The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-03 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Board-
room of St. George's Hospital, on the body of Eliza Point-
ing, a married woman, aged sixty-one.
John Smith, of Pulteney-street, Golden-square, last We-
dnesday night, about ten o'clock, was crossing the Green
Park towards Piccadilly, when his attention was attracted
by something white lying by one of the trees, near the
pond commonly called " Rosamond's pond." He examined
what he saw, and found a woman's bonnet, shawl, pocket,
and shoes ; and, suspecting all was not right, he hastened
to the Park lodge, when he met William Hall, the lodge
porter, and having told him the circumstances they got the
drags, proceeded immediately to the spot, and in a few
minutes succeeded in getting the body out.
W.- Pointing, an elderly man, formerly belonging to the
Foot Guards, and now living on his pension, deposed that
the deceased was his wife, that they had been married for
thirty-two years, that they lived very happily together, and
that she worked very hard at the mangle for her living.
She was a perfectly sober woman, but for the last five or
six weeks she had become very nervous, and could not be
kept. in bed even during the night. The last time he saw
her alive was last Wednesday morning, but he has heard
that she was seen in Coventry-street as late as nine o'clock
on the evening when she committed the rash act. He had
also been told, but not by her, that she had lost five sove-
reigns of his money a few days before, and that she told
some of her relations at Islington on the same Wednesday
that she would not return home again. Verdict—" Found
drowned."
F

EES TO MEDICAL MEN AT INQUESTS.--Yesterday
evening, an inquest was held at the Mitre Inn, Upper-
street, Islington, before Mr. STIRLING and a respectable
Jury, on view of the body of a female unknown, apparently
about forty years of .age, who was discovered drowned in
the New River.

The Jury observed that there could be no doubt but that
the unfortunate woman was a destitute outcast, and being
driven to the utmost misery, had drowned herself.
The CORONER fully concurred in the opinion of the
Jury, and a verdict of " Found drowned" was returned.
On the case being decided, Mr. Semple addressed the
Coroner, and inquired if there was any impediment in the
way of his receiving the fee whic'a, by a recent Act of Par-
liament, had been awarded to medical witnesses, whose ser-
vices had been given in cases where it was cecessary to call
a Coroner's inquest.

CORONER-4. am aware that such an Act has passed ;
nor do I for a moment dispute your claim ; hut at the pre-
sent time I am not prepared to meet your wishes.
Mr. Semple—l confess, Mr. Coroner, lamat a loss to
know your objection to give me an order for the payment
of the fee at the present time. I have received a summons
from you to attend this inquiry, and my services were ren-
dered for more than two hours in endeavouring to restore

the poor woman, consequently my claim must-be fair and
just. I certainly shall maintain such, not for the mere ob-
ject of the guinea, but as the representative of my profes-
sional brethren, a body of gentlemen consisting of
more than 10,000. I have for twenty-five years given
my services and attendance gratuitously at Coroners' in-
quests, and now an Act has passed entitling us to a certain
fee for our services I expect that the profession will meet
with no obstruction in obtaining such.
CORONER—I tell you, Sir, Ido not dispute your claim,
but I shall not determine upon the subject at the present
time.

Mr. Bell, the Coronet's clerk, observed that it required
a special order from the Coroner to entitle surgeons to the
fee, and that such on order was only given where special
services were given, such as post mortem examinations.
The clause in the Act was to that effect.
Mr. Semple said he protested against such an interpre-
tation of the wording of the Act. He hoped the profes-
sion would claim their right.
Here the matter dropped.

On Thursday afternoon an inquest was held at the sign
of the Liebeck's Head, in High•street, Shadwell, before
Mr. Baker, the Coroner, and a highly respectable jury, on
the body of Samuel Cochrane Walton, Esq., of Albion-
place, Blackfriars Bridge, aged 4:2 years, which was found
floating in the Thames on Wednesday morning, off Shad-
well Dock.

