The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-19 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday afternoon a prolonged inquiry took place i❑
the Board-room of St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park-cor-
ner, before Mr. GALL, and a respectable Jury, on view of
the body of William Rose, twenty years of age, whose
death was alleged to have been occasioned by a man named
Baker, discharging a quantity of small shot into his head.
Mr. Trimmer, a magistrate of Hounslow, before whom
Baker, the accused, was examined at the time the occur-
rence took place, attended the inquest, and produced the
deposition of the decased taken upon the occasion.
It appeared from the evidence that, in March last, the
deceased was driving a horse, which was towing a barge on
the canal, near Northhide, in Middlesex, when a number of
boys in the towing path pelted a quantity of stones on board
the barge, when Baker, who had charge of the same, after
repeatedly cautioning the boys to desist, discharged a fowl-
ing-piece at them, and several of the small shot entered the
top of the deceased's head. He (deceased) did not feel
any serious inconvenience at the time, but in about six
weeks his head was. so much affected that Mr. Emmett, a
surgeon, was called in, whO extracted the shot which had
lodged in the skin at the top of the scalp. The deceased
getting worse, he was subsequently removed to the hospital.
In the deposition of the deceased, taken before Mr.
Trimmer, the magistrate, he stated that be never felt any
inconvenience from the small shot entering his head, which
became affected after he had fought a battle with a man
named Robert Nichols, on the Easter Monday, in which he
(deceased) had several heavy falls.
Mr. Emmett, the surgeon, who had extracted the shot,
stated that they had merely perforated the interior of the
skin at the top of the scalp, and could not have tended
in any degree to the death of the deceased.
Mr. Robinson, the surgeon of the Hospital, stated that
the death of the deceased was caused by a tumour on the
brain, which could not have been produced by the entrance
of the shot on the surface of the deceased's head, but arose
from natural causes.—Verdict, " Natural death."

Last evening an inquest was held at the King's Head,
Oichard-street, Westminster, before Mr. HIGGS, on view
of the body of Mr. James Lovelock, aged 52, a respectable
tradesman, who put a period to his existence by blowing his

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brains out with a pistol under the following circumstances :
Mr. Gerard Davies, surgeon, of Great Chapel-street,
Westminster, deposed that between twelve and one o'clock
on the previous night he was called into the house of the
deceased in the above street, and found the unfortunate man
lying on the floor of his bedroom with his night clothes on,
and weltering in his blood, 'which flowed from his mouth.
He was quite dead. A large horse pistol, which had re-
cently been discharged, was lying near the door. On exa-
mination Witness found that the contents of the pistol had
been discharged into the mouth, and, perforating the brain,
caused death instantaneously. _ _

By the CORONER—I never attended the deceased pro-
essionally in his life time, consequently cannot speak as to

;he. state of his mind.

George Carter, police constable, division B, No. 121,
deposed that he was called at the time the occurrence took
place, and found the deceased in the situation described.
The wife, who was in a distracted state, told witness that
her unhappy husband had been in bed with her about an
hour and a half, when ho junwed up and exclaimed,
" There are thieves in the house,", and; taking the pistol
produced from over the mantle shelf, discharged the Con-
tents into his mouth, arid instantly fell dead on the floor.
Mr. John Loveloek, brother of the deceased, stated that
he saw him a few hours before the commission of the rash
act, when he (deceased) was in a very agitated dejected
state, and observed, " that if it was not for his wife and
children he should die."
In answer to questions from the jury, the brother said
that the deceased lived on happy terms with his wife, and
that his circumstances were good. He could not assign
any cause for his destroying himself. •He (deceased) had
served in the army for several years during the war, but
since the peace, he had been in business.
: Several of the jury, who knew the deceased intimately,
spoke to his low desponding state of mind for some months
before his death.
The jury returned a verdict of "Temporary derangement."
Yesterday an inquest was held at the Middlesex Hos-
pital, before Mr. STIRLING, Coroner, to inquire into the
circumstances attending the death of William Slaughter, a
child, four years of age. ,
It, appeared from the evidence that the deceased lived
with his parents in Frederick-mews, Hampstead-road, and
that, in the afternoon of Thursdal week, he was playing in
a loft, about fifteen feet high, from whence he fell on the
stones below. He was conveyed to the Middlesex Hos-
pital senseless. His skull was severely fractured. Every
attention was paid to him, and he lingered until Sunday
evening last, when he died."
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of
Accidental death."

