The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

Coaotest s Istmfts!—Saturday afterisoon, an inqui.
sition was held before Thomas Stirling, Esq. at the
Crown Tavern, Museum street, Bloomsbnry, on the
b. fly of the lat., Lit ntenant Colonel Henry William
Radcliffe.
Mr. Charles Ireland, of 41, Hart.atreet, Bloomsbury,
Surgeon, stated that be did not know the deceased pee-
vions to its death. lie was Called-op:I to attend him
on Thursday afternoon, pabont o-clock, and found'
him in a front room on the second floor, cold and part-
ly dressed. Witness could, discover no warks of via.
leoce, and, after duly examining the body, and opening
a vein, he was of opinion the deceased died of apoplexy,
and that he had certainly been dead three quarters of
an hour.

Mr. John Crib, of No, 113, High Holborn, surgeon{
attended the deceased for some yeare, abo ma. a 1 eys
of an Infirm habit, partly produced by hie ireegular usodrt
of life. lie perfectly agreed pith Mr. Ireland teat svto:
plexy was the hutuediate cause of the de cowed's
death.

Ann Clark,. .t to the deceased, stated that her
inviter on the morning' of Thursday last, seemed very:
well in health. About eight o'clock he insisted opoti
having some brandy ; a qsartern and a half; hcing what
he usually took at that time, was brought him, which he
drank off. The day before the deceased had drank e
quarterns. lie remained in he.l till about two, when Ito
thiew himself out on the floor, and witness with her
mistress. were unable. to get him up. again, during
which time honied most shorking langnage, and threat-
ened to murder them They therefors,,let 4iii)l, manic.
on' the floor till half pist four, during which time they
were busily litigated in removing the furaiturc is other'
apartments, intending tocarry lieveanrdaway in &easels.
On witness's return into the room *bast 5, they (octal
deceased dead, but did not call assistance, u they sup-
posed he still laboured under intoxication.
• Witness' had been in deceastd's service three
months, duritegybrhich time she had seldom • sten him
saber. Sometirgalibe lay on the ground till. three o'clock
in the inorningplund witness and her mistress were un-
able to get him up. • if they attemptra to move him, he
would threaten to murder them. Deceased woald in-
sist anon having. the liquor. If refused, he wonht
threaten to out his throat; evil once took up a knife Ger,
the purpose. Witness further stated that her mistress.
was always sober, and treated the deceased sjib th 6.
greatest kindness. lie once struck her silty* like • '•
Ataniptiug to lift his bean op. I • ' ,
Mr. W. Morris, IS, Museum street, stated later- •
bad lodged in the same boom as the deceased sintr)istlyS
;tut. Drreased'agenrral conduct bad been very: vio--
fent in consequence of drinking; he was desired to quit
'the apartments by Christmas, if possible, and they mot
partly moved wh;n lie was (mind dead. Deceased *ac
always at home, witness had tot sera him out for four
months past. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of lied.
but the Jury expressed their opinion that his death was
greatly accelerated through the effects of lifink-
A
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Coroner's Inquiet has been held en tit=
Jane Williams, who was Ismail murdered
counter, in the village of Llanbtilr, North Wales., ined.s
verdict of " Wilful Murder" returned. Suspicion Ur-
brenattached to a labouring man named Harm,

jig th? child titbit
iv/kiting it to beau
:pguty. They were
stfrifv-r)
A COroaer's Inquest wait held optatieday afternoon,
mit.the Mitre Tavern, Mitre Street; Aldgatr, on the body
:Sophia Bolter; aged nine-mouths. Joseph Itoltok.
Duke Street, Ahigate. -father of the child. spiVt -
%Wee" Tharsdayvbetween eleven sad ttwelve in the d#4,r •
tro was at home. He had killed a pigeon in the morn-.
Jog. and placed it over the msndepiece; the child was
ais side, while sitting by the fire. and in rising from'
Nis seat to take down the pigeon, his coat caught in the
inutile of a saucepan which was on the fire, and the
whole of.the boiling contents was thrown over optin tho.
Itelpless infant He instantly caught it in his arm.. nod
.having some turpentine in the house, he applied it to th,
grounds; but finding. as he robbed it, the akin cline oft
heiconveyed the child to ale. Pettis. wargeon, where tile-
ag4kled parts were dressed.; ~,It Aingegeal till Friday morn-
ing about three o'clock, whin expired.—Vertlict—
Accidental Death.

Waarnen.—On Sunday the frost was sharp t and
the atmosphere being uncommonly clear, the sheets
were thronged with crowds of persons passing to or
from the skaiting scenes in the parka. On Mande!
and Tuesday, the weather was doll, and there ti. •
on both days, here, only a sprinkle of light .snow.. .
though in the south and West of Engle nd there was s
fall two or three inches deep. Till IYednesilay morning
the frost continued, when an extraordinary daiknesa,
which overspread the metropolis all the forenoon, h..
tokened an approaching alteration in the temperature.—
The lower region of the atmosphere was then more free
from fog than usual at this season, and the dingy cloud
which was suspended in the middle region was composed
of London smoke. The upper strata retaining the cold.
while the earth arid the air in its immediate neigh.-
bourhood was under the influence of the thaws
robbed the smoke of its heiu, and prevented
its dispersion.—The darkness, therefore, was
confined to the streets of London.—Since Wenesday
the weather has been gradually becoming mild, with-
out any of those falls of rain or sleet, or boisterous
winds, which generally attend a rapid change. The
quantity of rain 4119 since last Saturday is nut mea-
surable.
d 'Strand, Jan. 4.

• THERWOMETEN,
8 i 1, 11 13.111011M1.
• o'clock.. o'clock.) at night.
Dee. _____ -
29, N•• • • 23 32 2. 39.19 Fair
30, M, .. 23 30 120 20.83 Voir
31, T..... 28 30 29 ,79 Cloudy .
Jan. 1, W. 94 St 34 ,73 Mow *ry
9, Th. .. 37 43 48 ,73 Cloudy
3, F. .... 40
43 49 ,S 7 Cloudy
4. l'l .. • 40 42 -• .80 Cloudy

M ARMED.
. .
'; On 'Saturday, the Ath inst. Mr.ll. Dowsland, jun. of Mile
NJ, to Mrs. J. Palmer, of East-lane. • .:,.
On the Ath init. at Camberwell. H. WOOL gig. of Ca/P-
-hil!, to Miss Wilts, of Camberwell-grose,Surry.

DIED.
Oa the SOth ult. Mrs. Mary Patch, of Hoatan•equare,
aged 83.
04 Wednesday night, at Sherbora•Castle, Osfosuishire.
Mary France-. Comnirss of Maccirgfield.

On the 3d inst. in lila 83d year. Mr. Brotherson,..Charlette
street, Bloomsbury-square.
Last week, at Totnes, at the advanced age of !Xl, Mr. T.
Hakewill, formerly of Exeter, feller.

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Rallt tioilt. within a abort distance of the village stf,
Panhedr, where the murder was committed..a /troll*:
was grimed. ;ma attic a diligrat seareb. they fops• 3.V4.
alt in shillings ;to acco,ant 'for the possessiup ofw ~ ,%, .: I
be declared tat be entered the hesee the wig • . • • ' • .
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leisittog it to be 'supposed he bad papa title 'to the pro— .
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