The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

INQUESTS

ON THE UNFORTUNATE SUFFERERS AT THE
FIRE IN ORACECHURCH-STREET.
Yesterday evening, at a quarter past seven o'clock, inqwl-
skinss were taken at the George and Vulture Tavern,George-
yard, Lombard-street, before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Comore
fur London and Southwark, on view of the bodies of Hope
Parke's'', Abraham Jackson, and another mass unkuown, wbo
perished in the following melancholy manlier :
After the Gentlemen of she Jury, which comprised sixteen
of tbovnost respectable inhabitants of the ward, were swiss a
and empannelled, they proceeded with the Coroner to view
the bodies of the unforturate sufferers, which were pieced
in shells, in Alllrelluvr's Church, where they exhibited a mod
beart•rending spectacle. The Coroner and Jury baying re-
turned, the following witnesses wrre called and exawsined

Samuel Rundle, eif Three :ings court, Lombard-street,
firemen to the London Insurance Office, stated that tie was
at the engine-house in Bithopsgate.street, between two and
three o'clock on Sunday mond. g, when an alarm of fire was
given. He went iuto the street, and saw an ember of fire in
the air, in the direction of Grareclouch-street. He called
the deceased Perkins, to get out this Engine, and whets they
arrited in Gracechurcb.street, they found Mr. Ryan's
house on Ste, Mr. Ryan was is a state of great agita-
tion, and said be was insured in the Loudon Ins re
Office. They went to the first floor, and fuund that and
the greatest part of the premises in flame*. Parkins took
down the clock, and went dimwit stairs with it. Witness re.
, ceived • weighty box, which he imagined contained rash,
and took it out at the window, but when he came to the
house of Mr. Collins, where be intruded to deposit it, the lid
came off, and he discovered it only contained brown sugar.
, Oa his return the bourse had become such a prey to the Seams,
, that any further attempts to save it would be (route's;
he consequeully went to play upon the house of Mr. Bell,
which was insured in their ufike. The body of Perkins was
found on ‘Veduesday isuounig uuder the wiiting.desk at the
boute of Mr. Ryan. The same evening the body of Jackson
was discovered also in the mists of the same house.
, Jackaou +sea tomcods belonging to the London Fire-offiee.
Another fire... misted in taking down some China, and a
looking glass at Mr. Ryan's Mine ; be saw Porkies coming
down with a glass; he aftersaids returned asp stairs, and
found the staircase above the dining•room 101 uo fire, as also
the kitchen ; not seeing any of his eta became
out ma precipitately as be could, end in • quarter of an hour
afterwards the roof and walls fell in, and he was told two of
hie fellow-serraets was buried ia the inane ; consist say ae.
' enrately in which house the fire broke out, as they were
nearly all on fire at the same moment.
(Here it was observed by several of the Jury that the
'souses had Lees in • very dilapidated state, and had been
built before the memorable fire of Louilou, at which time
it was an Inn called the White Hart.]
Mr. Ryan said be heard an alarm of fire in the street, he
then opened the window, but perceived no fire; be alarmed
the family; his servants brought down their boxes; be got
his books frum the counting boost, end also his cash box,
but still saw uo appearance of fire; he looked towards Mr.
Fossack's, next door, but at ill saw en fire; be then returned
up stairs and found the whole place on flames, and the beat
Wes an intense that he was obliged to retreat as fast as
possible.
There was .no evi,leoce to obey bowlike tornceek or the
other man came to be there, nor could their deaths be ac-
roamed for otherwise than from the circumstance of their
bodies being found is the ruius of Mr. Ryan's how, where
it is conjectured they went to render assistance, or to save
some part of the properly.
Ibe Jury expressed themaelvra satisfied, and returned
their verdict—. That the deceased persons came to their
deaths by accident."

CORONER'S INQUEST.—An Inquest was held on
Wednesday night upon the body of BENJ. Mvsas,
aged 41, eldest son of Mr. MYERS, pencil-manu-
facturer, who lost his life in the late fire in Soho,
on Monday night. The body was nearly consumttd,
Verdict—Accidentally burned to death. In flie
course of the evening it was stated that there are
still four bodies under the ruins—a Mr. BARNET
and his child, and a Mn. POLE and her daughter.
who were lodgers in Mr. MYERS'S house.—One
of the Jurors stated that near 2001. had been sells..
scribed towards the relief of the fifteen families
who had been burnt out and all their property de.
stroyed by the lamentable accident.

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A merinus diepute, which will probably be referred to she
Jockey Club, has arises respecting Ole Cheshire Yeoman, y
Cop, run for at the last kiiiitsfold Racer, aud won by MN
Briseue's mare Andante, by about half • neck. The Cop
is now claimed by Mr. Darrow, the queerer of the amend
horse, who contends that the mare is six years old, *hough
entered as only Aire.
A di►pute. somewhat similar, occurred last yea► respecting
the Manchester Cavalry Cup. The winning horse was enter-
ed as not thorough-bred, and proof war afterwards obtained
to the euntrory; upon which the owner of the second horn
Munch, au action to recover the Cup, but kfsee the trioiot
was delivered up to him.