The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-09 00:00:00

CORONERS' LNQU ESTS.-YE-TERDAY.

THE FIRE AND Loss OP LIFE IN THE HACKNEY-
ROAD.—Before Mr. Baker, at the Cock and Castle, Huckni y.
road, on the body orAngus Duncan, aped tree men:h., who
was burned to death in the fi•e which occurred a. the read•
dense of Mr. Doreen. in Jsmrs's-place, Ilackney-road, on
Thursday morning last. Louisa Brown, rervant to Mr.
Duncan, said that she saw the deceased atout a quarter or
an hour before the fire broke our. The child was then pl..erd
in bed, tering with Mr. and Mrs. Ducal. wha had pre-
viously retired to rest. A ruahlight was plan d on a tsh'e
at the foot of the bed. In the course of a few minut' R wit-
ness's attention was Wrack d by a l'.ud scream ; edit imme-
diately run up stairs, when the door wu opened, and wi--
nets taw the room full of fire. She attempted t!, et:l- r, for
the purpose of 'living the child, but Mr. Duncan would tot
allow her; and he said, " The y had tried to sawn it, hut
could not, and it wee dead." Mr. and Mrs. Dune an we re
brat much burnt in trying to save the child, more especially
Vt.,. Duncan —Mr. Angus Dune :n said he w-s evoke by
his wife, when he found the be drurrains in Hume. Hes
wife jumped out of bid, end was fieling for the detes.ed,
beet Ghee:raid not In hold of him. She remainrd there un•il
he was so seriously burred that *Batts was rblik.rd to
e .rry Ire tut of the room by force. He was quite satisfied
that, before he (witness) was aware of the fir:, the dictated
was Auffueateil. Nti,her the bou-e nor the furniiure was
insured. He had no doubt that the fire was caused the, ugh
the party who took the ruabligh- leaving bri.k• n it, end
stuck it again in the sock, t of the candlestick.—R'. Flynn
sa,d that he found the body in -he ruins at 4 o'dork on
Thursday moiling last. It was burned almost toe °Mir.
Had it not been for a quantity a feathers ricking to the
body, it would have been entirely wormed. Verdict,
" Accidental death."

DEATH FROM CROLETIA.—At the Fountain, Red
Crisis-street, Cripp'egate, h. tile Mr. Ptyne, e sneemt g ?h.
death of George Rober:son, aged 12 years, who died of
cholera, brought on by Us. fi thy ate e of the house in wok*
e 144 reiided. The euro7er s a e,l that hia reascino for Col l-
ing the itcp.aat were 'het precious to the death of the
ei a td two chi.drin had di, d from the sure tense, v!. , the
reach from the cohar of a bowie in Glover's Hall.cooir,
Ba biean. The 0,113 e we. rem., nttd to be full or animal
and vegetable mater, aed it was sow important to knew, u
there were limitary 'egoist' ns in forte, who war to be
blamed fcr the esktence of thus mellowest. Mr. T. L'• yl. anr-
ge no, raid the deceased died from cholera, caused I y • m raid
poison in the syotr m. Mr. J. Simon, the oMmr of he,ilth vet
the City, said the nuiear.ce wa- not brought under I h no-
tice of the inoperitura wail Thunder, when Immediate steps
were taken for its removal —Verdict—r• That the dewed
died f cholerisfo-m the effects of an ~aennitilation of norous
matt. r, at No. 5, Glover's ilall.e oars, and the jury a"ach
rreat blame to Me. Stew y or cot havoig the ct liar 4.1 aas.d,
[ when it sight have bean doss with so little trouble."