The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

COLONIAL

WEST INDlES.—GulsrrA.—The events of the
fortnight ending June 9, are summed up almost in the
procrothngs of the Combined Court and the Court of Policy.
The session of the former wee likely to be prolonged for

some weeks. The estimates were finally passed on {Pedant.
day, the 2nd of June. They do not tall much non •
1,100,000 dollars—a considerable increase upon last yeas.,,
The object of this augmented public expenditure is to gin
additional efficaey to several departments of public minim,
to organise a police, promote sub-soil drainage, the eeamne.
Lion of roads and bridges, and other useful objects. ja ilea
cause of education the court has evinced a great AM
wise liberality. 7001. per annum has been voted ea
a salary to any inspector of schools it may Noes
her Majesty to appoint, and the court has exorcised its rea-
diness to furnish the necessary fund, for all reasonable plan
devised by the new functionary for the instruction of the
lower orders. On the motion of the lion. Peter Rose, ft
was resolved to institute circuit courts of the supreme nil.
minal court of George Town, on the mainland of Essequibo.
The chapter of ways and means remained to be opened what
the mail was despatched. It was thought that new imposts
would be require 3,
. inasmuch as there was a fallieg-ny is
import duties during the first quarter of 1817 as compared
with the corresponding quarter of 1816. In the Coati
of Policy two bills had been introduced (one by me
Attorney. General, the other by the lion. P. Rose) to mead
the law relative to the arrest of debtors about to lean the
colony. As the law etandi, an order of arrest is granted
against any alleged debtor on the creditor (or pretending
creditor) simply going before a ,
judge and making oath that
he " has reasonable cause to believe ' that the party intends
to quit the colony. " The grievance of this is," says the
Gittaaa Royal Gazelle, "that in, at least, two cases out of
the four, the victim of the laws is unjustly deprived of his
liberty, and never had the slightest intention of quitting the
colony." At New Amsterdam, Berbice, the shops of the
Portuguese immigrants had been broken into and phin.
dered ; and the sheriff was obliged to call in the
aid of the 3rd West India Regiment. The Munn
from which we have quoted above, thus accounts for the
ebullition ;—" The prosperity of the Portuguese so neap
and in some instances larger traders has excited the ill will
of many of the less fortunate creoles." We fear the inn.
diary harahgra of some popularity (or money) hunt*
preachers is in great part to blame. Their declamation
against the immigration of labourers could scarcely lail to
lead to such results. The chief justice was to lease the
colony for England by the next packet. It was understood
that he would merely proceed to Europe on leave of absence,
but his advanced years and indifferent health had raised ao.
expectation that this migh. be merely a step to resigning
The weather had been extremely wet for a few days before
the despatch of the mail, and the heavy rains were expected
to continue for some time.

BARBADOES.—The adymes by the Medway repre-
sent the crops, just gathered in, as most immeuse io quaa-
tity. At the lowest calculatiou, it was thought there wu a
yield of 80,000 hogsheads.

Or Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended
divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel is
Buckingham Palace.
The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar visited Prince
Albert on Saturday morning, to take leave of his Royal
Highness.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess d
Saxe Weimar, attended by the Countess of Assenburg, the
Earl of Denbigh, and Count de Beust, left Marlborough
House on Saturday, to embark at Woolwich en route to the
Hague.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Countess of Sheffield and the lion. Miss Eden, left town on
Saturday aft. nwon for Bushy Park.

The Committee on Education held a meeting on
Saturday, which MU attended by the Lord President, Lord
John Russell, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Auckland, the
Viscount Morpeth, Sir George Grey, the Chancellor et the
Exchequer, and Mr. T. B. Macaulay. Mr. Kay Shuttle-
worth was in attendance. . .

