The New York Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1857, Page 2

(illed water, and was found tobe oxide of arsenic by the {tests to wbiab the powder from the coatents of the stomach was sudjeoted The contents of the small intestine therefore contained | onide of arsenic a ‘T was ® common gallipot “‘jar containing portion of er | ‘The contents, being about four ounces of liver, were sub. jerted to a mod? proposed in 1852 by Or. Penny, of | the pri cese of R-insch for detecting arsepic in such mat ters. The liver baving been out into small pieces and doled im bidrecbione acid and distilled water in 8 glass fsck, to whioh @ distiling apparatus of ginss was connected, the whole testure was gradu ally redaced to fine pulp, and a distilied nquor was obia.ned which was collected in divided portions. portions obtained the third gave faint traces of it; the Mfth and sigth port, separately the aciion of cooper ge ve, gave characteristically the neual dark encrus tation; and this again was driven off as usual by hoat aud g.umall lana we, and Sr orm Seen cies STIS, Ronee. e of ory wi were regular octoe or forme derived from the octoedre. The liver, therefore, contained oxide of arsenic, Having obtained unequivocal aroof of the presence of ar contents of the stomach, in the contents of the email! intestine and in the liver, it does not aj to be ‘Becesary to examine the other articles delivered to mo by 3 pared fluid from the tex- of the small tatestine; 6. a ee NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1857. for L’ snseher when be a . kit lee eben he wep ; wrote to bis that Mr. By the Dean of Faculty—Have seen L'At take iaudapum? Haye eeen bim take tt severe) times; told bum | bs took too much; I. Angetter an-wered ne coal not sieey; be raid Le took tt because he cxkt not sleep; L’Aagetior #a'd to me that he had taken to) m-ch lavéanum; be told me 80 the morning after tbe evening he hed taken {t; oan- Bot say when; have seen L’Angeller take laudapum’ four OF Ave times. By the Court—I never raw him take much, except near the end, when he was suffering # great deal, TASTIMONY OF A. ¥. DE MBAN—L'ANGELIER'S DEATH ANNOUNCAD TO Mids SMITH, Avgust Vauvert de Wean—I am Chancellor of the French Consul in Glasgow, Geat became acquainted with L’Angelier aboas three years ago; know whe iady at tbe bar; know the family: koow there #as some cor Fespondence between ['Angelier avd Miss Smid; L’ go! er confided in me; Miss smith bad a home at It burg ¢ L’ Apgelier some advice op bis Live affair, aud told him dat bis best plan was to go to Mr, dmith and toll bim he loved bis da ghter, and that bis attach neat war reurned; bet ld me Mr Smith was opposed to the match, end that it was not necessary that be should apply to him when be knew he would be rfased; [ kn nere . correspondence going on between L’Ang Smith; L’apgster came to mv aifice at his death end spoke of Mis Smith; I sald Mss Saith wae to be married to somebody else; Ge said chat {t ww not true, aad what he bad documents sufficient to forbid too bapne. do not recoilec! whwiher he said that he had beard Portious of the heart and large intestinos and brain; the indicate a considerabie portion of destroy life; have had con ‘experience in poisons; have written a wok subject; (portion of that’ work read;) If all the in he oasaage ‘appeared, I ‘would sus- presence of arsenic or other poison [3a ppor bad emeli dose oa the 19\b and 224 of F ‘22d March, wil you describe the sympioms interval from dst to las] Theseare very variable jon, pain tn the bowels, emaciation, loss of strength, cea, lasnitude in the limos. From the presence of iow in the intwstiaes 1 would have suspected the ex — of some previous disease, caused I cannot teil 7. Portion of second report of Dr. Christison, which Is as 4 1 y il H 2 z follows, read:— Eprwnorc, May 26, 1857 T certify that elnce the delivery ‘of my first report on ie cane or ricere Emile L’Angeiier, [ have examined No. 6, being @ portion of the great intestine, by «Same process employed in the instance of the liv tbat I obtained from it unequivocal evidence of the exis- (ence of arrenic, and No, 8 also, Deing @ portion of the brain. This was dried up, amounted to about a quarter of an ounce only me process, traces that on 6th May, Dr. Penny put into my bands two ema!l paper packets, duly sealed, one supposed to be arsenic mixed with sodt, the other ‘arsenic mixed with indi }, according io the directions of the act for the ‘The ope marked ‘ Murdoch's arsenic’’ I found to con- tain soot. Judging from the deptn of color, I infer that it covtains the due proportion of soot. The other, marked ‘‘ Ourrte’s a: »"* and su) ‘to contain Md.igo, does not contain the {fUigo directed to be used im the act for the sale of arsenic. It may contain Uutle of the coloring matter of indigo, but when the waole coloring matter is detacned,{it does not give tue peculiar f- actions of jadigo,neither does it impart a diue ¢ Jor to the arsea ¢ as indigo does obaracterstical'y; for the color ig a pale greyleb black. The coloring matter in this arti ‘e also imperfectly mixed. It may be casily rem ved, measure, by washing tho powder with cold water ls noito accom pil easily, or 80 perfect! is used. Tae proportion of tae admix Tals is @ itttle less a attacked duriog | i } iy rr i: i ij Fe i ; t E ! il I i I i fi i the comolaint or cholera; the ordinary time between the administration of arsenic and eighteen hours to two day tb } Canes, the ovceptions are Humorous; they ; two hours and two hours and a half i i ii : f | ff i = tf ait i ; f i § g 3 E i 4 : 5 i : i I is} te é. <= = Tm i ef i 5 = 4 E = s ‘ad a 53 i i Hf I i : aE 4 i Hi E i i | il B HH th [ ih 4 a i { é i tf t i 4 j % Ey = i §. j i i H l HI i 5 t we ii z tl i e iat ua = from Miss Such on the subse of her re vortea marriage: 1 beard of bis death; I took stom fo let Mr. Smith know of the attachment between L’Angelier and miss Smith; called on Mr. Smid on the eve ~ the death of L'Al . L’angeiér bata namber of letters ‘which apy pereon might be at liberty to read; we Huggins; he was net in; saw two of his youog men, bat they could not give me any of L'A "a lettore; think this was on the Monday after I. back next day; heard some rumors in the inter: Mies Smith; went to her house, and e presence Of ber mother; told her Ange Ner’s deata; she seked me if | came of my own will; | suid 1 came by orders of her father; asked her if she could put me in non of the means of contradi tag the report of ber connection with L’angelier; asked ber if she had seen him on the Sunday night; ahe answered she oad not; Miss Smith told me she was not aware L’Aogelier was at the ridge of Allan, and that she did not give him the ap poipiment for Janday, as she wro'e to him on tbe Friday giving the appointment on the following day; shoseid henai not complained that ehe bad not seen bim oa Janda*; [asked Miss Sith this five cr atx fifferent times, in as many 4if- ferent ways; I eaid she must have seen him, for he came on an appointment by her; heard there had been a letter; sald to Miss Smith that the best adv ce I could give ber was to tell the truth, tbat there might be an inqairy by the office ¢ of justice, and if she did not teil the trath it might lead to very strong suspicion if she was fod wo bide the troth; Miss Smith then rose from her chair and swear to you I have not seen L’Ang)ior for three I do not remember watch; asked ther she should carry on a clandestine cor respondence with L'Angelier after being engaged to ano ther; when (referred to any letters which sne admitted she had written, she answered she wished back her let ters; Miss Smith told methat L’Angeller bad never come to Biythawood square; I then asked ber about her place of meeting, and ebe named a street which I forget. Was tt iain street? It may be Main street; be came to a window By Mr. Young—Before I waa married I went to He- lensburg to live during summer, L'Angolier visited me once; he was ill; when ‘be came to my house he bad a