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Upon the last point it was shewn — that Mrs. Wade had cautioned the 

 servant not to taste food after the deceased — that she was singularly anxi- 

 ous, against her apparent interest, to detain the deceased in her lodgings 

 — that the deceased had received 56800 a year before her death — that the 

 AVades became suddenly rich after that event — and that therefore there 

 were inducements to commit, and apjjearances likely to follow the commis- 

 sion of such a murder. 



Upon these considerations, which were very clearly stated by the coroner, 

 the jury returned a verdict of " TFilful Murder ' against Mrs. Burdock, 

 formerly Wade, who is accordingly in custody, for trial at the ensuing 

 assizes. Under these circumstances, we think it just to withhold any 

 regular report of the proceedings, until after the trial has taken place. 



MONUMENT TO BISHOP BUTLER. 



Bishop Butler, the author of the " Analogy of Religion," after pre- 

 siding over the see of Bristol during a period of twelve years, was trans- 

 lated, in 1750, to that of Durham. His health failinjr, he again resorted 

 to Bristol for the benefit of its waters ; and finally, dying at Bath, June 

 16, 17.52, his body was interred in the choir of the cathedral of Bristol. 



Upon the plain horizontal slab which covers his remains, is the following 

 inscription, attributed to the pen of his chaplain. Dr. Nathaniel Forster. 



H. S. 



Reverendus admodum in Christo Pater 



JOSEPHUS BUTLER, LL.D. 



Hujusce primo Diceceseos 



Deinde Dunelmensis Episcopus. 



Qualis quantusq : Vir erat 



Sua libentissime agnovit setas : 



Et si quid Pra:suli aut Scriptori ad famam valent 



Mens altissiraa, 



Ingenii pcrspicacis et subacti vis, 



Animusq : pius, simplex, candidus, liberalis, 



Mortui baud facile evanescet meinoria. 



Obiit BathoniK, IG Kalend. Julii, 



A. D. 1752. 



Annus natus 60. 



The writings of this great and good man are a monument far more 

 durable than either brass or marble can supply; it was not therefore to do 

 honour to the memory of Bishop Butler, but to the See and City of Bristol, 

 that a subscription was raised during the last year, for the purpose of 

 erecting in the cathedral some appropriate evidence of their respect. 



The plan was set on foot, and a sum of upwards of iC130 raised, chiefly 

 by the exertions of Mr. C. B. Fripp, to whom therefore many of the ad- 

 mirers of Bishop Butler will feel themselves to be indebted. 



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