The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.
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An inquest was held on Friday at the Workhouse, Gray's
Inn-lane, before Mr. WAIMEA, M.P., upon the body of James
Falkes, a police constable.
After the examination of police constable Patten (No. 137)
the man who was taken to the station-house in a state of in-
toxication, and who spoke as to the identity of Mt. Huntsman,
the doctor, and his giving the deceased and himself whiskey on
the night in question,
Mr. Huntsman said, in explanation, that all he knew of the
matter was as follows :.—A. policeman came up to him, and
said it was a very wet night or wet morning, or something of
the kind. It was raining heavily at the time, and the night
was a very disagreeable one.. The pelicemam asked him for a
drain and went in with him, and had about a wine glass full
of whiskey in some warm, water. The policeman then left.
He (Mr. H.) was sitting up for somebody coming in, and
he saw the policeman pass again. The policeman said, He
would have no objection to some more of that same." He
(Mr. H.) answered he did not care about his having a little
more, and ho (the policeman) had another glass. Another
policeman then came up, and they both had sotne whiskey, but
nothing else, beyond half or three-quarters of a drachm of sal
volatile, which was only a stimulant. The policemen left my
house shortly after they had the whiskey and water and sal
volatile.

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examination of the deceased's body, returned the following.
verdict :-".That James Falkes was found dead, and that his
death was caused by. an extravasation of blood on his brain,
produced by a fall occurring to him while he was in a state of
intoxication ; and that whether the said intoxication vhis pro-
duced by excusable causes or otherwise, there is not before the
Jurors sufficient evidence to prove."
The CORONER then addressed Mr. Huntsman. He said,
the Jury considering the statement he had himself made—viz.
that he had gone to seek for the deceased with the other
policeman after he had observed that he (deceased) was in-
toxicated, and had afterwards given him more whiskey, had
felt it to be their duty, under all the circumstances of !the
case, to return the verdict just read. In the propriety of
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that verdict he entirely concurred. Mr. Huntsman would
understand that he was not relieved by the verdict from
responsibility, for, frOm the evidence before them, the Jury
could not come to any o her verdict. The witnesses had
not been quite so clear in their statements as could have
been wished • but in all probability the Commissioners of
Police would institute a further inquiry, and that inquiry
would very like 'y become more useful when the policeman
who had been examined to-day had thoroughly returned to
his senses, for-it was evident he was now in a confused state of
mind.

The France publishes the
following. letter, •ad-
dressed to it by General Cabrera, Count de Morella, dated
Lyons, 25th ult. :—" I have read in your journal an article
giving an account of the causes which might have inthwed me
to take a journey to Paris, and the reasons I had for not doing
so. Infamous caluthnies have for some time been spread as to
my political conduct. Much has been said, much has been
written, and many falsehoods have been told ; but you, Sir,
have said the truth; and I thank you for having dot.e me jus-
tice. It is true that, but for the injunction I received from an
authority I shall always respect, I should, perhaps, have gone
to Paris, whither I was called by personal affairs, and not by arty
political matters, in which Lititpther do nor will take any part.
You may make a declitration-lo this effect in'your journal, with
confichnee that you ear not deceived."
The tilt-hammer works at .the smithery in Ports-
mouth yard are stopped, in consequence of the dangerous state
of the chimney, which, from the great heat, is split on one
side very considerably for a length of fifty feet. It is supposed
that it will be necessary to take it down and have it re-built.
We understand that should it fall during the working hours,
scores of live would be sacrificed, as from its great" height and
weight, it must of necessity carry the whole of the smithery,
and perhaps theinet al mills with it.--Hampshire Independent.
Il'argits O'Connor has been attempting
make Ifrns If f to
L e o wonderful importance at Manchester, by stating
in the police court that some parties had entered into a conspi-
racy to assasinate him. He brought no proofs to satisty the
magistrate of the correctness of his accusation. Between the
patty of the Hon. Gentleman and some other persoai of Man-.
cheater there was a row on Tuesday, when Mr. O'Connor was
lecturing, and ft om that row resulted some proceedings in the
police-court, anti this charge of assassination. •