Star.
London, England, 1827-12-27 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was held at defies,
in Chapel street, Grosvenor-place, before TROXAI
HIGGS, Esq. on the body of James Croft, aged twenty.
three years, who was shot by a young lad cn Sunday
last, In the following manner;
It appeared from the evidence that in Sunday awls
ing last three lads, about fifteen years of age, maw
Alexander Finley, Benjamin Allen, and John Jades,
went into Black Lion-lane, Bayswater, to shoot spu-
rt:nes; Jackson had a gun, when they accidentally out
the deceased, who• had a pistol; they tent into a kid
djvcent, and there fired at sparrows; Allen wattle:
to fire Jackson's gun, but was frightened, siwv Jack.
son called him a fool, and took the gen, Ishii
snapped, but it missed fire. J .ekson then laid there
across his knee to do something to the liek. sirkeisibe
deceased pissed about a yard and a half Irma theshutit
and the gun went off, and the contents lodged in their.
ceased': side. The gun was loaded with No. 6 *MT
shot. The deceased ran a lew yards when he tell, and
complained that bis clothes were on fist. Atteryue
tlse,lads being frightened 1. ft him, and h walkedto*
'Addington watchbouse, when he was inmaidixell
conveyed to St. George.'s Hospital.
It appeared from the evidence of the. surgeow tin
Oh deceased had received a dangerous would cols
side, and gunshots, with part of hos clothes, Inilphi is
the back of the belly. The small intestioevaintaake
were wounded. The deceased expired on .Tomay
morning at three o'clock.
The fatal weapon was bete produced; it was teold
gun, not worth-any thing, nivel-quite dangertsils to are.
The CoaoNEa, after cautioning the lads as to their
future conduct, trusted that the melancholyofate of the
deceased, would prqve a warning to them.. Verdict..
AcCidencal Death." Deodand on the gun, 55.. The
constable immediately destroyed the guo..
Yeterday two Inquests were held-before T..Srmum,
Esq. at the King's head, Lower Read, Islington, ea tat
bodies of two men, names unknown. whet now lila
the vault of Islington Church to be owned. Thefint
case brought under the consideration of the Jury as
that of a man about 40. years of age, who was found
a cow-shed belonging. to Mr. Rhodes, on Friday hA
and was supposed to have beta staved to death. Yet
witnesses proved to having found the body as most
stated, but no one present could identify his person; to
Jury, therefore, returned a verdietof—o D.ed in a stns
ot.great want, but no marks of:violence were found a
his person." The second case was on the body of a ens
found floating in the basin of the -Regent's Cassel,
Maiden lane, yesterday morning, which, from. MAI.-
composed state, was supposed to have been in *mate
11 considerable time. Two witnesses de,sosed to.iissing
found the body, but no person came forward to amid!,
him, and. under these circumstances, the Jury retained
the following verdict—et That the .deeessed was frond
drowned without any marks of violence on bit person,but
how he came into the water. is to the.lororsoMpratus."

Monday the premises of. Mr. Seyworot; of Vine
Street, City, were entered, and robbed *fa gold wale,
seveial gold seals, a fifty pound note, and,' meal
pound Bank of England note, a cash lsos. a d rare
valuable securities. • • . • ...

