The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-02 00:00:00

INQUES'fS.

An inquest has been held at the Goat, in Pall Mall, ;Tots
the bed'. of Cvault Barn Aaelen, lately a captain in
the fit man 1,. alio shot himself• at the gate of Carlton
Home. 'The Chevalier Run ini addressed the jury at great
length, pointing eel die ht a% ery of the deceased at the bat-
tle of Waterloo and other plates, %%here he distinguished
himself; and also the melancholy deranged stale of kis
mind. 'Verdict—lnsanity. Hor remains acre removed, by
order of the Prince Regent, from Pall-mall to Mr. Read's,
jeweller to the Rosa! Family. tli, Jennyn-strect, and his
miniature delivered him, for the in-pertiim of his friends.
The Duke of Cumberland went to see the deceased Baron
on Monday evening and lunch lamented the untimely fate
of so brave a soldier. 'file fore; al took place on 'Thursday
morning, in St. „larnes's burial ov-wl on the Hampstead-road.
The procession consisted ot• a hearse and two mourning
coaches, in which Wan Mr. Phillips, the surgeon who attend-
ed him witty the h 41.0 act nos !!!!!! Hugh Lewisr
Esq. the Coroner who took the inquet•t on the body ; and the
Chi valier Ruspini, who wa- a handsome contributor tonal r's
the expellees of the funeral; besides several other gentle-
men, who took particular iuterest in his melancholy and
tintertimate fate.

Monday an inqaest was held at thetSwan, in Mansell street,
Goodman's Fields, on the body of T. Ball, a youth 14 years
of age, who romnutted suicide in the counting-house where
lie was a clerk. His master gave hint an excellent charac-
ter for honesty and sobriety of condnet : belt obsers ed,
that he had become very melancholy of late, and he thought
him insane. The Jury return: d a verdict of Lunacy.
An inquisition was lately taken at Cr:infield, Bedfordshire,
nn the body of J Bush by, who was found dead in Mr.
Cripp's barn, at Ampthill, where he had constantly slept,
for two years, from an aversion to residing in the workhouse.
This man had considerable property kit biro three times,
and as often squandered it away; and declared, if he had
more left him, he would do the same. lie was a notorious
poacher. Verdict—Died by the visitation of God
Au inqusition was held at the cricketers, London street,
Ratcliffe, on the body of Mr. Livermore, a ballast master,
who fell overboard from his lighter on Tutaiday
Verdict, Accidental Death. _ _

An inquest has been held at the Horse and Groom,
Church-street, Whiterhapel on the body of Sa►ah Moore.
'I he deceased had been separated from her husband for a
considerable time, in consequence of which he allowed her
Os. a week, until within these three months, shire which he
allowed her bat half-a-crown a week ; in consequence of
which she was without fire or bedding. Mary Cue, of Col•
ehester-pbee, wholnew her deplorable situation, frequent-
ly kit some victuals at her door ; and on her going than' the
preceding morning, she found her door fastened, and reeek •
tug no answer to her calls, she proem ed the beadle to force
the dour, when they foetal her dead, with a piece of thus
blanket between her and the floor, and part of a horse rug
over her, having died through want; bat the Jury not being
able to come to a decision, prevailed on the Coroner to ad.
joorn the inquest in order that a sargeon might open the
body. This was done, and the verdict returned that she
died a natural dead,.