The National Register.
London, England, 1814-08-28 00:00:00

ACCID.E.:\i6 A:$(71) U FIFE NC ES.

CORONER'S INQUEST.— fm.5,.,,y 4111 inignost was hold at the
Workhouse in itrmoi street, St. (ides's, bv•toive G. Hodgson, Esq.
eoroner for Middlesex, on the bodies of toe unfor 'mate victims
.ho perished in toe fire in King-street, Seven trial. hst: `sitwiay.
thrr the Jury took a view of the remains of two of the moths,
which were in sheik, they proceeded in Hear the evideree of .he
witnesses. The only witness who wa• railed and which was dersio,),t
sufficient, was William Nash, who depoued that I e was a fishmouger
residing at N0.'35, Tichtield steeet. He was acquainted with Ben-
jamin Stephenson, and Mary his wit's., about eight years, o.icite
bodies he supposed were the two which were dug nut of the loots ;
tie deceased B. Stephenson was by trade a tailor; witoe‘s was
married to his daughter ;he was 4.S years of age. and the wile ;
they occupied the second floor in the house of Joh,' Watkins, ha.
berdashe ,4, King-street, St. Giles's. On Sunday ihornisig betwea
1 and 2 o'clock, some woman called witness, who was then in boil,
telling him that the Aonie where his father and mother in la' lodged
was on fire ; witness proceeded to the spot, and found the is use to
be in flames ; on milting inquiry for his hither and motocr-m-law, Ire
was informed they got out sac, and he did teat know any thiug to
the contrary until lt o'clock on Monday, when he was ictinutpki
that they and Mr. Watkins's servant maid, Mary Ann Catherine, a
girl 15 years of age, had perished, and that their bodies were then
in the ruins : the two bodies discovered, lie had every reason to I,e•
lieve, were those of Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson. The Comic r dud
Jury appeared satisfied, and returned a verdict of Accidental
Death. _ _

-There was another inquest held before the same Coroner and Jury
on the body of John Causer°, a cabinet maker, who lodged at No 6
in the same street where the fire happened, who, after opening the
door of the house he lodged in, to go np stairs to his own apartment,
topped to speak of the ahocking,accident at the fit e, %%hick was
next door but one, when he dropped down and expired. Verdict,
Visitation of God.
FATAL COINCIDENCE.—In New Orleans, America, on the 4th of
April last, died Mr. Berthe Gyrina, merchant, aged 74 years, and
one of the oldest native inhabitants of that city. Finding himself in.
disposed in the middle of the night, he sent for Dr. Domingo Ferytas,
who, in two minutes after feeling the pulse of his friend, fell down,
when froth expired at the same instant !
LALcurtoes.—Monday morning. at a quarter after eight, the
following person! were executed before the Debtors' door, Newgate :
William Henry Lie, for burglary ; and John Mitchell, for forgery;
Francis Sturgess, for highway robbery ; Michael Maroney alias
Mahoney, for highway robbery ; John Fied, alias 1-nathan Wild, for
borglary ; and John Ashton for highway robbery. By half past six
o'clock the old Bailey, Giltspur-street, and the houses adjacent, were
crowded to great excess. At halt-past seven Maroney was brought
forward for the purpose of being disencumbered from his irons.
While his irons were knocking oft; it was found necessary to se.och
for a knife to cut some of the corckge, which confined his irons.
Marone}, seeing this, stooped and with an Herculean effort tore it
asunder. This being the only Catholic, the Rev. Mr. Devereux at-
tended him in constant prayer, in which he joined most fervently.
Sturgess, Field, and Mitchell, conducted themselves with peat
propriety. The unfortunate Ashton had been in a state of insanity
zince the receipt of the awful warrant for his executLn. In the press-
yard, he distorted his countenance horribly. He was the firth who
moulded the scafibld, and ran up the steps with great rapi.iity
; and
having gained the summit of the platform, Legan to kick and claret.,
and often exclaimed, " I'm Lord Wellington." The Rev. NI,. Cot-
ton, who officiated for the first time as'ethchnary, enjoined bon to prayer
to he paid little atteation, and continued to clic) his hands as
far as he was permitted by the extent of the cord. Mitch-11 cetera
invited him to prayer. All that could be done was ineffectual, and it
was necessary to have two men to hold him during the. awful cere-
mony. Whit they ref-aced him, for the purpose of the Lord's
Prayer being said, he turned round and bepn to dame, and vociferated.
Look at me, I am Lord Wellington " At twenty minute., pest
eight o'clock, the signal was given, and the platform tell. SLarcely,
however, had the sufferers dropped, before, to the awe and astonish-
Malt of every beholder, Ashton rebootried from the trier. a., d was
inctantaneously seen dancing near the Ordinary, and crying out v
ry
loudly, and apparently unhurt, " What do ye think ant I n
Loot Wellington now ?" He then danced, clapped his nail !s and
!nuzzled. At length the executioner was com:,elled to get upon the
scaffold, aud to push him forcibly twin the place on which he stood.