The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday an Inquisition was held at the King's Head public-
house,High-street. lAnitwth, before JEM NETT, Eq. COM/-
nu for Surrey, oo the body of 31ary Redman, aged 111 a married

woman.
Jacob Allgood deposed that he was in the employ of Mr. Shout,
the proprietor of the gravel engine barge, called the Friends, on the
river Thames. Ile slept on board the barge on Saturday night last,
and went to it about ten o'clock, but, previous to his going. was in
company with the deceased, who declared she would go alto. Ile
repeatedly wished her not. They remained on board until five
o'clock next morning, when witness was awoke by a violent noise,
and the barge sinking. lie opened the cabin.sindow, and came
on deck, leaving the deceased in the cabin. lle told her to get up
and catch hold of him, which, however, she did not, and hi• lost her.
Witness used every endeavour to save her, but without efiket. lle
escaped by getting into a boat.
Jura-11"a& the deceased intoxicated ?
Witness She might have had a little too much.
Juror—What occasioned the barge to sink?
kiVitness,—She leaked. Ile had pumped her out as usual the
over night, the last thing, before he went into the asbin to rest.
Seventh of the Jury here said there had been great neglect, and
they had no doubt both parties were intoxicated.
The witness, however, positivel) declared that he pumped the
barge out, and expected it would nave been dry in the morning.
William Sims, a waterman, deposed being in his boat, and hear.
log that a barge had sunk, he made to it with his hitcher. Ho
caught the deceased by the feet, and assistance being pnwured,
dragged her out of the cabin. She was quite dead. The deceased
was floating to the roof of the cabin, and undtmsed.
Mr. Shout, the proprietor of the barge,raitt, that his son slept on
baked the vessel every night, except Sattinlay nights, and it was
during his absence that the man had taken the woman on board.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally drowned."

The Coroner's Jury sat on the body of Hawkins yeater-
day, who was killed an a pugilistic combat, at Newington,
on the preceding morning, with a bricklayer, named Rat-
tray.—Verdict, " klanslaughter."
6111.1) Han retwo.-015 Tuesday morning, a singu-
lar discovery took place in Lambeth church. That morn-
ing a meeting had been held in the vestry before the
rector, churchwardens Zkc. for the disposal of parochial
matters respecting the affairs of the parish, after which
the' separated, as did the sexton, only leaving in the church
the clergyman, who had sonic business to transact ; on
itia retiring. he was surprised to find a parcel carefully
wrapped up in a white cambric handkerchief, placed within
the inner door of the church. 'f he minheer instantly in-
ferated the sexton (31:. Stag 'r) of the circumstance, who,
on opening the said pareel, discovered the body of a new
born male child. quite dead. Mr. tiay, one of the pariah
surgeons was sent for, who examined the body, and pro-
nounced it to have been still-born.
lit:at...ll3y we: k, a labmwer, named Wright, of' Wed-
how-wood bottom. near Herta, a,;ed about 67 years. (hop-
ped down dead while burning furze in a field at Roundhay.