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DECEMBER 26, 1849,
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Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols.,
LIES IN A M B E R.
By MISS PARDOE.

1850.

POISONING IN FRANCE.
The Court of Assizes of the department of the
Ardeche has lately been occupied for three days
in the trial of an elderly man named Dumoulin,
of Limony, canton of Serrieres, arrondisse-
ment of Tournon, for poisoning members of his
family. Thirty years ago this man entered into the
service of a widow named Gacon, a woman of some
little property. lle soon estahlished a criminal con-
nexion with her, and after a while married her. She
gave him a portion of her property, but he treated
her with great brutality. A child she had by him
died shortly after birth, and two of her children by
her first husband also died in tender years; it is now
supposed that all three deaths were cawed by paison
administered by the prisoner. In 1839 the prisoner
took a mistress to live with him in the same house as
his wife and family. This exasperated the wife—
daily quarrels ensued, and at length the prisoner got
rid of ner by poison. The circumstances of her death
left no doubt of this, but it was not until 1848 that
the law authorities heard of the affair; and though
they then proposed to exhume the body of the de-
ceased, they coulenot find the precise spot where
it was buried. After the death of his wife, Dumoulin
lived on bad terms with his son, on account of
some dispute about money, and the refusal of the
son to marry the father's mistress. On the 26th
of June, 1846, after supping alone with his father,
the son was seized with violent pains in the bowels,
and with all the symptoms of having been poisoned.
The father, thinking ha was dying, knocked up the
cure of the village. The priest, horrified at the state
in which he found the young man, administered an
emetic, and this had the effect of saving him. After
that time the young man was repeatedly attacked in
the same way—indeed, in the course of a few
months he had no fewer than six attacks ; but
having always been able to vomit, he was saved.
Tbat these attacks arose from poison administered
by the prisoner there is now no doubt, but
this was not suspected at the time. The prisoner
himself persuaded his son that he was bewitched,
and he took him to a woman who passed as a sorceress,
who predicted to him his early death, and persuaded
him to leave to his father the property to which he
was entitled. To secure the realisation of the predic-
tion, the father took the precaution of purchasing a
quantity of arsenic. In December, 1846, the son of
Dumoulin's deceased wife, a young man named Per-
roton, had a pig killed, and the prisoner was noticed
hanging about the trough in which the blood fell. He
knew that black puddings were to be made, and that
his son was to dine with Perrotin and his family.
He himself was asked to dine also, but he declined on
some vague pretext. After dinner all the family the
of Perroton and young Dumoulin were seized with
violent pains in the bowels; six other persons in the
village, to whom the puddings had been sent, were
seized in the same way, and it is probable that all
these persons, twelve in number, would have perished
if timely remedies had not been applied. It appeared
that at this time Dumoulin had conceived the atro-
cious design of poisoning all the Perroton family, as
well as his son, as by their deaths he would have
come into all the property. One day in March, 1847, he
went to Perroton's house, and during the temporary
absence of Madame Perroton threw some poison into
the pot in which the soup was boiling. Madame
Perroton and two of her children partook of the soup,
and were immediately seized with pains and vomiting.
The same evening Dumoulin waited for his son and
son-in-law, Perroton, and to their 'uprise strongly
pressed them to go to his house to eat soup, but they
refused. The next day Perroton, having drunk some
of the soup, was taken ill, as his wife and children had
been. In the night young Dumoulin also was attacked
in the same way, after eating some food which his
father had prepared. In December, 1847, young
Dumoulin was again seized with all the symptoms of
poisoning, after drinking part of a glass of water
presented by his father; en this occasion he pressed
his father to drink the remainder of the water, but
the latter displayed great repugnance, and only
raised the glass to his lips. It was with difficulty
that young Dumoulin succeeded in vomiting, and
after that he recovered. On the 21 of January, 1848, he
had a violent quarrel with his father, and having by this
time suspected that his father was poisoning him, he
announced his intention of leaving home. In the night
of the 11th of January he was affected with a violent
thirst, and having risen to procure drink he found a
bottle containing wine on the table. Of this wine he
partook, and imm•-diately after he was seized with
the most horrible pains. He rushed out of the house
like a madman, but presently returned and took
to his bed, where he suffered dreadfully for
some time. The curb was called in; he found
the tongue of the young man quite black,
and the latter told him that the attack had com-
menced after he had taken the wine. On this the cure
observed that Dumoulin, the father, wh ) hai heard
what was said, quietly removed the bottle, which
was standing on the table, and replaced it by another.
This act confirmed the suspicion which had previously
entered his mind, that the young man was poisoned
by his father. He went home to see by a medical book
what should be done in a case of poisoning, and during
his absence the father introduced a notary to the son,
and caused him to make his will. In a conversation
which ensued during the father's absence between the
son and his brother in-law the former said that he
knew that he was poisoned, and that his father had
different descriptions of poison secreted in a certain
hole. On the return of the cur' this statement was
repeated to him. The priest first of all applied an
emetic, and took the precaution of preserving what
was vomited ; he then went and took the poison from
its hiding-place ; after which he had an analysis made
of the matter thrown up by the young man, and, on
learning that poison existed in it, had the father ar-
rested. In addition to these terrible facts against the
prisoner it was proved that when in gaol he had confessed
to a fellow-pziwner that his intention was to kill his
son. When the evidence was concluded the President
asked the prisoner if he had anything to say. Ile
answered in the negative, and at the same moment,
drawing forth a knife, bared his breast, and plunged
the weapon into it. Blood having immediately
flowed, a cry of horror was uttered by the auditory ;
but it appeared that the prisoner was only scratched.
The jury declared him guilty, and the Court con-
demned him to death. On entering the prison the
prisoner again attempted to commit suicide by knock-
ing his head against the wall, but without success.

