The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-11 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS

An inquest was taken at Shoreham on Sunday afternoon, at
the Fountain, before H. Gell, Esq., on view of the body of
Richard Oram. It appeared in evidence that the deceased
was on Friday last passing up the river towards Shoreham
Bridge, in a boat laden with sand, when, by a sudden gust of
wind, which at the time was blowing very strong from the
south. west, the boat was upset, and the unfortunate man was
drowned. Near two-and-twenty hours elapsed before the
body was discovered, and when taken out of the water it was
much disfigured by the shell-fish of the river. Verdict—
" Accidental Death."
At six o'clock in the evening of the same day, Mr. Gell
held another inquest at the Rose and Crown, Brighton, on
view of the body of Stephen Sidney Goodman, the informer,
who died on the previous Friday night from suffocation. Josiah
Goodman, son of the deceased, deposed that his father called
suddenly for him on Friday night; went to his assistance im-
mediately, when he complained of a pain in the throat, and shortly
fell back in witness's arms, and expired. Deceased had not been
unwell previous to Tuesday ; since then had complained of a
difficulty of breathing. Mr. T. B. 'Winter, surgeon, residing in
Brighton, deposed that he was called on to attend deceased on
Friday last about ten o'clock; deceased complained to him of
a sore throat and a difficulty of breathing ; on examination,
perceived a slight degree of inflammation and ulceration about
the uvela, but observed no symptom whatever of immediate dan-
ger. Witness administered medicine and a gargle, and did not
see deceased again till after death. Had since opened the
body ; on doing so, found a great ulceration of the membrane
lining the larynx, with a considerable swelling of the glottis ;
this had caused suffocation. Entertained no doubt whatever
that deceased had come to his death from natural causes.
Verdict—" Died by the Visitation of God."
Another inquest was then taken at the same house, before
the same Coroner and Jury, on the body of William Frederick
Gillam, an infant about 13 months old. The Jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental Death." From the evidence in this
case it may be presumed that the unfortunate child, which was
represented by the Jury to have been a remarkably fine one, had
awoke soon after the absence of its mother, and although only
13 months old had found its way to tha fire (the only light in
the room), and by some means or other its clothes had ignited.
—Brighton Patriot.

THE QUEEN.—We are sorry to announce that
her Majesty was so indisposed on Sunday as to be unable to
accompany the King to the Chapel Royal ; and on Monday
her Majesty's health was not improved, being confined to her
apartments.
Lord Stanley has issued cards for a grand Par-
liamentary banquet on Saturday the 21st instant, in Calton-

gardens.
The Marchioness of Wellesley, with her mother and
sister, Mrs. and Miss Paton, are gone to Brighton ; the Mar-
quis remains at the Clarendon Hotel.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have removed
from West-hill, Wandsworth, to Stafford-house, in the Green-
park, which spacious mansion is now almost complete in its
improvements. His Grace will give his first grand dinner for
the season on the 18th inst.

