The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-26 00:00:00

THE CASE OF SEERY.

Sir J. GRAHAM said, that although they were on the
orders of the day, he wished to offer an explanation respect-
ing an answer which he had given to a question on Monday
night last, relating to a deputation that had waited on the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. When he (Sir J. Graham) gave
the answer he had mot received an answer from the Lord
Lieutenant, though immediately on the notice being given
of the intentien to ask the question, he was written to for the
particulars. He (Sir James Graham) wrote on Friday night,
and not receiving an answer on Monday, as expected, he re-
plied to the best of his ability, from the information he was
able to collect, that the deputation had acted in the manner
he described. He stated that a deputation from Westmeath
had waited on the Lord Lieutenant in Dublin, and prayed
that the sentence of death on Brian Seery might be carried
into effect. He (Sir James Graham) answered the question
to the best of his information, and considered the deputation
had acted in a very harsh and unusual manner. On Tues-
day morning, however, he received the answer of the Lord
Lieutenant, which represented the matter in a somewhat
different light, and he would read it to the House. (The
Right Hon. Baronet then read the letter, which set forth that
a deputation front the county of Westmeath had waited on
the Lord Lieutenant, but that he (the Lord Lieutenant) bad
not been influenced in the slighest degree by anything they
had stated relating to the case of Brian Seery. 'I his decision
had not in the least degree operated on his mind. In jus-
tice to the deputation, however, it must be stated that
their principal object in calling on e Lord Lieutenant was to
represent the lawless state of Roscommon, and the necessity
of more stringent measures for the protection of life and
property, and that it was only incidentally that the case of
Seery was introduced. On this subject they stated that any
lenity shown to Seery would tend to encourage and per- '
petuate the evils that existed, and keep alive the spirit of in-
subordination.) He had taken this, the earliest, opportunity
of making an explanation to the House.
METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.

Mr. FOSTER -asked the t. (Sir J.
Graham) whether it was the intention of the Government to
- introduce in the present session a Bill for the amendment
of this Act, which in many particulars operated in a very
vexatious manner?
Sir JAMES GRAHAM answered that the Government
intended to introduce a Bill in the course of the session,
but previous to that It was their intention to lay before the
House a Bill to amend one portion of the present Act, re-
lating to the appointment of official referees, so as to in-
crease their number to three, with an increase of salary,
subject to the condition that no person should be employed
in that capacity who acted as a surveyor.
CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING SEERY.
_r
; O'CONNELL withdrew the notice he had given re-
spectinga the corre-spondence between the Lord Lieutenant
laid onn"twell, as he found that the correspondence was
the table at a late hour last night. In place of that,
he begged leave to
Members b bstitute a notice of motion, that two ad-
ditionale given to Ireland, for those of which
Sudbury had been deprived.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the second reading of
this Bill.
Mr. HENLEY asked the Ron.
"or
what was
not illegal.
meant by
,the words in the Bill, "or any other purpose
askedth what
Mr. DIINCOMBE said, the Hon. Genticareir
responsible ilt th ey
these words meant. To that haenwd ohueldwaas
nag;
ed greater
existed in the present statute,
or them. The object of this Bill was to
effect to those words, and he would state what he h
before the House the other eveninigh,
eallitnhne.
stance placed
reasons that had induced him to bring it forward.
(ientleman here recapitulated the facts connected with the
appeal case from a South Shields benefit society, Which
was recently argued and decided upon in the Court of Queen's
Bench, and said that it was the judgment of Mr. Justice
Wightman that led him (Mr. Duncombe) to seek the
amendment of the law. In that case the rules of the
Society were regularly enrolled and certified by Mr. Tidd
Pratt, yet that was not sufficient to protect it, the jll.thr•
went of the Court having been opposed to its legality.
There were upwards of 5,000 friendly and mutual insurance
rucieties already enrolled under the provisions of the Act.
Though it was not for him to impugn the justice of the deci-
sion of Mr. Justice Wightman, still he thought that the
Learned Judge would not have given such a decision,
had he been cognizant of the existence of so large
a number of these societies. The effect of that decision
would, he believed, cause great confusion among the existing
societies. The Bill which he introduced at the request of
members of these societies, an with the concurrence of Mr.
Tidd Pratt, would, he believed, remedy the evil complained
of. The only alteration sought by this Bill was the addition
after the words "for any other purpose not illegal" of the
words "if of the same description as hereinbefore men-
tioned." I. -
Sir J. GRARAz._ wag w frigidly to the existence and ex-
tension of inendrY.and mutual insurance societies, but he
thought the Bill, se pro-posed by the Hon. Member, would
give rise .to considerable difficulties. There were many
thingt which were not illegal, isut which, at the same time,
it was not convenient tn‘ -sanction by an Act of
the Legislature. It wits 11!),.ty for instance, illegal for

