The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.—YEsnaDAT.

MYSTERIOUS DRAM OF A YOITRO FESIALE.—Be-
fore Mr. Wakley, at the Lord Hill, Paddington, on Margaret
Fitzg:rald, a dressmaker, egad 24. Km Charlotte Gordon
stated that deceased, who awaited her in the millinery busi-
ness, left her residence is North-street, Linea-iron, to
visit some friends in Queen street. Edgeware-road, ea Fri-
day evening. She did not hear of her afterwards until the
following day, when she heard that she had been killed near
Maids-hill. Constable Monesty, 191 D, was on duty at
Made-bill between S and 9 o'clock on Saturday morning,
when he observed a cab, with deceased in it, turning into
Elgeware-road. She was disputing with the cabman about
the fare—the latter complained that he bad been driving
her abut all the morning, and that she would neither pay
him nor say where she lived. He then drove on,and in a few mi-
nutes afterwards witness heard a scream, and looking towards
Maida-hill, saw dammed lying on the road, while the cab
&ova on. When he went op to deceased, she was quite in-
sensible. He stopped the cab, and had her removed to Dr.
°unto dl'e. The driver's badge was numbered 462, and hie
cab 22i5. Southern, the summoeing officer, said he could
not get the cabman's address, as the badge-office was closed
on Saturday and Monday. Dr. Stevenson attended deceased
the moment she was picked up. She was insensible and
spteehless. She never rallied, and died at half-past three on
Saturday evening. He examined the body after death, and
there were several wounds It.:low the left knee, and above
and b. low the left ear. The Oran was also fractured. The
inquiry was adjourned, to enable the police to produce the
cabman.
DEATR FROM STARVATION IN A CHEAP LODGING-
notes--Before Mr. Payne, at the Red Lion, Fleet-lane,
Farringdon-street, on the body: of J,hn Sellers, aged 30, who
died from want and destitution.—Robert Barton, servant at
a lodging-house for vagrants and tramps, at No. 7, Field-
lane, said that the deceased came to the house on Saturday
night, and engaged a bed. Witness observed that he was
very Ul sad sick ; but he had no fears for his life. The next
morning, however, he found him in bed in an insensible state,
ands d wishing to let him die there, he got some men to assist
in carrying him out, and leaving him on the pavement at the
corner of West-street.--The Coroner said he had never
heard of such meshy as 'e carry a helpless man out into the
streets, and lease him t ,ere to die.—The witness said he
thought he had done the best ; it was better for him to die
in the streets than in the house, when the lodgers would be
put to inconvenience.—Two witnesses gave evidence as to
finding the deceased in West-street, and caning him to the
workhouse, where he died the next day. The surgeon of
the workhouse said that the deceased was suffering from low
teem—Verdict, " Died from low lever, induced by extreme
destitution."

THE ANNIVERSARY OP THE CHARITY SCHOOLS is
to be held on Thursday next, in Bt. Paters Cathedral, under
the management of the Society of Patrons. We underetand
that the treasurer and committee of that society have deter.
mined that there shall not be any rehearsal on the previous
Tuesday, ea heretofore. The reason azeigned for this deter.
urination Is the additional expense that a rehearsal occasions
to the society; for we believe it is not generally known that
the whole of such expense is defrayed out of the society's
funds, while all the monies collected at the doors of the ca-
thedral on that day go into the pockets of the vergers.
THE SECOND Ems Facuasros started from Lan-
don on Saturday staining, conveying about 200 passengers,
Sid Havre and Rouen. Provided these virile preserve a purely
social and unofficial character, they will be not only pro-
dative of pleasure and instruction to the excanionists, but
will tend to keep up the entente cordiale between the two
nations.