The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

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THE EXPUESS, TUMMY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1860.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

es to his 000 duct was ever made by the deceased.
one occasion be enlisted in the army fur private mesons
of hie own. He was afterwards bought off by the detected,
who taunted him with what she had done, and so drove him
to enlist twice more. Was not present when something was
given to the dog, nor did be ham any ceders given to Nerds,
relative to the treatment of the anneal. He °mid not swear
when he first knew Maguire was going to give evidence.
He had been twice at the shop of Mr. Miller,
the chemist, but would swear he had not been
them before Maguire had given intimation of his intention
to eve evidence. While he was in the chop he did not
look round it, nor did be say any thing to Mr. Miller about
antimony. Maguire lived in the house at Vauxhall-road,
bat willing did not know what sort of evidence be was
going to give. He (witmes) did mos say, " I have waited
foe this ty, it has elms at last ; I will be master
now." that the day after Winslow was taken into
custody. By this remark he meant that he could reprove
the servants for their negligence. He did not in any way
refer to the death of Mrs. James (who died the day pre-
viously), but solely to the servants. Did not use such
an expression as " What a change 11l make when I'm mas-
ter," nor did he ever say, From present appearances it
won't be long first."
Dr. Cameron was then examined by Mr. Bliss. He said
be was • physician, lecturer on medical jurisprsidenee, end
physic= to the Liverpool Southern Hospital. The pit
soar called on hire in the Southern Hospital on the sth of
February, and requested him to visit Mrs. James. He did
not know her, but he was acquainted with the
whom he had attended at the Southern Hospital. Ifs foam
Mrs. James iu bed, suffering front bowel complaint, and she
bad else • tumour in the abdomen, which be believed to be
cancer. She was very weak old ted.
proscribed for her, and then desired them to send for him
if she became worse. He was sent for on the 29th March,
when the deceased's symptoms were similar to these he
noticed when he first visited her. Again he found her
labouring under violent purging and vomiting on the
on the Bth of May, and this attack was much more severe
than those previous. She was much improved, sod in fact
convalescent by the 19th of May—that was, as regarded the
purging and vomiting. He saw her again on the 25th of
May, when she was very ill, and he suspected from the
gymkpasSuit some fortign... tgjelient had been
auelrinis-
mseu
was convalescent again by the 6th of June. During his last
visits he had prescribed an antidote to antimony. He found
that the deceased was again very iII on the Bth and 9th of
June, with the same bad symptoms, including extreme
prostration. He obtained some of the deceased's urine on
the 6th of June, which he gave to Dr. Edwards for ma-
lysis, and had been made acquainted with the result. On
the Bth and 9th he also obtained excretions, and
in consequence of the result of their analysis, he
communicated with the police. He went with two
police officers to the house of the deceased on Sunday, the
10th June. In the room of Mn. James he saw some
bottles of medicine and cups, and one of the cure contained
ego . The cups were given to Mr. Kehl., of the detective
police. Witnem explained that Mrs. James was suffering
from the effects of poison, and that it was necessary to have
her removed to the hospital for her safety. At this time
be also received some excretions, which Mrs. Cafferata bad
by his order. He also gave orders that Mrs.
rameTerd excretions should be preserved. The deceased was
very ill for some days after her admission to the hospitaL
She afterwards improved somewhat, till the 22nd, when she
was seized with dangerous symptoms, end died on the 24th.
I misted at the post esorient examination. The body
was greatly emaciated. The membrane of the gullet pre-
sented • yellow appearance. At the entrance of the
stomach there were two patches of false membrane, but
can form no opiniou bow these were caused. The stomach
was distended and contained 16 ounces of fluid. There were
two small ulcers communicating with the cancerous to
These niters might hart been caused by the ad-
ministration of antimony or by disease. The bowels had
been perforated and their contents discharged into the
cavity of the abdomen, which was the immediate cause
of death. I think in • case like that of Mrs. James, look-
ing at all the symptoms and at the discovery of the anti-
monial deposits, it would have accelerated death.
My opinion is that antimony was administered within
a very short time of her admission to the hospital,
some time between the 9th and 10th of June. Ido not
think antimony was given to her after her admission to the
hospital. The vomiting of Mn. James was not of the
kind which the ulcers would produce, but was of a kind
which might be produced by some irritating substance such
as antimony.
In cromexamination by Mr. Seymour, the witness said
that hot food in a case like that of Mrs. James might pro-
duce vomiting, and always occasioned more or less pain with
ulceration of the stomach. There was no redness of the
mall intestines. Vomiting was one of the principal symp-
toms of ulceration of the stomach,ae by tending to starve and
weaken the patient, it produced emaciation and prostration.
Purging was not • usual symptom of au ulcerated stomach,
but oceurred with cancer in the bowels. Witness agreed
with Dr. Richards as to there being no case in which
slow antimonial poisoning was accompanied with
dysenteric evacuations. The alternation of constipation
and purging was one of the known symptoms d satimonial
poisoning. The intermitting condition of the patient was
one of the reasons which led to the conclusion that she was
the subject of poison. Witness agreed with the opinion
that in malignant diseases of the stomach the symptoms
remitted in a remarkable manner, so as to excite a hope that
recovery would take place ; but the truce was not very
long ; frightful disonpinisation was at length produced, and
inevitable death at last. Softening of the brain had been
noticed in some cases of antimonial poisoning, but it was
not a frequent or even ordinary indication. Antimonial
poisoning sometimes produced enlargement of the liver, but
it did net in this cam Aphthoue ulcerations in the glands
of the small intestines are also symptoms of the
presence of antimony ; there were none in this
wee. Eminent writers on Platen& medics and pa-
thology assert that some persons can tolerate the
presence of poison in their bodies without it having any
effect upon them. It is also an accepted truth among
eminent scientific writers, that there are conditions and
circumstances of the human frame in which antimony may
not possess poisonous results.
On being reexamined, witness said—This toleration of
poison is oommou rn certain cases of inflammation,
but it is my opinion that in this case the
opposite to toleration has been established. Aphthous
ulcerations are not often observed in cases of pawn-
lug by antimony. The &hoopoe of these symptoms,
combined with the state of the liver and brain, in no way
affects my opinion as to the poisoning in this case. There
were peculiar symptoms in the vomiting by Mrs. James,
which innuce me to believe that it was not caused by the
ulcers. Antimony would aggravate the ulcerous disease,
and enfeeble the bodily powers well as affect the appetite.
One of the effects of slow poisoning by repeated doses is
that the stomach is prevented from receiving fresh
nourishment. _ .

