The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-14 00:00:00

KING'S TIMATRE.

Yesterday se'nnight the long promised bullet of Gonsal re
C'ordooe was brought out, after the opera of I Se/ raggi
The narrative is, with a few alterations, that of Florian's
agreeable novel ; and Monsieur Anstsxto VaflTlilti ap-
pears to have made a successful exhibition of his whole
strength, in adapting to the stage the materials thus sup-
/ lied to him.
..";etusico the hero of the piece (M. WWII ts) enters Grenada,
1:., ill disguise, at the moment when the sove-
i 4n, ll'ufei Macon, proclaims a grand tournament; and his
thiligh!er, tile Pi bowl Zukwa, (Madame Mci.vstE ), is a prize
to whatever knicht shall prove victorious in time contest. It
must be understood that Gots/tiro and the holy are already
known to and smitten with each other, which renders it a
matter of some impurtrnee that the Moorish tyrant, Alamo.
(M. Boisnivaan), who pretends to her hand, shall be put hare
gm combat by the Spanish knight. ...11adtar, accordiecly, after
C7:73: •cyrre thrusts with sword and daccer, is tlnauu to the
earth, and the damsel assigned to the conqueror. ,ifamar soon
afterwards makes the discovery that Gonsalro is in Grenada,
which causes great consternation amongst the Moors; and the
hero, to elude suspicion, is prevailed upon by his mistress
to take the vow prescribed by her father, and promises
to deliver up Gonsulto to her—an enterprise in which
he is joined by his rival Mahar, with whom he seta
Out in pursuit of the Spaniard. On their arrival at •
sequestered spot, Gonsufto discovers himself to the Moor, with
-whom he tights a second duet, and puts him to flight secundum
arum.—Tb.e alarm is given—Gensalco is surrounded in the cot-
tage of Ackbe, an old Arabian in the interest of the Yrincess, des
tivershimself to the Moors, and is thrown into prison. Zulema
by a stratagem, with Ackbe's assistance, imposes on his gaoler,
and effects her lover's escape time enough to enable him to save
the life of the king his father, whom Alansar, a traitor a' well as
tyrant, had attacked in his palace, with a view to seize his
crown, This obligation, of course, can only be repaid in one
way.. Abuser is brought to the royal presence In chains, and
libc piece concludes with the marriage of &kola and Gonsuhro.
Such is the outline of the-new ballet, which is, we are
of opiaioN, beyond all comparison, by much the most
splendid,. interesting, and, attractive that has ever has,
perhaps,. been brought forward at the King's Theatre;
and weeould dwell, without reluctance, upon this very
greditalge display of the talent of the ballet-master, and
the•manager's liberality, which were fully appreciated
by one of the most brilliant audiences that we have ever
seen assembled..

DRURY-LANE.

Yesterdaf semlight, MISS LEE'S Comedy of The Chapttr
f Accidents was performed for the second time, in order-to
exhibit a young Lady, who is introduced to the Public
under the name of Miss Mußßev. She has evidently
been accustomed to elegant society, from the case and
gracefulness of her carriage. Her voice is clear, and par-
ticularly its the lower notes; her delivery of the dialogue
is articulate and impressive.. We shalt wish to see this
Lady in, a part of greater animation and variety. No-
tting coma be more arch and comic than Miss KeLots
performance of Bridget: In was rendered by her man-
lier one of the most exhilarating characters we ever wit-
ses'sect..
Mier die Pitty, ttio admirable musical Farce of The
Pro Misera after 2l:s year's seclusiim, was brought again
before the Public ; ami was received with considerable fa-
Ktuotre appeared to much ad,vantage in Gripe;
tics DICKONS sang with her usual powers in Harriet ;
ands Nes &rime displayed her wonted liveliness ia Jenny.
ASYLUM) FOB THE DEAF AND> DUMB.

