The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-13 00:00:00

CORONETS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon, a Coroner's Inquest was holden be-
fore Mr. STIRLING, at the Lord Clive, Duke-street, Man-
chester-square, to enquire touching the death of Mary
Westbrook, aged thirty, who was reported to have died in
consequence of injuries inflicted by her brother during a
drunken squabble.
Mrs. Anne Wyley, of No. 271, Oxford-street, deposed
that she knew the deceased, who for the last six years oc-
cupied the house No. 15, Henrietta-street, Oxford-street.
For some months past she was under the doctor's hands
Witness called to see the deceased last Saturday week.
in the evening. About nine o'clock, she (the deceased)
took a particular bason out of her brother's room. Upon
his ascertaining what she had done, he claimed the arti-
cle. The deceased said that it was her property, and
that it was left by her father. A scuffle ensued be-
tween them, upon her brother trying to take the began
by violence. Witness became alarmed, and requested
Mrs. Collins, a neighbour, to part them ; but who objected,
she observing, " This is nothing ; you are not used to such
a noise." On Monday night she took to her bed. On
Wednesday she said to witness that she thought she would
never get over it. On Thursday night she was seriously
ill. About ten o'clock witness went to the Dispensary in
Welbeck-street, where she was told that it was not th•
proper time to call. On her return back she found a
medical gentleman attending her, who stated that the de-
ceased was dying. She died about twelve o'clock the
same night.
By the Jury—They both had had something to drink on
the Saturday week. The deceased was a very passionate
woman. She never made any complaint that her brother
had done her any injury.
Other witnesses gave similar evidence.
1 Verdict—" Natural death."

Yesterday moining an inquest was held at the King's
Arms, Walworth-road, on the body of William Williams,
who was killed by being run over by a cab proceeding et
a furious rate while the deceased was crossing St. George's-
road, near the Elephant and Castle. He was conveyed
home, and attended carefully by Mr. David Boust.
progressively improved for about a week, when mortifica-
tion supervening in the foot lacerated by the wheel of the
cab in passing over it, his life was soon terminated. The
deceased was parish clerk of Newington. The Jury, under
the direction of the Coroner, returned a verdict of
" Manslaughter against some person or persons unknown.

DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday.
morning last, George Crane, a seaman belonging to the
Isabella schooner, was aloft in the maintop, furling a
sail, while off Woolwich, when, one of the reef points giv.ng
way, the unfortunate man was precipitated with great vie"
lenec on the deck. A surgeon on board finding his skull
was dreadfully fractured, ordered the poor fellow to be in-
stantly conveyed on board the Dreadnoullht Seamen's 1191-
pita' ship, at Greenwich. Every attention was paid bun,
but he continued to get worse, and died on Monday. Yes-
terday afternoon an inquest was held on the body, at the
Unicorn Tavern, Greenwich, and a verdict of " Accidental
death" returned.

Last evening an inquest was held at the Bricklayers
Arms public-house, in Union-street, East India-road, Per
lar, before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, and a highly respee"
table jury, on view of the body of Captain Joseph Jones,
late of the Magnet Margate steamer. An impression had
gained ground that death had ensued in consequence ef
some deleterious ingredient contained in a mixture he had
taken at a chemist and druggist's of the name of Hinde, in
Fenchurch-street, whither he went in order to obtain relief
from a violent pain in his stomach, under which he was
suffering. The evidence of several respectable members of
the surgical profession completely disproved the idea, and
the post mortem examination of the body corroborated the,
testimony of the witnesses ; and the Coroner having sunnedup, the jury returned a verdict of " Natural death," an
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exonerated Mr. Ilinde from all blame. The investigation
occupied several hours, and the jury-room during the time
was considerably crowded.

Yesterday an investigation took place before the Coro-
ner for Surrey, at Walwortb, concerning the death of Mr.
Williams, aged 68 years, for many years senior
of St. Mary's, Newington, who died in consequence of the
injuries he received by being knocked down and run over by
a cab. parish.,:lerk

