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He had analysed, and discovered arsenic and copper in
the little that was left of the blancmanger and the very
little found on the shelf at Franklin's, and 474 per cent.
of white arsenic in that which he received from Mr.
Barry as the sameas that which he had supplied to the
prisoner. He found white arsenic in the stomach of the
deceased, but not copper, which he accounted for as
before stated. He described all the ordinary tests that
he had applied in the usual way.
Mr. Betts, shoe-manufacturer, of Northampton; Mr.
Porter, of Northampton, gentleman; Mr. John Groom,
shoe-manufacturer; and Mr. George Macguire, were
called to prove that they were at the dinner and partook
of the blancynanger, and the dreadful extent and dura-
tion of their sufferings.

Waiters and other witnesses were called, whose testi-
mony will have sufficiently appeared above.
Charles Woolston proved that he was formerly in the
service of Mr. Franklin. Was with him five years, and
assisted him in his business. After he had been there
about three years a young man came there and first in-
troduced emerald green. Afterwards witness used it in
a small quantity, about three thimbles full. This was
for 4lanemanger in a small mould, representing a plum
with two leaves and stem, which leaves and stem were
green. The whole was to be eaten. Never remembered
..tny previous instance of illness. Had eaten blancmlnger.
Had used it twice. When witnt ss went to Mr. Barry's
to fetch a pennyworth Mr. Barry told him it was poison.
This was about two years and a halt ago. Franklin saw
witness use the emerald green after Mr. Barry had told
witness it was poison. Witness communicated it to
Franklin and to Randall, who were both together at the
time. After witness told Franklin that emerald green
was poison it was not used ''or colouring articles intended
to be eaten. [The substance of the rest of this wit-
ness's testimony appears in the statement above.]
Mr. flirstFaY addressed the jury on behalf of Mr.
Franklin, and Mr. MACAULAY on behalf of Randall.

..... ,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up the case,
leaving it to the jury to say whether or not the prisoners,
both, or either of them, knew that it was poi,on ? in
like manner, whether or not they were guilty of culpa-
ble negligence in the administering of it ?
The jury answered the question in the affirmative as
to both prisoners, returning a verdict accordingly, against
both of Guilty of Manslaughter.
His LORDSHIP, in a very feeling and impressive ad-
dress, sentenced them both to imprisonment for three
calendar months.

This case concluded the business of the assizes for this
county at seven o'clock.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.— Winchester, July 18.
CROWN COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
William Atter was indicted for the wilful murder of
James O'Connor by striking and beating him with a
mallet upon the head and face, on the 10th of June,
diversgivin mort
when
henhe died.
wounds, which he languished
until gthheim llth ofJune,
Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Collyer were counsel for the
prosecution; and Mr. Missing defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was a convict at Ports-
mouth, and was under the superintendence of the de-
ceased. On the 10th of June, about half past eleven
o'clock, the prisoner was in a passage adjoining the fitting
loft; several of the convicts were also there. O'Connor
was in the passage likewise. A man named Smith, a
seaman rigger, was in the loft. He heard a heavy blow
struck in the passage. He looked up and saw O'Connor
in the act of falling on his back. The prisoner had a
mallet which he held up over his shoulder with both
hands, and as O'Connor fell the prisoner struck him a
most violent blow on the face with the mallet. Some
of the parties picked him up ; be was covered with
blood. The prisoner said, " I told him I would cook
his goose, and I have done it." The deceased was re-
moved to the Star Hotel ; he was insensible. A sur-
geon instantly attended him. His eyes were obscured in
consequence of the injury. There was a wound between
the eyes ; the bones of the nose were broken to pieces,
and the right side of the lip was completely divided,
and was bleeding profusely. On the following day,
about three o'clock, he was delirious, violent, and fero-
cious, and it took six men to hold him. He soon after-
wards began to sink, and died at ten o'clock that night.
The surgeon was of opinion that the death was caused
by bruises, contusions, compound fracture of the skull,
and extravasation of blood on the brain. On the same
day, after the blows were struck, the prisoner was put
into a solitary cell on board the York convict ship, when
he talked to a man named King, who was confined in an
opposite cell. He said, " I have done for one —."
King asked him whom he meant ? The prisoner re-
plied, " O'Connor ; I gave the a blow on the
head ar.d knocked him down ; the turned up his
eyes and I gave him another blow on the face and
knocked his nose flat on his face, and I saw the old
devil stand round the -- as I killed him. I told you
I would do it. I looked for an opportunity all the
morning before I could get one. I was an hour before
I could get anything to do it with ; at last I found the
mallet, and that I killed the with." The prisoner
asked where be should be " topped ?" King told him
at Winchester. The prisoner then said, " I shall make
a fine speech on the scaffold."
At the conclusion of the case for the prosecution,
Mr. Missiso said, it was not necessary for him to
address the jury ; he bad' watched the case, and that
was all he could do.

