The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

INQUEST ON ELIZE SERMIROT.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, an inquest
was held before THOMAS SuEuroN, Esq., Coroner
for the city of London, at St. Bartholomew's Hos-
spital, on the body of Elize Sermirot, a young French
lady, who died in that establishment on Wednesday
night last.
Robert Eson was a porter in the service of Mr.
Waterhouse, proprietor of the Swan-with-two-necks,
Lad-lane. On Sunday, the 29th of June, he was
attending upon a Birmingham coach called the
Eclipse, at the Angel Inn, Islington, about eight
o'clock in the morning. He was standing at the
hind part of the coach, as it was going out of town;
the deceased, who was going as an outside passenger
on the coach, was on a ladder getting up on the
hind part of the coach, at the near hind-wheel next
the pavement ;. she was nearly at the top of the
ladder, and too high up for him to hold her; the
coach just at this time moved about half a wheel
round, and the deceased slipped and fell down, and
pitched on the ground. She fell quite flat, and was
picked up by the guard of the coach, and taken to a
doctor's close by. Witness perceived, on her clothes
being raised a little, that her leg was broken, and
that the bone came through the skin. The wheel
of the coach did not go over her leg, for she fell
away from the wheel. Witness did- not perceive
any fault on the part of the coachman.

Mr. Powis, a gentleman rasiding at Islington, had
nothing to add to the evidence of the last witness,
except that the deceased and the ladder fell from the
coach together. Witness was standing at the door
of the Angel Inn at the time. The deceased was in
appearance an elegant little woman, as much so as
could be seen amongst a thousand.
John Weeks, house-surgeon to the hospital, de-
posed that on the 29th of June, deceased was
brought to the hospital, labouring under a fracture
of the left thigh. Witness reduced the fracture, and
every thing that was possible was done to preserve
the limb, and the patient went on pretty well for
some days, lilt after that a good deal of inflamma-
tion, together with a formation of matter, took place,
and amputation became necessary as the only chance
of saving her life. When her limb was taken off
she became more feeble, and that debility increased
until at last she sunk from exhaustion, and diet: on
Wednesday night, or rather early on Thursday
morning. The deceased seemed much attached to
the gentleman with whom she was travelling, he
paid her the greatest attention, and visited her every
day at the hospital while in town ; but was at last
compelled to go over to Ireland to vote at the late
election for Clare, where he gave his support to Mr.
Fitzgerald. It happened, fortunately, the witness
said, that there was another female, a patient in the
hospital at the time, who spoke French, and he
placed the bed of the deceased close to that of the
other female. She wanted for nothing, and it was a
mistake that she was neglected.
One of the Jurors inquired whether the guard or
the coachman who were with the coach at the time
of the accident were in attendance.

The porter replied that they were not present ;
they were both out of town with the coach, but they
could be produced, if necessary.
The Juror thought their presence, or at least that
of one of them, very necessary; for as yet there was
no evidence to show, except that of the porter Eson,
whether or not the coachman or guard were in care
of the horses, or on the coach-box, at the time.
The other Jurors agreed as to the necessity of
further evidence on this point, and the inquest was
therefore adjourned until two o'clock on Monday next.

IRISH ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

GLONMEL, AUGUSiT IS.

Ednumd Kirwick, Michael Kirwiek, Thomas
Phelan, James Martin, and Jeremiah Dwyer were
indicted for cutting the tails off six -cows, the pro-
perty of Thomas Phelan.
The prosecutor had been served with threatening
notices for taking some lands formerly in the pos-
se3sioa of the prisoners. He watched his cattle, in
consequence, and on the night of the Ist of August
about eleven o'clock, he went to the field, where he
had twenty-five head of cattle. lie observed about
sixteen persons collected about them, and he con-
cealed himself in a ditch, from which place he saw
them cut the tails off as many cattle as they could
catch.

Cross-eNamined by Mr. Hatebell.—He took the
benefit of the Insolvent Act, and did not pay a far-
thing to any of his creditors. He went to bed about
nine o'clock, and slept till lithe same night, when
he got up to look after the cattle.
Did you dream of the cattle whilst you were in
bed ?—Certainly. (Laughter.)
When you got up at eleven o'clock did you put
ou you breeches ?—No, indeed ; I don't wear
breeches. (Laughter.)
When you went to bed again, did you dream of
the cattle ?—Why, they were certainly troubling me,
and I believe I did dream again of them. (In-
creased laughter, in which the Learned Judge heartily
joined.)
Rhody Ryan saw the cattle at 12 o'clock on the
night in question, and they were not injured.
This witness and the prosecutor were confronted,
and contradicted one another.

An alibi was the defence set up by the prisoner,
Kit wick.

Patrick Phelan, a quack doctor, residing in Too-
mevara, said, I have been in the habit of bleeding
peoplefor2oyears. I was called upon to attend
Edmond Kirwickl the morning after the tails of the
cattle were cut. I found Kirwick very ill and in a
weak state from pleurisy. I felt his pulse; it was
very quick, and I thought it would be very danger-
ous to bleed bite. I prescribed for him, and ordered
plenty of whey, with directions to the womenkind
to keep him very well blanketted.—(Great laughter.)
Cross•examined by Mr. PLUNKETT.—Yon are a
man of great skill in blanketting people. In what
university in Toomevara did you obtain your degree
for bleeding and blanketting?-oh, sure, you know
there is not any university in Toomevara, ounly the
one where the Peelers lain to bleed the people.—
(Roars cf laughter.)
Did you study there I Is it me faith ! I ounly
bleeds with the lance. (Laughter.)
'ell, tell us, Mr. Pat, in 'what university, as you
call it, did-you get your degree ? Oh, sure I tould
you I wasn't bred in any university at all; but I
got all the laming from myself. (Laughter.)
Oh, I perceive, then, you are only a cow-doctor ?
Faith I am not, Sir, a cow-doctor, nor a horse-doctor
neither, for I'd scorn to be both one and t'other.
(Great laughter.)

Were you net, upon your oath, called upon to
doctor the cows ? No, I was not, Sr, I don't
doctor no cows; isn't it a shame for you to be saying
such thing upon me?

Well, if you are not a cow-doctor, what do you
call yourself? Faith, I sometimes doctors min at
your sarrice, your honour. (Laughter.)
I)o you ever prescribe cold water with bleeding ?
Oh, no, when I orders plinty of whay, and the
blanketting. (Laughter.)
I)o you know any of these parties ?—Sure I'm
first cousin to Tom, the prisoner, and second cousin
to Tom, the prosecutor.
Which of them stands bleeding better ?-011, is
it my own relations ? sure I bleeds them both.—
(Laughter.)
You appear to have bled pretty freely for one of
them to-day ; I think if you were to be \veil
" blanketted" after this, that you would live 20
years more to the great joy of the Phehms of
Toomevara.
Witness--Indeed you need't be making game of
me, for I intends soon to lace off practice entirely,
and
Mr. PIAINKETT—" To kill characters no longer."
—(Laughter.)
The prosecutor's brother• was called to speak to
the character of Ryan, who contradicted the prose-
cutor, and he said that Ryan was turned out of
Thomas Phelan's service.

Mr. Justice MooRE summed up, and the Jury
found u verdict against all the plisouers of—Guilty.