household, and abiding or coming within twelve miles of
the palace at Westminster. This court was design ited
" The Court of th© King of the Palace of the Kiug at
Westminster." According to the letters patent the
26
' Lord Steward had power to nominate and admit " four
1 counsellors to be counsel, and six persons to he at-
torneys iu the court for the term of the life of every
such person, to prosecute and defend the actions, &c."
The places were obtained by purchase, and the last
-',-; barrister admitted was Mr. .B..st, the Mete ber of
3 Parliament for Kidderminster, who has made h:s claim
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"); 15 for compensation under the recent Acs., as well as
- the attorneys and other officers belonging to the
6 7 court. Compensation was granted to the officers
112 18 14
when arrest on mesne p
26 27 20 rocess was abolished, and fur•
119 20 2.1
ther compensation has now been claimed, which claims
are at the present time under the consideration of the
2 3 4 Lords of the Treasury. No writs have been issued
91011 since the Ist of August last, but a gor,l deal of
Ic 17,8 business has been transacted under the `mall Debts'
j 23 24 25 Act. There is not one person connected with the
!'3031; 1
;11 6 7; 8 court paid by salary; all, including the; Judge him-
-13 bt 15 self, are remunerated by fees. Since the County
I'2o 21 22 Courts Act was passed, the businfas of the court
1i27 28129 greatly increased, and in estimating the compensa-
-3 4 51 6 don to be awarded the Lords of the Treasury are
)1112 13 not to consider the increased fees. Such is a brief
71819 20 outline of the " rise and fall " of the Palace Court.
42526 27 Events have hastened its dissolution. It will soon
I I 2! become one of the things that were, :and its records
3 7
8 910 M transferred to the custody of the aster of the Rolls,
4 15'1617 as Record Keeper, probably to be b uried in some
1 2223 24 compartment of the New Houses of Parliament.
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LING by the INDIAN ARMY.
!0,2122 Head-quarters, Sim.lah, Oct. 19.
'7,28129 At a general court-martial assembled at Lahore,
on Friday, the 28th. day of SepteMber, 1849, Major
Thomas Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native In-
fantry, was arraigned on the following charges :--
"1. For unoflicer like conduct, especially unbe-
coming an officer commanding a regiment, in having,
at Jugraon and at Mullickpore, in the month of
February and March, 1849, played at chess and at
cards with Captain L. G. Da Costa, of the 58th Regi-
ment of Native Infantry for large stakes and bets, in
the course of which play he lost to Captain Da Costa
the sum of 26,000 rupees, or thereabouts; such
conduct being in direct disobediencii of repeated
general orders, prohibiting gambling- in the army,
viz. general orders by the Commander-in Chief,
dated respectively the 25th of Septem her, 1820, the
16th of August, 1831, and the 26th of' June, 1845.
"2. For conduct unbecoming and officer and a
gentleman in having at Mullickpore, about the 17th
of March, 1849, and at Lahore, about the 21st of
April and 21st of May, 1849, tried to evade the
payment of the large sum he had lost to Captain Da
Costa, by endeavouring to induce him to accept a
much smaller amount on various pr otences, by of-
fering Captain Da Costa whatever money he, Major
Cooke, might win at Simlah in tilt: present year ;
and by declaring that he could never pay the whole
sum he had lost ; and in having further demurred to
pay on account of certain calunaniou.s reports to the
prejudice of Captain Da Costa's character, which he,
Major Cooke, had spread about, for spreading which
he afterwards, about the 23d of May, 1849, apologised
to Captain Da Costa.
"3. For conduct unbecoming an ofneer and a gen-
tleman in having, in a letter addressed to the Major
of Brigade at Lahore, dated Lahore,
_the 21st of July,
1849, given inaccurate statements of the transactions
between himself and Captain Da Costa, in the follow-
ing instances :
"First--In having, in the said letter, made a false
statement in the following words :--‘ Merely as an
amusement, we did play together at chess and at
cards for one rupee per game, but af‘erwards, whey
under excitement, some large bets were made, ending
in my having lost 26,000 rupees. This being a larger
sum than I could immediately command, I requested
Capt. Da Costa to wait till I could draw the money
from England, when the debt should be paid ; but
he replied that he would prefer half paid down ; and
it ended by my giving a bill for 1(1,000 rupees, a
buggy and horse, and cash, equalling together 13,000
rupees;' whereas, in truth the parties r layed for large
stakes, besides making large bets, and Captain Da
Costa did not state he would prefer half paid down,
neither was any prompt payment offered or agreed to
in respect of the greater part of the amount; but he
was induced to agree to the special arrangement by
Major Cooke declaring, on his honour, that he would
never be able to pay more of the debt ;le had incurred
than the said sum of 13,000 rupees; and further in-
duced thereto by Major Cooke retracting and apolo-
gising for the calumnious reports he httd spread about
regarding him.
" Second—ln having, in the said latter, disingenu-
ouily and falsely stated as follows :--` He (Captain
DA Costa) then considered his character injured by
me, and applied to his commanding officer, who
applied to me, and expressed himself in writing per-
fectly satisfied; but Captain Da Costa was not so,
and referred the case to Brigadier Go .by, but subse-
quently recalled the reference of his own accord ;'
thereby insinuating that Captain I)a Costa had no
ground for making that complaint; whereas he
(Major Cooke) had injured the character of Captain
DA Costa, and the commanding officer of the 58th
Native Infantry did not express himself satisfied till
Major Cooke had expressed his regret; while Captain
DA Costa, who still pressed his complaint upon the
attention of superior authority, was at length in-
duced to withdraw it, solely by Major Cooke 's sub-
sequent retractation of all that he had said to the
prejudice of Captain Da Costa, and making an apology
For it.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
S. Hastings, Lime-street, City, wine merchant, Jan.
15, at eleven—J. F. Knobel, Bolton-row, Piccadilly, wine
and spirit merchant. Jan. 16, at twelve—F. Jenkinson,
Foubert piece, Regent-street, baker, Jan. 16, at eleven
—I. Solly, Sr. Mary Axe, City, merchant, Jan. 15, at
twelve—W. A. Warwick, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire,
printer, Jan. 17, at twelve—O. Richards, Fleet-street,
City, law bookseller, Jan. 17, at one—J. H. Gurney,
Broad-street, Bloomsbury, victualler, Jan. 14, at one—
W. H. Trencher, Regent. street, Quadrant, furrier, Jan.
18, at twelve—T. Cooper, New Bond-street, umbrella
manufacturer, Jan. 18, at one—R. Gillett, sen., Princes-
road, Lambeth, flour factor, Jan. 17, at one.
In the Country.
W. Potter, Birkenhead and Liverpool, merchant, at
the Court, Liverpool, Jan. 15, at eleven—G. Prockter,
Rochdale, Lancashire, cotton spinner, at the Court,
Manchester, Jan. 16, at eleven—J. Thompson, Man-
chester, Manchester warehouseman, at the Court, Man-
chester, Jan. 16, at eleven—J. Hudson and J. Broadbent,
juo., Gale and Manchester, calico printers, at the Court,
Manchester, Jan. 16, at eleven.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
G. H. Blake, Mount-street,'Grosvenor-square, cabinet
maker, 55., on Thursday, 27th inst., and three following
Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
J. N. Hart, King-street, Finsbury-square, watch
manufacturer, ls. 3d., on Thursday, 22d inst., and three
following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and
two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
T. Blenkarn, Chancery-lane, law stationer, Bd., on
Thursday, 27th inst , and three following Thursdays,
between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of
Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall street.
W. Notwcller, Woodside, Finchley, superannuated
surveyor in her Majesty's Excise, 16s. 3d., on Thursday,
27th inst, and three following Thursdays, between the
hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld,
Basinghall-street.
J. Shepherd, Shirley, Southampton, common brewer,
10. on Thursday, 27th inst., and three following
Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. StansfieH, Basinghall street.
W. Speller. Berkeley-street West, builder, 2s. 61, on
Thursday, 27th inst., and three following Thursdays,
between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of
Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
J. Pulleine, jun., Selby, Yorkshire, brewer, 2s, 3f d.,
any day on or after the 27th inst., between the hours of
eleven and two, at the office cf Mr. Young, Leeds.
H. Hardy, Bradford, grocer, 55., any day on or after
the 27th inst., between the hours of eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Young, Leeds.
A. 0. Martin, Leeds, stationer, 7s. 61, any day on or
after the 27th inst., het wcen the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall -street.
G. T. Day, Commercial-road, Pimlico, civil engineer
and manufacturer of ventilating apparatus, Jan. 17, at
eleven—T. Walley and I'. W. Hardwick. Oxford-street,
linendrapers, Jan. 16, at two —J. F. Knobel, Bolton
ma', Piccadilly, wine and spirit merchant, Jan. 16, at
eleven--G. ,turt, Greenwich, banker, Jan. 22, at

