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London, England, 1857-02-19 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVI-4NING, FEBRUAK\ 19, ttib7.

THREE POPUL...A.R LECTURES on EGYPT
and the BIBLE, will (D.V.) be delivered at CROSBY BALL,
Biibopagate-street, on Feh. 25th, 25th, and 27th, at Half-past Seven
o'clock, by Mr. J. G kDBSY, Author of" Wanderings in the East,"
who has recently returned from his Fourth Tour to Egypt, &c.
In the course of these Lectures upwards of Twenty Persons will be
dresre t in Eastern Costuml, and the Garments, Ornaments,
explained, as they lamer relation to the
The Lectures will also be enlvencd by a variety of Anecdotes and
Recitals, and the exhibition of a number f Curiosities, Anc'ent and
Mo ern, illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Orientals, and
throwing light on some seemingly ambiguous passages in the Sacred
Werd. There will also be practical Illustrations of the duties of the
slave, Easterns bowing to the earth, falling on the neck, sitting in
presence of a superior, grinding at the m,II, the bastinado, Arabs at
meals, taking up the bed, whirling and bawling dervishes, &c.,
affording amusement as well as instruction.
Admi:sion —Front seats, is. each Lecture, or 2s. the course ; second
seats, lid. each Lecture, or Is. the course. Children under 15, half-
price for each course.
Tickets may be had of the Librarian, at the Hall, and at the doors.

PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of
Chancery, made in a cause, " Martin against Martin," the
creditors of GEORGE 110IIUN MA., TIN, late of East Bridgford. In
the county of Nottingham, and of Deptford, in the county of Kent,
Esquire, a Captah -In the Roral Navy, who died in or about the
month of October, 1854, are. by their solicitors, on or before the 26th
day of March, 1857, to come in and prove their debts at the cham-
bers of the Vice .Chaticeil r, Sir Richird Torin Kin iersley, No. 3,
Stone-buildings, Lincoln's•lnn, Middlesex. or in default thereof they
be perempto:ily excluded from the benefit of the said brder:
Monday, the 30th day of March, 1857, at 1-o'clock In the after-
noon. at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating
upon the claims.

Dated this lath day of February, 1857.
CIIAS. PUG H, Chief Clerk.
FISHER AND LUCAS, 50, Fenchnrch-street,
Plaintiff's Solicitors.

THE DOUBLE MURDER IN TVALIVO.RTIL

Yesterday Thomas Fuller Bacon, and Martha, his
wife, were again brought tip at the Lambeth Police-
court, to be examined respecting the murder of their
two children.

The male prisoner's appearance had undergone a very
considerable change. He seemed exceedingly downcast,
and kept his eyes fixed on the floor of the dock, as if to
avoid seeing any one, but, as if suddeLly recollecting
himself, he stood up and kept staring for some moments
in the direction in which his- wife.sat, in the hope of get-
ting a sight cf her, but her back being turned and a
high prition behind her, he did not succeed. At this
moment, and when the t xamination was about to be
proceedei with, Mr. Atter received from the Waterloo
station the following 'elegraphic commurication, for-
warded from Stamford immediately after Dr. Taylnr had
made V-le disclosure bef-re the coroner and jury at Great
Chall-r:on on that morning :—" Arsenic is found by Dr.
Taylor." On reading the d,eument, Mr. Atter left, his
seat, approached the dock, and had some private cow-
municat oo with Bacon, big client. The telegraphic
message was handed to the chief clerk, who placed it
before the magistrate. Mr. Elliott, after reading it,
addressing Inspector Young, asked if be bad any more
evid, nee to offer against the prisoner, and Mr. Young
replied that he bad not. Mr. Elliott next asked the
professional gentlemen engaged in the case if they had
anything to offer to the Court, and both answered in the
negative.