A full and respectable meeting of the friends of
reform was held at the Bear Inn, Lewes, on Monday evening
Thomas Wood, Esq. in the chair.—Brighton Paper.
THE SHEFFIELD TORIES.—It is long since the
Tory Club died, and since the Tories attempted to make any
demonstration in Sheffield. At the last election, it was well
understood that they were not indisposed to act, but felt them-
selves too weak. We take our readers to witness that it is no
fault of ours they shrank from the contest. We were not a
little disappointed that the Reformers had not the opportunity
of giving them a beating. Now, however, we hear that,
enraged by Mr. Parker's staunch adherence to his principles,
by finding that he is not even a Tory of the Stanley school,
they entertain the mighty project of ousting him at the next
election. Unless that time should soon arrive, we are appre-
hensive that their courage will have evaporated before it be
tested. Be that as it may, we are told that just now they are
making a great stir in private, and are actually handing about
a requisition for a Tory candidate—the rejected of Forfar-
shire, we suppose.—Sheffield Independent.
AGAIN Correspondent informs us, " passing
the News-room, Pelham-street, on Saturday evening, I was
surprised at seeing a friend of mine coming out, having signed
the petition lying there, requesting his Majesty to retain his
present Minister in opposition to the views of the Commons
House of Parliament. I asked, do you know what you have
signed? He replied yes; the attendant informed m 6 it is a
petition praying for the separation of the Church and State.
I instantly undeceived him. He returned to the News-room
and requested to have his name erased, but was denied.
Perhaps, Sir, we may hear in another paper, of the num-
bers who have signed this petition. In the good old
days of Tory misrule, such things were common enough, and
we perceive the spirit of Conservatism is so nearly related as
to require the meanest artifices to support a cause 'which de-
serted by the friends of liberty, finds itself passing swiftly into
oblivion."—Nottingham Review.
A rencontre took place at Knoxville, on the 25th
ult. between Daniel Campbell and L. D. Slater, in which the
latter was seriously wounded by a knife by the former, and
after receiving his wound, shot the other (Campbell) dead in
nis tracks.—American Paper.
The Earl of Haddington (Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land) has left town on his return to Dublin.
SNOW AT NORFOLK.—The first snow which fell
at Norfolk the present season, was on Wednesday last, when
it covered the ground to the depth of twelve inches. The
ponds were frozen, and sleighs driving in all directions.—Ame-
rican Paper.
THE NEW STREET, STRAND.—TIIC difficulty
which has so long existed to the carrying this street onward
through Bow-street into Lows• acre, owing to a dispute as to
the title of the houses on the west of Bow-street, between
Hart-street and Long-acre, has at length been obviated, and
the Commissioners having obtained legal possession of the
premises, the demolition of the same is proceeding rapidly, so
that before long the public may reasonably hope to congratu-
late themselves on the completion of the undertaking so far
as the carrying a spacious opening from the Strand into Long-
acre.
Some further unions of parishes under the new
Poor Law Act have taken place in this neighbourhood. One
union comprises 11 parishes, including Wivelsfield, Barcombe,
Chailey, Newick, Hamsey, Westmeston, Plumpton, Chilting-
ton, Street, Ditchelling, and Ringmer. Another includes the
parishes north of this union, and stretches froth- Fletching to
Maresfield. A third union takes in the under-hill parishes
from Glynde to Alfriston. The act is thus being put fast into
operation.—Brighton Paper.
FIRE.--On Thursday morning the Parsonage-
house at Elmlcy, Yorkshire, was discovered to be on fire,
and before assistance could be procured, the whole of the in-
terior was destroyed. The Rev. Mr. Pym had a very narrow
escape, the fire having penetrated to his room, and seized
upon his bed before he awoke. The damage is to the amount
of 5001.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-;.--On Sunday evening, about
eight o'clock, the premises of Mr. Huggins, artist, Gibraltar
Place, Chatham, was observed to be on fire, and within half
an hour, the wind blowing fresh from the south, the whole of
the building was burned down. The flames soon communi-
cated to the adjoining houses on each side, and the whole row
of houses appeared in the most imminent danger. Several
engines were on the spot, and the military from the garrison
showed the greatest intrepidity to arrest the flames. There
was a very scanty supply of water ; indeed Mr. Burt's drays
were obliged to fetch water from Rochester, a mile and a half
distant. How the fire happened is not known.
AMERICAN LITERATURE.—A New York morn-
ing paper reviews a contemporary periodical in the following
characteristic manner :—" The Knickerbocker for January,
has been laid upon our table. We have only time to mention,
that it contains twenty original papers, sixteen literary notices,
an editor's table, &c., making in all 94 pages of matter." How
fond these people are of tables ; but wood, we suppose is cheap.
FORGERY.—A tall native of Scotland, calling him-
self David Thomas, but whose real name, from documents
found in his possession, appears to be Thomas Walker, was
brought before the magistrates, charged with forging a bill for
191. ss. A superintendent of police stated that on Thursday
last the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Medley, a draper,
in Whitechapel, and made some purchases, in payment for
which he gave a bill purporting to be endorsed by Thomas
Liddell, Alexander Hume, Arthur ;Heywood, I. 0. Bold,
Rathbone Brothers and Co., Thomas Walker, and several
other respectable individuals. Mr. Medley, seeing these
names on the bill, had no suspicion of a fraud, and gave the
prisoner 81. in change. After the prisoner had left the shop,
Mr. Medley on consideration had some misgivings as to the
authenticity of the signatures, and he accordingly went to the
police-office, and one of the officers took the bill to Messrs.
Heywood's bank, when it was ascertained that the signature of
A. Heywood and Co. was a forgery. It was subsequently
discovered that the whole of the endorsement were forgeries,
and a description of the prisoner being given to the police, he
was apprehended on Saturday by an active officer named
Ainsworth. On being taken into custody the constable
found a number of papers on the prisoner, from the perusal
of which it appeared that the prisoner is a great scoundrel.
A copy of the bill written in red ink, and several
begging petitions, were amongst the documents found
in his possession. To these petitions were annexed re-
commendations, to which the names of respectable persons in
Edinburgh were affixed, stating that David Thomas, the bea-
rer, who some time ago was head miller, superintendent, and
clerk to the Edinburgh Company of Bakers and Gristers, was
a man of excellent character, but had met with many misfor-
tunes, which had reduced himself and family of six children
to a state of destitution. A series of letters, evidently written
by a man of education, to the prisoner were also found upon
him, dated from a town in Kent, and signed by a doctor of
medicine, the author of a work on temperance, and who gave
evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons on
that subject. From the contents of these letters it seems that
the person alluded to has been in the constant habit of remit-
ting sums of money to the prisoner, but for what object it
does not appear, as the letters arc written in a most mysteri-
ous style, and urging the prisoner to get off to America. The
prisoner is ano cautioned by the writer against getting intoxi-
cated, for fear that in his drunken moments he might let
something slip that would be the ruin of both the writer and
himself. There is reason to suppose that other disclosures
may take place. The forgeries having been substantiated
against the prisoner, the magistrate asked him if he had any-
thing to say in his defence, when the prisoner said that he was
" quite innocent." The depositions were then ordered to
bo taken, and the prisoner was committed.—Liverpool Pow.