The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-30 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inquiry was instituted on Wednesday afternoon at
the Bedford Head, Maiden .lane, Covent-garden, before
Mr. Htoas, touching the death of William Mester, Esq.,
aged 63, a gentleman of fortune, who expired suddenly at
his lodgings, No 43, in the above lane, It then appeared,
that on Tuesday afternoon the deceased, after dining at a
frietas house, returned home about seven in the evening,
accompanied by a dashing young female, named Eliza
Goaling. Sours afterwards he was taken alarmingly ill,
and vomited incessantly for a considerable time. He con-
tinued in this state with no other attendant but the female
alluded to, until nearly midnight, at which time, Mrs.
Abbott, the landlady, who wee absent, came home, and
found the unfortunate gentleman in bed, on the point of
death. It was the opinion of the medical gentleman (Mr.
Weatherfield, of Southampton-street, Strand,) that the
deceased's death was caused by apoplexy. A verdict to
that effect was returned.

The following day, however, Mr. Cooper, the church-
warden, who acted as foreman, and several other juror',
felt dissatisfied with their verdict, considering it a cireum-
stance pregnant with suspicion, that the deceased should
have been so many hours with the young female (Eliza
Gosling), without medical aid, and this, coupled with
other facts, gave rise to a variety of rumours which were
circulated through the neighbourhood, one of which was,
that the deceased had been poisoned. Under these circuto-
, stances, Mr. Cooper, and other parochial officers, in order
that the atTair might be more fully elucidated, determined
upon holding another inquest, and yesterday afternoon a
fresh Jury was empanelled at the above house.
Eliza Gosling, the young female alluded to, being
sworn, stated that she resided in the house of a Mrs.
M'Donnell, No. 278, Holborn. Her acquaintance with
the deceased commenced about nine munths ago, and she
was frequently in his company. On the evening of his
decease she met him, and went home with him. In about
half an hour afterwards he complained of a violent betel-
ache, and commenced retching. She assisted him to the
sofa, where be sat down. Soon afterwards he rose from
the sofa, and drank two glasses of wine, which stood on
the table in a decanter, and which seemed to revive him,
and he walked up and down the room several times, when
all of a sudden he reeled and fell on the couch in a state of
insensibility, but he subsequently recovered a little ; when
she implored him to have medical advice, which he de-
clined, saying, '6 My dear girl, I shall soon be better."
He soon afterwards fell on the floor, when she then was
induced to think flat he was labouring under the effect*
of too much wine, and she suffered him to remain where
he was for about half an hour. She then rang the bell,
and was answered by a little girl, who told her that Mrs.
Abbott, the landlady of the house, which is highly re-
spectable, was from home. Under these circumstances
she got the deceased to bed as well as she could, and re-
mained with him until half-past eleven o'clock, when
Mrs. Abbott came home, and expressed much surprise at
seeing her (witness) with the deceased, and wished her to
leave, but she persisted in remaining. Mrs. Abbott then i
went to the deceased, and finding that he wee in a very
dangerous state, being black in the face, sent for medical
aid, but the deceased died before it arrived.

Mr. Cooper, the fort/um—Pray are you related to the
deceased? Witness—Oh I dear, no, Sir; but be was un-
der a solemn engagement to make me his wife, and we
were to have been united in a week's time.

Mr Beaman, of James-street, Covent•garden, the parish
surgeon, had made an attentive post motion examination
of the body of the deceased, and was of opinion that his
death was caused by apoplexy.
In answer to a question from the Jury, the witneassaid,
that the deceased, being a powerful man, and very full of
blood, his life might have been saved had medical assistance
been called in when he was first taken ill.

This being the whole evidence, the Jury, after a short
deliberation, returned a verdict of—Died by the visitation
of God.

The deceased, who was highly connected, Las left a
and daughter behind him.

MARKET IN I'ELLICIENCE.

