Star.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

INQ UESTS.

A Coroner's Inquest was held, on Saturday, at the,
Rose and Crown, Turk's-row, Chelsea, on the body
of Edward Bolter, a Chelsea pensioner.
It appeared that the deceased, on receiving his
pension, eight days ago, went to a public-house to
/have what he was accustomed to take when he re-
ceived his money, a week's hard drinking. After he
had for six days plied very hard at the bottle, night
and day, he went home in a state of extreme intoxi-
cation, and as he was reaching the key of his bed-
room off a nail, he fell and dislocated his neck. Sur-
geons were called in to render assistance to him;
they attempted to bleed him, but all their efforts to
restore animation were ineffectual. Verdict, 66 Died
in a state of intoxication hy a fall."
Saturday night, another Inquest was held, at the
Fortune of War Tavern, Camden Town, on the body
of Mr. John Taylor, aged 54.
The first witness was the le-ck-keeper of the Re-
gent's Canal, at Camden Town ; lie stated that on
Friday morning he saw the body of the deceased
floating in the water of the Regent's Canal, in the
grounds of Counsellor Agar. He got the landlord
of the Fortune of War to assist him to get the hod!
out. It was quite cold, and had been dead some
hours. He heard no noise, or nay alarm occasioned
on the pteceding night, by the deceased falling into
the Canal. The deceased's walking-stick was found
floating near the body. The deceased might have
fillies accidentally into the water.
A Gentleman, named Harris, came forward, who
said he was the son-in-law or the deceased Mr. Taylor,
who resided in Chapel-place, Islington, and left his
beme on Thursday. The deceased was very short
and weak-sighted--in fact, nearly blind, and in his
opinion, had walked into the river and was drowned.
The CORONER and Jury appeared to be of an opi-
nion that the death was purely accidental, and re-
turned a verdict, " A.ccidentally drowned."
A few days ago as Inquest was held at the Vine,
Kentish Town, on the body of James Saunders, who
met his death in consequence of a c.tll from a cart.
Shedrick Martin deposed that a person brought a
cart up to Kentish Town with some articles for the
building of a house. Witness's wife, who is deceased's ,
sister, was in St. George's hospital, and when the
cart came up, witness said he should go to town and
see his iie; when deceased said, he would go and
see her also. They got into the cart, and in the
Hampstead road the pins came out by the violent
jerking, and the tail-board fell down, when deceased,
who was sitting against it, was thrown out with great
violence on the ground and fell on the back of his
head. Witness assisted him up,. and he was able to
walk to Portman-street, where; being unable to pro-
ceed further, he went into a public-house and wished
to have some rest. Witness left him lying on the
table and went to St. George's Hospital. When he
returned, in about two hours after, he found deceased
still lying on the table, and a small stream of blood
proceeding from his head. He instantly put him into
a hackney-coach, and had him conveyed to his lodg-
ings at the house abovementioned, where every care
was taken of him, but he died the next morning.

Another witness, the driver of the cart, corrobo-
rated part of his testimony.
Mr. Lester, a surgeon, residing in -Kentish Town,
stated he was sent for to attend deceased, and found
him totally insensible. He examined his head, and
loomd some of the vessels ruptured, and-he nkewise
bled fr im the nose and ear. Had deceased been
bled at the time the accident occurred, his life might
have been saved, Verdict—" Accidental death."

Thursday last, one of Carlile's slinpmen was ar-
rested at his shop, Water-lane, Fleet-street, On suspi-
cion of Selling one of Cailile's suppressed books,
betind the curtain. Smith, the informer in this case,
is in the eftiployment of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice.

xumallsm.—A young man residing in the nekgh-
bourhood of Carlisle, was, for some time, so severely
Offlicted with rheumatism, that he was under thoneces-
sity of having recourse to the use of crutches: he was re-
conftn ended to apply young nettles to the parts afflicted;
and,after continuing the use of them three or four times
allay, for three days, he was completely Cured.
EL,EQANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, Icc.—The
No-
bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the Ware-
rooms of COOPER and Sox, 93, Bishopsgate-street
Within while is exhibited an assortment of new and
second:hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every
desoription of drawing or dining-rooms. In the fur-
niture department is comprised every new and ele-
gant article of upholstery, cabinet, and chair-work,
the prices of which are reduced to such a scale of
economy as to attract and ensure the patronage of
rank and fashion.—Among the novelties, will be
found a newly invented chamber convenience (espe-
cially useful to invalids), in which all efilatlot is care•
fully prevented.--1 Turkey and other Carpeting,
aUo grcatty reduced in prise.

