The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

be Court.

Iler Majesty and Prince Albert, aceompanied by
the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, the
Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and
' Louisa, left Windsor Ca.dle at seven minutes before 12
o'clock yesterday for London. The royal suite consisted of
the Countess of Charlembnt, Lady Caroline Barrington,
lion. Flora Macdonald, Hon. Mary F. Seymour, Lord
Byron, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain lion.
Juscph Denman (1t..5.), Colonel Buckley, Lieut.-Colonel
Francis liugh Seymour, and Mr. Birch. The august party
went Irina the Castle the 1%; I station I "
to— 0: the (heat
Western Railway, where a guard of honour of the first bat-
talion of Grenadier Guards was on duty. A special train
conveyed the Queen to the Paddington terminus, on reach-
ing which the royal party entered six of her hlajcsty'vuearc:
!magi
m, weith,:inneresee tohrteyof Lancers,,eat proceededten
minutes Buck-
ingham
ouco'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert were received

at the Palace by the Vice-Chamue..—_,
Household, and Colonel Wylde.
Iler Majesty h Id a court in the afternoon for the recep-
tion of Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Ilia Royal
Highness arrived at -Buckingham Palace at half-past two
o'clock, and was received by the Etpaerrionin-Waitino,
Colonel Buckley and Lieut.-Colonel 1.. H. Seymour, and
the Master of the Ceremonies. The Prince Henry of the
Netherlands acs attended by Count Schimmelpennincle,
the Netherlands Minister, the Chevalier van 'Lippert',
Aide-de-Camp of his Royal Highness, and the Chevalier
de Carsonbroot, Officier d'Ordonnance of hi. Majesty the
King of the Netherlands, Attachol to his Royal Itiglineas.
His Itroj-al Highness had an audience of her Majesty, to
which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8.,
the Queen's Principal Seenoary of State fur Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the lion. Sir Edward
Cost, K.C.11., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
His Royal Highness was also presented to Prince Albert.
The Queen was attended by Lord Byron, Lord-in-Waiting,
and Captain the Hon. Joseph De 111133,12, R.N., Groom-in-
Waiting.
Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting
of the Royal Commission fur the promotion of the Exhibi-
tion of the Works of Industry of all Nations in DOI. His
Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition Building in
Hyde-park at a quarter past three o'clock, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel lion. C. B. Phipps and Lieut.-Colonel F. H.
Seymour. The commissioners assembled at four o'clock.
Those present were, the Earl of Rosse, Earl Granville,
Lord Overstone, the Right lion. Henry Labouchere, Sir
Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lycll, Sir Charles L.
Eastlake, Mr. T. Baring, M.l'., Mr. Cobden, M.l'., Mr.
Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. P. Peony,
M.P., Mr. It. Stephenson, M.l'., Mr. John Shepherd,
Chairman of the East India Company, and Mr. Hopkins,
president of the Geological Society. Sir Stalnord North-
cute, and Mr. Scott Russell, secretaries to the Royal Com-
mission, were in attendance. Mr. Edgar Bowing also at-
tended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the executive eniumittee,
Colonel Lloyd, special commissioner, and Dr. Lyon May-
fair, special commissioner, were also present. A deputation
front Sheffield had an interview with the Royal Commis-
sioners. The deputation cousisted of Mr. IL Wilkinsou, Mr.
Joseph Bradbury, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Potter, Mr. John
Ilawkaworth, and Mr. J. Hall. The musical committee of
the royal commision, consisting of Sir George Smart, Dr.
Wyltle, and Sir Henry Bishop, had un interview a ith the
royal commissioners to make the final arrangements fur the
MlLliCall performances at the opcuing of the Exhibition,
Viscount Palmerston, the Queen's Principal secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs; the Marquis or Bre:Oath:one,
Lord Chamberlain; Mr. Norman Macdonald, Super-
intendant of the faint Chamberlain's department ; and Mr.
