Star.
London, England, 1825-08-23 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUES'T'S.

Saturday evening last, two Inquisitions were taken
at the Turf Tap, in Mr. Tattersall's yard, Grosvenor
Mace, before the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, on
the bodies of Monsieur Jules Pesneau, a Frenchman,
and Daniel Taylor, late patients in St. George's Hos-
pital, %Thom deaths were occasioned by being thrown
from their horses. The former deceased, it appeared,
w..s a ts inc- merchant, residing in theen•street, Grosve-
sqlare, who met with the accident near Stanhope-
street gate, in Hyde Park; and the latter occurrence
to )k p!ace a few miles from town. Mr. Henry Pit-
la in, house-suryeon of St. George's Hospital, stated, I
that the deceased, Mr. Pesneau was brought to the
I.ospital on the 27th of July, in a state of insensibility,
uith his skull fractured. He languished to the 19th
instant, when he died. The injury done to the brain
was the cause of his death.

Another witness proved that he saw the deceased on
01.1 atoning of the 27th July, riding on a restive horse,
avid soon after heard from a Gentleman, now in Scot-
laad, that the deceased had been thrown from his horse
it: Hyde Park. Verdict—Accidental Death.
Mr. W. Cowell, surgeon of St. George's Hospital,
stated that Daniel Taylor, on whom the second Inquest
was held, was brought to the Hospital on the 22d of
July, with a severe wound in the pains of his right
hand ; he went on favourably for some days, bat left
the Hospital on the 9th instant, and returned on the
15th, at which time the wound was greatly inflamed.
The wound had been inflicted by a glass bottle. The
deceased expired on Sunday. His death was caused
by the wound.
The deceased's wife was examined, and stated that
about four weeks since he was thrown by a horse into
a ditch. and his hand came on a broken glass bottle,
by which it was severely wounded. The icause of his
having left the Hospital was, the neglect of the nurse,
and her having turned the witness out, when she went
to see him ; and also his having been abused by a pa-
tient fur refusing to carry coals. Verdict—Accidental
Death, by being throton from a horse. The Coroner and
Jury expressed great indignation at the conduct of the
nurse and patient, by whom the deceased had been
ill-treated ; and it was agreed between them that the
Coroner should write a letter to the Board on the subject.
Saturday evening, an Inquisition was taken at the
Job's Castle, White Linn-street, Spitaltields, before J.
W. UNwIN, Esq. on the body of Margaret Potts, a
child aged nine months. It appeared in evidence, that
the child was lett in what is termed a press-bed by
t?►e mother ; and that the s.!rvant, not knowing that
the child was there, unfortunately turned it up, which
occasioned its death by suffocation. After hearing
evidence at some length, the Jury returned a verdict
of—Accidental Death.

Accounts from the United States say, the beat con-
tibued to be very excessive in most parts of the United
States. At Baltimose, on the 22d tilt. the thermometer
in a room stood at 95i, and in the Exchange :it 93.
In a store in Mat ket-street, the glass was up to 100,
a _tepee of heat not experienced for above seven years
in that city. The health of many persons had beat
se:iouily injured by the excessive sultriness of the wr-a•
tiler, and immense numbers had died suddenly lions
d: inking cold water.
At no period within our recollection, say the New ?risk Moors,
has the bustle of business been so great as it now is at our ship pule.
These are building at the different yards, two line of battie
two frigates, and two sloops of war, which are, we leirlerve, Intati/04
fir the Colombian and Mexican Ciovertinistits. A (:,.;oriiuian Nne
of battle ship is undergoing repairs. In addition to the at.ole,tl,i4s,
are twelve merchant va,sels of different description; 0., the stocks,
and eight steam boats. Two frigates and two 'bey, ~f war ars
also on the stocks at the Navy-yard.
It appears horn the stamp Office Returns, that tl.e
duty paid last year by 461nsu•ar.ceConi1,antea, amounted
t t 659,3771. The duty being :;„ 1,1 every
rued, the total property iv:awed, it wutill is in
round numbers about 439.58.5,0001.
Wednesday, Mr. BROWN asceitiied in a balloon from
the New Cricket Ground, Slit (tient. A. it rained be
vily he ascended only about 1500 feet, and got upon
torra firma again about three miles from the town.
Iu consequence of the modem plan of elevating
houses to such an immense he:ght, it has been deter-
mined by one of the Water Companies tq form a reser-
voir upon Primrose Hill.

VAUXHALL.

A superb fete was given last night, in honour of the
Duke 'of CLARBNCIeII birth-day. The Gardens were
splendid in the extreme. The principal novelty seas a
display of fire-works by Monsieur RUGOIBRI. Artist to
CHARLIIS X. of France. The figures were similar to
those exhibited on the occasion of the Cgronation of
the French KINO. A line of battle ship discharging
Ler guns, girandoles. and many luminous objects
never before seen at Vauxhall, excited the admiration
of the numerous visitors assembled on this loyal and
patriotic occasion.

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