The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-27 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Three
Crowns, Well-street, Piccadilly, before Mr. HIGGS and 3
respectable Jury, on the body of John Messenger, aged 45'
Mr. John Davidson had been formerly acquainted with the
deceased, who was in comfortable circumstances as a borne
dealer, and lived very well, and was a man of extremely
high spirit ; but latterly, however, he had become e's;
tremely reduced in circumstances, and was, in fact, exposen
to starvation, and being turned out of his lodgings slept for
the last four nights in one of witness's haylofts. On Satur-
dayi(' last he complained of severe pains in his back an
along his side and forehead, and went to bed about twelve
o'clock, and at half-past three was found by the ostler (J°lle.i
Humphries), who slept in the same loft, quite inanimate Z
cold. He went to bed perfectly sober, though his habits
intoxication were so excessive that he was frequently to'ckecto
up in the station-house, and in a scuffle a few months age
with a policeman had his skull severely fractured, sines
which period he never was in good health. Vierdiet'
" Died of apoplexy."
Yesterday evening an inquest was held at tne Loa-
,l of
Hay, Praed-street, Paddington, before Mr. STIRLING,
the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, aged 43. The husband
of the unfortunate lady left her when he went from home
the morning for the City in excellent health and spirits-
On his return at noon he inquired for her, and was told she
was in her bedroom. He proceeded up stairs, and to nig
horror found her on the floor in the agonies of cie,!tb.
Before medical assistance could arrive she expired. vel-
diet—" Died by the visitation of God."

In some departments connected with the execritiOn
of the Great Western Railway, and throughout most of th
largest establishments in the Potteries, a suspension of '01.11i"
ness has taken place from a strike amongst the workmen.. .
the former, the quarrymen are the dissatisfied parties, and their
numbers are not stated • in the latter, from 5,000, to 6,p00
have refused to work and all the great manufactories are 8"
stand still.—Bath Herald.
At an early hour, Friday morning, a dreadful "A
cident happened in the neighbourhood of Bunhill-row•
fine lad about fourteen years of ago having excited 'the dispbro
sure of his father, the latter pursued him to the top. of the
house, from whence the unfortunate youth war; prempitale.
into the street. He was taken up a most pitirAble spectac.,
His life is dispaired of, and the father is in agony at the air
tressing circumstance.
A shock of an earthquake was felt on the 16th ink''
at a quarter before one o'clock, in the department of the Gar
in France.
,The oscillations were from south to north,
lasted between two and three seconds. It was felt most per
ceptibly at Nismes.
Within the last week, sheep-stealing has been very
prevalent in the neighbourhood of Bath. -
" The good people of Calais," says the Pro:,
du Pas de Calais, " complain loudly of the dearness of egofI,
j.
This arises from the immense quantity sent over to Engli,r ,d,
Out of 72,000,000 of eggs annually imported into Eng,la,
from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Jersey, Guciro4o,
Man, and other countries, France contributes 55,0YO,Vand
Calculating the first cost at 42 centimes the dozen, .80000,
pays annually to France for eggs, 1,925,000 franc a. re-
posing the freight, the profits of the importer, and ,of °ether
tail dealer, the import duties, the loss by breakage and °
damage to carry the price to lf. 50 cents. a dozen, thelft,
amount paid by consumers of French eggs in England vri
no less than 4,812,500 f. The import duty upon French einreiri,
landed in England is 1 fr. 50 cents, upon every 120, and eat
sequently the annual sum received by the British Governlll-
- this source is nearly 500,000 francs."—Gelignani•,•oo

TO FLORICULTURAL and HORTICULTagto:
SOCIETIES.—The Die for a Prize Medal, beautifully elreu.i or
has been lately cut, with a Design suited for either Flormulqu'-sil.
Horticultural Prizes. The Medals may now be had either in
ver, Bronze, or White Metal. ilia
I'. COX SAVORY'S, Working Silversmith, Goldsmiths
Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London. QOOBSI
The whole of the First and Second Floors are fitted up as
ROOMS for the Display of Plate, Plated Goods, &c. &C. e sager
N.B. A pamphlet, containing a Detailed List of Pric'es cu„lajc.4,
Spoons and Forks, Silver Plate, Plated Goods, Wecches•
&c., may be had gratis.

BI R 2'.H S. ham the 18;49
On the 22d inst., at the Rectory, Sedgefi,eld, Dur t
of the Rev. T. L. Strong, of a daughter, of
On the 26th inst., in Lancaster-pla.tle, Mrs. C. E. I‘'-dr ebele,
a daughter.
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On the 24th inst., at Petersham, Surrey, the lady of Charles
Bevan, Esq., of twin sons.
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On the 24th inst., at Twickenham, the lady of CaP
Sharp, of a daughter.
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MARRIED. arCb
At Henley-on-Thames, R. H. Giles, Esq , of London, to
lotte, only daughter of G. Bennett, Es q., of the former, place'
On the 21st inst., at St. Andrew's, James Sanderson, x'74,
the Madras Medical Army, to Eliza, widow of J. 14`Ritehie'
of Bancoorah, Bengal. dba.°l'
On the 22d inst., at Bockino., in Essex, Ceorge David 13a Esq.,
Esq., of Waldringfield, Sate, eldest son of David Badhaerjkaro
of ulmer,P to Sarah Emma, second daughter of Captain v"--
R. N., of Bock ing.

D lED. ;re of $'
On the 24th inst., at Peamore, Devonshire, Agatha, wife
T. Kekewich, Esq. A wont
On the 18th inst., at Tor Grove, near Plymouth, Edmund '
only son of G. Foot, Esq., of that place. v a ~°(
On the 17th inst., at Cheltenham, Alexander Finlay', Esq,.,
Limpsfield, Surrey, late of Edinburgh. 00(1•0
On the 23d inst., Francis, eldest son of Wm. Ullathorne,
Woburn-place, Russell-square.
GeOrge'
On the 16th inst., at Brook-green, Adam Bell, Esq., of -
street, Bryanstoinst.,ne-suare.
On the 15th q n
at Berne, Switzerland, Mr. W. '-'• Kent, °'
Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood, aged 56. of .1'
On the 22d inst., at Farnham, Surrey, Elizabeth, relict
N. Martin, Esq.
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On the 24th inst., in Alexander square, Brompton, i'''s
son, Esq.:of Ryder-street, St. James's.
On the 21st inst., aged 39, Charlotte, wife of S. S. Briscoe,''
of the Fir-tree House, near Dudley •hter of
On the Bth inst., at Genoa, Aug.usta Ellen, infant datig,_;,,, in
the ltev. T. Harvey, M.A., 1 • Majesty's Resident Chap`
that city.
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On the 23d inst., at Camberwell, Barbara, widow -f .1.
shank, Esq., aged 85. Ore°
On the 23d inst., at Ryde, Mrs. Munday, of North-place,
Inn-lane, aged 76.
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of Middlesex.—Tuesday, September 27,1536.