The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

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Yesterday afternoon a long inquiry was gone into he-
fore Mr. Baker, at the Panther Tavern, Hope Town,
Bethnal-green, on view of the bodies respectively of
Charles Hellier, aged seven years, Amelia Hellier, aged
four years and seven months, and Frederick Hellier,
aged nearly two years, who were alleged to have died
from the want of the necessaries of life, at 20, George-
street, Bethnal-green-road, where they were living with
their mother, a widow.

Hannah Walker, No. 18, George-street, stated that
she had known the family about ten years. Rather more
than two years ago the father of the children, who was a
cabman, died, and left his wife, who is a weader, with
six children to support. Upon his death she received two
quarterns and a half of bread and ls. 3d. in money a
week. She had. behaved kindly to her children, had been
industrious, and is of sober habits. In the early part of
November one of the children had the measles, which
was soon followed by the hooping-cough and inflamnea•
tion of the lungs. Two others of the deceased were at-
tacked with inflammation, when Mr. G. West, the parish
surgeon of the district, was called in, and he ordered
some arrowroot, with beef tea, for the deceased. They
died, successively, Charles on the 7th of December,
Amelia oa the 9th, and Frederick a few days since.
Mr. West stated that he was called to attend the de-
ceased Amelia ou the Ist November, who was suffering
from inflammation of the chest and a low fever. Upon
seeing the state the children were in he ordered, in ad-
dition to the relief the family received, half a gill of
port wine, half a pound of beef for beef tea, and arrow-
root, which is not withheld. Inflammation of the chest
produces an emaciated condition of the body, and in his
opinion the three surviving cnildren will die of the same
complaint. Their father died of the same disease in
Bartholomew's Hospital. They died of inflammation of
the chest.

A neighbour, named Armeton, living at 18, George.
street, stated that he had seen the children pick up her-
rings' heads and potato-peelings in the street and divide
them among each other. When the neighbours have
emptied the contents of their tablecloths on the pave-
ment they have eagerly eaten the crumbs. When the
father died they were fine, plump, rosy-coloured chil-
dren. They have since gradually wasted away.
A Juror observed that, probably, from not having had
sufficient food the children sunk under the disease with
which they were attacked.
Another Juror said that the children bad often called
on him in his shop, and asked for some bread.
Some conversation havingitaken place among the jary
in order to ascertain why the inquest was calied,
Mr. Vaughan (summoning officer) said that about a
week ago his attentio❑ was called to the deceased. He
made inquiries, when he found that the family had re-
ceived the relief that had been referred to, and that they
had been attended by Mr. West, who attributed their
deaths respectively to the causes he had alluded to. It
was only in consequence of the death of the third child,
and of the rumours in the neighbourhood that they had
all died of starvation, he felt it his duty to write to the
coroner. He had seen the books of relief at the work-
house, and he found that the charge on account of the
family latterly had been from 7s. to 9s. per week.
The Coroner observed that the allowance had not only
been prompt but liberal on the part of the parish.
Mr. Armeton remarked that when the family was in
such distress they ought to have gone into the work•
house.

The Coroner—lf the parish admitted every family
that was in distress in the parish the housekeepers would
soon complain of the rates.

Mr. West said he knew that at the present time in
the parish there were thousands of children who had not
sufficient food for their support. He knew several
families in that state.

A Juror observed that it was not possible for a wo•
man with six children, with an allowance of two loaves
and a half and le. 3d. a week, with her own earnings, tgo
support her family.
The Coroner having remarked that it did not appear
that any blame was attached to any one,
The Jury returned a verdict of "Natural death by
the visitation of God."

Country Markets.

DERBY SMITHFIELD.—Duo. 18.

The following were the quotations ;--Beef, 6d to 63d ;
mutton, 6id to 7d ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, 7d tc lid per
lb. ; pigs, lOs Od to 105 6d per score ; rough fat, 65 9 i to Oo
per 141 b.; hides, 4d to 46d per lb ; call-skins, 3,;(1 re, Ea
per lb.