The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-05 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Monday afternoon an Inquest was held before
T. STIRLING, Esq., at the White Horse, Parson's-
green, Fulham, on the body of a male infant, sup-
posed to be named John Walsh, who was found
drowned, with marks of violence on his head, in a
brook in a field contiguous to Parson's-green.
Mr. Hotmes, surgeon, of Parson's-green, had ex-
amined the body of the infant, and found a contu-
sion on the right temple, but not sufficient to cause
death. In his opinion; the deceased child had died
from suffocation. He had sitice'qUe'stioned the fe-
male, who is in custody at the workhOUse, when
she denied that the infant belonged to her, nor had
she suckled a child for near two months. Witness
examined the breasts of the female, which he found
full of milk, and was satisfied that she must have
given nourishment to a child within 2+ hours from
the time he examined her.

Juror—About what time do you suppose the in-
fant had been in the water ?

Witness—l should imagine about twelve or four-
teen hours.

Juror—What age should you take the infant to
be ?—Witness: About a month or six weeks old.

J.. -Levicke, constable at Parson's-green.—On
Sunday morning, between eight and nine o'clock,
was informed by Ingerfield of a child being seen in
the Eel-brook; he instantly proceeded to the place,
and removed the child to tht house before-mention-
ed. Shortly afterwards he saw a female walking
near the Eel-brook, as if in search of something ; he
accosted her, and inquired if she had lost anything'!
she replied, "No ;' when he told her he thought
she had, for he had found the body of a child, which
he expected belonged to her, she denied it. On
conveying her to a place of confinement, she en-
deavoured to escape.
James Wright, a lad of 16 years of age, son of
Mr. Wright, ,of the King's-road, about. six o'clock,
on Saturday evening, was in a field near the brook,
driving some ducks from the brook towards home.
Witness saw a female on the opposite side of the
brook, with a child in her arms. He observed to
her, "It is a dirty night, ma'am." She replied,
" It is indeed," and inquired what o'clock it was ?
He told her it was six o'clock, and saw no more of
her.

Juror—Should you know the female again? Wit-
ness—Yes, I should.

Juror—Did you particularly notice her ? Witness
—I did ; she had on a grey cloak, and a coloured
gown underneath, the ends of which I could see.

Catherine Walsh, the accused, was here intro-
duced into the inquest room, with several other
females, when Wright instantly pointed out the ac-
cused as the same person he had seen on Saturday
evening walking near the Eel-brook.
The prisoner did not appear in the slightest de-
gree agitated. She said, that she had lodged at a
house on Saffron-hill, and mentioned some other
places where she had lately lodged, none of which
she particularized. She stoutly. denied that the
child belonged to her; her child had been dead some
weeks, and was buried in Marylehone churchyard
the remainder of her statement was the same AS
mentioned by Mr. Holmes, the surgeon.

The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation,
unanimously returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against Catherine Walsh.

The Coroner immediately issued his warrant for
her committal to Newgate. The prisoner is good-
looking, about 24 years old.

NAock

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

I>RIVILEGLS OF BAPTIZLD JEWS.

Yesterday the Court came to a final decision upon a
subject luog considered a most important one to the
citizens of Lendon:---viz., whether baptized Jews were en-
titled to the privilege of purchasing their freedom. A pe-
tition had been sent in to the Court by the Messrs. Saul,
who have been now thirteen years begging and praying to
be allowed to carry on business in the city. Those gen-
tlemen were certainly born of Jewish parents, but they
know no inure of the Jewish religion than they did
before they were born, having been brought up from
their infancy in the Protestant faith, although, in confor.
Jolty with the prejudices of their mother, the ceremony of cir-
cuincision was performed upon them in their infancy.—
They had been from the mornerit they applied, objects of
the most unrelenting persecution. An argument which
tells against the religious sincerity of those who would have
it that they were Jews, and therefore subject to certain
disabilities—no less than 14 actions had been brought
against them, and they were put to the expence of nearly
1,0001., for the crime of having had parents who were
once Jews, but who bad long thrown off the errors of that'
persuasion, and become strictly Christians. In 17310, the
Court of Aldermen had made a standing order that bata'
Cud Jews should not be admitted to the freedonvof the
city ; and upon the strength of this resolution ha'ye all the
succeeding Courts rejected the application of individuals
who Lave renounced the forms, customs, and opiuhins
of the Jews. The petitioners determined to persevere
against the apparently unalterable intention of the Court,
and they were encouraged by the advice of Aldermen
Woad, Waithman, and Sir Peter Laurie. The accidental
mention of the case, however, in the House of Commons,
where the refusal to give them their freedom was represent-
ed as absurd in the highest degree, bad, it is admitted, a
more powerful effect upon their Worships, than either
argument or perseverance upon the part of the petitioners.
Mr. LAW argued in favour of the petitioners. He said
that to the issue of those proceedings attached a great deal
of importance. The members of that Court, although in
their individual character they were not responsible fur
the exclusion of his clients, in their collective capacity they
certainly were, and a must serious responsibility it was.
Public opinion was with the petitioners, as bad been exhi-
bited elsewhere ; and that Court could not shut its eyes
against that impression. As fur the standing order, there
was nothing either in the letter or the spirit of that regu
lation which could affect them, for they never were Jews;
they knew nothing about that religion, and had testified'
their faith in the Christian dispensation by the moat satis-
factory evidence. There was not a single custom of the
Jews to which they conformed. How, then, could they be
subject to the accusation, and why made liable to the pe-
nalties which Jews were compelled to pay who dared to
carry on business in the city of London ? He would not
insult the Court by supposing for a moment that they had
any other motive for objecting to admit the petitioners to
the privilege of the freedom of the city, than that which
scented to them to exist in the standing order. They were
not baptized Jews, unless the Court would pervert the
meaning of language. They were baptized, it was true,
in the year 1803, but they never were Jews ; he would
defy the Court to prove that they were Jews before that
period. It might as well be said, that a man was of a cer-
tain trade or profession because his father happened to be-
long to one, as to say that religious opinions must be an
inevitable inheritance. He then called upon the Court to
consider the circumstances under which the obnoxious
standing order was made. In the journals of 1783, the,
following note appeared :—" At a Court of Aldermen, held
the Zed of July, Mr. Chamberlain laid before the Court a
case respecting the admission of persons who had renounced
Judaism, and been baptized, and also Mr. Recorder's and
Mr. Common Sergeant's opinions as follow :—You are
desired to give your opinion upon this matter, agreeable to
the order of the Court of Aldermen made for that purpose
respecting the admission of persons into the freedom of the
city who have renounced Judaism, and have been baptized.
" I am of opinion that Jews so circumstanced as de-
scribed in the order of the Court of Aldermen, and taking
the customary oath, are entitled;to their freedom.—J. Adair.
Question l.—Whetber Jews being baptized only, and
offering to take the oaths upon the New Testament, is a
complete and sufficient renunciation of Judaism ?—I am
of opinion that it is.—J. Adair.

