The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-24 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

ANOTHER FATAL AretnENT AT LONDON,
DRIDQE.
On Saturday evening Mr. Unwin. the Coroner, and a Jury er
the inhabitants, assembled at the White swan public.bottae, Med.
well, to make inquisition touchiag the death of a young mail elm,
body bed been picked up from the river on tit@ day before.
By the evidence of a person mimed Davis, and others, h .r.
peered that the deceased, accompanied by several of his friend,_
went up the river as far as Wandsworth, on Sunday last, Inc",
their return in the evening, while passing through London-bridle.
there being at the time a great Fall of water, the deceased, in h.
endeavours to steady the boat, lost his balat:re, and fell nen.
board. From the peculiar situotion of the persor,s who aceorele.
nied him, they unfortunately could render him no as.,istarrte, attl
.the dcesea-ed sunk to rise no mum. In all prJbabilitv mere
others would have met a similar deitth, had they not Were curt.
ing to the bridge landed two women and two children.
The Jury expressed their surprise at the foolhardiness of ince,
perienced persons, in attempting to pass through the arches et a
time of such danger as that of low watt?, and Lopal that th,
building which was so productive of calamity would soon be d,.
molished.
A verdict of" Accidental Death" was recorded.

IDIRTRENSTNG ACCIDENT.—At Marsh Gibbon a Coroner's in.
quest was held, on view of the body tor Joseph Clernrrts_ a me
boy, aged about ax years, son of the herdsman of that yawl,
whose death was occasioned by the discharge of a loaded gun,
The father of deceased was in the habit of allowing On, child to
accompany him in the open firtis, and having hint collecia6
some cow clods, another boy, 1$ years of age, approachirg de.
ceased, his father, and a son nine years old, who were tying up c
sack containing the clods, the boy's father requested a lad or the
name of Cooper to fetch his glut, which he had incautiously laid
clown on the edge of the bank amongst acme thistles. Cooper with
the deceased instantly searched for it, and found it about 20 yards
distance front the spot where the lather was then standing; ea
taking it up and pnlling the trigger, the contents of it
entered the bode of the deceased, who exclaimed, " Oh, father,
am a dead boy," and expired immediately.
Verdict—Accidental death ; deodand on the gun 10s.
The Coroner, in summing up, in very strong tern* reprobated
i the improper conduct of entrusting children of such tender years to
carry tire-arms, thereby endangering the lives of their fellow.
creatures, and hoped it would operate as a general caution to all
persons. •

On Tuesday last an inquest was taken by Ur. Todd, at Rare-
sey, on view of the body of a new-born female infant, concerning
whose death and secret burial many suspicious reports had bee,
circulated throughout the town and neighbourhcod. Some of th
principal inhabitants were at length induced to interfere, and send
for ti,e Cyroner, who immediately issued his warrant foe the dit.
interment of the child, that the whole circumstances might ander.
go a thorough investigation. A very respectable Jury being as-
sembled, two surgeons were employed to examine the body, and
several witnesses summoned to give evidence, which was to the fcl.
lowing effect
El ninth Hold win, who lodges in the same borne with Ana
Neadhatn, the mother of the child. was called up by her alias:
three o'cl;:ck in the morning of Friday the 11th instant, and out
told by the said Ann Neadhsm. when she reached her room, that
she had been suddenly taken in labour before she could call for as.
sistance. She rendered every assistance in her power, and having ,
ca,efully wrapped the child in flannel, proceeded at the request-if
the mother to call in a surgeon. The mother attempted many times
to suckle the child, which appeared too weak to take the breast, and
growing gradually weaker, died at about three o'clock on the follow.
tog morning.
Sarah Bold win, widow, was sent for about six o'clock en Friday
morning to dress the child, which she found wrapped in flannel, in
the usual mode. Having dressed the child, she laid it on the bed,
by the side of its mother, and went away. In the afternoon sbe
called again, and Saw that the infant could not mite the breast, and
seemed to have no use of its lips. She had no doubt that the child
died of exhaustion for want of nourishment.

Mr. IL Parker, surgeon, visited Ann Needham and her child
twice on Friday morning, when the latter appeared to be in a very
weak state, and in the evening, bein sent for in great haste, he
found the child sinking very fast. lie had since examined the
body, and believed its death to have been caused by exhaustio
and not by any particular disease or injury.
Mr. T. 11. Vintner, having also examined the body, found
nothing to raise a suspicion in his mind of the child having come
to its end by unfair means, but believed it to have died a natural
death.
There was a report that the putative father, who had been in t!'e
habit of making nocturnal visits to the mother, was in the room
at the time of the birth ; but one of the witnesses, Elizabeth Bold.
win, proved that he had left at an early hour in the morning. The
Jury being perfectly satisfied with this testimody, without the
least hesitation returned a verdict of—" Died by the visitation of
God."