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THE FIREWORKS IN HYDE PARK, &C.—A copy of COT•
respondence between the Secretary of St to for the War
Department, the office of Ordnance, and lite First Com-
missioner of Public Works, in relation to the buildings
now being erected for fireworks in Hyde and the Green
Parks, was yesterday published by order of Parliament.
On the Bth of April the War Department requested Mr.
Austin to move the Commissioners of Works, &cr., to
give immediate authority for the erection of two sheds,
one in the Green Park, and one in Hyde Park, 200 by
35 and 25 feet, and also of a strong fence, 6 feet high,
to enclose the ground. Two days afterwards, the Office
of Works declined to undertake the erection of the sheds
within the time specified, on account of the great pres-
sure upon the department at that time, and the First
Commissioner thereupon expressed a desire to avail
himself of the offer of the War Department to undertake
the work. The size of each of the areas enclosed
appears to be about 80,000 square yards.
STAR CLUB OF LONDON.—The fourth meeting of this
club for the present session took place on Wednesday
last, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, when the fol.
lowing members and visitors were present :—B. Oliveira,
Esq., M.P., president; W. Digby Seymour, Esq., M.P.,
Wm. Lee, Esq., M.P., John Steel, Esq., M.P., S.
Grant, Esq., Chas. White, Esq., Salkeld, Esq., Har-
vey Lewis,Esq., W. Hargreaves, Esq., J. Arden, Esq.,
j, Eq., Dr. Sibm the £. thrii)Da

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

; open his month and speak ; and later felt quite
recovered. He bad no return of the spasm till half-past
five the following day. He then asked the nurse to
change his linen, and as she was about to do so a
violent spasm came on, and he died in a few minutes.
About 30 hours elapsed between the last convulsions of
which he died and the preceding one. The last
paroxysm continued two minutes. The rigidity before
that had been completoly relaxed. I gave the patient on
the second day a small dose of tartar emetic, containing
antimony, which produced vomiting. I increased it in
quantity on the third day, but I did not repeat it after
that day.
Cross-examined by the Attorney-General.—The teta-
nus arose from a stone falling on the mdddle toe of the
patient, cominetely smashing it. The wound had be-
come very unhealthy. I amputated the remaining part of
the toe. When I saw the boy the wound was almost
closed. The jaw was closed when I administerbd tartar
emetic to him. On the 29th the rigidity relaxed ; the mus-
cles of the chest, back, and abdomen continued rigid. Dur-
int, the time there were no convulsions whilst I
administered tartar emetic. I have no doubt the rigidity
of the muscles of the chest and stomach would go far to
prevent sickness. I suppose the boy would have
vomited but for the rigidity of the muscles. I expected
he would have done so from the large dose I adminis-
tered. The symptoms began to abate on the 4th day,
and gradually subsided for some time. The symptoms
were reproduced by the nurse setting the boy up in bed.
The cause had not ent!rely gone before that irritation
must have been set up in connection with the spinal
cord, and the original seat of the wound that produced
spasms.
Re-examined by Mr. Gray—The causes of irritation
producing spasms may be various. Supposing death
occurred accompanied with tetanic symptoms, and the
medical man had no knowledge of the cause except the
irritation of the spinal cord, I think it is extremely
difficult—probably impossible—for him to ascribe it to
any particular cause.
Dr. M'Donald said—l am a licentiate of the Royal
College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. I have been in
practice for a number of years, and have had cases of
traumatic and idiopathic tetanus. I have seen two cases
of idiopathic. I have also made experiments. Tetanus
will proceed from slight causes. Any internal altera-
tion of the secretions will produce it. Exposure to cold
would produce it. Mental excitement will also cause
tetanic convulsions. Sensual excitement will produce
tetanus. Graeules in any part of the body connected
with the nervous structure might produce it. Tetanic
causes are produced by means yet undiscoverable by
human science. There is same obscurity about the
disease. Many post mortem examinations have taken
place in cases of death by tetanus, and no cause of disease
has been discovered. Strvchuia is easily discoverable.
In the case of Catherine Watson I was fortunate to cure
her, and she is at present in court. [The witness
here read the minutes of the case which he had made
at the time]. In that case there was a lock-jaw ; it oc-
curred about the middle of the attack, but she was able
to speak. In acute idiopathic cases it is a late symptom.
