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London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

man himself, and partly by his unfortunate mother. dis. —York and North Midland, 253 —Dutch Rhenish
Wheeler protested that the man he had threatened was 1 3 5-16 do.
about to rob him.
"1 am, sir, your most obediont servant,
" A. ROBERTSON, Cnief Constable of Herts.
" Hon. G. C. Norton, &e."
The following was the letter referred to :
" Mr. Superintondent Dunn,—l am happy to inform
you I have: arrived safe home. My mother sends
her respects and thanks, as I do also, to Mr. Dunn, jun.,
and ladies.—Your obedient servant,
" THOMAS. C. WHEELER."
In the same letter the following appears
handwriting of the deceased :
" Sir,—l feel truly grateful for your kind attention to
my son, for whom I was very anxious.
" ELIZABETH WHEELER.
" Durham-place, Lambeth-road, Aug. 14."

MANCHRSTER, Arlin, 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE. There was an improved feeling es..
hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business
has been done at improved prices. The sales reported were—
Blackburn (No. 1), 5 'A—Caledonian, 20—Ditto, Preference,
854,—Eastern Counties, 9 7-16 n—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 31%—Midland, 661/,—South-Eastern and
Dover, 22%—North Staffordshire, 7 13-16 dis.—North
British, 8 9.l6—Arubereate, 23 dis.—York and North
Midland, 25;4—West Riding Union, 4 3.16 n. dis.—Great
Northern .4), 634—Cheshire Junction, 11% dis.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 ig dis.—London and North. Western,
125—Ditto, New Quarters, 5% p.—Manchester and Bir-
mingham (C), Quarters, 2 3-16 p.—Leeds Northern, 17.
dl/011NUHAta, Amur. 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market was not quite so
good to-day, but prices remain without material alteration.
The only transactions were —London and North-Western,
124V2—South Staffordshire, 1 die. - Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham, (A), 7.k.

ALLEGED DEATH BY POISON.
EXHUMATION OF THE BODY.
Yesterday an inquiry was commenced before Mr.
W. Carter, the coroner, at the White Lion Inn,
Streatham, as to the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Kirby,
aged forty-seven, the wife of an extensive carrier at
who'e body had been exhumed by order
of Mr. Carter, under the following singular circum-
stances.
The jury having viewed it in the churchyard of
Streatham, where it had been interred on the 19th
of February, on their return to the inquest-room,
the following evidence was given :
James Crichton, in the service of Mr. Lnte, of Bal-
ham, the undertaker employed, identified the body
and coffin. The deceased died on the, 12th, and was
buried on the 19th of February, in Streatham church-
yard.
Mrs. Sophia Fitch, who resided in the house with
the deceased and her husband, was examined
at
great length. The substance of her evid.,nce was
that she was present at her death. Mr. Kirby was
in bed at the time, and apparently asleep. She had
been in bad health from asthma for some time, but
could get about until the 10th of February, when she
took to her bed. They were intemperate persons, and
she did not live comfortably with her husband. On
the 10th she was sick both before and after she went
to bed. The witness went on to state that a week
before Mrs. Kirby died Mr. Kirby introduced a Mrs.
Ann Barnes as a lodger, very much against the de-
ceesed's wish, who was under the impression it was
done to annoy her, and she often refused to take tea
and other things that Mrs. Barnes had made for lier,
from, apparently, a great prsonaldislike. Mrs. Barnes
did not appear to have come to control deceased, and
when she was ill assisted with witness, as from kind-
ness. Mr. Ward, of Balham• hill, surgeon, saw her
o❑ the evening of the 11th February, and medicine
was administered by witness and Barnes. Witness
never saw the medicine tampered with, but when
Mrs. Barnes was out of the room Mrs. Kirby com-
plained of burning heat at the chest and throat. Mrs.
Barnes told Mr. Ward of it. On the morning of the
11th February deceased had left her bed and gone
into the kitchen. Upon witness going to her she
complained of great agony and burning thirst in her
throat and el:lest ; the surface wile very cold. She
said she had been there since three or four in the
morning, as Mr. Kirby had ill-treated her.
To the CORONER-It was tea that Mrs. Kirby
would not drink on the 11th because Mrs. Barnes
bad brought it, but she had supped some of it, and
witness threw the remainder away. On the 10th
Mrs. Barnes made some arrowroot, which deceased
took. Nothing pernicious had been found that
witness knew of, and she believed the deceased had
died a natural death. Mrs. Barnes had left for some
situation.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NOATII-WESTERN RAILNVAY.—RettirD of
Traffic for the week ending April 11:
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. ... £25,516 3 0
Merchandise ... *15,776 10 8
Cattle .. ... 4028 5 2

