The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-12 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST'S.

9.27

An inquisition woo taken on Monday, at the Slain Inn, Carshal-
ton, before C. Jemniett, Evq. Coroner, on the body of.laines Harrow.
'f he deceased was employed in the paper mills of Mess's. Ansel! and
Moggridge; on Friday week having unfortunately got entmeled
among the machinery, he was carried under the water wheel and
dreadfully crushed. lie was taken out alive, but died on the folloW-
ing day. Verdict—Accidental death.
Another inquest was held at the .Jew's Harp, before T. Stirling,
Esq. on the body of Mr. James Vox, found drowned in the Regent's
Canal. The stockings of the deceased were tied round his neck with
two large stones in them. The son of the deceased proved willow
acts of insanity on the part of his unfintunate parent, and the Jury
returned a verdict accordingly.
A third inquest was held at die sign of the Camden Head, Church-
lane, Limehouse. before J. W. Unwin, Esq. Coroner, on the body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Slate, aged 47, found drowned on 'Thursday week to
Limehouse cut. In her pocket was found a little book, with her
name and address. 11, Crane-court, Flect.street. The beadle of
I.imehouse parish inquired aeconling to the address, and found the
deceased's husband, who appeared to give evidence before the .fury.
Thomas Slate said that the last time he saw his wife was on Wednes.
day week ; she had been low and desponding for some time pot.
(Here the witness was so 11111Cil affixteil, that he completely lost the
power of utterance, and all efforts on the part of the Coroner and Jury
to gain further intelligence relating to the event were of no email;)
and having no further evidence to show in what manner the deceased
came in the water, the Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned."
An inquisition was taken on IVednesday night betbreThomas Shd-
ton, Esq. Coroner, at the White Hart. opposite the Post Office, Ab-
church-lane, Lombard-street, on the body of Jane Cranstone, age a
years, who put an end to her existence by hanging herself with a
piece of sash cord. It appeared in evidence, that the deceased had
been servant in the Foreign Post Office, under Mrs. Newton, the
housekeeper, for nearly four years, and was much respected. na
three weeks ago she visited her father, who is a rope milker at Lime-
house, and she then learned that a young man, who had paid his ad-
dresaes to her tOr a considerable time. was on the eve of departure
for a foreign country. Ever since that period the deceased had been
greatly distressed in her mind, but she did every thing she could to
conceal the misery that preyed upon her. Her eye, tiir the last fort-
night were constantly filled with tears, and sl • could not do her work.
On Monday she was missing fur some time ; Mrs. Newton called
tepeatedly for her, and, in consequence of her not making any an-
swer, she went to her nparinient, and found it locker!, and the key
inside. The door was broken open, and the deceased was found
hanging: she was quite dead. Verdict—Haagea herself in a state
of insanity.
On Monday afternoon, a party of French gentlemen, Lately arrived
in England, Laing invited to spend the evening with some friends oa
board an East Indianian now lying in the Dock,, they repaired to
Ahlemian's-stairs, Wapping, and hired a boat to convey them thither.
The waterman had not rowed tar, when one of them stood up in the
boat; the waterman cautioned the others who were going to follow
his example, on the impropriety of it, but not under tending him,
they all stood up at one side of the beat, by which it was upset, and
the whole of them, consisting of five, exclusive of the waterman,
were thrown into the water. An alarm was instantly made, and se.
vcral active watermen made to their assistance, and succeeded in pick-
ing up two of the patty, while the others swain on shore. 'I hose
picked rip were apparently dead, but 11, the means recommended by
die Royal Htunane Society being resorted to. they were recovered.
Drags were used the whole of the night in search of the body of Mr.
Frederick Augusta Antony, a foreign merchrun, and Alr. Jones, a
private gentleman, to no avail ; but the body of the former was found,
on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock, and was conveyed to the
nearest public house, and on Wednesday an inquest is as held on the
body, when the Jury brought in their vs rdiet —Accidental Death.
On Friday an inquisition was taken in the Connuituv-room, St.
Olave's workhouse, on the bodies of Cordelia Hubbard and Ana
Mailing, two fearalesavlio lost their lives Mahe dreadful contiagratiuo
in 'rooky-street, onWednesday morning.
William Haynes, Wreath'sdane, Tooley-street, one of the patrol
of St. (fisse's parish, suited, that at two o'c:oek at Wednesday
morning he heard the watchman's rattle ; he went towards him
from tine watch-house • he pointed out theouse on fire, and saw the
smoke issuing from ;he top of the door. Witness burst open the
door. Mrs. Carter, wife oldie watch maker, next door to M. Hill.
park's house, which was on tire, was then up removing her property.
Witness asAated, and returned back to the other house aftetwards,
when lie perceived a woman in the act of throwing her child out of
the window ; he caught the child in his arms, and a lamplighter
coming by at the moment, lent his ladder and got out the woman;
witness then returned to assist Mrs. Curter in removing her property,
and then opened a plug : the watchman went for an engine. Soon
after die done was opened, people showed themselves at the window,
but the thanes hating got ahead, the front fell all at ones ; had not
kept the key of the lite ladders, it nut being allowed by the officers-
Comm—The keys should be left where any person amid readily
find them upon such an occasion.
Juryman.—lt was not-thought of to get the ladder at the time tillL
it was too late. _

