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I 0 nitifinTs. MARY CHAMPANTE. At three o'clock, yesterday, the Coroner's In quest sat on the body of Mary Champante, the young lady who was drowned, in St. James's Park, on Monday last. The Coroner (Mr. Ceti.), having swornthe Jury, stated to them the melancholy occasion of the sum moned meeting, and the cause they had to try. 'fhe first witness examined, was Francis Yarrow, St. James's Pi rk gate-keeper. He deposed, that about half past one o'clock, in the afternoon of ?.letalay last, he heard a report, that a young lady drowned in the Canal, in St. James's Park. immediately ran across the Park. and saw the •ceased, with her head under, and her back above slater, nearly opposite Queen's-square gate, just by the railing that divide* the Park. A waterman came op at the same time, and having taken off his clothes, went into the Canal. Witness plunged in arier him, and assisted inbtinging the body to the bark; the deceased was then carried with great caution to the Hoop and Grapes, public house, in QU3CII'S-liqUare. He said, she most have climbed over the rails, as the gates were all locked, and he had the keys. Robert llurnetiwas next examined : he stated, that he was waterman to the hackney coaches at Buck ingkam.gate. About half past twelve o'clock, in the forenoon of Monday last, he saw the deceased tte,, out of a hackney coach, at Buckingham-gate. 1 - 1- saw her pay the coachman, and heard her say, she must go inn, the Park, and hoped he would be vivre when she .could return. It was raining very heavy at the time, and when the coachman advised her not to leave the carriage in the rain, she an swered, " I shall be more wet just now." She held a parasol on one side her head, just as she might do to shade her from the sun. He observed her to go down the Park, towards St James's Palace. Some time after, the alarm was given, and an elderly rentlernan came up and cried out, " There is a lady In the water." Witness immediately jumped over the rails, and ran across the field. He saw two people running before him, and asked them could. they swim; they answered in the negative, and he stripped and went in up to his breast ; he polled the deceased to the shore, with the assistance of the other men he saw her struggle twice while she was in the water, but had no symptoms of life when taken out. He then assisted in carrying her to the Hemp and Grapes. A man of the name of Browne was going to be examined, when the Coroner observed the Jury had • sufficient evidence before then: to enable them to bring in a reedit!: however the man told his story. He said he was coming down the walk called the Mall, oa that day in a very heavy shower of rain, when the Centinel at Haningtor-gate called out, " For God's sake, young man, get over the rails, there's a young woman has just leaped into the wa ter." He then made to the place as fast as he could, and heard her cry most mournfully. She was at the other side of the Canal, and he *mild not swim but ran round And gut to the other side along with the others. Doting his race, he heard her frequently cry most piteously, so that he sh mid never forgot it during his lite. He called to the soldiers at the Guard-house, but they only jeered him. Mr. Whitrow, the partner of the unhappy young lady's father, stated that she had come from Chel sea, whet. the family had b dgings, in the stage that morning, to Sir father's house. Upon going up speak to him, he, wno WAS a man of a hasty temper, sail something harsh to her, and turning from her, desired her to go ab ut her business ; she went down stairs, and was heard to say, she would destroy herself; she then desired the Clerk to call a coach, and during his alp,ence went oni, as was at first supposed, to h s ( %h. Whitrow's) house ; but she turned another way, and stood for some time in the rain, till a coach came up. He said her un fortunate father was a veiy reputable wholesale Stationer in Jewry -street, Aldgate, where he had resided many years. He had a son and slaugh ter living, both olier than the deceased. Her Blether had been insane for three years, and died in that state. She herself appeared at times a