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London, England, 1869-01-21 00:00:00

was.

Dorothy Hewitt, a widow residing in Belvoir-street,
deposed : The prisoner's first wife was my sister. She
was older than I. I can't say exactly how much. I
visited my sister when they lived in St. Giles's. I saw
my sister in Ber-street after they left St. Giles's. That
was the last place where I saw her. It is about 17 years
since I saw her. I never heard from her after I saw her in
Ber-street. I had an aunt named Fisher, who died and left
Mrs. Sheward, my sister, some money. In consequence of
this legacy I went to the prisoner's house in King-street.
I said to the prisoner, " Will you be kind enough to tell
me where my sister is ? I should like to
know where she is. I wish to know par•
titularly." He said, " Your sister can write to you if
she pleases. She knows where you are." I have asked
the prisoner where my sister is more than once. He has
made the same answer to me. The prisoner has never
come to me and asked me where my sister was. I got
some money which my aunt Fisher left me. When I
went to see the prisoner in King-street, his second wife
was living with him. I don't know whether he was
actually married to the woman. He once told me she was
his wife.

Eva Elizabeth Hewitt, daughter of the last witness,
deposed : I live with my mother, and am a single woman.
I know the prisoner. His first wife was my aunt. I
recollect their living in St. Giles's. They afterwards lived
on Richmond-hill. I visited them at both those places. I
don't know where they lived after leaving Richmond-hill.
I never saw my aunt after she left Richmond-hill,
and I never heard from her. I have been several times
to the prisoner's house in King-street. The first time I
went with my aunt Nunn ; it must be sixteen years ago.
My aunt Noun went to ask the prisoner about her sister,
but I did not hear their conversation. I believe she had
some conversation with the prisoner. I saw a woman in
the prisoner's house. I have been to the house several
times since, and have seen the same woman there. I fancy
I saw her in the prisoner's house at St. Giles's once. I
was then quite a child ; I was staying in the house. My
aunt was not at home at the time. My uncle got over
the counter and went to the woman, and I said
would tell my aunt. I never questioned the prisoner
as to where my aunt was, but I heard a question
once put to him by my aunt Nunn. She said to
the prisoner, " Mr. Sheward, I have come to ask you
about my sister; what have you done with her?" He
replied, " I don't know. I have done nothing with her.
She left me quite penniless. She cared nothing about me."
This was said at St. Faith's, where Sheward was a visitor.
My aunt Nunn said, " Sheward, you are a false man ; my
sister never left the country." I don't think Sheward ever
came to my house after this. My mother and her sister
had a few words, and she never saw her after the differ-
ence. I don't know whether Mrs. Nunn and Mrs.
Sheward were on good terms.
Mr. W. P. Nichols, surgeon, deposed to having inspected
some portions of a human subject at the police-station in
1851, portions of which were those of a female subject.
There was little to guide in judging as to the age of the
subject. The portion of the bones from which might have,
been more particularly determined the age of the subject
were not before us. The remains did not enable him to
come to reliable opinion as to age; but the fullness of
the adipose tissue over the hand, and the narrowness of
the foot indicated youth. The foot increases in width as it
more walked upon. He afterwards saw another hand and
foot. They were in a considerable state of decomposition,
but they were the opposite foot and hand of those he had
before seen. On Tuesday week he saw some jars taken up
from a vault underneath the Guildhall, with Dr. Dalrym-
ple. and he was satisfied they were the same remains he
saw in 1851.

Cross-examined : Had said in his deposition before Mr..
Woodcock, in 1851, " from the general -ppearance of thet
flesh, there is evidence of youth and health at the time of
death." The extreme age of "youth," he should say,-
would be under thirty years. The first foot found had the
appearance to me of the foot of a young person ; the foot
of an old person would have been broader in proportion
to the height than that of a young person, but this would
be influenced by various considerations. He could not
undertake to swear that all the bones he saw in 1851 were
the bones of one and the same person.
The prisoner was again remanded.

The Hyde Park and City Railway has been
abandoned for the present session. The course it was
intended to take was through Oxford-street, and no doubt
the strenuous opposition which has been offered to the
scheme by the Oxford-street tradesmen has had the effect
of inducing the promoters to adopt this course.

DR. LIVINGSTONE. —Mr. Horace Waller writes
to a contemporary :—" In letters received, bearing date
November 20, from Zanzibar, I am informed that no intern-
gence whatever has come to band for a long time respect-
ing Dr. Livingstone. The latest news from our traveller
reported him in Cazembe's country a year ago. Letters
written previously to the despatch which announced this
are still missing. Dy your kindly inserting this, a good
deal of misapprehension as to the Doctor's movements will
be done away with. I quote Pr. Kirk's words, There is
no knowing where he is.' With these remarks I should
wish to couple the belief I hold that there is no actual
need for much anxiety on this account. Those who
know Livingstone will feel the least alarm. They will
remember his indomitable perseverance ; they will recol-
lect he has in all probability now in his hands the solu-
tion of the grandest geographical problem, and they will
feel thankful that the last positive information reported
him sound and well, and within reach of fresh stores, '
medicines, &c. Au rate, Africa is a large place. Dr. Kirk
informs me that Moosa (who so cleverly murdered Dr.
Livingstone in our imagination) has been handed over to
him at Zanzibar from Johanna. Finding that he had
already passed eight months in heavy irons, the autho-
rities very humanely considered this time sufficient for the
reflective powers of the mischievous scamp to reconsider
the merits of truth and falsehood; so Dr._ Kirk lias set
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fFOREIGN NOTES.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

The details already given respecting the result of the
Conference are correct. The Ambassadors have signed a
note containing a declaration against Greece on the three
points of international law touched upon, in the first three
demands of the Turkish ultimatum. This Platonic
declaration will be presented to the Athens Government,
and if its adherence be secured the Porte will withdraw its
ultimatum. In case Greece continues refractory, the
Liberte says that the most complete neutrality will be ob-
served by all the Powers, and the disputants must take their
own course. The Independence Beige says that a proposi-
tion was made at the Conference, with a view of enforcing
the good behaviour of Greece, but the English
Ambassador strenuously opposed this policy. The state-
ment that such a Proposition was made decidedly requires
confirmation.

Some waifs and strays of warlike import still float in
the news currents of the various capitals. The statement
that Turkey continues to arm comes from so many
quarters that its accuracy can hardly be doubtful. The
Liberte says that the behaviour of M. Rangabe has so
animated the Greeks at St. Petersburg that they have
sent the daring Ambassador a congratulatory address, and
have resolved to raise a subscription in aid of the
" patriotic war." The Russian press, however, not wish-
ing to commit the Czar's Government, are very quiet. It
remains to be seen whether Greece will hazard anything
after the fortuitous collapse of the insurrection in
Crete. Peaceful signs come from other quarters. A tele-
gram from Vienna states that the Prince of Besse, brother-
in-law of the Emperor of Russia, has given on behalf of the
Czar the most pacific assurances to the Austrian sovereign
and Count Beust. Another symptom is significant. A
few days ago Count l3eust was present at a soirée at the
Prussian Embassy. He was absent from one given a little
while ago.