The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS

Yesterday an Inquest was held before
JammETT, Esq., at the Turk's Head, in the Kent Read, on
the body of Mr. Thomas Blake, who formerly kept that house,
and was greatly beloved by a most numerous ticquamtance. Ile
was one of the Committee of Licenced Victuallers, and had re-
alized a very large property. Mr. Drawbridge, a surgeon of the
neighbourhood, deposed that he was sent for to see the deceased
on Monday evening, and found that he had received a census.
s: 'f the brain, which was probably produced hy, e,7rWant
11. , • eideposed, that he accompanied M etiniitFitlinktiay
to Alitaam, and on their return at a little after ri in the
_prun-
ing 6 dart and horse which were behind approached at a'rapid
pacer!. The cart came in contact with the wheel of the chaise,
antirwerturned it in the road witness was stunned, and Mr.
Blake lay on his back on the road, but spoke not a word ; wit-
ness earned him home, where he died ; the • cart went on to
Everest's wharf, where the horse was checked by a load of
clover.—Mr. Ellisdon stated, that the cart broke two spoken
of the wheel of the chaise and the axeltree ; Mr. Blake lay on
his back, but did •not even groan.—Mr. Kadde saw a man is
the cart endeavouring to pull in the horse, • which ran with
great speed, , but. the ,animal was not to be checked.—George
Hammond, the driver of the cart, .deposed, • that the horse,
which was the property of Mr. Everest, took fright at some
cows, and ran away with him, He,called out to Mr. Blake and
his companion; but they could not get out of the way, and the
horse, after breaking the chaise, would have ruu into the canal,
had he not been stopped by the load of clover at the wharf.—
Verdict, Accidental Death. A tine of 11. was imposed upon
the horse. _ -

On Thursday night an Inquest was held at the Dull and
George inn, Dartford, before JOSEPH CARTATt, MA., Coroner
for Kent, on view of the body of Mr. Samuel West, a
most respectable and opulent butcher of that town. The
deceased had latterly been subject to a nasal affection,
which occasioned sleepless nights, great irritability of mind,
and a general depression of spirits. On Monday night he
went to bed apparently in better spirits, but about six
o'clock on the following morning, as his man-servant was going
into the slanghter.house to his usual work, he saw the deceased
suspended from a beam to which their cattle were usually
drawn ; he was cut down, and a surgeon sent for, but the vita
spark was extinct. The deceased was much respected in his
neighbourhood, and the Jury, who had all known him, were
much affected by this melancholy termination to his existence.
Ile had made a will, disposing of all his property to different
membews of his family. The jury delivered,averdiet—L" That
the deceased committed the act whilst labouring under a tern-
porary mental derangement.''

MURDER AT BccanmAm.—Taunton the Of-
neer, to whom great praise is due for his exer•
tions in endeavouring to bring to justice the ruth.
less monsters who murelered the unfortunate
Morgan, the gardener of Mr, Goodhart, has sues
seeded so far as to obtain information against
some persons in that part of the country, whiclt
strongly implicates guilt as far as inference anti
circumstances warrant, and he is in active search
of them.

FALSE ALARM,---,Aludicrous circumstance oc•
cured a few nights ago at the Coach and Horses public-house,
St. John's-square, Clerkenwell. About eleven o'clock at night
the landlady went up stairs to -go to bed, leaving her husband
up to, fasten up the bar, doors, and windows. Shortly after
both he and the inmates were alarmed at the shrieks of the
mistress, running down stairs in her chemise, dechiring the devil
was in her room—that she saw his frightful face,and eyes as wide
iwi robbedeeiaiiri
nagt o.tfahpepsara trunkst
uarbo4r,
as a tea-cupdooking at her from the bed tester. In running down
stairs she fell over the maid servant, and both rolled to. the
bottom; but escaped unhurt. Theiwatzli was called, and the
neighbourhood alarmed, on a supposition that it was some thief
that had got into the:loom ; to which the watchman, landlord,
and inmates repaired, aimed with lire-irons and other wetfons.
The most resolute entered the room ; some held candle]; ana
others presented their arms. At length the mystery Was un-
riddled : the cause of all this terror proved to be a greats,w4
perched on the bed tester : but hoW he came to be there iii not
known (the door and windows being closed), unless he got in
down the chimney. , • ..
At an early hour on Thursday morning, the
counting-house of Mr. J. NORMAN, principal
.Inquest. .was
Agent to the Steam-packets, No. ], Water-lane,
Commarcialfroad, on
Tower-street, was burglarioutly entered, and.
'PaclehaZ(l) cnntaining
:I:t:ltittaBitittiet quantity of platei and various
to a considerable value. . .
an
the body of MrcuAEt. 3irr.E, late a Lieutenant '
property,
L ov Loos.---On
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in.
On Tuesday evening
the Navy. .It appeared that the deceased had.
rested his affections .on an i 1
aniia ) a young lady,
the daughter of a grocer, in the C
e ommercial-road
but his uncle being averse to the )
match, the cir-
cumstance had preyed on IS h'
mine], and he endea-
voured some months since to, destroy hirost.,,if by
opium ; the quantity not then.. being sefficient,
lie on Sunday
night fr
• • , e ectually put an:.end to his
existence by that
.• Ire di
destructive., 41-*. . r ;t1
" Insanity."