The British Museum Commission held a meeting on
Saturday, at Gwydyr House, the Bishop of Norwich in the
chair. The commissionera present were Lord IV:enmity,
Sir P. de M. Grey Egerton, Bart, Sir Charles Lemon, Bert,
the Lord Adrocate, Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Rogers, and Kr.
Manes, M.P.
A number of members of the House of Commons
holding cake in the administration had a meeting with Lord
John Russell on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street. The Secretary at War, the Master of the Mier,
the Judge Advocate-General, the Under Secretaries of State,
the Lords of the Treasury, the Lords of the Admiralty, die
Commissioners of the Board of Control, the members of the
Board of Ordnance, and the Secretaries of the Treasury, at-
tended the meeting.
Viscount Palmerston had a dinner party on Satin-
day, at his residence in Carlton-gardens.
The Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of
St. Alban e, the Marquis of Anglesey, and Sir F. Trends
attended the early service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal,
St. Jamee's. •

CAPT. F ITZGERALD, late Governor of our settlement
at the Gambia, has been appointed Governor of Swan Rim.

ENTERTALNNIENT TO PRINCE WALDEMAR.
On Saturday the East India Company gave a most
sumptuous entertainment to Prince Waldemar of Proail,
at the London Tavern.

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The chairman of the East In& Company presided, m
whose right sat Prince Waldemar, his Excellency Chevalier
Bunsen, Lord J. Russell, Lord Glenelg, Ccunt-Oriola, the
Hen. Colonel Ashburnham, the Right Hon. Sir J. Hobhonse,
Mr. Wigram, Sir ll arry Smith, Professor Struve, Mr. Loa;
and on the left. Prince La wenstein, Deputy Chah'man, Earl
of Auckland, Lord Elphinstone, Count Graeber, Baron de
Laney, the lion. Major West, Sir Robert Campbell, Sir
James W. Hogg, the Right Hon. Sir George Arthur
the Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie, Sir Charles Daphne,
Archdeacon Harper, Mr. Mills, Messrs. Meli ill. &c. Tha
other company, about 100, comprised the most opulent airs
chants in the City.
Grace wu said before and after dinner by the Rev. Mr.
Hieginson.
The health of the Queen, the Queen Dowager, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the
rent of the royal family, having been proposed and toasted,
with all the honours,
The CHAIRMAN role and said, we are honoured with'
the presence of an illustrious prince, Prince Waldemar
Prussia, who, in the military spirit of his family, was
brbwil
induced to join our armies in the field, and p
with them in the dangers and honours of a glorious
(Cheers.) His map highness is not merely dis •
for his military ardour; be has claims to our notice
rest on other grounds—a love of science, and the p
that knowledge which ennobles the highest rank, end Os
green and ornament to • throne itself. (Cheers.) He Is
traversed the plains of India, ascended the rugged flumes
of Nepaul, and penetrated through the Himalaya to ths
frontiers of China. (Cheers.) Not more on account dna
noble spirit which led him to the field, and engaged his is
its conflicts, than for his devotion to literature and Mani
do I now with confidence and pleasure propose to you Is
health of his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia
The Least having been drunk with all the honours,
The Prince WALDEMAR spoke as follows.. My Lords id
Gentleman, little acquainted as I am with the English Its
gunge, I am sorry to say that I feel myself only able toes
press in a few short words my sentiments of gratitude ferns
highly flattering speech of your chairman, the distinguidid
manner in which I have been entertained by you this et'
ing, and the kind, hospitable, and splendid strophe I
met with during the whole of my stay in India by the onkel
of the Hon. Court of Directors. (Cheers.) I cannot fall
from mentioning on this very proud occasion for me, MI
much I was pleased and flattered by the very valuable.,
sent I received of two Sikh guns, captured in q'
twice by the unsurpassed bravery of the army d VP
Sutlej. (Loud cheers). This present will remain bran
a highly valuable commemoration to me and to my halts
(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, proud as I am of the meta
esteem and distinction shown to me in India as w,lla
England, I am far from attributing them to myself eine.
every one of my countrymen, I know, is well aid
ceived in Em land, andl consider this as a proof
ties of friendship and alliance which so long, and MO
Esgiefil
very difficult circumstances, have united
Prussia are still the same. (Cheers.) May them
long--(cheerej—may they last for ever, for the MN&
strength of both nations. (Load and sontinued &OM)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of Lis Ms
Prussia, which was acknowledged by Chevalier Damem,,
The CHAIRMAN next gave the " British Navy," brine
the Earl of Auckland returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Army," which min
(mended to briefly, but most appropriately, by Sir Mein
Whine.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of "L d&
Russell and her Majesty's Ministers." The adallealiZ
of a mighty empire was, in ordinary eircuoutsnesa •
and important trust, far beyond the strength of Mednlei
but Lord J. Russell, with the chivalry of his IN=
had accepted it surrounded by unusual [lauding.
by a natural calamity.
"That cloud which late o'er pale &insigne*"
he hoped was now dispelled, and that sunshine wind lit
over our fields and gladden the hearts of an lisellha
earnestly wished the noble lord and his e
succeed in restoring prosperity to this great= OW
cheers. ~
The toot was drunk with much cordiality.
Lord J. Rcesztt, in acknowledging the
—I am happy to have this opportunity of mud* Mil
the first place to pay my respects to the kedges end
non of an empire, which, as it has been truly sedio.
excellent friend the minister of the court of Prussia
litre, unparallelled in the history of the world—M wen
of which the first beginnings are most estraordnomf .
appear like heroic or fabulous times—an empire OM 7.;
been cemented by wisdom and justice in later thein;f
which we have the happiness to know, from a Teti
experience, should it be attacked by unprovoked, 01!:.
and formidable aggression, will be defended q as sad
telligence in command and as much bravery inotee=
se ever it was the happiness of any empire t eM•7,,
(Loud cheers.) I cannot fail to say this—mend r.ll
right hand one of the most distinguished of them !ter
who have lately proved to India and to the "111. _17.1
however ancient empires may have degenerated, Int:.
luxury and effeminacy of the con
oeron s.•
selves, our conquests are still maintained by the saws'"
the same stedfast determination, which won the first ri;
of territory in India. (Cheers.) I come, likewise, 0/...,
pay my tribute of respect and honour to that illusuioest7,
who site on your right hand, whose object it hat _ .7., .
ss
make a holiday tour, not to satify himself with M°,,,•;;
and amusements of Italy, or the vestiges of aarienty-
but who has visited in India • living dornioion—(l:;o'
who has searched the records of literature ma

