The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-18 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An Inquest was held on Thursday eveningat eight o'clock,
before Taos. STIALING, Esq., Coroner, at the Pitee Heads
in Cumberland street Portman-sqiiare, on the body of Mrs.
Eleanor Jane Maitland, aged 22, wife of Captain Illeitland,
and daughter-in-law of the General of that name.
This Lady's death being so sudden, had caused. done set•
sation in the family and nei ghbourliod, and long before the
Inquest took- place the room, was crowded by her friends and
relatives.
The first witness examined was Mary Anne Riffles servant
to the deceased lady ; she stated thattabout three weeks since
deceased gave birth to a son,' but of which she was quite rem.
vered ; from that time until !Wednesday she continued Minna.
ving in her health, when in the morning the witness went into
the deceased's room to dress her, while so engaged, some one
rapped at the door; on the witness opening it, a note was hand.
ed to her, and she delivered it to the deceased, who instantly
read it, and desired the witness " to give her love to Gen.Mait-
land, and she hoped shortly to have the pleasure of seeingisim."
After delivering this message, deceased desired the witness not
to give her any more notes, but deliver them to Capt. Maitland,
as there was something in them respecting her mother which
she was unwilling to hear: her mother at the time, the
deceased observed, she believed was dead. After reading the
note, the deceased took some gruel, which was her usual cuetom,
and expressed a great anxiety to be dressed as early as possible,
in order that she might meet Captain Maitland, who was then
expected from the TOwer ; scarcely, however, had she partaken
of the gruel, when she was taken ill ; :the witness tbserved
it, and considering it a return of a spasmodic affection which
she was subject to, instantly procured her. some warns brandy
and water, and laid her on the sofa. The nurse was called.uP,
Dr. Herbert and Mr. Lomax were sent for, but beforethey ars.
rived deceased expired.
The jury, at this moment, wished to be informed if any thingg.
was contained in the note hurtful to the feelings of the deceased., ' The witness answered, there was nothing of the kind, and,
instantly handed it to the Coroner, when it was read. It was
addressed to deceased from General Maitland, expressing his
itnitietY for their welfare, and earnestly wishing to see the dew ceased and the infant since her accouchernent. He, howeverf
said, he must reserve that pleasure until his return to town in a.
fortnight, as, should lie wait until she came down into, the
drawing room, he would be obliged to travel many hours ia
the dark. He hoped, that God would preserve them both to
eoinfort each other. He concluded by observing, lie had the
preceding day seen her:Mother..
The Jury then expressed their surprise at the suddenness of
the deceased's 'death, and wished the nurse who gave the
deceased the gruel to be sent for. Previous, however,: to her
arrival,
Mr. Edward Leese, of No. 69, Gloucester.place,_. surgeon,
was called : he stated lie had not known the deceased previous
,to /ter death ; but lie was called upon on Virednii3day morning,
when she was dying : he found her lying upon a sofa, fainting
away—indeed dying ; and in . about ten minutes she expired-
He was informed by the servants, she partook of her breakfast.
which she ate very heartily, and appeared cheerful • suddenly she was taken ill, when they laid her on ,a sofa; andi gave her
some warm brandy and water, and sal volatile, which he contd..
tiered proper ,• he cannot form any. idea as trythe immediate •
cause of her death—it had no connexion with her previous .de-
livery ; but he is of, opinion she died a natural deatW bribe vi.
sitation of God.
Mary Ballard, the nurse, was then called ' • she said she at-
tended deceased aince her accouchenient, and that she mitre-
"pidly improving in health. On Wednesday morning, about
i o'clock, she took some gruel into the deceased's.reerni some
sugar and a rusk was added 'to it, of which she partook. Wit.
ness had taken some of the gruel in the night, and found no ill.
effects from it.
Dr. Charlet Ilerbert;of Grafton.street, riond-street,' M.D.,
said he had attended deceased some time Were her death, and
•tifiring her confinement, three weeks since, but of which she was -
perfectly recovered. On Wednesday morning he was sent for
toattend the deceased; and found her at her residence, No. 3,
Cumberland-street, quite: dead. Iler death,
.in his opinion,
Was caused by the effect of spasm. The Jury then. took a
view of the body; and inatantly.returned their verdict--“ That
the deceased'died by the visitation of God."—The Infant is
doing well.

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