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TIIB PpISCNINGS B V ANTIMONY AT

LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, TnURSDAY.

To day the borough coroner, Mr. Curry, pro-
ceeded with the inquest on the body of Mrs. Ann
James, whose death it is alleged was caused by,
antimony administered by Thomas Winslow, the
residuary legatee under the deceased's will.
The first witness examined was Jane Cafferatta,
wife of Henry Cafferatta, ornamental japanner,
residing in Manchester—Knew the deceased, -who
• was her aunt. She kept an eating and boarding-
house, in Vauxhall-road, Liverpool. She was 52
years of age. Within the last few months the
establishment consisted of the deceased, two
female servants, and Thomas 'Winslow. Winslow
had the entire management. Previous to Decem-
ber last the deceased had frequent bilious attacks,
with vomitings and purgings. I formed the
conclusion they were bilious attacks; In February
last she was summoned by -Winslow to Liver•
pool, and foand deceased suffering from a severe
bilious attack, accompanied by sickness and purg-
ing. She stayed with her a fortnight, during
which time her food—eggs, tea, and sago—was pre-
pared in the daytime by witness, and at night by
Winslow. She recovered from that illness, but had
a simi!ar attack in March, and on May 2 Winslow
again sent for witness, enclosing a sovereign for
expenses. Deceased complained of a great pain in
her side, and was very sick. The same course as
before was pursued with regard to the preparation
of the food, and she appeared to be rather worse at
night than in the daytime. At the request of 1)r.
Cameron, deceased's medical attendant, witness pre-
served the vomits. On the 10th inst. Dr. Cameron
told her that for her aunt's safety, and to prevent
another occurrence, she had better be removed to
the hospital, which was done, and she died there
last Sunday, June 24. Her aunt had made a will,
which she believed Winslow arranged the prepara-
tion of. After the removal of deceased to the hos-
pital Winslow said to her, " You have been Pal-
' merising your aunt and poisoned her. You are
worse than Palmer." Had never been aware that
her aunt was possessed of considerable property,
and had never asked her to make a will. Martin
Townshend, a brother of witness, was a lodger in
the house.
Eliza Higgins, a servant in the deceased's em-
ploy, stated that when Townshend heard of de-
ceased's death he said, " I have for a long time been
looking for this, and now I am master." I also
heard the husband of the last witness say that he
was going to get one of Mr. Cameron's prescrip-
tions made up, and that there was to be poison in
it, and that it the deceased took two spoonsful of
laudanum it would do her good. This was said by
Cafferatta to his wife, the last witness. I heard
Martin Townshend say, the week that deceased
was taken to the hospital, that he had been watch-
ing for his opportunity, and it had come at last.
He said it in the shop, when there were several
persons present.
Another servant, and Henry Bagnall, a lodger,
gave confirmatory evidence of the alternate pre-
paration of the food.
Inspector Horn, of the detective force. examined
—On Sunday. the 10th inst., between the hours of
11 and 12, I accompanied Mr. Superintendent
Kehoe and 1)r. Cameron to the housed Mrs. James,
the deceased. One ,of the servants opened the
door, and the first person we afterwards saw was
Winslow. Accompanied by Dr. Cameron, we went
into the parlour, where the deceased was being
dressed and preparing to go to the hospital. There
was a cup on the table, which contained a small
portion of sage. Deceased said that that morning
she had eaten a quantity of sago, which 'Winslow
had brought her in the cup, about five o'clock in the
morning. I took the cup containing the sago, se-
veral bottles of medicine, and a bottle of wine. I

sealed up the bottles, and covered up the cup con-
taining the:sago, and delivered them to Dr. Ed-
wards. I also took possession of a quantity of sago
on a shelf in the shop, which I also delivered to Dr.
Edwards• I afterwards was told in the house that