and when the trumpet of war sounded in his can, hastened
to the amp, and showed himself among the fast and meet
pliant of those who stood on those bloody fields. (Loud
aim) You, sir, have dons honour to my colleagues
sod myself in saying words of praise and encouragement
via rupee to the part we have to bear in the government
d this great empire; and I sin happy to have this as every
otba.,,,,••(en which presents itself to me, of saying, that
tgeogh we have had to stem the tide, as you have observed,
dis great natural calamity—although a famine, unpreoe-
&flied I believe in the later history of Europe, threatened,
vaulted, and nearly overwhelmed • part of the United
Kingdom—although, therefore, we have had great diffi-
culties to meet front the visitations of Provideece and the
,ideitedes of the seasons, these difficulties hays not been
aggravated by any undue, any party, any factious opposition
nom those with whom I have long differed in
pagio—(churs)—but on the contrary, allowing of
wires for honest difference of opinion—allowing for
the hest which diecussion sometimes creates, we have been
allowed freely and fairly to apply to these calamities such
restediso u weconsidered the most fitting for the emergency
(Loud cheers.) This is not the place to argue or
that
rat would I be from arguing on each a tholesubject—
remedies were the best that could be devised ; but I must
add another tribute—l must say, during • very high
Price of food, during the difficuities to which the labour-
tftg people of this country have been subjected, that
both in England and in Scotland, and likewise in that put
of the United Kingdom which the calamity afflicted the
moot, the patience, the resignatioa. the fortitude, the sub-
simian to the will of Divine Providence on the part of the
great nun of the people, have been admirable indeed. (Loud
cheeril Therefore, while I accept the statement of the chair-
man—that we have had great difficulties to contend with,
I must alweis admit, in the fullest manner, that those diffi-
culties have been much lightened by the manner is which
our muerte hare been received, and by the manner in
which the sufferings of the people have been borne. (Loud
cheers) Allow me only further to say, with respect to a
very great put of this empire, that portion of our dominions
our which you, air, the chairman, and the Court of
Directors Freside, I trust that the fortitude and energy of
Lord Hardinee has saved India from immediate and perilous
moults for years to come, and that, whoever may succeed
that distinguished man. may be able, amidst the arts of peace
and the studies of science, to consult the happiness, pros-
perity, and welfare of the millions who inhabit India. (Loud
and motinued cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN had great pleasure in proposing the
"Health of Sir J. Hobhouse, the President of the Board of
Control."
The tout was drunk with loud cheese.
Sir J. 110BHUUSE returned thanks, and gave the health of
the chairman, for which honour Mr. Sr. GEORGE TUCKER
returned thanks, and proposed the health of Lord Herdinge,
a nobleman alike distinguished for his civil and military
virtues; whose gallantry in the field resembled that of a
young soldier, a volamteer for the forlorn hope with the
prudence and judgment of • consummate general. (Cheers.)
Drunk with all the honour.
Prince WALDEMAR then rose, and said,—My lords and
gentlemen, I have received the permission of your chairman
to propose a twist. I have very great pleasure in doing so.
His name is particularly dear to my memory, as it was with
the army under his command :hat I saw the first service and
witnessed the well-known discipline and bravery of the
Anglo-Indian army, displayed in so brilliant a manner on
the banks of the Sutlej. (Chan.) I need not relate to you
the exploits and merits of that distinguished, gallant, and
successful leader, Lord Gough, in that glorious campaign.
His deeds beloog to history, and his country has acknow-
ledged them. I will only add my testimony as an eye-wit-
nee, that never had a more amiable and kind-hearted man
or • more gallant general command of a better or a braver
army. lam sure you will all join me with full heart and
full glasses in drinking the health of Lord Gough.
Drunk with all the honours.
The CHAIRMAN said he had next to propose the health of
&gallant officer who had earned so much renown in that
well-fought field where the illustrious prince was present:
" The health of Sir H. Smith, and the Army of the Sutlej."
Drunk with loud cheers. . .

