The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-02 00:00:00

CORONERS• INQUESM

An loqnisition was taken on Torsilair., at the Sam Loaf.
King-street, Drury lane. on the hod* of Michael Dillon, The
deceased had purchased at the shop of Mr. Le Won, chylnist, of
King street. Covent garden, an ounce of start for hoot-tops,
nod an ounce of Ep•ont salts ; the appearance of one is similar
to (be other, but the former is a most painful poison. Th.-talon-
man would have written upon the former. but the deceased pre-
vented him. The two parcels were placed together in a cup-
board. and the sitter of the deceased, supposing them to be the
Same, gave him one. instesid of the other. w hen he asked her for
physic. He recollected before he died. that he hod placed them
together. He expired in dreadful tort..res some of the Jos y
expressed 'heir opinion, that medical men otttht to write the
word Poison" upon all deleterious drugs. The Verdict was
—That the deceased died, in ronseciLenee of taking the poison.
instead of salts, which it strongly resembled.
Tile day afternoon an Inquest sins held at the King's Head,
Jame•-street, Westminster, before H. Linvis, Lail. on the body
of Francis William Pretty, aged 40. who was killed by failing
f, °in a scaffold at Northumberland-house. Verdict—Acciden-
tal Death.

PROTIDENTiAL ESCAPE —On Thursday as some
workmen were filing the roof of the new Custom-
house, at Plymouth, a part of the scaffolding gas,
way. and Bryne, apprentice to Messrs. Gribble
and Heiner, builder•, was pre.lpitated from a height
of 30 feet, with his heed downwards, to the grout►d,
and was taken up to all appearance dead. A surgeon
instantly hied him, which restored animation, and
to the astonishment of the spectator•, no bones were
broken, and though of course considerably bruised,
be was able to walk home.

On Saturday night a Dandy, accompanied by a
frail Foir, took up his night's quarters at the Key,
in Chandos.street. Nest morning the Dandy re.
quested the Lady
,to go down .:lairs and order
breakfast for them, whilst he was lacing np his stays.
She accordingly went, when the Dandy followed,
end took, the opportunity of slipping out at the side
door, which opened into a Mews, ld noted
Shortly after, it was discovered that
off a pair of fine Holland sheets, a
cloth, two napkins. a pair of silver eau&
silver snuffers and stand, with which "
escape.

Sunday, between one and two o'c
spectably dressed woman was walking
boorhood of Long.arie, her neck-Li
was thrown over her shoulders,
snatched off, althoogh pinned down
depredator ran up a court, and was .
fore the loser had time to mover from
The fellow was in company with 'moil
himself, had the appearance of a labou,

sirs and order •-
yield to mar remedies within, month. and that to a person vie
ing op his stays. only suspects himself injured. she itisease tasty he pretreated all
)andy followed, together from appearing t—lt remask applies us wail
• . other derangements of the generative system. na weakness hi'
S not at the aide resat ions, Re. especially strictures, obstinate cases of wkwh are
and absconded. doily rsisioved without the use of eatntic or stimulants. Sns
be had carried peraliorilics locidirmal to the Fisher sea have not escaped ma
attentions in which mildness. combined with egret,,
a damask table. peiseded the means uswilly adopted. In fine, oar lumens
and lest i cks, and unique. peculiarly energetic, nod eminently successful.
Iv be elected ".., For the general siecoromoilasion we do mu limit var.
"" selves to stated periods of practice, hut may be corralled*, rit
seasonable hours.—Country Patients are requested so describe
°clink as •I re. mmotely their symptoms, ite. when Medicines. welt ;attire,
.2will be immediately forwarded to tiny part of the Kiugdiao.-'
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