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had analyzed the gruel in the basin, and also what
was in the tea-cup, in the presence of four philtre°.
phical gentlemen, and (Ida it was evident it was
strongly impregnated with arsenic. He also exa-
mined the remaining grits, and they appeared to be
free from any poisonous ingredient. lie further de-
posed, that on opening the body of the child, he
ascertained she died of poison ; hut that he had not
yet analyzed the contents of the stomach.
Mrs. Newman deposed nearly the same evidence
as Mary Eades, and said it was not her intention to
keep her hut a few days longer; hut she hod not
acquainted Miller with such intention ; that she was
a bad tempered girl, and appeared cross to the chil-
dren
; and the deceased child (not four years old) War Office, Sept. 16.
did not like to go out or be with her; it was the Royal Regiment of Horse 'Guards, Edmond Parke, Gent, to
first time she ever made gruel for the children • and be Cornet, without purchase, vice Picard, promoted.
I. t olonel
to a question from Mrs. Newman, why she made so Ist o
eßegimentt e e
e ordalt/eragionheGuaLtrdeest,e Brevet
Faller,
much ?—She said, " I supposed you might want killed in action. Coloneelltenirciv e
some for yourself."—Last Monday Mrs. Newman Brevet-Major Michael Turner to be Major, vice Teesdale.
scolded her twice, for Buffeting the men in the shop. Tonebe ;
and Captains
sanotaf iTnrggms-as-1;i Troops
-gryiceof the
to take improper liberties with her. 86th Foot, vice Getham, killed in action.
Henry Walker, hair-dresser, deposed, that about *IL? ititttobrLai Lieutenant J.
he W. Dunne, fr
.itheheatlfp-up:.teyh of.the 9th
two months since he prepared some minced meat, sth tit ,o, Dragoon
-ert Moloney, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur-
ists
mixed with it a quantity of arsenic, anti assisted by chase, vice Hammersley, promoted.
Ir• 3tl Regiment of Dragoons. Corset C. W. S. D. Holmes to he
Mt. Newman and his two journeymen, Mills sad
ofLieutenant, without purchase, vice Dobbyn, who retires.
Allen, stopped up the holes with it in the slaughter- 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Charles Fallon, Gent. to be
oi
house and shop, and about five weeks since he again Coroct, by. p?rchase. vice Browne, promoted.
Foot,
.
!rd, 15th Ditto, Ensign C. R. O'Donnell, from the 2d F to be
the repeated it, but is not aware that he left any behind Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Barrett.
him. 2d Regiment of Foot, Richard Burrower Teasdale, Gent. to
OomO'Doonellpapromoted in
Henry Allen, journeyman to Mr. Newman, de- beeeEnsient without purchase, vice
a 15th Light Dragoons,
posed; that he had a cold about two months since, mai *Ditto, Quarter Ma
ley, Moss to be. Quar-
mg
and that he bought a halfpennyworth of oatmeal et , erraaster, vice Whalley, who resigns.
.ary, .p, rich Mr. „ ,
Cooper s, and used the whole of it. ' 14th Di to, Unica •nt John W. West, from the halt-pay of
. half a coffee-cup full. My mistress gave _ the2d Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Parke, who
Mr. Newman deposed, that he did not know et exchanges.
Mary, a large tea-spoon full of the miiture, i b Thomson to be Lieutenant, witboat
any poison whatever being in the house. Aboet two , "Ithpurpciht:l:. Emlign - "eP
bout three minutes afterwards she was taken
years and a half since he bought some stuff to kill ' W. T. Colman, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Thomson.
and vomited dreadfully. The deceased,
rats, all of which he used (or thit purpose. 1 Lieut. Thomas Colman to be Adjutant.
Ann, came to the room door, crying ' ..- , 18th Ditto, Captain Edward Raynsford, from the York Light
Brown, the Beadle, on conve)ing Miller to the t
dreadful manner. My mistress desired me lafantry Volunteers, to be Captain of a Company, vice
workhouse, as a place of security till the decision Whitfield, deceased.
in, which I did. She came in crying, with
the fruitiest deposed that she said she made the 'red Nair William Farmerie to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
gruel in her hand, and a spoon in IL My • - " • • '' - vice Clark, promoted in the York Light Infantry Volun-
askedor of grits ; but not finding it thick enough, she took feu",
her what was the matter irith her,
; '1 nearly a table spoonful of oatmeal from a paper that! Ensign_ John. T. Hull,
.frons half-pay of the Regiment, to he
'ether been beating her ? She answered No
was in jar in a cupboard io the kitchen; that she! 2.striln.viaeur
desired me to rock her in her chair. I took her Lieutenant S. it. Jarvis to be Captain of a Coot-
mixed it op in a butter-boat, and put in the gruel, 1 palsy, vice Hutcheson, who retires.
and I had her not ten minutes before she
throwing the paper, with a little oatmeal that was . To _ 27th Ditto.
otniting most dreadfully. I said to my mis-me Ensigns, by purchase-Joseph Margitson, Gent. vice
left, into the fire; and said that there was in the
' sure there can be nothing in the gruel."— Johnston. probated ; and Robert Steele, Gent. vice Gal-
tressßoth same jar oatmeal and poison—both in separate braith, who retires.
answered, " I hope not, Mary." 46th Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas Thompson to be Captain of a
