The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-22 00:00:00

MORE CORN-LAW MURDERS.

On Friday last an inquest, exciting considerable
public interest, was held at the house. of Mr. John
Turner, the King's Arms Inn, Heywood, before Mr.
Dearden, the Coroner, respecting the decease of Eliza
Frankland, the youngest child of an extremely poor
man, named William) Frankland, an operative clogger.
The deceased, who was two years and six months old,
appeared to have died from the effects of hunger and
cold. The first witness, Joshua Bold, policeman 92
of the county constabulary, stated that at an ear!),
hear on Tuesday morning, whilst he was passing
through Hart-street, Heywood, his attention was at-
tracted by the dismal cries of children, proceeding
free a cellar. Having called another policeman to
,accompany him, they enterod the place, and found
the only inmetes to be three young children, huddled
together on a wretched bed. Oa examining them,
one was found to be a corpse ; and upon further
search, the dwelling was found entirely destitute of
food or money. All the children were in a state of
starvation, and most deplorably situated as regarded
clothing. The policemen went speedily to Mr. John
Phenix, superintendedent of police,
.and informed him
what they had discovered. "The superintendent
promptly attended to the wants of the poor famished
survivors, and provided them at once with food. Having
learned where the father of the children was, he lost no
time in bringing him to Heywood. The father was at
work at Stockport, from whence he returned weekly to
his wretched abode. Being a widower, his family were
much neglected in his absence, and the rest was what
we have already stated. Mr. Phenix confirmed the
testimony of the police, and added, that the purpose he
had in view in causing the inquest to be held, was to
inquire whether the death wag attributable to the
misconduct of the father of the deceased, or to the in-
attention of the assistant-overseer of Middleton, to
which township the family belonged. William Prank-
hnd, the parent of the poor child, a lank, thin-visaged,
and pitiable-looking perAn; stated be had been out of
work for some time ; but within a few weeks, he had
obtained employment at Stockport at nailing clogs. In
answer to questions from the Cotentr, he stated that
his earnings yielded only kille 6d. per week, out of which
he paid 49. for food andlailgings at Stockport. Having
only Is. Gd. for the sustenance of the three childreu
weekly, he had purchased solaosste,
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3which ho belonged, he stated that for-
'ollveerrisyeer of Middleton : that, a few months ago, he
waited nearly a whole day to obtain this trifling sum
from the assistant overseer, who asked him what was
the reason he did not get work. He replied that if he
had some blocks he could get on better. The Over-
seer, consequently, gave him 12s. to enable him to get
some work, and from that period the assistant overseer
had never been to visit the family, or rendered them
any assistance. He therefore thought it was useless to
make any further applications for parochial aid. Betty
C:lemployed to attend to the
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to the condition of the children, and stated
thiiaillY' theyre had gone about begging for food. Mr. Sa-
muel Ram,dee, the assistant overseer of Middleton,
who was questioned as to the relief of Frankland,
twelve shillings, and he had never inquired into
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the family since. Mr. Leach, surgeon,
osillati'.(iiiiiitse htye state
of
ocnl ,he had never seen him since the cline be gave
who had examined the body of the tic-
ceased, stated that the child had died of inflammation,
produced by cold and want of food. He observed that
there was but a very small quantity of food in the
stomach, and the case was one of the most painful he
had ever witnessed. A verdict iu accordance with the
evidence was returned. The gentlemen of the jury,
along with the police superintendent and a number of
his men, feeling for the pitiable :tats of Frankland and
his family, entered into a liberal subscriptioa for their
relief, to which the Coroner contributed. Much sym-
pathy has also been mantiested by respectable inhabi-
tants of Heywood for the sufferers.—lllanchester ,Guar-
diem.

The King of Hanover has transmitted, through
the hands of Sir Fredcrick Watson, the sum of aol.•to dis-
tribute in coal?, &c., to the poor of the parish of Kew
during the late inclement weather.