The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-02 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

gaisition MELawegoLY Acetwerr.—fht Tuesday emir' a, was taken at the Turf Tap, Tatter/tail's yard, 11,0 s p,:k come. before MOKAS 11106 s, lEsq. Deputy Ceram?, ou
b.dy mho Elisabeth Childs, • young lady of revmiiii•
who came by her death under the following melancholy eimilc:

Harty fishily, a private is the Feet Guards stated, dot Wednesday night, about six o'clock, he win gOllll thftli
Knightsbridge, towards flyde Park Corner, alien he shse,,tr
horse and gig running furiously down the roved, towards (1,1„,„!
wimese ran into the road, with the intention of stopping the ebses'
but before he could reach it, the deceased wits thrown with
vile ice
ito the road, the horse ',mending oa at the maw reg:
itnesto, with some other persens, copied the de...caged MN au
quite insensible, to St. George's limpital. The horse and gig teen
stopped near Sloane-street. A lady, named Keoble, oss .a Ise
chaise with the deceased at the time of the accident, but succeek
in keeping her mat until the animal was stopped.
William Irrentmore, house.surgenn to St. Georges INT*
being sworn, said, that the deemed was brought into the Lloogg
about eight o'clock in the evening in a state of it.ven,ibility.
netts examined the deceased, and found that sererul of her rile
fractured t her lungs were also much injured. Wilms, dN roes.
thing
night
The Coaowes here asked for Mrs. Keettla, when the 8.1,
dh
informed him that she was ill in consequence of the Ingstok
had sent a note ( which be produced), stating all she knew. -
The Coins CR said that hen evidence could um be dimes*
with, and the Beadle was accordingly sent fur that lady, ess,
tended, and being sworn, stated, that no Friday evening leer,
and the deceased, who was a Mend of **, was returning,*
London to Fulham in a one-horse chaise, 'hem die (Mn. lief*,
lived, when, on parsing through Hyde Park Corner turnyigegS;
something frightened th home, who became native, and
the utmost speed towards Knight abridge. The d;esases
away, became msensible to her situation, and fell out. Flis fisi„,
still continued its speed, and was stopped near Great Samoa*
Tile deceased was of a moot respectable family, and was thirty
of age.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict el ',gr.
cidagal Beath."

Deows t 'co.—Another Inquest was yesterday *ld it the
Mtn Jule sweet. Commercial-road, beton J. W. t 'Kota, imt.
on the body of Wm. South, as extra-watchman, ia the Lug,
I)ocks.

It appeared, upon the evidence of another watchman
docks, that the drreased came to witnesses post at six °Arta
lundoy morning, to relieve him, and had on!, one hour's dal
p,rfilui. hors Lad scarcely left Itim,,And was rum:discos
waella the guard-mon), when he beard an alarm given by e
on heard of the LI, cum, American ship, that some one was KB.
board; he ihstant'y called to Smith (the deceased) wittiest tr.
ceiring an answer, and on running back discovered that he sisal
p,,,ron who had tallen into the dock, and was picked up ht as
men in a boot, within ten minutes after the student. A seso
woo sent tor 4 hut owing to the early hour medical aid could rah
procured until twenty minutes had elapsed. The appeal.' 1.4
bleed:rig were resorted to fur upward,: of two hours, witb,istdc.
It most hare b.en within a minute or two after he had left dia.
ceased that he tell in, which he considered accidental.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict—Acclderia//yDriarti

•
On Saturday last an inquisition was takes at Paketiliam,ky J hi
%Farman, Gent., Comner for this liberty, 00 the bolt rd Was
GoWenn, who was killed the preceding yarning. Jhe &rad
sax going from Pakeoham hell on an ass, and was overtaken br
John Frost (with whom he hod been drinking) driving a tune tut
cat at a rapid port, atad when they were descending a hill ere
deceased, who was rime to the horse, was forced down, and the bra
trampled on his heat!, by which instant death wor caused. A win'
lICAN preyed that he had, just before, qututd the read and pre std
himself from the horse and cart by ruing into a ditch, audit Is
proved that Frost had been in the habit of diving very feat. Pa
Jury returned a verdict of •• Accidental Dea: It," but, an ammeter
the culpable weed of caution in the driver, they lis•-d a dendnui
upon the horse and cart, expressiog a hope that it would ryas*
an a warning to persons accustomed to furious driving, who we,
perhaps, not aware that where death ensues from such an sc,i9a-
eVer unintentional, the law considers it manslaughter ; tad, a 'lv
present instance, the Jury deliberated a co. sideraide tine Wks
they pronounced the verdict of accidental death.—Bury Guark.