The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-22 00:00:00

WILFUL EXPPSURE OP r 1 CHILD.

On Satnrdsy evening an 'Honest was held at the sign of
the Barley-mow, Mount-street, Berkeley-square, Inefs-e
THOMAS Mose, Esq. Coroner, on the body of a /engage Pa-
rent, unknown, about eight months old, of most interests,' 4.
appearance, who was exposed to the inclemency of the might
of Thursday last, under the most hes barons eircuntistatire•
Ann Vince, of No. 4, Shepherd's-market, May-fair.
sworn, said, that on Thursday night hod, allure riche k
as she was walkinralung Lansdown-passage, e,
un her way home, she was alarmed by the crtesuf a ehiht
went to the spot mud found the deceased lying ow she
ground with a rag under it ; it was cryiug violently; she
called two women that ws re approaching the spot ; one id
whom was lord Chetwynd's • t; they left the r had and
proceeded to hie Lordship's residence, end one of the male see.
rants went to the child's assistance, neither of tio. 90,1
being able to pick it up. The chill was taken to
workhouse, where she left her name and obey of .stsod,
Richard Parry, a pour man, who stasids every si..4lst at
the end of L turndown-is solve with a lantern, to • !net
permits through the passage (which is yes y dot k and mi..
row), drooped, that ins Thursday night last lie was stalsolio4
at the end of the place, and a woman dressed ye. s Farkas...
ably, who carried a small basket, with two ha 1..!.5, in 111 e
hand, passed by him, anti went down the passage. The
basket appeared weighty when she mitered; but tit a Awl
time after she returned in great haste with it under lice
arm. She appeared moth •ll's cirri, and exclaimed, " Fur
God's sake come down the passage, there is a s ;old," sot
that she hail wrapped her shawl round it to keep it warm.
Witness followed her, and ots •rriving at the spat, la's
other women were there. The female who first accosted Vol
called him aside, and rrqussted him to take tared she
shawl fur her, and she would pay him for his
Lord Chetwynd's servant came mod took the child ru the
workhonee; witness followed, and un their way a Kehl!. Imo.
urged him to get the shawl, which be did opposite the so. k-
house door. There was a bole burned is one curtscr of ti,
and some holes in the middle, and what is griterelly lernte.l
whittle, of a slate colour. The women called our it till
night following, and be gave it to her. Witness wee
standing there all the evening, and saw no ptison wit's
a child enter the passage. 1n answer to questions he paid
the woman wore a large fashionable white straw bonnet, a
scarlet mottle trimmed with fur, middle aged, had black
eyes, and was very handsome; she was dressed sister( wily
the night after, when she came fur the shawl.
The Coroner and Jury acre strongly impresses' by the
shove evidence with •11 idea that this person less the
mother of the deceased, ur employed to place the Chili, in
the situation it was found, suit gave directions to the wit •
nese (who said be should be able to recognise her), gent he
saw her, to have her apprehended.
Mr. Thomas Leigh, apothecary, deponed, that the de-
ceased was brought in 011 Thursday night last
convulsions., and exhibited every symptom of ba•soz pot.
sots administered to it; every assistance was alto. sed, but it
died at eight o'clock the following morning. Wows ea midi
be would wish the body to be opened, and exams's,' to slot
presence of another gentleman, as, to the event of the dis-
covery of the mother, her life would depend upon the se.
suit, for if it was not murder be was much deceived; it
ought not to depend solely on one pervoit's evident e
The former evidence was in part corroborated by %V 01,arle
Beesly and James Adamson, the latter servant to 101 l
Chetwynd, of 111, Waltomrow, May-fair.
Mr. John Huwshtp, Surgeon, of George-street, Ilannr. r-
square, examined the child internally and exit-ma:lw; saw
no violent appearances, and could slate no opinion 11Sto 01 •
cause of the child', death; probably it might arise from bt
in the cold some lime.

Coroner—" Gentlemen, from the evidence, 1 think yira
would be authorised to return • verdict of wilful intuit,
against some person or persons unknown."
Juryman-1 du not see how we can return such a acidic',
consistently with the oaths we have taken. There ni nu evi-
dence before no to prove that the deceased was placed titer•
with.. intention to destroy it. The parents might be poor,
and have placed the child there with a ►ope of its receiviu4
mime comfortable protection.
. _ .

Coroner—That was not likely from the child's appear•
once, which was wholesome. Malice aforethought, b •
thought was proved by the evidence. The party who ploci,l
the deceased in the passage, must be aware if the chill iv-
mined there any time, the inelemeacy of the weidhee
would cause death, and in the eye of the law that was mar.
der. in a case where a son turned his father out of 'loon.,
and exposed him to the itieletueucy of the weather, tl.
conFeitience was that the rather died, and the above (114:13111.•
stance being proved, the son took his trial, was convicted,
and eueculed for the wilful murder of his father. This C 41.0
was of the same kind; but it was lb? province of the Jot,/
to retail. a verdict, and his to direct them, but he lett tilt la
to dill what they thought proper.
The Jury, lifter a long eatioultation, returned the fr;:aw.
lag verdict—" That the deeeneed's death was ociosiosid /
heist, wilfully exposed to the inclemency of a tiara cut I
night, is Lonsdoarn.pranage."

The Dutch line-of-battle-chip Admiral Fr,rtzen, .
Rear-Admiral BAINIEES, oil her imiturge from 11.4t0.-
via to Holland. sprung a leak, and WOBut,tmoltt,.•4
by the offices,' and crew, who wrier.) ut lira .
Garcia on the 10th of April, in an Americas, Itsig.

REMARKABLE DEATII.—Au Atuericso Pop r
says--" A yousq{ man at Burlington, N. w
ate a piece of honey comb. Jo which a her was co,—
crated. While ill the act of swallowing •t the ht.!
ItUllg hill) iu the throat, which swelled
anion, within hull Ai hour, his death by suffocation."

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