The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

severe loss of blood. There was no question that the deceased
bad been wilfully neglected. The jury returned a verdictof
" Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown."_
CHILD KILLED WITH SYRUP OP POPPISS.—Before Mr.
W. Carter, at the Hampton Court T Francis-street,
Newington, respecting the death of Harriet Jane Cloak, aged
7 weeks, whe died from the effects of poison.—Mr. It. Pnor,
surgeon, of Marlborough-place, Walworth, said that he was
called on Wednesday afternoon last to the the deceased,
whom he found in a dying state, and from its appearance he
felt satisfied that it was suffering from the effutts of a nar-
cotic. Ile accused the parents of having given the child
something of a deleterious nature ; which the father denied;
but subaequently he admitted that he lied given the de-
ceased some medicine, which they had procured from Mr.
Bellamy, a chemist, residing at Newington.causewse. Wit-
ness examined the bottle, and found that it contained a con.
coction of opium, commonly called syrup of poppies, which
was used to a great extent by persona totally ignorant of its
poisonous properties. Witness had no hesitation in saying
the ehiid had been killed by the mixture which had been
administered by the parents inadvertently.—The father
stated that on Sunday, the 31st ult., he and his wile took the
deceased to Mr. Bellemy's shop, es it laboured under one.
tiveness. They had been giving the child castor oil, when
Mr. Bellamy suggested a change, and gave them a powder,
and on the following morning he sent them a bottle of medi-
cine, which was that Mr. Prior had taken charge of. The
deceased was quite healthy previous to taking the medicine,
and they were totally ignorant of its being dangerous—The
Coroeer animadverted in strong terms on the culpable nature
of the case, and the investigation was eventually
adjourned for the attendance of Mr. Bellamy.--
MYSTERIOUS Aer•th.—Before Mr. Higgs, at the Bull's
Head, Clapham, relative to the death sf Mr. Jonathan Orme,
aged 76, a retired tradesman, possessed of considerable pro.
petty. On Saturday afternoon lan, at four o'clock, the re-
mains of the deceased arrived at St. Paul'a Chapel far inter-
ment. Aaron Orme, a son of the deceased, obtained an
interview with the Rev. Mr. McGill, the curate, and hewing'
stated that he believed his father's death to be the result of
violence and improper means, the curate ordered the body to
be locked up in a vault until a coroner's inqui et could be
holden. Aaron Orme deposed that his mother died
in 1840, and that on the 23rd of June, 1843, the deceased
married his servant girl, Itachel Ilagebrook, aged 23. A,
estrangement consequently arose between the deceased sett
his children, and for a twelvemonth none of the family had
seen him. The last who saw deceased was his eon Aaron, who
went to him for some assistance as be was in distress, when be
found his parent under the entire subjection of his wife, who
told him to take his children and himself into the workhouse,
and not come troubling them. On Thursday lout, the wit-
ness Aaron and his brother received each a letter from de.
ceased's wife. The letters were addressed from 6, St.
George's-place, Brixton-road, which was one of deceased's
houses, and stated that their parent was dead, and that if
they wished to ate him before he was buried, they were to
come immediately. In one of the letters deceased was said
to have expired OA Sunday, and in the other on the Monday.
The deceased's eon Aaron went to St. George's place on
Thursday evening, and requested to see his father. The
widow told him he must come again on Saturday, when he
would be buried. She then told him the deceased, who had
been very imbecile for the last twelve months, had left her
all his property. Another extraordinary fact was, that
although the widow had led the witness to suppose hie
father's body was then in the house, he was in tact then
lying dead et her mother's house, near Chelmsford, from
whence he was only brought to town on Saturday, by the
Eastern Counties Railway. When he saw his iither on
Saturday, which he did nut do without great diflecul y, he
was astounded at his attenuated appearance, which caused
the communication to the clergyman.—Dr. M'Donough
proved he had made an external examination of the body.
It was much attenuated, and deceased had evideat'y been
neglected; and there were ulcers on the wrists, as if he had
been hound with cords—The inquiry was adjourned, in
order that a post mortens examination might be made.—
FISTALOCCURRENCEON7FIEGRAND JtheeTlONCANAL.—Be-
fore 3lr Mills, at Uxbridge, to inquireintothe circumstances
attending the death of Anne Bridges, aged 40, who died on
the night of Friday last from the effect of injuries she re-
ceived ea the evening of that day week. The der aged was
the wife of Isaac Bridges, a monkey-boat man, living at
Tipton, in Staffordshire, and in the employ of Mr.Biesell, the
canal carrier, in whose service he had been 30 years, having
himself been been in a monkey-boat on the Grand Junction
Canal. On Friday, the 29th ult., Bridges was proceeding
with a boat called the Ruth, and followed by another but
called the George, of which his brother, Aired Bridges, was
captain, Brom London to Northampton. When in -Bewley
Deep, in the parish of Hayes, near Uxbridge, they were met
by two boats going in a contrary direction. Bissell's boats
are what are called slow boats, travelling only by day, while
Crowley's boats are " fly-bores," travelling both night mid
day. According to the rules laid down for the navigation of
the canal, it is the duty of the boats coming from London to
keep the ineide, nearest to the towing-path, and fur the in-
coming boat to stop his horse and let the rope go
under the outgoing boat. This the first of Crow-
ley's boats did, but the second, of which G. Childs
was the captain, did not stop their horse, which was close to
the hedge instead of the water, when Isaac Bridges raised his
rope over the Wellington's horse, and called to Hickman
to stop his horse, which he did not de, and the Wellington's
(the second of Crowley's boats) rope consequently forced the
rope of the Ruth off the spring, and dragged the deceased off
the hatchway, under the tiller of the boat where she was
steering,
steering, and threw her into the canal. Her husband hear.
ing her screams, instantly jumped into the water to rescue
her, but being a very heavy woman, and the canal being
beyond his depth, they would have been both drowned had
not the husband's brother, hearing the cries, ran to their
assistance, end by means f the Wellington's rope got them
out. It was then found that the eame rope was fastened
round the deceased's right leg and wrist, by which she had
sustained serious injuries, from which the blood was Bowing
profusely. The unfortunate woman was taken on board the
boat, and on theirarrival at Uxbridge, was attended by a sur-
geon till her death, which took place on Friday. AMa
morfem examination.of the body was made ; there could be
no question whatever that the injuries the deceased had
received were the Cause of death. Verdict: " Manslaughter"
against William Hickman. The prisoner was then committed
to Newgate.