The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-29 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUEST.

Yesterday forenoon, at eleven o'clock, a Jury was impa-
nelled before Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head, Fashion-
street, Spitalfields, to inquire into the circumstances attend.
ing the death of Thomas Page, alias Digby, aged one year
and eight months, who was alleged to have been starved by
its mother, Ann. Digby, who is a single woman. Mary
Angel said that the deceased was the illegitimate child of
Ann Digby. The father's name is Thomas Page. Six
months ago it was a fine child. The mother has frequently
said that it would be a good thing to her if the child was
dead. 'She never appeared fond of it, and when a baby
used to leave it alone for hours successively. She left
Page three months ago, and took the deceased with her.
Last Saturday fortnight, in the evening, she knocked at the
door where witness lived ; Page living at the same house,
No. 21, Swan-street, Bethnal-green. She inquired if Page
was at home; and had the child with her. She remarked
that she had been to Staines, the beadle of Shoreditch, who
had sent her to Page, and who stated that she was informed
by Staines that Page was to keep it. She observed that
she had taken the child to the doctor, who said that the
child was fretting after the father. She then placed the
child on the landing, and went away. Witness picked up
the infant, which was so low that it could only moan, and
not cry. When witness observed it, the bone almost pene-
trated the skin, and she could scarcely recognize it.
Verdict—" Natural Death."

Yesterday afternoon a numerous meeting of the
Westminster Commissioners of the Court of Requests was
held at the Court House, in Castle-street, Leicester-square,
for the purpose of taking the necessary measures to secure the
beneficial operation of the new Act of Parliament which au-
thorizes the Commissioners to decide on all claims under 101.
The Commissioners having taken the usual oaths, the Hon.
Frederick Byng in the Chair, a motion was unanimously
agreed to, to the effect that a Committee, consisting of twenty
of the Commissioners, be appointed to draw up and report on
the rules for conducting the future business of the Court. It
was also agreed that the rules and regulations should be sub-
mitted to a full meeting of Commissioners for their adoption
before the Act comes into operation, which will be on the 10th
of October next. The number of Commissioners appointed
under the new Act is 240. The measure is regarded as one
of the greatest importance, and it is expected that efforts will
be immediately made to procure the same powers for the other
Courts of Request in London.

VENI, VIDI, VICI I—Such was the language o
the Roman hero, who had passed the Rubicon, and carried the
Roman Eagle with shouts of victory to the uttermost parts of
the world. But the glory of Caesar, or any military hero,
cannot compete with the glory of those whose object is to
ameliorate the sufferings of humanity, and restore to health
the ill-fated subjects of disease. In this point of view it is im-
possible to overstate the pre-eminent benefits to the commu-
nity, emanating from the healing properties of Mr. Wray's
Balsamic Pills—a medicine of singular efficacy in the cure of
disorders of the urethra; &c., &c.—and from which every nox-
ious ingredient more especially copaiba, is carefully excluded.

The neighbourhood of St. Luke's on Tuesday was in
a considerable state of excitement, in consequence of a per-
son named Weller, a tobacco-pipe manufacturer, of No. 109,
01d-street, putting a period to his existence, by blowing his
brains out with a pistol. The family were alarmed by the
report, and on entering the first floor front room, a most
horrid spectacle presented itself—the unfortunate man was
lying on the floor, weltering in his blood, with his head lite-
rally torn from his body, from the peculiar manner in which
the deadly weapon had been discharged. It is stated that em-
barrassed circumstances induced him to commit the rash act.
Ile has left a wife and 13 children.

On Sunday week whilst the Rev. E. R. Mantel!,
Vicar of St. James's parish church, Louth, was discoursing
upon the widow's son, and when nearly half through the
sermon, an impudent scoundrel of the name of Samuel Hall,
bawled out in coarse language---" I'm the widow's son, and
ya' may make the best o' me." He was apprehended in the
course of the week, and fined I ls.—Lincoln Gazette.

A DANIEL ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT.—The
following decision recently took place in the Five Pound
Court, in the Borough :—A lawyer's clerk was summoned by
the landlord of a public house for 3/. 15s. 6cl. for liquors al-
leged to have been drunk at his house. The lawyer's clerk
being, as usual, rather a slippery subject, brought down a pon-
derous octavo, and referring to the Statute, clause, chapter,
and section, declared that no landlord could recover for li-
quors. " I contend," said he, twitching up his shirt collar,
"‘ that the plaintiff must be nonsuited I" The clerks of the
Court appeared to think so too, but the Learned Commis-
sioner started on his feet, and broke forth as follows :—" Don't
go for to talk to me about Stattys--bow was this 'crc bill run
up, Mister Landlord?" Landlord—" Chiefly for gin and wa-
ter and rum and water, Sir." Mr. Commissioner—" Worry
well ; now as the Statty says you karnt recover nothin for the
gin, nor yet for the ruin, I shall 'mike this 'crc defendant pay
for the water that you supplied him with along with the gin.
I suppose
you gave it him hot with stigar ?" Landlord—" I
did, Sir."
Mr. Commissioner—" Wcrry well; and in course
you pays for your water and sugar. Then it must all be paid
in a month, and no gammon !" The other Commissioners
having assented to this novel method of baffling the Statute
and the lawyer's clerk, the award was actually made out, and
the money eventually paid.
The Neto York Express concludes a long article in
favour of a police, similar to the London police being estab-
lished in that city by saying, " as things now are, if not true to
the letter, it is too sadly near the fact, that there is no law in
New York,'

The other day, a passenger on board one of the
steam-boats missed his handkerchief. and suspecting the honesty
of an Irishman who sat next him, he bluntly requested him to
unfold the secrets of his toggery, by submitting to be searched.
At once, and with great goodwill, the scrutiny was consented
to, but it turned out most awkwardly for the accuser, that the
missing article was at last discovered in his own hat. He, of
course, proceeded in all haste to apologise for hia mistake,
when he was interrupted by Paddy replying, not in a whisper,
" Oh, never mind, there's no harm at all; you took me for a
rogue, and I took you for a jintilman ; and now you see we
were both mistaken 1"

The Sixteenth Report of the Commissionors ap-
pointed under the Act of Parliament for promoting the build-
ing of additional churches in populous parishes, has just been
printed and delivered. It appears from the Report, that the
number of additional churches completed, by order of the
Commissioners, since their appointment, is 214; that seven
are now building ; that plans are approved for building th;rty-
modation has been thus provided in churches and chapels for
288,32,7 individuals; including 128,804 free sittings,
five other churches or chapels ; and that additional accent-

INSOLVENT COURT-WEDNESDAY

Harry Fuller applied upon his petition to be dis2harged.
He was not opposed. It appeared by the insolvent's sche-
cile, that for the last six years he had not earned a single
farthing, but during the whole of that time had lived upon
his children's property, on whose account he had receii•ed
1601. annually. The present was the second application for
relief. His debts now amounted to 5001.
The Learned CHIEF CommisszoNEn said, was he to
understand that the insolvent had spent all that time in
idleness ?

The insolvent had earned a little by writing. He was
now seventy years of age. The insolvent was discharged.
John Lewis Lyon applied for his discharge. He was not
opposed. The insolvent had been an omnibus proprietor.
All his property had been sold by the Crown, in conse-
quence of which he was obliged to petition this Court for
relief. He had. been in confinement since May, 1835. The
insolvent,was discharged.