Winslow prepared the food that night. On the
Wednesday following, th4;l3th, Winslow called at
the police•office, and seemed very anxious. lie said
he had been informed by Dr. Cameron that anti-
mony had been found in the deceased's food. I told
him that I was then busy, and requested hint to
call next day at the police-office. He did so, and
made astatement which I took down in writing.
[The statement, which was read by the Coroner, was
in substance a history of Winslow's connexion with
the dc ceased. It stated, among other things, that
during the deceased'sillness,he (Winslow) prepared
her food at night, and her niece Jane Cafferatta,
and the snvalits, during the day. It further stated,
that on the morning of the 10th of June he pre-
pared the deceased's sago. It also stated that ho
knew the deCeased's will had been prepared by Mr.
John Buck Lloyd, but that he was not aware how
she had disposed of her property.] On Saturday
last I took Winslow into custody, at the deceased's
residence, telling him that it was on suspicion of
having poisoned the deceased with antimony on the
10th of June. He denied it, but said he had suspi-
cions of the husband of Jane Cafferatta, who was
the son of a chemist, and residing in Manchester.
I told him that antimony had been found in the
cup containing the sago prepared on the 10th inst.
He replied, " I made the sago that morning, at five
o'clock, but I did not put any antimony into it. I
know the use of antimony, but I have not used any

Chorus of Priests," 0 Isis!" Molart.
" France I France !"
In the above programme the "Guides" again
figured conspicuousry. So universal has been the
interest excited by this superb body of instrumen-
talists that it may not be out of place to present our
readers with some particulars connected with its
formation. The band of the " Guides" comprises
fifty-seven executants—two flees, five saxophons,
fifteen clarinets, three horns, two trombas, three
barytones, two oboes, three saxhorns, three cornets
(a pistons), 'bur trumpets (a cylindres), four trom-
bones, five basses (a cylindres), five double basses
(a cylindres) and one pair of drums. The chief, M.
Mohr, besides being a thoroughly competent direc-
tor, is a composer of remarkable talent, and writes
for military instruments with the experience and
facility of a master. The principal solo performers—
all musicians of note—are M. Ory, cornet (also sub-
director) ; M. Fabre, clarinet ; M. Landzerini, se-
pond solo cornet ; M. Francois Lepine, saxophon ;
M. Alexandre Lepine, small clarionet ; M. Masset,
trombone; M. Duverger, flute • M. Dubruck, oboe;
and M. Dunckler, saxophon. flute;
admirably these
gentlemen play has been repeatedly shown during
their recent performances at the Crystal Palace.
Perhaps the overtures to Zampa (Herold) and
Zanetta (Auber)—the last a model of grace and re-
fined invention—and the variations by M. Mohr on
a Bohemian air (introduced at the first and third
concerts) are better calculated to display to ad-
vantage their respe'etive merits than any other
pieces with which they have hitherto favoured us.
At all events, combinations More perfect, or solo
exhibitioßs more striking, have rarely, if ever, been
presented by a military band. The overture to
Guillaume Tell (given yesterday) would be entitled
to no less unqualified praise, but for a liberty taken
by the author of the arrangement (we hope it is not
M. Mohr himself) as unwarranted as anything in
the late Royal Italian Opera version of Don Gio-
vanni. The movement of the ran: des vaclies, which
follows immediately upon the abatement of the
storm, is not merely given in a different relative
pitch to that which Rossini has adopted, but the
change is prepared and the return to the original
key, when the martial allegro begins, effected in
such a manner that the ear is shocked by the
transitions to and fro. We have heard this over-
ture from the military bands of Prussia, Aus-
tria, and. England, but in no one in-
stance can we recall the fact of so unmusical
an expedient being resorted to. If to the instru-
ments of M. Sax (of which the band of the
" Guides" is, we believe, exclusively composed)
shifts of this kind are indispensable, it would be
better to provide music expressly for them than to
expose the masterpieces of art to such cavalier
treatment. Before taking leave' of the band of the
" Guides," we must mention their execution of
Meyerbeer's graphic and spirited Marche aux
Flambeaux (the one, if we are not mistaken, written
for the wedding of' the Prir.ce of Prussia with the
Princess Royal of England), as a truly magnificent
performance of a magnificent piece.
There was little novelty in the selection of cho-
ruses allotted to the Orpheonists ; but, though most
of them had been already heard at one or other of
the preceding concerts, they were, without excep-
tion, so admirably given as to be just as welcome as
if they had been wholly new. Besozzi's " Veni
Creator Spiritus," with its imposing alternations of
unison and harmony, pleased much more than on
the first occasion, when it can hardly be said to
have received a fair chance. Mendelssohn's genial
and beautiful part song, " Lebe wohl" ("Depart du
Chasseur") also exhibited a marked improvement,
although again taken somewhat too slowly.
Becker's "Chapelle," in spite of its characteristic
episode,—