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TheasssWitiots was this morning designed for the
wilful murder of Ann James, the repenter of an endsg
and lodging home in Vauxhall-road, Lnespool, with whom
the prisoner lived as he.
1 ft. Bliss, Q.C. (with whommanager, were Mr. Alpinell and Mr.
Temple) appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Dighy Sep
mom, Q.C., Yr. Fenwick, and Mr. Little for the defence.
In opening the case Mr. Slim said that the pri-
soner was charged with the crime of wilful murder
by means of antimony, which it was alleged
he had administered in small and repeated dome.
The deceased, Ann James, died on the 24th of June
last, in the Liverpool Southern Hospital. She had been
attended by Dr. Cameron at intervals from the preceding
January. From the 6th or 7th of Jane until her death her
eerretions ware preserved, and with one or two omissions
were fs.und on analysis to contain antimony, as slid also the
viscera and intestines, when examined after death. She
died, however, of canter of the mecum, a natural dime's,
, which had perforated the bowels and caused bar inner
date death, and the iirisoner was accused
of
agg.
rerstil athgntimeaea", andbyeotheaccesdlenZtisng fcleeng.
She had been attackedo before with repeated vomiting' and
prgings, the former coming on suddenly after taking food,
end particularly sago, and then ceaang suddenly, aod
though she recovered she manifested after each attacks ex-
treme nervous prostration and muscular debility, which,
with other symptoms, induced the medical men to believe
that such administrations of antimony had hastened her
death. If the jury were of opinion that the prisoner was
the person who administered this antimony, and that he did
it wilfully with the intentionof taking life or doing grievous
bodily harm, it would be their duty to find him guilty of
murder.
Kr. Aspinall then called the first witness, Jane Cafferata,
niece of the deceased, Mrs. James. She said she was the
wife of Henry Calmat& who raided in Manchester, where
he worked as an .oepaumidaliatapoet....lll:ll4llBll4Al9
pool, which was also a registered lodging-house. Her aunt,
who came from Plymouth, had resided in Liverpool since the
year 1842. Witmess's mother and father, Elizabeth and
Henry Townshend, and her brothers (Martin, William, and
Samuel), and witness also, came from Plymouth at the same
time. The whole fami first set up in the grocery business.
but it was not successful; and the deceased, Mrs. James,
opened an eating-house in Vauxhall-road, which was kept
open during the day only. Mrs. James kept a general con-
trol over this shop. Witnees's brother Martin acted es
shoman. Witness's mother made confectionery for the
trade, and the other brothers studied music. Window first
came to the shop as a castoener in 1854, and then he took
lodgings with them, and about this time they tegiste the
house as a lodging-house, and made up fourteen beds. The
house also was at this time kept open both night and day.
Waned,* stayed at Vauxhall-road till June, 1855, when
she and her husband removed to Manchester. At
this time, and previous to it, Winslow and Mrs.
James were on good terms. Witness paid frequent visits
to Liverpool alter her removal to Manchester, and in Fe-
bruary last, while in Manchester, she received a letter from
Winslow, in which he said, " Ursa want to tee) MIMIIt
alive, come immediately." Witness west to •
and found her aunt very ill. Her aunt said to hil;77Mi
very ill and never expected to see you again." She stayed
with her aunt about a fortnight, and as she got better some-
what, witness returned home. Mts. James usually kept
her money in the bedroom, and those who required change,
got it from the deceased in her bedroom. Witness's father
was an invalid in February, and is so still. His name is
Henry Townshend. In March witness was again requested
to go to Liverpool to see the deceased, but being ill herself
she did not do so. Winslow again wrote to her in April, saying
that her aunt was very ill, and she went down to Liverpool in
May. She found her aunt much worse than when she last
saw her. Her sufferings were very severe, and she some,
times vomited very violently. Martin To;rashend did not
come to Liverpool till the 31st of May. No doctor was at-
tending the deceased when witness first visited her in May,
but at the requestof the deceased Dr. Cameron was called
in on the Bth of May. Her aunt began to improve after Dr.
Cameron's visite. She afterwards got bad again, and Dr.
Cameron was then sent for. She appeared to rally, and all
that Dr. Cameron ordered was carefully attended to. Wit-
ness, at Dr. Cameron's request, preserved all her aunt's
excretions, urine, and vomit. On the night of Saturday,
the 9th of June, wituess got some sago from a kap in
the shop, and peppered some for the d who 'p-
uma refreshed by it, and slept after it for several
ap-
peared
Witness took her also some tea and an egg
about three o'clock in the morning, but as the deceased did
not require them then, they were left at the bedside,
