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about half an hour, or it might be three-quarters. He
came down to me to ask me if I would go up to Mrs.
Dove if Mrs. Whitbam went away, but I cannot say
whether that wai before or after he went out. I recol-
lect him going out as I went up, and I " mule" the door
after him. _ _ _

The witness here appeared much agitated, and showed
much hesitation in giving her answers.
The Coroner said—Why do you hesitlte

The witness answered that she was nervous in conse-
quence of the crowded state of the court, which had
taken effect upon her. She was then permitted to retire
for a short time.
On her return into court her examination was re-
sumed. She said—l cannot recollect anything particular
until they called me up stairs. I had not heard Mr.
Dove say anything about the Leeds Mercury.
By Mr. Barrett—l saw Mr. Dove give Mrs. Dove
the medicine on two or three occasions, and I saw hire
wash the glass out. I was standing by him. I stated
in my former examination that I gave Mrs. Dove the
medicine once. I do not remember whether she was
bad after that. I cannot say how long she remained
well after. On the occasion that I gave it to her she
said she seemed renewed after it. I heard Mrs.
Dove say, on several occasions after Monday morn-
ing, and during the early part of the week, that she
was much afraid of spasms coming on again. Mrs.
Dove was with me in the kitchen when I first came over
from Normanton. I got there a fortnight before, and
we had dinner somewhere about one o'clock. We
washed up the plates shortly after dinner. I remember
Mr. Dove bringing some jelly, bat 1 eannot say whether
it was while I was washing up the plates. It was in the
afternoon. He brought it to Mrs. Dove, and said,
" You have not bad your jelly." She tasted it and said
it was very nasty. I tasted it and found it was so. He
then tasted it, and said he could not taste anything the
matter with it. Mrs. Dove said she would not take any
more of it. It was put upon the table, and I took it
and washed it down the sink. I cannot say that Mr.
Dove tasted it twice. Mr. Dove said he wanted to take
the glass plate home to his mother. I have been resid-
ing with Mrs. Dove's mother at Mrs. Dove's house
since my last examination.

Mr. Barrett said he had asked the last question in
conseqnence of a rumour that had got abroad that there
might have been some communication between the pri-
soner and this witness.
The Coroner said that that intimation was made to
Mr. Barrett privately, and ought not to have been men-
tioned publicly. But, as he had be so indiscreet as
to mention it, he should state that it was intimated to
him (the Coroner) that the accused was communicating
with the witness whilst she was giving her evidence.
Such was not the fact.

Henry Harrison was next examined. He said—l am
a dentist, and live at No. 5, North-row, South-market.
I know the prisoner Mr. Dove, and have done so for
the last 17 or 18 months. I remember a conversation
with him two months since at the New Cross Inn, South-
market, in Meadow-lane. Mr. Dove sent over for me
by the daughter of the landlord, and when I got there
he asked me to read over the account of Palmer's case
in the papers. I did so in Mr. Dove's presence. He
then said to me " Can you get or make me any strych•
nis. I " The landlady of the house, Mrs. Walker, heard
him say this. I said in reply, " Not for the world."
He then ■aid, " Well, I can get some, if you will not."
Then he went to the door, and I asked the landlady (not
in his hearingl, "Did you hear that 1" He went to the
door, and came back. Nothing more was said about it.
I had another conversation with him at the same house
last Thursday, somewhere about two or half-past two
o'clock. He sent for me on that occasion. I went there
in consequence of a letter from him. I was just going to
a funeral. I had not much time to stay with him. The
first words he used were, " Can they detect a grain and
a half of strychnia, or a grain ?" I said, " Have you
given your wife any ?" He said, "No ; but I got some
from Mr. Morley's man to poison a cat with, and some
might have spilt, and she might have got some, and the
cat is in the Midden." That was all he said. I went
away to the funeral, and left him there. There was a
person in the bar at the time of the name of Storey. He
is a lodger at the New Cross.

By Mr. Barrett—l never told Mr. Dove at any time
that his wife would die in February.
This witness had been referred to in the previous pro-
ceedings as the " wizard," who was stated to have been
consulted by the prisoner, and who was said to have
prophecied the death of Mrs. Dove.
By the Coroner•—Twelve months since the prisoner
asked me what she should take to strengthen her, and I
recommended gentia.a, valerian, juniper berries, and a
little extract of liquorice. That was in Mr. Dove's
house in Mrs. Dove's presence, and a twelvemonth ago.
I never had any conversations with Mr. Dove as to his
wife's health or the probability of her death.
Wm. Storey was the next witness examined. He said
he was a broker, and lived at the New Cross Inn. He
deposed to overhearing the conversation between the
last witness and Mr. Dove last Thursday at the New
Cross. He heard Mr. Dove say something about a grain
or a grain and a half of something, but he could not
say whether it was strychnia, mercury, or arsenic. They
were talking about poison.
Ann Walker, the landlady of the New Cross, also cor-
roborated the evidence of the witness Harrison as to the
conversation between Dove and Harrison two months
ago when Palmer's case was read. She heard Dove say
to Harrison, "Will you make or get me some strychnia I"
and Harrison replied, "Not for the world."
At this stage of the proceedings the Coroner said—l❑
consequence of something that has transpired this morn-
ing (which may or may not be material), I think it pro-
per that the inquiry should be adjourned until Monday
next. I think it better to adjourn to Monday in order
to render a further adjournment unnecessary. I think
that o❑ Monday I shall be able to bring before you the
concluding evidence. Ido not think there will be much
more evidence, but there will be come.
The case was then adjourned to Monday next at 10
o'clock ; and in the meantime it is understood that a
still further analysis will be made by the medical men.

