The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-11 00:00:00

inures+ and egresi were alike difficult; and it is a
fact that many parties, the invitees to the morning
attractions, did not leave the Town-hall until the
hour when other parties were "setting down" for the
ball. It has been before stated that there has been conside-
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in the town in consequence of the tr.un

ner in which the tickets for the municipil ceremonies were
distributed, the council, chiefly consisting of tradesmen, ob-
tained priority in procuring the tickets, and of course
favoured first their own constituents and friends; and tho
merchants, conceiving themselves snubbed, rett,liated by
voting the ball "low " and consigning all who attended it
to "vulgarity." It appeared to unprejudiced strangers,
however, that the company at tho ball last night reyre-
seated privy fairly all classes in the town ; and there is no
doubt whatever that the attendance was ineonveniently
numerous. Every one present complained of the heat and
the crush, which rendered dancing as utterly oat of the
question as ou a recent occasion at Guildhall ; but there
was a not less striking unanimity in praise of the supper.
It was laid out in the immense Exchange news room, to
which a covered avenue led across the Exchange flags from
the Towashall hall rooms, and the banquet was of a cha-
racter to do full honour to the hospitality of the mayor and
council. The illuminations in the evening throughout the
town were very poor, and the fireworks which had been
promised were generally postponed—until the next royal
visit. To-day the town is in the possession of car-
penters, who arc carting away the planks that
jesterilay were barriers and balconies ; and it %%al
probably be some days before the neighbourhood
gets rid of the flags, and wreaths, and arches, which re-
mind it so painfully of its unavailing loyalty. Oa 'Change
they have not yet recovered spirits to go back to business,
and very few dare expose themselves to the laugh of their
friends in Manchester, by g • gto see the suceossful and
splendid festivities there. Liverpool has resolved that tor
all time a heavy wet day shall be called a " Queen's day."

THE CASE OF ATTEMPTED POISONING

AT BATH.

The inquiry into the extraordinary case, briefly
noticed in yesterday Express, in which a female, giv-
ing her name as Elizabeth Slater, was charged with at-
tempting to poisun her infant child, was entered upon
yesterday (Friday) morning, in the Sessions Court of the
Guidlt4l, by his worship the mayor (F. liowditce, Esq.),
and F. T. Allen, and W. Hunt, Esqrs., magistrates. '1 he
gentleman represented as the husband of the prisoner, and
who now appears to be Mr. Crosby, a solicitor of Bristol,
was also present and took full notes of the evidence. The
prisoner's nal n one .ippcurs to be Elizabeth IA w is, and it
is said that she, with her mother, has hitherto kept a very
respectable seminary at Eactcr•buildings, Bedlam!, near
Bristol. She also took notes frequently, but oe:asionely
appeared very ill and faint.
The first witnes, examined was

