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London, England, 1830-09-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Vaszts 'worn wrns.—Tke I.larragheld, on the 2d uk. in the St.
Lawrence. Robert Donald, of Liverpool, on the 19th ult. in lat 46.
long. 44. Champlain, on the Ist instant. in lat. 49. long. 12. Mira.
michi, in lat. 42. long. 59. Southampton, Bragg, from Liverpool to
Valparaiso, on the lith June, in lat. 50. S. long. 80. Albion, of Aber-
deen, out n days, in lat. 4s. long. 58 ; and the Lowther, of Carlis'e.
bound to Halifax, on the In instant, in lat. 48. long. 34.
The following arrivals are posted at Lloyd's :—The Can ton,
Lyall, from St. Petersburgh, at Hull ; Zephyr, Turnely, and Leipzig,
Roberts, from St. Petersburgh, in the Humber; Lovely Nay, ..--,
from Memel, at Lynn ; Jackson, Jackson, from St. Kin's, and Globe,
Dixon, from Lima, in the Downs; and Alexander, Thompson, from
bliramichi, at Grangemouth.
The Alice, Greatzback, from London to Pinata, was abandoned at
sea Seth ult. being waterlogged. Crew saved.
The Sirs, bound to New 'fork, has put back to Liverpool, leaky,
and must discharge.
The Sir George Murray,bound to St. Andrew's, N.B. has put back
to Liverpool, leaky..

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Dem., Sure. 1.--Arrived the Ocean, from Pdiramichl ; Aan, from
North America; and Funchal, Hart, from California and Rio Janeiro.
Poalssourn, Say. S.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pallas, from
Hants:. Off the Wight, the Magnet, Patsy, from Havannah.
PLTNOTITII• Sere. 6.—Arrived the Henrietta, Peake, from Prince
Edward's Island.

Baurot., Barr. L—Arrived the Henry Carter, Roberts, from To.
bago, and Betsey, Johns, from Lanzarotte.
Lrrearooc, Sam 7.—Arrived the Emma, M'Donald, from Val.
paraho ; British Queen, .--., from Quebec; and the Miramiehi,
Hutchinson, from iiiirandebi.

CORONER FOR MIDDLESEX.

This day the election of Coroner for the County of Middlesex took
place opposite the Sessions House, Clerkenwell,on a temporary hustings
erected for the purpose. A little after nine o'clock, the Under Sheriffs
arrived, and opened the business. Mr. WHITBaKAD, late M.P. for
Middlesex, proposed Mr. Baker u a fit and proper person to hold the
high office of Coroner. He then adverted to his good qualities to fill
the office, and that if elected he would fill the situation with credit to
hitmelf and justice to his constituents. Mr. HODGSON seconded the

nomination—and in a witty speech, declared that medical men were
unfit for the situation. He asked what would people think if a doctor
ass nominated to be a judge of the King's Bench ?—(A laugh.)
Sir J. LILLY proposed Mr. Wakky as a proper person for the high
situation, and contended that none but a medical gentleman ought es
be elected to. fill the office. Dr. Evans seconded the nomination, and
also contended that lawyers had no business with the office—doctors
alone ought to be elected. Colonel Jones made a long speech in favour
of Mr. Wakley. He insisted that lawyers were not adapted for the
situation ;—medical gentlemen ought to fill the office. What did a
lawyer know about the diseases of the human frame ? he would ask.—.
1 Why, nothing ; must be the reply. The gallant Colonel concluded a
long and animated speech, in which he was patiently heard, and loudly
sheered.

