The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-26 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

DETERMINED SUlClDE.—Y;terday an inquest was held at
the Royal Oak inn, Willesden, on view of the body of Mr.
James Barber, aged 54, proprietor of the above inn, who put
a period to his existence under circumstances of a very shock-
ing description.
Mr. Henry Hardinge, painter and glazier, of Willesden, de-
posed that the unfortunate man had lately been in bad health,
and dejected in spirits. Witness was employed by the de-
ceased to paint the house. After giving directions to his
(Witness's) workmen on Saturday morning last he went into
some of the premises backwards, where he discovered the de-
ceased suspended to a beam by a piece of rope. Witness
immediately cut him down ; he appeared lifeless. A surgeon
attended, and endeavoured to restore animation, but without
effect.
By the Jury—The deceased was not in embarrassed circum-
stances. He was much addicted to drinking.
Jane Langworth stated that the deceased was her uncle.
For some time past she had given way to excessive drinking,
and when intoxicated was very violent. Witness considered
that he was deranged at times.
Mr. William Club, surgeon, of Acton, said he had at-
tended the deceased professionally since last January. Ile
( Deceased) laboured under delirium tremens, and had also an
affection of the liver, both of which were brought on by ex-
cessive drinking. Witness considered that be was decidedly
deranged.
verdict—" Temporary derangement."

Hay is selling at between ti/. and pi. a ton--a price
ruinous to the farmers. There is a promise of an abundant
cider season. 'We have not seen the apple trees looking so
healthy and thiekly covered with blossom buds for many
?'ears,—Sopierso

A DEARLY-BOUGHT KISS.—THE LAW OF KISSING.—
Caroline Newton was indicted for assaulting Thomas Sa-
verland and biting off his nose.
The complainant, whose face bore ineontestible evidence
of the severe injury inflicted, the fleshy part of the left nostril
being coinple;ely gone, stated that on the • day after Christ-
mas Day. he, was in a tap-room, where were defendant and
her sister. The sister laughingly observed that she had left
.
her young man down at Birmingham, and had promised him
no man should kiss leer 'while absent. Complainant re-
garded this observation as a challenge, especially it being
holiday time, and caught hold of her and kissed her. She
took it in good part as a joke, but defendant became angry,
and desired she might have as little of that kind of fun as
he pleased. Complainant told her fr. she was angry he
would kiss her also, and tried to do so. A scuffle ensued,
and they both fell to the ground. After they got up com-
plainant went and stood by the lire, and the defendant fol-
lowed and struck at him. He again closed with her and
tried to kiss her, and in the scuffle he was heard to cry out,
" She has got my nose in her mouth." When they parted
he was bleeding profusely from the nose, and a portion of it
which defendant had bit off she was seen to spit out of her
mouth upon the ground.
The defendant, a fat, middle-aged woman, treated the
matter with great levity, and said he had no business to
kiss her sister, or attempt to kiss her in a public-house.
They were not such kind of people. If she wanted to be
kissed she had a husband to kiss her, and he was a much
handsomer man than defendant ever was, even Fefore he
lost his nose.

The CHAIRMAN told the Jury that it mattered little
which way their verdict went. If they. found her guilty the
Court would not fine her more than one shilling, as the
prosecutor had brought the punishment on himself.
The Jury without hesitation acquitted her.
The CHAIRMAN told the prosecutor_he was sorry for the
loss of his nose ; but, if he would play with cats, he must
expect to be scratched.
Turning to the Jury, the CHAIRMAN afterwards said—
" Gentlemen, my opinion is, that if a man attempt to kiss
a woman against her will, she has a right to bite his nose
off, if she has a fancy for so doing."
" And eat it too," added a Learned Gentleman at the

bar.
The case caused much laughter to all except the poor
complainant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.

KILLING NO MURDER.—Yesterday Thomas Ky,
Thomas ill'eulloch, and Patrick Ca.viey, three of the finest
pisantry in all the world, were charged with having " kilt"
their countryman, David Roach, who, notwithstanding his
mishap, appeared perfectly "sound" before. the bench to
make his complaint, which he did after the following
manner :

Plase Our Honour, Sir, I w►►s standing at my own re-
spectable door in Cato-street, jist drawing in a little of
the swate air and saying nothing to nobody, when these
three great big blackguards what your honour sees before
you, and what have long owed me a spite, made their ap-
pearance together, about fifty yards asunder. " Now, we'll
sarve him out," said Kyley, who was first, and in a moment
he surrounded me, so that I could not escape, and then the
three o' them fell upon me, and tumbled me clane into
the gutther, when they lathered and kicked me like reg'lar
savages.

Mr. ItAwuNsoN—Why did you not cry out for assis-
tance? Complainant—Och, by the powers, they left me
no voice to cry ; I was clam: kilt. It was all over wid
me, your Honour.

Mr. RAWLINSON—The dirt was all over you, you mean?
Complainant—Yes, vour Honour, Sir, a good six inches
deep, be St. Patrick. I was quite kilt, and nearly buried
Ave.

Mr. RAwussox—Have you ani. witness? Complai-
nant—Yes, your Reverence. Stansl. forward, Misthress
Roach. •

Kyley here laughed, and said that Mrs. Roach was a re-
lation.

Complainant—Oeh, you're mighty sunning, but you know
nothing about it ; she's only my uncle's wife, and no relation
at all, at all.

RAWLINSON—Then I suppose she must be your
aunt? Complainant—Your Honour knows best what she
is ; but if she's related to me it's more than I was aware of.

The Irish aunt was then sworn, but being gifted ,;11:1;;;;
extraordinary volubility of tongue she unfortunately proved
a little too much, and the defendants wore fined Is. each
and discharged,