Star.
London, England, 1818-09-02 00:00:00

INQUEST.

An Inquest was held yesterday Wow 1
LI NO, on the body of Michael Dillon, of D
The deceased had bought an ounce of acid
and an ounce of Epsom salts, on Sat/at-dal
and on Sunday morning his sister, by niij
him the poison instead of the medicine, I
put away the two powders together witliwt
to distinguish one from the other.
Mr. Accum, chemist, of Soho, stated, th
' at the request of the Jury, open.:d the body,
the appearance after dissection, he was
the death of the deceased was caused by
'some corrosive substance; acid of sugary.
duce the effect.

Mr. J. Cooper, assistant to Mr. Le limn
King-street, Covent-garden, stated, that c;
night last the deceased came tit Mr. Le lir
and purchased an ounce of acid of staves,
he paid one shilling. He was going to
name of it on, when tile deceased said “
and seemed to be in a hurry. Ile was al,o,
when he asked for an ounce of Epsom sal
the shop immediately.
Mary Dillon deposed that the deceasel
brother ; he was wli in health oa
except a breaking-out upon his hand, nr,l
advised him to take. some salts. The de:,
chased some salts at Mr. Le Cran'•: 1:13;‘,

her on Saturday night to mix the ro-t44
morning in some water for him to Lkm.
&deck on Sunday morning she went to
in the deceased's bed-room, and arr

ar equal size, and both of the same c
sappryied that thcy both contained
the deceased tD breakfast, and wl.:.n

the contents of one paper in

it to the deceased; he drank

became very sick, and scan after 5
and said—,, My inside is burnint:

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stuff." She v:ent to Mr. Le Bru—n's
emetic. After she. returned hrrrr.,.ll-.1
he was distracted. She held tlle re..

in her hand ; her father endcavor
declared tlrit he would die

remainder of the poison : she tiller,- cal(
dow to prevent him. The deceased espir
torture. Neither of the papers were soil
• The deceased spoke on Saturday about e
boot-tops.
Mr. STI nu No, in summing up the eriden
the impropriety of Mr. Cooper's cond:;
that he had acted with great incaution, b

any criminality.
Juryman—" Every medical man 013g1
the word Pawn written on deleterious&

After a long conversation and warm
the following verdict was recorded:—"
sequence of having taken a large quantit:
sugar instead of a dose of Wu, which
resembles." An amendment afterwards
to, that the words " a large quantity"
Omitted, and the words " half an ounce"
inserted, that the medical world be
with the effects of half an ounce of aci
which dispatched the deceased in sixteen
The deceased was 27 years of age, audi
been married in a few days to a young I
has been ever since in a state of distrados

All the circumstances attendinz the
and untimely death of the lion. 11r. A IN 'A
of Lord VALENTI A, .are extremely- afiectn
been married only a fortnight to an ac
young lady. After haring visited the lal
berland, he came to Blackpool, a celebx.t
place. On Thursday morning, the 27th
he went into the sea to bathe. The wa.
reached his middle when he dropped don
more. A sudden stupor is supposed to
his head. The tide was retreating, and h
not found fer five hours afterwards. II
wife was looking from her chamber-w•ir
he dropped in the water. A person rust
diately into the water to assist him, bat fa
him. He had been preparing to return to

TIIIITIf

August LI, at Tullamere, Ireland, the Lady a
Colonel Lindsay, 7stk Highlanden, of a soa.
Lately, the Lady of the Rev. W. Hickta, cf
daughter.

MARRIED.

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August 12, at Port Patrick, Dr. Andrew An
92d regiment of foot, to Anne, second daughter
Cairns, writer, Pe.4ales.
August £2, Dr. J. C. Ogilvie, pbyciciao in Abe
daughter of John Forbes, Esq. of Bo;Aube.

DIED.
August 14, at Aberdeen, in her 70th year,
widow of the late Mr. James Chalmers, printer
July 51, at Killechteran, Limnos*, the Right I
Chisholm].
August $3, on Walcot parade, Bak, CIO
formerly a banker of Salisbury.
Lately, at Redland. George Gibbs, Esq. mu
and brother of the Lord Chief Justice of the Co
August 15, at his residence near Bridgewatt
ward Wilkinson, H.N.
August p, at Ileauport, near Battle, in bet
torte, wife of Contain Robert Lambert, R.N.
Monday venni/ht. at Dumfries, in coluequna
his horse, when returning :rout Sanquhars

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