)lr. BAILER made a short, but modest, address to the electors; and
said, if elected, he would do his duty.—Mr. WALLET then came for-
ward to the fiont of the hustings, and claimed a patient hearing. He
commenced by ridiculing the idea of electing lawyers to 611 the office of
Coroner. It was not their sphere. It was their business to attend to
the living—the doctors to the dying. A lawyer Coroner might be ap-
pointed, but then he must have a doctor Coroner to assist him, for which
the county must raj,. He then stated a cue when an inquest was held
on a woman three urr.t ‘, where a lawyer Coroner presided. Oft the first
inquest site raised her head and laughed ; on the second she groaned ;
but on the third inquest, the lawyer Coroner was right—the woman was
really dead. Mr. Wakley proceeded, in an animated manner, to ridi-
cule the wish of appointing lawyer Coroners, and cited's number of eases
much to the point, during which he was repeatedly cheered by the
people. He concluded s long and ingenious address to the electors, sad
declared that, if elected, he would do his duty to the utmost—he was
certain of victory.
Mr. SCALES, butcher, of WiliteChApel. next came forward, in the in.
terest of Mr. Wakley, and made a very humotous speech respecting
Coroners• Inquests, s number of which came under his own eye. Ile
alluded to the ignorant persons who were frequently appointed as jury.
men—men taken from the workhouse. and paid for their decisions. He
concluded a lung address to the electors, amidst thunders of applause.
A show of hands then took place whether Mr. Baker or Mr. Wakley
should be Coroner, where there appeared a large majority in favour of
Mr. Wakley. A poll was demanded for Mr. Baker. The most estta-
'ordinary exertions are making by the friends of the Candidates; coaches
are in requisition from all quuter.:; and, notwithstanding the wetness
of the day, Clerkenwell-green is crowded with people.

OPPOSITION To BARTHOLOMEW FAIL—The oppo.•i.
sition to the continuance of Bartholomew Fall will, it is caleulatid by
the leading members of the Corporation, be attended with a successkil
result. The Fair has been gradually declining for the last five or RN
years. The Fair that has just concluded presented a miserable pie.
lure. The owners of the Revere] booths were losers by the speculation.
Richardson had calculate d upon receiving 1501. on Alonday ; but he
experienced the most painful disappointment. The public-houses in
the neighbourhood reaped all the benefit of the crowd. It is
impossible to describe the daring outrages committed against decency
on Monday evening. Wherever any decent women were to be seem,
a mob of well-dressed vagabonds rushed over to them, and stripped
' the lower part of their persons. The Police sac► several Installers
of this indecency, and were obliged to rush upon the assailants, and to use
their staves. This alone had the effect of checking the practice which
has of late years been so much the fashion in Bartholomew Fair. The
business of clearing the publie.bouses was generally one of great tail
and difficulty. So great is the excitement amongst females on the et-
, casion of Bartholomew Fair. that there is scarcely any sacrifice that the
sex would not make to visit it. Ledbetter, the Marshallese, In
clearing one public.house, saw a woman with a very swan
child in her arms—" It is time for you to be at home, my good
woman," said be. " with your baby." " Oh, ne, Sir," said she. "we
are able to stay tin the lam —'tin only eleven o'clock." " Pray;"
said Ledbetter, " how old say the child be r Why," said do
• tomorrow it will be three weeks

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N BOARD THE LOWTHER CASTLE
41 INGLIS EAST INDIAMEN.
VsiatiFflay titling the day appointed for the examination of the four
seamen, at theiThanies Police-office, charged with mutiny on board the
above-named vessels, during the homeward bound voyage, the Office,
and every avenue thereto, was crowded to excess.
On Mr Bacr.axxixt and Captain RICIIBELL, the Magistrates,
taking their seats, Jaynes Hawkins, a seaman of the Lowther Castle,
East indiaman, Captain Rattle, commander, was charged withmutinous
conduct. and attempting to stab Mr. John Hayward, the third officer.

