The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

that she had given her husband a certain powder to cure
his drunkenness, which she called " quietness," and that
contained a considerable quantity of antimony. He regretted
to say that this mixture was sold to a considerable extent

by druggists in the town of Bolton. The prisoner stated
that she obtained it from a druggist of the name of Simpson,
in Bolton, and Mr. Simpson himself would tell them, how-

ever much they might reprehend his conduct, that he had
sold this mixture to the prisoner, but be would also tell
them that, what he had sold her contained only four grains of
antimony and fifteen grains of cream of tartar, whereas what
was taken out of her pocket contained considerably more
than four grains of antimony. On Saturday, the 28th of
June, the medical men asked the prisoner if she had given
her husband any medicine, when she replied "No, except
what Mr. Dorrien had sent him." After that she was
told that a powder containing a considerable quantity of
antimony had been found in her pocket, and then it was
that, for the first time, she admitted that she had given
him a powder for " quietness." The jury would have to
consider for what purpose the prisoner gave the deceased
this powder. If it was simply for the purpose of making
the deceased sober, they would take that into their considera-
tion. If they believed that she gave her husband these small
doses of antimony, time after time, to cause his death, then
they would be bound to find her guilty of wilful murder.
The first witness called was James Lowe, surveyor, who
produced a ground plan of the dwelling house, and also a
photographic representation of the kitchen. By Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins : I have heard of " quietness," and by women in
Bolton. I have beard for what it was used—tosober drunk3n
men. Mary Ann Hutton said : lam 19 years of age, and a
native of Ireland. I had been in the service of the
deceased, Daniel M'Mullen, about nine months. He
was a shopkeeper and cotton spinner. My master and
mistress attended to the shop. The deceased was of a
quiet disposition, but in the habit of getting drunk—
he got intoxicated three times while I was there—the
first time soon after I went, and kept drunk about three
days on the last occasion, which was on the 7th of June.
He attended to the shop for three days after the last
fit of drunkenness. His wife was in the house. On
the Saturday before his death the prisoner told me to fetch
a surgeon. The doctor attended him until he died. Mr.
Dorrien was called in first, and then Dr. Chadwick. The
prisoner and h3r husband lived very uncomfortable together
and often quarelled. The last time he got drunk was on a
Saturday. A man came and looked in at the shop window.
The deceased and the prisoner were in the shop at the time,

