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(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)
TRIAL OF DR. SMETTIURST.—SECOND DAY.

The trial of Dr. Smethurst, for the wilful murder of Miss
Isabella Bankes, at Richmond, was resumed this morning
by the examination of Dr. Julius. This gentleman's evi-
dence is so perfectly familar to the public that we abstain
from re-publishing it. Sergeant Parry, for the prisoner,
subjected the witness to a severe cross-examination, but
nothing that materially altered his evidence in chief was
elicited. At the close of which,
Sergeant Parry said—You are, I presume, a doctor of
medicine ?
Witness—Yes.
Sergeant Parry—ls yours a London degree ?
Witness—No, it is not.
40, Sergeant Parry—What is it then ?
Witness—lt is that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sergeant Parry—l did not know the Archbishop had the
power of making a doctor of medicine.

The Lord Chief Baron—Oh ! yes, he has. He can also
make a master of arts.

Sergeant Parry—Make me a master of arts F (Laughter.)
The Lord Chief Baron—l did not say that. I said a
master of arts. (Laughter.)

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Sergeant Parry, to witness—Did you take, then, your
degree as a mere matter of course ?

Witness—No. The granting of such a degree by the
archbishop is a very uncommon thing.
Sergeant Parry—Are you a member of the College of
Surgeons ?

Witness—Yes.
Sergeant Parry—l suppose you merely paid your fee and
got your degree as a doctor of medicine, as a matter of
course ?
Witness—Oh, dear no ; I had to get two members of the
College of Physicians, who had known me for a consider-
able period. They then certify that lam a proper person
to receive such a degree, and it is then granted.
Sergeant Parry—You got such a certificate, and then the
degree followed ?
Witness—Yes ; it merely entitles you to call yourself
" doctor." That's all.
The Lord Chief Baron—You are a member of the Col-
lege of Surgeons ?
Witness—Yes, my lord ; and also a licentiate of the

Society of Apothecaries.
The next witness examined was Dr. Bird, the partner of
Dr. Julius. This gentleman's evidence has also repeatedly
been published. He was decidedly of opinion that the
death of Miss Bankes was caused by the constant adminis •
tration of a mineral poison in small doses.

Sergeant Parry, in cross-examination—Did you form any
decided opinion that this lady was the subject of slow
arsenical poisoning before you were told so by Dr. Julius ?
The Lord Chief Justice—He does not say so. He says
he is of opinion that death was caused by the administra-
tion of a mineral poison in small doses. Arsenic or anti-
mony would produce the effect.

Sergeant Parry, to witness—Well, have you formed an
opinion that death was caused by arsenical poisoning ?
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Witness—Yes, I have.

Sergeant Parry—During your attendance on the lady,
did you administer bismuth, ascetate of lead, and nitrate of
silver ?

Witness—Yes. [Dr. Bird, by reference to his book, ex-
plained the manner in which the medicines he supplied
were mixed.]

Sergeant, Parry—Have you not come to the unfavourable
opinion you have expressed as to the cause of this lady's
death partly from what you have observed and partly from
from what Mr. Smethurst told you ?
Witness—l have.

The Lord Chief Baron—Did the symptoms as described
to you by Dr. Smethurst differ from your own observation ?
Witness—Not at all.

The Lord Chief Baron—Did what the lady tell you her-
self agree with what you yourself saw ?
Witness—Entirely.

Mr. A. W. Caudle, assistant to Drs. Julius and Bird,
was next examined byMr. Clark. He explained the different
mixtures made up and sent to Miss Bankes. When he re-
ceived the prescription, directing him to mix two drops of
prussic acid, of Scheele' strength to each dose of the mix-
ture, he thought it was rather a large quantity, and Dr.
Julius being from home, he gave four drops of prussic acid
of pharmacopic instead of two drops of Scheele's.
The Lord Chief Baron—Why did you do that ?