Mayne, Commissioner of Police, had severally interviews
with the royal commissioners respecting the ceremonial of
the invagurriou of the Exhibition on the Ist of May. The
meeting of the royal commission broke up at calf-pa-t six
o'clock. A meeting of the finance committee had pre-
viously been held at the Exhibition building, which was
attended by the Earl Granville, Lord Overdone, the Right
llou. 11. Librolicliere, Sir A. Spearman, Mr. Baring, M.l'.,
Mr.Cubitt, Mr. 'I. F. Gibson, and Mr. l'eto. Sir Stafford
Noortheote and Mr. Edgar Bowring, s-erctaries to the com-
mittee, attended. The conintittee oat two hours.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Philhar-
monic Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms, with their
presence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Charleurint,
the Hon,. Flora Macdonald, the lion. Mary F. Seymour,
the Manjuis oof Breadalltine, Lord Byron, Lord George
Lennox, ('apt. the Hon. J. Denman, Col. Wylole, Col.
Buckley, and Lieut.-Col. F. 11. Seymour.
Prince Henry of the Netherlands visited the Exhibition
Building in Hyde-park yesterday afternoon, and was
conducted through tin building by Col. Lloyd, Special
Commissiouer of the Royal Coinmission.
His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Ilohenlnhe Lan-
genhounr landed at Donor yesterdae morning from the con-
tinent, travelled to London, and in the afternoon proceeded
to Frogunde on a visit to the Duchess ed Kent.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRO.
SECTION OF INDUSTRY AND CAPITAL

THIS DAY.

The second anniversary meeting of the members
and friends of this association took place this day, at Drury-
lane Theatre, the Duke of RICHMOND in the chair, sup'
ported by the Earl of Winchelsea, Mr. Butt, Q.C., Mr. 0'
F. Young, Earl Stanhope, Mr. Spooner, M.l'., Mr. Roche,
M.P., Mr. Yreshficld, M.P., Mr. P. Bennet, M.P., Lord
Berner's, Mr. W. Long, Mr. Stafford, M.P., Mr, Long, M.P.,
Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., Mr. Plutnptre, M.l'., Mr. Sand-
ford, M.P., Sir C. Knightley, M.l'., Lord John Manners,'
31. P., the Earl of Cardigan, Mr. Christopher, etc.
The CHAIRMAN (who was greeted with the utmost en-
thusiasm) stated that he appeared before the meeting with
feelings of the deepest gratitude fur the flattering manner
in which he hail been received by the representatives of the
agriculture of this great empire. Ilia opinions upon the
policy of free trade were too well known throughout the
whole length and breadth of this our fatherland to render it
necessary for him again to assure them that he never would
abandon the cause of protection to British industry. (Cheers.)
This large assembly of tenant farmers, from every part of
the empire, could not but be of great service to the cause,
affording as it did a proof that the people of England were
alive to the position in which they were unfortunately
placed. They were met here Wiley es constitutional
British subjects, determined to seek the removal of injustice
from their shoulders, and they would never cease to uphold
the great principle in which their interests were embarked.
(Hear, hear.) 1 hey cared not for the abuse of their oppo-
nents, still less for the ridicule which they had attempted
to shower upon them. (Cheers.) If they did not think the
cause a good cause—if they did not feel that large bodies of
the people were coming over to the opinion of this associa-
tion, depend upon it they would leave them alone. (Hear,
bear.) lle deprecated war between classes, and he did not
wish to carry out any measure which might be
calculated to injure any class of the community. But he
would tell the first cotton-spinner in the country that the
cared not for a conflict with 1110,00 cotton-spinners; and
he could assure them, with the greatest confidence, that the
people of England had now timed out the fallacy of the
cheap loaf. The principle they sought to carry out was
based upon a system of protection which would give to the
operatives of this country fair wages and constant employ-
es tit. (Cheers).
