The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon, an Inquisition was taken at
the Sir Isaac Newton, Union-street, Middlesex Hos-
pital, before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, and
a respectable Jury, on view of the body of Richard
Welsh, a fine male infant, aged eight months, whose
death was occasioned by suffocation.
Ann Webb, a respectable looking young woman,
knew the parents of the deceased child, who were
industrious hard working people; they had, two
children ; one a little girl, about two years old, and
the subject of the present enquiry, who was eight
months. On Friday last, about one o'clock in the
afternoon, witness called at Mr. Welsh's, and found
him feeding the deceased with some bread and
milk ; the mother was out at work at the time ;
witness took the deceased in her arms, he appeared
to be in good health and spirits ; witness soon after
went away, leaving the father in care of the deceased
and his little sister; about eleven o'clock that night,
the mother of the deceased came to witness, aud en-
quired of her if she knew where her husband was,
as he had left home, taking with him the fastening
of the doors, in consequence of which she could not
gain ingress to the room where her two infants were
sleeping as she supposed ; witness accompanied her
home, and the door of the room where the two chil-
dren were was opened by means of a pair of old cur-
ling. irons ; witness entered the room first, and dis-
covered the deceased lying on the upper part of the
bed, with two pillows over the head and face; she
instantly removed them off, and her horror was
great on beholding the unfortunate babe a corpse ;
the little girl was lying close by her little brother, in
a sound sleep. _

Juror—You say that the mother entered the room
at the same time you did. Did she appear shocked
and effected at the discovery ? Witness—Ex-
tremely so. She fainted away and was obliged to
support her in my arms.
CoRoNER —Did the parents of the deceased treat
it in a kind manner ? Witness—Ycs, Sir.
CORONER—From the position the deceased was
lying in, are you of opinion that the pillows got on
the face by accident ? Witness—lt was not possi-
ble the pillows could have come in the position I
found them by accident. lam of opinion that the
little girl placed them on the face of the deceased;
she is a very spiteful child, and has frequently hurt
him while living.
The CORONER said it was absurd to attach any
criminal blame to a child at the tender age of tw•
years, even admitting she had been the cause of her
little brother's death.

Ann Welsh, the mother of the deceased, having
been examined,

The CORONER addressed the Jury, observing that
the deceased had clearly lost its life by accident,
owing to the carelessness, to say the least, of the
father.

The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased
child was found lying on a bed suffocated, but by
what means that took place, there was no evidence
to the said Jurors."