Witness—Because four drops of the pharmacopic prussic
acid would be under the strength of two drops of Scheele's.
[Mr. Caudle then explained the sealing up of the jars con-
taining the two evacuations given to him by Dr. Julius,
to be sent to Mr. Buzzard, of Great Marlborough- street,
London.]
Mr. Clark—ln any one of the prescriptions you made up
and sent to Miss Bankes, was there any arsenic, antimony,

or bichlorake of mercury ?
Witness—Most certainly not.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry--I do not think
there is any difficulty in mixing nitrate of silver into pills.
Mr. Julius, jun., proved taking tho bottles containing
the evacuations to Mr. Buzzard's; and Catherine Murray,
domestic servant to that gentleman, stated that she took
them in and left them on the parlour table. Dr. Buzzard,
surgeon, of Great Marlborough-street, said he took the
bottles to Dr. Alfred Taylor, when the bottles were opened
and a portion of their contents taken out for analysis.
Mr. Barwell, assistant-surgeon at Charing-cross Hospi-
tal, stated the appearance of the body on a post-niortein
examination.

ILLNESS OF THE FOREMAN OF THE JURY.
At three minutes to two o'clock the foreman of the jury
was taken suddenly ill. Mr. Barwell, who happened to be
giving his evidence at the time, instantly rendered him as-
sistance, and in a moment afterwards Drs. Todd and Cope-
land were in attendance. Brandy was administered, but
the foreman fell back in a fainting fit. Dr. Smethurst
watched the juryman with the greatest anxiety. At length
it was found that the juryman was not in a position to pro-
ceed, and he was led out of court, and the trial, as a matter
of course, was suspended.

The Lord Chief Justice said he did not see the necessity
of entering so minutely into the medical details and inti-
mated that the explanations given by the witness might
have produced this lamentable effect upon the juror. He
might have been affected by the very horror of the facts.
After the lapse of about 20 minutes the juryman was
brought back and the trial was resumed. He looked ex-
tremely ill, and it is very doubtful whether he will be able
to last out during the day.
Mr. Barwell was again placed in the box.
The Lord Chief Baron—What is your opinion as to the
cause of death ?

Witness—That it arose from irritant poisons slowly ad-

ministered.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON A RAILWAY.—On Sa-
turday night, as the mail train, which leavesthis; town at
7.5 p.m., was approaching Bradbury Station, the engine-
man observed a man walking along the line on the left
r spaceiv e r betweeneeund ed
his whistle,
the up
stead of stepping upon the down line he stepped upon the
up line, on which the mail train was approaching him. The
driver saw the danger, and did all he could to avert it, but
and down
and line
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ef
manr e ihlseardilite, engine-
driver nine-
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din a few seconds the engine had struck the unfortunate
man and knocked him down. His head was almost taken
off, and he died instantaneously. We understand he was a
farmer, residing near Bradbury.—Newcastle Chronicle.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE FENCHURCH-STREET
TERMINUS.—On Friday afternoon Mr. James Sandeman,
aged 57, a gentleman well known in the wine trade, died at
his residence, Fairfield-road, Bow, from the effects of an
accident he met with at the Fenchurcb-street Railway Ter-
minus a short time since. He had ascended the steps
leading to the platform in order to proceed by the train,
when by some means his foot slipped, and he fell on to the
line, his head striking the rails and the ash pan where the
engine rests. He was picked up insensible, and never
rallied. Several ribs on his right side were fractured.
THE GREAT EASTERN.--We are informed that,
instead of the Ist of September, the Great Eastern will
start from the Thames on her trial trip on Monday next,
the 22d inst. We are further informed that, instead of
going out into the Atlantic, as orginally intended, she will
proceed, first to Cherbourg, next to Portland, and then to
various other parts off our own coasts.
THE NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE GREAT
EASTERN.—The nautical instruments for the Great Eastern
which have just been completed by Mr. John Grey, of
Liverpool, were publicly exhibited at the Exchange in that
town yesterday. They consist of two large compasses, and
a patent binacle, much above the ordinary size, and very
neat in workmanship. In connection with the binacle is
an apparatus 'for the adjustment of compasses, as sane
tioned by the Board of Trade.
THE EMPEROR AND ZOUAVE.—The Cornier des
Vosges has the following :—" A. few days ago a Zouave,
named Galmiche, of the village of Ormont, fifteen years in
the service, and who has taken part in twenty-eight cam-
paigns, was trudging along the road from Eprinal to Re-
miremont, with a stick in bis hand plucked from a tree,
and only thirteen sous in his pocket. He was on the way
to rejoin his regiment in Africa, and though the distance
was great and the weather hot, he was lighthearted
and roared a patriotic song. Presently he heard the
crack of a postilion's whip, and a few seconds after a car-
riage came up. In the carriage was the Em-
peror, and not without emotion the Zouave gave
his Majesty the military salute. The Emperor had the
carriage sopped, and asked him, Where are you going,
my frien?" To Africa, Sire 1' Were you with us in
Italy ?" Do not mention it, Sire, you make my heart ache!
I was ill, taking the waters ; but I was wounded in the
Crimea, and I have heard that the Austrians were so well
handled in Italy that the presence of your poor servant was
not necessary I" Your journey is a difficult one to make
in this hot weather I" Sire, it is not so hot as it was at
Solferino l' The Emperor smiled, and slipping two pieces
of 20fr. into the man's hand, wished him a good journey,
and drove off. The Zouave in his delight exclaimed,
What a capital bottle of wine I will drink to-night to the
health of the Emperor.' "