and coming into the room, the prisoner said to me, Is that
man after you ? I said perhaps he is. The prisoner said
if he was after me I should have asked him in. The de-
ceased stayed a short time, and then went to the beerhouse.
I have frequently seen the man with my mistress on other
occasions, and when he has been there she has sent me out.
The deceased returned home about ten o'clock, and went ont
again. The prisoner then went out, and she said she would
go to " Peter's," but, if the deceased returned, I was to say
that she was gone out for a loaf of bread. She was
out for about half an hour. The deceased came home
shortly afterwards, and again went out. When prisoner
came home, I told her the deceased was out. She then
asked me to go and find him, but I declined. After
that the prisoner and myself went to the Archduke
public house, and enquired for the deceased, and was
told that he had gone to bed. He was called, and when he
came down, the prisoner and he quarrelled and fought.
After they became cruet, the prisoner threw a knife at the
deceased, and cut him on the wrist. They remained at the
inn until three o'clock in the morning. They were both
drunk, and a police officer assisted them home, where they
again fought : the prisoner fell and cut her face. The
deceased proceeded home, and when the prisoner arrived he
was sitting upon the step of the door. Both went into the
house. I put the prisoner to bed. After that I took a
paper parcel out of the prisoner's pocket, which contained
a white powder. I took half of it and put it into a white
piece of paper, and kept it. At about this time the prisoner
was very drunk. The powder I kept I gave to a
girl named Fitzgerald, who returned it to me about
a fortnight since. Elizabeth Hilton, also, had the
paper of powder, and it was then handed to Mr.
ataetageart, assistant to Mr. Derrien. Before this I had
seen the prisoner put some powder into a basin with some
broth, and left it where the deceased used to sit. The de-
ceased drank it. At that time he was well, and not drinking.
I do not recollect whether he was sick or not. This was
about th:ee months before his death. Auer that I saw her
mix some white powder with meat, of which the deceased
partook and was sick. I have also seen her mix powder with
buttermilk, porridge, and gravy, and when the deceased
drank of it he was sick. On another day I saw her put some
powder on his dinner. " lobscouse," but he would not eat
it, and they quarrelled. After the deceased left the table the
prisoner took his plate away, but I don't know what she did
with it, but I know she told me not to mix any of the meat
with the other food. I did not see her throw the meat away,
but she must have done so, as I afterwards saw the plate
clean. On the 'Wednesday before the deceased died I saw
the prisoner put some white powder into a glass, then pour
water to it, and then poured it into the medicine bottle,
shaking the whole well. The prisoner then put some of it
into a glass, upstairs, and then came down with an empty
glass. At that time the deceased was ill, and confined to
his bed. When the prisoner put the powder into the' lob-
scouse" it was about a month before he died. On the
Friday after the Wednesday that I saw her with the physic
she put some white powder into a cup, and told me to take
it up stairs and give it to my master. I did take it np stairs,
but I only let him drink the top of it—the rest I kept.
On another occasion the prisoner sent me out, and on my
return the prisoner was in the shop attending to a
customer. I walked then into the kitchen, where I saw
some white Tymder, like flour, in a glass near to the
medicine. I knew it was not the time for the defendant to
take his medicine. I put the glass with the powder into
my pocket. On the occasion when the prisoner fell and cut
her face, the deceased attended to the shop: this was
after he got sober. On the Sunday before the deceased
died, I had instructions not to give him any food. The
prisoner was also told not to do so. She stayed with
him on that night, but not afterwards. The next day a
person came to nurse him. I never had any quarrel with
the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins :
I came from Kildare. I resided with my aunt, in Dublin,
for three weeks. I lived with a broker, as servant, for
ten months. Before that I lived with a gentleman named
Dunn. In the month of January I recollect the
prisoner sending me to a chemist's for some "quietness"
to give to the deceased. She told me his mother
used always to give it to him in his drunken
fits. I was told to go to the druggist's in
Deansgate, but I went into Newport street. Simpson
resided in Deansgate, and Redcliffe in Newport street.
Mr. Simpson would not let me have it, as there was antimony
in it. I do not know but that I have always lived on good
terms with the prisoner. I am a Roman Catholic. I don't
know whether the prisoner is a Protestant. We have con-
versed on religious matters. I don't know that I have said
to the prisoner, " My party will be masters yet." The
deceased had only been drunk three times while I lived
there. When the prisoner threw the knife at the deceased
it cut his wrist. I saw the wrist afterwards. The prisoner
shrieked when she got out at the door, but I can't say
whether or not the deceased struck her; her face was cut
when she reached home. The prisoner was so drunk that
she could not undress herself, and I put her to bed. I took
the powder from the prisoner's pocket and what I took from
it I placed in a piece of paper. Pefore I went to reside
with the prisoner, I lived with an engineer named Balfour.
The girl Fitzgerald has not a husband. It was about three
months before the deceased died that I saw the prisoner
with the powder in the kitchen. I can't exactly say
for a month or piss weeks when I next saw her with the
powder; On the day that the deceased had the "lobscouse"
for dinner, he was in a huff about it. • I cannot say whether,
before to-day, that I said a word about " the prisoner telling
me not to mix that with the meat on the dish." I did put
the glass with the powder into my pocket—it was a wine
glass, but I cannot tell what size the hole in my pocket was.
When the prisoner ordered me to get any drup, I generally
went to Whinpenny's. I cannot tell any others. It was
in consequence of Ratcliffe telling me that it was not pro-
per medicine to give any person that my suspicions were
aroused. I cannot name the vessel in which I put the
sediment from the tea, after I poured off the top. [The
witness was pressed hard, hut she adhered to her statement.]
Re-examined ; Eliza Fitzgerald is a distant relation
of mine ; and the reason I gave her the powder was
that she might find it out. The powder remained
with her a fortnight. I cannot say whether the
deceased had any drink when he was up stairs.
Eliza Fitzgerald, a single young woman, residing at Bolton,
said she knew the last witness. In June she received some
powder frora ber—something like carbonate of soda, I
kept it in my possession a fortnight. I sheweel it to Mrs.
Cunningham, and asked her to show it to a chemist.
Cross-examined : The powder was kept in a paper, and
deposited in a work-box in my window. No person had
access to it. Mary Cumming corroborated the last witness,
and added that she had taken the powder to Mr. Parkinson,
who had examined it. Cross-examined : She told the
druggist that she had picked it up in the street. I did not
know why Fitzgerrald did not take it herself. Ann
Marshall, of Bolton, said a powder was brought to my
daughter (Mary Cumming), by Fizgerald, to ascertain
what it was. The powder remained in our house
on the table some time. There were nine persons
excepte my daughter, who tasted the powder.
sainn M‘Gill, of the Archduke public-house, Bolton,
have
was at on Saturday night, the 7th of June, the deceased
he would nee. reu
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tvese about a quarter to twelve. He asked to
and her servant, veleethilal
I advised him to go home; but be said
erent up stairs to bed. The house was
closed at twelve.
The witness then corroborated f-past twelve I saw the prisonei
come to look after the deceased.
Anne
uuttoonrated the evidence of the first
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witness, Mary
prisoner some whiskey, bei ICross-examined ; I gave the
Johnhree
none don't know that she was
gunk . the deceased had
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`unday night; heat d a
,nd was let into his house by him"
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prisoner was there; and as soon as I enteredns unk.
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she screamed
" murder." I asked her what was the mattr
abused me, and said he was ‘. a d--1:1 murdering
ghr 1511,e,
1 She was very drunk? and threw flour at the decesied evwll.ho