MEETINGS OF cnaDmitts
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TO.MOsIIIOIII. • "
W. Anderson, Waterloo.place, bookseller * II
J. T. Taylor, Upper Thapnekstreet, ironmonger 3
R. Loyd, Bourne Farm, Edmonton, straw dealer 3 II
J. Preedy, Castle-street, Bristol. grocer ........ 3
C. Wilson, Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire, kletesdnisen 3
C. Woods, Robsensbridge, Sussex, saddler ... 3 11
J. Knight, Rupert.street, saddlers' ironmonger' 3 II
R. Wardl, Grosvenor-street West, Pimlico, carpenter....- 313
M. Pollan, Randall, Nottlogbamsbire, victualler -........ .3 13
It. Barber, Upper Clapton, plumber.- .... .
3 al
I. Moses, Harrow slopseller ...... ............ -. 311
.1. C. Bremer, Soo:erne-place, Whitechapel, merchant 3 11
W. Jessup, jun. ltjttJiEe, victualler
10
J. Millwood, Hammersmith, builder ........... 3 11
IL Steinbach, Castle-street, Leicester square, gold eodisi 3 111
J. H. Brown, Duke.streee, Alanchester-square, chymlst S 111
.1. Atkinson, Oxford -street. ........ ..... .....-. s
A. Charlton, Waithamstow, Essex, cattle-dealer.--.....- • 11 11
.1. Parkinson, Albany-road, Isliogton, b0i1der............ • SII
H. R. C. Stevenson, Park-street, Grovresor-sq. coach pro $ 1
J. S. Parrey, Aldermanbuty, actives:ler ......
II
F. Archer, Baldock, Hertfordshire, innkeeper... 1 II
T. Giller and Co. Manchester, cosehmakers 1 IS
E. Rilshy, Nits* Elms, Surrey, ship breaker 11
T. Bushell, Grace's-alley, Weliclose-square, linendraper
J. Christie and Co. !dark-line, merchants 1 11
T. Roberts, Bedford.atrest, Bedford•row, brewer ....... I
W. Bailey, Dean-street Soho, leather seller .......... 11
W. Poynter, Lamb's Conduit-street, coachman 1
oirromtno.
G. Carte, BasinghaU-street, Illackwell.hall factor
Q. sod J. Dick, Finsburf-square.-merchants
H. Wood and Co. Chandosoureet, Covent-garden, haberdsa -
It Maddock and Co. lioseniary-lanetimber suer:haute
H. and J. Harringtoo, Helivet-row, St. Loke's dyer.lS
J. Swan and Co. Wapping-wall, merchants ............ ••••••••
T. Ralph, Crotched-friars, 'mescals
J. Barber, Cowper's-court, Cornball,

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HIGH-WATMALONDON-BRIOGS TOIIfORROA
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCIL •
SPritiNbefg.or...
*ma.
Lase *it Ned etockmarrlook a Ilene& it the tkielfig*
t of- Catberitie•etreer. The house was crammed, Ism thou wag 1„.4
Kso fieleney ofpecf eters, when the Kilt of names aaermireed
'bent of the day was read from the gallery.. Reir4 rsty
parent in a good many inteancel, bothE
leer, and if the adage be true, }alias been abetted by a traveller-IV,
slid- you may estimate the freedtm and int:e,ientiesce sif • rus,
o the noise which they make in • theatre--we meld ta.ly fondled* dig rains* England is tree and indepsndeat indeed.
) the The men set to in the following tinier—
, and Anthony Dwyer and Slang—harry Jones and b0en0van.....14
well 31urpby and Crawley.— Mik Murphy and Dominic Rourke—A%
etro- Raines and Williamr--Birkbeck, the Marybooetobler, and
con- —Ned Stockman and Tom Recidie—aod Hob Cassie g,
st of hoed pearance since his fit of illness,) and Young Sprinp.
ilioo Murphy and Crawl made an eiceßent set-to. Ned never segos
ago himself better, and the cheering of hl friende was tretneudauu o the The bout that tacked the tide interest ww Mb leak,*
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,in a Willeass--the latter of whom is a pupil of the former. H. .1:4,
carts fine active young man, but has the advantage of his mann coat.
re all derably in height and reacts, and be seems to he fast geida,the
fears better of bins in the art. He kept Jent at his inset, am, hew
utioe him about in prime fashion. As they had sparred so bequest,
ether, together, endplayed in exactly the same system, they nudes hes&
vas in tiful and scientific display, and brought down thunders of wig% . •
t the 'Jens chuckled and thought to as bow it ought to do hint a
hit d
Imes. good in the way of pupils, mind ye."
I the Excepting Neat, Camels did more with Young Spriag lit
n op- one that has stood up to him. pub complained of weaker's, let
dship yet he kept the juggler's head in trouble, and did with bee at h••
I pro- pleased.
Spring afterwards exhibited his kits of balancing end neererame
Stockman appeared, this, bet as healthy and active u ewe; atf
Ma Torn Haddam says, that in setting to be evinced much @trellis*. hi
y, friends are very sweet upon him, and they make sure of Ms** JI,!1.
lb"( the Liverpoart ;'but still 017 are looking out for the odds.
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