The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-28 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Last night at six o'clock a Jury was empannelled before
Mr. PAYNE, at the Glaziers' Arms, Water-lane, Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, on view of the bodies of Thomas Col-
ley, aged 50, and James Martin, aged 35, who met their
deaths at Blackfriars Bridge on Tuesday morning last, by
the breaking down of the scaffold on which they were at
work. Both the men were masons.

John Williamson, No. 2, Cumberland-street, John-street,
Blackfriars-road, foreman of the works at Blackfriars
Bridge, deposed that Mr. Mackintosh was the contractor
for the repairs of the bridge. About seven o'clock on
Tuesday morning witness was standing within five feet of
Martin. They were underneath the second arch from the
City side. There was a large block of stone which they
were about to heave up to put in the pier. The deceased
was pushing it with a crow-bar at one end. They were in
the act of slinging it, and witness was assisting. While
so occupied a beam of wood, which formed part of a beam
on which their suspension purchase was fixed, gave way.
It came down with a tremendous crash, bringing with it
the stage on which the men stood, and where there were '
also some large blocks of stone. The deceased was knocked
down, and, on being taken up, appeared without any sign
of life. Witness was also flung down, and when he re-
covered himself he observed Colley, who was lying by wit-
ness's side. Two or three more were hurt. There was a
small plank across Colley's ancles. Witness instantly em-
ployed himself to pick the men up, who were promptly re-
moved. Witness ordered Martin to be taken to the Guy
Earl of Warwick, near Christchurch.

Coroner—HoW long has die—siagebeen erected ? Wit-
ness—As near as I can recollect, three months.
Coroner—How often did you examine it ? Witness—
Almost every day ; more especially whenever they had a
heavy weight on the purchase it was more particularly
examined,
Coroner—How long is it since you last examined it ?
Witness—That morning, when every thing appeared
correct.

Coroner—How could you account for the timber giving
way? Witness—l cannot account. for it. I have exa-
mined the timber since the accident, and have found it in
a perfect state as far as regards the quality.
The Coroner summed up, when the Jury returned a ver-
dict of Accidental Death.

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laracter of " Mrs. Ar►nytage," which gives
the name to Mrs. Gore's New Novel, is admirably drawn ;
she condenses in herself " the fate of a whole sex of queens."
But; despite of all that, since the days of Gucncvra, has been
said and sung of the sex's ruling passion being " love of
sway," dominion is not woman's natural clement; she is nei-
ther the happier nor the better for power, and this truth is
finely developed in these pages.
GmthWoOD RAcEs.—lt is feared that these cele-
brated races will be very thinly attended, Owing to the leading
Members of both Houses of Parliament being occupied with
the concerns of the nation : even the Duke of Richmond, it
is said, will not be able to be present.
TALES OF THE WOODS AND FIELDS.—The

highly-gifted author of " The Two Old Men's Tales," has
again appeared with some very delightfully written volumes,
" Tales of the Woods and Fields," which, for truth and depth
of feeling, are equal, if not superior, to the former produc-
tion.. " The Country Vicarage," is a talc beautifully written.
A lovely girl, brought up in the rural seclusion of a vicarage,
is at length introduced within that magic and exclusive circle,
where, by a marriage little suited to her fortunes and rank in
life, she encounters too late that opposition in habits, senti-
ments, tastes and feelings which renders domestic happiness
in such cases so rarely attainable. It i$ altogether calculated
to irrmrint. rip.... AIA