The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-13 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.

TIIE QUEEN V. I)UFFY, PROPRIETOR OF TUE NATION.—
The Court of Queen's Bench, on application of Mr. Singley,
Q.C., have fixed Wednesday next for the trial of C. G.
Duffy, proprietor of the Nation, fur the publication of a sedi-
tious libel.

The Court gave judgment in the case of Butt v. Jack-
son, making the rule absolute without costs, on the under-
standing that the case was not to be proceeded with; a most
ingenious mode of giving a triumph to neither the learned
barrister nor the unlearned attorney.
TILE SQUADRON OF Evommox.—The sailing of the
squadron at Cork has been postponed till this day. The
officers on shore were ordered to be on board their respective
ships at nine o'clock on Saturday morning, to proceed to sea;
but dispatches from the Admiralty, which arrived on Friday
evening, countermanded the order. On Monday a royal sa-
lute was fired by the batteries at Spike Island, Camden
and Carlisle Forts, and from her Majesty's ships in the har-
bour.

SAILING OF THE ALElON.—Dispatches arrived at Cove on
Saturday night, ordering H.M.S. Albion to proceed at once
to sea; Lisbon is said to be her destination. She was fully
victualled during the night, and was towed out of harbour by
the screw steamer Rattler.

SAILING or THE QUEEN.-IL is said that dispatches from
the Admiralty were received on Monday night by the Com-
mander of the squadron, ordering the immediate sailing of
the Queen, 110, for Lisbon.

THE POISONING IN NORFOLK.
NORWICH, THURSDAY MORNING.—The inquiry which has
been going on the last few weeks respecting the appalling
deaths by poisoning, in the village and neighbourhood of
Happisburgh, before Mr. Pilgrim, the county coroner, was
brought to a close last evening at Statham.
The coroner arrived from Norwich about eleven o'clock,
when the jury re-assembled at the Swan Inn. The proceed-
ings were resumed. The inquest room was much crowded.
Colonel Oaks, the chief constable of the county, was present
to watch the inquiry, as was also the Rev. W. Seeley, con-
nected with the parish.
Mr. G. W. Firth, a surgeon, in Norwich, was called and
sworn. He deposed that he bad been requested to analyse
the contents of the stomachs of the child Maria Green and
four others, the subject of inquiry, in conjunction with Mr.
Goodwin, and as3isted on the Ist and 2d of June by Mr.
Clowes. He had made an elaborate analysis, prolonged over
more than eight days, to detect the presence of arsenic in the
remains of the five bodies. In all decomposition was so far
advanced that no organs could be distinguished. The bones
and small remains of the soft parts of the bodies formed
the contents of the coffins, in some of which sawdust and
remains of linen or flannel could be observed. The
coffins were entire, with the exception of that of Maria
Lacey, the wood of which, except the bottom, was very
rotten, and the lid partially fallen in. The remains of
Maria Green produced abundant and certain evidence of
arsenic. In that of Martha Green oould discover no trace
by the most delicate tests, nor in that of William Green.
The body of Hannah Peggs, from Ingham Chapel, also
showed no trace of arsenic. Maria Lacey's remains, ac-
cording to the observation of witness and Mr. Goodwin,
contained a small quantity of arsenic, but they had ex-
tended the inquiry to a portion of the soil taken from about
three feet from the graves of Balls'„ family in Happisburgh
churchyard, and had detected arsenic in considerable
quantity.
The CORONER asked the witness if it was possible a person
might (lie from arsenic, and yet no traces be found in the
stomach? Mr. Firth said that it might be disposed of by
vomiting, &c., but even then there was a great probability
that a small portion would be found in the stomach. Some
of the deceased might possibly have got rid of poison by
vomiting. If an inquiry had taken place sooner after death,
there would have been a much better chance of discovering
it.

By the CORONER—There was considerable difficulty in
ascertaining the presence of arsenic when the bodies were in
a decomposed state. All the coffins were sufficient to keep
out the solid soil, except Lacey's. Could not tell where the
poison came from in the case of Lacey. He had many
doubts on the subject, and the soil might possibly have been
the source of the arsenic in Lacey's coffin. Had no doubt
of the presence of arsenic there. The only doubt was as to
where it came from. Had no other instance of arsenic
being found in the church-yard, but he would just observe
that a French chemist had asserted that it was a common
thing in burial-grounds. It might exist in the one. Could
not say that the other three deceased did not die from
arsenic. There was the highest probability of the other two
children of Green dying from scarlet fever. The arsenic
might have escaped if the coffins were decomposed, but
they were not, except Maria Lacey's, which was only sound
at the bottom.
Mr. Clowes, surgeon, and Mr. Charles Goodwin, surgeon,
Norwich, 'who assisted Mr. Firth in the analysis, also gave
evidence at great length, and to the same effect.
Mary Green, Robert Green, her husband, and Ann Pestle,_
were again called in and interrogated, but they made no
material additions to their former testimony
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The CORONER then thanked the jury for the patient and
careful manlier they had gone through the inquiry, and dis-
charged them.

r A DVE RV'S EMENT.] —CAPTAIN KRAMER, OF THE
BARQUE WILKEIMER, CURED OF A DREADFUL SCORBUTIC COM-
PLAINT BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.-111 th!s astonishing
case the whole of the body and legs were covered with lumps nearly
the size of Tonquin beans, and had been so for the last three years.
Surprising to relate, this terrkle disease completely disappeared
from the system in the course of a month, by having large qantities
of the Ointment well rubbed in every night and morning, and taking
the Pills in copious doses. This cure is known to many respectable
people, as the vessel was discharging her cargo in the Thames only
about a fortnight since. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol-
oway's Establishment, 244. Strand, London.
HOME CIRCOIT.—We are requested to state that, in-
stead of the business beginning at Guildford on the commission-day,
which is to be Thursday, the 30th of July; the bnsiness will not
begin there till Friday, the 31st; but at Lewes the bUSineSSWillbegin
on the etunninton-day, yiz., Moncton July 27,