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INQUESTS.
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Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Golden Clain In the
Tuner, by Mr. Lush. Coroner fur the Tower Within, on the
body of Samuel Perkins, a person employed no hoard the
lA'ohm Engineer Margate steam-packet, who was drowned
about twelve o'clock on Tuesday night last. It appeared
that he had been opeisdia% the evening ashore, and was re-
turnime from the Tower stairs on board she Engineer, when,
in ascending the side of she vessel, owing to the exceeding
darkness of the night, his foot slipped, and be was preci-
pitated Ulm the river, and ruse uo more. It is coojecturcd
that us the fail he struck his head against some of she pro-
jecting work on the vessel's side, and was stunned, as he
was n very excellent swimmer. Every exertion was made
to find the body but without perces* until yes►erday, when
it was discovered among some vessels moored off the Tower,
and conveyed ashore.
The Jury returned a verdict of—.Aceidental Death.

The unfortunate man has left a widow, a respectable
young wonsau, to whom he bad not beets lung married, and
upon whose mind the calamity has hail so great an effect,
that she now lies in • speechless and dangerous state, in
consequence of having, in her pseuzysin of grief, taken the
content's of • phial of laudanum, and there are hut faint
hopes of her lung snrviriug her husband.

Yesterday another Inquisition was taken in an apartment
at No. 4, Ckvelaml-row, before Samuel Thus. Adams, Esq.
Coroner fur the Royal Pslaces and the Board of Greta
Cloth, upon the busty of Edward Eliff.
It appeared that the deceased bad been formerly porter at
the house of the Duke of York. He wa■ well known and

much respected about St. JaMes's, and lately with his
wife was in care of the above house in the absence
of the family, who are out of town fur the 'miaow—.
On last Friday evening he called with a friend at the sutling
house near the Palace, and bad sixpenny worth of gin and
water between them. He came home abort ballrgiatt seven
o'clock, when, no going up stairs, be fell backward:; his
wife could not lift him tip, he beim( a heavy man, but a
soldier of the id Regiment of Guards sad a bricklayer were
called iti from the public house ; they carried him up stairs,
and he was put to bed ; but next morning he wile worse, and
a surgeon from Pall-mall was called in ;jhe found the spine at
she back of ►he neck fractured, and he died on Saturday eight.
The Jury returned their verdict—Accidental Death.