bottle of laudsnum ia his oar. 4 bag; be bad always o bottle of landanum in beg. and I have heard him epenk about arseaic; think it wee in the winter of 1854; it was on a Monday; do not recollect how the conversation turned apon it; wo had « discussion whether @ person could take arsenic wit ort being ipjcred by it; he matptatned thet it was posble to take it in small quantities; I do not know what led to the converration; | do mot recollect anything about what he said about the purpose for which {i wus taken: I sould Bot speak to that; I have read in a Freath chomica! dictiooary since, ‘and I might confuse bis conversation with my later reading; L’aneoller bas told me that be was jilted by an Fngiish lady; he was most mai for @ fortzight he told me; I thiak he was excitable: whon he had any cause ot mney aah nes ee marriage I ha: wi * 2 THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. “tarmsnit, July 2—At two miautes before 10 o'clock | the appeared at tho ber, accomparied as on the "oocasions, and at 10 precisely the Lord Justice k, with Lords Ivory aad Maadyside, took their scats on the beach. The Clerk of Justicia -y (Mr. Charice Neaves) here read the jodicte) d,olaration emiited by the prisoeer in the Presence of Archibald Smith, sq , one of the Shertif eub- stitutes of Lazarkahire, after having becn daly admoaished. recently prid his addresses to me, end im On & variety of occasions; learned ‘adont bis desth on the afternoon of Monday, the 2d March, to @hom it ree montione! by a 2 : a 3 8 Ls £ q : ; E A: E i » l ! 3 i 4 E i i ee 3 B i : i i fl i | | i ! § i 2 3 8 : g Th gz He ryt : ids ii See RTH 5 S33 a3 i E E ii és E j a ; t j i i ? ete HH : teh te st i il i tp Hi 4 55 pha ft rfl i! FH | HH i feel if § = Fy Hii tie 33 * z { E { i ! # se F Ff BE 83 i st fa nt EEF hi i AHH if we : i 5% 3 = = tier arsenic or anytt ing injurious; and this I declare to be rath, “se MADELEINE SMITH. TESTIMONY OF MISS MARY BUGHANAN—MISS SMITH Mies Mary Bucbansa—My fatbér is Dr, Sachavan, of Oumbarton; am acquainted with Miss Smith, the papel at the bar; was with ber io Sauchiehall sweet in the coure of last spring in @ deuggist’s shop; do not know the name; do not remember if she told me what she wante! b: fore we wont in, but heard ber ak for arrenic; she shopmar told her that she woald be required to eign ber aame; he did not uk her whai she wanted It for; | asked ber in be proserce of tue shopman what rhe wan'es tt for, and she said that it was for the Urp se Of kil tne rate, she got the arsenic, aud I thiok «he got sixp noe worb; but I'm motenre bow much she asked for; she brovgbt ituway wita ber; when I asked oer what she was eoing to do with It she seid to kill raw, aud th sbopmen offered her ® composition of phospho: rous, whicb sbe said ane hac tried, aod it did not answer, apd ebe raid tha; there was mo danger, as the ar-eulc would be put in the cellar of the houre; I had no further ooncrrsetion with ber about it; I thunk Miss 3aich asked for sixyenoe woru, but I am not eure of the quantity; the ho man said that tbe quantity she named would kill « ereat many people, but she turned to me ani said that she only wa: ted it for the purpose of destoying rats, aad [ mane magnet: st: he lean ot bar ing Sreouc; ene (Wise Sith) eaia pothiag when T laughed, but sho augbed 100; this wason the éth March. know she was woing that day io the Bridge of Allan; was at school with dbs Smith at Ciapham near Loncon; ahe came afer me to schocl aod wesa year along with me there, aod have kpown ber ever since; bave Seacenile keen and been wel! ecquanted sith ber handwriiag; was sbown wavnbder £ eter by tbe Procurator Fiscal in the course of the inves- iga'ion of this case, and exemined them carefully, aad same to the copciusion that they were hor writing and marke i them with my foitiais; think that it was io ‘be au uma of 1862 or 1863 that we wero at school at Clapham wgetbe , know her fall name; it is Madeleine Hamiiton Saitb: (2 the course of last spring she wrote