Names: Lamond, Smith, Stewart, Wright Transcribed from the 26 December 1828 edition of The Newry Commercial Telegraph newspaper, by permission of The British Library: Poisoning and Robbery. Glasgow, Dec. 20.--On Monday, the Toward Castle left Loghgilphead for Glasgow, having on board, among other passengers, two Highland- men, Robert and John Lamond, said to have been cousins; and, at Tarbert, an Irishman and two Irishwomen, came on board. On the way, these Irish passengers asked the two Lamonds to drink with them, and they had a considerable quantity of ale, and a little spirits; and about the time the boat reached Paisley Water foot, John Lamond came upon deck, and informed Captain Stewart that Robert was much the worse of liquor, and had been robbed. Capt. S. went below, and found Robert stretched upon the floor, insensible, with his pocket-book lying beside him open, and containing a number of letters, on the outside of which were marked certain sums of money, but no money was in the book. Capt. S. seized the Irishman, and evinced his determination to search him, upon which he surrendered a pocket-book containing £19 7s.; and, on the arrival of the vessel at the Broomielaw, Captain S. committed the whole party into the custody of the Police, and also the pocket-book with its contents. The prisoners were searched, when two bottles, both empty, but which had been filled--the one with whiskey, the other with laudanum--were found upon the Irishman. Captain S. sent for medical assistance for Lamond, when four Surgeons attended, and used every possible means for his recovery, but he expired on Tuesday morning.--The deceased was a merchant in the Isle of Mull, and was in the habit of visiting Glasgow in the way of business. From the matter ejected from the stomach, the smell of laudanum is easily perceptible. The officers allege that the prisoners are the same persons who were suspected of having poisoned a man in Trongate, about nine months ago, and another individual in Bridgegate about six months back. The two prisoners, at their examination, contradicted each other in the most material points.--The woman says her name is Catherine Wright, that she was married to the prisoner six years ago, but during all that period she could not mention any place where they had a fixed abode for a longer period than three weeks, when they stopped at Lymington, where her husband got the Scotch notes found in his possession. The man calls himself John Stewart, says that he is a blacksmith, and that his wife's name is Smith. Stewart has been positively sworn to by the publican in Bridgegate as being the same fellow who was along with the man who died in his shop in Oct. last; and that the name of the woman who was in custody in May last, charged with being act and part in committing the murder in Trongate, was Smith. The Edinburgh spirit dealer has been sent for in order to see whether he can identify any of the suspected delinquents.--Glasgow C. =====================================