The eeeee on and other witnewies applied to the Coroner
for resseinersiiiin for low of time; he told them no such
thing was *Vowed iu that pert, that 'even the Coroner him.
self bad uu salsry.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the sign of the Swan,
Huugerford-stairs, before THOMAS HICGI, Esq. Coroner, no
the body of James Mawu, aged six years, sou to Mr. James
Maim, appraiser, of Hungerford-stairs, who was killed un-
der the following cirmunatanees, on Satorday last :
Thorns, Dumford, of 17, Lewisham-street, Westminster,
deposed, that on Saturday evening last, about seven o'clock,
he was standing near the Globe public-Imuse, is converoa-
lion with the father of the deceased, when he heard some.
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thing appareutly very heavy fall; upon looking ruuud he
saw a large parking-case lying on the ground, and a hat
was lying near to it. Some person called out that a
child was killed, And was under the paCking ease. Wit-
ness, with the assistance of another lifted it up, and dis-
covered that the deceased was anskrneath it, jammed in •
terrible manner, and in a Mate of immusibility. He was
carried to his father's house, sod a Surgeon was sent fur, but
the deceased was quite dead on his arrival. The blood came
profusely from his wise and ears. The packing case belong-
ed to a Mr. Farlonr.
Sir. Henry Farloar, of Hangerford-stairs, deposed, that
the property did not belong to him; it was forwarded to
his warehouse fur the purpose of being shipped; it was the
property of his Hurst Highness the Prince Regent, and con-
tained a cast from the Elgin Marbles, and was ruing to be
rent abroad. The workmen placed it on the outside of the
warehouse on some other eases, mad the deceased, it appear-
ed, war playing um them, when by a sudden jilt, it was pre-
cipitated on him, and be was killed on the spot. He thought
it was in a safe '41136011; did nut know she value of the
property. The packing-use belonged to Mr..Westosatott, of
South Audley-st reel, Grusvenor.square.
Mr. Irwin, Surgeon, of the Strand, deposed, that he was
called to attend the deceased. Three of his left ribs were
broken, and Ise was severely crushed. The 'slimier he re-
ceived caused Isis death.
Verdict—Accidental Deatk.—Deodand se.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT—CAUTION TO THOSE
USING CHARCOAL FIRES.
Oa Friday a Coroiser's inquest was geld at the Birdcage,
on Stainfonhhill, over the body of a journeymen's plumber,
who lust his life whilst working or the estate of a gentle,
man seamed Oshoine,by the iniptudest use of a charcoal lim-
it appeared from t►e evidence adduced Isidore the Jury.
that the deceased had been employed it sobkritig a leader
ripest the bottom of a well 13t1 fret des p, which was situate
in • garden belonging to Mr. Osborne, and had lighted a
charcoal lire inside the well, for the purpose of melting the
lead, and beating his irons. The Are burnt briskly, when the
Jemmied left the well for some purpose or other, and WOG
afterwards returned. A female strewn belonging to the
house was shortly after passing by, when curiosity induced
her to look down, and sloe perceived that the light was out,
and at the same time heard a noise somewhat resembling the
groan of a person in great pain, bat from the great depth
of the place twild not hear distinctly. She also perceived
a vapour of a suffocatiug smell ores Sowiag the mouth. Be-
ing much alarmed, she ran for assistance, and returned with
a young man, who was about to descend into the well, but
bad not gone down many steps before he sprang out, tell
down, and was dreadfully convulsed. By this time a num-
ber of persons hail collected round the spot, lanterns
were lighted, and being suspended by a string, were lower-
ed into the well with a view of ascertaining the situation
of the arfortuume man, *boor expiring st►uggls were
now he•td very ; but no sooner were they irons...e-
sti' into the well, than they were instantly extiuguiArtd by
the noxious vapour, and the by atauders were in the greatest
perplexity, as none dared venture down or knew in what
manure to art, until a passenger directed these to make use
of lice only effectual measure which can be used arra oath
occasions fur dissipating the impure gas; uamely, by throw-
ing down water, which was immediately dune, mod the
young man wbu had first •entured to descend again went
down with • rope. The vapour, however, was not entirely
gone, and upon reaching the bottom it was with great
ulty tact be could hoof his breatu lung enough to allix
the rope to the 'body of the deceased, whom he found lying
upon his face. The body was instantly dragged oat, and
every medical elide was used to restore anneatims, bat
without effect. . . .

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Tlst Jury, after a patieut inquiry into the circumstances,
found a •erdict of Accidental AMA.

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The deceased, we are informed, has lift a wife and sin
small children to ewers his loss, is whose belsaW a sob-
►en'tiur has beer rasse.d; sail we are sorry to add, that the
pioug Into wbo so coorearenssly 'entered into the well►
has ever siuce beat se►iously iudisposul front the tatted
haviug iubaled the gas.

OLD DAILEY,
Llostomr, Samaras 2t.
Btfore l'Aiitscasega.

Seined Knight was indicted fur steeling four
pilvet tett-apoosie rod other articles, iu the doe iog-
house of the Rev. Mr. Browue, of Church-s rtc:,

Bethual.greeu.road.
The Prosecutor, who was a Dissentise Cle,gy-
mau, factotum at Gibraltar Chapti, Bethnal. gr
Merely awed, that while the outside ait i 1,9 ..na-r-
-was under s coarse of painting lie t
ticks mentioned in the indictment.