I have had a patient, named Copeland, who had been
attacked with idiopathic tetanus under my care ; there
was no external cause. Death took place in somewhat
less than half an hour. I have made a number of
experiments on animals with respect to estrychuia
poisons, and Lave found the post mortem examinations
very generally to concur. The membranes of the brain
are highly congested, the sinus gorged with blood, and
in one case I had hemorrhage from the nostril. I has e
out through the substance of the brain and found nu-
merous red spots ; these aro the general results. Toe
lungs of those animals had been either collapsed or con-
geeted, the heart invariably filled on the right side and
very often on the left. The liver has been congested
and the kidneys normal ; the spleen in a natural
condition. The vessels •of the stomach I have
also found congested on the outside surface.
Oa the mucous or inner side I found them filled with
blood, the vessels of the membrane of the spinal cord
congested, also with sometimes red points cutting into
the spinal cord. The appearances of post mortem exa-
minations are always a tree test of the cause of death.
I have experimentalised in a great many cases of strych-
nia. If you kill an animal with a grain of strychnia
you may discover traces of it that is evidence of its
presence. The 50.1000 th part of a grain will
kill, and that can be found if in the body. I have ac-
tually experimented so as to discover that quantity.
The theory of the decomposition of strychnia, as pro-
pounded by Dr. A. Taylor, is quite new. The first time
I ever heard of it was in the Court. There is no well
founded reason, in my opinion, for such a theory. I
o have proved it by numerous experiments. I have taken
the blood of an animal poisoned with two grains of
strychnia, about the least quantity that would destroy
it, and have injected it into the ab lomenal cavities,
of smaller animals, and have destroyed them with all
the symptoms, and post mortem appearances of deaths
by strychnia. It would make no difference, I should
think, in finding strychnia, how it was administered.
If the pills containing it were hard, and not easily dis-
solved, it would be easier to find. I differ from Dr. A.
Taylor relative to his colour test.. I believe them to
be reliable tests for finding etrychnia. I have feund
it invariably in urine that has been ejected by the aid.
mall that have taken it, part of it is thrown off by the
watery excretions. Strychnine cannot be confounded
with salacine or anthyne. An increased flow of saliva
is a very marked symptom, so is susceptibility of touch
in all cases. A. alight touch, or a sharp word
will• produce violent convulsions. They are recog-
nised as chronic convulsion,,, a stiffening of the
arms. A. man who bad taken strychnine, having
his neck rubbed before the paroxysms came on,
would be likely to be thrown into convulsions if
the first symptoms of poisoning had commenced.
It would not give him any relief. I think it very
improbable that a man under the influence of
strychnia could pull a bell violently. I agree with
Dr. Herapath that strychnia could be und. I
have heard the symptoms in Cook's case described,
but do not attach much importance to them, as I have
seen symptoms developed from other causes, A dose

THE RUGELEY POISONINGS.
[The following appeare4in part of our impression of
yesterday.]
This morning the entrances to the court were densely
crowded as early as eight o'clock, and in a few minutes
after the doors were opened the court became crowded.
The interest exhibited to-day decidedly exceeded that
of yesterday, and as the case approaches a termination
that interest becomes more and more excited and intense.
The bench was very fully attended, and among the not-
ables present were the Duke of Wellington, Sir J. Pak-
ington, and the Mayor of Rristol.
The examination of the medical witnesses for the de-
fence was continued, and the first witness called was
M. John Ross--I am a house-surgeon to the Lon-
don Hospital. I recollect a recent case of tetanus. It
was brought on the 22d of March to the hospital about
half-past seven in the evening. It was a male, aged
about 37, and the patient bad had a paroxysm in the
receiving-room before I saw him. , He had a rapid bnt
feeble pulie, his breathing was laborious, his jaws
closed and fixed, and an expressive anxiety about the
countenance. His features were sunken, and he was
unable to swallow. The muscles of the abdomen and
back were somewhat tense. He had another paroxysm
which lasted about a minute. He was then quiet for a
few minutes. He then had another and died, having been
in the hospital about half an hour. There was an
inquest held on the body, and a post-mortem examina-
tion took place, but no poison was found. I attribute
death to tetanus. There were three wounds in the
body—two on the back of the right elbow, each about
the size of a shilling, and one on the left elbow, about
the size of a sixpence. The man told me he had had
the- • wounds from 12 to 3.6 years.. They were old
chronic indurated ulcers, circular in outline, the edges
thickened round them, and covered with a ditty white
coating, without any granulation. I cannot say what
acs the origin of the wounds. I have seen old chronic
syphilitic wounds like those I have mentioned, but they
were on the legs of the body. Those wounds were the
only thing that would account for tetanus.
Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—Poultices
had recently been applied to the wounds a clay or two
before the man was brought to the hospital, and the
application of a particular poultice had been objected to
by the patient. It was made of linseed meal. Thu jaws
were firmly closed when he was brought to the hospital,
SO it was impossible to administer anything by the
mouth. The man said he had been so taken at his din-
ner, at eleven o'clock. Tetanic patients can speak,
although they cannot open the jaw. There were symp-
toms of rigitity about the abdomenal and lumbar
muscles. The man did not say bow long belled felt the
rigidity. Another medical man, I believe, had seen
the case before it was brought to the hospital. I
have no doubt that the disease had been coming
on the whole of the morning. They were ugly sores, of a
chronic character, and integument connected the two,
and they were confluent. Thera were no signs of heal-
ing, and they had the appearance of being old neglectel
sores. They were near the ulna nerve. It is a sensitive
one, near what is commonly called the funny bone. I
believe the man had had paroxystns the whole of the
afternoon before he came to the hospital. There was no
convulsion of the legs and arms. The particular tetanic
symptoms were spasm, lockjaw, the muscles of the
abdomen and back being rigid, and pains in the stomach.
I did not bear the symptoms of Cook's case described.
Mr. Grove—Was not strychnine suspected in this
case ?—lt was.
Exantioatiou continued—The nerves of the tongue
are, very delicate. I heard the-case of tetanus described
yesterday, and am of opinion that it was idiopathic te-
tanus, arising from cold. •
Mr. Mantel', house surgeon of the London Ilespital—
I had the case just referred to under my care, as well as
Mr. Ross, and the description given by him is quite
i:errect. The patient died from tetanus caused by the
old -Sores.
Dr. Itightson examined by Mr. Kennealy—l was
pupil of Liebig, at Giessen, and am now an analytical
chemist at the school at Birmingham. I have made
poisons my study, and amongst them strychnine. I
have been employed by the Crown in the detection of
poisons. I think most decidedly that strychnine may
he detected. I have discovered it in pure and corrupt
matter.
Mr. Kencealy—What class of corrupt matter ?
Witness—Bilious matter and petrifying blood. I
hive trued my attention to the tissues, and have found
it there. I found it in a cat poisoned, and in the blood
of a dog poisoned by strychnine, and also in the nerve
of also her dog poisoned by strychnine. lam of opinion
that strychnine does not decompose in the act of poison-
ing, or- in entering the circulation ; in. that opinion I
am decided. It might poSsibly Change inte.a substance
in which it would still be able to he detected. We
have had such cases. The most minute portions of
strychnine might be found, upon an- analysis, in the
case. Where it was found in the blood of the dog two
grains were given. When found in the urine of the
dog,- one grain and half. A grain was trie Ito be given
to the cat, but a great portion was lost. I should have
no doubt in saying, generally, tbat strychnine given to
a man should he tound upon analysis.
Mr. Sergeant Shee—You say generally. Have you
heard the discussion of the particulars in the ca,at of
Cook
Witness—l have ; and from that description, should
say certainly that if strychnin 3 had been taken it would
have been found upon an analysis.
By the Attorney-General—lf the entire dose taken
be absorbed is it finally deposited in the blood or tissues
upon reaching the point at which it kills ?—I cannot
say;
Attorney-General—lf the whole was absorbed into
the blood would you expect to find any in the stomach ?
--CertainlY not, unless some clung to the coats of the
stomach. I should search for it in the blood and tissues,
and 1 should expect to find it in each of them supposing
a minimum dose had been taken and absorbed in the 1
ayes m.

Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—lf I had known
a man had had strychnine administered to hint one
houi. and a half before death it could have been detected
in the stomach ; if administered in the shape of pills
I cannot say if it would have been al absorbed by that
time. Not knowing the dose administered, and the
power of absorbation, 1 cannot say, with absolute cer-
tainty, if it could have been detected in the coats of the
stomach, but I should think it probable. I cannot give
any decided opinion al to the quantity of strychnia that
must have been administered to cause death in an hour
and a half after the first paroxysm.