THE LATE MURDER IN MONTAGUE-
PLA cr.—We have received different accounts of fresh evi-
dence having been procured relative to this mysterious
affair ; but as the re-examination of JONES will take plat*
in a few days, we forbear to say any thing on the subject
until then. We do not wish to indulge public curiosity
unless by authenticated statements.
GI LLIf AM, THE MURDERER.-011 his
way from Bath to the gaol of Shepton Mallet, the prisoner
conducted himself with strict decorum, and once or twice
expressed his contrition at the fatal effects of his rash con-
duct ; adding at the same time, with an earnestness which
evinced a desire to extenuate his guilt, that be was " drives
to it by the bad temper of the elce.!ased!"—Bath Gazette.
FATAL D UELe.---PA RIS, FEB.
HAIDE, a Greek native of Constantinople, who has been
residing at Paris for some time, and who has married a
very wealthy English lady, having conceived that he was
insulted by the Marquis de B--, at a ball given on
Thursday, by Mine. H---, Rue Neuve des Mathurin,
demanded an explanation. This was not satisfactory, and
yesterday morning M. de B— and M. HA/DE fought s
duel with pistols. The challenger fired first, without kil-
ling his antagonist; the latter returned the fire, and the
ball struck M. Hainc in the abdomen. His condition its
looked on as all but desperate ; it was found impossible to
carry him to his own house, and his inconsolable partner
has gone to where he lies to attend on him. Since writing
the above, we have learned that M. HAIDE died yesterday.
He has left two children.
SELLING A WIFE.--JOHN COOK, a labourer,
lately appeared at a Petty Sessions held at Five-lanes, on a
summons obtained by the overseers of the parish of Tinta-
gel, to show cause why he did not maintain his wife and
children. On being asked wkat he had to say in expla-
nation of his conduct, he very deliberately made the follow-
ing statement :—His wife and he having lived very un-
happily together, and having no children, he resolved to
sell her, which he did, about sixteen years since, in the
public market at Camelford, to a person who bid half-a-
crown for her. Since that time she had lived with her
purchaser, by whom she had seven children; but having
lately declined in health, she was compelled to apply to the
parish officers for relief, and they called on Coos:, who
told his story, and readily agreed to appear before the Ma-
gistrates. Their Worships not being disposed to sanction
the aforesaid bargain and sale, Coox was in a fair way of
support eeti tl
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erbeing saddled with his wife and her offspring, when a dif-
ficultyoliiilaileyief
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covered, the final decision was postponed to a future day,
eswhuhinitroehnet,hle:r visit the tread-mill.— West Briton.
THE BARBARITIES AT GRIMSBY.-- We
regret to state that, notwithstanding a reward of 1201.
as toipltlahire)ir
having been offered for the discovery of the inhuman mis-
creant who has perpetrated the atrocities mentioned in our
two last numbers, he yet remains undetected. The only
addition we have heard to the catalogue of crimes already
detailed, is the slaughter of a sheep, the property of Al-
derman Moonr, on the night of Thursday last, and the
minor cruelties mentioned in the following communica-
tion, received after our paper went to press on Tuesday
last :—" On Thursday week hand-bills were issued, in
which a reward of 1201. was offered for the apprehension
of the ruffian who had maimed and murdered such num-
bers of sheep ; and on the next morning the town was
again in consternation by a fine heifer (mentioned in our
last Packet), belonging to J. RATTON, milkman, having
been found hamstrung ! The animal was in calf, and well
known to be a great favourite, reared by the owner from
a valuable cow. The wound was on the near hind leg,
which presented the horrid spectacle of being nearly se-
vered in two, the bone being laid bare for several inches;
and out of the numerous groups that came to witness this
further specimen of depravity existing in that quarter, few
could refrain from tears. We are shocked to add, that se-
veral cats, in various parts of the town, have also been
thrown at the doors of the inhabitants, with their heads
cut off, and their bodies savagely ripped up."._Hull
Packet.

BIRTHS.
On the 12th inst., in Tavistock-square, the lady of John
Jones, Esq., of twins.
On the 12th inst., the lady of Mr. William Lescher, of
a son,
On the 12th inst., at Sandgate, tie wife of the Rev. J.
D. Glennie, of a daughter.
On the 12th inst., Mrs. Wm. King, Wandsworth, of it
.ITottihrneirc:to.iaagot
nl3. irstall House, Leicestershire.
daughter.
On the

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At Paris, Mrs. Benjamin B. Williams, of Tavistock.
square, of a daughter.

MARRIED.--

On Tuesday last, at Farnboro', Warwickshire, William
Markham, Esq., of Becca Hall, Yorkshire, to Lucy, Anne,
second daughter of William Holbech, Esq.
On the 13th instott St. Mary's, Newington, Mr. Gill.
of Walworth, to Sophia, third daughter of the late Richard
Moore, Big., of Kentwell-hall, Suffolk.
On the 12th
of Walsall, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late John
Green, Esq., ilighbury-park, Islington.
On the 12th inst., by the Rev. Charles Pembroke, Bee-
tor of Weybridge, Charles James Ives, Esq., surgeon, of
Chertsey, Surrey, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Johrk
Neate, Esq., of the same place.
i net. , at Brighton, R. W. Fletcher, Esq.,

DIED.
On the 12th inst., in his 24th year, Henry, rungesti
surviving son of Edward W. Brayley, F.A.5.,4144L5.L.,
&c., Secretary to the Russell Institution. „.„
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