Jane Perry, a servant girl in the Pro-ecieur's
house, proved that the Prisoner Valise Id/ litic #81.,.
with can of oil. and appeared like tune a the
painterk employed in the Moose; she admitted Imp,
and 110011 after saw hiss r 1111 l plis4 Hos iy oust est
house with a basket. Shortly alivr the • weie
mi•sed from the pantry. The Pinar:ter was pmrour4l
and taken. and some duplicates of property we.a
found on ham, which had been stolen from Lis.:
neighbourhood.
The person engaged to paint the heave, proved
that he 11A never employed the Prisoner (si whoa.
he knew nothing) to conic to thc boost to Ilaviai
in the work.

Verdict—Go/by.
Two young into, nanertl Lreri. roil Crook. we re
tried for picking r gentlenielier pocket,in the robed.
111 Parlistuent...treet, when the hien I{.l4elit wrist
113 state to prorogue l'arliesnent ; but they war No
quitted, in consequence of the absence of the gt
tietnen who woe rohbed..

The RECORDER said that ilhr N6(.1114.116 11441
a narrow el.cape, as tiny Were well kthuoit at ilhe liar
of the Court.

Several other trials, of a petty nature, tout, 14.0 e
iu the course or the day.

POLICE.
-.No-

rtutrintart.
Monate Skinner, otherwise Spencer, and J.An Pike,
were yesterday plot to the bar.
Williams Colley, waiter at the OW 801 l and Crows, lon. H.•l_
born, stated, that as he was going so 'U.'S at olio., s.'cl-ck,
toe Sunday 11110141iltr, he beard a se tit On. pots!
he went down and Cowed the Prisoner l Peter) 01.1 P 1.10,-
rd the gate of the yard and called a W 01.1111.111,
into his cisstody. He onifiseit nothinz from the ir.t 0.,t
the watchman Wand a box or pium.phoro..). hnn I 0,4
ptottiug Price outride of the gate, the h 4sl..er I'r..ootrt. •t
him, and swatted as if he was wasiinc fur 111,1,, on
the watchman also took hits into rostuole.

The watchman bring calkJ, and not iwiog in Aitrmlmage,
Alderman J. J. Smith remanded the j. f.
rum.

Jan Rem* was pat to She her.
Joseph Advbry, or No. 7, WhiteaOreto, I.lf, ...I.
diet, stated, llrat the Prisoner had rrolie.l u rew.iv.l
room from him, at 3s.mweek„ fdr nose
ingestive to mistral the Prisoner, 031 1....1...f 1..1
the room, and misaefl a iNfunterviate, Iwo toiler!, .1
SWw pillow rases, lend the window ettriarso,
Us ascertai ss ioo g his loss be sent for an odic. r. ;....t 01.•
Prisoner into restively; on wh:eh he arkn i• Our i tots Ise
had pledgri the articles, sad delivered she utii4 t r the otyli-
Mites of them.
The pawnbrokers not being in atiendame, tliu Pi is tsi
♦as mrsauded until to•murrow.

JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.
Thomas darerly, Jas. ilapurs, J.,xleas ...HI
Asks Doi",ld, four boys under the is.• of 12, wee put
the bar. The three first writ' miserable too:, ste
scarcely having aufficicut raga to COVi r tL.ut. 13o.:11:441 .6 r.
clean and respectably
Ileij 'nein Biggs, of Nur. 11, Haul court, si, ha!,
that he saw the Peil4/10::6 a. scan WM: 1,. Arai i. WI
crer's, io Illawd•coort ; but illey were ditiapt....iaed •of .4
the watchfulness of Ilse 1111r.Iff of the shop. Not Ilse..
say 'lima particular to du, Ur followed llw Pri I. y
went into Great 'l'sirissaile. and staid sour tone tact 1m rt. .5 lute
fruiterer,' abort, but they did not ptli 10111 any thing. 'rimy
west towards St. Andrew's church, Hullawa, sad sioppeit
near Mr. MVP, Ibe C..uftCl.uorr a lamp. The wile. id .6,41 sill
IllEter amJ told him of lase ruicosaisiuotre ; they Isola wairler4
Theo sad saw the prisoiler Claverly advance is. Mr. D4V.8'41
shop wiudow, and lake a handful of almond cokes, pm
which isti ..yon
took him into custoilc. and he insuarsisairiy
dropped a Isalf-posind br u. %tight. They aficrw,ros accus-
ed the other Po 'routers.