within her reach. Witness then went to bed and slept
soundly till about eleven o'clock in the morning of Saturday
the 10th of June. When witness awoke she noticed two
cups alongside the bed, which had been brought there dur-
ing the night. The pri over was often in the habit of tak-
ing things into the deceased's bedroom during the night.
The cup witness left in the chair by the bedside had been
taken away. The other cups remained on the table till Dr.
Oitneron and the police officers arrived. Witness never
touched them. Thu morning Dr. Cameron said he thought
it would be advisable to remove Mrs. James to the hospital.
Mrs. James was in consequence dressed, and takes
by Dr. Cameron and witness to the Southern line-
Witness has since lived at VauxhalloroneL
On the Wednesday before Mrs. James died, witness
had some words with the primmer, who ordered her
to leave the house. Window said he did not like the cool
way in which she (witness) took things. He also said that
her husband, Mr. Waste, carried white powders in his
pocket ; that eke (wiles's) was quite a second Palmer. Ha
hasiand, who was in Liverpool at that time, is troubled
with indigestion, and to relieve the complaint he =Tile
carbonate of soda in his pocket. Another dispute took
place next day, and the prisoner said she should not go to
the hospital as she (witness) intended. Afterwards he said
she might
The if she had to take any clean linen to the de-
ceased.prisoner talked to her aunt several times
about making vrill, and told her that she would not
shorten her life by doing so. The prisoner afterwards said
that a Liwyer was coming to make a will. A gentleman
did come for that purpose, but no one was in the room with
the deceased while he was there. Witness did not know
that her cunt had any property, and she (witness) never
had any antimony in her possession.
la cross-examination, the witness said that at the time
her brother Martin enlisted in the Scots Greys he assisted
her aunt in the business. Her aunt bought his discharge
from the army, till she at last sand she would pay smart
money" no longer. Mediu only baked rolls aM pies for
the shop. He did not prepare any other food. My husband
also took laudanum as well as carbonate of soda. Once my
husband said that laudanum was good for the bowel com-
plaint, but witness did not remember him saying that it
wee good for her want. This was not said when her aunt
was taking either food or medicine. Witness did not re-
collect if the purging and vomiting took place immediately
after the deceased took food or some time afterwards. ,
Winslow was also kind and attentive to the deceased, and
he appeared in the deepest distress when she became worse.
He was anxious about the attendance of the
doctor, and the deceased told her that the
soner suggested the calling in of Dr. Cameron.
The prisoner said, " Dr. Whittle had let two slip, and he
would got Dr. Cameron for her aunt." Sometimes the pri-
soner would remove things he brought into the room, and
sometimes he would leave them, and his conduct did not
excite any suspicion by eagerness to remove things. When
witness prepared the sago of which deceased partook, on the
9th of Jane, she took the cup containing the sago and
washed it in the kitchen. She (witness) generally washed
those cups, as they were great favourites of her aunt's. She
was not aware as to what property her aunt possessed, but
her aunt once said she could live in the country. Witness
never suggested that she should take a cottage near Man-
chester, and live comfortabl The deceased offered the
badness to her, but she would not take it, as it wars " too
rough" for her. The deceased then said. Winslow &aid
have it, but he would have to pay for it the same as any
other person. Was not aware that she said that Wins-
low, as he had made the business, was the
best entitled to it. Was not aware that he made the
business, but knew that be made the night business. Witness
was in her aunt's room when Mr. Lloyd came to snake the
will, and her aunt told her to leave the room, and she did
so. She was aware that there was money in the bones,
and recollected a sum of 401. being in the house, of which
the 351. found by the police was a portion. Heard the de-
ceased
say that it was brought from the bask by the pri-
soner. The money received in the shop during the illness
of the dammed was given to her (deceased) either by wit-
ness or prisoner. Witness's husband never visited the de-
ceased at the hospital, and Martin Townshend only visited
her on the night of the day she was admitted. Was aware
that the deceased was removed to the hospital because it
was suspected that she had been poisoned, but was not
aware that she was in danger. Thought Dr. Cameras cow
sidered it a mistake of the druggist, as she (witness) did Dot
think any one would have Leen base enough to administer
poison. Knew the young man Maguire, who still raided
at the home io Vauxhall-reed, and who daily attended the
examinations at the police court. Witness was a mother
before her marriage, but refused to tell who was the father
of the child.

