The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-24 00:00:00

MURDER OF A. CHILD.

An inquest was held yesterday, at the North London
Hospital, before Mr. Wakley, on the body of Timothy
Easted, aged one year and nine months, of No. 19,
William-street, Regent's-park. Mr. Robert Denby,
house surgeon of the hospital, said that on Sunday morn-
ing last deceased was brought to the hospital by its
mother, and stated to have been injured on the head by
some man. Deceased was perfectly insensible, and wit-
ness discovered a bruise on the right side of the head,
extending downwards towards the cheek. There was
then scarcely any pulsation, and in two hours the child
died. Witness had since made a post mortem examina-
tion of the body, and found extensive fracture of the
skull and other injury to the head. Those injuries
were the cause of death, and the symptoms were ex-
hibited during life. Witness could not say by
what means the injuries had been inflicted. Jane
Easted, a laundress, said she was . mother of de-
ceased, and widow of his father, who was a soldier,
belonging to the 15th, or Old King's Hussars. For the
last three months witness had been living with a man
named John Joseph Ward, and was shortly going to be
married to him. On Saturday night last, at about ten
o'clock, Ward brought home some meat for witness to
cook. He told her to go for some beer, but, not wanting
any, she said that she would rather not go. She, how-
ever, went, but before leaving the room begged of him
not to ilf-use the baby. She said so because he had done
so before ; and also that she would go down on her
knees to him if he would not ill-treat deceased. The
Coroner inquired if the man, charged before the Magis-
trates with causing deceased's death, was present, and was
informed that he was not, but that Mr. Rawlinson, the com •
'pitting Magistrate, had that morning sent an order to
the Governor of the New Prison, Clerkenwell, desiring
him to permit the prisoner to attend the inquest. A
policeman was then sent to the prison to ascertain the
cause of the prisoner's absence from the inquest, and,
upon his return, informed the Coroner that his order,
as well as that of Mr. Rawlinson, was requisite before
the prisoner could be allowed to leave the gaol. The
inquest was then adjourned until eight o'clock in the
evening. On the re-assembling of the Jury, the prisoner
Ward was brought into the room between two turnkeys,
and the evidence having been read over to him, and
some further testimony adduced, the Jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder against him. The Coroner
immediately made out his warrant fir his committal.

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HARTLEPOOL.—The Corporation of rising
town ranks amongst the most ancient of the kingdom. A
Charter of King John is on record. Bishop Poor, in
1236, granted another. Queen Elizabeth granted what
may be called the Great Charter in 1593 • and under it
the Corporation acted until its forfeiture a few years ago.
Among the Mayors of this ancient borough are to be
found the names of Bellasis, Claxton, Fulthorp, Tempest,
Heath, Clavering, Smith, Eden, Bedworth, Lambton,
Hilton Bowes, Carr, Liddell, Vane, (Cleveland), Davi-
son, Milbank, Morley, Spearman, Baker, Ibbetson, Wil-
kinson, Nesham, Stapylton, Seddon, Ellison, Sharp, and
Vane, (Londonderry). The present Cuthbert Ellison,
Esq., of Hebburn, was Mayor in 1809, Sir Cuthbert
Sharp, in 1816 and 1824, the Marquis of Londonderry
in 1828, and the Duke of Cleveland in 1818 and 1831.—
Tyne Mercury.
KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—The Pro-
vost and Fellows of this Society have resolved to restore,
as far as possible, the beautiful stained windows of their
noble chapel to their original splendour. For this pur-
pose, they have engaged the able services of 111 r. Hedg-
land, of London. He has taken down the whole of thee
window on the south side of the altar, and we believe
that should he succeed in restoring this windowe,areh
restoration of the others will be committed toehuissive
of
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