Mr. Robert Barton, the fourth officer, stated that on the 27th of June
last, the ship was lying off bt. Helena ; he was in charge of the deck,
when the prisoner hailed his Majesty's frigate Ariadne, lying near, and
made a noise. He immediatily ordered him aft, and the prisoner walked
as tar as the gangway, and exclaimed with an oath, that he would go
no further, and attempted to come forward. He lad hold of him, and
attempted to force him aft, when the prisoner drew his knife, and was
about to open it. when he seised him close round the neck, and a struggle
took place between them. Witness struck the prisoner, and made his
nose bleed, and Hawkins called out " Murder, murder !" Mr. Gilman.
the chief officer, then came on deck, and assisted witness to secure the
prisoner. The master at arms was then sent for the irons, and the psi.
roller said he would not go into them, and drew his knife, and exclaimed
that he would kill the first person who laid hold of him. After a de-
t. rmined resistance, witness and the other officers secured the prisoner,
but not before he made several attempts to stab Mr. Hayward, the third
officer, who came up to assist.
Mr. Ballantine.—What object had the prisoner in hailing the
Ariadne ?
Witness.—He wanted a boat to be sent for him to go there.
Mr. John Gilman, the chief officer of the Lowther Castle, stated that
he was informed there was a disturbance on deck, and on proceeding
above saw Hawkins struggling with Mr. Barton, and heard him making
use of abusive language. Mr. B. complained that the prisoner had
been hailing the Ariande and making a great noise. Witness ordered
the prisoner aft, and repeated the order several times. When the irons
were brought he desired Hawkins to go into them, but the prisoner re.
fused, drew out his knife, and exclaimed " by the GOD that made me if
you attempt to put me, in irons I'll stab the first person who committer
me." Other assistance then came up, and the prisoner was laid down.
A struggle took place, and the prisoner made three stabs at Mr. Hay-
ward across the loins and cut his jacket open. Witness has no doubt
but that for the buckle and strap which Mr. Hayward was wearing he
would have been killed. Other assistance then came upon deck, and
she prisoner was eventually placed in irons.
Mr. John Hayward, the third officer, partly confirmed the evidence
of Mr. Barton and Mr. Gisman.
The Solicitor for the prosecution said that was his case.
Mr. BSLLAXTIWL—What do you intend to charge the prisoner
with ?