el: re;

In the Country.
R. Ta3lor, Liverpool, ironmonger, Jan. 17, at eleven,
at the Court, Liverpool—J. Bir!ey, Doncaster, grocer,
confectioner, and corn dealer, Jan. 19, at twelve.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
T. Knight, Bristol, silversmith and jeweller, Dec. 21,
certificate of the second class, after 21 days—E. K.
Marsh, Hammersmith and Carnaby-street, Golden-
:quaro, Draper, Dec. 21—T. Hills, Hawkwe!l, Essex,
baker and grocer, Dec. 21, certificate of the third class—
J. Webb, Ramsgate, Kent, dealer in music and musical
instruments, Dc. 21, certificate of the third class—S.
A. Eyre, Fitzroy-square, apothecary, Dec. 20, certificate
of the first class—F. D. Lewis, Castle-court, Birchin-
lane, and Oxford-street, printer, Dzic. 21, certificate of
the first class—J. S. Ramskill, Great Dover-road, South-
wark, dealer in rice and in railway and other shares,
Dec. 21, certificate of the third class—C. E. Wilson and
El. Wilson, Rhosymedre and Cefn Maur, Denbighshire,
grocers, drapers nine and spirit merchants, and gener.4l
dealers, Dec. 21, certificate of the first class after 21
days—W. S. More, Liverpool, share broker, Dec. 21,
certificate of the first class, after 21 days.