"I do not find a good authority to prove that any other
requisites are necessary.—Thomas Nugent.
" Question 2.—Whether it will be politic or advisable
in the corporation to admit such baptized Jews into the
freedom of the city ?—I think the admission of such per-
sons politic and advisable ; but as this is a matter of dis-
cretion, not of law, I submit it wholly to the opinion of the
Court of Aldermen.—J. Adair.

" The oletermination of this question resting entirely
J with the Court of Aldermen, and as from the state of this
' case it appears other Jews intend to follow the example
of Galindo (the person applying), there may be so many
applications of this kind, even from the lowest sort of that
people, as may be attended with great inconvenience to the
public; therefore the Court will well consider the pro-
priety of the measure before he is admitted to his freedom.
—Thomas Nugent."
Mr. LAW urged that the authority of the Recorder of
that day ought to carry weight with it : that of the Com-
mon Sergeant, which was more congenial to the views of
the Court, could be easily accounted for, as he had to look
to a higher situation than he possessed ; whereas the Re-
corder could not obtain a higher, and was probably more sin-
cere, because more independent.
The RECORDER requested that the Court would not al-
low the memory of his deceased friend to be calumniated.
Mr. LAW continued—lf the allegations were to be as-
sumed to be false, and if all the circumstances therein stat-
ed were fraudulent, then there might be some excuse for
refusing the prayer of the petitioners. He threw himself
upon the judgment of the Court, and was sure that the
nasty feeling of a rival butcher, who had caused those,
proceedings to be persevered in, would not operate upon
the Court.
A discussion then took place amongst the Aldermen,
and the order was, we understand, by,an unanimous vote
rescinded, and the petitioners were ordered to be sworn in.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—The driver of the cabriolet, No. 51,
was charged by Lord Tullarnore, son of the Earl of Char-
leville, with furiously driving against his Lordship's horse,
in turning the corner of Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, by
which means the animal was severely lacerated in the hind-
quarter.

Richard Franklin, his Lordship's groom, the most di-
minutive boy we ever saw in livery, his weight being only
four stone six pounds, deposed to the furious manner in
which the defendant drove, and a Mr. Watson, who was in
the cabriolet, having corroborated this testimony,
Mr. MlNsiumr, called upon the defendant to explain, if
he could, why he had endangered the lives of his Majesty's
subjects, by furiously driving in a crowded thoroughfare?
—The defendant was fined 20s. and costs.

Mary Ann Bell, who has lately lived ae houiemaid with
Lady Alice Peel, was charged with obtaining goods to the
amount of 401. on the credit of her mistress, from the
firm of Howell and James, linen-drapers and•haberdashers,
Regent-street.
The 'prisoner was remanded for further examination.
HATTON-GARDEN.—Mr. Nunan, a gentleman re-
siding in Guildford-street, Gray's-inn-lane, yesterday ap-
peared before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Sergeant SELLoN,
and made the following statement and application
_ .

In consequence of his father's death, which occurred
about ten years ago, a large and very valuable quantity of
family plate had fallen into his possession ; this plate was
carefully preserved in a strong box, at his residence, in
Guildford-street. A few days ago it was discovered, how-
ever, on examining the box, the key.of which his son al-
ways held, that two valuable salt-tellers, bearing the arms
of the family, were missing. At this circumstance he was
immediately written for to Bath, and having arrived in
town on Saturday last, he instituted an inquiry among
his:household, the result of which was, that his house-
keeper, a Mrs. Davis, was found, by her own confession,
to be in possession of the salts, but peremptorily refused
to render them up. To account in some measure for
these circumstances of her confession and refusal, Mr.
Nunan stated, that her husband was for several years
his agent in London, and lived at No. 15, Southamp-
ton-row; that it was possible the salts might have come into
his possession by some means independent of the wife's
agency, and that she claimed them as her husband's pro-
perty. Her husband had been dead since the last summer,
and she is now about to put up what property he left to
public sale. She also avows her intention of selling off the
salts at the same time, and in the same way. In order to
,prevent this, Mr. Nunan now applied for a search-war--
rant against Mrs. Davis to recover his property.

_ .
Mr. Sergeant SELLON told him that he could not grant
the Warrant, and desired him to apply for advice to a
eeliciter.

The Marquis of ANGLESEA reached Dublin
last Saturday, and was escorted by the proper authorities
to the Castle amid very general acclaina ions. His Excel-
lency appeared in good health and spirits.