Star.
London, England, 1827-04-13 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

An Inquest was held yesterday, at the Hospital for
the Grenadier Guards, in Rochester-row, Milbank, on
the body of Joseph Clark, a private of the Sd BattShots
of Grenadier Guards. The case excited considerable
interest, in consequence of a report
.which had gone
abroad, that the deceased's death was occasioned by
vitas introduced into the system by a foul lancet used
in bkeding him. Three privates who were examined,
proved that the deceased had said to them that he
thought he had been bled with a foul lancet. as his arm
had much swollen since the bleeding. Two orderly
Men at the Hospital proved that the deceased was
just admitted there about three weeks ago. He was
itign bled, and soon afterwardvhe was shscharged as
beim well. He returned istrio day; afterwards, his arm
Nittita.fhen a little festered; it was not much swollen;
leeches and poultices were applied, and the swelling
eitmetdown and never returned. They farther slated;
that it ie an invariable practice after issing a lancet to
dip it water, and wipe it with a napkin quite clean.
The deceased, on his second admission, was bled in the
left arms but no swelling ensued. Mr. Harrison, one
of the Surgeons of the Hospital, proved that the orifice
of the puncture made by the lancet was not festered,
whiCh it would have been if infectious matter had been
introduced, After his arm got well, he was attacked
by typhus fever, and of which he died on the 4th inst.
the. Jury, therefore, returned a verdict of " Died of
pbufever2' •
•• Yesterday evening an Inquest was held is Guy's Hos-
pital, on the body of Elizabeth Pallitt, who died in the
Hospital the same morning. A rumour was spteadthat
her death was occasioned by the ill-treatment oft' bee
husband,• whose brutal conduct. was described bluer
relations as very bad ; but a surgeon, however, steads
that she was brought to the Hospital with a maims*
tumour on the right breast, whict was to have been
operated on, but the next day she was seized with an in-
flammation of the abdomen, which caused her death.—
The Jury consulted some time, and then intimated a
wish to the Coroner to retire. In about half ass hour
the Jury returned with the following verdict:-j' That
the deceased died from inflammation of the abdomen,
Ibut from what cause there was no evidence to prOve."
r—Tht Coroner said, that was no verdict.—Juror.
" We cannot reconcile it to our consciences to return
any other yerdict."—Another Juror. " The case is very
mysterious; there is no doubt but that the unfortunate
woman has been brutally used ; we can guess the
cause, although we have not sufficient evidence." After
along conversation, the above verdict was recorded.
An Inquest was held yesterday in the• Workhouse of
St. Paul, Covent-garden, before T. Satattso, Esq. on
the body of James Wilson, who was supposed to have
died from injuries received on the night of the 2d inst.
at the sign of the Brown Rear, in Bow street, at which
house he was waiter. On the evidence of Dr. Brooks,
surgeon, of Bedford. street, Covent-garden, however, the
Jury returned a verdict—That the deceased died from
the rupture of a blqod-vessel in the stomach, brought
In by excessive drinking. _ _

Extern! lu.—Monday, Daniel Mahony underwent
the sentence of the law at the New Drop County gaol
in this City, for the murder of Edward Fitzgerald. He
made no declaration of guilt or ;two:race. He was
attended on the scaffold by the Rev. Mr. O'Couvort,
and after imploring the mercy of Gov, and the prayers
of the few that were around him, he was launched into
eternity about half-past twelve o'clock, and died almost
without a struggle.—Cork Advertiser.
PitaLlC WHlPPlS42.—Yesterday John Stew Was
publicly whipped, for a distance of 100 yards, in
Billingsgate market, pursuant to his sentence at the
late Old Bailey Sessions, for stealing five soles out of
the market. The frequency of thefts of this description
of late tendered this public example necessary, as a
check to the number of young rogues who infest the
market. After his punishment. he was conveyed back
to Newgate, to suffer the remainder of his sentence of
imprisonment for a week.
Two boys, on their return from school, strayed the
other day into the kitchen of a country inn, where a
showman had also put up, with a little female dwarf,
whom he was showing about the country. On enter.
ing the kitchen, the boys found no one there; but
in a corner a box was standing, in which, from an in-
scription on the lid, they had every reason to believe the
little fairy lay coacealed. The lads were desirous of
seeing the sight, and had no copper to bribe the
keeper I they therefore hit on the following stratagem.
They Armed the bra so very near to a large fire that
was blazing in the chimney, that the dwarf, from the
increased beat, was obliged to open the door, and
favour them, gratis, with her wished for presence.
Wednesday, at Brook-green, near Hamisersasids, op-
posite the house' of a Mr. Hitchcock, the soil Wog
turned up, a human skull was found, and infonsaatines
being given of the circumstance to the Sestee aF the
parish, the ground was dug up, and the skThosew of
, two human bodies were found.