telling me that rhe was cng: to be married; this was the cod of Febrvary; she said ik wes t> Mr Minnoon: sho subse quently, on the 6th of March and on the Bist of March, spose tome aboot ber engagement to Mr Minaoch; on noth of these occasions the #0 spke, ani of the marriage, ibat 1} was to take place in June; she spoke of no doubt or difficuity wh stover that was or would be about it By Mr Youmg—I have visited at Mr. Smith’s house at Row, pear Holensburg, and | visted at Mr. Satth’s hoase in G aagow when I came to Glasgo4, aud [ cailed there on the eth March, Miss Smith was not in when [ callod, but rhe came tn before I left, aod we wont ont togeiher, ‘be ‘nid she would walk so faron the way, as6ho wanted to talk to me about her approaching nuptials, 1nd eo we went out togetber, and went alozg the street Aa ‘old school promise there had been bet ween: tbat whoever of us should be marri-d, the other shoul: be her bridesmaid ; we went to Ssurnicbali, and slong het street; that was the way I was gving at any rate ; Currie’s ahop, the druggist, is in that streat ; Miss Smith just eaid, vefore we went in to that shop, “ Just top a minute ; I want to gotnto this shop— will y go with m+!'? snd we went into the shop together. [Did you tell No] were two and was asked to eign her name; she did so—* M Smith,” and asked {f that would do, and the shopman said yes; remember Mis: Smith asking how arsenic was sold: she suid, as nearly as I can recollect, “ How do yon sell arse. vic’ ’ he told ber, and I thing she said,‘ Woald sizoense worth be a large Quantity?’ did mot sign the book; every- thing was done ver) openty; know that she paid sixpaace for the arsenic; when we wore at school together at Clap on, pear London, remember b ariog no talk aout arse nis, but rememrer, wherf at lessons reading in the library about arsevic—an account being given abou! pessaats lat. tog it to enable them to oltmb steep mountains, and that it was the means of giving them @ rovy complerioa aod plomp sprearance; | think that I was readiog in the even- ing; I cannot remember who the governess was wh> was reading ¥ib mo; do not remember whether there was a governess with us or not; remember Miss Guioilet wao as @ pupil teacher there at taat time, and she was, I think, #iih us when we read about the al aad I doa’t romember, but should think that Miss Si was there aleo, as all’ the ecbolars were obliged {> be preven reading in the evening; the rest of Miss Saith’s jo the Bridge of Alien on this same day, the Gn of h. MISS SMITIC SENDS FOR PRUSSIC ACID—TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM MURRAY. Witltam Murray, No. 81 By twe Lord Advocate—Was eorvant with Mr Smith, Blytheswoud equare; went to be serean: ai the November term; siept in the room on Hy 5 3 2 E 8 5 E f i 4 m4 of it: ak I: 4 is ee gE 4 & - i lie 2 B i i E f i F E : i EEEER it gst Feat iil z z i EE if i rE : i E E & i 2 aE 5 ; E ree! fei if BB Se" ie Fe 4 rary B 8 it E i a4 3 ee Fe § f ge B 3 3 HI z & 2 me e i g°8 wore present: ir, nine o’cl wk, was the hour when [came down I went to there about 6 ES & = i ie ; f ; i i j i i ge i i 58 Ls i F Ree 3B Z i ty ? Be Hi i i A | i #3 Li 78 i { ef 53 i ing : I i 5 4 se g 3 ? 8 i f i ag 25g ? Hi FE ate = ; i i A af # ie is = i 3 gF- Hi i ies 3 =m g 188 SMITH AS A BUYER OF ANSENIC—TESTIX MONY OF JAMES STEWART, a la sick 2335 mally « cocasion it was to kill rats, and it was of these rats éhe spoke on the second. MADELEINE NEVER SUPPLIED ARSENIO FOR EATS— | TASTIMONY OF MU. #MITH’S GARDRNER | Wiliam Camceia, gardener, now or iawiy residing or near Rowsleyn, in the parieh of Row and county of Dum barton—Am in the service of Mr. Smith at Rowalern; an @garcerer there; bave been in ais service since 1865; never got arsenic from Wire Smi'h to kill rate; do pot re- collect ever having @ Conversation with Miss Smith om that object; we bad no aree. ic ‘hen HE PROPOSES FOR MIR8 SMITH’S HAND—TESTIMONY OF W. HARPER MINNOCH. etreet eee od examined by the Suitciter Feneral.