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was charged before Mr. WEDGWOOD with obtaining the
sum of 461. 10s. 3d. under false pretences. The master
of the vessel had not authorised the prisoner to receive the
above sum, and produced the bill of lading, which, he
said, had not been out of his custody. The prisoner, who
said nothing in his defence, was remanded.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Last night an inquisition was taken before Mr. HIGGS,
the Coroner for Westminster, at the Rising Sun public-
house, George-street, Grosvenor-square, on the body of
Eliza Hellyard, between thirteen and fourteen years of age.
Miss Lawler lived at No. 4, Chapel-street, Curzon-street,
Mayfair. The house was kept by a lady named Owen,
witness was do a visit to Sir Nicholas Trent, who lodged
there. He occupied the whole of the upper part of the
house, including the first floor. The deceased was servant
to Sir Nicholas. He went to bed about seven on Saturday
evening, being unwell. Witness retired to rest about half-
past eleven, and in going to her own apartment saw that
his room door was open, and that there was a rushlight
burning, as usual, in the room. It was in a guard. There
was no fire in the room. He appeared to be asleep. Wit-
ness went to bed, and about three o'clock in the morning
was alarmed by Sir Nicholas calling out " Fire." Witness
instantly ran to the door of his room, and saw him standing
in the middle of the room calling " Fire." The room was
then all alight, and the bedding and curtains were also on
fire. Sir Nicholas is very old and infirm, and is labouring
under the effect of paralysis. Witness then ran up stairs
to the room over Sir Nicholas's bed-room to alarm the de-
ceased and another female servant in the house who slept
there. Witness knocked at the door, calling out " Fire,"
and hearing, as she thought, the deceased and the other ser-
vant answer her, went down stairs and, alarmed the parties
who were sleeping below.
Charlotte Burton, servant to Mrs. Owen, about three
o'clock on Sunday morning, while sleeping with the de-
ceased, was awoke by the last witness calling out " Fire 1"
Witness jumped out of bed, as did the deceased likewise.
Witness opened the room door, when the smoke rushed
into her face. She said to the deceased " Follow me." The
deceased made no answer, but screamed. Witness groped
her way into the next room, the front attic, and made her
escape by the window to the next house. Witness came
back to Mrs. Owen's house by the street door, and heard
the deceased screaming dreadfully ; but then no person
could get to her assistance. Witness believed that the
deceased, in her fright, missed following her, and being pre-
vented by the dense smoke from going down stair, she re-
turned back into the bedroom and locked herself in. Sir
Nicholas slept in the back room on the second floor. The
street door was broken open by the police ; but witness be-
lieved that it was too late to save the deceased.
Miss Anne Williams, niece to Mrs. Owen, slept on the
parlour floor, and was awoke by Miss Lawler calling
" Fire !" Witness ran up stairs, and saw Sir Nicholas's
bedroom on fire ; the flames were rushing out at the door.
Witness rushed forward, and reached the room where the
deceased was. Witness called to the deceased to open the
door ; she replied, " I can't, I can't," and continued scream-
ing ; the flames had by this time rushed up stairs, and ,he
door of the room was already beginning to crack and blaze,
and the heat became so intense that witness was obliged
to retire, and with great difficulty made her escape out of
the window to the next house. (The witness here became
much affected, and burst into tears.)
The Jury highly complimented the witness for her huma-
nity and intrepidity. They expressed a wish to examine
Sir Nicholas Trent, who, in pursuance of a request from
the Coroner to that effect, immediately attended.
Sir Nicholas stated that he was a native of Ireland, and
was an officer in the army. He was lately suffering from a
stroke of paralysis. The deceased had been in his service
for a year and a half, and was generally well-behaved, ex-
cept being a little giddy at times. Witness was very kind
to her. Witness had a rushlight burning in the room, and
there was also a lamp placed on a table at a proper distance
from the bed, to warm his medicine. He was awoke by
the fire, and made his escape without receiving any other
injury than a burn on his right hand. He did not light his
fire that night or in the morning. The curtains appeared
to have caught light on the right side of the bed. The
rushlight was on the left. Did not believe that the rush-
light occasioned the fire. Had taken a dose of henbane
that night to cause sleep. Could not account for the fire
occurring. The lamp to warm his medicine was not lighted
on that night, as he believed. The house and all the pro-
perty in it, down to the parlour, was consumed.
Evidence was then adduced of the finding of the body
in the first floor, having fallen in with the ruins from the
floor above.
After a lengthened consultation, the Jury returned the
following verdict :—" That the deceased was burned to
death ; but there was no evidence to prove whether the fire
was the result of accident or otherwise:'
Yesterday forenoon a Coroner's inquest was holden be-
fore Mr. Stirling, at the Buffalo's Head, in the New-road,
to inquire touching the death of Mrs. Mary Johnson, aged
eighty-one, for many years proprietress of Johnson's a-la-
mode beef shop, Clare-court, Drury-lane, who was burnt
to death in the manner already stated in our paper. Ver-
dict—" Accidental death."

