The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

THE BIRMINGHAM BANK'S STOPPAGI

BIBMINGRAX, Smut
Much anxiety is felt in this town and in the dis.
trict that this bank should resume. In consequeme ci i
a numerously attended meeting of the directors sad ga
-resident large shareholders was held at the beak tele,
when it was unanimously resolved that a general mei;
of the shareholders be held on Thursday next sa Meek
at the gleamy Amombly-rooms, to lefties ale
meat of accounts and to consider what mete as,
be taken for the resumption of the knee I(
the bank. Meanwhile the meeting expressed an eel
hope that the friends and customer, of the bank win ier
making any new arrangement with regard to the N.
counts until the mirth of the meeting can be maw*
rated. A ommuittee consisting of four mambas of *4.
board and four shareholders was appointed. It Is sow
likely that the resuscitation will be in the form of a bee
on the limited liability principle. With tradirew
efforts it is believed there is vitality enough is the adi
cern to ensure its revival.

rHE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OP A LADY 4?
BRI.

VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER AGADIR!' RIR
HUSBAND.

Yesterday evening the Brighton borough mein
resumed the topiary into the death of Mrs. Mien Vl,*
Warder, wife of Dr. Alfred William Warder, who 14
under the 'unpick= oirmunstances with which our mins

are familiar.

Dr. Taylor and Dr. Wilke' were present, and maristbeh
reports. Dr. Taylor said the result of a most
analysis was that there was no trace of any miseral*
organie poison debeotable by chemical beets geese h
the viscera. The portions of the tongue sad gaho
and the blood from the heart were examined with no
same result. The eoutente of the stomach and ileteerha
deposited no mineral matter, sor any sediment of a 100
picleus kind. Cadge the mierwoope there was wag
unusual. The only unnatural appearance was the peens
of a small quantity of blood. After concentration is es
extract and suuent treatment no alkaloid poises*,
detected. Thep,ysiological test of applying the a,
tract of the fluid to a wound in the neck of a lag
rabbit produced no effect. The chemical and pop&
logioal tests concurred, therefore, in showing that tees
was no aconite and no alkaloidal poison de*
ing in the contents of the stomach and ima,
tines of deceased at the time of her death, Ths
result was, however, quite consistent with the death 4
the deceased from poison, especially such a poem*
aconite. The only chance of finding It in the wale, e
be a stomach would in those cases where a com
large dose had been swallowed by the decreased
before her death. If small doses had been given at
—a fact to be indicated by symptoms—and none had
given within two or three hours before death, none
be found in the contents of the stomach, but in all
whether poison remains in the stomach or not at the '
of death, the cause of death can only be determined 1"
knowledge of the symptoms from which the deceased
fered while living, and in the appearances found in
body after death.
Dr. Wilkes gave the details of his examination'of
intestines, the result of which was that he found infiaa
metion of the internal mucous membrane of the
sad evidence of previous inflammation on the m
membrane of the tongue end gullet. He found no**
in the organs to account for the death of deceased. , •
Dr. Wilkes and Dr. Taylor afterwards min
questioned Dr. Taaffe as to the general condition
symptoms of Mrs. Warder during his attendance. He
her illness throughout was one of remission ; and as te,
garded the strangury, there was a perfect intermimica
the symptoms. She continually complained of pain la*
stomach, but there was no diarrhoea, on the contrary the
was some constipation.
Dr. Taylor then said the symptoms detailed by
Taaffe, and the after death, appeared to Ida"
show that the th of deceased arose from poison. 711'
symptoms were not consistent with any disease that is
had either heard or read of, but they were °waisted MI
such as would be produced by tincture of aconite Oak
small doses, or any other vegetable irritant ; but therm
-
more consistent with aconite than any other poison he hire,
of. The condition of the brain, stomach, and lung" we
such se had been produced by tincture of main
in the body. The contents of the stomach and bore
being tinged with blood showed there had been Meg
irritation. The last case of poisoning by aconitebeiisefi
observed was in November, 1863, and the 'papaw
during life, as well as the appearances after death, vas
similar to those in this case. Some of the 'mese
attending poisoning by aconite had not been observed'
this case, but the spasmodic vonfitingand retching, sadille
persistence of those symptoms, as well as the feeblenearf
the heart's action, led him to conclude that MA
WAS the only reasonable cause of death
could ho swgned. Aconite given in small gentile
acts particularly on the heart, lowering its ides
and rendering the person weaker and weaker, till he
she dies, and, that appeared to be the account gives Ip
Dr. Warder of the death of his wife. Doses of to e
twelve drops might thus cause death if taken repeats*.
Dr. Male, of Birmingham, died from taking eighty dm'
of the ordinary tincture. He took an avenge deeeef
eight drops, and died in four days. That was the ore.
nary tincture, but Fleming's tincture is five taustronger,
stronger and his (Dr. Taylor's) conclusion was Mai
very small quantity of Fleming's tincture would preen
similar effects. The power to discover the poisoem es
body must depend on the amount of the dose, and *
time it was given before death.
By the Coroner—Aconite would not cause 'treaty;
but cantharides would, and that strikes my mind r a
cause likely to produce the appeoranoes found is *
bladder and kidneys. Caatharides might possibly hart
been given to simulate natural disease, and then mails is
used afterwards in poisonous treatment. No Mee :
chemical test exists for the detection of acenitins (filr
principle of aconite), and only the physiological test Nabs
relied w.
Dr. Wilkes also said he was unable to connect the
of deceased with any known disease, and could Dotal
the inference that it was due to some vegetable rim
He should not like to speak to the nature of the poem.*
to whether several might not have been combined, set Is
was inclined to agree with Dr. Taylor that death me
mainly due to aconite.
In the course of replying to some questions free lr
jury, Dr. Taylor said that Dr. Warder bad been ore ased
with the Grosvenor-place School of Medicine, Load/N*4
no man better understood how to administer scale'
any other medicine either healthfully or mistletoe*
than he did. At the time of Palmer's trial Dr. Warder amt
one of the school who came forward strongly to defied der
The Coroner then summed up the ease to the Orr
putting two imams to them—whether deceased met le
death from poison, and, if so, whether or not that mins
was administered by her husband. There certainly Ms II
strong motive apparent in the case, and that ink
so far as it went, was to be taken in the he
band's favour. As to the absence of KIN d
the symptoms of poisoning by aconite, he *
called to the recoil/a:4ton of the jury Dr. W*116,„
statement to Dr. Trails, that aconite was the poly *AY_
to give relief to the steak/lay. Now, if he bad Mr',
istered cantharides to induce the strangurl he a
easily persuade her not to mention the tingling
limbs to Dr. Tootle, on the ground that it was the mg
thing to give her relief, and she might depend on bin pt
proper dews. That was consistent with one's experine
of life.
The jury consulted but a very few momenta, sad Sts
returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Dr. Wens
(who committed suicide yesterday week). The in
man said the jury were of opinion that deceased did
from poison given her by her husband, most WOW
aconite in small doses.