The Earl of WI NCIIELSEA proposed the first rseele-
Ilion, which was as follows :
" That the long-continued and still increasing distress of
the agricultural interest; the unmitigated difficulties of the
colonial interest ; the sleep depression of the shipping in-
terest ; the diminished and continually declining profits of
trade and of every branch of industrial pursuit; the redue-
tionof the wages of labour, and the diminution of employment
in many parts of the U uited Kingdom ; the increase of crime,
and the desertion of house and country by continually aug-
menting bodies of the most industrious and valuable por-
tions of the British population ; present indisputable evi-
dence that derangements exist in the social system of the
country, which are sapping the foundations of its prosperity,
and, if not speedily remedied, must end in wide-spread dis-
aster, discontent, and ruin."
The noble Eat l expressed in emphatic language his firm
determination be uphold with all the power he possessed the
principle of just protection to native industry. The truth
put forth in this resolution gave the lie direct to the friends
of free trade, and be would take the opportunity of declaring
in the face of this meetieu and in the face of the country,
that they never would cease this agitation until they hail
obtained the object they hail in view. (Cheers.) They
were resolved not to allow foreign competitors to send their
productions to this country unless those productions were
equally taxed with their own. (Cheers.) Ile was quite
convinced that if they stood firm they should succeed in
carrying their point. (Hear, hear.) In the common course
of events a dissolution of parliament was not far distant,
and in that event he called upon all friends to this great
principle to exercise all the influence they pose ased in
order to secure the return of members who would protect
the interests of agriculture. (Cheers, and cries ut e
will, we will.")
Mr. BUTT, Q.C. (of the Irish bar) seconded the resolu-
tion, stating that lie appeared before them us the represen-
tative of the protectionists of Ireland, and he was in a position
to inform the meeting that the results of free trade in
that country were of a most disastrous character,
and supplied the programme of what must ere long take
place in Englund. (Hear, hear.) As a proof of the evil
effects resulting from free trade, he would mention the
great increase which had taken place in the progress of
crime during the last four years, thus indicating the dia.
treas which existed in that part of the United Kingdom.
In 1816 (which was the first year of free trade) the total
number of convictions in that country umounttsl to 8,639.
In the near 1847, the number hail risen to 1-5,233; in 1848,1
to 18,206; and in 1849, to 21,202. So that during a period
of four years, the convictions had increased in Ireland from
8,1810 to upwards of 21,000. (Hear, hear.) The Men. gen-
tie man next called attention to the increase which had oc-
curred sines the year Lail in the number of sentences of
transportation. From that period to the present time,
these sentences had risen numerically from 600 to 3,000.
Ole ar, hear.) lle also instanced as one of the disastrous
results of free-trade, the great diminution which hail shown
itself in the cultivation of wheat—ce Met which was to bo
accounted for ley the unhappy condition of the tenant
farmers—who now stood hetween their landlords and ruin.
(Hear, hear.) Ile asserted that the object of free-traders
was the extenuination of the tenant farmers of England,
and it was for them to decide whether they would submit.
(" No, we will not Toe Chancellor of the Exchequer had
boasteal of a surplus revenue,but he (Mr. Butt) could inform
him that it was a surplus iniquitously extorted from the
pockets of the writ ulturists,who hail been called upon to pay
the income tax last year upon an income which did not exist.
(llear, hear.) Ile mew came to the state of emigration as
resulting front free trade, and showed that iu the year
1815 the entire amount of emigration in the United King-
dom was estimated at 73,18)0 perseens, and in 1819 this num-
ber had increased to 299,198. Now, these unfortunate per-
sons were not led by hope, but were driven by despair, and
their departure from their native country was a convincing
proeef that their object was to seek those benefits abroad
which were denied to them at home. The hon. and learned
gentletnan proceeded with a variety of arguments to show
that the, fatal effects of free trade were daily increasing, and
that the country never could be in a happy and prosperous
condition until they had secured that system of protection
which ought to be granted to the industry of every nation of
the earth. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. 0. DAWSON, of Selby, in Yorkshire, supported the
resolution, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. It. I'. LONG (Wilts) moved the second resolution,
to the effect that the principal cause of the evils under
which many of the great interests of the state were now
suffering was to be traced to the unjust admission of the
produce of foreign nations into unrestricted competition
with the produce of this highly-taxed country. Mr.