Total ... ...R42,320 18 5
Corresponding week last year 4:3,856 5 4
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Iluddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.
* Good Friday.

Mrs. Poore, an elegantly dressed woman, was called
in, and explained that, under advice, sbe had directed
Dr. Letheby to examine the body, and make the ne-
cessary analysis, but he had been out of town, and
was unable to do it till the previous day.
The CORONER said, his note had been sent to her
last Saturday, and he was in hopes the inquiry would
have been concluded that day; as it was, he could not
go on without the medical evidence. Had any in-
quiries been instituted ?
Mrs. Poore (apparently much surprised)—Where
am Ito make inquiries ? I do not know where to
find arsenic or anything else. I thought men were
employed for that purpose. My sister ought not to
have been buried without an inquiry.
The CORONER—There will be one.
Mrs. Poore—Yes, now. She then withdrew
The CORONER said he would not infringe upon the
sanctity of the grave until he had received a written
certificate from Mrs. Poore that she believed the death
of her sister had been caused by unfair means, and he
had understood, if the investigation had been refused
by him, the Home Secretary would have been
applied to.
These extraordinary proceedings, which excite
great interest, were then adjourned until Dr. Letheby
has been able to make the analysis.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260
open.)—Traffic for week ending Apr. 11 £17,405 17 10
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) ....£15,610 7 9
THE GRIAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Miles in work, 2410
-Return of Traffic for tha Week ending April 4, 1852:—
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £5,341 8 7
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,790 11 6
Cattle ...
... 136 14 3

Total ... ... £11,268 14 4
Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ...£.4,820 6 2
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,784 9 0

Total ... ... ....£8.604 15 2
LONDON AND SOUTH Of
-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount
Traffic for the week ending April 11 :
Passengers ... ... ... £9,273 13 Eli
Goods ... ... ... ... 2,360 14 0

Total ... ... ..X11,634 7 8
Corresponding week last year... 9,465 3 8i

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. -( Miles open,ll24°'
Return of traffic for the week ending April 4:—
Railway and canal ... ... £-1,946 0 0

Corresponding week la3t year ... 4;868 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-West"ti
Railway Company.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY..-aritffie for till
week ending April 11;_

MAIN LLNE.

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails

Total

•••
MOLD.

Passengers ... ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c. ...

Total

... £1,194 2 7
... 66 8 3

... 451 10 6
... 575 0 0

... £2,290 1 4

... .£35 3 9
... 1 5 7
... 71 15 1

• •• • •• I
STEAM-BOATS.

-. £lO3 4 5

... .£165 10 6
23 1 4

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ...

Total ... ..• £lBB 11 10
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)----R
e
of Traffic for the week ending April 10, 1852 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £12.4 10 3
Merchandise, cattle , &c.... 47 13 2

Total .. ••• £172 3 5
Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. 36 10 9
Merchandise, cattle, &c.... ... 0 8 8

Total

36 19 5
...

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, Aram 13.—Thore
.11:
little change to report in the market since Saturday. 124
attendance of buyers small, and little business was done; w",l
in the sales made last week's rates were obtained. Barley all