. .
Sir H. S,smj thanked the chairman for having associated
his name with them of the gallant heroes, statesmen, and
distinguished commandeer, Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough.
He wi.hed to have the opportunity of declaring to them
that
Lord Hardinge was surprised. There wan no period of the
campaign that admitted even the supposition of such a
charge. There were two descriptions of surprise; the one
political, the other military. As to the political surprise,'!
tram the day Lord Hardinge landed, he was impressed with
the idea that war must ensue. And what did he ? He
marched every disposable soldier, British or native, to-
wards the frontier, so much so that many of the old
Indians thought he was denuding the iower provinces.
Then as to the military surprise. Having concen-
trated an army, he waited the opportunity for the enemy
to develope his movements. The enemy did commit an act
of aggression, one of the boldest ever attempted in the
world, by crossing the Sutlej in front of our army ; an en-
gagement took place, and victory was ours. The illustrious
prince now present had condescended to come among
them, not only in the bivouac, but lived among them as man
should with man. The prince wore • good sword; he loved
them and lived with them, end when they strove for victory
be and his two aide.-de-camps strove to join them.
(Cheers.) He trusted this last war would insure • pro-
longed peace ; he had no doubt it would do so. But
they must remember, that India was conquered by the
sword, and must be maintained by the sword. Although
no one was more ready than he to acknowledge the zeal and
ability of the civil service of their Indian empire, they
could not too much encourage the organisation and
efficiency of their army. (Chess.) It must be well
officered. Soldiers would not fight so well without officers
as they would with them. (Cheers.) The furlough ques-
tion should be carried forward at once. Nothing was of so
much importance. (Cheers.) When men bad served ten
years abroad they required to renovate their constitutions,
and a return to the bosoms of their families had
the happiest effect, even on their military virtues.
(Loud cheers.) No one more highly honoured the Indian
army than he did; he knew its discipline and valour;
he had witnessed its gallantry in the greatest difficulties;
and, in the name of that army, he thanked the company
for the honour they had done him in connecting his name
with so distinguished a branch of the public service. (Loud
cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Civil and Military
Service of India."

Mr. H. MACKENZIE acknowledged the toast for the
former, and Sir J. LI:TERI/40TUE for the latter branch of
the service.
Several other toasts were drunk, after which the company
broke up.—The band of the Coldstream Guards were in at-
tendance, and Mr. Harper, the celebrated trumpeter.—Mr.
Toole was the toastmaster, and most ably discharged his
duties.

DEPARTURE AND RETURN OF THE WASHINGTON.

