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and an inquiry was instituted as 
to what they had eaten. The 
kitchen was visited, and the cook- 
ing utensiis were examined, but 
nothing »was discovered which 
could at all point out the cause of 
the accident, and what rendered 
the circumstance moreperplexing 
was, that the cook andhousemaid, 
neither of whom had partaken of 
the dinner sent into the parlour, 
were both at this period taken ill 
also. Dr. Babington, who had 
arrived in the interval, now sug- 
gested, that the deleterious ingre- 
dient must: have been contained 
in the wine which had been drank, 
and to account for the servants 
being ill, charged them with hav- 
ing done that which is too fre- 
quently practised, tasted their 
master’s wine before it reached 
his table. This was at first strict- 
ly denied by both, but on being 
told their lives depended on their 
now speaking truth, they con- 
fessed they had each tasted a ver 
little drop before the butler took 
up his tray. This led to a disco- 
very of the source from whence 
the evil had flowed ; the wine in 
the decanter was examined, and 
in it was discovered a strong se- 
diment of arsenic: the bottom left 
in the black bottle was also ana- 
lyzed, when Dr. Babington took 
nearly a desert spoonful of the 
powder out of it, which, from ap- 
pearances, had been in the bottle 
before the wine was put into it. 
Two of the ladies and one of the 
gentlemen had fortunately not 
taken any of the wine, and the 
rest of the company only one glass 
each, when the providential indis- 
position of the Jady of the house 
prevented any more being taken. 
Had any one taken asecond glass, 
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1815. 
it is the opinion of the medical 
gentleman, that the effects must 
have been fatal ;—at present the 
sufferers, though still weak, are 
considered as out of all danger. 
7.—At the York Assizes, the 
proprietorsof the Trafalgar coach 
were ordered by an arbitration to 
pay 450/. and the costs of suit, to 
Mrs. Newlove,whose leg had been 
fractured from the overturning 
of the coach, and was afterwards 
amputated. The accident had 
arisen from: the breaking of the 
axle, and the defendants were ad- 
judged not to have paid sufficient 
attention toits previous condition. 
Trans-shipment of Buonaparte. 
The Northumberland sailed from 
Portsmouth on Friday last ; and, 
on nearing Torbay on Sunday, 
perceived two line of battle ships 
approaching her, which proved 
to be the Bellerophon, with Buo- 
naparte on board, and the Ton- 
nant, with Lord Keith. In a few 
hours the Northumberland hailed 
them, and asked after Buona- 
parte, who, she was informed, 
had not come out of his cabin for 
some days. The ships came to an 
anchor off Torbay. 
General Bertrand went first on 
board the Tonnant, where he 
dined with Lord Keith and sir 
George Cockburn. He is a man 
of about 50 years of age, and ex- 
tremely well behaved. At din- 
ner, sir George gave hima gene- 
ral explanation of his instructions ~ 
with respect to Buonaparte; one 
of which was, that his baggage 
must be inspected before it was 
“received on board the Northum- 
berland. Bertrand expressed his 
opinion strongly against the mea- 
sure of sending the Emperor (as 
he and all the suite constantly 
