The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-16 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—An extraordinary case came before
T. STIRLING, Esq., the Coroner, on Wednesday evening last
at the Thatched House, Lower-road, Islington. The inquiry
was held respecting the death of a youth named Anthony Tring,
aged ten !fears.
Mrs. Clara Griffin, of Bethnal-green-road, about three weeks
since was passing through the Borough, near Saint Thomas's
Hospital, and saw the deceased lying in the road in the greatest
agony, with his hands pressing against his stomach. He said
a boy had given him something to drink, who stated it wa:
Spanish liquorice water ; he was taken to St. Thomas's Hos•
petal, where every means were tried, but he still continued it
the greatest agony.—The Medical Gentlemen endeavoured tt
ascertain what it was he had taken, and they at length con.
clutled it was oil of vitriol ; the froth that came from his moot}':
having left a red mark on his clothes.
Hannah Daniels said the deceased was her son by a fonnei
husband; she went to him in the Hospital, and he told flexile had
met with a Doctor's boy carrying a basket with two lids, appa-
rently about the age of 16, dressed in a blue coat, white waist-
coat, and black trowsers; they walked on from the church, until
they came near St. Thomas's Hospital, where the boy asked the
deceased if he would hare some Spanish liquorice water ? He
then poured some into the deceased's hand, who drank it; he
had no sooner however done so, than the doctor's boy laughed
at him and ran -away. The deceased remained in the Hospital
a fortnight in the dreadful state as described by the former wit-
ness ; when, in consequence of his ardent wish, she took him
home, where he died on Sunday last.
Mr. William Semple, of the Islington Dispensary, opened
the body. He found there had been inflammation of the sto-
mach, intestines, and in sonic degree of the bladder; the in-
flammation had been of sonic standing, and seemed terminat-
ing in mortification, especially in the intestines. The injuries
were such as would be occasioned by vitro'. The body in other
respects appeared healthy.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned the following
verdict :—" That the deceased died in consequence of taking
some corrosive acid, administered to him by some person or
persons unknown."

EARTHQUAKES. Letters from Palermo, of
the 3d of April, mention that, on the 27th of
March, there was a severe shock of an earth-
quake in the little island of Favognana, at a
small distance from Trapani., A part of the
ancient fortress fell, and twenty-two persons
perished under the ruins. On the 31st there was
another shock in Messina, which, however, did
no damage. It may be easily imagined what
uneasiness must be felt throughout all Sicily, in
consequence of the shocks at the two remote
Capes of Lylebeum and Pelorus.
At a special general Meeting of the Trustees of
the Worcester Bridge, held on Friday,JouN SAYER.
Esq. in the Chair, a statement of the receipts and
expenditure of the Trust for the last 14 years, was
laid before them for their approval, preparatory
to its being submitted to Parliament. The state-
ment was highly satisfactory, and we under-
stand will shortly be presented to the public. The
New Bill now before the Legislature we be-
lieve, empowers the Trustees to continue the
toll upon the bridge, until a sufficient sum
shall be accumulated to meet the annual
charge of the several annuitants, and also
the repairs of the structure and the avenues
leading thereto. This it is expected a few years
will effect, when the tolls will cease, and the
Trustees will have in their possession a fund to
preserve this great ornament of our city front
dilapidation, we hope, for a long period to come.
—( Worcester Journal, May 14.)
Last night at six o'clock, a body of up-
wank of two thousand journeymen silk weavers, assem-
bled at Evan's Chapel, near Baker's-row, Mile-end, to con-
sult on the best means to be adopted, to prevent a Bill, now
in progress through the House of Commons, which has been
introduced by the master-weavers, for the purpose of re.
moving time regulation now in force, by which the prices
to be charged by the journeymen are fixed, from passing
into a law. Several persons addressed the weavers on the
great hardships they would be subjected by the abolition of
the present table of prices, and at the close of the Meeting
a Committee of nine persons, consisting of two broad wea-
vers, two engine, and one narrow weaver, were appointed to
prepare a Petition to Parliament against the proposed al.
teration in the law. The petition, when drawn up, is to he
left at stipulated places for the signatures of the weavers, and
Mr. 'Whitbread, one of the Connty Members, is to be re-
quested to present it to the House immediately after the
recess. The business of the Meeting was conducted with per.
feet decorum and propriety • and, on its being dissolved, the.
weavers peaceably dispersed to their respective homes. A Meet-
ing, for a similar purpose, has been held at the Church at
Bethnal.grecn.

About half-past ten o'clock on Tuesday night,
a young Gentleman crossing the fields from the
Back-road, Islington, was alarmed at hearing
the screams of a woman crying for help, issuing
from the yard of a cow-house belonging to Mr.
Harris ; he ran back, and informed the watch-
man, who sprung his rattle, and several watchmen
running to ascertain the cause, they discovered
a woman, who had accidentally, it being dark,
fallen into an old grain pit, which was nearly
filled with water; there were two others and a
man trying to pull her out ; she was rescued half
drowned from her perilous situation, and accom-
modated with a change of clothing, all her own
being wet, by the wife of Lee 3 who had the care
of the place. It appeared that these unfortunate

individuals, being. destitute of a lodging, went
there to sleep in the straw ;" they were lodged
the watch-house all night, and yesterday brought
to Hatton Garden, whence they were committed
as vagrants, for one mouth each, to the louse of
Correction.