The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-03 00:00:00

INQUEST.

An Inquest Was held yesterday by A. GELL,
Esq. Coroner for Westminster, at the King's 1ic;..1
public-house, in St. James's-street, on the body of
William Bryent,. a-porter who used to attend at
the White Horse Cellar; Piccadilly.
Theinquest was summoned hi consequence of a
report that the deceased came to his death by some
blows which he received on Friday last, at the
Coach and Horses public-house, in Dover-street,
in a quarrel with John Sheregold, the waiter. at
that house, in consequence of whiCh the waiter
was committed until the Coroner's inquest.
The first witness was Joseph Naylor, who stated,
that he lived in George-street, Chelsea, and was a
stage coachman. Witness said, on Friday last,
between ten and eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
he was sittting at the Coach and Horses public
house, in Dover-street; J. Sheregnld was at the
time cleaning the inside of the window. The de-
ceased was sitting on a bench near the wiiidow,
with his head on the table, as if asleep; he was told.
by the waiter,"if you want to sleep; go to lousybay;"
meaning the dark part of the-room. Several words
ensued between them; the waiter said,' if you give
me any more of that -language I Will kick you ;
deceased answered, I am as good a man as you.
Sheregold, the waiter, said, if. you will not take
the law we will try it. The deceased got up and
put" himself in a. menacing attitude--4he waiter
beat down his guard, and struck him two blows
right and left. The deceased sat down on the
same seat as before, and Sheregold finished clean-
ing nis windows. During the time he anitthe
deceased conversed apparently in a friendly:man-
ner, ,the latter observing, " John, I did not think
you would have struck me so hard." 'Witnes:i
said the deceased was in a :muddled way ; he saw ,
no more of the transaction.

Mr. Robert Heynes, apothecary,• residing in
Arlington-street; said, on Monday morning, the
31st of August, he was sent for at I I o'cloak,
to visit the deceased, at his house, No. 4, in
Crown-sceptre-court, St. James's. He found
him in a very high fever, attended with deli-
rium ; both his eyes, were black. He inquired the
cause, and was told that it was in consequence of
a quarrel. 'Witness was informed, that the de-.
ceased was delirious on Saturday and Sunday.
From the state a the deceased's pulse and.
mind, he pronounced hiM in a dangerous
state. It was his opinion, that there was an in-
flammation on the brain. In the evening of the
same day the complaint increased. At two o'clock
in the morning be found his patient dying.—ln his
opinio.n the fever was brought on by the blows and
intemperate living.
Mr. George Fincher, Surgeon, of No. 16, St,
Alban's-street, Pall-mall, was called 'at twelve
o'clock yesterday, to examine the body of the de-
ceased.—lhis was- thirty hours aft2r his death.
He said,/that the external mark was not near the
eyes. There was no appearance, on raising
the scalp, to. indicate that a blow had been re.
ceived •in the part before specified. There was
no water, or other effusion, _on the surface of the
brain ; the covering of , the 'brain Was generally
inflamed, without. any particular spot ; there was
some addition to the covering of the brain, more
than is common, arising from inflanitnation,
which might have been in consequence of the
deceased drinking profusely of spirituousliquors.
The Wows would not have been sufficient to
cause death in a person of regular habit.=
There x,-as no appearance that the blows received
were the existing cause of symptoms producing
death, and not the immediate cause,

John Perkins, residing in the Old Bailey, and
driver to Mr. Tookes, and another man of the
name of Johnson, corroborated the first 'Witness
(Naylor's) evidence ;, adding, that John Sheregold
was a very peaceable man, and always friendly to
the deceased, who was of a very quarrelsome
temper.
The .Thry returned a verdict—That the deceased
died a natural death from intemperate drinking, and
not from blows received.
The Inquest lasted three hours.

On Monday evening a horse harnessed in .an
empty cart, whilst standing before the door of the,
King's Head public house, in-Broad-street, Ply-
mouth, took fright; and ran from thence up Lit-
tle Church-lane, when it came in contact with a
brewer's dray and the wall, and was immediately
secured by some • persons who were *near the af-
frighted animal ; but, we' are sorry to state, pre-
viously a dreadful accident happened to the driver,
named Ellicott, who, in attempting to stop it, was
thrown down, when the wheels passing over him,
fractured his skull, broke-his leg, and otherwise
so much bruised the unfortunate man, that his
life is despaired of.
On Tuesday morning Mr. GrOves, port gauger
of the Excise Revenue, at Plythouth, was found_
dead in his bed, at his. lodgings in that town,
whither he retired in perfect health at nn early
hour the preceding night, and, it is supposed; from.
the appearance of the body that he expired soon-
afterwards. He was, in the primeof life, and from
his general gOod conduct as an officer, much re-
spected by all who knew him.

