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London, England, 1822-08-16 00:00:00

GENERAL .SIR S. AUCHMU7'Y.

We yesterday announced the sudden death of this
dietingui.hed officer. The following particulate site
extracted from the Dublin Papere since received !

DUBLIN, ♦UGUIT lg.

Sir Samuel and Colonel Thornton had been in'ot-
tetlarice on his Excellency on official business, and
between four and five yesterday eveoti.g ►ode
through the Park on their return from the Lodge,
whet, Sir Samuel suddenly fell from his horse, arid,
as it appears, expired almost immediniely. Colo-
uel Grime happened to puss at the lime in a jiunt-
ing car ; by his aid and that of some ether persona,
Sir Samuel was placed to the car, which was
driven by Colonel Grove to the Royal Hospital.—
Colonel Thornton sat in the car and supported the
General in his arms.
The medical attendants opened a vein, bat all
symptoms of animation had fled for ever. There
were no other minks resulting from Sir Samuel's
fall from his horse than ■ slight scar on the back
part of his head, which bled for a moment; his
sword was bent in the fall.

Since writing the preceding, *clam learned that
Mr. Monahan, who resides at No. 16, Datneastreet,
was the first individual who happened to be mar
Sir Samuel when he fell; he railed him in hi. aunt,
and waisted Colonel thornton, who was greatly agi.
Wed, in placing him in Colonel Grove's car; which
arrived at the spot shortly after the lamentable
event. The dragoon is. attendance on the General
was dirpstched at full speed to procure the assist-
ance of medical gentlemen, aid on the snivel of
Sir Samuel at the Royal Hospital surgical aid was
resorted to, but unfortunately without effect—the
vital 'yolk unhappily had been extinct Within a mi.
cute or two after the lamented officer fell from his
horse.—(Suaadera' Am: Letter.)
The melancholy death of this brave and excellent
officer took place about four o'clock yesterday:
Sir Simnel Auchmuty was riding in the Mania
Park, in ceinpuny with Colonel Thornton, when
he was seised with an apoplectic fit, and FELE
DEAD from hit horse ! He was put into a caroler,
which happened to be passing at the moment, and
conveyed to the Royal Hospital, where Surgeons
Reynell and Al'Auley, of the Royal Infirmary,
were in immediate attendance, and opened a vein
itt Sir Samuel's left arm, and tried every means
that professional skill mid anxious zeal for the re-
covery of this distinguished General. could dictate;
but without effect.

Gentral Fyers Ins been written to express to
come to town, mild take the command of the army
in this country, ad interim, he being the oldest
General on the Irish Stuff. By the death of Sir
Samuel Auchnauty a vacancy occurs in the Co-
lonelcy of the 78th regiment regiment of foot
(Highlanders), now quartered in Carlow.—(Daldirr
Freeman's Journal.) . _

DUBLIN, AUGUST 13.

The remains of Sir Samuel Atiehmuly were yes.
terday embalked for England. They were :writ&
ed to the wain-site by a concourse of distinguished
persons, and had all due military honours paid to
them.

Sir Samuel wits it) the 66th year of his age. He
was created a Knight of the Bith on the 4th.or
May 1803.
On Mohday the 14th inst. an Inquest was held
at the Royal flovpital, Kilmainham, by James
M'Cartity, Evq. one of the Coroners of the county
of Dublin, on the body of the Right Hon. Sir
Samuel Anchmuiy, Commander of the Forces in
Ireland. The Jury, on viewing the body. and
having heard the statement and evidence of the
Physicians and Surgeons in attendance, who had
examined the body, found that his death was occa-
sioned by apoplexy while riding in the Phenix
Park, on Sunday, the Ilth inst. The Surgeon.
General (Crampton) was examined, who testified.
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CROYDON RACES.

lituiloDAT. MAIM! 13.

The pleasurable linle sports of this place commencerltlie
day, and we had the gratification of witrwaslor a Nora. r..ish
meeting of 4.hr:ratters of the first &Wen to. ill nr•ziatile..
It4nd, and of persuoi of tvery description from pilot
rynae-
lera. The weather proved most pnapillotta for il.ese online
rates, and no accident orenrrcd. Each race was well eat*
tested, and for minor sports we *tier were m..re
than 'kith those of So.day. The particulars of each rani wit
subjoin.
A Plate for Galloway' : 14 hands. Mile and a half heats.
Mr. Siistp's b. f Maid of Atl.work
Mr. Joprp's h gelding
Mr. Wanion's ch. f. Neva
Each kiss of ibis rare via well !castrated between the
Maid of All.work and Wyo. fi to 4on the former at sleety
so 4 after ibe fiat beat—after the second heat (whit%
we think might have breo easily won by Maid of A 11. work
but which at presume was lost to give spoil in • third heal)
6,7, sod 8I p
4 on the winner. This was • very pretty
sporting rare, and the wiener we. rod, io the highest style try
Mr. losvph Moreton.
The Toni Cup for Ponies. One mile heats..
Mr. Clearlion'r h. f. Creeping Jane
Mr. Charlton's bl in. Matilda
Mr. Turner'. ch. g Chance
Mr. Charlgon's ch. f.

