The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-28 00:00:00

ACeIDENTSL DEATHS.

ConoNen's INQuk ST.—On Saturday an Inquest.
was held at the Crow, in. Mow-lane, on the body
of a young woman, name unknown, who was roll-
over on. Thursday evening, by the Manchester
coach, at the end of Redeross-street, Barbican.—
Mr. Plumpton, pastry-cook, in Barbican, :de.;
posed, that he saw the deceased as well as several
others, between four and
.five o'clock on Thurs-
day evening, attempting to cross at the end of
Redcross-street, when the Manchester coach was
passing. He heard the coachman call out, and at
the same'time the deceased was knocked down by
one of the leaders. The horses were immediately

pulled op. The stage-coach was endeavouring to
avoid a hackney-coach when the accident hap-
petted. Miss Roby, milliner, in RedcrOss• street.,
was passing at. the time, and was next' to the de-
ceased when the"coach was coming up; and she
bad scarcely time to escape." The deceased wa§
taken up apparently lifeless, and- carried to the
house of Mr. Senior, a surgeon, in Beech-street,
who said that the scull of the deceased was ern:sh-
e:l to pieces, and that she died in consequence of
the accident. Verdict—Accidental
pounds, or the fore'-horse.
'An Inquest was lately taken at Rodbor-ongh, on
view of the bodies of, Thomas Golding-, .ant(
Ed-
ward Herbert; found drowned in the TLiames.and
Severn Canal. It appeared, they had been walk-
ing together (supposed to be arm-in-al-1n), on the
towing-path, and carrying a bundle, when, from
the darkness of the night, they unfortunately. fell
into the canal 'lock opposite the Ham Mill, and
were drowned. They have each left a wife, the
former with ten, and the latter with six -children.

Verdict—Accidental Death., ,
On thuisday last, at Cambridge, in Glouces-'
tershire, an Inquest was taken on view of the
body of Mr. John Brinkworth, timber-merchant,
of Kingstanley, An' was found drowned in a
piece of water at Gossington, near tile. entrance
of Slimbridge-field. The deceased had passed
through the turnpike gate at Nubbin-Ash, about
six o'clock the preceding evening, on his return.
from Bristol, kind was then observed to .be in a
state;.of intoxication ; it was therefore supposed
that he must have fallen from his horse whilst the
animal was drinking at the above pool, and was
&wined. On searching. his pockets, 1601. in rash
and notes, was found therein.—Accidental Death.
Tire following thelaneholy occurrence took
place on Sunday selmiight. Two youths, of the
city of Gloucester, of the names of 'Lodge and
Hoskins, .went into. the fields for the purpose of
Milling bird ; when, in making their way throu.gh
a hedge, the muzzle of the gun, in the hands' of
the latter,.struck upon the butt othis companion's
piece, and went off, discharging time whole of .its
contents into the side of the unfortunate Lodge,
who'Vras immediately taken to the Gloucester In-
firmary, where he expired on Tutsday. An In-
queSt was held before JOHN' JEFFgRIES, Esq. Co.
and the Jurybronght in a verdict of Acci-
dental Death.

The immense rocking-stone on the hill of Clin-
drie, in cotland, so justly celebrated for its vi-
brating when touched, is now become immove-
able, it is supposed that, the craggy bass upon
which it was so astonislangly,balanced, has sunk-,
and thus reiniersl it firm,
.A singular crab was lately caught at Weymouth
by a fisherman ; it weighed 39 pounds, and was
purchased by the la.ndlord of the Crown public-
hpuse at the above place for 10s.