The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday seensight an likraost was bald at Mareloitn.le..
Fen, berme C. HAITI !11, Gent. Coroner, vs view of the body
of Margaret Maddwon, vervains to Philip Smith, pt East
Kirkby, who was found on the Ttorday precedint i• a wheat
field adjouniegSbearwood, in &dying state, whet, she express.
ed • wish to see her mother, and to be carried to her simer's
house at Merchant, where • terms mime immediately from
Horsiest'', but she expired that evestimg. The worthy
Minister sithe parish also attesded her is her last moment.,
but she steadfastly denied having tams auy thing that day
but a drop of cold water.

The Coroner ►avtug opened the Collet, the Jery viewed
the body, hut declined proetedrdosg farther until the opi-
nion of Iwo medical men from Hornet's(le was take*. The
body was accordingly opentd, 'mai a large quantity of white
arsenic was fulled on the stomach ; tier piggsaney was also
discovered. The whole of that (boy was asieht io the eitami-
eninetion of 16 witnes.es, and a feu 11... a ■taerept to prove
whether she procured the poison herself, or whether it was
by t►e procuration of any other person, but the whole sp.
peered to be enveloped is mystery.
About eight o'clock the Coroner slimmed up and deliver.
ed his charge to the Jury, observing, as they were corn•
',eftly sutler a cloud, he khunlJ adjourn the isquevi Quid
Dille o'clock on Saturday murnieg, under a recogentaare
of les pound. • man, that further ieforruatoos might be
obtained.

Much to the credit of the Foreman, Anthony Gibson
Soulby, Gent., sad tier rest of the parties commented, the
whole of the idatervening day (Friday) was spent is disco-
vering fresh matter for the next morning. At oboe o'clock
on Saturday morning the Court resumed the investigition,
and established one important fact, by the testimony of
Mr. Jas. Orrey, grocer, &c. of East Kirkby, that the &-
cooped, about • month or sin weeks ago, went to his shop
fur groceries, and amongst other articles obtained a quarter
of a purred of white arsenic, which she said was to boil ice
some wheat fur t►e purpose of destroying rats.
M uch of ibis day was spent in the examination and cross.
exanitestios of Phil" Smith, the master of the unfortunate
but nothing material was elicited from his testimony,
which closed with • very fettle, schnouitims from a worthy
and uptight resident Magistrate, whose eTertious were the
most praiseworthy, as he watched the progress of the 'ri-
valry from brat to last with a guardian e,s worthy of his
high calling. Having examined lire or six witnesses, about
seven o'clock that evening, the Jury desired to consider their
verdict, whew the fallowing was reeordstl, thus leaving the
door of justice opts to further inquiry, and wipe away the
dense cloud of myriery which stilt haugs,suspeockd over
this tiofuriuuate •Fair, by the appreheasion and punish.
recut of any delinquent who may hereafter prove to De tin-
plirated.

Verdict—" Died from the effects of poison, sud the si. k
mess sod distemper thereby oecesioaed ; but •Isetlier ado.' -
alateirmilap her own bawd, or that of soy other penoo, uu
a whiten is tbeJurors cloth appear."

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