Star.
London, England, 1829-01-13 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

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Yesterday afernoon an Inquest was held at ti.e sign
of ihe White Horse, ill the Cornwall-road,.on the body
of Mr. Jo boa Mayne, aged 69, a Gentleman who had
acquired consiJeraule celebrity as a skids.' and able
inv. ritor of machine' y. The decea ed, it appeAred, had
been a great unwell'', mid was remarkable Also for his
knowledge of shy, mists y, And uniformly prescribed for
himself when attacked with sickness.

Ti.. Jury having proceeded to the residence of the
-deceased, in lioupell-street, and viewed the body, on
their returtuthe follow ing evidence was give. ;
Elizaiteth Di itikald deposed sh •t she had been in the
•eriroce of the decease,' for the la-t 'hire or four months,
ml Oa. he re:4'es' at No. lb, Itoupell-stieet, Lambeth.
kV:turas was engaged at his lonise in the capacity of
-it vaiitt .and used also to be employed in menial a
in silos:. tor mak ng cotton, which she understopd the
Ater eJ invented himself. She octet slept in th
always going home in the evening after tier work was
drill, and .se.urning again• in the morning. the ran-
ee .sed always enjoyed good health until Thursday last.
A•mut one o'clock on that day he said that he was going
into the city ; he did.goi and returned home between five
and six o'clock, ..t which time he complained of pairrin
the arm. tie drank a cup of coffee, but are n, thing
with it ; soon after which he comi•laiiied cf petit inlet-
sially, and desired witness to pour him out a little rum
in a glass. to a loch was added Watt r, and he 414E4 it,
as he raid; for theiturpose of allaying the pain. Atter
drinking ef the rum and water, he cimiplained of
cold,.aiJ was attacked with a shivering 6., mid de-
sired-witness to 'place two pillows at the back of his
chair, in old r t.i tee it they would impact Ilea to his
body. She, did -as he di ected, but he still atm•
planned of coldness, and expressed a wish to go
to bed, previous to which, however, he voinitted
a good deal in the fio. place. Witness having-
asrsted him up to the bed room, and seeing he was
so asked him it she should go for a doctor ? hut the
deceased replied, " No, there is no necessity for N--by'
Goo's help. 1 shall be-better in the mot ning." The de.
ceased then desired witness to take the key of the door
with her home after locking him in, that she might be
e:'abledto let herself in the tollowing m..rning. Witness
did so, and the nest morning, on going to the house,
she found the deceased lying in his bed, to all appear-
ance dead ; the bed clothes were not ruffled ire the bast.
and she should not have known he was dead if stir had
not placed her hand on his intend, which was col.',
and perceived also that he did not breathe. The wit-
ness added that she a ent f Stony, the 'apothecai y,
who pronounced. him dead, tut did in t state the cause
of his death, although she asked him. .
In reply to a Jut or, the witness state) that no person
lived in the house with the deceased.
Another Juror stated, that he was acquainted with
the deceased in his life-time, and described him a man of
eonsiderable ingenuity. and talent. The decea.ed.'he
said, was an excellent chysnisi, and was will confer.
%ant with the whole of the Materia Medina. Hi (the
Juror) had be.ird the deceased often complain of a sore
on one of his legs, which gave him Much pain, arid
at,o discharged a good deal. A few days prior to his
death, be informed him (the Jot°, ) that he had prepared
a strong acid, which he applied to the sore, which re-
medy he described had done much good, and effectually
It^pped the discharge from the sore. •
The Colman said, that in all Lumen probability the
deceased's death had been accelerated. by the remedy
be had applied.
The Jury perfectly concurred in the same opini .n as
to the cause of the deceased's death, and a verdict was
retuned accordingly.
• An inquest was held yesterday at the Altion, in Al.
bion-street, Rotherhithe, on view of the body of at man
dressed as a sailor, which had been discovered lying in
the mod near Cuckold's Point, and picked up by a wa•
amino. A comb and knife were the only articles found
in the pockets ef the deceased. The initials "0. R."
acre 'marked on the handle of tte knife. Verdict...-
," Found drowned."

:t 1: :Tise leilisbileging Are +X*,
:1- der drY glen, Sari Aijoty,
• • • yourYrittee hai traveWd
And knows not where to pi* tarry.
Be sees, far in the glen below. - •
The wounded soldier home retuning;
And those who wrosobt this day of woe,
Are round yesi watch4re dimly burning !
01 Seethed Lang shall rue the day
• She saw Cullsden slrencleskand gory ;
The sword the bravest heist may stay.
Be some will tell the einernfel story. •
Amidst show hills that ate. Ad* sin.
• I wander here a bandits stranger ;
With soden to ahleid .6 Items the rain,
• • • And evey boor home with Linger!
Beid es. ye winds, the hilleare dark.
• They're shrouded in a gloomy cover's";
Then haste thee e'er the sea; my harp.
For bloodhounds am around me Merin,.
0 Scotland. Scotland. fare thee well, •
Farewell ye bills, ; dare not tarry ;
Let bisery's page my tunings 0111;
farewell Cbmronald and Okapi" !