masters to combine to reduce the wages of their workmen,
nor the workmen to join together for the purpose of obtain-
ing a rise in wages. But he did not think it quite prudent
on the part of the Government, that they should sanction
the formation of a benefit society to support them during
that strike. He had not had an interview with Mr. Tidd
Pratt upon the subject since the introduction of the Bill.
He would not oppose its second reading, but would reserve
to the Government any remarks they might have to offer
when the Bill was in Committee.
Mr. HENLEY was favourable to friendly societies. He
considered, however, that the measure proposed by the Hon.
Member was so vague, that it would have the effect of injur-
ing those interests which he sought to protect. He would
not, however, oppose the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said that when the Bill passed it was
for the purpose of extending the power of the friendly socie-
ties to objects of another nature, but not for any political
purposes. But if political societies were not illegal, he did
not see why the words " and for any other purpose not ille-
gal," should forbid a political association. Ever since this
Bill had been brought in he had been overwhelmed with all
sorts of complaints to introduce a variety of alleviations. If
the Right Hon: Baronet would allow him to have some con-
versation with Mr. Tidd Pratt, he might be better able to
explain to him the nature of the alleviations required.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that the Hon. Member for
Finsbury had rather misconceived the intention of the Act.
The object of the Act was to extend the power of friendly
societies. If his llon. Friend would refer to the proceedings
of the House in 1834, he would find that it was stated when
the Bill was brought in it was their intention
to extend the powers of these societies to
other objects. If he rightly conceived the case,
these misapprehensions had arisen from some supposed de-
cision of Mr. Justice Wightman, who decided that loan
societies were not societies for mutual benefit. It was de-
sirable that this doubt should be removed, and the simple
way to do it would be to introduce a declaratory Act re •
moving these doubts. At the same time he agreed with the
Right Hon. Baronet that It was desirable to preserve these
societies from the contamination of politics or religion.
Mr. HAWES said that he wished for an early considera-
tion of some Bill to meet the object of his Hon. Friend.
There were a great number of these societies which were
enrolled, and which were excluded from the benefit of the
Act of Parliament. It was necessary to introduce some Act
to let the societies excluded by the decision of Mr. Justice
Wightman have the benefit of the Friendly Societies' Act.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that, if the consideration of the
Bill were postponed until Wednesday next, he would take
the necessary step to have the Bill so framed as to meet the
exigencies of the case.

The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Wednesday next.
The second reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill was
postponed until Wednesday next.
The London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Bill was
then read a second time, and the House adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY" BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
TUESDAY, FEB. 24.
The following Petitions for-Railways were reported, and the Bills
ordered to be brought in l4y the undernamed Hon. Members:—
Yorkshire and Glasgow Union—Mr. 0. Dancombe, Mr. Cayloy, and
Mr. E Denison.
Kent Atmospheric—Mr. Frewen and Admiral Dundas.
Great North and South Wales—Mr. Morris and Mr. Davies.
Cockermouth and Workington Extension—Mr. Aglionby, Mr. E.

Stanley, and Mr. Horsman.
Richmond (Kew Branch)—Mr. Kerable and Mr. Antrobus.
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley—Sir J. Hope and Mr. Balfour.
Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch)—Mr. E. Ellice, jun.,

and Mr. G. W. Hope.
Alford Valley—Mr. Bannerman and Sir A. L. Hay.
Great North of Scotland (Eastern Extension)—Mr. Bannerman and

Sir A. L. Hay.
Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick—Mr. DHgdale, Mr. Newdegate,
and Mr. Tlorsman.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

The following Resolutions were reported from this Committee :

I. That in the case of the Alford Valley Railway Petition, the
standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
. .

- 2. That in the case of the Great North of Scotland (Eastern Ex-
tension) Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
3. That in the case of the East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley
Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
4. That in the case of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Man-
chester Railway (Ashton Canal Purchase) Petition, the standing
orders ought not to be dispensed with.
5. That in the case of the Somersetshire Midland Railway Petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.

