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THE FEMALE AERONAUT.

BEDDINOTOIC, MONDAY, MAT 11.
Miss Stocks is considerably changing for the better in health,
and is expected in London to-morrow or W., dnesclay next. She
still keeps to her chamber, and occasionally 'a /wired with pains,
especially when she moves in her bed: but, according to the opi-
nion of her medical attendants, she is decidedly out of danger.
A report was In circulation, that in the event of her being able
to proceed to London on ‘Vednesclay, it is her intention to venture
on another aerial enrage, wish Mr. C.:reliant. This we believe to
be unfounded, as tier parents are decidedly opposed to any such
proceeding.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Stocks returned to Beddington with
her husband, who returned to town vesterdny morning with intelli-
geate that his daughter was a little better, but, at intervals of the
day, the pain was so great that she could not bear the bed-cloches
to be moved ; but she occasionally boasts that in a short time she
will be as well as ever she was.

The whale-bone of her stays. which her mother brought with
her to London on Saturday. and her frock, seem to be viewed with
contemplative interest. The former, which is exaceeively thick,
and when in the stays, pealed over the atoinach, was completely
broken in half, and divided in splinters in the middle, which co-
vered that part of her person, so that the blow must have been of
the most desperate description. A considerable swelling was for
some time on her stomach, which being loisened, another arose on
her chest, of which there is now a slight appearance.
On Sunday, during the day, crowds proceeded to Beddington for
the purpore of viewing the spot and the tree where the balloon
descended, which seemed to excite the greatest interest. The
Plough Tavern was thronged, and also the neighbouring public-
houses, where the catastrophe was the sole subject of debete during
the day. The road Wai lined wi.h gigs, and many applications
were made to have a view of the unfortunate oirl. whom melan-
choly mac has excited so much interest, but this idle curiosity was
not gratified.

DREADFUL SUICIDE OF A LADY.

