The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-22 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Saturday evening an inquest was held in the
committee-room, in the workhouse, Walbrook, before
11r. PAYNE, on view of the body of Mary Ann
French, aged G.
Mrs. Mary French, the mother of the deceased
(who, from a state of exhaustion, arising from the
shoc4roduced by the loss of her daughter, was
obliged to be supported into the room), stated, that
she resided at No. 11, Sherborne-lane ; that on
Friday afternoon her daughter received a letter,
and, on opening it, said, " Thank God, my dear
mother, here is a letter from my dear James. Oh !
false disgraceful man ; I shall never be happy."—
After reading it for some time she put it into her
bosom, and appeared like a distracted girl. She
afterwards went out to get some tea, but did not
return home until twelve o'clock, when she intro-
duced to her a gentleman, to whom she handed a
chair. Witness asked him how he could think of
paying his addresses to her daughter, when he knew
that he was a married man. Deceased then clung
round him, when the latter admitted he was a mar-
ried man. Witness instantly ordered him to quit
her house. He said he would, but desired her first
to examine the reticule she then held in her hand
belonging to her daughter, as there was poison in
it. She examined it, and found two papers contain-
ing "Epsom salts ;" upon which the gentleman
left. In a short time after the deceased was taken
ill. Witness said, " Good God, my dear girl, what
have you been taking ?" " Arsenic," she replied,
and requested to have some tea. A seven o'clock
the following morning she expired in agony.
The gentleman alluded to by the last witness
being in attendance, stated to the Jury that from the
circumstance of having met the deceased nine months
ago at a party, he bud since had several interviews
with her, :and corresponded with her ; and that on
Friday evening, by her urgent request, he again met
her, and repeated to her his determination of not
seeing her again, stating, as a reason, that he was a
married man. Ile then took her into a coffee-house,
where they had some wine. Deceased then pulled
out his last letter, 'and upbraided him for what he
had written, and throwing something into the glass,
drank off the contents. Witness imagining she had
taken poison, seized hold of her band, to possess
himself of the phial, but found nothing. Ile then
accompanied her home, when in the way thither she
acknowledged she had been seduced by a gentle-
man named S—t. Witness stated to the Jury
that he was not married, but had said so to the de-
ceased, who lie perceived was the daughter of re-
spectable parents, to prevent any bad consequences.
The Jury here recalled the mother, who admitted
the fact of her daughter having been seduced by
the person above named. Verdict—to Insanity.”

The Quotidienne mentions that the Princess
roma NAC, the wife of the ex-Minister, was delivered of a
daughter on the Nth instant. Her labour bad been so se•
vere, that serious app.rehensions were entertained for her life.
NORTIICOTE 8 LIVE OF TITIAN. _This
interesting biography will he gladly received by the devo-
tees both of Art anti Literature. it is the portrait of a
toaster by a mister. The volumes include a variety of
curious correspondence front the pens of vAIIAKI,
MICHAEL ANOFJ.O, A 14 NiiiAL CA RACCI, am! many
other distinguished characters, alluding an insight into the
private life and habits of TITIAN and his roost celebrated
contemporaries. The venerable biographer's commits
on art, more particularly those which relate to our. own
country, will doubtio,a he read with considerable interest.
The work is enriched by a floe portrait of Timm; from
a drawing by Intwelf, taken at the advanced age of oittety-
nine ! An account of the eltep.d.ceuvre of this celebrated
toaster, renders this work still more worthy of perusal.