Star.
London, England, 1829-09-21 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

On Saturday an Inquest was held before Mr. STIRLING, coro-
ner, at the Buffalo's-head, New-road, Mary-la•bonne, touching the
death of Thomas George Young, an Escise•ofcer, stationed at
Brentwood, In Essex..

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William Cook, a labourer, residing at Nutting-hill, stated, that
on Wednesday evening, about six o'clock, he left off work, and
was coming out of Mr. Jenkins's nursery in the Regent's Park,
when be saw the deceased, who was walking on the opposite foot-
path, suddenly fail down. Witness ran across and found him lying
on his back bleeding ; he vim alive, but apparently unable to
speak ; there was no instrument in his hand, or on the ground near
him. Witness ran back to the nursery for desistance, and returned
to the deceased, who was immediately conveyed by witness and
some of Mr. Jenkins's men to the Infirmary in the New Road ;
when they arrived there the unfortunate man was dead. In his
pockets were a penknife (but no marks of blood on it) three half
crowns, a snuff box, and a pencil-cam.

Comnisn—Did he appear to have walked any distance?
Witness—l could not tell ; but I traced blond for a quarter
of a mile on the footpath where the deceased had walked before
he fell.

The CORONIR remarked that it was a most extraordinary case if
the deceased had actually walked a quarter of a mile after he com-
mitted the act before he fell down exhausted by the loss of blood.
The witness added, that when the deceased fell he groaned and
tried to speak, but could not ; it was a very wet evening, and con-
sequently very few persons were in that part of the Regent's-park.
W hen witness first saw hint he was walking fast.
Mr. Alexander Watkins, house-surgeon of the infirmary, de-
posed that the deceased was brought to that establishment about
half-past six o'clock on Wednesday evening, when he was quite
dead ; there were apparently two incisions in his throat, such as
might have been done with a razor, and the carotid arteries were
completely severed. His hands were slot at all bloody.
Mr. John Dorsett, of King-street, Westminster, tallow chan-
dler, stated that he knew the deceased intimately : he was au
excise-officer at Brentwood, in Essex ; about six weeks ago he was
at witness's house, when he appeared low and desponding, and
was often so without any assignable cause : his bodily health was
good ; he was a single mail, and in comfortable circumstances.
The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed the
act while labouring under temporary mental derangement.
An Inquest was held b. fore the same Coroner at the Led Lion
Inn, Shepperton, Middlesex, on the body of John Green, aged 36.
Emma Alderson, a servant in the family of Charles CheviU, Esq.
of Walton-bridge-house, stated, that on Wednesday morning, hav-
ing occasion to go into the garden behind her master's house, she
was surprised to find a strange man lying across one of the footpaths
in the garden ; he groaned heavily, and the& was a quantity a(
blood about his person. She instantly returned into the house, and
alarmed the inmates, when her master and a man servant went into
the garden ; they found the deceased very shockingly wounded in
the throat, from which the blood was gushing very copiously. He
was immediately conveyed into the house, and a messenger dis-
patched for the attendance of Mr. Fitsgerald, a surgeon of Walton-
on-Thames, who shortly afterwards arrived.
To some further questions the witness added, that the deceased
was a perfect stranger to her, and that she could not account for
his getting into her master's garden, where he certainly had no
business.

Mr. Charles Chevill, a Captain in the Honourable East India
Company's service, deposed that when the preceding witness in-
formed him of a man lying in his garden, be went there instantly
with a man servant, imagining that the man was a thief. He how-
ever, found the deceased lying on one of the footpaths, bleeding
from a wound in his throat ; he immediately had the deceased
conveyed within the house, and sent a servant for Mr. Fitzgerald,
a surgeon. Witness had seen the deceased before, and knew him
to have been a gardener ; but lie had no business its the garden, and
he must have obtained admittance through a gate which led from
a held behind witness's house. Near where the deceased was
found, a razor and a small looking-glass were picked up ; the for-
mer was bloody, and the face of the looking-glass was covered
with blood. The witness was decidedly of opinion that the unfor-
tunate man mast have be!d the looking-glue before his face with
his left hand, while with his right be cut his throat with the razor.
Witness had seen the deceased a few days previously, and spoke to
him about some hot-house plants, when he appeared very dejected,
and answered witness's questions in a very incoheteut manner.
Mr. George Fitzgerald, a surgeon, deposed that on being sent
for by Captain Chevill, he attended at that gentleman's house im-
mediately, and found the deceased quite insensible front the loss of
blood occasioned by the wound iu hi* throat, which had divided all
the principal arteries. Ile died shortly after witness's arrival.—
Verdict, " that the deceased cut his throat while labouring under
temporary derangement."