" Finding—The Court, from the evidence before
them, are of opinion that the prisoner, Major Thomas
Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry, is,
on the first charge, guilty ; second charge, guilty ;
and guilty of the preamble to the second charge;
third charge, first instance, not guilty, and acquitted
him; second instance, guilty; and guilty of the pre-
amble of the third charge.
" Sentence—The Court sentences the prisoner,
Major Thomas Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native
Infantry, to be dismissed from the service.
" Confirmed,
" C. J. NAPIER, General, Commander-in-Chief.
" Head-quarters, Simlah, Oct. 17, 1849."
Remarks by his Excellency the Commander in-
Chief :—" I cannot approve of the finding of acquittal
on the first instance of the third charge, which ap-
pears to me to be sufficiently proved.
"C. J. NAPIER, General, Commander-in-Chief."
Recommendation of the Court :—" The Court beg
to recommend the prisoner to the merciful considera-
tion of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief on
the following grounds:—
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PA it TN ERS 11 IPS DISSOLVED.
E. Evans and 11. Price, Liverpool, joiners and builders
—J. H. Steuart and IL K. Day, Stratford, Essex, patent
hydrofuge manufacturers—G. Rood and W. G. L.
Lovell, Baltonboroegh, Somersetshire, skin and rug
manufacturers—W. Denham and S. Greenwood, Roch-
dale, Lancashire, stonemasons and builders—V. R. A.
Brooks and M. Coon, Cheapside, lithographers —D.
Bowie and J. G. Russell, Liverpool, tea dealers—D.
Bellhouse and 11. Vennor. Liverpool, Montreal, and
Hamilton, Canada West—F. Holroyd, W. Pickles, and
J. T. Fleck, Leeds, fl sx-spinners and twine manufac-
turers—J. Hadfield and R. Rigby, Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Derbyshire, linendrapers and tea dealers—J. Dunstan,
W. Dunstan, T. Dunstan, and J. Winter, Barnsley,
Yorkshire, ironfounders (so far as regards J. Winter)—
Anne Walcot and Frances Walcot, Cheltenham, Berlin
wool dealers--H. Fenner and C. R. Thompson, Old
Bro id-street, City, wine merchants—C. R. Thompson,
11. F. nner, and 11. H. Swinford, Great Winchester-
street, City, East India and colonial agents—D. Foster
and B. Cooper, Goole, Yorkshire, whitesmiths and gun-
smiths—G. Moss and S. Harris, Manchester, cabinet
makers and upholsterers—T. Rodgers and W. Pagden,
King-street, Cheapside, attorneys and solicitors—R.
Barnes and J. Kirby, Barnard Castle, Durham, attor-
neys and soticitors—ll. Harris and J. Charlton, Moor-
gate-street, City, tobacconists—J. Worthington and W.
Worthington, Oldham, Lancashire, provision dealers.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Terry, East Brent, Somersetshire, baker.
John Lancaster, Weston-super-Mare, shoemaker.
Thomas Sage, Weston-super-Mare, furniture dealer.
Charles William Phippen, Cheltenham, bookseller.
Frederick Braine, Neath, Glamorganshire, baker.
James Collins, Purchase, Cardiff, carver.
John Hewitt Norton, Liverpool, saddler.
Joseph Lyons, Liverpool, grocer.
Charles Rayfield, jun., lioarsh, West Mailing, wheel-
wright.
Edwsrd Hopkin, Ty Mawr, Glamorganshire, chemist.
Richard Bennett, Little Dean, Gloucestershire, beer
seller.
Thomas Butler, Alcester, Warwickshire, grocer.
John Moorish, Cruwys-Morchard, Devonshire, shoe-
maker.

THE MURDER AT BRISTOL.
BRISTOL, DEC. 25.—The inquest on the body of
William Braund, wbo was shot on Sunday afternoon
by Alfred Dauncy, a lad fourteen years of age, was
held yesterday afternoon, at the Hope and Anchor,
Redcliff hill. The jury having heen duly sworn, and
the Coroner having briefly narrated the facts of the
case, the following evidence was adduced :
Henry Coggan, of No. 13, Bishop-street, Brown's-
road, Bedminster' deposed that he was nineteen years
of age. The body he had seen was the body of
liam Braund, also about nineteen years of age. He
was in the employ of Mr. Gillett, wine-merchant,
Redcliff street, and witness was on terms of intimacy
with him. On Sunday afternoon, about three
o'clock, the deceased called on witness and be went
out with him. At about half-past four o'clock they
were going over Bedminster- bridge, and another per-
son was with them named Horgan. Two lads were
leaping the iron posts on the bridge; they were the
prisoner Dauncy and a lad named Collins. Horgan said
to them " Over it," and they turned round and called
him " lubberhead" and other names. Witness and
his companions walked on to Brown's-road, and the
two boys followed, calling them names and abusing
them. As they were passing along the Cut, Collins
pulled out a life-preserver, and the deceased told him
he would tell his mother of him if he did not be quiet.
With that Collins shook the life-preserver at him,
threatening he would do for him. The deceased went
to catch hold of it, and Collins struck at him with it.
A severe struggle took place between them, the
deceased endeavouring to take the life-preserver from
Collins. The prisoner Dauncy then pulled out a
pistol and threatened three or four times that he would
shoot the deceased (Braund) with it if he did not let
Collins alone. Collins and Braund at this time were
struggling on the ground. Braund immediately got
up, and Dauncy shot him with the pistol and instantly
ran away. Some people tried to stop him, and he
flung the pistol at them. He was stopped at the
corner of Brownston-yard, in the Cut, and given into
the custody of the police.
The CORONER—Did he say anything ?
Witness—he was sitting on the psvetnent at the
iimg, and he said " Let me rest." Witness then
went back to Braund and found him supported in the
arms of several people. He was bleeding from the
mouth very much. He was quite speechless, and
was teken to the hospital. The deceased was quite
sober, and so was witness ; they had net been into a
public-house. Witness bad seen the prisoner three
or four times before, but he did not then know his
name. He was not aware of any ill feeling existing
between Dauncy and the deceased. The lad present
in the custody of the police was Dauncy, and he shot
the deceased, William Braund.
In answer to Mr. Ayre, attorney, who attended to
watch the case for the prisoner, the witness said he
did not see Dauncy put a cap on the pistol.
Mr. Samuel Brown sworn, said he was a ma-
gistrate of the city of Bristol. On Sunday after-
noon, between four and five o'clock, he was at