Dlr. El iott then said —After carefully considering this
case, and giving all the circumstances my best considera-
tion, I have come to the determination of sending both
the prisoners to take their trial on this very a' thole
charge. On that trial a question will arise respecting
tfiirsTite of mind of the-femarii-(Mrs". Bacon), and it will
be the province of the jury to pronounce an opinion upon
it. I may also mention that poison has been found in
the body of Mrs. Bacon, sen., and that about the time
of her death her son, the male prisoner, had been in pos-
session of, and dealing with, a similar poison.
This announcement created an evident sensation
throughout the crowded court, and all eyes were fixed
on the male prisoner; but he, beyond keeping his eyes
fixed on the floor, and exhibiting a alight flush on the
countenance, did not betray any particular emotion.
Mr. Elliott—l feel it also to be my duty to state that,
in the cour-e of this investigation, I received a letter,
signed " A," disclosing circumstances of a peculiar cha-
racter indirectly connected with the case ; and though
it is anonymous, the writer expresses his willingness,
should I desire it, to come forward and verify the impor-
tant, statements it contams. As these statements are of
an important public character, it is my wish that the
writer should come forward ; and it will be my desire,
as well as my duty, to bear all he has to say respecting
the important matters contained in his letter. In con-
clusion, I feel bound to say that Mr. Young, the officer
engaged in this case, has done himself much credit by
the intelligence and activity that he has displayed, and
the manner be has sought out and brought forward thq
large and important mass of evidence, and I have no
hesitation in saying that the public are much indebted to
him. I have only now to remand the prisoners to a
future day, when you, Mr. Young, will have the whole
of the witnesses in attendance, that the evidence given
by each may be read over to them and that they may
sign their depositions.
The prisoners were here removed from the court, and
on Bacon reaching his cell his fortitude com-
pletely forsook him. He instantly flung himself
on the seat, trembled and shook like an aspen
from head to foot, and commenced crying and wailing
In the most piteous tones. Some of his friends were
admitted to him, and one or two of them recommended
him to make a.clean breast of it and disclose all he knew
and for some time it was thought he would do so. He,
however, recovered his self-possession, and his next fit
was one of an inordinate desire to see and speak with his
wife. He begged and prayed that the gaoler would al-
low him the interview he sought, but that officer (Mr.
Cook), knowing the horror with which his wife viewed
him—a horror which has induced her, since her husband
has been taken into custody, to beg and pray that she
might not be brought in contact with him, nor even get
a sight of him or he of her—told him be could not do so
without the magistrate's sanction. Bacon then said he
should first write a note for her, and then ask the magis-
trate for an interview, and if that was refused, for per-
mission to send her the note he should write. A pen,
ink, and paper were then given to him, and in the pre-
sence of Cook and In.pector Young, he wrote a note, of
which the following is a literal copy :
"My dear Martha,—l write these few lines to you hop-
ing that you will tell me the truth, as I wish to the Lord
that you will speak the trnith, as it will be Best for us,
as our situation requeree, now we are placed that nothing
visa will be more-advantageous to both,; hoping you, as
my wife, will not but give me answer, -- r ;k„
to see you, and likewise to speak to you. Hoping you
are well. So now more this time, with my love to you.
—I remain your affectionate husband,
"J. F. BACON."

Bacon here, at his request, was taken before the magis-
trate, and addressing Mr. Elliott, said—Might I take
the liberty of asking to be allowed to sce my wife !
Mr. Elliott—l cannot allow you to do so.
Bacon -- Then may I communicate with her by letter ?
Mr. Elliott—At present I cannot allow you to have
any communication with her.
The prisoner was then led out of court.

THE ALLEGED MURDER OF MRS. BACON.

Yesterday Dr. A.S. Taylor, of Guy's Hospital, attended
the inquiry which 'lac; been instituted at Great Challerton
respecting the death of Mrs. Bacon, whom her son,
Thomas Fuller Bacon, is suspected of having murdered by
poison. Dr. Taylor read the de:ailed results of his ana-
lysis at length, and afterwards presented a eummary of
them in the five conclusions :
" 1. The body of Ann Bacon contained arsenic, which
must have beeen taken by her or admini6tered to her

while living.
"2. That arsenic was found in the largest proportion :
—lst, in the intesti,:es ; 2d, in the liver, and gall, and
bladder ; 3d, in the etemcich, the kidneys and spleen con-
tained a small qu4ntity. The heart and bloody liquid of

the chest contained none.
" 3. That the total quantity extracted from the differ-
ent parts was about three-qui.r,ers of a grain.
" 4. That the parts containing arsenic were well pre-
served, but presented none of the appearances which are
use - sally produced by this poison.
"s.That whether the deceased died from the effects of
arsenic or natural causes can only be determined by the
symptoms from which she suffered in the illness preced-
ing her death."
The Coroner, addressing Professor Taylor, said, then
you would rather not express an opinion 39 to the cause
of death until you have heard the evidence of the medical
man who attended her in her last illness.
Dr. Taylor--Yes, and any other witnesses who may
be examined.

