The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-23 00:00:00

7HE GALES.

LOSS OF THE LIVERPOOL SHIP BENCOOLEN
AND 28 LIVES.
By the telegrams which came in yesterday from
the different outports there seems to have been but
little abatement of the severity of the gales, more
particularly along the western coast, where, up to
yesterday at noon, the wind is described to have
blown with the force of a hurricane from the S.W.,
with a tremendous sea on, and breaking over the
shore. In the course of the forenoon Admiral Fitz-
roy cammunicated to the several stations round the
coast that another storm was probable. The baro-
meter, which stood at 29.54,was falling last evening.
Early yesterday morning Lloyd's agent at Bude,
near Bideford, on the North Devon coast, for-
warded a telegraphic despatch to the City an-
nouncing the loss of a large ship off that place, and
that most of the crew had perished. She proves
to be the Bencoolen, 1,500 tons burden, bound to
Bombay from Liverpool with a cargo of machinery,
railway iron, telegraph wire, and other goods. It
appears that she left the Mersey last week, and in
making her way out of the Channel encountered
the gale, and becoming disabled put back, and in
endeavouring to make Bude Haven struck upon the
rocks and became a total wreck. Unhappily out of
a crew of 27, only five, it is reported, were saved.
The Bencoolen was built at St. John's in 1855, and
was a first-class ship.
During Monday and Tuesday considerable anxiety
was felt for the safety of the Clarence steam-ship
belonging to the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany, which left Hamburg for London on Saturday,
and was therefore sometime overdue. Yesterday
she arrived in the river, and by her report it would
appear that she had a narrow escape of foundering
in the North Sea, having lost between 200 and 300
sheep which were stowed on deck, and sustained
other damage. On leaving Cuxhaven the weather
was fine, but on reaching Terachelling on Sunday
afternoon bad weather was encountered, and two
steamers, which were supposed to be the Leo and
Planet, and were following in the wake of the
Clarence, were lost sight of, and it is thought they
were lost. The gale gradually increased, and at
times with thunder and lightning, the sea running
mountains high. About 11 o'clock at night a fear-
ful sea struck the ship, sweeping the deck and car-
rying overboard 250 sheep, breaking away the
paddle-boxes, bulwarks, galley, and other things
on deck, and flooding the fore-cabin and fore part
of the vesse;. For a time it was feared that the
steamer could not outlive the storm in her then con-
dition, and that she would founder. The chief offi-
cer, Mr. Marshall, who was at the wheel, had his
thigh broken. The crew took heart and worked
courageously for the preservation of the ship, and
by active pumping cleared the vessel of a large
portion of water which she had made. Owing to
the time, however, the ship had been kept buffeting
about the fuel got short. The ship's spars, &c.'
were made available for keeping up the fires, and
at length, after much trouble and anxiety,
the English land near Lowestoft was made, to
the joy of all on board. The crew and passengers
were much exhausted, some of the former having
been on their legs more than 90 hours. Another
steamer which has arrived in the river reports hav-
ing lost 75 cattle of 90 which she had on board.
A sad list of casualties continues to be received
from the north-east coast. The brig Robert and
Margaret, belonging to the Tyne, could not weather
the storm, and foundered a few miles from the
mouth of the Humber. The captain, mate, and car-
penter were rescued by the smack Tartar, but the
remainder of the unhappy crew (six or seven in
number) were drowned. Another collier brig, called
the Amity, from the Tyne for Rochester, went down
off the same line of coast, but the crew were happily
preserved. The crew of the schooner Thrifty, of
Goole, for Rouen, which struck on the Long Sand
on Sunday night, were not taken out of the rigging
until 8 o'clock on the following morning. The poor
fellows suffered much by the sea breaking over them.
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ing seen a large ship, apparently an Austrian, of
1,000 tons, with signals of distress flying. No per-
son was seen on board, and it was thought that a
pilot boat which was near would
succeed in getting
the ship into Flushing.
The French coast appears to have had its share
of disasters. A large Dutch ship, called the Cuba,
from Surinam to Amsterdam, laden with a valuable
cargo of East India produce, was stranded at Cape
Grinez, near Boulogne, and is considered a total
loss.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

Much pain was felt here to-day in consequence of
a despatch which was received from Bute's Bay,
Cornwall, announcing the total loss of the large
East Indiaman Bencoolen. This vessel left Liver-
pool on the 13th inst,, bound for Bombay, with a
large and valuable general cargo. She must have
met with the fearful weather which has prevailed in
the Channel and round the English and Irish coast
for the last week or so, and been driven on to the
Cornwall coast. The Bencoolen when she left Liver-
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saved. The ill-fated ship belonged to Messrs. E.
Bates and Co., of Liverpool.
The foreign brig Meika, Capt. Hazeywinkle,
bound from Leghorn to Liverpool, went ashore to-
day off Waterloo, and at the time of the despatch of
our parcel two steam tugs were endeavouring to
pull her off.

