The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-06 00:00:00

CORONERS' /NQ VESTS.

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DIEATPFUL ACCIDTNT ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday after-
noon an inquest was held at the Black Home tavern, Poplar, before
Mr. Un win, the Coroner, on the bully of Sarah Reed, the daugh-
ter of a respectable tradesman of that name in Greenwich, aged 2%,
who, It appeared, hat, come to town on Monday se'imight in com-
pany with two oilier female acquaintances, to purchase her wedding
suit, as she was to have been married on the Thursday following,
but unfortunately was drowned on. her return home in a boat-on the
river Thames.
Mrs. Spearman, one of the females who accompanied the de-
erased, deposed that, on the day before mentioned, about two
o'clock in the afternoon. she, the decease:l, and two others hired a
boat at Wapping New Stairs to take them to Greenwich, and on
going down the river the waterman made the boat fast to a sail_
log barge, and while going at a rapid rate the wherry struck
against lighter that was coming up the river, and the boat was
upset, and witness and all of them was thrown out into the water.
They were all ticked up, except the deceased. in a state of extreme
exhaustion. The deceased sunk to rise no more. The Waterman
was quite sober, and, as far as witness could judge, there wai no
blame attributable to him.

. Tur:le, the waterman, was newt called, and stated that he
took the party into his boat ; some were going to Greenwich, and
the other to Woolwich, and in order to get down the river the
quicker, as the tide was on the turn, he made his boat fast to the
stern of a sailing barge, a practice he said not unusual among we-
ternnen, but contrary to the regulations of the river, an 1 in getting
into Limetiouse-reach the barge took a short tack, and at this mo.
-pew •lighter was passing, against which his wherry struck, and
she was upset. On seeing the dingo., he did all in hie paws; to
avoid it, but it was so sudden be could not possibly prevent the
accident,

The Jury, in just terms, censured the conduct of the Water-
man, and observed, that they hoped the publicity of the ease would
draw the a:tention'ot the water bailify cr other officers, whose duty
it was to put a stop to such practice., so highly dangerous to his
Majesty's ►ubjects, and by which many accidents, attended
with death. had occurred. They then returned a verdict of "Ac,
cidental Death."

SI:I'I'OSED MURDER.—Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, an
blue-4 WM held at the Lamb public-house, New Turnstile, Hol-
born, before Thome Stirling, Esq. Corona, on the body of Mary
Welch, *young woman, supposed to have bum murdered by James,
hest husband.

Tire .fur' were occrepiiti nearly nine hours In the investigation of
th- ease. the evidence of the witnesses went to prove that the de-
ces.ll was the were of a James Welch, a baker (at present is cus-
tody on suspicion of the murder), who resided with her in the above
neighbourhood. Reports having been circulated that the deceased;
had teen murdered, and that her husband wished to conceal her
death, infonnetion was given to the parish officers, who ramped
the funeral. %Ve.cli and a woman named Ryan, who had taken an
active part In the stair, were apprehended ; and on examin-
' ing the body of the decease], a wound was found on the back part
of her head and neck suflietent to cause death. The prisoner attri.
b we it to accident. and there being some conflicting evidence, the
Jury adjourned the Inqueat until to-mosrom, for the produc-
tion of further witnesses, who wereadsted to have clear testimony.
The question subniittedio a iTtACOrated Assurance So-
ciety:was, whether the surplus capital should be divided before or
aver death. Post obit bonds are not so valuable as Suiting% at
sight, and no men is more sensible of this than-1141i, whose capi-
ta.* are all drawn and paid un demand. If we may judge from the
great 'number of thirty thousands and twenty thousands circulated
by Irish within the last eight months alone. and shat he mar he I
expected to distvibute in the very next month front his spirited an.
rangement of the present scheme, for which he is contractor, how-
eyer largely dircerent societies may divide atter dead). Bash rµll
probably excied them ill in dispensing capitals before the death of
Lotteries. which Js now Tsar approaching. Four prizes of 20.000
"Apneas, &r. &c., exceeding 200,040 t., with 64 pipes of Port, given
cent
mon
Timis by BthUM, mutt be all deccbt or St. Swithin's Pay, 1.3:h
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