Star. — 1825-08-05 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  Yesterday an Inquisition was held at the Perry House public-house, Strand-lane, on James Chalk, superintendent of the business of his brother-inlaw, Mr. Chalk, coach manufacturer, of Whitechapel-road, who died the preceding evening on board the floating bath, on the east side of Waterloobridge. From the deposition of William Ferguson, a waterman, it appeared that he took him in his boat. from the bridge to the bath ; that while waiting to return with him be heard his cries for assistance, and immediately went and helped him in, putting on part of his apparel ; and that, on his requesting medical assistance; he dispatched a-messenger for Mr. Stanton, mama, who resides within a few doors of Catherine. street.—Margaret Collinear), an attendant in the bath, corroborated the above with the addition of the deceased expressing his belief that he should lie immediately, and his ardent desire once again to see his wife and children.—Mr. Stanton, surgeon, stated his opinion that heat, occasioned by walking and exertion, had induced the deceased to bathe ; that he bad opened a vein in the arm, but the action of the heart had ceased ; that be repeated bleeding at the temple, and was engaged between two or three hours without effect in endeavouring to obtain resuscitation. In reply to the questions of a Juror respecting a phial found in the pocket of the unfortunate man, be explained it to be Goula;d water • most probably intended to be applied to a-scorbutic ;Section he bad perceived in bis right leg.—The Jury returned a verdict " Died by Apoplexy."  'Accounts (rem Genoa start, that the Board of Health came to a resolution, on the 41st ult. of entirely.abandoning quarantine •on 'vessels from England. Those in 'quarantine were immediately released,: and other ships arriving were allowed to land their Cargoes without impediment.. . . . Yesterday; as W. Gable, carman to kifro OWeLlon fatrner of Lewisham, was on his way to tows .witb.7 loaded waggon, be imprudently, sat on.the shafts, surd in passing down ,East-lane, Walworth,Ais -right .kg came in contact with a post, and was crushed so dread• folly, as to render amputation necessary. At the nett. Assizes at Auxerre,. a woman is. to, be tried fir having hanged her husband. It :seemed she adopted every possible precaution before perpetrating the deed, to make it appear that the unfortunate man committed suicide. • A violent eat thquake at lerusalem has. recently ,cle. stroyed two monuments; equally the pride of Ninssulmen and Christians. The drst, the Mosqne of the Caliph Omar ; the other, the Sepulchre built overCitv4ry. Three foreigners (one of whom is.an aacient.Mlor, nomad Catemacio) have been arrested as cointecdivitb the sect of the Carbonart. • PrOieedings are iooii.Oeci against them. It is said there is to be a ceworgairka-; Lion of gendarmerie, And that it will 'be increased to. 700 men.—.tteacl Paper. Some time ago, as a spirit:dada ist:Arbroatkvouire-: moving some empty casks from a large entry belOiv Ms. kitchen, which i; laid over with joists to support the finur, he found sixteen bats, or:flyingmice, curiously nestled trgetber along the sides of the..joists. _The King and Queen or islArceiand SICILY returned to their capital on the 17th ult. and went the same evening to: the Theattoof.flan Carlos, where they were hailed with loud acclamations. ! • ,A bear ofzeonaiderable :size was lately killed and brought into Chriitiania,,in-Nrityay, by four boys, the .eldest of ivironi -yas,i4paii:lo,;,yrrars old. * The animal had can icalroffo lamb from:L.l*r flock,. which . led to*, .their determination of destroyinrisim. STOCK:n/1S TBg