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Fenian:rico re AasEaw.—On the 24d of Mara Coroner's In-
queet was held before Tstonaa Satatos, Esq. at the hinges
Arms, in LittieWoodstock-street, on the body of Ms. Danvers,
who, from disappoixtment in love and a consequent state of datai
spondency, had put an end to her existence by means of arsentia
Neither the family, nor the medleal gentleman who wag called
in. at first suspected the cause of her death Ow a cuffmac:lp,
out of which the deceased, it was suppsised,- lad drank some-
Ailing improper, being sent to Mr. 'IONS, an napertenetel Che-
mist, in Long Acre, sufficient evidence was obtained to induce
a further enquiry. At this Gentleman's reauest the body was
opened, and the contents of the stomach, which amounted to
about twelve ounces, were separated, and nearly a vvinellass
full of these delivered to him for analysis. From these two
sources the Trion satisfactory and convincing testimony was de-'
rived, that arsenic was the sole cam of death; for CO3'l the
coffee-cup, although in appearance quite empty and 'Clean, yield-
ed a sufficiency to substantiate above a thousand separate expe-
riments. The contents of the stomach afforded a still more
ample supply, for they impregnated at least a pint and a half of
&Stilled water so completely, that every single drop indicated
-the presence of arsenic when cleansed to the proper tests. it
was remarked by Mr. Hone, and should serve as a warring to
the experimentalist, that the floi.l portion of what was abstract-
ed from the stomach, sheaved no inctications of the poison ; it
was only front the sediment and more gross and viscid rm.tra.
that he could form his solution. The medical practidoner, who
had been called in to the deceased, whoa labouring under the.
agonizing symptoms, at first declate,l the sass to be that of clto.
leen niarbot; it is bat fair, however, to state, that this profes-
sional Gentleman saw' the young woman but a few minutes be-
fore she expired; for on witnessing some of the experiment,
and attending ts Mr. Ilosoes evidence, he most readily acqui-
esced in the verdict, that Miss Danvers' death was solely occa-
sioned by a dose of arsenic. ft cannot be too strenuously ins.
pressed upon the public mind, that no substance is more readil
detected than arsenic, provided the proper means be employed;
it is therefore highly incumbent on medical men in general to in.
form themselves of the nature and practical application of the
tests, and most effectual modes of operating. which, we bailey%
are very simple, and require bio: a moderate share of cherniad
knowledge. There ale many observrAons and comprehensive
instructions upon this subject, /specially by • ra, Mmes, which
will ho fours,' in various elementary and periodical works of sci-
ence, partieelaily In the Phil sophical Magazine and the London
Medical and P.iysioal JFournalr to these we earnestly recommend
the attention of our Readers, particularly those of the Farulty
of Medicine, in all its branches, to whom the verdict of an
English Jury, and consequent life or death of a fellow-creatote,
often solely depends for its direct:on.
An Impiest was held yeireiday at the London Hospital, das
the body of Frances Birch, aged 70, of Gill.strect, Limehunse.
--James Birch, hnsband to the deceaacd, said, that about three
weeks ago the deceased, when coming down stairs to open the
door for witness, fell down and broke her arm in two, and by
the advice of a surgeon, he sent her to the Hospital, where she
died.—The witness; who is entering his 100th year, signed his
name to the deposition in a regular running t and, without arc-
ades, and declared to the Coroner, that excepting his gt lei for
his old partner, he was 33 well as ever he was in his life.