To the Judge—l have never attended a human patient
poisoned by antimony. Persons suffering from sickness
after food are relieved by vomiting ; but in the case of
lin. James there was considerable retching after the
food was thrown off the stomach.

The next witness, Wm. Horn, inspector of the Liverpool
detective police, was examined 17. Mr. Aspinail—He
said he accompanied Dr. DllllllllOll to Mors. James's house on
the 10th of June, in company with Inspector Keboe. In
the deceased's room they found two cups on • table ; one
contained sago. He also took eight medicine bottles. He
removed all these articles to the police court anti sealed
them up. They were then locked up by the storekeeper.
He received beck from the storekeeper two cups and one
bottle, and pve them to Dr. FAlwarda. He saw the pri.
Boner that day and told him to meet him (witness) the next
day (Thursday). Winslow case to the police office on
Thursday, and said he had been told that antimony had
been administered to Mrs. James, and in answer to witness
he said he suspected Henry Cafferata. He went to the
police office again on the following Saturday and made a
lengthy statement, which was taken down in writing.
(This statement, in part a biography of the primmer,
was very lengthy, but it contained few important facts, be-
yond the admission that he (the prisoner) gave Mrs. James
some sago, a portion of which was left in • cup, on the
morning of the 10th of June.)
Witness continued—He took the prisoner into custody,
as Mrs. James beaune worse, u ho was suspected
of havbig administered sago containing antimony to
the deceased. The prisoner said to witness, I
made her sago at five o'clock that morning, but I
put no antimony in it. I know the use of antimony, but I
have not need any for eighteen years." Witness afterwards
diseovered in deceased's house various property belonging to
the deceased, but in no conceivable place could he find any
antimony.
Dr. Cameron having been recalled, identified his prescrip-
tions, and said he pee tannic acid as an antidote to the
antimony.
The court them rase, and adjourned to nine o'clock on
Tuesday (to-day).

