The Sun. — 1842-05-03 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.—THE LATE CASE OF SUSPECTED SUICIDE IN HYDE PARK.—Last evening an inquest was held at the sign of the Old King's Head public-house, in Knightsbridge, before Mr. Higgs, the Coroner for Westminster, on view of the body of Mary Parkinson, aged 49 years, a single woman. John Winnett, a bricklayer, stated that about five o'clock on Friday morning last, as he was crossing the east end of the Serpentine-river, on his way to his work, he saw the body of the deceased, face upwards, near to the south shore; he threw off his coat, and wading in to thedipili of about four feet, succeeded in getting the body ashore ; it appeared to have been in the water about an hour. The deceased had a bonnet and cloak on ; her apparel was not disordered or torn. She was searched, and nothing was found in her pockets buts. portion of an old song. Mr. Joseph Winn, a tailor, stated that the deceased was his cousin; she had been a cook in several respectable families, but had been out of a situation for three months. She left her home on Thursday morning last to look for a place, and was not seen again alive by her relatives. She had lately been in a desponding state of mind, seldom answering any questions put to her. She was in great distress through being out of a situation so long, and had parted with everything she possessed to support herself. She had stated in witness's hearing, and on different occasions, that rather than she should come to extreme want, she would make away with her. sell. She had been much respected in the situations she had held, and about three years ago was much better off. Her friends heard of her body being found through a paragraph which appeared in the daily papers. There were no marks of violence about the_ body. Verdict--" That the deceased drowned herself while in a state of temporary insanity." Prince Esterhazy, when travelling in Switzerland last summer, arrived in the evening of August 26 at Wallenstadt, between Zurich and. Ragatz, alighting at the Hotel du Cerf, chose his rooms, and ordered his supper. While this was preparing, the Prince took a walk on- the banks of the lake. Being struck with the beautiful situation of the Hotel de he entered it, 'and, finding .that he should have More enjoyment there, sent a note to his courier at the Cerf, and desired him to pay all charges, and remove his equipage and baggage to the Aigle. This letter fell into the hands of M. Hubert, the landlord of the Cerf, who opened it, and refused to suffer the removal, and afterwards meeting the Prince, treated him with great personal insult. The Prince complained to the Viee-Prefect, but could not obtain any redress. The affair was at last arranged by the Prince paying a heavy charge for his rooms andaupper, ordered, but nut eaten, at the Cerf. He, nevertheless, gave liberal gratuities to the waiters. Travelling, afterwards, by the steamboat Minerva, the Prince made an entry in' the vessel's book, relating all that had passed, and adding some severe reflections upon the conduct of M. Hubert. Being informed of this entry, M. Hubert required the Captain of the Minerva to erase it. As the Captain refused, M. Hubertapplied to the Tribunal of Sargani for redress. This Court ordered the erasure of the entry, and that the Captain should pay the costs, but refused to award anything to the complainant by way of damages. Against this decision zn appeal was made to the Supreme Court, which recently decreed that the Captain was not responsible, as the author of the entry in the vessel's book was known, and therefore quashed the former judgment, ordering M. Hubert to pay 'all tte costs, which amount to more than three times the sum he had obtained from the Prince,  The appeal of Viscount Walsh and M. Voilhet de St. Philbert against the decision of the Correctional Tribunal, condemning the former as Director, and the latter as responsible editor of the Mode, Viscount Walsh to three months' impriginment and 3,000 f. fine, and M. Voilhet• to two months' imprisonment and 2,000 f. fine, for an infraction of the layi, by announcing the opening of a subscription to ,pay previous tines, came on yesterday before the Cour Royale.—The judg. ment was confirmed.