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On Sunday the 31a nit. the Right Hon. and Right
lltev.4o Lone 'it hop of London preached the Anniversary. Sermon or
.0 half delis Institution, at tin Pariah Church of St. George, Hanover-
Square, bee re the illustrious Royal Patron, the Duke of Gloucester,
grid, in a discourse replete with profound views, couched in elegant and
foreiblehinguage. set tbrth to a very numerous and -highly respectable
ern on the advantages and importance of thiseinvaluable Institu-
tion; aftor service the oolleition amounted to something about 1701.
Iltrrsday the 4th inst the Blends and supporters of the Institution,
wording to lumualemstom, dined together at the City of London Ta-
vern, the illustrious Duke ifs the Chair supported by the Bishop of
-Ronde*, Lord Calttorpe, the Dean of. fiester, C. Barclay, F.sq. M.P.
rid Dote!: Members of the regislature;Clergy, and distingnished
Phi-
rantlugpiats, among whom we noticed Frederick Webb, Req. so well
known in the walks of charity. The singular nature of this Institution
om..ofterme to the heart, and rivets the attention of every one who has
an opportunity di witnessing its effects: The purposes of it, and the
lunches, it confers on the otherwise unhappy ohm's. received into it,
wire hifouently and feeliugly_ expatiated on by the Royal, Duke and
others who followed him in addressing the company in the course of the
evening. But when the objects themselves appeared, with specimens of
their progress in writing . accounts, and composition, and some of them
stood up atel.uttmed with distinctness, and even pathos, a short address
theirlienokters, whet a contrast to their Lite condition—mute igno-
rance I The edict was electrical, and must have been witnessed to be
hilly felt. Tlti evening pas:sed with thm conviviality and harmony
which over flow Born a consaousnees of performing acts of benefice rice.
Subscriptions and donations were announced, as nearly as we could col-
feet, to the amount of nuol. Many thanks are due to the Stewards, and
much praise to the Tivern, for the entertainment provided by thesis, but
the company were kept together till a fare hour by the feast tit
emula-
sam in benevolence, a nest- intinitely. surpsaing the men exquisite
viaralsond wines j.

Thomas Colley, the. Banbury pedestrian, who st.vted
Varch 20, to complete 1020 miles in. 20 successiVe• days;
completed his tusk on Monday, At seven in the evening.
Eit was taken round' the town in a chake and four the
falLuving day, and afterwards chaired in triumph amidst
a littAc concourse of sp...ctators. An ox was roasted in the
field on the last day of the performance.
aL the Itetang room reports may be credited, not less than
00,060 quinces have been laid on the match between the rele-
nt. I Yorkshire hor.e da nth:, and Mr. NEVILLEN crack.
hoist, Sir Joshua. The race takes place this week, at New-
market.
At „;,f t„,.1 Jack Kash (aged 71)) has been taken
prafeasimval duties, he was lranspinled fur rectititse; some
!toleslor"4

THE

REGISTER.

ELGIN MARBLES.

The Committee of the House of Commons, which was
appointed to put a value on the Elgin collection of mar-
bles, have drawn up a very interesting. report, and have
recommended to the Parliament to purchase them for the
sum of :35,0001. The most eminent artists, such as
WEST, I.IWHENCE, NOLLEKF.NS, FLAX MAN, &e. who
were examined as witnesses before the Committee, spoke
in the most enthusiastic terms of these noble specimens
of ancient art : most of them preferred the 'Theseus an:.
the Neptune even to the Belvedere Apollo and the Lao-
coon ; and all of them agreed that the whole collection
was finer than any they had ever seen. The Committee,
at least, of which Mr. 13.1 xK ES was chairman, seem to have
felt that expenditure, in a case like the present, is econo-
my, which, by advancing the arts and sciences, improves
the intellectual pleasures, and adds to to the moral fame
of a nation. They conclude their report with the follow-
ing enlightened observations :
" Your Committee cannot dismiss this interesting sub-
ject, without submitting to the attentive reflection of the
house how highly the cultivation of the fine arts has con.
tributed to the reputation, character, and dignity of every
I government by which they have been encouraged, and
how intimately they are connected with the advancement
et' every thing valuable in science, literature, and philoso-
phy. In contemplating the importance and splendour to
which so small a republic as Athens rose by the genius
and energy of her citizens, exerted in the path of such
studies, it is impossible to overlook how transient the
memory and fame of extended empires and of mighty
conquerors are, in comparison of those who have rendered
inconsiderable states eminent, and immortalized their
own names by these pursuits. But if it be true, as we
learn from history and experience, that free governments,
afford a soil most suitable to the production of native
talent,. to the maturing of the powers of the human rnindi
and to the growth of every species of excellenee,by opening
to merit the prospect of reward and distinction, no courts.
try can be cettrr adapted than our own to afford en
honourable asylum to these monuments of ;lie school of
Phidas, and of the administration of Pericles ; where,
secure from further injury and degradation, they may
receive that admiration and homage to which they are
entitled, and save in return as models and examples to
those, who, by knowing how to revere and appreciate
them, may learn first to imitate,.and ultimately to rival
them."

Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East
Italia House, when the new Directors, eleeted.,.vis. Hon.
William Fullarton Elphiestone, John Inglis, Esq. John
Bebb,. Esq. James Pattism% Esq. James Daniell, Esq..
and Jolrr Bladen Taylor, Esq. tool the oaths and their
seats.—Thorns Reid and John Bebb, Esqrs..were chosen
Chairman. and Deputy• Chairman for the year ensuing.
Lord Byron, it is said, is preparing to quit England
for a tour on the Continent. His Lordship's library was
sold a day or two since in Pall-Mall. A separation has
taken place.between, him and Lady Byron, daughter of
Sir R. Milbaule, to whom he ICAd married about twelve
or fifteen months back.

Wolverhampton has been the first town in Staffordshire
to erect a building exclusive to literature.—An elegant
structure has just been finished in that place, to be occu-
pied as a librazy on the one wing, and a news room on
the other.

rt is stated to be the opinion of the London Brewers,
that the taking off the War Duty on Malt will produce
only a diminution in the price of Porter of one halfpenny
in tite•pot_

We find that large exportations of grain from this
country have lately taken place. The accounts from
Havre announce the arrival of between SO and 40 vessels
with corn and flour within the last three weeks.

There is an intention, we are told, of bringing a Bill
into Parliament for hying a tax of 20 per cent, on the
pmperty of all persons voluntarily quitting great Britain
and Ireland, and residing in any foreign country, beyond
a certain short time, and to be specified in the Act.
In the Bill now before Parliament for regulating
weights and measures, it is provided that all weights not
exceeding five pounds shall in future be made of brass, as
iron small weights are liable to ru.t.

The revenue derived from. Lotteries, since lan, in-
clusive,. was—

Profit on Tickets . - .
Licences and Stamps - - -
Estimated romiges - -
Duty on Paper and Advertisetnentit -
Ireland''—o, two last items. estimated -
rittto—estitnated Stamp nudes

- i 2,067,083
23,393
ISt ,000
311,000
17.000
800

A Churn has been for sonic time in use in Wales,
which saves both time and labour. It is called, the Cra-
dle Churn, being made upon the principles of a common
rocking cradle ;. and eat, with ease ha worked by a child
of five or six years old. Sir Robert Vutighan, Member
for the county of Merioneth, is so well. convinced of the
superiority of this Cl:urn over every other, that he has
had many made, and distrq)uted among his tenants.. The
shape is of no comequenee, provided it be made consAcr-
ably wider at top than at Nottom,, that it may churn
then a large or small 9,t.lnfity of atilk t.qually
The usual fbmiii that of a canoe..

APRIL

DR; 81111,11 RLCK.

