The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-24 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Saturday last an inquest was taken at Sum-
mer Town, near this city, before Mr. Cm',
Coroner, on view of the body of Mary Johnson,
who was found dead the preceding morning in a
cart-house, belonging to Mr. 'Bates, of Summer Town.
Jos. Bates, of Summer Town, nurseryman, de-
posed as follows :—On Thursday last, about
twelve o'clock ut noon, I went to my cart-house, and
heard a rustling in the straw. I said," who's there ?"
Upon which Mary Johnson rose up itt the straw, and
discovered herself to me, nak.ed. I asked her how
she came in that state, and she eeplied she had been
compelled to sell her shift. I asked her if she did
not feel excessively cold sleeping in such a place,
and she said she did not, for my lad gave her two
trusses of straw. I then asked her if she did not
intern! to get up, and go on her road ; she replied,
"My feet are so sore, and my poor bones ache so, that I
am glad to rest them, while the little girl is gone
to get bread." About three o'clock I was standing
near to the door of the cart house, and the daughter
was talking to Mary Johnson. I inquired whether
she was about to leave, and the daughter said, " If
you will let my moilier sleep here to-night, we will
be ()tithe first thing in the morning." I consented,
and came away. About nine o'clock I was passing
the cart house, and heard the mother and daughter
talking. Mary Johnsen, told me the first time I
saw her that she had the rheumatics very bad : she
never mentioned that she had applied for parochial
relief." .

James Morris, servant to Mr. Bates, deposed—
On Friday morning last, about seven o'clock, I
went into my master's cart house, and round Mary
Johnson lying dead under the straw, with her arm
across her daughter's body.
Mary Johnson, daughter of the deceased—l am
12 years of age; I and my mother left London
about six months ago; my father has-been dead two
years; my mother, when she was well, went out
washing for her living; she was badly when we left
London, having pains all round her side., and used
to complain of it. We came into Oxford about
three weeks ago, and staid a week; we then went
to Abingdon and other places. We came through
Oxford on Wednesday lest to Mr. Bates's. My mo-
ther asked Mrs. Bates to let us sleep in the esti-
house; and she gave us permission : this was about
four o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Bates's lad have
tes.isome straw to lie upon. On huraday night
rtti mother was very cold, but I did cot know she
Was dead; she was lying on her left side, with
her knees up, and her right arm over me. On 'Fri.'
day .morning I told one of Mr. Bates's men that my
mother was dead, and he came and found she was dead.
About a fortnight ago my mother applied at the
Butter Bench at Oxford for relief, ahe was given
two twopenny loaves, and an order to go to the
apothecary to the Medical Dispensary. I went
with my mother to the Medical Dispensary, and
delivered the order to a young gentlemen there; he

asked my mother what was the matter with her,
anti she said she had pains all round .her sides: he
not examine her, but gave her six powders, and
told her she was not to travel for a couple
of cltnts-
My mother took three powders each day. On the
same day she had the powders we- went to Mr.
Dickeson, and he wrote to Mr.' Lakey, the governor
of the United Parishes at Oxford, end be gave us
Is. 611. The next day Mr. Diekeson gave my.
mother a bottle of medicine,- and we afterwards
had Is. W. more relief from the Overseers of
St. Thomas's parish, Oxford. My mother bad
a pair of stays, a gown, anti petti-
coat, but no shift. I bad, when my mother
died, a frock, an, old stuff petticoat and • shift,
and an old pair of shoes, but no stockings. When
we left London ray mother received from the over-
seers at the Board at Whitechapel, London, 2). to
take her home. She told the Board she was goitop,
to Worcester. Before we left London we bought
,orne eeedles and pins to sell, and left. London with
about I/. 155.. Sometimes we had a trifle given
upon the road, and I sold some needles and pins, but
we had but one penny left when we came into Mr.
Bates's house. My mother said the powders she
had from Mr. Symonds's young man, and the medi-
cine she received from Mr. Dickman), did her good;
but that she took too much at last of Mr. Dicke-
son's : it was a bottle of mixture. Mr. Dickeson
was never called upon to attend my mother. For
the la,t three months my mother at • times, has bad
nothing to eat, and very often only bread, which she
could not eat : she has said to me, " 1 can't eat a
piece of dry bread-1 must have something else to
ft." Sometimes we bad a little tea, but not often. My'
mother frequently said she Wanted broth or meat.
On Tuesday morning last **bad a halfpennY worth
of milk and a piece of bread;,,st. Ahingskat, anti
had a piece of bread, but no milk : in the evening
we had a penny-worth of bread between us, My
mother complained almost every day of not having
right sort of food; she told the Governor at Ox-
ford that she was very ill, but not that she was in
'want of food. On Thursday last I begged two-
pence of two gentlemen on the road near Bates's ;
went to two bakers to get some bread, but they
would not sell me lees than •lid. worth. My mo-
ther hail nothing to eat from Wednesday last omit
Thursday night, between ten and eleven o'clock,
when a man carne and gave her some bread mat
dripping."
Mr. John James Ireland, of lieadington, Luc.
geon and apothecary, deposed-1 attended and
assisted Mr. Dickeson in the opening of the body of
the deceased, and 1 stn confident that the deceased
had a very extensively diseased liver, and 1 !whey°
her death was occasioned, by it. lam of opinion
that her death was accelerated by the want of pro-
per food and attention.
The Jury returned a verdietDied by the slake-
; Lion of God; but that her death was apeelsered by
ihe mutt of proper food and necessahtiea.rii
JoUrnal.

