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turbation of mind. She narrated to him very artlessly'
the actual occurrences that gave rise to the alarm and
confusion of the district. She is a young woman, re-
siding with her sister near the Abbey ; they both peg'
seas some claims to beauty. The elder one had gone to
Tothill-street, on Tuesday night, when a
gentlemanlY
man beckoned her. 119 said be had been watching her
for two hours, and ashed her if•she could take him soul?:w4ere, and she offered him to go to her room ; he saal
he had only 4s. 6d. in his pocket, which he ger!.
her. He had been only two or three minute'
bed, when he rose and said he must go If'
mediattly. She was suprised, and off,Ted to get
and light a candle for him to see to dress ; he et'.
" No, I can See as well in the dark as the light."
asked her if she knew who he was: she replied, "N°':
Ile asked her to shake hands, and then said, in a toe;
that alarmed her, " Do you know what you have done!
She replied, " I have done no harm." He then sat,'
"I am the devil: you have sold yourself to me, and
four days you shall be in the church-yard, and
fetch you." Ile then went off. The sister told the t'"
to others, and it spread abroad with additions, mid' s!,
was in every one s mouth, that the barg raain Was to lir
consummated at the Abbey at midnight, and the tilt'.
tude assembled as stated above.
It has been said that the darkest spot in a ronmAg:
that directly under the table on which the lamp stanni
and oh, Most Reverend Sirs! how truly dark is the 'W-
on which the shade of Westminster Abbey rests!•

SUSPECTED POISONINGS. ~
NEWPORT, ESSEX, AUG. 19.—The magistrates al
for this division of the county, the Right lina' le
Braybroke, chairman, were occupied nearly the who.w e
of yesterday at the gaol of this town, in investigaullsh
charge preferred against P. married woman, named.
Chesman, for having attempted to poison the Oleg!,
mate male child of Sarah Taylor, a resident of Alai ;$
den, a neighbouring village. In consequence of toe
has transpired since her apprehension for the awith
alleged offence, active measures are being adopted,. be
a view of ascertaining whether the deaths of two of
0,
children, which occurred in a very sudden and Teal
terious nanner, were not also the result of some
play. The prisoner is the mother of a large
with her husband lived in the village of Little.ln:
near Saffron-Walden. The mother of the child, f
single woman, while in the service of a farmer:Awh
Clavering became enciente by him, the result of ria/
was the infant in question, and he was adjudged to
~;(
the usual weekly amount towards its support. 1%-
weeks after it had been born, and while then
parent al.
staying at her mother's residence at Maunden, the ler
soner, who was a perfect stranger to them, visited.the
upon a pretence not yet explained. On seeing,. Tv
child, she evinced great fondness towards it, took it it
in her arms and nursed it. Immediately afttrwarm,cl
became violently sick, fell into strong convulsions, ;170
has since assumed a wasting appearance. °° 01°
mtcasion it was surmised that the prisoner had bat
ministered something poisonous to the infant, 15• -
as in most villages there being but little B9ssh4
tanee at hand, she made off. In a few m°ll6 to
i
however, the mother weaned the infant, and wend is
service, leaving it in charge of the grandmother, and
.„ to
day or two the prisoner again made her appearan"'ssea
inquire after the condition of the child. She exPresei•
the deepest concern respecting it, and apparently 11.111,a,
fested the greatest kindness towards it. The gwhea
mother had to leave the house for a few seeondsta
the prisoner instantly took up the infant, and said
would go too. She then went out, and on proceeto7o'
short distance from the house, she turned a corner: og
immediately afterwards she as seen putting sow!' ers
into its mouth, and she wits then seen to wipe her Isol
on her gown. The child was almost instantly &raied,
and manifested the usual symptoms of being 13,°1!100
The mouth was besmeared with something 5',..91,^140(
yellow salve, and the prisoner was accused 0'
attempted to destroy it. She however decatnrej'ethen
escaped detection until Tuesday week, JO
she was apprehended by Mr. Superild
Clarke, of the constabulary force station bet'
this district. On the child being taken fr°l33,eilgef
1
she was noticed to thro.v something into the
but on being accused of endeavouring to poison th'ool.9
fant, she was seen to remove what she had sPribe
thrown there. A little girl spoke to seeing in
it ell °,
cos the child had expectorated two yellow pih9ireleu'
which, however, she had unfortunately desooo6
thereby preventing their analysis. At the pti7. settS
dwelling a number of galleypots, filled with various erect
of ointment, were found, which the bench 01;0
to be forwarded to London to undergo sf
chemical examination. A great mass ° after
dence was adduced, and the Chalraltine'd
at the
th.o
consulting his brother magistrates, de!errratria
at
committing the prisoner to Chelmsford
„,, acistrates
next assizes for the attempt. ."-."e recared infer'
the course of their investigation having
to the death
mation of a most suspicious nature
relative
ejawere interred 0
of two sons of the prisoner, which
county coroner, who as promptly ordered
Clavering churchyard, instantly communicattheedewxibthtotb:
tion of their bodies. This was accomplished on Ikl
and nothing could exceed the sensation that prevatt7o4,
the village. The bodies, which were much decotoP..
were found is one coffin. . The medical gentleese'lbe
attendance possessed themselves of what was left alto
contents of their stomachs, which will undergo Wl'lo
at one of the London Hospitals. The boys were ,c),, IA
respective ages of ten und twelve years, and "cheep
January, 1845, The eldest is represented to havl.3-00
well on a Sunday at 2 o'clock, and a corpse iota inwiro
evening. The other one died on the Tuesday foil° 00
They are stated to have been very hearty lad?• airyi
coroner, at a late period of the day, opened the ins _ od•
and after taking evidence identifying the be,dio,
journed it.

