The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

DIED

On the 27th ult., at hangsland-green, Mr. Frederick
Palmer, late a Purser in the Hon. East India Company's
Service, aged GO.
On the 27th ult., Mrs. Anastasia B. Hunt, of St. John's
Wood- terrace.

On the 30th ult., at Rose- hill, Dorking, Rowland, th, e
eldest and surviving son of R. Yallop, Esq., of Farniva'*
Inn, aged 1,3.
ri the 29th ult., aged 77, at Bolt-house, Wilts, Sarah'
relict of the late J. Phillpotts, Esq, formerly M.P. for Gla-
ce ter.

-6nthe 31st ult., at Park-road, StOckwell, Martin Brook"
house, Esq.

of
London: Printed and Published by MURDO y0u1c.01,2,
Na. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, NO.
strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county
Middlesex, Thursday, August 2, 1849.

,
t
-"tV‘
1,
4
44,14-4**
dirTha Pi vet t fat GOLf) LACE,'
„,„
\-kr,57"7 • ,
-
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport .
v't
Services, Somerset place, August 1, 1849.
(„ • 1
1 x 4
bis The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral I •rrt
) 110 - ,•ft - , y--
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an
.1 I "3"-a- 7"1) I • „,
ere • notice, that )
-4,1.),>..., , 4
lesS , ••‘ .
3.;
___2ltALT-411,

C 0 r 2 1t A. C `i! G L LAe
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset place, August 1, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give
notice, that on Tituasnar, the 9th instant, at One o'clock, they will
be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at
Deptford, half in three weeks, and the remainder in three weeks af-
terwards,
2,000 Yards of GOLD LACE, for Good Conduct Badges, for the
Seamen of the Royal Navy.
A pattern of the Lace, and the Conditions of the Contract, may
be seen at the said office.
No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear In the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Gold-lace,"
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a
letter, signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound
with the person tendering in the sum of 1001. for the due performance
of the Contract.

1849.

to
i to
),1;

HELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners,
and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite
Adam- street.

Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully invite their
friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee room,
which has been fitted up in the style of the period in which she lived.
Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with
Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find
the Table d'llote, which takes place at Half-past Five precisely, the
most comfortable and reasonable in the metropolis.—Fish and
Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers unit. One
o'clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.

;d;
Lo
at-
per

TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High
Court of Chancery, made in a Cause DAVIES v. DAVIES, with
the
approbatiou of JOHN EDMUND DOWDESWELL, Esquire, one of
_ .

the Masters of the said Court.
MR. ROBINS will SELL by AUCTION, at
the Rooms over the Town Hall, Ludlow, in the county of
Salop, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day of August, 1849, at One for Two
o'clock in the Afternoon, precisely, in 34 Lots,
The valuable FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES, late
the Property of EDMUND LECHMERE CHARLTON, Esq., de-
ceased, consisting of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, Plan•
tation and Orcharding ; the Charlton Arms Inn; Water, Corn,
and Paper Mills ; Farm and other outbuildings, Messuages,
and Tenements, comprising altogether about 582 ACRES,
situate within the liberties of the borough of LUDLOW,
and in the several parishes of Ludlow, Richards Castle, Ashford,
Carbolic', and Bromfield, and in the townships of Overton and Ste-
venton, in the parishes of Ludford and Richards Castle, in the several
counties of Hereford and Salop.
Printed Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had (gratis) at
the said Master's chambers, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane,
London ; of Mr. Tucker, solicitor, 6, Raymond-buildings, Gray's
Inn ; Messrs. J. H. and G. Lake, solicitors, 10, New-square, Lin-
coln's Inn ;Mr Gregson, solicitor, 18, Bedford-row ; Mr. J. 11. Ben-
bow, solicitor, 1, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn ; Messrs. Parke,
Preeth, and Parke, solicitors, 63; Lincoln's lan-fields ; and Mr.
Robins, Piazza, Covent-garden, all in London; of Mr. J. Loyd,
solicitor, Ludlow ; o: Mr. William Shepherd, Sun Inn, Ludlow, who
will point out the property; Angel lan, Ludlow; Royal Oak, Leo-
minster ; City Arms, Hereford; Lien, Shrewsbury; and of Messrs.
Hobbs and Sons, auctioneers, Worcester.

ANVARD'S true original PAINTING of the
MISSISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, exhibited by com-
mand of her Majesty the Queen, and 11.R.H. Prince Albert, and
Royal Family, at Windsor Castle, NOW OPEN, at the EGYPTIAN
HALL, PICCADILLY, every Morning, at Half-past Two, Even-
ing, at Half-past Seven.

CLAPHAM.—A. Family, removing to the Sea-
side, are desirous of LET TING their HOUSE, a Villa Re-
sidence (with servants, if required), and handsomely furnished, with
-every convenience for a small family, and garden IGO feet in lehgth,
for tw3 or three months during their absence.
. .

Admission---Lower Seats, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.
" That there was any other original painting of these rivers is an
impudent imposture."—Louisville Democrat.

For cards to view, apply to Mr. Benson, Newspaper-office, Parlia-
ment-street. Terms, Three Guineas per week.

ay
lire
ter,

after eating my supper with my mother and my brothers
and sisters. They all appeared to partake of the same
food, and I was not aware of anything being put into
mine. I never heard of arsenic being made use of to
get horses into condition. The drawers were open to
every one in the house.
By qtr. CREASY—My
the
night
of
mother
the6th
o t carved
April.and helped us all
to supper
Mary Anne Geering said—l am daughter of the pri-
soner, and am fourteen years old. My father used to
take his dinner with him when he went out to work, in
a basket or a bag, and I have seen my mother put it up
for him. I never saw any rats in the house, and my
mother has never complained of them, or said anything
about getting arsenic to give them; and I did not upon
any occasion hear my brother James say that he wanted
any arsenic for his horses.
By the COURT—During the week my father was taken
ill, my mother put the dinner for him every day.
Alban Geering said—l am twenty-four years old. The
prisoner is my mother. In September last I was not
living with my father and mother. My father was very
ill in June and July, but did not at that time keep his
bed. I saw him when he was taken bad the last time,
and he complained of having been sick. My father had
some money in the Saving's Bank, but I do not recollect
ever asking my mother to let me see the deposit book.
About a month after my father was buried, I asked my
mother if he had drawn all the money out of the bank,
and she said he had not, and there was 121. there. I
had no knowledge that there was arsenic in the house.
I have heard my brothers say there were rats in the
cottage, but I never saw any myself. Just before my
brother James died, I saw some medicine for horses in
his possession. I knew it was medicine for horses, be-
cause he told me so.

murder him, she made a statement to the effect that she
was innocent of administering anything wrong either to
her husband or her children, and declaring at the same
time that she had not had any poison in the house for
months, and that she had given nothing to her children
but what the doctor had sent them.

