The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-12 00:00:00

CORONER'S I NQII IST.

! On Saturday evening an import was held in St. Bataanle.
mew's Hospital, before Themes Sitilwa, E.g. em the body
I elf hates Marty, who received steee wooed@ at the Cooper's
Arius puble.house, West-street, timittbliold, ors Saturday
eight the 40th ult. immediately after which he was taken
N tit. Bartholomew's Hospital, suture be died last Friday.
Michael Witty, of Westetrell, letter.lbeeader, was the
Aral witness examined .—He seated, that me Saturday sight
the Retb of Jul), about half post ten o'clock at slight, he
was drinking at the Cooper's Arens with the deceased, when
i a penes named bane' Gently, another mimed Cline, and
two settees, whose Nantes be did riot know, came into the
room where they were. The deceased, on seeing them, raid
I. wittier, " these prolate lustre cosapired against met, sad if
ere duo% gn away, I may he Murdered." Weser and de.
ceased left the room Immediately, without =akin any ob.
serwation. Gently instantly toliowed them into the passage,
sod without speaking a word, struck the deemed a violent
Mow on the forehead wish a moan lump of imenethiog
witch be held in his hand. Mimosa could not he certain
whether it was store or irria, bet believed it ems ire*. Gaol-
. head almost entirely committed ir. The other remiss
rao out of the room, earl seised the deceased, and kept hiss
Corn falling fur some time, while Gamily repeated his Mows
nn the deceased's head, who at length fell to the En 4.110,11 re-
vered with blood. Wooers attempted to go between them,
bed was pre vested by Gainly's coloreds**. He thee meat
to the door mid called the watch. A watchman immediately
came, but he found it impomible let save the deceased from
Gaudy, and almem instantly west out mud *prolog his rattle,
which soon lirought a member if Obese to kis assistaairo.
Gamily load these escaped; it was are karma which way, sail
the butte was searched without Sodium hies. Taloa hie
comparsiums, Clime aid Coin, were take. to the watchahosese.
Tl.c deceased walked is the wareh•larease to give charge of
them, and from libellee I. Si. Bartholomew's Werke!, where
be died on Friday last.
The in reply to viewless put to him by the
tory, stated, that he was pweititreleot a ward had passed
betweeu the deceased aod dangly, oleo the latter attack
uou ; but said he had bore present is the same house about
limo weeks before, whew they both quarrelled arid (eight a
short time.

• A marker K prisms* who were remit' at the time the
violeace was estimisitted, ourevatiossiti this witoesa's
I dente : they ail agreed that as fists had bee. gives
by the dremiontil, that mat a lad hems esehasiged he.
lIV 1.1.11 hint and Gantly, weir else latter struck hint; the
onty mat. riml dilreirtoce itt their ilaktesee beimß, that some
. of them did mat me say tlifitelarmitly's hamlet the time
he struck the deceased' ti Iltheiti?ositivoly swore that
he had soave hard Bahaism", either Mine or iron.
%l r. Henry Saiissibury, t *elk* junior aintgeons of the
I...iota', *steel, that but tlr lleit'Thedeemised ea Sunday,
be gist of July. His wisia kibitlirew dressed the night
lief.te by the howler vargirso-- We had thew from tea to if-
. teen ruts ow hot head, *bids INN appear Its be severe;
nun .1 them was etiolated ; from letting the part, he
enorlndril the stall was thre "fractured, bat still did out
think the patient ie danger • 'awl he appeared to get better
iiU suieday last. when his iiiet? Wetted, his debility tomtit,'
sad debris* reseed. He died oe Friday. Wit.
• • II since opened the body. and found the skull hec-
tored owler the largest wooed, the membranes of the brat.
thirkeiteil into lymph, deposited on The scored 'membrane.
1 he liver was also diseased, awe tepporMirsts had takes plate.
The WI I 1141,1 &chord sayeag Mot the outbids were the cause
or she ileceowers death, as et might have praceetleil frws
debility.
The Commie here isiaired for the senior surgeon, his.
nari, who kiwi beam resent when the body sae eta=
sad tisidiag he was sot is ibilesilsoce, adjoarsed the •
to bilooday (this day.)

OXFoR 0 CIRCUIT.
THE GENTLEMAN AGAIITHE LADY.-BREACH
OF PROMISE 0 MARRIAGE.

THOMAS 44.• JON E.
1a Ibis (vie. David Theasamitmt. vouch* • compensation
le damages against Miss nano* hoe., far a breath of pro-
mise of marmite.

Mr. Taunus stated, that it nos rather so usual cis,.
siontstii:ice that a gentleman abookl have to present himself as
a Plaintiff upon such an oernsflitas because, in the honour of
the holies, is engagrments of thissori they wen .•reedit faith.
NI; hid on this occasion the Plekstifkail to complain caul ex-
tremely serious injury—not•merely to his recluses, but also in
consequence of the iady's ottleior, Wirier put hies tocousider_
able tartest In preparing fur that happy eyelet, which, at one
time, he inuisestiousbly anticipated. •The Defendant, Miss
[lsaiah Juts, had nut to are•, In her excuse, the
aril incoosistency of youth," betasae she had attained to
full years of discretion, 'toeing arrived at the mature age
of 46. Had it happessur Host his client bad bera gristly
of that ehlenesk-k matitii have pus matter of. com-
plaint, on Ai pail of Wl.eseneditfrieuil, that he had
alsiun that sort or levi4 which .yeillicer persons some-
lirnui indulged Wog hut 'Oh. so ars of see. The
parties moo respectable, sod *poiessestuf properly; and the
courtship miscarried or. OW clushatioely and secretly, but
Ender the eye aad with the unction of bliss Juses's mother.
The lasroesl Gent!. man obarrsed.thst it was 110 light matter
for a gestlemso, under sorb eirciassuitancrs, to he puistid at
in the country as having bees jilted. &oppose be should wish
to make au engagement with some other lady, would the ladies
be so glad to receive him now, after this treatment of Miss
Hstinsh*Junes It was impossible to state this case without
a snide, but he trusted the Jury would not permit the amuse-
ment which the cause might afford them. tie get the better of
their sense of justice; and he trusted they would in the end
gi►e bis client such damages as Or their sober cooscisoces
they thought ►e ought to receive.
Mr. Justice Bxxxsx, is charging the Jury. observed, that
schoos of this nature were Not COOlOl9ll, but .till this was ■
cue isit which so action would lie, and this the promise sad
the breach had both hewn clearly proved. It therefore be-
came a question for the Jury to consider what damages they
would give.

The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a ver-
dict far the Plaintif.—Datuara, 1001.

SHROPSIIIkIi SUMMER ASSIZES.

A WELSH AUCTION.
JONI'S V. 11•111WEV. CLVIIK. •

This was a Special Jery more. The Pl•iutiif it se atm.
and aw4itby auction twat Defendant, a demonise
nl eunsitlerahle forgone, certain preeshies, Lots 1 and 3,
.11rd Hendre Howse, Ike. ow the Sth Ansnsl, nu, at the
I::,chs Iwo, I.laurwst, ow whirb occasion the rooditimes of
salt sere related, teed is the consi, and circulated; one of
IM ceuditiuns was, that 4: no person simuld retract a bid.
dm, alio. it tree lanes dime."
dlr. &heft !Aild, Centel°, of Earls, at Caraaseon, eat