ARBROATH.—Just before the terrible storm came
on from the south-east on Friday evening last, a schooner
and sloop were obServed off the harbour, waiting the tide,
which flowed until one o'clock, P.M. Before that time,
however, both unlucky barks had to scud before the tem-
pest, and it was dreaded on the following morning, by those
on shore, that they had met a melancholy fate. The
schooner was run aground within a few yards of the en-
trance, and in a short time thereafter was thrown by the
waves among the rocks at the back of the South Pier. At
a most imminent risk, some of the boatmen of Stonehaven
pushed among the breakers, and, with the utmost difficulty,
succeeded in extricating the crew from their perilous situa-
tion. The vessel soon gave way, and went to pieces, strew-
ing the- beach with her shattered timbers.—Edinburgh
Courant.

A fire broke out yesterday morning, about nine
o'clock, in the lower part of a house next door to the York
Hotel, Jermyn-street, St. James's, which burnt for some
time with the most frightful rapidity. The County and
London Fire Establishment engines, however, arrived with
all possible despatch, and after half an hour's incessant
exertion on the part of the firemen, the danger subsided ;
the damage was confined to the lower part of the premises.
The fire is believed to have happened through the foul
state of the chimnies. Considerable damage has been
done, but not sufficient to interrupt the usual business of
the hotel.

ALARMING FlRE.—About eight o'clock last even-
ing the neighbourhood of Foley-street, Portland-place, was
thrown into a state of great consternation and alarm by the
discovery of a fire on the extensive premises.of Mr. Jones,
builder and carpenter, No. 34, in that street, which for
some time threatened destruction to the surrounding pre-
mises. In a few minutes after the alarm was given, the
large engine belonging to the London Fire Engine Estab-
lishment, from the Well-street station, arrived at the spot,
and was quickly got to work, there fortunately being an
abundant supply of water from the water-plugs of the West
Middlesex Water-Works Company before its arrival.
Shortly afterwards two more engines from the King-street
station, belonging to the same company were got into ope-
ration, as was the Marylebone parish engine, and the County,
West of England, &c. ; but the firemen, finding it impos-
sible to save Mr. Jones's premises, directed their efforts
towards the preservation of the adjoining houses, and the
backs 'of those in Union-street, in which, we arc happy to
say they were succ;ssful. Mr. Jones's workshops are all.
destroyed, and the premises of Mr. Brook, corn-chandler,
adjoining, are considerably injured. Mr. Jones is, we un-
derstand, insured in the Sun Fire Office ; and we are happy
to say no accident occurred.
INCENDIARISM.—On Friday night a barn, on
Mr. Franklin's farm, near Dunstable, was set on fire by an
incendiary. The fire extended to two barns, stables, and
outhouses, and also to two cottages, which, with the farm-
ing stock contained in them, and some of the goods of the
cottagers, were destroyed. The buildings and-the stock
were fully insured in the County Fire Office. The cot-
tagers' goods were uninsured. The vice oF incendiarism
seems to lose nothing of its virulence in the county of
Bedford, and is unlikely to abate so long as a feeling of ten-
derness for the lives of those miscreants interposes to shield
them from the salutary punishment due, to th'eir crimes.
Several men charged as incendiaries are now in Bedford
gaol to await their trials. On Thursday night last a valu-
able wheat rick, on the farm of Mr. Robinson, at Asgarby,
near Horncastle, was fired by an incendiary. By the
exertions of the gentlemen and farmers in the neighbour
hood, and also of the honest part of the labourers, several.
adjoining ricks of considerable value were saved. The
farmers offer a reward of 1001. for the discovery of the
perpetrator, to which the County Fire Office has added 501.,
and it is expected a further reward of 100/. from Govern-
ment will be added, with the offer.of his Majesty's pardon
to any accomplice giving evidence,