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140110sy Illeralli it poor woman was fisted dna
under a kip otstraw in a barn. belonging to Mr.
Franklinotfirmer, at irilsden, where, it is supposed,
she went k for" sinner from the ioclemency of the
night. An Inquiet was held on the body next day,
but nothing transpired, except that the poor creature
appeared to have ,died from mere rtarvatios. The
verdict was—Died in a barn.

Tuesday an Inquest was held before Mr. &rte.
LING, one of the Coroners for Middlesex, at Holloway,
on the body of Frederick Crane, a child three years
old, who was scalded to death. Louisa Willis, of
Cornwall place, deposed, that about eight o'clock she
was at breakfast; the deceased -was walking abtiut
the floor, and she took 'no notice of him until he laid
hold of a coffee-pot which was on the fire, and spilt
some of the coffee on his, breast ; she immediately
teat for medical assistance, but it was ineffectual, and
the child lingered in excruciating pain until twelve
o'cloct the same day, when he expired. Verdict—
Accidental Derth.
Tuesday an Inquest' was held at the Rose and
Crown, Park-lane, on the body of Mr. E. Pitman, a
sadler. R. Hart. journeyman to the deceased, de-
tailed several instances evincing a derangement of his
(tlie deceased's) mind, and stated, that Shout cne
o'clock, on Sunday morning, he Insisted on going to,
his cottage, at Brompton, to see his children, whom.
he Said it soldier was killing. Witness accompato,
.him, and on his
.arrival at the door, ,the idecetund
prasped his hand, and fell dead in ivis arms.' Mr.
Fuller, surgeon, of Piccadilly, stated, that it few' clays
before the fatal event.' the deceased laboured under
violent nervous 'irritation ; and, froni his observa-
tions of the body after his decease, he had no doubt
. his death was occasioned by the rupture of a blood.
vessel. Verdict—Died by the visitation of GOD.
Yesterday as Inquest was held at the Union, in
Oxford-street, on the body of .Miss H. Burton, four
years of age. J. ferry deposed, that on Saturday
last he called at Mr. Button's, in Oaford.street, lour
of whose children got into his cart to take.* ride, and
on returning house, within 100 yards of the house, he
heard a noise from the tail board falling open, and he
saw the deceased child lyiag ow the road quite. in-
nensible ; and serried her into the house. He cannot
tell how the taW hoard got loose, "whether by the jol
tins of the cart, •or by one of the children pulling
ont the pins. A surgeon said, he found a large tu-
mour on the tip of her head, and the skull fractured.
She died In a few minutes after. Verdict—A.cciden-
tat beads.

Another Inquest was held at the Queen's Head,
Queen-street,. Edgeware road, on the bndy of Ann
Miller. Ann Mien deposed, that the deceased was
servant to a family in her first floor. Abotit two
months ago she had a tit, and fell on the top of her
head, and after she recovered site appeared sleepy.
She informed witness she had been subject to fits
these ten years past. On Tuesday morning witness
went into the kitchen, and saw the deceased lying
naked on the floor, with one leg partly on the bed.—
The surgeon who examined the head of the deceased,
imputed her death to epilepsy. Verdict—Died by
, the visitation ut Gov.

At the %Vest Kent Quarter Sessions held last week
at Maidstont, John Jones pleaded guilty to a charge
of not attending a Coroner's Inquest, when chly
warned. Mr. Jones was a butcher, residing at Wool-
wich, and having been warned to attend a Coroner's
Inquest, he neglected to do to, conceiving that as he
was a butcher, that circumstance was an exemption,
which is not the case, though generally supposed to
be tor As Mr. Junes was brought into Court by Mr.
Cartarr, the Coroaer, merely for the porpote of ex-
posing the error which lie had fallen into, and whidh
was often productive of great inconvenience in the
fulfilment of the duties of the /*portant office of Co-
roner, the defendant was only fuse 4 ls.—alsolpayieg
the costs of the proceedings.

At the above Sessions Iliewmhe Bootlace was in-
indicted for an &halt on Wilbath Brahmalt.—
William Bramwell deposed, that he was a spi-
rt merchant, residing at Pimlico, near London.
Boniface rental a house of him, for fifteen guineas
per Ignacio, at Tunbridge wells, adjoining the New
Inn which also belonged to Mmes. On the 25th
of May he was stsuding at dm door of the lon, when
Bonita:* , dinged him very roughly with having
Made some encroachment by building a wall. He
went into a parlour, not choosing to have any contro-
versy, when lionapark—gbe ludicrous misonmer,
thus inadvertently applied to the defendant, pro-
duced a general high in the Conn] —Bbniface fol-
lowed him into the room • witness bade 'bim go out.
on which the former abused and collared him, threa-
tening to drag him out and shoot him : Witness then
called for assistance ; he resisted the violence of Bo-
niface, Mat did not strike him.—Jesse Janes, a br:clc-
layer. was ha the roan with Bramwell when Bearfate
altered. Witness left the room and heard very high
words, on which be again entered. 'Boniface isked
- Bramwell to appraise'him nut, as he appraised' him'
in, for be would not live under such. a rascal : Much
quarrelling took place ; no blows were snack, buti
Boniface collared Bramwell ; he 'also pulled off his
coat to fight him.—Richard Dunn was in in Upper
room at the time ; being alarmed by a noise in the
parlour be went down and entered the room. He
then saw Boniface strike Bramwell ; a person of the'
name Of Toby attempted to part them, and Boniface
struck him ; witness then interfered, and was imme-
diately knocked down by Boniface ; on getting up he
seized the poker in his own defence ; a constable rhea
came in and put an end to the hay.—J. Soper, land-
lord of the New Inn, was in his cellar, when he heard
the noise in the parlour ; he came up and went into
the room ; saw Boniface taking off his coat,. and
heard him threaten Bramwell, saying
him, let him come and I will give, it him."—The
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty: The defendant I
was sentenced to pay a fine of 40s. and find sureties
for his good behaviour for one year,' himself in dt.so,
and two other persons in sli2s each.
At the Quarter Sessions held at Bury St. Edmunds,
which commenced on Monday, before the Rev. Geo.
STOKE. Chairman, and a full bench of Magistrates,
there were 72 prisoners ea the calendar for trial, 30 of
ivhoin TWO fps riotously assembling and destroying
a nialeigough at Mr. Moreses,.of Gedding, and IS
for breaking thrtglia3M4r4lar.