The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-15 00:00:00

SHOCKING DEATH PROM DESTITUTION AND

NEGLECT.

A painful case of abject misery sad squalor came
befogs Mr. Humphrey', the coreoer, at as inquiry held last
eight at the Greets Gate Tavern, City-rosetairou the body
of a cabinet maker. gamed William Shaer, 28 years.
Thomas Shaw, 1, Cbsery-treeequare, W *teicrom-stritek
a garret master, said that he was • cabinet maker. and he
employed the deceased and his amine, but was not able to
pay him much, as be (witness) and his wife and family
were wretchedly poor. They all were suffering great
privatioas. Three months ago rename laid Insane open with
•ehiseL Since then dammed almost supported him, sad
they had to part with their tools. They bad not • bed, or •
rag to cover them at night. Last Sunday deceased ate foe
the last time. lie was taken ill os the Mooday, and
came speechlem. He lay oo the floor without aaythieg to
cover him. He reesaieed in that Mate till Thursday mow
og, when be died. He got dans, that time nothing bet
half a pint of beef tea,which his snot had to open his mesa
to make him swallow. His face swelled up. No dads
was met for. Winona could not say why not. Whams
seat for the parish doctor when be died. Deoramed need
to sans to. or is. • week. Witness manufactured
ersohlessidetaeds—buyieg the wood sad the braes He
received • larger share than deceased of the profits, as the
deceased was not a shareholder and witness rso the risk.
Mr. Dixon, coroner's officer, said that the squalor sad
wretehedeess in which the family lived were extreme. There
was hardly anything in the place but a few shavings, ad
mattes were mad* worse than they ueed be by the wife of
the last 'items getting drunk whenever slue had a chance.
Demised was • sober nap.
Dr. Harris, surgeon to the workhouse at St. Luke's, said
that he was celled to the deceased, and found him dead.
He bad bees more neglected than a dog in a kennel would
bare been. He had not died from starvation but from sheer
' neglect. He had been attacked with pleurolineumonia
sod had been allowed to live on the filthy floor
without Ley eovesiog or medical attendance, until be died
on Thursday morning. With ordinary treatioset hie life
would have been saved. He could not have wished or got
• clean shirt for weeks or months.
The Coroner said that deceased had beer iabumanly neg-
lected, and his paten bore shocking will's'. to the fact that
the wiled must have been of long continuance. It was to
be regretted that in such • rase the relatives were not
amenable to punishment, for though to a certain extent
they bad the excuse of poverty, their destitution was aggra-
vated by misconduct.
The Jury returned a verdict of "Death from pleuro-
poettmonia, and that the deceased's death was accelerated
by gnus neglect."

At a coin sale in New York, a few weeks ago,
a silver dollar of 1794 footebed IS7/.

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According to the Halifax Colonist, the Nova
Scotian sold mines yielded lest quarter 4,620 ounces of
gold. Abnet 1,000 men were engaged cm them.
The Biehon of St. David's has appointed the
Rev. G. Clark, Rector of Toothy, Archdeacon of St. David's,
in the room of the Van. Arelidesoon Bevan, deceased.
DEATH or THE VEN. AReHDEACON BE VAN
dead) is aneounced at the Viewable Thomas Bevan,
archdeasne of St. David's, in his 64th ysar.
THE Tzwris Carraca. —By order of the benchers,
the Lltsay is sow to be reed et a separate genies, st 9 a, m.
on Wedaseskys sad Fridays, in the Temple Church.