The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-01 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

A case of tha most hoi tilde description wse
brought before the Coroner (Mr. UNWIN) on
iVteineeday. The leedine facts and circumstances
are as follow :—Ann Ilohneshy, the deceased,
who WrtS about 20 years of age, was the wife of
John llohneshy, a brickliyer's labourer, hoth of
whom lodged with the father of the deceased its
a small Louse facing the Crooked Bullet at Clap-
ton. It appeared from the evidence of Either
Surrey, it lodger in the house, that the deceesed
and her hushaad came home in the eveoinerabout
eight o'clock, and as they entered the hoese
ness heard setae very augry expressions p!ss be.
tweet) limn. Witness sat its the next room with
two children, with which she was lett in charge
by the landlord, who was a vre.chnati, at el lather
of the deceased. The woman vent to bed in an
adjoining room. The husband came into wit-
room, ‘ti ho asked him it he was coming to
sleep with the children llolmesby said, perhaps
he might. The deceased then calied our, that if
he did, she should get up sole. flolmeeby came
in and out of the room several times: Witness
at length conceiving that he would go to bed to
the children, relit ed to the back door, In ahoet
10 minutes she heard the sound of a blow, Wi!,a
nest then rushed to the door, and was met by one
of the children, who called out " Murder !"--
Holinesby swore at the child, and said, if he calf
ed out again, he would minder him. IVitness then
from the adjoining room heard three distinct
blows, and the uefortueate deceased calling out
" Lord have mercy upon me !" flohnesby then
came into witness's room, and said, he " hail
done for her, and should be hung." lie then
asked one of the boy's where. his father's (ilie
watchman's) money mai ? that money he Wtiflt.
cd, and money i e wou:d have. Liolmesby took a
chissel and laroke open a chest, and took what
money lie could find, and said to witness, ana
going out at the back door, and (holding op
an axe) added, if you speak or stir, 1 %via
murder you both." Wit Hess and the chibi
then went to the .next hoese, are! as 30on av
she was a little recovered from her flight, sent
a girl over to the peblicehoese, where Peaseod,
one of the perish hesuites, iiappeued to be. Pe 45-
cod stated, that he went over to the house itume•
diately, having procured a light, saw the de-
ceased hying (lead on the bed nearly naked, a vast
Tiantity or 'blood.appearing on the lied, and se,
venal wounds on her head. ile 53‘Y an ane with A,
great deaf of blood upon the top of it, particularly
on the back of the handle. Ile ran immediately
for Mr. Bailey, the Surgeon. This wiiness found
no person in the house but the deceased, and a-
child asleep in the adjoining room. Mr. Bailey
stated, that he found tire deceased lying in bed
on her left There was a great quantity of
blood on the bed, but not in the spot where she
was lying. Thought site had been dead abotit
two hours ; examined the head, on the back past
of which there is a large wound from awo to three
inches in length, tippet:l-tog to have been matte by
some blunt instrument., Pen axe was produced to
him with blood and hair upon it, with which it is
probable the act was committed. Found the jaw,
fractured iu the centre, and by the lett ear.
Found another wound between the eye-browse
about an inch in width, and another on the kft
temple, about half an inch in width, and an Intl)
and a half in depth, probably caused by some
sharp-pointed knife. These injuries, and more
particularly,the latter, were the cause of death.--
The J:i.ry instantly returned a verdict of Willa%
Murder against John 1-10Imesby, the husband,
alter whom the officers of justice are mitv iii
search. The horrid iotetest of the case °CCP'
slotted the uttendance of a number of respectable
Gentlemen of the neighbourhood at the Inquest.

ENORMOUS SEAL.—On the 16111 n:t.,, Thomas
Hope, the overseer of the salmon fishing, For—
trose, killed a seal seven feet 10 inches long, six
feet eight inches in girth over the chest, and
weighing 341, storms. He has by an ingenion;
machine, formed for the purpose, killed 8 of those
destructive animals during this season.

On the i2d of April last, at Fort N!atiburough, the Lady of
T. A144,10id, Esq. of a sou and heir.