This was a pretty rare: there could set be a person re-
sent drsoleased *lt h it. The boys rude well, rod the puma
was disputed in good order, bet ibe speed and goodbeatert
of Creeping Jane soon derided is r favour, which, it4watliti„
had .1.0 been provad at upwards of a duzass cursory seers
this seasoo. woe !Down, sod feared, conetirstebil,
little betting.
The Saddle sad Bridle for Pollee.
Mr. Chlrhon's h. p. Taffy., l., 1
Mr. Boon. is b. gelato( 2 *
Mr. J. Turner's b. f. ridged
This rare beset ea the little ORM ceased woes &Mk- ae
some bolted; others paced them ard thew bolted, altd so
00, until the rougher,. did Dot boob bow 10 go, er isbett
to stop, being brie sod there all ream, the mow, and gal-
lopping to a stand .still, bet amidst the confusion tbe 'above
three were plated. No besting.
A match tie bOes. bet•ra Mr ...a...N0 eh. r est. 71b. old
Mr. Talle•Jeutmr, Lt. 71b. was wais, by the (most, Then
was some 111'610f PM 11,1 the *lnner twhieb was ride by Mr.
Morton) not gamic bin groped, but this watt fellatio's, aid
the wiener received big soupy.

WORCESTEE AUGUST MLETING, 1119.
TUESDAY. AVOW! 13.
A Sweepstakes of Fillets Guineas rack, witb Twenty-low
guises, added; for two-leer olda.—Colts,llst. 51b.; Fdliee,
est. 211 t. T.V.C.
Mr. Day's eh. c Onta•lo. est. 61b .. • .
Mr. C. A. A Iderwou's b. e. The Tartar, Mt. 61b. .
Lord Warwick's b. e. by Pbsiott.s, est. Mb dr
The Woreestersta,re States of Ten Geis's* earls, for all ages ;
Two woilo4—Th.eeleur olds, est. 91b ; foot, let.; Ree.est.
91b.; six, 84 131 b.; aid aged, 9st. tib; Mares and Geld.
ins% allowed 31k,
1A Stiniford's h. e Peter Leif, 4 Tie old, est.... ... • 1
Mr. E. L. Charlton's br. h. Mester Meaty, stead, 9.1. 1/le 2
ld Plyniatirtles b. 5.10 Patrick. 0 it,, est. 1111 b.
0..1y two started.
Vie City Members' Plate of Filly Pounds, added to a Sweep:
stakes of Fore Guineas each. Three-year olds to carry
Est 91b.; four, Sst.; fise, 8.1. 81h.; six, Sit. 1316.; tied
sled, 9st Ilb. Mares and Geldings allowed 31b. Two-
mile Seats.

111 ajar Ormsby Gores eh. h. The Doke, 6 yrs old,
80. 9Ib.

Mr. E. L. Charltcw's b. It. St. Patrick, 5 yrs old,
est 91b
Mr. CiiMtbs's ch r. Pl•brian, 4 yrs old, Sst .. • 4 4 2
Mr. R. Canalises bl. Olekus r, 4 yr. old; Sat... . 3 ; 4
Mr. Jackson's b. en. Minns, 4 yrs DM, 7st: 111 b. 0 5
Mr. T. Rea 's gr. g. Punster, 6 yrs old, Set.l6lb.. 3 9dr
sus 1131111 DAY.
A Gold Cup, of 100, s. vain., by subscription of 10p. rich,
the surplus is specie. Poor wiles.
Lord Stantfosd's b. e. Peter Lily, 4 yr. old. Sat
Colon•I Tates's b b. Sporn*, 5 yn oirt, Sit. 10Ib.
Mr. E. Foley's bl e. GI . ,4 In old, list. 2
Mr. E. L Chorhoses br. b. Master /Posy, aged, 9st. 41b. 4
Mr. Griliiiits's ch. e. Plebeian, 4 yrs 014,011.
A Sweepstakes of Tea Sovereigns nib, with Twenty
Sovereigns added, for all area.—Milt and sparser beefy.
Major Ormsby Cone's gr. h. Snowdon, 6 psi 01d..... .1, 1
Mt. Juores br. b. Vanspyre, *.yrs old 2 dr

THE ARMY.