little flighty, but was a most amiable girl in every re speo; she was very handsome, tall, and a remark ably tine person; she was only 20 years of age ; her, at:tattlers were most captivating. The Jury without any hesitation, brought in a verdia, " that the deceased was deranged in her mind, and in a fit of insanity had drowned herself." We understand that medical assistance was called in, but all efforts to recover her were fruitless. Mr. Crow. the Gate-keeper at Harrington-zate. has, we understand, ap i died to Lord litist"n f , r a boat. a;.d nice ,scry apparatus, in case of similar ac cidents in futuie. NRY BUSY. Yesterday, at six o'clock in the evening, itritnev, Ecq. Coroner, held an Inqais.tion, at the Bar and Ragged Staff raSlie-house, nigh Ground, Bankside, on a view of the budy of Mary Busy, who was found hanging to a beam in her letise, on Tuesday last. The circumstatacs ~':ending this shocking suicide are singular. It a i Te.tred La evidence, that the husband of the deceased, who is an industtious coal-porter, employed at Messrs. Dickenson aboi Co.'s wearf, had lately received a legacy of between fifty and sixty pounds, in consequence of the death of A relation. The money being intrusted to the deceased, she secreted it, and endeavoured oo keep is trom her husband, by hiding it in such a situation as she thought be could nut discover ; the consequence was, a quarrel ensued, blows suc ceeded, and in the event, the husba... found the money. On Sunday morning last, she Imeakfirsted with him and several of his companions, apparently in good humour; but s ion after used many incohe rent expressi•.ns, relative to an irdent to destroy herself; and, riishing suddenly out of the house, ra:. &Avis the %shalt Trost to Bla kfriars Bridge, n vv . :lopes ,:de got over the coal craft, And plunged into the riser. Ti:e parsons, vita) were in 11,9- com pany, to:owed, dragged het out, and took ber ti,me„ v Lac .he shit.ed her wet cloaths, and aga , it appeared easy in On the Monday she expressed a desire to take a walk with tier hus kind, which the latter did not consent to; but -erect to dine with her at the Windmill inns& npnn beef maim, I,lllol4.*WirleWlbok•ile thee went to work, and, itit,lwtsppointedlinse pro ceeded to dinner; the deicased was not there, the bad mot been seen; and, on going home, the door was looked: he saw no more of her during the day, and finding the house shin up in the evening, concluded the deceased was gone out : he slept out all night, and on Tuesday resolved to break open the door ; he accordi•igly did so, and found the bed had not been slept in, the deceased's cloaths, which she wore when she threw herself into the water, were lying in ex one pair of stairs room, and the hus band saw nothing to lead him to believe she had been in the house since Monday, until going into the gar.et, a shocking sight presented itself to his view. The deceased appeared to have coolly meditated her destruction. A beam ran across the room to which she affixed her handkerchief, having a noose made to slide with facility, by sweet oil, it quan tity of which stood on the fl ior in a vessel. A chair being placed immediately a vier, the unfortu nate woman, having put the handkerchief round her neck, kicked the chair away (it lay a. some distance), and thus deprived herself of existence The huia band, unable fr'in his horror and surprise to take the body down, ran to his neighbours, sevetal of whom ran up stairs ,tn the room where she was hanging The deceasesi is suppbs.,l to have been suspended a cinsiderable time. being quite stiff viisen taken down. loom the evidence given in the above case. the Coroper and Jury were of opinion t:,e deceased de stroyed herself in a state of mmial derangement. therefore returned a verdia—Ja.wacs, ............-. : , HENRY O'H \ KA. V-Vl. _ __ • Yesterday afternoon, G. lioDiiSON Esq one of the Coro era for the County of Middlesex, held an inquest on the bo i ly of Henry O'Hara, El at his house, No.CO, Upper Eafon-street, Pimlico l'he par ticlulars, as appeared before she Jury, were as fah w : Last Thursday, atsout three o'cl ck m the titer noon, Mr. O'kiara wt.; it. ;Pieta My, on horse back; the horse's for. feet was close to the kirh stone, standing Imo a the street. near Ao.