FATAL FACTION FIGHT AMONGST CHILDREN.

Mr. Rioharda held an inquiry, on January 6, at the Dispensary, Commercial Road East, respecting the death of Catherine King, aged eight years. The deceased girl was the daughter of an engine-driver, who lived in St. George's-in-the-East. On last Guy Fawkes' day she and hor sister went t see a figure of the Pope burned in front of a butcher's shop in Devonporfc-street. A bonfiro was li hied and squibs were let off, and every preparation was made to burn the Pope. But just as the fire was going to be lighted, a number of boys came up, who called themselves soldiers of the Pope, whiltt those who were going to burn the effigy called themselves Garibaldians. A. fight took place, and during the struggle sticks and stonos were freely used, and the effigy of the Pope was torn to bits. At the conclusion of the battle, a boy of about eleven years of age, who had a stick in hia hand, went up to the deceased girl, who was standing on the pavement, and said to her, " Are you for the Pope or Garibaldi ?" and she replied, "I am for neither." Upon this the boy struck her with a stick on the back of fche*head three times. The little girl then went home crying, and told her mother what had occurred. There was no evidence to show who the boy was. Dr. Rogers stated that the deceased died on December 31, from the effects of inflammation of the brain, caused by a blow on the back of the head. The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict, " Tnat the deceased died from the effects of injuries to the head, but who the person was that inflicted the injuries there was no evidence to prove."