Star.
London, England, 1821-04-28 00:00:00

CORONERS' IYQUEST.

Thursday, as Inquest was held at the sign of the
Oxford Arms, Hampstead-road, near the Canal, be-
fore Tnottas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner for the County
of Middlesex, on the body of John Jones, a carpenter,
who met with his death in the following extraordi-
nary manner :—James Rennin, of the Mansfield
Arms, Kentish Town, carpenter, being sworn, said
he had known the deceased for some time; he was a
single man, and about 25 years of age. About twelve
o'clock last Monday, at noon, witness was in company
with the deceased, at the George, on the Hampstead-
road, where they came to dinner ; after dinner each
went to his separate employ, and witness saw him
again at the George, between seven and eight o'clock
in the evening, alter work. 'Witness was in his com-
pany at the George and White Horse, in Pond-street,
until twelve o'clock at night, when they came away
together ; and when they arrived at the lock-house,
the man at the lock said they had no business there
at that time of night, and to mind the stones at the
bottom of the bridge. While the lock-keeper was
speaking to him, the deceased said " Jump into the
lock !" and with that he immediately jumped in.—
The lock-keeper was present at the time, and saw it.
Witness climbed down by the water-gate, and, with
ithe assistance of the lock-keeper, he got the deceased
out in about three minutes. He appeared dead when
taken out of the water ; they carried him to the house,
and witness went for a Doctor, and Mr. Roberts came
and tried every possible means for his recovery, with.
out success. After witness and the deceased left the
White Horse, witness perceived he was intoxicated :
but he talked in a reasonable manner, and did not
mention anything that distressed his mind. Witness
cannot in any way account for his jumping into the
water, otherwise than that he did it in a state of in-
toxication.—James Moor, keeper of the lock near this
house, deposed he heard the testimony of the last wit-
ness ; and that part of it respecting his jumping into
the lock, at which witness was present, is quite cor-
rect; the deceased was four or five yards distant
from the lock when he said he would jump in ; and
from his being intoxicated, witness imagined he said
he would jump in by way of joke, but did not intend
to do so ; it was very dark at the time ; he was taken
out of the water in about four minutes.—Robert Ro.
berts, of Camden Town,- Surgeon, deposed he was
called to the deceased bout one o'clock on Tuesday
morning : he had him tubbed for about an hour ; he
attempted to bleed him in the neck and arm ; he bled
freely from the jugular vein, but never 'hewed the
least appearance of life. There were no marks of
violence on the body, and witness has no doubt but
he died from suffocation in the water.—Here the
evidence closed ; and the Jury, after some time, re-
turned a Verdict—" That the deceased was drowned
is a state of extreme intoxication."

The late Dr. GREGORY, of Edinburgh, had a habit
of imputing the diseases of his west-country patients
to immoderate doses of punch. On one occasion he
remarked to a self-elected Magistrate, 44 Sir you have
been a very hard liver I" 44 If have," said the Bail-
ley, Nit has been on sour milk r
Not a single swallow has yet been observed on the
coast, although the Middle of the present month is
the usual time of their arrival; but this is imputable
to the boisterous gales from the west, south-west,
and south.

FAHRENHEIT'S thermometer has risen, in three
days, from 45 to 70 degrees, a difference of tempe-
rature equal to that change of temperature, in diffe-
rent latitudes, which might be experienced by as sud-
den a transition from the north of Englan. d to the
south of Italy. April 22, at nine, A.M. It was at 45
degrees ; April 23, at the same hour, at 55 degrees ;
April 24, at three P.M. the mercury stood at 70 de-
grees in a north-east aspect, in the shade. April 26,
at two P. M. the same thermometer was at the extra-
ordinary height of 73 degrees.

The thermometer, in the open air, in Barton-stree
Westminster, on Wednesday last, was 80 degrees.

The great Cheese-market, at Wells, Somerset, held
the first Saturday in each month, was most nume-
rously attended. A great quantity was fetched and
sold, though at rather reduced prices. The clothiers
who attended this market, and the shops of the place,
received on that claymore money forarticles sold than
has been known to be received rot: several years past.

Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock, as Mr.
MATTHEWSON, of Marshal-stmt, St. James's, was
travelling in his gig from Cobham, on the Forest of
Chertsey, on his way to London, he ivas stopped in
a lane, about three miles from the latter place, by
three fellows undisguised, two of whom presented
pistols and demanded his money, whilst the third
stood at the horse's head. He gate them seven
pounds in notes and. some silver, all he had about
him, when they took his watch and his brooch. The
villains next cut the harness and turned the horse
loose, and they compelled Mr. MATTHEWSON to go
to the farther end of a large field, threatening his life
if he did not comply. The three escaped without its
being known which way they went.

A few evenings since a respectably-dressed woman
went into a Wes' boot and shoemaker's shop in the
Strand, and fitted on two pair of boots, and re-
quested that the shop-boy might accompany her to
her lodging with them, when she would pay for them.
This was accordingly complied with, and leiding the
,boy through several courts, she told him that she
*mild pay for them herself, as it would save him the
trouble of going further with her: she gave him
seven half-crowns, the price of the boots, and the
boy then delivered them to her ; but suspecting from
her manner that all was not right, he followed her
and observed her go into a house in a court leading
from the Strand ; he then returned home, and it was
soon discovered that the half-crowns which he had re-
ceived from the woman in payment for the boots
were all bad. A constable was immediately procured,
and he went with the boy, whqpointed out the house
into which he had seen the woman enter, but on in-
quiry no tidings could be gained of her. It is pro-
bable that she observed the boy following her, and
went into the house on some pretence for the purpose
of eluding him.
Friday se'nnigbt, a constable apprehended a wo-
man begging at Low-hill, Liverpool On searching
her person, the following articles were found:—
twenty-three Irish crowns, nine Spanish dollars' fifty
half-crowns, sixteen shillings and sixpence in silver,
• tea silver spoons, and a pair of buckles.