hind a cupboard, a few feet from the bed of the deceased. The prisoner did not appear much affected on hearing of the death of her husband. Other witnesses confirmed this testimony, and stated that the prisoner and deceased appeared to live very happily toge ther, and some of them thought that Delamere had cut his own throat. The Juge de Paix deposed to his finding the razor; and, on his questioning the prisoner, she said, "Oh, Sir, do you wish to ruin me?". Several medical men were examined. The first, M. Despee, deposed, that he had seen the deceased previous to his death, and that he was then delirious. He thought that the wound had been inflicted by the hand of the deceased, and that, after having cut his throat, he had been able by a convulsive motion, to throw the razor to the situation in which it was found. Dr. Correa, a physician, who saw the body the next day, stated that there were three distinct wounds in the neck. The two first had been but of a slight nature, but the last wound was very deep, and had occasioned death. The wounds had been inflicted laterally on the neck, and one of the vertebræ had been cut in two places, in one place upwards of an inch in depth. He said that it was hardly credible that the deceased could have inflicted these wounds, but he would not declare that the deceased had been murdered. It would require great strength to inflict such wounds; he had tried to make parallel cuts in the neck of the dead body, but had not been able. Other medical gentlemen delivered similar opinions. In her defence, the prisoner said that she had been out of the room for five minutes, and, on her return, found her husband with his throat cut. She had screamed out, but she did not remember what followed, as she had fainted. The jury, after deliberating for a short time, acquitted the prisoner. * This Ministry continued without change, throughout the remainder of the year, except that the duke of Clarence resigned the office of lord high admiral, when lord Melville became again first lord of the admiralty, and a cabinet minister, and lord Ellenborough succeeded him as president of the board of controul. SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR 1828. G. Musgrave, of Shitlington, esq. John Peter Allix, of Swaffham Prior, esq. C. Winn, of Appleby, esq. W. Morgan, of Panty Goytre, esq. John E. Wescombe, of Thrumpton, esq. Sir G. Chetwynd, of Grendon Hall, bart. G. W. Wroughton, of Wilcot House, esq. SOUTH WALES. F. Price, of Tyn-y-coed, esq. David Thomas, of Wellfield House, esq. NORTH WALES. J. Panton, of Llanddyfnan, esq. L. H. B. Hesketh, of Gwyrch Castle, esq. |