The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was holden at the London
Hospital, in the Mile-end-road, before Mr. Baker, the coroner,
on view of the body of James Smith, a blacksmith and farrier,
aged 56 years, who has been for several years past in the em-
ployment of Joseph Tickle, Esq., the extensive brewer in
Castle-street, Whitechapel, and who died in the institution on
Monday night.
William Russell, a billiard marker at the Kent and Essex
Tavern, High-street, Whitechapel, was confined in the White-
chapel watch-house on Sunday morning, when the deceased
was brought there at about 6 o'clock, and was locked up in
the same cell with him. The deceased appeared perfectly
sober at the time, but excited, and complained that he had
been unkindly used by Mr. Tickle, his employer, who had
discharged him, and refused to pay him his wages. At about
12 o'clock the deceased was lying on one of the seats of the
cell, when he suddenly fell off, and went into a violent fit.
At about 8 o'clock he had another fit, when Mr. Mears, the
surgeon, was sent for, and attended, and at once ordered him
to be taken to the hospital. Juror—Was the deceased sober
when brought to the watch-house? Witness—Yes, perfectly
sober, but he appeared as if he had been drinking on the pre-
vious night.
Mr. Richard Hugel!, principal clerk and brewer to Mr.
Tickle, stated that the deceased had been in the employment of
Mr. Tickle, as blacksmith and farrier, for upwards of seven
years, and for some time past had habituated himself to drink,
and was frequently drunk. On Saturday last the deceased
became tipsy at an early period of the day, and was in conse-
quence unable to work, though he had been into the farrier's
shop several times in the course of the day. In the evening.
Mr. Tickle told him that in consequence of his habitual
drunkenness he could not think of keeping him any longer in
his service. The deceased then demanded his wages for the
week, which was 1/. 155., but he refused to give it to him, as
he was indebted to him for much more than that sum for

PATRICK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, TUESDAY, Auo.
12.--The sales to-day are 2,000 bags, at steady prices. The
market rather dull.
Last week a fellow was detected at Leatherhead in
an abominable attempt to dispose of some indecent publica-
tions to the youthful members of a respectable family. The
wretch masks his odious traffic under the pretence of selling
groceries. He travels with a horse and cart, and as he will
no doubt renew his attempt in other places, a description of his
person may not be amiss. He is short of stature, with dark
hair and whiskers, both carefully curled,
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.—Ott
Saturday an inquest was held at the Manor House Tavern,
Stoke Newington, on the body of J. Greenough, Esq., aged
thirty-four, a gentleman late holding a lucrative situation in
the Bank of England. The deceased, who was on a visit at
the residence of Mr. J. Shaddock, of the Grove, Tollington
Park, Tottenham, went out for a walk, and shortly after his
body was discovered floating in the New River. The jury
having no satisfactory evidence, returned a verdict of—Found
drowned.
We have heard of several fatal caAilittof cholera in
this town during the present week. Five individuals were in-
terred in the Hospital ground yesterday, at an early hour, and
their clothes buried with them. One of them, who was alive
and hearty at the breakfait hour on the preceding morning,
was shortly afterwards seized with this terrible di* ease, and was
a corpse before sunset.- Since the above was in type, several
other cases have been communicated to us. Four individuals
are lying dead in one house. —Greenwich Gazette.
WOODHOUSE'S ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER.
—We have great pleasure in once more directing the atten-
tion of our readers to the Advertisement which appears in our
columns of to-day, recommending this really excellent and
efficient preparation as one which no family ought to be with-
out. The concurrent testimony of the profession in praise of
ginger as a medicine has been repeatedly given, and all that
was wanting, was to introduce it in a state of purity to render
its use universal. This object has been attained by Mr. Wood
house in the preparation of his Etherial Essence, which for
purity of flavour, and instantaneous effect, as an anti-spasmodic,
surpasses any preparation of ginger which we have yet met
with.

