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most extensive ulceration of the large and small
intestines. It was suggested that the veal that was
given to the deceased contained irritant poison, and
that the poison was probably copper. It was also
suggested that the poison was intentionally pat into
the veal by Martha Tully, the cook. It was appa-
rent from the evidence that Brooks and Hammond,
two of the servants, ate a portion of this veal for
dinner, and it might be that they ate as much or
more than the deceased did, and yet they suffered
no symptoms of illness after eating it. Hence the
question arose, could there have been in the veal
sufficient copper or other irritant poison to cause
severe inflammation and extensive ulceration of the
small and large intestines of the deceased. Now,
it was contrary to all experience for any oue to eat
food in which he or she had knowingly placed poi-
son, and the cook, Martha Tully, ate the veal as at
her usual dinner. Tully's pretence or illness sub-
sequently when she knew that so many of her fel-
low-servants had been taken ill might admit of ex-
planation without rendering it necessary to sup-
pose that she deliberately poisoned the veal. But
the amount of morbid changes in the form of ulce-
ration of the bowels was much greater than known
to be produced by such very potent irritant poisons
as arsenic, antimony, or mercury. Copper poison
(according to Dr. Taylor's report) had never in
large doses, as far as he knew, produced such ex-
tensive ulceration of the bowels as was found, and
in cases where it was known to have destroyed life
the stomach had never escaped its action. Nov
while he (the coroner) used the theory of Dr. Tay-
lor, the opinion of Dr. Letheby, as offered before the
police magistrates, could not be entirely ignored,
" that in the vomit antimony was present." The
jury, while weighing theories, must only do so in
relation to the facts, and there being no direct
evidence either way he (the Coroner) should ad-
vise a verdict which would leave further inquiry
open if necessary.

After some deliberation the jury through thei
foreman (Mr. Thomas Earle) returned the follow.
ing open verdict:—" That the deceased, Mark
Sims, died from inflammation and ulceration of
the bowels, but whether such inflammation and
ulceration was occasioned by natural causes or
otherwise, no conclusive evidence appears."
Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following General Order, addressed to the
army at home and abroad, has been issued from the
Horse Guards by command of the Duke of Cain.
bridge :
" The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, in concur..
rence with the Secretary of State for War, has decided that
the 61 days' leave of absence granted annually to officers of
all branches of the service, shall be reckoned from the Ist of
April, instead of from the Ist of January in each year as
heretofore, This arrangement is to take effect from the Ist
of April, 1867, and 77 days' leave of absence will be allowed
to reckon between the Ist of January in the present, and
31st of March in the ensuing year, in order to adjust the
proportion of leave to be allowed for the intermediate
period. "By command,
" WILLIAM PAULETT, Adjt.-Gen."

The B battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Field Artil-

lery, numbering six officers and 150 non-commis-
sioned officers and men, 91 horses, six 12-pounder
field Armstrongs, and six waggons, has proceeded
from Chatham garrison to Sheerness, for a fort-
night's duty at that station. The following officers
proceeded from Chatham with the detachment—
viz., Capt. the Hon. It. V. Dillon, Lieut. 11. P.
Georges, Lieut. B. F. Danville, Lieutenant G. H.
O'Malley, Lieut. A. B. Stopford, and Assist.-Surg.
A. C. Roberts.

Col. 11. B. Symes, 16th Lancers, has been ordered
to embark at Gravesend on board the East India.
man Clara, for conveyance to Madras, to join the
service companies of his regiment in that Presidency.
Notwithstanding that the third dock at Chatham,
in -which the double turret ship Monarch is ordered
to be constructed is still unfinished, and the works
at the entrance uncompleted, a number of hands are
employed at the temporary workshop, alongside the
dock, in fitting the keel, a considerable portion of
which is finished and ready for lowering into the
dock. The turrets and central battery of the
Monarch will, in accordance with the designs of
Mr. Reed, be protected with a thickness of 7in. of
armour plating, while her free board will be very
high for that description of vessel, the drawings and
plans showing that she will have a height out of the
water of from 12ft. to 14ft.