Two flats—one salt laden—sank in the river to-
day, but fortunately no person was lost.
As showing the strength of the gale from the
west, we may state the tide rose up wards of two feet
above the height indicated by the tide tables. Ad-
miral Fitzroy telegraphs to say that another fearful
gale from the south may be hourly expected.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.

The prevailing gales have continued here up to
this morning ; but the boisterous state of the wea-
ther has since somewhat abated. A large number
of vessels have taken shelter in the Sound, but the
following are the only accidents that have taken
place amongst them :—The barque Moultan, from
Bahia for this port, with a cargo of sugar, last from
Queenstown, lost her jibboom. The Place, a small
ketch belonging to Teignmoutb, laden with blue
lies, from Lyme Regis, went ashore in Cutwater for
want of a second anchor; she was got off to-day,
with some holes in her bottom, after throwing over
part of her cargo. The Fitzroy weather signal at
present stands here at "Dangerous winds from the
southward expected."

SOUTHPORT, TUESDAY.

The dreadful gale continued throughout the
whole of Monday night, and was still to-day very
furious. About 6 a.m. a large vessel was seen to
drift on a sand bank between Formby Madwharf
and the Boghole, and immediately rolled on her
side. She remained in sight in that position but a
short time, and then became completely swamped.
The Jessie Knowles lifeboat and her daring orew,
with Captain Rocliffe, were soon afloat, but the
ill-fated vessel was soon lost to view, and, con-
seqnently. the boat returned, but renewed her
vigorous efforts to find the wreck when it could
again be seen from the shore., She was absent about
four hours, and brought with her the intelligence
that they had approached so near as to perceive
that the ship was in four pieces, leaving not the
slightest doubt that all hands were lost. As the
tide went back it left a square box, as if from the
wreck, containing Spanish or other foreign letters;
also a board, with the following words inscribed on
it, " Quisa Rosa." It is conjectured that the unfor-
tunate vessel was a Spanish trades bound for Liver-
pool. Other ships have been seen in the distance
with a mast or two missing. The bodies of the
wreck of
,the Ann E. Hooper have not yet been
washed up.

711 E LATE RIOTS AT BIRKENHEAD.

CHESTER CASTLE, WEDNESDAY.

This forenoon the 12 prisoners charged with being
concerned in the late riots last week at Birkenhead,
who were ordered to be sent to Chester Castle by
the magistrates at the former hearing on Thursday
last, were again brought for farther examination.
Mr. Pemberton, solicitor, of Liverpool, instructed
by Captain Smith, Superintendent of the Cheshire
County Constabulary, again appeared on behalf of
the prosecution ; and Mr. Moore, solicitor, of Bir-
kenhead, conducted the defence.
The names of the prisoners are respectively
Patrick Fahay, sen., Patrick Fahay, jtm., Michael
Fahay, Thomas Larkin, Catharine Larkin, Thomas
Buckley, John Gorman, James Tracy, Thomas
Shevelin, Elizabeth Curtis, Michael Martin, and
Michael Hogan.
Mr. Conway, barrister, stated that he appeared
on behalf of the Commissioners of Birkenhead to
prosecute the rioters generally.
The magistrates on the bench were Maj.-General
Sir Edward Cust, chairman of the Birkenhead
Bench, Messrs. Barton, J. B. Case, P. Ewart, Gra-
ham, and Ledward.

After some conversation between the Bench and
the professional gentlemen engaged, it was agreed
to commence the inquiry de novo, in consequence
of Mr. Conway, barrister, being now engaged by
the local authorities at Birkenhead.