The file. • Ing 'Aloe debris of • shipwreck which took
dace a ie• ev, li4ve bet received.--
`• Jreses. Alerten --,;aturday night last, is IJI French'
transport bt ig was wrecked on :he rocks called Les Dinmillese
a htii.t rwo Ii agues from flit Moot of Rozel, when thirty-six
persons we e lost. 'lle vested prey, il to be the Italatire, and
was canini neled by Captain Le sbige, the crew consisted 4.24
mens and bad on bow,' 84 passengers, mostly %coon n and chil-
dren, from Havre dello ore to St Malues, to be put on board.
a frigate that was ready 6.r them tiwre, to convey them to St.
Pierre Maripielon, where !!,..y were te•sotile. They had turtle
•,I the whole of their in France into ready nioney,and
roma& their entire fortunes with them It vats late on Satur-
day niAdit and very dark wiles' the vessel sine kon the pocks.
•wbere her bead was tined and he r steru only abuse, water.
The tide was nut nearly she • struck, the w•• idler mode-
rated a little, and many of the women tee. gat on deck, lint the
water rising by degrees, gale them no hopes of tscaphng from
the waves. The women Owe,: to the ricgiog, their
children in their anns, and their shrieks, lamentations, and de-
spair were distinctly heard. Irene boats reached them at the •
break of day, from Rozel ; 38 persons, however, inerr, women,
and childrem were drowned before the boats came to their as-
sistance ; up the last boat leaving her she went instantly to•
prices.--W hen the unfortunate people were landed, they were
brought into the barracks at Rime!, and exhibit,vi The most,
shocking spectacle. All hastened to render them assistance ;
some fell on their knees, with uplifted hands, crying out r:t air-
tiale,gratitildr! while others. frantic, called forldwit parents,
their Inisbaadv..w iVes, and children, Ac. One own lust his fa-
ther and mother, wife, and two young children. Never sets a
scene of greeter distress witnessed. The whole of the passen-
gem-were elluost literally naked. Mrs. &PlKeliaie, the lady of
Captain M`Kenzie, of ilie nth It V. was indefatigable in her
care of the women, rubbing theb• legs, benumbed with cold, and
restoring life to the children by putting them in her bed, ke.
There were ten ladies in the cabin, who, when informed of tins
desperate state of the vessel, refused to go upon deck, and went
all drowned. Some of the sailors, about eleven o'clock on,
Saturday nicht, got into the small boat, and whitest nars,stil or
rudder, drifted by the greatelt chance into the middle of Kozel
Haven had it not been for this providential circumstance,
not a sleek person on board could have beets saved, as it was
!these sailors that alarmed the village, and caused the boats to•
be sent out to the assistance of the unfortunate people on board.
`Some plundering was attempted by the country people, bat it
was moon suppressed. On Monday ten persons were buried,
whore bodies had been washed ashore. I have the pleasere
of announcinc, that none of those who carae on shore Mire, ill
as they were;.have died. The whole are convalescent.

