Star.
London, England, 1821-04-11 00:00:00

CORONrRS' NQUZST.S

Yesterday afternoon, an Inquisition was held be..
fore J. H. Gara., Esq. in the Organ Room, adjoining
the Jerusalem Chamber, Dean's-yard, Westminster,
on view of the body of Henry Joshua Rowley, son of
Admiral Sir C. Rowley, and one of the scholars be-
longing to Westminster School, who died yesterday,
morning, from the bruises received by falling from a
window the preceding day.
Master Percival Walsh deposed, that he was one
of the scholars in Westminster School belonging to
the fourth form; the deceased was in the sixth form ;
he always considered him of sound mind and intel-
lects; he had not seen him on the morning of the
accident. His bed-room was on the first floor, back
part of the house of Mrs. Stilfor, where he and the
deceased boarded. He was in the passage about
half-past eight o'clock, when he heard something's
fall, and- then he heard Price the glazier say, 4, For
Gon's sake send for a doctor, somebody lies in the
area!" or words to that effect. At this time the gla-
zier was coming down stairs. Witness ran out im-
mediately, and saw the deceased lying in the area.—
The glazier then went into the area alone, and he
(witness) fell back, terrified at the sight; he after-
wards returned to the School, and informed Mr.
Preston, the Usher, of what had occurred. When
the-accident happened, the deceased should have been
in school, and witness was positive he had not been
there that morning. He was requested by Dr. Good-
enough to call Rowley ;• but not finding him in his
room, he asked the housekeeper to call him, which
she did, while he remained on the ground-floor; but
there was no answer.

Dr. Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster
School, deposed as follows :—lt is the custom for a
return to be made every morning in the school of the
absent boys, as soon at it can be made out, after I
enter the room. On Monday morning the name of
the deceased appeared iu the list. Upon my coming
to the fourth form, I inquired of .Mr. Preston, the
Usher of that form, and also Usher of Mrs. Stilfox's
boarding-house, whether he had Mr. Preston's leave
of absence? and finding he had not, I sent Walsh, of
the fourth form, to look for him, and send him into
school. Walsh returned in a feW minutes with an
account of the melancholy event. The deceased had
been more than twelve months id the school, and,
upon first coming, was placed upon the shell form
very high for his age, and in a form very few boys
ate put on their first coming to school. The deceased
always conducted himself uniformly well, and even
with distinction, in the form, and had not long since
been examined by the Doctor for his removal into
the sixth form, and went through that examination
with very considerable credit. During the time he
was in the sixth form, up to the moment of his de-
cease, he had invariably conducted himself in such a
manner as to merit, and to receive, his frequent and
decided commendation, who looked upon him as a
boy of very great promise. Ins intellect was at all
times, according to the best of his observation, re-
markably sound, distinct, and acute ; and his man-
ners were always gentle, cheerful, and agreeable ;
and he might be reckoned to have been on familiar
terms with him. He had had no task punishment,
threat, or apprehension of punishment, in any shape
whatsoever, nor had he any reason to expect or ap-
prehend any- punishment on account of his absence
that morning, on the supposition of his being at his
boarding-house. Sending for the boys ender the cir•
cumstances of absence similar to those of the deceased
is a constant practice.
G. W. Rickets, Esq. stated, that be had known the,
deceased from his infancy. On Sunday last, witness
breakfasted with Sir William Rowley, in Lower
Grosvenor-street, when the deceased was present ; he
appeared in very good spirits, and he asked him se-
veral questions respecting his school-fellows at West-
minster, all of which be answered in his usual cheer-
ful manner.
Sir William Rowley, uncle of the deceased, fully
corroborated the former witness's testimony respecting
the boy's manner and behaviour. The deceased had
attended him (Sir William) to Church on Sunday, and
afterwards went on a visit to his maternal uncle.

Mr. George Preston, Usher of the boarding-house,
depoLed, that he gave the deceased leave on Saturday
to go and see his friends, who appeared highly de-
lighted. On Sunday night, he went round the room,
it was abaft half-past eleven o'clock ; and on exa-
mining the beds, the deceased was there, anti appa-
rently fast aleep. He does not conceive that 'his
mind was in the slightest degree bordering on a state
of derangement.
The Jury then returned the following verdict :
A That the deceased caine to his death by a fall from
a window, but how it was occasioned there is no evi-
dence to prove."
An Inquest was on Monday held at the Five Dells,
Three Colt-street, Limehouse, on the body of Mar-
garet Judge, aged fourteen, which was discovered
just under the surface of the water, in the Canal, near
Salmon's-lane. It appeared the deceased was the
daughter of a widow, residing in Windmill-court,
Rosemary-lane; that bn the evening of St. Patrick's
Day she left home, in company with sonic acquaint-
ances (all Irish); that-she, in company with one M,Cor-
mick, a married man, parted from the rest of the
company in Stepney-fields; that he returned alone in
the morning, with his clothes bespattered with mud,
and gave a very confused account of the deceased,
and where he had spent the night; that he has since
absconded, and his retreat has not been discovered,
though the Police have been active in their search.—
The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased
was found drowned in the Canal, having marks of
violence; but how and by what means she came there,
they were unable, from want ofexidence, to determine."

A long investigation took place yesterday at the
Surrey Sessions (sitting by adjournment), respecting
the complaint of Mr. Thomas Bradfield against F.
Bigg, Esq. the principal Coal-meter for the County
of Surrey, charging him with not appoititing a suffi-
cient number of labouring meters to do the duty, and
with other acts of negligence and inattention. After
the examination of three witnesses, Mr. TUATON, who

was for the Petitioner, said he hid twenty-four others
to call, and that it would be impossible to go through'
their evidence yesterday, and the Court Adjourned-
The British Consuls abroad hive now orders not
to exact' ees from Masters of ships, on demanding
the Certificate of registry, as was hitherto the caw
which has produced much melee trouble and expense. ,