Mr. John James Taylor, a coal-merchant, residing at
Brixton, and brother-in-law to the deceased, 'deposed that
the deceased was a single man, and resided in Albion-place,
close to Blackfriars-bridge. He was not in any business,
but had lost a great deal of money in Spanish Stock, and
was a large speculator in the funds as well as shares. Wit-
ness had heard him speak of the Brighton railroad shares,
and say he bad fifty shares in different concerns. Latterly
the deceased generally spoke in a desponding way about
those shares, acid their leaving him without any money, and
he (witness) occasionally relieved him when he required
it. The last. time he asked witness for money he gave
him 4/. On that occasion he wanted .5/. ; but he (wit-
ness) had but 4/. in his pocket at the time, and that he
gave him. The last time he (witness) saw him alive was
about sixteen days ago ; but he only left his residence on
Wednesday week. He had been at home all that day, and
was seen as late as nine o'clock in the evening, after which
it was supposed he went out, but it was thought in the house
that he had retired to rest ; but it was found in the morning
that he had not been to bed at all, and must have gone out
shortly after the above. Witness, on ascertaining that he
was missing from home, became somewhat alarmed for his
safety, and made inquiries about him, but heard nothing of
him until the day before (Wednesday), wh be .was
formed that his body was picked up in the Thames at
Shadwell. Verdiet--" Found drowned,"
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n Wednesday morning an accident occurred in
Piccadilly to Miss Mary Hodges, a young lady, twenty-three
years of age, whose friends reside in Norton-street, Fitzroy-
square, under the following circumstances :—Miss Hodges
was proceeding on the outside of a stage-coach for the pur-
pose of going into Devonshire, and had taken her place in the
front part of the roof of the coach, in company with some other
ladies. Previous to the coach starting, two sailors, much in-
toxicated, took their places at the back part of the coach ;
they had prooeeded but a short distance when ono of them
got on the roof of the coach, over the luggage, for the pur-
pose of sitting by the females, which wag resisted by them ;
but he persisted, and in his endeavours to force himself be-
t
tween them, Miss Hodges, who was unfortunately sitting on
he outside, held by tho iron handle for some time, but the
fellow, from his extreme state of intoxication, in forcing his
way, pushed her off the roof. The coachman fortunately had
at the moment stopped the horses for the purpose of ejecting
the fellow, otherwise the wheels must have passed over Miss
Hodges. On her being taken off the ground it was found that
she had received such serious injury that she was immediately
conveyed home in a coach.
The trustees of Harpur's Charity, at Bedford, have
ileen years of n
made arrangements for opening a school ffir education of
all the female children of the inhabtsa
age. ]twill commence
nts of the town of Bed-
ford, betwee
eq the 2th‘ d
six end.4ptenliacr, when the children will be taught
reading, writing, arithmetic, sewing, knitting, and other use-
ful branches, and religious knowledge, on the same system as
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the central school now established at Westminster. All books
and
Two students met on Sunday morning at the Bar-
vidod
rier d'Enfer, to settle with pistols a quarrel which bad arisen
tbhyerthneecceshsaarrityo. pens es attending the school will be pro..
the night before at a smoking club. One of them received his
adversary's ball in the head, fell, was carried to the hospital of
Necker, and died almost immediately afters

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday a young woman, rather genteelly dressed, and
about twenty-three years of age, was brought before Mr.
MlNstium., charged with having stolen a child named
Thomas Welsh, three years and a half old. The prisoner,
who appear&l in great agitation and alarm, cried bitterly,
and gave her name as Annette Wilson.
The little boy was in the care of his grandmother, who
lives in King-street, Soho, and who on Thursday evening
gave him leave to go into the street to play with some other
children. The little ones were playing on the step of a
door, when the prisoner went up to them, and taking the
boy Welsh by the hand led him away. The child cried at
first, but she appeared to coax him, and he went away with
her. The transaction was witnessed by Mr. Smithwell, a gro-
cer, in the same street, who followed her as far as Newport-
street, where he taxed her with stealing the child. She de-
nied it, and said it was her own child, and that if he would
go with her she would convince him that such was the case.
She went up one street and down another, he still fol.
lowing, and at length he again taxed her with stealing the
child, and said he should continue to watch her until he
found where she lived. She said he might follow her if
he chose, and made her way into Bedford Court, Covent-
garden, where she went up to another child, and attempted
to coax it away ; upon which a cry of " child stealer " was
raised. A mob collected, and a policeman named Gard-
ner came up, and took her into custody. On the way
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her father. She bad the appearance of heir:- opertv of
intoxicated,
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and declared she had no intention of stealing the child,
and that she did not know why s.lie took it away. The
grandmother soon found the boy at the station-house.
Mr. MINSHULL—What are you ? Prisoner—(bursting
into tears)---I am a married woman, but unfortunately se-
parated from my husband.
Mr. MINSHULL—Where do you live ? Prisoner—When
lam at home, Sir, in the Vauxhall-road, with my father.
Mr. MINSHULL—What is your father ? Prisoner--
Don't ask me, Sir, pray, what he is ; he is a highly respec-
table man, and I beg I may not he obliged to give any fur-
ther description. She repeated her statement that she did
not intend to steal the child.
Mr. MiNsitum. remanded her till Thursday next.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Henry and James Cobbage, John Manning,
James Jones, and Henry Bishop, were brought before Mr.
BENNETT, for final examination, charged with being com-
mon utterers of base coin. The whole of the prisoners are
well-known thieves and utterers of base money, and have
for a considerable time past been connected with a for-
midable gang in the neighbourhood of Islington, and in the
habit of receiving counterfeit coin from coiners in the vici-
nity of Battle Bridge, who have hitherto eluded the vigi-
lance of the police.
The prisoners, who are desperate-looking fellows, said
nothing in their defence, and they were fully committed for
trial.

