formerly confessed. Thomas Sales, the waiter at a public-house at which Good called after the murder with Mary Good, overheard him say, that she "would not be troubled with that any more." The son was brought into court, but he was not examined, apparently from a spirit of forbearance.

Mr. Doane, for the defence, reminded the jury, that the case against the prisoner rested entirely upon circumstantial evidence, and that there was no proof that the woman had not destroyed herself; while there was a total absence of all probable motive.

The Chief Justice, in summing up, likewise reminded the jury of the necessity of caution in judging on circumstantial evidence. That the deceased met with her death by violence appeared to be clearly proved by the medical witnesses, who declared their opinion that death was occasioned by the severance of the windpipe, the carotid artery, and the jugular vein; and that the body was instantly drained of blood. If she had destroyed herself, it was most improbable that a man with whom she had long been living on intimate and friendly terms, instead of calling assistance, would proceed at once to dismember the body.

The jury retired at a quarter to eight in the evening, and in about half an hour returned into court with a verdict of " Guilty."

When asked what he had to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him, Good made no answer.

Lord Denman then pronounced the sentence-telling him that he had been convicted on the clearest testimony; that it was absolutely necessary that his life should be forfeited to the laws of

God and man, which he had so grievously offended; and that his case would bear the aggravation that he would leave the world regretted and pitied by no

one.

Good then burst out into a passionate asseverance of innocence, declaring to the judge and Almighty God, that he had not killed the woman-that Susan Butcher was the cause of it all; and that Jones destroyed herself-she cut her throat, while he had left her alone in the stable. He afterwards saw a man of whom he occasionally bought matches, told him, and asked him what he should do; and the man said the body must be concealed. Good gave him the axe and the knife found in the harness-room; and, while he was away, the man cut off the head and limbs: then he told Good that he must have a fire to burn the body. Good gave him a sovereign; he took away some of the burnt bones, and was to have come next day for the trunk, but he did not.

Good took off the dead woman's wedding-ring, which had belonged to his wife-for she was not his wife; and he gave it, with a shawl, to Susan Butcher, telling her of the event, at which she expressed her satisfaction. Good finished his story by saying, "Good night all, ladies and gentlemen-I have a great deal more to say, but I am so bad I cannot say it."

Good was removed from the dock, just as the announcement of the verdict was greeted by the crowd outside the prison with tumultuous cheers. He was afterwards executed.

11. Robert Caldwell, a solicitor, was indicted before Baron Richards, in the Dublin Commission Court, for a criminal assault on

Anne Corbett, the wife of Edward Lestrange Corbett, a barrister.

The evidence for the prosecution proved that Caldwell made an attack on Mrs. Corbett (who is a young lady of considerable personal attractions), during a morning call; and detailed her resist ance, her escape from the room, Mr. Corbett's approach at her screams, and the obstruction which the maid-servant, fearing bloodshed, offered to his pursuit of Mr. Caldwell.

The cross-examination aimed at drawing from Mrs. Corbett and her servants the admission that Mr. Caldwell had visited her unknown to her husband, and that certain letters produced in court, alleged to have been received by the prisoner, had been written by her but with little success.

A servant said, that Mr. Caldwell had been at the house once, when her mistress desired her to tell Mr. Corbett that she was out, because she was going out; and if he knew that she was at home, he would detain her. Witnesses of high character deposed to the general correctness of Mrs. Corbett's conduct.

The defence was, that an objectionable connection actually existed between Mrs. Corbett and the prisoner. Letters were put in as her's, addressed to Mr. Caldwell as "My dearest friend :" speaking apparently of the husband, as King Richard," or "Mr. Lamb;" and exhorting to caution, because that person was suspicious. One letter suggested an assignation at a house which was to let. Witnesses also swore positively, that they saw Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. Corbett walking together on the 10th of March, and on other occasions, which she had denied;

and a car-driver said, that he had been engaged for six hours to drive them about. This man confessed to having been in prison for stealing and other misconduct.

In his reply, the counsel for the prosecution dwelt on the fact, that the allegations for the defence were utterly irreconcileable with Mrs. Corbett's whole conduct and cha. racter; and he made much of the nature of the defence, as adding to the enormity of the crime.

The jury found Caldwell guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Baron Richards. - Upon what ground, gentlemen?

Foreman. Upon the ground of previous good character."

Baron Richards.-Oh, that is the only ground then.