-r.muse's Livery :dawn.. pr,. was in cosiversat ,,, n with one of his friends. a Mr. Powell, from :lath, when a post-chaise drove up, and thoogh the street was very wide, and no great number o. risple present, the pest boy rode against Mr. o , t lanes horse, when the pole going hotirreen the hi rse's hind lags, triprd him up with s.ich fnce, that Mr. O'Hara was pitched off, and fell with his s ,le °tithe kitb st- Ise an forcibly, toot r.ao teal of his nos were I,loaell, .1,; • bent into his body. • Surgeon Pays,ow. of Eaton -street, who attended Mr. O'Hara, was the only witnes• examined, as no person who was tiled present could be tound, Mr. Powell being then in Oath ; Parslow was not present when the unfortunate accident took place, but he had the particulars from the deceased's own mntith, which were. as already stated, As well as from Air. Powell, who gave him the following ac. count : Mr. Powell was in Piccadilly on that evening; he saw Mr. (PHara in conversation with another Gentleman. When they parted, Mr. Powell came up with Mr. 0.142ra ; they shook hands; Mr. Povr,ll asked Mr. o.llara, who :de gereleinan was that he just parted from. Mr. o.llara told him it was Mr. Justice Bond.. They spoke a few words more. when tl.e pact-chaise drove up, which caused the accident already stated. Mr. Powell ran to help up Mr. O'Hara. In the mean time the chaise drove away without any one taking the name of the person to whom it belonged. • Surgeon Parslow deposed, that he believed his death was occasioned by the above I,:cident, as from the state of tl.e deceased's body, he believed the ribs penetrated the lungs; he languished in great agony until h•eiJay evening, when he expired. The body appeared very much swollen. The Jury re turned a verditt nf—Actideutal Mr. O'H. was a native of the Noith of Ireland, and well known in the sporting world, being parti cularly intimate with win:: of the first charaders in both kingdoms, among whom were Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and Duke of York. He was in the 53d year of his age, and has left an amiable wife to deplore his loss.. Mr. O'Hara, pre vious to his death, w ishei, if possible, that a Caircvner's Jury should be dispensed with, but the parish officers of St. James's, as the A:eident happen-A there, sent to inform Mr. Hodgson, who summoned the Jury. iv.NsioN HOUSE. Information having been given that a crimping house was kept in Cherry -court, Aldgate, Mr. Houssworrit, the City Marshal, attended by a party of constables, went there, and found a number of sailors, who were concluding themselves in so very disorderly a manner, that he thought it right to apprehend some of t'iem, who were ye terday examined before the Isopin Mayon ; when k ap peared that they had returned to England with the East India fleet, lately arrived, with plenty of cash, and that the CI imp had taken them algal!, to his house until they were relieved of their Atrih , m Wien he would, with the same 1441111fff sf. disposed of them at so much a head, fur a lather voy age. Dat it appeal iiig, from suspicious eircum stances, that they might have been deserters from some of His Majesty's ships, his Lordship ordered six to be sent on board the tender, to which they made no objeEtion ; but requested he would allow them a few days to see their friends, and spend the remainder of their money, having been eighteen months o it. His Lordship then told them they should not only receive the bounty, but he should recommend them to be sent on board any ship tney pleased. The Crimping Jew was charged with keeping a disorderly, ill-conduSed house but the sailors being the only witnesses, he was discharg ed, with a proper admonition fur guarding his In te:-e conduct. PI.t:JURY UNDER THE ASSEMIVII T.' ACT.