Mr. E. W. Stubbs, a chemist at Hastings, proved that
about last Jime twelvemonth he sold the prisoner arsenic
upon three occasions. The last time was in Juno. She
had a pennyworth each time, which was about 60 grains,
and she said that she wanted it to poison rats.
Charlotte Thrubsell deposed that she was in Mr.
Stubbs's shop upon another occasion when the prisoner
purchased some arsenic.
Mr. Pittman, another chemist at Hastings, proved
that upon four several occasions since the autumn of
1848 the prisoner purchased arsenic at his shop. The
last time was about the month of February in the pre-
sent year, and she then purchased twopennyworth.
A witness was then called, who deposed that about
three years ago he frequently heard the prisoner and the
deceased quarrel.
Another witness spoke to hearing the prisoner say
that she did not like her husband, and she never should;
and she hoped she should pass one year without him.
Sarah Benney, sister to the deceased, deposed that in
1846 she accompanied him to the savings bank at Hast-
ings, and saw him deposit a sum of 20/. there, and the
book which bad been produced by the constable was the
one he received from the bank. In March, 1847, by
direction of the deceased, she drew 51. out of the bank.
The book was always left in witness's possession; but
a few months after March, 1847, the prisoner came to
her and took it away, saying that her son Allan wanted
to look it over.
Mr. Bishop, the actuary of the savings bank, proved
that during the year 1847-8 the prisoner drew out the
whole of the remainder of the 201., with the exception of
a balance of ls. 4d. The whole of the money was given
to the prisoner herself.
By the COURT—Where they knew the parties the
production of the savings bank book by any member of
the family was considered sufficient authority to pay the
money.
Jane Brown, a married daughter of the prisoner, de-
posed that after the funeral of her father, the prisoner said
there was a little money in the savings bank, but the
deceased wished it to remain there for a twelvemonth,
and then it was to be equally divided between the family.
Her father and mother frequently had disputes about
this money.
By Mr. HURST—Prisoner had been in the habit of
purchasing drugs for other people since she (witness)
was a child, and people frequently got her to purchase
arsenic for poisoning rats, because she was known to the
chemists.

NORTHAMPTON & BANBURY RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that the next ORDINARY lIA.LF-
YEARLY MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be
held at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square, London, on FRIDAY, the
l'ith day of August instant, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon.
Dated the Ist of August, 1849.
E. PEEL, Chairman.
E. 11. BARWELL, Deputy Chairman.

fIHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
LOANS ON DEBENTURES.
‘_l_

The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive (under the
Powers of their Act of Parliament) Tenders for Loans of Money on
security of Debentures, bearing interest at the rate of Five per Cent.
Per Annum, the Interest payable half-yearly, viz., 10th January and
10th July.
Tenders, stating amount and term of years for which it is pro-
posed to be Lent, to be addressed to the Secretary, Euston Station,
London.

By order,
ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary.
Euston Station, June 14, 1849.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
The SOUTH-EASTERN NORTH KENT RAILWAY is now
OPEN from the London-bridge Terminus to Lewisham, Blackheath,
Charlton, Woolwich, Erith, Dartford, Greenhithe, Gravesend, and
Strood, for Rochester and Chatham.
Down Trains from London-bridge, on week days, every half-hour,
fl'oni 7 30 A M. to 9 30 P.M., for Lewisham, Blackheath, Charlton,
and Woolwich ; and every hour, from 7 30 a.m. to 9 30 e.x., for
Erith, Dartford, Greenhithe, Gravesend, and Stroud, for Rochester
and Chatham.
UP Trains from Strood, Gravesend, Greenhithe, Dartford, and
Frith every hour, leaving Strood from 7 a.m. to 10 P.M., and from
Woolwich, Charlton, Blackheath, and Lewisham every half-hour,
leaving Woolwich from 8 MM. to 11 P.M.
FARES. ANNIJAL TICKETS.
LONDON to Ist class. 2d class. 3d class. Ist class. 2d cl.
Lewisham
Blackheath is. Od. Os. 9d. Os. 6d. 14 gs. 11 gs.
Charlton and Woolwich Is. 01 Os. 9d. Os. 6d. 15 gs. 12 gs.
Erith
_ _ _ _ _

lirs.vesend•• •• • ...... 3s. Od. 2i. Od. is. Gd. 25 gs. 20 gs.
Day Tickets ...... ss. Od. 3s. 6d. 2s. 6d. j

STROOD for
Rochester and Chatham 4s. 6d. 3s. Od. 2s. Od. 35 gs. 30 gs,
_Day Tickets...... Bs. Od. ss. 6d. 3s. 6d.

Time., bids and information may be obtained on application at the
London-bridge terminus, and at all stations on the South-Eastern
Railway. G. S. HERBERT, Secretary.
London Terminus,
.. July 30P. 1849
•.-.-,._......_.

GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament.) 71,
Lombard-street, London.
Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-TEARLY GENERAL
MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held
at the Company's Office, 71, Lombard-street, on TUESDAY, the 28th
Instant, at Twe o'clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament,
to transact the usual business, and to declare the DIVIDEND for
the Half-year ending June 30, 1149.
London, August 1, 1149

JOHN WILSON, gecretary.

THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT.
Of all the productions to which the title of PALETOT or
LIGHT OVERCOAT is applied, the trade and public have acknow-
ledged that none can compare for elegance of style, excellence of
make, or lightness of material with the REGISTERED SYRIAN
PALETOT, by Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Court Tailors, 379, Oxford-
street. Cloth-faced, 2/. 2s. ; Silk, extra. By the same accomplished
artistes, the SYRIAN LOUNGING JACKET, price 303., celebrated
from its neglige character as the masterpiece of its genre.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Aug. 1.
(Before Sir J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.)

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT V. STRANGE.-

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE SAME.

In these cases Mr. Jasper Tomsett Judge defended in
forma pauperis. Notice having been given, a motion
was made on his behalf, " that the proceedings under
the decree dated the 2d of June might be stayed until
after the hearing of the appeal, so far as that decree di-
rected Mr. Frederick Bedwell, the clerk of records and
writs, to destroy the twenty-three copies and six copies
of the descriptive catalogues in the decree mentioned,
and that the impressions of the several etchings in the
decree dirtcted to be left with the said Mr. F. Bedwell,
when deposited, might remain in his custody until the
hearing of the appeal." It was stated that an arrange-
ment had been come to, the effect of which was that
the copies of the catalogues, and the impressions of the
etchings were to be delivered by Mr. Bedwell to the
solicitor for the plaintiff (Mr. White), the latter gentle-
man undertaking to preserve them, and deal with them
as the Court should direct, until Mr. J. T. Judge's ap•
peal had been heard.
Mr. MESSITER, on behalf of Prince Albert, in the in-
formation, and of the Attorney-General in the suit, con-
sented.

Mr. W. M. JAMES, on behalf of the plaintiff, said he
had no objection to offer, but
His Horioun stating that this would not be sufficient,
a consent being necessary to be expressed,
Mr. JAMES consented, and the order was made.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.—Lewes, Aug. 1.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before the CHIEF BARON.)
THE GUESTLING POISONINGS.

