The Statesman. — 1823-03-13 (London, England)

LORONERS' I:NU/MTS.—Yesterday, an inquest Was held at the Camberwell el orkliouse. before Chat let J ernmett, Esq. on the body of a niale child, whose body nas discovered lying near the foot-pail in the Camberwell New-road on the Silt inst. John Pedlian, a journeyman brickmaker, deposed that on Saturday morning last between seven and eight o'clock, while jruceeding to his work along the Camber. well New-road, he was shocked on tfrliolding the body of a dead child lyiog at the side of the footraqt, completely exposed to view; on nearer approach the witness perceived • strip of coarse linen made fast round the infant's neck, and the ends of it thrust into its mouth. A piece of flannel which covered a part of the deceased, was quite wet, and had some mud on it. The witness added that the body must have I ern placed in the position described the previous night, as other' ise it would hare been discovered before. He informed the pariah-officers of the eircumstatces, who had the deceased conveyed to the workhouse. Mr. John Brown, surgeon, of Camberwell, deposed that on the day in question, he was sent for to t'e deceased, who was lying it the warlthouse. On esanti nhut the body he found it was in a patrid state, owing to the length of time it had been dead. The deceased appeared to be about three weeks old. 'Fite piece of linen dt kribed by the first witness, which was drawn round the infant's neck, was sufficient to cause atrangalali n, had it been placed there before death. The body &adieus were huddled together, and tied up as if in order to make it up into a small parcel, and the whole enveloped in a piece of flannel. Another witness was examined, who corroborated the above evidence. Verdict—Wilful Murder against some person or person's unknown. A Coroner's Inquest sv;.s held on Monday evening b-fore J. W. UNWIN, Esq. itt. the Gun Tavern, Uun-durk, Wapping, on the bode o! a youth found drowned, unknown, aged about 1. Judd, beadle of Wapping, stated, that the body was observed floating in the Thames, near Wapping Hoek Stairs scine watermen took it out and conveyed it to the honelouse ; it appeared to have been its the water about a week; it was dressed in a blue coatee, blue waistcoat, brown trowsers, a Holland shirt and false collar. with an almost new pair of high shoes. Verdict —Found dronued. Unknown. Yesterday evening an Inquisition was taken in the Board-room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Taos. SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, off the body of Bridget Elwin, aged two years.—lt appeared from the evidence, that the deceased leas sitting in her incolier's lap on Mooday morning whilst the family were at breakfast, when she suddenly seized bold of the tea-pot just as the boiling Water had been put in, and upsetting it poured the contents ill over her bosom and along her body, by which the poor little sufferer was most dreadfully scalded. Sbe was attended at home by a surgeon until her case becoming more alarming, wl en she was conveyed to the above Hospital and users hisser:l in the greatest tumors imaginable until about ten o'clock the same night, when death put a period to her sufferings. Verdict—Accidental Death. Itt.llßEßT.—Tuesday morning the premises of Mr. Robert Marchant, silversmith, in Nlortiiner-street, Cavetidish-square, were robbed by some villains, who, atter boring several holes in the panne{ of the shutter by a centre-bit, succeeded in cat ryi ng away two gold chains, Value upwards of 121., from the window.