The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-11 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Alexandria, from Liverpool to Cuba, Nov. 5, lat.
49 N., long. 8 W.
The Centaur, from Rio Janeiro to Cape Town, Sept. 8,
lat. 31 S., long. 30 W.
The Coquimbo, of Boston, from Callao, Sept. 13, lat. 24
S., long. 29 W.
The William and Jane, bound to Port Philip, Sept. 20,
lat. 6 S„ long. 31 W.
The William, of London, from Quebec to London, Nov.
2, lat. 50 N., long. 15 W.
The Antelope, of St. John's, from Liverpool to New
Zealand, Nov. 2, lat. 50 N. long. 15 W.
The Pilot (schooner), of Dundee, for Melbourne, Oct.
29, lat. 40 N., long. 11 W.
The Commissary, of Bridgewater, from Aden, Sept. 12,
Sept. 12, lat. 5 S., long. 20 W.
The C. F. Bennett, from Liverpool to Melbourne, same
day.

he Triumph (ship), with loss of fore and main topmasts
and jibboom, June 15, lat. 10 S., long. 86 E.
The Meridian (barque), from Cochin to London, July
21, lat. 35 S., long. 23 E.

ACCIDENTAL POISONING.—An extraordinary and some-
what novel case of poisoning occurred at Bristol this
week. It appeared that some time since a Mr. Joseph
Russell, a wine-merchant at Bristol, died, bequeathing
a legacy (among others) to a distant relation named
Joseph Russell, a bookseller at Chard, Somersetshire,
who during the past week came to Bristol respecting
it. Having two brothers residing in Bristol, on Sun-
day he dined with his brother William, a coachmaker,
residing in Stokes Croft, and partook of some roast
beef, being then in excellent health. Having remarked
that roast beef was nothing without horseradish,
his brother's wife said that there were some horse-radish
root in the garden, and the servant was sent to dig up
one. Upon its being scraped, dressed with vinegar,
and placed on the table, his brother and himself took
some of it, but remarked that it must be very bad horse
radish, as it bad not the usual flavour and piquancy.
Mrs. William Russell, disliking horse radish, did not
partake of it. Shortly aftar dinner Joseph Russell com-
plained of a very peculiar tingling sensation in his hands
and arms, which rapidly increased until he said he felt
it creeping round his neck. His brother said, " Oh,
perhaps the dinner has disagreed with you ; let us take
a walk and you will be better." They accordingly went
out towards Hillgrove-street, where the third brother
resided, and on the way there the brother William com-
plained of a similar sensation, but in a much slighter
degree. The symptoms in Joseph rapidly became more
alarming, and on reaching his brother's house he sank
into a chair, exclaiming, "I know I am poisoned, for I
feel one side me of dead already." Brandy was given
to him, and medical aid instantly called in, but unavail-
ingly, for he rapidly sank, and died within an hour.
The brother, who had taken much less of the supposed
horse radish, was also much effected, but is recovering.
Upon examination, it was found that the root was the
Aconitum, Napellus (wolf's-bane or monk's-hood). which
strongly resembles horse radish, and which, particu-
larly at this season of the year, is a strong narcotic
poison.

' How Mum DID HE LEAVE ?—The question is asked
concerning the property of every rich man who dies, and
it was answered very happily by Cloots, who was execu-
tor upon the estate of the late Mr. Snodgrass. His
neighbour, Mr. Nailrod, was an exceedingly inquisitive
man, and it was his pride that he knew as much, almost
of the affairs of people of his neighbourhood, as they did
themselves. But Mr. Snodgrass had never been com-
municative, and all that he could glean of his circum-
stances was from the guesses and speculations of out-
siders. The day after his neighbour had been put into
the earth, Nailrod visited Cloots, and with an expecting
face, began to question him :—" Mr. Cloots," says he,
"if it is not improper—l would'nt wish to ask the ques-
tion if it is the least improper, nor expect you to answer
it—will you inform me now much my particular friend
Snodgrass has left ?" " Certainly," said Cloots, "I
don't see the least iropropriety,in your asking, and am
perfectly willing to answer it. He left every cent. he
was worth in the world, and didn't take a copper with
him." Nailroad felt as small as a pump tack, and went
out.

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