The National Register. — London, England, 1814-09-11 00:00:00

tEPT. 11. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Thursday evening an► lil4ll4Nt was hell at the White Lion, in Leather•lane, before George Hodgson, E.q. Coroner for Middlesex, on the body of Mrs. Harriet Collins, a re. speetabie old widow Lady, whose death was occasioned by leer clothes eatciiing fire. Mrs. Sarah Barnet deposed that she was wife to Mr. Edward B cruet, residing at No. it, Leather hum. She knew the deceased Mrs. Collins about four years ; she was the widow of a respectable clergymen, and she lived on an annuity which was paid her by Al, dermait Harvey ; she was eighty years of age, and had one daughter who was married. She lodged in witness's house, and occupied the front room on the first floor ; about half•past eight o'clock on last Sunday eveniue, she saw the tieceased on her knees in her own room saying her prayers ; there was no fire in the room, but a lighted candle stood on the table close to bee; shortly after witness quitted the room, she heard the deceased cry now , 0 dear, Mrs. Barnet:* Witeess ran in and saw her all in tunes ; the flames reached as high a• the top of the ceiling. Witness took a blanket and counterpaue 401 . the bed, and threw them over her head, and then rolled her tip in the carpet, and by that means succeeded in extinguishing the times. Witness sent for a surgeon, who came and dressed her; she was put to lied, and lingered in great pain until about half past nine o'clock the following night, - when she expit ed. From the time of the accident to her death she was in her perfect senses ; and said she could not account how it happened. unless by the ma of the candle failite4 on the skirt of her gown, as she was on her knees. She were a brown cotton gown, which was completely burnt to a cinder ; h, r shawl and petticoats were burned in sevetal places, but none ot . the furniture w era injured About her month, her breast, her tight shoulder, one of her arnici, and legs, were much burred.--Verdict, Accidental Death. An Togni , ition was taken on Vi'eduesday eveninc before G. lick -I'oll, Esq. Coroner for Midillesex, on the body of -- Foster, a %vatelenan of St. Giles's, who was found hanging in Georce-eourt, C St. Giles's, on Monday. The Inquest sat at the Work. hoist', and it appeared by the eyitivnee addnerd, that the deceased, Lid not been sober for a fortnight, mid that he watt flighty in the at the latter part of the time.—Verdiet, Insanity. Anntio. , e Togoisition was taken at the .4anie time before the same ('..roper, the hotly of a beadle of the Bari •h. 'who died in a fit vekilst in bed cu the ineceding uight.—Verdict, Died by the thin of God. the e:l'h ult. Meadow', alias Herring, who rereivee. sent roe:• of dr..alh at the inte Mr .:on I:,sizes, for esenpint: 'rout the hullo, bOt wps •rwards remitted !or tran.portation for lite, had lowly et frsted tii• e,cape f!otn the comity gaol. lie had lotswil through two troilg do,r , of a skeleton key ; hot in attempting a third, ee key 11!(1k4". He was found Iy tin• turnkey in the morniurr in !o. (+nen cowl, without his irons, which lie had sawed off belore ter! hi evil. A w ei. ! n c hnlv nceurrer.ee too:; place nn Lanrastcr Sands, on Saturday chaise.drivers, belonging :n Mr. Pritt, ccf Lancaster, having tak.en Lord G• fl. (',aventl . c,!; in his carriage the preceding even ing to lloikar flail, were returning with 111. t four bor•es, hut having Initerrd on the road, the.) , itnprutientle A lteruptrd to (1033 the Sands, Irmo Ket.tshank, wi:rn, the tide was making; the consequence was, bath ti-ea, and tin_ horse, wire downed. MART r. D. E.lwarii Simeon, Esq. scroll , ' son of Jelin Simeon, Esq. of Wallis t-(4. , ili, P. for Reading. to Sophia Cliorlotte, , econd daughter of P. L. Powyi, E.q. of Hartkliek•lioitse,Oxfordihiic. 1)1E1), At Ariltert Abbey, conntv of Kerry, tbs of.3t or the Elrl et Ghin (lore, Dial , a, Ginittv. l / 4 of Cilati , lotr, &e....1,1,;er of t! !e late 1t : dill 1101).1 Ge“rze Visconnt S:ickville, awl cousin to the pict,ent D u ke o f D 01,41. At tinitny.ton, Writ. Edwattls, mar.:: years Aeconntant-Ge- Et - t a! of th , 2 11.1 , 3: of EttglAnd, in the 8 ttll year 4.1 his ;t:T. At Ili Iton.a. in lti;th, Artlitir E•q. of thy )ill <l, aulf dir tirmt Governor of Botany Bay. At t hell-c.v. C.tpt. J. Kt r, fortnetly Co:moan:ler of the Princess Charlotte I'm ket, F,:l,nottth. I pidce l the Right Hon. Lady Mary Martin, sister to. of Athol At i n efenscrownce nf a mortifiration proceeding from the tikloy of Ft ti;:t, , ,er,izt stopping a cricket ball, Capt. littlr of the Scot:, 6..e,yt,. • -.•..... TUE NATIONAL REGISTER. ALL THE CAUTALS RKNI %IN IN THE SNIIIEL!! &S 9 NEXT TUVIDAY is the SECOND DAY of DRAWING. The U ttery wilt Finish on Saturday. September 17. Tickets and Shares, Warranted Undrau nre fl4tflinnt to Li. caner granted by Government to BRANSCOMII and PERRY. No. t l Holborn Bars (the corner House), who Sold the Last 50001. and only 100001 4 in Shares. NO CAPITAL PRIZE DRAWN TIDE FIRST DAY. RICH WHEEL Prizes of L TUC° 10,0:10 5,00 J 2,001 • 4 1,000 too 10 Besides others of leol., 501 , and 231. NEXT TUESDAY, Sept. 13, Is the Second Day,--and Saturday, Septemher 17, is the Third and Last Day of Drawing. Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn. are gelling by SWIFT and Co the Contractors, No. 11, Poultry; No 12, Char►ug-Cross; and No. 31, A !dote High-street. No Fixed Prizes, all are Floating in the Wheel. PARIS AND ITS CUR(OSITIFS. Just published, in a portable Volume, neatly bound, price 6s. 6d., wide elegant Maps, Plans, Btr. A NFAV PICTURE OF PARIS; or, The Stranmer's Guide to the French Metropolis, accurately describing till, Public E.tablishriv-nts, Remackahle Edifices, Places of Amusementoind every Other Object worthy of notice ; a'sn, a Description of the:Env/4ms of Paris., New Edition enlarged and improved. BY EDWARD PLANTA, ESQ. 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