Mary Anne Geering, 49, widow, pleaded to four in-
dictments, three of which charged her with the crime of
wilful murder, alleged to have been committed upon the
per: ons of her husband and two of her sons, by poison,
and the fourth imputing to her the attempt to commit
the same crime upon another of her sons.
The prisoner pleaded nat guilty to all these charges.
The first case that was proceeded with was that im-
puting to the prisoner the murder of her husband,
Richard Gearing.
Mr. Horne and Mr. Creasy conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner was undefended by counsel.
The Learned Counsel for the prosecution having, in a
concise and temperate address, laid the case before the
jury, the following evidence was adduced :
John Sinden said-4 am a labourer at Guestling, and
was acquainted with the deceased. Some time last year
I was at work with him at Mr. Arckoll's, at Guestling.
We were working on the Tuesday, and he was taken bad
on the Saturday following. Deceased used to bring his
dinner with him, and the labourers generally ate their
dinners together. At 12 o'clock on the Monday before Jae
was taken ill we had our dinners as usual, and a short time
after deceased had eaten his dinner he was taken very
sick. We had not had any beet seith our dinner on this
day. The next day the deceased a..d the .r thy
labourers had their dinner at tho same time, and Mr.
Arckull gave us all sonr.! beer. The deceased was again
taken ill in the same way after he had eaten his dinner,
and he vomited very much, and appeared very bad. He
asked for some water, and I got it for him, and he drank
heartily, but brought the water up directly afterwards.
It was in September, I think, that this occurred. Before
this Tuesday the deceased always appeared in good
health, and did his work like the other men.
By the prisoner—Deceased was ill during the harvest,
and stayed at home for ten days.
By the COURT—I only judged he was ill because he did
not come to his work.

0 RNAME NT S for the Drawing-Room,
Library, and Dining-Room, in Italian alabaster, black
Marble, bronze, Derbyshire spar, &c., consisting of a new and
elegant assortment of Vases, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks,
, obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper-weights, &c.,
imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, 149, Strand,
London.
Mr, TENNANT arranges elementary collections of Minerals,
Fossils, and recent Shells, which will greatly facilitate the interest-
ing study of Mineralogy, Geology, and Conchology, at 2,5, 10, 20,
to 100 guineas each.

T 0 THE L ADIE S.
The poWerful influence of the sun on the skin at this period
of the year calls for increased attention in preserving its delicacy and
beauty. The most pleasing and effectual specific for this desirable
object is
R 071.ANDS' K ALYDOR,

so deservedly established in Royal and Public favur and estimation.
Its application neutralizes the effects of atmosphere, and induces
that healthy action of the microscopic vessels of the skin, by which
its delicacy and beauty are so essentially promoted. Freckles, Tan,
Spots, Pimples, and Discolorations fly before the application of the
KALYDOR, and give place to a healthy smoothness and transpa-
rency of complexion. Ladies travelling or taking out-door exercise
will find it to diffuse it grateful and refreshing feeling. In cases of
Sunburn, or Stings of Insects, its virtues have long been acknow-
ledged. Price 4s. 6d. and 8s 6d. per Bottle.

ROWLANDS MACASSAR OIL,
A deligktfuily fragrant and transparent preparation; and as an invi-
gorator and beautifier beyond all precedent. Price Zs. 6d.-7s.
Family Bottles (equal to four small), 10s. 6d., and douole that size,
21s, per Bottle.

ROWLANDS' ODONTO,
QR PEARL DENTIFRICE,
A WHITE POWDER, composed of the rarest and most fragrant
exotics. It bestows on the teeth a Pearl•like Whiteness, frees them
from Tartar, and imparts so the Gums a healthy firmness, and to
the Breath a delightful fragrance,

Price 2i. 9d, per box.

,_ 3k44, BEWARE OF SPUUIOUS IMITATIONS.
Toe only Genuine of each bears the name of " ROWLANDS' ''
preceding that of the Article on the Wrapper or Label. Sold by
them at 20, Batton-Garden, London, and by Chemists and Per-
Antlers,

Edwin Geering, another son of the prisoner, sixteen
years old, said that in December, while he was sleeping
with his brother James, he heard the sound of rats, but
never saw any.

Mr. John Pocock deposed as follows—l am a surgeon
and apothecary at Winchelsea, and under a charitable
bequest I attend the poor people of Gurstling profes-
sionally without any charge. I saw the deceased on the
10th of September. He was in bed, and the prisoner
was in the room when I went in. The deceased was
very feverish, and Complained of chills and sickness, and
also a difficulty of breathing and pain in the chest and
stomach. I sent him a blue pill and an opening mixture,
and when I called on the second occasion I found him
dead. I treated him for a bilious intermittent fever. The
prisoner, after his death, told me that her husband had
been suffering from a disorder to which his family were
subject ; and, in consequence of her representation I
gave a certificate that death was occasioned by disease of
the heart and pericardium. There was no arsenic in
the medicine I administered.

By Mr. HußsT—l had no suspicion that there was
anything wrong in the case.
Judith Veness deposed that she assisted the prisoner
to lay out the body of the deceased, and, while they
were so engaged, the prisoner said it was a disease of the
heart that her husband died of. Some months be-
fore the death took place, the prisoner said that her
husband was a great trouble to her, and she wished he
was dead.

Evidence was then given that the body which had been
exumed was that of the deceased, and that when the
coffin was taken home the prisoner wished the body to
be screwed down immediately.
...