in return threw a flour bag at her. Both were drunk ; and
they quarrelled a good deal. After they were quiet, I left.
William Taggart, druggist's assistant, received a powder
from Mary Ann Hutton, and showed it to Mr. Dorrien,
telling whence he obtained it. On the Friday following I
got a small pot of liquid from Hutton at Mrs. Marshall's,
which I also gave to Mr. Dorrien, and a bottle containing
liquid. I delivered all to Mr. Watson, analytical chemist.
Cross-examined : I was assistant to Mr. Stewart, at Bolton
some time. I have heard of " quietness ;" it means tar-
tartised antimony. I don't know that it is recommended
in medical works. I have heard of Dr. Gilbert, but I don't
know anything of him. Dr. Dorrien accused prisoner of
having given her husband antimony in his medicine and
food. She said she wished God might take the life from
her if she did. She said that she had given him
" quietness," on account of his having been drunk,
to get ' him out of it (drunkenness). She said that she
obtained the " quietness" from Mr. Simpson's, adding
that she would get another from the same place, which
she did, and that powder was also analysed. The witness
Hatton handed me a powder in a piece of a newspaper.
Antimony is sometimes given, in small doses, as a medicine.
R e-examined : M'Mullen (the &ceased) was a tall thin
man, not robust, notwithstanding healthy. " Qaietncss "
is tartar emetic, and given to drunken men to cure them
—to make them sick. Mr. Dorrien, surgeon, said : I have
known the deceased four or five years, and have prescribed
for him. He was a spare man, about forty years of age.
I prescribed for indigestion—he complained of a burning
sensation in the stomach. On a Sunday in June I was
called to see him again. He did not t- -y he had been
chinking at first, nor complained as beLfe. I again
prescribed for him, and saw him daily up to his death
except on one day. On Saturday, the '2Bth, he complained
very much, and said he thought he was dying. He
said they had given him some tea that had made him
sick—he felt a burning pain in his stomach. His
pulse was quicker, and lie complained of thirst ; his tongue
was foul. I felt alarmed, and suggestel, to send for an-
other medical man. The prisoner and the deceased said
they were quite satisfied with me. On the 24th of June I
received a small paper parcel from Mactaggart, containing
a white powder, which was handed to Mr. Watson; I also
received a bottle from the witness Hutton, at Mrs. Mars-
den's, and a small pot containing a fluid. Dr. Chadwick
was called in, a nurse was procured for the husband, who
had directions as to the preparation of food for him ; and
the nurse continued with him up to the time of his death.
I had a conversation with the deceased, when I asked him
if he thought if there was any foul play ? He said, " No."
I saw the prisoner on Tuesday morning with his father,
when I accused the prisoner with having given the deceased
something. She replied, " What inducement was there for
me to do so ? " I said there might be many inducements.
Subsequently I saw her at my house, and told her I had a
serious charge against her. I then told her of the powder
that had been taken from her pocket, and that she had
been in the habit of giving her husband drugs for the last
three months. I also informed her that I had given it
and other things to Mr. Watson ; that all had been
analysed, and found to contain antimony. The prisoner
said, " Antimony, I don't know what it is." I then told
her that in consequence of suspicions she had been
requested not to give her husbaad any food. She said
she had not given him any antimony, because she did not
know what it was. I then asked her how it could get
into the physic and the tea ? She said she could not tell.
I then told her I had stated the facts to the inspector of
police, and that antimony had been found in the powder
and the tea. The witness then described the symptoms,
which were such as would be produced by antimony.
Mr. Overend : Were the symptoms of M'Mullen's death
consistent with death from natural causes ? Witness :
They might have been. From the first I looked upon the
case as one of indigestion. I suspected nothing until I
got the powder. Mr. Overend : Were the symptoms at
the end consistent with death from natural causes ? Wit-
ness : At the latest part of my attending him, I considered
that I was attending him for dyspepsia. Mr. Overend : I
mean at the end ? itness :At the end, I never before
saw a person die so suddenly as he died, from natural
causes. Mr. Overend : Did the symptoms, evinced by the
deceased, correspond with those of death from antimony ?
Witness I consider that they were consistent with death
from antimony. The witness then went on to state the
result of the post mortem examination, and, after describ-
ing the various parts connected with the stomach, and its
contingent parts, said that he had found in each part a
large portion of antimony. This witness, perhaps
decidedly the worst, even for a surgeon, that ever
appeared in a witness box, judging from the display he
made on this occasion, was then cross-examined by the
learned sergeant at considerable length, as to the
difference of the symptoms—those caused from antimony,
and those produced by dyspepsia, brought on by excessive
drinking; but from the inability of the learned counsel to
get the witness to give a straitforward answer to the
question, the rambling remarks he made on each point,
the obstruction of his voice by placing his hand before his
mouth, his general affectation, combined with the interior
acoustic qualities of St. George's Hall, he rendered him-
self perfectly inaudible, and therefore unintelligible, in
the "cockloft " appropriated for the accommodation of the
press. He was, however, understood to say that, taking all
the points of the case, the deceased died from the effects of
antimony, and not from dyspepsia brought on by excessive
drinking, although the symptoms closely resembled each
other. Samuel Taylor Chadwick, a physician practising as
a surgeon, at Bolton, was called in to attend the deceased.
This medical gentleman also so mumbled and stumbled over
what he had to say, that it was utterly impossible for any
person, beyond his lordship and the counsel who had his
statement in writing, to understand one single word of
what he said. It was understood that he had been called
in to attend upon the deceased, and attributed his death
to .the effects of antimony. He minutely explained the
symptoms under:which the deceased laboured, but as they
were purely of a scientific character, and perfectly unin-
teresting to any but the profession, we could not, had we
even heard them, have occupied our space with the
details. Suffice it to say, that he stated, although there
was no doubt but that the man had been intemperate,
there was no doubt but that he died from inflammation of
the stomach, produced, as he thought, from the effects of
antimony. In answer to the Sergeant, he said that the
same appearance might have been manifested from intense
excitement, which, of course, would have the same effect
upon all the organs of the body. Mr. 11, Watson exam-
amined : He was a friend of Mr. Dorrien, and assistant
to Mr. Mactaggart. He analysed the powder, the tea,
and the sediment found in the glass. He found that
they all contained antimony in different proportions.
A gentleman (whose name did not reach the ears of our
reporter) was then called, who said that after hearing
all the evidence in the case, he attributed the death of
the deceased to antimony, administered in large and con-
tinued doses. Since this case had occurred he had tried
experiments on animals, but had never seen a death
arising from antimony. Dr. Cameron attributed the
death to small but repeated doses of antimony. Cases of
poison by antimony were very infrequent.—The assistant
who sold the " quietness " was next examined. He said
he did not know what it was sold for, only that it was
sold to wives for their husbands. He knew that
"quietness " contained antimony, but he did not know
that it was poison. On the Ist of July he sold one of the
powders to the prisoner. He always cautioned the per-
sons who bought them. He did not know what the
powders were given for.—Mr. Simpson, a druggist and
grocer, of Bolton : I have never sold the prisofier any
powder called "quietness." I do sell a powder of that
name when it is asked for. It contains fourteen grains of
cream of tartar and four grains of antimony. To the best
of my belief I never sold the prisoner any. The powders
are commonly sold in the town by the druggists.—A.
witness named Lee was then called who had been intimate
with the deceased, and said that ho had heard the prisoner
say that she had been to a fortune-teller. Cross-
examined : He had been asked to give evidence on Wed-
nesday last.—John Thornton, the agent of the Prince of
Wales Life Insurance, proved that the deceased had
insured his own and his wife's life jointly in that office
for .ElOO, and had made all the payments good up to the
time of his decease. This was the case for the prosecution.
His Lordship, after asking whether it was necessary to
adjourn, and being informed by the learned sergeant that
he could not possibly proceed, assented. The case for
the defence;will be proceeded with this morning, at nine
&clock.