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RAILWAY SHARE MARTI..E TS'
cectter'
BRISTOL, AUGUST 21. Glon - ral.
SToeg Exestawnr.-The sales axe-Birmingham and
~
....,,,50,,,
Quarters, 31%-Bristol and South Wales Junction, 65. 3",,iev, l''
British, New, 1374-Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 4-Taff Yale' -
011;
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MACHESTER, AUGUST 21. ,
STOCK EXenation.-T The sales are-Blackburn, Clitheroetov.
lb
dis.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 34 ab.._Buckine. anti!
~, uo Lin- Bletchley, 5-16 dis.- Clitheroe Junction, % dis.-Eastern-vlast TYork Extension, 1 9-16 p.-East Lancashire. 7% P.--tield, ',./.
colnshire, % dis. -Glasgow and Dumfries, s 1
dis.-Huddels Rye.
Wax, and Bradford, 2% p,-Huddersfield and Manchesteisr...4,e,e7,
and Canal, 1U p. -Lancaster and North Yorkshire, A d zind 1-11.
--
Dewsbury, and Manchester, 334 p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk,
_, 7{„ P„..
ton. 3 urs.-Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and SoutllP°',,,i tj0.....2
London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 79-Manchester oiy, cll',eia
ampton, 7-16 dis.-North Eastern, 1% dis.-North IV ale'',„.; itte.'„,r,
North Western, % p.-Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 1 g 6110,•,, chest 0.
and Lincolnshire Junction, 34 dis.-Sheffield and ",,....-Sal"'4,
Quarters, No. 3, 3-16-Shrewsbury and Birmingham,.,Y 0.,` ,;-, 14'
shire Union, % dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, Ja."
34 p.-West Riding Union, 2 7.16 p.
FX
LEEDS, AUGUST 21. yorl'A fr
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Cotintleg' jltlci"a4o,
tension, 31s. 6d. p.-Huddersfield and Manchester„l% p•---,, -X.'4,
field and Sheffield, 7 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3% c„„“d". `Thi' -
Branches, 134 p.-Ditto, Extension, 2s. 6d. p.-Leeds ..",„, 01%
434 dis. -Ditto, New, 31. 6s. 6d. dis.-Manchester and Lecup'.__Sot,
sions, 2/. 6s. p.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 5P' ~,,t3jrz. atetf.,
and North Midland, East and West Riding, 11 13.--i"n,-4-6d- o'o
tingham, and Boston, 16s. dis. s.-Clitheroe Junction, .- •
and -.sooo,
Great Eastern and Western, 30s. 6d. dis.-Lancashire a
Yorkshire, 18s. dis.-Lancashire, Yorkshire, and and ",,ii.
,f
dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 16s. dis.-Leicester3% p
..••••• sot
ford, 108. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and pre ._.
p•-'
chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 188. -*- hi 310 '0
and Lancashire Junction, 15s. dis.-North Staffords ro.,
~00, ,
North Western, 4s. p. -Sheffield, Rotherham, and Gc4',et ',lle'
sartn_Easter7.,,,"o.
-South Midland, 12s. 6d. p.-Welsh Midlands, 3213. n't°'
Riding Union, 4%-York and Carlisle, 435. dis.
HULL, AUGUST 21. rtfOciji
North STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are - British, Carlisle-.0.A
..t..
Flee 34,
Qt7elis.rtio:us3ab4hnnelidr.orgpneLas.te, Nottingham, and Boston,
.d T3a11681. 6%1- 365.- /9,
Preston, and West Riding, 95.-Leicester wor , rri,
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. 93. 9d. P.-North Wes uni°l!...
P.-North Staffordshire, 21. 19s. 6d. P. c.-Northern CountieSra, 0
IN.-West Riding union,
Bsn4lslod.9.usdlts.3hiissid.elffi6sda:l7..ere-stLolrßestisc.esdtiesr:md::::.
P,
-Leicester and Birmingham, 3s. 6d.-Welsh Midland, 175.."
•
lEsaiLesp,arAe
piEt.r,
sror to,
eld E 8 dis.--
"'
xtension, 18. tar ,
u-GEtessTte2nll Counties. - -
Lincoln
nld
Sxoc a Exc sr AL:taarrneGlood2rnirsiB.mcis-lidtisTinbEs3;l_l:3:ak
ihding Western,
Url ioa 21
'''' : ' 6j,
YORK, AUGUST 21. ii 142„• ac,
-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 14s.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Buckinghamshire. •-.," d in-.,
2/. Is.-Newcastle and Bersrick, 2734-Newcastle and 1,,Tr_....1)itt,;
New, 10% -North British, 3834-Ditto, Half Shares, 1',.:,t sl,,a ri
Carlisle Extension, 3/. 18s. 6d.-North Western, liA -1-cl°-
Union, 4%-York and Carlisle, 14s. 6d.-York and Sort.
(East and West Riding Extension), 1234.
GLASGOW, AUGUST 20.
80.- JOS'
STOCK Excnoteon. -The sales are-Banffshire, 178,- 11c' O-
le •1' 10
Irish Union, 425. 9d.-Caledonian, New, 28s.- Clydesda on ~ ...-
241.-Direct Northern, 345.-East of Fife, 215.-East 19`rt, irljs-
way, 145.-Edinburgh and Northern, 10L-Ditto, NeTvPs":,,- it'''
Edinburgh and Perth, 658.-Glasgow General Terminus,. tsliv-Ls+
gow and Belfast Union, 589.-Glasgow, Klima/. k la ' 1 *IP
not , ru aal ) par
..
305.-Great Indian Peninsular, N.-Larne, Belfast,-and .' „ad
~,ie,
95.-Manchester and Southampton, 325. 6d•--.Newcastle stle --01.71:43
ca .„ L lington Junction, New, 11% -North British, Extensions w
,scoi
82s. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 323.cottish 19;4 --
Central, Al idlaud Junction, 71. Is.- SQuth Mi diem', 555. --London iningtoo,

