Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-05 00:00:00

wanted to drink. He was not purged quite sd much the
second week as the first. He drank a sight of stuff both
night and day. He began rambling en the Wednesday
night before his death. Be tussled there were ducks and
women in the rrom. The elector saw him on th at night, and
told me he would be better for having venaited, and that ho
would send him another bottle. I don't remember that he
told me on the Wednesday night not to let any body see him.
On Thursday the doctor called between ten and eleven
o'clock in the morning. He said I was to keep him quiet,
and not let any one go to him. He also said I wag
to keep on with his other medicine, and that I was to let
him have anything he chose to drink. The deceased would
not take his medicine regularly. On the Thursday morn-
ing, about eleven o'clock, I was to seed the boy fur more
medicine, and I did so. The deceased would not have it
when it was brought, but I get him to take it about three
o'clock. It was the same colour as the other. I was to
put the whole of it in a wine glass. it tasted hot and
'sharp. Jackson and I bath tasted of it. After deceased
had taken this medicine he was sick,, but did not vomit.
He sweated a good deal, and ramblsd, and "muddled,"
and kept drinking. I wiped his face with his" hand-
kerchief. By a Juryman : He drank wise and water, tea,
and toast and water on the Taursday night. By the
Coronae : He did not complain of any burning after
he had taken the medicine on the Thursday. I don't
know whether he said it: was warm or not. The doctor
came on the Thursday night a little before ten o'clock, and
told the decease; he was better. When, the doctor went
away he said I was to send for him if my master was any
worse in the night time. On Thursday morning the de-
ceased said to me, " Alice, there is something wrong with
me." [Tile witness was cross-examined as to the morning
on which the deceased s i ! the, but she adhered to her
statement at last, after appearing uncertain as to,the day]
I left the deceasd on vriday morning about six o'clock.
hal been down. stairs about hale an hour when, I, heard
something on the lime of his room. I went to him, and he
said, " Oh, Alice and he " cruttlecl" down ani died in
my arms. Two of the men had• come up stairs, also
Jackson and He niby A was between five and tea
minutes after we got up stairs that he died. I did not send
for the doctor ; but lie came a little after seven o'clock.
He said to me, Well, Alic ;" and 1 said the master was
dead. ne doctor went into the par.our and sat downrand
said I was to give him the keys. I considered a little and
then give them to him. He wante I to know if all was
locked up, both up stairs and dews:. By the Ferstnau : He
did not seem surprised at Turner's death. Br the Coroner
He told me to lack the shop ; and I seid the men had not
had much work during the week, and he said they might
work till Saturday. He told me to fetch him what books
there were, and he picked some up himselc; he took them
all with him. lie did nut give me any reason why I was
to give the keys to him. By the Foreman :I. did not ask
him why. By the Coroner: The desk was lucked,. and
was not unlocked tlll Saturday afternoon. The doctor'
took away all the loose papers, except the bills, The
d,ctor got the keys front me tiler Ile had been in the
house about half an ho ar. By Mr. Gillow : The doctor
went up stairs to see the deceased ef ter he was dead. By
the Coroner : When I went up to see him, about au hour
after, he looked rather red. His colour changed very
little, but he looked a little paler the day after.. 00 Friday
afternoon the doctor gave directions ab int the coffin to
William Taylor, a joiner. He c tine again on Saturday
forenoon and ordered the funeral, which was to take place
on the following day. He opened the desk and took out
£5 103 in geld. I did not see that he teak anything else.;
He never told me upon what authori'y he was acting
By Mr. Gillow : I did not' now what to think about it
—By the Coroner : The funeral took place on the Sunday
The si.ector put the silver spoors in his pocket, after tea, oar
the Sunday. Jackson's daughter, 'ruiner's niece, wanted
therm, but the doctor said she was nothing to Turner.
Thera was no will read.iThere was no rela'ions of Turner'.
at the funeral ; there are none. On the Monday the
doctor came and ransacked the desk. I was present and
saw him open it. He never mentioned a will to me. He
picked up Turnet's books and slot them away by a. boy.
He took everything out of the desk, which was
sold on the Thursday after. The shop was looked
up by his di, wions. Wilkinson took. it from. Mr.
11 nk. I don't know what he paid for il.. The
furniture was sold at the house on Thursday. The bottles
were packed up by Mr. Molls on the Monday., and sent to
his surgery by a bey. The shop was locked up on the
Saturday. On the Tuesday or Wednesday night before
my master's death, the doctor came down stairs and said,
" Alice, your master thinks well of you." Oa the Tuesday
but one after the deceased's death, I went to Mr. Monk's
surgery to ask him for some money. fie showed me a
will, and said there was 3,. a week for me. He said also
Turner was not worth as much money as persons thought,
and that he load left something for his goddaughter. I
asked how long the 3s. a week was left for me, and Mr. Monk
said till the money was done. There was a little paper planed
to the bottom of a large one. He did not read the papers.
Hi said they were the will. When I went in, he said,
" Alice, I will show you the will."—By the Forman : I
have had three pounds since my master's death, which Mr.
Monk gave me at four times. That was the first time I
knew there wee a will. Mr. Monk had said to me, I
think after Turner's death, that I was right enough--
I was provided for.—By the Foreman : My master has
said many a time that I. should be provided for;
I knew Mr. Turner had written something in a book,
which he showed to Mr. Baines about two years ago ;
fiat he never said to me that he had made a
Baines said, " You have thought of yonr housekeeper."
That le.iok was one of those removed by Mr. Monk. About
I two years ago, the deceased had a very bad cough. He
was not asthmatical. By the Foreman : Mr. Monk did
not say anything to me about the will being proved.
The deposition of the witness was then read over, and
the coroner announced, that as Dr. Taylor, to whom the
stomach of the deceased land been sent, had not finished
his analysis, he suggested the adjournment of the inquiry
fora week.
Ultimately the invest was adjourned to the 11th inst.