—The American ocean steamer, Washington, was towed
out of the Southampton Dock at 7 1.11. on Saturday, and
after taking the mails and passengers on board at the dock-
buoy, oiled about 4P. st. At 3P x. yesterday she was seen
Manila up Southampton Water. The following is the
Maid erase of Ler return:

tutted States Mall Steamer Visalungton.—Oefore the pilot lett the
neuter yesterday it was found that the coal, being an anthracite, and
espoused to be dmilar to the anthracite of the United Statim clinkered
unburned one set of grate tom atrial was made by burning
aothra-
ate and biturninma together, but the trial proved unsamfason7; the
Bre continued to burn the bass. Under theme do:wanness it was
deemed prudent not to proceed on the voyage, and at half-past S a.m.
the ship put bark for Southampton to get rd of her anthracite and to
take in a supply of other coal.—(Signed) F. lirwrrr, Commander;
B. Barra, Chief Engineer.—Southampton, July 11.
The Washington was 70 miles beyond the Needles when she
put back. It is expected that she will be detained at South-
ampton two days. A large party, among whom were seve-
ral scientific gentlemen, preceded as far as the Needles, and
returned in the American consul's yacht. Their report of
the performance of the machinery and the smoothness of the
vessel's motion is favourable. The Washington is to be
new.eeppered at New York, whence she will sail again for
Southampton on the 15th of August.
A COMMISSION OF Lute to wag held oo Saturday
at Kennington, on Misa Ann Harum, aged 68, of No. 2,
York-row, Kennington-road. Her property was stated to
consist of houses, which were in a dilapidated state, and of
government stock, to the amount of 10,0001. ; three of the
houses had not been tenanted (or eight years. Her delusions
were that her hands were not human, but the claws of
eagles; that it was not her tongue that spoke, but magic;
and that her heart was being torn to pieces. She said she
could not see and that she was stone blind. She was con-
stantly grinding her teeth. The servant who attended her
for many years had become impaired in mind by waiting on
her, and died in Bethlehem Hospital. The jury had an in-
terview with the lunatic lady in het home, when they were
quite satisfied of her insanity. They found her on the bed,
to which she bad been confined for years, and gave full
proof of her deluaons by her answers to the questions put to
her. The jury returned a verdict, dating her unsoundness
of mind from March, 1847.
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.—Sir,—In your paper of
the 3rd instant, you report the inquest on my poor child,
Emily Harriett Durban, who died through swallowing a
cherrystone. Some parts of the account you gave are in-
correct. You state that Mr. Bird and Dr. Sutherland
tried by every means to extract the cherry-stone.
I beg 'leave to state the following facts. Mr. Bird,
who always attends my family, was called in on
Monday to see my unfortunatechild. He gave her an emetic
and purgatives, and attended her up to Thursday morning,
when he recommended me to take the child to St. Thomas's
Hospital, to have the stone removed by an operation, and
because the child would be better done for there than we
could do by it. I beg leave to say that Dr. Sutherland did
not attend the child. He saw her on the Monday morning
previous to Mr. Bird seeing her, and ho was also called in
when a coughing fit came on on Thursday about two o'clock,
at did not home till the fit was over, nor did he use any
means to remove the stone as stated. The dressers, you say, at
St. Thomas's ad ministered an emetic ; they did no such thing.
They put the probing down the child's throat, which I told
then, was improper, as the stone was not lb the gullet, but in
the windpipe. My, poor child had two slight fits of cough-
ing before the fatal one, and when that came on the dear
child exclaimed, " Now it is coating, father." Calling their
attention, I said, " Now, gentlemen, you will see where it is
rowing to." It rose to the part I had previously pointed out to
Wm, Even then no means were used to extract the stone,
and alter struggling in my as two or three minutes she
"twirl. Is it not strange that in an hospital like St.
Tkeenas's there should :be no surgeon in attendance ? In
Jeer paper of the sth 'instant you state you have had a
miner from Mr. Travers, jun., stating he was not a house-
alrgeon, but simply a resident in the hospital. Does he
Lean to say lie has no fixed time at the hospital, and
ea° go in and out when he pleases, stay away
as wog Ile he likes, and not leave word wham he is gone te

