The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-18 00:00:00

ACCIDENTAL POISONING.

The Pharmaceutical Society has postponed, and con-
tinues to postpone the consideration of the regulations
which it behoves it to make with the view of preventing
accidental poisoning, whether by enjoining the use of
fluted bottles, sand-paper labels, or prickly corks.
Meantime calamities from poisoning by preventible
accidents occur as much unchecked as before
Parliament gave to these gentlemen their present
monopoly. The last case of poisoning by an embrocation
is recorded in the columns of their own journal,
as follows :—" A widow 1 ady named Elizabeth
Simpkins, who resided with her brother-in-law
at Crewe, has lately died under the following.
circumstances :—" It appeared that the deceased
been a sufferer from rheumatism, and that for the
last seventeen years she:had been in the habit of using
an embrocation consisting of chloroform and aconite, pre-
pared by Dr. Dawes of Longton: About half-past one on
the morning in question she awakened her brother-in-lave,
and told him she had taken the wrong medicine. Medical
men were sent for, but-on their arrival life was extinct."
If any of the various mechanical precautions which have
been recommended had been adopted in this case, it is
more than probable that the accident would not have hap-
pened. Such accidents are so frequent, and the remedy
has been so long discussed, that the policy of postpone-
ment might be supposed to have reached its limits.—Pal!
Mall Gazette.

It is raid that the ancient Irish Bishoprics of Ardagh
and Clogher are to be restored, the latter by the munifi-
cence of the Rev. G. Porter, rector of Kilskeery, County
Tyrone, son of a former Bishop of Clogher.
Another Waterloo hero, in the person of Lieutenant
Charles B. Bowers, of No. 31, Wilton-place, and Little
Tew Lodge, Oxfordshire, has just died, at his country
seat, at an advanced age. The deceased officer entered
the army in January, 1810, and was wounded when serving
with his regiment at Waterloo.
COLCHLBTEtt ELECTION.—It is understood that
Colonel Learmouth will offer himself in the Conservative
interest as a candidate to supply the vacancy occasioned
in the .representation of Colchester by the death of Mr.
J. Gordon Rebow. The Liberal candidate is expected to
be Sir T. N. Abdy. Colonel Learmouth contested. Col-
ehester unsuccessfully at the dissolution of November,
1868, when Sit; T; N. Abdy was also vanquished by the
Conservatives in East Essex.

TUNA TRI C A IT E 111,S.—M r. Ton Robertson has
written a piece for Mr. Sothern, which will be played at
the Haymarket at Christmas. It is called "Birth," and
has already been tried last week at a new. theatre in
Clifton. Mr. Robertson has written another piece, of
the latest modern times, called " War," for the St.
.James's.—Mr. Albery,- the author of the famous
Vaudeville comedy, The Two noses," has written a
•similar piece,' entitled " The Coquettes," for the Prince
of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool.
THE GREAT KRUPP G UN.--'W e understand from
G.-errauy that the Prussians have abandoned the inten-
tion of bringing up to the siege of Paris the great 1,000-
pounder Krupp gun (intended to throw a solid shot of
1,2121 b. or a shell of 1,0801 b.) which many persons will
remember in the Paris Exhibition of 1867. The reason
given is the weight of the gun, which is equal, including
the carriage, to 65 tons; and this would be too great a
trial for the temporary bridges and pontoons that would
have to be passed. But the real reason probably is the
untrustworthiness of the monster, which cost £15,750
sterling, occupied 16 months in construction, and has
never, we believe, been fired.—Standard.
VANDALISM IN EDINB UR very disgraceful
and malicious act: was committed by some person at
present unknown in the course of Wednesday night or
Thursday morning. It was discovered that the statues of
Sir Walter Scott and Professor Wilson had been painted
over and disfigured with black and white oil paint, evi-
dently a wretched attempt at practical joking. The magis-
trates have offered a reward of £2O for such information
as will lead to the conviction of the offender. It is to he
hoped that the individual (who probably thought himself
clever, but was only silly and stupid) will ere long be
caught . and, if caught, that he will be so punished as to
deter others from doing the like in future.—Seotsnutn.
SAD STORY.—AII inquest ties been held at the
House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, on the body of
Clement Bailey, aged 20, who died in the prison. The de-
ceased was a' medical student, and had married a yonng
lady whose parents were in a good position. Shortly
after his marriage he took to drinking, and became in-
volved in betting transactions. An engagement at the
Olympic Theatre was procured for him, and he was after-
wards tried and emnieted for stealing a gold watch and
chain belonging to :Miss Nelly Jay, an actress engaged at
that establishment. He was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment, and immediately after his removal to
I prison he became and died in the prison infirmary
from inflammation of the lungs. A verdict of " Death,
from natural causes" was returned.