papers.
!reit kept vomiting constantly, and I called : Hill, journeyman to Mr. Newman, deposed Company, without purchase, vice Campbell, promoted ill
• in. When he came, he called my fellow- ,
Elizabeththat Mr. Walker the hair-dresser, came with stuff to Toe
tbeee Lieutenants, Easiest 11 J. Wilson,
Elizabeth Miller, end when she came up, pro lawoittheduinptubrectre. lei-FoOt t Ensign and Ad'it
kill the rats, and that some of it was left in a paper,
?r asked her what she had been doing to the tant J. Madigan (to have the rank of Lieutenant) ; Eosin
She said she had done nothin to it and
which the witness took into the kitchen, when the John Skelton. vice Miller, promoted ; and Ensign J. D. .
g ,
maids were at tea ; he opened the paper, and said it
began crying. My mistress then ordered ToNgl°lleEnT.i eeignti.-.hrmohi Argyll Maxwell, Gent. vice Wilson;
was poison to kill rats ; he does not recollect what
bring up the bason with all the gruel in it.— Genege /tithe, Gent, vice Skelton ; and Charles Burton
down and brought u p the bason with a became of it. Orange, Gent. vice Nunn.
The Jury after consultine near an hour rave Web Ditto, Lieutenant Charles Collins, from half-pay of the
lin it, and gave it to my mistress. This ' - 1 - Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Goddard, who exchanaes.
half-past seven or eight o'clock. I swat- their verdict, finding Elizabeth Miller Guilt// of Mi.. sth Ditto, Ensign George W. Matins, from the 94th Foot, to
out two desert spoons full •; I did not find ful Murder ;—w hen the Coroner issued a warrant for I Irtf Ensign,ttcuetelelaseatkrew.,t,
ewettieor clans:fines.. f
el
the
her committal to Horsemonger-lane prison, for trial ""
amiss with the taste, hot soon after I found Foot, to be Captain of a Company, wthoot Xrchnse, vice
at the next Surrey assizes.—She is about 17 years of Knipe, placed on half-pay.
heat in my stomach and throat. My ma,.
d had lived in Mr. Newman's family about 61st Ditto, LieuL G. It. Scott, front the,BBth Foot, to be Lies-
' that, said to her, " Elizabeth Miller, pow 4.age, a" ,1 - tenant, vice Vandreuil, who mho. ges.
!eu put nothing into the gruel, and to prove , 'oar ma` la' . 69d Ditto, Lieutenant John Deport to be Adjutant, vice
Breretoo, appointed to the 3d West India Regiment.
ettuce, take Dud eat it op yourself." She - - - - Enegn W. Lowman Wbe Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
, and did not touch it. • Mr. James Cress, POLICE. Beerelon,
~nboar, then came into the room, and having -......,- - Ensign Thomas Meldrom, from half-pay of the Regiment, to
be F.telgoLvaiSce Lon utan..
seen the children, he tasted the gruel with the point ! TI.
brought up by 77th Ditto,
.gn A. S. Fatilknor to be Lieutenant, by pur-
ssew-sTateT.—James Harris was
of a knife, and he said it made his mouth very dry U sou one of the P tr le • ' l' chase,
n o , on suspicion of stea trig Geroronon Cadet Joky C
vice ItiWxhan, promoted in the Royal African Cmrps.
ortield, from the Re, al Military Col-
and hot. Mr. Wilkinson another neighbour, came
i t wPopieces 'of iron used by the Regent's Canal Gollt- loge, In be En'i °,
g by purchase vice Faulk nor.
in, and seeing the children very ill, he said to my mis- patty for the waggons to on.—The P • 79th Ditto, Captain C. ivacdougall, from half-pay of the 42d
tress that she should have some advice. My mister cornmitt . _ run. molter was Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Christie, who ex-
act fortrial. _ changes.
and mistress sent Elizabeth Miller for Mr. Dixon, the
John IVilson was brought up by one of the Om 83d Ditto, John Cochrane, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
surgeon, at Newington. Elizabeth returned first, and - ' vice Chad, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment.
cers, for picking pockets at Edmonton fair.—He was 84th Dino, Lieutenant Jolla Allen, from half-pay, to be Lies-
Mr. Dixon shortly afterwards. Mr. Dixon enquired
Lies-
committed for trial.
comm tenant, vice Skelton, who exchanges.
bow long they had been ill, and examined the sauce.Ni Ditto, Lieutenant James Thompson to be Captain of a
James Smith, drives of a coach belonging to .
ean the gruel was made in, and ordered what was Cloud, of
George Cloud, of Hammersmith, and Richard Smith, Entn K. Ryan to be. Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
left of the gruel, with the saucepan, spoon, and some
driver of Mr. Priest's Chiswick coach, were fined in 1
remaining grits, to be locked up until he had more To bemrrigns. , by purchase-Sampson James Bpargo, vice
the penalty of 20s. each, and costs, for placing their
leisure to examine them minutely. Mr. D. then Kelly, promoted; 11. 6: P. 'Nickell, Gent. vice Ryan ; awl
coachesd facing the house of Mr. Cherman, in Picca- George t_ ! Gent, Barton, appointed to the lit Sr
stated his opinion that the children had beenGrenadier orh Foot.
illy, refusing to. go away when required, and be.
poisoned, and desired the servant (Elizabeth Miller)BBth Ditto, Lkuteuant C. Vandrouil, from the 61st Foot, to be
having in a very insolent manner. Lieutenant, vice Scott, who exchanges.
might be sent with him to bring back some castor
