The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-20 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, an invest was held
in the Giltspur-street Compter, before Mr. Payne and a
highly respectable jury, on the body of Henry Edgar Kear-
in.:, who was remanded to that prison from the Mansion-
House on the Wednesday preceding, for attempting the as-
sassination of the Deputy Chairman of the East India Com-
pany, and who was found dead on Thur§day moui..g in one of
tte cgs. , _

James Lovell, turnkey of the. Compter—The deceased was
in the prison two nights after being remanded from the Man-
sion-House. The-cell in which he was put, and where he
died, was the sante in which he had been Firmed by his own
particular desire when in the prison formerly. lie had'seen tl.e
deceased on Thursday evening at nine, when be seemed very
cheerful—particularly so. Had no conversation with l.im,
except that be and the deceased wished each other good night,
Saw him alio on Friday morning about a quarter before seven,
when he seemed sell. Witness af.erwards s cut down into the
yard, and did not see Jilin again till. he was discovered as men-
tioned by the preceding witriesg at half-past nine. One of the
prisoners had gone up about half an hour before eight, and
,asked him to come down, which he promised to .do in a few
minutes. There were no pipers four.d upon him.
Mr. Maemurdo, surgeon, saw deceased about five minutes
past ten, when he was dead. Another medical gentleman bad
previously bled him. Some blood was obtained from his arm
and neck. Whin witness saw Lim, the blood was tricklir.g
down On his body being raised, his head fell forward. There
w. re no marks of violence upon his person. On his body being
opened, witness found marks of some very strong acid in his
stomach, which bore the appearance of oxalic acid. He took
away the whole contents of the stomach, that they might be
analysed by Mr. Sandall, the Chemical Assistant at St. Tho-
mas's Hospital. Had no doubt whatever that he died frogs the
effects of the acid in question.
Mr. Joseph lif;binson, brother-in-law of the deceased, saw
him on Tuesday morning, before he was taken into cuss? i).
He was much excited then, but was always so. He was of a
violent and most intractable temper, and could never brook
any thing in the shape of contradiction, but, otherwise, was a
very agreeable pleasant companion. He considered himself a
much injured man. He was a man of very great talent, but
a itness thought he was under a deltrion on some subjects.
Deceased had often said to him that he was of opinion that
" history was nothing but a pack of lies from !'egmnieg to end."
He thought lie was not of a sound state of mind pn some points.
Verdiet—u Died by taking a quantity of some Acid, which
produced his death, he being of unsound mind at the time."

By a new code, just published in Bavaria, the riours
of the old forest laws of Germany are very considerably les-
sened. There is now, for the first time, a classification of of-
fences, and the rewards'which were largely offered by the old
law for the denunciation and conviction of poachers arc entirely
abolished. A -person now killing any game upon the property
of another will not be liable to any fine or punishment if, within
twenty-fours, he delivers. it up or makes amends This ex-
empt ion, however, applies only to snaring or catching the game,
for i= fire-arms art- used at all punishment follows. The great
of of -the new law is to put an end to the frighful collision*
which were so common amongst armed men. In a lingle small
• circle rio less then seventeen gamekeepers were killed in two
•
years.
The following curious advertisement appears in a
religious newspaper :—" Wanted, for a family who have bad
health, a sober, steady person, in the capacity of doctor, sure
gcon, apothecary, and man-midwife. lie must cocasionally
act as butler, and dress hair ! He will be required eometimes
to read prayers, and to preach a sermon every Sunday.--A
good salary will be given."