THE TROOP-SHIP DEVONSHIRE —The Devonshire steam-
ship, with troop•, all well, for lEdia, was spoken Oct. 24,
in latitude 9.30 N., longitude 22.40 W., by Francis Ridley,
arrived at Falmouth.

The Bishop of Chichester has addressed a letter to Miss
Grahame, the Lady Superioress of St. Margaret's, East
Grinseaal, disconnecting himself with that association,
which is now well known in connection with the recent
riotous proceedings at,Sewes..
Colonel Sykes has withdrawn his name from the Coun-
cil of the Society of Arts. This step is occasioned by the
recent policy of the couccil in reference to the society's
examinations, which, in Colonel Syke's ju3gment, "repu-
diate and ignore" the opinions he expressed in his inaugural
address last year.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF Two SISTFRS DY POISON.—
Last week, Mary Sloan, daughter of William Sloan, sexton,
perish of Kiikmr.b.eck, who had been ailing far some
time, on ;application to a me iiesl gentleman, got a pre-
scription, which was male up to her by a residonter in
Ceeetown. No sooner, however, had she partaken of it,
than she became worse than ever ; and afer great agony,
which lasted for twenty-four hours, she expired on Thur-
day last. Jean Sloan, another daughter, on hearing of her
sister's illness, went immediately to visit her, but arrived
only after the melancholy death. Whether from curiosity
or suspicion, or what cause is not kno:vn, she was heard
to remark that she would take a few drops out of her
sister's bottle, and having done so, she became all of a
sudden blind and cramped, and after severe sufferings of
eight hours' duration, she too died on the morning of
Monday last. The occurrence, it may be easily supposed,
has c ,used a great sensation throughout the whole distrive
and there are numerous surmises floating in cansequen:e ;
but, as the whole matter is in the hands of the authorities,
and parties are undergoing a strict inves ige ion by the
sheriff and procurate fiscal, it would be obviously improper
to say more at present.—Ayr Observer.

Two MEN STARVED To DEATIL—In the terrific storm of
Monday week, memorable in the north of Scotland, James
Macdonald and John Mackay, both residing in the parish
cf Bogart, Sutherlandshire, tae former deaf ani dumb, left
their homes, for the purpose of attending the funeral of
relative. The funeral procession, which consisted of not
more than twenty individuals, had to travel, during the
fierceness of the storm, a distance of from ten to twelve
miles over trackless waste, four men, as is customary on
such occasions, taking by turns the coffin on their
shoulders. They arrived at the churchs ard, in the parish
of Creioh, at a late hour, and after consigning the veteran's
remains to the grave, they returned homewards, the storm
still continuing with unabated virulence, amidst a hurri-
cane of wind, rain, and snow. Several of the party arrived
at an inn, where nothing could be got but inferior whiskey
and a p'ateful of oatmeal. The party then separated.
Mackay and Macdonald had to go through a large moor,
where the former soon found himself rapidly giving way,
through hunger and fatigue. Macdonald, poor fellow,
unable to do much, did all he could to keep up hisstarving
companion, but in vain. lie was carried to the nearest
house, where he von after expired. Macdonald had not
gone much farther, in company with a young man, when
he also gave up His young companion thereupon nobly
took him on his back, and endeavoured to carry him to
the first house, which was at a considerable distance, but,
being himself also worn out with hunger and fatigue, he
was unable to carry out his generous purpose. Leaving
poor Macdonald lying on the moor, he hurried as fast as
he could to a distant dwelling, where he obtained succour,
but on arriving at the spot where Macdonald was left, it
was found that the cold hand of death had been lAin upon
him in the interval.—Northern Ensign,