The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

An Inquest was held yesterday evening, be.
fore'. SIIELTOX, Esq., at the Swan-with-two-Necks, Lad-
lane, on the body of James Barnard. It appeared from the
evidence, that as the ostler was leading the horses of the Holy-
head mail out of the yard of the above inn on %Vednesday even.
ing, the deceased was standing on the pavement opposite the
gateway. The coachman who was on the box, before he stirred
from the yard, sent a man out to see if any carriages were in
the way. Hearing the messenger call out, " All's right," he
drove out steadily ; but while turning the corner, he observed
the deceased staggering, (whether in consequence of being
struck by the splinter bar, or of fright, he could not say,) and
before he was able to pull up the horses, the deceased fell
under the, coach wheels, one of which passed over him. He
was conveyed into the house, and surgical aid procured ; but
he died in a few minutes.—Verdict.--Accidental Death.—Deo.
dand on the coach wheels 20s.

After the verdict, the CORONER requested the attendance of
Mr. Waterhouse, to whom he stated that the Gentlemen of the
.Jury had requested him to desire his men would use a little
more caution in drawing the coaches out of the inn-yard, and
to send a man out to see that there were no infirm foot-passen.
gers in the way.
Mr. Waterhouse said he took all the care he could.
CORONER—If you had done so in this instance, the poor
man's death might have been prevented.
Mr. Waterhouse—l can't keep eight or ten people to look af.
ter the foot-passengers.
CORONE n.—But it is your duty to do it, Sir. You are not to
endanger the lives of his Majesty's subjects in carrying on your
business. I hope the next time an accident of this sort occurs,
the Jury will fix a deodand on the coach and horses.

Mr. Waterhouse-;araeveiyPiecaUtion should in future be
taken.

Qn Wednesday evening an Inquest was held before Tllollf*s
H tans, Beg., at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Keasingteti_
gore, on the body of Ed. Snowball, Esq.. a gentleman 5J years
of age. The deceased, it appeared, had been separated from
his wife (it was not nutted at whose, instance) in September last,
and lived since then with another female named Charlotte smith.
About a fortnight ago he took two ounces•of opium, which Star.
gcon Antrace, of Kensington, was fortunate enough to reineve
from his stomach in time to save his life. Tile deceased being
taken very ill, however, again on Tuesday, Surgeon Antrace
was sent for, to whom, after first denying it, he confessed he
had swallowed two tettepoonfulls of arsenic h a glass of
porter, at the Camden Arms, on the road, that morning. A
paper, containing arsenic, anti a razor, were found in his trowsers
pocket. He took every thing in the way of antidote that thetur-
geon prescribed for him, hut to no eorpose : he expired he.
tween five and six o'clock in the evening. His mind had been
preyed upon by pecuniary circumstances for some, time past;
and in a letter which he wrote to :11r. Weld, of the Camden
Arms, and in another left in- his desk, toldree.ed to Miss Smith,
he complained of having sulfertal.the most inveterate and mall.
cious persecution from his wife and bet two broill.ers, Mr..lohn-
Tweedy% banker, at York, and Captain Ueorge Weedy, lately
returned from Bombay; and to this cause he attributed the fatal
act which he was about to commit. The deceased was de :wined
as a man of mild disposition, Verdict—insanity,