—l am ? ‘wer of the firm of Jon Houldeworth and Company ; have been inumately acqraioted with bis family for four ss Smith; I ultimately made proposals to her for mar- riage; aid #0 On the 12tb of March; sbe accepted me; t16 time Of the marriage was Gxed; Gad pre {ounly, without reference to? iw, askea her in January; it "as personal! thix dete my attentions w feolinge; rhe acoepte’ me on 28th January; there was DO- thing between “8th January ad March to suggest avy coubt es to the engagement continning; had noidea that she war epgayed t» uny other person; did nt know of any at vechment or pecaltar intl between her and any other mao; the marriage was fixed for the 18th of Jane; im the course of Januay I made Mise 4mita a t of neck- lace; it was before the 28tn. and Mise Si went wita her family © the Bridge of Allan; it wason the 6b of Waroh; she remaiced {iil the 17th; visited the family while tey Fo ai afver leaving [ received « leter from Miss it ‘Shown lettor and envelone; identifes them; it is dated “ Monday ;”’ Mise mith, afver rhe came heme from Bridge of Allan, anc ber famtly, olned in my house; this was oo he 19b'f March; [gave @ dioner on the 2th March; bat was on Wednerda; her in the steamboat at Greenock; we were going to Ruw; we found ber « iistie after two o’olock; she said she was ecivg to Rowaleyn; Land ber brothers went with her; we ordered the carriage fo be got reaty to return to Glasgow; we d:ove up to her father's house; [had no coaversation with Miss Smith that night after reacbing Glasgow; caw her egaiv on the Saturday follo cing; had heard a ramor of ecmething being wrog; sbe told me on Saturday that sho bad written a ietter to L’Angelier, the object of which ‘was to get back some letters she had writ en previously to bim; she made xo furhor staement; saw her on Sunday; there was mo conversation ‘on the sub- ; saw her on Monday and fuicedav; on the day she alludea to L’angelier having boon potroned, and raid ehe had been arsenic; that she hao heara at the school at Clavhem that was poisoned before this; did not see her again; before sno made these statements to me I did not Know she was acquainted with L’Avgelier. ~. the 2 Sons San lone the pro- = pe oe ‘Mias Smith having gone to ; her father s time; when { weatto the steamboa! I asked way sho hed left bome; she made no reply at the time; Dot to ana wer me then, as 8 many people y asked ber again at Rowaleyn; she said she felt distresse ' that ber papa sod mama should fel anno: ed at what she had dove; Mr. Smith told me the reason she aad left the houre was some old tove affair; she told me nothing more; sbesaid not to prese her, and she would tell me all by and by; was not above three-quarters of an hour at Row; on the S3lst of March it was she wh» intro- dused the report of L’Angelier’s death; this was about half-past nive in the morping; inquired for Mrs Smith; beard the had beeo uwwell; thick my moecting sccidental with Miss Smith; reminded her of her pro- mise @ ‘ell me port Ane i bad not heard L’Angeiler; sbe said sho hed written toa Frenchman th be might get back her letters; 5 the 26th to sake Miss Smith ‘Samtth; be was unwell, and ‘Mr. Middieton’s,a minister of the United chureb. MR. MINNOCH’S PERSONAL APPEARAKCE. Mr. William Minnoch was tbe witness whose appevr- ance created most interest In anticipation. apparently thirty five yearn, though makes bin look younger. ‘one of the finest with a keen-cut and more lady-t woman towhom bh e* betrothed His coolness in the witners box wax re all tho symptoms of agita- tion whieh be dirple re an oocasional coagh, ovi- dently to clear | bueky, and lem yo two or three pounded or in Stirling to- day butit was I have I fear slept in qaite wore. I weary by to be back ® ™ place 8 chim- ney can. Yours ver sincerely, NGELIER. Monday. Daan Tom,—We reo’d yeur note on Saturday and wore s very sorry to hear you were unwell aad anable In one respect it waa lucky as it poared all Saturday after- boon, I bear at Bridge of Allan it \s very cold and