Coroner's Inquest.
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the sign of the Bank public-hoase, Kingstreet, Drury-lane, before T10fMAS STIRLING Esq., coroner for MNiddlesex, en the body of Elizabeth Fortli, aged Forty. It vas reported aboat the neighbourhood that the deceased had come to her dealh by unfair means, and the case excited nuch interest. Bridget Binely being sworn, deposed, that she was frequently employed by the deceased to wash,and had been acquainted with her for some time. On Monday morning last the husband of the de- ceased called on witness,and requested her attendance at his residenee, No. 25, Cing.street, Drury-laae, as his wife was taken very ill, and desired to see her. Sbe instantly proceeded to the house, where she found the deceased in bed, excessivelv ill, and she complained of burning in the inside. On questioning the deceased, she informed her that she had taken some pearlash in mivtakc for salts, and like- wise some mixture whichher husband wa in the habit of taking to cure the gouL She died at four o'clock in witness's arms, being two hours after her arrival. William Ford, husband to the deceased, deposed, that the deceas- ed was in the continual habit of getting intoxicated, and woald fre- quently return home in the most senseless condition. W*imess, in consequence of being afflicted with the gout, provided himself with some mea dow saffron, which he mixed with some rum, of which he used frequently to take a couple of spoensfull, and the deceased was occasionally in the habit of drinking small quantities. He kept it in a cupboard. to which the deceasedbad free access. On Sunday last the deceased informed him that she had draRk a cup full of the stuaf, which had made her verygill; witness told her " that she had poi- souied herself, and was a dead woman," advising her to prepare for death as quickly as she possibly could. Sise went to bed and at her request he went to Alr. Jones, a doctor, who sent the deceased an emetic, whichl, with considerable persuasion, she drank. Witness understood that she had taken pearlash in mistake for salts. Mrs. B. Lee, the landlady of the hgnse in which the deceased lodged, deposed that the deseased was frequently intoxicated, aad on Sunday last she called witness to her roomn, and told her that she had taken pearlash instead of salts, and she was so very ill that she was desirous of having medical advice. W;Vitness rendered her every assistance, but she died 50021 after. The deceased's husband was a sober industrious man and a good husband. The Coroner said, there was no doubt but the deceased had taken themeadow saffronnd rum byamistake, while libouring under in- toxicatiorm. The Jury beingof the same opinion,returnedave-diet accordingly. COROVER'S INQUEST.