6. That in the case of the Richmond Railway (Kew Branch) Peti-
tion, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the par-
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
7. That in the case of the Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Rail-
way Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
8. That in the case of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dun-
fermline Branch) Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
9. That in the case of the Airdrie and l3athgate Junction Railway
Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to the
Committee on the Bill that the amount paid up by each subscriber
was so paid up by such subscriber previous to the presentation of the
Petition for the Bill.

10. That in the case of the Leicester and Tamworth Junction Rail.
way Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—Thal
the parties be.permitted to proceed with their Bill.

First, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth
Resolutions agreed to.

SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS.
➢fONDAY, MARCH 2.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction (Humber Ferries).
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway and Grimsby Docks
Consolidation.
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction arid Tyne Dock.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch.
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct.
Great Western and Uxbridge.
East Lancashire (Deviations and Branches).
Great Western and Wycombe.
Mitcham and South-Western.
Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby.
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Crickheath and Wem
Lines).
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Extension and De-
viations).
North Wales Mineral (Deviation and Branches).

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN
TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK.
The present position of the Wheat trade is perfectly
anomalous ; we have the positive assertion of the Prime
Minister, and other Members of the Cabinet, whose
means of gaining information must be regarded as un-
deniable, that so great a scarcity of food exists in a por-
tion of the kingdom as to threaten absolute want before
' two months can pass over ; still prices of Wheat con-
tinue from week to week to retrograde. If the expected
alteration in the corn-laws had been a recent proposal,
there would be less reason to feel surprised ; but the
repeal of the enactment of 1842 has been looked upon
as certain for more than three months, and the value of
Wheat has already been reduced--in anticipation of the
change—about 10s. per qr. It is true that there are up-
wards of a million quarters of wheat in bond in the
kingdom; but, on the other hand, the tone of the advices
from most of those countries from whence Great Britain
usually draws her supplies of Foreign Wheat are of a
character which render it extremely doubtful whether a
similar quantity to that now under lock here could be
secured without paying very high prices, the greatest
scarcity prevailing over a large portion of the continental
Europe. Notwithstanding, however, the Ministerial de-
claration, that before the month of May the extent of
our wants will have made themselves felt, and, in fact,
that the greater part of Europe is already suffering in
consequence of the deficiency of the last harvest, not
the slightest disposition has hitherto been manifested
by capitalists to make investments in Wheat.
We think we are fully warranted in saying that this
is an anomalous position of affairs ; the explanation is,
however, not very difficult. The tightness of money,
and the impossibility of obtaining the usual accommoda•
tion, have rendered all mercantile men cautious of
entering into speculations ; and the same reasons have
caused parties who purchase for actual consumption to
conduct their operations on a more restricted scale than
in ordinary times. The demand has, therefore, for
weeks past been confined to the supply of the immediate
wants of the millers. Neither merchants nor manu-
facturers of Flour hold any stocks of importance of
English Wheat ; indeed, beyond those interested in the
million quarters in bond, the. farmers are the only
holders. What proportion of the last crop they have
still on hand—whether it is less or more than at the
corresponding period in ordinary years—we have no
means of ascertaining. On this the future range of
prices, in a great measure, hinges : for should the sup-
plies from the growers at any period fall short of the
quantity required for consumption, a rise must follow,
there being no stocks in the hands of other parties to
fall back upon. Up to the present time, however, there
are no symptoms of the expected advance ; and so far
from any improvement having taken place, the trade has
been even more languid than before, at the principal pro •
vincial markets.
The few parcels of fine free Foreign Wheat on the
market have been at full prices. The high pretensions
of holders have been unwillingly complied with by
buyers, but the absolute want of good old for mixing
has enabled sellers to realise quite former terms for
the best Dantzic, Rostock, and other favourite sorts.
Inferior descriptions of Foreign, of which the bulk in
granary (free) consists, have been totally neglected.
The operations in Bonded Wheat have been on a
restricted scale. Small purchases of the finer sorts
have been made by the millers (to be released by cer-
tificate) for immediate use at high terms ; but no dis-
position having been manifested to speculate, few
cargoes have changed hands. There has, however,
been less pressure on the market ; and good Dantzic
and fine red Baltic could scarcely have been bought on
as easy terms this as the preceding week.—Mark-lane
Express.

REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
The advices from the North of Europe are of no in.
terest this week ; indeed, whilst so little difference
exists as at present between prices of Corn in this coun-
try and abroad, we cannot expect a very interesting
correspodence. The continued dull accounts from Great
Britain do not seem to have produced the least effect,
holders generally feeling convinced that, sooner or later,
England will require supplies which it may not be easy
to furnish.
Letters from Dantzic of the 14th instant, state that
scarcely any business
had been thereremained
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altered.
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general impression
that the supplies of Wheat down the
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unusually small in the spring and summer.
From Stettin we have advices of the 14th February.o
Holders of Wheat were then very firm, but n
orders having been received, the actual transactions
been unimportant. Few merchants were willing to enterd
into contracts to ship the best Wheat below 495. per qr.
free on board in spring, and for secondary sorts equally
high prices had been insisted upon.
At Rostock a good deal of business appears to have
been done, orders having been received there from Hol-
land and Belgium. Wheat was quoted 48s. to 505., Rye
355. to 365. 6d., Barley 245. 6d. to 255., and Oats 18s. to
18s. 6d. per qr. free on board in spring.
From Hamburgh our prices reach to Tuesday last.
On the spot nothing whatever had been done in Wheat
for export, and from outports only a few thousand quar-
ters heel been contracted for, to be shipped from Wis-
mar and Rostock in spring. The prices paid had varied
from 48s to 50s. per qr., according to weight and qua-

lily. In Spring Corn the transactions bad also been un.
important.

From the Mediterranean the news is equally uninte-
resting as from the Baltic. Letters from Marseilles, of
the 14th instant, state that a falling off had taken place
in the demand for Wheat on British end Belgian ac-
connt, and that the transactions of the week had been
entirely of a local character.

From Genoa we learn that the Sardinian Govern-
ment had issued a decree reducing the duty on Wheat
received by Sardinian vessels from 6 lrs. to 4 lrs., and
on that received under any foreign flag from 9 Irs. to
5 Irs. The reduced duties to remain in force till June
next.

As the papers and letters brought by the steamer
from America were delivered on the day of publication,
we were unable to take much notice of their contents in
our last number. It may therefore be as well, on the
present occasion, to state that the rather dull accounts
from this side had influenced prices of Flour and Wheat,
and that a decline in the value of both articles had taken
place at several of the principal ports of the United
States. At New York, on the 31st of January, good
Genessee Flour was fre•:ly offered at $5 561 c. per barrel,
and about 9,000 to 10,000 barrels had been sold during
the preceding week at that price. The shipments of
Flour from New York, from the Ist to 27th January,
had consisted of 64.358 barrels Flour, 45,391 bushels
Wheat, a'd 87,876 bushels Indian Corn.—Mark-lane
Express..

INDIAN CORN and BUCK-WHEAT

Maize, or Indian Corn, is a plant commonly cultivated
in the warmer parts of the world, where it answers a
purpose similar to that of wheat in more northern coun-
tries. It is the Zea Mays of botanists a monoecious
grass, of vigorous growth, with stems not snore than two
feet high in some varieties, and reaching the height of
eight or even ten feet in others. The leaves are broad,
and hang down from large rough sheaths which sur-
round the stem. The male flowers grow in loose, ter-
minal, compound racemes, standing clear of the leaves ;
the females are arranged in numerous rows on a spike,
which is wrapped round by several folds of sheathing
bracts, which press upon the grains and give them the
flattened figure they eventually acquire when ripe.
Each grain has a long thread-like style, which projects
beyond the enveloping sheaths ; and as there are some
hundreds of them upon each spike, the whole form a long
tassel, which looks as if made of silk. The ripe grains
are regularly arrayed one over the other in rows, are
compressed at the sides, flattened at the apex, and of
various colours. There most common colour is pale
yellow ; some are white, some party-coloured, and there
are varieties with blood-red and even purple grains. A
plant generally bears two full ears, the grains of which
vary greatly in number some of the largest ears in Ame-
rica contain at least 800 grains.
It seems that there is a particular line on the conti-
nent of Europe north of which the maize does not
thrive. To the south of this line, which passes
through Nancy, formerly the capital of Lorraine, in
France, it has in a great measure superseded wheat and
rye as the common produce of the land. The bread
made from maize is not so palatable as wheat or rye
bread; but by mixing it in certain proportions with
wheat it makes a very pleasant food, In the United
States of North America Indian corn forms almost the
only bread eaten by many of the people; and in the
slave states it is the only bread that the negroes eat. It
is not, however, in the shape of baked bread that maize
is most generally used in Europe, but in boiled messes
and soups, as peas are with us ; it is not only the ripe
grain which is eaten, but the ear in every state, from
that of a green vegetable to an unripe corn. It is
boiled, stewed, and baked; it is a substitute for cabbage
or green peas in its early stage; and is used in some
way or other to its complete maturity. Nothing
can be better than ripe maize to fatten hogs or poultry
with; and the young stem cut down quite green gives
one of the best and most abundant varieties of green
food for cattle.