Mr. E. Barber, surgeon, of Stamford, was then called
and examined. He deposed that he had attended Mrs.
Bacon iu March last, when she was attacked with what
he then believed to be English cholera. He gave her
some medicine, and she shortly after recovered. She
complained when he first saw her of pains in the abdo-
men. She was sick and purged. In May last he wa3
called to ace her at her son Thomas's house. She appeared
to be suffering from the same disorder. He prescribed
for her, and ordered her home. lie gave medicine, but
she died on the following Tuesday, two days afterwards.
He gave a certificate that she died from cerebral disease.
Coroner—Having heard the report of Dr. Taylor and
knowing that he has found poison in the body of the de-
ceatet, are you of opinion that the symptoms under
whi As the deceased was suffering when you were called
andh.
in were such as would be produced by poisoning I
Mr. Barber—l am.
Mrs. Bacon, of Stamford, said she saw the deceased
She was in perfect
dine with witnc :a
on the next day, but she said she thought she should re-
h one
ai
t theh. Saturday
She
asked beforeher
to her
come deat
re-
main at home. Saw the deceased again on the follo wing
day, at about 8 o'clock. She was then very ill. She
vomitted several times. At tea o'clock she appeared
better, and witness left her. Thomas Bacon said hie
mother was taken ill at her dinner. When witness went
upstairs she saw Thomas Bacon's wife there with de.-
ceased. Deceased told witness, in presence of Thomas
Bacon and his wife, that she felt well in the morning,
and was taken ill after taking some broth. She further
said that she had sickness and purging very violently.
She was sick twice in witness's presence. Witness saw
her again on Monday, when Bacon said to his wife
" Give her something out of that bottle," pointing to
one on the table, which was not a medical bottle. \Vit
ness asked what it was, and Bacon replied, " Oh, some-
thing she bad yesterday that did her good." After she
died he took the bottle away. Ile said, "As this is
mine, I will take it." The stuff in the bottle was a light-
coloured fluid. Witness was present when Mrs. Bacon
died, Ab)ut an hour and a half before her death wit-
ness opened a drawer, in which the rent book of Mrs.
Bacon Was kept. bacon came in and said, " I suppose
you hays been looking for the rent,bo AO Witness ree
plied that she had. He said it was no use, as ho had got
it, and further remarked, " I suppose you know that by
my father's will this house and all that is in it beings to
me and my sister '3 Witness replitd that it would be
quite time enough to talk about the property when his
mother was dead. That was neither the time nor place.
By the Coroner By his mother's death Bacon would
succeed to some house property in Stamford worth 901.
per annum, subject to some legacies. After the mother's
death he was disappointed when her will transpired,
Red ate had ;eft, tilt rest of her property to other mem-
bars'of the family. Witness's husband first told Thomas
Bacon that his mother had made a will. About
six
weeks before her death Mrs. Bacon wag tal,;.;! I
and was sick several times. She told witness that she
:sad been to Thomas's and had a cup of tea, and bad not
taken anything except an egg afterwards.
Professor Taylor was then recalled.
The Coroner having requested that, as he had heard
the evidence of the witnesses, he would now give an
opinion as to the cause of death,
Professor Taylor said, with regard to the cause of
death, the symptoms of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
in the month of May, taken tagetheu Rs deficribed by

11r. Barber and .the other witnesses, are, in my
opinion,
consistent with death from arserdc. _

After the examination of other witnesses, the coroner
proceeded to sum.up the whole of the evidence, comment-
ing on its different features, and pointing out to the jury
the bearings of the law upon the case, and at half-past
six o'clock the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful mur-
der" against Tiaomas Fuller Bacon.
Great Exlitement prevails in Stamford and the whole
of the surrounding neighbourhood.

THE CASE OF THE MURDERER
MANSELL.

The execution of this prisoner was to have taken
place on the, sth instant, but a respite has been sent,
delaying the carrying out of the sentence until the lith
of May, in order.that the legal point raised•by hie counsel,
Mr. Russell, as to the validity of the jury oy whom he
was tried, may be first disposed of; and as the Court of
Queen's Bench decided not to enter into the argument
until the conclusion of the present term, it was necessary
for the sentence to be respited for ON long period. It
will be recollected that at the trial the only defence set
up for the prisoner was, that he was nit in a state of
mind to be accountaUe for his actions the time be
deliberately shot the unfortunate man for whose murder
he was tried. There does not appear, ho‘sever, tie
slightest ground for supposing that his mind is at al,
affected ; but, on the contrary, he seems to be perfectly
aware of the character of his crime, and his only desire
appears to be that he may escape the capital punishment ;
indeed immediattly after the trial he said that be should
not have cared if be had been only sentenced to trans-
portation for life. He eats and drinks heartily, and is
now evidently strongly impressed with the idea that, after
having been twice respited, and so long a delay being
granted, the sentence of death will not be carried
out; and although Mr. Hilliard, the newly appointed
governor of Maidstone gad, has frequently impressed
upon him the necessity of preparing for the worst, and
explained to him the circutn, tances under which the re-
spites have been granted, and that in the event of the
point of law being decided against him, the sentence
would no doubt be carried into efEct, it appears to have
very little weight, and he evidently feels a strong convic-
tion that his life will be spared. Two extra turnkeys are
employed to watch the prisoner, one being constantly
with him during the day, aid tie other at night, so that
he is never left alone. It has already been explained that
the ground upon which the prisoner has been respited,
was'thoantethe of the counselitir for
o jurors without
the Crown
cause,
tiad
but
.untpirto
speeeamy
s chal-
lengedtha
t
since the matter has been brought before the Court of
Queen's Bench, a new objection has been started, and it
will be contended that the prisoner was entitled to have
the juryman who was objected to empanelled to try him,
and that having been improperly put in peril, by the
juryman having been rejected improperly, the whole pro-
ceeding was not only invalid, but that the prisoner cannot
again bs put in jeopardy upon the same charge ; and if
this objection, upon argument, should be sustained, an
order will be made for the discharge of the prisoner, and
he will altogether escape the consequences of his act.