On X amity tke lot Issitallms of the Ist grgoofier ragl•
rent of guards hurled at t►e figeon-hoolts,, Dobbs, hom
Liverpool, sod sairelsid through the city—port to ftiohmood
barrette, and port to the royal barracks. Thin ►ettaboa
consists of ire companies, and are atm to replocrlho 4d
battalion of the mime regiment, mow doing Dobligt extrema
limy. The ad bottaisua wets to embark toe Saglesti,on
Tooetley two We4seedoi. .;
•• • •

Report says thin the Hon. Nance BtrrLsa, of
Bsltycianry, has resigned the t;oninsiostoo• of the
Pence ss a Magistrate for the- cotrity Kilkenny.
The passiog of the Police constables Bill id the
imputed cause of the HOn. Gentleman's resit/Zit-
tion.—(Kilkersny Moderator./

The following is an extract of a mercantile let t r
front Odessa, dated the* 19th ult.
"New that the freedom of the port is reiaateted
terms of •modesats protecting duties, we then -kept ii.,l
business win shortly •seams its rewire coarie I teed iltiot.
lifter, the approaching rooter ie suety we than:ere en su
oresse4-aittivity in every agronomist of trades Ens I thu
cannier* rifted, peciic is Akio qtritritr, basil. Jove 5..1
appear that the Tusks here yet filially evacuated llsokta►.s
end ‘Vallowitia. Wires they aterched oat Heir .Aaiet..:
hoop lie ere side, they sent in European troops ea mg
*am .No.new Atabasetdor hes yet beea.apponstail en Cot-
soantiaaisk. It I. most likely the Cougiosa 'boat N ►e.hrid
et Nome* irtli decide this matter; 'inueh'rill depend spa
ilhe ialleeace of the Britith Cabinet, mud eartainly thismar
irssoversod last year by its 'Geeslin."

Wednesday forenoon, about bef patt 'levee o'clock, a
fire broke oat In the caimans./ patent 'Sipe manoireelitiey ut
Mr. Den, leading off Alfred-street, Stepney, which, frets
the coefined situation of the adjamot baildirga, taute, vitt-
Wrests% attires in the neighbourhood. The fire wigjegle.ll
its cOnsetpteuct of a paa containing • composition of pitrt.
add tar, 'tied inibe trade, boiling over, and in a short titre
the whole of the premix*, together with a quantity ke
'stock' in trade, the whole of the valeahte tnacidaery, sal
rune bosses adjointog, occupied by the worluba, wrh'etry-
daced to •• heap of smoking rains. 'Cilia apptglidairdci
were for sous lime entertained for the very. ittenelve tiMe
ustittifsetrey •of 'Mr. folssost, which wite'jtist ailingeirbii
betitiMf llttk idstibtreey 'wild Maid 10451111itigi 'aft
horst dews.

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COURT OF CHANnitY, Liscoves INN,
. • . • THUUDAY, Atmore lb.
iial7e /..01i0 CHANCELLOR was occupied from
Ipom none o'clock to five in hearing bankrupt
petitions, 41r- n. interest except to the .purtine con-
tented.

MANSION- HOUSE.
Ifesterday.l. Wigerst{ so errand tory to Mr. Edenburoesh,
• 0 the Poohey, was brewed wp in the custody of owe of she
City °Meer% charged with *testis' sundry articles, the pis,-
"way of Mr. Thomas Kcal, uhu lived alit door to Mr.
Xrienberuexh.
. From the evidence of Mr. Westborough, it appeared, That
• .1011 t tea and sugar being missed in his Imo, suspicion fell
oh the Priseeer, and as ollieer being met fur, his box was
oeetabed, and All 4104110elig articles, supposed to be the
properly of Mr. rest, were Lewd therein, but no tee and
• • error :—.Srvevel hate \ermines clothes brwsbee, boxes of at-
}owe, two ems of chase me*, several Septet moult boxes, a
sestatity of bead's and sense alsaier's diamonds, to the valise
• .41f nit or seven pounds. There was else felted in the Pri-
g senses UM mine asuslio frills, the prupetty of the armlet-
sod in his pocket two batiste, the property of the
Abolitions.
The Primmer, in his defence, said be found the whole of
, ;1110 wade, its a bream paper parcel in Ptiferd-street.
Mr. -Web wee.ploitivede the glaaier's diarioade being his
• ifollllll4l.
The Lord Mayor ordered the PrisOlitt to heresies/led tilt

ffienday corm.
- . Jabs Chard, i abortion fit the empley of Melees. Crossley,
:tee dealers. of Peritth:lacw, stood charged with slealisir
'fires the Wereheade taf hls•dwiployers a quantity of tea.
Prorti the evidence of Hegira. Crossley, it appeared that
the Prisoner had beets le limit: service nearly two years, and
• • h. •
Cllet w the extriseetin tame to take stock about
_ • month ago,*they foetid • deicleocy in the tee whirls they
could me odors/try, accost for bet by supposteg that they
• lad been rebberl. However they tout
_so step till on the
' dome stock inking by the Excise officer, whoa they foioqd a
• N•oidliciettcy *faith.. tortes. They then watched the Pri
and on hi. cotphog out Df the cellar, where lie had been
.4 twining the'sbree, nee of the periodos took as opportunity
of feentorho Ms test pothet, which he bad left below, sad
,„f mod loos* isethe pocket shoot • pound nT greee tee. The
Phsoiser shortly after pat its coat nail went to breakfast.
' alb the fullowi•-g reorelog insert( the partners watched is the
wasshoesr, end new the Prisoner go to a resist, and take
"dolor** out sad put loop to his coat pocket; be Pities-
,* luta went resod the rooster asd pot in his pocket 311 b.