Tuesday night an Inquest was hell at the Rose and CroWn,
St. Leonard's, Bromley, on the body of Mr. James Wand,
shoemaker, of Bromley.—Win. Woodwin said, that on filon-*
day last he went to bathe in a gravel pit in farmer Mann's fields,
Bromley ; when he came out the deceased undrmsad
and jumped into a very deep part. Witness thought he could
swim, but be sunk, and afterwards rose two Grantee times; a
person present said the deceased was drowning, and witness
umped id after him, and dived for upwards of twenty minutes
before he gut him nut, he was quite dead.—The Coroner, when
lin the act of taking own the deposition of the above witness,
was interrupted by the door being burst open, Ind a young man
and woman, who were beating one another, came tumbling in
uaen them, followed to; a passe of ethers, which put a Stop to
the business. The Coroner and Jury remonstrated with the
man for as cowardly an act, when he said it was his wife. It
was understood that this harry pole had been joined in the bands
of wedlock, at Bromley Church, the same morning, from whence
they repaired to the abosie house, to spend the day in hermarry
and merry-making, button consequence of a dispute between the
man and wife, it ended in a battle so desperate' that the Jury
were led to think another incumbent &ay would fall on them
previous to their leaving the place. The fight being ended, the
Jury pro:ceded avhh their investigation. and returned a Verdiet
of—Accidentally Drowned.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East-India House, when the following Commanders
took leave of the Court previous •to departing for
their respective destinations, vii. Captain P. RIPLEY,
of the REGENT, and Captain S. LEE, of the MOrFA?T,
for China direct.

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The Papers relative to India, which were presen.
ted to Parliament a short time previous to the disso-
lution, have been printed. They are interesting, from
the proofs they atTord that the war between the Bri-
tish Government and the PcistiwA was occasioned
solely by the arts and machinations of the latter. It
was manifestly the ilterest of the Court of Poona, to,
cultivate the frienlship of the British power in India,'
and by pui sting this simple and obvious line of po-
licy, the PEISIIWA had long enioyed the security
afforded by its protection. The PLISHWA, however,
in an evil hour, listened to the ambitious projects of
one TRIMBUCKJEE, who had been a menial attendant
on his Highness, and submitted himself blindly to
this man's discretion. For the purpose of arranging
some difficulties between the PEISIIWA and the
GUICKWAR, the Minister of the latter repaired to
Poona, under the solemn guarantee of the British Re-
sident. The Minister GUNGADHUR SIIASTRY v:as
barbarously murdered, and under such circumstances
as covld leasie no doubt that the assassination had
been perpetrated by the orders of TRIMBUCKJEE.—
Mr. EtisisiisTorrz, of course, felt himself bound to
require 0/the PEISHIVA to institute ,F.n immediate in-
quiry ir.to the event, and openlizrexed TRIM.
'malts of the murder. . The A wavere.l
and hesitated, but Mr. ELPRINSTOSI was firm ;--.
and after mach negociation and difficulties, TRIM.
avcicsez was delivered into the hands of the British.
—The murderer, however, was enabled by 'the
PEISHWA'S assistance to effect his escape from pri-
son, and being concealed, protected, and assisted by
his Highness, at length succeeded in raising a gang
of desperate followers, to the number of about 4,000
men. With these he committed various excesses
against the British and their friends. Mr. Lunar,
STONZ demanded of the PEISTIWA that his farcerite
should be proclaimed a rebel, but the Pzistrwa de-
clared there was no rebellion. In the mean time his
Highness secretly issued orders that' all his troops
should approach Poona ; that soldiers should be 1e
vied ; that his fortresses shoul'd be garrisoned and
provisioned ; and yet in the spirit of dissimulation
, which has ever distinguished the hlahratta Princes, he
at the same moment authorized the seizure of Tatet-1
1 sodium, and surrendered three of his stwSngestfortai
to the British us proofs of hit sincerity. Fortunately '
Mr. EnatrisisTown was too well apprized of his cha-,
meter to be deceived by such appearances, so that
when the PRISHWA, having at length completed his
schemes, threw off all disguise by attacking the Bri-
tish troops and burning the Residency at Poona, Mr.
Et.rifimsroNs had by his fir.-ness, foresight, and
energy, provided a British force sufficient to repel
the aggression, maintain the honour and supetionty
of his -country, and punish 1.1.3 PErstswa kr his
treachery and folly.