The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-02 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.--s_ATuan %Y.

DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.—Bekeo Mr. Baker, at
the City of Canton, North-street, Poplar, on the body of
Jane Bell, aged 25. Mary Hutchinson, Crou•treet, Mill-
wall, uid that the deceased was a married woman, and her
husband was a carman. She was in good heal ,h till Tuesday
hot, when she was very sick, and had severe cramps. She
was always a sober steady woman, arA there was no com-
plaint about the drains. She died on Friday morning.
Every attention was paid to her.—Mr. Thomu Gray, sur-
geon, Poplar, was called to deceased about nine o'clock on
Thursday evening. She was in bed and nearly in a state of
'Alvin from malignant Asiatic cholera. There is a cable
adjoining the house. Witness applied the usual remedies,
with calomel, every ten minutes.—Verdict, " Natural death
from Asiatic cholera."

Another inquest wu taken at t►e City of Canton,
on the body of Richard Barrett, aged 3.5, shoemaker.—
Bartholomew :thee, Berry-street, Mill-wall, said that de-
ceased lived in the same house. He wu in good health.
He complained of pains in hi. bowels on Sunday, but took nu
•dace for it. On Wednesday morning he became worse, and
cramps cam, on, for which he took a ime brandy. lie woe
afterward, mooed to the Infirmary for Cholera Patients ap-
pointed by the guudians. There is a nauseous effluvium
from a white lead factory adjoining. Deceased died on
Thursday evening. Mr. Thomas Gray said that he saw
deceased on Wednesday evening at the infirmary, in bed.
He wu fast sinking from As,atic cholera.—The Coroner
observed that so many casts were truly alarming. He did
not know what to suggest, except cleanliness and sobriety.
w .6 happy to say that the Commissioners of Sewers
promptly attended to his communication.—Mr. Gray OS-
served that the premonitory symptoms ought to be promptly
attended to. Verdict, ' N atural death from Asiatic
cholera."
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A third inquest was taken at the City of Canton, on the
body of William Bless, aged 6 years, who was living with
his punts near the Eel rye House, and who died of
Asiatic cholera on Friday last, after 17 hours' illness. There
was a want of drainage in the neighbourhood. Two other
similar i. quests were held: one was on the body _of Mr.
John Miller, agsd 27, residing in Hunter-street, Hoxton ;
so] the other was on the body of William Marten, aged
10 years!, who resided is East Smithfield. In the last cues
the deceased were healthy, and there was no complaint of
bad drainage.
DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF EXETER'S BROTHER.
Oa Saturday nigh:, at eight o'clock, a jury were empanelled,
before, Mr. Be f rd, the con nee, in the board-room of St.
James's Workhouse, l'oland-street, Westminster, to inquire
into the circumstances attending the death of John Phillpotu,
Esq., the late member for Gloucester, and brother to the
Bishop of Exeter, who died very suddenly in an omnibus.
Mr. Al. lender llre, of No. 24, Bloomsbuersquue, surgeon,
deposed that the deceased gentleman was see. nty-four years
of age, and resided at No. 14. Pall-mall. The deceased was
a harristecat.law, and was member for 01- ucesmr for up
wards of seventeen years. Witness never attended him pro-
f solemnly, but always considered him to be a very healthy
'non. The Bishop of Exert: and decease d's son had been
writ ten to and informed of the death, but they were notable to
arrive in town to give evidence. The coroner observed that
it was unnecessary, as Mr. Ure had identified the hair.
James Rotects, of No. 26, Palk-wee', Camden-town, said
he orao eon:Metor to one of the Waterloo omnibus: a. On
Friday night, shout a qua er past ten o'clock, the deceased
nailed him at the corner of Devonshire-street, in Pentland-
place. The omnibus was stopped, and he got in without
assistance and appeared perfectly well. On teaching the
Regen 's
-circus, Oxford.street, the omnibus stopved, it being
umal to wait several minutes to t eke up passengers at that
robot. Two minutes had not elapsed when witness looked
in to see hew away ouseners there were. The deceased
was sitting near the icor, and there were two ladies and a
gentleman in the omnibus. Witness had only jost looked
in when the deceased suddenly fell on outside and laid alone
the seat. Witness immr diately opened the door sad misted
in lifting him up lie appe wed quite helpless and in a state e 4
insensibility. Witness, with the assistance of several per-
sons, carried him to the shop of Mr. Budge, a chemist, In
Regent's-circus, and a surgeon was instantl sent for, who
upon his arrival pronounced the deceased to be quite dead.
He n spoke after he fell. The omnibus was stationery
when he fell. Mr. J. G. French said he made &post ',torten
examination of the deceased in the presence of Mr. Uni.
There were no external marks of violence. The heart was
considerably enlarged and double the usual size. The valve
of the lett ventricle was ossified. The rest of the organs
wore quite healthy. Witness opened the head, and found
an effusion in the ventricles of the brain. Witness was of
opinion the deceased had died of a diseased heart, which was
claim sufß inn to account for the suddenness of the death.
There was no appetrance of any deleterious matter in tee
stomach. Death must have been instantaneous. The c ironer
sail after hearing sash evidence there was no occasion to
proceed further in the inquiry. The death was most awful.
sudden, and a most melancholy one. The jury immediatel
returned • verdict of " Natural death from • diseased
heart."