The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

MUSICAL MEMORANDA.

Mr. Braham has kindly consented to sing at the festi-
val of the Royal Society of Musicians, on the 19th inst.,
L'rd Saltoun in the chair. Miss Rainforth, the Misses
Williams, Mits Maria B. Hawt,s, Signor F. Lablache,
and a host of other eminent vocalists have promised to
attend on the occasion.

ANCIENT CONCERTS.—FieId Marshal the Duke of
Wellington will give a grand banquet on the 21st instant
to the directors of the Ancient Concerts and a select
party, previous to the performance. Mdlle. Lutzer, the
celebrated German cantatrice, will make her debut at
these concerts on the occasion.
Jullien gives a concert this evening at Manchester, at
which Herr Pischek will sing. Ile will also sing at
several places in the provinces previous to his appear-
ance in London, which will be at the concert of ancient
music.
Mr. John Wilson, accompanied by Mr. Land, has
given his Scottish entertainments at Aberdeen, and
several other places, with his wonted success ; he will
resume his performances at the Music Hall, in Store-
street, next Monday.
AMATEUR SOCIETY.—The programme for next Fri-
day's performance by the Amateur Society in Store-
street, will consist of the overture to Rossini's L'ltaliami:
Haydn's symphony, the Letter Q; selection of Donizetti's
Lucretia; a symphony by Rousselot, and Beethoven's
overture to Fidelio.—Conductor, Mr. Rafe.
The Western Madrigal Society will celebrate its eighth
anniversary on Thursday next, at the Freemasons' Ta-
vern, when several fine compositions by the old English
and Italian writers will be performed by nearly a hun-
dred voices. Mendelssohn will arrive in London on the
13wdiirllecbteiolerformed at
Exeter
Vieuxtenips will arrive in London on the 19th inst.
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some time, and creating quite a furore by his violin
playing. There is a doubt about young Joachim',
paying - us a visit this season; nor is Parish Alvers likely
to come; but Godefroid, the eminent harpist, will be here
shortly,Th e ofloere the
Clubwilt
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Crown and Anchor Tavern; and the rehearsal of the
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third Philharmonic Concert will take place in the morn.
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Royal Highness Prince Albert will take place at Cam-
bridge early in July. According to ancient custom, the
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THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT THE CAMDEN
STATION OF TM.' LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAT.—On Tuesday forenoon Mr. Mills held an inquest
at the University College Hospital, on the body of Wil-
liam Edwards, a carpenter, aged 30, another of the un-
fortunate men who was buried beneath the arches which
recently fell on the premises of Messrs. Pickford and
Co., the carriers, at the Camden station of the London
and North-Western Railway. The evidence adduced
was a recapitulation of that which has already appeared
in the columns of this journal ; and Mr. Alfred Wil-
liams, the house surgeon to the hospital, having deposed
to the nature of the Injuries of which the deceased died
on Saturday, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death."

SEED POTATOES FOR THE HIGIILANDS.--A Con-
siderable quantity of very healthy seed potatoes and
oats, with other necessaries, for farming were shipped
at Beauly last week fvr the Highlands. Invernot
Journal

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BAAKRUPCY, April?,
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.)
IN RR SIR Z. A. DOUGLAS KNIGHT.
To-day was appointed for this insolvent to come up
for his final order, which had been adjourned, in order
that some inquiry might be made as to an alleged claim
of the bankrupt on her Majesty's Government for services
rendered during the Chinese war.
Mr. BEART, the insolvent's solicitor, now put in a
medical certificate of his inability to attend.

Mr. BAGLET said that he musi press for the dismissal
of the petition; the creditors ought not to be inconveni-
enced by these adjournments.

His HONOUR said that an affidavit must be filed. Cer•
tificates were of no avail.

Mr. BEART said that should be procured, and the case
was again adjourned.

IN RE FLOWERS.
This bankrupt, who is a district-surveyor for Surrey,
came up to apply for protection. His certificate had
been suspended for six months, with protection from
month to month, in order that he might make some offer
to his creditors, as he admitted his income was between
400/. and 500/. a ycar ; but he would not make any pro-
position.

- A creditor opposed the renewal of the protection, and
said that the refusal of the certificate was no punish-
ment, as the creditors could not touch the bai,krupt's
salary.
The defendant still doclined to make any offer, and
His HONOUR refused to grant protection.

SECONDARIES' COURT, April 7.
There was only one undefende(l cause set down for
hearing, which was not of the slightest interest.