Solicitor—With attempting to stab his officers.
The prisoner in his defence said he wished to call two witnesses to
prove that he hailed the Ariadne for the purpose of going on board that
vessel, in consequence of the ill-treatment he bad met with, and the
severe flogging he had received on board the Lowther Castle. On his
hailing the frigate, Mr. Barton called him by an offensive expression,
beat him dreadfully, and stapled him to the desk.
Mr. BALLANTINZ said he had nothing to do with any previous ill.
treatment the prisoner had received; but if he had any witnesses to
disprove the evidence for the prosecution, or that witnessed the affray, be
would bear them.
The prisoner said he could only bring forward witnesses to prove the
brutal treatmeot'he had received • and on this particular occasion he
was so roughly handled that he had been under the care of the surgeon
of the Kellie Castle during the voyage home, to which ship he was
transferred after the affray ; he did draw the knife, but without any
intention of using it. The prisoner then went on in a vehement strain,
and said he was treated, as were many others of the crew, mere like
wild beasts than men. He bad served on board a man of war be many
years, but never met with such punishment as he had received Nbead
the Lowther Castle. Was such usage fit for a seaman who had mewl
his King and country P
Mr. BALLWITINZ said he was of opinion the conduct of Mr. Mir.
ton, in striking the prisoner and exciting him in the first instance had
been very improper, and as far as the assault on him went the case
was at an end. But the prisoner in subsequently attempting to stab
Mr. Hayward had committed a serious offence. The sting was, how.
ever, taken out of the charge by the violence used by Mr. Barton to.
wards the prisoner, whom he should commit to take his trial for the
misdemeanor, at the next Admiralty Sessions. Bail would be taken for
his appearance.
Mr. Wools, who had been retained in his behalf, entered the office.
The evidence was read over to him, and he contended that the assault
bad been made on the prisoner, and that Mr. Barton had no right to
prevent the prisoner from hailing the Ariadne, on which ship he had
a right to enter, it being a man.of-war, if he thought proper. If
his client's statement was correct, gram violence had been used to.
wards him.
Mr. BALLANTIVE said, that according to law the prisoner had an
undoubted right to hail the Ariadne, but he had acted unlawfully and
violently in drawing the knife upon Mr. Hayward, who had not am.
rained any previous assault upon hint.
The witnesses were then bound over in the usual manner to prosecute
at the sessions.
John Jordan, Stephen Rose, and John Lally, seamen of the Inglis,
East Indiana, were then put to the bar, charged with a mutiny on
board that vessel, on the 7th of June last, on the horaeward-bimnd
voyage-
Mr. Fowler, Solicitor, of Fumival's Inn, attended on behalf of' the
prisoners.
Captain Joseph Dudman, Commander of the Inglis, being sworn, de-
posed as follows :—On the 7th of June last, off the Cape, Mr. Mows*,
the third officer, was on the quarter deck, and ordered the men to make
a sail. While they were fulfilling his orders, he told them they were
doing it wrong,tabused them, and made use of some offensive expres-
sions. Immediately afterwards Lolly came up from under the awning,
and said, " Who can stand to be called an Irish son of ate—," and
grumbled. I desired him to hold his tongue, and not to let it run so
fast, or he might get himself into trouble. He answered, " I shall
talk as long as I like." I then desired Mr. Mowat so tell the steward
to stop his grog until further orders. He replied, " You may stop my
grog all the way to London if you like," and went on grumbling, I
then ordered him to be put in irons, but on their being brought he ro.
fused to go into them ; on which I said, don't be a fool, but go in directly,
and cleared the boatswain and gunner to put him in. After
great difficulty and scuffling he was put in, but not before
be had struck them several times. I then went to my cabin,
and had not been there ten minutes when Mr. Mowat came down apes
said, the ship's company had made a rush aft to rescue the prisoner. I
instantly took my drawn sword and went on the quarter deck, and found
a great part of the crew endeavouring to get on the poop, which Mr.
Mowat was preventing. I hastened on the poop, and found the ma-
jority of the crew trying to get Lally out of irons by violent means.
After a great deal of trouble I got the people off the poop, and the pri-
soner remained. When they were all down on the quarter-deck,
there was a general cry from the whole that the prisoner should be re.
leased. I said no, be should not be released until a Court of Inquiry
bad been held. The crew immediately sung out, " There shall be no more
Courts of Inquiry, no more cuddy Court Martial.; they had had their
day, and we will now have our day ; no snore floggings ;" and similar
acclamations. Jordan then touched me on the shoulder, and said,
" There are three cheers for you in defiance of you on your quarter-
desks; and three cheers more were given by the men. Jordan I eon.
sidaed the ringleader of the mutiny, and Rose was most active on the
pop; I said, let's to the arm chest, my boys, and get the arms; I
told them they should obey me, when Jordan said, "You may ,
take your oath I'll have them twice if you persevere." The men ex. I
claimed, " We'll go below for ten minutes, and if they dont let them
out we'll compel them." I then held a consultation with my officers,
and in consequence of the excited state of the crew, we came to a reso.
lotion to let him out in the evening, which was done. The gunner af-
terwards came to me and said that he was afraid the men were armed,
and would rise into open mutiny. I said I would have a Court of In-
quiry, and was determined my orders should be obeyed, and would
yield to no one. We then consulted as to bow many persons would
join in resisting any unlawful proceedings of the crew, and said surely
all the ship's company are not against me. We then reckoned on the
number of hands.that would join us; and the gunner said he could de.
pend on his two mates. After this the steward came into my cabin,
and requested that I would allow him tosleep with me, as be had home
threats against my life. I refused, and said I would sleep alma, •
usual. The nex' morning the gunner cane again, and said the aew
were in a state of great excitement, but I answered that 1 was deter-
termined to have a Court of Inquiry. I afterwards consulted with my
officers, and we agreed not to have a Court of Inquiry, but would mil
Lally into the cuddy, and reprimand him. The third mate was sent to
fetch the prisoner, who was in the forecastle, armed with a bludgeon,
and peremptorily refused to come. The men urged bins to this step,
and we did not insist on his attendance, and the ship was afterwards
marked to St. Helena without any further disturbance.
When Captain Dudman had finished his examination, Mr. Fowler,
the s Solicitor, was about to cross-examine him, but
r. DALLANTINZ said be would not allow any qbestions to be put
except by the prisoners themselves, who must do ft in a respectful
manner.
Mr. Fowler then said, he hoped the Magistrate would allow him to
call witnesses to prove that the men had recived great provocation, and
had been most severely flogged on many occasions during the voyage.
Mr. BALLAN TINE said, that whatever corporal punishtnent the men
had received, it had nothing to do with the present case.
Lally then put several questions, through the magistrate, to Captain
Dudman, and asked him if he used any weapons ?
The Captain replied in the negative. He came with a drawn sword
se the poo when the crew were eodeavouring to release Lally.
we attempt most the arms ?
(lapis!. Dudman.—Netpardid not.
BALLANTIXE.II,IIIII4III Stro4ll4lr datuthed ?
Captain Dtadman.—No, It was not. •
The prisoners then severally questioned Captain Dudman, whether

