The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-02 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

The neighbourhood of Brown-street, Edgware-
road, has within the last few days been thrown into the greatest
consternation, in consequence of a report going. about that a
young wonian had been poisoned under peculiar circumstances,
at No. 8, Brown-street. The story gaining ground, Mead, •a
constable, residing on the spot, repaired to the before-named
house. He went into the kitchen, as directed, and there found,
an unfortunate female, far advanced in pregnancy,,in a sitting
posture in one of the chairs ; he made, inquiriei as to the cause
of her death, and was informed she had supped with the inha-
bitants of the kitchen on Thursday night last, had drank sonic
liquor with them, and in two hours after she was a corpse. Mead
was particularly requested to remove the body; but consider-
ing that he had heard sufficient to convince him the deceased
had died by indirect means, he ordered that the body should
not be removed until an Inquest was held. A notice was
accordingly sent to the Comner, and'at IL o'clock on Saturday
morning the Jury met at the Seymour arms, in Brown-street,
when an inquiry into the cause of her death was commenced
before Mr. STIRLING. The deceased's name is Eliza French,
agstl 28:

' -Mr. John North, a surgeon, stated he was called on Thurs-
day night, but he found the deceased quite dead ; he under-
stood she had been in convulsions two hours previous, and
front the symptoms mentioned to him that she had displayed,
he was of opinion she had died suddenly from the liver complaint.
Wm. Ryder stated the deceased supped with him and his
wife on Thursday; evening last; the witness and his wife had
some porter, and deceased some liquor, which he fetched for her
in a tea-cup; shortly after drinking, it she complained of the
liver complaint, and then relapsed into strong eonvillsions ; just
previous to this, the witness and his wife had a few words, anti
she went up stairs; he followed her, and at length prevailed on
her to conic down stairs ; finding deteased getting worse, he
went for Dr. North, but before he came she was
.dead.
Sophia Wetherall was next called : she stated she resided at
NO. u, Queen-street, Edgeware-road, and was the Wife of John
Wetherall ; she had known deceased for some time ; on Thurs-
day laSt, about 11 o'clock, they went out, and continued out
during the day, in which time they drank Some liquor but
she could not account for her death.
The CORONER asked her if the deceased had received any
ill-treatmellt from any person ? The witness burst into tears,
but returned ha answer. The question was again put, when
she stated thelkleccased had informed her she was knocked down
in the street by Ryder, which had much bruised her arm and
grazed her hand.
The CanokEit and jury inquired *ho the unfortunate
woman was ? _

A person named Morgan, who was in • the room the whole
time, said he had Vied with her as her husband for four or
five months; and, viith some warmth, said she had received
a violent blow on the back of her neck from Ryder, which had
occasioned her death.

The Witness Wetherull M this moment appeared In great
agitation ; her sobs drew the attention of the Jury, and she
was tepeatedly pressed to reveal what she seemingly had a
wish to conceal ; she however declined.

The Coroner suggested that the body should be opened. It
was impossible to say what she'ipight have taken in the cup
with the liquor. The Jury were of the same opihion.
Ryder was about to reply to Morgan's assertion, when his
wife said she would explain about the blows She then stated,
that on Tuesday the deceased dined with her and Ryder;
while dining, she (witness) fancied her husband looked at de-
ceased ; the spark of jealousy at the time being up; she left the
table, and went out with the deceased t they remained out till
evenitg, and deceased stell knowing Ryder 's temper, said she
would go up to him, and prevail on hint not to strike *hum.
On going up to him she accidentally trod upon his heel, when
he said, " Go along, my good woman," and pushed her aside,
which threw her down; that, she said, was the blow mentioned:
Ryder gave the same account.
Morgan, however, said the quarrel began one night, when
Ryder sent his wife to the watch-house, and then Ryder was
found in the kitchen with deceased.

Ryder's wife said she came Mune at the time, and hearing of
the before-mentioned occurrence; she made a noise, when Ryder
sent her to the watch-house.

The Coaox ER reiriarked, that the conduct of the parties
was most indecent.