Mr.
.Conway then said he appeared on behalf
of the Commissioners of Birkenhead for the purpose
of preferring a charge against all the prisoners
for a riot. With regard to some of them he
should leave it to Mr. Pemberton, who appeared on
behalf of the county police, to point more dis-
tinctly to the charge, so far as it might affect them.
He would not detain them by opening this de-
plorable case at any length, because he felt that
the Bench were as cognizant of the facts as he was
himself. It was enough for him to say that the
charge against the prisoners was for riotous assem-
bling, and for committing a number of assaults
upon the, police; and, although the cases as against
some of the prisoners might differ in strength, still
if he succeeded in showing that every one of those
whom he now charged formed part of that riotous
mob, and that each of them made a distinct assault
on the police, he should have performed his duty
and justified the Bench in committing the prisoners
for trial on the charge he now preferred. The
learned counsel said that his charge was more par-
ticularly made against the prisoners Martin, Tracy,
Thomas Larkin, Shevelin, and Hore, all of whom
he should prove savagely attacked the police.
Mr. Pemberton said he appeared, on behalf of
.the county constabulary, to prosecute the prisoners
Thomas Larkin, Catherine Larkin, Hogan, Buck-
ley, Patrick Patrick Fahey, jun.,
Michael
F F a
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Curtis. He only considered it necessary to say, on
behalf of the county constabulary, that he should
carry the case much further than Mr. Conway had
done, for he should show the Bench that the pri-
soners had been found with shot, gunpowder, and
firearms in their possession, as well as other deadly
weapons, thus proving beyond all doubt their mur-
derous intention.

The first witness called was Inspector Keenan,
of the Birkenhead force, who was examined by Mr.
Conway, and stated that on the evening of the 15th
of October, about seven o'clock, be was on duty in
Price-street, in the neighbourhood of Trinity
Church, with eight men under his command. A
large crowd was collecting about the church, and
he gave orders to his men to keep them moving on.
At this time there was great cheering in Watson-
street, and he went to Inspector Gunning to obtain
further assistance. On returning to Price-street
he saw a crowd of people coming down Price-
street towards the church. They were armed with
sticks and poles, some of the weapons being seven
and eight feet long. When the mob reached the
church witness remonstrated with a rev. gentleman
who was with them; some of the mob then called
out, " Now, go on for the glazed cap." A rein-
forcement of police reached the church, and an order
was given to charge the rioters, who were in a field
opposite the church, and who were throwing a de-
structive volley of stones at the police. A rein-
forcement came, and witness had then 41 officers.
On charging the mob several of the officers were
struck with stones, and five of them had to retire.
The mob were then driven down Price-street by six
of the mounted police, who came up. The mob
went in the direction of Brook-street, where they
broke up into detached bodies, and did not again
rally. After the police took up their position a
second time, the mob from their hiding places
showered volleys of stones at them, and rendered
their position very dangerous. At this time the
strength of the police was reduced by seven or eight
men, who were very much disabled. Twelve file
of police attacked the mob, and four five of them
were very much hurt, including Sergeant West,
who was dangerously wounded. Witness and his
men were completely routed in Watson•street, and
the mob set up a loud veil as of triumph. A fur-
ther reinforcement of officers was procured, and
another charge was made upon the mob, and when
opposite the Prince Albert Hotel one of the officers
was knocked down, and they thought he was dead.
Witness received several blows on his temple and
on several parts of his body. The mob was after-
wards in Watson-street, which was in an excited
state, and the officers heard smashing of glaso and
knocking in of doors and shutters, and for three-
quarters of an hour Watson-street was in posses-

sion of the mob. At a quarter-past 9 another attack
was made upon the mob by Inspector Gregory and
the mounted police, but the officers were again com-
pletely repulsed, and several of them were injured.
About a quarter to ten o'clock Inspector Gun-
ning came to their assistance, and another charge
was made on the mob. One man was taken
into custody, and in a few minutes afterwards
a number of the county police came up, when a
deadly volley of stones were thrown at the county
police from the houses in Oak-street by the mob.
The police identified the prisoners Martin, Tracy,
Larkin, and She velin as taking part in the riot.
Inspector Gregory and Police-constable James
Deakin, of the mounted police, corroborated the last
witness, and identified the prisoner Hore as having
struck at Inspector Gregory with a long staff.
Police-constable George Lewis identified the pri-
soner Martin as one of the men who were throwing
stones among the mob.