Because the prisoner showed a disposition to
pay, as evinced by his attempt to borrow from 18,000
to 20,000 rupees from the North-Western Bank
Agency, on the 21st of April, 1849.
"2. Because he did not originate the reports against
Captain Da Costa.
•. 3. On account of tho excellent character Major
Cooke has hitherto borne, shown by the handsome
testimonials which have been placed before the Court."
Remarks by his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief.—"lt is with pain that I express my inability
to discover any just grounds for disturbing the sen-
tence pronounced by the Court.
i` C. J. NAPIBR, General, Commander-in-Chief."
The name of Major T. Cooke will cease to be borne
on the rolls of the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry
from the date of publication of this order at Lahore,
a report of which is to be made to the Adjutant-Ge-
neral of the Army and to the Assistant-Adjutant-
General at the Presidency.
By order of his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief,

PATRICK GRANT, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Adjutant-General of the Army.'

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
P. Wilson; Thurso, pareir!ent manufacturer, to meet
Jan. 2 and Jan. 29, at one, within Leith's Hotel, Wick.
G. 0. Campbell, Edinburgh, publisher, to meet Jan. 3,
at one, and Jan. 22, at twelve, within the Star Hotel,
Edinburgh. _ _ _

SUICIDE olr A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—On Monday
Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Town of Ramsgate,
Wapping, on the body of Mr. John Patty, aged 54 years,
a 'icons( d victualler, residing in Sunderland. The de-
ceased was formerly a captain in the coal trade, and on
Thursday, the 13th instant, ho arrived in town for the
purpose of attending a trial in the Court of Common
Pleas. The deceased was an important witness, and the
trial was to be heard on the following Tuesday. The
deceased was not forth coming, and no tidings could be ob-
tained of him until Thursday night last. when he entered
an eating house, in Upper East Smittifi-ld, and hired a
bed for the night. Oa the following morning he was
found dead in his bed. An (Airco phial, " lan-
danum," was found upon the floor, and the surgeon was
of opinion that the deceased had died from the elfrct
of
laudanum. The jury returned an open verdict—" That
the deceased died trom the eKcts of laudanum, but under
what circumstances there was no evidence to show."
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CONVICT.—An accident
of a fatal nature was reported by po ice-sergeant W.
Urry, 29 R., as having taken place in Woolwich Dock-
yard, on Monday afternoon, to a convict named William
Hart, 60 years of age, who, while engaged at the
cordage wharf, was struck by the handle of the crane on
which he was employed, and so severely injured, that
although immediately taken to the lUnil6 convict hospital
ship to obtain surgical assistance, he died at 9 30 r.
on the same day.
The accounts from the continental Bourses repre-
sent an unfavourable reaction in speculation. At Am-
sterdam, thimburgh, Frankfort, and Berlin, there was
an apparent desire to sell both stocks and railway shares,
and lower prices were in most cases accepted.

D. Macrobie, Bridge of Allan, paper manufacturer,
to meet Dec. 27 and Jan. 17, at one, within Campbell's
Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling.

THE LAST OF THE PALACE
COURT.
Friday next is the last regular court day of the Pa-
lace Court. Probably it will sit by adjournment on
Monday, according to the terms of the Act 12th and
13:h Victoria, chap. 101, and then it will cease and
determine. Connected with this court is the Mar-
shalica Court, and both will pass away on the same
day. The Court of the Marshabea at one time held a
high place in rani: and dignity, and, as the old writers
declare, " there was no court superior to it." It was
coeval with the common law and followed the King's
person. Even in the reign of Edward VI. it was
described as one " of the ancientest courts within the
realm." The court was established to administer
justice between persons belonging to the Royal
household, and the Earl Marshal was the officer to
execute the process, when justice was administered by
the Lord Steward of the Palace. In modern times
very little business was transacted in the Court. With
the Palace Court, created by letters patent of the 16th
Charles 11., it was very different. The jurisdiction of
the Palace Court extended to all persons not of the

