The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-17 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Thursday evening at seven o clock, an inque,t was
held before THOMAS Hiocs, Esq., at the sign of the
Monster, in Willow-walk, Chelsea, on the body of Martha
Ward, aged 65 years, who met her death by being pushed
off a footpath by a party of soldiers, when she was run
over by a gig passing at the time.
John Reed, of Jew's.row, Chelsea, on Monday last,
about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, was return-
ing home, when near the White Hart, abreast of Chelsea
College, he saw a party of soldiers and recruits passing
from London ; the deceased was before, going the same
way; the party appeared to be making haste ; one of them
pushed the deceased off the footpath ; she fell in the road,
and at that moment a gig was passing, with a lady and
gentleman in it, which passed over her side. The gentle-
man instantly stopped and got, cot to assist her, and took
her into a green-grocer's shop, from thence he conveyed to
her house in St. George's-row, Chelsea.
By the Jury-.--The gig was going a slow pace. There
was a sergeant with the party.
Juryman.--The sergeant appears to be highly blame-
able; he ought to have spoken to his men not to knock
ladies off the pavement. I have often witnessed the scan-
dalous coleduct of these men.
By the JUiy.—The party stopped for a minute ; the
sergeant said " Come on."

Coroner.—De you think the soldiers were aware tlit
woman was injured ? Witness—lt seemed so: the ser-
geant appeared afraid his men would be detained.
Coroner.—lt was most unfeeling conduct ; heir many
men were therg ?—About
Cornfier..—Did the sergeant censure the men ? Wit-
ness—Not at all : all that he said to them was " Come
along."
Coroner--Was the sergeant before or behind the party
Witness—He was behind.

Coronen—Then he must have seen the accident. Jr is
scandalous that men should be allowed to go along the road
in such a manner : a complaint ought to be made in the
proper quarter. _ . _

Juror.—Does any of the witnesses know to what regi-
ment-the sergeant belongs ?—This was answered in the ne-

gative.

The Coroner said that could be ascertained at the re-
cruiting depot in Duke-street.
A gentleman here stepped forward, and stated that
something ought to be done; lie also had been pushed off
the pavement.
Juror.—l have often seen the conduct of these fellows ;
when they get in that station of life, they fancy themselves
Kings, instead of King's subjects.
• After a long consultation, the Jury returned the follow-
ing verdict :—" That the deceased was accidently killed
by a horse and gig, having been heedlessly pushed by a re-
cruit, one of a party conducted by a sergeant, which caused
her to fall from the footpath under the wheel of the gig."
Deodand on the horse and gig* ls.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

OxFont), Nov. 1 '7.—The Rev. J. Landon, of Worcester
College, has been instituted by the Bishop to the Vicarage
of Bishopstawtoa, in the county of Devon, on the presen-
tatioit of the Very Rev. the Dean of Exeter.
The Earl of Guilford has appointed the Rev. L E. N.
Molesworth, of Millbrook, to be one of his Chaplains.
The ceremony of the confirmation of the election of the
lion. and Right Rev. Hugh Percy, late Bishop of Ro-
chester, as Lord Bishop of Carlisle, took placeat St. James's
Church, Piccadilly, on Saturday last, by Dr. Arnold, the
Vicar-General of the 'Archbishop of Canterbury, by com-
mission from the Archbishop of York.
The Rev. J. Williams, 11L A. late of Balliol College, in
this University, and Dr. Edward Turner, late of Kingston,
Jamaica, were elected on Saturday to the Professorships of
Latin and Chemistry in the London University.
The Rev. John Franklin Squire, M.A. Senior Wortley
Fellow of Cants College, Cambridge, was last week pre-
sented by the Master and Senior Fellows to the Rectory of
Beachampton, Bucks, void by the death of the Rev. Sir
George Lee, Bart.

The Rev. Hastings Robinson, B.D. Fellow of St. John's
College, Cambridge, has been presented, by the Master and
Fellows of that Society, to the Rectory -of Great Warley,
Essex, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. W. Affix, B.D.
havelolv o presented r
that ese t
Society,e (1
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te ovt. h aßm!ei rto fThe Master and Fellows of Catharine-half, Cambridge,
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void by the death of the Rev. Joshua Waterhouse.
The Living of St. George's Bloomsbury is vacant by the
death of Dr. Willis, as well as the Living of Watringfmry,
and a stall in Rochester Cathedral.
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