Tuesday night as Capt. W. Blake. of the Nimble revenue
cutter, and four seamen, were on duty in a galley, in Dover
roads, the boat upset, and .they mere all drowned.
A few days agoli family in the neighbourhood of Preston
applied to a druggist for some spring plivsic, and piuthased
a hat was thought to he cream of tartar and sulphur, but a Well
proved to be some poisonous substance ; fur in con:Rout-nee of
taking it. a tine boy of nine years of age died in great agonies :
and his later and'sisters would have perished also, if the Cler-
gyman of the place had not judiciously and promptly applied
proper remedies, and saved them.
Of the alarming extent of illegal Ustillation in Ireland, and,
its ruinous effects, the following statement may afford an idea ;
—At Omagh Assizes seventy-seven met were sentenced to ini •
prisonment for having illegal stills; at Lifford Assizes sixty for
a like offence, besides fines on the country to the amount of
12,0001. At Parry Assizes the trials for illegal diatillations we:s
numerous beyond all former experience. Ninety persoiss wear
onvieted and it..prisoiieil ; and a great many were liberateir
for the preseut on bail , as the goal was unable to contain
them.
Ta setCAL STORr.—/famorer, .ipril2.--We hear that the fol.
lowing extraordinary tragic event, lately happened in an Hine—
verian country town :---A .-sother of twee little children threat-
ened one of them, in the presence. attire other, in a joking man.
aer, to cut off its nose, for some naughty trick which it had got*
habit of. Soon after she Was busy flown stairs in bathing the
Youngest child, who was ill, but lc:stens rip stairs on hearing a
dreadful cry in the upper pai t oldie house, and meets on the
' stalls the eldest child, aho tells her he has executed the threat-
ened punishment upon the other child, who had again been-
guilty of the same trick. In her anger she pestles the child sox
that he falls down the stairs, finds the maimed child swimming
in its Wood in the agonies of death, rushes down stains iigain,
finds-the other child lifeless at the foot of the stairs, totter,
the bathing room, finds the yomigest child snffocated ill tby
bath, and hangs herself 'dandy after in the extremity of despair.
flomt,rgO('or. Aprils.)
UNP SR BA ftlTV.—Extract of tier frontAtons.
stir April :—" .1 tragical scene has thrown our town into terror
and consternation. The day before yesterday, about eight in-
the evening, Mrs. Papillen, the mother of a family, enjoying n.
decent competence, cammitted an act of despair or madness, to
which the annals of the human mind can scarcely furnish a pa.
ranch Being follow cd he her threechildlren, a boy of four years.
of age, and two girls, one eight and the other five years old, she
. dragged them to the well. 'There seizing the two youngest, she
threw them in ; the eldest girl struggled a long time iu her ino-
ther's antis, uttering agonizing, but fruitless cries. The bar.
barons mother violently seizing her, threw her iato the well,
into which she at last threw herself also. These four unhappy
victims have been taken out dead, and all the ussistanceot art
was lavished in them in vain ; yesterday evening at nine o'clock.
, they were buried. It seems that this woman, whose mind was.
donbtless deranged, had meditated this great crime during the
whole of the id. ; on that day she performed her devotional
exercise', and distributed abundasitalms,

EXTRAORDINARY CURE.—A Cheater Paper says—" A ser-
vant to Mr. Pow el, gardener, of Haton.liall, near this city,.
whilst employed in cutting wood, chopfted Wiwi*. of Ins.ingers,.
between the second and third joints ; the separated parts being
soon after replaced by Mr. S. N. Itenlett, surgeon, of this.
city, the wonderful efforts of Nature restored the circulation-
between the living and the temporary dead ports so effectually,
that in about SIX. weeks time healthy reunion was found to be
completed.

NUQUITIES.-A discovery, very interesting to-the Scottish:
antiquary, ties taken piece in the Abbey of Arbroath ; viz the
finding. the tomb of William, the tiSti king of Scotland, sur-
nainedttlic Lion. His remains were discovered unties a beau-
tiful Wee marble flag, on which war carved thin effigy of the
King, with the Lion undhr hip feet ; and; from the size of the
thigh boner, it is supposed his Majesty most have been siv
t. et anth upwards in stature. When the I 14 were disco-
erred, they prodi:cusi a feeling of awe and sacred regard
moor bye-stantleia The bones w ero not so much mouldered
!J.; alight JlelV4* been expootsid,. having lain t:le2 years. William
died at Sterling, end was burieitin the Abbey it, 1211, in tie
71111 :iear. of his age, anikiink.uhliis.caign.

krRIL

INTELLI:I4:NCE.

WARWICK ASSIZE.

'Fur Ky,,NI; T. 6okupe.--'lll6 trial excited creat interest in
the pnblir mind. The defendant, Mr. It. bookie, of Coventr,
in Uu y e
~T 1806 and 1807, was fisne‘silr and collector of the
liina's la es in that city. lie wit aficruard+clesated to the
iiurutwlite. The Mille n:tett eliarged him conspiring to
defraud Goeennuctit while lie Was collector, by assioim;
lintiscs which IllAcr appeared in the regitlarassessinesit,nui ap-
propriating the money to his own use. 'fins cause had Leen
t wire tried boort", once at a fornwr ussirci, and ;Meru arda. in
Liondeoir with allot mite success. this, of course, o :is the last
and most important decision. After a trial of 'wail:, a lull; hulas,
the Joit which was Special, rc turned a verdict of He
was also convicted ou another indictment for a mintilar crime,
and found
At these Assizes, on Tuesday, 1 ac reit:die,' was convicted
of the murder of Ann Smith, in the path.% of Over %Vhit.scie,
its the 'tight of the teeth Of Out. !alit, said sentenced to be ex-
ecuted on Thurxda.,, and his body to be dissect A.