All animals are fond of maize, especially horses, pigs,
and poultry ; it gives the flesh of the last two a pecu-
liarly fine flavour. The most profitable way to use maize
in fattening animals is to grind it into meal, and mix it
with warm water into a pottage ; and, for horses, to soak
it twenty-four hours in water before they are fed with it.
In the dry state it is so hard that it wears their teeth,
and in young horses is apt to produce blindness by the
exertion of the muscles of the jaw in chewing it.
One of the most important uses of maize in Europe
is to sow it thick to be cut green as food for cows,
oxen, and sheep. In a proper climate there is no
plant which gives so great a mass of green food as
maize. The produce is most abundant and nutritive.
The largest varieties should be chosen. The seed
may be sown in drills in April, and in September
a crop might be mown, which would give ad-
mirable fodder for every kind of cattle. It is said
to exhaust the land-; but what will not exhaust it, more
or less, with much nourishment ? Maize will well re-
pay the manure which may be required to restore the
humus that it has consumed. If it is sown early, a
second crop may be raised the same year ; for it does not
spring up like grass, after being cut. Where the land
admits of irrigation the growth of the maize is moat
rapid and luxuriant. The time to cut it is when the
male flowers are just appearing out of the sheath in
which they are enveloped in the early stage of their
growth. It may be dried into hay, and will keep good
for a couple of years ; but in this state it must be bruised
or soaked when given to cattle, as the stems get very
hard in drying ; they may, however, be cut, as the cane
tops are in the sugar plantations.
Buck-wheat is said to be found wild in Persia. The
cultivation of it, according to some authorities, was in-
troduced into Europe by some of the crusaders ; accord-
ing to others, the Moors introduced it into Spain from
Africa ; and hence it has in France the name of bled
sarrasin. The name of buck-wheat is a corruption of
the German bush-weizen, which signifies beech-wheat,
from the resemblance of the seed to that of the beech-tree.
It is called wheat, because, when ground, it produces a fine
farina, which resembles that of wheat in appearance. The
botanical name of the genus, Polygonm, is taken from
the angular form of the seed, and the specific name,
Fogopyrtim, from its resemblance to beech-mast. Buck-
wheat grows with a strong, herbaceous, cylindrical, and
branching stem, of a reddish colour, about two feet high.
The leaves, which are ivy-shaped, are placed alternately
on the stems. The flowers grow in bunches at the end
of the branches, and are succeeded by blank angular
seeds, formed of four triangles, being thus nearly regular
tetranedrons. The plant is an annual, and the flowers
appear very soon after it is out of the ground. They
continue to blow and bear seed in succession, till the
frost destroys the plant. Being a native of a warm
climate, the smallest appearance of frost in spring, while
the plant is tender, entirely destroys it.
The cultivation of buck-wheat has never been very
extensive in the variable climate of Britain. It is not so
well adapted to cold wet soils as to warm-sands; nor is it
so certain a crop as oats or barley on lands which are
suited to the growth of these grains. For countries
where there are very poor light lands with a hot dry
climate, unfavourable to the growth of oats, and not rich
enough for barley, buck-wheat is a great resource; and
without it, many tracts of poor land would scarcely be
capable of supporting a population. As a principal
crop, therefore, it is confined to some parts of the south
of France and other countries similar in soil and situa-
tion. As a secondary and occasional crop, it often
occurs in Switzerland, Germany, and especially in Flan-
ders, where it enters a regular part of their varied
and complicated rotations. Under particular circum-
stances, it might be introduced with advantage into
many parts of England where it is now unknown. The
only counties in which it is cultivaied to a moderate ex-
tent at present are Norfolk and Suffolk, where it is
called " brank." If a small patch of buck-wheat is oc-
casionally met with elsewhere, it is, in general, mainly
for the sake of encouraging game, particularly pheasants,
which are extremely fond of it.
Buck-wheat as a grain may be given to horses, in-
stead of oats, or mixed with them. No grain seems so
eagerly eaten by poultry or make them lay eggs so soon
and so abundantly. The meal, when it is ground, is ex-
cellent for fattening cattle and pigs. The flour is fine
and white, but from a deficiency in gluten does not make
good fermented bread. It serves well however for pastry
and cakes ; crumpets made of buck-wheat flour eaten
with butter are a favourite dainty for children in Hol-
land. A hasty pudding is also made of the flour with
water or milk, and eaten with butter or sugar.

