The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-15 00:00:00

CORONERS' I NQU ESTS.

As 1•g seat before Mr. F. Howard was held on Monday last,
at Portsmouth, to implore into the circumstances of the death
of Wm. Fisher, upwards of 60 years of age, who put • period
to his life by hanging himself. He bad been many years •
warden in Portsmouth Dock-yard, and was superaunnated a
few months; since which he was frequently beard to complain
of the inadequacy of his income, which circumstance, loge.
they with his having a few years since lent • considerable sum
of money to a person who became insolvent, are supposed
to base brought on temporary dicatigentent of mind, and to
Lave caused the commission of the rash act.—Verdict—hs.
sanity.
Another Inquest was takes on Thursday last, at Ports.
mouth, on a view of the body of Jolter Harris, aged 341,
who during his employment as s ropemaker ia the Dock.
,yard, was taken suddenly IS, and died iu the cradle os the
road home. He has left a widow and four cbild.co. Pm.
diet—Died by the visitation of God.
At Hound, urar lichen Ferry, 1131111, an format was bald
ou view of she body of as unfortunate man, which was
found the day herons in Nosh, Wood, where it appeared to
base been fur some days; his throat who much lacerated
with some sharp instrument, and warty all his clothes strain
from him, and lying steer the corpse, except his cost, which
could not then be found. Al the time be was discovered
no one recognized him, nor could any Mug be then foiled
1 with which it was likely hie life bad been takes away. It
appeared, however, on the inquest, that his name was John
Lock; that he bad been fur some time quite insane, and had
once before endeavoured to destroy himself; an old penknife
was also prndoced, which had bees found with lain cost at
some little distance from him, and which was evidently tho
instrument of his destructitut. Under these circumstances;
the Jury returned a verdict of Lunacy.
At Ramsey, ao Inquest was held on the body of James
Smith, who had been a hair-dresser there, and while potting
up the shutters of his shop window was suddenly seized
with spasm. in his stomach, which caused his dissolutiou in
less than ten militate.. The moment he felt the attack, be
sent for a friend, and telliog him that he was death-struck,
Slid should not live half.amhour, bade h-m farewell. On a
surgeon being sent for, he said it was uo one, as he should
not live fire minutes, and, although he did not appear to
be in any immediate danger, he died within the time he had
pridicted. Veidict Died by Bo Vidtal low of God.

About three o'clock is the a•srrisi of the 20th of March,
there mew, disguised, with their faces blackened, broke open
the horse of Mr. iOlllll GODYILIT, owe of the surveyors of
the Bristol turnpike roads, and after treating him and his
wife ■ ith great cruelty, robbed him of 701. and several articles
of plate, I.nen, and clothes. A reward of iffy-two pounds
ten shilling•, and alai • free pardon to ary accomplice. are
offered i• Saturday sight's Gazette on crinvicrion of the of-
fender or offenders, camps the ',mutt or persons who actually
illArcated Godfrey and his wife.

Thursday morning the chief mate of the Earl
Moira East Indiarnan, lying in the City Canal at
Poplar, put a period to bia existence, by cutting his
thioat with a 'woe on board the ship.
From a return of the sionther of convicts sent out
of the United Kingdom from January 5, 1816, to
January 5, 1822, which has been printed by order
of the House of Commons, et appears that the num-
ber of males transported during that period has
been 15,218; while the number of females has been
only 1,155.
Snit, condemned for horse-stealing et the last
Pool Great Sermon, has torn reprieved, we are
informed, through' the merciful iutercession of Lady
CUTE.