The armoured iron frigate Bellerophon, Capt. E.
Tatham, weighed her anchor at Spithead at noon
yesterday, for a trial'of her speed over the measured
mile in Stoke's-bay, sunk by means of temporary
weights placed on her upper and main decks to her
designed deep load line draught of water. The
weather looked wild, with the a ind from W.S.W.,
but hopes were entertained that the wind would
moderate sufficiently to allow the trial to come off,
and the frigate was run out for some distance to the
south-east of Spithead, when her course was reversed
for the measured mile course in Stoke's-bay ; on
reaching it, however, the wind increased to a fresh
gale, and continued during the time tide was avail-
able for the ship's trial. Under these circumstances
the frigate returned to Spithead, where she was again
brought to anchor. The trial will be made to-day
should the weather prove favourable. The established
Admiralty rule for the trials of ships over the mea-
sured mile is that the wind shall not exceed a force
of 4. Yesterday, during the tide-time available for
the ship's trial, the wind reached a force of 7. The
engines during the short time the frigate was under
steam worked very satisfactorily, the revolutions at
full speed being 72 and 73, and their indicated horse
Dower, 6,100. In returning to Spithead from the
south-east, for Stoke's-bay, the ship reversed her
course in lmin. 45sec.
Sir John Pakington, attended by his private
secretary, landed at Portsmouth Dockyard yester-
day morning and proceeded to the Admiral's office,
where he held the usual levee of a First Lord on his
annual visit to the outports. Sixty-seven naval
officers and chaplains attended.
Admirals Milne, Dacres, Seymour, Sir J. Hay, and
Mr. Du Cane, accompanied by Lord H. Lennox,
Secretary to the Admiralty, landed at the yard at
half-past 10, and inspected the officers and men of
the Stezm Reserve drawn up in front of the Steam
Reserve-office, under the command of Capt. N. ()-
Chamberlain. The total number of officers and men
was 1,583. Their lordships next viswithedertehtchTeyaminar
screw troop ship, Capt. Sterling, -
spected the general means of accommodtlon
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for the
crew and troops, and the cooking-galleys,
From the Tamar their lordships embarked in their
Vin-
cent, and Duke of Wellingto
The gunnery ship Excellent was
barge and proceeded on boarnd, thethe Veriecwtosrhye,iSngt.
mus-
tered Vi- and inspected- -
next visited,
lordshipswit witnessed some
splendid gun Pc et
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shot
h and shell,otand shell, after which
they returned to their yacht the Osborne. After
luncheon the Board, now joined by Sir John Pak-
ington, accompanied by Admiral Superintendent
%%rellesley,se, and again
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patent slipway. This last visit finished the day's
active work of the Board:. Rear-Admiral R. S.
born
Robinson, the Controller, left for London by mid-
day train.

The official dinner given by the Board in the Os-
borne took place last evening ; 30 invitations were
issued.

The Osborne is expected to leave Portsmouth this
morning with Sir J. Pakington and the Sea Lords
on board, for Portland, where the fleet will be in-
spected, and possibly put through a few evolutions
off the " Bill." From Portland it is understood the
Board returns to London.

It was understood at Portsmouth yesterday that
one of the results of the visit of Sir J. Pakington's
Board to Portsmouth is the appointment of Capt.
Astley C. Key, C. 8., now commanding the gun-
nery-ship Excellent, and Governor of the Royal
Naval College, to the new office of " Director-
General of Ordnance to the Navy." We hope this
may prove to be correct. Capt. Key is a naval
officer of the highest professional attainments, and,
necessarily by reason of his greater experience,
stands above any other in practical knowledge of
all matters relating to ships' guns, projectiles, and
armour. We believe that the scheme, for the arma-
ment of our ironclad ships, and which was one of
the latest official acts of the Duke of Somerset's
Board of Admiralty, was drawn up primarily by
Capt. Key.

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