The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-24 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, MAY 23—Wind S. by E.—Arrived and
.sailetl for
the River, the , Elizabeth, Brooks, from Tobago -.Passid,
•through -from the Riier, the 'Magnet, Todd; for • Bombay.;:
Juno, Coulson, for Aka ; Cincinnatus, Bliss,: for NelCYork;,i,
'Johmand Dench,
.for Oporto ; Valley Fielde„Gray„„,
for. 13ermuda ; Lord Rodney, Charlton, for • ITan Dievores
Lang... -Arrived from the northward, and remain, the'transport
ship, No. 26.
PoitTsmov-Tn, MAY 23.—Wind S.E.—Sailcd his
j.esty'sehip Zebra, for the Mediterranean. • -•!, • _
the . "Aar
TOd4,-.for- Dantzic.
LivEitroor., MAY 22.--Winds S.S.W.:--ArriVed • use
Uxbridge, Corkendale, from Monte. Video;' Paragon, Simp-
son,-froin Jamaica General Brock, Eden, from. Paraiba •
Bitty, :Cutts, from ,Charlstone;•Josephine ;
Tar, Newby ; William, Sheredain, and D7elj)hos, Bray, Wm;
New Orleans ; Atticus, Dunbar, from Willrmogton; jmi Mii-
riner, Jones, from ttologne. Off the Port, the Viiliarn•Aneit
Cobb, from New York, and Wilson?, from' tvemitt

Off Penzance, the Telegraph, Berry, from, Port-au.priii*„
Off the Wight, the Nederlands, Volker, from Bahia. Off
Dover, the Triton, Blicken, from Havannah.
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CORONER'S INQIIET.

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Yesterday evening an adjourned Inquest iia&held,at die 1-0,11,
Posts; Berwick-street, Soho, before TTIOILA4 FA
on the body of Mr. Thoinas!Dainton4 -aged 75, ..-whose-d4ath
was occasioned under the following cireumstanceetThe tie-
ceased, it appeared, for sixteen years filled- the situation', as
a headle of St. James's parish, and: in his offitial duty
he apprehended, on Friday last, a • vagrant .• boy,_ .whom
was conveying towards Jermyn-street; when he was attacked
in York-stteet, St. James's-squire, by a man who gave hire
a most desperate blow on the right side of his chest, fellegthirn
to the ground, rescued the boy: from him .and- then. both
made their escape.—Mr. George Bowes of King:street, ,/at.
rn Jaees-square, house-agent, deposed that about one (*lock
on Friday afternoon he was in York.streeti and :passed the
deceased, who had a young vagrant in custody :by ,ther4lar,
and about midway of the street he noticed a tall man..appayent,
ly watching the beadle, and then go towards We' decelised,
and strike him a despera'e blow on the right. side of his chest ;
the rush was a cruel and. most brutal one; the decdaied fell
instantly from the blow with .violent force on the flag storia ;
no person being near, and witness an invalid, could not follow
the fellow. Although the deceased was down, he still held the
I lad in custody, when the ruffian made every endelvour tali
tricate the vagrant from his grasp, which he succeeded'ingter
a severe struggle. The boy then ran away,. and on the aiiim
passing witness, in a savage grin, said, " I kneW I could 'soon
I get the boy away from him." The deceated while dOwe elated
I out:several times ":Stop him, step hini." the fella* appOied
about 40 years of age, remarkably thin, . tall, fair cotqlexiOn,
very.shabbily dressed, and looked like a countryman. •
Mr. Joseph Smith; of Arthur-street, Trevor-square, Ditohp.
ton; carpenter,- said, a few minutes before one o'clock he ;vas
proceeding through St. Jarnees-square, towardathe,Th4tXed-
house Tavern, saw the deceased take hold of the boy did ,not
know his offence, but noticed some matches in his •hand the
than also had matches ; the deceased, had hold of
t.lo.l3oylrf the
wrists ; saw-him lying in the street, and the 'fellow endeavour-
ing to rescue the lad ; but did not observe the deceitsedltrike.
Witness: was prevented going in pursuit, having particular'bu-
siness to finish at the Thatched-house.
Mr. James Russell, of No. 28, Broad-itreet;- surgeon, !eitid,
about three o'clock on Friday afternoon he was senttor;to attend
the deceased ; being absent, his assistant went, and at eleven
o'clock at night he visited the deceased at his house ; found bum
perfectly sensible; he complained of violent pain on "the right
side of his chest ; on examination, he discovered a iteiere‘stiell-
ing, caused by effusion of blood; deceased did not appea,S In a
dangerous situation ; lie requested, him to be very quiet; and
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sent him some medicine and applications.
Mr. Thomas Rose, of Park-place, surgeon, deposgl'!, ing
examined the body of deceased, found a coneiderahle qtlaUtify
of blood in the armpit to the extent of about 2 pint.a,oe&bidned
by the rupture of a large vein. The body was in a pat-;iculi state,
that a frignt or any extraordinary cause would have produced
death, although the deceased did not die of that eruption.;, and he
considers his decease was accelerated by the blow he yeeeived.-
Another medical gentleman was of the same opinion: "

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The Coroner then read over the evidence, and the Jury :una-
nimously returned a verdict of Manslaughtet against Anita
unknown.

EARTHENWAILE.—By returns laid `beforti the
Commons during the present Session, it appears' .
that on an
average of the last three years,' as compared with an await?
taken forty years ago the manufacture of eat-Om:Tama*
china in Great Britain juts increased in the proportion-9(04n!
seven to four.

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