oil, which he ordered to be administered as speedily MARLBOROUGH-George—George Baron Pefiltzer 90th Dyittotv, Lieutenantitlioutpurcl W.
jviceSPfeledreettloy,beproCalOtletadia of
a Coal-
as possible. This was accordingly done, and caused was brought before the Magistrate under a warrant, P.M John Nunn to be Lieutenant, vice Speed.
increased vomiting. I then found myself exceed- charged by the Baroness, his wife, with having me- . ititiapPi'tetsonelil,e•Gtteeneet.etto
John
Ensign, vice Noon. .
Campbell to be Captain of a Com-
ingly ill, and gave my mistress the child ; I then raced her. He was ordered to enter into peccary ' party, ;ice 111•Venald, deceased.
in 2001. to keep the peace towards her. 94th Ditto, Ensign T. Hawkshaw, from the 58th Foot, to be
went to the back door, where I vomited dreadfully, Ensign, vice Molina, alio exchanges.
and my mistress ordered me some castor oil, which UNION.IIALL.-011 Saturday James Bates, a young . 96,1, D0,„,.' Lieutenant John Gordon to be Captain of a Coro-
I took. The children and myself continued ill until man dressed in the first style of fashion, was brought palsy, without purchase, vice Hawker, appointed to the Bth
five o'clock nest morning, when I remarked about before Mr. EVANCE% charged with stealing three pair Royal Veteran Battalion.
Ensign 11. L. Prentice to be Lieutenant, vice Gordon.
that time to my mistress, that I thought the child of boots, the property of Mr. Rolls, of Blackfriari- Ensign John Buchanan, from the half-pay of the Sid Foot, to
Elizabeth Ann appeared better ; in about a quarter road.—fie was fully committed for trial. be Ensign, vice Prentice.
101.1. d Ditto, Major Robert Aostrather, from half-trav of the 42d
of an hour after, the deceased asked for drink, of Foot, to be Major, vice Lord William Russell, who ex-
which I gave her, and observed she had changed OLD BAILEY. change.
Ist West India Regiment, Ensign William Bell, from the 714
countenance. I called my master from an ad-
-........_ Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase,•ice Bowen, appointed
joining room ; she was then in a fit. My master sent to the 2d Royal Veteran Baualton.
SATURDAY, Sere. 16.
again for Mr. Dixon. Before Mr. Dixon came, she R Bth Ditto, Major Neil Cockhurn to be Lieutenant-Culenel,
for stooling %lbs. of pepper, • a ithout purchase, vice Steuart, 1 •
had recovered from the first fit. He gave her a little the indictedtereteryurenfethtte4wsnisc
Heath, Son, and Furze, value 20S: Captain olletueht,,lttohe appointed to the 40th toot.
white wine; sent home again for medicine, which the
Kisoner was a Custom-house Officer; and on the 27th of Royal African Curps,a Lifeeurtenant Edailsoarrydv ivsetCtgotfaek b u tf•tne.
el
the
he gave to both children and myself. Mr. Dixon Jioutnoenlae4 het rtriceeLseed 811
-bags of pepperie at the East India Docks, : 7i th Foot., to be Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice
ho
staid nearly two hours ; after lie was gone, the child to the convey to
the Priso.ner askedcreanyveeyoi
the
t carman . RoNsi.aar‘gastieenidlri°"(ed. ' Indio Rangers, Lieutenant George Ramsay, from
had three more fits, and expired about nine o'clock. fet up into the waggon, because be was lame. A Thames Po- 1 tfie 64th Foot, to be Cuptaiu of a Company, by purchase, vice
About eight o'clock I found myself much worse, iceettffit ciirihwho happened to pasts, observing him taking pep- 1, Troya, promoted
putting [no a bag of his own, appre- f Fork
.lhasteurs„ Major G. F. W. Fluker, from
the Bourbon
much swelled, and very sick. per
tided him.—Guilty. ettigyan I Regiment, to br Lieutenant-Colonel, without purcha,e, vice
To a question put by the Coroner—lf she knew Cnghlan, appointed to the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion.
RoYal Waggon Train, Cornet Thomas Newton to be Lien-
of any poison in the house ?—she replied—About tenant,
two months since she saw something its a paper on the
kitchen window, which one of the young men said
was poison, and cautioned her not to touch it, as it
was to be put with chopped beef upon cabbage leaves,
to be put into the slaughter-house to poison rats. She
did not know of poison in the kitchen, or any part
of the house, after that time. She did not observe
any thing particular in the conduct of Elizabeth
Miller to induce her to suspect that she would or
could have given poison to them. She appeared at
times cross to them. Shortly after the death of Eli-
zabeth Anne, the witness went up to Miller's bed.
room, and found her locked in. She opened the
door, and eittiess told her the child was dead, upon
which she stamped her foot upon the floor, and rated
out, " What shall I do with myself ?"
Mr. Dixon, the surgeon, corroborated the evidence
of Mary Eades, and further deposed, that when he
took Miller with him home, to fetch the castor oil,
. lie particularly questioned her, if she prepared the
gruel, and what it was made of ?—She said, that the
grits she got at Mr. Holland's, the corn-chandler,
end she thickened it with nearly a table-spoonful of
wormed, which oatmeal was part, she said, of some
that was left about a month ago, by one of the young
non, who had some gruel made -for hint cold. She
deeed any: knowledge whatever of poison being put
into the gruel. Mr. Dixon farther stated, that be

