The Sun. — 1841-01-22 (London, England)

MORE CORN-LAW MURDERS.  On Friday last an inquest, exciting considerable public interest, was held at the house. of Mr. John Turner, the King's Arms Inn, Heywood, before Mr. Dearden, the Coroner, respecting the decease of Eliza Frankland, the youngest child of an extremely poor man, named William) Frankland, an operative clogger. The deceased, who was two years and six months old, appeared to have died from the effects of hunger and cold. The first witness, Joshua Bold, policeman 92 of the county constabulary, stated that at an ear!), hear on Tuesday morning, whilst he was passing through Hart-street, Heywood, his attention was attracted by the dismal cries of children, proceeding free a cellar. Having called another policeman to ,accompany him, they enterod the place, and found the only inmetes to be three young children, huddled together on a wretched bed. Oa examining them, one was found to be a corpse ; and upon further search, the dwelling was found entirely destitute of food or money. All the children were in a state of starvation, and most deplorably situated as regarded clothing. The policemen went speedily to Mr. John Phenix, superintendedent of police, .and informed him what they had discovered. "The superintendent promptly attended to the wants of the poor famished survivors, and provided them at once with food. Having learned where the father of the children was, he lost no time in bringing him to Heywood. The father was at work at Stockport, from whence he returned weekly to his wretched abode. Being a widower, his family were much neglected in his absence, and the rest was what we have already stated. Mr. Phenix confirmed the testimony of the police, and added, that the purpose he had in view in causing the inquest to be held, was to inquire whether the death wag attributable to the misconduct of the father of the deceased, or to the inattention of the assistant-overseer of Middleton, to which township the family belonged. William Prankhnd, the parent of the poor child, a lank, thin-visaged, and pitiable-looking perAn; stated be had been out of work for some time ; but within a few weeks, he had obtained employment at Stockport at nailing clogs. In answer to questions from the Cotentr, he stated that his earnings yielded only kille 6d. per week, out of which he paid 49. for food andlailgings at Stockport. Having only Is. Gd. for the sustenance of the three childreu weekly, he had purchased solaosste, aconadraheaflvoinui;r,oobft'awi'nheiedhthhee ef porridgelaiep n Sunday againoo rOnll woman to proceeded t attendt os tooeeckaps oi ariti .a 1 Into or e theply to whether he had been relieved by the eived a pittance of Is. Gd. weekly from the smetteoobar:ievld•qtriletc:srl township vies a 3 3which ho belonged, he stated that for'ollveerrisyeer of Middleton : that, a few months ago, he waited nearly a whole day to obtain this trifling sum from the assistant overseer, who asked him what was the reason he did not get work. He replied that if he had some blocks he could get on better. The Overseer, consequently, gave him 12s. to enable him to get some work, and from that period the assistant overseer had never been to visit the family, or rendered them any assistance. He therefore thought it was useless to make any further applications for parochial aid. Betty C:lemployed to attend to the ia' Spoke Ethe old woman em to the condition of the children, and stated thiiaillY' theyre had gone about begging for food. Mr. Samuel Ram,dee, the assistant overseer of Middleton, who was questioned as to the relief of Frankland, twelve shillings, and he had never inquired into t the family since. Mr. Leach, surgeon, osillati'.(iiiiiitse htye state of ocnl ,he had never seen him since the cline be gave who had examined the body of the ticceased, stated that the child had died of inflammation, produced by cold and want of food. He observed that there was but a very small quantity of food in the stomach, and the case was one of the most painful he had ever witnessed. A verdict iu accordance with the evidence was returned. The gentlemen of the jury, along with the police superintendent and a number of his men, feeling for the pitiable :tats of Frankland and his family, entered into a liberal subscriptioa for their relief, to which the Coroner contributed. Much sympathy has also been mantiested by respectable inhabitants of Heywood for the sufferers.—lllanchester ,Guardiem.  The King of Hanover has transmitted, through the hands of Sir Fredcrick Watson, the sum of aol.•to distribute in coal?, &c., to the poor of the parish of Kew during the late inclement weather.