The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-13 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

Walter Watson and John Clarke, Ashley, Cheshire,
land valuers.
James Deacon and James Clifford, Loughborough, Lei-
cestershire, corn-merchants.

William B. Sharman and Maples Warden, Birmingham
corn-merchants.

Thomas Buckland and Harry Mason, Kettlewell, wine.
merchants.

J. Rippin and G. Rippin, Grantham, Lincolnshire,
linen-drapers.
J. Barraclough and J. Farrar, Bradford, Yorkshire,
hatters.

Michael Clark and William Thornhill, Brighton, Ii•
very-stable-keepers.

John Lawliy and Joseph Talkington, Birmingham
brass-founders.

George Briscoe and George Clay, Newton-heath, Min.
cheater, silk-printers.

Edward Ellis and Edward Blackmore, Raymond-build-
ings, Gray's-inn, attorneys.
William Hartley, George Green, and Justus Charles
William Ruperti, London and Mexico, merchants.
Robert Moody and John Moody, Andover, painters.
Thomas Hughes and John Richardson, Manchester,
patent card-makers.

Nathaniel Dorrington and William Shaw, Coventry,
ribbon-manufacturers.

John Macfie, David 111‘Kean, and William Hall, Glas-
gow, calico-printers.
Daniel Ross and William Steel, jun., Liverpool, boot-
makers.

DEPLORABLE CASE OF STARVATION.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, an inquisition was
taken at the White Hart, at Willesden, before Tilos.
STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, touching the death of
George Mason, a youth aged 19 years, which took
place under the following truly dreadful circum-
stances. The Jury first viewed the body of the ill-
fated youth, which laid at the above house; its ap-
pearance excited the utmost horror and sympathy in
the breasts of all present, being literally in so ema-
ciated a state that the bones nearly protruded through
the skin. The following evidence was taken
Mr. Catherine Hallett, residing at Willesden, de-
posed, that on Saturday last she saw the deceased
lying in a field which nearly faces her house. His
not quitting the situation for several hours excited
her attention, and on going up to him she was
shocked at his emaciated deplorable appearance.
Witness put several questions to him respecting his
condition, in answer to which he, with difficulty,
said, that a few weeks previously he had left his
mother, who was a widow, with several children,
residing at Bartfold, in Essex; that she was unable
to support him ; that he had in vain endeavoured to
procure employment in London; that, after suffering
great privations there, he left it, and proceeded to
Edgware, in the hope of getting something to do in
the hayfields; that he applied to several farmers at
Edgeware, Stanmore, Kensall-green, and other
places, describing his destitute state, but, notwith-
standing, he was unable to get work; that his situa-
tion at length became so pressing-, that he was com-
pelled to beg a morsel of food at -the cottages he
passed ; and that he had wandered about the country
till that morning, when he was unable to proceed
any further, from exhaustion and pains in the limbs
and stomach, which necessitated him to lay down in
the field where witness first saw him. She compas-
sionated his unhappy, forlorn situation, and provided
him with some warm coffee and bread and butter.
The coffee he swallowed with avidity, but the latter
he could not eat. Witness subsequently endeavoured
to get him a bed at the Green Man, but the landlord,
on hearing for whom it was intended, said he was
full. Her application at the Crown public-house
was attended with the same success. Towards even-
ing, rather than he should remain exposed to the
night air, she had him removed to a barn attached to
her premises. In the course of the night she gave
him some gruel; but he was unable to retain it on
his vomach. About three o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing his breath became very bad. Witness, being of
opinion that lie was dying, sent for Mr. Sheppard, a
medical gentleman, who attended, and having pro-
cured him a lodging at his house, sent him medicines,
with port wine and other strengthening cordials.
The poor lad, however, only survived till Tuesday.
The Jury expressed their surprise at a fellow-
creature being actually starved to death surreended
by plenty, and questioned the witness, whom they
highly commended for the consideratien she had
shown to the unhappy youth, whether she was aware
he had applied to any parish for relief.
Mrs. Hallett said that she questioned him, and
found that he had received three shillings in the
period of three weeks from parochial funds, but what
parishes he (deceased} was unable to say.

The Jury, after commenting upon the horror of
the case, returned a verdict--" That the deceased
died of starvation and cold."