The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-27 00:00:00

CORONERS INQUEST.

This Jay, at one o'clock, a Jury, consisting of the most
respectable inhabitants of the parish, sat at the Weymouth
Arms, Weymouth-street, on the bodies of Lord Thomas
and Lady Matilda Mary Walsingham.
Sir Peter Laurie was present, and interested himself in
the melancholy investigation.
His Lordship was presetst at the prorogation of Parlia-
ment last week, and has been under a state of great ex-
citement ever since, and every night has drank wine CO
excess. Her Ladyship was a Miss Gosling before she was
married to his Lordship, and was the sister of Lord Bi-s-
-ton. ller Ladyship bore a most excellent character for
amiability. Archdeacon De Grey, brother-in law of the
deceased, is now Lord Walsingham.
Mary Rolfe stated that she was lady's maid to the de•
ceased, and was with her Ladyship on Tuesday night
about ten o'clock, when her Ladyship retired to bed. She
left her Ladyship in bed, without fire or candle. Lord
Walsingham slept in another apartment on the second
floor, on the opposite side of the staircase. Witness slept
in a spare room on the story over Lord Walsinghatn's
room. She went to bed about eleven o'clock, and awoke
ab int two o'clock, when she was alarmed by the noise of -
water running. Sete opened her bed-room window, and
called " fire." She ran down stairs in her night clothes,
and escaped ; hut she could not tell how, she was in auch
a state of terror. (A plan of the rooms on the floor
where the deceased slept was shown td witness and she
pointed out to the Jury the relative situations of every per-
son who was in the house at the time of the dreadful oc-
currence.) There were four rooms on the second floor,
and witness did not see the fire in his Lordship's room till
some time afterwards. She saw Lady Walsingham after
she had leapt from the windaw, she was in dreadful
agony, and observed that she believed her Lord was burnt.
She did not state why she leapt from the window, instead
of going down the staircase.

John Richard Elknore, of New Cavendi,h-street, sur-
geon, stated that he was called in soon after two o'clock
th it morning to atteml,Lady Walsinghatn. He found her
Ladyship dreadfully wounded, in a loft over the coach-
man's stable, and on examination he found a cut in the
fotehead, another over the eye, the nose broken, and both
thigh-bones fractured—the greater part of the bone of the
one protruded, just above the knee joint, three or four
inches. The right arm was broken, the elbow of which
was literally ennobled to pieces. Notwithstanding these nu-
merous severe injuries, her Ladyship was perfectly sensible,
and expressed strong anxiety for the fate of Lord Wal-
singham, continually exclaiming that he must he lost end
wished to know if any thing had been heard of him-
Archdeacon De Grey, the brofter- in-law of Lord Wal-
singhain, was present, and asked if her Ladyship had any
wish respecting the executing of a testamentary paper,
and she replied she was so confused and agonized as to be
incapable. She was in a dying state, and a clergyman
was inn odic, d, who prayed with her, and a little before
six o'clock she emitted from her stomach a quantity of
blood—she w,is suffocated. Before she expired she state I
that she was awoke by the smoke which filled her room,
and she opened the window and threw herself upon the
leads below. She said she believed the fire had broken
out in Lord Walsingluun's room, and she bad previously
expressed to Or. Clarke that some serious accident would
occur through his Lordship's carelessness.
Jane Mills, house-maid to the deceased, was awoke by
the ringing of bells, about two o'clock, in either her Lord
or Lady's bed-room. Got up instantly, and Lady
Walsingham's servant Faid-the house was on fire. Wit-
ness said, " Nonsense ;" but ran down stairs on observing
smoke, and opened Lord Walsingham's bed-romp door ;
observed the bed drapery and the clothes in flames; the
smoke and heat were so oppressive she could only call
nut, and receiving no answer she ran through Lady W.'s
room, and she asked what was the -matter; witness re-
plied, " His Lordship's bed-curtains are on fire." She
ran to another room to get water, but before she could get
it, and return to his Lordship's room with the water, a
voice cal'ed to her to escape, and she shut the outer door,
and escaped down stairs. There was no fire in her Lady's
room, and she might have escaped with ease if she had had
presence of mind. His Lordship always had a candle and
fire in his room.

A fireman &posed to finding his Lordship's body, burnt
to a cinder, in the ruins in the drawing-room, at six o'clock
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its morning.

Mr. STIRLING, the Coroner, summed up, and the
Jury returned a verdict, " That the deaths of the deceased
were caused accidentally and by misfortune."

The house of Sir THOMAS DENMAN, the
Attorney-General, in Russell-square, was brilliantly illu-
minated on Monday night.

This morning a proclamation was issued by
order of Government, fixing the rates of freightage to be
charged by Commanders of ships of war on bullion,
jewels, &e. The rates, to be charged after the first day of
September next, arc as follow :—For the freight of crown
treasures, from the port of lading to any distance not ex-
ceeding 600 leagues three-quarters per cent. ; exceeding
600 and not exceeding 2,000 leagues one per cent.; exceed-
ing 2,000 leagues one per cent. On gold and silver be-
longing to other parties the freights are to be as follow
On gold and jewels, from the port of lading to any distance
not exceeding 600 leagues three-quarters "per cent. ; ex-
ceeding 600 and not exceeding 2,000 leagues one and a
quarter per cent. and exceeding 2,000 leagues one and a
half per cent. On silver the freights are fixed thus
Not exceeding 600 leagues one per cent; exceeding 600
leagues and not exceeding 2,000 leagues one and a half Fr
rest. ; exceeding 2,000 leagues two per cent. Comman-
ders and masters of ships of war not to be put to any
chart charges, and the liability from less to cease the mo-
ment the ship arrives in port.

On Saturday Madame VESTRIS, accompanied
by Captain WARBKICK and PHILLIPSON, and her favourite
monkey, quitted town fur a western tour, Madame and
her monkey being engaged for a limited number of nights
at Bath ; previously to their departure, however, Madame
VEyritrs, in her own name, concluded an agreement with
the Proprietor of the Olympic, for a !ease of five yi,a.s. at
a rental of 11001. per annum ; and on her return to town,
which will be in about three weeks, she proceeds to mac
various alterations and improvements in the theatre, for
the better accommodation of the public. Her net profits
of last reason, after every incidental expense had been dis-
charged, amounted to within a trifle of 4000/. ! ! Ob-
server.