OLD BATLEY SESSZON&I

Yesterday, John Levy was capitally Indicted for'
assaulting Samuel Jones on the highirly, •in the
parish of-Isleworth, and stealing from his person a
watch, value £6, and 14s, in silver.
Samuel Jones, a miller, deposed, that on the night
of the Ist of July he was at a dance at It public-house
in Isleworth, and danced with Sarah Spence there.—
It was fair night, and he continued dancing until two
or three o'clock, at which time heirent out with Sang'
Spence, and went up the town as. fir as the King's.
Arms, where they turned up a lane, and walked
about 300 yards. While they were there Ire heard
footsteps, and presently saw three men coming at at.
smart run, as if running for a wager ; when they
came up to him one of them pitched with his head
against witness's stomach, and knocked him back
against a brick wall. Two of them then seized his
arms and held them down, while the third dratted
him of his watch and money. Having done this they
made off. The prisoner was the man who dreteed
his watch, and witness said to hip.), as he ran away
with it in his hand—ii D—n ye, I shall know you
again r He had seen the prisoner two or three times
in the course of the night. Witness was quite sober.
He had drank about four pints of ale, and not any
spirits, in several bowers. .

Sarah Spence corroborated the testimony of the
prosecutor; and swore firmly, that the prisoner was
the man who robbed him. She had seen him several
timer that night.
Webb. a constable, deposed, that he appre-
hended the prisoner on the 4th of July, on Twicken-
ham Common, where he lived. Witness had under-
stood, that the prisoner had been to his house to offer
to surrender himself previously to his being taken.
Two witnesses were called to speak to the pri-
soner's character.—Guilty, Death, aged 18.
James Simpson, aged 21, for horse-stealing; Wm. Williams,
aged 17, Joseph Williams, aged 13, Frances Waddell, Aged 25,
and Joseph Alaokrell, aged 19, for stealing in dwelling-houses
and William Callaghan, aged 32, for returning from transporta-
tion, were also c-ipitally convicted.
Davie Barnard, alias Baines, aged 17, was capi-
tally indicted for burglary, in the booed Alexander
Reed, and stealing therefrom a tea caddy, fonr tea-
spoons, and other articles.
On the night of the 13th of August the family of.
Mr. Reed, who resides in Flask-street, Pimlico, went
to bed, leaving the house in perfect safety. • When
they rose in the morning, it was found that some
persons had entered the house by cutting out a square
piece from the kitchen shutter, with a centre-bit, and
thus. unfastening the window. The property men-
tioned in the indictment was missing. On the 16th
of August, in the evening, the prisoner and another
lad, named Pearson, were apprehended in Henrietta-
street, Covent-garden, by some Bow-street officers,
with a centre-bit and other implements of house-
breaking upon them. The centre-bit was found to
ccrrespond with the marks in the shutter, and Mr.
Reed's tea-caddy was found at the prisoner's lodging.
Mr.. Justice Brat, in the course of tl:e inquiry,
learned, that the depositions returned to the Court
w ere not the original ones, but merely Copied from a
book, in w hich they were taken at some of the Police
Offices. He reprobated the practice, and declared it
tq, be illegal.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealingrbut
acquitted him of the burglary.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.—Thomas
Dobbinson, aged 30, fur stealing a shawl, &c. :Matthew Pennell,
aged 18, for stealing two coats, &c. John Smith, aged 25, for
stealing a coat, &c. Joseph Hargrave, aged 24, Henry Brown,
aged 2.8, J. Round, and William Poultney, aged 18, for stealing
from the person ; and John Perry, aged 13, for stealing a tor-
toiseshell ink-stand.

James Needham was indicted, on the Coroner's In-
quisition, for feloniously killiag and slaying J. Lloyd,
in the parish of Mary-la-bonne, in August last.
The prisoner, who was out on bail, came to the
bar. He is a person apparently about 4,5 years of
age, respectably dressed in black, and more hair-
powder, and had the appearance of a Clergyman.
T. Little is Beadle of Mary-la-bonne Parish—that
Parish was the prosecutor.

J. A. Fisher deposed, that he was gate-keeper in
Mary-la-bonne Park ; saw a Lady and Gentleman
come, arm-in-arm, through the posts, near the Park
Crescent, on the opposite side to the Park. The pri-
soner was coming up with his horse and gig, full
gallop, and the gig struck the Lady on the head,
and knocked off her bonnets both Lady and Gentle-
man fell, and the wheel went over the body of the
latter. The chaise went on without any person iu it;
the Gentleman had either got out, or fallen out.—
deceased was placed on witness's bed, and ap-
peared much hurt. He desired to be conveyed to
the Middlesex Hospital, and he was immediately
taken there on a shutter. Does not know whether it
was the prisoner at the bar who was in the gig, it was
so sudden ; did not observe the driver strike the horse;
the accident was so momentary it was impossible to
make observations.

Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY.—Several Gentle-
men came to the Lodge after the accident.
J. Jones stated himself to lie a shoemaker.—Wit-
ness. was on the road, near the Park, on the day of
the accident; saw prisonei in a gig ; he appeared to
he intoxicated; he struck the horse several times with
violeuce, which caused him to gallop. The attention
of witness was directed toward the person hurt,, and
he could not, therefore, say whether Mr. Needham
alighted from the gig, or.fell out.
Cross-examined by Mr. ADoteutis.—The hour was
about five in the afternoon ; the chaise passed witness
before the accident ; it was some hundred yards before
ithappened. Does not know the Gentleman at the
bar; the reins were loose; he was quite tipsy. Wit-
nes% wts examined by the Grand Jury.
Francis Steel was riding ou the day in questidn ;
saw deceased on the day of the accident; was near
. to the spot where it happened' Prisoner's horse was
galloping at an improper rate. KnoWs Mr. Needham,
who was the person driving the gig.; saw him thrown
out, when the wheel passed over deceased, and the
horse ran away. Prisoner was leaning back in the
chaise, holding the reins tight in his left hind ; be
went in a serpentine direction, but did not appear tq,
be striking the horse; the horse appeared to be run-
ning away. In witness's estimation prisoner was in
liquor. Prisoner accompanied witness to a public-
house, and gave his itddrets. Did not know him be-
fore that day; he was abintoxicated be was unable
to walk ;- said kis name was Needham, and he lived
in the (rough, and wai a ho art.
T. Oassurare saw Mr. and Ma. telnye riming on a

?foot -near erbitro he ; Nur thimarDeekitil down by
the gig, which he saw, beiseetheaccident, coming on
furiously. Dideot observe asitedmerillie ptisoster *lts,
in a :state of intoxication.; he appeared to be trying
to stop the horie.
T. Viciod is House Surgeon to the Middlesex Hos-
pital. Saw deceased after the accident on the same
day ; remembered Jones coming with him. Never
knew deceased before ; several of his ribs were frac-
tured ; he lived about an hour. After be died witness
opened his body ; found five ribs fractured, and a
considerable quantity of blood in the thorax and ab-
domen. A carriage driving aver him would occasion
such appearances. Only knows his name is Lloyd by
being told so : conversed with him, but never asked
his name. Mrs. Lloyd told him so ; she is not here.
The prisoner, being called on for his defenceohanded
in a written paper,which expressed his heartfelt regret
at the accident, but positively denied the charge of
intoxication. He had been out on business. Going
along the New-road the belly-band broke, the hone
became restive, and he was tillable to stop him ; he
fell back in the gig andinjured himself. He solemnly
declared that no blame could be imputed to him, as
it was entirely accidental.
Maria Hollings livesit Pentonville; is sister to the
prisoner,who called at witness's house on the day of the
accident, to see hisidaughter ; it was between five and
six. He was perfectly sober; he lives at Norman-
place; the New-road is on his way home.

R. Steele is a carpenter; heard what charge was
made against the prisoner, and told his father. Was
in the New-road the day of the accident; saw the
horse running away; prisoner. called out " hie" three
or four times to the deceased. He was trying to stop
.the horse with all his might; saw prisoner fall out;
he appeared stunned, and grazed his forehead. Ran
to deceased directly, lifted him up, and then went to
assist prisoner. Had• no doubt but he was perfectly
sober ; his mind seemed to wander at the time ; he
staggered, but he (witness) considered it the effect of
the fall. Never saw prisoner before.
Eliza Lee and John Knight, a coachman, gave simi-
lar testimony ; as did John Colson, the porter at the
lodge of the Regent's Park, and Mary his wife ; they
all stated that the prisoner was quite sober.
John Baker, Esq. the Magistrate, and John Marsh,
Esq. had known the prisoner about thirty years, and
declared him to be a most humane, and proverbially
sober, gentleman.
Mr. Justice BEST was about to address the Jury,
when the Foreman expressed that their minds were
made up.—Verdict, Not Guilty.
Ilk Lordship then observed that the Gentleman
would leave the bar without die slightest imputation
on his character.