Star.
London, England, 1824-06-01 00:00:00

CORONEICS INQUEST.

I%:sterday, an Inquest was held at the Swan Tavern,
Great Dover-road, before C. JEMMETT, Esq. Coroner
for Surrey, on view of the body of a male infant, sup-
posed to have been murdered. The Jury having been
sworn, proceeded to view the body, which was in a
shell at Mr. Dunn's, the undertaker, Great Dover-road t
it presented a shocking spectacle. When first disco-
vered, it appeared to have been mangled. about the
head, which was separated from the body ; the fingers
were also quite flattened, and it was tied in a cloth.
Mr. Thomas Hardy, surgeon of Walworth, deposed,
that about half an hour before the Jury were empanelled
he saw the body ; it was that of a male infant, about a
month old, and appeared to have been dead about the
same period of time ; it was so very putrid that it was
impossible to discover the cause of its death.
John Burtenshaw deposed, that on Saturday morning,
as he was passing Swan's Terrace, about eight o'clock,
he was called to by two women, who get their livelihood
by picking up old bones, and on going to them, they
pointed to something in the water, which they requested
him to reach out; one of the feet was above the water ;
he pulled it out, and found it was a body wrapped in a
cloth and some straw. The head was separated from
the body. The water was vet y shallow, and it appealed'
as if some person had stamped on it, to bury it in the
mud.—The Coroner addressed the Jury, and observed,
that there was no evidence of the child having been born
alive.—The Jury returned a verdict, r. That the de-
ceased was found dead, with his head severed front his
body, but how it was occasioned was unknown."

ASSOCIATED ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDRENL—Yeste--
day the Friends and Subscribers to this very laudah!e
Institution, which has for its object the educating,
clothing, and apprenticing the children of poor Roman
Catholic parents, and providing an acylom for poor
destitute orphans, held their Anniversary Festival at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-
fields, where a company of about two hundred partook
of an elegant and sumptuous dinner. The gallery
fronting the great hall was filled with Ladies of distinc•
tion, among whom were the Countesses of SHREWS-
BURY and De FRONT, the Ladies CLIFFORD, PETRE,
S.:tit:I:TOY, &c. &c. The Stewards very attentively
waited on the Ladies with refreshments. At six o'clock,
his Grace the Duke of NORFOLK took the Chair. He
was supported on the right hand by Lord CLIFFORD;
the Right Reverend Dr. POYNTER, Catholic Bishop of
the London District ; the Right Reverend Dr. BRANI•
STONE, Bishop of Ursula; and Sir E. BLOUNT, Bart.
and on the left, by Lord STOURTON ; the Earl of
SURREY; the Honourable Mr. CLIFFORD; and the Re-
vereild Dr. ARCHLR. The proceedings of the day were
of the most gratifying character, and a liberal sui,scr ip-
tion was made. The Repo: tof the Secretary, and ti:e
appearance of the children, gave universal satisfaction.

lirtiTToENoisistr TRAVELLER.; ALROAD.—Last week
a Lady purchased a veil at tL•e rice of thirty guineas in
Brussels, and brought it t:) England, gratified tle
idea of having made so cheap a purchase of what she
considered worth mole than double the amount. On
shewing this to some persons she met in company, in
Devonshire, a Gentleman present took out a magnifying
glass, and on examining it, discovered in a private
corner, his own initials and private mark, which he
pointed out to the Lady, assuring her he made the veil,
the pike of which was, in England, three guineas!
The Lady stood astonished, and was obliged to throw
the veil over her countenance to conccat her chazi in on
this occasion.