John Hawkins, sexton and gravedigger of Guestling,
deposed that on the occasion of the burial of the de-
ceased the prisoner looked out a piece of ground in the
churchyard, and wished h m to ask the Rev. Sir John
Ashburnham to allow her to have it, as she said she had
a large family, and she should wish them all to be buried
together. She at the same time requested that her hus-
band's grave might be six feet deep, and that a piece of
plank should bo put over the coffin to keep the earth
from it.. Four feet was the usual depth of a grave in
that parish.
By Mr. HURST—Had no doubt that the effect of put-
ting the plank on the coffin was to preserve it.
George Hawkins, father of the last witness, proved
that the cost of the funeral, without the church fees,
was 2L ss. The deceased and his two sons were buried
close to each other, in accordance with the request of the
prisoner.
Alban Geering, recalled by Mr. HURST—I heard my
father say before his death that he should like to be
buried in a six-foot grave, and have a slab placed on his
coffin, to keep the earth from it.
Mr. F. Ticehurst, a surgeon at Hastings, deposed that
c-n the 26th April, he was present when the bodies of the
deceased and his two sons were dng up, and he after-
wards examined the body of the deceased. There was a
considerable quantity of fluid in the coffin, and the body
was almost swimming in it. The head and face were
very much decomposed, but the external portion of the
abdomen appeared in good preservation., The intestines
were of a pink colour and were not decomposed. The
right lung adhered to the pleura covering the ribs. The
heart appeared healthy, as also did the liver. The pink
appearance of the intestines indicated severe inflamma-
tion, and he had no doubt that the inflammation was the
caner.
of the abdomen, the stomach, the pericardium, and the
liver in a jar, which he sealed, and afterwards delivered
to Professor Taylor on the Ist of May. The witness
then proceeded to state that upon examining the other
two bodies, those of George and James, he discovered
similar appearances to those exhibited in the body
of the deceased ; and he said that he placed those
portions of the internal organs which he conoi-
dered necessary in different jars, and handed them
also to Dr. Taylor. The witness likewise expressed his
opinion that the deaths were occasioned by the exhibi-
tion of some irritant poison to the deceased. Mr. Tice-
hurst also deposed that the vomit of Benjamin was like-
wise given to Dr. Taylor for analysis. The witness then
read the statement which he took down from the witnes
Benjamin with regard to his symptoms, and it appeared
that after describing what he himself suffered, he said
that his father and brothers suffered in exactly the same
way immediately before their deaths. He added that,
11 upon hearing what Benjamin said, he called to the pri-
soner and told her that he had just received an account
; of the circumstances connected with the death of her
husband and sons, and he wished to know if it was cor-
rect. He then read to her what he had taken down,and
she said it was all right. The symptoms he had de-
scribed were those which would result from the taking
of arsenic; in answer to a question he put to the pri-
soner she said that she had not had any arsenic in the
house for twelve months, but said that she used to keep
" the stuff" at one time for the mice. On the follow-
ing day he again asked the prisoner if she was sure she
had not had any arsenic in the house, and she said she
knew she had not had any for several months, as during
that time she had kept a good house cat. Upon a
subsequent day a large pill or bolus was delivered to
him by Jeffrey, the policeman, and he gave that
also to Dr. Taylor. Witness analysed a portion of
this pill, and in his opinion it contained arsenic.
By Mr. HunsT—lrritant poisons were sometimes ad
ministered in medicine, and arsenic itself was given, but
never to a greater extent than a quarter of a grain, and
then always in solution. If a person were to die imme-
diately after the administration of such a medicine, the
arsenic, in witness's opinion, would not be discovered
in the body, from the smallness of the quantity.
By Mr. CREASY—The pill to which he referred was
not such a one as would be made by a medical man. It
was a sort of irregular bolus.
Mr. Pocock was recalled—He said, I administered no
arsenic either to James or George Geering. I attended
George for several weeks, and gave him a considerable
quantity of mercury. He had, during most of the time,
as much as twelve grains of blue pill per day, which
would be equal to four grains of metallic mercury.
By the COURT—I am a member of the Royal College
of Surgeons.
Mr. Duke, another medical gentleman from Hastings,
corroborated the evidence of Mr. Ticehurst with regard
to the appearances presented by the bodies of the de-
ceased upon the post mortem examination.
Dr. Taylor was the next witness. He deposed that
on the Ist of May he received some jars from Dr. Tice•
hurst, and analysed their contents afterwards. He then
proceeded to state that with regard to the organs and
viscera belonging to the deceased, the result of the usual
scientific tests to which he subjected them was the pro-
duction of arsenic, both in a metallic and crystalised
form. The whole quantity of arsenic which he actually
discovered was seven grains; but a much greater quan
tity must have been taken, as the whole of the body was
impregnated with the poison; and he could not attribute
the death, from all the appearances he observed, to any
other cause than the administration of arsenic. Witness
afterwards subjected the contents of the jar which con-
tained the viscera of George Geering to the same che-
mical process, and ascertained the presence of quick-
silver or mercury, but no arsenic; and he considered it
possible that, if the person had lived for some time after
the administration of the last dose of poison, the arsenic
might have been entirely expelled and have left no trace
in the stomach. From the appearances of inflammation,
however, that were presented, he had no doubt that the
death in this case was also the result of the administra-
tion of arsenic. Upon examining the viscera of James
he discovered the presence of arsenic, and that poison
was no doubt the cause of his death. Upon examining
the vomited liquid of Benjamin, he discovered that it con-
tained two grains of arsenic. He likewise examined and
analyzed the pill or bolus that had been referred to,aud he
found it was composed of arsenic, opium, and some ve-
getable substance, probably linseed powder. The effect
of the mixture of opium with the arsenic would be to
deaden the pain and to check vomiting, but it would not
in any way prevent the deadly effect of the poison.
George Jeffrey, a constable belonging to the East
Sussex constabulary, deposed that he was stationed at
Guestling, and resided near the prisoner's cottage. On
the 24th April, he asked the prisoner if she had got any
arsenic in the house, as the mice had gnawed his peas
in the garden. She told him she had not had any
arsenic in the house for twelve months. He took her
into custody on the 26th, and she then said if she had
had any arsenic she should have given it to him, but
she had not had any for twelve months, and when she
did use it she used to burn what remained before the
children csane down stairs. The witness then spoke
to finding the pill in one of the drawers, and also a
savings bank receipt book.
Mr. J. G. Shorter, clerk to the magistrates for the
Hastings division, deposed, that while the prisoner was
under 'examination upon the charge of feloniously ad-
ministering poison to her eon Benjamin, with intent to

SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE.
The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty
years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only
article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or
grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black,
Without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro-
duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change.
While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties,
this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest
Peridd of life. Persons who have been deceived by preparations
Which have a horrible stench (dangerous to the head), troublesome
in their application, and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find
Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in
every respect, and that " none but itself can be its parallel." Price
3s. 6d., 65.. and 10s. per bottle.
To be had of Spencer and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate-
street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn-
hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-
Street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-
Street; Hooper, 43, R in: William-street, London •bridge ; Hannay,
63, Oxford-street ; Finr igln, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-
street, Birmingham ; Roberts, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of
most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country.
Rent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, post-
Paid.

Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye."
Observe—Spencer's and Co.'s address is on the wrapper.

pRA.MPTON'S PILL of HEALTH.
The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families from the
Possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to
With confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness
9ecarring in families, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all,
}hat no question can be raised cf its importance to every householder
12,1 tbe kingdom. From amoag namerous testimonials, the following
Ls-respectfully submitted :

"'To Mr. Thomas Pr rut, 229, Strand, London.
" No. 5, David-street, Regent-road, Manchester, March 12,1842.
p„,-ISir„—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re-
of my experience after repeated trials of Framptou's Pill of
elith ; and I feel it hie ustice to state, that in the course of many
Years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found results
Once so salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from
f`euundant bile, &c., &c., with so little inconvenience ; I am there-
fore warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means long
wanting of being able to recommend to families, schools, and espe-
cially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a mast
Taluable resource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit
▪ myself it, in 'Jiving this testimony, I am the means of making
.Taropton'smore generally known and appreciated.—l am,
Sir, re:pectfully yours, ' WILLIAM SMITH."
The unprecedented sale of tUese Pills, arising from the earnest
recommendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit
from their use, resider any lengthened comment unnecessary. They
are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is
liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-
known attendants, Bilious and Sick Head-ache, Pails and Oppression
titer meals, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head and
•r-ars, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c.
~,,Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary
--eets• The stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy
_action of the Liver, Bowels and Kidneys will rapidly take place ;
.11,1 Instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance,
41o8th, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age,
be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions
484P,atlYing cads box.
per bovoY T. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price IS. I%cl. and 2s. 9d.
kingdo—; and lby tie Vendors of Medicines generally throwshout the
nme for
ON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the
Cleve address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the

