The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

,PORONER,'SINQUEST.

An Inquest was 11ed:yesterday afternoon h/...
jhre THOMAS STlniatro, Esq.' •CorOner, at the Middlesex -
Hospital, on view of the body of George Robinson, a young .
Man aged 16 years, who was unfortunately killed in conse-
luence of falling from the window of a house, No. 20, Strut- .
ford-place,, on 'Thursday last.
AnnDavisdepoitd,the resides at 20, Stratford-place, Oxford.
street., ;arnl housekeeper there to Alt. Emerson ; deceased.
was' also' footman in the family. .On Thursday Nat he was •
engaged incleatiing the windows, and mite ddwn in. the WI
i
Ito answer the door. • The witness nformed him, she would open
the d.oor in future, an44te returned to clean the drawing-room .
windOwi. ; Shortly after the heard something fall very heavy,
—On going up 'stairs she found the deceased lying on
,the
pavonent. The wooden work nwair not rotten .to occasion
fall. The 'deceased was' ordered not to clean the windows
;leis
the outside, and witness was desired by her mistress to fetch
'a glazier she charged the-deceased particularly not to go out-
side; the accident happened about 11 o'clock in the forenoon;
'ceased was quite Sailer ; ,the witness considered it rurely
•' , ,

Seepben;Bunt, servant to Mr. Wane, No.; Stratford+lava '
wasp:ming by No. 20, and saW deceased cleanti g the window
he cautioned itim•to take care, as he considered him in a very
dangerous situation, and he observed to a person passing bit
danger ; the deceased made some reply, and went on cleaning
the window. .• • • . •

Stephen Clerk, one of the surgeons in the Hospital, said the
deceased was brought in there on Thursday last; both hisarms
were fractured.* one had a compound fracture; he bad also re»
ceived sums injuries in the f!en; pirt at' tic head, which were,
suffitien‘to cause death. - :
The Jury then-took a view of the body, and on their return.
Tbe Colsobrun said the/ timid only,say it was accidental
death, occasioned by the fait; g from the window.
A '',Juror saidlt should be., aminpunied ~With their opinion'
that no blame could ettachlo the mistre'Stt.; •

The Caicos's:it. said it was a pity it was at all allowed : it
was a bad practice altogether•
A verdict was then ret4rned at— dcridental Death.

CAUTION TO TRATELLrits iIY STEMIL-1 pster-
day: no a large collection of persons assembled On board the-
Royal Suvereggn, for the benevolent purposeof adding theprefils
of a pleasant excursion as far as the Nore to the limited' means.
of 'a highly _useful charity, the Union Schools of Wapping,
were proceeding, with music and dancing, down the River, one,
of them incautiously placed himself on the top of one of the•
cases whieh covers the, wheels. From accident, 'a bolt which
'fastened dne of the Paddles gave way, and the paddle struck
against the case and retied, three or Ibur boards from the top:
The unfortunate yOung man,' who * lying on them, had
but a few momenta before been requested by the Steward to
withdraw front' his position, as being one which was always
dangerous. He still lingered ; the 13oards flew up ; and he.
sought to grasp at some means of safety. The wheel was mov--
ingwith great velocity, and although instantly stopped, the un-
fortunate man waft fotced beneath the boat. Every means were
Immediately used . to; recover the ' body, but they were in-
effectnal„ .tor he had sunk to rise nrilnore !—The c.onduc.
tor of the expedition instantly ordered the boat to return.
The ' tousle. and 'merriment ceased, and the party returned
to town, much greeted- with the melancholy fate of one
who had, on that morning, been inthicett by the solicitation of,
some young friends to join the excursion. His name was Fox,
a youngman lately established as a Grocer in f)xforti-street,
of industrious habits and irreproaohable conduct. He had
but two months ago married, and had left his bride 4n all. the
,buoyaney of life and spirits., It is but justice to add, that no
Marne is 4ttrilkutable to thit roaster or any of the persons eon
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'netted with the steam boat.