The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

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would irritate the mucous membrane, and if fre-
quently repeated might cause inflammation of the
stomach and bowels.
Crfnifeitn; -retailed, said the immediate cause
of death was perforation of the diseased bowel.
Having heard the chemical testimony. and heard of
the discovery of antimony in the matters passed
during life, together with a knowledge of the
symptoms under which the disease laboured, and
the extent to which antimony was found in the
body after death, he was of opinion that death was
accelerated by the administration of antimony dur-
ing life.
To Mr. Cobb—The disease under which the de-
ceased laboured would undoubtedly have terminated
fatally.

Dr. Taylor (to Mr. Cobb)—Antimony may re-
main in the absorbed condition in the tissues for
four or five weeks.

The case was proceeding when our parcel was
despatched.

TIIE NA TY.

The Channel fleet of block ships were observed:
at Plymouth at noon on Sundav, approaching from
the eastward. At 5 p.m. they were near the Eddy-
stone, going down Channel under three foresails,
jib, and spanker. Wind, north-west. Eleven ships
in all ; one a frigate.

The Fire Queen, steam tender, Master-Comman-
der Paul, arrived in Portsmouth Harbour yesterday
morning, having on board Lord Palmerston, on his
return from his visit to her Majesty at Osborne...,
His lordship, on disembarking from the Fire Queen,
proceeded in the Port-Admiral's carriage to the rail-
way station, and left by the 11 a.m. train for London.
The Victoria and Albert, Royal paddle yacht,
which arrived in Portsmouth Harbour from Cowes;
Roads on Saturday evening, returned to her moor-
ings at the latter port yesterday.
The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. John Sec-
combe, steamed into Portsmouth HaThour from
Spithead yesterday morning and berthed alongside
the dockyard. It is expected that she "Will proceed
to Plymouth and Queenstown, with t#44s,return-
ing from. the last•named. pprtito Spithead-
The
H •
ornet, 17, screw, Commandpr Iflp/ hinstone,
got up steam to prove machinery in' the steam basin
at Portsmouth, yesterdaY. She will test her speed
at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, on Afendax-
next.

The Philomel, 5, screw gun schooner, will .tes,t 'tier
machinery and make her official trial of speed at
the measured mile in Stokes Bay to-day.
The Immortalite, 51, screw, in the steam basin at
Portimouth, has shipped her lower masts ind bow-
sprit, And has been taken in hand by the riggers of
the yard to complete' for the Ist class steam reserve.
The .Buncan, 101, screvv,in the same basin, will try
machinery, and make her- official trial of speed on
Friday.next. Hands are employed working; over
hours on the vessels in the'ba.lin,ito accelerate their
completion for the classes in the steam reserve to
which they have been named.
the Griper, old coastguard hiilk, has been cut
down in No. 6 Dock at Portsmouth to about the
dimensions of a mooring lighter, for the purpose of
having affixed on her deck Jones's angular steel
and' iron-plated target, representing the'lsection of
a ship or " ram's side," at an angle of nearly 45 de-
grees from the' ater line, and upon which practice
will be made from the Stork gunboat, iniZorchester
Lake, under the superintendence Of Captain R. S.
Hewlett, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship Ex-
eellent. The practice will take place in a few days.
The Tribune, 31, screw, Capt. G. P. Hornby,
arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Pacific.
She hove in sight at an early hour in the morning
off the roadstead under canvass, with 'wind and

tide against her. The wind fell light, • and she
drifted away to the eastward. Steam was afterwards.
got up on board, and she anchOred at Spithead
late in the afternoon.