• of its perked up io drearier posed packets, all was going
out with it, as if to his breakfast, wises Mr. J. Crossley stop-
' • yeti hlro, sad,' laßiug him into she warehouse, charged him
with the shell, wbee she tea was fared rpoo,him.
The reillorwr testes ed having taken the tea, bat dialed
.-ho gust take, sty a; other times.
The Officer, who had searched the Prioneser's backings,
stated, that he had found there about 21ter. of tea, ten
suv.reles, an old guinea, 23 shillings iu silver, and two
siletr isadrhei; all which the Lord Mayor directed to be re-
turned in the Prisoner, exceptiog the tea.
The Prisoner wee doom fully committed is take his trial at
•••Mie west London &moose.
Samos/ Briffelt was charged by William Hart, a private
soldier in the timit guards, with keying insulted him by .sing
certain espeemaious relative to a eeeee t transacts*.
The Complaisant slated, that be was ea his march to do
'duty at the Bask, when the expressions of which he eons-
plaited were msde use of by the Prises. r. He imusedietely
. laid hold of him, sad gave him is Charge to • peace officer.
. The Prisoner declared that he used ao expressions to the
soldier, but what be said was address. d in • compasses of
his, though be seknooledied that be was very tipsy at the
time, sod was very sorry fur it.
Mr. Harry Haler, (the pugilist), who keeps the Enmesh
public booze, kni w the Prisoner to be an holiest, quiet nine,
ittoseh a little ghee to liquor; bud, ou his agreeiugto joie
io a reeogni for the Prisoes's good behaviour, he was
discharged.
4011.11TRIMT.
Yesterday • /ban calling himself William Stead was
brought to the OS: e, and isederweist a. exseinuatios before
Sir Richard Hirai', charged by Mr. Levi, who keeps a sale-
•bop in the Strawd, on sespicios of having stolen two large
• espeesive window.eurisios of reissue &tmtit, of about 6ve
yard* long sod two yards wide, trimmed with gold lace of an
ioch sad quarter wide. The Prisoner mot beim( able to
give a saiiatoctory account of them, be desitted him, aid
. brooght ism is. the office. when the only at coast he gave of
them was, he received them of Mrs. Julies, Castion.row,
Brideestreet, Westminster. Or inquiry being made in Can-
mon row so arch person as Mrs. Jones could be hound ; be
Vat io ruuscq entemitted fur Nether examination.
'Mary .4. L. Bulky, a female of very genteel suit respect-
'hie appearauce, dressed iii au elegant blue silk pelisse and
acme', Gory fashionable straw honor,. lister-went a second
eetsminsiiou, charged osi 'inspirits of steams serve 5/.
Bea .4 F.tiglind notes, the property of Capt•in Decor, who
wee lodging in the house of Mrs. Cotteiell, 28, Surrey-
tort e,, Strand, the full partieuliars of which we gave or
Wedaesday, and which were- read over yesterday by Mr.
Alchmond, the clerk.
'I he only new evidence produced was Fs ancis Newcombe,
a clerk is the house of Messrs. Grote. Prescott, and Cu.
bankers, le Threadasedle-street, who stated that Messrs.
Elton and Co. the bankers at Bristol, had an account with
them, aid that Capteta Drewe hiving credit from them to a
.re.taits 'amount,' he paid bus draft oil the 26th of July last, to
•the 'moon* of 1601., in which were sixteen Si. motes, sions-
' beeed from 17,035 to 17,050, dated Jew 10, 1822, and among
them were 17,047 and 17,046, the two mitts found among