If Mr. Travers is not the surgeon that should have been in
mindsets, pray who is the party ? Or, rather, is it the rude
of the hospital that the place should be WI without a ear-
geoa ? I can only my now, as I did to the omtwaer, di riser, hadere
be efficient aid there whoa I took sag and is Theemlsy
she would have bees new alive. Is it met a wilestegus eve that
an institution, like St. Thomas's HaSseidetelibeeeliedly
ro pvided with surgeons ? Is it not • Alt Om d the
first institutions of the kind in the sheehibe se badly
managed? Mr. Travers says, " I as met the Mass
surgeon," although he resides in the liespall Adm. if
inquiry was made the hounortugerin would be bend
to live at the Wert end, or a few miles from
London. It appears from your remark, on the
Oat instant that there ought to be a surgeon on
the spot at all times. Where was that person at 5 o'clock
on the lit Mat ? To that gentleman, be it who it may, I owe
the death of my dear child. I should have written this
before, but my grief has been too muck for me to
do so; and, though I am sensible that all I may
say will not restore me my child, yet many pa-
rents may suffer as I do if the evil is not remedied.
I pray the directors of the hospital to look into such gross
neglect, and adopt a remedy. Even on the evening of the
inquest after waiting about two hours no surgeon was to be
found in the hospital. Dun wavy to see that reporters do
not always describe came as they occur. The coroner's notes
of the inquest no doubt could be obtained, aad would be
found very different to those which appeared before the
public. lam sorry to have intruded so long on your time,
but as an advocate of justice I felt sure you would give ear
to my lamentable csee—l am, dtc., F. J. I)ouna9.
George-street, Croydon, July 9.
131Q1.31879, SATURDAY.—SUICIDE BY A MEDICAL
GENTLEMAL—Before Mr. Carter, at the Riming Bun Tavern,
Old Kent-road, on the remains of Mr. George Kenrick, aged
52 who had been a surgeon in the royal navy, had prac-
tised for some years at No. 8, Henry-place, Old Kent-road,
and who had committed suicide. For some months past
deceased's roamer had undergone a considerable change; he
had discontinued his practice, and become • comparative
recluse. On Thursday morning, at 9 o'clock, his servant
went to his room with a cup of tee, but thinking he was
asleep she did not disturb him. At 11 o'clock she returned,
and having called repeatedly, and receiving no answer, she
removed the bed-clothes, aad found that her master was
quite dead. Mr. Hawkins and another medical gen-
tleman
attended and found the deceased lying on his ,
left aide, with a disoecting instrument, the blade of
which was pointed and about four inches in length, li
buried in the body. The fatal instrument had en-
tered the left side about two inches from the nipple,
and lush was the force with which it had been driven, that
two inches of the handle were buried in the wound, and
this acting as a plug prevented much external hemorrhage.
The medical gentlemen were of opinion that the blade of
the instrument had passed through the heart, so that the
death of the deceased must have been instantaneous. The
lary returned a verdict " That he destroyed himself while
bouring ander a Bt of temporary insanity."—DEATH
or A Boy roost VIOLENCE.—Before Mr. W. Carter,
adjourned from Monday last, at the Priory Arms,
Priory-road, South Lambeth, relative to the death of
William Howman Spencer, aged eight years, who died
from the efficts of violence. The deceased was the son
of respectable persons, residing in South Lambeth. On Thurs•
day, the Ist inst., he left hooie, and proceeded to a school kept
by a Mr. Chapple' Larkhah-lane, Brixton, where he re-
mained about an hour, when he became unwell, and re-
turned home. At 9 o'clock the same evening he was seized
with violent vomiting, and Mr. Jones, a surgeon, was WWI
in ; deceased, however, continued to get worse, and died at 3
o'clock the following morning. Mr. Jones has since made a
post onortem examination of the body, in consequence of two
external bruises, one at the back of the head, and the
other on the left temple. Mr. Jones, after careful investi-
gation, was of opinion that the deceased had died from the
rupture of a blood-vessel of the brain, resulting from ex-
ternal violence. Such appearances might be cau•ed by a fall
or by blows. The relatives of the deceased were examined at
considerable length, together with Mr. Chapple, the school-
master, and several scholars, but none were able to throw
any I.ght on the mysterious affair. The jury returned a
verdict, " That the deceased died from the rupture of a blood
vessel of the brain, resulting from blows or tells, but how re-
ceived there was no evidence to prove."