Star.
London, England, 1828-09-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S II%QUES FS.

An Inquest was held on Wednesday. at the Guy Earl
of Warwick public-house, Belcon•srreet, Long•acte, on
the body of Mary Met eton, aged 34 years, who, it was
repotted, had died from starvation.
The deceased lived in Buckeridge•street, St. Giles's.
and had been attended by the parish apothecary's as•
sistant since Fr iday last. She had been in an emaciated
state for some time. Her husband had gone to Bristol
to get employment, and he allowed her ss. a. week to
support herself and a ch.ld, 4s. s f which she paid far
rent. She had been recently in gaol for begging, and
on Monday last she was carried to the workhouse in a
state el exhaustion, and almost naked, having pawned
her clothes to sub►ist upon. She died in about an hour
after her arrival.—Verdict, Natural Death.

An Inquest was held, on Wednesday afternoon, at
'the Ship public-house, Gun-street, Bishopsgate. on
Samuel Boswell, a lamp-lighter. The deceased, on
Thursday evening last, was standing on a ladder clean-
ing a lamp, at the door of Bishopsgate workhouse, when
a lad drove a cart along the street, one of the wheels
of which struck against the bcttom of the ladder, and
precipitated the deceased to the ground, and the injury
he received sawed his death. The Jury returned a
verdict of "I Accidental Death." Deodand on the cart
Ten Shillings,
An Ir,que4 was held on Tuesday, at the Sun public.
house, in the Wood Wharf, at Greenwich, before Mr.
CARTTAIIt. Coroner, on the body of Captain Mats
Nordetrum, of the Swedish ship Storphenstoo, lying off
Greenwich. On Saturday morning last, the deceased
was at the top of the hatchway of the ship, for the pur-
pose of seeing if it was necessary to take in more bal-1
last' and he tell down and snuck against the bottom of
the hold, and the injury be received was of so sesious a
nature that he died almost immediately. The deceased
was sober at the time, and the circumstance was purely
accidental. Verdict " Accidental Death." The deceased
has a wile and several children living in Sweden.
Inquests were held at the Crown, Butler's.bitildings,
East Smithfield, on the body of a seataring man, who
while walking along Cock-alley, suddenly expired.
Verdict, Died by the Visitation of GOD —At the London
Hospital, on the body t f R. Willing. aged 16. who, on
Sunday evening, when stepping from Liniehouse Duck
to a barge, fell into the water, and on rising. the barge
jammed him against the wall of the dock. and so injured'
him that he died soon afterwards. Verdict, Accidektall
Death.

The following, which is copied from a Nurembnig
paper, is a German mode 01 ;resigning Sunday tip
Filing. It is an order hem the layer of a DepArtmeni
in the Isere—“ All persons d►inking and tippling ups.
Sundays and holidays, in coffee-houses, at during tb.
celebration of mass or vespers, are hereby authorised
to depart without paying !or what they have had."

THE LATE DUCHESS OF GORDON.
Janata Cottage was Wilt as a sediment fur theists
!Niches. of Gordon. It was bete that she spent the
ter past of her long and buy life; and though she ea.
pired in London, she was buried, at her own express
drire, in an old solitary burying ground on the banks
of the Spey, about a mile loom the cottage. The •
ground has been enclosed and planted with trees so 4
shrubs, and the scene is altogether striking and inspect.
sire. There is something too very touching in the idea
that she who had so long figured in the saloons of gm
titled and wealthy, and been 44 the observed of all ob.
servers," shoal* have sought to close her eyes any se.,
pose h. r ashes among the rude mountains of herald%
Nonh. The peasantry have a strong veneration Isishir •
n.ensory. "So long as the Duchess lived," is thecae,
mon 'mark, " the Highlander never wasted a vie
friend." A monument, built of granite, in a ppm*,
dical ferns, has been erected to bey memory, is did
centre of which, on a tablet of white marble, is Nano
the following long heraldic inscription s
Sacred to the endow/ of Jane Duchess of Gordan. send east,
ter of Sir William Unwell, of Moureith, Ban. monied w
Alexander Duke of Gordon nil Wolter, 1767, any did at
Landon April ii,lstl, aged a years.
lime, two sons and Ave daughters.
laden daughter, Lady Charlotte, married Charles Duke of Iteg.
mood. Issue, Lady Mary, Marks Karl of March. Lord Geis%
Lady &rah, Lady Eleonora, Lurd Henry, Lady Jane, We
William Pitt, Lord Frederick. Lord Sussex, Lady Losisa,l44 tl
Charlotte, Lord Arthur. and Lady Sophia Grorglasa,
George Marquis of Iluntly, a Lieutenant-General in the Aral. p
Second daughter, Lady Madding, married drat Sir Robert Estlis
of Markle, Bart. Issue, Sir John Gordon Sinclair, lam.,s
Married secondly, Charles Fyselse Palmer, Rs*
Third daughter, Lady Some, married %Maine Due et Nan di
cheater. Issue, Lady ADO, Lady Elizabeth, Lady Sawa Gem
glans, George Augustus Viscount blunted*, Law woo
a
Franck, y Georgians Freikrica, Lady Candies Cabana,
and Lady Emily.
Fourth daughter, Lady Louisa, married Charles, Dargais CM&
walk. Issue Lady Jane Lady Louisa, Lady Jeoilma,
Mary, and Lady lialsobeti.
Fifth diughter, Lady Georgians, married Jan, Duke of 15464 1
Issue, Lott Wriotbisley, Lord Edward, Lard Charles Jams L
Fox, Lord Frauds John, Lady Georgians Elisabeth, lei Lady "
Louisa Jane.
Lord Alexander Gordon, died gob January, ISM aged alyna.
This monument was erected by Alexander, Duke of Goalliaire
and the above inscription placed at it at the particularity's le
of the Dachas his wife. it