Several other officers having given similar evi-
dence, swearing distinctly to all the prisoners being
among the mob,
Mr. Conway said that closed his case.
Mr. Pemberton next examined Capt. Smith, the
head constable of the county constabulary. The
witness said that on the night of the 15th inst. he
was in command of 40 police officers specially called
down to Birkenhead to preserve the peace near
Holy Trinity Church, Birkenhead. Witriess kept
his men there from half-past 9 o'clock until the
meeting of the Debating Society broke up. Every
one appeared to leave the meeting peaceably. Shortly
before 11 o'clock, from information he received, he
proceeded with his officers down Park-street into
Price-street, and along Eldon-place,where he halted
his men. From Eldon-place he saw numbers of men
running from Watson-street into Oak-street. The
doors were being barred after the rioters, and there
seemed to be a regular barricade going on. Before
reaching Eldon-place witness and his men had large
quantities of stones thrown at them. The object of
the rioters seemed to bo to get into their houses and
assail the police from the windows. Witness sent
Inspector Burgess and a superintendent down Oak-
street, and told them that if assistance was required
they were to send for it immediately. Directly af-
terwards he heard a call for assistance, and he at
once led his men down Eldon place into Oak-street.
Instantly stones commenced to fly from parties in
the windows, and from others opening the doors and
then slamming them to again. Witness then saw the
doors barricaded by parties inside the houses. He
shouted down the street as well as he could for the
houses from which the stones were thrown to be
entered and the inmates to be made prisoners.
Witness saw a number of his men rush into No. 6,
one of the houses from which the stones were being
thrown. He was assaulted with a stone which
came from house No. 10. He rushed at the door of
the house from which the stone came, but some men
who were standing at the door, slammed it to and
fastened it. He then rushed against the door with
his shoulder and broke it in, and several of his men
and one of the Birkenhead force entered the house
after great resistance had been offered by the in-
mates. After effecting an entrance, they found
three of the prisoners, and also the prisoner Catha-
rine Larkin, in an apartment in the house. The pri-
soner Catharine Larkin had an axe in her hand, and
her husband, who was close behind her, had in his
hand a bar of iron two inches long. The prisoner
Hogan had a poker in his hand, 'Jibe woman at-
tempted to strike officer Maddocks with an axe.
She made a second blow at him with the axe, but
it missed the officer, and he seized it. At this time
there was a riot in almost every house. Several of
the prisoners were captured in house No. 6, and
after the capture the witness and his men were
again assaulted near Trinity Church. Hearing that
some of his men had been dangerously wounded, he
went with 25 men to Watson-street, where he saw
Inspector Burgess and officer Morris, injured and
looking like dead men.
In cross-examination by Mr. Moore, Capt. Smith
said the Birkenhead police force was not under his
command. He wished they had been.
Superintendent Charles Laxton, of the Whit-
church division of the county force, and who ac-
companied Capt. Smith, corroborated his evidence.
Inspector Rowbottom, of the county constabu-
lary, stationed at Wallasey, deposed to being on
duty on the night of the riot, along with other offi-
cers, acting under Captain Smith, and to being
assaulted with stones from the house of No. 6, in

