The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-08 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Wednesday an inquest was 11.111 at the King's Arms. Newg.tte•
Market. en Ow body of Elliott. who put a period to his exit:ence
by cutting' hi, th7oat at his lodgings, 31,. Puernoster-row. It will
perhaps b.: revollected by our iTaders ' that this person took tut
part in the lat.? %Westminster EleLzion in the honest of Mr. ;
hut in conr•quence of the " Orator's" gross behaviour, he disclaitt..d
all further connesion with him, The deceased lodged with Mrs.
Thompson, and aecording to the evidence of several witnesses, he
had been a Commission Agent for two houses in the wine and spirit
trade, tut ItaJ been for some tune depressed in mind, in c msequence
of not being able to get into business. I its wife had died about ei;:ht
or nine months ago, which seemed always to have preyed upon
mind, and when speaking of her to Mr. Want. of the Saturation
Tavero, Nesvgate Street (one of the witnessesl, he shed tears. lle
also told Mr. Want that he wa, very uneasy about the non-payment
of some hand bills which Mr llnnt had ordered him t get piinted,
and which net haring lava paid, application had been made to him
for the money. On Sundays medical gentleman was called to the
deceased. whom he found in a high fever. Wednesday he saw Lieu
again, when he complained of something pushing him to jump out
of the window. On Monday night the deceased sent to Want, who
came to him ; and he s id to Mr. W. •• I have got cheeks for thou-
sands, my boy, and I want you to do something for me in the City
to morrow. They arc things, von know, which ought not to besut-
fercd to lie by."—Verdiet—lnsanity.
On Wednesday evening an inquest was held at the Crown and
Cushion, Little llossell-street. Covent Garden, before Af. Lewis.
Coroner, on the body of Mr. Chailes M•Carthy, formerly an oTc r
in the service of the Emperor of Austria, who tell down dead in the
Pit of Drury Lime Theatre on Monday ni;;ht last, awl expired j st
at the moment Mr. Kean was representing the dying scene in Ridwrd
the Third.

Mr. James Cole, surgeon, corner of York Street, C went Garden'
being sworn. said as follows :—" I was sent for to attend a gold...man
who was said to be dying of dead. in the Pit passage of Dimly Lane
Theatre, about half past ten o'clock on Monday night lust ; I at•
tended immediately, and found the deceasedsupporreil on a stool, near
the money takers' office ; life appeared to be extinct ; nevertheless,
I thought prof er to open a vein in the arm, and al u the temporal ar-
tery, but could not produce blood ; and I found it useless to attempt
any thing farther. My opiaion is that the deceased died in a fit of
apoplexy ; and since I have viewed the body at the request of the
jury, that opinion ia confirmed."
Henry Edward Church, 29, Devonshire Street, Enrgeom'attended
the deceased with Mr. Cole., and confirmed in ,every repect Lis
evidence.
James Davies, constable of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, sworn, said,
" I was on duty at Drury Lane Theatre on Monday night, and was
standing in the pit-lobby at about 20 minutes past ten o'clock, as the
curtain fell at the conclusion of the tragedy, and was inforeavd that
a gentleman had fallen down in the pit. and appeared to be dying. I
went to him immediately, and wuud the deeca-ed in the anus of seve-
ral persons who were supporting him ; I a.sisted in carrying him
into the passage of the pit, and a female, who appeared to feel in-
terested for the deceased, and who, I thought, beloaged to him, ran
forsome water. The surgeons arrived shortly after, and after attempt-
ingto bleed hie:, ordered hint tube removed to this house, arts there
they tried farther means, but tone effect. I examined the tleceaed's
pockets, and found the envelope of a letter, on which was written—
' Chas. M•Carthy, Esq. Bull Inn. Bishor.gate Street.' Upon ap-
plying there, I found that was the place of his residence. The -
sealed packet now produced is all the propeity I faand upon the du.
ceased."
Major Albeit D'Alton of the army, residing in Conduit Street,
stated, " The deceased is distends related to me, he had been lately
at Paris. and was on his way to his fatuity at Dublin ; bat remained
in 1.0 idon tier a law days for the parpose of se...Mg a few friends. .
I received a letter from him a few days ap, itilinanM: me that he
had a fit of the gout. Deceased was not a married man ;he was a .
gentleman of a highly respectable faufly, and formerly was an
officer in the Austrian service." Verdict—Died by the visitation
of God.