Lord Campbell expressed his admiration of the man-
ner in which this witness had given his evidence.
Witness recalled--By Mr. Baron Alderson —1 cannot
give an opinion as to the exact effect of strychnia on the
system before it kills. It ought to be found in the
blood.

strong enough to destroy life at one paroxysm would not
take an hour and a half to manifest itself. In my
opinion death arose from epileptic convulsions with
tetanic complications. The post mortem Appearances in
Cook's case being so different from those which I have
observed in cases of strychnine poisoning that I do not
suppose that a dose sufficient to destroy life in one
paroxyism could not, so far as I am aware, requiie even
an hour to manifest its affects. The interval of repose
from Monday to Tuesday was, in his opinion, important
as to the epileptic nature of the convulsions, as in epi-
lepsy the recurrence of the fit generally comes on about
the same hour. Any of the causes which I have here
heard described, such as co!d, the excitement upon the
race;couree, and the vomiting, might have produced
the symptoms and death which has been described in
Cook's case.
The Court hero adjourned.

Mr. Partridge, examined by Mr. Grove —I have been Upon the reassembling of the court, the Attorney.
many years in practice as a surgeon, and lam Professor General cross-examined Dr. M`Donald, who said—l
of Anatomy in King's College. I have heard the evi- am a general practitioner, but am parochial medical
deuce of the symptoms in Cook's ciao, and as to the officer. I have had two cases of idiopathic tetanus. I
post mortem examination, The spine should be exa- saw Catherine Watson about half-past ten at night,
mined shortly after death. Granules, such as I have she had had about five or six spasms, and had gone about
described would be, in my opinion, likely to cause in- her usual duties up to the evening of the attack. She
flammation of the membranes. I have no doubt such did not complain of any suffering. I had one
inflammation, if it existed, would have been found on case of a child, which was in health half an hour
an examination of the of the part shortly after death. before the convulsions came on which terminated its
Cases of granules producing titanic convulsions are on life. I was first spoken to about this case
record, but I have never seen such a case. Meningitis in January, and since then I have made experiments.
inflammation of the auachroid produces sometimes con- The dose has been from one-half to three-quarters of a
vulsions and sometimes not. I cannot form any posi- grain to two grains. I could not destroy a dog with
tive opinion from the evidence I have heard of the cause half a grain. The heart is generally full from the rush
of Cook's death. No conclusion as to the cause of death of blood from the smaller vessels into the large
can be drawn from the contracted state of the body after cavity. I have always found more or less eon-
death. If I found a body drawn back and curved after gestion of the brain, which depends much upon the
death, I should be inclined to attribute it to the convul- state of the stomach. As far as I can judge
sive form of death. There are a varieties of degrees of from the symptoms I have heard described I should say
rigidity which succeed a natural death. The clenching Cook's death arose from epilepsy. I have seen one
of the hand and the arching of the feet is not unnatural, death from epilepsy. The patient was not conscious. The
Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—I under- cause of epilepsy has never been clearly ascertained. In
stood the granules were on the inner surface of the dpi- all epileptic deaths there is a complication of tetanie
nal cord. The granules are not generally found. They spasms. Mental excitement might have caused the can-
can exist with health. Arachnitis producieg convul• vulsive attack. It is within the range of probability.
eions never came under my observation. This disease Cook was very much excited, and consequently af-
would not affect the brain by sympathy before death. terwards depressed. These white spots tepon. the
Where granules have produced arachnitie they have stomach indicated inflammation, and which might have
varied in size. I never knew of a single case of arachnitis influenced the brain. Ido not believe the evidence
where a patient diedof convulsions. 'cannot say whether which states there was no inflammation. Epilepsy
it would affect the general health. Ido not think a man might follow sensual excitement. Epilepsy has occurred
would be well between the intervals of convulsions. I during the excitement, and I have heard the description
should expect that there would be pain ; the muscles of Cook's mode of life.
would be unusually convulsed. I should not expect The Attorney-General—But the sensual exoitement
freedom from pain and convulsions 24 hours before would not cause epilepsy a fortnight afterwards. This
death. Ido not think the symptoms exhibited by John and another question of the learned Attorney-General
Parsons Cook before his death arose from arachnitis. I upon the same pOint caused much laughter in the
never knew a case where the baud a were so firmly closed court, and some clapping of hands.
