Star.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

CORONERS lAQUEST.

Yesterday afterpoon, a long investigation took place
at Guy's Hospital; before T. Shelton, Esq. Coroner for
the Town and Borough of Southwark, respecting the
death of Ebenezer Foy, a brickliyer, who was disco-
vered onthe morning of Christmas-day, in an unfinished
house at Brixton, with his skull dreadfully fractured.
The deceased lingered until Friday last, and died in
the above Hospital. It Appeared that the deceased was
in the habit of sleeping about promiscuously in unfinished
buildings; in consequence of an infirmity he was la-
bouring under.
The Surgeon who attended the deceased gave it as
his opinion, that he was labouring under intoxication
when brought to the hospital. The following day the
deceased became much better, and in answer to ques-
tions, said, that he had no recollection whatever of the
manner in which his skull was fractured. The deceased
afterwards became worse, and died on Friday. The
Surgeon added, that the wound was, in all probability;
caused by a fall.
The Jury were also unanimous in this opinion, and
a verdict of Accidental Death was returned.

The Government, with its usual munificence, in pro-
moting and forwarding every work of advantage in the
kingdom, has given a grant of £5,000 towards the
newly intended Bridge over the south branch of the
channel, at the lower end of the South Mall, Cork,
which will bring the site of the newly intended corn
market into nearer connection with the city, and assist
in forming a handsome entrance from the Bias:l:rock
and Douglas directions.—lrisle Paper.
Two persons.named Dow are now in custody, on sus-
picion of having robbed and murderer] a shepherd boy,
in the employ of Mr. Brook, a farmer, at Bexhill. The
name of the deceased was Sawyer, and he was about 18
years of age. There is reason to conjecture that the
melancholy affair occurred on Wednesday evening, soon
after dusk, as one of the abovenamed individuals (Geo.
Daw) was seen in company with the deceased youth near
Cooden, and was afterwards seen walking alone, at the
distance of a quarter of a mile from the above spot.
Poor Sawyer not returning home at his accustomed
time, diligent search was immediately made fur him,
and on Thursday morning his lifeless body was disco-
svered in a rushy muddy pond, not moro than three feet
deep. A little dog belonging to the deceased was near
the spot,where it had remained the whole night through
fidelity to its master. It appears that George Daw had
pawned, or offered for sale, the watch of the deceased ;
and the chain, which has been identified, was found in
his possession when he was apprehended. A Coroner's
Inquest was assembled on Friday to investigate the
cause of the deceased's death, and by their direction the
head of the ill-fated youth was opened by two surgeons;
it exhibited the following appearances :—On a division
of the scalp, a tumour was discovered near the parietal
bone, above the ear, contiguous to the sutura squa-
mosa, with a fracture of the internal and external table
of the cranium, and an extravasation of blood on the-
dura mater and brain, which evidently n.bst have been
occasioned by a blow. The Jul y had not returned their
verdict at a late hour on Friday evening.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. - About a fortnight
since, a young woman was delivered of a child in St.
Martin's Workhouse, and was considered to he doing
well, but in two or three days she was seized with an
inflammation of the bowels. She was most assiduously
attended by Measrs. SIMMONS and GOSNA, the parish
.surgeons, but their skill was unavailing, and she died
on Christmas eve. On the morning of Christmas-day,
the two Gentlenien aboVementioned attended at the
workhouse, for the purpose of opening the body—an
operation which has already cost one of them his life,
and has placed the other in extreme danger of the
same fate. Mr. StmsioNs while in the act of removing
the intestines, slightly lacerated one of his fingers, but
paid no attention to the circumstance at the time; and
it singularly happened, that in the course of the opera-
tion, Mr.GostrA wiped his hands upon a cloth, in which
a pin-wag sticking, and scratched his finger, so as to bring
blood. On the following day (Sunday) Mr. S. had a vio-
lent pain in the arm, extending to the shoulder, and two
tumours formed under the arm, near to thearm-pit. Fo.
mentations were, applied, and some relief obtained both
from the pain and the reduction of the tumours, but it
was with extreme difficulty that the unfortunate Gen-
tleman could be prevailed on to take medicine, and he
soon had a relapse; the malady increased, and he
breathed his last oa Sunday evening, at his house at
Pimlico. Mr. GOSNA was similarly attacked, and con-
tinued up to yesterday in extreme Danger. There can
•be no doubt that these lamentable occurrences were
occasioned by the introduction of morbid matter into
the system, by means of the slight
.wound which each
IGentleman received.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE, AT n MCA 2.—The morn-
ing of the 22d of December broke upon the inhabi-
tants of Redcar with the sullen prognostics of a coming
storm, and the howling wind and falling rain de-
terred the poor fishermen from entering their frail
cobles, and caused them to retreat from the vicinity of
the rising waves. About tea o'clock, however, the rain
had ceased, and the sea became calm. The fishermen,
reanimated by the delusive change, committed them-
selves to the ocean, and engaged in their perilous toil.
Thirteen cobles went out, the wind being then S.W.
but about.noon, the wind veered to the N.E. and a gale
arose so suddenly and so tremendously, that the boats
broke from their lines, and were driven towards the
shore. The first boat, in making for the shore, caught
a heavy sea, which snapped all the oars except one, at
the same time washing John Hall overboard, who re-
mained a considerable time in the water, but provi-
dentially, owing to his being fastened-by the tows and
bladders, he was enabled to keep afloat until final and
effectual assistance was afforded. Five or six boats
were now observed making for the shore at the same
time, when three of them were upset. In one of these
were George Robinson, sen. Christopher Robinson, and
Thomas Robinson (the father and two sons), who were
all drowned. From the next, Wm. Gay was washed
overboard and drowned, his companions were saved.
The third, George Dobson's coble, was sunk, but all
the hands 'were . providentially saved. oOe coble still
remained, conflicting with the angry deep. In this were
Thomas Hall, with his two`ions, George and Richard.
They had surmounted, in the opinion of the spectators,
the greatest part of the danger; and were considered
upon the point of being brought safe to land. But vain
were those hopes ! A broken sea took her upon her
quarter, and every person found an instantaneous death.
Thus have seven individuals suddenly perished, leaving
their widows and families in the greatest distress, at a
, season when the contrast between Christian rejoicing
and their bereaved situation, forms a peculiar claim
. upon the commiseration and benevolence of the public.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS 6111 tr, JANUARY