Tan CiieLEBA. —Ten deaths in all have WWII
from sholera in the workhouse in Liverpool. Eight thi/
dren still remained in the cholera ward, and were sates'-
peeled to recover. The spread of the disease was oraell
groat unesaisems. It has also broken out at Weeded. ill
Cheshire. A feeling of great alarm has Deiced the Wel:,
tans of IlaneUy in consequence of the breaking eel•
the disease in the perk Already about a dolma Wel
have fallen victims to its ravages after a few hoed
rem. Precautionary measures have been takes to 10'
vent its spreading, and the custom-house authorities ear
Wised orders that eleaa bills of health will not be_
_file,'
to vessels leaving the port for foreign parts. The ite'
of Health immediately met and appointed committee;
and on Saturday they held a special meeting tel
etearlii
the minutes of the committee. A large house in
square has been fitted up as a hospital ; and is ime
emergency, where application to a medical man cannot te
nude, the druggists have been ordered to suppli I.*
quisite medicine.
MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The treasures of art holor
ing to this society have just had an important additel
made to their number in the shape of a marble busthlll4
les
Morton Edwards, of London, of the Prince of Wale,
is one of the banahers, which has been presented to
of
society by one of the members, Mr. U. H. W. legia.
Titsworthdtouse, Slough, Backs. Ile royal le=
honoured the artist, Mr. Edwards, with several
is foe the work, and it executed in a manner which re„_
mai malt on the skill and taste of Mr. Simard& trA
bust, which is an exceedingly good likeness, is tr.',
has been placed a handsome vend antique ate 11l
the library of tbeeirmisty, which his royal highness
rated Ia October, 1881. We andeneand it is also
to place In the library a fell length state porteet,f,' 4,7
royal highness, for which a fund has been mota
clulvely by the members of the Middle Torok.
PEtxasas'eleefid
Osrokii Aerr.m. —The ptrot
to this society took place at Anderton's Eflgladg;
when Francis James Hunter, aged 8, and
nirsoodg
wards, spa 8, WOO siesta. the votes Wag
311) and A7l •