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--
COURT OF OF KING'S BENCH, ovUls4sa, Ist
• TUB KING b. auterost.--- -
This was an indictment charging the defendant with
wilful and corrupt perjury, committed oi; the. 20th
• February last.
Sir James SOMILETT stated the case for the prose-
- ention. Mr. Pearson, the prosecutor, was a partner is
• the house of Pears-in and Fellowes; who are proprietors
of Rutland-place Wharf, in Thames-street. The per-
jury assigned was committed by the defendant, a coal-
meter, on tie trial of an indictment for an assault'pre-
(eased by him at the Loncli•n Sessions. In consequence
of some ill will that arose between the prnseetelits me.'
and Munton, and of theirtomplaints-of his hindering
' them in their work, .a
Petition was presented to the
Corn and Coal Committee of the Comison Council
for his removal, en which Menton thought proper
to psefet the indictment for the assault, although op
to -that time he had never said a Word about any
• thine if the kind having taken place. " Its fact, •
• (Sit James Searktt) should be able to show that
Mr. Pearson was to t 'at all present at the time of
• the commission of the alleged assault. However, the
Jury believed the evidence of Manton in preference to
that given for the defence, which Wilted was imperfect,.
because Mr.-Pearson was not previdusly aware. Of the
• facts that Mr. Manton meant to sweat to, and Mr..Peai-
- son was convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of 701.
There were five other persons indicted on the same oe.
cation. two'. f *tenni were acquitted - but two others
were fined 101 tacit,' and the third la for caking pail
in the assault. The L-awned Gentleman complained
of ti.e IsAid.hip •of Mr. Pearson% having been coma
pelled to take iris trial before a Court consisting of the
members of the Corporation of London, who acre so
connected w tlt the parties by whom the coali-nifteri
were appointed. and whose conduct they were interested
. in defending.
William Sharp said he was an attorney, and prodeced
a copy o tie conviction.
Edmund F.e1,1 said he was attorney for the defendants
at the fat met trial, and had a memorandum of Munton's
evidence, in which he said that Boak and Pearson were
setting the inen on, and that they hustled him against
: the all; all the defendants were present; they did it
througb his laughing and using bad langeage. Being
staked what he meant by " through ham F' he answered,
'in consequerce of his being there. Then, after speaking
a the water being thrown., he said thry made a roaring
noi4a, and that Pearson was one who did so. lie smid'
that it was about six o'clock when the assault tenkpla e.
• * Cross-examined—This memorandum was written by
Mc.• Pearson, with the exception of a word. here and
• , there..but witness bad himself written the rough notes
- . from which this account was taken, the same night or
• tbe neat moaning. Could not say that this was -the
whole 4 what 'lldunuin• deposed. He was examined
nearly an hour. Mi. Pearson's footman and several
cab were
alter witnesses called at the trial, to prbve an
alai. The footman was called to speak to the precise
. time at which his mater reached his house. Minton
. stated, that the barge " Richard" was the one in
which they were. working on- the morning of the a—
, smelt, and that the wharf desk gave him a vendor's
,ticket to sign, in the name of " Maria Pearson," and
he tl en tendreed menthes in the name of " Pear-
son Fellows." He said he r. fused to sign all t e
tickets. Could not say whether he said, that on Ins
. refusing to .sign the second ticket. they all began to
abuse him, and that Pearson s% as present, and called
him -a sun ol.a b...... Witness was unwell, and not able
to stay in Court the-whole time. Munton reacted that
he was asked to sign a ticket for coals that had been
taken ont of two barges, for one Moseley, as heiag all
of one qnatity, %hash he refusekl, because it was incori,
• r4ct ; -he said something anent refusing to sign the ticket,
until be saw the ship's eer tilicate. .WO-ness bad seen
met n taking notes in the -counting house; did not
. /MM. whether it was usual ' Slue ton said 'they refused
, to let him go into the counting house, and that he wrote
lip the we doe; he s ist he was writing on-the sill when
the water waf. tin is.. ri but witr-ess could net say whe;
cher this related -in -the ticket for Monle)'s waggon.
l• ie said a bucket or eater was thrown from the wharf
clerk's window above. He stated that he could then
• stay no longer, and went away immediately. Ile said
that the binding and the throwing the water were neatly
at the same time.
• Mr. Pearson's partner, Mr. Fellowes was examined—
Witness knew a Mr. (heftier ; dine might be a putrid
;rpemblance between him and Mr. Pearsou,bu, the let-
ter is rather older ; Mr. Grenier was in COUlt at the time
of the trial ; there was no evidence of Mr.-chenier hav-
ing been vinare for Mr. Pearson;. thought that VI on-
tool's, asked whether he might not have mi-taken
Grenier for Mr. Pearson, and that felr.Glenier was pointed
-Mit in Court to him; could not recollect whethet Mr.
Fellow's mentioned Mr. Grenier; some of the witnesses
, did -Mr. Felloaes is btother in law, first cousin, and
. pertain to Mr. Pearson ; supposed Mr. Grenier was there
at a' witness ; be is a coal merchant, who deals at the
wharf.
Michael Pearson, the prosecutor..said he was pro-
'prietor of the Rutland-place Wharf. and bad carried on
business there above three years, in pauses ship with
Ni. Fellowes—it bad beta wrier; on by Dittrirt Pearson,
h• is Pluther, brble that. Witpesa lived in Lansdownd
place, and went to the wharf on the morning of the ddi
December, 27. Something had been said about ltduW
t.in's occasioning interruption to the business that day:
'he' men are paid, by the number of chalchons sent y
.*Attley set: oissatisfied with Munson's provediegs;
bAt gee" 'then. orders not to molest him...win.
144 *sent new about a- quarter before fre o'clock in.
Jibe af.e,noorrs No linger had been thtnarll at th 4
trate, C.4lt WitheSi knew o', there it 4 been stunt

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