Mr. Edward Pahner, painter, in Tooiey-street. was present when
the first body was found 4 it was near the street door. One of them,
w.ts the daughter of a lodger on the first floor, and the other was the
niece of the landlnnl, they both slept tog..ther in the front attic : there
was nothing but the trunk of the body ; the scull was close to it.
The other body was found ottrsday evening, about o'clock, in th e.
stair hole, in the same mutilated state. Di
stair could be identified.
and they wcre.carried to the bone house.
The watchman stated, that he observed the second floor window
opened ; when he first saw the fire, he went fur an engine as soon as
he gave the alarm., and at his return etakavouretr to find out the
plug hole, which for sonic time could not be found, although it elm
Sight under the shop-window Alv. II illpack's house.
The Coroner said the watchmen shook' always know the plug
boles on their beat.

The evidence of Mr. Ilillpack, who keptsthe house, and hie wife.
described the manner in which they escaped with great difficulty
from the hack parlour in which they dept, but they could not ac.•nun/
fur the origin of the Lim Verdict--Aexidentany bunted

AUTITENTIC AWECDOT.E.—WhiIst the FrenA Royal FalLily
resided at Wanstend-house. Essex, an F.nglish tradesman, who Dal
seen them at dinner there once behre, having got into the grounds,
met the Pr'sn aof Ctuide, when hot knowing bide, lie asked if any of
the French nobility were there?--... I have the honour," said the
Prince, who very plainly dressed, "to be eoe of the Frentk
nchilitv." '• Yen one of Mein !" exelainted the ill.manner'esly
doubtingly, I think too I have seen you liereat dinner- Oh, hie.
I remember yon ladling up the sotto. when I was here before—rind
you are really, ode of tilt in " es," replied his Highness, *.
am the real !'ridge of Coale, ar.d I believe you are the real Joan
Extract of a letter from an officer on hoard his Slajtvity's chip
ow the I lavanmill, Cuba, We-t Iniliesolated August 2i:—
just captured s, valuable Sisani,h ship for a breach of tils
lete Treaty On the Slzve Tride, and have received orders to take ivx
•m Sierra Leone, and therefore are not likely to be in England before
next year.,.
Mrs. ilart, the wife of a res s table farmer and graaier at Raven-
th3rpe, in Nctihruoieonsliire, was last week safely deuvered sof three
fine femaleimam*, all of whom, with the mother, arc likely to do was..
An unfortunate Scotchinan, whose name was Peyerston, was obliged,
in pursuit of fortune, to settle :Along some ;ermine, in Ncw York.
Tins name not exactly suiting their can., they translated it lit, Tally
into German, and him Fenerstein. On his returr. :o sa
English neighbou;hood. his new 14Cittair tan eex discovered that I 1 ae r_
stein in German, me:at Flint in English. They re-tree: late:: in,t..14-
of restoring his name t .and the ticzeutionts of Feyerston go by the
name of Fluit to this nay.