The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-25 00:00:00

CRICKET.

SURREY V. CA.MBRDGESIIIRE —Both these counties
being famed for cricketing talent, this match excited great
interest, and yesterday morning, Wore the commencement
of the game, the Surrey Ground, Kennington-oval, was
thronged with spectators. The following is the result of the
day's play :—Surrey, 277 ; Cambridgeshire, 14. The game
will be resumed this morning,
MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND V. SOUTH WALES
CLUB.—At Lord's Ground, yesterday, this match was com-
menced, and the gentlemen of South Wales displayed some
The M.C.C.
very good battnl ing
scored 70--40
close of the day's play, South Win a minority. Upon the
ales left off with 109 runs
for
with the lossand Mof tw.
Bis o wickets, Mr. E. M. Grace being not out
60, rhop not out with 15. The match was
continued to-day.
GRAVESEND V. FARNINGHAM.---MatChplayed at Graves-
end, in favour of Gravesend on the first innings by 25 runs.
Score :—Gravesend—D. Shearman 12 (not out) 0, M. A.
0 3 Trough
H. ton 11
atson (not out) 5, R. M. Sundford 7 1, E. Pryce,
, Wh 11, H. Turner 14 13, W. E. I. Riggi 4
0, W. Page (not out) 38 1, F. Hughes 1, J. Cleveland 15,
J. Carroll 1; byes, &c., 34 5; totals 146 28. Farningham
—J. Edmeades 2, C. Rashleigh 7, H. Benstead, 44, W,
Applegarth (not out) 0 ; byes. &c., 16 ; total 129.
113,aLyw. acrdroow,hGu.rGstan:yL.6,WG:
Rashleigh 2, F. Hay 34,
Crowhurst 2, C. Willianajs.oon.

THE SERIOUS CASE OF WHOLESALE
.POIBONING .

Yesterday Constance Wilson, alias Catherine
Taylor, was brought up on remand and again placed
at the bar of the Lambeth Police court, before the
Hon. G. C. Norton, for further examination, touch-
ing the death by poison of Mrs. Emma Soames, in
October, 1856.
The court, as on former occasions, was densely
crowded. Mr. Chipperfieid, as before, conducted
the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Neale the
defence.
Chipperfield said he proposed to-day to exa-
mine the surgeon who had been called to attend the
deceased lady during her last illness, and one or two
other witnesses, and then to ask for a further re-
mand.
Mr. George Francis Whid borne was then sworn
and examined. He deposed that he was a surgeon,
and resided at 61, Guildford-street, Russell-
square. He bad known the deceased Mrs.
Soames very well indeed for two or three years
previous to her death in 1856. He had frequently
professionally attended her husband and daughter,
but he never knew her to require medical atten-
dance. She was a person of good constitution,
and always enjoyed excellent health. On Friday,
the 17th October, 1856, he was called to attend
her between eleven and twelve in the morning,
and he found her suffering from very severe
cramps, pains in the bowels, violent retchhig,
and great restlessness; in fact, she complained of
very serious illness, and that she could not keep ner-
self still. It surprised him very much that a person
of such excellent health should be seized at once
with such symptoms, and he asked her if she could
a.icount for it, and what she had eaten. She could
not do so, but said that she had partaken of some
pork pie that had been given to her the night before
by Mrs. Wilson, the prisoner. The prisoner was in
the room at the time, and said the pie was very
good, and she would show him some of it. From
what he could judge, the pie which the prisoner
produced was very good. It appeared to him at
first that the symptoms which he observed were
those of an attack of cholera, and he sent her the
usual remedies that were found to give ease in dis-
orders of that kind. He saw the deceased, Mrs.
Soames, on the same Friday, between six and seven
in the evening, and she was then Dot at all better.
He saw the prisoner the second time and every
other time he went there. She was the only one
he saw attending on the deceased. The daughters
were there, but the attendance on the invalid ap-
peared to him to be conducted under the directions
of the prisoner.
Mr. Norton—She was acting as her nurse ?
Witness--Yes ;as her nurse and friend, in the
double capacity, and it appeared to him that she
was anxious to render all the assistance she could.
It appeared to him that the prisoner was more than
usually anxious about getting her well again. When
he saw her on the Friday evening the symptoms
were not at all altered. She was in the same state
as in the morning, and she appeared to suffer as
much as any person could suffer. He ordered a
repetition of the remedies and thought the deceased
was in danger. He was convinced that he told the
prisoner so, and he was also confident that he told
the eldest daughter ao, as he met her on going
downstairs to leave the house. He did not mention
that she was in danger on the occasion of his first
visit, because knowing her constitution to be so
good he supposed the disease would give way to
his course of treatment. He was called in the
middle of the night by one of deceased's daughters,
and found the deceased sinking, and she died be-
tween three and four o'clock on the Saturday
morning.
Mr. Chipperfield—ln the course of your attend-
ance on the deceased did you give any instruc-
tions to the prisoner to administer the medicine
herself and to keep it in her own room ?
Witness—Not to my recollection. Ido not
believe I did.
Mr. Norton—Was the nature of the medicine
such as would require particular attention ?
Witness—No ; I always send directions with
my medicine, written on a label, and I expect
those directions to be carried out_ The medicines
were not of a poisonous character, and did not re-
quire any particular attention in their administra-
tion.

Mr. Chipperfield—lf it has been stated that you
told the prisoner to give the medicine to the de-
ceased herself, and that nobody but herself was to
give it, is that statement true or not ?
Witness—To the best of my belief I gave no
such directions, because the dece4sed's daughter,
who was then 20 years of age, was
quite compe-
tent to administer the medicine.
Mr. Cbipperfield—lf it has been stated here that
the prisoner had said that you directed her to ad-
minister the medicine and nobody else, is that true
or not ?

W tness—l do not believe I
gave any such order,
but I could not swear to it at this distance of
time.
Mr. Norton—Was there any necessity for such
caution in consequence of the nature of the
medicine ?
Witness—Not the slightest, The medicine I
gave was an aromatic mixture, commonly called
"chalk mixture." From ts nature it was not
necessary to give any one a caution as to its ad-
ministration, and that leads me to the couclusion
that I did not give any such Instructions, for which
there was not the slightest necessity.
Examination continued—Two bottles of medicine
only were sent, one after the other. The bottles
were six-ounce bottles, about six inches in length.
He was not present at the. death of the deceased ;
but when he saw her sinking there was nobody
present but the prisoner,
.. vho appeared to him
much distressed. to be very He expressed
to her his surprise that such symptoms could be so
quickly produced, and that :he usual remedies had
failed in effect. He tollowel that surprise by re-
fusing to give a certificate of death without a post-
mortem examination. He m•as asked to give a cer-