At the request of the prisoner a written statement
was read. In that statement he said that O'Connor had
driven him wrongfully ; that they could give him no sa-
tisfaction; that he had begged the captain to shift him,
for if ho did not he should get into trouble, as ha could
not bear it any longer ; that O'Connor had afterwards
treated him worse than before, and taken him before the
captain, and charged him with using threatening lan-
guage ; that after that he was in such a passion that he
scarcely knew what ho was doing ; that he was very
sorry for the act, and begged the Court to have mercy
on him. (We are assured that it was intended to shift
the prisoner at the end of the week ; that his name was
down fur that purpose, and that he knew it.)
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in summoning up, told the
jury that if they were of opinion Atter had caused the
death of O'Connor without any lawful reason, it would
be their duty, however painful it might be, to find him
guilty.
The jury in a few minutes returned a verdict of Guilty,
and he was sentenced to death.

The prisoner conducted himself with the utmost pro-
priety in the dock. 'The court was crowded to excess.
Stephen Morris, jun., William Smith, and Charles
Bratcher were indicted for the wilful murder of Charles
Payne on the 22d of February.
Mr. Poulden and Mr. Massey were Counsel for the
prosecution; Mr. Missing defended Smith; Mr. Sewell
; and Mr. Prideaux for Bratcher.
affair arose out of a poaching trans-
action. e tpTioh appeared
If'olire unfortunatesopirorsrei prosecutor was Mr. Drummond, who is the
owner of large estates at Cadlands, in the parish of
Fawley, in this county. On the night of the 26th of
February, John Cull, James Cull, and Charles Payne,
who were gamekeepers, started about twelve o'clock at
night to look after poachers. They heard the report of
a gun in the Ferne hill copse; they proceeded in that di-
rection, and heard the report of another gun in the same
copse. They then suspected that the party would go to
Shobland's copse. John Cull and Payne went and hid
themselves behind a barley-rick in Iloarstone-field. In
consequence of a noise they heard they came from be-
hind the rick, and saw five men facing them, John Cull
went and collared two of them. Ile saw a person go to-
wards Payne, and he believed that person to be Morris,
with whom he had been acquainted for a considerable
length of time. The men Jonn Cull had collared strug-
gled very much, and one of them got away, but he secured
the other, who turned out to be Smith. During the strug-
gle John Cull heard an exceedingly heavy blow, followed
by the discharge of a gun. James Cull then came up.
Two persons laid hold of him, and beat him so as to
render him senseless. When he came to himself, he got
up and went towards Payee whom he found 1-ing on
the u
rground
nand
They then handcuffed Smith to
Payne,tgot a light and a cart. Upon their
the stock of a gun under Payne's
return
they
edy insensible.
went
found
unad and got
shoulder. It bad blood upon it. The barrel of the gun
was lying near. They searched Smith's pockets and
found some pheasants in them. They took Payne
home. At daylight they returned again to the spot, and
found two cloth caps and a rabbit skin cap. The pri-
soner Morris lived about a mile from this field, and
next door to a Mrs. Clasen. About one o'clock that
morning Mrs. Clavell heard cries and moans in Morris's
house. She got up and went into his house, and
found him complaining that ho bad Met with an ac-
cident, and had' shot himself. She Went fur a sur-
geoiti, who found a gun shot wound in the pit of his
stomach. Morris told the surgeon he had been out
shooting, and in drawing the gun through a hedge it
had gone off and shot him. Payne never became sensi-
ble, and died on the following Wednesday of a blow he
had received with a gun on his head. The three pri-
soners were together at a beerhouse that night. Bratcher
had on a rabbit skin cap, similar to the one found in the
field.
Mr. Sewell, Mr. Missing, and Mr. Prideaux submitted
that the charge of murder could not be supported be-
cause the gamekeepers had no right to apprehend
those parties. In order to give the keepers that autho-
rity it was requisite that the parties should have been
in a close with intent to kill game " there," in that very
close in which they were apprehended; the parties,
therefore, had a right to resist their apprehension, and
could only be convicted of manslaughter.
Mr. POULDEN urged the contrary of this proposition.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS said he should consult Mr.
Justice Coleridge on this point, whether or not a servant
of an occupier of land had a right to arrest parties who
were not in either of the lands in which they intended to
kill game, but being on the land with intent to kill game,
but not to kill game " there."
The Learned JUDGE having had a conference with
Mr. Justice Coleridge, returned into court, and
said, that they were of opinion that there was no
authority to arrest these parties. In order to
give power to arrest, the • parties arrested must
f thatth et
hoeffe partyne es
ibmernfeodunidn
tuhpeofinrsltansdectcirormn moiftttihnegstoatnueteo;
must enter or be upon the land where he was arrested
with intent to kill game on that very land. In this case
there was no evidence that the parties were upon the
land when they were arrested, with intent to kill game
there; therefore the offence was reduced to manslaughter.
Mr. Missing, Mr. Sewell, and Mr. Prideaux then ad-
dressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS having summed up,
The jury returned u verdict of Not Guilty.
The same prisoners were then indicted for night
poaching.
The jury found them Guilty; and
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS sentenced them to seven years'
transportation each.