" La cloche, a la prß:re,
" Invite le vallon,"—
where the bass voices are supposed to imitate the
monotonous " ding dong" of the church-bell, is, we
are still persuaded, better suited to the Cologne
Mannergesungverein than to the Orpheonists—why
it would probably take a column of German reason-
ing to explain. Nor is the chorus of priests from
the Mysteres Isis, one of Mortrt's most grave and
soleMn inspirations—(inadvertently described in a
previous notice as an arrangement of one of the airs
of Sarastro)—much more congenial to the French
choristers, who, nevertheless, on the present occa-
sion, sang it with undeviating correctness. The
famous septet from the Huguenots was given with
far greater precision than on Monday—so much so,
indeed, as to warrant belief in the extraordinary
sensation it is said to have created at the gr( at
meeting of the Orpheonists in the Palais do l'ln-
dustrie (1859). At the same time, Cie most
striking points are those which in the original text
appear as solos (for example, the exclamation of
Raoul—" men bon droit Pal conliance"—and,
again, the complaint of Marcel—" Ah ! quel
chagrin pour ma vielliese") than in the passages of
combination. Those who are enthusiastic about
the
Unguenots will derive an additional gratifica-
tion from this performance of ohe of its most splen-
did concerted pieces, which includes a considerable
portion of interesting matter that is wanting in the
Royal Italian Opera version. Haliwy's "Nou-
velle Alliance" improves on more familiar acquaint-
ance, and indeed is a remarkably ingenious and
spirited composition, although we cannot but think
that the twelve harps arc assigned a somewhat
insignificant share in the accompaniment. A part
of this chorus was omitted yesterday, but for what
cause we are unable to say.
Of Adolphe Adam's "-Enfants de Paris," and
M. Laurent de " Retraite"—both of which
were judiciously repeated, and both rapturously
encored—we can only say what we have said be-
fore, that they attain in their way the beau ideal of
perfection. It was almost impossible to execute
them with more "verve," " elan," esprit," and ir-
reproachable "ensemble"—(we employ the French
epithets advisedly, as conveying more expressively
than any English equivalents that occur us the
precise characteristics of these unique and thorcughly
captivating performances). A third encore was
awarded to the
." Chant du Bivouac" of Kucken,
one of the most eminently French effusions of a
popular German composer who is nothing if not
French, and who might have written an act of La
Promise, or Le Postilion de Lonjumeau, and no one,
hjwever well acquainted with the modern reper-
tory of the Opera Comique, has detected another
hand than that of M. Clapisson or M. Adam. This,

THE CHINESE EXPEDITION.
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS.
The following convention appears in the llloniteur,
and has at the same time been presented to Parlia-
ment by order from her Majesty. The first arc the
mutual arrangements made by the two countries
relative to joint captures :
Art. I. When a joint capture shall be made by
the naval forces of the two countries, the adjudica-
tion thereof shall belong to the jurisdiction of the
country whose flag shall have been borne by the
officer having the superior command in the action.
Art. 11. When a capture shall be made by a
cruiser of either of the two allied nations in the
presence and in the sight of a cruiser of the other,
such cruiser having thus contributed to the intimi-
dation of the enemy and encouragement of the
captor, the adjudication thereof shall belong to the
jurisdiction of the actual captor.
Art. 111. In case of the capture of a merchant
vessel of one of the two countries, the adjudication
of such capture shall always belong to the jurisdic-
tion of the country of the captured vessel. The
cargo shall be dealt with, as to the jurisdiction, in
the same manner as the vessel.

Art. IV. In case of condemnation under the cir-
cumstances described in the preceding articles :-
1. If the capture shall have been made by the
vessels of the'two nations whilst acting in conjunc-
tion. the net proceeds of the prize, after deducting
the necessary expenses, shall be divided into as
many shares as there were men on board the cap-
turing vessels, without reference to rank, and the
shares belonging to the men on board the vessels of
the ally shall be paid and delivered to such person
as may be duly authorised on behalf of the allied
Government to receive the same; and the distribu-
tion of the amount belonging to each vessel shall be
made by each Government according to the laws and
regulations of the country.