PAYMENT Of TWENTY ICHILLINOS IN THE MOM
Mr. HEATH made an application to the Court on
motion, preying that the report of the provisional as-
signee might be confirmed relative to the estate and
effects of a Gentleman of the name of Brewers, who
some time since received the benefit of the Act. The
certificate of Mr. Dance set forth, that he had received
02,500 on account of the insolvent's estate, which, when
finally distributed, would pay every creditor in the
schedule the full account of his claim. Upon this re-
presentation, Mr. Heath further prayed, that the peti-
tion on the file of the Court might be dismissed, which
was granted.
The Curer COMMISSIONER could not refrain from ex-
pressing the satisfaction he felt on account of the state-
ment which had been made, and he begged to observe
that there had been three or four similar instances
during the last three months.
Mt. HEATH said, there were many instances of the
.kind whiclinever came before the Court in the manner
ails had ; if they were so, it would be seen that very
considerable dividends were frequently made.
The Curer COMMIESIONER considered the Public
were strangely mistaken in this particular; for it had'
gone forth to the world that insolvent's estate seldom
or never produced a dividends than which nothing
could be more erroneous. Beyond the actual dividends
which were made, there were many persons who peti-
tioned the Court that never appeared before it, but
while in prison they made arrangements with _their cre-
ditets rather than take the benefit ; this he considered to
be ene of the beneficial consequences of the Act by
which the Court was governed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.