They oere rensaatale.l assail We.bicolor,
Janie( Brooke and David .1/orbaa, wise were examined
ow a former day fur ►lratlue h sliver watch, • pair of aao.s.
sad a pair of braces, frutu Waliiaus Colman, were tally WillM
emitted for trial.

TOWN HAI.," POETHWANK.
DEPREDATIONS AT THE BOROUGH MI:U.IINC

Yestesday Joseph it,,. was re-cannoned betute S.r 1.
chard will, robilitrt Mr. Ilcrscy, the 040.1.40 s
Councilasu, of a gold watch and ila appeoderis surtb 4J
guiueas.-.-Tbe Prisuutr sus fccuautir..l till rritlAir.

L aiON.IIALL

ADJOURNED INQUEST AT OLYMIAM*

(renetheitet from the
first pabe.)

Coroner—Do you meals to be uuderitood to swear, that
lb...mortification took place in consequence of the Innis('
tool eats ?—I have no hesitation in saying that.
'Coroner—Could you led as well by outward inapretinn, as
it sots bail opened the body,aliat was the cause of his death?
could tell better if I 'pear.' it.
Coroner-1f the mortification proceeded from the bruises,
most he nut have been in excruciating pain for some days
to his death ?-I.7ttelotibterdy.
Coroner—And would not gatigreor have appeared round
other wounds?-4 saw none, except round the rut. The
b.f.,' and luius were more potrified than any other trail of
tie roily. I did tint exsniihe the find.
Coroner—Conld you have traced the same mortifiealiva
ov the day he died as you did afterwards?—Perhaps not. in
• time rases, if it hail been very rapiA before he died, It might
have appeared, and particularly shout the abdomen.
Jot yarsa—Do you believe he died iii consequence of his
wounds and bruises?-1 believe that the wounds and bruises
.:eased the mortifiestion. 1 only speak frum genet al sp-
ill IIfaUCCO.
Coroner—Might not those appearances have arisen from
ensue other cause than external injuries ?—I do nut think
Ih••v roan.
dr. Harmer—A witness has said, that the wound bled
,tier his death. Can you account for that ?-1 have known
it when the Said seas its a state of pairefaction.
Mr. Harmer—Would the loss of the eyesight and of the
litiths be a necessary roues titmice of au injury to the spine
wuald.
Mr Harmer—Are coldness, sickness, loss of appetite, and
ilejectiiies of spirits, also consequences of au it.july to the
spine ?—Yea.
Mr. Harmer—lf the wounds were indicted three weeks
before the death, must they have been very cousidemble ?
Yee, they meat.
Mr. Harmer—Hid the general appearances which the
body exhibited lead you to form an optuioti of the cause of
his death?—Yes.
Mr. Hinter—Did yon believe that they were caused by
u tonics?—Ys a.
ill.. Harmer—You thought, then, that the appearances
were quite %tauten* to enable von to judge of the cause of
his death, without openiug his body'—Yes.
Coriner—Then, what did you think was the cause of his
death?—Cutting and maiming.
Coroner—lf his spine had Leen injured on the 16th could
hr have walked about?—Yes, he alight a little, fur a few
days after. But if a very great injury had been dune to the
same he could nut have walked.
corona r—Hitl you ever know a person become convalescent
after an injury of the spine ?—A paralysis of the limbs
e`ten follow..
Coroner—lf the spine was injured on the 16th, would he
live hail more pain at first than a forthight afterwards ?
I should think not.
Coroner (to Mr. Ilarmer)—ls there any other medical
man you wish to examine?-10.
Mr. Juhu GM was then called—l did not attend upon the
deceased before his death. I viewed the body us Thursday
alienation, by order of the constables. May 1 refer to notes?
Cteruaer—Yes, if you took them at the time.
Witues•-1 took them very shortly, and wrote them out
afterwards.

