The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-30 00:00:00

FATAL EFFECTS OF PUGILISM.

Yesterday afternoon an Inquisition was held
at the London Hospital, before J. AV. UNMIN. Esq., upon the
body of Jas. Wales, who came by his death under the following
circumstances s—lt appeared from the testimony of several wit.
nesses, that on Saturday, the 10th inst., deceased went into the
Bell and Mackerel public-house' Mile-end-road, where he and
an Irishman of the name of Neary, had a quarrel in the tap-
room. Neary left the house, and was followed by the deceased,
who struck him several times, and challenged him to fight.—
Neary desisted until they came to the top of the bridge over
the Regency, Canal, where they both stripped and set-to. in the
first round the deceased received a severe blow under the left ear,
which dropped him as if he had been shot. He was picked
up by his second, and appeared faint. In the second round,
he received another blow on the ear, and in falling his head
came with great violence against the pavement ; and on
being taken up, he exhibited scarcely a symptom of life,
and several persons present pronounced him a dead man,
which so alarmed his antagonist, that he ran off, but was
afterwards taken into custody by one of the parish officers.—
A surgeon was sent for, who, after examing the deceased,
pronounced him out of danger, and on his favourable opinion
of the deceased at the time, Neary was set at liberty. The de-
ceased was afterwards removed to the London Hospital, where
he lingered in great torture until Tuesday morning last, when
he expired.—Mr. Adams, a surgeon, belonging to the Hospi-
tal, deposed, that he attended the deceased ; on examining hint
when he came to the Hospital, he found a compound fracture
on the right leg, near the ancle, and a slight contusion on the
back of the head, but he did not complain of the latter, and, in
his opinion, bis death was not occasioned by the fracture on the
leg, but by irritation on the brain.
The Coroner wished this matter to be explained, and asked
Mr. Adams if the head had been opened?
Mr. Adams it.
The said it had not, that the wire•would not allow t.
The Coroner, as, welt as several of the Jury, expressed their
surprise that such a pretext should prevent the surgeon from
doing that whiCh was so essential to the ends of justice; and
the Coroner said, as the result of the verdict would depend on
the evidence of the surgeon on this point, it was necessary
that the head should be opened, and asked Mr. Adams what
time it would take to do it ?
Mr. Adams said it would take two or three hours, and at
that moment he had an engagement that required his attend-
ance, but he would do it in the morning. The Coroner corn-
' plied, and the Inquest was adjourned until this evening.

LIVRILPOOL, JULY 28.

• THE RECENT COACH AcCIDENT.
On 'Wednesday last the case, of Coxon was
heard before the Court of Quarter Sessions, under a bill of in-
dictment found against him by the Grand Jury on Tuesday after-
noon, at the instance of Brocklehank, charging that he, Coxon„
did, on the 12th inst., on the highway in Liverpool, 44 unlawfullye
maliciously, and violently drive" his horses and coachagainst tits
Bolton coach, and so did " overturn the said coach,' by mean,
of which the said Brocklebank " was grievously hurt, bruised,
and wounded, so that his life was greatly despaired of," &a. dce.
Mr. LAWRENCE opened the case to the Jury, and called
seven witnesses for the prosecution, who were ably cross-exa-
mined by Mr. Joy, and their evidence appeared to justify the
finding of the bill by the Grand Jury ; but they could only
speak as to their having seen the coaches just at the time of the
acciden and not to their conduct on the previous part of the
road. Thewitness who saw most of the transaction stated,
that the horses of the Nettle appeared to rush onwards, but he
could not say from what cause, there being then much confu-
sion from an unruly bullock. Some of them concurred in stat-
ing, that they thought, .or supposed, the Wigan Union was
" bearins• down," or " bore down" upon the Nettle; and two
of the witnesses spoke as to a threat of the defendant, on a pre-
vious day, that tf the complainant continued to annoy and
gallop against him he would upset him. .
Mr..loy addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant, and
called his witnesses, several of whom were passengers on the
Wigan Union, and one of them upon the Nettle from Liverpool,
and others who saw the coaches on various parts of the road and
at the place of accident. From their testimony it dearly ap-
peared, that, at the outset, when the Wigan Uniori stopped at
Challinor's, near Seymour-street, the Nettle was driven between
it and the footpath ; that the Wigan started first from thence,
and the Nettle came up with it near the King's statue, and
attempted to ,jostle, by which the Wigan horses were brought
against a coal cart, and the Nettle (after grazing the hip of die
off leader of the Wigan) got the lead, and kept it until it (the
Nettle) pulled in to the left, and stopped to take up a passenger
at Millner'a public-house. The Wigan then got a-head, passed
on the outside, and was proceeding in to the left to take up a
passenger at the Green Man Still, who had engaged the box-
seat, and who had paid a man at Liverpool for keeping it for
him to be taken up there, when the Nettle came up at a gr "eat
rate, and, instead of passing on the outside, " trade a rush to
pass Inside) between the footpath and the %%Igen, and then the
accident 1,45 opened. The defendant pulled up as soon as he
could, got off, and went to see if he could render assistance, and
was anxious to know if any blame attached to him. His Pas-
sengers thought not, and live of them came from Wigan and
elsewhere to give their evidence to that effect. It was also prov-
ed, that on the morning of the same day, the complainant (as
he had done before) threatened to upset the defendant.
Thirteen witnesses having been examined for the defence,
the ltvconosat rose, and the Jury appearing impatient, Mr.
LAWRENCE concurred in the propriety of the case being closed
(having been upwards of three hours in progress) without fur-
ther loss of time, and he therefore did not address the Jury,
nor did the Recorder think it ileceasary to suns up the evidence.
The Jury instantly returned, an unanimous verdict of—Not

Mn. WATT'S MONUMENT.—We have heard,
with the highest satisfaction, that the Committee
for the monument to Mr. WATT in Edinburgh
have received from Mr. Playfeir and Mr. Burn
an offer of their gratuitous professional services
in the design and erection of the intended build-
ing. It appears the students of the School of
Arts are to have a general meeting on Wednes-
day night, with n view to commence a subscrip-
tion among all who have nt any time belonged to
that Institution.—(Caledonian Mercury.)

Orator HUNT, of radical celebrity, is among our
latest importations: of course he is come here i 1
the way of business, to sell his blacking an
breakfast powder.--( Brighton Gazelle.)