The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-13 00:00:00

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THE LATE MYSTERIOUS DEATH

IN HACKNEY.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, Mr. W. Baker, the eer°-
ner, and a highly respectable jury assembled at the
Committee-room, Church-street, Hackney, to further
prosecute an inquiry concerning the death of Mr•
Samuel Nelme, aged 73 years, who died on Wednes'
day, the 27th ult., from the effects of arsenic. lit
will be remembered that the deceased expired sou"
denly, after a few hours' illness, and when Dr. LethebY
examined the contents of the stomach, a quantity of
arsenic was discovered, which was quite sufficient to
cause death. He also discovered a large quantity °I
arsenic in some pounded white sugar, usually kept
a glass vase, which the deceased generally partook O:
with his fruit, sufficient to kill 100 persons. A gold
watch and appendages were found to be missal°
from some drawers, and a key which opened trd
bookcase where the arsenic was kept by the deeet's
was also found to be missing. William Allnutt, the
grandson, since the last examination, has confessed
having stolen them. Great suspicion was attached °
him in consequence of his having attempted to fire 6
loaded pistol at his grandfather.
Mr. Ballantine, a barrister, attended on behalf Of
the grandson to watch the proceedings.
Dr. Letheby was again examined, and said he ha
made made a further examination of the intestines and tbeci'
contents, and discovered about three grains of arsenle;
a portion of which he produced. He considered 'd
had found more than sufficient to cause death, 21° I
discerned traces of arsenic in the brain. He w°s of
opinion that the deceased had been for some 6°l
under the influence of arsenic, and from the cirche
a
stance of it having been found in the intestines,.
considered the deceased had swallowed a dose of pogo!'
within forty-eight hours of his death. tea
Spinks, a constable of the N division, then repes
the evidence he gave before the magistrates at Wi°:
ship-street, as to finding the gold watch of the dew
ceased in the place pointed out by the grandson. ,
Mrs. Sarah Nelme was next sworn, and was deel3,l
affected during her examination. She stated that bit
was the widow of the deceased. She was in the habil
of being in the parlour during the day, and frequent
left the key in the lock of the sideboard,
pounded sugar was kept. Her grandson, Wi,lll,,gad
illinutt, often remained in the room alone, and or
free access to it. He was mischievously inclined,
else he would not have done what he had- She
alluded to the robbery, and not to the death of t
deceased. William was a very clever boy, but since
ciated with the boys in the streets. Some tiElle sfter•
ten sovereigns were missing, and her grandson a ded
wards confessed to having stolen them. He Pun es§
the sugar the last time it was required, and witnas
where theal
watched him. A portion of it was placed in the v 0
for the deceased, who was in the habit of eating _
large quantity of it with some baked apples. Witneo_,
considered if her grandson put the arsenic in the sur
it was during lunch time, when they were alone.
By the jury—The key was taken by her grands°o
the day after the death of the deceased. 11
never directly charged him with having adt;
nistered poison to his grandfather, but believed .",e
daughter had. Did not know where he obtained the
arsenic. Witness considered her grandson had Prog
the arsenic in the sugar, for the purpose of destr°y-j.
them, and her suspicions entirely rest upon her go°

son.
The inquiry was adjourned until Thursday next"

