The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-05 00:00:00

AFFECTING CASE OF DISTRESS.

An investigation was yesterday taken betoro
Mr. ST IRLINO, at Saifron.hill, on the body of an infant child
of Mary Ann Rose, who was detained In custody on suspicion
of having starved it.
The Jury viewed the body, which presented a most shockitag
spectacle, being nothing but skin and bone.
:1.4. STIRLING observed, that in the whole course of hits
professional duties, be never befog had seen so emaciated an
ObjeCt.

Mr. Whitmore, surgeon, deposed to having, examined the
body, at the request ut Mr. Scott, the churchwarden of Clerk.
enwell. On opening it he found ell its organs in an healthy
state ; there was no part diseased so IVA to account for its death.
lle considered it to have died fur want of proper nourishment.
Mrs. Oeorge, of Peter.street, stated that tke mother came to
lodge with her about two months ago. On Wednesday last
she told her that her child was dead. Prior to that, witrieee
had reason to know that she was very distressed hi Citelini.
stances. On one occasion, on entering her rouni, she found her
sitting with the child in her arms; which she was pressing to
her bosom. It was a very cold day, anti yet there was no fire
in the grate. NVitnoss had on ditlerent occasions assisted her.
Mrs. Field, an acquaintance, of the mother's, gave evidence
to her extreme distress. She had on several occasiocs given
her a meal, knowing her to be in wart. On one oecesion,when
she left the baby with witness to take care of it., it had 'Li
clothes on, but was wrapped up in an old waistcoat. On the
night before the child died, its mother told witness she hail nut
broke her &tit for two days.
Mrs. Jacobs, the midwife who delivered the woman,.steted,
that the child was sickly when borni and of a puny size. She
did not think it would live.

In answer to an inquiry from a Juror, Whitmore stated,
that the diAtressed circumstances of the mother must• have mi.
voverished her milk, so aJ to render it less nutritious to the child.
The Jury, after a short conference -*ether gave their vet-dit.t
that the child died a natural death, but accelerated by the .dis.
tresited state of the tnothees circumstances.

It did not appear that any application had been made to &to
paril.h for relief.

CORN EXCIIANQE, Nov. 5.

The arrivals of ull descriptions of Orain this week are only
moderate, and the attendance of buyers being but swan, there:
is not much business doing in the Corn trade r. Wile:A, of
good quality., fully maintains ..\ ic:ulay's prices; barley ter
malting is still much wanted by thir illultsters, and the prices
of this article are readily maintained ; Beans and Peas are un-
altered. There is a fair shete of Oat samples, which gu otr
slowly at the rates of last market-day.

DARINO ANI) EXTENSIVE Butiot.Atty.—A few
nights buck the Westminster Cam- Light Com-
pany's Office, near Tuthill-fields, was attacked
by robbers, who broke into the counting-house,
and stole a tin box, containing 1,700 sovereigns.

Information was given to the Officers of the
Queen-square Police, who have been on the look
out day and night for the burglars. This morn-
ing, very early, in pursuance of some anonymous
information, George Pople and liamiley, two ac-
tive Officers of the above establishment, went' to
a place where the robbers were said to be se-
cluded (the exact place we refrain from now men•

tinning), and entered the hovel, prepared to meet
with a sto►►t resistance. But, however, tho rob.
hers, three in number, as desperate a s►,t of fel.
lows as ever graced the annals of crime, were
securely handcuffed, and conducted to Queen-
square Office, where they will undergo an exit.
ruination to-morrow, when all the evidence
against them will be in readiness.

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