ConowEn's Ixoeasr.—Yeatenlay afternoon. at three o'clock
an Inquest was held at the sign of the Coach and Horses, Upper-
street, Islington, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner for Middle-
sex, on the body of Mrs. Rachel Sian, a lady of fortune, aged 65,
widow of alum banker, who came by her death under the follow-
ing melancholy circumstances:—
Mr. Robert Dunell being sworn, deposed that he resides at N 0.3.
Biunsbury-street, Islington. The deceased, who was a lady of
property, occupied a suite of apartments in his house, on the first
floor, and lived with her daughter. They had been in witness's
house during the last six years, part of which time the deceased en-
joyed the most perfect health, but latterly her intellect seemed to
be considerably It:snaked in consequence of the debilitated state of
her constitution, and she was frequently in the most melancholy
and desponding condition. On Saturday morning last, about 20
minutes before eight o'clock, witness was taking an airing in the
garden with some of his children, -when his attention war rttracted
by something like gravel falling, on his blackbird's cage, which
was hanging behind the door, end on locking upwards, he &nerved
the deceased sitting on the parapet of the house, which is three
stories high, apparently shuffling oft He was excessively
abused, and ran into the house screaming and calling for
assistame, and was running up stairs for the purpose of extricat-
hag her from her perilous situation, when his progress was arrested
by a voice allich said the deceased had fallen. He never
saw her afterwards. The deceased was generally in the habit of re-
maining in her own apartments, and had nothing to call her atten-
tion in the above room, which was used to hold lumber. 'She was
exceedingly weak and nervous, and must have had some difficulty
In forcing herself through the window, from whence site got on the
parapet, it being only fifteen inches by two feet five, and he bad no
;bt whatever upon his mind that the deceased proceeded to that
loom wilt the full intention of precipitating herself from the window,
and that her mind melte moment was deranged. Tier circumstances
were alifueva she wanted foe nothing and nee connexions were of
' the Mgt -ar reputability ' • but of late the nervous disorder under
which she labour4 nowt her to believe that she was somuch
altered in appearance, Ste., that she conceived herself to be unfit to
'edam her blends, and she thenfore avoided them, and had not seem
any of them, with fhb exception of her daughter, fora length of
time.
lltr DOUAI as sitting at the parlour window when the unfor-
tunate doseued VAR, and she was down with such extreme vio-
levee Astute rash of the deccarod's fall very much alarmed her.
She broke both rimiest', knees, thighs, and arfns, and received a
dreadful cut on her forehead. Aasistance was immediately called,
and sheaves CSlVied into the house, when a surgeon was sent for,
but she was quitedead. Had no doubt but site committed the act
in a state of temporary derangement.
Mrs. Martha Dunefl, being zoom deposed, that on Saturday
last, at 20 minutes before eight o'clock, she was sitting
at the parlouf-window, at needle-work, when she heard a noise,
and expressed her astonishment where it could proceed from; and,
on looking out of the window, she beheld her:husband tanning in
the greatest alarm, and he came into the house almost frantic, to
inform them of the deceased being on the top of the house, and
was proceeding up stairs, when the deceased fell with the greatest
violence on the pavement, sail must have been killed on the spot.
Two labourers assisted the deceased into the house, in a most
dreadful condition, and a-surgeon was immediately sent for. Wit-
ness's son, on hearing that the deceased was in so perilous a situa-
tion, proceed to the room on the third floor, which was locked ; from
which it appeared, tip; the deceased must have had the intention of
throwing herself out of the window, as she locked herself in while
she got out of the window. The door was burst open, but she had
fallen out. The deceased's circumstances were unembarrassed :
witness stated, site was a woman of the most atniableand charitable
disymition, and frequently befriended the poor inhabitants of the
neighbourhood in which she resided, and often made clothes. ilka
for them herself.. She was latterly very nervous, and much affected
in her mind.
Mr. John Hunter, surgeon, af Islington Green, deposed, that
he had been in the habit of attending the deceased professionally
for sonic years, and hail seen her a few days prior to the circum-
stance taking place; and during his interview soreethine struck
him that her mind was effected; she had an impression on her
mind, that she was to be sent to the Hospital, or some Lunatic
Asylum, and Deemed to have an undefined notion of being sent
somewhere ; she had a continual fever on her for several months
together, and was very debilitated. Witness said, that the deceased's
eyes mai bad, and sh•had sn imperfect vision : she might have
proceeded to the window, thinking it was the door, and thus have
fallen, without having the intention of self. destruction.
The Coroner differed ea this view of the ease, as the deceased
had locked the door, and m she must have had considerable diffi-
culty in getting out of the window, which was so very small.
There WAS no doubt but site intended it. 'The only point for the
Jury was, whether she was deranged at the time, of which he
thought there could beellyasaa opinion.
The Jury, after Amok, Iffie body, which was in a dreadfully
mutilated state, retunestrat*Ret, " that the deceased destroyed
herself, being at the time in it elite of temporary derangement.'
Miss Wan, the datghter of the deceased, has been considerably
affeend ever since the unfortunate catastrophe.
Mr. Dunell informed the Coroner, that on seeing the unfortu-
nate deceased placid in so awful a situation, he was nearly deprived
of his reason for saute tint..
Mr.Sr te I.lxo remarked that it was fortunate for him that the
j consequences were not worse. A few days ago his attention was
called to the case of a sudden death of a woman who died in the
Seven Disibt, St. fillet's. fin her falling down a surgeon was sent
for, who attended and attempted to bleed her, hat she was quite
