The Sun. — 1831-12-10 (London, England)

CORONER—Have you seen the body of the &ceased ? Witness—Yes, Sir; but from the state in which I saw it, I cannot say it is the same, but it is very much like it. Juror—Do you know the prisoner Calkin  Witness—Ye'; about three months ago she lived next door to where I do, which is exactly opposite the privy where the deceased was found dead. Juror—Do you know how she gets her living ? Witness—No, Sir. Juror—What dress had she on at the time ? Witness—A light gown with lljwers on it. The child had no bonnet on at the time. Eliza Renny, on Satuidvy evening, about five o'clock, saw the prisoner Calkin dragging the deceased by her door towards the privy. The child was crying at the time, and had neither shoes nor stockings On. Martin Bailey saw the prisoner Calkin, at about  eight o'clock on Saturday evening, near the privy, where the body of the deceased was found. She appeared to have come out of it, and walked out of the court in a hurried manner. She (Calkin) was in the habit of keeping bad company. Some of titc persons she associated with he (witness) behaved to be body-snatchers. Catherine L'impeer saw Catkin with a child, in Payne's-buildings, about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, The child had neither shoes nor stocking on. She heard the prisoner say to the child, " What ails you ?" Eliza Bryan, an assistant at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, was called to contradict a statement made by the prisoner, that she was in her company from five to seven o'clock on Saturday evening. The witness denied having seen her at all on that day. Another witness deposed to the prisoner hayiNi lived for some time opposite to the privy in which the child was found. In reply to a question from a Juror, she said that the prisoner CAlkin was about nineteen years of age, and that her father kept a school in the neighbourhood of Islington. A police constable said, that on taking the prisoner Calkin into custody, she, in answer to his questions, said, that when she gave the deceased a penny, she left her, and did not see her afterwards. She had mentioned several places where she said she had been on Saturday evening; but all which, on inquiry, he found to be false. Ellen Jennings, a child, was playing, on Saturday ' evening, with the deceased, when Calkin came and took the deceased with her. The whole of the testimony of the witnesses having been gone through, it was thought advisable to have the prisoner Calkin present, to ask her if she had any witnesses which she might wish to have examined, or any explanation to offer. The Coroner accordingly despatched an officer to Clerkenwell prison for her, and the Jury adjourned for an hour, to await her arrival.  The officer, in about an hour, returned, and stated that the prisoner declined appearing, saying, that she had no witnesses; nor did she wish to add any thing to the statement which she made at Worship. street Police-office.  The CORONER summed up the evidence ; and the Jury, after deliberating for nearly an hour, returned i verdict of " Wilful Murder against Bridget Calkin ;" and the Coroner at once made out his warrant fur her commitment to Newgate on the charge.  The largest square in the world is that called Maidan Shah, in Ispahan, which is three times as large us Lincoln's Ina-fields. Though called a square, like Mon. tagu and Bryanston squares, it is in fact an oblong.