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DIFFERENT KINDS OP CodLs.—An inquirY °rogres,so'
siderable interest and great practical value is now i,x';;Pcoe°'ft:e
we may mention, in connexion with the Museum of --,he
Geology, in behalf of the Admiralty, in reference t°,,",Ted, 11,1-0
of coals for the use of the steam navy. It is desii6;tsof'
merely to ascertain, by chemical analysis, the con sti o°,lo etui coals, but, by an extensive series of comparative ocCsovore'e;,,
to determine their heating powers and the must ec toot 0,
mode of effecting their combustion. With this °(e e,,,
view, we find steam-boilers are now being erected 11,4 fro,.;
gineering college at Putney ; and we have no doubt,
the well-known skill of Sir Henry de la Beche and is to -
Playfair, under whose direction the examinatlo
made, that much information of great importan”; to
vjsl
adgiti,rated•
facturers and engineers will be aftbrded, in
object for which the experiments have been. ins"
Athenceum.

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BIRTHS. •
After seven days' severe suffering (but undertilase :ilrett
mitting care of Mr. Robinson and Dr. oyes, 6112nforelitlia-
by Dr. Lever) the wife of Dr. ItAullinder, of IVes'—'
of $
place, Camberwell, of a daughter, still-born. iev,
On the 21st inst., in Sotio-square, Mrs. Mackin in'
daughter.
of CaPts
On the 23d of May lrAst, at Kolapore, the lady liter. Jf
Paget W. Clarke, 2clC,renadiers, B. N. 1., of a (last 00111-1
On the 18th inst., a Corston Cottage, near Ba'''
o a son. A
of
OHnenthue- El9dtehn
iJnoant.,:t4
'tEhesqla f lad of John Maraa t gam EA',
of a daugLter. re, the
On the 19th inst., in Clifton-place, Sussex-squa hat,
lady of Frederick Trower, Esq., of a son. ..„.„,.„huid-P°-
On the 19th inst., Mrs. Robinson, of 21."".1
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Stratford, Essex, of a son.

MARRIED. , ,h-
On the 19th inst., at York, Edmund James eldest smith "ll'
of Parliament-street, Westminster, to Margaret,
ter of John Noble, Esq., of York.

DIED. ridge
1 TEtub r
On the 14th inst.', at the Calverley }rote! tbe Ist °
Wells, John WilliarnSpicer, Esq., late Captain in
King's Dragoon Guards, aged 79. a hire, golf
On the 16th inst., at Shelton Rectory, Bedfor s
wife of the Rev. Daniel Crots.Eliz*
On the 18th inst., at Southsea, near Portsmouth'
the wife of Colonel Edward Parkinson. Cooper*
On the 18th inst., at Welling, Mrs. Elizabeth
0,
On the 19th inst., the Rev. Robert Rose Rolfe, I
nall, Norfolk. .••••_-
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London: Printed and Published by ALUEDO Yousa, of ,joto
Strand,Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, 6trand, In this I'ri 10
of the Sayoy. lh the County of AilddleeoX, SatitrditYr _
22. 1846.