Coroner—N cry well.
Witness contioved—There was a transverse cut across the
arm. I took my Isos-measure to nov.sure it accurately : it
wns an inch and a half long, and was open about an inch at
the widest part : it watt about an inch deep ; I can't say ex-
actly. It had taken the extreme point of the bone away.
Jr was a little oblique, as if it were done by a sword, while
a mao's arm was raised over his bead. I took nut a small
piece of bone that was partially loose. It was not larger
than a sixpence. The wound had not been closed : there
was some grit or hone protuding from the open part. There
were au marks of iurlausinatiou, to any degree, or molt&

cation.
Cormier—Had you seen it while he was bring, what
should you suppose would have been the'st•tc of it ?—it bad
Lien washed clear out (runs pus or lii 1.
Carouer—Do you think the loan had been properly treat.
)-1 do not know; there were some pieces of bone left in.
CarClOCT—Whitt other marks of external violence slid
you discover I—On the left loin there was n bruise as large
P. my baud. This was over the short ribs, and from the
Ii el of it I thought the part lead bleu inflamed, and that
there bad been some exudation from the cellular mem-
brane. There was neither putrefaction nor mortification,
but approaching to putrefaction after his death. On the
right side of the back there was a bruise, but not so vio-
lent. The discolouration was as large as my extended band.
It was something similar to the tither, but out am violent.
There were two marks over the hip■; the cuticle was cut,
and the marks were in a state of ulceration. There was •
Llacknees and a purple colour : they appeared to have been
p-uduerd by violence. From the two bruises on the loins to
Vie back of the neck, there were uo bruises of any manse-
scalier : iu fact, I think 1 may say none. I examined bath
shoulders, and there was no breaking of the skin, or any
v trued that I could diacuser. The clothes, I was told, were
eta: ; but if it was done by a sword it might have been by the
Fat Fide, and did not penetrate the skin. The neck and the
C.evat were discoloured! ; the latter was bl,ck•.
Coroner—What do you suppose was the cause of this dig.
culouratiuts in the throat ?—1 should suppose from external
violence.
Corstier—have you ever seen the same discolouration in
Cie threat sod neck where there had been no violence?-1
don't recollect.
Caroler—Was the discolouration deeper than in tams of
death where no violence lied been committed?—Yes, it was.
Coronet—From what kind of violence—a blow—or what?
--Steaugulation might have done that in the front of the
neck, but not at the back. If • blow, it must have been more
than one. 1 can form no opinion how it was done. The
skin was not broken.
Coroocr—Would the appearance have been the same when
save,-1t would have been tumefied, perhaps.
Curonrr—A•y other marks?—No: I did not examine the
legs ; the stockings were on. I put my band very carefully
at: user the bead, sad saw no injury dime to it. There was
'es external liquify on the Incest.
(incur—Any injury on the spine ?—I entail discover no
appearance of any. I should think there was no injury• alone
tv it. None of the ribs were betaken or displaced. No in.
jury was duiir to the shadow's.
eveuner-:-You opened the body?
(A ..latryanan asked the witness to speak out. Mr. /firmer
said Le could taut hear him distinctly )
Witness—l will explains the onreutum is that part over
the we-stoles; it was in a high state of inflammation, lying
ov r the part most bruised. Thetmall bowels were inflamed
l'it greater part of their Is aigth. Ou moving the body, much
Voed gloated from the mouth and nostrils; on opeuialg the
ur-witidpipe, it was full of blood; the right lobe of
the longs was full of blood ; the right cavity of the thorax
a mita:teed much blood. The mediastine was inflamed; the
tight membraue of the pericardium was intimated.
Cormier—Would these tuflaninettions have arisen natu-
rally sifter death?-1 csunot say the:. The heart appeared
euund and healthy. Nu ereastic effusion appeared of a na-
ture to be fatal, except in the right lobe of the lungs. It is
any opinion, without the least doubt, that he could nut have
abed of Use wound on the elbow. I am also of opinion that
1' be lived till the 22d day after the injury, which he did,
pryd if proper medical °leans bad been used, •tad particula::y
an abstraction of copious quantities of blood, the Nulty
might hare been checked. 1 mean so refieetiwir, butt there
vase no apps arances of Jtta having been proprity bled. If
copious extracts of blood had been made, it la vet y probable
he might lasse recovried. I tbiak it proper to state this, in
tritiseq c of haying understood that be bad walked out.
net e were No appenrauces of his having been bled in the
arms or neck, which are the usual places for Weeding.
Coroner—Do you think the appearances on the back were
ruffle:a-hi to came death 1-1 believe they were produced by
the ilitlafflMSllotl of the °meatus), and that inflammation
proceeded through the bowels, slid+ might have bees
checked by bleeding. 1 did not discover that till 1 opeued
the bodlf•
ouer—Fromille general appearance", external end in-
ternal, si last do you consider the Cause of his death?—Accord-

