The National Register.
London, England, 1814-09-11 00:00:00

tEPT. 11.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Thursday evening an► lil4ll4Nt was hell
at the White Lion, in Leather•lane, before George Hodgson, E.q.
Coroner for Middlesex, on the body of Mrs. Harriet Collins, a re.
speetabie old widow Lady, whose death was occasioned by leer
clothes eatciiing fire.

Mrs. Sarah Barnet deposed that she was wife to Mr. Edward
B cruet, residing at No. it, Leather hum. She knew the deceased
Mrs. Collins about four years ; she was the widow of a respectable
clergymen, and she lived on an annuity which was paid her by Al,
dermait Harvey ; she was eighty years of age, and had one daughter
who was married. She lodged in witness's house, and occupied the
front room on the first floor ; about half•past eight o'clock on last
Sunday eveniue, she saw the tieceased on her knees in her own
room saying her prayers ; there was no fire in the room, but a lighted
candle stood on the table close to bee; shortly after witness quitted
the room, she heard the deceased cry now, 0 dear, Mrs. Barnet:*
Witeess ran in and saw her all in tunes ; the flames reached as high
a• the top of the ceiling. Witness took a blanket and counterpaue
401. the bed, and threw them over her head, and then rolled her tip
in the carpet, and by that means succeeded in extinguishing the
times. Witness sent for a surgeon, who came and dressed her;
she was put to lied, and lingered in great pain until about half past
nine o'clock the following night,- when she expit ed. From the time
of the accident to her death she was in her perfect senses ; and said
she could not account how it happened. unless by the ma of the
candle failite4 on the skirt of her gown, as she was on her knees.
She were a brown cotton gown, which was completely burnt to a
cinder ; h, r shawl and petticoats were burned in sevetal places,
but none ot. the furniture w era injured About her month, her
breast, her tight shoulder, one of her arnici, and legs, were much
burred.--Verdict, Accidental Death.

An Togni,ition was taken on Vi'eduesday eveninc before G. lick-
-I'oll, Esq. Coroner for Midillesex, on the body of -- Foster,
a %vatelenan of St. Giles's, who was found hanging in Georce-eourt,
C St. Giles's, on Monday. The Inquest sat at the Work.
hoist', and it appeared by the eyitivnee addnerd, that the deceased,
Lid not been sober for a fortnight, mid that he watt flighty in the
at the latter part of the time.—Verdiet, Insanity.
Anntio.,e Togoisition was taken at the .4anie time before the same
('..roper, the hotly of a beadle of the Bari •h. 'who died in a fit
vekilst in bed cu the ineceding uight.—Verdict, Died by the
thin of God.

the e:l'h ult. Meadow', alias Herring, who rereivee.
sent roe:• of dr..alh at the inte Mr .:on I:,sizes, for esenpint: 'rout the hullo,
bOt wps •rwards remitted !or tran.portation for lite, had lowly et
frsted tii• e,cape f!otn the comity gaol. lie had lotswil through two
troilg do,r, of a skeleton key ; hot in attempting a third,
ee key 11!(1k4". He was found Iy tin• turnkey in the morniurr in
!o. (+nen cowl, without his irons, which lie had sawed off belore
ter! hi evil.

A wei.!nchnlv nceurrer.ee too:; place nn Lanrastcr Sands, on Saturday
chaise.drivers, belonging :n Mr. Pritt, ccf Lancaster,
having tak.en Lord G• fl. (',aventl.c,!; in his carriage the preceding even-
ing to lloikar flail, were returning with 111. t four bor•es, hut having
Initerrd on the road, the.), itnprutientle Alteruptrd to (1033 the Sands,
Irmo Ket.tshank, wi:rn, the tide was making; the consequence was, bath
ti-ea, and tin_ horse, wire downed.