Oak-street. Being refused admission, he broke the

window and went through, followed by other officers.
On getting in he heard parties rushing to the back
of the house. He followed them into the kitchen,
and gave directions to his men to go into the yard.
They immediately returned with the prisoner John
Gorman. Witness then proceeded upstairs, fol-.
lowed by officer Oldham, and went into the room
from which the stones had been thrown. There
was a rush under one of the beds. A light was
procured, and, on looking under the bed he found
two men, Patrick Fahay, jun., and Michael Fahey.
Witness also found under the bed a gun. (Gun
produced.) Just before entering the house he heard
the report of firearms several times. He examined
the gun, which was in a dirty state, and appeared
to have been recently used. He handed the prisoner
into the custody of the other officers. In the room
there were bricks and stones in abundance. There
were also missiles in a back room in the same house
from which a number of men rushed out by the
windows. At Bridewell, a powder flask containing
powder, and a woman's pocket, containing a quan-
tity of large and small shot, fell from one of the
prisoners.
Several other officers were called, • who corrobo-
rated the evidence of last witness, and deposed to
the other prisoners taking part in the riot, and the
inquiry was proceeding when our report left.
The greatest excitement prevails, and during the
whole day the court has been densely crowded.
At noon to-day, a large body of county police
was despatched to Birkenhead, another disturbance
being feared there to-night.
The persons whose property was damaged during
the recent Popish riots have sent in their claims for
compensation to the local justices ; but these have
not yet, of course, been decided upon. It is stated
that the damage occasioned by the rioters amounts
in the aggregate to between £5OO and £6OO, which
will have to be made good by the inhabitants of the
hundred of Wirral.
It is reported that a communication has been
received from the Home Secretary, Sir George
Grey, expressing an opinion in favour of the
conduct of the Birkenhead magistrates ; but
neither the letter sent by one of the justices to
the Home-office nor the reply of Sir G. Grey has
been published.
A lecture, announced to be delivered before the
recent disturbances, will be given in the schoolroom
of Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhead, on the
subject of "Rome and Italy.'' The Rev. Dr. Bla-
keney, of Christ Church, has intimated his resolu-
tion of persisting in the holding of the lecture, and
an earnest hope is expressed that no attempt will
be made to disturb the proceedings.
Sir George Grey, in a letter to the bench, has in-
formed them that orders have been forwarded to the
general commanding the district to send two or three
companies of soldiers to Chester, where there is
barrack accommodation, to be in readiness if their
services are required at Birkenhead.
Some correspondence has arisen between the
War-office authorities and the local volunteers as to
the employment of the latter during the recent riots;
but it is right to state that the volunteers were not
employed as volunteers, but many members of that
force, in their individual capacity, were sworn in
and acted as special constables.
All the prisoners have been committed for trial,
at the next Chester assizes. Bail refused.

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ALARMING ACCIDEN APT OAN EXPBESS

TRAIN.

EVESHAM, WEDNEsaAY-
A most alarming collision, most providentially
unattended with fatal consequences, occurred of the
\Vest Midland Railway near this town last night;
under the following circumstances. The down ex-
press train from London, which leaves Paddington
at 6.30 p.m., does not stop at Evesham, but passes
this station at the usual express speed, and is due
here at abcut 9.5 p.m. The train was a few minutes
behind time, but was proceeding at the usual rate,
and had passed Evesham station by about 200 yards,
when the passengers were suddenly thrown together
in confusion, some receiving bloody noses and others
being badly bruised. Fortunately, however, no
further damage was sustained by them, and on hur- ,
riedly leaving the train they found they ha, run
into some trucks which by some unaccountabie ne-
gligence had been left on the line without danger
signals to guard them, while it was known that the
express train was due on the same line of rails.
The effect of the collision was to dash the trucks
(three in number) into splinters, scattering the
debris over the line and breaking down the tele-
graph wires. Two of the wheels of one of the trucks
had in an extraordinary manner got under the fore
wheels of the engine and become firmly fixed in it,
and it was thought the engine would have left the
rails and run off down an embankment but for
these wheels holding it upon the line. At the
place where the collision occurred there is an em-
bankment leading over some low lands adjoining
the river Avon ; and had the train gone a little fur-
ther and run off the rails, it must have fallen bodily
into the river, which was much swollen by the late
rains and is always deep at this place. The escape
of the passengers was indeed miraculous. The party
most injured was the engine driver, who received a
severe blow on the chest. He was conveyed to
Worcester in the course of the night, and attended
by Mr. Everett, surgeon, who pronounced the injury
as not serious. The damage to the company is con-
siderable, the three trucks being completely de-
stroyed, and one of them loaded with scrap iron.
The extent of the mischief being ascertained, assis-
tance was obtained from Evesham, and in about an
hour the disabled train was dragged back to Eves-
ham, and a fresh engine being supplied, the pas-
sengers were sent on their journey. The line was
cleared in about an hour; How the trucks got on
the line of course the authorities cannot yet say, but
the foreman porter at Evesham, who has the ma-
nagement of the shunting of trains, has been taken
into custody, and will be examined before the ma-
gistrates. It is due to the public that the most
searching investigation should take place, and the
true culprit be punished.

TEE COLLISION ON 7HB FBINBU.RaII

AND GLASOOW RAILWAY.