lag to my opinials,Ase immediate tease was the auffloioa Of
blood into the lungs. 13to ant think that was mooed by the
bra hie nu the thorax; I coital not actoont for it. There was sio
external violence on the lungs. It was not mortification that
caused death; I MI 00 mortificatioas If the iojeteies were
out so severe as to- occasion death In Item thou 22 days,
there was time for medical aid to check their effects. I
cannot daitincily any that death was OSTIVIiiOSed by external
violence. I cannot say that the internal state was canoed
by exterual viukruce, although it might have increased
it. If he had had a drupes- to iota inmmatian in his
bream, the intlaininatiou occasioned list.. the bruises
might have increased it, so as to cause the rupture of a
blood 'easel, which might have oceesionert the onflusino
of blood. into the hinge. I. eu aid form no *pinion by
what means or weepasis the laseiaee on the beck were pro-
doted. 1 could oat perceive by the Naga whether he had had
any couch. 1 cannot account fist the internal appearancee;
but I think the exteloal minks would not have appeared from
the internal itifiammatiou. It is tensible titat the intermit ap-
pearances might have existed without ext., nal violence, hut
that is only conjecture. The iutlatnniation might have existed
without it; hitt A think it was produced in the abdomen by
external eiolewee. I think the injury done to the thorax
taught have occasioned the tiaralysia. The 101110111 in the
net k was MAI 'rare!. If I had attended the der...awed during
his Mares, 1 COlllll bare explained many cureusastaaces
much tome satisfactorily, I thick the app. arancee in the
breast most likely to have arisen front the harming of a
blood 'easel. I think it more likely, if it was occasioned by
external ,colctlcc, that it was iftine on the lath of August
than earlier. 1 don't know what medicines he had taken.
The amen of palm nil, virli;ch is used in marali.mallows, was
inure predominant than that of putrefaction. The pia
about time should. r and also in the legs, 1 think, must pro-
Whip, proceeded from the lutermil Male of the body.
In answer tun Juryman—l saw nothing the matter with
him bat what might have been remedied by bleeding.
Ito yon consider his death to have been occasioned by ne-
glecting copious bleeding?-1 Houk if be haul been copious-
ly hlyd, he alight have recovered.
frog glue itisw,i.e which caused his death, occasioned by
external bruises ?—I think the bruises orcaMeintd an infiam.
noation in the onientom, which extended slightly to the
bawd.. The moat skilful auatiimists are often at a loss to
find the real cause of death. I think the immediate cause
was the suffuidoes of blood on One 111111(11. lam cosfillent it
did nut proceed from the wound ou the arm.
In answer to questions by Mr. Harmer— I saw the body on
Thursday afternoon, time day after the Jury haul seen it. I
learued that Mr. Earnshaw had attended the deceased. It
may be usual courtesy to call the person who attended. I
did nut read fur Mr. T.arnshaw. It may he that if be had
not the external Imriiimes he might not have died. I say
there were nut sufficient external appearances to account fur
the state of the lungs and thorax. I cannot undertake to
swear that that might not have been occasioned by external
violence. I think I have seen a body in such a state inter-
natty, without external vittleitt e. I never saw a body in a
state precisely similar. Idu not know why he died.
in answer to the Corouer—lf the state of the lungs had
been oceaeiuneel by bruises on the 16th, he could nut have
g .ne to I understood that he was afraid, on
account of the circumstances, of complaining to his father.
People in the neighleotrhood knew inure of it. I SSW no
appearance of any oilier complaint about him. If the lungs
