The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-07 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

MELAVCROLT SULCTDIt —l'cwrday morning, at II o'clock,
as Inquisition was held before Commas Jr 1111VrT. E.M. Coronet
for Surrey, at to. &tieing Sun, Elizabetb-place, liennlogusi-noes
on the body of Samuel Sumner, Meq. aged 35, an se:suntan: is
the City, who destroyed himself at his lodgings en Sunday last.
After the Jury were impennellesl, the following evitleeee wee
adduced, touching the death cf the above unfortunate gentleman.
Mr. Launeelot Armenting, of N. 11. Park-place, lienningtoe.
ernes, surgeon. deposed that on Sni.day morning. about a quarter
before ten o'clock, he was sent to attend upon the decersed at
lodgings, No. 17, Elizabeth-place. and found him lying on the
bed in the first floor. On examining cis deceased. he tininoarcea
him quite dad, and observed a mark of something hartr beet
fastened round his neck, which hal ceased suffocation. Wiiness
considers that the deceased must have been dead more Mar. an hour;
be had no previous knowledge of him whatever.
Mr. W. 11. Edwards, ot No. 17, Elizabeth-place. ruse de.
poae.l that he bad known the unfortunate deceased gentlemen about
two veers and a half ; ho lived with witness's family at t;lsnfaeu
and i.e found the deceased a very pleasant compar.ion. Ile had held a'
lucrative situation in s West India inereamile-house in Moue.
street. City, for upwards of eleven years, where be was high!, re.
spected. In May last, deceased took lodgings in Guildford.etree,
near the Foundling Hospital I and in June, gate up his situsei.,„,
to enter into business car himself, as an accountant and
went, under very protei-ing circumstances The decant:ere!
Morten was in the constant habit of calling upon witness ones st
twice a-week, when he appeared at times very low-seiritra, the
business which he had embarked in, being so durniatiachad
caused that depreesion. On Friday last, the deceased came to wit.
ness's house in Elizabeth-place, where be had formerly Teemed, i„
order to board and lodge with him again ; he then appeared is s
scry bad irate of health ; be complained of a palpiuttion is his
head, which seemed to affect him much. On Saturday, the de.
ceased went to his business as usual at the Custom-house, tad
other places in the City, and returned to dinner between hexed
six o'clock. ll'itnees then noticed he appeared in a very low me.
laneholy war, and much depressed in swim At eleven o'clock I
that evenimi, he retired to rest, and next morning, Sunday, Less .
tween the hours of nine and ten. witness opened his, deceased's,
door, and was horror-struck on observing the unfortunate geode- *:
man suspended to Lite foot-mil of the bed post, with •silk handkete
chief fastened round his neck. Witness should consider. that the ,
ilimappoitunient in his expectatiota, added to the depress:es of the
spirits which the deceased laboured under, occuioned this gentle.'
man to destroy himself. Tho deceased 'res.& single man.
Mr. Itenjatuin Mayfield, wine and spirit broker, deposed to
assisting last witness in cutting the decanted down ; he was ti ea
quite dead.
The Coloxsa hero addree,ed the Jury, and said them were
other witnesses in attendance if they thought it requisite to cyst
them, to which they replied in the negative and after taking a
view of the body, they unanimously returned a verdict of
Insanity."

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at St. Thomas's floe.
Ow, before T. SHELTON', Ena. Coroner for the town and borougt
of Southwark, on view of the liody of a titan whose name it ur.-
known, who met with his death by the fall of a part of a dilate:.
dated building, near Waterloo Midge, on Monday leas ; the la.
mentable particulars of which have been published.
The Jury having been sworn, promwded to an adjoining room
to that in which the inquest was held, to take a view of the body of
the unknown deceased, and from therm to view the body of John
Brown, who alto met with his death at the UM time, and ditd
Guy's Hospital the morning after his arrival.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death" ir. both •
casts—aeodand on the bricks, 2s. bd.