AWFUL MORTALITY.—On Tuesday morning Mr.
and Mrs. Bradshaw, of Wellington-street, left home for the
purpose of proceeding to Hull to meet Mrs. Priest, formerly
of the Turk's Head, in Scotland-street, who had a few days
before been liberated from the King's Bench prison, where
she had been Confined for the last three years, and was return-
ing to Sheffield by the way of Hull. On her arrival at the
latter place she was taken ill, and soon after died. On the
arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw on the Tuesday, it was a
severe trial to them to find their friend and relative, whom
they expected to welcome home, a corpse. Mrs. Priest was
mother to Mrs. Bradshaw. r. and Mrs. B. returned to
Sheffield on the Wednesday. The former was taken ill on
the Thursday at noon, and died on Friday morning at one
o'clock. In the course of the day Mrs. B. felt unwell, and
went to her husband's mother in the same street, where she
became worse, and died on Saturday morning at five o'clock.
They have left one child.—Shejfield Iris.
ALARMING Ft RE.—Yesterday evening, about six
o'clock, the neighbourhood of Dorrington-street, and Mount-
pleasant, Clerkenwell, was thrown into alarm in consequence
of a fire breaking out in the premises of Mr. Wroughton, the
Phoenix Iron-foundry, of Dorrington-street. Crowds of per-
sons assembled on the spot, and there being a school for young
ladies in the house, and families occupying other apartments,
the utmost fear was entertained for their safety. The fire
originated in the first floor, it is said in consequence of Mrs.
Barton, who owns the school, fumigating her apartments to
prevent cholera, when the light communicated to some furni-
ture in the room. The conflagration raged for two hours and
a half, by which time the whole of the premises and nearly the
whole of the furniture were destroyed. It was generally re-
ported that an elderly lady residing in the house was burnt.
We did not hear of any other accident by the fire. The pre-
mises, which were chiefly occupied by lodgers, we understand
were not insured, and the parties are great sufferers.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN STONEHAM,
LATE OF THE GUARDS.—On Friday afternoon, as Captain
Stoneham, accompanied by his servant, was driving in his cab
through the Bird-cage-walk, St. James's-park, his horse, a
high spirited and blood animal, from some cause took fright,
and started off at a most furious pace. Many persons made
repeated, but unavailing, efforts to arrest the progress of the
affrighted animal. At length Captain Stoneham, in order to
check the speed of the horse by diverting him from his course,
gave a sudden jerk to the reins, which brought the wheel,
with a violent concussion, in contact with a lamp-post at the
rear of Mr. O'Connell's house, when both master and man
were flung out to a considerable distance, and came with great
force to the ground. Mr. O'Connell (who was to have taken
his departure for Ireland in an hour afterwards), immediately
ordered his gate, which communicates with the Park, to be
thrown open, and had the sufferers carried into his house. Ser-
vants were despatched in all directions to procure surgical aid,
and other assistance which kindly feeling and humanity could
suggest was promptly and liberally administered. Mr. Kehoe,
of Millbank-street, Mr. O'Connell's medical family attendant,
shortly afterwards arrived, and on examining his patients found
hat Captain Stoneham had sustained a serious injury in the
lower extremities of the back ; the servant had his ancle joint
dislocated, and some other member slightly fractured. Mr.
Kehoe applied such remedies as he considered necessary, and
remained up with his patients the entire night. A consulta-
tion of eminent surgeons was held next day, when it was deemed
advisable to remove Captain Stoneham and his servant to his
house, No. 8, Montague-place, Russell-square. Both patients
amain a fair way of recovery.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—JURISDICTION OF Co.
RONER.—On Saturday last, between six and seven o'clock in
the evening, as a gentleman of the name of Ogilby was re-
turning to Waltham-cross, where he resided, from Whetstone,
where he had been to dine with his sister, he met with the fol-
lowing fatal accident :—He was in a four-wheel chaise drawn
by one horse, and had entered a road out of the main road,
along which he had not proceeded many yards before the ve-
hicle was overturned in a ditch, into which the deceased was
flung, the chaise being over him. Upon Lord Radstock's car-
riage (in which was some of his Lordship's family) passing,
the coachman pulled up, when, on removing the chaise, the de.
ceased was found in the situation above described. Neither the
horse, which was blind, nor the vehicle was much injured. The
deceased, who was paid every attention to by the branches of
his Lordship's family, was taken to the Bull, at Whetstone,
which is in the county of Middlesex, and at a short distance
from where the body was found, which was just out of the
county, in the parish of East Barnet, this being in the county
of Hertford. On examining the body at the Bull, life ap-
peared extinct. Information was, in consequence, sent to Mr.
Stirling, the coroner, who directed an inquest to be holden on
last Tuesday, for which purpose on that day he went to Whet-
stone ; but on his arrival there, he was told that the inquisition
was taen on the previous day, by Mr. Osbaldeston, coroner
for the county of Hertford, at the Cat, East Barnet. Oa
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lead to disputes, he would not empanel a Middlesex jury.
Mr. Stirling then left. The deceased was about eighty years
of age.