Long observed that they were there to-flay to de-
mand that legislative protection be extended to every
interest in this country, and, considering the attack
which hail been recently made upon their religious
liberties, there could be no doubt that it was their'
duty to defend their protestant institutions as well as to
protect the rights of British industry. He trusted, how-
ever, that they would be temperate iu their expression of'
opinion—that they would ask for is modification rather
than for a reversal of the present policy, and that, at the
approaching general election, the protectionists would not
resort to any violent measures in order to secure the return
of their candidates.
Mr. GEORGE G DAY sceondonthe resolution, and read
an extract from a speech delivered some years ago ut !elan-
cheater, saying that if it could be shown that free trade
injured agriculture or any other interest, he would give
up the whole case. 'sow it was proved that not
only agricultural hut every branch of industry in this
country had been injured by this fatal policy; and, there-
fore, he called upon Mr. Cobden and his followers to keep
their word. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was afterwards put and carried unanimously.
[The meeting had not separated when we went to press.]

the Muter of the

The Duke of Wellington hail an interview with Sir
George Gmy yesterday at the llmne.offiev.
A .kputation from the New River Company had an in-
terview with Sir Georg,. Grey yesterday. The deputation
eonsivted of Mr. ltiyhard Beauvoir !Bros (governor), Mr.
Charles Henry Pilgrim (treawrer), Mr Henry Hulse
!knits (auditor), Sir John Johnstone. Bart., M.P., Mr.
Gathorne Hardy:tad Mr. Thm. Mills (directors), Mr. Fred.
Inglis (clerk), and Mr. Wm. Chadwick Mylne (engineer).
The Arehhishop of Canterbury had an interview with
Sorretary Sir 0. Grey yesterday at the Hume-office.
The Marquis of Clanricarde had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Eve!bluer yesterday at his official cosi-
&net! in Downing-street.
I#oll awl Lady John Russell arrived in town yesterday
from Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park.
The Oxford Cniveriity Commission had a meeting yes-
terday at the official residence of the First Lurd of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present:—the Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
thy Rev. 11. G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, and the
Rev. A. P. Stanley (ww-retary).
Sir William Clay, M.P., had an interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday.

Tin: Loan MAYOR and the Lady Mavorem have
issued ued car of invitation to a banquet at "the MauMin
llote•e. on tlw Nth of May, to her Majesty's Judges and
their bulks, the Commissioners in Bankruptcy, and many of
the leadimt members of the bar, as well a. to the high
Sheriffs of the four metropolitan counties, and the sitting
magistrates of the several police.courts of the metropolis.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON.
—This distinguished officer, whose decease has been antici-
pated for some days, expired last evening at iii o'clock, at
his residence in laton-square. The gallant admiral en-
tered the naval in rs ire of his country in 1783, and has
borne a part iu some of the most distinguished affairs re-
corded in our marine annals. Ile was lieutenant of the
Queen Charlotte in llowe'ememorable victory of the lot of
June, 1794, and MU captain of the Ballet in Brid-
port's action July, 1795. At the ever memorable victory
of Trafalgar, he was captain of the Orion. lie com-
manded on the occasion of the Walclteren expedi-
tion. Ile was afterwards employed at the de-
fence of Cadiz, and commanded a squadron en-operat-
ing with the Spanish patriots on the coast of Catalo-
nia. Ile was also Captain of the fleet in the Chesapeake,
and at New Orleans in 1811. In October, 1827, with the
combined fleet he destroyed the Turkish fleet in the har-
bour of Navarino. Sir Edward was curetted on five occa-
sions, viz., in 1805, 1809,1811, 1814, 1815. For some period
the deceased commanded on the Mediterranean Station. He
has also held other nasal appointments. He represented
Devonport in parliament from 1832 to 1810. In polities he
was a devidisl •• liberal." Sir Edward was decorated with
the Grand 04..4 of the Order of St. Louis and St. George
of Russia, and with the 2nd class, and the Gold Croas of the
Redeemer of Greece. The deceased was well known to
have ben for years on terms of intimacy with George
IV., and William IV. Ile was the member of an old
Gloucestershire family, and was uncle to Mr. Codrington,
M.P. lie married in 1802 Miss Hall. sal leaves ionic.
