The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-13 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken in the Board-
room of Guy's Hospital, in the Borough, before Ttiomas
SHELTON, Esq. the Coroner, on view of the body of Mrs.
Elizabeth Pallet, aged 32, whose death was currently re-
ported to have been occasioned by the ill-treatment of her
husband.

William Winch, of No. 13, Fishmonger-street, Borough,
carpenter and undertaker, deposed, that the deceased was
his wife's daughter, by a former husband ; about eight
years back she married Mr. Pallett; soon after the mar-
riage the deceased was shamefully neglected, and not un-
frequently beaten in the most violent manner. The de-
ceased was the mother of four children, who also 'expe-
rienced at times their father's severity. About a month
back the deceased complained to witness that her husband
was in the habit of going out whole days, and not leaving
any money to procure necessaries for herself and children.
The deceased also complained to witness, that a few days
previous lie had dreadfully ill-used her by striking her over
the head, and kicking her in the bowels and limbs. Wit-
ness is of opinion that the deceased's death was caused by
the cruel conduct of her husband.

Margaret Winch, wife of the last witness, could swear
to the cruel treatment that her unfortunate child had re-
ceived from her brutal husband for the last six or seven
years. About a week previous to the deceased going into
the hospital she came to witness's house in the most pitiable
state, both her eyes were blackened, and her poor body
bruised all over ; she told witness that she was sure she
should die; that her husband had beaten and kicked her
most dreadfully the night before, and that she felt excessively
ill in consequence; witness went home that evening with
her daughter, who was taken very bad and miscarried.
The witness concluded her evidence by saving that she was
sure her unhappy child had fallen a victim to her inhuman
husband.

Several other witnesses were examined, all of whom
spoke as to the uniform cruelty the unfortunate deceased
•zperieneed from the hands of her unnatural husband.

Mr. W. Smith, one of the house surgeons of the Hospi-
tal, deposed that the deceased Will admitted on the Sd of
April, with a cancer on the left breast ; she was properly
treated for that complaint, and was going on well ; on the
following day (4th) she was seized with violent pains in the
abdomen, which continued without intermission, and ulti-
mately brought on inflammation, which terminated her
existence on Tuesday, the 10th. Her death was caused by
the said inflammation, which, opening the body, was found
to extend over the liver, spleen, &c.
Juror—Were there any external marks of violence on
the body ?
Witness—There were bruises on the thighs and legs.
Coroner—Would external violence have brought on in-
flammation of the abdomen ?
Witness—Certainly it would; but the inflammation
might have arisen from natural causes.

Coroner—Did the deceased:dt;ingthe time you attended,
complain of any ill-treatment she had received?
Witness—She did. Her general conduct denoted her to
be a very unhappy woman.
The Jury, after consulting some time, took a second
view of the body, mad on their return, brought in a ver-
dict—" That the deceased died from inflammation of the ab-
domen : but whether the said inflammation was caused by
the brutal usage of her husband, or from natural causes,
the jury have no evidence to prove."
Au inquisition was on Wednesday taken before TuomAs
Hices, Esq., at the Hospital for the Grenadier Guards,
in Rochester-row, Millbank, on the body of Joseph Carter,
a private in the 34 battalion of Grenadier Guards. The
ease excited considerable interest, in consequence of a re-
port which had gone abroad that the deceased's death was
occasioned by virus introduced into the system by a foul
lancet used in bleeding him.

The hospital, it appeared, was founded, and is wholly
supported by the voluntary contributions of the officers of
the Grenadier Guards.
George llardy, a private of the 9th company of the 3d
battalion of the Grenadier Guards was a patient in that
hospital. The deceased was a patient in the same ward
with witness. About twelve days ago he told witness "he
thought he had been bled with a foul lancet, and had taken
harm." Witness asked what a foul lancet was, and he
replied, "I hope you may never know." The following II
day the deceased was moved into another ward, and wit-
ness never saw him afterwards.

Edward Boyce, a private of the 10th company, same
battalion, wag told by the deceased that he had been bled,
as be believed, with a foul lancet. _

Mr. John Harrison, one of the surgeons of the said
Hospital, attended the deceased, who on his first admission
laboured under an inflammatory attack on the chest. He
was discharged cured, but returned on account of his arm,
which was inflamed ; but the orifice of the puncture made
by the lancet was not festered, which it would have been if
infectious matter had been introduced by the puncture.
His arm in a few days became quite well, when symptoms
of typhus fever presented themselvee, which increased
rapidly, and the deceased died of the fever on the 4th inst.
Witness does not consider the inflammation of the arm had
any connexion with the fever which followed.
The Jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned a
verdict, finding that the deceased died from an attack of
typhus fever.