''lllustrated Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel.
''''' PRISICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATINCAPA-
'Kew CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE..
bv 'lltion, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 25. 6d., or
J ost . direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. In postage stamps,
at SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
cessi,etitin,, Amities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
-9 rema`;,tilgenee, infection, and the inordinate use of more y.,
qualifieritions.°nnrarriage, and the means of obviating certainß.
and
L. PERRY and ust-tated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By
ford-street,l Paternoster r CO, Consul
London. „ ting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, 0x-
....., , 4, alicabornoltreet, Haymarket; rublished by the Authors : se- y
ld b Strange,
Side
„ „„,_.- ow : Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
_ ens treats of
ball-street.
I. I. tre and Gordon, 146, Leaden-
the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
Qrg.n . , and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
~e,';,-,!4T 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive India-
_ aeYdl7yeakn"a
"aodallid their lamentable effects oa the system, producing mental
Illustr , nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity.
Three Explanatory Engravings.
tbersAT 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
theirimarY or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for
Mtreatmeat. This section ii illustrated by Seventeen Coloured
riagB.l
by —,, r, IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease
dated IV application IT which the danger of infection is ob-
read7;"Tehistice.i'slPortant 'part of the Work should not escape the
dtit"..2 Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
the The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and
~.Wbole subject critically and philosophically inquired into.
kita.teolnis.f. Bsaat or STRIAOIIM is exclusively employed in treat-
.::itile.ll4rV°„" and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11 s. and 335. per
,t4elY, for purifyin..
The Concentrated Dtersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic
the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp-
P M'lra.,,' eru_
_Ptions ethe abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle.
se'rw„-" 4 .rurifYinganSpecitie Pills, is. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a
tie nm renledY for gonorrhoea, gleet, 1e,!..0f the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute
stricture, and chronic inflamma-
W4ub of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society.
*hi' ackets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by
den? the fee,ll., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten-
-5 dell 7 it 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele-
Pal Ull ......
.We, MK XIV. to Right i on Elandays from Eleven to One

QUERIES for the QUEEN.
As England's Queen has made a stay
Among the Highland laddies,
It is but right that she should pay
A visit to the Paddies.

The Queen will hare a welcome there,
While bells from every steeple,
With merry music will declare
The gladness of her people.
But will our gracious Sovereign meet
Across St. George's waters,
With warmer hearts than those which beat
In England's sons and daughteri.

And when she views, with beaming smile,
The scenes which there await her;
Will she be weaned from Alliion's Isle,
And think Hibernia greater?

Much will she see in that famed part,
But when her visit closes,
Will she have seen a greater Mart
Than that of Messrs. Moses?
In Trowsers, Coats, and Waistcoats, too,
Will Ireland's shears or needle
Shame Moses' Mart, which stands in view
Of Aidgate's parbh beadle?
Or if she buy a Habit there,
In which she sometimes dresses,
Will she consider the affair
Better than M. and S.'s.
No answer need my readers give,
While thus they are surrounded
With stubborn facts, which negative
The queries I've propounder.

William Apps said— I remember the deceased being
taken ill after tie had eaten his dinner. He seemed quite
well in the morning, and did his work as usual until he
had his dinner. He brought the dinner from home with
him in a basket. I called at the deceased's house on
the Saturday, and asked the prisoner if he was ready to
go to work, and she said. " No, he cannot go to-day, he
is very ill, and has been sick the biggest part of the
night.'
Benjamin Geering said—l am a son of the prisoner
and the deceased. In September last, I and my brothers
and sisters lived in a cottage.at Guestling. There were
two bed-rooms and one keeping room in the cottage.
Had a brother named James, another named George,
another named Edwin, a sister Mary Anne, and two
younger brothers named Andrew and Peter. lam 19
years old; James was 2G and George was 21 years old.
There were two older brothers'who did not live at home.
James and-George are both dead. James died in March,
1849, and George in December of last year. I remem-
ber my father being taken ill. I don't know the day of
the month, but the last day he went to work was on a
Friday, and he died on the Wednesday following. My
mother nursed him during his illness. My brothers
George and James and myself used to go home to
our dinner, but my father used to take his dinner
with him, and I have seen my mother prepare it for
him. I saw my father on the Sunday. He was in bed,
and he told me that he was very ill, and complained of
burning heat in his inside, and he continued in the
same state all that day. He died about ono o'clock in
the afternoon of the Wednesday, and about six the
same morning he told me that he was suffering very
much, and could not get his breath. I remained with
him until he died, and he was buried on the Sunday
following. My brother George died on the 27th Sep-
tember. He had been ill for a month and four days be-
fore. During his illness he complained of suffering a
pain in his heart, and also of sickness, and he constantly
vomited, andcomptained frequently of thirst. My other
brother James died in March. My mother nursed them
both. James was ill for five weeks before his death, and
he also complained of a pain at his heart, and of sick-
ness, and of suffering from thirst. During his illness I
saw him throw up stuff of a green and yellow colour.
During the five weeks James got better at times, and
then became ill again. I was taken ill myself on the 6th
April, and was ill for a month, and I was then taken
away from the house. I used to take my meals at home
during the time I was ill. My mother used to provide
the meals, and pour me out tea and coffee. I suffered
from heat and pains in my chest, and used to vomit and
bring up the same sort of stuff as I have seen my brothers
do. I was attended by two medical gentlemen, named
Pocock and Ticehurst, and the latter gentleman took
away my vomit to have it examined.

LIST OF PRICES.
13.4LDY MADE.
Men' Spring, and Summer Wrappers.. from £0 8 6
the tlulwer, Pacha, Paletot, and every descrip-
tion of light over-coats •• • • .•• 1 2 6
Cloth Over Coats• of a light texture, and
hand-
somely trimmed .....
'•
•• •• 1 1 0
Di. do. lined with silk .......... •.: :.• 8 0
Do, do. superior quality .. ••.• • • 1 ls 0
Jean and Holland Blouses ..............••., 0 2 9
Fancy Victoria do. .......... ...... 0 4 0
Tweed •.•.-• 4 6
Dress Coat .....• •• • 0 17 0
Frock Coat • ...... •••.. • • •• • ..... 1 0 0
Spring and Summer Trousers .. 0 4 0
Doeskin and Buckskin
Spring and Summer Vests in every variety 0 1 6
Black and Figured Satin Vests. •
Black de., superior quality ...
White Marcella Vests 0 4 6
Men's Black C'oth Vests 0 3 6.
Boy's Spring and Summer Vests • •
Boys' Hussar and Tunic Sults • • 0 15 0
Men's Fishing Coats in great variety .... • 0 4 0
MADE TO MEASURE.
Paletots made from a variety of material, fitted
for Summer wear 1 1 0
Do. very elegantly trimmed .. •• • •
Superior Cloth of a light texture 1 15 0
Ditto ditto lined with 2 2 0
Ditto Dress Coat •••••••••• •• • • • •
Best d 0..• .. • . .•••..• • .. • • ..... 2 15 0
Superfine Frock do. ..... .............. 1 15 0
Best do. •• . 3 3 0
Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • •• • . • 016 6
Black de. ..... • .................. 0 16 0
Best d 0....... ........................... 1 6 0
Black Cloth Vests ........ • • ...... .......... 0 8 6
Splen id satin Vest.. • • 0 14 6
Hussar and Tunic suits •••••••••••• .. •• .. . 1 5 0
Superfine do. .......... ..
Men's White Marcella Vests • ....... 0 7 0
Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 Gto 1 16 0
Elegant Dressing Robes In great
variety • • ••• • • • from 0 16 oto 5 0 0
Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice.
A Suit of Clothes complete for 1/. 10s.

The new book, entitled the "Great Fact," with flill directions
for Self-measurement, can be had en application, or forwarded, post
free, to any part of the kingdom.

Notice— he Shawl and Parasol Department are new replete witk
every novelty of the season.