KINGSTON. .APRIL S.
CROWN SIDE.-PAR ((ICI DE.

irlopl Mild/ was indicted for the wilful murder of his own fa-
ther, at 'llama Itittina at the oath of October last.
Thanes Franca, deposed. that he resides at 'Thames ninon ; knew
the da team', ale: also lived there; knew the prisor.ereleven years, who
had been gjroili, but host littelyanne from eea ; reatemtwes seeing him
on the Oath of October, in the: evening. near hie father's house ; he was
dreg:nal in a blue least uhd trowsers, and glazed hat, and was proceed-
ing towards father's.
Joiipla Diana,: of Esher, James Hula:ant of Cohlerstalros. Hamp-
ton, ofthe taateh and Horses public-house at Kingston. Wm. Wyatt t,
anti (*harks Neville, both of riensi,l, andThonets tarter who rests es
at Hare-Lane, near the house of the dereastal, severally gave evideran of
carious circumanticee, strongly proving the guilt of the prisoner.
Joaph Walter is keeper of the House of Laneetion at Kingston ; the
prise:ter was 134'0,1411t111 custody to iiilOoll the aoth of October. (in the
Tenoning day the brother of the pawner game to see hint; witness went
with him into the apartnient where he was confined, and his brother
immediately whlnessed him, and said, " Richard, how came you to do
what you have 110111; to so goods father ?" The prisoner made no reply,
and witnest left the rot'n ; but had *merely done so when lie heard the
prison a say. " Williatu, I ant the man who killed your father." In
about ten manatee afterwards lie watt again into his room to give hint
his bread and a ester, when, without whiner hint a (Nation. he atlidressed
himself to witness, and made the tialowing eontitsion :—On Thursday
evening, the 4fith of October. I met my tattier returning from Esher :
I went home with hint and struck a light, and we went up stairs to my
fatiteraihedatiom, when the Litter went to his hot to take urn some ino-
',ea • saying, • Let us ero !leek to Esher, Richard, analiave smite drink,'
I )aria;; the time that my father was standing mar the box, I took up a
email hammer. which was in the room, and hit him un the head. I
afterwurds repeatal the blow three or four times. when he fell, and to
prevent the groans of my father, I took out a knife from my jacket pocket
and cut his throat. I then took from the tin lariewo notes of tol. each,
and a al. note, seven guineas in gold. and one linlasainea. I efterwartis
came down sairs, hacked the street door, and was about to leave the
place through the garden and 'turnip-field. bat returned, anti wentout
at the front door, which I locked after mt,and put the key in inflation.
I then went away thsough the outer gate. and after pang some distant
from the house, I threw away tie key in the door, and the knife, and
proceeded as quick as I could to Kingston. Here I enquired if I was in
time for one in the couehes to I,aultitl, but was told not. A man, howe-
ver, mernionetathat if 1 went to the Coach and Horses public-house. I
might probably get return chaise. I accordingly went there, and en-
gaged one to talc ire to the Ekpliant and t'astle; previous to saieli, how-
caw. I called forsaalf a pint of rum. &r whielt I tendered in payment,
to be changed a 21.atute. I then drove tiff towards 'loan, and, upon
my arrival at the Elephant and Castle; I pursuetl my way tot:re:mulch.
Upon my arrival there, 1 went tithe house of Mr. Wright, whets
slept. On the following morning I went to Mr. Neville, the landlord
of the Torbay public-house, and asked for my bill, which amounted to
between seven and eight pound.. In payment of this I tendered one of
the all. notes belonging to my father, and received the change. With
one of the guineas also which I took front the box, I purehatord a wed.
diogring fur the young woman whom I immediatelyafterwatds married.
For the rest of the name, Which I took front my father 1 cannot account,
not knowing what I did with it."
