The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-05 00:00:00

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CORONER'S NeuEsT.—Saturday evening an In-
quest was held at the Secretary's Office, in Gray's-
lan-sqnare, on the body of Jonsi-IiCKLIT,Y,
who was found dent in his bed, in his chambers,
on the second floor-at No. 9in the square. It ap-
pears that Mr. Hinckley was between .50 and 60
years of age, of a most penurious and eccentric-
manner of he provided every necessary
he wanted, and hardly ever permitted any one to
enter his chambers ; he brought in whatever he
wanted at night, such as his coals', tire-wood,
bread, &c. and, if he heard that bread was to rise
next day, he went the preceding evening for his
half-quartern loaf, to save a farthing. lie al-
ways went to the cheapeSt chandler's shop tolmy
his butter or rasher of bacon, and was couse-
quently well known. in the neighbourhood of
Gray's-Inn-lane. All last summer he was known
to be up at, hree o'clock every morning, with
a plaid cloak over his shoulders ; iii this manner
be walked round the square, went into the &lie-
' rent passages and necessaries; in order to pick up
any thing he found lying there. Part of last sum-
mer he had an old woman who officiated as his
laundress, lighted li-is fire, and cleaned his chain-.
hers ; to, this woman he paid 2d. for each morning
be required her services ; to save this expellee,
during the latter part of the summer, he did all
himself—he cleaned his place_aod emptied 'his own
slops. He was heard talking of going to Scotland
during last summer ; and in the latter end of Au-
gust Hinckley being missing, he was sup-
posed to have gone to Scotland. Days, :weeks,
and months,‘ however, passed, and the chambers,
remained shut, nor was there any inquiry made
,by any of his friends. It at length' began to lie
'whispered among the porters of the Inn, that per-
haps he might he dead in his bed ; and to satisfy
their• own curiosity, they agreed to get a ladder
and rear •it against the window of his bed-roont,
which looked into the gardens.
James Hulxbard, one of the porters of the Inn,
deposed, that he and three more of the porters
procured a long ladder,. and placed' it to, Mr.
Hinckley's: bed-rdom window', which they opened
and went in, and on undrawing the curtains 'at
the lied-feet, he Faw the appearance of a person
lying. in the bed ; the face was us black .as ink,
and completely covered, over with large green
flies ; the coverlid and floor were also covered
over with flies and large maggots ; the body was
so dry and shrivelled up, and the -flesh so Intreh
eaten off the face, that it was impossible to say it
was the remains of Mr. Hinckley, otherwise than
by ideotifying his 'plaid cloak, and the other ar-
ticles 'of wearing apparel. Witness ea,lled ano-
ther of the porters, who looked in and saw the..
same shocking sight., :All the keys of the different
doors of his drawers lay on the window, which
witness and the ether three porters took to the
house of Henry Hinckley, Esq. brother to the
deceaSed, who Jives in Guill:iord-streeL

S. Leda, Undertaker, of Yleets-street, e l
eposed,
ant the keys of Mr. Hinckley's. charn'iars, Wcre
sent to him by Mr. Hinckley,
of Guillord-streq..t,
on Friday evening, in order to remove, the body'
for interment. - The body was in such a state
that it could' not be, identified ; his men rolled it
np in the sheets, and put it- in a shell, qtr d wit-
ness rolled up a considerable quantity of papers,
consisting of deeds, letters, Sic. which .11e took
with him) and produced.
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Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Got"