Star.
London, England, 1827-08-01 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Mottnen.—Yesterday an Inquest was held on the
body of Elizabeth Davis, alias Devine, whose death
was occasioned by being thrown down the stairs of a
house in St. James's-court, St. Luke's t the particulars
of which were reported in yesterday's STAR. It ap-
peared from the evidence of several witnesses, that when
the deceased was found at the bottom of the stairs, she
was taken up into the room of the woman• Newdale,
' where she had slept on the previods night, and that
Newdale then said she had pushed the deceased down
stairs; and raising a pint pot which she had in her hand, •
she aimed a blow at the corpse, saying she would knock
its head off. A woman named Evans snaiched the pot
out of her band, which so enraged her, that sbe made a
blow at the woman with a candlestick, but she escaped.
The Jury, therefore, returned a verdict of Willis!
Murder against Mary Newdale," and she was committed
to New gate.
AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDIN DEATH.—An Inquest
was held at the King's Head, Boeth's-cotirt, Mary-la-
bonne, out the body of Mr. S. King, a miner builder,
aged 40. Mr. Lee sated, that die deceased was Iris op-
posite neigh!•our ; on Sunday night witness was standing
at his dour in conversation with his wife, when deceased
in a lively manner joined in conversation. The following
morning, about hal-past four, witness was alarmed by
a tremendous clap of thunder, and on looking through
his window I.is attention was attracted by the screams
of the deceased's wile, who loOked out of the window,
and begged of him for Goo's sake to come over;)
sitne.s pro eeded to the hou e, and on entering the
chamber found the deceased dead on the floor; Mr.
Tucker, a surgeon; of Market-street, speedily arrived,
and opened a vein, but to no purpose. It appeared that
when the clap r.f thunder took place, it awoke the
deceased, who started from his bed in a hurried manner,
when he instantly fell down, and expired by the side
of his wife. Mr. Tucker stated, that he had no doubt
but the alarm occasioned by the thunder caused the
blood to fl iw to his head, and produce apoplexy.—
Verdict accordingly.
PENITENTIANY,MILBANIC.—Yesterday a Coroner's
Inquest was held at this place. before Mr. Gem., on
the body r f Thomas Roberts, who died do the 28th
irritant. It appeared fr..ni the evidence of the Gover-
nor, and Mr. White, Surgeon to the Institution, that
the deceased was convicted in May, 1825, at the Taun-
ton Assizes, and sentenced to seven years transp •rta.
lion, wh ch had been commuted to five years imprison-
' meat in this Establishment. upon his admission to the
Penitentiary, the extreme bad health, and scrofulous
habit, rendered it necessary that he should be placed in
" the Infirmary; and although every attention was paid
to hien, he became worse. so that it was found necessary
to amputate his kg, in fact,. he .had every thing that
medical skill, and expense could procure, and lane, ly, '
a bottle of wine a day. His two years imprisonment
had cost the Country no less a sum than two hundred
pounds. TheJiiry returned a verdict of "Natural death
by the visitation of GOD."

THIOLOGICAL Wir.—The late Rev. THOMAS Tot-
&SR, an eminent Dissenting Minister, (joint Preacher with the
celebrated Dr. James Fordyce. at Monkwell-street) resided maay
years in Lower-street, Islington. Oqe day, when ha got into the
stage to come to Landon. he met with two Ladies of his acquaint-
ance, and a loquacious yoing Irishman. who was very obtrusive
with his would-be wit' to the females. The coachman soon
stopped to take up another passenger, who, Dutchman-like,
was • slow to make ?mute.' A young dog. being confined in the
' neighbourhood, bewailed its loss of liberty, by making an hideous
noise; which all the party agreed was very disagreeable. The
Hibernian, desirous to display his wit, and to inns the parson,'
said, • The animal was so unpleasantly noisy, it must be a Pres-
byterian dog.' Mr. Toiler calmly, but with much apparent cos&
deuce said, ' lam sure it is an Irish dog.'—' How do you know
that?' exclaimed the astonished young man with eagerness.—' I
know it, Sir,' (replied the Divine) • by its impudence and its
howl.' This seasonable retort cured the garrulity of the patient,
and gave him a locked-jaw till the stage arrived at the Royal
Eachange.—Mlrrer.

AFFRAY AT Cum:rms.—Saturday evening a serious
affi ay took place at Chester, between sortie soldiers of
the 7th Fusileers now stationed there, and a party of
men employed by the contractor for the new Dee Bridge,
in consequence of which a person named Joseph Davis,
employed by the latter, was killed. On Monday an
Inquest was held on the body, when, after a long in-
vestigation, the Jury returned a verdict of " Manslaugh-
ter against some soldier or soldiers unknown:'

H.o.6slllM—The house, No. 4.Welbeck -street, Caven-
dish-square, is occupied by a person named Baoks, who
lets the shop to Mr. Goodridge. a watchmaker. Mr.
Goodridge sleeps out of town, and generally when he
►eaves business, places his money and watches in an
iron chest. On Sunday Mr. Banks and his family went
oat about, twelve o'clock, and double locked the street-
door. When they returned at eleven at night, they
found the house had been entered by means of a false
key. and that the thieves had stolen six sovereigns, a
shawl, and a miniature painting -belonging to Mr.
Banks. They bad also broken into Mr. Goodridge's
shop,and taken away his iron chest. Fortunately, he
had omitted to put his money and watches into it on
Saturday night. It contained only a few parchments
and papers, which, together with the chest, were found
by two young men yesterday morning, in a hedge near
the Regent's Park.

Sunday evening, in the absence of the family, the
house of Mr. Asotow, of Gloucester Terrace, Old
Brampton, was entered by thieves, and robbed of lit
sovereigns, some ancient gold coins, jewellery, and
apparel. A number of other articles were also packed
up, but which the fellows, being, it is supposed, dis-
turbed, left behind them.