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THE STATESMAN.

George Eaton was indicted for stealing 511 w. of ensoaisufac-
tured tobacco, the property of his Majesty, but was acquitted,
a material witness being absent.
William Menzies was indicted for feloniously anti traitorously
coining divers rotund blanks of base metal, to resemble, and in
the similitude of the silver coin of Ibis realm.
Mr. Justice ii SATO having summed ep the evidence, the
Jury retired, and. after an absence of half an hour, returned
with a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the Prisoner to
mercy, on account of his'former good character.
Jacob Morris was capitally indicted for assaulting Joseph Ux.
bridge on the Ring's highway, and inking from bis person three I
notes of 201. each, in the .tooth of August last.
Sir Simon i.e &aim summed up (be evidence, aid the Jury
found a verdict of Guilty—Deutb.
Peter lierni was indicted for nestling a Moroccia ring troy,
containing ringsand other jewellery, of the value of 901 from
the shop of Mr. George Fielder, In Greek-street, Soho, on the
25th of August last. Guilty—ncith
Noralu Alalionv, a most wretched looking woman, aged 50,
was capitally indicted fur burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of J. Chambers, in the day lime, and steal-
ing a pocket-hook, six Bank of England notes for 11. each, and
various articles of wearing apparel, the property of Jean Bap-
tiste Mathew.

