The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-15 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Dormant!
Grapes, Queen.oqusrr, Westminster, before Mr. 11160%,
Coroner, on the body of the Rev. ,Ir. /Au Grinley. 1.1. U.
of Qwees-etieare, who was (timid dead un last Saturday
taoruiag on his bed-room Boor.
The Jnry went to view the body, and fonnd it bad been
put into • coffin by the undertaker. They returned to the
Jury-room to hear the evidence.
Mr C Hynes, Pompon, of Mole-place, Lambeth, stated,
that hr had been sent for to the house of the dece..perl,
Saturday morning; he arc lard about nine o'clock, and found
him on the floor, near his bed-aide, quite dead ; sloe head
appeared mach swelled, which indicated be had hero seised
in a fit of ....on/11,1.6,y.
Mts. Eller Elletilord, who had lived servant iu the family
of the deceased foe noisy yeses, deposed that lie had beau
lately sway unwell. She a4ll, Lim b.. supper ..f seen, its the
dials.: parlour, shout haliptist issue ti'elork on Friday night,
and beard bin, going to bed at ten u'rl irk James, .be foot.
man, weal up to call him as usual, in th.• morning, and opeu
M. window, but die door was fissiested. He told witness., who
west up with a Mails of gruel, which he was in the habit of
taking, at half-poet sewer o'clock ; sloe opened fbe door by a
key she had for the purpose of leteitig in should be
want soy thing, accompanied by Jose, the whet servant, and
foam/ him dead on the How on the opposite side .of the lied.
domes Plait, the foistesam stated, that he went tit call
up his master, as related by the last writings, mid finding
the door fastened hr proems ed • ping of steps, and looked
lulu the nouns through the fan-light, but cult out see him
in bed. He slum told his lellow-servauts he apprehended
something was the matter with Lim, as he was gewtrally
quick of bearing, and did nut answer; on which they weut
in t• before stated. Wittiest took him up in his arms and
fumed him warts; his 111110 111111 been beat under his right
arm, and be was quite dead. The euschotas was Shea dui-
patrbed for Dr. Hynes.
Mr. Hyatt was re-examined, and added to his evidence,
that some blood issued from 1111 C deceased's mouth, which cost-
al med his upimna that he deed by apoplexy.
Mr. iVrn. Chandler, undertaker, Fleet Market, stated that
he went to the deceased's bootie *bout eleven o'clock, and
found the hotly of the bed: there was a pad round the ucck,
bat quite loose; be put the hotly into a shell.
Juryman—" I appeal to the Coroner if that was not
wrung, and contrary to law. We ere called here to ascot.
tots whether the deceased met his death by his own set, or
say other cause. MTe was a mark upon the nick; and
we should see the body is the position in which it laid,
which, with the evidence, would citable us to return • ver-
dict."

Coruna—' in eases of accident, when application is
made to the Coroner, it is allowed to move the body, because
au! (-silicate touching the death may be afterwards adduced."
Mr. Chandler said be was allowed by •II Coroners in and
abort London, to pot bodies into Ilve coffins under 'inch cis.
ennosianura; he had been twice on Saturday to Mr. Gill's
of to ask his permission, and if he acted wrong ha was
sorry for it.
A friend In the deceased said, he forbid removing the
body till the Jury saw it.
The Coroner and Jury expressed themselves satisAeil, and
returned a verdsct—" Died by the risitalioa of God."

Wednesday morniog the Veagenr, i 3 gun..
Captain F. L. MAITLAND, came to her station in
Leith Roads, accompswed by the Alert sloop of
war, on winch occasion tialute‘ were exchanged with
Leith Fort. The l'engeur is to bear the flag of
Rear-Admiral It. WALLER OTWAY.
Crowder, who was indicted, and was to have been.
trefl for the robbery of the Sterling moil-coach of
a box containing a large quantity of book notes be-
longing to the Sterling Batik, has beets liberated,
the Brisk having declined to prooettl any further
in the business.—(Edinburgh Paper.)
A Meeting of the inhabitants of the Ward of
{;read-street was held las.t morning, at Gerard's
liall,Chrapsitle, to take into consideration the cares
of the uolurtnnate men, viz. C'arlagnair, Weller, and
Driscull, who are to be hanged this morning tor
uttering forged notes, and to adopt such measures
as may be deemed best calculated to procure
the su.:p►ar►iou of their execution until their case
are fully investigated. After a brief rxillonstion of
the object of the tueetitig, a Petition to the PattiCE
Br:GENT was read and ogrtril to, pro)ing his Royal
Ilightiers to he graciously pleased to %toy their exe-
cution until the evidence on their trial could be re-
nted, there bring reason to suppose that a hare
conspiracy against the lite of one of them (Wel-
ke/ existed between two of the witnesses,
Anne tiers. a COIIIIIIOII prostitute, and ✓ohn Gay.
The Petit. was signed by the persons present, and
ordered to be prowenuell immediately, with an ac-
companying letter to Lord SID3IOLITY, prrr•tug his
Lorrisl►ip to use all expedition in forwurdisig the
petitr►tr. The petition was instantly sent sill by
express to Brightoth M. NICHOL, we understand,
volunteered to be the bearer of it,