Mr. Gully, M.P., for Pontefract, gave a dinner
on Wednesday week, at his seat, to a select number of his
constituents ; after which he informed them of his inten-
tion to withdraw from public life, and recommended to
them as a candidate at the next election, to fill his place
either Sir Culling E. Smith, or Colonel Raphael,,—York-
Airman.

The Earl of Lindsay has met with a serious acci-
dent at Uffington House, Lincolnshire, by his dressing-
gown catching fire while standing with his back to the grate ;
fortunately, the Noble Earl had the presence of mind to
rush into an adjoining apartment, and there had the rem-
nants of his gown torn from him ; but his Lordship was
severely burnt. Surgical aid was promptly obtained, and
his Lordship as fast recovering.
The late venerable Duke of Montrose, who had en
tered his 82d year, is succeeded in his title and estates by
his eldest son, James, Marquis Graham, a Commissioner of
the India Board in the Administration of the Duke of Wel-
lington, formerly M.P, for the town of Cambridge, Colonel
of the Stirling, Dumbarton, Clackmannan, and Kinnop
Militia, who was united in October to the Hon. Miss Be-
resford, daughter of the Rev. Lord Deceis. The late
Duke was for many years Lord Chamberlain to King
George the Fourth, and his Grace was also Lord Justice
General of Scotland, Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire and
Dumbarton, Knight of the Garter, Chancellor of Glas-
gow University, an extra Director of the Bank of Scotland,
D.C.L. His Grace married a sister of the third Duke of
Manchester.
Sergeant-Major Angus Ross, of the 79th High-
landers, when about to quit the service, was presented, a
few days since, by Lieut.-Colonel Fergusson and the offi-
cers of this distinguished regiment, with two splendid and
richly-chased silver salvers.
On Wednesday morning last, an infant, about five
weeks old, was found dead by the side of its parents, John
Lloyd and his wife, at a house in the square at Kidder-
minster. It appeared quite well on going to bed the pre-
vious evening. An inquest was held on the body Saturday
morning, before T. Allen, Esq., when the following verdict
was returned :—"Suffocated accidentally in the bed clothes."
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BIRTHS.
On the 26th ult., at Guernsey, the lady of R. Younger, Esq., of
a daughter.
On the Ist inst. , at Clapham-common, Mrs. R. Hudson, of a son.
On the 2d inst., at Connaught-place, the Hon. Mrs. Trotter, of
a daughter.
On the 31st ult., the lady of cK. Dixon, Esq., of a son.
On the 31st ult., at Barnes, the lady of H. B. Alexander, Esq.,
of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., at 3luswell-hill, IlornseYo Mrs. A. Meeres, of
a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 31st ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Edward, eldest
son of T. Partington, Esq., of Offham, Sussex, to Susan Frances,
eldest daughter of J. Boodle, Esq.
On the 21st ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, J. E. Low,
Esq., to Louisa, widow of Lieut.-Col. Williams.
On the 31st ult., at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, Wm. Cur..
tis Burt, Esq., of Reigate, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Tur-
ner, Esq., of Burgh-heath, Banstead.

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DIED.
On the 31st of December, the Rev. Robert Crosby, M.- A. Mi.
nister of St. Mary's, Haggerstone, Middlesex.
On the 2.9 th ult., at Monument House, near Birmingham, John
Johnston, M.D., aged 65.
On the 6th ult., off Malta, Commander Henry Jellicoe, of his
Majesty's ship " Canopus."
On the 29th ult., at Sloane-terrace, Chelsea, Elizabeth, sister of
the late Captain Richbell, R.N., aged 69.
On the 29th ult., John James Day, Esq., late house surgeon to
St. Marylebone Infirmary.
On the 30th ult., at Ealing, Sarah Douglass, aged 75,
On the 31st ult., at. Norwood, Louisa, eldest (laughter of the late
M. Howard, Esq., of that place.
On the 31st ult., aged 63, Mr. Joseph Coward, of Paul's-wharf,
Upper Thames-street.
On the 26th inst., at Whichford, Warwickshire, Katherine, wife
the Rev. C. Turner, aged' 2.
On the 28th ult., at Cheltenham, aged 22, Charlota Janata, the
youngest daughter of J. Macalister, Esq., C.5.,10f Prince of Wales'
Island.

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London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No.
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of Middlesez..auasday, January 3, 1837.