Star. — 1830-09-16 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUESTS.  An investigation was yesterday morning taken before Mr. &nous°, at the sign of the Pled Bull, Little Russell4treet, Bloomsbury, on the body of Elisabeth Coombs, who committed suicide by hanging herself. Elizabeth Ladds deposed, that the deceased lodged with her, at No. 8, (filbert-stmt. Yesterday morning they breakfasted together, and the deceased afterwards went up stairs. She said she had a head-ache, and witness thought she was gone to lie down. She bad been a servant, but was then out of Ow. A young women souse time after called to see the deceased, and witness went up stairs with her and opened the door. The young woman instantly screamed out, and ran down stairs, but witness went into the room and found the deceased hanging by the side of the door. She instantly cut her down, and a surgeon was sent for, but she was quite dead and cold. The deceased had lately complained much of her troubles, and was very demoted, She was married, but her husband had deserted both her and her child, and had married another woman The deceased frequently tried to find her husband, but could not. She always said, if she found him she would not wish to prosecute A juror observed that her husband was no doubt a profligate fellow, and it was to be hoped would hear of the melancholy end to which his wee (probably through his desertion of her) had been brought--Ver-insanity. Anther inquest was also taken by the same Coroner, at the Royal George, George-street, Chelsea, on the body of Wm. Rider, who bad destroyed himself in a similar way. John Rider, of George-street, carpenter, father of the deceased, said, II saw him last alive on Sunday night, about ten o'clock, when I end my wife went to bed, leaving ldm up. In the morning, about seven o'clock, I came down, and in endeavouring to open the parlour door, found a resistesos, so that I could only push it a little way open. I then saw a cord ftom the top of the door-frame. I sent for a neighbour, who cut the cord, when the body of my son, which I found on entering I the room was suspooded therefrom, fell to the ground. He was quite dead and cold. For the last eight or ten weeks lse was very dejected on account of having no work. Several other witnesses spoke to having observed a great dejectedness of manner about the deceased of late. Verdict—lnsanity,  A Hum TO SeonTsterw.—The following definition of han-hundng is gives by a writer of the year 1616 Is it not a valide peace of service for Sue or size men in the countrey (whose dwellings an four* or Sue miles asunder, to make a mad match) to meet together on such or such is morning to bunt or course a hare, where if sass be hunted with hounds shoe will lead them such s dance, that per. Imps a horse or two are killed, or a man or two spoii'd, or hurt with leaping hedges or ditches, at the least after four or Sue days preparation, and some ten pounds charge among them, horses and dogs. besides an infinite dealt of toyle and trouble, and an innumerable number of oaths and curses ; after this great deale of don, the main purchase can be no more than a poor silly hare, which is but a dry mate, and will take more butter in the basting than her carcase is worth." _ _  --