SOUTH" WALES CIRCUIT, Cardiff; July 17.
(Before Mr. Justice WI6IITNIN.)
Thomas Martin and Michael Leary were indicted for
the wilful murder of John Williams, in the parish of
Swansea, in this county, on the night of the Bth of May
last. There was a second indictment against the pri-

soners for the murder of one Jenkin Evan, at the same
time and place.
Mr. R. W. Grove and Mr. Bmson conducted the pro-
secution; the prisoners we! e defended by Mr. Sergeant
Jone?.

It appeared from the case stated by Mr. Grove, and
the evidence in support of it, that on the night in ques•
tion a party of labouring people were holding an assem-
blage, called by the natives a " Cwrw-bath," at an un-
occupied cottage on the roadside, between Loughor and
Swansea. The object of these meetings is to collect
subscriptions among neighbours and friends for a young
couple about to be married, and on this occasion, as is too
frequently the case, the parties assembled had drunk
large quantities of beer, and the whole party, about 20
in number, were more or less intoxicated. It so hap-
pened that on the night in question the two prisoners,
accompanied by three other Irishmen, had been paid off
from one of the railway contract works at Loughor, and
were proceeding to Swansea. About midnight they ar-
rived at this cottage, and joined the party there, who
supplied them with beer and kept on good terms with
them for some time, when a dispute arose between a
younger brother of Michael Leary and a Welshman
;dealt the low rate of wages at which the Irishmen con-
sented to work. A general rush took place towards the
door through which the two disputants had staggered
and fallen together over the thre.hold, and in an instant
the deceased, John Williams, was stabbed to the heart
by inc of the Irishmen in the midst of all the party.
The other murdered man, Jenkin Evan, was coming
down the road at the time, and hearing a cry of " Mur-
der," he appears to hare seized hold of theyounger Leary,
who was the first man that ran out from the court-yard
in front of the cottage into the high-road. Jenkin Evan
was also instantly stabbed to the heart, apparently by the
same hand and weapon as had given the fatal blow to
John Williams. The Irishmen escaped in the darkness
and confusion, and after passing the night in Swansea
they set off the following morning for Cardiff; but owing
to the activity of the county police they were appre-
hended in the course of that day.
The only man who could give any direct evidence as
to the actual perpetrator of this double murder, was the
younger Leary, who swore to having seen Tomas Martin
rush out from the doorway with an open clasp knife in
his left hand, and stab John Williams as be stood on the
left side of the door. This evidence was confirmed by
that of several witnesses, who spoke to threats used by
Thomas Martin, which appear to have satisfied the jury
that he was always prepared, in the event of any dispute
resulting in a personal conflict, to use a knife ; and that
ho was actually so prepared on the night in question.
Similar evidence was given as to Michael Leary, but
the only direct evidence against him was that of several
witnesses, who spoke to the fact of his having used a
spade in the "conflict, and having struck some of the
party on the head with it.
Mr. Sergeant JONES made a powerful appeal on behalf
of the prisoners; and
The Learned JUDGE summed up the case with great
care and perspicuity.
The jury deliberated for about half an hour, and then
returned a verdict of Guilty against Thomas Martin for

