The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

IH.E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY. EVENING,

THE LEVIATHAN.

THE POISONING OAP! AT SHOREHAM.

Yesterday launching operations were resumed
and continued throughout the day with great suc-
cess, and indeed with results more than could have
been anticipated, the vessel having moved, it was
found at the close of the day's operations, a greater
distance than she has ever moved on any previous
day since the commencement of launching.
Owing to an extraordinary rumour which had
got afloat to the effect that the monster bad really
capsized, a lar e number of persons hurried to
Millwall, and thronged the shore throughout the
day, anxious to witness the disaster. It need
hardly be said that all rumours of the kind were
without foundation. The Leviathan rests now as
fairly on her ways as ever she did, and we may
rest well assured that she will keep her perpendi-
cular until she is fairly afloat, by means of the
massive tackle which, around the large drums,
fixed like bastions in the yard, keep her movements
in check.

Owing to the death of Thomas Puttick, men-
tioned in yesterday's Sun, the jury resumed the
inquiry into this case yesterday at the Burrell
Arms before Mr. F. H. Gell, coroner. Mr. Fuller,
surgeon, said that he had no doubt that the deceased
died from arsenic. Charles Towse, carpenter, de-
posed that he had known Thomas Puttick, the de-
ceased, for nearly 40 years. About three weeks
before Christmas he had been spending
the
evening
with him at his (Puttick's) house. On that occasion
Puttick stated that he kept the poison on the top
shelf of the cupboard downstairs, and asked wit-
ness to put a lock on a small chip box in which he
meant to keep the poison, as he said he was afraid
of getting into trouble from its being
kept where
was. Although he was not afraid, he said, of his
wife or son meddling with it, yet as his wife was
subject to fits, and strangers were in the habit of
coming in to assist her, he was afraid of its falling
into improper hands Witness also went to seethe
deceased on the afternoon of the Saturday after the
poison was taken. Witness then asked the deceased
it it were true, as he had heard, that the arsenic had
been found by Mr. Fuller, the surgeon, in the
chest upstairs. Deceased replied th tt it was true.
Witness then said, " But that was not where you
told me you generally kept it." Deceased then said
" I shifted it." Witness asked him why ? Deceased
continued, "Well, old mat-, you know every one
would have blamed me if it bad been found in
the usual place." Several other witnesses were
then examined, but no additional light was
thrown upon the circumstances. After the
coroner had summed up, the jury retired for an
hour. On their return they gave the following
verdict :—" The jury find that Frederick Puttick,
Esther Ann Puttick, and Thomas Puttick died
from the effects of arsenic, which had been mixed
in hard pudding, and which penetrated the cab-
bage, boiled with the pudding which they (the de-
ceased) had partaken of for dinner, but how or by
what means mixed they have no evidence to show.
They also find that Thomas Puttick was guilty of
great negligence in leaving arsenic in a cupboard
which was accessible to his family, his wife being
subject to fits, which had a tendency to weaken
her intellect."

Pressure was kept up from an early hour yester-
day morning on the ship's cradles from the
hydraulic machines, and by one o'clock the mon-
ster had glided steadily down her ways 8 feet 7
inches forward, and 8 feet 10 inches aft. To
show that the vessel moves now much easier on her
ways, it may be stated, that the pressure required
to move her yesterday was only 20 cwt. to the
square inch, while on Saturday it took from 27
cwt. to 30 cwt. to the s quare inch to move her.
The pressure on the whole throughout the day
did not exceed 24 cwt. to the square inch.
In consequence of the hydraulic pumps getting
out of °ale( at the foremost cradle, the stern got
down at one time 18 inches more than the stem.
However, under the superintendence of Messrs.
Hepworth and Roberts, the damage was quickly
repaired, and the vessel was soon again brought
about square.
Operations closed at a quarter-past six o'clock,
when it was found that the vessel had gone during
the day, 21 feet 7 inches at the fore-cradle, and 21
feet 3 inches at the aft.

Among the principal visitors admitted to the
yard during the day to witness the operations, was
Sir Charles Pasley, who appeared to take a deep
interest in the works.

Operations will be continued to-day, beginning
at eight o'clock a.m.

PROGRESS OF THE LAUNCH THIS DAY.
The progress of the launching of this monster
ship proceeded most favourably during the whole
of the morning, and so favourable that Mr. Brunel
thought it necessary not to apply the whole of the
rams and to lessen the pressure, and even under
those circumstances so successful were the
operations, that she went inch by inch,
and at twelve o'clock when the men left
off for dinner she had gone down 12 feet 2
inches aft, and 11 feet S inches forward, and at
high water she bad 7i feet under her. Mr. Brunel
is so satisfied with the progress of the ship, that he is
rather disposed to retard than force her further pro-
gress, as he does not purpose the final launch before
the 31st. When the men resumed after dinner,
the ship yielded to the first pressure, and was
gradually progressing.

MARKET NE W B.—(T ins Day.)