other articles unaltered.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 13.—The sae
of cattle was 1,027 head; trade excessively heavy at fortear
rates ; there was a large quantity turned out unsold. Num.'
of sheep and lambs, 6,170. The mutton trade was in a verl
inactive state; lambs met good demand. Prices
5s 8d ; oxen, 4s 6d to 5a ; inferior, :3s 6d to 4s 3d per stone°.
141bs ; sheep in wool, sid to Sid ; ditto shorn, 4d to s°'
lamb, 8d to ltd per lb sinking the offal.
we
PS
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 13.—There
the meal market to-day 7 sacks oatmeal, each weigh,
2801bs. imperial, which sold thus:—[ at 121 the
3at 1/ lls 6d, and 3at 11 Ils ; average price of
whole 11 its 4d 3-12ths. 3 sacks pot-barley, which °
thus:27s 6d, nd I at 26s 6d.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, APRIL
Oat straw, from 8s 6d to 10 Od k lof 16 stones —°,:;11;.
s per emp e
wheat ditto, 7s 6d to 9s 6d ; barley ditto, 7a Od to vo
Hay, from 9d to lld per stone. is
DALKICITH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 12.—There -
es p
the market to-day 52 bags of oatmeal, 3of barler° ,
4 of peasemeal, and 2 of pot barley ; sales dull for oatraest;;
—Heifer
barleymeal and peasemeal met a ready sale. Oatmeal n.
same as last week on the top, current price 3d per bag ur:,
barleymeal 6d per bag up on the top ; ipotbarley the $3056
last week on the top. Thitd,
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second ,;1
imperial .. 30, 6d 30s Od 29a
Barleymeal, per ditto ... 23s 6d 233 3d --13 a
Peaaemeal 208 Od --s Od
Flour ... —s Od —a Od Od

Pot barley

2S Od I --8 Od I .....5

T. —Yxsnanez.

the close of the market ,A
Pensher
14s
Russell's Hetton
04"
Richmund
Stewart's .. 163 04
Heugh Hall
Soutla Hartlepool 15s
nol
South Kelloe 143 71
Tees ...... . .........
"" 16i ,0„i
West Cornforth
Woodhouse Close l3s
Cowpsn Hartley
DerwentwaterHartley 133
Nixon's Merthyr and 01
Cardiff ......... ,
OA 9
Sidney's Hartley

COAL BURKE'
Prices of Coal per ton at t
Holywell
Howard's W. H. Neth l3s 6d
Redheugh Main
South Eden
( antield Moor
Walker's Primrose
Wall's End, &c.
Lawson l3s 6d
Walker
Johnson
Eden Main
Bell
Braddyll
Fl etton
Keepier Grange
Lambton
Ships at market, 115...... Sold, 58.

SUTTEE REVIVED. those
The night of the Ist of this year witnessed on of those
fearful tragedies, to the suppression of which the Pbi.
lanthropists both in England and India proudly PT° the
one of Lord William Bentinck's crowning acts lu
the
cause of humanity. Will the Noble Lord now at
_, be
head of this Government allow his administration Woe
stained by the revival of the horrid rite close to
seat of Government? The followihg is pretty ne,art th
of
truth:—The Rsja died at Pachete, on the nisi
by
A,„ 0
January, at about four rat.; a wild cry was raised
the women of the r-mana that the Raja was " air
tkis was soon silenced, and a guard placed at morejis
tance round the raj harry. On the death of the .° the
being made known to the heir, he proceeded 'ci was
apartments of his mother, received the tieca, and was
told to enjoy his dignity, for that her Mind osif
made up. The present Raja left his motheri and
zi of
her no more. A pile was hurriedly made ''''c.ltouck /04
precints of the rajbarry. At about ten °
lumen of smoke told that the horrid custonalksedolotlbett
honse was being carried out. The
times round the pyre, and then threwrgnee herselfwalked
hich had hese
some blocks of wood into the flames
owonvulsive stror
placed for that purpose. After a f froo
ewwith those of bee
glee to escape, her ashes mingled
in life. The foe,.
idiotic husband, who detested F. said to eontl
of sending a long procession
k wife, was then came`
the body of the Raja and
tiaach Cutwa at a oonvenie°,,
sithiUutwa,
out. They managed to. r 50030 wood, made some P.roeic
'lour of the night, hurntatiort to the police. The slo
sents, and ed to Juggernauth, and 0(3_0
gave int-bores:geed
sane® was to have Ilraving got wind, the latter part co..uto
die; but the suttee n became necessary to personate
the nbeing dune in the person se
not be carried ottai ,isenndo
the ranee, which
the no small profit of the auborcaust
Suirat R'Lee' -"fa Englishman.
°Moja).— Ca/cut

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