The prisoner was sentenced subsequently to two years' imprison

ment.

12. MURDER BY POISONING, IN LEICESTER.-A coroner's inquest was held at Leicester, on the 7th instant, and afterwards adjourned to this day, on the body of an elderly woman named Mary Waring, when a verdict of "Wilful Murder" was returned against two young women, Mary Barnes and Charlotte Barnacle. The evidence was very long, but the facts may be gathered from the testimony of Mr. John Penfold Stallard, surgeon, who stated that at two o'clock on Thursday morning, the 7th instant, he was rung up by Stephen Barnes, who asked him to come to his house immediately, as one woman was dead there, and he thought his wife was dying. Mr. Stallard got up at once, and on stepping out from his door, he saw Stephen Barnes leaning against the lamppost, and vomiting violently. As he suspected something might be wrong, he took a policeman (whom

he met) with him to the house; and, on arriving there, he found Anne Barnes, the wife, very ill, labouring under poisonous symptoms, and the deceased already dead. On inquiring as to the illness, and what she had taken, Mr. Stallard was told by Barnacle that the deceased had returned from work late in the evening before; that she had taken tea, and became very ill afterwards; that she would not let any one be sent for, and had continued so till she died. Mr. Stallard then inquired of Barnes and his wife more particularly as to the deceased's illness, and their own also, in the presence of Barnacle. Mrs. Barnes in formed him that she went into the room of deceased, who was very ill, to assist her; that she found some cold tea on the hob, which she heated, and gave to her; that she then drank part of a cup herself, and was instantly seized with violent vomiting and purging; that she was obliged to give up attending on deceased, and became so ill as to alarm her husband, who, to relieve her, made her some tea in another tea-pot, and from another caddy. She also told him that her husband went into deceased's room where the kettle was boiling, from which he poured the water into their own tea-pot, out of which he gave her some tea, to relieve her sickness and faintness, and of which he drank three or four cups himself. Stephen Barnes told Mr. Stallard that his wife then became so excessively ill, that he ran off for him, and was seized in the way already described. Mr. Stallard added, that he then took possession of the tea-kettle which was in deceased's room, together with both the tea-pots and the tea-caddy, and handed them over to the policeman

whom he had taken to the house with him; and as he suspected that the water in the kettle had been the cause of all the mischief, he had carefully analyzed it, and found it impregnated with arsenic. He had not yet made a post mortem examination, but he intended doing so on the morrow. Barnes and his wife were both very ill, and quite unable to attend as witnesses. Both the girls went to Mr. Stallard's surgery to fetch the medicine he prescribed for Barnes and his wife. Thirty hours after death he made an examination of the body of the deceased. On the stomach being opened it was found to be highly inflamed at its upper extremity; and several marks of ecchymosis and abrasions of its surface were most distinctly discernible about the cardiate extremity. It contained about four ounces of grumous mucus tinged with blood; the oesophagus, so far as could be examined, was highly inflamed. The appearance, he had no doubt, arose from some corrosive poison which was the cause of death. Mr. Stallard further stated, that he had analyzed the contents of the small tea-pot which consisted of tea leaves only.

They contained a considerable portion of arsenic. The other and larger tea-pot contained arsenic, but not in so large a proportion. All corrosive poisons might produce inflammatory appearances similar to those he found; but the appearances were certainly more peculiar and more like those produced by arsenic. In his analysis of the contents of the stomach, Mr. Stallard stated that he had not ascertained the existence of any mineral poison. The inflammation had no connexion with deceased's cough. Mrs. Barnes still continued in a very precarious state.

The coroner recapitulated the evidence to the jury, who returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Charlotte Barnacle and Mary Barnes, and the coroner made out his warrant for their committal to the borough gaol to take their trial at the next assizes. The conduct of the prisoners was very hardened, and they seemed to be altogether unconscious of the awful position in which they stood. The only observable alteration in their demeanour was, that on their return to the borough gaol on the night, after the verdict, they did not curse and swear so volubly as before; but this very day one of them had been in solitary confinement, on account of having stolen a necklace and some article of dress from a female prisoner.

13. MR. HULLAH'S MUSICAL CLASSES. The first great choral meeting of these classes was held this evening at Exeter Hall, for the purpose of showing the proficiency which they had acquired by Wilhelm's system.

