The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

The inquiry adjourned from Monday last, into the
circumstances attending the Sudden death of Elizabeth
Linsey, aged 38 years, and also of her child, only one
month old, was resumed before Mr. Payne yesterday
afternoon at the Commercial Tavern, Sherborne-lane.

Mr. Hugh Fuller, surgeon, of King William-street,
said that he had made the necessary examination. He
found the organs of the body of the child perfect and
healthy. The stomach was nearly empty. It .was his
opinion that it died from exposure to the cold. With
respect to the mother, he found that the heart had very
much wasted, -so much so that it would be difficult for
reaction to take place after fainting. There was no doubt
on his mind that fainting was the cause of death. A
wasting of the heart was often the result of mental
anxiety. The deceased was a remarkably robust woman,
and had died in a full habit of body.
The jury rettirned a verdict in both cases of " Died
from 'natural cadses."
Yesterday an inquisition was taken by Mr. Wakley,
M.P., and a respectable Jury, at St. Pancras workhouse,
on the body of Thomas Davis, aged 55, formerly a corn-
chandler amid coal-merchant in an extensive way of busi-
ness, but lute an inmate of the above workhouse.
Alexander Peckham, also a pauper, said he knew de-
ceased, who was in the convalescent ward, No. 3, with
him. They generally sat next to each other at meals.
The deceased was so voracious in his appetite that it was.
the custom of the nurse of the ward to cut his meat up
in small pieces, for fear of his choking himself. On
Sunday last, whilst at dinner, the nurse had left the
table for a minute or two without having cut up the
meat in deceased's plate. She had no sooner turned her
back than the deceased took up. a large piece mid
crammed it into his mouth. He immediately made a
noise in his throat, as if he was choking, but, notwith-
, standing this was the case, when witness made an at-
' tempt to pull the meat out of his mouth the decease&
prevented him by closing his teeth. The throttling
noise in his throat increased, and the deceased became
black in the face, and struggled violently. Mr. Easteott,
the surgeon, was sent for, and arrived in about• ten
minutes, but before he could do so deceased had expired.
Mary Brown, the nurse, gave similar evidence, and
stated that the deceased had been nearly choked three or
four times from like conduct. The meat supplied to the
poor was very hard and tough.
The sister-m-lan of the deceased thought that proper
attention had not been paid to deceased. Knowing his
propensity, the nurse ought not to have left the meat be-
fore him without cutting it up in small pieces. ,-;-
The CORONEIt considered there was no blame attri-
butable to any one. With regard to the hardness of the
meat, representations ought to be made of the fact to the
parochial authorities.
After some further discussion the Jury returned a ver-
dict of "Death from apoplexy, produced by choking."

PRINTERS' PENSION SOCTETY.-A grand
concert and ball, for the benefit of the unsuccessful can-
didates for admission upon the fund of the above admi-
rable Society, will take place on Tuesday next, at the
Grecian Saloon, Eagle Tavern, City-road. The enter-
tainments are of the most attractive character, and
have no doubt that the result will prove eminently pro-
fitable to the fund for the relief of those who have not
been fortunate enough to be placed permanently amongst
the parties who enjoy the extensive benefits of this ad-
mirable institution.
ARREST OF A MURDERER.--John Hogan,
d stas that
the murderer of Roughan, at Castle Waller, has been ar-
rested at Killoskehane, by couannty Ins
tepector Caitrr wason.
Hogan has confessed his
without premeditation, but anxious to expiate the of-
fence by capital punishment. It appears that he went
to the wood to cut timber, and being discovered by the
steward, and dreadingprosecution, he at first fled, but
returned and slew his victim.—Nenugh Guardian,