snow, I start for there to-morrow. I FOURTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. {THE THISTLE NEWSPAPER AND THR PRISONER'S LITERS. | Famar, Joly 3—Procisely at throe minutos afer ten | prisoner appoarec at the bar, il zg be 5 4 83 ij 4 ih ifr: rer & ifs i i if i i 2 i if if i i Hi} i 22 i 2 t fel f rt 4 Sq #5 = i z i ; : i i é : : 5 | | ' i = vf : H i i i ij vee i : hia flit zz William Harper Mirnoch, merchant residing in Matn | ve in Main street, adore the house of Jamos dmich; | a im the couree of last winter | paid my addresses to | im the habit of buying | is wae good for the complexion; heard the ramor thathe | une there, ot which © servant was living at the | Cross examined by the Dean of Facu!ty—Twont) De Proud be large b 4, to be pws. "sant rater ‘epy cvse where twenty grains was g! ren; ‘Ww spesk of jaundice, I referred to the col of the akin and eye; pever had any cases in which these symptoms ap Shown Dr. Taylor's work, and requested to point out the 6 oD ich bis knowle‘ge rested—Cavnot conde: toended on any passage ip particular; produced by other caures than irritant we: them in any otber case, but can arise from interic fever; have mace on im a case of ing; do not remem er the per- son's name; Ur. J, Crawford and Dr, Poany were engaged in the pame case. 4 » the Lord Advocate—Kuow from my reading and study that jaundice is a symptom of arsenical poisoning; the presence of jaundice would not sway me either one ‘way or other, BPYEOT OF ARSENIC ON ANIMAL LIVE, Dr. Penny, by the Lord Advocate.—Made some exper!- mente to aecertain the effects of colored arsenic; I gave Murdoch’s arsenic colored with soot, and found no difficul- deab ; BO aifficnlty ip detecting, by chemical tests, the pra administered to eo portion of arse- nic sold by Mr, Currie; particles, but I could not undertake to sey that these our! a cles sro of themselves aufficient to identify Jar ‘fareenic; could detect no arsenic in the brain found solid arsenic ta the stomach, as weil te in the texture of the stomach. the Court.—Am oot aware that there is loss arsenic of animals than of a humana being. myself acquainied with tho color- ‘admioidtering {t to the im the dog bore « close appear- pbyeical appearance and in their chem|- The physical appearance and chemical at half past twelve untile Lord z z : : ‘ about the month of May; during the se.ond winter I was with them they lived in India atrect; while they were living in India street, Miss Smith pointed out a French gen- was 5 wl pointed hin out said he was hak a dee was on the street when she pointed bim out; Miss Smith and I wore at the draw- soem pucbierele thie is the gentle Ixeness: man’s H baveseen bim coming tothe house; there was a back Inaia street; I opened that gate and admitied m by orders of Miss Smith; this was during the day; the family were all in church except the youngest sister; he was shown into the laundry ; the door ‘wes sbut when they went in; be remained about half an bonr ; he came back oa other occasions at night; do not think became oftener than three or four times; he came about ten o’clock, before the tamily had retired to rest, he sometimes stood ne ae Be ee ae come into the house at all; I opened leh ad et Miss mi h sent me to de so; on some ions he wart there, and on other occasions he was not there; left the ‘back dcor which led to rye good piece away from gentleman micht go in sooing erm; Ww v' gentle. man to Douoan Maken her Be made me a present hs e mea aL yy ey whea the Tanily were living’ in Rowe: leyn, 1 do not remember seeing him there; there were faid they were coming fram ber friend; thoughts mouat were ; she meant IFasgeller good tay haters cate gay thom lo Ms ‘Smith; called for letters addressed to Miss Bruce, by orders » street, an: were addressed to io Frankita sare ope! door; tats was Charlotte Mc- lean door open; coming into the : ; Fe maized tn the was os 3 ce 1 to bed; ; Mise Bmith told me to do the back- door, ‘the had to see a did mot know whore wes > ie 2 i 