without any consideration, inasmuch as the plaintiff was
only contracting to do what he was previously bound
to do; and, thirdly, that the captain had no authority to
alter the original agreement and make a fresh one. A
verdict was given for the plaintiff for £l9 15s, with leave
to defendants to move to enter a nonsuit.
LAURIE V. THE MERCHANT AND TRADESSIkN'E MUTUAL
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—This was an action on a policy of
insurance for £5OO. Mr, Attorney• General Knowles and
Mr. Hutton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ather on,
QC. 'with Mr. Manesty, for the defendants. The plain-
tiff, Yaffe Laurie, sued, as the administratrix of her late
husband, Thomas Laurie, formerly of Church-street,
Liverpool, and the defendants were an insurance com-
pany, a society not very long in existence, having its
principal place of business in London, but also having a
branch and a local hoard in this town. The action was
brought to recover £5OO, under a policy of insurance on
the life of the late Thomas Laurie. The policy of
insurance was executed on the 25th of August, 1854, and
the insured party died in October, 1855. The grounds
on which the action was defended were, that in the pro-
posal by which Thomas Laurie obtained the policy, there
were suppressions of truth, as well as actually untrue
averments. The burthen of proof fell, of course, upon
the defendants. In answering questions put to Laurie
before the policy was granted, such as are usually put
to parties applying to be insured, it was stated that he
suppressed the fact that his mother died of consumption,
and that a brother and sister died of the same disease,
and that he stated that all his brothers and sisters then
living were in good health, whereas one was actually at
the time dying of consumption, and died seven weeks
after the answer was given ; besides other suppressions
and misrepresentations of a less important character.
The deceased, Lanrie, died of consumption, and it was
contended, on the part of the company, that at the time
he applied for insurance he was well aware that that
disease was hereditary in his family. Several witnesses
having heen called to prove the facts on which the
defence was founded, the jury returned a verdict for the
defendants.

