The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-24 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

CHILD FOUND IN MONTAGU-MEWS.
On Tuesday an Inquest was held at the George and Crown,
Broad-street, Bloomsbury, by Thomas Stilling, Esq. Coroner, on
the body of a male infant, which was found. on Sunday night
lying on the step of a door in Upper Montagu-street, Russell-
square.
Bernard bl• Cormack, the watchman, stated that on Sunday
night last, about half-past ten o'clock, as he was going his round, a
gentleman came to him and told him there were two women very
drunk in Upper Montagu-street, and that they had a bundle with
them. The gentleman said he thought it would be proper for
witness to take them to the watchhouse. They both immediately
went towards Upper Montague.street, but could not see any women.
As witness was passing Mr. Groom's house, No. 24, Russell.
square (the street door qt' which is in Upper Illontagu.street),
witness saw something white lying on the step of the office door.
On examination it was found to contain the body of a child.
Witness then went with Connell, another watchman, and the gen-
tleman, into Upper ;Montagu-mews, where they found two women,
both drunk; witness took them to St. Giln's watchhouse, where
they were examined. They had a basket, two bunches of keys,
a muff, a gown, and two shawls. Witness saw another woman in
the Mews, and detained her, but a groom came up and said she
had nothing to do with the other women, therefore witness let her
go. Shesfas quite sober.
William Suitor. a patrol, stated that the women, when in cus-
tody at the watchhouse, denied all knowledge of the child ; they
were examined by the watchhouse-keeper's wife, and, on the fol.
lowing morning, were taken before the Magistrates at Marlborough.
street, and discharged:
Mr. Joseph Burgess, resident apothecary at St. Giles's work-
house, snit he could not state a positive opinion of the cause of the
child's death. When witness first saw it, it was cold and stiff, and
appeared as if it bad recently died.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned &verdict of" Wil-
ful :nuttier against some parson or persons unknown."
EXTRAORDINARY ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon a
singular accident occurred to a man named Sullivan, a bricklayer's
labourer, at the house of Mr. Adams, the proprietor of the Rose
pablic-house, Hatton.wall. Ad Mr. Adams and his wife were
seated at dinner, in their parlour behind the bar, they were asto-
nished by what they conceived a Violent knocking on the tap-room
table; Mr. Adams, imagining that it was produced by some
thirsty soul, who was anxious for immediate attention to his wants,
gave the usual response, "coming, coming," and hastened into
the tap-room, where he discovered in a corrar a man seated, with
his head hanging on his breast, and seemingly in a state of extreme
intoxication. Mr. Adams resolved to supply hint with no further
potations ; and, giving him a shake by the shoulders, ordered him
to quit the house. Ott the man's raising his head he recognised
hint to be his friend Sullivan, who had been employed in
doing some work in the room over the tap-room, to one corner
of which a flue bad been contiguous, and the adjoining planks had
in consequence become injured by the heat. When poor Pat,
therefore, came to balance on them they gave way, and down
he came into the tap-room on hie nether end, with no more injury
(with the exception of the slight concussion) than if he had de-
scended the Busses Montaignes—a happy illustration of the
Facile deseensus Arrant." When Pat was aroused, he started
as if frotn a dream (not certainly in the attitude of Richard, neither
condescending to borrow the language of Shakspeare, but using
what was equally strong), and exclaimed, as he looked up through
the vista in the ceiling, ••• Arrah 1 by the powers of pewter ! (a very
appropriate oath in a taproom) what brought me lucre ?'"fhough
he Sustained no injury, Mr. Adams strongly recommended him to
get bled after so serious a tall ; but in vain. "By my showl,"
says Pat, " the bloat of the Sullivans is too good to be giving it to
doctors • but I know a drop of something will make all right."
Mr. Adams not being supplied with the infallible restorative, the
" Mountain Day," was obliged to have recourse to a vulgar sub-
stitute Old Max," by which, however, Pat soon became so
• elevated. that he again mounted in the upper regions, and resumed
Iris work as bnakiz ax ever.
A LaitMING IRE.—Tuesilay evening, about half-past
nine o'clock, a ire brake out is the house of Mr. Ford, baker,
Bridgewater-gardens, Fana-street, Aidentgate.street, anti in a
short time the whole of the premises were enveloped in flames.
The engines were promptly on the spot, and aided by a plentiful
' supply of water the firemen cornmeimed operations; but owing to
the nature of the building, which was chiefly composed of wood,
• the flames communicated to the adjoining house, occupied by flit.
Lancelot, tinman, and great fears *were entertained that the de-
, vouring element would extend its ravages to the houses in Bridge-
. water.squme ; but by •the exertion of the firemen the fames were
confined to the above house s, the one Mr. Ford occupied being re.
. damt to a heap of ruins, and the other much damaged. The fire
originated by some shaviaka becoming ignited in the cellar.