CENTRAL CIUMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

TRIAL OF DR. C;RONIN FUR MANSLAUGHTER.
Mr. Justice Coleridge took his seat on the bench at
ten o'cicck.
Immediately after, Dr. Cronin, of Leicester-square,
was placed in the dock, charged with having caused the
death of Sarah Ellen Collyer, aged 22, by having ad-
mine. stered to her certain ingredients, whereby he had
been guilty of manslaughter.
The prisoner was indicted on the coroner's warrant.
The body of the court and the gallery were crowded
by respectably-dressed persons, A considerable number
of females were present, and the case seemed to excite
the utmost interest.
Mr. PAYNE then proceeded to open the case for the
prosecution. He said the prisoner was chaeged with
having caused the death of the deceased, by having pre-
scribed for her ingredients which caused her death.
The following was the prescription :
" Compound spirit of ammonia, two drachms ; tinc-
ture of opium, 16 drops ; prussic acid, of Scheele's
strength, 4 drops ; compound strychnia powder, 2
grains ; bitter almond water, 6 ounces ; of which make
a mix-ure,'and take two spoonfuls three times a day.
Feb. 3. Miss Collyer.—D. C."
This prescription was sent to a chemist in the neigh-
bourhood of Miss Collyer's residence, in Camden Town,
on the 15th of February, by whom it was made up, and
the deceased, after taking it, became ill, and died in
twenty or twenty-five minutes after. The compound
strychnia was omitted by the chemist, as he was unable
to obtain it ; and it would be a question for their con-
sideration whether the omission of this ingredient was
or was not important. If it was not of any importance,
they would then inquire whether the death of Miss Col-
lyer was or was not caused by the gross and culpable
negligence of the prisoner, and if so it would be their
luty to find him guilty of manslaughter. The Learned
Gentleman then referred to several eminent authorities
with respect to the meaning of the term manslaughter,
and after saying that it was proved by a post modem
examination that the death of the deceased was caused
by prussic acid, he proceeded to call the following wit-
nesses:—
Mr. John Ponds, of Camden Town, deposed that the
deceased was his cousin, and that she first received ad-
vice from Dr. Cronin on the 3d of February, on which
occasioa he wrote a prescription. When she took the
medicine, on the 15th of the same month,
she immediately after exclaimed, " Dear me, how queer
I feel." She then went to the back door. She had
taken a table-spoonful and a little over. He followed
her into the garden, where she fell. Two medical men,
Mr. Withers and Mr. Reynolds, were called in to see her.c
She died on the 15th of February—on the day she fell
down in the garden—and in about twenty
or twenty-fivef
l
minutes after taking the medicine. The
witness identi-
fiedrenha.
the prescription as the one received from 1)r. Cronin.
The deceased paid the doctor a guinea fortw
Cross-examined by Mr. CIARKSON—The deceased
only taken one bottle of the medicine up ovisits.
had
to the 13th of
February. On the 4th, Dr. Cronin to
at her own
ld the deceased
that she might have the prescription made up
she
was
chemist's. Never heard the deceased say that
be! ter.

Mr. J. A. Johnson, of 16, St. Martin's-lane, said he
knew the deceased. On the evening of the 15th of
February, he took Dr. Cronin's prescription to Mr.
Corfield, who made it up, and gave it to him in a bottle.
The deceased took a table. spoonful and a half of it. The
deceased handed the bottle to him ; it smelt strongly of
bitter almonds.

Thomas Simpson, a policeman, proved that the signa-
ture to the inquisition was Mr. Wakley's.
Mr. D. Cortield, chemist, carrying on business at Cam-
den- town, said he received a prescription from Miss
Cellyer, about seven o'clock in the evening of the 15th
of February. The prescription produced was the one
brought to him. He found he had not the bitter almond
water or :he compound strychnia powder. He sent a
boy for the almond water, and he brought back a bottle
full of it. He did not bring back any; strychnia
powder,
although directed to do so. He mixed up the
'-
ingrerlient., and put them in a bottle and gave them to
the witness Johnstone. He never knew bitter almond
water and compound strychnia powder used as medi-
cine before.