ihr Prismatic's bed-furniture.
Sr Richard Rimer observing that Mr. Harmer's clerk was
• its attestation to conduct the mosecutios, and a Oaks' of
van eeeee , inquired if she was provided with-any- legal ad-
•tier, and on has, infuriated is the Negative, he observed,
volt, sailer the peculiar cireswistances of the case, abe ought
• 'to be. Ow'Sir Riebard cellist( ow her for an explanation—
The Primmer said, that en her first examination she
understood the Magistrate, that if she could account for
the teensy sovereignaiond other cash, she should be released
'from the Charge. S-be denied all knowledge how the note;
' came into her bed.foraiture. She claimed the while of the
.u.ereigus and other cash, which she said was given to her
ty a gentleman, about two or three weeks Liner, and that
ahe wrapped them up in papers fur the purpose of going
abroad. That this was the second time of her lodging iu
Air. Cotten.ll's house, and abe was only sow lodging and
• buardieg there in a temporary way, previous to her leaving
Eughtsd. Mae likewise -stated that she bad written to a
ikeisks friewd to accompasy her abroad, in which letter
site stated she was in pcieseseles of plenty of money to pay
their expenses, which she produced, to prove her possession
of money by flue date of the letter being previous to the time
Captain Melte put the 6/. bank notes into his desk; arguiag,
that she could out puesibt) koow 'rhea she wrote that letter
was -possessed of Owe bank solos; this was also in an.
•...er to it having been stated that she had said she had no
ertosicy. She stated that she hail lust her pocket-book in the
house; repealed inqu4ies bad been made, bait it could not
he fond. She never lucked bee room door; any pees*, its
it,. house might Lora put the notes among the bed-furniture.
She concluded by saying, she had repeated proposals made
to her by several persons fur the charge to be withdrawn •
against bet, provided she would give up all the cash found
DM her pea:took°, sad even that the amount of the sum
shuoW be reamed to her, to save the credit of Mr. Cutterell'a
hook, but which else bad refused, being ceaseless of her
i .nascence.
Mr. Halls, the Magistrate, who was sitting with Sir R.
Emile, observed that there was so proof of the two hi. Bask
notes found among the Prisoner's bed-furniture, being part
of life seven notes which Captaia Drew. deposited in his
ibsko hot only part of 16 be had received from the Banker's,
„Which Cyr Mu Drew* acknowledged to be correct, and they
sui~N Mils been two be had paid swalP.
RielianAbßireie, in taking a view of the statement of
the Foiseeet bi way of defeats, observed; that the caab could

ast end all she said respecting it, of having
received it from a gentleman who was gone abroad, and as to
the kiter, it being wi Wen by herself, it could not be received
in evidence He again exercised his humanity, and asked
her if she did not know au attorney, or any friend. is Lott.
don to minsolt with.

She ',plied she knee so sittorary, had an friends is Los-
don; That she hied strende4 her family, and could sot re-
ceive any assistance from them, at which time she buret into
a ilosd of tears.

_
Rh R. Rink, ostler the circumstances, said he should re-
ussed ►er fer smuttier exeminstion; iu fact, Mr. Humor'•
clerk did oot pray fur a commitment.

DUKH.4III ASSIZES, Avourr 6.

Before Lord Chief Justice Assort..

CROWN SIDE..—MURDER.
Robert Peat was charged with tl►e wdfull murder
of Robert Peat, of Darlingtoti, by infusing certain
deadly poisons into victual► prepared for bun.
Mr. Witwaste stated the case to the Joey at
considerable length, adverting to the principal facts
as they hereafter came out iu evidence; and Mr.
COOKSON called
Sarah Peat. who deposed that she was the widow
of the late Robert Peat. She knows the Prisoner
at the bar; his father was own cousin to the de-
ceased. Prisoner lives as Ravensworth. four or five
miles from Darlington. She and the deceased
lured at Darlington, and the deceased was going to
7• years of age. On the morning of the 1711 i of
*Jose, witness bought a shoulder of lamb in Deer-
lingtoe market, of John Robinson, • butcher sod
a neighbour; witness and the deceased ate of it on
the Wednesday following; it was sent to the bake-
house with • pudding. On the Suudav afternoon
they ate 1101113 V of it cold ; they were not ill either
after the trot or the second time of partaking of it.
On the next day (Mondry), about teu o'clock in
the forenoon, some of the lamb was put me the fire
to make broth of; there was about one ale quart of
water in the pan; they were to dine between twelve
and one, and were very regular. Between ten and
dinner time, witness went to the market; she came
back again before eleven, and found her husband
sitting by the lire on his chair in the kitchen where
the pan was boiling; they have another room
backwards; there was nobody in except deceased
when she went out, and when she retttrne•l, she
found him there. She ag►in went out about eleven,
and when she returned she found the deceased
walking shoot. The Prisoner followed her in when
she came back the second time, and told herhe had
been in the house bsfore, nod that her husband was
Men in ihe other room. lie inquired how she did,
and how her husband was: she replied she was
nicely, and fur her husband lie had not been so well
for • long time. She bade hint sit down, lie said
be had seen the newspapers. and there had Imes' two
people poisoned with bad water, •ud one of them
was dead. Ile then milted if she hail seen the Dews.
paper, and she said she hail something else to do
than read newspapers. Nothing more passed, and
he went away. The pan was bo►ling all iii:• time.
When she returned die filet time she tobaseved
among the cinders a spriiikling of glass, but she
thought it had come from the cellar with the coals,
as the children iii pl.ryitig were apt to throw things
down; she noticed it was like phial glass, and not
flat like window glee.. About thr usual time they
diued : they partook of the broth and the lamb,
but they did riot make a good rt. r. for the lamb
had • bad taste. It was line lamb, sod ►he did not
think it would have had such a taste. She put by
the lamb, and the broth was so bad she threw what
was left of them out. A bout half•paat one they
were both taken violently ill, and both effected in
the same manner. Her husband complained of
sickness at firs.. Witness MRS so ill blood fell from
her nose, and sweat dropped from her brow ; she
then begun to think it was not a common siekuess.
Vomiting and purging were violent on them both.
Her husband had no rest till he expired between
twelve and one the next ►noruiog : the syu►ptous
never abated—the vomiting and purging continued
till the very lust. Front the Monday tall the Fri-
day she was hardly ever out of bed ; ilia ate tiothing
during that time, and nothing gave her ease but a
cup of cold water. The deceased was buried on
Thursday evening. A Man• Smurthwsite Caine to
nurse them on the Morichly ulternoon. She ate
some of the lamb for her supper by desire of the
witness. There was also a Man• Bolam, a neigh-
bouring servant, came to a•sut them, but she did
net eat of it. 'Flue remain. of the lamb war given to
Sarah Stainaby, a woman with a poor family ; wit-
mess thought it would be of use to them. She got
the water from their own pump: it is the water
they always use, and is excellent. The pan was
iron, and en use every 11.1 y. When she was first
seised, her stomach swelled dresdfully.
On her cross-examination by Mr. HOLT, she raid
her husband was going of 78, end she would be 67
on the last day of September; they had been 20
years married in December next. Her husband
had • good deal of property. She has known the
Prisoner many years; lie is married, and has.seven
children. The deceased never could abide the Pri-
soner, but witness always treated him with kindness.
He generally called wilco he came to market.
They had no relations, and she wsa always pleased
to see him, as she knew they were both going into
age. It was hot weather when the lamb Will hough,.
Witness did not collect evidence apinst him ; he
had exposed himself with such foolish behaviour,
that witnesses rote up against him of themselves.
There was oatmeal cud an onion in the tooth; no
other herbs. Witness will swear that the Prisoner
told her he had been in the house before, and that
her husband was absent. Her hushood wsa dull of
hearing, and look no notice of the Prisoner when
he came in. Witness answered all the questions
that were asked. Her husband wits a weakly roan,
in a dee'. • g State; but he was in very good health
at that time.

