The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-10 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inquisition was yesterday afternoon taken at
the Jacob's Well public-house, Barbican, before
Mr. W. PAYNE and a highly respectable Jury, to in-
quire touching the deaths of Miss Mary Atm
O'Brien, aged 30, and her illegitimate infant,which
arose out of the following extraordinary circum-
stances:—

The Jury having inspected the bodies of the de-
ceased, which lay at the house of M. Todd, No.
I, Alfred-place, Barbican, the following evidence
was adduced:—
Mr. Henry Todd stated that about a month since
the deceased engaged apartments at his house. She
represented herself as the daughter of Lord O'Brien,
a deceased Irish Nobleman, and said that she was
first cousin to the Duchess of St. Alban's; but she
added, that her income at present was very limited,
although she had great expectations. After a few
days she introduced another female much young r
than herself, who, she said, had a small income, and
that they intended living together. They conducted
themselves with the greatest propriety, and were vi-
sited by the most respectable persons. Latterly wit-
ness's wife had observed that Miss O'Brien looked
as if she was in the family way, and one day she had
the curiosity to ask her if such was not the fact.
Miss O'Brien assured her she was mistaken, and that
she was only labouring under a dropsical complaint.
About seven o'clock on the preceding morning Miss
Coleridge, the young lady who lived with the de-
ceased, informed him that Miss O'Brien was rather in-
disposed, but did not intimate what was the matter,
and it was not until eleven o'clock tho same night
that he and his wife, on returning from the theatre,
were convinced of the astounding fact, that Miss
O'Brien had on the previous night been delivered
of a male infant, without any other assistance than
such 82 was afforded her by Miss Coleridge, and that
consequently both the mother and infant had perished.
Me. W. Stone, snrgeon, of Barbican, was called
in to attend the deceased about ten o'clock on the
preceding night. He found her lying on the bed,
and was told by Miss Coleridge that she had been
recently delivered of an infant. He examined her,
and found that life was wholly extinct. He then
directed his attention to the infant, which was lying
on a table in the room, which he found was dead
also it was a fine full-grown male infant, and Miss
Coleridge informed him that it was born alive, as
she heard it cry. The umbilical cord not having
been tied, it had bled to death. The mother's death
was caused by exhaustion and want of proper
medical assistance.

Miss Sarah Coleridge, although she slept with
the deceased, was not aware that she was enceinte.
They retired to bed as usual on Monday night ; and
witness was several times disturbed by groans from
the deceased; she asked her what was the matter?
she replied " Nothing particular." Witness at length
went to sleep, and did not wake mad six o'clock.
The deceased then gave her something wrapped in
a piece of green cloth, and told her to put it on the
bench in the room. Previous to the doing this she
unwrapped the cloth, and exclaimed, "Oh, God, it's
a child." The deceased then confessed that she
had brought it into the world, and conjured her not
to tell any one. The child appeared dead, and she
laid it on the bench ; she. thought in the night she
heard the cries of an infant. Witness got up and
made the deceased some tea and gruel, but site ap-
peared very much exhausted, and witness insisted
upon making her friends acquainted with her situa-
tion. The deceased objected strongly to this, but

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about tire o'clock in the afternoon, witness 5'4
that she was fast sinking, insisted upon
the deceased's brother, who lives in Regent4_l
of her dam!erou4 situation. The deceased reY
" For God's sake, don't let my brother 1(110
disgraceful situation ; if you do, I know his tlt,
s. well, that he will instantly shoot me, anti'
blow his own brains out." IVitness, however,
to him, and told him that his sister was indisPl
but did not say what had happened, and
mised to call on her the next mcrning. The decyl
was of the Roman Catholic persuasion ;
ness, on her return home, called at the house,
Priest of that religion, in Moorfields, to apPril
of the deceased's dangerous situation ; but the
Gentleman was not within. On reaching lortte,i
found the deceased on the bed, in a state of
s'ie then became alarmed, arid sent for medies:4
sistance, but it was then too late, as the dec".
was quite gone.
The deceased being unprovided with babi.itti'
' this, coupled with other c rcumstanees, was, It
minds of the Jury, strong presumptive proof 111,1
unfortunate young wonun had contempiatefi
death of the infant. The Jury, therefore, a
I short consultation, returned a verdict of tg,
murder against the mother of the infant, and se°
censured the conduct of Miss Coleridr,
promptly calling in medical assistance.

THE ARMY.

(From the Cork Southern Reporter.)
On Thursday morning the depot companies uft'e I
Regiment marched into this city from Kinsale, 'IP
remain here for some time doing duty.
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Friday morning the ,econd division of the 03-t
ment proceeded in the Lee steamer to Cove, and el)
on board the Recoerry transport, for Barnatliaoifr,
head-quarters division is expected to embark on ' iour
next in the Wellington transport, which is ahnoo
expected. j
A detachment of the sth Regiment has arriv.-1110
city front Buttevant, and the first division will leay
town en Monday next, to embark at Give for tFe
terranean.

