The Sun. — 1823-02-04 (London, England)

PUN.---4t What (said some one to Mr. R.), you have been in Ireland, mid have yon never seen Cork?"--.cc No (replied he), but have seen a great many drafilings of'ii." On Wednesday, Wiliam Illavors a convict on board the Ganymede hulk, at Sheerness, effected his escape by ,swimming on shore. He had been convicted of felony at Lancaster Assites in August' lasts and sentenced to transportation fur OnWednesday, the f22d ult., an Inquisition was taken before Tit ostas Tr stets, Gent, Coroner for the County of Bedford, at Houghton Regis, on view of she 'body of Thomas Parkins, aged eel. The deceased was by trade a chimneysweeper, avery singular chamiter, having never slept in a bed for more than `3O years. His constant practice was to sleep in the barns anti out-houses of the adjacent farm-yards. During the week he was a constant visitor at the, blacksmith's shOp, where he enjoyed the double advantage of cooking his victuals and warming himself. This had been his plate of daily resort for the last twenty years except on Sundays, which he devoted wholly to sleep, being never knoWn to move from his burn on that day. On Monday morning deceased went as usual to the blacksmith's shop, when be complained of pains in his stomach. The blacksmith gave hint it little gin, and warm— ed him some broth' to alleviate his pain. He' continued unweli till about three o'clock in the afternoon, at which rime he we., sitting on the form apparently dozing. In this state the blacksniith left him for the purpose of fetching some coils in. Oa his return, in the course of a few minutes, deceased had fag on the form dead. lie was minutely examined by'u surge 4, who gave it as his opinion, that his death was caused by water m the cheste—Verdict accordingly.---.(Bwier chronicle. .t CHILD Mu arttn.---On Wetinsday morning last, a girl, aged 17, in the service of a stone-mascot, committed infanticide. The girl had been itt service only three months, but after being therm a week or two, her mistress thought she was in the family way, and communicating, her swTicions to her husbands the girl was examined by a &actors wag also of the same opinion, the girl denied it, Subsequently, she was spoken to by her cousin, who perguaded her to go home, but she still deuied the fact, and refused to go home, alledging that her father had a large family. On. IVednesday morning, about eight o'clock, her mistress went into her room ,and foUnd her in bed ; she at,.o.e-lime complained of a violent pain in the chest. Her mistress, considering her in labour, sent for' her aunt; hilt before she arrived the chile was` horn, no person being with the girl at the time in the room. The child was alive and perfect in every respect, but it bled very much' about the neck. The wounds on the neck afterwards got 'black, Mr. Walie. field; a Medical gentleman; Was sent for-, Sad the next morning he found the child dea4' with a deal of congealed blood about the Mouth and  nose, as also some scratches on the neck, produced apparently by violence. He we of opinion it died in consequence of such injuries. OIL Saturday evening an inquest sat on the 'body at the Skinners' Arms, Judd-street, Button-cres cent, and the Jury, on the evidence adduced before,oorf otrtitintolin:mrt eh,:sreri returned usaurstiri:, trgli nreaga so orygdolitcei o(,tifog‘i`trtilieS't'opi tafhtrett Murder" against the girl, but were unanimously e left alone. The Coroner afterwards iSsttett his warrztrit for her detention, Itncl removed to New_ gate. as soon she is sufficiently recovered; and the witnesses were bound over to appear.