-••••At the late Assites Staffordshire, a Tru • Hill ot !rdiament for l'i•rjury, pieforred under the direc tion of the Commissioners for the Affairs of Taros, was found by the Grand dory, against a .Vr. john Da...1 of Stoke, for falsil swearing b..t . ore the COM. Iniiiloll , IS aning within the hundred 01 P;reMll North, ill the said county. no an appeal from a stir :hat ac made on him for the Riding Horse Duty. Oar Theatrical Corps, last night, received a most powerful reinforcement in Misilean, whose in tended arrival has been so long announced. and of course excited no small share of interest The day being wet, and the company prevented from any amusement, the Theatre of course became the centre of attraftion. Miss DUNC ~N's debut was in the cha r-after of Lrlitia Hardy, in Mrs. Cow LEY'S admirable Comedy, Tar Stratopm. The House was crowded at an early hour, with an elegant audience, who honoured Miss Dome s n with the most titter ing marks of approbation ; she is announced for Lady Trasle i this night. Her line Is such charac ters as MissF ARR IN used to perform. I cannot pass any higher etilogium on her than to say, she re minded me of that admirable Mires,. Last night was most dreadfully tempestuons. A vessel coming from Dover ran aground on the rocks near the Infirmary ; but, by uncommon exertions, was providentially "got off: It was in the teenier, before dark, this happeasd, or it is thought she must have been lost. A gun-brig drove from her Anchor, but was got into Hamsgate. But I have now to record a most distressing accident, which happened on board the packet, on its way down. Mr. Sadler, an attorney, from London, who had been repeatedly reminded of the dangerous situation he had placed himself in, would persevere in standing before the mammal. His friend. who accompanied him, had jflst spoken to him, and he replied, rr Never fear, I will take care of-Myself;" and at that fatal moment the jib changed its diredion, and swept him into the sea. The waves ran so high, that though the boat was instantly launched by the sailors, and every exertion made, no person could venture into it, as it drove against the vessel in such a desperate moaner as obliged them to let it go, and it was instantly dashed to pieces. ' The poor fellow fell upon his back, awl floated for some time. It is supposed he was stunned by the blow he 'received from the jib; but as soon as he'recovered, and be gan to make an exertion, he sunk, and was seen no more. Not the least fault attaches, bot to the un fortunate gentleman, who would not be advised by those who saw his danger. DUBLIN. Ana. 11 Oa Monday last came on the Assizes held at Phi l'pstown, for the King's county, before Lord Avow flaar, an anion of assault and false imprisonment, wherein Oliver Hinds was the Plaintiff, and John Warn. fordA , mstrong, was the Defendant. .The Plaintiff's case was laid before the Court by Mr. ,Berj , ant Moose, in an el cent and impressive in".!•ner. He stated that the Plaintiff Was in the himibleit sphere of life, a labourer and a servant, to Mr. John O'Connor, a gentleman of high respeta bitty in ahat county. The Defendant was well known for his great services to Government; he was a Magistrate for the county, and Captain of the BallyeumberAeomanry. On the 19th of Novem ber last the flaintiff received orders from his master, Mr. O'Connor, to carry alowling-piece, shot-bag, and powderAurgr; fo Ballymahon, where he Wan to Idea some friends. in order to proceed on a shooting party. The Plaintiff' proceesled a short way before his master, and was met on the high road by the Defendant, Mr. Armstrong, who demanded from him where he was going, and who owned the gun ? The Plaintiff answered that the gun belonged to his master, Mr. O'Connor, for whom he was carrying it, and that he was a short . way behind, on his way to Ballymahon, where he was going to shoot. The Defendant demanded if the Plaintiff had taken ont al licence, or was qualified by law to kill game ? to which the Plaintiff candidly answered he was not, having never fired a shot in his life—and then the Defendant wired the gun, took it from the Plaintiff, carried it away, and never returned it since. . The Plaintiff on this returned to his matter, who was a short way behind, and having informed him of what had happened, Mr. O'Connor followed Mr. Armstrong, and in mild and proper terms requested he would deliver up to him his fowling-piece, which he had taken from his servant • Mr. Armstrong re r plied that he would not ; th at he had taken it