The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-03 00:00:00

OCT. 3.

LANCASHIRE CORONERS' INQUESTS

lIANCIIESTEII, SEPT. 24.
Tbls nrorelug, at II o'clock. Mr. 31iline. the coroner,
attended at the George and Dragon. at to
bold au lisquest ou the body ur William Dalkon, who died
on Wednesday last.
Mr. Harmer, who arrived last night from London, but
who was not professionally engaged so till{ care, Jesil oil to
be adriiittt d; the officer told hin► that he was tan to go in,
AI last M►. Harmer g nt up siairs,alid called for Mr. Milne,
who said, he certainly ►hould nut allow bias tu tater. Mr.
Ilsrwt r °inset wed, '• This is a public court, and if you
en: an to CN elude toe, you must use as b force as will
bn. 'recess 11) to put tor wit a itliunt lulu. hiog the Court."
Mr. Milue then ssid, " You %lab to make ars assault of
obis r but I will nu: put my hand 111)011 yO.l. Th.• Jilly are
Slut )el sworn, and therefore this is a private rotas!. We
base scut to Landon fur opinions on this subject. Warn'
roe Jar) aresworis, it yule come up, I shall trisect what is
to bt dui.e." boon afterwards the Jury ware sworn, and
when they came down stairs to inspect the body, Mr. liar.
suet entered the room with them. Mr. Milne their stated,
t ;hit ii would he props r to open the body, and fur that and
ousel ic..Nouti, which it was lint tier. laity fur hint in ex-
plain to Mr. ilatmer, he *hyoid alt:untu We inyutat• lilt
this day weer..

OLDHAM, 7 OTLOCis. SATURDAY EVEND4O.

I goo now lotions in (lie Court of the Coroner, ith.„ per.
rand, who is hoisting an inquest upon the body of Joist)
Lees. This place is eight nines fruit' Alan('tester. 1 or-
lived best: at lo ti cluck this mounting, At 11, the Guest
ma. opt nett. Yon %111 base seen by my 'got to a•
Con 11..1 areal slonLits were teal 'tallied, whether the Co.
toner wools' bullet the Court so be open to the public. 1
tun glad to inform you, that the conduct of Mr. retread
has been -eels, up. to list moment, as to entitle him to peat
pr. aise soma is% he tun:. bas seat, lie desired she Jos ) to
answer to their flames. He then ached thesis whether they
had all had • view of the batty of till' deceased. They am
sacred in the affirmetive. !le then swore the foiemass,
Mr. John Jackson, and, after him, the 'est of Use Jury.
The Cormier then addressed them as follows —" Gentle•
men, I limas to panned its this. case in the same manner
as I have beets acenotosuctl to lake other inquests, not-
withstanding the catraiadiagry proceedings flat hise
occurred doling u..) absence. 1 shall not derive Ilion;
my usual practice on this occasiou. Mr. Coma:title, have
you any witnesses for the prosevaimi?" Tile Constan:e
said, lie had. 'I he Coroner Limo Intact' tow ards the spec,
tutus 9, soil spoke.in these os ds Gentlemen, 1 ws•lt it
to hr d hhh i i icily etclerstood, that if any person in this loom.
wishes to take notes trill's., procetalitigs its Cas.case, he is
at perfect liberty to do cu. BM I beg to observe, that it
the i erslict of this Jury should he such as to render it use.
cesoas y that further proceedings should take place ',elute
an assize or sessiun,theis those notes are nut to br pub-
lished till alter 041 assize ur btlisiUll his lath place I
mu curry to say, that a groassanisrepresentation bag ap-
peared 111.i131116 of the papers, ol what occutted under the
former proceedings its this CU! wind 1 can aware you,
con that Makatea/ did not procred.isithea front myself or
in) clerk. It is may wish and intentioe, and it is equally
in) duty, that I should ptocsed with impartiality, without
efts mice to any personas er o,aisious whatever. law sit.
tin; here to administer justice; end I will do so to the
utmost of toy power."
The first wst Hess, Holt. Lees, the father of the deceased,
was then called and exausieted. The neat witness was
Miss. Hannah Lees, the wife of the former, and 'mother-
of the deceased. hlizabetb Ireland, who laid out
the body, was then sworn. Mr. Lartaliaw, a sus gems, was
the neat perms called ; bat lie said that he belonged to the
tiocietyot Friends, anti tie refused to take au oath. its con.
sequence, his testimony could not be received. Ms. Was.
Meals-It, a medical geutlenian, who, at the request of Mr.
Ilartuer, examined tl.e body tar day after Ilse death, mow
t..e next it swam. Mr. John Casz,a surgeon, was their
culled; his examination la.ted a lung (lose. Jams Clegg,
a vitiate, wl.o go/kelt° the saine factory with the deceased,
was the neat w.tnets. Then came 'Thomas Mitaket,
cotton-spinner, oho lived with Rohm I LAN'S, totb 1113,11 lilt
1110411er MILITICJ. 'Alum are We slalom of the *nova's up
to this moment. About a o'clock, Mr. thinner asked the
Ciftblibef to have the goodness to say at what hour lie meant
to adjourn the Court. Mr. Ferraud said he w 'shed to get
la.aiugh she enquiry as won as poi:sable, and therefore lie had
istientiou at present of proposing 1111 atijoorsinwr.t. It will
be Impossible, 5501krft r, 'Snell the buosuess to night; it
must lust at least sousthes *bole day.
1 have taken Ilse evidence verbatim, and I now transinii
It to you up to this hour. I should mrwims, perhir, slant
tsie Lewitt nos beessextremely crooded ell day. Mr. rtu, mei
aad Mr. Denison, toe millet ens, Sir l Males wolnetey.
Mr. Woulcr, and Mr. ftiosishouse, ore here. Sever.' qv e•
'iota have been put to the outscores by the Josy, nod. by
olr. Harmer. public llitlietv is very great.-
A captain'., board of the 31st regiment marched
from Manchester to Oldham this morning, and one
tit the men was placed at the door of the Angel, as
. was a private of the 7th Dragoon Guards, one troop
of winch is st..tiored at Oldham. Up to this mo-
ment the utmost order has been observed, and I
have no realism whatever to apprehend that any
disturbance will arise. There is a deep and settled
melancholy on every countenance ; and the immense
assemblage now before the house are waiting pa-
tiently fur the result of the inquiry.
I have nut time to adi more, as the express is
waiting to take my notes. A gel/tit:man is kind
enough to continue the evidence while I um writing
this. The further proceedings shall be transmitted
to you without a moment's delay. I subjoin the
evidence already adduces! :

EVILiENCH ON TIM INQIII:ST.
The first wuuess was Robert Lce, the father of the decetwod.
lle deposol us futiows:—My son, lohn used with n on
the 16th of Atit.thbt last. He left the house abimt 8 ,ir 9 o'clock
in the morning. I did not hear him say where he was Wink
Ile was us hearty thed as ever he was since he was born. I saw 11 int
twit between s and 9on the following wonting. Ile was stand-
ing on die top ul the landang in my factory. I flebitcd him to
move. I liaw his shirt all blood he was without emit or waist-
coat. I told hint if be would nut work, he must go to the ovetscti
tat I would not mai lort him. Ile voter spate. and I stud r.o
more. lie and& VI a! tt mt•ye, bat In• rii•i7ll not. One of
I 'Lit.. w.a to.. 'I trzil.,y mtnnirs.