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home, and heard a disturbance in the street near
his house in Redcliffe crescent. Some of his family
said there was a man and a boy fighting. Witness
went to the window, and saw the deceased and another
boy, not the prisoner, wrestling. He saw them both
fall down and get up agein. The prisoner at that
time was four or five yards from them, and eppa-
rently not at all connected with the fight or squabble
that was going on, but he saw him walk up to the
deceased and fire a pistol. He could not tell from
whet part of his person he took the pistol. He saw
him present it and fire at the deceased. An immense
quantity of Wood immediately afterwards flowed from
the mouth of the deceased. Witness saw him s'agger,
and ran out inimediat- ly to assist him, and try to
catch the prisoner. He directed the body to be
tak-n to the hospital. The prisoner's hand was close
to the deceased when he fired at him ; he was within
a foot or two of him. Witness did not see the decayed
touch the pistol. In answer to the Coroner, Mr.
Brown added that he was satisfied the deceased did
not touch it, and that the pistol did not go off by any
accident at all.
Thomas Charles Cornish, attorney and brother-in-
law of the last witness, gave similar evidence, and
added that he pursued the prisoner, and saw him
given into the custody of the police. He could not
exactly identity the prisoner as the boy who fired the
pistol ; the thing was done so instantaneously he had
no time to have more than a casual glance,. On his
way to the station-house the prisoner said he supposed
he should be scragged. He also said that the pistol
was not loaded with ball, but with shot. After he had
arrived at the station house he said he did not know
that the pistol would go off. He said something
about the pistol being on half-cock, but what it was
witness did not hear distinctly. No inducement was
held out to him to say this, nor were any threats made
to him. The prisoner said he hoped a surgeon had
been sent for.
Samuel Brown, a lad, 14 years of age, and son of
Mr. Samuel Brown, the magistrate, who likewise
witnessed the affray from his father's window, cor-
roborated the former evidence as to the struggle and
the prisoner shooting the deceased. He added that he
saw the prisoner with his hand down between his
legs just before he went up and fired off the pistol.
Edward Horgan gave similar evidence to that of
the first witness, Coggan, adding that after Collins and
Dauncy had called them names, Collins began to spar
at witness. He ran towards him, and Collins made
off down Coronation-road. He caught him by the
railings of Zion Chapel, and struck him twice. When
he (witness) was in the act of so doing the prisoner
came behind and struck him in the face. Witness
then turned round and ran after the prisoner, who
pulled out a pistol with a brass barrel, and presented
it at him, and Collins pulled out the life preserver and
waved it at him. Dauncy presented the pistol and
said, " Come on, lam not afraid of you. lam ready
for you. I'll have you." Witness replied, "Oh !
never mind. I know both of you, and will let you
hear of it to morrow," and walked off. The prisoner
and Collins followed jeering and abusing them.
The deceased and Coggan had gone on, and they saw
nothing of the pistol or the life-preserver at the time.
When he rejoined them witness told them what they
had beard, and said he did not like to kick up a
row on a Sunday. They all then walked on, and stopped
at Brown's. The prisoner and Collins followed,
and stopped not three yards from them. Witness
looked round at them and said, " I will give it to
you by-and-by." The deceased also looked towards
Collins, and-said, "I'll tell your mother of you, and
get something done to you for having that with you."
Collins pulled the life-preserver out of his breast and
said something, and the deceased rushed at him and
laid hold of it. Witness then ran after the prisoner,
who wanted to lay hold of the deceased, to make him
let go of Collins. The prisoner then pulled out the
pistol and presented it at the deceased again, saying,
"If he don't let Collins alone I'll shoot him." Wit-
ness said, " Will you ? " and he replied " Yes, and
I'll shoot you too," presenting the pistol again. The
prisoner then ran to the other side of witness, put
down the pistol between his legs, and cocked it. lie
then ran past witness, rushed up close to the de-
ceased, and fired directly. Witness endeavoured to
prevent his getting at the deceased. The prisoner
was about a yard and a half from witness when he fired
at the deceased. Deceased immediately after
wards put his hands to his breast and
staggered. A stranger who was pessing stepped
up and supported him ; and, assistance having
arriv,d, he was conveyed to the hospital, where the
house surgeon immediately saw him. He pronounced
him dead, and said they had better take him to the
nearest public-house. During the whole transaction
nothing of an irritating kind was done towards the
prisoner, and nothing towards Collins except the
seen-le—trying to take the life-preserver from him.
In answer to the Coroner, the witness said it was not
customary at Bedlninster to carry pistols or life-
preservers.

- Thomas Prow?e, surgeon, deposed that ha lived in
Guinea street. The prisoner was in his employ. He
understood that he was 14 years of age. His father
was a journeyman miller. He saw nothing of the
prisoner after twelve o'clock on Sunday. He did not
know of his having a pistol in his possession.
The inquiry was then adjourned till IVednesday,
in order that the pest modern examination might take
place, and for the testimony of one more witness,
which it is expected will conclude the evidence.
The prisoner exhibited the utmost unconcern
throughout the whole of the proceedings, staring
every witness in the face as he gave his evidence with
remarkable effrontery.

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHRISTMAS RAILWAY Taarric.—The recur-
rence of Christmas-day brought with it an extraordi-
nary amount of railway traffic, teeming in and out of
the chief metropolitan termini. Yesterday the Euston
station of the London and North- Western ltailvray
was the scene of the same incessant occupation that
it has been, either more or less, since Saturday. In
front of the station wall, on which was written the
different districts or destinations, separate compart-
ments being assigned for "the City," "Strand," "the
Squares," "over the water," " Islington," " East-
end," " Finsbury," " West-end," " Kingsland,"
Clerkenwell," &c., at each of these points two or
three omnibuses and vans stood in the process of being
loaded. The various consignments were checked by
the company's clerks, and this having been done, as
soon as filled, the thirty or forty conveyances drove
off without delay with their deliveries, consisting or
barrels of oysters, baskets of fish, fruit, game, and other
Christmas presents. The immense contents of the mail
and other trains arriving yesterday and on Monday at
half past 4 A.m. were disposed of in this manner by 10
o'clock, at which time the station was cleared. On
Sunday morning the men remained at work, and the
conveyance vans were in all parts of town by nine
o'clock. Every care was taken to prevent the labels
falling off. The various omnibuses and vans as they
went out attracted no small attention, some of them
being so piled with packages as to reach up to the
second floor windows of the houses. On some there
were 200 packages. Policemen were about to pre-
vent pilfering. On the departure side of the stations
extra clerks and porters were employed day and
night with the trransrnissions by the trains to the
various manufacturing towns, and it is calculated that
the number of packages and consignments of all
descriptions going " down" the line could not, for
the four days, have amounted to less than 20,000,
and those coming in to less than 15,000. There
were also several hundred waggons of live
and dead stock, and a great influx of passengers to
and fro was occasioned, the company having issued
double journey tickets, :available from Saturday to
Wednesday. On the Great Western Eastern Counties
and South-Western, the same expeditious system of
delivery was adopted, the carrying agents being the
same. The number of consignments over the Great
Western during the four days is computed at 18,000
" down," and some 8,000 " up." On Saturday the
trains on this line are said to have been " tremen-
dous" with people going in and out of town—the
luggage such as had never been seen before, and as
though the stay of the parties was intended till next
Christmas. Extra carriages had to be put on to the
express and ordinary trains. On the Eastern Coun-
ties an immense tent was constructed for the pur-
pose, being of a similar perfect description with those
at Euston-square, with this addition, that on the arrival
side of the line the shoal; of packages were backed
out of the trains into the tents, by means of a huge
sliding platform, sihile upon the " down" side was a
sort of (-leek, into which the railway carriages were
run, and cenveniently loaded on the line with their
cargoes. The consignments by this line, taking ir,
as it does, the great game and agricultural districts,
were immense, more particularly in live and deed
stock, which, during the preceding week, were
enormous