[The Learned Coonsel, with some severity, con-
tinued to go over newly the whole of the prrviuus
evidence, evidently with a view of getting the wit-
neas to preva►ieste. In one instance his Lordship
interfered, thinking it unnecessary. Mr. that sub-
mitted that in a case like this, in which his Client
stood in such imminent danger, he was perfectly
justified-in the line of defence he was pursuing. In
reply, his Lordship intimated, that had the bituation
of the Prisoner nut been so very serious, lie should
have interfered long before. His Loidsbip also ob-
served, that if the Learned Gentleman would go
over the evidence again, he was bound to do tt in
the order in which it had been done before, and not

to transpose questioni with the Tien of misleading
the witness.]
Cross-examinatiou continued..Wane*, did not
think that it was the meat which had made them so
bad. She told the nurse to est some of the lamb,
because she did not think it had that offence in it
which was afterwards found. Doe. not think any one
saw the blood fall from her nose.—(Mr. Holt, " I
dare say not.")—Thinks Mary Sulam took it Away.
When they took bad, she was not able to send fur a
surgeon, nor did she think of it: she never had a
doctor iti her life but one.

In re-examination by Mr. WILLIAMS, she said
she got the oatmeal in the house; she had used
some of it before with perfect safety, and had some
of it left, though she bad not used it since. She
saw the Prisoner again at four in the afternoon ; he
never called in the evening before. She bad ac-
quainted the Prisoner. for she took him for a friend.
with every thing regarding he► affairs. She told
him when her husband and her should depart, the
property would be sold, and the money divided,
one half to the relations on his side, and the other
half to the relations on her's. There were some
half cousins living. The Prisoner knew her hull-
band had made a will ; he culled one day, and she
showed it to him. Being again cross-examined,
she said her husband never was to say quite well
since site knew him ; he had • complaint in his head
and eyes ; comphsined of oppressive head-ach and
heaviness. Sometimes his eyes were 11181111Ded. He
often complained of his health, and kept to the
house ; he had not been at church for four years.
He had ■ good appetite, sad slept well; and was
food of hot meat and pudding.
Mary Bolan) said she lived on the other side of
the passage in the same house, and knew the de-
ceased about 21 years; recollects his being taken
ill. Suw him that morning about 9, and again
about 11. She spoke to him at 9. ■nd he seemed
better than usual. She saw no difference in him at
II; he was walking in the yard. She saw them
both ill at half-past one. Mr. Peat had gone to
bed, and Mrs. Peat %vas throwing terribly. Mr.
Peat wanted to throw, but could not. She wanted
to hold Mrs. Peat's stomach, who could not bear
to hive it held. it was so sore. Witness was obliged
to go back and forward ; she could not stay long to-
gether. She was afterwards in the yard, and Mrs.
Pest called her in; site went in and found her sit-
ting on her knees throwing sadly. She raised the
old man up in bed, and lie got • little off his
stomach ; has not been accustomed to see people
sick. Mrs. Peat desired her to go for Mary Smut-
thwaite. She saw Mr. Peat between 10 and 11 I
he was, during that time, very ill. endeavouring to
throw. Mrs. Peat could not lift her head, she was
so ill. She continued sick till the Friday. though
she threw no more after the Tuesday. Stir sweat a
great deal in her bed. She knows the Prisoner;
saw hitn on the day they were seized, about 4 o'clock.
He came to her back door snd desired her to look
after them, for they were both very poorly; he also
asked if they had any body to assist them. He said
nothing further to her but that they were both ill.
Site saw him again about eight that night ; he was
standing on the opposite side of the street, and she
beckoned him to eon* over; he came over, and she
told him they were both very ill, amid desired him to
send ■ doctor ; he said he would not send • doctor.
fur he did isoi fount Mrs. Pent to kaoi that he was
is the town.