SECON I_) EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'

THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF THIS EVENING.

Whitehall, Der. 22, DM).
The King has been plemied to older A letter to be di-
rected to the eh/spier of the Cathedral Church of Here-
ford, recommending unto them the lion, and Reverend
Edward Grey, A.M. to be chosen into the place of Nutt
of the said Cathedral Church, the rime bring void by the
death of the Reverend Edward Mellish.

Crown-Otlice, Dee.. 24.
MOUES VILTIZANZO TO MINS IN TNts IMICASNT
P.1.111.14)411NT.
Boseutzu or NEW*OXT (CII---SNWALL)...III. Right
Hon. Sir Henry Harding., K.C.B, a Major-General to
the Army, in the room of Jolla Doherty, Es. who his
accepted the Moe of Rochester of Munster. •

Coannistion in The SIMMS end Fitittima Gotioned Ind
Ys°l3lanrY Cinirro tired her the Lonl Lieutenant of
the County of Oleseeryres.
E. 1.. Blau* Goat., to he Coto*, vis atricks pros
mated, Deo. 9.

Whitehall, Dec. 20..
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Wiiiiron &livens
the younger, of flatting% in the county of Sussex, gen-
tleman, to be a blaster Manor(Unary in the High Court
of Chancery.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
Henry Richardson, Taunton, Soutenetahire, draper.
BANERurrs.

William Wright, Great Suffolk-street, Blackman-street,
Southwark, bookseller, to surrender Jan. 4, 11, at eleven,
and Feb. 4, at two, at the Court •of Conuniesionere
Smith, Basinghell-street.
Francis Iles, King-street, Soho, draper, Dec. 81,, at
ten, Jan. 7, and Feb. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Corn-
miseioners. Alaburst, Nee/gate-street.
David Stephenson, jun., Mitchell-Laiths, Yorkshire,
dealer, Dec. 80, at five, 81, and Feb. 4, at eleven, at the
George Hotel, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Jecquesand Bettye,
Coleman-street, London ; Archer and Gnaws, Ossett.
John Minahall, Stockport, Chester, victualler, Jan. 12,
lb, and Feb. 4, at two, at the York Rotel, ,Manabeeter.
Dean, Palsgrave-pisee, Temple-ber, Landoll Boothroyel
and Mint, Stockport.
James Middleton and Henry Middleton, Seven OA*,
Kent, upholder', Dec. 81, at twelve, Jan. 7 and Fob.
4, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. Joseph Turnly,
White-hart court, Lombard-street.
Abraham Lyon and Nathan Jacob Calishrr,
Lam, Dec, 31, Jan. 7, and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the
Court of Commissioners. Yates and Sydney, Bury-street,
St. Mary-Axe.
From, Na ah, Shepton-Mallet, Sornersetshire, clothier,
Dec. 31, at eleven, 7, cid Jan. 4, at twtive, at the Court
of Commiseioneri. Pope, Gray's-Inn-square.
Robert Whitfield, Acre-lane, Brixton, Surrey, Ameri-
can merchant, Dec. 81, at ten, Jan. *7, at twelve, and
Feb. 4, it eveven, at the Court of Commissioners.
Betty Barber, Charley, Wilmslow, Chester, vietoeller,
Jan. 14, lb, and Feb. 4, at one, at the Wit,' Bilals
Manchester. Walmeley, Keightley, and ParlaW Chi*.
cery-lane, London ; Barrett, Manchester..
Samuel Southgate, Gate-street, Linttolst'st. 4in.B"lda,
builder, Dee. 28, at half-past one. Ja11..11,, at on", and
Feb. 4, et three, at the Court of Cottinisiottees, %ISO
and Dickinson. Freditriakselkoa, OlClarrry., •
George Philip Lamb, Ndantr.etrraii, *mere Town,
cheesemonger, Jan. 4, at eleven, 11. at ttielets, arid Feb.
4, as ten, at the Court of Commissiettere. Bennington
and Crowther, Cary-lane.
Thomas Wilmhurst, Oxford-street, artist, Jan, 7, at
eleven, 14, at twelve, and Feb. 4, at eleven, at tha Court
of Commissioners. Ala, Chancerp.lauta
UNIVERSI'Inf INTELLIGENCE:

CAIIBBIOOI4 Deo. Norrisitin rise tor the
present year was on Mondry last sdjudger to Thorns.
Stone, B.A. Scholar of St. John's College, for his may
on the following subject The Christian Religion tho
last Revelation to be expected of the will of God."
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln intends to hold his neat
ordination, at Buokiltn, on Sunday the Mb of February.
Candidates are required to send their mire thither to has
Lordship before the 110th of January.
The Rev. Mr. Mountain, of Hamel Hempstead, has
been presented to the living of Blenheim, Bedfordshire,
root by the death of tire Rev. R. P. Besehoroft ; patron,
Lord Grantham.
The Right Hon. Lord Elphinstosto has been pleased to
appoint the Rev. G. W. Std, M.A. of Trinity
college, to be one of Lk Lordship's domestie chaplidos.