The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-06 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

ALLEGED MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY..—OR
Monday evening an inquiry, which occupied the attention
of Mr: Baker and a respectable Jury from five o'clock un-
til near midnight, took. place at the Victory, Coßingwood-
street, Bethnel-green, for the purpose of investigating the
circumstances attending the death of George Fairy, aged
24, a master baker residing in the above street, who on the
night of the 11th ult., whilst crossing Haberdasher-fields,
Hoxton, was knocked down and so brutally maltreated that
he lingered from the effects of the same till the 31st, when
he expired.
In consequence of the unfortunate man (who had only
been married a few months, and just started in business for
himself) a few hours previous to his dissolution declaring
most solemnly that the attack was made upon him by three
men who owed him a grudge, the relatives, who knew the
men, sought their apprehension through the means of the
police, and on Sunday night at a late hour one of the men,
named James Taylor, an oven-builder, was taken into cus-
tody by Sergeant Tingle, of the H division, at his lodg-
ings in St. Luke's, and on Monday underwent an exami-
nation before Mr. Broughton, at Worship-street, and was
remanded until the result of the present proceedings. The
other two men, James Conley and David • Hall, journey-
men bakers, on the death of Fairy, absconded.
The inquiry excited considerable interest; and several
witnesses having been examined,
The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased died
of the injuries he had received ; but whether from personal
violence or -accidental falls there was no evidence to prove."
FATAL RENCONTRE ON CHRISTMAS DAY.—Last even-
ing an inquest was held at the London Hospital, before
Mr. BAKER, the Coroner, on view of the body of Samuel
Slack, a mechanic, aged 33 years, whose death was said to
have been occasioned by severe injuries he received in a
rencontre with a man named Piper. The deceased and the
accused were at the Antigallican public-house, in Lime-
house-hole, on Christmas Day, and, both being in a state of
intoxication, they quarrelled and fought before the bar, and
the deceased had much the worse of the battle. After
some time he was enabled to go home to his lodgings, where
he remained very ill until the 29th of last month, when be
was taken, in a state of insensibility, to the hospital, and
died there on the following day.

The Jury returned a verdtct " That the deceased died a
natural death."

Five other inquests were holden at the same time and
place, on the bodies of Thomas Bradly, aged 20, whose
death was occasioned by an injury of the spine, received
while sliding ; William Dunn, aged 76, by falling down a
ship's hold ; Martha Liddell, aged six years ; James Don-
nelly, aged four ; and Lydia Dickenson, aged seventy ;
whose deaths had been produced by burning. In all the
five latter cases, verdicts of " Accidental Death" were re-
turned.

With respect to Lydia Dickenson, inspector Mullins in-
rormed the Coroner that he had discovered a box contain-
ing sixteen sovereigns and some silver, and stock receipt for

2,600/.4in the public funds; belonging to the deceased. He
understood she was the widow of a pipemaker who formerly
lived in Whitechapel, and that she lived on the interest of

the money. He ;till retained possession of the property,
although he bad been applied to by a Me: Qoodtfiti, of
Bunhill-row, who wished him to give it up. He wished
know how he was to act ?

The CORONER recommended the Inspector to retain
the property, until some persOns took out Letters of Ad-
ministration.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ADVICES, ARRIVALS, AND DEPARTURES AT

THE SCOTCH .WHAEFS, JAN. 4.
Hors's DUNDEE AND Pna ST,ILAM WHARF.—Advico :
the Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company's steam-
ship Perth, John Spink commander, arrived at Dundee at
five a.m., Ist inst. No arrival or departure.
Hora's WHART.—Adviees. The Dundee, Pertl4 and
London Shipping Company's smack Elbe, Peter Lowson,
master, sailed from Dundee 2nd inst., for this wharf. No
arrivals. Departure : the Peterhead smack Peterhead Packet,
W. Taylor, master, for Peterhead, with a general cargo.
DoWNI's WHAEF.—No advices or arrivals. Departure :
the Inverness and London Shipping Company's smack Lon-
don, John 111'Kenzie master, for Inverness, with general cargo.
LEITH AND GLASGOW WllARP.—Advice : the London and
Glasgow Shipping Company's vessel Hawk, Adam Currie
master, sailed from Leith the 2nd inst., for this wharf. Ar-
rival: London and Glasgow's Shipping Company's steam-
ship Royal Adelaide, William Allen commander, from Leith,
with goods and passengers. No departures.

VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUS
TOM-HOUSE, JAW. 5.

The Tom and Jessie, Flemyni, fror;Leghorn.; Union,
Head, Havre '•; Queen, Kendall, Cephalonia ; Louisa, Cum-
ming, Saint Michael's; Jemima, Johns, Terceira ; Helme,
Sharpe, Odessa; Medora, Watson, Chesme and Smyrna;
Lightning, Leggett, Chesme ; Arcturus, Oliver, Belize.
ENTICIZED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, JAN. 5.

The Harlequin, Corbin, Boulogne ; Colonist, Smith, Bar-
badoei; Britannia, Stranack, Rotterdam; William Joliffe,
Downie, Hambro'; Highflyer, Newton, Madeira; Facility,
Ash, Lisbon; West Indian, Coot, Antigna; Gen. Maclean,
Frebody, Cape Coast; Glory, Gayner, Algoa Bay ; Liver-
pool, Hepburn, Lisbon; Helper, Mceske, Amsterdam.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, JAN. 5.
The Ann, Dryborough, for Oporto; Redman, Flint, Hon-
duras; William Joliffe, Downie, Hambro'; Britannia, Stra-
nack, Rotterdam; Harlequin, Corbin, Boulogne ; Madras,
(;21tinton, Madras ; Maria, BurtOn, Algoa Bay ; Challenger,
Alexander, Constantinople; S. Christopher, Couets, Jamaica;
African, Skelton, Mauritius.