Observe— Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to
measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned.
E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, flatters,
Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154,
155, 156, and 157 Minories and 83, 4, 85, and 86 Ahlgate, City,
London; all communicating With each other, and forming one vast
Establishment.
Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public
against imposition ; but having heard that the untradesman-like
falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern,"
has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons,
they beg to state tkat they have no connexion with any other house
In or out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far-
gate, Sheffield ; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire ;
tpl nose who require cheap and genuine clothing, Izo., should call
at or send to the Minories and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of
the Branch Establishments, as above.
Tate Notice.—This Establis'iment is closed from sunset Friday.
to sunset Saturday. when bus ness is resumed till twelve o'clock.

IC was here intimated to the Court that a daughter of
the prisoner was anxious to retain a counsel to defend
her mother.

The CHIEF BARON said she might do so if she pleased,
and he would allow her time to give the necessary in-
structions.

The daughter said that she must throw herself upon
the mercy of the Court. She had no means to employ
counsel.

A It It I A G E.
NI One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
tense et right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
sitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
eomprosing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form au item
In the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
aeglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVEIIWELL'S little
MEMOIRS " On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but
for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom
t •ey are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
.ittle publications claim your attention (same price is. eack,
by t Get Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
&veld," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
pamptlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
s%ovoho.:t
te.. too ye
udone"sunny
life who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
tothilove
way."atte nature's ser v.mea of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
unto—to
ofea'tsolvaowws—orantad
mtoakyea always
on
39 rwe3d, 23, Paternoster-rew ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street • Mann,
; Ralson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other-
wise) 'tore the anther (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and; evenings),
Booksellers. 10. Argyll-place Regent-street; and all

The CHIEF BARON said that all he could do was to
ask whether the senior counsel present would watch the
case on her behalf.

She replied that she should be perfectly satisfied if
this were done, and Mr. Hurst consented to act for the
prisoner.

The examination was then continued—Mr. Ticehurst
took away the stuff which I vomited. I was mostly
taken ill after meals. I had never experienced such
symptoms before. In the keeping-room there was a
nest of drawers which was used by all the family in-
discriminately. After my mother was taken into cus-
tody the rest of the family were removed from the house,
and it was locked up, and I bad the key, and if any
one went in I accompanied them. We kept a cat before
my father's death, and we were not troubled either with
rats or mice. I never heard my mother say that there
was any poison in the house, and never heard arsenic
mentioned. My brother James was a waggoner to Sir
John Ashburnham. I never noticed that his horses
looked mangy, or that they required arsenic to kill the
vermin npou them. I never heard that there was any-
thing the matter with his horses. My father was a mem-
ber of a burial club, and so was I and my brothers
James and George.

deathJ
pB
re
prisoner,
eoometmsnileotebpurfeChe:
ryulßichardtaoalßeobfwn,came
Gesictbtul
ethu.
m,
eebraitsTtndhhhghaceae
The prisoner
wl
otplheha nredsaieststeward
ecostnhanahrtielierrtlpiril
enreaodbogdpfurpssaes thb. hteoaht3edunhas
should
that
G4owudbdupi
be given
widow
dsotgmao. t 1
vtit
fnhehoolgneerft
awthames
by each surviving hhflltwehietcaYhechsesl
member.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. HURST then addressed the jury for the prisoner.
The Learned Counsel bommented at considerable length
upon the absence of any adequate motive for the com-
mission of the crime, and also upon the improbability, if
the prisoner really entertained the horrible design im-
puted to her, that she should have gone openly to pur-
chase the deadly: ingredient from persons who were well
acquainted with her.
The Learned JUDGE then summed up the whole case,
and the jury, after deliberating a short time in the box,
expressed a wish to retire. They were not absent more
than ten minutes, and at a quarter past seven o'clock
they returned into court, and gave a verdict of Guilty.
The CHIEF BARON then put on the black cap, and
passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, who was re-
moved from the bar apparently very little affected at her
awful position.

A book of the rules of the society to which he re-
ferred was here handed to the witness, and he identi-
fied it. The material rule appeared to be that upon the
death of a member there was to be a contribution of one
shilling from each of the other members to defray the
expense of the funeral.
By Mr. HURST.—My mother seemed very kind and
attentive to me during my illness. I was first taken ill

_~~B

.""

