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London, England, 1824-03-16 00:00:00

ANNUAL DUTIES.

The C TANCELLORRof the EXCHEQUER moved the
Order of the Day for receiving the Report of, the Annual
Duties' Bill. The Report was received and the Bill ordere
to be read a third time to-morrow.
SUPPLY.

The House having resolved itself into a Committee of SupplY?
Mr. GOULBURN moved that a sum of 21,0151. be granted
for the Protestant. Charter Schools in Ireland.
Mr. HUME said the Vote ought to have been reduced 3,0001•
below what it was last year, for such had been the distinct
pledge of Government. Instead of which it had been increased
4,0001. The sum last year was 17,0001., and he should there-
fore move that it now be reduced to 14,0001.
Mr. GOULBURN' said, he thought the House could 110 C
withdraw the means of support and subsistence to these est
blishrnents during the .current year. He admitted that the
Charter Houses were to be considered more in the light of cha-
rities than as systems of education, and as charities he wished
to support them.
After some observations from Sir M. W. Ridley, Mr. C•
Grant, Lord Althorp, Mr. Butterworth, Sir J. Newport, Mr'
Goulburn, Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Hume, and Sir J. Hill, the
Committee divided—

Ayes _ - - - 35
Noes - _ - - 74
Majority - - - _39
The sum of 4,4731. having been proposed for the Society fcr
Discouraging Vice in Ireland, Mr. II umE, Sir Joni; NEW-
PORT, and Mr. 8. RICE, objected to the grant on the ground
that the money was misapplied.
Mr. GouLßurtN, after a few observations, consented to
postpone the Resolution ; also the next Resolution, relating
to the Society for publishing Religious Tracts.

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LENT ASSIZES.

Pe.°l. the House of Industry in Dublin - - £18,550
For defraying the expence of Richmond Lunatic
..,, Asylum. in Dublin - _ - 4.500
4'o defray the expence of the Hibernian Society for
For
Children - _ . , - 7,500
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rer the Hibernian Marine - Society - - 1,600
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the expence of the Female Orphan House, Dublin 1,878
-per miPporting the Lock Hospital, Dublin - - 2.445
i;or the Lying-in Hospital - - - - 2,300
nOr Doctor Steven's Hospital - - - 1,400
r,er the Fever Hospital - - - - 3,692
1' or the Hospital for Incurables - - - 350
, The sum of 8,923!. was moved to defray the expences of the
'tornan Catholic Seminary in Ireland.
Lord ALTHORP rose for the purpose of stating a few ob-
;tervations. It was well known that Roman Catholic Priests
ead great influence in Ireland over the minds of young persons,
,1,1 it was desirable that they should be persons respectable as
t'' family and education. The Noble Lord was not satisfied
that the College of Maynooth had answered the purpose in-
tended. Persons of the lowest description had been allowed to
enter into the priesthood. The inmates of that College were
sot so respectable with respect to character as the old holies
were. When Catholic Priests were sent abroad their education
was more liberal, and when they came back they had not the
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Prejudices which they imbibed in Ireland. As a remedy for
then te introduction of low persons, he suggested that every person
in
the College should pay entrance money.
51r. CHOREA expressed himself ready to support the argu-
raent of the Noble Lord. Some years ago he submitted a mo-
tion on the same subject. He was of opinion that persons living
ill the establishment ought to be above the lowest class of
society, and that regulation would only be made by calling up-
" them to pay for their own maintenance.
b 1r J. NEWPORT said that many admitted to the este-
lishment had degraded the psi- thood. The lower they were
the lees influence they would have over the flock they govern-
ed. The Government of Ireland might take some steps to cor-
rect the evil.
. Mr. GOULBURN said the subject had not escaped the at-
tention of Government. On a future occasion he might be able
to state that some arrangement had been made.
~tlr. HUTCHINSON was of opinion the allowance made to
krie Establishment ought to he increased.
11r. 310NCK said the compensation to the Clergy was so
34,411 thChurchat Gentlemen would not send their sons to be educated
for the .
The grant was then voted.
51r. HUME having moved to report progress, the House
renamed, and the Committee was ordered to sit again on Wed-
ilekla.
They Qualification of Jurors Bill was read a second time, and
committed for Friday se'nnight.
The Gaol Act Amendment Bill was read the third time, and
Passed.
The Silk Trade Bill was read the second time.
, }lr. BUTTERWORTII wished to know whether any al-
luwance was to be made in the Committee for Waste Silk ?
Mr. HERRIES said, no allowance was to be made on what
was called the waste, because an allowance would be made on
s'ic in the raw state. The bill was ordered to be committed
(this day).
Mr. HUME gave notice, that he should move (this day) for
ret,L.trns of the arrears of legacy duty.
ii:ilte other O D
rders of the a were disposed of, and the
se adiorricd at Half-past Twyelve o'Clock.

LINCOLN, MAItcH 12.
MURDER OF SARAH ARROWSMITH.

