The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-10 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr.
Wakley, M.P., at the Bell Tavern, Highbury-vale, on
view of the body of Thomas -William Johnson, aged
45. It appeared from the evidence that deceased had
been for a long time labouring under an extraordi-
nary delusion as to his pecuniary affairs, fancying
that he was involved in the most overwhelming em-
barrassments, although he was possessed of indepen-
dent property, the annual produce of which was far
beyond his expenses. About ten o'clock on Satur.
day morning last, when the servant took him up his
breakfast, she found deceased lying in bed with his
throat cut. He was quite dead. A razor, stained
with blood, was lying at his side. From the evidence
of Mr. Jones, a surgeon, who was immediately callel
in, it appeared that deceased's death must have been
instantaneous, the wound he had inflicted upon him-
self having completely severed the windpipe. The
Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."
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An inquest was held yesterday, by 11r. Baker, at
the Hope, Pollard's-row, Bethnal-green, on the body
of Mary Miles, aged 34, of No. 2, Bennett's -place,
who destroyed herself by cutting her throat. In the
evidence it appeared that during certain periods of the
year the deceased, a married woman, was subject to
fits of insanity, and whilst in that state had .made
attempts to destroy herself, once by drowning in a
water-butt, and at another time by cutting her throat.
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The Earl of Lincoln, Chief Commissioner of the
Woods and Forests, had. a n interview with Sir R.
Peel
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in Downing.
street. Sir James Graham and other Cabinet Minis-
ters ha-edstaelrsdoa:rn-, interviews
hisv
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threesi residence
Right
Hon. laronet
yesterday.
TENANTS-AT-WILL.—." I lately conversed with a
man," says Arr. Johnstone, " the occupier of a farm in
the county of Durham. While walking • over his fields,
I drew his attention to the capability of •
them. If the land were in*n
own, nnpr.ori
Sir,' he said,
could make it produce double.
But your father and
grandfather have been there be fore you, and you have
no reason to expect that the farm will be taken from
you.'—' That is true ; but it is unthir that I should
run the risk. The result is to be a permanent im-
provement of the land, of which another tenant may
reap the benefit, or for which I may have to pay an
increase of rent. If I had a nineteen years lease, I
should be sure of being repaid.' Is truth, if we calmly
reflect on the risks which the yearly tenant runs, we
cannot fail to be satisfied that they are really serious
drawbacks against the permanent outlay of capital
upon his soil. He may unintentionally offend his
landlord, or his landlord's agent, and be summarily
dismissed ; or his landlord may die, and a new system
under his heir may unsettle his position ; or, while his
improvements are in progress, a new survey may take
place, and his rent may be unexpectedly augmented ;
for his experiments may be unusually slow in repaying
themselves, and he may himself die before he has re-
covered his capital from the land for the use of his
family."—llfr. C. TV. Johnstone's Pamphlet, entitled
" Tl>hat can be done for English Agriculture 7"
Yesterday evening as Mrs. Martin, a respectable
married female, residing in Fountain-court, Strand,
was crossing the road from Wellington-street North,
she was knocked down by one of the Stoke Newing-
ton omnibuses, which passed over her body. She was
picked up quite insensible, and carried to Mr. WTelch's,
surgeon, 390, Strand, where every attention was paid
her ; she recovered in a short time, but had no re-
membrance of the accident, and singular to say, was
quite unhurt. She was able to walk home unassisted.