The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1814-09-10 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Yesterday there was an toquest held at the house
of Ehat!wit Hawes. t he si.',,n of the Distiller's Arms,
Great Satfroa-hili beforeGrorge Hodooton, Esq.
Center 14 the Couiity of Middlesex, on view of
the body of Thomas Qn !tan, a labourer, residing
Hatton-court, whose .leath was reported to be
occasioned by cruel and severe beating, received
an Tuesday morning, by the watchman, in his way
'mine through Field-lane. In consequence of
which report, Joint Barnlev, the constable, sent for
a surgeon, who opened the body, and next informed
the Coroner, who caused a Jury to be summoned
to inquire into the (circumstances.
Mr. Robert Davis, jun. being sworn, said, he
is a surgeon, and lives at No. 126, Holborn Hill,
that he wal sent for yesterthoy morning, to view the
body .of the deceased, which he opened, and found
the left hung notch ditteased, but not from any
u. rent cause, no outward marks of violence being on
the body ; that on moralise the abdomen, he found
.1 quantity of fluid, of a chocolate eohatr, and some
coagulated blood, with other matter ; and that this
was principally on the right side; that these symp-
toms might be produced several ways, either from
a fall or a blow, no marks of violence, as he before
stated, appearing on the body.
Jahn Stnyrk being sworn, said that he is a fringe-
maker. living at No. 60, Shoe-lane, and constable
of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn; that about
half past three o'clock on Tuesday moroinz,
tVilliam Chaplin, a watchman, came to the
watch-house and reported, that there was a
number of disorderly persons in the One Tun pith-
lic-house, at the corner a Field-lune, which the
landlord could not turn out, and he called for as-
sistauce to effect that purpose ; taut witness, as
constable, went in company with, the watch-house-
keeper, but on c g to the door they heard a
noise higher up the lane ; he went forward, and
found the noise was occasioned by Mrs. Beown,
very noisy and turbulent woman, who was quar-
relling ; be ordered her in ; the deceased was stand-
io.g near her window ; he asked what we had to do
with the matter? and became very abusive. We
told him we were officers, and were OH our duty to
keep the peace; he appeared a little in liquor.
He was ordered to go and not interfere, but all to no
purpose, for he still continued his noise and abuse;
that witness gave him in charge to, the watchman,
on which he bemuse more violent; witness then took
hold of him by the arm, and the deceased struck at
him ; they grappled each other, and had a wrestle ;
they both fell, the deceased undermost ; he then
called out for the Saffron-hill boy.. They had two
or three fulls afterwards together, the deceased al-
ways undermost, and another on the steps of the
watch-house door, when resisting to go in; hut wit-
ness never heard him complain of having received
any injury from them. Ile was afterwards taken
to the Poultry Compter, and was so ill when about
to be taken Iselbre Sir MATTHEW lir.oxnam, the
Sitting Magistrate at Guildhall, that he was obliged
to be put into a coach. ‘Vitnel/44, in consideration
of his illness, begged to withdraw the charge, which
the Nhigistrate granted, and also advised witness to
see :dm home in a couch, which he did, and he had
not seen I • since.

After a short deliberation, the Jun• returned a
verdict of—Died by the Visitation of God.
Another inquest was held, yesterday, before the
same Coroner, at the house of Redmond Bowen,
the sign of the Red Lam, corner of Red Lion-
street, Hothorn, on tie laxly of a gentleman, who
lodged within a few doors, of the name of Senior
Paddon, who fell down in the street, and expired.
—Verdict, Sudden death, by the Visitation of
God.

The Cattle Market of Canterbury, on.tiaturday
last, presented the novel sight of a hit of Flemish
bullocks, ‘rhich hail been imported from Ostend.
They were sumimals of a large bony make, and in
general seemed to require some English feeding to
render them tit for the butcher.

During the visit of the Emperor ALEXANDER ill
this country, he was presented with smile documents
ou the subject of religious liberty, by a Catholic
Gentleman, from Lancashire, for the purpose of
iuteresting him in the establishment of universal
freedom of conscience both for Jew and Christian.
Previous to the departure of that amiable Monarch,
he also received 'spurt relstive to the Slave Tonle,
which he read attentively on his pussage, and which
left such an impression on his benevolent ;snail as to
induce his declaration, that Africa should have. his
attention. The ilisvpsitions and influence of this
model for Kings leave n hope, that iii the adjust-
Ineirt of the atlitits of Europe, the frielida of hi*
u►amtyy and toleration may have little to