The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-06 00:00:00

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persons connected with riven, canals, huhu", and inland
waters of the United Kingdom, was held at the Boatmen's
Chapel, Maccleafield.street, City-road. Mr. J. Payne in the
chair. The report stated that the recorded visits to boat%
keels, and barges during the past year were 8,763, and
above 200,000 religious tracts had been distributed, betide,
Bibles. Floating schools, and cane and river loan libraries
have also been established, with the most beneficial ritait,
It is computed that about 100,000 men are employed on tin
canals and navigable rivers of Great Britain, who an gene.
rally in a deplorably depraved state. Temporary relief Mt
also been given in distressed eases in bread, coals, sad
clothing. The receipts amounted to 3241.6,. 10d., the et.
penditure exceeding the amount by 201.
INQUEST, YESTENDAY.—NITsTEELOUE DEATH Ar
lIACKNEY.—Before Mr. Wm. Baker, at the committee.
• room, Church-street. Hackney, by adjournment, respecine•
the death of Samuel Neline, Esq., a gentleman of proem:.
aged 73, residing at No. 2, Grove-place, Hackney, who died
on OA. 27.—Mrs. Susannah Nalder, a widow, stated that gm
resided at No. 1, Grove-place, liacincy, next door to the de•
ceased's late reddence. She had known him about 17 yea
and he usually eni.yed good health. On Friday, the 224
of Oct., witness visited the deceased, and he appeared is pod
spirits, and complained of no illness. After supper the table
was laid out with fruit. The deceased desired the servant
to place the sugar on the table, and the servant took a slim
vase, which contained pounded lump sugar. The demised
partook of some baked apples. and a quantity of sum
from the vase. Witness left about ten o'clock, and the
deceased was in good health. Oa the following Wednesday
afternoon witness was called in to the deceased, who a.-
peered very ill, and advised Mrs. Nelme to send for Mr.
Toulmin, a surgeon. The deceased died about a quarter of an
hour afterwards.—By the Coroner and Jury: Did not oh.
serve any one else use the auger from the vase with the
fruit but the deceased. The boy, William Allnutt, went to
bed at nine o'clock ; he is about twelve years of age, and
very intelligent lad. Had heard it reported that William
Allnutt had spoken to the housemaid respecting the death
the deceased would die. Had never heard the deceased
complain of sickness previous to Friday, the 22nd of Oct,
but had heard that he was attacked with sickness after the
had left. When the grandson was informed of the death of
the deceased he cried very bitterly, and appeared much dis-
tressed. Mrs. Nelme had been in a weak state for tome
time past, and on Monday, the let of November, she partook
of some arrowroot, sweetened with sugar from the vase
above-mentioned. She was afterwards attacked with tidi-
ness, and had since recovered. Mrs. Allnutt had she
partaken of the sugar, and been seriously ill ever <Lee.
A number of sovereigns have been found to be missing, and
the deceased always kept his keys in his pockets. On the
evening of the death of the deceased witness requested Mn,
Nelme to lock up the various drawers, in one of a hich wen
two large watches. Oa the following Sunday, Mia,
Nelms found one of the watches to be missing, and on the
following day she missed a key off a bunch of keys which
belonged to the drawers The key was afterwards found
behind a sofa, and a key which opczed a bookcase when
arsenic was usually kept had also been found to be misting.
—Mr. Toulmin was again examined, and stated that since
his last examination he had opened the head of the detested,
and found Vic brain and membranes perfectly healthv. He
produced the arsenic contained in a tin canister, which wa,
folded up in an old newspaper, and mu marked " Arsenic,
poison, 4th or April, 1844." On Monday last wining de.
sired the sugar contained in the vase to be pnlared. On
Wednesday, the 3rd inst., he had a conversation with Mrs.
Allnutt,who saidw hat an escape she had from being poisoced.—
Mary Buchen stated that she was housemaid to Mrs Nelme
on the 24th of October.—Wm. Allnutt asked witness if
she did not considershis grandfather would die suddenly"
Witness asked him why he put such a question to her, and
he replied. " Because his grandfathers eyes looked very
queer." Witness subsequently found two keys under the
cover of the sofa, and one of them was identified as being
the duplicate key of the drawers which Mrs. Nelme missed
from her bunch. The key would open the bookcase where
the arsenic was found. The deceased usually kept his key
beleoging to the drawers in his pocket, with"the other keys,
and when Mrs. Nelme opened the drawen and missed the
watch, it was with her husband's key.—After tome further
evidence the iequiry was then adjourned, for the purpose of
affording the police an opportunity of procuring other evi-
dence, and also to give Dr. Letheby time to finish his analysis.