John Mull, aged 16, was charged by John Hull, his own
father, with having robbed him of 13 sovereigns.
Mr. BENNETT inquired whether he had any evidence
that the prisoner took the money ? Prosecutor—No one
else was allowed to enter the room.
Mr. BENNETT—Was he ever guilty of any robbery be-
fore ? Prosecutor (crying)—l am sorry to say that he
has, your Worship, and he is perfectly hardened.
Blakewell, a constable of Clerkenwell, stated that the
prisoner had made a confession to a person, who could be
brought forward, that he bad taken the money.
Mr. BENNETT (to the prisoner)—Have you anything
to say ?—Prisoner (sullenly)—No, I have nothing to say.
Mr. BENNfiTT remanded him, with directions to bring
forward all possible evidence.

Q UEEN- S Q UARE,
William Kent, a gentleman, attired very fashionably, was
yesterday charged with having rescued a person from the
custody of a constable of police.
It appeared that, for lack of better amusement, several
young gentlemen went into a pastrycook's shop in the vi-
cinity of the Surrey Theatre, on the previous night, and
besieged custards, ices, and any other delicacies that came
to hand. Some of the pastry was stuck against the inside
of the panes, in order to give the gentlemen outside an
opportunity of knowing the respective tastes of their com-
panions. One part of the window was decorated with a
" cut of ice," the next pane was ornamented with a rasp-
berry tart, a third exhibited the vestige of a banbury."
All this was excessively amusing to the gentlemen, but not
so to the landlord. %Viten he remonstrated a tart was
pushed in his face, and he was politely informed that he
roi2ht "take it out of that." One of the gentlemen re-
fused to pay for what he had taken, and in consequence a
scuffle occurred, and he was taken into custody by a con-
stable. He had proceeded only a few yards, when Kent,
the defendant, came up, and said his friend should not go
to the station-house, as he had paid the money for him. He
than rescued the prisoner from his custody, and the con-
stable very properly took Kent instead.
In defence the gentleman said he had come out for a
lark with the others, and there was really no desire to in-
fringe the law.—He was fined .ss.

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Mr. GREGORIE (to complainant)—State the nature of
Complainant— a
On Tuesday afternoon last, your Worship,
William Renning gave me good beating as soon as I re-
turnedyour complaint against this man.
Lv;')Vaihka.t did he do that for ? Com-
plainant (blushing)—l fancy its nothing but jealousy, Sir ;
mr. home
but its a shame that I should be used so.
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Mr. GREGORIE—Are you living with the defendant ?
Complainant (hesitating)—I think I may say that lam W ,
your orship. I don't know why I should be ashamed to
own it, as my husband loft me long ago.
Mr. GREGoatL-..Where did the
assault take place—in
the street, ye, in your room ? Complainant—ln the room,
Sir ; be clew into a great rage, and asked me where I had
keen ? and before I had time to tell him he gave me a black
eye, because he's very jealous indeed of my husband, whom
I had been walking with ; and I really do think I shall
make up my mind
with him again. As for this Bill Renning, I'll never speaklive
to him any more as long as I live, that I won't.
Defendant—You know that you regularlyft enticed me
after
you away from my own home to live with you a
sepa-
rated from your husband, two years ago, when he bound
you over to keep the peace.
your Worship, and he is a
Complainant—lt is 411 111119 e,
vile creature to say what he does, for be seduced me away,
and hP lokows it,

The htisband of complainant, a little sharp-nosed, rough-
headed cordwainera who accompanied his wife to the office,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANS-1.-101V-HOUSE.
One of the magistrates for the county of Kent having
sent a letter to the Lord Mayor, informing his Lordship
that a soldier had in an affray at Stone, in the neighbour-
hood of Dartford, stabbed a man with his bayonet, and
afterwards taken up his abode in the city of London, and
requesting that as the wounded person was not likely to re-
cover,, his Lordship would send an officer to apprehend the
ace-used party, Daniel Forrester was sent to make the ne-
cessary inquiries. Forrestezlearned that the soldier lodged
at a public-house in the vicinity of Coleman-street, and on
Thursday intelligence was brought to London that the un-
fortunate man who was stabbed had expired of his wound.
A warrant was subsequently sent from Stone for the sol-
dier's apprehension. The soldier, upon bearing of the death
of the man, voluntarily gave himself up. His name is
Thos. Wm. Hfferan, and he is a sergeant, and•trperson of
a very good character.
The account he gives of the transaction is, that he was
most desperately attacked at one o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing by three labouring men, named James Smith, Thomas
Taylor, and Joseph Mantle ; that they beat him severely
with bludgeons, and when he was on the ground he found
it absolutely necessary to save his own life by using his
weapon. He was anxious for an investigation into the cir-
cumstances, when, he said, it would be found that he was
justified in using the most desperate violence. The prisoner
was then given up to the constable of Dartford to be con-
veyed to Stone, to await the result of the coroner's inquest