Star.
London, England, 1830-02-08 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

Saturday evening an Inquest was held at the Red Lion in the
Camberwell-road, before Mr. Camas, on the body of Elisabeth
Simpson, aged 43, about whose death several extraordinary ru-
mours were propagated hi the neighbourhood. The investigation
recited much interest from the singular and unfortunate circum-
stances relating to her decease.
Mr. Gooding, a baker, residing in the Kent-road, deposed, that
on Tuesday evening last, between seven and eight o'clock, &neigh-
bour called, and informed him that the small house in which the
deceased resided was shut up ; apprehensions were entertained that
the inmates were dead. The witness immediately proceeded to the
Mese, and having knocked for some time, the door was opened
'by a man named Neter,, who, it appeared, had cohabited with
lbe deceased, and that they were the only two persons who dwelt in
d shesue. N aaaaa had his clothes on, but he seemed nearly perished
with the cold ; and when asked where the female was, he replied, she
was in the upper room in bed. Witnen proceeded up stairs, and on
his entrance Into a room which was miserable in the extreme, he
saw deceased lying on a straw mattress, with scarcely any covering
over her, a corpse. The witness then laid his band on her face
and breast, which were quite cold, but her back and shoulden
wore warm, as if some person bad just risen from the same bed.—
On Inquiry as to the cause of this circumstance, Naten said that
he bad just got up from the side of the deceased on hearing the
knocks at the door; and when asked how long she bad been
dead, and why be did not apprise the neighbours of the event, he
replied, that she died about eleven o'clock the same morning,
and the reason he assigned for not communicating the intelli-
gence to same persons in the neighbourhood was, that he was
a stranger, and unacquainted with any one to whom he thought
there was any use of making known his domestic calamities.—
Every thing in the miserable habitation indicated poverty and
wretchedness of the severest nature, and there was no food
of any kind in the place, except the remains of a stale loaf and
a few sweetmeat,, which the deceased was in the habit of
displaying in her window for sale, t• the children in the neighbour-
hood. There was also a collection of bones in one corner of the
room. amounting in quantity to nearly three bushels, and the
effluvia caused by them together with the dead carcase of a pig,
bound under the staircase In a state of putrefaction, was of the most
Intolerable description. Witness said that be questioned Nunn at
the time relative to what has been described, and his reply was, that
he had collected the bones to dispose of, to obt in fond for himself
and the deceased when she was alive ; and with regard to the pig,'
that he had found it lying dead in a street in the neighbourhood,
and that he had carried it home and placed It under the staircase,
in order that the flesh might rot off the bones, which he in-,
tended to have sold with the other. found in the apartment where
the deceased was lying dead. The witness added, that there were
no m .rks of violence on the body of the deceased that he could per.
wive, and from what he had seen of the man Natio% his (witness's)
Impression was that he was weak lu intellect.
A medical man who examined the body of the deceased said
there were no external marks of violence urn her with the ex:
caption of a alight erasure of the shin on one of the arms, which
would have no effect a pser general health. He was, however,
decidedly of opinion that her death was accelerated by the want of
comforts and clothing during the late Inclement weather, and the
miserable abode itself was sullicient proof that the unfortunate in-
mates must have suffered privations of the severest kind.
After bearing Nater's evidenee—tbe Jury brought is a verdict,
Died by the Visitation of God.

The Argyll Rooms were insured for 6,0001. each in
the Son and County Flre-ollices, besides an additional suns in the
former on the furniture.
Some of the lookers-on at the late conflagration will
have it that the catastrophe was occasioned by the Fire King's
escape on the previous day into the coal.bole.
Among other miecdotes told of Garrick is one, that
be never did any thing of consequence without Star consulting ifs
wife.
THE Finn MONO a.—ltt the Court of Common Pleas;
on Friday, an application was made for an attachment against
Mr. Crockford, the proprietor of a certain house is St. JaParee!
street for contempt of Coen. in not appearing to give evklance in
an action respecting some gambling transactions. It 'appeared that
tie original subpoena wagon* exhibited, sad Crockfird pleaded that
he had net been paid the owl ensures mosey. The Coon refuse 4
to grant the attachment on the former ground, but said that the
latter was not matedd what the service was in Undoes.
la the temporary, room fitted up ffor the aliembly o$
the French Chamber of Divides, particular previdon has biuq
made for the reverters of the public Press each of whose hal a
disk in the Wayne directly opposite the butts. of the President
ThdrildllY Mr? Dawson, US. Miwber for LoThdoodersy
was convicted by sir Roe, a lisiburoeabitren ORM. ht t 1
penally of 40s. for eintreaksit the highatay, by tie pore Asia
or screened grand to *be spread en the Vahway d 4
to prevent persons slipphig down sod breaking their limbo.
may be the age of the " Marek listeibudir bolt Mart be I&
lowed that lighlanien limps behind mOst estameadedly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
At the close of Saturday's business a miserable looking man ac-
companied by his wife, an object more miserable, if possible, tbs.
himself, and having an infant in her arms, presented themselves
before Sir Jono Puma, who having demanded their business,
the husband replied, " we want to be passed to Westmoreland,
your worship.'
Sir Joust—We have no passes here, you must apply to the sli-
cers of the parish you last slept in.
" We slept in Crlpplegate two nights, replied the wife,
but the cers wont relieve us, and tell us to go to Saint
Luke's." .

Sir Joan—Did you teside in St. Luke's?
The woman—We did, Sir, fore coe►lderahle time, but hems.
ing behind in our rent, we were turned out fourteen days ago,
since which time, we have wandered about the streets, eacept the
last two nights, which we spent in the Refuge for the Destitute, in
Club-street. _ _

Sir Join—That does not glee yea a claim upon the parish of
Cripplegate, you must go to Worship-street.
" My child is perishing from cold and hunger," esciainted the
poor destitute creature, casting a look of agony upon the infant,
while the large tear of maternal anguish trickled down upon its
emaciated countenance.

" It seems very bad Indeed," observed the Marshaling.,
who had been looking at it for some time, "it seems almost
dying."
Sir J. Panama—We can do nothing ; I tell you again you must
go to Worship-street.
" Oh, pray do, Sir," said the husband, clasping his bath toge-
ther, " send us to prison—we'll submit to any charge yes plow.
only send us there!"
Sir Josin—l can do no such thing.
" For the sake of Heaven, do, Sir." continued the odoetuesre
man, " send us even for a week, and perhaps the weather may be
milder by that time?"
Sir Joist.—l repeat it again, I cannot do it, you must go about
your business ; nothing can be done for you here.
The husband and wife persisted in their request to be sent to
prima, Sir John Pening ordered them to be removed, which was
with sonsiderable Mushy accomplished by the °dicers, amidst
the loud cries of the perishing wretches—" le, for Goo's sake,
send us to prison, to hard labour, to any thing, sooner than turn us
into the streets, where ourselves and our infant must die from cold
and hunger."