MANCIIENTER, SUEFFIRLD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE.—
The dissentient shareholders in this company, who
are now endeavouring to get a committee appointed
to investigate the affairs of the undertaking, have
issued a statement, from which it appears " that the
Sheffield and Manchester, the Sheffield and Lincoln-
shire Junction, th- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Exten-
sion, the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, ai,cl
the Great Grimsby Dock Companies, were incorpo-
rated together by the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 268.
The original capital of the company onsisted of 7,000

100/ shares of which, amounting to 700,0004
have- been paid up ; but at the last half-yearly meeting
of the company it was stated that the profits would
)t admit of a dividend being paid. This has been
sed by the great amount of guaranteed stocks,
.nich entirely take away the profits from the
original shareholders, although the traffic receipts at
the present time amount to 4,0001. per week, or
208,0001. per annum." The statement then goes on
to say that nothing short of thorough and unre-
stricted investigation into the whole of the affairs of
the company will suffice. Appended to the statement
is a table, showing that the present stock of the com-
pany, including 1,984,965/. due on debentures,
amounts to 5,892,2754, to which, when the arrears of
calls and balances are paid up, must be added
1,170,6901., making a total of 7,162 965/.
THP. MIDLAND RAILWAY.—DERBY, TUESDAY.--
A series of strikes of various classes of workmen em-
ployed by the Midland Railway Company have for
some time been pending, and at length the goods
guards and porters have ceased work at every prin-
cipal station, thereby putting an entire stop to the
goods traffic throughout the lines. The strike at this
station commenced yesterday morning, and was so
universal that all the goods shrds were instantly
closed, and it was found impossible to collect t
gether hauls sufficient to send off even one luggage
train, although a great variety of parcels and pack-
ages, some of whioh contained articles of an extremely
perishable nature, required forwarding to their de, ti-
nations without delay. It seems that this gene ral
cessation from labour is owing to the directors' re-
ducing the wages of ne class of men—the goods
guards—from 19i. to 17s. weekly, and of the goods
porters from 17s. to 16s. The strike commenced at
Nottingham, about a week ago, when four men threw
up their situations rather than submit to the re-
duction. The knowledge of this was immediately
communicated to their fellow labourers in every
direction and more general strikes followed at Leeds
and Bradford, and subsequently at Derby. This morn-
ing the men still remain way from work, and seem
likely so to continue, until the directors restore to
them the amount of wages already reduced; and that
the litter will be obliged to give way is certain, or
toe damage to goods delayed will bring very serious
'oises upon the shareholders. The engine-drivers and
firemen, until within the last few days, have also been
upon the eve of striking, in consequence of the
directors requiring them to travel three journeys at
the same rate of wages they have hitherto received
for two journeys ; but they were too unanimous
amongst themselves to be forced to submit to the new
terms. They are 203 in number, and all, except
three, would have struck within six hours, had not
the company consented to allow the old engagements
to remain in force. As soon as danger from the
pending strike appeared to be over, Mr. G. P. Paget
brought down a number of new men to displace the
ringleaders ; but their comrades were true to their
friends, and threatened to leave in a body at a
moment's notice if even one were dismissed for
taking part in the movement. The consequence has
been that not one man has been discharged. Mr. G.
B. Paget, in addressing the men, urged upon them to
accept the reduction, the very low price of provisions
well enabling them to do so; and he promised, if
they would, that, as the price of food rose at any
future time, he would see that their rate of remune-
ratio❑ was increased.