from natural moms that the fingers had to be vie. Mr. Baron Alderson—l heard just now some one
lently forced
open. The arching of the feet is clapping hands ; such conduct is highly disgraceful.
common in death. I have not known them to be Here is a man being tried for his life. It is disgraceful
so much arched as Cook's. I have no doubt but that The Attorney General, then, with some warmth,
from the position in which Cook died that death was cross-examined the witness at some length upon the
occasioned by tetanus. From the description given by general character of epilepsy, and the effect which °Om
Jones, and the evidence 1 have heard, some symptomsl would have upon a person predisposed to epilepsy.
are consistent and others are inconteeteet with death The witness said it would be most likely to accelerate
from staychnia. lam of opinion that from the convul- the symptoms, and the effect of morphia would depend
eions of the muscles, the throat and legs, the bending of upon the peculiar idiosyncrasy of the person taking it,
the body into a bow, and the difficulty ot respiration, and would accelerate rather than tranquillise when there
that tleose are consistent with death from tetanus. I was a disposition to congestion of the brain. •
have never known traumatic tetanus terminate in death Re-examined by Sergeant Shee—From what I hare
in less than three oz. four days. I have never known, in read I believe there have been cases of epilepsy where the
all my experience, such symptoms as those exhibited by patient has not entirely lost his consciousness. Epilepsy
Cook to have remitted from natural cause...
is sometimes so sudden that the patient falls down with
Ite-exarnined by Mr. Grove.—Sickness before death is a shriek. It very often occurs at night in bed.
not consistent with strychnia. I also c insider the beat.
ing the bed clothes ae incousinteut, and also the want A Patient may frequently suffer from epilepsy during the
night and be quite well next day. When an adult is
of sensitiveness, the sudden cessation of convulsions, 9" zed for the first time several fits follow in succession.
and apparent complete recovery, show very aPparently From Dr. Bamford's depositions I inferred that Cook
an absence of =seller agitation malting it irreconilsable was under a state of depression. I should infer
with etryehnia. Convulsioes arising from injuries to from the fact of Cook's imagining himself mad
the spice are very varinua. 1 know an intermission of for a few miautes that he had been seized with some
symptom; does sometimes occur in traumatic tetanus, 1 sudden cramp or spasm; but supposing there was no
The granules described are more unusual in young than I cramp, and supposing
that Cook meant to speak the
in old. I cannot say whether it is snore indicative of truth, .it showed that there might be some disturbance of
diseare. I etteuld not feel myself justified atter so long the brain. I don't believe that the white spots could be
a onto in ,aretie,, tout the spine was not free from disease. preeentin thestomach without iefiernmation existing alma
T ties ot think that alter nine weee the spine would be I have examined a case of this kind very carefully, and
St. '^ a sufficiently *perfect state to arrive at any positive I have arrived at that opinion after mature study.
e nclusion as to the absence of disease. Dr. Bainbridge ---4 am a doctor of medicine, and medi•
Dr. John Guy examined by Mr. Gray—l am a fellow cal officer tot. Martin's Werkheuse. I have
of the College of Surgeons, and for 18 years surgeon to had considerable experience in couvuleive disor- 1
the Royal Free Hospital. I had under my care a case ders. There is a very great variety in the eymptoms.
of traumatic tetanus in a boy. That was in 1843. The I They also vary as to periodicity and effect. There was
boy Was 8 years old. He was brought into the hos- one case I knew where a man was attacked twice, at
P int! July 28, and died upon the 2d of August. The the expiration of a year, precisely the same day and
accident bringing it on had taken place one week hour. I have only heard the witnesses that have been
hefone. Ho had great pains and stiffness about the t examined to-day.
tuck. Could not open his mouth. Upan the first night By the eattorney•General.—Hysterie convulsion very
he eterted up convulsed ; and this occurred upon tat, rarely ends in death. I have known a case of such.
lolloyeieg night. The muscle of the neck and back got iit occurred in St. Martin's Workhouse. The patient
stiff Oaring the night, and those of the face were in a I had had a series of attacks of the same complaint for
state of great contraction ; and upon the third day were -I years. On.the last occasion he had been ill only a few
in the same state. Upon the morning of that day the hours before I was sent for. I was told that he was 1
museplar rigidity, relaxed, and late:. was able to attacked with sudden convulsions five minutes before