The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQI'EST.

Surctnr.—An inquisition was yesterday taken before Mr.
Srtantten, at the Dublin Castle tavern, Camden Town, on tae
body of Miss Henrietta Ruth. a young lady of respectability, who
drowned herself in the Regents CAn..l on Saturday last.
The that witness called was Scabright, who sp:ke to
haring seen the deceased on Saturday last walking along the honk
of the Regent's Canal, apparently in a desponding state, which in-
duced him to watch her. Shortly after, he saw her walk into the
water up to her middle, and immediately ran to her assistance, bet
before he reached her she had thrown herself into deep water.
A gentleman passing at the time threw oil' his coat and hat, and,
depositing his watch on the bank, plunged in to her assistance,
and succeeded In bringing her to shore. She was Immediately
carried by witness and others to the Duhlin Castle tavern, where
measures were adopted for her recovery, but without success. Wit-
ness is sure she was alive when taken mind the canal, u he felt her
breathe on his hard while carrying her along. It could not have
been two minutes after her making the plunge befise she was taken
out of the water.

11r. Charles Law, surgeon, living in the City-rood, stated that
he happened to meet the party while conveying the body, whom he
' al-corny:tuned to the Dub Castle, where he had recourse to the
usual means for the restoration of suspended animation, but with.
out suttees. The body was warm at the time; the distance she
had been carried was about half a mile. il'itnews begged to state,
that some unnecessary delay took place before they could obtain
' fire after they reached the public-house: and althosgh he could not
go so far as to say that the saving of her life depended thereon,
still be thought that the chances of recovery were thereby mate.
rially diminished. The deceased was decidedly in a state of great
bodily debility, which of course would occasion speedier dissolution
than otherwise.

Mr. Lambert, of Dean-street- Sohn, stated that be knew the
family of the deceased ; her father, who was an army agent, died
about three mcoths age, since when she has been Itniiititened in
her circumstances, to which, together with the dejection she felt
from his loss, he attributed the rash act. She was 34 yews old,
and appeared to be much affected by the loss of her !lather, and at
times was quite absent.

Other witnesses spoke to the erect this domestic calamity had
produced upon her.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of " Inanity."
The gentlenum who plunged in to the awristance of the deceased
is 31r. Henry Ilrystit. of John.streel, Fitzroy-squaw. rena who,
about nine months hack, enjoyed the satisfaction of saving a hoy's
life within one hundred yards of the same spot. The Coroner sort
Jury joined in euniplimcnting him on his praiseworthy and bumaue
ezertions.

Tneitlay, a woman named Parker .1-ewned herself in
Clontricl, in consequence of cruel treatment she received iota her
husband, a %carer in that toan.—/rieli

fht•DTUI. AcciDENT.—VesteiNlay morning, at 443
o'clock, as a drayman, of the name of 'names liesibeth, in the
employ of 3:r. Stein, ale brewer, on the east side of Tower-hIU,
was in the act of loading his tray, by meats of the barrels being
lowered down by a crane from a two story stormmom. the jigor
by some accident gave way ; the banel being on the tulle. in co,.
sequence comedown by the run, uit is technically called, and
falling on the poor man's head, crushed it to pieces,

DEATH BY A BUl.t.—On Monday, an Inquest was
held at Castlemdcon, Worcestershire, on the body of William
runen, who was killed by a bun belonging to his master. Mr.
Jolla Rayer, of that place. It appeared that the deceased was
driving a two-year-old bull into an adjoining field. where there
were tome heifers, when the aninigattacked him with great few.
city, and ton various parts of hit bolt in so &cubit! a meaner
that he only survival till r.est day I The poor MIL" Cu seen to
strike the bail several times ; and NI, *tun his former doeility, to
supposed to tate bean the cense of his irritation. The ,la re.
I tonic. a verdict, " Ikeath from being gored by a bull,"
the bull (val,:e 2:18.), at the same time ordering the animal to be
destroyed. The deceased has leR a wife and two arriall,Oldren.

ATTACK ON A LerT JURY.—On FritiKT Lest
Jury of bonne, in the course of their pern m halation th rev 42
that parish, for the purpose of examining the weights sod tantrum
of the inhabitants, Met with an unexpected interruption at the shoes
' of Mr. Shortland, butcher, in NorfoTh-strest. neu Middlesex Mx.
pitaL On entering the shop, Mr. Shonland snatched up a knife,
and, with horrid imprecations, swore he would rizs up eie first ram
that attempted to touch either his weights or seales. Mr..Dowsna
(a frost respectable gentkmaa), Foreman of the Jury. ressonal
with the man on the gross impropriety of his conduct ; bust* min
pendst.ng in his menaces of attack, that get-lb:num thought k
prudent to retire for a short time. On re-entering the shris?
found Mr. Shortland still armed with the Lane, which, on
the beadle, attempting to go towards the scales, he drop . .na
ran up to the bootie, who'll he attempted to stop, and a slight
scufge ensued between them, which was pat a stop to by the Farr..
MIN who, with the rest of the Jurors, again withdrew, net, hew.
ever, without intiniatiog their intentiolsof reprseanting his comities
to the Puwhial Vestry, by whom, it is understood, a paoseturian.
uill be in!,.ituted.

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