The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-14 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

CHARGE OF MURDER BY POISON.—Yesterday
respectable jury was impannelled before Mr. PAYNE, at
the Golden Anchor, Leadenhall-street, on view of the body
of Mr. Jacob Cohen, aged 61, a general merchant, who WO
reported to have been poisoned. The deceased, who left
enns;:lerable property, was buried on Sunday last, when, on
tile report ol...tining circulation, information was communi-
catcJ to the Curoh.7r, who ordered the disinterment of the
body.
On the jury being sworn,
Mr. Almosnino, Secretary to the Portuguese Jewisl S
nagogue, stated that, in consequence of the body havil
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been disintered, it might be supposed that the deceased
been buried without due precaution having been adopted ouk
their part ; but had the least suspicion arisen no funeral
would hart been allowed.
The CORONER observed that they would hear the o_4:
deuce, and he had no doubt but that sufficient cause won
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be shown for the disinterment.
Miss Mary Bully, a female about forty years of ages
posed that she was a single woman, and lived at No. 1.
Brown's-buildings, St. Mary Axe. She let lodgings to cap-'
tams of vessels and mercantile gentlemen. The decease
came to town four times a-year, which he had been in th
habit of doing since the year 1809. The last time he at
rived was on the 22d of August. A few days after witnesf
accompanied him to Peckham Rye, in a chaise, when b.
caught cold. He was subsequently taken ill, and confined
to his bed with an inflammation of the chest. He was at'
tended by Mr. Brown, a medical gentleman. On Thurs-
day last he got worse, and died that day.
CORONER—Have you any knowledge respecting the dis-
tribution of the deceased's property ? Witness—Yes ; he•
s tid that all his property should come to me, since he hi •
no relations living that he was aware of.
CORONER—Where is his property now ? de
not know yet what is the extent of the property, not having
had time to make inquiries. But I believe it is in all parts
of the country, where he had extensive dealings.
Mr. Almosnino observed that he believed the deceased
died in opulent circumstances.
The witness added that what property he had was at the
Saracen's Head, Aldgate, where he put up his chaise.
After
the deceased's death she went to the Saracen's Head and
took away some bonds. He had money in some consols.
She did not go in the name of Cohen.
CORONER—Has he left a will ? Witness--Yes ;he
made it on Thursday before his death. 1 have lodged it to
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the hands of a proctor, and I believe it is now in theCo m-
mong. He has left his property entirely to me. have
a witness to prove this, who was present when the will was
drawn up. did
By a gentleman who attended for one of the family---I
not know that he was ever married, or that he once byed
with his wife at Hackney.
The gentleman stated that there was a son living.
The witness stated that she was not aware of such con-
nections, since he never communicated them to her.
Mr. Thomas Brown, of St. Mary-axe, surgeon,. depose('
that he was called to attend the deceased on Thursday after'
noon. He complained of a pain in the chest, and was
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faring from great difficulty of breathing and a cough. v".
ness prescribed to him and left. He called again the same
evening and found him worse. He died the same night;
Witness has since opened the body and found the chest f ate°
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lungs in a diseased stite, arising from an inflammation o
lungs. The deceased said he had caught cold from leaving
off a flannel shirt. There was no appearance of poison.
By the Coroner—The last witness said in the presence
of the deceased, who was sensible, that he (the deceased)
had 1,0001. in the Bank, and that he had left all his Po'
perty to her.—Verdict—" Natural death."
Yesterday evening an inquest was held at Stepney' °I%
view of the body of Harriet Hughes, a fine young woter
of 20 years of age, which had been taken out of the
gent's Canal on Sunday night last.
Frederick Hughes, the father of the deceased, stated that
his daughter had lived for the last six months as servant
with Mr. Bates, a comb-manufacturer, in Berners-stree!,
his
Commercial Road. On Saturday night last she slept at
house, and she then appeared to be in good health an
spirits, and this was the last time he saw her alive. °I
Tuesday evening be called at the house of her master, an'
was surprised to find that she bad not been there since Son:
day night, and it was by mere accident he bad learned.
about an hour before that her body had lbeen taken out of
the canal, and was then at this house.
Juror—Do you know whether your daughter was artier
nant or not ? Did you perceive anything different t
appearance latterly ? Witness—Certainly not. 1 (10
believe that anything of the sort had taken place ; but
have learned from my wife since she has been missed, t"tit
she had on one occasion attempted to poison herself, but
the stuff she had pnrchased was different to that which she
intended it should be.
John Watson, of No. 1, Colman's-court, Brovon'S•lat
Spitalfields, deposed, that he had kept company with tm"
deceased for about two years, and used frequently to see
her. On that day week lie walked out with her, and while
going along the canal, at the very spot where she was
found, he directed her attention to the bubbling on the Wa-
ter, caused by the small fish rising on the surface, when
she said she would come there some night herself and jump
in, as it was such a pretty place to die in. On Sunda,'er
evening he called at the house of her master, in comp'
with two other young men, and she walked with them to
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public-house, where they had a pot of ale. While there she
cried, and appeared very low spirited, but would not tell hi...
the cause. He subsequently saw her home, and left her rat
the house of her master in Berners-street, about half-Ps
10 o'clock, and that was the last time he saw her alive' a “
The Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drown
thereby leaving the case open to further investigation.

