The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-20 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

:Yesterday forenoOn an inquest was held at the
Shakespeare Head, Percival-street, Clerkenwell,
before GEORGE HODGKINS, Esq. Coroner, on a
view of the body of Richard Litley, a boy five
years and four months old, in Fremantle-court.
Mr. Hazil, who lives tt the next door, said, that
on .Tuesday he saw the deceased run across the
room in a blaze : he went to its assistance,
.and
extinguished the flame ; but the child was so
dreadfully scorched as to cause as death soon
after.—Verdict„lecidental Death.
-The next was on Adam Swaine. It appeared
that the deceased was a Skinner by trade, tsnd also
"a Chelsea Pensioner, and lodged at the Carpenter's
Arms in Berry-street, he was 58 years of ae.
The deceased went on Tuesday last to Chelsea,
where he received his pension, and returned home
about five o'clock in the evening. lie ordered a
beef-steak for supper, which was got ready ; after
he had eat the second mouthfid, he stood up, and
went into the yard, where he dropped down and
expired. Mr. I'EACALL, a Surgeon, came and
opened a vein ; hut he was quite dead—Verdict,
Vied La -the Visitation of G9d, •

L kIV INTELLIGENCE.

counT OF cIIANCERY, JAN. 19.
LUNATIC PETITION.

'IN THE MATTER OF LORD PORTSMOUTH.

In this matter (the merits of which were cor-
rectly stated in our Paper of Mood y, under the
head of " Interesting- Case,") a Private Petition
was presented fora Commission of Lunacy against
'the Noble Personage in queoion, grounded on
charges of acts of irrationality and improvident
conduct, denoting mental derangement and in-
competency to manage his own affairs.
A certain deed by him, executed, was made a
material feature in the case, but it was not pro-
duced in,Court.

Mr. HEALD appeared to oppose the Petition,
and stated, that there was no foundation toe this
Petition, as Lord Portsmouth was not at any
time, nor now is, a lunhtic in any manner. The
want of the deed alluded to, induced the LORD
CHANCELLOR to postpone the further considera-
tion of the Petition.—The matter was postponed.

AGAR, ESQ. V. THE REGENT CANAL COMPANY.

This long contested cause came before the
Court this, morning, on the motion of Mr. HART,
the leading Coiiusel of the defendants, taw wish-
ed the terms of the Issues on a former day, di-
rected by'the LORD CHANCELLOR tO be amended,
by inserting in the plans and Linea of demarcation
through the plaintitr's domain, required Of the
parties respectively to be gi►•en in before the trial,
for the course of the Canal insisted on under the
Act of Parliament. The Learned Co►insel, stated
his reason to he, that ninny Issues directed from
this Court were so loosely Nvorded, that•on the
return of the verdicts upon them, nothing appear-
ed in fact to have been decided.

His Lordship granted the application.
HEIR LOOMS.

MORRISON V. ORCHARD.

This Nvas'a motion made, by Mr. HAAT, support-
ed by Mr. BAnaca, for an order to dissolve an
Injunction issued in this cause, at the instance of
the plaintiff, for restraining the, defendant, the
widow and executrix of the late General Orchard,
from selling the jewels, trinkets, plate, and fix-
ture furniture of the testator's house, in the
county of Devon, which, by the will, were made
Heir LoOms as long as the law would permit, and
the plaintiff was Made heir in remainder of all the
said articles.

It was stated that Lady Lawley, the mother of
Ole defendant, had given to her a stun of 10001.
iu I.;ddition to her other marriage portion, which.
woult! entitle her to sell the Heir Looms.

Sir sottlEt. RomiLLY, supported by Mr. TROL-
LIVE, °pp )m! the motion with great force in
support of t;te Injunction they had formerly ob-
tained.—The .1-notion was refused. •