The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-30 00:00:00

bkATH OP A PAUPER THROUGH A REMOVAL,

Last night an Inquisition was taken at the sign
of the Light Horseman, Wange-conrt, Leicester-
square, before HUGII LEwls, Esq. Coroner for
the City or 11/esti-obi-stet., on ate body ut Frede-
rick Abbott, a pauper. After the Jot y wet e ettl
panelled and sworn, they proceeded to the work-
house or St. Martin-in-the-Fields, whet e the body
lay dead. From the nature of the case the wit-
nesses were examined separately.
William liammersly deposed, I ant porter at the wort,
house of the palish.of St-Martin-in-the-fields; the deceased
was lining-1a in a hackney-coach to the %%sal:house, between
3 and 6 o'clock- on'Mondity eveniug, by a matt whom I believe
to he a beadle of i he parish of Christ-chnrch, Seagate-street ;
the deceased teas accompanied by Nvo women, one of whom
I believe was his daughter; the beadle got out first, the
daughter followed; the beadle handed me the order of .re-
moral; deceased was brought into the passage; lie had /nit
got above five yards into the passage bcfori: he aassei2ed vu h
a shivering fit, ;tint washeptfrom fidling to the ground by

the peri'ons who Supported flint; I placed hint ota a stool, and
got a chair lawn:Alai ely, and the deceased was carried to the

sick ward: he did not speak iti 'ny hearing, and had Se.tarcely
life in him.. .Iheard in. an hoar alter Oat he was dead.. The
order of removal was dated Saturday last, and was signed by
v.v.:, magistrates. •

Catharine Anti Pigott, the nurse of the workhouse, de-
posed, that, in, her opinion, tbhe moat:lied from ivatit; he was
txceediogly emaciated, anti his stunia,:h rejectvd some barley-
water whit* she gave to him.

Tire assistant nurst., 'lary Brown, drposed to his haring
divd.within half an hour u: his arrival..

Lemage, clerk to the overseers of St. Martin's,
swore that the order of removal was data no the clay of:re-
moral, but that it. appeared to have been afterwards .struck
through with a pen.
Richard Simmons, snrgectu, judged from the appearance of
the body, which he sanf soda after death, tlfat the pauper had
died of a lingering- illness.
Henry Heuu, of 34, Angel-street, Newgate7street, beadle
to the parish of Christ-Church, deposed.--The daughter Of
deceased met me about half-past 9 Monday morning, in
Newgate-street. She told me Ise had been Hay--
wood, the. Overseer, to get- ao order of removal fur a poor
matt, her father, whtowas very ill at Atte bouse.of Mrs.nost,
in the neighbonrhood, to St. 'Martin's parish, and was not
able to go before the Magistrates. I desired-her to meet Ole
at about 12 o'clock. Sh'e came there, and her ex.q--.
mination was taken, and the onler of removal wade out;
but from her sayin:The eras -very ill; I had the order sttspend-
aat the sauce time. I accompanied her to Mrs. Frost's,
and, to my surprise, I found the deceased sitting in the kit-
chen. He expressed a great desire to be removed. I went to
Mt. nurrage, the pari•.h illictor, to have his opinion as to
the safety of his removal. Mr. Llitr:-age was ;tot at •honle,
but his assistant acconTatned ine to the deceased, and thought
there was no -danger in removing him. I went to Mr. Hay-
wood, the acting overseer, and at thy request he crossed (nit
the order of suspension, and the daughter of deceased gut a:
InichneT-coaeb, and we put him into it, and removed him to
St. Martin's Workhouse.

Mary Abbott, dailghter to the deceased, resideS iii Ilongh-
ton-street, 'Clare-marhet ; her father was a porter, and lodged
at the house of Mrs. Frost: he was 45 years of age, and very
unwell; be was too ill to go to Guildhail, and 1 went in his
stead. The remainder of her evidence corroborated last
witness. When the doctor saw him he said he was i/1,. and
would lie better to remain as he was, bat the people of the
hirace were very rinkinil to him, and he'said, for God's sake
take use away. I did not think he was dying When [left him.
James Hay deposed, I ant assistant to Mr. But rage, sur-
geon, of 45, Newgatevstreet : at the request of the beadle of
Chrkt •church parish I visited the tlecea-etl to ascertain if it
was safe to reinove him. I told the deceased lie was very
and had not many days to live; he earnest] yrequested.l would
let hint be removed, us he found himself very uncomtortable:
I agreed to his removal :I ore ..t his request than from my
opioion of its fitness. Mr. Frost: also *wished to have hint
removed. There is'no woihbouse in Christ-church parish,
they farm out their poor.
Mary litist sworn.-1 am a widow, and live at I, Batcher-
lail-lane; the deteased lodged with me abimt three years; he
Was a good lottger, in constant work, and alway;: paid his way ;
he lass always :hired cough ; he .was taken iii Po Wednesday
last, and sent for his daughter, and lie and the daughter
wished he should be reine;ect ; he paid Isis lodging up to the
day he went.; I hare been a nurse to hint, and-paid him every
all cut ion.

John Narcissi-1 Haywood, the overseer, deposed, that the
beadle informed him, that the deceased requested-to' be re-
moved, and That the medical gentleman gave Isis consent, in
consequence of which he complied with the beadle's bppli-
cat ion.