FIRTH Y. GOODWIN. —This was an action brought by
the plaintiff, a banker, at Norwich, against Mr. Goodwin,
proprietor of the pottery works at Seacombe, to decide a
question of right of way. The land over which the
alleged obstruction took place was an extent of ground
at Seacombe near the end of Wallasey Pool, and having
a river frontage. A. line of rails laid down by the
defendant crossed a road at the end of Wallasey Pool,
and formed the obstruction in reference to which the
action was brought. Mr. Atherton and Mr. Millward
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Manesty and Mr.
Fearnley for the defence. A verdict was entered for
plaintiff, with leave to the defendant to move to enter
verdict for him.

GREENWOOD AND OTHERS V. THE EAST LANCASHIRE
RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was an action brought by
Messrs. Greenwood and Co., manufacturers of cotton
goods, residing at Burnley, and who, at the time
the circumstances which led to the action took
place, were living at Colne in Lancashire. Mr.
Manesty opened the pleadings, and Mr. Pickering, Q.C.,
stated the case. From the statements of the learned
counsel, it appeared that the plaintiffs had been for some
time in the habit of sending goods to Manchester, con-
signed to a person named Hodgin, since dead, who
sold them upon commission. When they sent the goodsto Hodgin, they also sent a delivery order, which Hodgin
presented at the railway office before receiving the
goods. Subsequently Hodgin became in embarassed
circumstances, and, therefore, about March last, the
plaintiff's did not think it prudent to send their goods
to him any more. On the 27th of March the plaintiffs
sent the goods, which were the subject of the action-
-26 bundles of broadcloth and 128 bundles of narrow
cloth, from the Colne station to the Salford station.
They were sent without any direction, but with a note
saying that they were to be kept until called for at the
Salford station. The receipt given by the company set
forth that the consignees of the goods were the plaintiffs
themselves. The goods were taken to the Salford station
by the company on the same day, Thursday, the 27th of
March. On the following Monday, the 31st, a porter
belonging to Hodgin called at the Silford station to
enquire if there were any goods there from Messrs.
Greenwood and Co. He was told that there were, but
that the company had no orders to deliver up the goods
to anybody, Messrs. Greenwood themselves being the
consignees, and that they must, therefore, be kept until
some order was received. A telegraphic message was
sent up by the railway clerk to Colne to enquire whether
the goods were to be given to Hokin. No answer was
received for some time, and the clerk at Salford station
told Elodgin's porter that be need not wait! as they
would forward the goods to Hodgin, if an order to that
effect arrived. No such order did arrive, but, in fact, an
intimation was given by Messrs. Greenwood that the
goods were not to be given to Hodgin. Notwithstanding
that fact, the goods ivete, owing to some mistake, given
up abent five or six o'clock the same evening to Hodgin.
Subsequently, Hodgin became bankrupt, and the goods
were lost to the plaintiffs. The action was accordingly
brought to recover £326 7s. Id., the value of the goods.
Mr. Hugh Hill and Mr. Seager appeared, for the defence.
The plaintiffs' case had not concluded when the court
rose.

FACTS ABOUT THE QUEEN OF OUDE

AND HER SUITE

EASTERN ATTENDANTS.—Amongst the company attending
the Queen of Oude, is a curious_looking creature of gigantic
statute, dressed partly in male and partly in feminine attire.
His fingers are adorned with massive rings, and in his hand ho
holds a large walking-cane. His head dress differs from all
the others. This is the Queen's or chief eunuch, the cruel
guardian of the harem, reputed to be exceedingly wealthy.
There are eight eunuchs in the Queen's suite, one of whom is
a Nubian, immensely tall, and dressed in blue velvet adorned
with gold. They are the Provost marshals of the party, and
chastise with great severity any ono who quarrel or cause
disturbance.