A writ of inquiry rate last week executed before the
Under Sheriff, in Sidbury, to assess damages in a cause " Morgan v.
Crease and Rimel." The plaintiff was a labouring man, who resided
in a cottage adjoining the parish-houses,which he and his Ember had
held under the Dean and Chapter of Worcester for sixty years.—
The defendants were parish officers, who claimed the house as pa-
rish property, and brought a pauper to put into possession. Mor-
gan was from home, but his wife defended the possession, and was
treated with great violence, being much bruised and one of her ribs
broken, fur which injuries the action was brought. The Jury gave
a verdict for 1001. damages; but the damages being laid in the re-
cord at 501. the verdict was taken for that sum. The Joey expressed
a hope that the cottage would beirestored to the plaintiff.
Mr. Fenton, a Kerry gentleman, has been obliged by
the Magistrates at Killorglan Petty Sessions so find ball—himself
in 1001. and two sureties in gOl. each—to keep the peace to Mr.
John Hurley, junior, Clerk of the Crown and Peace for that
county, on the charge of having " sent to purchase a rope long and
strong enough to tie Jack Hurley." Mr. Fenton was bound over,
though fully explaining to the Bench that the expression was ap-
plied to a wicked tam on his ground, known by the name of " Jack
Hurley." This stupid blunder evidently disproves what has been
said of " th. march of intellect."

Milt A C LOU s EsC A PE.—Saturday morning Mr. Mil-
ler, an attorney, his lady, and two children, and a female servant,
with some trunks, embarked from the Custom-house stairs to go
on board a Margate steamer. The waterman, a mere lad, instead
of keeping his boat's head to the tide, which was then running
strong, rowed across the stream, and his boat by the force of the
current was driven against the Dslchidn-buoy and capsized, and
the party were instantly in the water. Mr. Miller held his eldest
child, a boy, by one band, and grasped the chain cable of a ship
with the other. Mrs. Miller was drifting with the tide, when a
sailor of one of the Dutch fishing-boats jumped overboard, and
caught hold of her just as she was sinking. The servant gill clasped
the other ehild in her arms, and was calling for help, as she clung
to her master's coat, when the sailors of the Dutch smacks came to
their assistance, and succeeded in saving them from a watery grave.
MELANCHOL Y ACCIDENT. —We regret to state that
on Thursday evening a boat was upset alongside the Britannia,
120, in the Sound, by which unfortunate occurrence three indi-
viduals lost their lives. It appears that a shore boat, with a
Custom-house officer, named Oxlen, and two watermen, had con-
veyed sense wine on board the Britannia, and at half.past six in
the evening, being about to return to Plymouth, she was engaged
by Mr. Barker, midshipman, and Messrs. Cumings, Curgenven,
and Scott, clerks, and two or three others, to take them ashore. It
was then dark and blowing hard irons the S.W. with a heavy swell
in the Sound. AU the above mentioned got into a boat, and another
officer was descending the ship's aide to joie his companions, when
a sea struck and carried the boat under the accommodation ladder ;
she was upset, and the whole party, except one of the waterman,
who held fast by the ladder, and was taken on board the Britannia,
were precipitated into the water. The alarm being given on
board, three officers, viz. Lieutenant Hawthorn, Mr. Car-
roll, Second Master, and Mr. Hugh , midshipman, with one sei:-
man, instantly jumped into a small gl alongside, and after consi-
derable exertion, Messrs. Curgenven, Scott, Barker. Cumings,
and Orden, the Custom-house officer, were picked up in a very ex-
hausted state. The gig was now a considerable distance from the
ship, and the strong head-wind and tide compelled the intrepid vo-
lunteers from the Britannia to make for Plymouth, with those
whom they had rescued front a grave in the yawning ocean, nor
were the gallant preservers themselves without danger ; ever; wave
beat over the boat, which was half full of water. On reaching
the shore, medical attendance was instantly procured, and though
only twenty minutes bad elapsed from the upsetting of the boat to
their reaching Plymouth, and though every means was tried by
Messrs. Baldy and Roberts, surgeons, it was found in the case of
:Messrs. Curgenven and Cumins, the vital spark had wholly fled.
The others were recovered. Mr. Cumitip has left a wife and
six children ; Mr. Curgenven a wife and five children.—Deeenitort
Telegraph.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.