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS'
BRISTOL, NOVEMBER 12. uar
STOCK EXCHANGE. --The sales are —Great Western
tern, p.— Ditto, New, p.—Midland (Bristol
tester), 4%2 p.
LIVERPOOL, NovEmnErt 12.
lt head La
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The saws are—......r.-en Gip/
shire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and 80, 14% Lance
goer and Ayr, 9714—Great Western, Fifths, 23'4,7, rnoolt
shire and Yorkshire (late M. B. and B.), 10 dis.-4eiVer
Crosby, and Southport, % dis.—London and Nor and
tern, .New Quarters, c. 6 p.—Manchester, Slie,fgeaw
Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, % p.—Ditto, Eightns,'' gertu
—Midland Stock, 10814—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 401/e sonar
and ?Ilor
Staffordshire, % dis.—Shropshire Union, 2% dis"--No. 4'
Eastern and Dover, New No. 1, 614 dis.—Ditto.
23/ dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and
sions), No. 2, Ni p.—Ditto, G. N. E. Purch., , ,
• MANCHESTER, Nov. 12.
Lancashire, 61/4
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lane°
c'
dis.—Ditto, New,-514 n. dis.—Ditto, New Quarters, iThirder
—Huddestield and Manchester Railway and Cali" union),
114 dis. x. i.—Lancashire and Yorkshire( West Biding and
„bester
234 c. dis.—London and North-Western (14anh-e t r, She'.
Birmingham), Quarters (8),3 13-16 p
field, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No.
Preference, %c. p.—North Staffordshire,L9'l4.6l-disri.--ritrt''
Union (B), 137—South-Eastern and Dover, 2814 Etell'
No. 4, 2 11-16 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
sions, No. 2, p.
51/s STOCKdis. EDXi Ct
tl LEEDS, NOVEMBER: 12. New'
Iror
shire, Fifths,
.7s. 6d. n. dis.—Ditto (West Riding 1-'4 dis.
uhr
Qouza.—rteTrsh,els9asle.sdiasr.effa,,nascat
sLhairnecasariie,:ioo7,
528., dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 16 n. dis.—Ditto,
—London and North-Western (Manchester and Bit a O.
ham), Quarters (C), 314 c. p.—Midland, Preference, o.
—North British, Thirds, 6s. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, lj
dis.— North Staffordshire, 6s. n. dis.—North-Westernt,;;;
dis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 395. di m.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (New Berwicks),
9d. p.
SHEFFIELD, NOVEMBER 12. fad'
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Boston, Stain
matloc:
and Birmingham, 1% dis,—Manchester, Buxton.
it
and Midland, 2 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and LinAct°,....
shire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 10/. 12s. Shares. 3
Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), Preference, Is. 6d. P. -
North-Western, 4% dis.
GLASGOW, Nov. 11. *r
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dE.—P
Perth,
Quarters,
ersteras,re4-ssC.llde.dfnEiadni blunrroh,
STOCK Eun
and Glasgow,
96dl.asgow,
93%—Edinburgh and Northern (Sal-loot
N w, 25s —Glasgow Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 9834Dittot
40/. Shares, 3914 —Ditto, Halves, No. 1,4/. Carl
Halves, Halves, No. 2, 714—Glasgow, Dumfries, and -nisrptc,
71. 2s.—Great Northern, 91s.—Manchester and Southai
7s. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 355.—Scottish Ceetra,'EN.
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchaser

•
the
GRADUAL RISE OF NEWFOUNDLAND A— -11:. of t.-
SEA.—It is a fact worthy of notice, that the whirr, Oslo
land in and about the neighbourhood of ConeeP"%i• the
Very probably the whole island, is rising °utt.,-y
ocean at a rate which promises, at no very discs
of r the
materially to affect, it not to render useless, ctellp:rf
best harbours we have now on the coast. Ati which
Grave a series of observations have been Itteue, a lee.
underliably prove the rapid displacement of the 5g W.bieil
in the vicinity. Several large flat rotas °voearrs 14°'
schooners might pass some thirty or forty 37--e
with the greatest facility-, are now approachicg,:g.
face, the water being scarcely navigable for a s"„ 1 °ball
and c' f
a place called the Cosh, at the head of l3sY "'severe'
upwards of a mile from the sea-shore,
feet above its level, covered with five or six feet,,°, befit
table mould, there is a perfect beach, the stee—similac
rounded, of a moderate size, and in all respects -fief'''.
to those now found in the adjacent land vvfOles'•
foundland Times. tlp oat°
rADVERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OF 13mils.-1°
AND HoLtowAy's Prm.s.—An astounding cure by this 7 180,ri
See extrac" 21, bate
medicine, after every other means had failed.
Lordship's letter, dated o Villa Messina, Leghorn, F°,,„0,10 os
Professor Holloway—Sir I beg to acquaint you that 90.1_,`i'tne
effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and storeach hekly
eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the cootiner,sd or ;0
been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of oillo
rienbad. (Signed) " ALneottouon." These
wondero feaosirw
cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (air wand,
Ointup.ut) at Professor Holloway's Establishment. 2411
‘ll medicine vendors throughout the civilised wor4f•

BIRTHS. he Wife CD
On the sth inst., at To sham, Devonshire, t--
Joseph Cooke, Esq., of a son!) EVAM
On the 9th inst., at Margate, the wife of Charle
Esq., surgeon of a daughter. % grb
On the 10thinst., at Cadborough House, in •" sse
Thomas Brown Lovett, of a daughter.
MARRIED.
On the 11th inst., at Littlehampton,
Henry Dawson, of Tollington-park, HollowaYt t
Anne, only daughter of the late John Rumble, Esq,
Sussex,
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