The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-25 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

(From the Macclesfield Herald.)
On Monday I ist a coroner's jury was summoned to at-
tend at the Guildhall, to inquire into the circninstancts
connected with the death of a girl named Sarah Stubbs,
shout eleven years of age, whose parents reside in the
Dams. An elderly man named James Walker, a steward
in the service of Mr. S. Thorpe, silk throwster, appeared
in the dock as a prisoner.
Eliza Griffiths was a " danter" in the service of Mr.
Thorpe. The deceased, Sarah Stubbs, was an " engine
piercer," and worked near her. She was near twelve
years of age. On Friday afternoon, she saw the
prisoner heat the deceased. Her " ends were
down," and he cried out to her, " Sally, get those
ends up, there." The deceased took no notice of
him. He had a strap in his hand, this is it. (A
strap was here produced, it appeared to be sixteen
inches lung, tapering from one end to the other, the
broader end being about an inch and a quarter.) He
then came up the " alley" in which the deceased
was working, and hit her three times over the head,
and once over the arm. Her head was hare. They
were hard blows. He then desisted. She cried a
little, but not much. In about ten minutes after-
wards she complained of her head hurting her. It was
a little after four when the strapping took place,
and she kept on piercing until tea time. She then
drank a little tea, but eat no bread and butter,
and afterwards threw the tea up again. It was about
five when she tml: her tea, and about a quarter before
six when she threw it up again. :Mr. John Thorpe came
in, and said, " if the child is really ill, she had better
go home." She was very well before this oceuvrence
took place. The stewards use straps of this sort to
correct the chit:it-en, but Mr. Thorpe never allowed them
to be used, if it came to his knowledge. The de-
ceased had often previously complained to her
(witness), about her head—that it hurt her very ill.
She was certainly rather neglectful of her work
but she (witness), never saw her beaten before,
though she had worked six months in the same room
with her. Slie had seen girls beaten worse in the same
room by the prisoner. Mr. Mend, house surgeon to the
dispensary, was called in to the deceased about half alter
two on Sunday afternoon. [Two days after the occur-
rence took place! ! Ed.] The parents of the child did
not in the first instance inform him what had happened to
her, hut he ascertained the truth before leaving the house,
and used such treatment as he thought the symptoms
required. His opinion was, that death was caused lay the
concussion and inflammation of the brain, follow-
ing the beating the child was said to have received.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against
the prisoner. The foreman, Mr. Sargent, said, that he
was desired by his brother Jurymen, to express their regret
that beating with such an instrument as had been produced
to.day, should prevail in any factory, and they hoped that
wherever such a practise did exist it would be discon-
tinued in future. The Coroner then issued his warrant
for the commitment of the prisoner to take his trial at the
ensuing assizes. We can confidently state that the tnill-
owne-s here, both as a body and individually, utterly dis-
countenance the chastisement of children, praferritag,
whenever they are negligent or inattentive, to be without
their services.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

In tha past week there were moderate arrivals of most descrip
tions of Grain, and the trade remained unvaried. This morn-
ing the fresh supplies are again moderate. Superfine samples
of Wheat have rather exceeded the terms of this day se'nnight,
and other qualities have obtained last quotations, with a fair
sale for most descriptions. Barley, though dull in sale, main_
tains the terms of last Monday. Beans are more plentiful than
of late, and have met a heavy trade at their late prices. Boil_
ing Pease are unvaried. Grey Pease are rather dearer. Oats
are firm in value, with a fair demand. Flour supports last
rates, and there is rather more demand to.day for this ar cle

PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIT,
Wheat, Red (old) 42,. 60,
--White (old) 460. 58s.
----- Red (1&13) 42s. 465.
Fine sos. 51s.
---- Superfine 550. 565.
White (1833) 4ss. 50s.
Fine s2s 565.
Superfine.. 535. tiOs.
--- Foreign free —s. —B.
Rye
Barley
- Grinding Os. 30s.
---- Malting 32s. 345.
Malt 44s. 50s

Beans, Small (new)... —s. —s
(01d)....
Tick (new)....2Ss :3 s
(old) 335. 345.
Harrow (new) 325. 345.
(old).. 355. 378
17s. 21s.
.. 20s. 245.
... 235. 255.
=S.

Brank
Oats, Feed ,

New ...,

--- Poland
New—,

Potatoe
New

Scotch

- -
Pease, Grey New
Ntaple Ne
I.Nllite
Boilers

v 13;.355.
:36s 38s.
40s. 425.
445. 465.

Flour Tow❑
Secc
Norl
Bran

'c.

aids
th Count

ck) 45s 50s
425, 455.
itry 40s. 4.
b. ps.