The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-01 00:00:00

Cross-examined.

I recollect the bour when I sailed with Captaih_
Carrot from Balaguer ; on the 14th of .Jnne, the
ship was tinder weigh at one P. M. and I made
sail about half-paSt four.
VlrE, Lieutenant of the Navy, .ott
half-pay.---4 have been near 16 years a Lieutenant
in his Majesty's service, and near 6 years an agent
for transports. l was employed as an agentfor,
transports in Anne, 1810, in the Bay of Tatra-.
gona. I had the general superintendence of the
beach from the 4th to the morning of the 12th of
June, both day and night, when Capt. Withers
being on the beach, I conceived my duties at all
end. On the 3d-and 12tli I did niy duties under
AdMiral and Captain Withers's direc•
tions in a general way.
The Court then adjourned to ten o'clock next
day.

CORONER'S INGUlEST.—Yesterday afternoon,
inquisitiow.was held at the Coach and'llorses,
Condiiit-street, before A. GELI., Esq. Coroner for.
Westminster, on the body of John Walford, aged
15, who. perished, in the tire at the house of Mrs.
Walford-, on 'Saturday morning. Mr. Wm. Loaves,.
uncle to-the deceased, deposed, that the fire
out in the lower part of the house, but from what
cause could not be ascertained ; 'that about fire
o'clock on Saturday morning last the house wits
in 4 complete.blae, which burned so rapidly that
the rest of the family had scarcely time tnescaPO
,with their lives ; some carried a part of their
clothes into the street and dressed, while other; ,
.dresSed in neighbours' houses. The deceased
tised. to sleep alone in an upper room] at the back
of the bouse';_ and from the rapidity with which-
the fire burned, it 'was impossible to give him Atil
assistance, or acquaint him of his danger, for it
supposed a part of front was down before the
fire communicated to his room.. The deceased
had been missing from that time until del
o'clock on Monday morning, when his head. 011
legs were discovered by four men, who were efrr. .
ploycd in clearing the rubbish out of the cede
completely burned to a cinder ; his remains Or
pitt into a shell„ and carried tothe Coach and
Horses-for the 'inspection of the Jury, Verdict"'
Found burnt sto death.

ATTEMPTS,. AT SUICIDES.—Last week a horse'
keeper,. named Carter, in the employ of Air'
S►Ytit 1, stage-master, of Chelsea, attempted We-
Pal times to.hang.himself in the stables, but befit
closely watched could not effect it ; at -lasthe too •
an. oppoonnity of going to tattersca-bridge,- wherc•
he threw himself over the •battlement into •111°
rivet.;-but here again Providence interfered ;
-Was observed by a waterman, who imitediateu
went to. his assistance at the risk of his. own lif.e;
So decided' Was he on self-destruction, that ut
grappled with his preserver,' who was nearly
.1.09,0 •
in his humane endeavours to save him &oil
watety grave,.in which he succeeded.—A few(l3,l
ago, a little girl, about twelve years of age, vo.
ed deliberately into the sea, near Sunderland Pier;
and attempted to drown herself. -A: pilot obserVj
ing her, rushed into the watery element, tinhe•
brought her safe on. shore. On. questioning 'ta:,o
child as to the.canse.of her atteMpt-at suicide,"
declared that it was in consequence of her morheriliti
;
sisting upon her learning to write, .and obliging 'L
to provide money to pay for her instruction, !
gathering and selling sticks.
Remarkable Latanee• of Strength and Sagacity its
a Fox:---On Sunday night last, one of these Atilt
tnals was caught in a trap, at Bourn, with whlcv,
•he made off. He was traced in the snow thef°,s
• lowsing morning, by the 'tart of DE LA WAsit'
gamekeeper upwards of ten miles; and was.tal4.%
out of an earth alive and strong. His pad *s°it,
- then in the trap, which with three feet. of trig
at the end of:it, is supposed to have weibedle
pounds. Another fox accompanied him the wl'Qro
of the way, seldom being distant from him 01°
than four or five yards.

BIitTPS,;
t 11(
On the 11th ult. at Cheshire, the Lady of
Itev. It. Egerton Warburton, of a daughter.

DIED.

• • OS'
On Friday, the 27th , atiano JanuaryC f -d, Norther, '
~t,
shire, Lady Robinson, wife of Sir .George Robinson, 130 totts
On Friday, the eoth ult. at the Vicarage-flouset,'Arrc ,
Isle of Wight; Henry Roach, Esq. in his 95th year.
}lee'
On Saturday, the 21st ult. at Newp,,rt, Jr. P.dWard,LP •
late of Southampton, in the 94th Fear of his age. ....aal'.
On Wednesday last, at Mile4;nd Green, 'th • qi'v' - • t.. 1
Hill, aged 7G, • • „ n'ice
After a few days. illness, on his return from 310 -
George Leasie, Ssq. ..
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