The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-02-27 00:00:00

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CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inquisiticK was taken yesterday. at the
Brown Bear public-house, Horse-ferry, Weet-
mitsster, ou the body of the lion. Wm. Frederick
Eden, a Lieutenant.Colorvel in the Westminster
Volunteers, who. was found drowned in the
Thames on Sunday. . .
The body of the unfortunate young gentleman
was yesterday in a putrid state, it having changed
materially since taken out of the water.
Richard Western, a bargeman, statetli that on
Sunday, about half-past twelve o'clock, he was
going on shore in a skiff, from a bar,:e moored
off Lambetii Palace, with his apprentice, when he
perceived something drifting on the water, about

'to yards from the shore, uppohite Finch's wharf,
which he took for a piece of tarpaeling. It was
ebb tide, and on approaching the object, and
touching it with a,boat-hook, witness discovered
it to be a body, and it immediately turned with the
face upwards. The body was fastened astern,
and conveyed to the shore, when a man, of the
name of Swan, said it wits Mr. Eden, for whom
a great reward was othied. Witness immediately
went to Lord Auckland's, and a servant maid and
a fout.bby tecognizal the body. It was conveyed
to the Brown Bear, and on searching the pockets
a receipt was found in a. pocket-book for 6001.
paid to Drummond and Co. 131. in notes, some
silver, .a silver watch, with gold chain and seals,
besides other articles. According to the appear.
ance of the body, witness supposed it might have
been a fortnight in the water ; but it might have
been six weeks at this season• of the year, if bu-
ried in sand. A scratch iris visible in the fore-
head, which might have been occasioned by the
gravel.
Mr. Holt, Surgeon, in Abingdon.street, stated,
that he saw the deceased on Friday evening, the
lgth of January, the day he was missing. He
was with Mr. Stables, the Adjutant of the West-
minster Corps, who lives in Mr. troll's house.
He had called at witness's house to inquire for
Mr. Stables, on Wednesday and Thursday. It
was between seven and eight o'clock on Friday
evening witness saw the deceased in Mr. Stables's
apartmentsl and sonic time after, whilst writing
in the parlour, he heard him in the passage trying
to.get out, and witness went with a light. The
deceased had thrown down a long broom, which
prevented him from opening the door, and witness
jocularly observed, You are shouldering your
musket, Colonel." Ile seemed not to regard
what witness said, and he went out without mak-
ing any reply, which witness thought was rather
strange, as they had beau acquainted. Witness
Dever conceived the deceased to be in the least de-
ranged.
Mr. Stables stated, that the deceased called on
Ilia at nine o'clock in the morning of Friday, and
witness called on the Colonel at eleven, and paid
him 6001. on account of the cures. Tie:deceased
called on witness again at live, and aft( r absenting
himself for some time, he returned, atotstaiil an
hour and an ball. They were settling some mili.
tary matters, and deceased started from his chair
on a sudden, and went down stairs, before wit.
nem could men ring for a servant, without saying
a *ord.. He had previously desired Mr. Stables
to call on him on Monday morning, at eleven
o'clock, and bring the papers with him. Witness
knew the deceased well, and never considered him
deranged. Ile hatl been informed that the deceas.
ed went home to Lord Auckland's after he left
him, made his owe tea, and appeared perfectly
sane.

Major Jones, belonging to the Westminster
corps, knew the Colonel well, and he never con-
ceived an idea that he was deranged ; and this
was corroborated by Mr. Figg, Lord Auckland's
steward.
On a question being put by the Coroner, Mr.
Holt was of opinion that at this season of the
year a body might be a month or live weeks in the
water without being putrid, and until in that
state it never floated.

There was no person from Lord Auckland's,
excepting Mr. Figg, and the Jury returned a spe-
cial verdict of—Found drowned in the River ;
but in what manner the body came there, there
was no evidence before the Jury. The body bad
been missing more than five weeks.

Western will receive a reward of 501. for cod-
ing the body.

OLD BAILEY.

MONDAY -YEB. 26.
Robert Jones inns indicted for feloniously em.
betzling 151. the property of his master, Thomas
Davis, the landlord of the Golden Lion public.
house, King.stryct, Westminster.
It was stated by the Prosecutor, that, on the
2.2 d of November last, he sent the Prisoner to
Messrs. Moreland and Co. bankers, in Palf.Slall,
to get change of .two country bank notes, the one
fur five and the other for ten pounds, with which
be absconded.—r:Guilty.
Anne Gown and Frances Sibley were capitally
Indicted for assaulting Solomon Abrahams in the
King's highway, and taking from his person. and
against his will a pocketdbook containing 351. to
bank notes. . ,• •
The Prosecutor stated, that on the night of the
28th of January, pe met' the Prisoners in White.
chapel, who were women of bad character, and,
while in conversation with Cowen, the other Pri.
• soner.canse behind him, and. seized him by. the
neck, while Cowen took from his breeches.pocket
the property in question.—Not Gailty.
• Wog. Jones was also indicted for robbing John
Vurley, id Wititothdpdl, on the night of the 7th
of Feb. of. a.silver watcb.--6ndtg.
Thom* Williams was capitally convicted, for
ismattfog and robbing 's young man mord Perry,
of three sad twenty-shallop, it the bottom et
Ely-cons:4. Holborn._
Hears Clailie stood indicted for:stealing frolic
ail Bath mall, on the .2d of Janney), last, a pat:
eel,, containing Wotton: Basset bank-notes, to the
amount of 18251. The circumstances of this case
are already before the public. The Prisoner was
hand Meaty.

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