The coup d'œil presented by the hall, shortly before the commencement of the evening's performances, was exceedingly grand. The body of the hall was filled by the immense mass of male and female vocalists (1,500 in number) who have followed Mr. Hullah's course of instructions. The orchestra was divided into "reserved seats," for the more distinguished portion of the auditors, amongst whom were His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of London, and Lord Wharncliffe, who, as President of the Committee of Privy Council on Education, under the sanction of which these classes were formed, was loudly cheered

as he entered; the noble Lord was carried to his seat in a sedan-chair. At eight o'clock the performance commenced. Mr. Hullah conducted the chorus, which was unaccompanied by any instrument. The concert was divided into two parts, of which the first comprised various psalms and hymns, and the second a madrigal, by Donato, some songs by Wilhelm, and concluded with "God save the Queen." effect of such an unprecedented number of voices was most singular and imposing, and considering that there was no instrument to guide the singers, their general precision was remarkable. One song (Wilhelm's "Evening Song") was encored, besides the national anthem.

The

Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington were loudly cheered as they left the hall; the noble Duke looked exceedingly well, and appeared much to enjoy the evening's performance.

15. FATAL ACCIDENT IN HYDEPARK.-CORONER'S INQUEST.This evening a most respectable jury assembled, at the Boardroom of St. George's Hospital, to hold an inquest on the body of Mr. Robert Benjamin Laurence Burton, aged eighteen, a young gentleman of independent fortune, and a personal friend of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, who was killed by a fall from his horse whilst riding in Hyde-park yesterday. Much interest was manifested in the proceedings, and some gentlemen connected with the suite of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge and friends of the deceased were present.

Mr. Matthew James Higgings said, that he resided at No. 105, Piccadilly. Yesterday afternoon, between half-past three and four

o'clock, he was riding down Rottenrow, Hyde-park, when he observed the deceased on horseback galloping violently towards him. Both his feet were out of the stirrups. His hat came off, and he got hold of the horse's mane. After proceeding in this way for about 200 yards, he saw deceased fall off on the near side to the ground. He lay motionless, and a crowd collected around him. Witness rode off to Knightsbridge-barracks for one of the surgeons, and whilst he was gone the deceased was taken to the hospital. The deceased was coming towards Hyde-park-corner from the direction of Kensington. He was thrown near the bridge in Rotten-row.

A gentleman present said, the deceased was the son of Benjamin Burton, Esq., of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, and was the heir to a very splendid fortune.

The coroner inquired if there were no witness who saw the horse start?

The summoning officer said, that His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, and Sir George Wombwell were with the deceased on "the ride" at the time of the accident, but unfortunately, when he went to summon them, they were both out of town.

The jury expressed great dissatisfaction that there was no evidence, to show what caused the horse first to start off. The jury were about to return a verdict, but one objected without the evidence of Prince George of Cambridge, and suggested that the inquiry should be adjourned for the attendance of His Royal Highness.

The coroner said that fifteen gentlemen were sworn, and if twelve agreed, that would be sufficient, and ultimately a verdict

of "Accidental Death" was recorded.

17. EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE OF DIVINE WORSHIP.-This morning divince service was performed at the Institution of the Refuge for the Adult Destitute Deaf and Dumb, in Bartlett'sbuildings, Holborn. The congregation was composed chiefly of deaf and dumb persons, and this is the first attempt at instructing in scriptural doctrines by public worship that class of the suffering community. The service was conducted in the following manner, and presented a most interesting scene:-Mr. Rosser, a deaf and dumb gentleman, performed, if it may be so termed, selections from the morning service, which was done by making signs with his fingers, and the rapidity with which he did it was wonderful. The Lord's Prayer was delivered entirely by pantomimical gestures, and was a beautiful specimen of expressive silence. After the morning service, Mr. J. G. Simpson delivered a short but eloquent discourse from the 35th chapter of Isaiah, and it was conveyed to his audience through the medium of signs, as he slowly proceeded, by Miss Janet Crouch, a remarkably intelligent little girl, only eight years of age, who, although neither deaf nor dumb, is as conversant with the signs as the oldest of the adult deaf and dumb members of the institution. The rapidity of the child's motions by which she conveyed the discourse delivered by Mr. Simpson was astonishing. At the conclusion of the discourse the deaf and dumb were asked by the same medium of signs whether they perfectly understood what had been delivered, to which they assented. The singular spectacle of the holy Scrip