COOE.ERY ON THE VoVAGE.—The party consumed usually
two sheep or lambs a day, about three dozen of fowls, besides
large quantities of rice and other Eastern grains, ghee, and
spices. They killel their own animals. The killing appeared
to be conducted as a religious ceremony. One read from the
sacred book while the butcher, with a knife in his hand, held
back the head of the animal, and, at a giving point of the
reading, the head of the beast was cut off. Poultry were
kilted by cutting the throat of the bird and letting it bleed to
death, when the skin, with the feathers, were torn off. The
bird was then quartered and the entrails taken out, and the
quarters were spitted and scorched over a charcoal fire. They
were then choppel up and curried. The Oudeaus made their
own bread, which was unleavened. A coarse flour was
mixed with ghee ; the dough was then flattened very thin
with the had and baked.

THE RoTar. F.aytt.T.— The heir-apparent is a youth about
five feet six inches in height, with a thin lithe figure, and
looking not certainly more than eighteen years of age. His
face is of a pale brown colour, and his eye bright and intelli-
gent. His uncle, the heir-presumptive, is a handsome stout
built man, regal in appearance. They are both gorgeously
dressed, their head dresses being in the shape of a helrqet, and
glittering with the lustre of precious stones. Their appearance
seemed to strike the crowd who witnessed their landing with
astonishment, and an involuntary burst of admiration, in the
shape of a hurrah, took place. The young prince did not
great dignity. His uncle lifted the back of
know what to make of the applause, and paused and looked
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FUNERAL CEREsioNrEs.—The Moonshee, who died on the
passage, was ill wnen he came on board at Alexandria ; but he
lived until the Indus reached Gibraltar. His corpse was
washed and anointed several times, and then weighted and
thrown into the kea, a religious ceremony being performed at
his burial by reading or praying out of some Hindoo sacred
book. No European on board had anything to do with the
ceremony.

THE 'CAPITAL OP OIIIIE is Lucknow, about six hundred
miles from Calcutta. It is now six months since the royal
family of Oude and their suite left their own country, and
they have travelled nearly 10,000 miles to reach England.
THE ROYAL SUITE.—The following are the names of the
royal family of Oude, and the chief personages of their suite,
which have come to England in the Indus—viz : Her Majesty
Jenab Allur, Quee❑ Dowager of Oude ; his Highness Mirza
Wallee Hyder Bahadoor, heir apparent to the throne of Oude ;
his Highness Mirza Secundra Hushmut Bahedoor, heir
presumptive to the throne of Oude ; Moolee .14Iusseordeen
Khan Bahadoor, equerry to the ex-king of Nile ; Moonshee
Mahomed Rufee, secretary to the ex-king; Jalleesod Dowlah
Syed Allah Kahn Bahadoor, aide-de-camp to the ex-king;
and Neeval Nazier Mahomed, Jooreet Allee Khan, Meer
Turzaud Allee Khan, Meer Baltah Allee Khan, and Han-
rnussiee Berzerjee Moodes, principal officers and ladies in
attendance on .the Queen and Princes.

WRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE

The severe gales of Wednesday appears to have been
of such a boisterous nature as to create considerable
damage to the fishing vessels, &c., along the south coast.
At Brighton, amongst other disasters, we regret to say
that to fishing vessels were dashed on to the cliffs by
the fur, of the elements, and portions of the crews,
consisting of eight persons, met with a watery grave.
At Southampton, on Wednesday afternoon, it blew a
fearful hurricane and when the Indus arrived, at six
p.m. on that day, with the Indian mail, she was obliged
to drop anchor oft- Netley Abbey. No boat or steamer
could get near her to get out her passengers or mails.
Such a sea at that part of the stream was never witnessed
before. The waves were eight feet in height and thirty
feet in length.

Boaapj AT AN HOTEL—One of the large and fashion-
able hotels in the locality of Lime Street was robbed, a
night or two, Since, of a considerable sum of money, in bank
of England and Australian notes, and also gold, gold rings,
and other jewellery, gold watch, chain, &c. And we have
heard that a second robbery, of even a More serious
character, has been committed in the same house since the
above. The police are on the " alert."

