwell in a light cart.
Benjamin Cullen—l ant a grocer, residing at Eastwood,
and also sell drugs. On Friday, the 14th of March, the pri-
soner Ingram came to my shop, nod asked for one penny-
worth of arsenic, to kill rats and mice. I gave hum the
arsenic, and wrote upon it, " Arsenic—poison." A witness
was present, it nit being my custom to sell arsen;c except
another person be present. On the Weilneaday evening
afterwards, Mrs. Barber's brother, George Italy, ',Ought and
paid for a pennyworth of arsenic. On the morning of the
same day a woman mimed Betty Lees had called for a penny-
worth of arsenic, but I refusAl to let her have it.

The di position of the prisoner Ingram, who ;:s examined
as a witness at the coroner's inquest, was put in and read.
The only importance it possessed was as showing the kind-
ness of the female prisoner to her husband, and his acknow-
ledgment of the same. Ile (Ingram) stated that be bought
one pennyworth of arsenic at the request of the female pri-
soner, who said she wanted to kill mice, and told him aft, r-
wards that she lost it, as stated above. Ingram's depo-
snion concluded as follows : " Upon my oath I believe the
deceased has died a natural death by the will of God, and
not otherwise."

Eliza Goodwill proved that on the day before Barber's
death the female prisoner applied at Carr's, a drugaist at.
Eastwood, fur a pennyworth of an.tnic to kill mica with,
but there War.ll3olle fu the shop.
Elizabeth Lees proved that on the Wednesda• morning
before the death of deceased the prisoner, Mrs. Earner, roatt
her to Benjamin Cullen's tOr a pennyworth of aixenie,
which he refused to serve except in the pre,attee of
witness.

Rowe, n builder at Ea.twood, deposed that he
had heard angry words pass between the deceased and the
female prisoner, and that on one OCC.i.nt iu Is in. when she
wan in a lias•fii,t.he said she would le•ison him, "if it was
longer first," meaning some day or other.
Crois-examined-1 hare frequently seen them on
friendly terms since.
Thomas Barnes proved the use of a similar expression by
Mrs. Barber aliout 18 months being.° her huslatnirs death.
John Shaw, one of the county police, deposed that in
January last he went to wadi Burlier's house for a stolen
gun ; that he stated for a hat purpose he came, and that
then then the female prisoner said, with an oath, " You
sec what disgrace you hose got into by keeping such bad
company, but I will put a stop to it. lit poison you, if it
should be longer first."

Mr. Gossett Browne was revelled, and explained that a
portion of the intestines, which had been missed from the
stable by %tr. Smith, had been given by Mather to him
(Mr. Browne) at his request.
A letter ail, then read from the brother of Niather,
stating that he had sailcil for New York on the i cat of July.
Several witnesses who were called in the course of the
trial proved that deceased had expressed himself in edit:-
, tionate terms towards his wife fur her kindness during his

The ease for the prowieution occupied the court during
the whole of yesterday, and from half-Inuit 8 till uiarly 12
this ruing.

Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Cockle then severally addressed
the jury on behalf of the two pristmer,i, commenting mi-
nutely upon every Fart of the evidence, and dwelling par-
ticularly upon the adoence of Mather, who had made up
the medicines for the &mama! and made the first minutia-
Con of the body after death.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the learned jut* summed up.
The jury ruturneLL as their verdict—Saradt Barber tiaiky;
Ingrain Vet titiiity.
Sarah Barber was then sentenced to death, without hope
of mercy.

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clsure a lowing I.roseeui inns by the euroakon in: ~,,, ler:
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PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE FROM TILE

CONTINENT.

The following petition to the House of Commons:
is signed by the most influential banking and commercial
houses in London:
To Tile Uosocnao,.c Tile Coxteoca Or l'sirrms
GUENT BRITAIN IRELAND, ry Plilt-
LIAMENT
The humble petition of the undersigned Merchants, Bankers.
and others of the City of London,
Showeth,—
That pa gingers arriving from the Continent are incon-
veniently delayed at Dover and Folkestone, and unable to
proceed to London until their baggage is examined at those
plum
That such inconvenience would be removed if the t
nation were to take place in London.
That like facility is afforded by the French government to
persons going front this country to Paris, whose baggage is
not examined until their arrival in Paris.
That your petitioners arc informed that the South-Eastern
Railway Company are willing to provide at the London
terminus of that railway better xi commollation for the pur-
pose of each examination of baggage there than now exists
either at Dover or Folkestone.

Your petitioners, therefore, most humbly pray your most
honourable house that your honourable house will be
pleased to pass such resolution as will warrant the Lords.
Commissioners of her Majesty's treasury to authorise the
necessary arrangements for examining in London the bag-
gage of persons travelling there instead of detaining them
for the purpose at Dover or Folkestone, whereby your peti-
tioners believe that a saving of one or two hours of time will
be insured to passengers from Marseilles and Paris and the
Continent generally to London.
And your petitioners will over pray, &c.

ESSEX PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—Tito great general
meeting of this society, which has been looked to for twu
or three years past as the means of placing the institution
on a firm basis, and healing all the divisions and agitation
that have prevailed, was held in the Corn Exchange, Brain-
tree, for the purpose of finally deciding on the alterations in
the rules, which have been so often discussed at the different
branches. Sir J. I'. Wood presided, and about MO mem-
bers were present at the meeting, which was of a must
stormy character. Various modifications of the old rules
oldie society and some reduction of the salaries of the paid
officers, which were hailed by the meeting with much satis-
hetion, were adopted, and an adjournment for the period of
ire years was carried.