2. If the captut e shall have been tnade by cruisers
of either of the two allied nations in the presence,
and in sight of a cruiser of the other, the division,
the payment, and the distribution of the net pro-
ceeds of the prize, after deducting the necessary
expenses, shall be made over in the manner above
mentioned.

3. If a capture, made by a cruiser of one of the
two countries, shall have been adjudicated by the
courts of the other, the net proceeds of the prize,
after deducting the necessary expenses, shall be
made over in the same manner to the Government
of the captor, to be distributed according to its laws
and regulations.
Art. V. The commanders of the vessels of war of
their Majesties shall, with regard to the sending in
and delivering up of prizes, conform to the instruc
tions annexed to the present convention, and which
the two Governments reserve to themselves to mo-
dify by common consent, if it should become ne-
cessary.
Art. VI. When, with a view to the execution of
the present convention, it shall become necessary to
proceed to the valuation of a captured vessel of war,
the calculation shall be according to the real value
of the same; and the allied Government shall be
entitled to delegate one or more competent officers
to assist in the valuation. In case of disagreement,
it shall be decided by lot which officer sha!l have
the casting vote.
Art. VII. The crews of the captured vessels shall
be dealt with according to the laws and regulations
of the country to which the present convention at-
tributes the adjudication of the prize.
Art. VIII. With regard to the mode of division
of trophies and booty which may be captured by
the combined land forces of their Majesties, it is
agreed :

-1. That flags, cannon, and other articles which
.may be considered as trophies, captured' by corps,
or parts of corps, belonging to the land forces of the
two countries, and acting in common, with or with-
out the co-operation of the combined naval forces,
shall be equally divided between the two Govern-
ments.

2. That such division shall be made by corps.
3. That the first choice for each kind of trophy
shall be decided by lot, between the two Comman-
ders-in-Chief.

4. That the division of booty and of the value of
trophies, such as cannon, tumbrils, and other arti-
cles which are capable of being valued, shall be
made between the two Governments, according to
the number of men who shall have co-operated at
the capture, without deducting those who shall
have fallen in the action, in order that the proceeds
may be distributed, according to the law of each
country.

5. That disputed questions which may arise with
regard to the distribution of booty shall be decided
by a mixed commission, which shall sit at Paris,
and shall be composed of two delegates, one Eng-
lish and the other French, appointed by their re-
spective Governments. These delegates, before en-
tering upon the performance of their duties, shall
name two persons, of whom one shall be chosen by
lot to act as an umpire in all cases in which they
may themselves differ in opinion. The decision of
the delegates, or of the umpire, as the case may be,
shall be final and without appeal.
6. That whenever it may be necessary to make a
valuation upon the spot of any article captured, it
shall be done by a mixed commission, composed of
competent officers.
Art. IX. The present convention shall be ratified,
and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris
within ten days from this date, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective Plempoten •
tiaries have signed the present convention, and
have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.

Done at Paris, the twenty-second day of the
month of February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
Next come the instructions issued by the joint
authority of both Governments to the commanders
of the vessels of the expedition.

Art. I. When, after common action, it is your
duty to
prepare report or statement of any cap-
ture,
,youwillb a
ecareful to indicate precisely the
names of the vessels of war present at the action,
of their commanders, and, as far as possible, the
number of men on board, without distinction of
rank. You will send a copy of this report to the
officer of the allied forces, who will have the chief
command in the action, and you will conform yottr-

You u ill not put any further restraint on the
subjects of allied or neutral Powers beyond what is
necessary to the security of the vessel.
As to your own countrymen, you will treat them
according to your general instructions, and you will
not remit them, under any circumstances, to a fo-
reign authority.
Persons found under exceptional circumstances
on board the captured vessels, are to be finally sent
back to their country if they belong to the allied
nation, and if they are neutral or enemies, are to be
reated as if taken by yourself, without reference to
any onto Power.