5 key of the back stood in the door ia the Key st the front a iad ebrge of ine ey joor aa ‘Smith's bedroom ; months of or pe- frets 2332 — i itdit $ {i E? f if i i i gt: A ii gs ze eT g 3 Ez I : Ba EE ah i Li | i Hi : i i £ i i i § ; 3 z ii His 2 g £35 3 i z é i a i fi i i - t i z i 4 ti His E es i i i is eu 3 13 F i Tes s z t i i L ? : i or. 8 Pa I oe : a i 1 isis, z i i dd ei astomary | country to be a wrised long before of the int he prorto aly ly olearty the begged respou- i i$ i 5. z ES ly bat tt Lord Justice Clerk question. Mr Qunaingbam answered that cares of so and long exciting a nature as this trial was—so inl to the public—it wae c for ne#s ta the tions of the nothing more was meast The Lord Justice Clerk mow eked Mr, Cunningham whetber or not toe statement that a copy of the whole let ters was in the course of being set up ia priat to tae oftes of the Scotch Thistle was correct, and if se, where did be get the said copy? Mr Cupningham—No copy is being sot up in the Soetah Thistle office. I have no copy, and have bad no co vy, ar. Cunpingbam bavi. g asked wheiher he was farther wanted, and betng told that the Court did not require Bim Mr. pd then at tongth ye Young great stated aa objee- tion taken by the prisoner’s coansei, to the admissibility of the letters and documents which had been pric a8 found in the repositories of the deceased. The ‘Soliokber General ane wered tho objection taken by Mr. Young. Sea ans szecme ilewecen te etme a 3 . 6 5 lied at great in uy a PP crn y rep! great length in support Their Loreships retired for a quarter of an hour, and a at their retro ‘The Lord Justice Clerk said that the Court bad considered the ob)-ction stated by the prisoner's c unsel. He did aa ‘\nink that the objection couid be sustal aed. Py Leake DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. jurday, 1» &% precisely taree minutes after the prisoner appeared the bar, in charge, as on tho pre: ‘Visas occasions. Almost immediately thereaf'er the Lord Justice Olek and the other Judges took their seats. ARSENIO IN SOLUTION—TA8TE OF THE POISON. put inio a basin of water would be very unsafo; would of the eyes, and if it cnce got into the nostrila and mouth, being insoluble, it would be very dif- floult to got is oat; ‘never kneq it so used; have heard of a arsenic used by the Turks for removing hair, vot for the complexion. By the Dean of Faculty—The common arsenic of the bald to be ae in coid water; be py ee hed worst of all me- epeakivg without By the Lord Ji cussion about arsenic having no ments, and the taste bas been very slight indced. ; Orphila, the celebrated chemist, held rateer }, Viz, that there was considerable taste: and two cther scientific gentlemen have tried it roveuediy care, and we all agree; Orphila, of Paris, main ains, alluding to my obeervations, that it had but I thine Ishovid aid, my lord, that neither Professer Orphila, nor others who’ bave doubted my observations, bave not stated that they themselves personally made ex- periments. In coffee or cocoa there would not, in y nian, be any taste of arsenic at- all. I might blaoo that tm | cear point of view by a few additional remarks in ex- planation of what I have said, viz., that several were taking arsenic in Orkney without knowing what i fT they wore taking; some observed no tate, others a sweet- feb taste and ctners an acrid taste; bu in regard to the there are two fallacies, and in bo the acrimony of taste) wey confound it with the with the burning ef- Intter (ibe Dr. Cari yes; but the French word io translated acrid in ome piace where it means rough. ‘‘Net- withstanding the opinion of Dr, Obristison, the taste ts wind Check of Justiclary Mr. Charles Neaves) now read ec a ves) the following letter :— ‘ » iff 3 if HT i i ita if it BE ee ; B83 i i i if] ib it father believe La) i idifitel 2 z g iF i it i SBE53 He 3 ef ri if Y ij i Siz HH i. ss a H & i in He bis 83 it ; Fi if he = 5 | 3 i ti is: i ii ji i i i fii beter “re a4 J i i if i 35 iinilt itfitie ig i i 3