The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-07 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday evening, at half.past six o'clock, an Inquisition was
taken at the Sun Tavern, in Devereux-court, Strand, before T.
EE !GOY, Esq.. the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, on view of the
body a a tine little boy, named Robert Cox, who came by his death
in the following shocking mutter.
Elizabeth Wood, a servant to Mr. Thomas Cox, of No. 9, Pals-
grave-place, Strand, stated that the deceased infant was his son, arm
was only 11l months old. Oa Sunday evening her mistress put
the two children to bed about half-past eight o'clock. and a little
before nice vileness went to the chamber, to see it both were
asleep : and on opening the door she saw the lamp burning in the
middle of the floor, which had been left on the table. IYitness
ran to her master in the dining room, on the same floor, and in.
formed him of the circumstance. lie ran into the room, where the
deceased wan found on the floor, burned in a most shocking manner ;
and the other child, who was four years old, wan in bed, fast asleep.
Witness could not see the child at first, as the room was full of
smoke,
Juror—Could the infant walk ?
Witness answered in the affirmative, and accounted for the
child being on the floor by falling out of the bed, which is about
three feet high. When the deceased was found lie was quite dead,
and his night clothes were burnt to pieces.
Coroner—Were the child's screams not heard by any person in
the house :—I reser heard hint scream. nor do I think any other
person did, the noise made by the carriages in the street was so
' great. The doctor said he had died from suffocation.
Mr. H. E. Kelly, assistant to Mr. Stanton, surgeon, in the
Strand, stated that when he SAW the child he was in his grand-
mother's lap. He was burned very much about the abdomen ; and
in a few minutes after he saw him he breathed his last. Witness
is of opinion that the deceased's death was occasioned as much by
suffixation as by the bums.
Mr. Thomas Cox, the father of the deceased, stated that on being
tol bI d servant that the bedtrpom was full of smoke, be ran
. tely, sudsaw-towsething in OiSS WOWS ref tba-astenn.
oh taking it up he found it to be his child; it wan burned
very much, and was all but dead ; its clothes were burned to
piece;, His wife had seen it fast asleep only ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour before.
Tits Jury returned a verdict of—" Accidental Death."

l
About nine o'clock on Friday night, a soldier belonging
to the 78th regiment, who had been on a pass to Aberdeen,
arrived at the east end of Camlachie. Obecrving three
lade standing at a corner, he inquired the road to Duke- '
street. One of the young men offered to accompany him
by a short way through a field. After some persuasion the
soldier consented to take the near way, under what he con-
sidered the friendly direction and company of his volunteer
guides. While pawing through the park the fellows
kept whispering and talking to each other, while the
soldier said they had chosen a ball .road, and wished they
bad kept the highway, though it should be rather
farther. After some conversation, one of the fellows
asked him if he had any money? Soldiers carry little
money, was the reply ; on which two of the fellows seised
him, threw him down, and held him fast, while the third
opened the buttons of hi coat, and with the despatch and
dexterity of a practised hand, robbed him of his pocket-
book, containing five pounds and some impel. Oti getting
the booty two of the thieves made oft and desired 'their
associate to accompany them, hut be refused, and with
horrid imprecations said the soldier would inform on them,
and to prevent that he was determined to shoot him, At
the lame time lie pulled out a pistol, which be fired at
the soldier as he was rising, and the ball entered his left
thigh, broke the bone, and, taking a downward direction,
came out on the opposite side, four inches under the place
where it entered. The report of the pistol and the cries
of the wounded soldier brought some people to his assist-
ance, and he was carried to the hospital in the barracks,
where he lies in a very weakly state. The ruffians
have as yet eluded the officers of justice.—C'eriedosion
Mercury.

On the 4th In t. at St. Ocorge'a, Illuover.nnare, I.leuicoant
tolza third daughter of John Green, E,t. of Eltham o,',lvAi°l.
of the late lt.:hett lea bald, Eaq.
On the 2:0 ult. at Shluipling Thorne, FredMc Crikleeott, acnet.
Sohn Ca:decott, of Westley Valley, Cam!ohlye,,litre, to cairn .4`it3F,
rah, eldest &righter of the Rev. l'haniaa Iri4l!e, lteetor of :41an'tflira
Thorne and Kettlebastan, In the county of Sololk.

•fhywne Role

DIED.
On Sunday, at his seat, Bucklaud, Breen.
Gwynne, Eaq, aged 7.i.
On the 14th int. at lintifogne, after a short illness, Henry liarea
late of Hemel Ilemp.ted, Herts.
At Ermoutb, Devon, on the 2tith ult. Elisabeth, wife of S. Wyatt ES
gen, E.q. of lilliton.pluee, Egham, Surrey.
Ott Thursday morning, snddeuly, at hi: seat, melt Dublin, Lord I)4
Us was never married, and ids title and property descend to Sir 140'4
BM*.

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