fhe Prisoner was found guilty of the stealing, but acquitted
of the burglary.

We are often told to pot off the evil day as long
as we can ; this will not hold good in' all cases, ex.
gr.—On Monday morning last, George Gray and
Margaret Watson set off from Windy Nook for Jar-
row, to be married, guns firing and colours flying,
as usual on such occasions; when hear tielburn-hall,
the bride seemed unwell, and going int* a cottage,
was in a little lime delivered of a fine boy.—(Nose.
castle Paper.)

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ntell THE LONDON GAZETTE, SEPT. 16.

PL.

This Gazette contains a long list of Naval and
Military Officers, whom his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent has been pleased to nominate and ap-
point Knights Companions and Knights Commanders
of the Order of the Bath, conformable to the new re-
gulations. The list contains about 500 names, and
includes a number of Officers who fought in the bat.
ties of the 16th and 15th of June, recommended to
this honour by the Duke of Wellington ; also several
Officers in the service of the East India Company.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Ist Royal Veteran Battalion,
To be Lientrnant,—Lieutenant W. Bryson. from the late sth
Royal Veteran Battalion t and William Dickenson, f►um the
62d Foot.

3d Ditto.
To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant David Thompson, from the half-
pay of the Sid Foot ; and Quarter-Master b. Maxwell, from
the Etb IVest ludia Regiment
sth Ditto.
To be Ensigns—Cornet John Douglas, from the Royal Wag-
gon Train; and Trimp-Serjeunt-Major tieurge Armstrong,
(rum the Bth Light Dragoons.
6th Ditto.
To he Lieutenant.—Lientenant Henry Young, from the 6011
Foot; Ensigns Isaac Wood; James Henderson; and hitch:lel
Connolly, from the late Sd Veteran Battalion, vice Ww.d.
7th Ditto, Quarter-Master Joseph Smith, from the 25th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Bracts, placed on the Retired List.
Bth Ditto.
To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant John Galpine, from half-pay id'
the it.d West India Regiment; and Quarter-Master llamas
Lynch, from the 10th Foot.
New Brunswick Fencibles, F.nslgn and Adjutant Alexander,
Fraser to have the rank of Lieutenant.