the murder, and against Michael Leary for aiding and
abetting him in it.
His LoaDsnir immediately proceeded to pass sentence
of death against both the prisoners, holding out to them
no hope of mercy. The s►lence maintained during the
early part of his Lordship's very affecting address to the
prisoners was painfully broken towards the conclusion by
the cries of their unfortunate wives and children, who
were waiting outside the court and had received intelli-
gence of the result of the trial.
The prisoners, who are intelligent looking men, both
displayed the most astonishing indifference throughout
the whole proceedings.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. B. Isaacs, a gentlemen who stated himself to be a
magistrate in Jamaica, applied to the Lord Mayor for
his Lordship's interference in what he considered to be
a case of great hardship. He was attended by four
seamen, natives of Jamaica, who had lately arrived in
this country on board the Marian, Captain John
Bradley.

Hr stated that the crew of the Marian had for some
reason, upon arriving at that destination, abandoned the
ship, and the captain was of course reduced to the al-
ternative of remaining, to his serious loss and incon-
venience, on the island, or employing whatever seamen
he could find to work the vessel home. He chose the 1
latter; and he induced the four seamen who were his
Lordship's petitioners on the present occasion to per-
form the duties on the homeward voyage, having en-
dorsed the articles with which they entered with words
to the effect that he engaged to furnish them with ordi-
nary seamen's berths on board some vessel returning to
Jamaica within seven days after their arrival in London,
or to pay them wages until such should be done. Instead,
however, of fulfilling his agreement with the poor
men Captain Bradley thought proper, after having given
them a few shillings to cast them off altogether, and
they were wandering about in a state of destitution,
until they happened to meet a person who was disposed
to appeal to the authorities in their behalf. Captain
Bradley. upon being written to upon the subject, merely
acknowledged the receipt of the letter.
The LORD MAYon—Has any complaint been made on
the subject elsewhere? Mr. Isaacs—Yes. The case
was represented to Mr. Baliantine at the Thames Police-
office, who sent to the captain to represent the hardship
of the case; but the application was met by a negative.
The LORD MAYon—llave the owners of the ♦essel
been applied to? Mr. Isaaes—The owner, Mr. Neil
Malcolm, is, I believe, on the continent; but I saw his
clerk, who could not act in the matter, and who referred
me to the captain. The captain, however, declares that
he will do nothing for the men except upon compulsion
by a court of law. Two of the men could, I have been
given to understand, have obtained berths in the Calypso
to return to Jamaica it they had been supplied with the
money fairly due to them for the purpose of redeeming
their clothes, without which they could not go upon the
voyage. Mr. Ballantine had regretted that it was not
in his power to do anything for the seamen ur.der all the
circumstances.

The LORD MAYOR—I am very sorry that there is no
Act of Parliament which arms me with the power to do
justi-!e to these men. We can constrain persons who
would act with similar unfairness towards natives of Asia
and Africa; but the authority of interference does not
extend to the natives of our own colonies. I consider
the conduct you describe as exceedingly reprehensible,
and regret that the 0-wrier, who I am convinced would
never tolerate anything of the kind, is out of town. I,
however, think that upon your application at the office
of the Registrar. General of Seamen, who has been
most active in bringing to punishment deserters from
our ships abroad, facilities will be rendered to accom-
plish the benevolent object of sending these poor men
home.

