The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-04 00:00:00

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eNvVentaNningr.s, DatALt—heAn inquest
swanpu wasbiie.. held
honie,
('lever, Windsor, Barks, before Esq , Cc-
roner for 13erkz, en the body of Sir John Cssrsoi-
chael Anstruther, a young gentleman .boat thirteen
years of age, a student of Eton College, who was
accidentally shot by a fellow-collegian as they were
shooting in the Goswells. The whole charge of the
gun entered immediately below the right eye f the
unfortunate youth, and penetrated the bra:n. The
following are the particulars as detailed in the in-
quisition :-- . _

along a path
about twenty minutes before two o'clock. Heard;thojuotsaepqhuaritieCcokf aswmoirine—froWm7alstengeoeillogn Monday last,
the report of a gun about twenty yards distant. Im-
mediately afterwards saw a young gentleman named
Smyth ruttu'oe in the direction front whence the re-
tart came. ks I proceeded along the path still far-
!
tiler, the young gentleman ran up to me and said,
" This get-Heinen has shot himself." I immediately
went to the deceased, and took hold of his left hand as
he lay on the ground ; his pulse had ceased to bey,
:sod I exclaimed, "He is quite dead." The gun was
lying on deceased's left arm, with the butt ens, to-
wards his feet ; the leather shot or powder case laid
close by the butt end of the gun. The accident- oc-
rimed at the bottom of a barley field. When I first
aw Mast, r Smyth he was running from the p sth to-
wards deceased; I coald not see deceased xt the timo
I heard the report of the gun, as I was behind some
tires at the corner of the field ; there were no other
persons near the deceased at the time ; a M-a. Sof.-
yens was the first who came to us after the accident,
as I was looking at deceased, Master SeveOh ran up,
when his hands and trousers were very 1;!oody ; he
\\ as much agitated, and would not believe the gentle-
man was dead.
Jame, Dutton Smyth—l reside atWindser Castle,
and acquainted with deceased; I save hiro
yeeterday morning, and took him to my father's ;
we afterwards bought powder and abet, and went to
Eton, end hired a gun of Mrs. Powell far the_feur-
pc4.e of showing smell birds ; after we ha-I got the
sun, Powell, whom we found near the Brume, put
us across the Thames, towards Clewer;edecexsed
And myself took it in torus to fire off tba gun ; wo
had shot about five times ; it was my turn to shoot
,then we arrived at a triangular field; I had the
gun resting upon my left arm ; Akreasetl was vety
close to me, and advancing on my left side; I Wea
standing sideways towards deceased, trith my hen I
upon the trigger, when the gun want off, but I cell-
not say whether it went off from the pulling the
trigger with my finger, or whether the calF of IlaV
coat caught it ; immediately the gun went off 1 run
op to deceased, threw down the gun by his side,
And fell down by him; I put my handkerchief upon
the wound; Oat!. shot belt lay by him, which I
ilwew dorm at the same time ; the powderAl t-k
was in deccu,el's coat-pocket ; we hal uo dispute
as to whose turn it was to shoot, and I never quar-
relled whii him ; he was the best of tempers ; im-
mediately after the gun went otT, a man came up ; I
was so frightened at the time that I scarcely knew
what I was about.

Verdict—Accidental Death. Deodand of 4.05.
the gun.
Deceased was the only son of a wid•,w lady who
vas staving at Oxford at the tittle 'le fatal accident
gecurreil. Had he lived, he Would, on coming of
age, have been the richest Baronet in Scotland.

POLICE INTELUGENCE.

BOW STREET.

An Irish tutor, named Rough, %OP, " teaches the
voting idea how to shoot" iu the clas.,,ic region of
St. Giles's, and fills up his vacant hours in mecha-
nical discoveries, presented himself yesterday to
Mr. MiNstium., for the purpose of exhibiting to his
worship one of his most modern Mveniions—namely,
a plan for erecting dwelling-houses on a revolving
ystem, whereby, in the event of a tempest, they
would spin round like a weathercock, afford the 'ln-
mates an agreeable jaunt, without the iticonwnience
of leaving home to seek it, and, finally, prevent the
danger of being blown down.
Mr. Rough, in order to explain his revolutionary
principle, unfolded a huge roll of paper, and spr,ad-
ing it on the Magistrate's desk, cleared his voice,
arid was about to begin his exposition, when
Mr. MINSIIULL, smiling, stopped him short, ob-
serving, he had no doubt of the ingenuity of the
plan, but feared that the necessary explanation would
rake Amore time than he could then conveniently'
spare. _

Mr. Rough appeared somewhat disappointeel, and
observed, that he had subrnittesl his plan to the
editor of the Mechanics' .Magazine, ai,,t that able
and intelligent person had approved of it, and in-
s•?.rted his communication in the work which he
conducted, together with a note of his own. He
then proceeded to observe, that had the houses in
Ilarbadoes been erected on" the revolving systern,"t
fearful loss of life and property which had taken
place,in t hut island,owing to the late hurricane,would
have been prevented. I wr...te a letter," added.
Mr. Rough, " to the Earl of HarAwicke, stating t.ht
discovery I had wade, and his Lordship was pleased
io direct me to cull upon him, which I did, and have.
just returned front au interview with hun. I re-
mained with his Lordship for upwards of au hour,
explaining any plan, and when I wit )drew be was
kind enough to direct his butler to give me 3d, for
one of the Mechanics' Makkozinet in which my corn-
munica.rion was inserted.'

Mr. MiNsnum. feared Mr. Rough had too mArly
irons in the fire, and advised him to think Jess of
inechanical inventions, and apply himself more closely
to his school, which he would find a more profitable
business.

" Ali, your Worship," replied Rough, " if I had
but a little money to snake my inventions known, I
should not be obliged to seek a scanty subsistence
by tea:Aing. I have invented a fire-escape on a new
and improved principle, and had it been ncted upon.
during the late tires in Bristol, not a life would have
been lost. But as Peter Pindar says,
" Merit and money wry aeklom meet,
Fomed for ho other, they shouldgreet;
and so it is with me, your Worship, who have
laboured hard for the benefit of society,without reap-
ing any benefit myself."
" But your school," said Mr. MissfluLt., " how
does that get on ?"

I " IN'hy, your Worship," replied Rough, " i may
say it just keev.,2, me from starring. I have 30 scho-
lars, besides ray evening tuitions, and nltogether is
britlgs u in about 18s. a week, out of which I pay
for the room, and after deducting 3s. fur fire and
t vundles, my wife and I have just 4s. 61. is week to
live upon, which your Worship will sty is little
enough."
" Little etto.6gli indeed," said the Magistrate ;
" and nov.r, my friend, having heard, I suppose, al[
.sine to say, tell me in what way you would:
wish me to serve you."
" Z am anxious, your Worship," replied Rough,
"• to publish my revolving plan: and am in want of
la little money to help me ou; and if you would be
so kind as to assist me, I should—
" I believe you are au honest well-meaning man,"
said the 'Magistrate, opening his purse, ".here are is
few thill,i4gs, to assist you, and now, my inerid, good
" QUA bless your Worship„" said the poor tutor,
" I have already experiencvi your bounty, and now
I shall go home and pen a poetical epistle to my
Lord Hardwicke." So saying, he made ono of his
school bows kod. left the office.

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