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Major Thomas Evans, of the Sth Foot, to be Lieuteuant-Colonel
in the Army.
Captain Charles niggle, of the Miti Foot, to be Major in the
Army.
The King's German Legion.
td Battalion of Light Infantry, Lieutenant Lewis Hehne to be
Captain of a Company, vice (i. Deneeke, who resigns.
Ist Battalion of the Line, Lieutenant Ferdinand Christian tie
Homing to be Captain of a Company, .lee A. Safe, killed
in action.
York •Light. Infantry Volunteer..
Lieutenant Alexander Clark, from the 18th Font, to be Captain
of a Comp:NJ, trithout parehaie, vice Rsynifoisi, appointed
N the 18th Foot.

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1* CORONER'S INQUEST:
Saturday morning an Inquest was held at th,
I • White Hart, facing Kennington-cross, before C
Jtllatt:TT, Esq. Coroner for Surrey, on the body o
Miss Elizabeth Ann Newman, whose death was occa
Aunty] by giving her arsenic in some gruel for supper
The Jerry was composed of the most respectable in
I • habitants in the neighbourhood. After viewing On
body, the first witness examined was
Mary 'Elides, who, being sworn, said, I am see
Taft to Mr. Richard Newman, butcher, No. 8, Ken
siington-cross • I have lived in the family thre
years. last Wednesday evening, the 13th instant
about six o'clock, I accompanied my mistress ant
her two children, Elizabeth Ann, the eldest (nov
dead), and Mary, the youngest, to take a walk
we returned home about half-past men o'clock ;
took the youngest babe, Mary, and undressed her
and gave her to my mistress, oho carried her int
her bed-room in her arms, and a cup of gruel in he
hand, that my fellow servant, Elizabeth Miller
made for the children's supper. My mistress or
tiered Jae to get some magnesia and rhubarb to giv,
•her ; I accordingly wept to the cupboard in the par
lour,, I took a tea-spoonful of the magnesia out o
F blue paper, and put it in a nine glass, and them
took a lump of rhubarb out of the same cupboard
and grated part of it into the nine glass with th
magnesia, and I then carried it into the bed-root
to my mistress. She desired me to mix it with
spoonful of the gruel with which she was feedini
the child, Mary, which I did oat of the cup, whicl
was about half a coffee-cup full. My mistress gay
the baby, Mary, a large tea-spoon full of the mixture
and in about three minutes afterwards she was take!
very ill, and vomited dreadfully. The deceased
Elizabeth Ann, came to the room door, cryin,
in a' ost dreadful manner. My mistress desired m
to let her in, which I did. She came in crying, witi
a cup of gruel in her hand, and a spoon in it. M;
mistress asked her what was the matter With her, o
had her father been beating her ? She answered No
bat desired me to rock her in her chair. I took he
in my lap, and I had her not ten minutes before sh
began vomiting most dreadfully. I said to my mis
tress, " sure there can be nothing in the gruel."—
My mistress answered, " I hope not, Mary." Botl
the children kept vomiting constantly, and I call&
my master in. When he came, he called my fellow
servant, Elizabeth Miller, and when she came up
any master asked her what she had been doing to the
gruel ? She said she bad done nothing to it, am
then she began crying. My mistress then orderer
her to bring up the bason with all the gruel in it.—
She went down and brought up the bason with
little gruel in it, and gave it to my mistress. Thil
was about half-past seven or eight o'clock. I swat
C • lowed about two desert spoons full ; I did not fin(
any thing amiss with the taste, bat soon after I foam
a burning beat in my stomach and throat. My mat
ter seeing that, said to her, " Elizabeth Miller, 11011
to show yeu put nothing into the gruel, and to prove
your intioceilee, take and eat it op yourself." She
stood still, ;rid did not touch it. Mr. James Cress
neighbour, then came into the room, and having
seen the children, he tasted the gruel with the poitsi
of a knife, and he said it made his mouth very drj
and hot. Mr. Wilkinson, another neighbour, came
in, and seeing the children very ill, he said to my mis•
tress that she should have some advice. My mastem
and mistress sent Elizabeth Miller for Mr. Dixon, the
surgeon, at Newington. Elizabeth returned first, and
Mr. Dizen shortly afterwards. Mr. Dixon enquired
bow long they had been ill, and examined the sauce.
pan the gruel was made in, and ordered what wet

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