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the third aka had not need very offensive expressions, and caned
Lally by an infamous epithet?
The Captain replied that the third officer had abused some of the
crew, and made use of very ill language. in consequence of their not
making the sail properly.
The prisoner then complained that Captain Dudman had made a
statement here, and a diffnt one at St. Helena, and Lally called
for the production of the depositions taken before the Governor of the
In
Mr. John Cleland Buchanan, the Captain's Clerk of the Inglis, eon.
finned the evidence of Capt. Dudman.
Mr. Ballantine.—Did the men work the ship from St. Helena to
London, as before the disturbance ?
Witness.—All, with the exception of the prisoners; but 12 soldiers,
a serjeant, and a corporal, came home with her from the island, to pre.
vent an further outrage.
MrJames Mowat, the third officer of the Inglis, was next exa.
mined, and said, that on the morning of the mutiny he relieved Mr.
Herbert. One of the marine boys fell pverboard—he was saved; and
soon afterwards be gave some orders to the men, which were done in a
lebberly manner. Witness censured the men, and called one of them
(Bell) a son of a Soon afterwards he heard Lally grumbling,
and observing that his blood was as red as the officer's. He confirmed
the evidence of the two preceding witnesses.
Laney said he was called by a very offensive epithet by the witness,
and such language was used by him as he should be ashamed to men.
Lion before gentlemen. The other prisoners also complained of being
W used by the third officer.
Mr. Mowat said he generally made use of the term mentioned, and be
was much excited at the time.

Mr. BALLANTINZ said that if the witness had made use of a round
oath generally perhaps the men would have taken no notice of it ; but
when he applied the terms Scotch, Irish, and English - indi.
vidually to the men, it became personal, and the oath in question was
considered offensive. The excitement of the dicer ought to have been
that of a gentleman, not that of a blackguard, and be was very sorry
such epithets had been used. He was o opinion, however, that Captain
Badman had acted in a very firm and becoming manner throughout,
and his conduct was entitled to great praise.
The prisoners then entered into a long statement of the treatment they
had endured on board the Inglis, and appeared to consider that the Cap.
Lain and Officers had no business to punish them, and that they were
only amenable to the laws of their country.
After a long discussion, Mr. Ballantine said, that although there was
no martial law recognised in the Honourable Company's atips, yet it
was the duty of the commanders to keep proper discipline on board
and if they exceeded their authority, the laws of the country were open
to the men, who could not be allowed to take the law into their own
hands, and coerce the Captain, and take the command from him, which
the prisoners in this cue had done, by resisting his authority. He was
of opinion the case amounted to a misdemeanour, and a very bad one,
though not to a mutiny, as the crew had not taken possession of the
ship.
The Magistrate then committed the prisoners for trial at the next
Admiralty Sessions, but said he would take good ball for their appear.
ante to answer the charge.
The men were then removed in custody.

INQUEST ON THE BODY.OF MRS. DANCE.

