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The Times, 1824-03-05T00:00:00

A ea utiioeizct to rectifV a -mistae wvhich has in .e -ret prevailet-namly', thiat thc first sacred concert this evettrti'. it t:e Opera-house, takcs plice in the Concert-roonm hilbt ltc tact is, that it will bc in the ltiheatre itself; but, the nia nigers hI ite thounc!!t right to reducc thc piccs of the pit and:gallery. (hl \V e(n esdlav afternton an il.qnest wvas held at the D tilphin, IIilk-streelt. licapside, n tEie body of .Mary Greenwood. . 11 ioC deposcd tIlt t she had kown tile t&cecaae0 for about 20 t, 'Shl (raldli tlia witIl tihc Wittcss, on Saturday evening, vhen shc expressedl her rngrct at laving got niarried, bwhici she had lost a :ood .i:uatiot as Itbousckccper, anti shc sectu-d in exceedingly low smrits. 61fihh'ld beci in tier situation iwelvc or thirteen years. M'i m.,s Uwenl to. take tca N itli hler OD Sundav evening. According to iii r rc:cuzst she got titere a little after three o'"lock, and rang the bell -everl liates, 6tt trc.ivcd, no aulwer.r Witness went to a neigh- bour's o tea. andt returned to the deccascd's at sceete o'clock: the win- dow sltthtters being then shut, shc AUpposed the deccased had rC- tirrned ; at this nioment the deccascdt's husband caine tip to her and said lis had ibeen kinocking anrd ringing,but could gain no admittance% and that he had shut the shutters to, froii the outside. IMlr. Green woodI andqwitness then wetnt to .Mr. Hurst's, next door, and intfrmed hint that no adtmittt:ce cotild be obtained. The deceased's husband and a young iiatt then got in at the vindow aniid opened the door. Witness on gi:h)g itto tthe kitk-cen i;ound a liaper wi itten on, lying oa the dretscr, *- ith pen and itlk close to it. The paper contained lhese words written bh hersclf-.' Oli miy senscs ! Oh miiy God, that has been so good to te all itiy li, to ernnit rne to marrv hleaven pre servetie O()h Otit on I(od !'' all itt brokeni serntences. Thtey thet; procecedd upstairs, anti ound thc deceased buspendetl fronit theitoa nisters of the tbist floor b) a cordi. Witnels liel(l her bode while her husband Ceit her lown, iual sitc appeatcil to be qtiite dlead and cold Medical assistance was procurd.d thntt she was bletl but venrv tew drops oft'loed issuted. ',he was timarricd the Sunday before ' brist- nias to a Journeymlan cabincet-ntaket ; they lived vett happy toge- titer. Fhc eas itt lier tiftieth year. and her husband is'abouttliesame age. Shic never appearcd so depressed in spuits unitil after her mar- riagc. and wvitness was of opinion that she regretted losing her situation when shle cavc up the charge of tie plate she shed tears rite deccased's hutsbanid statcl, that he arrived about half-past six o'clocl, antI couldl ;ot gc tadititance; he waited about till hMrs.Uave caimte; they remained about till eight o'elock, and then applied to Mr. Huet, next door, who advised hint to get into the window. He parted wvithl her at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, when she appeared in good- health and spirits. lie slept at l\r. Iines's house on 6aturday night. She teas frequently affected with the scurvy in her face, which someitites flew to lier head, and she had expressed to hiu her fears as to the resultt; she al4o expressed her sorrow at leavin- her situation, and said she should not have married but for the sak-c of companv.-Dlr. Hurst stated tlat he made inquiries of his servant, atid ascertained thatat two o'clock she was seen but at three the iuilknian rang the bell, but could make no person bear; it wvas therefore probable that she cotumitted the act between two and three o'clock.-.Mlr. Lines, tcle deceased's master, stated that he had secen lier lately mitch depressed in spirits, but not so n luch as to alann him. She had beein his servant upwards of 12 years, and her conduct was alvvays very good.-Thejury returned averdict that " The deceased committed the act while in a state of temporary mental derangeutent:'