The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-23 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Saturday an Inquisition was held at the sign of the Orme,
Southampton-buildings, I olborn,before THOMAS ST I•L1 14 G. Lti•
Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Sarah Alston, a widow lady. sirsl
72 years, lodging in that street. The deceased went to bed t. gra•
feet state of health about ten o'clock on Thursday night, and tt firs
o'clock on Triday morning, a body who lay in the next tow.
and was rather restless, was alarmed on hearing some very untod
noise proceeding from the deceased's room. She called, but 03 rt-
ceiving no answer, she got up, and repaired to the deceased's ma,
and found that she was expiring, and that the noise she beard pm-
creded from the nudes in her throat; she alarmed the family; I
Doctor was sent for, and every means for her recovery was slot,
but without effect, as she died in a few minutes.
Surgeon Terry, who opened the head of the deceased. pre It r
his opinion that " she died by the visitation of God;" and the
Jury returned a verdict to that effect.

There was only one prisoner fir ilia at the Camara.
shire Assizes.
The clerk to an eminent mercantile house in the City
absconded on Friday, with property to a large amount.
The remains of Mr. Goodhart's gardener, who was be-
liarously murdered at Langley Park, were buried in Wick-.
ham Church-yard on Friday last, amidst a coneonracot
spectators.
A very serious affray took place last week between s part'
of the Coast Blockademen, and some smugglers, at Cack-
mere Haven, near Eastbourne, in Sussex, is which one
man was stabbed so badly, that his life was for some days
despaired of. No other person was seriously injurr
d is
the contest, which for some time was obstinately niainiames
on both sides.
Peckham Fair was proclaimed on Saturday at twelve
o'clock: the unfavourable state of the morning profaned
the assemblage to witness the ceremony faun bc.ng
numerous.
There is now at Kirkbelton a remarkable instance of
excessive sleep. A poor paralytic, twenty years of agei tot
the last twelve months has not commonly been awskernore
than three hours in the twenty-four. At one penal II;
slept for three weeks—be took not a particle of either taw
or drink—nothing could rouse him, even for a momel?ti Yet
his sleep appeared to be calm and natural. The latlu.st!
exceedingly
.hearty, his spirits arc good, and to inv.:"...
answers he is happy and " bravely." bas
particularly examined by Mr. 'l'hack,
town, and he finds th.: lad to labour u,
brain and spinal marrow.—Leeds Paper-
An Inquisition was on Saturday mei
Mr. Stirling, at the Neptune public-ha
Chelsea, on the body of Sarah Greig, one
and maintained in the Hans Town School
room was crowded with the patrons and as
and with others who had been drawn together
had gone abroad that the child's death
Nothing, however:Appeared is evidence
and the Jury returned &verdict of " Pied
DREADFUL ACCIDr2fT.---011 Satu
tleman (whom we understand to reside in
from his gig at ]tattle-bridge, and entrusted
to his sons, two boys. who proceeded to driv
poor woman, named Clarke, who keeps a it
bombard, was crossing the road near the t
from Billingsgate with abasket of fish, the
against her and knocked her down. One
pasted over both thighs. one of w rieh is t
loins. The poor woman, havir...4 t 're Cl;'
on her support and protection. not
her home and he conveyed to an l• meal
ever, with laudable humanity, he se paid
the owner of the gig manly gave his ads
curled ; and on the poor woman's friendi
residence, they were informed that he v
In consequence of the severe injury in
entertained of her life.

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