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Butrrot., Avo. 90.
Owing to Mr. Justin* Keating harlot beau called away
through the illness, it is understood, d his lady, XL Baron
Channell, arrived here last night, tad's now proceeding with
the °PAWN.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Re-examined—Except when visiting Liverpool, witness
always lived with her husband. When deceased spoke of
going into the country she thought that she merely alluded
to a temporary visit for the benefit of her health.
To the Judge—Dr. Cameron told her about Whitsuntide
that her aunts illness was caused by a tumour. On her re-
turn from the bovital she told the priorkor that Dr.
Cameron suspected the deceased boa been
The next witness, Martin Richard Towaa3ead, brother of
Mrs. Oafferata, and nephew of the deceased, was examined
by Ku Temple. He said that he was not in Liverpool from
April till the end of May, and on visiting his aunt he found
her suffering from great prostration. He remembered
seeing the deceased at the Southern Hospital on the even-
ing of the day she was removed to the hospital. That was
the last time he saw her. He once owned a dog, and as it
suffered excruciating pains, he hung it, and buried
it in the yard. The body of the dog had sines
been exhumed, and given into the charge of Dr.
Edwards. Witness never prepared sago or any other food
for the deceased. Once he stirred 1101120 sago while it was
on the firm He ooskl swear that he never cooked fish for
the deceased, as • witness had said be did. He assisted in
the otsaigoost of the Weimar up to 1866, and no cam-

The August adjourned pueral emsiom of the pesos for
the °Dusty of Middlesex ecesnieueest yesterday at the
QaDdhall Westminster, before Mr. Bodkin,assistant judge,
Mr. Payne, deputy, and the fallowing nuMettstes
H. H. Harwood, Mr. Pugh, Mr. Bestham, Mr. Woolsey,
Mr. H. White, Mr. H. J. Baxter, Sir James Tyler, Sir John
Hensler, Mr. Bird, Dr. Bateman, Mr. Goodhart, Mr. Par-
bury, and Mr. Griffith•
The calendar contains the names of 73 prisoners, all ex-
cept six charged with felony.
The Assistant Judge delivered the charge to the grand
juliese Burklawd, a fine-looking and respectably-dressed
young fellow, was indicted for having stolen two cows, the
property of Richard Cutlet. He pleaded guilty. The
police proved several former convictions against him, one of
which was for stealing a cow.
The Aseistmat Judge mid itappeered from the depositions
that this was a most flagrant robbery. The prisoner went
into e field belonging to the prosecutor, breslung down the
fence and gates, and drove away two cows, which he after-
wards endeavoured to selL As lately as April last he was
tried at this court for airbag a Garains-piatcs, but he

was then fortunate enough to be acquitted. For the
offence he bad now committed he would Dave mitered
capital punishment but a very few yeas ago. The iien-
tem* upon him wee live yeeripsoid servitude.

