The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-26 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

DREADFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG GIRL BY FIRE.--Yes-
terday afternoon an inquest was held in the Board-room of
St.' George's Hospital, Hyde Park-corner, before Mr.
Higgs, on view of the body of Miss Sarah Lutman, a fine
girl aged fourteen years, who was burned to death.

Mi.s. Sarah Lock, of Percival Cottage, Parson's-green,
knew the deceased, whose parents occupied apartments in
her house. On Monday evening last witness was in her
bed-room, when she heard violent screams in the front room
on the first floor. On opening the door witness was shocked
at discovering the deceased ascending the stairs in one com-
plete blaze. The unhappy sufferer at this moment was ex-
claiming in a frantic mantic!. Help, help, or I shall die."
Witness opened tile street door, and gave an alarm ; and
in the interim the deceased rushed into witness's
bedroom, and rolled herself on the bed, the clothes
of which, in consequence, etzught fire, and it was
with great difficulty that witness preserved her infant,
which was asleep on the bed. By the timely assist-
ance of several neighbours the deceased was immersed in
blankets, and the flames in the room soon extinguished,
although at one time great fears were entertained that the
house would be burnt to the ground. Mr., liouse, a surgeon
in the neighbourhood, promptly attended, aod appropriate
applications were 'made to the person of the unfortunate
girl, whose sufferings were of the most agoni: ing descrip-
tion ; but she was sufficiently sensible to state that the
catastrophe occurred by her clotheS' catching fire while
she was reaching something from .the mantreslitielf: On
the same evening she was placed on a feather bed, and re-
moved in a coach.. to .the -hospital:— She expired early on
Tuesdaymorning.
The Jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental death."
MELANCHOLY. SUICIDE OF A YOUTII.--Last night, at
seven o'clock, an Inquest was held at the Rockingham
Arms, Hosier•lane, Snow-hill, before Mr. PAYNE, and a
very respectable Jury, on view of the body of lames Claret,
aged 16 years.

William Brandon, apprentice to Mr. Green, printer, of
King-street, Snow-hill, deposed that the deceased was his
fellow-apprentice, and resided in Mr. Green's family. On
Thursday morning, about one o'clock, witness discovered
the deceased suspended to a beam by a rope, in the count-,
ing-house. An alarm was given, and a surgeon shortly at-
tended and cut him down, and used endeavours to restore
animation, but without success.
By the CORONER-1 cannot account for the deceased's
committing the act. Mr. Green, his master, did not behave
harshly to him. lam not aware of his being acquainted
with atiy female, or that he was labouring under any indis-
position—of late he has been dejected in spirits. On Mon-
day last he acknowledged to me that he had contemplated
suicide, but that he had abandoned the rash idea, and hoped
I would not tell his master.

The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased des-
troyed himself while in a state of temporary deisigement."

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The Annual Dinner of the Friendly Society of
Licensed Victuallers took place yesterday at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern, Strand. Mr. Francis Ward, the senior
Trustee of the Society was in the Chair. ,1_ ,
Lord J. Russell hid erased the name of J. B. Freeland, Esq.
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Esq., instead of Mr. Freeland, among the Magistrates tip_
pointed.
On Tuesday week,
on the beach, near Brunswick-terrace, for oysters thro • n up
by the late gale, they saw something curious rolling about in
the surf. One of them pulled it out of the water, when it
proved to be a bladder with something heavy inside; they cut
it open and found it contained eleven pieces of money : but
unable to make out the letters, they took the coins to Mr.
Thatcher, of the King's-road, by whom
On examination they were discovered to be coins of tho
reigns of Agrippa, Vespasian, Domitian, Nero, Faustina,
Commodus, Trajan, Adrian, and Claudius. Two of the coins
have been sold to ir Herbert Taylor, and three others have
been purchased by Lady Rodd and Lady Whitshed.—.
Brighton Guardian.