as Magistrate of the King's county, under the authori r . ty of the Game Laws; and the gun he kept, and still detains. Mr. O'Connor wrote to Gcn. Trench, Commander of the Digrie. The General wrote to Mr. Armstrong to return the fowling-piece, and Mr. Armstrong answered to the same purport as he answered Mr. O'Connor, and refused to comply. Ten days after the fowling•piece had been taken, the Plaintiff was arrested by a constable, on a war rant issued by the Defendant, and charging that ne tad been eonvieted on a peailty of 201 under the GAM:' ACt. For a day and a half the Plaintiff was kept a close prisoner under this warrant, and then without any demand of bail, or Any demand of the pecu-;ary penalty, given by the statute, he was dis cht.i.g!d by order of the Defendant. This case being satisfadorily proved by two wit nesse, his Lordship advised the Defendant to make a rerompence. The Defendant's Counsel offered 201. and that each party should pay their o.vn costs. This was rejefted by the Pla...atirs Counsel, but they offered to accept 201. damages, carrying the costs. But thi. the Defendant's Couns:.l refused. , -Lord AVON 4012 E. 161 c:1 t: ging the Jury, old them that the ease was fully proved, and no fat of justificatiur. had been given in evidence. Twenty pounds had been offered, therefore the Defendant had himself estimated the damage infiifted by him on the Plaintiff; but the Jury, if they thought proper, might find more. The Jury retired for a short time, and brought in a verdia for the Plaintiff of One Guinea damages and 6d. costs. Mr Di moms, son of the Manager of the Theatre at Bath, and Author of several Ihumatic Pieces, died on Friday on his road to that City from London. Oa Saturday sennight, arrived at Whitby from Dantric, but last from the Isle of lessoe, in the Callers! (where she had been driven on shore, with many other vessels of the Carystert's convoy, some of which, with their crews, were tot illy lost, in the fatal storm of November last), the Sapp(v, with oak plank and stives • and, on the Tueiday foac-wing. the brig R, tr Chattel; which has since delivered her cargo at I.olldoa. arrived also at Whit by, for the purpose of repairing the darner is ceived upon that occasion. . •• ...hlFwas-filifee.imhtiPfd • W lists tisiiiiiielitedipli'd'eir iirMerssileis, Last riled the osier; ineeessal rack hair te' eibrd, ",. E 3.-4 masted wits, sad glen iirreinel news • Pate barters saw hies Spawn tacit beueded side, And panting shavers iratii hie nips' "els I Ha airy curls presiding . teats irmaresed, • And grace and fashion wav7t . 4iiirery ' 10110 a. D. sawn cis, C. a. }Teethe honour to inform the' ladies and gerfle- Men of Philadelphia, that having beM for sortie tusk occupiel in putting to rights the heeds' of the Mee suesde at New York. he is induced, flom.o3*" of philanthropy, to visit this city. • It has long been deservedly lamented that such troops of barbers West all groat cities. that in nisi, sional visit from e deeiretir trfashietagiks, is mania to preserve the wOrld'freta thiu state of &vier*. into ' wh t might otherwise. siererate. • In the city of New York. *Da melancholy con sequences had resultedi renafthetegfreier, and scrapers of chins, had opened shops in all parts of .tat/ town. and bad by the repetition of their clumsy operating. produced a general *magmas' it the bade of dm, crninunit y. Powder being oat of fashion, With which they had beplastered the skulls If their customers, these heavy handed gentry turned their pets upon their own *els and end.ravoured. through the ad of newspaper, ad: vertisements, toed . themselves into business. It was at this gloomy moment that John Lib- Deborus Hdggins, embellishes! of heads, 'slmiest his Dressing Academy and School for Fashion. Ins. mediately MAS, he honoured with the persortill atten dance of ti -e gentlemen, and the written enasmands of the ladies. The whole, tribe of barbers 'AMA into their shops, dike tarapins ken their shells,Vsile taste, fashion, and eleganee. nide waved, la ass graceful curls of the bell% end sported in theitylish crop of the beau. -• Having produced a cemplete renovation ho-lf, stolen a few days from the pressure of Eris engaje