HEART RENDING OCCURRENCE. -- At
Blakely, on the 2d instant, an old Woman, named Sarah
Whitelegg, upwards of 70 years of age, in attempting to
put her husband to bed, (the old man being very infirm,
and approaching his eightieth year), by scrne accident set
her clothes on fire. Her husband being too feeble to render
her any assistance, the poor old creature was so dreadfully
scorched before the neighbours came to her assistance, that
after enduring indescribable agonies for six days, death put
a period to her sufferings.—Manchester Herald.

SHOCKING CIRCUMSTANCE.-011 Tuesday,
as two persons, named Saunders, (uncle and nephew),
were at work in a field, in the parish of Mosterton, near
this town, some words having arisen which induced the
uncle to strike his nephew, he, watching an opportunity,
struck his uncle so violent a blow With a hook which he
was using, that it broke several of his ribs and entered his
body. The circumstance was witnessed by a person work-
ing in the same field, and the poor man was taken home.
Medical assistance was immediately sent for, but we are
sorry to learn there are no hopes of the uncle's surviving.
The nephew, who is about sixteen years of age, is in cus-
tody...l)onm chronicle.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 12.

The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury,
and Lord Bexley, as his Majesty's Commissioners,
gave the Royal Assent to the Costs on Distress
Bill, the Promissory Notes Bill, and several other
Bills, public and private.
The Bishop of EXETER presented two Peti-
tions from Parishes in Cornwall, against granting
further concessions to the Catholics.

Mr. Johnson presented the Fifteenth Report o
the Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland.

Mr. Crafer presented the Returns ordered relative
to Sheep and Lambs' Wool imported between
July 182.5, and Jan. 1827.

A Gentleman from the East India Company pre-
sented a Copy of the Resolutions agreed to by the
Board of Directors, relative to Pensions and Gratui-
ties, pursuant to Act of Parliament.
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The Passage Vessel Regulation Bill went through
a Committee, and several Private Bills were for-
warded one stage.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a peti-
tion from the Roman Catholic and Protestant Inha-
bitants of Glasgow, in favour of the Catholics. The
Noble Marquis also presented a Petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of Liverpool and its vicinity,
praying their Lordships to take the Corporation and
Test Acts into their consideration.
On the Motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,
their Lordships then adjourned till Wednesday, the
2d of May.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 12.

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The Speaker entered the House at half-past three,
and at a quarter to four o'clock the House was sum-
moned to the House of Peers, to hear the Royal
Assent given by Commission to several Public and
Private Bills.

During the Speaker's absence the House pre-
sented a very unusual appearance; there were a
great many Members present, all of whom stood in
knots, on the floor, and appeared most anxiously en-
gaged in conversation, evidently upon some interest-
ing subject.
The Speaker having returned, announced his hav-
ing witnessed the Royal Assent given to several
Bills in the usual form.

Mr. HUME said it would be recollected that he
presented, on the 29th of November last, a Petition
from a person named Taylor, one of the Christian
Evidence Society, praying that he might, in taking
oaths, be allowed to swear by the works of nature ;
Mr. Taylor had since declared that that petition
was a forgery, and was written in the same hand
with some hundreds of letters which had reached
him from various quarters. He (Mr. Hume) had,
in the course of November, promised to present
a petition from Mr. Taylor, and in a few days after
he received this forged petition, with a note, pur-
porting to come from him, stating that he was going
out of town. This threw him (Mr. Hume) entirely
off his guard, arid he presented the petition as genuine.
Mr. Taylor had also complained of a letter which
appeared in the Times newspaper of February 26
(and purporting to be from Taylor's brother), in
which lie was grossly assailed. That letter, Taylor
also declared to be a forgery. He now presented a
petition from that person, who denied the expressions
imputed to him, but admitted that he was a Deist.
If the author of those forged letters should be dis-
covered, he (Mr. Hume) would take care to have
him called to the Bar ; in the meantime he had only
to move, " that the petition be brought up."
The petition was brought up and read; but on
the question that it be printed,
A Member under the Gallery (Mr. G. ROBIN-
SON, we believe) objected, and Mr. Hume did not
press the question.

COUNTY OF GALWAY ELECTION.
Lord FORBES brought up the Minutes of Evi-
dence taken before the county of Galway Election
Committee.

Mr. S. RICE expressed a hope, that in the event
of any inquiry being instituted, it would not be to
the punishment of the past, but the prevention of
such outrages in future.—The Evidence was ordered
to be printed.