Being cross-examined, she raid she knew the
Prisoner Wore. There was a doctor living about
thirty yards frern the horse. The Piisorirr said
he had beers itithe house when she saw him at four
o'clock.

Mary Smurthwsite deposing to being sent for to
Prat's shout six in the evening ; she went directly,
and found them both violently ill. Mr. Peat was
in bed very bad; wanted to be up every tier
minutes for the purpo.e of purging. Mrs. Peat
war vomiting very much. She continued there all
night. The old man was rambling in his talk.
About twelve he gave over, and witness thought he
was going to sleep. De died about lialf.past twelve.
In the course of the night Mrs. Prat desired her
to get some supper. She went to • cupboard by
Mrs. P.'s directions, and got some lamb; she did
not est shove three bites of it on account of the
badness of its taste. About half an hour after she
was unwell ; threw up and purged very much for
about an hour and a half afterwards; was not very
well next day, but did not throw tip. By desire
of Mrs. Peat she gave the lamb to Sarah Stainsby,
a poor woman in Darlington, with • small family.
Witness had never tasted laudanum before eating
of the lamb. She hid since had laudanum given
to he► by the Doctor, to see if she knew the taste,.
and immediately recognised the taste of the meat.
Cross-examined..—She did not say to Mrs. Peat
that she had been ill from the lamb when she was
desired to give it to Stainsby; she gave it away on
the Tuesday. She told Bolam, in the morning
that the meat had not agreed with her. _

Sarah Stainsby confirmed the testimony of the
last witness, as to receiving the lamb from her in
Mrs. Pest's kitchen. When she went home, .he
gave some of it to her hualisnd and to a daughter I I
years old. Fire husband refored it at the tint taste,
but took two or three bites more. lie was very
well at that time, so was her daughter. Shortly
after they were both token ill, and vomited violent-
ly. younger children also tasted it, and were
soon after very ill, vomiting much. She tasted
about a quarter of an ounce herself. She took it
between twelve and one, and at half•past three was
vomiting sore; she continued sick till ten at night.
She was sore all over her body. and was desperately
thirsty ; her husband and children were also very
thirsty. As in toe case of last witness, she had orw
ver tasted laudanum till administered to her by
the doctor, when she immediately fouud the taste
of the meat.

B. I.llankison lives at Ferryhill, is an officer of
excise, and knows the Prisoner. Witness lirrd
formerly at Dirlinginii. Ile saw the Prisoner there
on the 10th of Juin., and had some convontation
with him. The Prisol er said there wus an old man
whom he would watch aft opportunity of seeing, us
he thought he wants', to wrong him out of some loo-
ney. He saw him :it twelve on the same day, and
he told him he hail br.so to the house and li.id got
the will, and the old woman was out : if witness
would go into • public-house he would let him see
it. Witness did not go with him, hut saw him
-again on the 17th, when he told him it was an old
will he had got.. IVitness saw hiss again on the
24th, about eleven o'clock, when he took a bottle

on, of kis pocket, mul *aid it contained laudanum,
and that if the old women had it, it would do her
trick.

Witness was then cress-etsmintd at some length,
to shew the improhability of the Prisoner letting
him into his coatiraer, who was no relation, who
was trot even in the habit of visiting him at his
honve, &c.

John Smith is a druggist in Darlington : knows
the Prisoner ; has seen him twice at his shop. On
the 24th, about deceit o'clock, he emu, to Lis shop
and asked for ■n ounce of laudanum. Witness
objected to his having it, and told him it was a very
dangerous thing for any to have who did not under-
stand it. The Prisoner said it was for some ladies
at Middleton, who knew well how to use it. lie
was going to Middleton himself that day. Wit ewes
then gave him rather better than an ounce in a Om
phial. The Poisoner came again to hie shop on the
23d of July, amid asked him if he recollected him.
Witness said he clod. The Prisoner then observed
that he was blamed about Robert Pest; but, he
added, he had the bottle of laudanum which he
bought of him at home yet.
_ .

