The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

A PERSIAN PROCLAATATION.

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We find in the Bombay Telegraph and Courier of
April 16 the translation of a pror.damation found in
the Shah Zada's tent after the capture of Mohamra,
which is curious and amusing in its style. The pro-
clamation declares that the British Government has
for some time pursued a cour,e of aggression aiming
at the dominion of' all the East :

" Unexpectedly they brought troops to the soil of a
power of Islam, and, having thus gained a footing, took
possession of one of the forts of Islam, which was on
the sea shore, and was only held by a small number of
troops as its fixed garrison, and thus no army being
present, they occupied it, and when they saw that if
they advanced from the sea shore they would flounder
about, like fish on dry land, they have stuck there, for
they knew that if they advanced the blows of the sharp
swords Of the heroes of Islam would not leave breath in
the soul of one of them. But his Majesty the Shah-in.
shah has taken advantage of this breach of faith of the
British Government to make manifest his royal will and
pleasure ; and his orders have gone forth, that countless
armies are to be assembled on the boundaries of every
country • and victorious troops have been directed to-
wards the frontiers to drive out the enemies of the faith,
and scatter the rubbish and dirt along the shores for
(Arabic, .‘ God giveth the victory to whom He pleases,')
and now in obedience to the words of the Prophet, 'to
him who doeth injury unto you do ye injury unto him
in like manner as he does injury to you,' let all the
people of Heran consider it incumbent upon them to
follow the precept 'slay in the name of God those who
wish to slay you ;' and let the old and the young, the
small and the great, the wise and the ignorant, the ryot
and the sepoy, all without exception arise in the defence
of the orthodox faith of the Prophet; and baying girt
p the waist of valour, adorn their persons with arms
and weapons ; and let the ulema and preachers call
upon the people in tho mosques and public assemblies
Gahnaodvde,inaantjahuestthputulpits to give in a Jabad in the cause of
s shall
the promiseslltheGhazisine thenta udsienotf
hthe faith
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of the Prophet, Verily we are of those who fought in
the cause of God.'"

AUSTRIAN MRECY,--The Emperor of Austria Pardons
all Huagar►ari "rebels " who tire not in foreign cout-
tries. His Majesty is very merciful. Had these rebels
not been out of his clutches, they would have kern iu
his dungeons, or in their graves,--.Punch.

THE ALLEGED POISONING AT STA.:II-
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STAMFORD, MAT 20.

The examination of Thomas Fuller Bacon, on
the charge of having poisoned his mother with
arsenic, was resumed at the Town-hall, before
the borough magistrates, to-day. On Monday
Mr. Atter, who had conducted Bacon's defence,
relinquished the case. In consequence of this the
prisoner, at his own request, was furnished with
writing materials, and took notes of the evidence.
As before, the prisoner appeared perfectly self-
possessed.rk Wilson Jackson, surgeon, of Stamford,
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was the first witness examined to-day. He des-
cribed the post mortem appearance presented by the
body of Ann Bacon, exhumed at Great Casterton
on the 6th of February last. The contents of the
abdomen were in a high state of preservation
—considering that the body had been interred two
years. The condition of the viscera was such as would
be produced by arsenic. The limbs and other parts
which would not be subjected to the action of
arsenic, supposing it to have been taken by the de-
ceased, were much decomposed.
Mr. E. Barber, the surgeon who attended the
deceased, was next called—He was first sent for to
deceased in March, 1855, when he found her suf-
fering from spasms. He prescribed for her, and she
gradually recovered ; her illness on that occasion
extending over about 10 days. On Sunday, the
13th of May, witness was again called in to attend
deceased, who had been taken ill that afternoon at
her son Thomas's. Witness found her very faint,
and vomiting. She had been seized with sickness
and purging soon after dinner. Deceased was re-
moved to her own house, where witness continued
to attend her until her death, which took place on
the following Tuesday. The symptoms manifested
by deceased on Tuesday were similar to those of
the illness in March ; she suffered at times from
spasms is her limbs as well as in her body. The
symptoms witnesssaw on the Sunday were precisely
those which arsenic would produce. On the Tues-
day the symptoms were not the usual and ordi-
nary symptoms produced by arsenical poison, and
witness gave a certificate to the effect that deceased
died from cerebral disease. He came to that con-
-1 elusion from the symptoms on the Tuesday being
similar to those he had observed in March, and
from the fact that she had never been thoroughly
well up to the attack in May, though she had not
been so much indisposed as to require medical at-
tendance.

Professor Taylor was next sworn. Previous,
however, to his being examined the evidence taken
at the first hearing on Saturday, when he was not
present, was read over to him. Dr. Taylor then
repeated the evidence relative to his analysis of the
viscera of the deceased which he gave at theincjuest,
and which we published at the time. His conclu-
sions were as wader :

"1. The body of the deceased, Ann Bacon, con-
tained arsenic, which must ' have been taken by or
administered to ber while living. 2. That the arsenic
was found in the largest proportion, first, in the
intestines; 2dly, in the liver and gall bladder; and, ally,
in the stomach. The kidneys and spleen contained a
small quantity ; the heart and bloody liquid of the chest
contained none. 3. That the total quantity extracted
from the different parts was small—viz., about three-
quarters of a grain. 4. That the parts containing the
arsenic were well preserved, but presented none of the
appearances which are usually produced by the poison.
5. That whether the deceased died from the effects of the
arsenic or natural disease can only be determined by the
symptoms from which she suffered in the illness preced-
ing her death. [II portion of the arsenic, deposited on a
slip of copper, was produced in court.] Dr. Taylor added
that, having heard the evidence, be drew the conclusion
that the symptoms said to hams occurred in the second
illness, of pain, vomiting, purging, and thirst were such
as were commonly produced by arsenic ; that the twitch.
ing, delirium, and stiffness of the body on Tuesday were
such as may be produced by arsenic when a person bas
survived the effects of the poison two or three days.
They were not commonly observed in cases of poisoning
by arsenic, because death generally took place within 24
hours, and in the stage in which the stomach and bowels
were affected. Finding arsenic in the body be should re•
fer the first symptoms of the attack in May to the opera-
tion of that poison. A larger portion of arsenic was found
in the body than was ever given in medicine. When used
in medicine it is given in a dose of one-twelfth or one-
eighth of a grain."

