The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-25 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Coacu ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening an inquest was
held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Thomas Shelton, Esq.
on the body of Sarah Rummers, who came by her death under the
following circumstances.
' Wm. Thomas, of Whetstone, cooper, deposed that on Wednes-
day evening, about six o'clock, he was walking through Whet.
stone, when he saw the deceased in the middle of the road, going
towards London, and the Tallyho Birmingham coach about two
yards behind her. That the coachman and passengers called to
her to get out of the way, but that she paid no attention, and was
I in a minute afterwards knocked down by the off leader, and the
wheels of the coach passed over her thigh, which was consequently
fractured, and her knee severely injured. She was taken to a pub-
lic-house at %Vhetatone, and a surgeon sent for, who soon after ar.
rived and set the fractured limb. In answer to a question from a
Juryman, the witness said the coach was going at the rate of about
eight nide% an hour. The coachman was perfectly sober.
J. Mathews, of Whetstone, gave evidence to the same effect.
J. Parkinson,of Snow-hill, one of the passengers, said that in his
&pinion r o blame whatever was attributable to the coachman, and
that the matter was quite accidental.
J. Blaekbrow, a labourer, stated, that after the deceased's thigh
had Iran set, he conveyed her in a cart tee Finehley workhouse, and
on his arrival there informed the overseers of the occident. They
went and saw the deceased lying in the cart, but refused her ad
mittanne into the workhouse, and desired him to drive her to the
above Hospital. That he accordingly did so, and on the road de.
ceased repeatedly requested them to stop, and complained of being
in violent pain. The last time he heard her speak was at Wing-
ton, when she exclaimed, "Oh my back !" He arrived at the
Hospital about twelve o'clock at night, but the deceased died be-
fore she arrived there. He thought she died coming through Is-
lington.
Wm. Tooley, hndbcnsargh of Finehley, who accompanied the
lest witner to town with the deceased, confirmed his statement.
The Canner strongly remarked on the conduct of the parish
officers.

Wm. Birch, one of the surgeons of the Vospital, described
the native of the injuries the deceased had received.
Thos. flack, the coachman, was then tilled in, and after being
cautioned by the Coroner pot to say anything that might tend to
crimiratc himseir, he shortly addressed the Jury, and stated that
the afrrir was altogether accidental.
The Jury, alter a short deliberation, returned the following ver-
dict :—That the deveused crime' by her death accidentally, by be-
ing rua wen by the cosh and twines, on which they levied a deo-
dead of .5/. and at the aurae time expressed their indignation at the
conduct of the overseers.

Ter. PLAGUE tY EGYPT.—(From the Agent to Lloyd's,'
at Milford, April 21.)—Arrived at the quarantine station,
at this port, the Cadmus, Snowden, and Latnna, Campion,
from Alexandria, for Liverpool, with suspected hills of
health, in consequence of two cases of plague having oc-
curred at Alexandria on the 27th of February.
On the Ist of October, a suttee took place at Stantipore.
A Brahmin having did that day, the usual permission wax
asked of the Magistrates to allow three of his wives to
burn with him. One was 27 years of age, another 21, and
the third 16 years old I