dead. The surgeon left the place, and in about five minutes after-
wards a woman ran from the same house after the doctor to request
his attendance. FtEtil`g that a woman had died suddenly. The
doctor answered, that he 'had just attended the roman. Oh ! this
is another replied the woman. It appeared that a friend of the
woman who died first, called at the house, and hearing of thealeath
of her friend, she was so overcome that she instantly fell backwards
and expired. So that he had to attend two inquests at the same
time on the bodies of the unfortunate women.
Cum) Wit nr.t.—Within the last few days the Oarpo-
-
The Giemife of Saturday eontains the following Proclamation : radars of Pevensey and the adjoining villages have been thrown
" Whereas by an Act passed the 4th year of his present Ma- into the greatest consternation, in consequence of a rumour that a
jesty's reign, intituled, ' An Act to authorise his Majesty, under married woman named Gibbs had been delivered of a child, which
I certain circumstances, to regulate the Duties and Drawbacks on was missing. An inquiry was net on foot relative to this myste-
I goods imported or exported in foreign vessels, and to exempt car- bonus affair, mil it appeared that a man numed Gilbert was the
Item foreign vessels front pantage, his Majesty is authorised, by liras person present with 31m. Gibbs atter her delivery, and the
I and with the advice of his Privy Council, or by any Ostler or Or. account given of the transaction by him end Mrs Gibbs being
den in Council, in all mum in which British vessels, of less bur. I fuund not to • correspond with each other, Gilbert was taken into
then than 60 tons, are not required by law to take pilots, to exempt custody, and a strict eye kept upon the woman. Meanwhile, every
foreign vessels being of less burthen than 60 tons, front taking I search that could he devised was made for the child, and after
on board a pilot to conduct them into, or from any of the ports ofj several days incessant !ahem, it was discovered buried in the
*be-United 'Kingdom, any law, custom, or usage to the contrary ! church-yard, wrapped in a cloth, on taking it from which it pre-
notwithstanding ; his Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in '
seated a shocking spectacle it having apparently died of atrangu-
him by the said Act, and by and with the advice of his Privy Conn.; lathm, which had been effected by means of a string. On Monday
ail, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordcred, that from and last &Coroner's imitiest proceeded to investigate this horrid transac-
after the date of this Order, all vessels belonging to the inhabitants Lion, and shier a patient examination of evidence, returned a an-
of Lubeck, and being of less burthen titan 60 tots, which shall enter dirt of " murder against Elizabeth Gibbs." A woman
in, and clear met from, any di the ports of' Cite United 'Kingdom, ' named Ling (the mother of Gibbs) and her son. together with
shall be, and they are hereby exempted from taking on board • Gilbert, who has made • confession of the facts relating to the
pilot to conduct them into, or from, any such port, in all crows dreadful act, are in custody, charged with being implicated in the
I where British vessels, being of less burthen than 1k) tons, are not , transaction. The body ut the child (which was a female) had, it
I required by law to take pilots, any law, custom, or usage to the appeared, after its death, been put into a bag and thrown into a
I contrary notwithstanding : and the Right lion. the Lords Commis- ditch, whence it was afterwards secretly removed by some of the
'loners of his Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary direr- parties implicated, and deposited in the church-yard as above
Cons herein accordingly." described.—Sauct Adz ertiscr.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, 31sY 31.
EN-TERI:I) INwaans.
Peneverance, 3fargolle (Redhead, broker), from Calais.
Maria, Brickman (Bremer), from Rutock.
Prince of Waterloo, Page (lhinkold). from Ostend.
Tom Cod, Bonus (Griffiths), from Palermo.
Amphion, Lehl (Bremer), from Memel.
Middlmex, )learns (Bolton), from Danuic.
/f:olus, Realr(Bentley), from ditto.
William. Stewart (Spiers), from Calais.
Hews, Falbant (Hackett), front ditto.
London. Rumbut (Taylor), from Hantburgh.
Aimwell, Tate (Cohen), from ditto.
Glatton, Lawton (Johnson), from Honduras.
Po Pritchard (Lamb), from Rotterdam.
(Riede Verwagting. Nuniker (Baker), from Rotterdam.
Vier Gebmeders, Niewland (11ofman), from Worcurn.
Thomas. IVinspear (Swainson), from the Cape of Good Hope.
Ebor, Berriman (Smith). from Petersburgh.
Scotia, Lenox (Home), from the Cape of Good Hope.
Atalanta, King (Lamb), from Petersburgh.
Suffolk, Alison (Hall), from Jamaica.
Hercules, Miller (Biggs), from Memel.
William, Benson (141i(chieson), from Dantsic.
Three Brothers, Brown (Burnett), from Lisbon.
Better Luck Seal, Bowie (Andrews), from Dantsic.
Sophia, Bendesnan (Bremer), front Mona

LAW IKTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Slowpar, MAT M.

IN THE MATTER OF FROSTS.
The Loafs COANCELLOR piereedvd to deliver his judgment in
this case. The objects of the petition no which the proceedings
were founded were. first, that his Lortl•hip might strike the defen-
dants, solicitors of the Coon, off the roll ; secondly, that they might
be removed from the office of Masters Ettraordiaary of the Court
and, thirdly, that they might be in future restrained from acting as
Contaikaoners of Bankruptcy.
The particular grievance complained of was, that one of the Mr.
Tams sat as a Commisaiuner of Bankruptcy, whilst, at the same
time, by a certain agreement, he wasto receive the fees as Solicitor.
Ilia Lordship decided that these tlentlemen shodd repay every
penny of these fees back to the estate of the bankrupt, and that the
]Mears. Ernst% should pay all the costs of the petition against them.
His Lordship, in concluding, declared his decided resolution to
strike ',Emery solicitor who should be proved to have committed
the impropriety charged in the present case ; and if the defendants
in this case had presumed to detend their conduct se correct, if they
had not adiuitted its impropriety, at the same time asserting the
purity of their motives, his Lordship would most certainly have
dealt towards them much more severely than be had just done.