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ings were quite overcome, in consequence of the dreadful occur-
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Here a consultation took place among the Jitrymen, when it was
finally agreed that the husband should be examilied.
Wm. Jones was accordingly called in ; the poor man appeared
greatly distressed on the °cession. He stated he was the husband
of the deceased woman, and that for the last twelve months she had
been labouring under very Brent depression of spirits, browitit
on by s nervous fever, and been redeeed to the lowest enb. It or
tie in" six weeks the deceased had been confined in St. James's
Ihermary from a violent attack of fever. On Friday last, befog
partially recovered, she left the Intirmary with her Infant child,
about 9 months old, which had been with its mother during the time,
and returned home, but the child being attacked with the small.
noir, she was requested to get fresh lodgings, as her landlady would
not have the disease in her house. This preyed on the deceased's
mind, who eeented much affected, and exclaimed to witness in an
agony of distress, " Oh, my dear William, we have no longer a
home !" On Monday, a'mut three o'clock in the afternoon, the
deceased left her home with the infant, saying she was going to the
Infirmary to fetch her clothes home, but not returning in proper
time, he became alarmed. and immediately went to the infirmary
after her,when, to his 'sem islitneut, he found she had not been there;
he afterwards repaired to all the watchhouses, and workhouses be-
tween his home and Temple-bar. but could hear no tidings of her;
at length, ascertaining that an infant, about the age of his own,
had been taken out of the Serpentine River, he went to Knights.
bridge bonehouse, and there recognizes! his dear babe, lying dead.
Horror struck at the sight erhis infant having been found drowned.
he instantly imagined that the mother was also drowned, and ac-
cordingly repaired with scone friends to the Royal Humane So-
ciety's receiving-hause, at Pytle Pert, to procure their assistance
in dragging :for the body of his unfortunate wit's?, where, to his
great grief. the deceased was die: fettered on Tuesday last.
James Basset, belonging to the Royal Humane Society's re-
ceiving house, Hyde-perk, stated, that he was requested by the
relations of the deceased femele to drag for the body ; this he ac-
cordingly did ; and after draggittg that part of the river where the
infant was found, for about 20 minutes, be succeeded in bringing
up the corpse of the deceased woman. She was in about twelve feet
water, and lying onthe south side of the river, at least fifty yards
from the bank. The deceased wax quite dead, and appeared to
have been so for many hours. The body was conveyed to Knights-
bridge watchhouse. Witness was of opinion that the deceased
was the tame female whom he bad observed about six weeks since
-walking on the south side of the Serpentine river as early as half.
past five o'clock in the morning. At that time he was on the point
of asking the female the cause of her wandering about the Park at
that early hour In the morning, when she made towards the bar-
racks, end he did not seedier again.
The evidence being now closed, the Coroner briefly addressed
the Jury ; who, after a abort consultation, returned a verdict, that
the bodies were found drowned, but how they came into the water
was to them (Jurors) unknown.

The unfortunate man, Enid% whom we mentioned on Tuesday as
having attempted to murder a young female with whom he cobs-
bited. and afterwards to terminate his own existence, died that
morning at the London Hospital, from his self-inflicted wounds.
A Coroner's Inquisition was held on his corpse yesterday evening,
at the London Hospital public.house, Whitechapel-road.
The first witness examined ,was Elizabeth Evans, the young wo-
man who had so nearly been sacrificed to the violent passions of the
deceased. Her evidence was as follows t.—l live in Acorn-street,
Bishopsgate-street. On Tuesday last I was about to go down
stairs, when the deceased stopped me, and asked me to give him
the keys, that hemight get out his clothes. lat first refused, but
at length complied with his request. While I was in the act of
handing him the keys, he suddenly seized me, placed his hands
round my waist, and threw me on the bed. I made sonic resistance,
but was overcome, and fainted away. On recovering I heard
a noise in the apartment, Which I thought was that of officers; in
tonaequence of which I called out, " for God's sake do not send
for officers:" they replied, " we will not, but we sent for a me-
dical gentleman," who shortly came. I was then removed into an
adjoining apartment, where I received his assistance. lam quite
ignorant of what further occurred. The deceased attempted twice
before to destroy himself by poison, but this I did not mind,
thinking it was done out of a jest and to frighten me. Since our
marriage, which took place about six weeks ago, he has appeared
very low-spirited, and used to say that nothing would give him
peace but going toad:
Thomas Woodhouse Evans (a brother to the deceased) said, that
from his childhood he had been of weak intellect, and at times did
not know what he was doing ; when he married the last wit-
ness his former wife was still alive, and his mind had since been
unsettled.