On his cross-culmination he said, there wns no
one in the shop but himself end the Prisoner when
the laudanum was got : the Prisoner never men-
tioned his mother to witness.

Richard Nicholson, a constable, apprehended thy
Prisoner on a charge of stealing the will. This
man's evidence related entirely to the wi:l. It ap-
peared, however, that in searching the Prisoner's
house for the will, the Prisoner's mother gave wit-
ness a bottle of laudanum with only a little out of it.
Mr. Richard Hodgson, a surgeon in Darlington,
was examined as to the effects described by the wit-
nesses being the produce of laudanum alone. Wit-
ness stated it to be his belief that something stronger
had been dissolved in it. He further stated, that
owing to the time which had elapsed from the death
of Peat to the investigation of the business, in his
judgment it would have been of no avail to disinter
the body for the purpose of surgical examination.
Remembers giving laudanum to the witnesses for
the purpose of giving them an opportunity of recog-
nising the taste.
He was cross.exomined at great length by Mr.
Sturkie to skew that the deceased might die of apo-
plexy, not only from the general state of his health,
but from his habit of living, undo's() that he might
hare died of apoplexy from the retching, &c. caused
by sickness.
In re-examination, he said he had nn doubt
that the deceased died by the administration of
poison. . _

John Stain►by depo►ed to ts►ting the laudanum
given by the List wiineve, and its similarity in taste
to the meat which mode hies and his wife and chil-
dren so ill.

Thomas Horner, a subsc►ibing witness to the will
of Robert Peat, proved the execution of the will.
which did htcpteath all that Robert Peat was worth
to his dear wife, Sarah Peat, and her heirs. &c.
Mrs. Prat identified the will as the one she *hewed
to the Prisoner.

The Prisoner bring asked fisr bis defrnce, 'aid he
was innocent of what they laid to linn, bat called
110 witnesses.

His Lo►dship then %rimmed up. He observed
there were but two questions for the cousideration
of the Jury ; the first war, whether the unfortunate
man died by poison ; and if he did, whether the
Prisoner was the person by whom that poison was
administered.

After ■ short absence, the Jory returned a ver-
dict of Gwilly.
Mr. HOLT then rose, and moved an arrest of
judgment, on the ground that there was an allega-
tion omitted in the framing of the indictment. The
indictment charged the Prisoner generally with min-
gling the poison in the broth, &c. but there was
no allegation that the Prisoner knew that the
broth. &c. so mixed was actually preparing for the
use of the deceased.

Mr. STARKIR followed with various citations, to
shew that such an allegation was ■bsolutely neces-
sary to support the indictment.
Mr. CooksoN replied. lie said the indictment
was sufficient as it stood : that in fact they could
not prove such knowledge on the part of the
Prisoner, and that such an allegation under these
circumstances was rendered totally unnecessary. He
then cited a ca►e where the indictment was less par-
ticular in its structure, and yet had been sufficient
for the purposes of conviction.
This was again answered on the pert of the
Prisoner, and his Lordship intimated that he should
feel it hi. duty to take the opinion of his brother,
Wood, though, if it rested with him to decide, be
should have pronounced the indictment to be suf-
ficient.

On the Wednesday morning the Prisoner was
again put to the bar, and his Lordship proceeded
to read from a paper which he held, • recapitula-
tion of the arguments of the Counsel on both
aides, together with the opinion of himself and
Mr. Baron Wood ; the opinion of their Lord-
ships being that the indictment was perfect.—
His Lordship then proceeded to pass sentsnre
of Death upon the unhappy Prisoner. He ob-
served, in substance, that the Prisoner had been
found guilty, after a most patient investigation,
by a careful and intelligent Jury, on the
clearest evidence, of a most atrocious murder, amid
that, too, for worldly gain, when the probability
was that • little time would have pot him in
full possession of that at which he aimed. He
had had the aid and assistance of excellent
Counsel, who had exerted all their ingenuity in
his behalf. Ills time on earth would I.e ex-
tremely short ; mercy here could not reach him;
and it was oily for him to avail himself with all
speed of the time lii' had, to court that mercy
which could alone be serviceable to him hereafter.
Of his guilt there could be no doubt. The manlier
in which he hail been seen hovering about his
victims was conclusive of that. Ilia Lordship then,
after again imploring him to make the best of his
time in procuring his peace with God, ordered him
to be hanged on Friday, the gth of August, and his
body to let delivered over to the Surgeons for div-
as ct ion.

The Prisoner's deportment daring his trial and
sentence was firm and becoming. At the latter part
of his Lordship's address his eyes became slightly
suffused, and a rapid movement of the eye-lids
continued at intervals until he was removed from
the bar, but no other symptom of sensiblity was
apparent.