FIVE PERSONS POISONED.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—The report which was current yesterday
of this dreadful catastrophe turns out, unfortunately, to be too true.
An inquest was held yesterday on the bodies of Jane Gilton, aged
17 ; her sister, Margaret Gilten, aged 16 ; and their brother, John
Gino'''. aged 12 years. Two others of the same family had died pre-
viously to the three deceased, namely, on the 15th of the present
month the youngest son, Edward Gilton, aged seven years, and on
the 17th, Mrs. Gihim, the mother, widow of the late Mr. Gilton.
printing-ink and colour manufacturer. The business had for some
years past been carried on on the premises in West Derby. The
whole of the inmates of the house hid been mere or less ill for about
three reeks; the eldest and yet surviving son (aged about 20) being
the least affected, he not having been so constantly at home as the
other members of the family. The female servant and a nurse were
also taken 111. The eldest son deposed to these facts, and stated
that about Urea weeks ago he was employed in making green
verditer, an article used by paper-stainers, and in colouring walls.
In this preparation there was a large quantity of arsenic. He
put the ingredients into a boiler in a shed at some distance behind,
and detached from the house. Between this shed and the
house there is a long building, which appears to have been formerly
a conservatory or greenhouse, but had been converted into what is
now called " the colour-house." In one division or compartment of
the colour-house—that nearest to the shed— there was a well with
a pump on one side of it. The well is about four yards deep, and con-
tains about two yards in depth of water. This well has also a pipe
communicating with a pump in the back kitchen, from which the
water is taken for domestic purposes. It appeared that, after the el-
dest son had made that part of the preparation containing the arsenic,
it had to be ladled into a bucket, carried into the colour-house, and
there put into a tub to cool. This was carefully done by a labourer
who was employed on the premises. After being cooled, and the
other ingredients added, the liquid on the top required to be drawn
off, which was done by a siphon-pipe, letting it into a:wooden spout
which discharged its contents Into, or near to, a sewer which is be-
tween the colour-house and the boiler shed. The deposit from the
liquid was all that was required in the trade. There was no evi-
dence that any of the liquor had been spilt in the transit, but it is not
improbable that some of it has either found its way into the well by
the top, which was only covered with a wooden lid level with the
floor, or it may be that some of the poisonous liquor had oozed from
the sough into the well, between which there is a distance of six or
eight yards.

The three deceased (oa whom the inquest was held) were similarly
affected during their illness with nausea and vomiting, and the
mother had also a severe cough. Neither of the three deceased were
confined to their beds on Tuesday last. John died on Saturday after-
noon, at six o'clock ; Jane about three hours afterwards ; and Mar-
garet at half-past eleven on Monday night. MEI SW A post mortem examination of one of the bodies was
made by Mr.
Garton. He found all the internal inflammation and appearances,
such aasnlaedfohuinma to the
ivdoecc:terdacoepsinoifonarstehnaitc.the deceased had died
from the effects of poison. Ho had analysed the water from the
Ti CORONER suggested that the inquiry should be adjourned until
ptllorsonnehsdaadyg,oitnildetehtehwatatthere._wAeldl,jothurenseedwaerce,oarnddintghlye.pipe should be
Ken up, and every means used to discover in what manner the

I SOUTH DURHAM.--lam., Bowes and Lord Harry Vane,
the Members for South Durham, have announced their intentions io
vote for the free-trade measures of the Ministry, although, tiers-
tofore, they have advocated the necessity of protection to agrturs.l
industry. At Darlington, as well as Barnard Castle, public Inestings
have this week been held and resolutions passed, expressive of their
continued confidence in their representatives, qnd commoudius hem their altered_views sad opinion.--Newmaf Paper,