The Express. — 1851-09-13 (London, England)

SHOCKING OCCERRENCE AT WRINGTON, SOMERSET. 12 —Two Wormer Pomo:gen.—lntelligence was received at u Bristol on Thursday afternoon of an occurrence of a shocking kind having taken place at the village of Wrington situate at about ten miles distant from that city on the Sumenetshire side. The rumour which first reached was that two women had been murdered by poison, but on inquiry being made on the spot the particulars were found to be as follows:—Thos names of the deceased women were Sarah Ann Roberts and Charlotte Birch. Roberts was the widow of a shoemaker who about a year since absconded from the village and emigrated to one of our colonies, , where he shortly afterwards died ; his wife (who was between 20 and 30 years of age) was left with two young children, and without any means of provision for them and herself beyond what trifle she could earn by binding boots and shoes. She occupied a little cottage near Wnogton, and was latterly understood to have mewed an attachment fur a young man between whom and herself, it now appears, en illicit intercourse had been carried on, as she was at the time of her death somewhat advanced in pregnancy. The other female, Birch, was a native of a neighbouring village (Churchill), but had recently lived as housemaid with a family at W. ston-super-Mare, from which she had been dismissed a short time ago in consequence of its being suspected that she was pregnant. Upon her return home Birch became intimate with Roberts, and on Tuesday last she was at her cottage, as was also the young man with whom the latter kept company. They were neither of them, as far as has transpired, seen to take anything, but in the afternoon they were both seised with severe Blues,. Roberts was immediately put to bed and Birch conveyed home, and surgeons were called in to see them. It was soon ascertained that they were suffering from the effects of some poisonous drugs, which they had taken for the purpose of endeavouring to procure abortion. Suspicions are entertained that the deleterious stuff was given to them by a woman who has sines run away from the neighbourhood, but tabs would seem to be contradicted by the statements which they made during their last illness. Roberts stated that she prepared the stuff sad took it with her own hand, and that no one else in any way interfered with it, while Birch asserted that Roberts induced her to take it, telling her that it would asset her ease, and that if it failed to effect the object aimed at, it could not hurt her in the least. After the deaths, too, the house of Roberts was searched, and in her box were found four quart bottles full of the drug of which the unhappy women partook. Information of the semfence was conveyed to the Coroner, who at ones Wog Ha warrant for the holding au inquest, and has directed post merlon examinations of the bodies to be made by the tarpons who attended them, Mr. Chadwell and Mr. Coated. The inquiry will be prosecuted on Wednesday next, when the whole matter will be thoroughly investigates NAVAL APPOINTWww,r,  Seri. 12. Mona (conviet-ship). . Willius M'Crea —to Anna litireasd-Matat C. Turner, Boatswain W. Davis, Gunners B. Hayward and W. G. Carat, and CarpenWr J. Reid—to