The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-11 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

An inquest was held on Monday, at the Crown, Butler's-
buildings, St. Katherine Docks, before Mr. Baker, on the
body of David Davies, aged 30. a seaman belonging to the Se-
nator barque, of Liverpool. Francis Kerr, Captain of the Se-
nator, said that the crew, consisting of 15 men, were i❑ good
health until about three months ago, during the voyage from
Ceylon to London. The voyage usually occupies 80 days, and
the provisions had been shipped sufficient to last
_for that
time ; but, owing to bad weather, the passage was protracted
to 120 days, and fur the last 20 they were compelled to beg
food from other ships. About two months ago deceased and
several of the men were found to be suffering from scurvy, and
on Friday last, two days after arriving in the Thame3, he died.
By the Coroner—l think that if there had been fresh provi-
sions, vegetables, &c., on board, the deceased would have re-
covered. James Smith, carpenter of the Senator, attributed
the complaint of which deceased died to the want of sufficient
fresh meat. The Jury found a verdict of " Natural death."
On Monday an inquest was taken before Messrs. Gell and
Higgs, coroners for Westminster, at the Feathers, Dean-street,
on the body of Mary Ann Dorty, aged 25. It appeared that
that the deceased lodged at No. 3, Castle-lane, Westminster.
She was of drunken habits, and on the afternoon of the
previous Monday she quarrelled with a woman named
Sainsbury, who lived next door to her. They were both the
worse for liquor, and their words coming to blows, deceased
was very much beaten, and the same night complained of
being very ill, and vomited blood She continued in the same
state till Thursday last, when she said she felt much worse,
adding that it was all through the blows she had received on
the Monday, and she thought that she should not live till the
morning. She was found next day in bed, dead and cold, with
a quantity of blood, which had come from her mouth, on the
pillow. The woman Sainsbury was subsequently apprehended
•n the charge of having caused the death of deceased, and being
conveyed before Mr. Gregorie, at Queen square Police-office,
was remanded till a coroneer inquest had sat on the body.
Mr. John Wright, surgeon, said that he had made a post
mortent examination of the body of the deceased, and, in the
left cavity of the chest found from a pint to a quart of fluid, and
about two pounds of coagulated bloat, arising from a rupture of
the principal vessel of the heart, which was the cause of death.
He was of opinion that such rupture might have been accele-
rated by passion, excitement, or violent exertion, although he
had no doubt, from the diseased state of the vessel alluded to,
that the cause of her death would at any time have been the
same as it now was. He considered her death a natural one.
There being no further testimony, the Jury returned a verdict
of—" Natural death."

QUICK PASSAGE FROM EDINBURGII.—The General
Steam Navigation Company's new steamship Princess Royal,
that arrived at Brown's Wharf, Poplar, on Monday morning,
made thP passage from Granton Pier, Leith, in 39 hours, being
the quickest passage from thence.
The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel,
the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House,
at 12 o'clock, on Monday night, with the Dutch mail.