Mrs. Searle, wife of Mr. Searle, chemist and druggist, of
Claverton-street, Wit'combo. She deposed that the pelicaer
first came to her house on Saturday, the 7th of June, when
she took furnished drawing-teams, stating that she weld
engage them fur a week • that her husband, Mr.
Slater, would be there on Monday, and if he improved
of the rooms, she would take them for a month or six
weeks. The prisoner appeared in the family-way. She
gave her name as Mrs. Setter, and on Mon ay she went to
the railway-station to meet her husletital, Mad bite tenanted
with a gentleman who called himself Mr. Slater. He re-
mained a short time and then went away again. [The wit-
ness here Menne. d Mr. Crosby as the gentleman who so
described himself] The prisoner was confined on the next
day, Tueielay, the tete June, of a girl. Witness recsm-
mended Mr. Lawrence, surgeon, to the prisoner, anal ho
attended her during iter einem The prisoner remeeied
about a math at Mr. Searles, leuviug on the ith July.
The child was very healthy. and web dry-uurscall. The
prisoner arranged with witness for the our of the child,
for which 10s. per week was paid, liesideeextrae fur webbing.
A fortnight after the prisoner left, eho celled in come any
with Mr. Shaer, anal saw the baby. At the end of another
fortnight they called again. They went into the draw:ag-
room and desired witness to bring the baby up to them,
which she did. When she afterwards entered the room Mr.
Slater was lounging upon the sofa, and Mrs. Sheer standing
up close by him. Wane,. heard the prisons: say as she
entered the room " Shall I, or will you i" and Mr. SI :ter
replied, " I don't c..re which." 'rite baby was in the roam,
and witness had it away a few minutes afterwards. Tho
same night the baby was taken very ill, lacing very sick and
relaxed in its bowels. It also shrieked very much, and
kicked about. Thu baby became very restless soon after
Mr. and Mrs. Slater left, but got worse after witness
was in bed. The prisoner anal Mr. Slater came a"aout
four o'clock, had their tea, and left between six and
seven. The next morning a little saline mixture was given
to the baby, who got better. In about a fortieeht
after the prisoner called again. The baby by :net
time bad got pretty well. The baby was left with the en-
boner for about an hour oat this occasion, and after she left
it was again taken very ill with the some bvmptome rs on
the previous occasion, but not so violent. Mr. Evans, sur-
geon, was called in next mornine to see the child, and upon
his recommendation the baby was sent to witness's els:kr a
iu the country. Thu child remained away aaaout
a month. During that time the piieniter called, anal
went up to the drawing-room with a gentleman, whom wit-
ness did not know. Witness told her that the baby was in
the country, to which she replied that she ought not to have
sent it away without consulting her. Witness replied that
she had scut the child away under advice, hut if she wi-i.cd
to see the baby again, if she 'timid write and let her know
when she was coming, she "timid get it brought home. The
prisoner afterwards wrote, anal the child was brought leen*.
the prisoner called on the following day. The baby was
not quite well when brought home, and Mr. Lawn ace
was scut for. It woo out the 13th September when the pri•
soner called, and she was accompanied by Mr. Slater. They
took tea, and nen:Meet for about two hours. The child
was with them alone part of the time. Witness toll them
the child had been very unwell, anal the trouble she had
had with it; anal they replied that they were quite Nati. eed
with the nursing, and were sure every thing was done which
could be dame. On this occasion the child woo not taken
worse. It had had the whitemouth, and retained eymp:ems
of it at this time. Witness hail given the child borax anal
hoary by order of Mr. Lawrence. The next time she saw
the prisoner was last eatunlay fortnight. She came be-
tween 11 and 12 o'clock in the minting. The betty was
eeleep in the parlour on the Rola. Witness left the pre iner
alone with it. On her return the baby was still inlet pon
the sofa, but putting out its tongue and moving its iips.
The prisoner was sitting on a chair leaning over the child,
and with her hand near its Mee. She said to witeies,
Mrs. Searle, the baby is inclined to be sick." She- re-
plied, " I ant arty for it, fur it lies not been sick fur a Jog
time." The baby was then sick, and witness was pit ato
fetch a cloth to wipe its mouth, ashen the prisoner tele her
not to mind, and wiped the child's mouth its her pocket
handkerchief. Alter the prisoner left the child was ;teens
taken with sickness and diarrliwa, but not so violent as
before. The next visit of the prisoner was on last Saturday,
when she asked if she could have a. room to herself ? 'Wit-
ness told her she could not, unless it was a bed-room. She ae-
ceptcd that, and the baby was taken to her. Site sail she
was very glad to sec it se much better. When the al ;mem
entered the room again the prisoner was nursing the • Mid,
anal said it was inclined to be sick again. The hal v yo-
matted and had diarrhea afterwards, but not so Vi ,lent,
and it seemed very weak and prostrate. The prisoner
called
.again lost Tuesday. She appeared very excited. She
again inquired if she could have a room alone. Before that
witness, en going into the parlour, Mend the prisoner with
the child ill her arms in one corner of the rosin where she
could not be nen from the shop. An inspector of police
was then in the shop, but prisoner did not know it. She
was afterwards in the hedroom, about 20 minutes, and
when the child was brought down to witness she found it
had been sick ot er its nightgown. The child was ill after-
wards with vomitinge and diarrheee. The child is ve:y
at the present time. The nightgown and napkin+ in welch
the child had been wrapped were afterwards given to the
police officer. The child's mouth was pretty well on Tues-
day morning. though still apparently retaining eymetoma
of white mouth. It was very had, however, on Titewlay
night, and had great difficulty in swallowing. The child
was fed with a Little with a prepared teat at the cud.
About a week seat witnessed observed that the teat is use
was very rough, and a fresh one was put on. The teat bad
since been given to Mr. Lawrence, the surgeon.
The court then adjourned for a short time, after which
Mr. Helpings proceeded to crow-esamino taw wi7ness,
which was not concluded when our parcel was despateeed.
The case is not likely to close to-day, but we may state
that it is understood traces of arsenic have been cheer:teed
by Mr. Herapete, analytical chemist, in the evacuations,
&c, submitted to him to be tested.

NORTH WARWICKSIIIIIE.—Georgo Boden, Esq., tho
barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters in tho
northern divkon of this county, opened his court on fluts. day, at the public office, Birmingham, fur the Bitminehans
district. Here, as in the other districts of the comty,
interest chiefly centered in the grand effort made by the
Birmingham Itegistration Society to purge the regisfer of
the many bad and doubtful votes which it notoriously con-
tained. For the liberal interest there were cngagc.,l Mr.
Glover, of London, Mr. Morehouse, of Manchester, and
Mr. Cireves, one of the solicitors to the Freehold Land No-
ciety On the conservative side there appeared Mr. J.
llebbert, of this town, Mr. Merridew, and Mr. Wilmott, of
Coventry. In Edgbaatoa there were nineteen objections,
seventeen of which were made by the liberal party, and
of these fourteen were sustained. There were fire new
claimants, all of whom were allowed. In Aston, 130 liberal
objections were sustained, and 300 new voters were placed
on the register. The objections made by the conservative
party were comparatively few, not numbering 'nor: than
twenty in Birmingham, while throughout the county there
were not more than 100. lint legal point of any imp Atence
was raised in the course of the two days' proce:diog., al-
though many of the objections were keenly contested. As
a proof that the 1,400 objections raised by the liber...• %erre
mostly well grounled, we may mention that the barrister's
awards of costs throughout his whole district not
amount to more titan 71. The result of the registration will
be a gain of 1,000 votes to the liberal cause.
THE FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT AT MIDSOMER
NORTON.—The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the
three unfortunate men, Taylor, Baltimore, and ICU, who
were killed at the accident at the Old Welton pit, Mid-
somer Norton, by the breaking of a rope, by which they
were being lowered to their work, as described in the
Express at the time, was held at Midsomer ;Norf.,. on
Tuesday last, before H. Uphill, Esq., c roner, an.l 'it the
presence of a government in.pectur. After a lengtlioned
and careful investigation the jury returned a rev .iet of
"Accidental death." Some degree of =defame.. !wing
attributable to Isaac Bryant, the bailiff, who teal O. of
the rope, the proprietors, we understand, have elt...aefsed
him from their service.