The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUIST!

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the
workhouse of St. George's parish, Mint-street,
Borough, before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq., on the
body of a fine little boy named Alfred Kingsman,
aged about four years, who was supposed to have
been smothered by its mother.
This extraordinary case excited an unusual degree
of interest in the neighbourhood, in consequence of
the mother having been taken to Union-hall imme-
diately after the melancholy occurrence.
Ann Kingsman, a little girl aged nine years, was
the first witness sworn.—She stated that she lived
with her father, a glass-turner, at No. 39, Peter-
street, Borough; deceased was her youngest bro-
ther. On last Thursday afternoon her mother, Mary
Kingsman, was in liquor, and took the baby up stairs
to lay him upon the bed. The house consists of
three rooms, two above and one below. Witness
did not see what her mother did with .the child up: •
stairs. Shortly after, her mother came down .witb.•
out the child. Her mother remained below, and sat
by the fire for some time. , Witness thought she
heard the baby cry. This was towards nightfall, as
they had their dinner late. Witness went up stairs
with another little brother, bet Ween four and five
years old. Saw the deceased in the bed, with the
clothes covered over his head and face. The lower
part of the baby was uncovered, except the frock,he
had on. Two pieces of bed-ticken, one bolster,And
two pillows, were on his face and head, laid. one a-
top of another. She took the clothes off him, and
he was dead. Witness carried him down stairs, and
gave him to her mother, who said he was not dead
when she first looked at him ; but at the second
look, said he was. Her mother was in liquor then.
Witness's other brother, William, aged 12 years,
went outs and told a woman named Sadgroye, who
came and took the baby from her mother.
CORONER—Did your mother treat the baby kindly ?
Witness—Yes Sir, she was very fond of it.
CORONER—Why did you think the baby dead -
when you took off the clothes ? Witness—Because
he fell back when I put him up in the bed.
CORONER—Did your mother go out after she laid
the child down on the bed ? Witness—She sat a
little while by the. fire, then went out, and stopped.,
away till dusk.
CORONER--Did any one go up stairs while your •
mother was out? Witness—None but ray little
brother. I was at home all the while; nobody could.
go up without my seeing them.
CORONER—What did your brother go up for.?
Witness—He went .to play, but soon came down ;
both my brothers went up.
CORONER--YOU did not say two brothers before?
[The witness appeared confused, and the variation
excited great interest in the Jury.]
CORONER—WAS the door' open or shut ? Wit-
ness—l can't say whether mother left the door
open or shut ; it was in the dark. , 4
Juror—How could you tell the things were heaped •
on the deceased, when you were in the dark ? Wit-
ness—l pushed the clothes aside and felt my brother.
CORONER—What did your mother say when you
brought down the baby ? Witness—She did'nt-
cry. A man and woman took the baby to the
doctor's. Mother tried to hinder them. She, was -. •
in liquor.

William
Kingsman, aged 12, was next examined,
merelyhis testimony was a repetition of the fatter
part of Ann Kingsman's evidence.
Susannah Sadgrove lived in Peter-street. About
dusk on Thursday last, witness heard Mrs. Kings-
man and her daughter Ann, crying. Witness en-
tered the house, took the deceased from its mother,
and carried it to the doctor's, Mr. Olding, in
Union-street. The mother made no resistance to

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if the mother was fond of the baby ?—Mr.
man -replied; she was very fond of the deceased,
which, was 4 twin. The other infant was stolen ia
July last) and his wife had never been right in hert),..l•
head since, having frequently complained of dizsineas,ll:;;•A
when she was perfectly sober.
After a consultation of half an hour, during which
considerable discussion arose, the Jury returned a
verdict of " Accidentally suffocated."
The mother, who is in custody, is to be brought
up to Union-hall on Wednesday next.

ofsaaj,:rPokr aenbhroearkent,
It is understood that Lord WILLIAM BEN-
TINCK is, if not already arrived, on his way to town.
The woolcombers of Leicester all turned put
for wages last week, and the masters are Advertising for
new hands.—Nottingham Review.
THE WAKEFIELDS.—In addition to the
disappointment experiencediosfsb,NLyia.HitrhtelawTdee.:Akelar,sWtethrAexoarrieLna,rainfrom_.
the recent marriage of Miss Tuntraair,ftalasun,ccesfhassteiohetoraoodfrcalbteenbaa:
psbriasondn'esrimdpiedrisonment, to whamg
mities to others connected with him, haa followed his cri-
minal conduct. Some time ago Mrs. Wiraxs'at Waxy:-
heart, ocemioned by the premature decease of his beloved
daughter.
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Dino ets:"lhhh oswe!or tiolfleßentoehoefvef timell 4aobaf led(
married.
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Last night a young woman Was found dead
in a stair in Prince's-street. Front inquiry made into the
cause of her death in such a place, it appears that it has
out the poor wretch, whose presence had become
e where she lodged were under the necessity of
ca
been the result of a dissolute .course of life. The inmates
n'
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of
fttllng u
rae hhousee, and laying her upon the stair, where she died.
It was with the utmost difficulty she could be removed....
Glasgow Chronicle.

STEAM ARTILLERY.—Mr. PERKINS hav-
ing been long engaged in the construction of a piece of
ordnance of the calibre of a four-pounder, to be discharged
is calculated of sufficient
by high pressure steam, the following account may Ise ac-
ceptable to our readers :—The length of the barrel is`about
aant:alethhede ditaomethteer of the e bore, which is grooved to
carry a rifle h3ll, is about three inches. The steam ap-
Bpi:raft:4
strength to generate steam of one hundred atmospheres,
though it can never be necessary to employ steam for, the
purpose of artillery, at a higher pressure than ahout sixty
atmospheres, or about 8401bs. or 9001bs. to the square
inch ; whiqk is greater than the elastic force of gunpowder:
The elastic force of high pressure steam, however, having
much greater range or limits than that of gunpowder, is
infinitely better calculated for projectiles, independently of
any saving of expense; for it is estimated by. Mr. P. that
the projectile force of steam 'is actually ten times greater
than that of gu.nlvwdec, in Lowing a ball to any given
distance.

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Taylor,
MARRIED.
• Oa the 2d inst. at St Andrew s, Holborn, by the Rev. :
Edward Watson, King-stree4
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Cheapdoef Holborn.,ca,l4l'w
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En. Au). for Ipswich,, to Lady Mary Bruce, eldest (laugh-
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