The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-17 00:00:00

CORONER'i INQUEST.

ON Ttraiy night, Lord WALSINCHAWS
to4n was litind dead on his Coach-box, in the 14,1y-
market, whilst waiting to take Lady WALSING6I/124

from the Opera.
A Coroner's Inqutest was taken on the body Yes-
terday afternoon, at the King's Arms, in Sr. Al-
ban's-street.
Thomas Myers, Lord WA LS IN GUAM'S footman,
deposed, that Thomas Simmons, the deceased, and
himself, were ordered to attend the Opera with the
carriage at half past i t o'clock, to take their Ladir
home. When her Ladyship was ready, he went N.
tell the coachman to bring the carriage up to rite
door. The throng of carriages was so great that it
was with difficulty he could find him. At Teogtfi
he met with him on the opposite side of the la
and delivered to him his Lady's orders. The coach'
man observed in reply, that the wily was so con',"
pletely blocked up, that it would he a quarter -of
ate
hour at least before he should be 'able to get close
the pavement. The witness conveyed this ha:ore
illation to Lady WAL NGri AM, who waited till-141
time was elapsed in the !Abe, when she sent 0!
W trtess again to see if the thiechnian was ready"
On going out-at the Opera Hothe door, he pereerch•
ed a bustle among the carriages, and observed hiS
fellow-servant eAeavouring to make his
hween two carriages. H s attention,bethe tak-cn
off at the moment-, he heard a voice, procedi"g,
from the carriages in front of the Opera hiati,c,
claim, " D—n him, you have served him
At this moment he saw the deceased faii back on
the coach box, and drop the reins ; nor seaohg brier '
stir, he became alarmed, and ran to inform hi"
Lady that some accident had befallen the coach',
man, upon which her Ladyship desired him to, in;
quire what had happened. On returning the thictl-;
sime, he found the carriage was gone ; the hoFO9-
as he learned, having set off when they found theta'
selves at liberty.
A Gentleman who stopped the horses near SOI:4
folk-street, said, that passing that way at thetittli,,,e',e
anti seeing no, person guiding the animals, he o'r,;-• • •
hold of their heads, when he observed the coaelta"h
trl6
laying hack on the coach_box, with his head on
roof of the coach,. Supposing at first he was °II' -
asleep, he called to him, but on further invesie
tion he found he was dead; when, with the 0,5'5(2
once of others', they took him to the King's
rt
in St. Alban's-street. At this Period Lady
siNGIIAM'S footman Came on, and „emit for the. Pd.
mily Surgeon, Mr. Taggert, in
Mr. Taggert stated, that oncoming to the 3e,i, •
Ceased he found him quite warm, hut lifeless afire_
though he thought nothing could be dt.he to restC:joh
him to life, nevertheless he opened a vein io.)vo
aim. On examining his head and face, he fOtto4 °re,
contusions, one of them in the middle of his 1.14 e
head, and the other on the left side of his celq,;;,::
neither of which he conceived %v; to of sufeic . •
magnitude to occasion the death of the dece4o7A.l.:
Mr. Young, a Surgeon, who reSitlea in St, to
hin's-streer, said, that being sent far, he Q3lll 0, 4
the deceased at the time he was under the 'the' „
tion of Mr. Taggerr, and having ex:ttriii7e Tie t
ipe {r
wounds on his forehead, agreed with ihc•
blows were not of that fatal natc;'e to.
deceased of his lifee .
stR
A Coachman who was present when Are- bnioo-1,
took place, stated, that the deceased Rd:led
ing art old acquaintance,, to give way to let
come up- to the Opera House door,'aS he, tirc:o2o
tress, had not been called. At thiS morneott
while he was endeavouring to make way, cw" ate of -
carriages were endeavouring to get into the ride
the deceased, whom, he now saw fall oe
box ; hut being busily engaged with his-
saw no blow struck.
ati` •
T Ira:' he evidence being closed, the Tory leaG't,
their verdiel—Died by an .Vopleccnc I,*;t:
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The above circumstance having msde sAII 411°
many persons have requested to vtew the body" cOl
'coachman. It appears, that over the left c.ye
are three distinct strokes, which appear,to havll4
given by the thong of a Whip. On the ceurre,‘:t
forehead is the mark of .a blow, not arparentilje-00
dangerous nature, notwithstanding the blood escota
to have issued from the wound, and run antoug:, it
hair. A wound also appears on the left tette',,,'l4
is black, and swelled about the size of 1.1114tP.
is supposed to have been given by the hutt•e. eato"
whip. Round this blow are several 31, rll ,
:rotas of a trivial natute ; the left eye is coll'll
black, and the deceased exhibited alto ,ether ,
pearance of one who had been etgaged in' a I ,
patch. Some time after the evidence hd hay r
11s1
person came to the King's Arms, and st'a:ca
could find a person who saw a coaelettan 6'f' • .
the deceased with a whip. n' -
It was said that a coachman who was pl.°e,
the bustle had absconded, when cam'' g„ 0,3 •
drive was Icund damaged, a'nd qte;ritity,of biL
sprinkled over it.

k/4'LED. 11,051.
Lately, at Bath, Sir Edward. tiarington, -
V; al: giol,l
On Monday last, at St. Pancras Chnrch, M.
Fishwick, of Hoxton-squarc, to Miss Williams, ot
place
On. Tuesday, Mr. j. Winterbottom, of Bovv-6"celV
vent-garden, to bliss Clarke, of Deanshanger,
tonshire:
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