Star.
London, England, 1817-07-14 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Saturday an Inquisition was taken at the Batley
Mow, in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. on the
bogy of Ambrose Davis, a youth only 18 years of
agr, who was drowned in the Serpentine River on
Thursday last, while bathing.
Thomas Mason. son to Mr. Mason, of N. 2, Great
Russel street, Bloomsbury, deposed that about eight
o'clock. last Thursday evening, the deceased calle.l
upon him at his lather's house to go bathing in rt:e
Serpentine River ; witness accompanied him thither;
they undressed near the bridge, and witness sent
into the water. The deceased leaped off the bridge,
and instantly sunk. He sunk and got up agave
seven or eight times. Witness thought he was drown-
ing. and went to his assistance, and caught hoid of
him, but they both sunk. Witness finding he could
not save him, extricated himself, and called for as-
sistance to many persons who were also undressed in
the water, as well as a multitude who were looking
on on shore, but they refused to render assistance, al-
'edging, the deceased was playing tricks, and that be
was only floating. At this time he totaly disap-
peared. and a man of colour who came pia at the
time, instantly undressed, and plunged into the wa-
ter. He dived after him several times with greet
dexterity, and at one time found the body, bin had
n:►t strength to bring him up, and was compelled to
relinquish his hold. Witness then got out of the
water, put on his clothes, and went to die boat-house.
The boat was sent out with the nets and drags, and
the body of the deceased taken up, and conveyed to
the boat-house, and from thence to St. George's
work house - The deceased was in the service of Mr.
Wilson, of Great Russell-street.
Mr. Thomas Bates, of Welbeck-street, Cavendish-
scoare, was on the bank of the Serpentine, when the
accident happened, and confirmed the foregoing
evidence. The body was taken up about 11 o'clock.
He was positive the means recommended by the Hu-
Inane Society could be of no avail, as life eras quite
extinct. The black man behaved extremely well, and
was deserving cf notice.
The Coroner and -Jury having enquired who the
black man was ? were informed that his name was
Joseph Roberts, a drummer belonging to the Guards
stationed in Hyde Park Bartacks ; that being an ex-
pert swimmer, and being near the Serpentine of mor-
nings and evenings, he had been the means of saving
many lives. They therefore recommended him to
the notice of the Royal Humane Society for his lau-
dable and active exertions, but more particularly on
this occasion. Verdict—Accidentally Drowned.
Saturday an Inquest was held in the Board-room,
at the Middlesex Hospital, on the body of Henry
Johnson, a boy ten years of age. The deceased had
a horse given him to hold, mounted the animal, but
being unaccustomed to ride, l►e fell, and pitching on
his head, received so serious an injury, that he-was
taken up apparently lifeless, and canted to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, where he died at five o'clock on Fri.
day morning. Verdict—Accidental Dead..

About ten o'clock, on Thursday night, as Mr.
Henry Humphries, of Cecil-place, Leicester-square,
was coming along Oxford-street, in company with a
friend, he was attacked by a rerson dressed in
a smock frock, who began sparring and struck
him several blows. Mr. Humphries' friend interfered,
but the robber made a sudden snatch and ran off
wth the latter's watch, who followed with the cry
of—,, Stop thief I" until he was taken, and lodged
in Mary-la Bonne watch•house.
Saturday night James Roberts, a stone mason's !a-
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bourer, residing in Lawrence-street, Bloomsbury,
pasling along Great Russell street, was stopped by
an elderly man. who civilly requested to know what
it was o'clock ; the former pulled out his watch, and
looking by the light of the lamp, said it was near 11.
The man observed it was time all good people should
be at home, and was going away, when Roberts re-
ceived a blow from behind, which knocked him
down. The same supposed old man rushed by him,
snatched his watch, and running down George-street,
made his escape.
Munnzas.—A horrible murder was committed in
Li►bon last month, which has excited much interest.
A Portuguese Officer having drawn his sword on
one of his sisters, on the in.erference of his mother,
cut down and stabbed the latter through the head.
't'he unfortunate object of his first attack was also
desperately wounded ; and another sister, in attempt-
ing her escape from the chamber where this tragedy
was performing, was precipitated down a flight
of stone steps, and her skull fractured. The
wretched author of these crimes was soon after ar-
rested in the street, but appeared totally indifferent
to the bloody deeds he had perpetrated.
Last week was committed to Lincoln Castle, Eli-
sabeth, the wife of Joseph Wartiner, of Sutflect, com-
mon carrier, on the charge of wilful murder upon
the body of J.Warriner, her son-in-law, about the age
of twelve years, who was found dead in a stable with
a hakes by the side of him, fastened to the rack, and
a noose near to the head stall. Upon the body being
examined and opened by Mr. THOMAS BIU'CKLESBY,
of G.sberton, and Mr. W. Vise, of Spalding.. Sur
goons, no marks whatever of violence or of strangu-
lation appeared about the neck and throat, or the
body, but a quantity of arsenic was discovrted in the
coats of the stomach ; and they stated in evidence,
that the death of the deceased, in their judgment,
Was occasioned by the poison. Evidence being also
given strongly implicating the said Elizabeth Warri-
ner, she WAS accordingly fully committed for trial at
the next Assizes.