I/EAT!' OF TIIF. COUNTESi OF RADNOR.—We have
to annminee the death of this noble lady, which took place
on Sunday morning at Lord Itadnor's seat, Coleshill, Berks.
Her ladyship had been in declining health for some time
past ; nevertheless, her demise occurred somewhat unex-
pectedly. She was the daughter of the late Sir Henry nutlet
St. John Mildmay, and married the Earl of Radnor in 1814.
Her ladyship was much beloved ; by her death many noble
families are placed in monniing.
FAT.IL ACCIDENT TO TILE HON. GRANVILLE
EG ERTON.—Actounts of the untimely death of this young
officer have Teen rreeioll in town. Mr. Egerton was a
midshipman on board her Majesty's ship Meander, 44,
Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel. The frigate was at Cali-
fornia. receiving treasure for conveyance to England. Mr.
Egerton and a party of officers went on a shooting excur-
sion, when Mr. Egerton's gun burst and killed him nn the
spot. Intelligence of the afflicting occurrence has been for-
warded to the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, who at the
last accounts had sailed from Malta for Sicily, in his lord-
ship's yacht. Mr. Egerton was in his 17th year.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1851.

ALLEGED MURDER BY POISONING, AT
MANCHESTER.
The mother and stepfather of girl, aged 16 years,
named Mary Waddington (or Rudy), are in custody at
Manchester on suspicion of having murdered her
her by administering arsenic. The names of the parents
arc James and Ann Waddington (the male prisoner being
by trade a lamplighter), and the deceased was an illegiti-
mate child of the female prisoner, prior to her marriage
with Waddington, by a man named Hardy. The prisouers
resided in lhouudary.street, Manchester, and their daughter,
who had been at service, resided with them at the time of
her death. Suspicion of foul play was caused by the
mother's and step-father's account', of her death to the
police, which were, that she died during the night of
Wednesday last, and was found dead in her bedroom on
Thursday inorning, these statements being much at variance
with other facts since ascertained. She was fuuud to have
a conaiderable quantity of arsenic on her stomach upon a I
post mertens examination being made, and the mother
stated that she was sick and ill from some cause on the day
previous to her death (Wednesday), but that she had no
suspicion of the cause. The mother said she had had
poison in the house, but had thrown it away. The state-
ment that deceased had be, n sick on Wednesday is contra-
dicted by neighbours, who had seen her out of door and quite
well up to eight o'clock on Wednesday night. The motive
for murder is supposed to have been to obtain possession of
71. in club money, and which was paid to the prisoners on
the day after her death by the secretary of a sick club of
which deceased was a member.
An Inquest on the body of the deceased wax opened on
Saturday afternoon before Mr. Mefferd, coroner, at the In
firmary, Manchester, when deceased's mother was the first
witness examined.
Ann Waddington, the mother of deceased, said—My
daughter had been out at service, and about a fortnight
ago came home front her place, at Mrs. Cunningham's, a
provision dealer's. I blamed her at the time she came
home for not staying in her situation. She was out two
nights, Sunday and Tuesday, till a little before three
o'clock in the morning, having gone to Knott-Mill Fair. I
told her she would lose her character. Some time in the
forenoon of Wednesday last, between tenand eleven o'clock,
she said nuts did not agree with her ; she did not feel well
in her stomach. I asked her why she ate them. She did
not say anything, but kept on cracking the nuts.
Sho had been eating nuts almost ever since she
got up in the morning. At a little after
ten o'clock she went from home, saying she was going to
shake carpets. She came in about '2 o'clock, and said she
had received twopence and sonic beer for her trouble. My
husband had his dinner first, and went to lie duo n. We
were waiting for our little boy, and we got dinner when he
came in. Thomas and James are children. We had a
potato-pie. We all partook of it. There was also some
bread and butter or bread and cheese. I cannot recollect
who partook of it. Mary (deceased) had not any of it.