1 POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
AN " OUED " PARIPHAN !—Three persons, named
George James Cliffe, Henry Lynch, and Margaret
Kittoe, (the latter, a fictitious name,) all dressed in
superior style, were charged by constable 747, who said
about half-past four o'clock in the morning, he was on
duty in Whitemill-street, w:ten he heard a furious noise
in Copperas hill. He went forward, and saw the
prisoners, who were acting in a disorderly manner. Mr.
Mansfield : What were they doing ? Policeman : The
female was drunk, and the other two were disorderly.
The female said I was not drunk. I only went out to get
some drink for captain (I won't tell his name,) who has
been stopping in our house for the last week. I saw these
gentlemen, but they were not drunk. One of the male
prisoners denied that either of them were drunk. They
saw a man cowing down with an old umbrella--and that
was all ! He denied that they were drunk, and said the
constable took them to Honiara street bridewell, where
the keeper refused to "book them," and then they were
brought to the main bridewell, where he insisted on their
being received. Mr. Campbell, the keeper of the main
bridewell, said he did not know that the prisoners had
been refused at another bridewell, if he had, he would not
have "booked " them, as there was an order not to do so.
The officer said he did not offer to book 1 hem at Hotham-
street; he only went in to see if the keeper was there, for at
that hour in the morning, the keepers of out bridewells
were generally gone away. He saw the men jumping up to
pull down a blind from a window, with an old umbrella.
This was stoutly denied. His Worship ordered the
keeper to be sent for, and when he came, in reply to his
Worship, he said the prisoners were not taken to the
bridewell at all. Mr. Mansfield said that was satisfac-
tory, so far as the policeman was concerned. The female
was fined ss, the other two were discharged.
How DID IT HAPPEN ?—A young woman, of consider-
able personal attractions, who gave her name as Anne
Watson, was brought up for being found in a state of
insensible drunkenness, in Leece-street, early in the
morning. She wore a splendid dress of valuable material,
but with this exception she was minus the following
articles of female apparel :—boots, stockings, bonnet,
shawl, and other neck clothes, and she looked rather
comical, under the circumstances. The police officer
said he found her in her present state in Leece-street, and,
at the time, she was in a helpless state of stupidity. The
girl said she had been over at Rock Ferry, spending the
evening with a gentleman. They drank champagne to
the "mast head." She remembered coming across the
ferry, but more than that she could not tell. Her bonnet
was worth 10s., her mantle or shawl was worth four
or five pounds, her boots were new. She lost, beside,
some rings of value off her fingers, her purse, and a
" smart sum of money ; and she would very much like
to know how it did happen ? Several persons in court
expressed a very decided opinion on the point. She was
discharged.

SHOPLIFTING.—A young fellow named William Jones
was brought up by detective officer Scaife, who said he
saw him conceal something in his bosom. and on searching
him he found three new silk handkerchiefs. On subse-
quent enquiry, it was ascertained that the handkerchiefs
were stolen lrom the shop of Mr. Gunnyon, Lord-street,
and were valued at 12s. The prisoner being an old offender,
was sent for trial.

STEALING TYPE.—John Callahan and !Joseph Kendall,
late in the employment of Mr. Edgar, printer, Duke.
street, were charged with stealing .e 6 worth of stereotype
plates from his printing office. It appeared that the
prisoners were in Mr. Edgar's employment, and that a
day or two since one of the prisoners went to Mr.
Carbett, type-founder, and offered the metal for sale. He
suspected that it was not got fairly, and he gave, him a
shilling on account, and told him to come again. The
two prisoners subsequently called with more property,
when they were arrested by Inspector Horn. They were
fully committed for trial.

How VENUS CONQUERED MANS !—Thomas Rutter, the
keeger of a public-house in Spitalfields, was brought up
by detective Astic, on a charge of having stolen a Crimean
medal, belonging to Patrick Wm. Marson, of the 56th
Regiment. Mr. Block defended the prisoner. It appeared
that on Saturday last the soldier came from the Crimea,
and being so long away he went on a " battering spree,"
and of course lost the medal for which he had fought and
bled, " far away from his true love." Astic went in search
of the missing trophy, and on asking the prisoner, he at
first denied that he had it, but after that he admitted
having it, saying he got it from a girl named Daly, and
again that he had it from " Dublin Fanny," who left it in
pledge for drink. Mr. 131uck said there was no stealing
in the case. He cross-examined the owner of the medal,
and elicited the fact that he was so " notoriously drunk
that he knew nothing "at all, at all " about it. Mr.
Block : Do you know how you got it? Witness : Dim
me soul I do, and so does some of the Rushins too I—that
is, if they could spake now ! This was considered
conclusive on the point of ownership. Mr. Bluck then
addressed the court, and produced two females, who
swore positively that the soldier wanted them to pledge
the medal, but they refused. They then took him to
the house of the prisoner, who took the medal in pledge
for half a pint of whiskey, and two quarts of ale. Mr.
Mansfield said it was the old story of Mars, Bacchus, and
Venus, and this ended in the conquering of Mars, by the
allied forces of Venus and Bacchus. (Laughter.) He
ordered the medal to be restored to the owner, and
discharged the prisoner.

(BEFORE MR. HEYWoOD)
PunwcANs' CASES.—Martha Price, publican, Scotland
Road, was charged for doing business on Sunday last, at
illegal hours, but the evidence failed, and she was dis-
missed. James Scarisbrick, Castle Street, Kirkdale, was
summoned for Sunday trading. In this case the evidence
was not sufficient, and an acquittal was entered.