Another brother of the deceased corroborated his brother's tes-
timony.
A verdict of" Insanity" was returned without hesitation by the
Jury.

An inquest was held yesterday, at the Golden Anchor public-
house, Coppice.row, to inquire into the death of a woman, name
unknown, who expired in Clerkenwell workhouse on Tuesday
morning, it was supposed, front the gross neglect she had expe-
rienced in a watchhouse.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased went into the
Northumberland Arms, on Clerkenwell.green, on Monday night,
and asked for something to drink, which the landlord refused her
as she appeared intoxicated. He called the watchman, and di-
rected him to take her to the watchhouse or workhouse, and see her
properly attended to. The watchman-shook her, and dragged her
away with great brutality. She was passed from one beat to another
till she was conveyed to the watchhouse, where she became danger-
ously ill, and, according to the surgeon's evidence, died of apo.
plexy. Theie 114111 a gond deal of angry discussion, but finally the
Jury found a verdict in accordance with the surgeon's opinion.
Yesterday an inquest was held at the sign of the Red Lion public
house, W,alworth, before Carter, Esq. on the body of 31 rs. Sarah
Windon, a lady, 40 years of age, who committecfsuicide on Monday
evening,
From the evidence it appeared that the deceased's husband some
time ago became insane in consequence of the deraligement of his
affairs, and was placed in Bethlehem hospital, where belies remained
ever since without hope of recovery. Ever since this heavy affliction
the deceased has explbited great despondency of mind ; and while
on a visit at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. Preston of %Val-
worth, availed herself of an opportunity that offered, although a
strict eye was kept upon her, and proceeded into the back kitchen,
where she made a handkerchief fast round her neck, and the other
end tied to a beam. In a short time afterwards the unfortunate wo.
man was discovered quite dead, suspended by the neck. A ver-
dict of insanity was returned.

PO4/CE.
DOW-STREET.
Captain Copeland, of die eth Dragoons, gave information, on
Tuesday evening, at this office, of the following robbery:—The
Captain, about four o'clock that afternoon, was on horseback in
Bond-street, and having occasion to call at a hosier's shop there,
to give au order, he dismounted and gave his horse into the care of
a man who was passing, promising to give him something for his
trouble. The man was seen to lead the horse up and down for some
time, and then to turn into Stafford-street ,
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be mounted and
rode off at full gallop towards 3larylebone. Neither he nor the
horse has since been heard of, except that some persons saw him in
Oxford-street, going in the direction of Paddington. The thief
had a fustian jacket on, and a bundle in his band, and his appear-
ance was that of a labouring man. An active pursuit has been
conunenced by the police, but hitherto without success. Captain
Copeland values the horse at 130 guineas.
James Barjbo I , a known pickpocket, and William Simmondr, a
hackney coachman, were charged as follows :
Mr. Jesse Phillips stated, that he was passing through Sale.
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, when he saw the prisoner Baribot who
was in company with two other lads, pick a gentleman's pocket of
his handkerchief. The witness seised him, when he gave the
handkerchief to his companions, who ran away. As witness was
leading the prisoner along, in order to search for a constable,the
defendant Simmouda called out to Jlarfoot. " D—n his eyes, don't
go with him—knock him down, he is no officer."
flatfoot denied the charge, and Simmonds said, that he did not
know that be was doing wrong; he thought that none but an
officer had a right to take a mar. into custody.
Barfoot was fully committed for stealing a handkerchief from a
person unknown, and Stirunonde was ordered to find bail.