The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

11111100111111d111 OE Mr. ♦shworth had smarted. In feet,
altMnils Mr. ♦shworth stated that nothing had been don*
aim IW, at the ury lout 6,000 bales had ln,al consigned
to ths seastary of this association, Mr. FiAteing ; and he
had no doubt that altogether about 10,0Pij Ulu bad entered
the catatry sines th►t period. ♦ vote of thanks to the
-,airman "yin bees ?mid/ the lusting terminated.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.
DI.44TREBSIII° OCCTJERENCE AT THE DUES OP
BeheonDls MAnslom.—Yeeterday a highly respectable jury
assembled at the Turk's Heed, public house, Motcombe-
shwa, Bajrao,e.squeze, Wore Mr. Bedford, the Westminster
eme.r, relative. to the death of Elisabeth Heatless, aged htty.ihme pan sipper housemaid in the establishment of
hV grace
the /Loa of Bedford, No. 6, Soigne-square.
peuwaphighbje gaga:, No. 200, B division, deposed
that on
Thursday everaing, the 10th instant, about seven o'clock,
he wee on dety Balgeave-equare, when he observed the
deceased have the Doke el Bedford's mansion. The pave-
ment was exceedingly &tippet, in consequenes of the severity
of the weather, and she appeared afraid to walk, us she
thought that the would fall. Witness advised her to walk
in the road, *Meth eke did, and Mad not proceeded far when
she attempted to neck the pavement, end in doing so she
slipped, and fell with considerable violet.'" upon the pave.
Rent. Witages went to her metastatic*, and found that she
had broken her right leg. The deeemod was quickly re-
moved to the duke's resident's, where she bad every atten-
tion paid her. She went on most favourably fir four or
five days whim mortification e ime on, and it wee deemed
necessary to amputate the limb. The operation - wee per-
' formed most satisfactorily, and she graeloally impreeod until
Wednesday last, %hen she began to sink, and espirref me
the following day. Mr. Du Pasquiu, surgeon to the royal
household, aid two other medical gentlemen wer► ens-
stonily in attendance during the whole time. The jury re-,
turned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
DEATH OP A PAUPER AND VERIIOCT 07 MAN-
SLAUOHTIR AGAINST AN °TIMMS. —ths Thursday Mr.
D. P. Bing, the termer, resumed the inquiry, which was
commenced on the previous Saturday, relative% the death of
George Lockett, of Marsh Gibbon, who died ins cart whilst
being cenveyed to the union house at Bookioghamt. Ti.
deceased was a poor old men, 69 years of age, and lived in
miserable place celled the College, 10 or 12 mile from Buck-
iogham, his wife and two daughters residing with him. Ono
of the latter had been ill for some time past, but she strug-
gled on in extreme poverty and wretchedness, untie an order
was received for the remdval of the deceased and his family
to the union. Friday, the 11th instant, was flood upon
to pat the order into effect, and carry off the old man and
his family ; but himself and sick daughter only were peeked
is the ears, and started on their journey of many miles over
a wretched rough bye road, on one of the most bleak and
cold winter days. The cart was a common baker's vehicles
without springs. The deceased, almost naked, and who was
then dying, was placed in this cart along with his deuokter,
who was in a dangerous state, and having been covered with
• barn door winnowing s'ieet, the two paupers mre re-
moved, and when they reached the union the daughter was
quite insensible, and the lather a corpse ! The jury, who.
they viewed the body of the deceased, declared that they
never beheld sue. a deplorable sight before. Starvation and
disease were depicted strongly on the countenace of the poor
man. The only articles o, weering apparel on the body was an
old shirt and a waistcoat. Henry Jones proved having removed
the deceased in the manner stated above, by order of Josiah
Jones, the overseer. When he went t his house he -as
lying on the floor groaning. He thought him in a fit
state to be removed, and he and three others took him
out and lifted him io the cart like • pig." On the
way to the union he heard deceased groan, and he
died about four miles be'ore he got to the place.
He then told his daughter that her father was ead. He did
not think, when he re moved him without trotsers and
stockings on, that he was dying. The wife and whet
daughter refused to be removed. Mr. White, the master of
the union, said that the daugh'er, when admitted, was in a
very dangerous condition. Brandy and arrowroot were
administered to h. r. Tie berndoor winnowing-eh. et was
pertly wrapped about her and partly round her dead father.
Mr. King, relieving officer, said the deceased and h a family
had been ebjecta or relief for some weeks pest. Their dwel-
ling was in a filthy and destitute state. Mr. Josiah Jones
said that he was the over. er. He received an order for the
removal of deceased from the medical attendant.
(The order was produced and read by the coro-
ner. It said, if deceased was not removed he
might create a pestilential disease.) Witness went with two
men to the guardian. Mr. Jones said they would be wanted
to help deceased into the cut; they did so, but as they could
not get his clothes on he had him put in a winnoxing.shret,
such as is put up at barn doors.. He did not mNe about at
all. He should not have removed deceased if a letter had
not been received from the doctor. The cart was a village
baker's. He considered the deceased would rot be worse off
in the cart than at home. Mr. W. H. Somerset, medical
poor law union attendant, said, he addressed the order of
removal to Jones ; he considered the deceased would be
better off in the cart than in his own miserable hut. When
he last saw deceased and his daughter (before the removal),
he considered they were fit to be taken to the union. He
considered deceased died trout told and the inclemency of
the weather. He might have died if he had been at
home. He ought to have been removed with care, and
blankets ought to have been wrapped round him. The wife
of deceased said, her husband had been ilt some time with rheu-
matism and pains in the bowels. He told h, rhe was unwilling
to go into the union, is his time was very short. He got into
a great rage with one of his daughti rs, when she told him he
was to go into the workhouse. He said he would die first.
When the men brought him down stain, one took hold of
his head, and the other held his he, Is. They could not get
his trousers on. He was not insensible, she thought, when
he was brought down stairs. Dr. S ,uthan said, that he saw
the bedy when brought in. It was stiff and Gild, and in a
filthy condition. Exposure to the culd in such an inclement
meson, the state deoo used was in from his age, the depressed
state of his vital powers, and probable belt starved condition,
were likely to be attended with fatal consequences. He
considered there was great want of humanity shown in re-
moving deceased in the state he was in. The jury, after
consultul, returned a verdict of " Involuntary manslaugt ter
against Josiah Jones, the o eeeee er," who was thereupon
committed for trial at the next Aylesbury anises.