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procurator of the Battery, who sailed that morning in a Steamer, was arrested that night in Macao, and brought back here, and that he and seven others connected with his Establishment have been committed for trial on a charge in the Supreme Court of administering poison with intent to murder.

The Criminal Sessions begin today, but as there are ten Cases on the Calendar, and this is the last in the Calendar, the trial will not come on in time for a final report by tomorrow's trial Steamer.

It may be imagined that the public excitement was intense and has not yet altogether subsided, the persons who have suffered are said to be between 300 and 400 in number, and the rumour is that a rising was intended had the attempt been successful. The analysis of the bread shows Arsenic in very large quantity, and it is imagined that the excess of the poison rendered it inefficient by causing its early ejection from the Stomach.

I shall refrain from making further remark on this extraordinary case, until the conclusion of the trial, which...

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162 procurator of the Battery, who sailed that morning in a Steamer, was arrested that night in Macao, and brought back here, and that he and seven others connected with his Establishment have been committed for trial on a charge in the Supreme Court of administering poison with intent to murder. The Criminal Sessions begin today, but as there are ten Cases on the Calendar, and this is the last in the Calendar, the trial will not come on in time for a final report by tomorrow's trial Steamer. It may be imagined that the public excitement was intense and has not yet altogether subsided, the persons who have suffered are said to be between 300 and 400 in number, and the rumour is that a rising was intended had the attempt been successful. The analysis of the bread shows Arsenic in very large quantity, and it is imagined that the excess of the poison rendered it inefficient by causing its early ejection from the Stomach. I shall refrain from making further remark on this extraordinary case, until the conclusion of the trial, which...
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procrietor of the Battery, wie ind left that morning in a Steamer, was arrested that night in Ilacus, and brought back here, and that he and Seven others

connected with his Katablishment

have been committed

committed for

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a charge

it the Supreme Court on a If soministering poison with

intent to murder.

The Criminal Jessions begin

today, but as

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are ten Cases

and this is the last in the Exlendar,

the trial will not come on in

time for a final recort

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of m

tomoniow's trail Steamer.

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may be imagined

تمر

the sublic crcitement was intense

and has not yet altogether inrrived, the persons who have suttered caid to be between 300 and 400 in

are

number, and the rumour is that

a rising was intended had the attempt been successful. The analysis

sis of the bread shows Arsenic in very large

quantity, and it is imagined

that the creess of the noison rendered it inefficient by causing

its carly yection from the Stomach.

refrain from making

remark on this

further remark

extraordinary ease, until the conclusion of the trial, which

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