TICE POLICE COURTI3.
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MANSION-HOUSE.
Dr. Daniel de Is Cheroie Gourley, the physician, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, for final exami-
nation, under the Fraudulent Trustees Act, charged with
having appropriated a large sum of money over whirr he
had control as trustee and executor of a deceased gentle-
man, named Rigg, to his own use.
Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of the prisoner.
The evidence of the witnesses, which has already been
Lusztias read over to them by Mr. Oke, the clerk, and
• the wife of the deceased gentleman, in wl .ose
Interest prisoner should have acted as trustee and exe-
cutor,
misapprehension of
thedeeie toeruetepiaLiiceni,whhate
wahefobelimicevrledy
given. b
e
a misa
She said that she wished it to be understood that
she still believed that at the time the prisoner sold out the
money he intended to have applied it in some other way for
her benefit.
The Lord Mayor then gave the prisoner the usual formal
caution, that what be said might be used in evidence against
him, and inquired whether he wished to make any answer
to the charge'
The prisoner, addressing his lordship, said—l have this
answer to make to it, that I am wholly and entirely igno-
rant of any fraud or any intention to defraud, and that the
prosecution has been entered upon from malicious motives.
I intended to have entered upon these motives to-day, but
I think it will be better to reserve them for a future occa-
sion. If I Lad been aware that any order bad been issued
by the Court of Chancery for the payment of this money, I
should have attended to it, but no order was ever served
upon me. 1 find it difficult to refrain from saying more on
the subject, but I decline to do so at the present moment.
The Lord Mayor then directed that the prisoner should
stand committed to Newgate to take his trial at the next
sessions of the Central Criminal Court.
MARLBOROUGH-STRUT.
William Ben_ Wt. of 35. Vere-street, Lincoln's.innt
Moon.c.rescent, lalington, omnibus Conductor, badge 2,335.
The complainant, whose face from the corner of the eye
over the right temple was covered with plaster, said he was
the conductor of a Paddington omnibus, and on his stand at
half-past ll over night—the Sunday evening fare after 8 is
6d.—at Tottenham-court-road end the defendant and his
wife hailed him, the former getting on the roof, and the
latter inside, he telling defendant the fare. On alighting
at Chapel-street , Edgware-road., defendant tendered Ga for
the two, which he refused to accept, and defendant struck
him over the back of his head with his umbrella, and be-
fore be could recover himself his wife struck him over the
eye with bearThcla
which she took off her f for the pur.
pose, and escaped. Assistance from an inside passenger was
rendered, after a tuuel with the defendant be was
secured and given in charge.
Defendant said he told the complainant be had no more
money with him, upon which he laid hold of him, and de-
manding his hat or his coat for the fare, gave him, ou his
refusal to comply, the first blow.
This was denied by the complainant, and by
Mr. John Win. Hoare, of Devonshire-street, Queen-
square, the inside passenger hefoie referred to, who fully
confirmed the statement of the complainant, who said the
woman very deliberately took off her clog and struck the
complainant on the temple violently. AU the conductor
wanted was to know who the defendant was and where
he lived.
Complainant said the wound bled very much, and he was
unable to continue on duty.
Mr. Besdou said defendant might consider himself for-
tunate he did not send him at once to prison with hard
labour. He should fine him 46e., or one month in default.
Complainant applied for the difference of fare.
Mr. Beetlog informed defendant if he did not directly pay
it, he should issue a summons against the wife, and the con-
sequences must be abided by.

THE SUSPECTED DEATH PROM POISONING
IN MARYLEBONE

Yesterday morning Mr. Wakley, the coroner for
West Middlesex, resumed an inquiry, in the board-room of
the Marylebone Workhouse, into the circumstances attend-
ing the death of John Conway, aged 45, a member of a
burial club, whose life is supposed to have been sacrificed
by the administration of poison. The case was reported in
our columns a few days since.
It will be remembered that the deceased was a boot and
shoe maker, residing at No. 3, Maryleboneeourt, and being
a member of a burial club, his wife or nominee was en-
titled at his death to a sum of 8/. He was a very
sober man, and was taken 11l on Thur.day, the 9th
inst. when after a period of 24 hours' suffering, be
died.' Dr. elllthe district visiting surgeon, secondarily
to another m gentleman, attended three hours before
death. He subsequently made a post mortem examination,
and found death to have resulted from peritonitis, or
inflammation of the bowels. There were, however, such
suspicious appearances, that a pathological examination was
not sufficient to allay the suspicion that death had been
produced by foul means. The inquiry was, therefore, ad-
journed, in order that a chemical analysation of the stomachi
and its contents should be made.
_ _ _

The court having been opened with the usual formula,
Mr. William Clapp was examined as to his chemical exa-
mination of the contents of the stomach of the deceased.
He said, " When 1 saw the deceased on Friday evening of
the 10th instant he was perfectly 'sensible, and was sitting
up In bed. From his statement and those about him I could
find nothing that would lead me to the cause of his malady.
He said he had been out during the day, and had not eaten
or drank anything beyond what be was accustomed to do.
He was suffering from great tension of the abdomen. I
wished him to be brought to the workhouse on account of
the number of people being in the room of the dying man.
I went home for the purpose of making out the order for
his admission, and the son, in the meantime, had been to
my house for the order, but I had not then arrived home.
I made the order subsequently, and was rarptised to find
him dead. The pod mortars examination proved acute
peritonitis, or inflammation of the membrane, covering the
intestines with dark patches. I obtained the aasistance of
Dr. Thompeon, of our own board, and lecturer at St.
Thomas's HospitaL I handed him over the stomach, and
on examination be found no traces of poison. As he was
not summoned upon the inquest he furnished me with a note
to that effect. _

The Coroner—Are 3101 satisfied now that death was from
natural onuses! . . _

--iir.Cl;ppLi am quite satisfied. The stomach was tested
for arsenic, strychnia, lead, and other poisons, but no traces
could be found.