(From the Limerick Chronicle.) fir°
Annexed is a correct list of the stations of th.
now in Ireland :-sth, Buttevant ; 9th, G310)0.511'
Limerick ; 28th, Dublin ; 30th, Belfast ; 50th, ,
56th, Fermoy ; 59th, Enniskillen ; 64th, Dir!..ikeet'r!
DuhliYs; 6Stb. Limerick 69th, Cork; 70th,
74th, Terntilemore ; 76th Athlone; tS3J, %r,
92d, Clare Castle. Cavalry-Ist or Kinga
Guards, Dublin ; 6th Dragoon Guards or Ca,
Cater ; 6th Enniskillen Dragoons, Ballinrolg:411
Hussars, Dublin ; 12th Lancers, Newbridge;
cers, Cork.
The sth are fur Gibraltar, and the 56th the Vil,'ldper.
The Recovery transport arrived at Cork on "
to embark a division of the 69th Regiment for Ittios,'
We understand that the orders for the embsr;te,
the 56th and 69th Regiments at Cork were.,.prit
countermanded, in consequence of the convulsion In
and the apprehension of outrage in other district''
The 83d Regiment detaches from Casclebar to
more, Tuarn, 13allina, and Foxford.
Had the disturbances continued at Bristol, the- Doi
67th Regiments would have been shipped off fr°
in steamers for Bristol.

PRICE OF COALS—MONOPOI4B.
bg
In consequence of ships from Sunderlarl-
°Mere" to perform quarantine, the mei-0131
that hi
considerably advancedtie
i ne
e,ttypric article ietf
of coahli,e„
!nitre to increase in price unless some mei/ e
contrived for procuring them from Stafford let
(ther midland counties. We understand gllat.t
ral large houses are already making arrangero",
bring. up coals by canal; but the public will .11e,
believe that at this moment a law is in extsteo
which persons are prohibited from bringing to
lon by internal conveyance more than 50,000,
of coals in a Year. The alleged reason for thl°
is the pretence that the Newcastle coasting
an excellent nursery for seamen ; but the Wu
we have no doubt, is the giving to a few vifil
Lords and commoners a monopoly of the o°11';'
in London. But, be this as it may, under ep
circumstances the law ought to be repealed,
should imagine must be repealed, and that t";
mediately. A correspondent observes that the;
of the present high prices of coals is the resrc.
of vend, and the small number of collieries bi
the me ropol:s, &c. are supplied:—

" These remarks," he observes, "
perusal of some ob'ervatinns in your jour
refer to the evil, and point out the rented
means about to he afforded, by the Cal
shipping from the river Tees a large qt
description of coal, and that too from
etuntry, which, for want of the conven,
will afford, has never hitherto been wt
fornmant, by his description of the conce,
pear acquainted with the progress of tl
which he alludes. The Act enabling th,
prosecute the extended works, now far ;
t tined in 1529, and operations have
nearly two years. The main line is expec,
for business in the early part of next year
subscription list has been long filled up, m
tee of Management have nearly disposed
the additional shares they were einpowert
meeting of March last) to issue, in ordt
creased expence of the extended line of
opeaing of the rail-road in that neighbou.
S ock,ou, from which it was previot
export a single cargo of coals, has, wits.
months, supplied upwards of 2,400 vo
that article; and during the strike' a,
of the Tyne and the Wear last spring, tl
nished time mt. tropolis with its necessary
prevented the very serious advance in pm
otherwise have taken place.
" The importance of the extensive,
glected, tract of coalfield in the south,
county of Durham, sufficient alone to sm
for centurit-s, is thus manifested beyond
doubt. The opening of the Clarence
extensively enlarging the sptehhceekrr
et
hitherto c uctn°lll the
oP, e
ctautlyowancterass, awphoicnirierifluol
their own grt'at private advantage, and
injury of the public."

We are glad to find that the Clar
is in a much greater state of forwat
were given to understand. The trade
the trade of every other native production,
be free, and in the end will be free. Let t".O,
tiues be taken off, and let a rail-road beo'rAeperre
don and Birmingham be formed—an L'17;(0
perfectly practicable—and we shall be 81)10
cure good coals in the metropolis at leas 1. et
heir present price. It is a well-known % I
English coals are sold cheaper at New Vcirlitlr
they are in London ; and at Boston, Nov:ge
the proprietor of the giv-works, an English ,;6
man of the name of Robinson, imports ,rds
from Liverpool at little more than twe't'
price we pay for them in the metropoli6'
to be borne ? —Morning Herald.

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CHOLERA.—In the London Limo .7; i.tett„'N.
:die, of Nov. 3, will be fund the mast colorleilli:11 'I pr
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this important subject, in all its bearings, `vi it, frank eh
hitherto been presented to the public. A flap '1.0,, fL4liria4o
gress, from its origin to the present hour, tr- iiiii gas et
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disease through all its routes, climates, and date'
,Bit 4111 ti4et
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Mortimer, Salop, the lady of Francis Valentine Le'' $4,"411,
at-law, of a son.
On the sth inst. at Willowbrook, county Kildare' ti 4 141:712
the Rev. J Bonham, of a son. i 1141;'"f
At Caerhays.castle, Cornwall, the Indy of .T. i 44, .ar
Esq., of a daughter. 0( 4th Y
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On the 9th inst. at Merylebone Church, John ‘,."-,re.:441 tit ,"rdini
Devonshire-street, to Mrs. Chandless, of Dorset-Aucti-S._,witS I,ool'
On the Sth inst. at Tenterd,n, \V. J. Dixon, }-;.511'' EP,' ' t,
Lill, to Eliza, (laughter of the late Rev. Thorns" p ~, 43ti,
Tottenham. iv, tilt.• 4 ! it tit 4
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eacond daughter at R. Webb, Esq., of Melchet•par ' A t 'tti,
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Russell-square. -lIC 0(
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Liddiard. f CiT'l $. * 1 11.,"
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street, Golden-,quare. ~(t Witr!ti ti
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bi f/‘ witted
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Edmund Harden.
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