CI T '
%A
VaieVei 016 elOgittitteln at tile, diAiitatitatvlds at did
Highlands had heretofore4o.6ll' totally ineffectual,
because they only sought ya..,7 tigate the evil after
it had made its appearanc< lit el of averting its
liie
recurrence by timely imps 2 The Patriotic
Society, conscious of this inisickie
,citks mistakeevislaed
4
to apply a remedy based upon prid4les thitti#a,tethe
very foundation of all permanent nation,aitpiosPerity
and safety. It sought to enable the poor to help
themselves in developing the resources of the land
and the sea ; and wherever the limited support it had
yet received had allowed its operations to be brought
to bear, they told with efl'ect in districts where they
were most needed. They laboured to introduce
practicable and better methods of cultivation, and
thereby to extirpate the present wretched croft and
cottier system ; and the society could already point
to 500 improved crofts in Garloch, upon which
several hundreds of improved cottages had been built
under the direction of Dr. Mackenzie, the honorary
secretary. An improved dwelling was already erected
on almost every holding, which, mainly owing to its
interior arrangements, when compared with the pre-
vailing Highland black hut, might be called a palace.
Strict regulations were enforced as to rotation of
crops and those other arrangements which are
essential to render small holdings productive. The
secret of the success already obtained was, first, intel-
ligence, system, and energy on the part of the philan-
thropist and skilful agriculturist wham the society
possessed as its honorary secretary; secondly, the
constant supervision of the people by his subordinate
agricultural inspectors, who not only directed them
what to do, but gave them no peace till they saw it
done. Under this system, waste land had been drained,
stones dug out, miles of road formed through the
holdings, which, at Strath, had a beautiful slope to
the bay of Gairloch. There could be seen the cow
stall- fed on green crop, as in Holland; the fertilising
substances of the byre carefully preserved from waste,
collected in a tank, and, by their application to the
land, at a show of roots, held in November, turnips,
grown by the crofters, were produced which would
have done credit to the Lothians. Last year clover
was grown ; and the people found that notthe climate,
but their faulty husbandry, was the cause of that bar-
renness which formerly prevailed, and under which
their cattle were usually by spring so exhausted from
starvation as to require to be lifted on their feet before
they could rise from their miry beds. The timber for the
cottages was obtained free from the estate, and U.
was the whole outlay in hard cash upon each cottage.
The society wished to promote the introduction of
agricultural education into elementary schools; and
at Gairloch the honorary secretary had established
a model farm of five acres, which the boys en-
tirely cultivated with the spade. This system
of amelioration the society has been invited by
various proprietors to extend from Shetland to
Mull ; and it was necessary to organize auxiliary
branches of the society in every village before the
social evils of the Highland peasantry could be
effectually dealt with. For this purpose, however,
funds were wanting; and he hoped that those who
were blessed with the means would willingly lend a
helping hand in promoting the social redemption of
so interesting and deserving a race. The society had
also established allotment gardens at Edinburgh, In-
verness, Portobello, and Perth, and was actively
engaged in improving the residences of the labouring
classes in towns, as regards comfort, cleanliness, and
sanitary regulations. Another of its objects was to
promote the extension of the fisheries, and the safety
and welfare of those employed in them ; and it was
now engaged in getting up various simple aquatic life
preservers, and in digesting plans for extending the
fisheries. Having dwelt upon the permanent im-
provements advocated by the society, such as paro-
chial farms, fishery and rural improvements, and the
cultivation of flax and hemp, as recommended by Mr.
Warnes, he pointed out the unnecessary abandonment
in Ireland and in the Highlands of rearing pigs,
owing to the failure of the potato, when the Jerusalem
artichoke was even more available and valuable as
food for pigs than the potato ever was. Mr. Bond said
the measures of permanent amelioration to which he
had referred required time and at least some little
outlay. The condition of the people, however, was
such that in a vast number of cases they could not
raise five shillings if you were to offer them the
world for it. He had therefore been planning minor
but immediate resources for his destitute constituents.
There was a suggestion which he would take the
liberty of throwing out for public consideration, in
connexion with the discovery of means for supporting
the poor. A large number might be employed in the
manufacture of " kelp;" but kelp could not be manu-
factured at a profit without a bonus from the Govern-
ment or some remission of taxation. In the western
islands the sea-weed was thrown up in banks six or
seven feet high every day, and only had to be spread
out and dried. No capital was required—the fingers
of the people were all that was'necessary, and that,
therefore, was one of the most available means for
affording employment. But he could mention -"'"'
still. On the coast of both Ireland n. _.• c,eotland cod
fish ahaunded; and all the ...., mat was made of the
oil obtained from ;, '-'.Y the people, was to burn it iu
cottages. But cod liver oil was a
valuablelams for 4.1..'r
article, being sold at 3s. 6d. the quart bottle
in Edinburgh, and at 75., he believed, at Cheltenham ;
and by the use of merely a tin cullender, any old
woman could extract it from the cod liver. Another
article of some importance.was the cranberry; High-
land cranberries were highly prized, and the gather-
ing of them offered another means of employment,
and as thousands now confronted in the Highlands
with famine did not in prosperous times taste animal
food for years together, he recommended the domes-
tication of rabbits among them, and concluded with
an energetic appeal in behalf of the Highland
peasantry.
The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON then proposed the re-
appointment of the former members of the committee
of the London branch for the ensuing year, with the
addition of the names of the Lord Mayor as the
annual president, and Mr. P. Scrope, M.P., as a com-
mitteeman ; and the motion having been duly se-
conded, was unanimously adopted.
Thanks having been voted to the Right Hon.
Chairman, on the motion of Captain BELLEW, for his
kindness in presiding over the meeting,
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and said he
was glad, not only as chief magistrate of the city of
London, but as a Scotchman, to assist in furthering
the objects of all charitable institutions.—(Hear.)
Though not a Highlander himself, yet he had great
respect for a race of men who in time of great distress
had remained loyal, peaceable, and contented ; and he
thought they were on that account entitled to the
sympathy and active aid of those whom Providence
had blessed with a superior lot.—(Cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated.

[PRICE OD•

ROYAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF

SCOTLAND.

The second annual meeting of the London branch
of this society, for improving the condition of the
labouring classes, especially of the Highland fisher-
men and peasantry, which is under the joint patro-
nage of her Majesty the Queen and of Prince Albert,
was held on Tuesday, at the London Tavern ; the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (Sir James Duke, M.P.)
in the chair. Among other gentlemen who were
present, we observed Poulett Scrope, E-q., M.P.,
Thomas Berningliam, Esq., George Bain, Esq.,
Charles Forbes, Esq., Rev. Mr. Hamilton, James
Malcolinson, Esq., Captain Bellew, Charles Macken
zie, Esq., of Scotsburn ; Rev. Mr. Fisher, Daniel
Davidson, Esq., Dempster, Rig., &c.
The LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair was very
cordially received. He was very sorry that he had
been called away on his reaching the Mansion-house
(after being at the table of the House of Commons
as Member for the City). He had been obliged to go
to Guildhall, to hold a Court there, and he hoped
that circumstance would be accepted as his apology
for having delayed the meeting.—(Hear, hear.) He
was always very much gratified to have an opportu-
nity of taking the chair on any occasion where his
fellow-citizens thought he would be useful. He re-
gretted that he had been so much occupied of late
that he could not make himself so well informed as
he ought to be with the details of this society ; but
his deficiency would be made up by -the inure able
remarks of many gentlemen whom he saw around
him. Ile would beg to call on Mr. Forbes to address
the meeting.
Mr. CHARLES FORBES said that his first office was
to read the report of the committee. The report
stated that the London branch of the society was es-
tablished in March, 1848. The committee regretted
that the primary object of its formation, namely,
' that of augmenting the funds of the parent society,
had been less successfully carried out than they
trusted it would be in future years ; that though a
considerable portion of the very small funds hitherto
possessed by the parent society had been contributed
in the south, yet the amount subscribed during the
year ending March, 1849, in connexion with this
auxiliary branch, amounted to 801. 9s. only; which,
after deducting the charge for printing, advertising,
and incidental expenses, left a clear sum of 501.95. 11d.;
that as the existence of the parent society depended at
this crisis in its history upon the pecuniary aid which
it derived from the London auxiliary branch, the com-
mittee trusted that the current year would be charac-
terised by more liberal aid to enable it to carry out
its highly necessary and beneficial objects. The com-
mittee regretted that a portion of the fund held by the
British Relief Association had not been devoted to the
praiseworthy and legitimate object of enabling the
parent society, by the extension of its permanent im-
provements in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
to obviate the destitution which there prevailed, with-
out any prospect of abatement; and that as considerable
relief balances remained in the hands of the commit-
tees in Scotland, the committee hoped that while an
effort would be made by the friends of the society in
the south to enable it to carry out its benevolent
agency into the destitute districts without a week's
delay, the Highland relief committees referred to
would appropriate a portion of their funds to the pro-
motion of this society's permanent rural and fishery
improvements, and not allow the whole of the muni-
ficent contributions which had been made for the
relief of Highland destitution to be consumed, with-
out securing the germs of future amelioration in the
condition of that peaceful and loyal portion of the
community. The report concluded by stating that
James Matheson, Esq., M.P., was proposed as presi-
dent for the current year, and returning thanks to
the Lord Mayor for presiding on this occasion, and
expressing a hope that he would consent to become
the first annual president. Having read the report,
Mr. Forbes observed that it was unnecessary for him
to say anything further, as the report embodied all
he could state. He could, therefore only express his
own feelings. He believed he was surrounded by
those who, without reference to country, wished well
to the poor Gael.—(Hear.) The objects of the society
were so well put forth in various ways, especially in
the Industrial Magazine of the society, edited by their
secretary, Mr. Bond, as to show the vast utility of the
society. These channels of communication ex-
plained the amount of destitution which had taken
place in the Highlands, which now pervaded the High-
lands and Islands of Scotland, and which would con-
tinue unless assistance were promptly given. The
case of these afflicted, but patient people, was on.
With regard to the appointment of a president for
the current year, he had been requested by the
committee to wait upon the Earl of Aberdeen. He
' had received a communication from that nobleman,
couched in the kindest terms, expressing the great
interest he felt in this institution, at the same time
regretting his inability to accept the office of second
president of the parent society. This had led to Mr.
Matheson being requested to accept the office, and
that gentleman had undertaken it.
The CHAIRMAN here referred to letters of apology
for unavoidable absence from his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Montrose, the Mar-
quis of Abercorn, Mr. Matheson, M.P., The Chis-
holm, &c.
The SECRETARY read a very interesting letter from
Dr. Mackenzie, the honorary secretary of the parent
society, detailing the immense amount of benefit
which the society's plans had effected in districts
where they had been tried, but at the same time con-
veying great apprehensions in respect to large dis-
tricts, where the prospect for the ensuing winter was
dreadful. Letters also confirming the utility of the
society's measures were read from the Rev. Mr. La-
mont, of Skye, and the Rev. Dr. M`Kay. The amount
of destitution appeared to be incalculable ; and from
the patience with which famine was endured, the
extent of the evil was not known in many parts even
of Scotland.

