The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-29 00:00:00

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.

On Friday evening an inquest was held at the Clarence
Hotel, Clarence-crescent, Windsor, before Mr. MARLIN,
Coroner for the borough, on the body of Mrs. Stoughton,
aged 68 years, the mother of the Rev. John Stoughton, the
respected minister of William-street Chapel.
William Roberts, a butcher, about nine o'clock on Thurs-
day evening, while he was in the Jolly Gardeners' public-
house, heard some loud screams, and on going into the
street he saw the unfortunate deceased running from the

Rev. Mr. Stoughton's residence enveloped in flames. He
instantly pulled off his coat and threw it over her to put the
flames out. Several other persons came up and assisted,
and after extinguishing the flames they conveyed her to her
residence.

Mr. George Cooper, plumber, of High-street, stated that
Le Rev. Mr. Stoughton, the deceased's son, married his

daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton were absent from
home, leaving the deceased there and the maid-servant. At
about half-past 8 o'clock witness visited the deceased, who
complained of the conduct of the' servant, saying she was
continually leaving the house, and she could not cret her to do
anything. The deceased was then in good health. Wit-
ness reproved the servant for her misconduct, but she seemed
not to care for what he said, and he then told her he would
next morning pay her a month's wages and she should leave.
About 9 o'clock witness left, and he had understood
that the servant had left the house directly afterwards. In
about ten minutes witness was informed of the accident
that had befallen the deceased, and he went to her instantly.
110 found her sensible, but much burnt. She said her
cap had caught fire, but that if the servant had been in the
way she should have been saved. She complained chiefly
of her hands ,eing so much burnt ; and she said she
knew she ie. She was. se;:sible until ten o'clock
yesterday i•
Mr. Chap,.. ;'surgeon, was sent for to mjend the de-
ceased. She complained chiefly of her bands, wNeh were
so much burnt as to bang almost in shreds. [lt was stated
that one of her fingers, which had been burnt off, had been
picked up on the ground.] All the upper part of her body,
from her loins, was more or less burnt. Even if she had
e ,i
rallied from the effects of the fright, he was of opinion,
from her age, and knowing her constitution, that she could
not ultimately recover from the injuries she had received.
trecoveredness
thatf romw
hthele esffheec ts
waso
reaching a beater from the
with
tAheybouulrlse.r
person
'The
might
deceased h
ea toldv
fire
x a candle in her hand,
her cap caught fire.

The Jury returned a verdict--" That the deceased was
accidentally burnt." Several of the jury strongly reprobated
the conduct of the servant-maid.

We have frequently had occasion to denounce the
East Suffolk Society for the Protection of Agriculture as
being the reverse of that which it was wont to appear, and
we have now the satisfaction to find that many of those, who
were in the first instance gulled into a belief of its object
being to better the condition of the occupier and labourer, re-
gard it in its proper colours, and call it by its more appro-
priate name.---" The East Suffolk Society for the Protection
of Landlords and Parsons." The period of the Ipswich Lamb
Fair, which brings together a areater number of the Agricul-
tural body, than perhaps any other occasion, was fixed upon to
hold a grand field day at Ipswich ; but, alas I not a hundred
could be induced to assemble to listen to the vapourings of
Lord Henniker and Sir C. Vero, or to catch a glimpse at
the Chairman of the Grand Central Association—Mr.
Spooner.—Suffolk Chronicle.
- -

Mr. Morrison, master of a Kirkcudbright vessel,
being compelled on his voyage to Thurso to wait for new
water, and to wile away the time, amused himself by shooting
gulls from the deck. Whether the fowling• piece he used had
become imperfect, or in any instance was overloaded, is not
distinctly known ; but it burst at last so violently that what is
called the breach entered
ghisarmt, foreheadedanicdal daeuiad with sucheffect
that the brain protruded. The unfortunate patient was im-
mediately
l diatsehleyrotakweans onno
ieashoreilinand
course of less than six hours.—Ayr Observer.

The Dissenters of Lyme Regis arc very dissatisfied
that no redress of their grievances has been afforded them
during the past Session of Parliament,—Sherborne Journal.

Three Irishmen are now in custody in this city,
charged with committing violent assaults on their fellow-work-
men at Englishcombe ; but in consequence of one of the party
having received such serious injury from a blow inflicted Kith
a reaping-hook, and being unable, to attend the county wags-
strateg to give his depositions, the follows are remanded.—
Bath Herald.