money advanced. The deceased then became very violent,
but was subsequently prevailed upon to go home.
Police constable H 95, was sent for at about six o'clock on
Sunday morning, and on going to Mr. Tickle's brewhouse he
found the prisoner in a very radical state.—(Laughter.)
CORONER--I suppose you mean riotous state? Witness--
Yes, Sir, you may call it riotous, but I call it radical.—(Re-
newed laughter.) He reasoned with him, and advised him to
go hope, but it was all to no purpose, and he was ultiinately
obliga to take him into custody and convey him to the watch-
house.
lr. Williams, the resident surgeon and apothecary in the
hospital, deposed that the deceased died of delirium tremens,
produced by immoderate drinking.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death by the
visitation of God."

EXECUTION OF JAMES MURPHY AT DOWN•

On Monday morning, at ten minutes to twelve o'clock,
James Mull,by suffered the extreme penalty of the law, in
front of the new gaol, for the murder of Archd. M'Gran, at
M'Comb's-bridge. The hour appointed for the execution tvas
eleven o'clock. at which time a large military and police fere.
was drawn up in front of the gaol, commanded by their respec-
tive officers.
At ten minutes past eleven the unfortunate young man ap-
peared, attended by the Rev. Messrs. Denvir,
Curoe, M'Cartan, and Dorrian. He exhibited the greatest
dread on approaching tiro scaffold, and became so infirm as to
require the aid of two of the • clergy-men, one en each side.
By ibis means he was got on the platform, and after Mr. Den.
vir had delivered a short prayer, he shook hands with him ;
but so tenacious was he of life, that he held a death grip of
Mr. Deavir's hand, and would not by any entreaty let it go,
saying, " Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me !" and
actually followed him off the scaffold. After a lapse of ten
minutes, he was again brought up, and from his appearance
was evidently weaker than before. He had to be assisted by
several officers of the prison before he was got on the scaffold,
and after the usual ceremony was gone through, he again
made his escape, saying, in a crying tone, " I roust see my
father I I can't think of dying without seeing him ! I want a
drink ! I must see Mr. Denvir !" The scene now became
heart-rending—a thrill of horror seemed to pervade the minds
of all present ; never did man show such unwillingness to leave
this earthly tabernacle.
At the expiration of about half an hour he was again
brought, or rather carried up, for a third time, and laid on the
scaffold in a sitting posture ; he then listened attentively to
the prayers of his church, and repeated, in an audible tone,
after the clergyman, "^ Lord have mercy on me—Christ have
mercy on me !" after which he was immediately launched into
eternity. Though the fall was great, being at least 18 feet,
he struggled some time, and seemed strongly convulsed, at
least two minutes.
Since the unfortunate man received his sentence, he became
quite penitent, but never was once known to admit the crime
for which he was to die—and on the scaffold he neither admit-
ted his guilt nor protested his innocence. He did not appear
to be more than twenty years of age. Though the execution
took place an hour earlier than was expected, a large concourse
of people was present.