She said, " Give me another piece of crust." If there was
anything besides bread it must have been treacle. 1 think
there was no bread. I was confused. I don't remember
anything else being on the table. No ono had anything
to drink. When she bad dune diuner she sat down
to her wotk. She was making a dress to go to her place.
She had told the she had one at Itushuline, but
did not mention the name of the person. I went out about
five o'clock. In the afternoon about three o'clock she com-
plained of the nuts. She went on cracking and eating
teem. She threw the shells under the grate or into the fire.
There was only one room and I was in it. There were only
her and me in. I west out a little before five with my
husband to take James to the Mir. He lied come from
school a little after three. His father came down about
half-past three. lie washed himself and we went out to go
there, leaving deceased at home by herself. She had not
made any complaint shortly before, and I did not notice
anything particular about her. She laughed and joked.
She had been very solid (serious) in the morn-
ing. We all three came back together in about
an hour and a half. She was lying on the fluor
with her head resting on her apron. She was washed,
and her hair was combed, but she had not changed
her dress. I said, " Mary, what art doing here ?" She said
I sin sick." She raised herself, and came to the tire, and
sat down. I asked her if she had been eating anything.
51w said, " No." I asked, "What makes you sick : ' She
said, " It's them nuts." I asked her if she had eaten
anything else. She still said she was sick, but owned to
nothing but the nuts. She hail been vomiting. I told her
to lie down, and I would make her some tea. She had run
up stairs, and I made some tea after Thomas came back,
and took it to him. I was out about ten minutes. 1
told deceased to lie still in her clothes, and I
I would take her some tea when I hail taken Thomas
his. She did not vomit much, and•l did not think
she was very ill. I poured her out a cup of tea, and took
It up to her. She seetned very sick, but did not vomit.
She drank up the tea, and laid her down, and I put the
clothes over her. My husband went out directly atter
we cane iu front the fair. He came back again after 9
o'clock. Deceased called out about 8 o'clock fur a drink
of water and a candle, and I took them up. My hus-
band dill not go out at all till 20 minutes to 3 an the
morning, when he went to put the lumps out. 1 told
my husband that she blamed the nuts. lle said that it
could nut be the nuts, and he thought she was nut so
bad as eh° pretended to be. If any thing ailed
her she made a great to do about it. She had
often vomited since she had the small-pox. He
went to bed about eleven o'clock. i) .eceased still
lay on the bed; she was lying on the children's bed in our
room. Her bed was in another small mom. She gut up
sad walked, and said she was better. I went to sleep pretty
soon, and slept till the man knocked. My husband told me
that deceased came into my room about one o'clock, and
drunk sonic tea which was on the box. I only just recollect
seeing the candle. She had undressed Itebself, and I took
the candle away. The match-box stood on the box near the
tea. Deceased went down stairs without a light and got a
drink of water, and Collie up again, and went into her own
room. She hail not lain long there when she came
into my room and said, " Mother, may I come into your
bed ?" and she put her arm round me. I asked her if she
was better, but she never spoke. I felt her arm was cold.