WONDERFUL STORY.
The following most extraordinary story is related
by the Paris correspondent of the Independant of
Brussels, in a letter dated the ]4th inst.:—" A few
months ago one of the most charming hotels of the
new quarter of the Champs Elysees was occupied b:
Count R—, an ex-foreign diplomatist, the Countee.
It and their daughter. The Count is about 1:
years of age, his wife 25, and the daughter 6ai
.Cp7eri;!
R. received a great deal of company, m cularly foreigners of distinction, in censtquemri„,
his nationality, and the acquaintances that heee_
made in his different embassies. The young Cotflows
was a great favourite for her beauty and her as.ears
plishtnents. Notwithstanding the difference irnin.
age of the Count and his wife, their conjugal Wit the
a perfect model of propriety and dignity. and
Countess, it appears, had little fortune before pryer
riage. The Count, who was the friend of the
family, had married her as much on accounele
his admiration of her merit as of the desire an.
he felt, being the last of his race, to dispose 1_
his property in favour of a family that he esteemce,
Such was the general position of things as it has been
certified to me. In the month of September last the
Count receives, from a capital in the north of Europe,
a letter from a priest, entreating him to come Si Ws
as possible to the death bed of the um:her of the
Countess, and he was strictly enjoined to cone alone.
l'he Count, although much surprised, complied with
the request, and concealed it front the Countess in
order to spare her feelings He arrived at —in
sullicieht time to receive from the mouth of his ex-
piring mother in Isw a levee painful and sad avowal
—u confession enjoined without doubt by the priest
as a condition of reconciliation with God. Here my
task as a narrator becomes difficult and ddicate. I
must leave the reader to suppose what the
confession was. The dying person was of about
the same age as the Ceuta, and had married
an old man. At his d, bit in the diplomatic career
he Count had p3sied several years in that capital,
where he had formed an intimate acquaintance with
the family of the lady. At length, to his great regret
and that of the B ironess G--, he changed his resi-
dence, and during 18 years rose successively in diplo-
matic functions. At the end of this period he ref ui tied
as an ambassador. The Baroness was a widow with
a very little fortune, and the prospects of I- er
daughter were therefore by no means brilliant. The
Count offered his hand to the daughter, and the
mother, d izzled by the advantages which would result
to her from this alliance, gave a guilty assent. The
marriage took place, but the mother, fom a caprice,
as the Count supposed at the time, stipulated that he
and his wife should go and reside in another country.
They went to Italy, where they remained until the
recent revolutions broke cut, and then they visited
Paris. The nature of the cruel confession made by the
dying woman to the Count to save her soul from per-
dition by absolution may be divined. The guilty
mother died pardoned by the Count, but the man,
who had once loved her, received such a shock that
from this moment he resolved never to see his wife
again, or the fruit of this fatal marriage. IL! availed
himself of the pacification of Italy to return, and
went straight to Mount Casino to solicit an asylum
from the Benedictine monks of St. John. The
Countess learned at the same time the death of her
mother, and the strange disappearance of her husband.
Soon afterwards she received some papers for the re-
gulation of her fortune, as the definitive documents
of a separation for which no motive was stated. We
may judge of what passed in the mind of this young
and charming woman, who was at once an orphan
and almost a Widow, without being able to
comprehend the causes of a separation, or
knowing where her husband was. She iii a
glued at first that she was the victim of
some atrocious calumny, but, knowing her innocence,
she resolved to seek out the true cause. Last month
she decided on visiting the foreign capital where her
mother died, and there the unfortunate Countess
learned everything—how is not known. Suddenly
her daughter, the little angel admired by all who
knew her, became odious to the mother, and ere long
the Countess became insane. Last week the furni-
ture of her hotel was sold by auction, and a report
was current that Mdlle. Alboni had purchased the
hotel, but I do not know what truth there is in the
report. The unfortunate Countess has a brother, it
is said, in the service of one of the Princes of the
north, and a notary of Paris is stated to have directed
the sale by his orders. As to Count It—, it is
supposed that he intends to become a monk."

THE SANDWICH ISLAND PRINCES.--We announce
in our American intelligence the arrival here, by the
Canada, of the Hon. G. P. Judd, Minister to his High-
ness the King of the Sandwich Islands, accompanied by
Alexander Lihihiho, heir presumptive to the Hawaiian
throne, and his brother Lot Kamehamheha. The object
of Mr. Judd's visit to the United States and Europe at
this period, has reference to the late outrage of the
French at the Sandwich Islands. The King is uncle
to the Princes, and the object of the latter in visiting
Europe is purely one of observation. The two young
gentlemen, who, from their exterior and manners,
are fully entitled to the name, aro brothers,
about seventeen and six:eon years of age.
They speak English thoroughly, with pleasing cor-
rectness, giving every evidence of good manners and
education. The youngest is named Alexander Lihihiho,
who has been destined and selected by his uncle, the
King of the islands, to:succeed him on his throne
should he himself die childless. This, however, is but
a remote probability, as he is married, and is only
34 years of age. Two children whom he has already
had have died. The largest of the islands aver which
the King reigns is Owhybee where Captain Co, k was
killed. The chief city is Honolulu, which contains
about 10,000 inhabitants, and is becoming a plsee of
great commercial importance., titieg a sort of hell way
house between Valparaiso or Lima and Sin F,arcisco,
from which latter place it is distant by sea about 2 400
mil. s. The two Princes have been rec,:rv. d at Ne.v York
with becoming dignity and attenti,,n, ind they will u,s
doubt meet in this country with similar rcspect.—Liver •
pool Standard.

THE LATE BERMONDSEY MURDER.--The SeCre..
tar) of State has ;Wowed the teil..vo h;t?; r.wttnd,
parties employed in the defection and convii,tion oi the
Mannings, perpetrators of the tntird,:r of the lan, Porick
O'Connor:—lnspec.or Ft. Id, 151 ; Lingley,
10/.; Witchener and Thornton. 101.; Shaw. 81; KYI.d3I,
gi Smith, 81.; Andrews. 51.; Pohice,:,nttiAblvs t;arnps,
101; Burton. 8/ ; .-.
A CHRISTMAS Y ;;14n:
havit,
-ell. 1131Cipe:, ft-otn
one A IA a Few phesss.nt'Bf,ilthr,ls!ivcre sti,Atirg
out, at thf. ho. 1:. :07,1.iih-trct,t, White-
chapel, for which he received 2s. 3d. carriage. When
the parcel was opened it contained nothing but three cid
brinks and a quantity of straw.