Cross-examined—Was not acquainted with the pro•
perties of bitter almond water, or of compound
strychnia powder, nor were they recognised.
Mr. Justice CoLEaIDGE (to the witness.)—r must ray
that this is the most monstrous thing I ever heard—to
make up a prescription without putting in all the ingre-
dients ; nor does your ignorance better the matter. Do
not misunderstand my meaning (peoceeded the Learned
Judge with much emphasis), to make up a prescription
without including all the ingredients, is a fraud upon the
person who brings it to you. You are not to give simply
what you happen to have in your shop, and you ought
to have said in this case, " I have not the ingredient."
You set up your judgment against that of a physician
whose prescription it, was, and you had no right to
interpose your judgment.
The witness was then asked some questions with re-
spect to the introduction of new medicines.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE —I don't sea the use of these
questions. New medicines are introduced every day. It
is not long since arsenic was used as a medicine.
Mr. Morson, of Southampton-street, deposed that he
replied to the boy who came for the ingredients that he
had no compound of strychnia. Had never known
bitter almond water used as a medicine internally.
Jacob Bell, of Oxford-street, chemist and druggist.
supplied the boy who came from Mr. Coraeld's with
almond water, hilt as he had not the other he did not
send it; but he sent him a prescription from a book for
making it. Never knew bitter almond water used as a
medicine. It was in about twenty-two different forms
and different strengths. Any kind of bitter almond
water would have been right according to the order he
received. The absence of strychnia powder would not
have affected the other ingredients.
Cross-examined—Had the prescription been sent to him,
he should not have made it up without consulting a physi-
eician. He could not tell what the object of the prescription
was; whether to be used internally or externally,or whether
merely for a mercantile purpose. In sending the ingre-
dients to a chemist, lie should not have written " Poison"
upon the bottle. He was the editor of the Pharma-
ceutical .fowr,,al. The bitter almond water used was not
strong enough to kill a horse, but it was enough to kill a
human being. The Pharmacopoeia of the College of
Surgeons was published in 1836. Nu new onehalbeen
published containing the improvements which had been
made, but a chemist was generally told at whose strength ,
he was to make up certain ingredients.
Mr. John E. Spratt sworn, said that he was a dis-
kensirg chemist in Tichborne-street, Haymarket. He
ept two or three preparations of almond water. He
was in the habit of making up many prescriptions. He
had made up prescriptions containing as one of the ele-
ments bitter almond water. Where bitter almond water
was used as the vehicle for combining the other medi-
cines, he would take Gray's preparation, or the weakest.
If the stronger preparation were to be used, he should
exrect to find the abbreviation con. for concentrated in
the prescription.
An intimation was hero made that the case need not
proceed further.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said that the witnesses, with
perhaps one exception, seemed agreed that if the pre-
scription had been properly made out, the medicine
would have been harmless. It was inferred by them
that where the stronger form was intended the word con.
or concentrated would be added.
Mr. CLA.RILSON said there
wasa a case of
similar kind as this on record,tand the jury had returned
precisely a
an acquittal. There was
shadow of doubt that
Mr. Wakley ought not to havecommitted Dr. Cronin
for trial, if indeed he should haevoe the else at all
bitterly eon.
before him. His feelings must have bgteletn
centrated when he decidi d upon sundie
a jury. h case before
Mr. PAYE—You can weaken him then if yO, like.
The jury not appearing to come at once to a decision,
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE .aid that if they had
any
doubt in the case they should let the trial go on, or allow
him to :um up the evidence already given, and teen con-
sider their verdict.
The case was allowed to go on, and the next witness
called was
Mr. Robert Venables, BM., University of Oxford,
and member of the College of Physicians, had attended
the analysis of the medicines on the prescription, and
Found that there was enough prussic acid to occasion
death. He had never prescribed bitter almond water as a
vehicle for conveying medicines, and he was not often in
the habit of seeing other prescriptions. Looking at Dr.
Cronin's prescription, he saw only one mode of preparing
t, and that was by Grey's, which would render:the bitter
almond water perfectly harmless.

The jury here expressed themselves perfectly s,tis-
fied, and without calling further testimony returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
Mfr. CLARKSON said, he had been fully prepared to
rove the constant use of this ingr dieut as a medicinal
chicle in the torru used in Dr. Cronin'i preicriptwns;
but the decision to which the jury had arrived would not
entail upon him the necessity of bringing his witnesses
forward.

Mr. Justice COLERIDGE (to the prisoner)—You are
discharged.
As Dr. Cronin was retiring some cheering was heard,
which was at once, however, suppressed.

NE IV COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman

Canna.)
ASSAULT WITH INTENT.—James Adams, 47, a stone-
mason, was found Guilty of unlawfully a-saultiag Sarah
Wood, with intent, and sentenced to twelve months' im-
prisonment in Bridewell.
Frederick Simpkins, a stableman, was indicted with
stealing three bushels of oats, value 175., the property of
John Nelson, his master.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.
Mary Shagnell was convicted of unlawfully obtaining
by false pretences from Elizabeth Bassie 95., with intent
to cheat her thereof, and sentenced to nine months' im-
prisonment and hard labour.
William Wild, alias Joseph Stewart, 15, pleaded Guilty
to an indictment charging him with stealing a ;pocket-
hankderchief,
value 35., the property of Andrew Hope,
from his person, and was sentenced to four months' im-
prisonment and hard labour.

John Machin, a labourer, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with stealing two shillings and three
sixpences, the moneys of Thomas Cheer, from the person
of Isabella Cheer, and sentenced to four months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

Mary Beardmore, abed 44, pleaded guilty to three
indictments, charging her with stealing at Woolwich an
iron pot, value 2s. 6d., the property of William Dench ;
one tub and pail, value 4a., the property of William
Berry; and one tub, value 25., the property of Joseph
Burton, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and
hard labour.
Henry Stanley pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with stealing six quarts of milk, value Is. 6d.,
th© property of Thomas Nokes, his master, and sentenced
to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
William Brittain, aged lfl, a labourer, pleaded guilty
to an indictment charging him with stealing a basket,
containing 100 oranges and one quart of walnuts, value
Bs., the property of Patrick Flynn, and sentenced to
three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Joseph Humphreys, a labourer, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with stealing a purse containing
11. 45., from the person of Elizabeth Cheeswright, and
sentenced to one year's imprisonment and hard labour.
Peter Murray pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of
brass and copper, the property of Mr. Sawyer, and was
sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
John Dawson pleaded guilty to stealing three loaves
of bread, the property of John Elphinstone, and was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Aslophe Charles Prevost, a watchmaker, pleaded guilty
to several indictments, charging him with stealing eight
watches, three clocks, and one musical box, value 80/.,
the property of Ignatz Klaftenberger, and others, his
masters, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment and
hard labour.