The prisoner, in his defence, declared his complete innocence of the
erime imputed Whim.
Mr. Justice A HOOT T having summed up the es idence. the Jury re-
tired, and in a taw minutes returned with a verdict, finding the pri-
soner faring.
r.Jastice Annoy T immediately proceeded to pass upon him the aw-
ail sentence of the law, animadverting, in the most solemn mount, up-
on the heinousness of his crime, and entreating him to appropriate to
,prayer and repentance the few hours he had yet to live. Ile concluded
by ordering the prisoner to be executed on Monday (nth .rpri) and his
body to be anatomized.
Thu prisoner throughout scented wholly unaffected at his situation,
heard In.:sentence with composure, and when taken from the bar ex-
claimd, •• It is a hard thing I should die innocent."
CHARGE or POISON! NC:o—Eii.Ahrth .IThry Miner. aged 19, was
intlirsett for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Ann Newnan, daughter
of Mr. Newman, a butcher, at Lumbeth, by administering to her
arsenic, on the 13th of September last.
Ann Newnan deposed, thut site was mother of the accessed child. On
the evening of the rah September she went out with lea children to
walk, having previously ordered the prisoner to get money front her
minter to buy grits, and make some gruel. Upon her return home*
she desired the last witness to luring a little magneeia and rhubarb in a
vine glass. The prisoner had brought up the gruel in a basin. Sonic
of this war put into a coffee-cup with the medicine. and administered
to the children. Soon after they were aftietod violently; and upon
the entrance of her husband into the room, and seeing the state of his
children, the prisoner was called up, and asked about the grits she had
amylase:a Witness had boughs no arsenic herself, nor did she know
of any being in tea house.
Mr. Dixon deposed that he was an apothecary. The prisoner came
to his house on the 11th of September in the evening, and stated that
be was wanted immediately. -Upon his arrival at Newntan's, he found
the two children dreadfully ill. He immediately onlered the gruel and
other thin a: to be baited tip. One of the children died the following
morning, and he in consequence analysed the gruel, anti taunel in it in-
gnalante of arsenic. The prisoner was die person who came home
with him for the medicine trues the house of ale. Newman. Ile asked
her if ea- was the v nog woman who made the gruel, and of what it
was made. law prisoner answered she was, and made it of grits. lie
then eat vaiether nr too she lad added any thing to the purl? She
replied she thickaied it with oatmeal, which hat, been in the house
a month before air one of the inen who had gut a cold. The symptoms
he had ptreeived where the a unithemly arising horn rearm in the
rtonewlir and he was of opinion that, in the arrant ruse, the death of
the child woe proatwed in this way. an:toner was rout importu-
nate in lagging I:jaunt:lo3nm to repair to the house when the children
were aTect al. Whale arsenic, generally used for destroying rats, might
easily be mistaken for oatmeal.
Itieluerd Newman was father to the deecesed child. His dwelling
anti slaughter-house were very miteh infested with rats; but he aid
not think there was any anienie in er about die house when the acci-
dent happened. About two par., auto he saw a powder exposed in a
window our the deem:teas' of ,at;; he pnrehased seams! papers of it,
and placed it about. laindirae no goal eats to I.:tenth's, betas' loyal a
IICT401) named Skinner, and afterw..rds one Walker, is J uneor .i illy. who
undertook to destroy the rats us he please, hut Wes rat etreac that
that parson had left imy of his lava or ingreoasn's about the house.
}done Walker, rat-catcher and Ih-:-.lr..sser, oht: 'tied of last witneem
putritiei meat, which, being chopped tine, iniard with arsenic,
and rolled together in one tietly, till it presented the appearance of flour.