had been injuu ed before the 16th, he would have had a diffi-
culty of bieathing, and perhaps a cough.
James Clett2, a spinner, examined.—l have been acquaint.
eat with. the deceased five rare, and worked in the same fac-
tory with him. I saw him in the maiming of the 10th at the
factory, bet Ween 8 amid 9. I met hint coming home from Man-
chester shunt Otlett evekiug. He said lie was wounded, and I
saw clotted blood un his arm. 1 sawahe aim morning, about
ba:C.pest 6, that be was wounded when he came to the factory.
He remained shutout an hour, hut did nothing. I saw the cut on
his arm. I asked him to let me look at it. Ile 'hewed me his
right elbow. I saw the hem of his waistcoat which he said was
eat. It was on the left shoulder. The cut might he a quar.
Wu( an inch. lie did nut complain of being cut any other-
wise. I saw him again iu the evening going to the doctor. In
the course of a week, or three days, 1 saw him at the factory
throwing up his food, and he told roe that very little had pass-
ed hut in ilia t way since the lath. It was Mood 12 o'clock;
be said be was poorly. The tartury might be 100 yards from
where he lived. I never walked with hint any way. Ido nut
recollect wring him walk out after that. I saw him on Thurs-
day before he dieu ; lie was very poorly. I stopped up with him
on Sunday night. Ile (mild not answer now liming that was
said to him. I suppose I saw him four ur five times in the
factory after the 16th, but I cannot say exactly. I never (Ira
hear him complain of any other part. He was a hearty man
before the lath' fur any thing that I knew. I never beard
him complain of his breast. I was not very intimate with
him. I did not go about with him.
In answer to Mr. Harmer—llc never attempted to work
after the lath. He was a regular worker hi fore. I never
asked him about any other hurt. I was present when Mr.
Cox opened the body, and heard him say the bruises, and
not the cut, haul occasioned his death. Betty Ireland and
George Chaddick were present.
In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Cox said, bleeding might
have prevented inflanonatiou. I saw no blood taken from
him but by some leeches.
To questions from Mr. Cox, lie did say that the appear-
ances in the lungs accounted fur his death. I thought be
gave satisfaction enough. (Mr. Cox lieu c mated, that lie had
said that the deceased had nut died of the cut in his arm,
but of the injuries on his body.)
Thomas Whittaker examined... 4 am a cotton-splutter,
and live with Robert Lees, to whom nip mother is married.

I slept and supped with Juhu Lees since Christmas, 1818.
I saw the deeeasrd on the evening of the 16th, betwixt iliac
end tem. returning on the Batik-green. I saw him pale in the
countimance, aud discovered lie was wounded. 1 nudressed
him, and pulled his shirt off. He went up stairs him-
self. He looked very ill. His shirt stuck to his body. I
discovered a severe cut on lii,. elbow. He told me that was
not the worst, aud desired me to look at his shoes, bow they
wire rut off by the horses. I saw his shirt WAS rut and bloody.
He spewed me uo other marks of violcore. I observed his shoe
on the left foot cat off. The leather was tom. I slept with him
that night, and afterwards saw him only at night, and early iu
the morning, as I was at work through the day. On Sunday
he calked up ns far as O!dbam, to widow Wright's, but we
stopped a very little time: it is a public-honse, hut we drank
nothing there. He drank one glass of brandy cud water at
the King's Arms before four o'clock that day. He would
drink no more. We got home by five; he sat up about an
boar. I went with him another time an Hiddletuu ; it
ntiglit be on the next Suudsy.
This is the evidence up to seven o'clock this
evening (Saturday).