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—On Friday last a
child six years of age, playing near a well in the parish of
West Lulworth, slipped, as it is supposed, and fell with the
rope and bucket through the opening. The alarm being
given by a neighbour, and another rope procured, a man
named James Baker at once commenced the perilous descent,
and after a painful delay of nearly ten minutes, occasioned
by the necessity which occurred of lengthening the rope,
appeared in safety at the well's mouth with the child, whom
he had found when he reached him sustaining himself by
the bucket in the water. Every attention was paid imme-
diately to the little sufferer, who, though much exhausted,
appeared to have received only a few bruises of no serious
importance. When we mention that he fell a depth of
nearly 90 feet his preservation must be considered as most
wonderful. But for the courage and promptitude of James
Baker, which merits the highest praise the result would
doubtless have been the reverse of that which it is our
pleasure to record.—Salisbury Journal.

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 185).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--(21118 DAY.)

CAUTION TO EMPLOYERS.-A young man, who gate the
name of Thomaa Henry Jenkins, was placed at the bar
charged with stealing ribbons to the value of 10s. and a
cambric handkerchief and a collar under the following cir-
cumstances :
It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Garmeson, linen-
draper, 133, Tottenham-court. road, took the prisoner (who
said he came from Liverpool) into his employ, without any
character, on Friday last. Last evening the prisoner asked
a fellow-assistant for a pinch of snuff. This party gave
him his box, which he kept in his possession; and before
the hour of closing, and without leave, he left the shop
and returned at 11 o'clock at night in a state of intoxi-
cation. Mr. Garmeson sent the assistant to the pri-
soner, who was helplessly drunk in the kitchen, to ask
to make out his account and leave the place. The assistant
could not get any sense into the prisoner, and upon putting
his hand into his pocket for his snuff box he found a small
paper which contained the above articles. Prisoner had
entered Mr. Garmeson's employ in the name of Norton,
and had also gone in the name of Parkins amongst the
other shopmen, of whom there were a great many in Mr.
Garmeson's employ.
After hearing the evidence, Mr. Beadon said Mr.
Garmeson's conduct in taking a man into his employ with-
out previous inquiry into character was a premium
for crime. He ought to have found out the prisoner's
character before and not after this occurrence. If
theft had not been found out in the fortunate man-
ner that it was other young men in the establishment
might have been continually suspected. It was quite Mr. '
Garmeson's own fault that he had been robbed.

Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was then committed to six
months' hard labour in the House of Correction.
HAYMARKET FROLICS.—William Elliott and John
Hayes, both gentlemanly looking persons, were charged
with creating a disturbance in the Haymarket.
Gordon, 336 A, said that at a little after five this morn-
ing he was on duty in the Haymarket, when he saw the
two prisoners surrounded by a crowd of cabmen and prosti-
tutes, playing at single stick. He went up and remon-
strated with them upon their conduct, when Haynes struck
him with the stick, but he believed not intentional. Both
prisoners' hats had been run away with by the cabman and
prostitutes, and he had great difficulty in getting them
back.

Haynes said, in reply to the charge, that himself and
Elliot were most particular friends,, and they were merely
playing at single-stick out of fu; and for the sake of a
joke.

Mr. Beadon advised, them to leave off joking in such a
way as this, and fined them ss. each.