Precisely at 12 o'clock yesterday, Mr. Carter, the coroner for Sony,
and a highly respectable Jury, assembled at the sign of the Masons'
Arms, Canterbury-place, Lambeth, for the purpose of investigating the
circumstances connected with the mysterious demise of Mrs. Mary Ann
Dance, aged 63.
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The jury having berm empannelled and sworn, repaired with the
coroner to the late residence of the deceased, No. 24, Canterbury-place,
for the purpose of inspecting the body, which they found in such a
dreadful state of decomposition that not a feature of the face was to be
distinguished.
On the return of the jury to the inquest room, a conversation
arose as to the propriety of having the body opened. Several of the
jurors were of opinion that this ought to be done before they could
come to any satisfactory conclusion. Mr. Beck, one of the surgeons
who had examined the body, being sent for, on his arrival he was
asked by the coroner if it would be safe or prudent to open a body in
such a putrid state ? Mr. Beck replied that he did not think the
operation would be safe. It was now agreed to proceed with the evi.
dence, when
A gentleman, who said he was related to the deceased lady, com-
plained to the Coroner of what he considered the arbitrary conduct of
the police, who, he said, had been in possession of the house ever since
the deceased was discovered dead. He added, that Mr. Dowling, the
superintendent of the district, had propagated the most unfounded re.
ports respecting the conduct of Miss Dance, saying that she had poisoned
her parent. Now he was so fully convinced of the innocence of Miss
Dance, that he was particularly anxious that a post mortem examine.
Lion should take place, in order to satisfy theminds of the Jury upea
that subject.
Mr. Dowling denied, with some warmth, that he had made the repee.
satiation imputed to him.
The Costanza here observed, that the Jury had nothing to do with
reports, they had to decide upon facts only, and it was useless thus to
waste time upon irrelevant matter.
Mrs. Margaret Benson was then sworn.--She stated that she lived
at 25, Canterbury.place, next door to the deceased. About half pest
ten o'clock on Blonday morning she was informed by her servant that
the parlour shutters of the deceased's house were closed. IVitness,
upon this, observed that she was afraid something serious was the
matter, and went to the deceased's house and knocked loudly
and repeatedly at the dour without obtaining any answer, and the
then sent her servant to the police station ; in a short time
the servant returned with a constable. Witness let the officer
her house, when he got over the garden wall and diseemsedthrot
back door of the deceased's house open, through which he entered.
In about a quarter of an hour the ar tame out of the hewn
and told witness that he could not make any one hear; he
then got further assistance, and went up stairs with the officer;
they found the deceased's bed-room dote locked ' • when, on bursting it
open, they entered and found the deceased and her daughter in bed,
covered over by a sheet. On removing this, they saw the deceased lying
stretched out, apparently quite dead. Miss Dance was also lying by ha
side, in a state of insensibility, as if produced by poison. Witness im.
mediately despatched a messenger for Mr. Beck, a surgeon, who resides
opposite, who in a short time attended with the stomach pump, which
he applied in the presence of witness.
Mr. Edward Beck sworn.— I am a surgeon, and reside at No. 1,
Lambeth-tame. Between ten and eleven o'clock on Monday morn.
lag I was sent for to attend the deceased and her daughter. I found
them both in bed, and examined the old lady, and found that she
was quite dead. My attention was then directed to Miss Mary
Ann Dance, the daughter of the deceased. She was nearly insets.
sible, but in a short time recovered a little, when she appeared vie-
lendy agitated, and, bursting into tears, threw her arms round
the neck of the deceased, and said, " Oh, my poor meting, Is dead I"
and added, in the wildest manner " but I did not kill her." I asked
her when her parent had died ? manna,
said, some time in the course of
the night ; and that, having made the discovery, she was greatly
alarmed, and got up and drank something out of a bottle, which she
thought was lavender, or it might be laudanum, which had com-
pletely overcome her. I then told ha that I was informed she had
taken poi.on, and asked her if she had any objection to my apply.
ing the stomach pump ? She hesitated for some time, but at length
consented, when I introduced the tube, and drew of the contents of
the stomach, and after this she became more calm. I examined what
I had drawn off, but could not trace any laudanum, neither was there
any smell of lavender. I then asked Miss Dance why she had not
=lied in assistance when sbe found her mother was dead? Her reply
was, that she was too much agitated, and that she had taken the "stuff"
out of the bottle to compose her. I then proceeded to examine the
corpse more attentively, and am of opinion that it had been dead at least
24 hours. There wu a black mark round the neck, but I am more
inclined to attribute this appearance to the progress of decomposition
than to violence, as the body now presents all over neatly the same
marks. Upon searching the bed-room, I found two bottles which
had contained laudanum.

Mr. Dowling, the superintendent of the district, here stated, that
having seen the bottles alluded to, he asked Miss Dance if she was in
the habit of taking laudanum ? when she replied in the negative. He
then asked her if she was in in the habit of giving it to her mother,
and received the same reply ?
The bottles were here shown to Mr. Litdemore and Mr. Brooks,
two chymists, who reside in the neighbourhood. They stated that
they had frequently served Miss Dance with small quantities of
laudanum in these bottles. Upon one occasion, she said that
she wanted it for the tooth-ache. In the opinion :of these gen-
tlemen Miss Dance was habituated to the taking of laudanum in
small quantities, and she had the appearance of a continued opium
eater.