We are glad to be able to state that all the patients
at Linlithgow, under the conjoint care of Drs.
Sponce and Baird, are progressing as favourably as
can be hoped for, taking into consideration the na-
ture of the injuries of some of them. Mr. Shaw,
writer, Falkirk, is now the worst, and although
there was on Tuesday a considerable degree of irri-
tative fever remaining, he passed, a goad night, and
was rather better than he had been since the acci-
dent. Although he is still in a dangerous state, hopes
are cherished of an ultimate recovery ; but still it
will take at least two months before the scalds are
healed and he can be removed. Mr. Brown, East
Lothian, who received extensive cuts and bruises
all over the body, and whose arm was scalded and
three ribs fractured, is going on uncommonly well.
The inflammatory symptoms that set in, and which
caused at first some alarm, are now happily subdued,
and although there still remains a very great de-
gree of weakness and depression, there is no fear
but that he will recover. Miss Isabella Wood, from
Leith, who received the contusion on the lumbar
vertebra, causing temporary paralysis, was yester-
day very much better. For the last day or two
she suffered a very great deal from nervous excite-
ment and horrible dreams when falling asleep, from
which she awoke talking a little incoherently about
the accident, fancying she was in the train ; but
she is now quite out of danger. Mrs. M‘Farlane
is improving rapidly, and, we understand, she is
now able to sit up in bed and amuse herself with
reading; and Mrs. Burnett is also doing well. The
girl, Mary Ann Dempster, who is in the house of
Mr. Dow, station-master, and whose legs were
fractured, is doing well and in excellent spirits.
She is highly delighted with her present abode,
and says that the people there are very kind to
her. The soldier, under the care of Dr. Gilmour,
is also doing well. There are two persons who
rendered great service on the night of the acci-
dent, and whom we had previously omitted
to notice—Mr. Peter Dow, station-master, and
his wife. Mr. Dow, as soon as the accident was
known, hastened to the spot with the laboarers who
had just arrived from their day's work on the rail-
way by a train, and set them at once to work. He
accompanied the wounded to Linlithgow, and was
most unceasing in his efforts to render the sufferers
comfortable, and has ever since proved himself a
sympathising friend to them all. Mrs. Dow, under
whose care the little girl Dempster still remains,
cannot be too highly praised for the kindly manner
in which she attends to all the sufferers. In the
Edinburgh Infirmary all the patients have improved
with the exception of Harvey, of the Scots Greys,
who still continues in a state of insensibility. In-
deed, the doctor fears concussion of the brain. Mr.
M'Nab of Cupar was very much depressed, in con-
sequence of the death of Mr. Marr, whose injuries
were similar to his own, but on Tuesday morning
his spirits recovered their tone, and he is now a
good deal better.—North British Mail.

DEATH FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
OF LAUDANUM.

UNQUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS.

Yesterday afternoon the coroner for Middlesex
held an inquest at the Red Cow Tavern, Mile-end-
road, Stepney, respecting the death of James
Woodley, aged 16 months, whose parents reside at
6, Cleveland-street, who it was alleged died from
narcotic poison.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased
had been suffering from a cough, and the mother
went to a chemist named Stimpson, of The Dog-
row-Mile-end-gate, who prescribed a mixture called
" Paragoric tincture," which was labelled with in-
structions to give the child a teaspoonful when the
cough was troublesome. The deceased became un-
conscious, and when a medical gentleman was called
he pronounced deceased suffering from a narcotic.
She only paid a penny for the mixture and the
phial was half filled. The mother said, in answer
to the coroner, that, as Mr. Stimpson had surgeon
and accouoheur over the door, she thought that he
was a qualified medical man.
Mr. Irwin, surgeon, of Mile-end-road, stated that
he found the child dying, apparently from the ad-
ministration of poison. He saw a phial on the
table, and from questions put to the mother he was
of opinion that the child had died from the effects
of a narcotic poison. He had examined a portion
of the drug in the phial, and had found that it con-
tained two poisonous drugs—viz., bcnzone and
opium, which were very dangerous to administer to
children of such a tender age. A vast number of in-
fants were destroyed annually by the reckless sale
of poisonous drugs.
The Coroner said the case was a very serious one,
and he had had occasion more than once to caution
Mr. Stimpson for acting in such a capacity with-
out being qualified.
The mother stated that Mr. Stimpson had acted
as a surgeon, and had delivered her of the deceased
child at her confinement.

The Coroner gave instructions to Mr. Stevens, the
summoning officer, to send for Mr. Sampson, the
chemist ; but when the messenger returned that
gentleman was found to be absent from home.
A Juror said that Mr. Stimpson ought to be pro-
secuted by the Apothecaries' Company
for such
illegal practices.

The Coroner sealed up the phial, and adjourned
the inquiry for a post mortem examination of the
body, at the same time requesting Mr. Stevens to
summon Mr. Stimpson, the chemist.