Thursday. evening an inquest was held at the Golden Lion. Dean
Street, Soho. lst:esire Hugh Lewis, Esq. Coroner, ua the body of
Jahn

William Nicholls, 23, Cerrard Street, Umbrella maker.—The de-
ceased was between 50 and 60 years of age, and was in the habit of
coming to my house the last 14 year:: ; he held a situation in the
Barrack Department, tinder General De:auncy, and retired on half
pay ; he held some freehold in his native country (Cheshire). to
which he retired ; Mond..y last, about 12 o'clock, he came to my
house and sat in the front parlour in the chair. He said he was
going to Paddington. lie sometimes dined with me. in about 20
minutes after he came, I heard a noire: as it' he was rappit):4 with his
stick. I sent up the servant maid, who soon returned, read I went
to him, and thand hint lying upon the floor. I sent for Mr. Dickson,
a surgeon, who came directly. The deceased oak' uttered a ie.,
Oh dear I 0:i dear ! what is the matter ?" Ile was dead
before the surgeon arrived.•
Mr. Edward Dickson, surgeon, 66, Warilour Street, Soh- stated, .
that he was called upon to attend tile dr-Teased, and fieind him at the
house of last witness, lying upon the floor, quite sen.edcss ; he cues
ceived hint to he in a lit, and he got hini on a sofa in the room ; he
made an effort to get his aim out of his coat. hut it was deemed •
proper to cut it, mad then he opened a vein in the arm, and gni
about four ounces of blood; bled him behind the neck, but cualdl
not get a nv more blood ; apolital leeches, they took hold, hut got no
blood ; pulsation diet' ceased, and respiration was very short ;
died in five minutes afterwards ; conceives that lie died in a i; of
apoplexy.
The Coroner and Jury expressed themselves satisfied with the ca-
dence produced, and they returned their verdict.—Died in ait
apoplexy.
A Jury was al,n summoned at the Cmoked Aillett, Ratchtf
way, to hold an inquisition ledore .1. W. Unwin, Esq. Coroner, on ,
the romans of the unfortunate sutte:ers, Mr. John gunner, and his
son, John Bonner ; the hunter aged 4, and the latter aged 4 years,
who were burnt to death on Monday morning last. There s. caned
to tbe no ,ero mils for supposing that the prenuses were set fire to .n
any other manner than by pure accident, and accordingly the ver-
dict was—Accidentally burnt to death.

The Surrey Adjourned Sessions at Newington closed on Monday. _
In the numerous calendar of offenders was a man named Chairs
Brown, sfl year: of age, who had been brought up to the sea; he
was found guilty of an asiault with inient to commit a rape on I .0 ijsa
Murehey, a child seven heirs old, the iiiPuit daughter of a labeor-
man living at Rotherinthe. The child, from us i.delligent • -
plies, appeared :aware of the consequences of an oath, :md was there-
titre sworn : her evidence dbelosed such a scene of brutal condtict on
the part of the prisoner, that the whole Court was moved with int!i!,-
nation against him ; and the worthy Chairman intimated, that had
he been capitally indicted, he wouldjustly have had to pay the for Lit
of his lik. lie was sentenced to two year, impstsonmeat. Among
other cases of peculiar depravity, develol.:4 at these -Sessions, was
that of \lary I'oole, who was tried anti ip•quitted on a charge of
stealing a 31, note; it appears that altheitJi she is not twenty years
of age, yet she has been upwards of fifty tinsel in custody !—Eleven
prisoners, convicted or picking pocket., and other felonies, in Cam-
berwell, Lambeth, add the Borough, wcr sentenced to seven years
transportat4m.
A few nil .hts since, the house of Mr..l. el-aprrian, of llolyfreld
Ilan, in the parish of Walliato limy Cross, in the county of Essex.
• was broken open by a very nuta.rous an I during gang of robbers,
amounttng to ten or twelve men, Untied and disguised. They plun-
dered the house and premises of property to a very large amount ;
:ining it were Bea notes to the amount of lad four watchr , with a
va• ivy of seals, chains, .'cc.: one of the w atches was a valuable gold
one. The gang made their rw.ape with the whole of the vaktable
property, and remain still undinovved.