Star.
London, England, 1826-03-18 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Tuesday, an Inquest was held at the Fox and Bull;
Knightsbridge, on the body of James Harding, the,
circumstances attending the death of whom excited
great interest and occupied the attention of the Cot over
and Jury three entire evenings. The Jury had required
the assistance of a surgeon to aid them in coming to a
decision, and this was refused by the parish. officers.—
The Coroner, therefore, after some strong comments on
their extraord:nary behaviour, drew up the following
special decision, which met the approval of the Jurors :
" That the said James Harding was accidentally run
over by a cart he was in ; that he was afterwards taken
up and lodged in Knightsbridge watch•bouse, as an in-
toxicated person; that he died in the said watch-house ;
that there was a seen wound or hole in the pit of the
stomach, as also an old wound on the head ; but as to
the cause of his death no evidence appeared before us
Jurors, although we have adjourned twice for•the pur-
pose of obtaining the advice of a medical Gentleman,
for which the parish officers of St. Margaret's, West-
minster, were applied to, but refused to furnish one."
An Inquisition was yesterday taken at the Rose and
Crown public house, on view of the remains of an Irish
labourer, named Dennis Sullivan. In eliciting the or-
cumstances connected with his death, the Jury had a
discult task, as the witnesses not only came forward
reluctantly, but gave their testimony in a very contra-
dictory style. The body, which lay at the house of the
deceased, presented the most appalling spectacle, and
exhibited marks of the severest personal violence. It
appeared that the deceased had been beaten by some of
his countrymen with a bludgeon and other weapons,
when going home on Saturday night. at a late hour,
from the house where the inquest was held, and that
there had previously been a quarrel amongst them.—
The Jury brought in A verdict of " Wilful Murder"
against Florence earthy, Dennis Coriliy, and Florence
Ilryon. The two former are in custody, but the latter
has absconded, and the police are in pursuit of him.

Yesterday, the dispatches fir St. Helena, Prince of
Wales Island, Singapore, and China, by the ship Mar-
go is Camden, Captain Fox, were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.
The splendid town residence of E. H. BALL HUGHES,
E.g. in Upper Brook-street, was sold yesterday at the
Auction Mart, for 10,4001. The house cost the late
proprietor, Mr. HUGHES, in erecting the magnificent
dining saloon, and other improvements, 22,0001.
The &masa frigate, arrived at Portsmouth, from the
Sandwich Islands, has brought home a great collection
of valuable subjects of natural history, with surveys and
drawings of various groups of islands in the Pacific.
A Parliamentary paper sta:es the estimate of the sum
wanted to provide for the-salaries of Consuls abroad for
the present year, and contingencies affecting the same,
&c. at 52,3701.

It is stated in the York Chronicle, that upon an in-
quiry into the affairs of WasTwortrns' Bank, it has
been ascertained, that a surplus will remain, after pay-
ing 20s. in the pound.
The silk manufacturers of Macclesfield. finding they
have no chance of compassing their ends with Minis-
ters as far as regards a continuation of the prohibition
on foreign silk goods, are now setting their hands to
work again almost as fast as they before stopped them.
Manchester Mercury.
The distress for money, in some parts of the country,
i, without parallel. A house carrying en extensive bu-
siness as drysalters, sent an agent into the northern
count'es, authorized to collect debts to the amount of
80,0004 After an absence of six weeks, he returned
from his tour, with no more than 5004

After a protracted and most injurious suspension of
several weeks from their important vocations, the sea-
men of Whitehaven have returned to their duty, not
only without an advance of wages, but with the addi-
tional mot tification that many of them were refused
employment on any terms.
Tuesday morning last, about five o'clock, a very
alarming fire was discovered in one of the Corporation
Silk Mills, Derby. These buildings were erected about
the year 1718, by Mr. John Lombe, who having, with
great perseverance and at much personal hazard, suc-
ceeded in possessing himself of the Italian processes for
throwing Silk, established these works on a piece of
land, surrounded by the River Derwent, which was
leased to him by the Corporation. They are now in
the occupation of Mr. William Taylor, and it was the
building which was used for trimming, and in which
were also a few looms, recently introduced, in which the
fire broke out. From the difficulty'of approach, the fire
engines were worked to great disadvantage ; there
being, however, an unlimited supply of water, the
building was not entirely destroyed, though it has sus-
tained considerable damage. A large portion of the
roof fell in, and two floors were so extensively injured,
that they will require to be completely restored with
new materials. Much of the machinery being of a
portable kind, was, removed, but all the looms were
destroyed. Fortunately, the stock of silk in this quarter
of the premises was unusually small, and the chief part
of even that was saved.

BIRTH.
At the Hague,.on the 111 k instant, the Honourable Lady Barn,
of a'daughter.

At Tarsus, on the Bth October, 1815, Mr. William N. Moo, of
Grougar, the traveller, aged 25.

NEWGATR wan LEADENHALL MARKETS,' Mixenl6.
Reef. 3s Od to 4s Od 1 Veal
Mutton ........3s Od to 4s 4d I Pork 4s Od to Ss 44

PRICES °, HAY •ND
ST. sauss'a•
Hay 31 01 Od to 51 Os Od
Clover 41 6s Od to 51 Ss Sd
Straw 1116 s Od to 21 5s Od

PRICE
KEW ',MOLTS.

Kent 2801 to 336 s
Sussex
Bees
Farnham fine 4004 to 46i

RAW

,W YESTERDAY.

Hay 31 6s to 41 10, Od
Clover 41 4s to 51 10s Od
Straw 11 16s to 21 Os Od

Best Heifers and .Steers (per

HOPS

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Kent 232, to 31Ss
Sussex
Essex

560. to 4000

SOAP, &c. per 111116. -
Yellow Soap
Mottled ..

Curd
Gravel 22. Od
Good Dregs 6l Od

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Middling ... 2. Od to it 2d

HIDES

Ordinary . is led to es Od
Market Calf (ems) 7s Od
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Morning . 45 minutes after 9
Afternoess - 20 minutes after 10

Tat CHILTIRN HUNDRgDS.—A Member of Par-
Uament cannot redgn, but the Kum may grant him the office of
Steward to the Chiltern Hundreds, the acceptance of which vacates
his seat. The Chilean Hundreds are crown lands in Bedfordshire
and Bucks, riot far frees Aylesbury, their topographical name arising I Loney i`soeiedead4istasshed by J. F. Lists', as the STAR arm*,
from the chalky nature of the hills, of which they principally consist. Sig. lack u- f„ «, Temple-80%