After bearing some other evidence,
The jury consulted, after which they returned a verdict
" That death wan produced by acute peritonitis, or inflam-
mation of the stomach and intestines, but how that inflam-
mation was caused there was no evidence to show."
The Coroner said that was a very proper verdict, for who
could tell but poison might have been taken during the day,
and then thrown off ; for, certain it was, there were still
suspicious circumstances attending the case. Mr. CLipp had
done perfectly right in availing himself of the assistance of
Dr. Thompson. Notwithstanding the chemical test of that
gentleman, no poison was found, and the cause of the acute
peritonitis must therefore rest in obscurity. The verdict
was then recorded.

REVIVAL 07 CAMBERWELL Fars.—Yesterday
morning, at • very early hour, the inhabitants of that part
of the Camberwell New-road near the Lambeth County
Court were aroused by hearing loud and continuous ham-
mering, mingled with shouting and other sounds, so unusual
to the respectable inhabitants of this locality. It was then
discovered that durinflte previous night and yesterday
morning • fair of very dimensions had been established
in an extensive field at t e rear of Camberwell Chapel, and
abutting on the Brunswick-road, and therein had been
established upwards of 200 booths, including • large eques-
trian teat, a theatre, an exhibition of moving models,
refreshment booths, rile galleries, &c., lcc. It would
appear that on Sunda . evening two or three caravans
were noticed p towards the field ; but
not the slightest ides wee entertained that • fair,
and one of the largest that has ever been oda-
hlished on the Survey side of the water, was
about to be held. As soon as this became known, large
bodies of police were placed on duty, and several of the in-
habitants Lid a complaint for the removal of the booths,
he., but they were extremely surprised and disappointed on
being informed that this could not be done without giving
the parties seven days' notice ; and, of course, by that time '
the fair would be over and the whole of the ground cleared,
so that they will be obliged to put up with it for three
days, although the extreme end of the fair comas within •
few feet of the dwarf garden walls. Notwithstanding the
somewhat doubtful state of the weather the fair was duly
opened with the usual accompaniment of gongs, drums,
brass bands, and other deafening noises. Before twelve
o'clock the roadway leading to the ground wore a very
lively appearance, hundrods of the lovers of such sight,
wending their way thereto, and seeming to fancy that •
triumph bad been gained by the revival of Camberwell
Fair, which it was thought was forever extinct
EXECLITION AT V ARWICIL —Yesterday morning
Francis Price, convicted at the recent Warwickshire assizes
of the murder of • young woman whom he had courted,
the servant at • small public house in Birmingham, paid the
penalty of his crime on a scaffold in front of the county gaol.
There was • large concourse of persona to witness the execu-
tion, but the culprit went through the scene with much
nerve and &meets. He delivered • speech as be stood by
the gallows, admitting his guilt, and expressive of rtigret
that be had beep induced to plead "not guilty" at the time.
Since his sentence the culprit had directed his mind to the
consolations of religious instruction, and • moment after has
short address was finished, the bolt was drawn, and lie died
without a struggle. The crowd disappeared peaceably soon
afterwards.

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MILTIWPOLITA X FREE HOSPITAL, DETONSIIIKS-
SQUARE, CITT. —The aggregate number of patients relieved
during the week ending August ld was—if edict', 1,143 ;
surgical, 499 ; total, 1,611; of which 858 were sew MM.

Errs's 11011120PATHIC COCOA. —lta delicious
Welk grateful emoothnem, and invigorating power haulm.
ured Ita general adoption al • breaklut beverage.
and 114. puke* &U s. Id. per lb., by the prlncipal grocers.
LWelled Epps, Hot geugathle Chemist, London.' —Ad
vathossosai.