A curious case will shortly be presented to the
lawyers of this town ; the question to be decided is, wbethetr
salmon be a salt or fresh-water fish, and for this reason, 03,.
if they be the former (which the lynx-eyed gentlemen
the Custom-house have set them down to be), they PIY 3
duty of about 44 francs per cwt. ; but if the latter, tiler
will be subject to a duty of only half a franc per cwt., 3
most important matter to those who are fond of ind"lging;
their palates with a taste of this delicious fish. We '"vt.
not how the lawyers may decide this knotty point, but oho
fact is certain, that salmon first come into existence in fresa
water, as they always ascend rivers in order to spawn ; L.nh
this fact, if common law be guided by common sense
it certainl3 ought to be), would give the decision in fit"uf
of the consumers of this article of luxury. All accountl,
the salmon concur in stating, that it invariably ascend
rivers at breeding time ; some of them attain a large:i;"
and most probably never quit the fresh water. It
corded in the Encyclopcedia Britannica, of one Inrif
caught weighing 741 b. They are not found in the Mre:!..
terranean or warm climates. They will ascend hand 't°:
of miles up rivers, and contend with the strongest curren
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and make astonishing leaps where there are cataract3ol3r.
waterfalls to impede their progress, at the spawning se"

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On the 11th inst. , at 19,BSitil. ITlellieSu:s Place, Mr?. Ilalket, of a
daughter.
On the 11th inst., Mrs. S. F. Miller, of Fortess-terrace, Kentish-
town, of a son.
On the 11th inst., at Newington, Surrey, Mrs. Iliff, of a son.
worth
lEsqpl.7ocf, London, on the inst., the wife of Thos. HeL-

MARRIED.
On the 3d inst., at All Souls', Langliam-place, M. Medrington,
Esq., to Louisa Maria, youngest daughter of
Mr. A. Cruickshan
of the Haymarket.
On the 12th inst., at St. James's Church, Mr. Charles Willis, of
St. James's-street. to Juliana, youngest daughter of John Goodwin,
Esq., of Dalchet, Bucks.
On the 14th of March last, at Cuddalore, Henry D. Phillips,
Esq., of the Madras Civil Service, to Mary Harriet Leonora, eldest
surviving daughter of the late George Moore, Esq., ofthe Leonora,
Civil Service.
On the 11th inst.. at Teigh, Rutlandshire, Mr. John Yonge. of
Jermyn-street, to Eleanor Mary Gordon, widow of the late Charles
Gordon, Esq.
On the 14th of June, at the Palace Chapel, Valetta, Gilbert •f•
L. Buchanan, Esq., Royal Artillery, eldest on of the late Colonel
Buchanan, Royal Engineers, to Julia Sophia ihmmersley, Youngest
daughter of Lieut...t..olonel Wallace, Commanding Royal'Artillerfo
Malta.

On tii,...' 12th inst., Mrs. Rolpelr,ll'o'Df liondon-street, FAtzroy-riu4r" r.e‘
aged 76. Lacy of
On the 6th inst., Sophia, daughter of Mr. Benjamin ' cd
Pentonville. r
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chedol,lsth6teh2R4tehomf June last,
9in. Jamaica, Captain John Geo. ' - .0;
its tlll
n the lOthbinst , Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late 3' •0!
Henry Bolland. .
On the 11th inst., George, infant son of Mr. W. Dean, of l‘itigi N
well-hill, aged 9 weeks. i Sloane
On the sth inst., at Ramsgate, Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, 0, -
street, relict of M. Cole, Esq., of Peterborough, aged 84.
On the 11th inst., at Upper Clapton, Peter Duncan, Elq.' iii
his 78th year. -
On the 11th inst., at Turnham-green, Mr. Peter Grantillon, ill
his 65th year.
On the 12th inst., in York-place, Priscilla, the if Of 1111°1 lig
Tooke, Esq.
On the 'bth inst., at Denne Park, Horsham, Sussex, Judith Anil'
wife of G. B. Platt. Esq. __, '
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of Middlesex.—Thursday, September 14, 1837.