LODON MAKET&
(From the LondonN
Neu Priceß
Current of yesterday.)
Sorsaa.—The Sugar Market has been heavy all the
week, the buyers not inclined to purchase, except at a
further decline, which the holders will not submit to.
The estimated sales for the week are only 1,800 hogsheads
and tierces. In the Refined Market the transactions) are
on a limited scale; the prices 'are again 6d. to Is. per
cwt. lower. There has been more inquiry this afternoon
for lumps, but the offers have generally been very low, say
about 65a. to 655. 6d., which most of the Refiners have
refused to sell at ; some partial business however has been
done at that price, and one or two parcels of very ordinary
quality were reported to have been sold a shade under by
some of the small houses for money; for good small lumps
681. a 695. is asked, but there has been very little done
at present. Of Prussian lumps and single loaves the
melters are at present the chief purcha.ers at about 71s.
a 725. For crushed there is very little inquiry, and
scarcely any of the parcels placed in bond that were on
hand have been disposed of, the few offers that have been
made being at very low rates, and the holders refusing to
sell at such reduction ; in the price of the Grocery descrip-
tions there is very little alteration.
Foam/4 SUUAlt.—There were no purchaservof Foreign
Sugar last week by private contract. At public sale 1,054
hags Ilevannah were offered, chit fly white, low 345. a 38s.
fine 405., all taken in ; a few lots good strong yellow
taken in 235. a Its. ; the washed are 3s. a 4s. lower.
EAST INDIA Suoaa.—lly public sale this week above
5,000 bags Mituritiue., the whole of better quality than
last sale, and went off at fair market prices, brown 435.64.
a 465. 6d., yellow 475. a 51s. ; Bengal by public sale Is.
to Is. 64. lower.

TIC/L.—Bohm are rather heavy, though they have not
given way, the market generally is dull, and the delivery
has fallen off.

Comm.-There is but little business in any descs ip-
lion. The bulk of the orders for shipping hav►ng been
now supplied, and the dealers indifferent about any but
good quality, the quantity brought forward by public sale
was small. Some b►own fine fine ordinary Jamaica
sold as low as 465. to 465. 6d. ; good ditto, 475. to 50s. ;
real good, 70.. ; middling, 60a. ; tine ordinary Dominique,
435. to 46e. ; andgood orolinary, 40s. 6.d. to 425. 6d.
Rust....-This Market continues to be neglected ; a
small parcel or two of proof Leewards have been sold at
Is. 81(1., but there are very few sellers at this price; 3
to 6 over proof, Is. 9►l. to Is. 10d. per gallon; 23
over proof, 2s. 2d. ;28 over proof, 2s. 3d. to 2s. ;
35 to 40 over proof, 2s. sd, ; Jamaica 14 over proof,
21. 2.1. ; 25 over proof, 26. 411. ; 28 to 30 over proof,
2s. 6dt to 2s. Bd. ; 33 over proof, 2s. 10d. to 31. 64/.
BRAWDV.-First mark of 1828, 61. 2.1. per gallon;
second mark, ss. 4d. to ss. 9d. ; third mark, 4s. 9d. to
55...; first mark of 1829, 6s.

HOLLAND 9.-21. 6d. to 21. Bd. per gallon.
Sricza.-The market is firm; Mace at an advance of
horn 3d. to 4d. per lb. ; Nutmegs are in good demand.
Mate, FLAX, AND Ts. Ltow..-The Tallow ram ket con-
tinuee to fluctuate; the priors have varied from 39.. 6d. to
41s. ; the latter is the quotation this afternoon. In Ifetnp
or Flax there is no material alteration. This day 489 casks
Archangel Tallow sold 395. 3d. a 395. 6d. 'The Tallow
market quoted at a late hour 41s. 3d. a 41s. 6.1.
basil! PRovisioNs.-Butters are at the decline of 2s.
a 41.) which took place early in this week. Bacon unvaried.
Ott.s.-The Oil market is very firm. Common Oil 50/.
to 521., Sperm 84/. ; other description, all higher. The
market this afternoon brisk ; 22 ships off the coast from
Davis' Straits, nine clean, 13 with 27 fish,
CorroN.-The Company's sale, 407 hales of Bengal,
realized 40. to 4id., being at a reduction of ed. per lb.
lower than the previous sale ; 2,449 bales of Surats were
brought forward, and only one-third sok!, at 54. to 6,1.
and Id. per lb. Market dull, and prices nominal.
llors.-New Pockets, 6/. Bs. to 141. 144. ; 1829,
71. 75. to 9/. 9s. ; 1820, 61- 60. to 8/. Bs. ; 1827,
5/. 12s. ; 1826, M. ss. Duty 100,000/. Market heavy.
Itenico.-There is not much doing ; the price. ob-
tained at the last sale is hardly maintained.
Fautx.-On Tuesday the first parcel of new Turkey
Figs and Sultana Raisins, just arrived ex-Smyrna packet
from Smyrna, wan put up to public sale, fur which the
following prices were realized-viz , Sultana Raisins iu
drums, of which there were 1,600 (all sold) 70s. to 72a.