During this time the witness Wetherall was in the room cry;
ing, and apparently much agitated ; she was earnestly pressed
to relate what seemed to weigh upon her mind, but she again
refused.
The Conow ER suggested they should view the body, and in
the mean titue she could compose herself.
On viewing the body, the marks on the arm and hand were
quite visible; and front the appearance of the features, it was
conjectured that tate had died in peat agony.
On the return of the Jury, etherall was again asked what
she had further to say ? She replied, she had nothing more to
say ; nor would she say anything further. She then retired in
tears. _ _

The CGRONER said, it was a very strange story altogether :
she Supped with these two persons, and dilring supper she
drank some liquor out of a cup ; the others drank beer. After
taking it, she remains in convulsions from eight till eleven
o'clock, and the Doctor is not sent for until she is dead. They
quarrelled at supper, and the two rambled up stairs fbr A pur.
pose the jury were not awpre of. The blows, he considered,
might be put out of tile question ; and the only thing was, the
contents of the cup. It was impossible ut present to say what
was in the liquor, and that could only be ascertained by open,
ingThe body.
The Jury were of the sam6'opinion ; and subsequently 111 r.
North was sent for. The
.question was put to him, and he
said, had poison been administered, it would have been ob-
servable in the distortion of the face ; that, however, was not
the case.
The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with this opinion,
and returned a verdict of---" Died by the visitation of God."

VIOLENT SToll3l.—On August 26th, la three
o'clock in the afternoon, the sudden heat of the atmosphere
announced an approaching storm, which shewed itself coining
from the S.E., over the village of lloncourt (Canton of Atiet),
and not far from there a remarkably large waterspout made its
appearance. Its base touched the earth, and its summit was
lost in the clouds. It was formed of a dense dark vapour,
and flames frequently darted through its centre. In its course
onwards, it torenp or broke the trees for a space of a leave,
destroyitig between 700 and 1100 trees, and at length burst
with vastimpetuosity on. he village of Marchefroy, destroying
in one instant the hell of the houses. The walls were shoOk
to their foundations, and crumbled down in every direction ;
they were torn oft' and split, and the pieces carried half a
league away by the force of the wind. Some of the inhabi-
tants who remained in the village were knocked down and
wounded ; those who were at work in the field, fortunately the
greater number, wtre also thrown down by the violence of the
storm, which destroyed the harvest and wounded or killed the
beasts. Bail-stones, as big almost as a inan's fist, stones
and other bodies, showered down by this impetuous wind,
wounded several individuals very severely. . Waggons hea-
vily laden were broken in pieces, and their burdens dis-
permed. Axle,treds Capable of supporting the weight of eight
or ten tons were broken, and large wheels were carried two or
three hundred paces from where the storm found them. One
of these waggons, almost entire, was even carried over a brick.
kiln, 'lime portions of which were carried to a considerable dis-
tance. A steeple, several hamlets, and isolated houses, and
new walls were blown down, and other villages were consider-
ably damaged. The spout occupied about 100 toises at its
base, if we may judge from the durable and disastrous marks
it made in its progress —(Joasrual des Debal,r.)'

Yesterday a meeting of the Edirrhurgh Auxili-
ary Missionary Society, end of the Friends of Missions, was
held in the George's-street Assembly-rooms, GI: o nor It o s,
Esq., in the Cha,r, for the purpose of receiving 4 deputation
from London, and ,contributing to the (undo of the London
Missionary Society. The meeting was Most numerously
attended, particularly by Ladies, and by one o'clock, when
the chair was taken, the. great .room was crowded to excess.
--The Reverend Henry Grey, in an eloqucia speech,
pointed out the great advantages that had resulted to
the distant countries to which missionaries had been Sent.—
The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. Mr. Durant
of Poole, and the ReV. Mr. Broadfoot of Lontioni who Faye a
detailed account of the exertions of the Lotidon Society in
sending out missionaries, anti of the success that had at.
tended their labours. The Rev. Mr. Paterson of Peters..
burgh, gave a favourable account of the state of . reli-
gion in the • north of Europe, and the Reverend John
Campbell of London, related several interesting anecdotes of
the improvement that had taken place among the Hottentots in
North Africa, in consequence of the labour of the missionaries
in that barbarous country. The meting them broke up; and a
liberal collection was made at the door in aid of the funds of the
London Society.—(Edinburg/ Courant, Aug. 90.)
On Sunday morning an eel, three feet sik inches
long, and eight inches and three quarters in circumference, was
taken out of the pipe which eunveya the water from Lochend
to Leith, by the person who has the charge of the reservoir,—
It had got into the pipe at Lochend, and being unable to return
to its former free and unconfined state, was carried by the
water to the reservoir, Where, in endeavouring to get out of the
pipe, it had thrust its head so close upon the screw, that the man
in turning it round squeezed the head of the fish and kill,cl it.
He was unable to account for the stiffness with which the screw
turned, until he took it oil, when he discovered the cause,