BEERHOUSE CASES.—Charles Reed, Bond street, fined
2s 6d and costs, for Sunday trading. William Kelly,
Woodstock street, was charged with Sunday trading;

dismissed. William Pitt, Burlington street, for Sunday-
trading, fined 5s and costs. James Bairstow, New
Blenheim street, charged with a like offence, dismissed.
Thomas Dutton, Boundary place, fined 5s and costs for a

like offence. John Pritchard, Bevington hill, charged
with a like offence, was defended by Mr. Bluck, and the
case was dismissed. Caleb Walker, Burlington street,
was charged with Sunday trading; acquitted.

(BEFORE MR MANSFIELD.)—THURSDAY.
STEALING A WATCH.—A man, named Thomas Norton,
was charged with stealing a watch from a fellow lodger,
on the 6th of July, and pledging it for 1. lie was
ordered to pay a fine of £l, or in default, to be im-
prisoned for two months.

- GOOD DIGESTION.—A young woman, named Sarah
Nicholson, one of the unfortunates who walk the streets,
was charged with stealing two sovereigns and a Crimean
medal, from Charles Crawford, a discharged member of
the Land Transport Corps. He arrived from London at
the Lime-street station, on Wednesday, and falling in
with the prisoner, he accompanied her to a house of ill-
fame, in North-street. They had there some ale and
whiskey to drink, and when the Crimean hero had suc-

cutibed to Bacchus and Morpheus, his fair friend plun-
dered him of his money and medal. She swallowed the
sovereigns, but being unable to do the same with the
medal, it w,;s discovered upon her, and the theft clearly
brought home to her. She was committed for two
months, with hard labour.

VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Thomas Coldwell, a well dressed
young man, was charged with having assaulted a young
married woman, named Maria Reed, in the house of her
sister-in-law, in Hampden-street. From what transpired,
it would appear that the complainant's husband is the
master'of a vessel, and is at present from home on a
voyage. Thq prisoner would seem to have paid much
attention to Mrs. Reed, and, in consequence, he was for-
bidden the house. He had borrowed some money, some
time since, from the complainant, but had recently paid
it. On Wednesday he went to the house, and created a
disturbance, demanding the !money. He traduced the
character of the complainant, and nc,t content with that,
he assaulted her. Mr. Mansfield censured the conduct
of the prisoner, and sentenced him to pay a fine of £lO,
or to be imprisoned for six months.
ASSAULT ON ♦ WIFE. —James Carroll, a coal heaver,
was charged with having violently assaulted his wife,
Ann Carroll. The parties reside in a court off New
Bird-street, and, from the evidence, it appeared
that he was in the habit of ill-using his wife,
and recently he gave her a terrible beating, and
Dr. Wall, from the Northern Hospital., stated that the
woman had several contused wounds on various parts
of her body. It was proved that the injuries were
inflicted by the prisoner, and he was sent to gaol for
three months with had labour.

MORE STABBING—We may get this head stereotyped,
for, the crime is now become more common than "drunk

and disorderly." A sailor_like looking fellow, named
James Smith, was charged with having stabbed James
Dillon, a sailor. Mr. Bluck defended. It appeared that
about 12 o'clock the previous night the prosecutor and a
comrade were walking down William street, where there
were two persons fighting. The complainant attempted
to separate them, when the prisoner struck him on the
nose, and the complainant returned the blow, wheri the

prisoner drew a knsife and stabbed him in several places.
He was ably cross-examined by Mr. Muck, but the facts
were not shaken. Several witnesses were examined, and

corroborated the statement, and Dr,

Wall said he

examined the prosecutor's person, and found. six wounds
in all on him, the most serious being on the shoulder,
over four inches long, and dividing the muscle ; there
were other of the wounds four and five inches long, and
the chief wound would not heal for some weeks. Mr.
Black said after the evidence ha would use his own dis.
cretion and not prothice any witnesses, although he was
instructed to do so. Mr. Mansfield said it was very
proper discretion, as he had quite made up his mind on
the case. He fully committed him for trial at the
sessions. (navoaE 11111.. HEYWOOD.)
CAUTION To 'Bus DRIVERS.—John Gosson, the driver
of Mr. George Gannon's Old Swan 'bus, was
summoned
for furious driving on the Bth inst., coming into Edge
Hill, to the danger of the public. Police. off 175
stated that be saw the defendant driving the 'bus
furiously on the day in question ; the inside horses were
gallopitg furiously, and it was dangerous to the public.
A person who said he was a passenger on the day in
question said he did not see the horses gallop on the
Journey alluded to, but on cross-examination he said he
did not see the policeman at the time he took the
number for galloping. Mr. Heywood said he had seen
these 'busses galloping himself, and it was very danger-
ous. He fined the defendant 55., and costs, and hoped
it would warn drivers in future,