mews, in coMpliance with the urgent and flattering solicitations of some fashionable patreris from tips city, who are anxious that be shouldenett his dies tinguished talents in endearows to effea bete similar" reform. A few days trill/ can be allot Sic' the experiment, in whi4h time, he assures tarsals' ladies and gentlemen who Move in the circles it fashion, and will put their heads eider his slires:bot* that he engages to are tinge the exterior in a degree of style and elegant% that shall compost with the wit and fancy for which the interior is so deservedly celebrated. • . . N. B. The writtea commands of his fai r parrots esses will be thankfully received, at Mr. Cummings, perfumer and hair dresser, No. 4J, South Fourth.. street. Gentlemen who honour him with their per somal attensfar.ce, may depend on having, in a pecu liar and fashionable style, the hair adapted to• the countenance. Pnila+l,4 l ,llia, June G. ! , P. S.—J. It. D. H. IC. C. talies 14u ',rigid to in form his patrons in New York of Ms movements. fie assures them that tho very flittering attentions he receives from the giros* end fentiestakies of Philadelphia, shall not estrange his attachment to this city. The instant that the design of his missals is acconipl shed. he will fly to resume his station is his Drama, "'colony and School f.'s &Aim. In the intervals. his absence is suppiied by &polies, whom* taste and skill are only inferior to his own. June 11. CORN BILL.—It seems il/Rt by provideceJt interposition the people have been saved from a heavy burtheo, which the rapacity and:ave. rice of the monopolisers in grain would hove is) increased as to render insupportable. Is • the shape the Bill appears now, it defeats thee o'ajeft, and the extension of an unrestriaCd insp. ft t., the 15th November, must be attended with the. most beueficial cons.luences, particularly to ism 'rent the advance in price with Which the coganm-. uity were so daringly and insulting) y threatened, so soon as it was known that the Bill should .0111. Meate its operation on the 15th of August. The public are well aware that a very great steak d ar t f own home growth remains on hand ; but it to nee equally known that the warehouses in London end Liverpool are groaning under the load Of foreign grain, no Small part of which has been *toted full, three years. From the ports of Dantsie, Using" and Konigsberg. at least 500,000 quarteol may expeEted to arrive in these kingdoms before the 15th November, and probably one half more of Oat quantity from the lower ports in the Bettie Ad.l to this the prospeCt of a most plentilul h t, and we may venture to say, the evil day is removed for 1 a considerable period. Nevertheless it is to ber hoped, that it will be one of the first ads of the 1 Legisla: ire, on its next meetiog, to repeal this Lot. This important subjct shall be resumed iodise tinsegl, and it is hoped that the press will cootinuetil.s *WA. dable and spirited support in advocating the 'eaves of the cause of the poor. • , Yesterday morning, a young man was pcblicklY whipped at tLe Can's-tail, near I Ferry, Up, per Claptun, for stealing Cucumbers out of Les grounds us* Mr. 'WILLIAMS, and destroYing V.nes. • Between Tuesday night and early yesterday ing, too prisoners made their escape nut of at Moue of Correetion, Cold-bath-fields, by meat's of rope made of oakum, that they i 4 picking, which they arifzgy concealed all *Wok ment Of their escape, over the "'sit, at the ride the prison, where the rope WAS found in the ;Mtn ing suspetsded from the wall. No account hie het yet received of the men, who were only tantalite fur a short time for a misdemeanor. Tuesday afternoon, as a rran seas dnvisg sato oxen upon the Conimercial road, five Unlock-bun ens rushed hom a Public-house, baited - One of t:w to run him mad, for the sake of phindering hog people who might come in their way. The drev resisting them was knotked doWn by theysi and se much bruised g hosrever;•kilotecinsrfableri tank' up, secured some atheni. Thri.y Were taken bets a Magistrate, who tonvißed them in the hal • natty ; but they aired to make satisfedinsv ai poor man: upon w . ch they were disgorged. • - • IFtewslio. TPA • 4 f