The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1806-01-17 (London, England)

RICIIMOSD. An Inquisition was taken yesterday at the Triumphant Chariot, Piccadilly, before ANTHONY Geo., Esq. Coroner for Westminster, on the body of Miss Lila* acre BUT L ea, who expired in Bondstreet, on the preceding evening. The deceased was a young woman of reipeßability, and resided at Somers' down. Site had been at the house of a friend in Hamilton-street, Piccadilly, where the dined and drank tea, and on her return homes she was observed by a gentleman from Harrow, leaning against a po-t, apparently very at the comer of Bulling:on Gard( it. Mr. Tie's, a Chynaist, in Bond-street, was applied to for assistance ; but, on examining the deceased, she appeared quite dead, cad it was discovered she had broken a blood-vessel. She was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, but the spark of life was extinEl. VerdiA—Dreg tis, the Visitation of Goi. On Monday, a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Cock Inn, at the head of the Side, in Newcaola, on the body of A soetw KIDD, who received his death from a blow given in a scuffle, by a Cr.rpos al of the 4th Dragoon Guards, of the name of Nft eerie, early on Sunday morning last. From the evidence before the Jury, it appeared, that the circumstances of the unfortunate event were as follow :—A woman, very much intoxicated, being disorderly, was taken into custody by a watchman, at the head of the Flesh-market, and while he was taking her to the Correetion-house, she frequently shrieked murder, which occasioned ANDREW KIDD, the Constable of the night, and Corporal Mee en v, II who was on duty on the High Bridge, to proceed to the spot from whence the outcry arose. While the Constable urged the watchman to do his ditty, the soldier interposed, and requested the woman to be liberated. Stnne words, in consequence, passed betwixt them, and the Constable struck the soldier upon the arm with his staff; the latter instantsneoesly returned the blow with his fist, which caused the Constable to fall backwards upon the • pavement, and the soldier immediately fled. Upon KIDS being lifted up, no symptoms of life appeared ; and notwithstanding surgical assistance was obtained, no means coold restore hint. It appeared, on the clearest evidence of a surgeon, before the Jury, that the deceased had no marks of a wound which could have caused his death. but that the man was previously diseased, having an I ossification and a contraßioa of the aorta, or great artery leading from the heart ; this, and the extreme age of the deceased, rendered it probable. that his passion being excited at the moment, together with the fall. occasioned the violent aßion, which so soddenly terminated his existence. It also appeared,, on the evidence of two watchmen, and a respalable inhabitant of the town, that the Corporal had no weapon in his hand, nor did the blow Iseem such as could have occasioned his death. The Corpotal, soon after the unfortunate event, was takes) into custody, and a Verdi& of ,tssessriergbier being given by the Jury, he was committed to Newgate, to take his trial at the next Asaives. Colpitt, the younger, of Weism»dhaen, was lately convicted before RANDALL BUIIIROLGUES, Esq. is the full penalty of 201. and costs, for cutting down young trees, in the plantation of the Right lion. Lord Woosnouse ; wracm penalty his s Lordship very liberally caused to be distributed to Ithe poor of Kimberley and adjoining parishes.