The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-11 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQCEST.

.1:-.rxi:xixti Syntax): Draxn.—An inquest te.a; held before
Mr. rooms°, coroner, on the body of 'l'houtes l'arkrr' 11514
Rttrrettu, or Devonshire-street, Portland-place, who on Tuesday
its. we. found dead in his beslehanibcr. The inquest was held at
eased rentleenat:',. house.
It appeared by the ti idePce that the decixscd, finding himself
rot silotrathcr well, took. ah.tut two o'clock in the day twelity.
tivc
drops of laudanum, LAI then retired to his chautlier, directing
Itieuteil to be called a; nine o'clock in the evening. At that hour
vir apprentice entered his apartment, and found the deceased gen•
s';•man in bed. quite cold. On examining further, lie ascertained
sirs; he was dealt. Dr. M'intyre sod other medical gentlemen at-
teteled, hm their services were of no wad whatever. by 'tennis-
/1011 of the family the body was opened, but the Bton:wit and eme-
tic- were nut attected ; but un examining the head, which was
mach rwellril, it was thought that the great enlargement, or rup-
ture of ooc of the principal arteries of the brain, was the cause of
Ids drill,.
The Jury returned c vtrlict of " Died by the vishotioo of
ti•i."
The deceased 'was eminently skilful in Lis profession, and was
vr=eh ?riveted.

Aire are
terry
to Say that the coal-mine at Flint, worked
Mertra.iecring and Co., has unfortunately taken fire,
Ileppily none of the workmen are injured, and endeavours
likely to be successful, for extinguishing the flames, have
ter!: ailorted.—(liester Paper.
On Monday last, as c young man, named Cornben, son
of r. 17. Combo:, of the parish of Zouthwill, in the island
cf Portland, in company of two other young men. was
traversing the beach, opposite the two lighthouses, all of a
suddz•ti the cliff above gave way, and he was buried amid
rainy limited tens of stone and earth. The oilier voting
1.;,,c, who were at a little distance, saw the impending
danger, and gave the alarm to their companion, but unfor-
tc..a.ely without eitZet.—Derse! County Chronicle.
.in accident happened last tiaturday at Peterborough.
which had nearly proved fatal in its ormacquences. A
Onahle-harrelled gaol had ()col Feat about a month since
a Mr. ;''oat, a gnu-smith, to b: repaired, and had stood in
the slier ever since alluxt unnoticed but unfortunately
car S.ittuilay last, one of Mr. Speechley's sons going into the.
risort, took up the gun in sport, end not aware that it wa
loaded. tired it off at a young man, named Lailds, who was
at work in the chop. The whole charge passed through
Lath his arms, moil dreadfully wounded them. We arc
1 ;rear to say. diet not" itbstaniting the great injury Lathis
Li; aost,incd, lie ix likely to preverve the use of both his
aftlia.—"i7ford I.
A short time ago a young man, named Richard Hughes,
Edongine to the tapartan, fell from the mast of that vessel,
"bile she was going out of Liverpool dock, and true
eangeroualy hurt. The patient appeared to be doing well,
and was able to go about ; but ou Thursday night he re-
quested his sister to sing to him. and while joining her the
caution, it is supposed, cussed a rupture of that principal
veari of the heart. and lie instantly evriretl.