ANOTHER EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MESSRS.
RUSSELLS' SHIP-YARD.

Another unfortunate accident has occurred to Messrs.
Scott Russell and Co., the celebrated ship-builders, of
Millwall, Poplar, by the breaking out, yesterday after-
noon, on their premises, of another extensive fire, which
in a short space of time laid in ruins property valved
some thousand pounds. The excitement caused in the
neighbourhood of Poplar, when the news arrived, was
very great, and the wives of workmen employed in the
yard ran frantically towards the spot, anxious to know
the fate of their husbands, whilst others went for mere
curiosity ; but before any one had time to reach the
spot from the main road the fire rushed out of the yard
high into the air, impressing those outside that a fire of
no small magnitude had taken place; and the reflection of
the flames shone brilliantly on the river Thames, and
the lofty buildings on land, causing still greater excite-
ment to prevail in the district.
The moment the discovery was made by persons em•
ployed in the yard, most of the workmen were sum-
moned together, and they resorted to various expedients
in order to prevent the spread of the flames, and in try-
ing to save a 9 much property as was possible, blit un-
fortunately the efforts made, owing to the great quan-
tity of property in the place, were crowned with com-
paratively little success.
The premises in which the disaster commenced were
of considerable extent, and covered a large area of
ground. They extended in one direction over 1O feet,
and ware proportionably deep, the lower floor being
fitted up as a steam saw-Hill, at an expense of several
thousand pounds. The floors over were used as the
steam planing mills and joiners' shops. The former
was also fitted up with machinery equally as expensive
as the mills.

The floors at the time of the outbreak contained pro-
perty roughly valzed at some thousand piunds sterling.
From the inquiries made it appears that whilst all was
bustle and confusion in the yard, owing to the number of
men at work, some one cried out " Fire," when smoke
in dense volumes was perceived to issue out of the
various apertures in the building. A number of buckets
of water were procured and thrown into the blazing mass
during the brief time pending the arrival of the engine
belonging to the firm. This engine having arrived, it
was at once set to work, avid copious streams of water
were thrown upon and also into the building, but with-
out the least effect, and it was found absolutely necessary
to send an express to town for the aid of the fire engines
of the brigade and West of England Office. With all
possible expedition the engines from Schoolh3use-lane
attended, and were quickly followed by those from
Weliclose-square, Jeffrey-square, Watling-street, White-
oross-street, Farringdon-street, and that of the West of
England from Waterloo-road, the whole being under
the command of Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the
London Brigade ; Mr. Fogo, the foreman ; Mr. Bridges,
the engineer ; and Mr. Connorton, of the West of Eng-
land Office. Fortunately, a plentiful supply of water
was procured from the mains belonging to the East Lon-
don Company, and the firemen lost no time in getting to
work, when powerful streams of the opposing element
were continuously scattered over the conflagration, but
not the least impression could be made upon its vigour,
so that it became necessary at last to send for the two
steam-floating engines, -which were at once despatched
towards the scene of mischief.

The fire, daring the time thus lost, continued to spread
with the greatest impetuosity, seizing upon everything
of an inflammable character, until the whole of the work-
shops connected with the mills, the joiners' and planing-
houses, as well as the mills, presented nothing but one
tremendous sheet of flame. The firemen, however, kept
to their post in spite of the intense heat, and eventually
they succeeded in getting the fire so far under as to allay
all apprehension of any further extension of mischief,
when messengers were despatched to stop the new
floating engine, which was done as she arrived off the
Tower-stairs.

Eventually the fire was entirely extinguished, but not
until the mills, the machinery, the joiners' houses, and
planing shops were destroyed, and the contents, with
the exception of the small portion saved, consumed.
The loss necessarily very heavy, the machinery
alone will coat some thousand pounds to repair.
As to the origin of the fire, nothing positive could be
known. The present makes the third extensive fire that
has taken place in the yard since 1854 ; the three having
sacrificed property valued at several hundred thousand
pounds.
It is but right to state, in order to satisfy the public
mind, that the leviathan ship now building in the same
yard, owing to the great distance from the scene of the
fire, has not received the least injury, and the work will
not be in the least retarded by the present disastrous
event. The fire•cock on the premises rendered also
great assistance to the firemen, and the arrangements of
the polio* were also very efficient in keeping the crowd
hack. • - • •

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