Evidence was adduced to the jury, who, after a length-
ened consultation, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter
against some person or persons unknown."
The CORONER—If the man can be traced, he may at
any time be taken into custody, and the charge may then
be substantiated before a Magistrate.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHT"
TER RAILWAY.—A Jury met at Kenyon on Monday
morning to inquire into the death of a female (name
known), who was killed on Saturday night by the Birmiar
ham Railway train coming in collision with one of the
Liverpool trains near the spot.
Neither of the county Coroners was present.
The inquest was accordingly adjourned until one o'clock ;
and finally, in consequence of Mr. Rutter not being able
to attend, until Wednesday.
The deceased was a decent countrywoman, between 40 and
50 years of age. At the time the inquest was held, her body
had not been claimed by any of her relatives. She is sup"
posed to be a native of Yorkshire, and had taken her place i°
the railway carriage at Bolton, intending to go to Wigan, is
this county. Various accounts of the manner in which !Li
deceased met her death are in circulation, but the following
seem to be the real facts of the case. On Saturday night
the six o'clock market train, from Manchester to Liver-
pool, arrived at the Kenyon and Legh Junction, at
few minutes before seven o'clock, after being detained
on the way by repeated stoppages later than usual. The
men at the station were in the act of attaching two car-
riages from Bolton to the train, when the half-past am
o'clock train from Manchester to Birmingham was ob-
served approaching at the rate of something like thirty
miles an hour. The rain, which had just fallen, ren-
dered the rails unusually slippery. The engineer on
the Birmingham train, on receiving the signal to stol!
(according to the statement of the policeman), turtle?,
off the steam, and applied the full force of the " breaks
attached to the tender to the wheels. It is asserted that
he succeeded in stopping the motion, but the train con-
tinued to progress, the wheels sliding along the rails
" sledge fashion." It was immediately seen that a collision
of the two trains would be the consequence. Some gravel
was thrown upon the rails, but the attempt to stop the train
was in vain. The next moment the two Bolton carriages
were knocked in pieces—the Birmingham engines shat-
tered—and, worse than all, the deceased was killed upon
the spot, and two others of the passengers seriously injureu-
A medical gentleman present rendered every assistance to
the sufferers.

The spot at which the accident happened is just two
miles from Park-side, where Mr. Huskisson was killed.

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BIRTHS.
On the 10th inst., at Home-cottage, Blackheath-park, Mrs. J.
Hall, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., in Upper Stamford-street, the wife o the
Rev. James Lupton, Rector of St. Michael's, Queenhithe,f o f
daughter.
On the 9th inst., in Great Coram-street, Russell-square, the
lady of J. Stringer, Esq., of a son, still-born.
MARRIED.
On the I`.!th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, by the Rev. S. B.
Pigott, Charles Gough, Esq., youngest son of the late R. D.
Gough, Esq., of Souldern House, Oxon, to Sarah, widow of the
late J. Perry, M.D.
On the 12th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, John New-
man Tweedy, Esq., of Port-au-Prince, Hayti, to Dorothea Esther
Henrietta, only daughter of Wm. Fellowes, Esq., of Buckingham-
On the 7th inst., at Weymouth, John Christie M'Nair, Ewes
Madras Horse Artillery, to Margaret Armstrong, only daughter of
the late E. Watson, Esq. Bengal Civil Service.
On the 7th inst., at Stockport, Lewis Henry, eldest son of H. C.
Lacy, Esq., of Kenyon House, Lancashire, to Mary Hannah, the
Esq., of Spring Bank,
eldest daughter of the late Thos. Robinson,
Stockport.
On the 9th inst., Henry W. Busk, Esq., of the Middle Temple,
barrister-at-law, to _Mary Anne, daughter of the Rev. Philip Le
NeOiln,Etshie.,
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Breton, of Connaught-square. •
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New Elvet, solicitor, to Rebecca, r Henry
Taylor, of Hollingside Cottage, yDurham.oungest daughter of M •

On the 9th inst., Martha, wpifleEofijiohn Williams, Esq.* of West
Ham, aged 69.
0:: the 9th inst., at Langley-house, near Colnbrook, Bucks,
Charles Thomas Depree, Esq., aged 68.
On the 6th inst.,'at Margate, Mr. W. T. Fry, of Furnivals Inf;
On the 6th inst., at St. Austle, Cornwall, aged 39, Isabella, t"
wife of the Rev. Richard Wray, Wesleyan Minister of that Ogee'
and daughter of the late Mr. R. Field, of London.
On the 9th inst., at Vineyard House, Richmond, Surrey, Car
teret Joh Haford, Es
On then 10thl inst., at Eltham-place, Kennington, Katharine, wife
of Mr. Richard Ashton, aged 37.
On the 10th inst., at Stanwell, Middlesex, and formerly of Pie-
cadilly, Mr. James Swaine, aged 72.bt •
On the 9th inst., Mr. Job Smith, who was many years in
confidential employment of Messrs. Barron, Harvey, and Co.
no
On the 3d inst., in Union-crescent, Margate, First Lieute "of
John Stewart, R. A.D., aged 80, one of the brave defenders
Gibraltar, under General Elliott.
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London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ~nfy
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of Middlesex.—Wednesday, September 13, 11337.

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