The Sun. — 1845-01-04 (London, England)

CHILD FOUND IN THE REGINT'S PARK.—Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, an inquest was held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Elephant and Castle, Camdentown, on the body of a new-born female child found iu 'he Regent's Park. Alfred Stevens, the son of a greengrocer, residing at. IL Albany-street, said that on Wednesday morning last, about a quarter past ten o'clock, he, together with some other boys, was playing in the Regent's Park, and on passing the garden facing Chester-terrace, a boy, named Combe, said there was a parcel lying on the pathway. Witness and another boy cot over the palings, and they found that the parcel contained the body of a child. They instantly informed a policeman, who brought the body to the workhouse. Samuel Combes, another boy, corroborated this statement.  Mr. T. H. Cooper, surgeon to St. Pancras workhouse, deposed to having examined the body, which was that of a newly-born female child. On subjecting the heart and lungs to the hydraulic test, they floated, and were full of air, denoting, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the deceased had been born alive. He could not state the precise cause of death, but it might have been from bleeding. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." CHOLERA PRODUCED BY DISEASED PORlL—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Leigh Hoy, Church-street, Mile-end New-town, on the body of Mr. Charles Marshall, horse hair manufacturer, aged twenty-seven, who died, on Tuesday aftoarnoon, of the English cholera.  Mr. Thomas Llewellyn, surgeon, Mount-place, Whitechapel, said that, on being called in, he found deceased suffering from a severe attack of the English cholera. His face was sunk, and he was suffering from violent cramps of the stomach and legs. His screams were so loud, that they could be heard at some distance. Wit ness was told that the deceased had pork on Sunday, and that he waa soon after taken ill. It was nearly thu same as the Asiatic cholera, without its blueness. By a juror—I believe the pork was the proximate cause of the attack.  Mr. Mills said that the deceased's wife and a young woman partook of the pork, and that almost namediately after they were attacked with spasms, but they had recovered.  The CORONER observed that he never heard of a stronger case of the English cholera. Verdict—" Natural death."  SUICIDE AND DESTITUTION —Yesterday afternoon an iuqmst was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head. Fleet-street, Spitalfields, on the body of Richard Wil'isms, aged nineteen, a horse-hair spinner. Deceased was living with his mother, a hswker of fish, at No. 4. Little George-street. He was of reserved habits, and had twice attempted self-destruction. Oa Wednesday last, in the afternoon, he was discovered suspended by a piece of cord, and life was extinct. Sergeant Barker, 11 11, was then called in, who found the family in a state of wretchedness and destitution. The following morning he, after having given the deceased's mother a shilling, laid the case before Mr. Bingham, of the Worship-street Police-court, who instantly gave her ss. from the poor-box, and from the same source ordered a supply of bread and coals, which were thankfully received. The sergeant also raised a subscription in the neighbourhood for her present wants. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."