The LORD MA.voa received a letter from the keeper
of the Giltsper-street prison, informing him that a young
man, named R. C. Tweddle, traveller to Mr. D. Lloyd,
Wholesale grocer, in Rood-lane, had expired yesterday
morning. The unfortunate man had been on Friday
charged with having received from a customer of the
house the sum of 3681. 18s. without having accounted for
it in due time; he was soon after seized with delirium
which ended in death. •
BOTV-STREET.

William Harvey, a letter carrier at the Croydon post-
office, was charged with stealing a money letter and se-
veral of the daily newspapers.
It was proved that, owing to the complaints of some
inhabitants of Croydon that their letters and newspapers
did not always come to hand, Mr. Sculthorpe, a presi-
dent in the Post-office, tested the honesty of the carriers
and sorters in that district by causing a letter, contain-
ing some marked money, to be addressed and posted to
Mr. Fuller, an estate-agent, at Croydon, taking care to
watch its safe transmission from St. Martin's-le-Grand.
On the arrival of the bag at Croydon the letters were
sorted out by the carriers as usual; but, on inquiry be-
ing made for the one addressed to Mr. Fuller, no one
seemed to know anythine• about it. A search was made
for it, and it was at length found among the prisoner's
letters, although not belonging to his delivery. He de-
clared he did not know how it came there, unless it was
ruin-sorted. It had not been opened. The prisoner was given
into custody on :suspicion of stealing the letter, and at
his house the officers found parts of the newspapers, with
their directions upon them.
Mr. JARDINE committed him for trial, but in conside-
ration of the prisoner's character, which was well spoken
of, and his long connexion with the Post-office (fourteen
years), coupled with some peculiar circum.tances in the
case as regarded the letter, his Worship consented to
take bail, which was instantly given.

COLLEGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,

PUTNEY.

On Tuesday the annual distribution of prizes at this
valuable institution took place in the hall of the College,
in the presence of a numerous and distinguished party
of visitors.
The meeting was also honoured by the presence of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge; and amongst
the company we noticed the Bishops of London and
Oxford, the Earl of Devon, Lord W. Fitzroy, Sir
Charles Sullivan, Major Oliphant, Colonel Sykes, Major
Shadwell Clerke, General Sir C. Pasley, Mr. Rennie,
Captain Moorsom, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Hon.
F. Tollemsche, M.P.

The proceedings commenced by a general review of
the progress of the college during the year by the Rev.
the Principal, who, after alluding to the advances made
by the students, called the attention of the meeting to
the plans in progress for improving the college system
by the addition of classes of metallurgy and general
engineering for Indian officers. On this latter point he
dwelt at some length, urging upon those gentleman
present who were connected with India the great
advantages to be derived from promoting instruction in
civil engineering among the officers in both services,
civil and military. He then referred to the measures in
progress under the Government for improving the con-
dition of our large towns, which would require the ser-
vices of numerous well-educated, intelligent officers to
carry them out efficiently ; and he thought that they
ought to be satisfied that the demand for a practical and
scientific education, such as could be obtained at the
college, would constantly increase.
The following is the prize list for the past year:—

MATHEXATICS.
Class 1.-Ist div., Shearwood, Simpson ; 2d div.,
Coghlan.
Class 11.-Ist div., D© Bourbel, Christie, Robertson
(rq.); 2d div., Goudir, Candy. sen., Candy, jun.
Class 111.-Ist div., Riley, Hayton, Blair.
CHYMISTRY AND PHYSICS.
Class I.—Broadrick, Codrington, Simpson.
Class IL—Candy, sen., Candy, jun., Riley.
GEOLOGY.
Codrington, Coghlan, Kershaw.
GEODESY.
Class I.—Christie, Coghlan, Ackland, Codrington.
Class IL—Robertson, Simpson, Shearwood, Wood-
ward.