The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-23 00:00:00

THE ROYAL LONDON EISTEDDVOD.

This festival will be held on the 25th inst., at St. 3far-
tin's Hall, tinder the patronage of her Majesty, the
Prince Consort, and his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales.

The following is a list of the prizes and subjects :
For the best awdl on patriotism (Gwladgarwch), a
prize of twenty guineas.
For the best marwnad (elegy), in Welsh, to the memory
of the late Marquis of Anglesey, a prize of ten guineas.
For the best nryddest on the expedition to the Crimea
and the siege of Sebastopol, a prize of ten guineas.
For the best cywydd to London, a prize of five guineas.
For the best six englynion to be placed upon the tomb-
stone of the late Rev. John Elias, a prize of six guineas.
Eor the best marwrad (elegy), in Welsh, to the mernory
of the late Rev. Evan Evans (leuan Glan Geirionydd),
a prize of ten guineas.
For the best anthem on the " Magnificat," or "
y Forwyn Fair," a prize of five guineas.
For the best Welsh song of three stanzas to the Prince
of Wales, adapted to the air of " The Rising of the
Lark" (for the metre, see Mrs. Hemans's song, " Saw
ye the blazing star !"), a prize of three guineas.
For the best English song of three stanzas to the
Prince of Wales, on the same metre as the above, a
prize of three guineas.
For the best Englyn on " Y Morgrugyn," a prize of
one guinea.
For the best essay, in English, on the geology of
Wales, and the developement of its mineral resources, a
prize of ten guineas.
For the best essay, in English or Welsh, upon the
present alliance between France and England, and its
probable influence upon the civilisation of the world, a
prize of ten guineas.
For the best essay, in English, on the system of edu-
cation best adapted to the Principality of Wales, a prize
of •en L•nineas.

For the best essay, in Welsh, on cottage gardening, a
prize of five guineas.
For the best player on the Welsh harp, a prize of five
guineas ; for the second, a prize of two guineas.
For the best Pennillion singer, a priee of two guineas.

A prize of three guineas, by Dr. Roberts, for the beat
monody, in Welsh or English, to the memory of the late
Captain Richard Lloyd Edwards, of Nanhoron.
A prize of two guineas, by Lady Hall (G-weynen
Gwent), for the best Welsh song (finishing with an eulo-
gium on the true Cyinro), descriptive of the manners,
aft !etation, and language of the modern Dic Shion
Dafydd.
A prize of three guineas, by the London Welsh Pa-
triotic Society, for the best six verses, in Welsh or Eng-
lish, to the memory of Miss Anan Nest Jones, the only
child of Mr. William Jones (Gwrgant).
A. prize of five guineas, by Lady Jones Parry, of Ma-
dryn-park, for the best marwnad (elegy) to the memory
of the late General Sir Love Jones Parry.

THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

APPOINTMENT OF SIR W. MOLESWORTH
AS COLONIAL SECRETARY.
OSBORNE, Jura 22.
The Queen held a council yesterday at Osborne,
The Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, Sir Wm.
Moles worth, Viscount Canning, the Earl of Harrowby,
Lord John Russell, Lord Panmure, the Right Hon. IL
Verson Smith, Sir Charles Wood ; the Right Hon. C.
P. Villiers, Lord Ernest Bruce, Sir William Maule, Lord
Dufferin, and the Hon. W. Bathurst, arrived from Lon-
don about one o'clock.
Lbrd John Russell had an audience of the Queen, and
resigned his seals of office as one of her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretaries of State.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, Earl Granville, the Lord Chancellor,
Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Lord Panmure, Sir Charles Wood, the
Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Canning, the
Earl of Harrowby, and Lord Ernest Bruce (officiating
for the Lord Chamberlain).
Sir William Molesworth, Bart., was sworn one of the
Queen's Principal Secretaries of State, and received from
her Majesty his seals of office.
Sir William Maule, Knt., was, by command of the
Queen, sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy
Couneil.