Elizabeth Jane Schelminster, • girl 17 years of age, stated that she
had been servant in the family for the last twelve months. She did sat
however, sleep in the house; she sometimes took the deceased her
meals, but generally she was waited upon by her daughter. They be.
longed to the Society of Friends, and they lived quite recluse, as their
income was but small. The old lady had been confined to her chamber
ever since witness bad been in the house, and her daughter to
treat her with kindness. The old lady, who was rather .b he.
quently cried out whilst she was washing her, but not in of
ill treatment. Witness saw the deceased on Saturday and
she then appeared highly delirious, and said she saw fame sad mom
in the mom. Miss Dance took up her breakfast on Said" miming,
and afterwards same pudding, but witness did sot see h that day--
Miss Dance ate some of the same pudding. Miss Dante aid witness
that her mother bad • strong objection to have medial advke. Miss
Dance seldom leant ont, and witness was in the habit of going t• mar.
ket. lo reply to &quantal from the jury, the witness seM that she
was not in the habit of fetching laudanum for Miss Damn, she
has several times been sent for magnesia. She did not me the
after Saturday. Witness WA that she took, on Ski*,
a note to her mother from Silos Stases, in white it was stems=

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need not come in fugue, unless she came for lessirages, and she Is aon.
sequence did not go on the Monday.
Mr. Dowling here produced two rods which be said be bad discovered
in the bedroom of the deceased. which ticked the surprise of the jury,
and the servant girl wan here closely questioned whether, to ha know.
ledge, the deceased had ever been beaten with than by her daughter.
The girl replied, that she was totally ignorant olds suds being in the
room, and did not know for what purpose they were kept. She never
sew Miss Dance beat the deceased with them.
Mr. Brooks, a medical gentlemen, who was present, bore gave it as
his opinion, that Miss Dance might have taken laudanum without its
presence being detected when the stomach pump was used. He, bow.
ever, agreed with Mr. Beck, that it would not now be safe to open the
body of the deceased.
A gentleman, who said that he acted as trustee to the deceased, said
that he wished to explain one circumstance. It had been stated in the
public prints that the deceased's eye was much swollen, which certainly
was the we, but be was of opinion that this was not produced by
violence, and the deceased to his knowledge bad been blind in that eye
for the last four years. He added that he bad known Miss Dance many
years, who though flighty and eccentric in her manner at times, was of
a very humane disposition, and be never knew ha to treat her mother
with unkindness. _ _ - - .

Robert Giles, a Quaker, affirmed that he had been a lodger in the
deceased's house for the last 16 months, but neva saw the deceased.
Re considered the intellects of the daughter (Miss Dance) to beer.
tamely weak, but he did not think her cruel. He had frequently heard
the old lady cry out, but he did not think it arose from any ill treat-
ment, as she fruently cried out so when no one was with her. He be.
Uses that Miss Dance generally waited upon her mother, for whom be
has heard her express much fondness. Has seen Miss Dona pace up
and down the garden in a wild and disordered manner, aptly quite
bewildered. Witness was at home on Sunday, and the deceased
ay out as she was in the habit of doing, so that she must have been
alive at that time.

--ihiCertnerbere asked the beadle if there was any further evidence
which could elucidate the mysterious affair ? The beadle replied in the
negative. He then addressed the jury, and asked if they were saddled
with the evidence without the lady being subjected to furtba surgical
The foreman here stated, that he did not think there was any tat-
dente calculated to criminate Miss Dance, who, it appeared, was a
woman of weak mind, but who bad received an excellent character from
the witnesses for humanity. . She was certainly much to blame for
not making ha situation known sooner, which had given rise to so
much suspicion, and certainly not without good grounds for it. He,
however, was more inclined to attribute this to her weakness and want
of nerve to make the necessary disclosure, than to any guilty pertidps-
tion in the death of her parent.
The rest of the jury were of the same opinion, when, after consult-
log together for a short period, they returned a verdict—" Died by the
visitation of 00D."
One of the jurors now rose, and said, that as very unjust aspersions
had been cut upon Mr. Dowling, he contended that that officer had
done no more than his duty, for which he was entitled to the thanks of
all parties. The jury were unanimously of the same opinion, and com-
plimented Mr. Dowling upon the very proper and fearless manner in
which he had discharged his duty, in which the Coroner joined.