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John Smith, aged 24, late of Alford, in the county of Lin-
coln, farmer's servant, stood indicted for having feloniously ad.
ministered a quantity of arsenic along with some flour to Sarah
4rrowsmith, on the 13th of December last, she being quick
'with child. lie stood further charged by the Coroners Inquest
With wilful murder.
Wm. Robinson examined.—ls a druggest at Alford ; the
Prisoner came to his shop in December last, and purchased a
Pound of white arsenic. The prisoner was a farmer's servant,
ti„._nd farmers are in the habit of using arsenic fur sheep-wash.—
Wrote upon the paper " poison."
Tyson Vest examined—ls a surgeon and apothecary ; at-
tended Sarah Arrowsmith, at Alford; she is since dead; he
found her very sick, from eating a cnke ; she was vomiting vio-
entlY ; she chewed him the cake and the remains of the flour of
which she had made it; she vomited very violently, and com-
Vained of great pain in her throat and stomach . the symptoms
_ ere such as arsenic would occasion ; took the the flour home ;
round it at the time full of a shining sort of substance, which he
afterwards found was white arsenic ; gave the woman vomits
which brought up some of the powder ; Mr. Pell, the other sur-
,ieon, took the powder home with him ; gave the bag and flour
to the constable. Found her worse the next day; she was in
violent pain, and vomiting excessively ; she was with child at
the time, and was afterwards delivered of an eight months'
dead child. After her.delivery she fancied that she felt a little
eisier ; but she died in half an hour afterwards. The arsenec
caused her death, and not the bringing forth the child. The
Poison occasioned the premature birth of the child. On the
Wednesday night her extremities were very cold, no pulsa-
tion, and very little life, except about the region of the heart.
----She said, if she died she hoped the man would not be
Punished.

Johitllell examined. Is a surgeon at Alford. When he
went to the deceased, he found her and the others in the house
3ick• Should rather say that the symptoms were not at first
characteristic of arsenic having been taken, but rather of the
cholera morbus. Afterwards found that they had taken arsenic.
Applied two tests to the substance, but did not think either of
them conclusive. He then converted some of the white powder
which he found in the floor into a metallic substance, which
substance was metallic arsenic. Entertains no doubt hut her
death was occasioned by taking arsenic.
Mr. Harry Wilson
examined.—Acts as clerk to the Magi-
strates in the neighbourhood of Alford. The examination of
the deceased was taken by the Magistrates, and the prisoner was
present during the whole time. Prisoner stood at the foot of the
bed; took down in writing what she said, which was read in the
Itillea.en:riantogiootfl
examinationthepisoner. Asked the prisoner if he had any clues-
put to her ; but he only asked her how she did.—(Here
the 8
boefrthedeceaedwas read. It stated that on
last the prisoner called her up, and gave
her on a fork a b
make it i
her box and 7.5 containing some flour 'day,t site Put it into
proceeded to
, too -it out the following Tuesday, and
ntooonakes.
hands, she tasted it, end found when feeling it cranch in her
'it hot in the throat ; that she
afterwards baked the cakes over the fire, ate some herself, and
gave some to her child (the son of the prisoner); that she was
pregnant by the prisoner a second time, and was about being
hurried
to him;
at t
several others he ban% had been published twice
pp in Alford
h ; and th
in te house oof the
cakes.) Mr. Wilson's examination hcontinued.art —Wks oafter-
wards sent for by the prisoner to the lock-up house. Prisoner
a
wished to make a declaration ; cautioned him not, but he per-
sisted ; took down what he said.
Here the prisoner's declaration was read. It merely stated
that lie put some wheat flour in a bag, which he into his master's stable ; that he left a pound
of white arsenicut to poison
rats on the shelf, and that his fellow servant. John Olden, asked
tins what it was. After the examination Of several other wit-
ne!ses, the flour and cake were produced.
Two farmers, with whom the prisoner had lived, were exa-
Mimed relative to his character. They both said that they had
~,Yrays believed him a very humane, mild-tempered, indus-
s, sober man, and a most excellent servant.
'-'lr. Baron Ilum.ocx summed up the evidence. The Jury
Consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned Judge then passed upon him the sentence of
death in the usual form, and directed that his execution should
take place on Monday
next, and his body to be dissected.

Bovv-STREET—(This Day.)—This being the
"Y appointed for renewing the licenses of the re-
sPective licenced victuallers within the district of
this Office, the Magistrates attended at eleven
°'clock, and were met by the victuallers with
their bondsmen. The complaints were but few,
and amongst the suspensions was that of Mr.
Chaffey, of the Brown site the Office Bow-street,Bea oPP°-
, and ar,
nother in St. Clement's-lane,
the latter of which has been repeatedly com-
plained of.

ACCIDENT.--On
young lads we Sunday evening, as three
re amusing themselves in an open
lost hold of the scull, which was proceeding ra-
one of them accidentally
P.idly with the tide, Aen another of his compa-
bans, in endeavouring to secure it, unfortunately
verbalanced himself, and was instantly precipi-
tavtosi into the watery element, and dro
5,., ' understand his name was Bowden, and the
wned.-.---
" Or respectable parents residing at Chelsea.