The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-15 00:00:00

CHILD,

On Monday last, Elizabeth Bash= was brought
to Worship-street Office, to answer to the coine
plaints of several of her neighbours, who Ac-
cused her of having starved her infant, only nine
week old, to such a degree, that the poOr child
was a mere skeleton. The prisoner declared
the child was born in wedlock, but that being
poor, she thought to bring him up with a
spoon, so as to enable her to follow something
to maintain herself; The Magistrate ordered
the child to be sent to the wotk-house, and pro-
petly taken care of. The mother was coin•
mitted till his fate was known. He died on Wed-
nesday tnorning, at six O'clock. Yesterday,
about one o'clock, a Jury was impanelled, in Fort-
street, Spitalfields, to investigate the cause of the
child's death. Mr. William Boman, surgeon, No.
1, Sreward-street, deposed, that on last Tuesday
morning, he was called to examine the child,
and found him in a dying state, so much so,
that he deemed it unnecessary to order any tpedi=
cines, but directed proper food to he given to
him. lie called again about two t4'ooCk in the
day, at the house of (11,,- nurse, and found the
child still worse ; it had a complaint in the
bowels, but he could not say what f,ccasioned it;
he called to see it again at nine o'clock in the
evening, and found the child fast approaching to
its dissolution. The only opinion he could form
was, that the child died for want of food.

Mrs Ann Marrow, of N 0.2, Fort-street, stated,
that the mother of the deceased child came w
lodge at her house about five weeks ago. She
had seen the child, which appeared to be about
nine weeks old, repeatedly, and frequently heard
hint crying. He appeared in the most wretched
condition, and extremely she conceived it
wanted food.

Hester Greenmore, servant to the deceased
child's mother, said she was employed to nurse
the child. The mother gave her bread and water
to feed the poor child, 1e ho then appeared in a
very emaciated state. She instructed her not
to give hint any td►ing else, and only a small
boat lull of that twice a day. On-one or two
occasions, when the child cried, she gave him some
food; contrary to orders, and the mother theta
scolded her, saying she was overloading the
child's stomach. She said she had dried her milk,
and was in the habit of feeding the child always
with only bread and water in that quantity
Witness told her that was not proper food--that
she should give him bread and milk, or thick,
milk, else he would not live.
The Coroner said it would be necessary to have
the body opened, in order to ascertain whether
any internal complaint was the cause of death.

The Jury expressed some disapprobation at be-
ing again called upon, but the Coronta said it
was a case that could not be pissed over in a
hurry.

The bluest was adjourned till the surgeon
Ayoub! be able to send in his report, and the July
:vete bound over to attend.

At S t,',loCk, yesterday evening, the Jury met
again. The Surgeon had opened the body of the
child, agreeably to the • wish of the Coroner and
Jury. He reported that he found some disease
upon the stomach, but not sufficient to cause
death.

Elizabeth Vood, 'fink-street, Bethnal-green,
was pr,.sent at the birth of the child; it was a
healthy child when it was born, but in three weeks
it began to decline. The mother suckled it three
weeks, and appeared fond of it.
The Jury deliberated a short time, and returned
their verdict—Died a natural death.