A singular case of poisoning occurred a few days since,
in the island of Jersey. On the evening of the 21st August, Mrs. Richard An- thoine, residing in the Clarendon Road, opened a bottle of perry, the second of four sent by a friend in the country. The contents of the first bottle had been drunk without any unpleasant consequences. Mrs. Anthoine, her daughter, a Miss Gerard, and a servant-maid, each took some of the second bottle ; which, they observed, did not effer- vesce like the first, and tasted of pepper. A few minutes afterwards they all began to feel sick. Mr. Lyon, an army sturgeon, who lived in the neighbourhood, was called in ; and by procuring copious vomiting and administering large doses of carbonate of soda, succeeded in say- ing the lives of the two young ladies and the servant. Mrs. Authoine .grew worse, in spite of the remedies applied, and died on tile same evening. Mr. Lyon called in another medical gentleman, Dr. Schole- field, to aid him in diaeorering the cause of the illness. The doctor broke the bottle, and found about Uri ounce of sediniev t which on being submitted to the blow-pipe, was found to yield arsenic in its pure state. The bottle was of earthenware. Captain Cletnent, the gen- tleman who had bottled the perry, and sent it to Mrs. Anthoine, has- tened to the scene, and was present at the inquest held on the 22d ultimo, on the body of Mrs. Anthoine: lie was of course much af- flicted. The verdict of the Jury was " Accidental Death."
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