The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-05 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

GROSS 0 UTRA GE. --M. Fitzlnorres and E.Gellings,
two young women, were placed at the bar, charged
with committing the following outrage.
James Alassinghatn, a very respectable-looking
middle-aged man, said, " Last night I was quietly
passing Hyde-park-corner when these women sud-
denly rushed upon me, and seizing my umbrella
tried to take it away from me, called me very bad
names, and pushed me about."
Mr. Arnold—Were they strangers to you ?

Prosecutor—Perfect strangers.
Mr. Arnold—Had you any conversation with
;hem before this occurred ?

Prosecutor—Not a word had passed between us.
After what I have described one of them took off
her shawl and flecked it in my eyes, and that it
hurt them. I said I would give them in charge,
when they got into a cab and laid down in the
bottom of it, but I found a policeman and gave
them in charge.

Mr. Arnold—What became of the umbrella ?

Prosecutor—l succeeded in keeping it.

Policeman William Watling, 197 B, said he
!ound the women in the cab, and took them in

charge.
Mr. Arnold—Were they sober ?

Constable—Yes. One had been drinking a little,

I think.

Mr. Arnold—Was prosecutor sober ?
Policeman—Perfectly.
Mr. Arnold—What did the women say when
you took them ?
Policeman—They accused one another about
trying to take the umbrella.
The women said they had nothing to say.
They were committed for one month each to
hard labour.

EXTENSIVE POISONING BY MUSHROOMS.

An inquest was held on Tuesday night by Mr. S.
T. Langha►n, the deputy-coroner for 'Westminster,
touching the death of Miss Annie Warton, aged 17,
who fell a victim, as it is believed, to the poisonous
effect of a certain class of mushrooms. Six other
persons were also poisoned, including Mr. Alfred
Warton, the father, an Italian warehouseman, of
13, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square, who is
still suffering. Mrs. Ann Warton, mother of the
deceased, said her family of six, including herself
and husband, and accompanied by one of their ser-
vants, went to Chislehurst for a short time, and on
Friday last her now deceased daughter there
gathered some mushrooms in Slade's-wood. Some
were selected by her daughter as being good and
wholesome, and were grilled. Others were sub-
mitted to the judgment of a friend and neighbour,
and were condemned. Some, very small, were
pronounced by him to be good to eat. Some
eight or ten were fried by their servant in an
ordinary pan with butter, and the whole family
partook of them at supper. The next morn-
ing they were all taken ill, and her deceased
daughter was so alarmingly bad that they at once
came to town, calling upon their medical attendant
in Spring-gardens, Charing-cross, on their way
home. He most promptly attended, but her
daughter died on Sund.►y afternoon. Dr. Robert
Cross depos:d to attending the deceased, and find-
ing her vomiting incesiantly, and in a state of
general prostration, undoubtedly from poisoning by
a vegetable alkaloid. lie had tested the refuse of
the stomach, and found no signs of mineral poison.
She died from crustaceons, or mushrooms of a very
poisonous character found in the woods, of which
there was a variety. He believed they belonged to
the class Agaricus crustuliniformis. She died from
the effects of the poison on Sunday afternoon at
half-past two. He might add that she had suffered
from chronic gastritis and subacute inflammation of
the stomach, which rendered her more susceptible
to the effects of the poison than the other six, who
were slowly progressing towards recovery. A ver-
dict of " Accidental death by eating poisonous
mushrooms" was returned.

MARKETS.---This day.

MET ROPOLIT AN CATTLE.

Although the supply of boasts on offer here to-day was
only moderate, the demand for most breeds was in a
sluggish state, at 'Monday's currency. The top figure was
5s per 81b. Sheep, the show of which was by no means
extensive, were a, slow inquiry, at late rates. The best
Downs and half-breds were disposed of at 5s per 81bs.
Calves were quite as dear as on Monday, owing to the
small number on offer. The highest price was 5s 2d per 81b.
There was a slow trado for pigs, at unaltered quotations.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

s de d s d s d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 4 Pine ers-wool sheep 4 4 4 8
Second quality do ..3 6 4 0 Prime s'thdown do 410 5 0
['rime large oxen ..4 2 4 8 Large coarse calves 4 0 4 b
Prime Scuts, &c.... 1 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 10 5 2
Crse. and tut. sheep. 3 2 3 4 Large hogs .3 4 3 10
Second quality do ..3 6 4 z Small porkers 4 0 4 4
Suckling calves, 22 to 25* ; and quarter old-store pigs, 238
to 268 each. _ _

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 670 1 Beasts
Cows. — Cows
Sheep and lambs 9,400 'Sheep and 1 :rübs
Calves l2O ICE'Nes GO
rigs 29u ,Plas lO