The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Lord Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Lord Chancellor,
and Sir Charles Wood had audiences of the Queen.
The Right Hon. C. P. -Villiers, Judge Advocate
General, had an audience of her Majesty, and submitted
to the Queen the proceedings of some courts-martial.
Lord Earnest Bruce officiated as Vice Chamberlain,
and; Lord Dufferin as Lord in Waiting.
The whole of the above noblemen and gentlemen re-
turned to London, with the exception of Lord Panmure,
who remained on a visit to her Majesty.

1)EATII FROM POISON—EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Dur.
big( the last few days some interest has been excited in
the! county of Durham by the death of a lady under the
following circumstances :—The deceased, Mrs. Jane
Wooler, was the wife of a gentleman residing in the
village of Burden, near Darlington. She was attended
in her first illness by Dr. Jackson, and during the latter
period by Drs. Hazlewood and Henzell. She became
ill in May last, and it appears that after attending her
three weeks Dr. Jackson became impressed with the
notion from the extraordinary symptoms exhibited,
that Mrs. Wooler was taking small does of arsenic
or other irritant poison, nothing of which, he swore,
was ever contained in the medicine he supplied.
Mr. Wooler expressed dissatisfaction with Dr. Jackson's
treatment, and the other two medical gentlemen already
mentioned attended conjointly with him. Up to the
19th of June the medical gentlemen entertained suspi-
cions that the poisoning was going on, and Dr. Jackson
took away secretions for analysis, but it was not until
that date that they fully imparted their suspicion:.
to each other, and resolved to administer an
tidote. They did not communicate onthe
sub-
ject with any of the family, their reasons being tilatheat
d have
necessary change of all the attendants w
I"ii-d, with the
ojec'eu died on
proved fatal to the deceased. Mrs.
the 27th of June of tetanic spasms,
consent of Mr. Wooler, a post s were found in
was made, and extensive ulceration
portion of these
the intestines. They took away
ea -
e latives, and under
mortenab examination
without the knowledge of the
v d by Dr. Richardson, of
in-
quest, they were a""e
analysis satisfiedof
the presence
7 the attendants on the sick bed
the direction of the coroner, after the first day's
Newcastle. Hisby the
of arsenic. It was proved
wereservantadjoiningparish) use from which arsenic
from Dr. Jackson's surgery were given
Mr. Woolen
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by them.
the medicines, and often the injections. Dr. Jackson
deposed that on several occasions he had seen a medical
him.
n twhaast breaciskueirtetdhwerhe
(Fowler's solution,) besideicswhva
basket on the premises and in Mr. Woolen's hands when
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aea
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at s with
ni
et ho,
and he conversed with Mr.Wooler, who had some know-
ledge °f Medicine, of their properties. It was
stated by witnesses that Mr. Wooler exhibited kind-
ness to his wife. He was examined, at the request
of the jury. He complained of Dr. Jackson's treatment
and of the conduct of the other medical men in
keeping back from his family their suspicions, as be
had ample means, and would have made any sacrifice to
save his wife's life. The medicine basket was pro-
duced, but none of the poisons mentioned by Dr.
Jackson were found in it, and Mr. Wooler denied
that he ever had a preparation of arsenic in the
house. Mr. Marshall, solicitor, of Durham, and Dr..
Robinson and Mr. Bayne, surgeon, of Newcastle, cross-
examined the witness on behalf of Mr. Wooler, and an
application was made to the jury to have the body ex-
humed, in order that other portions of the viscera should
be taken out by disinterested persons for the purpose of
analysis, 117,:r. Wooler and his friends being dissatisfied
with the manner in which the first portion had been re-
moved. Tb e jury decided against the application, and Mr.
Marshall so lid their course would be to apply to the Secretary
of State. The coroner, in summing up, remarked upon
the mys ter in which the case was involved. °re
thought Ithere was no imputation against Mr. Woocleesoed
any othe r person. The jury found that the d
bute how
died from the effects of irritant mineral po
is
or by whoa n administered there was no e-videTe to con-
vince them.. At the same time they entirely exonerated
the medical attendants from any 14161.122° Wilate'feC°

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