The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-24 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday a coroner's inquest was holden before Mr.
Stirling, at the Grapes, Brompton, on the remains of Mrs.
Elizabeth Clarke, a maiden lady, aged 62, who was found
dead at her residence, No. 17, Yeoman's-row, Brompton:
Mary Bennett, a married woman, for the last year and a
half was the deceased's occasional servant. She lived alone,
and admitted no one to see her except the witness. She
lived on her property. Last Thursday afternoon witness
was with her some hours. She was scarcely able to speak.
Witness washed and dressed her, and on leaving put her to
bed. She gave witness the keys of her bed-room and the
house door. When witness left she said, " Good night,
God bless you." Witness urged her to have a nurse. She
refused, observing that she would have no one but witness,
and if she would not attend on her she would lie in bed and
die. The next morning witness went to her. She
knocked at the deceased's bedroom door. Witness obtained
no answer, and on entering found the deceased in bed
dead. Witness called her husband, who brought Mr.
Aldridge, a medical gentleman, who said she had been
dead four hours. Verdict—" That the deceased died by
the visitation of God."

An inquest was held last night in the House of Correc-
tion, Coldbath-fields, before Mr. Baker, the coroner, on
the body of James Mayhew Underwood, aged 27 years.
The clerk of the House of Correction produced the record
of the conviction of the deceased at the Clerkenwell Ses-
sions, on the 22d of August last, as an incorrigible rogue
and vagabond, and on which be was sentencoa to twelve
calendar months' imprisonment. Evidence was thus ad-
duced of the death of the deceased on Friday morning
last, about two in the morning, from a difficulty of breath-
ing and an affection of the bowels. His constitution was
most probably injured by the mode of living usual among
such people.—Verdict—" Natural death."

THE GAMBLER'S DREAM.—There is much specu-
lation afloat about this publication, which is said to be a
novel that will be as favourably received and read by the
Ladies, as it will be feared and rejected by their Lords. Its
title would fix upon it an exclusive interest with the latter,
but it possesses, like the play of the Gamester, many do-
mestic scenes of fearful interest to the former. The " Gam-
bler's Dream," Twill, moreover, suddenly uncover to their
view other and stronger fancies, follies, and vices of their
Lords than gambling, and the narratives are said to be
wrought out with great effect by a very curious, but some-
what similar agency to that employed by Lesage in his
celebrated " Diable Boiteux."

QUICK STEAM PASSAGE: FALMOUTH, JA N. 21.
—The Peninsular Steam Navigation Company's new steamer
Iberia, bound to Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, arrived here
last evening at 10 o'clock ; and as she left her moorings at
London at a quarter past 9 the previous morning, she has
performed the whole distance, something upwards of 370
nautical miles, in 36 hours and three-quarters—a shorter
time than we ever recollect its having been done in ; and,
taking into account the stoppages in the crowded part of
the river, landing the pilot, a strong head-wind as far as the
Downs, and being unaided by wind afterwards—the vessel
must have gone 10f knots by steam-power only.

HORIZONTAL FLAT WATCHES.
with accurately finished jewelled movements, warranted, are offered
in Silver cases, price Five Guineas each ; or in Gold cases, price
Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Jewel-
ler, and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London.
N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange.