The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-16 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

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Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, an inquest was held in
the Board-reom of St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park-corner,
before Mr. Higgs, on the body of Mr. Robert Benjamin Bur-
ton, aged eighteen, a young gentleman of high connexions,
who was killed on Thursday afternoon, by being thrown off
his horse in Hyde Park.
Captain Higgins, of the let Regiment of Life Guards, de-
posed, that between three and four o'clock on Thursday after-
noon, he was in Hyde Hark, when he observed the deceased
galloping along Rotten-row. lie was coming from the direc-
tion of Kensington towards Hyde Park.corner. Both his
legs were out of the stirrups, and he was leaning forwards,
having hold of the mane. When near the bridge, the deceased
was thrown off on the near side into the road. The horse
proceeded on. Witness, who was on horseback, galloped to
the spot, followed by his Royal Highness Prince George of
Cambridge and Sir George Wombwell, who were in Rotten-
row and saw the accident. The deceased appeared quite life-
less. Ile was immediately conveyed to this hospital.
By the Jury—The deceased appeared to have lost all com-
mand of the horse, as if he was nat accustomed to riding. The
animal was not going at a furious rate.
Cools, the beadle, said he had left summonses for Prince
George of Cambridge and Sir George Wombwell, but they
had both left town that morning. There were no other wit-
nesses who saw the accident.
There was some discussion amongst the Jury as to the pro-
pric ty of an adjournment, to obtain the evidence of Prince
George of Cambridge and Sir George Wombwell, bat ulti-
mately a verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 15. .

Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock, at which hour
the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack.
SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL.
The Marquis of DOWNSIIIRE presented a petition
from the inhabitants of Tewkesbury, in the county of
Gloucester, against the Severn Navigation Bill.
CHURCH EDUCATION. . .

The NOBLE LORD then presented numerous petitions
from different parishes, in the counties of Down, Con-
naught, and elsewhere, in Ireland, in favour o: the sys •
tem of education pursued by tho Church Education
SQciety.
VAGRANCY IN IRELAND.

The NOBLE LORD next presented a petition from the
Board of Guardians of Downyatrick, praying that a stop
might be put to vagrancy in Ireland.

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PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES.
The NOBLB LORD also presented a petition from
Ballynalmich, in the county of Down, on the subject of
these marriages.
THE OXFORD TRACTS.

Th• NOBLE Loan presented also a petition from
an individual, named Clark, who stated that ho
read with alarm certain tracts which had lately
been put forth by persons in high station in the
Univers►ty of Oxford. The petition mentioned no names,
but he prayed their Lordships to lend their powerful aid
to preserve the Church from the conspiracy by which he
believed she was endangered.
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Pro-
testant inhabitants of the town of Galway, against the
present system of National Education in Ireland, and
praying for a grant in aid of the Church Education
Society.
The Earl of WICKLOW presented petitions to
the same effect, from the Protestants of parishes in
the county of Wicklow. In moving that they
be laid on the table, he would express a hope that
the House would consider the prayer of the petition,
and see if it were not possible to give some part of the
grant for Irish Education towards educating the
Protestant portion of the people of Ireland.—
(Hear, hear.) Ho was in favour of granting
money fur the education of every class of the people,
and ho therefore thought the Protestant people of that
country were entitled to some share iu the liberality of
Parliament.