I let her lie, as she did not complain. I said she hail better
go to her own bed, as her father would be coming in, and
want to lie down. She went back. She called out,
" Mother, mother," and I answered her, and she asked me
to get him to bring her a drink of water. After lying a bit
I went down for it, and my husband came in with another
Itunplighter named Skerrett. I told my husband how
she had been going on, that she had had a drink, and
that she said she was very sick. On Monday lust
she was sitting by the fire, and she said to me,
"Arsenic is a queer thing to bus', for I went to buy
some once, and he told me 1 must bring some one with me,
and they must be 21 years of age." I said, Don't wither
me about arsenic." I had had some, but had thrown it
into the fire on the Friday but one before, when deceased
was at Cunningham's. It was given me by Mr. Appleby
three years ago, and I had kept it to put between the nicks
of the tloor. 1 knew it was a poison, and kept it in a bit of
paper in the cupboard. Between 6 and 7 o'clock the next
morning 1 awakened, and found my husband awake. I,
said "'rota, go in and see how Mary is." Ile went and
spoke to her, but she did nut reply. lle came
back and said she lay on the floor. It was on this
I I jumped out of bed, and went into her room. I found her
sat dean between the cradle and the bed, with the clothes
wrapped round her. I got hold of her, and she was warm ;
but I found she was iu a fit qr dead. I then told him to
run for Mr. Brown, a surgeon. She was dead enough. I
told Dr. Brown about the nuts, but never thought of the
arsenic. I showed him the white powder in the chamber-
pot. My husband came in about noon. lie said he would
go and give Frank Johnson notice. He got the club-money in
the afternoon, amounting to 71. Johnson came in his absence
and said it was very sudden. I said, " Oh, Mr. Johnson, I
never thought this," and began to cry. I don't recollect
whether he asked me what she died of. I don't recollect
telling him what she died of.
Soon after this the proceedings were adjourned till yester-
day afternoon, when the mother and stepfather of the deceased
were, for the first time, brought up in custody, having been
apprehended on Saturday night by Mr. thief Superin-
dent Beswick.
Thosnas Waddington (half-brother of the deceased, and
son of the prisoners) was examined, and said that his
mother scut him into deceased's bedroom on Thursday
'morning, and that on his return he told them she was on
the fluor, cold, and could not speak. They dressed them-
I selves before they went to see what was the matter
Mary Penny, of 62, Bsiundary-lane, a neighbour of the
I prisouers, deposed that she saw deceased weft on Wednes-
day night, at eight o'clock. She saw her in the Street,
Ileaning with one elbow on the window-sill of witness's front
a indow, and could not be mistaken. She heard of her death
nest morning, and was so astonished that it made her ill.
The prisoners cross-examined this witness to show that it
could nut have been on Wednesday night she saw de-
ceased, because, as they said, she was ill at home. The
witness, however, said she could not be mistaken upon
this point.
Martha Fernheati, a woman who had lived neighbour
with the prisoucra eight months ago, also deposed that she
saw the deceased out of door, and well, on Wednesday
might, at ri o'clock. Witness asked her it she had been to
the fair (Knott Mill Fair) and get a sweetheart ? She re-
plied " No ; but I am going again on Friday night, and
then I'll get one ;" mod she laughed. Had never seen her
look better. She heard of her death early the next moni-
ing, and saw the male prisoner go into a beer-house soon
atter 7 o'clock. Supposed he left there to go to the doetor's,
fur she saw Dr. Brown go into their house soon after. Whilst
the male prisoner was away, witness saw the female prisoner
came out with a brush to the door, and afterwards saw her
empty a white chamber pot at a privy. When they formerly
lived next dour to witness, they used to beat the deceased
very much. That was about eight months ago, when de-
ceased was out of place. About 12 o'clock at night, as I
have laid in bed, t have heard him (the male prisoner) run
up stain in his strong shoes, and ask her if' she had got
week yet ? Heard her on one occasion my " no," and the
male prisoner then said with an oath, "Madam, Fre
worked long enough to keep you—l'll kill you." On these
occasions I have heard him kick or throw her down and
turn her out of the house. The girl has told me she was
abused, and has asked me to let her Some into my house,
but I was deterred from letting her through hearing the
mother had said she would abuse me if I did. This oc-
curred two or three times a week. I recollect deceased
going to work at a factory, and when she returned with her
wages, her mother said, "Oo thy ways, and take what
thou bast earned, and never let me see thy face again, for
thy father and me live like eat end dog through thee."
That was on a Saturday night about eight months sec She
had heard both the fattier and mother say to deceased many
a time they wished she was dead. She seas in the habit of
staying out late, and I believe she did so because she was
ill used and would go anywhere for peace. I have often
known 'her to be punished en this way.
The proceedings were not over when our report left.