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The arsenic appeared to have had 

 DO other bad effect on him, as 

 when he was brought to the office, 

 he appeared in good health. 



John Houghton, a watchman, 

 stated, that he was the first watch- 

 man that took charge of the pri- 

 soner. He saw a pistol in the 

 prisoner's hand, and Mr. Cart- 

 wright, jun. take it from him. 

 After he had seized the prisoner 

 b}' the collar, he told him he had 

 killed the woman, she being then 

 lying in the footman's arms ; the 

 prisoner replied, he did not intend 

 to have killed her, but intended it 

 for himself, and begged that he 

 might be allowed to kiss her lips. 



Mr. Heaviside, the surgeon who 

 dressed the wounds of Ehzabeth 

 Pilcher, did not attend. The wit- 

 nesses stated her to be living at the 

 time they left Mr. Cartwright's 

 house, but it was supposed she 

 could not survive. 



The unfortunate young woman 

 died, and Hollins being committed, 

 was tried for the murder, at the 

 Old Bailey, in September. The 

 defence set up was insanity, but 

 he was brought in guilty, and re- 

 ceived sentence of death. He 

 acknowledged the justice of the 

 sentence, at the same time pro- 

 fessing his fervent love for the 

 poor victim ; and he displayed the 

 strongest marks of contrition at 

 his execution. 



7. Thanksgiving at St. 

 Paul's — This being the day ap- 

 pointed for returning thanks to 

 the Almighty for the restoration 

 of the blessings of peace to this 

 country and to Europe, it was 

 observed with all the state and 

 solemnity usual on such occasions. 

 The general manner of the Pro- 

 cession, &c. was similar to those 



of the King on his going to the 

 Cathedral upon his recovery, and 

 after the naval victories. 



The two houses of Parliament 

 met early to attend the procession. 



At an early hour, the troops 

 appointed to preserve order in the 

 avenues leading to the Cathedral 

 Church of St. Paul proceeded from 

 their respective parades, and took 

 those stations which had been 

 previously appointed by the Adju- 

 tant-general ; and soon after eight 

 o'clock, the streets leading from 

 St. Paul's to Carlton-house, which 

 had been covered with a thick 

 coat of gravel, were lined with 

 infantry, and paraded by detach- 

 ments of Volunteer Cavalry and 

 Light Horse. 



The military, consisting of de- 

 tachments of infantry from the 

 Foot Guards, the 5th Foot, the 

 Stafford, West Middlesex, Aber- 

 deen and Fermanagh Militia, 

 marched into Pall Mall and the 

 Strand, and lined each side of 

 the route from St. James's to 

 Temple-bar. The route from 

 Temple-bar to St. Paul's was also 

 lined by troops, consisting of the 

 East India regiments of Volun- 

 teers and the Hon. Artillery Com- 

 pany. 



A detachment of 150 of the 

 11th Light Dragoons were divided 

 into patroles, and kept moving 

 backwards and forwards, from one 

 end of the line to the other, to 

 preserve order, and assist the peace- 

 officers in the execution of their 

 duty: a detachment of thirty of 

 the Royal Regiment of Horse 

 Guards 'was allotted for keeping 

 the grand route from the Houses 

 of Parliament to Charing Cross 

 clear of impediments; of these a 

 subaltern officer and twelve men 