The Coroner stated to the Jury, that it was for
them to consider whether the deceased was
ille-
gully removed, or if that removal .was the cause
of his death. • The Jury considered that the par-
tics did, hot act through any ill motive, but through
ignorance, and at the request of the deceased.—
The Jury being left to themselves, after n short
consultation; at half-past 10 the Coroner took
their opinion sepat'ately, when, by a majority, the
Coroner recorded the following verdict

" That the immediate cause oy the death of the deceased
was his being int properly removed.- froni the parish of Christ-
church to St. •IVlartin-iu-the-Fields, whilst labouring Larder
the last stage of az,thru."

. .
ANOTHER. 'OOR' NAN BURNT;:)? TO . DEATH. -ON

A`BitICK CLAMP..

An Ingoes.t was Lela yesterday before Mr.
UNwtti, nt the sign of the Five Bells, Three Colt-
street, Limehouse, on the body of Samuel. Hans-
c:hose body was found horned to death lying
oa a brick eta cup in Stepney-fields,' as- appears
rromthe foil,;wing 'evidence

Williatu Uudd smirn.—Sai,t he belonzs to the Ast;ll Ea•lt.
Indianian; the.decraset! went a voyage' with him in that ship
And teturard' huax th:ee of o2i•

•
Ilion, that the deceased heing.unrthie to pay for a lodgitrz,
eax conipelled by the cohlihoss of the weather to go o:3 the
clamp for w:ernith. The briel; etanips are much fre-
rpieoted every night. hy poor people who have no lodging —•
Vet,lkt--" /ran apcarion."

SUSPECTED MURDER.
ti Jtu teas taken yesterday afternoon
kL the (4olden Linn, Gravel44ae, South-mark,
bef,ite CtiAßLes .lEtkiticT. Esq.. tortmer for
S,,rre.y; to investigate the ca,ise 0, the death
n,r(l) !lathed Richard purint, it hawker of blooms,
,vho, it was supposed, wat murdered by a man
named Neal, as stated it, cur Union hall
p6lice report of yesterday. After a Minute in-
vestigation, during W icli voiliing transpired to .
justify au intpaitaticin of niisnier, the :fury returned
vo•dict--" Died from exceist.e drinking."—.
A record of the terdiet %vat sent tO Union-ban,:
and John Neal teas discharged.

MELANCHOLY DEAtII IN A SSARX.

The Ceylon Gazette, of the 17-tli of May, gives
the following account of a very shocking event,
which happened on the cVening of the 11th, near
Colombo:

" A party of seven young gentlemen luid been
walking among the trees near the sea, about two
miles south of the Ijort: Between five and six
Oichick they sat down On the Shore; without any
previous intention ',of bathing, when Mr. May, of
the Ordnance Civil Department, went into the
waier;,and• was soon followed by Several others:
Mr. May was an excellent swiruirier; and plunginit,
into the nearest surf, be (lid not rifle until he was
sonic way beyond it. After playing about a shoit
time, he struck out into deeper wilier, when.
Lieutenant Gray; who was within the surf, and
aware of the danger from sharks, called out to
him not to go any far her ; at that moment the
swell of the surf hid him troM Mr.Grav, but sortie
of the party who Were standing higher on the
shore, saw him on a sudden straggle and sink.
He rose again directly, and cried out, " A shark;
a shark ; no joke, no joke ; upon my honour I ant
bit but he did not seem to be much hurt, fot
he swam with great strength towards the shore.
Lieutenant Gray rushed forward to his assistance;
and, just as they were near meeting, the shark
seized hiM again, but hewas trot palled under water,
and only cried out, "I am bit, lam bit." Mr.
' Gray then got hold of him, and at that moment he
saw the shat k make a third'iv tack,' They were
noxv very near the shore, dna Mr. Gray, with the
assistance of amather young man, succeeded in
.'getting him.on dry land. H t'ow sunk upon his,
knees as they were supporting him, and was en.;
cleat rioting to speak, but could only utter convul
sive inarticulate sounds. They thought lie WAS
fainting, and bronght him some water. which(
they pressed him to drink ; he raised his head,
opened his and attempted to swallow, but
instantly sunk down again, and expired without
a groan. The whole of the flesh, with all the
blood vessels, was torn away from the back of his
left thigh, for a considerable space above the
knee. The laceration was so dreadful, that Mr.,
‘liirtitt, the snrgeon, who hastened to see him on
hearing of the accident, declared it woad have
been i+npossible
ttlr~n .the spot. to save
teavgeabt effusion
of b
l lmio)
been,d uponi
must
have produced immediate death. lie did not,irs
tact .survive above two minutes. It is probable
the fatal wound was given 111 the second or third
attack, when Lieutenant Gray,saw the ravenous
monster in the act of seizing his unhappy victim.
'Die shark appeared to be -rather small, with a
huge head, hut the water (vas so discoloured with
blood, that it could not be distinctly seen.—Wil-
"Ftirville May was only 22 years of age ; lie
came to Trincomate, in the Chapman, on thel7tb
of October, 181.5, and arrived at Colombo on the
29th November following. He was an amiable
young man, much liked, by his companions, who
observed that lie had been that eventing remark-.
ably cheerful and in higher spirits than usual,.
just before the accident happ-ned."

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