The Sun.
London, England, 1816-01-09 00:00:00

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Otlr INJ

On TuestlaY last .an Inquest was taken at the
Guildhall, in Newport, before TIMMS
Esq. Coroner of the Island, and a respectable
Jary, on the body of Charles Cavendish; Serje*nt
75th Regiment. it appeared in evidence, that
the soldiers of the 75th, qoartered in Newport,
agreed to dine together, with their wives and
families, at the Castle public-house, on New
Year's Dayj they a .subscription for the
purpose, engaged a room to themselves, where
they all, to the number of 25, assembled at dinner
at 4 o'clock. Afrer dinner, a tiddler was *ent for,
nod they daneed.their national Scotch reels. All
.wits harmony, happiness, and pleasure, till about
half-past 9 o'clock, when a than of the 36th,
named Kew,, opened the door, and intruded
himself into the room he was civilly told it was
a pi ivate patty, and be could not be admitted—
the door was shot against hint; be ins in
again the second and a third : line, saying, he want-
'ed beer he Was told that if he Wanted beer he
must go to the ‘tip-roont, and Serjeaut. (ham put
• hint' gently into [lie plis4age, saying, he would
hint to time tap-room. M Keon immediately
drew his bayonet, stabbed Set grant Grant in the
breast ;• b,e immediately ran away. the treeeased,
who .was
.a Sergeant in the 75th, was coining out
-of the kitchen as NT'Kemt ran by, he caught at
him, but •inst:Otly t, ii back, crying—" 1 am
muldere:!.7 M.lKeonbad at this instant his bayo-
net 111)4(01, 35 if Ai the act of stabbing; The
deceased expired in a few i!:iltites. M'Ketto was
• pnrsued and taken about a quarter oi a mile. from
Newport, on the Carisbrooke-road,. with his
',spinet drawn, wi'h which he attempted.to stab
his imrsurers. The Jury, atter an investigation
of six.holir*, without hesitation returned a ver-
dict of lfliful Murder against ;James M'Keozv,
who,, 'vat immediately committed by .the Coroner'
to take his trial at the ensuing M'Reon
is tardier iletaioed under Cord Ellenhorough'i
On a•eharotof maliciously stabbing !Sergeant
'Donald Grant., win, it is hoped will recover.

• MinnLittex SewnNs.—Yesterday the Sessions
for Middlesex commenced at Hicks'S Hill, before
Mr. WATSON, Chairman,, and a Bench of Magit-t
straie3.-4lichard Dykes -was put to the bar,
charged Avith assaulting George Garret, a watch-
man: The prosecutor stated, that in consequence
of a girl naniedAtin-Farthitig giving the defen-
dant in charge.; he went up nod took him into.
custody ; at first he only took the defendant by
the arm, but 'finding him attempting to escape,
he then took 'by the collar, when defendant
struck him several- times, nod some of his compa-
nions coming up, the prosecutor was thrown
down, his "anti-torn *as broken in pieces, and he
received smirk' violent b he, however, sue. 7 lows ;
ceeded in bolding- the defendant till ionic more
watehMen came up, and he : Was taken to the
watch-house. .0n the part of the, defendant, se-
veral of his compauions were called, _who7stated,,
. that the, prosecutor treated the defendant with
great 'violence, and seized hint so tight by the
throat nS.almost to suffocate him, although he re-
peatedly said, that if lett to himself: he would go
chile tly to the win' h-house; this it was, and the
circumstance of the defendant crying ()afoor help,
that induced them to interfere. The:Jury, after
a short deliberation, found the defendant Guilty.
Coansitta's INQUeST.—Yesterday an inquest was
held at the sign of the Duchess of Oldettbnrgh,,in
Goswell.street-road, before GEORGE HODGSON,
Esq. Cdroner fOr Middlesex, on the body of Mrs.
' Maly Oround, the wife of a respectable Gentle.'
man, living on Goswell-terrace, whose death TO
' occasioned hy her taking a dose of arsenic, on'
~Wedoesday night last, under the effects of which
site laboured until,Sunday„ when she expired.—
Dtiring the interval she was attended by three toy-
like! Gentlemen, but et ithout any benefit. It ap-
peared in evidence. that she was fifty years of age,
and for some able past had bantered neder men-
tal derangement ; she had once before attempted
to out an end td her existence by hanging herself.
—Verdict—Lunacy.
lineaettY.---I4ate on Friday night, or early on
Satut day'mornik, the house of Miss lIONOR
SYDNP,Y, in Essex, was robbed of Bank
of England notes and other property ; 111133
Stn-
NUY is advanced in years, and generally put her
pockets her pillow when she went to .rest.
On Satarday morniug.wehen site awoke, she found
-her pockets had!been removed, and the•property
telo:n out. A gold watch hung visibly,at the head
",of the bed, and was not taken. There was •ait
appearance of a person having entered at a front
windw, from the Marks oldirt of feet ; bet this •
Wits strongly suspected was fur the purpose of im-
position, ,us the rubbery is supposed to have been
commited by some person welt acquainted with
the house. The house stands alone.
An attempt, has been made, to break into the
strong room (or Treasury) of the Navy Pay -office,
at Portsinoutla Dock-yard. On. Wednesday morn-
.
tug this discovery was made, when it appeared
that, in the course of the pmeeding night, some
depredators lied actually,obtained possession of f.
the hook-room—it is suppled .by scaling the
Dock-wall from Chapel-row, and getting in at
the window. The key being left in the door of.
the honk-roots, whiebleads to the strong room,
they had nothing niure to dm, to gain an entrance
to the strong room, than to break down the brick
work which encloses the iron door of theroom. But
whetherthey were unprepared for Bitch aservice or
from anyothercause,isnot known—theyretiredfront
the apart mem s without effecting the principalobjeet
of their visit. They broke open most ofTheclerks
desks, and took away 31. front the Messenger's
apartment. There were in the strong room at
the time about 50001. in :Wink tokens ; but the
Bank notes were all locked up in iron chests.—
The Right Hon. George Rose, the .Treasurer of
the Navy, and Pearkes, the Bow-street Officer,
arrive] on the following day, to inquire into".the
circumstances, but nothing satisfactory .has yet
.arisen'oilt of the investigation. A watch will, in -
future, be,kept within the building, and an house-
keeper appointed to it.
Sunday Morning the premises of Mr. Charles
Felwell, 28, Oxford-street, jeweller, were
burgleriously broke open, and robbed of gold and
silver watches, silver spoons, and sundry other
valuable articles to a great amount, with which
the thieves 'Made their' escape. : •