Mr. P. SCROPE, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, begged to express the great delight he felt at
the contents of the communications which had been
read by the secretary, not only with a view to the
Scotch peasantry, but because he hoped that the ex-
ample which had been set by this society would be
followed up in England, and extended to Ireland. He
had long been convinced that they were all embarked
in the same boat as to the object they had in view.
Now it was vain to attempt to relieve the condition
of the working classes in this country, unless they
first relieved the wants of the labourers of Ireland and
Scotland, who were compelled to come to England,
and deteriorate the value of labour of English work-
ing people. How was this to be done ? Not by any
eleemosynary system of relief, even though carried to
the liberal extent it had been. But the best thing to
do first was to teach the poor people to be self-sup-
porting, and to derive their existence from the soil of
their own country. They should be taught to culti-
vate that soil in various ways. This society attempted
to convey this principle to the people of Scotland, and
he hoped that the example would be followed in Ireland.
The means by which this society sought to achieve the
object were various. He believed that in improving the
condition of the working classes they recommended what
was called in England the allotment system—which
gave every man a piece of ground of a quarter of an
acre to employ his leisure on. With respect to a
higher class of persons, they had heard of the success
of Dr. Mackenzie's efforts, who had carried on his
plan to a large extent. It had been shown that 500
crofters, as they were called in Scotland, occupying
only five acres each, had their cottages improved
within three years; their holdings were rounded off
and made more convenient, and they were able in the
last three years, notwithstanding the failure of the
potato caop, to maintain their holding, and they had
regularly paid their rent. Now, if this were done in
one case, why could it not be done generally ? If it
were done in Scotland, why could it not be done in
Ireland ? Teach the people in Ireland and elsewhere
how to support themselves, and the result would be
an increase of the wealth and strength of the country.
Mr. CHARLES MACKENZIE seconded the motion,
which was carried.

YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

LEEDS, TUESDAY EVENING.—TO- day has been the
first of the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Agri-
cultural Society at Leeds, yesterday having been
occupied with a preliminary trial of implements at
Kirsal.

The SECRETARY, in a very able speech, and a most
elaborate manner, proceeded to give an account of the
industrial improvements which had been effected in
various districts under the auspices of the society. The
estate (Gairloch) referred to by Dr. Mackenzie as that
on which the improvements bad been carried out, was
the property of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, to whom the
first-named gentleman was uncle and guardian.
Under that gentleman's direction the black huts had
been replaced by comfortable cottages, which had
been built at an expense of only .5/. each, the estate
supplying the timber. In order to show that the
1 Highlanders did not willingly live in their present
miserable abodes, he would mention an interesting
anecdote. Lady Mackenzie was much surprised one
day, to see a whitewashed cottage glittering in the
sun—for the others were built of grey stone, and
there was no lim
inquiry the occupier stated " that he
had picked up the shells on the sea shore—had burnt
them so as to make lime, and had thus whitewashed
his cottage."—(—"ear, hear.) He regretted
had notgrettedthbaeten
of
a
portion of the funds forthe i
relief bb
placed at the disposal the society, a recommenda-
tion to this effect having
seconded_ by t hat been made by Dr. Mac-
kenzie,great and good man Dr.
Chalmers. lie said that the efforts of the public to.

At nine o'clock this morning the implement yard
in Wellington•street was thrown open for the admis-
sion of visitors. Rain fell very copiously
.during the
night, and the morning wore a threatening aspect.
These two circumstances not only diminished the
pleasures and comfort of the show-yards, but to some
ex
day.ten
extent indisposed many to visit the exhibition during
the
Nevertheless the show-yard has not been
by any means deserted. The ill effects of an unpro-
pitious morning were in a great measure counter-
balanced by an afternoon of most cheering brilliancy.
Happily much is not looked for on the first day of
exhibition, which is viewed as merely preliminary of
the great show of to-morrow, or no very great en-
couragement would be derived from either the pro-
ceedings or receipts of the day.
The show of implements is, in one respect at least,
remarkable—namely, in its extent, which is twofold
that of former years ; and it has the very praise-
worthy merit of displaying a greater regard to prac-
tical utility than, perhaps, any exhibition which the
Yorkshire Society has previously held. The imme-
diate vicinity of Leeds, and indeed, it may be added,
the West Riding, does not, however, seem to havean,
great proportion of claim to this general
howgOrOe
commenda-
tion ; for though contributing to the
are
claimed valuable
by
y implements,
distant thcompetitors.e
annual
business was of
At three o'clock to-day theeut
place at the Court-house,
mostonspicuouss stands
selection, or rather re-
election, meeting took
' '1 of last year and a vice.
election, of the cou.n.eni
a formal nature, being the
g year, in the place of Lord
ot shee
will epnias
supply,cue
porfesiCdeanrltisfleo,r
neat
ipiruetsiiiduemntt fworh
the president .
it is probable, will be Lord:Feversham, who,
year, .
we believe, occupied that distinguished post a few
years ago.
hour
thi s
WEDNESDAY EYENiN Thevejruyd
geeasrloyf cattle
en-
tered upon their labours at a
morning, and when our account left they had not
issued their report.
S—..._-,-.„_____--

,lIOCKING SUICIDE Ily AN ARMY OFFICER.—
CIIELTENHAM, TUESDAY 7A melancholy case of self-
destruction has occurred in this town, and has caused
much excitement. The deceased is Captain Robert
John Colville, an Assistant Commissary-General of her
Majesty's forces, and was in his 71st year. Latterly he
had betrayed symptoms of aberration of mind. Miss
Johnson, a relative of the deceased by marriage, kept
his house, at No. 2, Paragon-terrace, Cheltenham, and
last saw him alive when she went to church in the
morning. He was unusually solemn in his manner at
breakfast, but otherwise appeared in good health. On
Miss Johnson's return from church, about ono o'clock,
she missed the deceased, but at last discovered him in
the water-closet with his throat cut from ear to ear, and
a bloody razor lying by his side. A surgeon was sent
for, but although not dead, ho was beyond all human aid,
and died in half an hour after he was discovered. He
appeared sensible, and after several attempts to speak,
was heard to say "I am dying." An inquest has been
held on the body, and a verdict of Temporary Insanity
returned. „
_