Adjourned to Friday afternoon, at two o'clock.

THE MURDER AT CJLLINGSTVICK.

HEREFC IR,D, WEDNESDAY.

George Hope, the returned convict, now in
,custody on the charge of havi' vg abused and raur-
de,,-ed the girl, Mary Corhf tt, was convicted at
Hereford, in December, 185') , of stealing fowls, the
p.Topel•ty of Mr. Skerrett, at Ullingswick, and of
and robbery at the same place, for
,ntenced to seven years' transporta-
tion.ice been. twice convicted of misde-
meanor, which
sk:dan.sg
so:
using threatening language, foe
tired ti ,rms of imprisonment.
whi
c h
htleel_lha
sa
ssui
It now appea xs that 1%1+:8. Skerrett, a respectable
farmer's
of wife,
o e,eari
living
ssine the neighbourhood, firding
some :; of house Keeping getting
the
rather low, and would not, iu all probability, last
until she visited ,tiereford market on Wednesday,
sent the deceased to the Drainer's Arms public-
a A op for the sale of groceries is
house, to which
attached.

_ The girl Mary Corbett was a remarkable speci-
men of the ruddy-comp,
'exioned damsels of '
Here-
fordshire, and was an exce, edingly fine and powerful
hPirl for her age. When e entered the Drainer's
Arms the first time, about 8 6 r 9 o'clock on Monday
night, the prisoner was drinkini; with others in the
kitchen. The prisoner agked her t 0 drink with him,
which she prudently declined to do. This circum-
stance had, perhaps, something to do with her re-
turn to the house a second time, she having forgot-
ten some, candles she had been ins tructed to bring
with her. On her second appearai ice the prisoner
repeated his importunities, and w ent so far as to
order a glass of beer for her, whit h she had also
the prudence to leave behind her. However, immc-
clately on the girl leaving the house he was observed
to get from his seat and follow her, leaving behind
him some beer, which he did not return to drink.
Nothing further transpired to indicate the nature of
the offen co that had been committed until Mrs.
Skerrett, ill her state of uneasiness at the absence
of the girl, g- 4, ve information to her husband's work-
men, by whom it was immediately spread, and the
facts that had to,
nspired at the Drainer's Arms be-
eame a matter of common conversation. This at
once threw suspicion upon Hope, and it was at first
thought that the wan
named Wm. Weaver had par-
ticipated in the crime. This happily turns out to
be unfounded,aud the evialence which will to-morrow
be given tends to fix the oft."nce absolutely upon the
prisoner Hope, who is a ii."spe rate character, as
will hereafter appear. Inquiries having been set on
foot, it was observed that at a ter tain point in the
road a struggle had taken place, which had been
followed up to a bank by the wayside. It was here
observed that the knees of a man, having a peculiar
kind of stuff in his trousers, had made i.adentationa
in the turf and mould. Here, too, was fouLld by the
prisoner's own brother who had joined in the search,
a frail which the prisoner had with him at the
Drainer's Arms on Monday night. Also, the net
which had been torn off the head of the poor girl.
The prisoner did not return to his lodgings that
night, nor does it appear that he slept in any house,.
His own statement is to the effect that he slept
in a barn, which upon examination does not show
izny trace of his having been there, It was also ob-
served that, on Tuesday morning prisoner washed a
portic;n of his clothes and had blood upon his fore-
head, which it is probable resulted from his struggle
with the girl against the bank by the wayside,
From this point steps were traced to an orchard some
few hundred yards distant, where the corpse of the
poor girl was found placed up in a sitting posture
against an apple-tree, after the first offence had been
committed.

N. Lanwarne, Esq., the coroner, will hold the in-
quest to-day.

COUNIBI

Lib.

NE WARK—
White wheat new, 578 to 60s
Red do. 4Bs to 56s
Old white s9e to 63s
Red do. 55s to 598
Barley, malting 38s to 43s ,
Peas, ....

-WEDIVESDAY.

Barley, grinding 30s to 33s
Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 33s
New do 22s to 26s
Beans. 44s to 48s
) Beans, new 38s to 41s
37s to 395.

BOSTON—WEDNESDAY.
White wheat.....52s to 556 I Barley 30s to 37s
Red .46s to 50s I Oats, new, l9s to 25s
Beans .40s to 45s I Peas 4os to 509