A few days since a labmiring man was com-
mitted to the gaol of Haddington, charged with
vending forged notes. He was detected in the
act.of giving some of them in exchange for a
watch he bad bought from a private in the East
York Militia, who, she Wing the notes to a:ser-
jeant, he .at once discovered the fraud, and' in-
formed the Commanding Officer, who ordered
them .to take him instantly before a Justice of the
Peace.. It is said he' has confessed, and informed
against one of the AberdeenshireMilitia, of whom,
he says, he bought the notes. They are very ill
executed.

A few nights since some villains cut the pipes
• from the engine -which supplies the keservoirs of
the Grand Hotel, in Covent-garden,. with which
they got clear off.,
On Monday last a fire broke out about nine
o'clock, at the Sun, in Cambridge, which threat-
ened the destruction
,of that respectable inn and
.premises. ' It arose from the candle of a I:Ay's
maid of a family setting tire to the c►u•tains of her
room, which was not got under until the chief
part of the bed and other furniture of the room
was destroyed.
• •

.o.t-ttty,

IdETgmPSCYdHbSIS.

tile Sage of Sitnoi held this creed',
If rightly we his doctrine read—
The spirit never dies ;
lint when expell'd one mass' of clay,
Strait to another takes its way,
And tilts through Nature flies.

And pence, perchance, A.ACREON's soul
Through many a diff 'rent shape might roll;
Extinct his tnneful strain;
At length, with ail his wonted fire,
For BRITAIN he might strike the lyre
In human form again.

Well, let ns trn3t the Sage's lore;
And fancy Tees' Bard once more

In DIRDZN we shall fixtd
Bat now, no loneer senstml joy,
Far nobler themes his lyre employ,
The loyal, Moral, kind.

To prompt a ready aid to Woe,
To spread around a martial glow, •
Mid patriot feelings raise ;
To teach us all our lot to bear,
And rest on Heav!it's benignant care,
Has Dtrino: tnn'd his lays"

Hc, like the festive Bird of yo e,
To LoVE and WINE gay homage bore,
' Yet always'pure the strain;
BAt chief our TARS f 'inspir'd his Song,
To them hi 3 hand and heart belong—
THE POET or THE MAIN.:

ANACREON sigh'd When he grew old,
Though gitt:Ec t was you& to lavish gold,
Her ret'rau Bard to cheer ;
Ah ! BRITAIN emtilatc her zeal,
To li)raniN equal bounty deal,
While yet he lingers herse. §

* It has been found that Mr. DIBDIN ha, given to the
Public upwards of Fourteen Hundred Songs, of various kinds,
yet is but justice to -him to '.assert, that they all tend to ex-
cite principles of loyalty and patriotism, to exercise the best
affections of the heart; and to inculcate submission to the
dispensations of the Divine will.

f. The Naval Songs of this Author, will live as long as the
British Navy; which we trust will be commensurate With the
existence. of " the Great Globe itself.'-'• They have given a
character of htMionr,. spirit, and 'feeling, to .our brave-Tars,
which b&s. lenfierecl them interesting as well as rcpectable,.
and having ,the 'recommendation- of his own .pleasipg music,
those Songs will always beOoriolar among them. •

No writer was ever so justly intitled to this designation;
and here it, may be proper to extract a passage relative to him,
which appears in the last ()gorier!/ Roden:, a
terized by such taste, judgment, and learning,
tis valuable indeed. Speaking of the influence •of Poet: y,
through the media& of music, iu ancient GreeCe,. the Re-
' viewer says, " Even the wild descants of the rude Minstrels
• of later times, have, in all forms, and most. especially when
accompanied by music, affected; in a in irked and.permunent
manner, the characters of Courts and even'of•Camps. 'We
cannot but believe, therefore, that .similar effects would have
been•produced by Poetry upon our own commonalty, if they
had enjoyed similar advantages. Certainly, in the only case
in which the yxperiment has been tried, we mean among our
Sailors, the result haSheen.Tivtally beneficial; and we should
be wanting in 'justice if we did n,)t, add, highly creditable to
the talentr, and feelings of the venerable bard, who so pa-
. triotically devoted his genius to their service." It may be
. added, in corroboratimr of this liberal tribute to Mr. Dibdin,
that it has been said.thztt his songs hate done more to Man
the Navy that/ a thouvuld press-gangs, mid the is, per-.
haps, not hyperbolical; but his songs have also tended to
excite a spirit of loyalty and patriotism in our sbidiezA.whose
valour he has 'often celebrated.'

§ Mr. Dibdin has reached his sixty-ninth year, and is dis-
abled. front all active • e:,:eetion by severe infirmity. His
ebief anxiety, under all 1113 sufferings, we understand, is to
get the annuity allowz,d.him by the
.bonnty of GoveT aineat
extended to a wife and daughter; who are' wholly dependant
On him: If a snhtcription were cpened for this vet. ran bard,
there is hardly " Poor jack'!" in die Navy but would rea•
dily contribute his lilac, though it -.vere a I.'ortioit even of his
"
Ii Two well-Dnu--.vn excellent songs by Mr. Dibdin.