A Magistrate—Do you think that arsenic caused
Mrs. Bacon's death ?

Witness—There is a difficulty in answering that
question. The first part of • the illness, I have no
doubt, was caused by arsenic. The evidence of Mr.
Barber, as well as Maryßiley, regarding the attack
in March, and the fact, as stated by Mr. Barber,
that the deceased never thoroughly recovered from
that attack, render it probable that thera may have
been some disetve of the brain or nervous system,
and that the symptoms on the Tuesday, as observed
by Mr. Barber, which resembled those in March,
may have been due to a relapse and proved fatal in
May. The evidence of Mary Riley in reference to
the attack in March, where she states that the de-
ceased was " sick and stiff with spasms," is not
sufficient to lead me to believe that the attack was
due to the action of arsenic ; but the symptoms of
the May attack, taken as a whole, were quite con-
sistent with death by arsenic. If I had had to give
an opinion from the attack in May alone, I should
have said the deceased died from arsenic. There was
no natural cause of death that we could find about
the body, so far as the examination would allow us
to judge. The arsenic found in the body was not
sufficient to kill an adult, but the, quantity taken
might have been diminished by vomiting and purg-
ing. The smallest quantity of arsenic known to have
caused death is two grains, but a grain might kill
some persons, though I have known au instance of
recovery after taking a grain and a-half. The only
parts of the body of deceased in a state of preserva-
tion were those in whichar-enic was found.

The prisoner declined to ask Professor Taylor
any questions.
Superintendent Mitchell was the last witness.
He merely deposed to the removal of the viscera,
&c., in jars, to Loudon.
The prisoner was then cautioned in the usual
way, and asked if he wished to say anything.
Pr is on er—No.

The prisoner was committed for trial at the nex.
Lincoln assizes, Mr. Reed, chief constable of Stam•
ford, being bound over to prosecute.

TEE COMMUNICATION WITH
IRELAND.

A deputation, consisting of the following members of
Parliament, waited on Lord Palmerston on Wednesday,
the 20th inst., for the purpose of urging on the Govern-
ment the necessity of taking immediate steps to carry
out the proposed improvement in the passenger and
postal communication between London and Dublin :

The Right Hon. H. Corry, Mr. Henry Herbert, Kr.
Bagwell, Mr. Beatnibh, Captain Bernard, Mr. Blake,
Mr. Bland, Sir R. Gore Booth, Dr.. Boyd, Dr. Brady,
Captain Banbury, Mr. Calloatt, Mr. Cairns, Mr. Clark,
Mr. Cite, Mr. Con°lly, Lord F. Conyngham, Sir
C. Cote, Mr. Davison, Mr. De Vere, Mr. Davereox,
Mr. Dobbs, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Ellis' Mr. Ennis, Mr.
Fagan, Sir R. Ferguson, Colonel F'rde, Sir G. Forster,
Colonel French, Mr. Green, Mr. Greer, Mr. Gregory,
Colonel Greville, Mr. Grogan, Lord C. Hamilton, Mr.
G. A. Hamilton, Mr. J. Hamilton, Mr. Hassard, Mr.
Hatchell, Mr. Heard, Mr, Henchy, Lord Edwin Hill,
Mr. Kirk, Major Knox, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Le-lie, Sir
R. Leitings, Mr. Macartney, Mr. M'Cann, Mr.
M'Carthy, Mr. M'Clintoek, Mr. M'Evoy, Colonel Max-
well, Mr. Miller, Mr, Montgomery, Mr. Napier,
Sarjeant O'Brien, Sir T. O'Brien, Mr. P. O'Brien,
Captain O'Connell, Mr. Cogan, The O'Donoghue, Mr.
O'Flaherty, Colonel Pakenham, Mr. Repton,
Sullivan, Colonel Taylor, Mr. Tottenham, Mr. Vance,
Sir W. Verner, Mr. Walron, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Grace,
Mr. Maguire, and Mr. Moore.

Lord Palmerston was addressed by Colonel HERBERT
and Mr. CORRY, and the object of the deputation
explained.

Lord PALMERSTON expressed his sense of the high
importance of improving the communication both on
postal and commercial grounds, and refered the deputa-
tion to Mr. Wilson, the Secretary to the Treasury, who
was in attendance, for explanation as to the present
position of the question.

Mr. WILSON, after entering upon some details respect-
ing the negotiations during the last two years, stated
that a proposition had been submitted to the companies
within the last few days, which was now under considers-
ticn.

Lord Palmerston was subsequently addressed by
Mr. Fagan, Mr. Grogan, Mr. M'Cann, Colonel French,
Mr. George A. Hamilton, Mr. Ennis, Lord Claud
Hamilton, and other members, all urging a prompt
settlement of the question.

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