The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-10 00:00:00

CORONER'SINQUEST ON TREASURER TROVE

An inquiry of rather a novel nature was held
on Saturday last, at the Eagle Inn, Cambridge,
before Mr. Chevell, one of the Coroners for this
townoot upon a mutilated or mangled body,which
in general form the disagreeable duties of coroners'
inquests, but on view of a large quantity of gold
anti silver coins of the ancient Kings of this realm,
.the sight of which was much more pleasant to the
respectable Jury summoned on. this occasion,
than the exhibition of the corpse of rt fellow-
creature.—ln the month of June last, as some
workmen were employed in pulling down a
house adjoining the Eagle Inn, they discovered
in digging up the bottom of the cellar a 'quart-
titv of silver coins, and after a further search
of two hours, a jug containing a quantity of
gold coins was also found. Considerable
scramble took place among the workmen, but
Mr. Howell, the contractor of the building for
Corpus Christi college, interfered and s—cceeded
in securing it. A question now arose to whom
this treasure belonged. The Bursar of the col- •
lege took possession of part of it, and Mr. Balls,
for Mr. Howell, another 'part ; and eventually
the whole was deposited in the names of the
Bursar and Mr. Balls, in the bank. of Messrs.
Mortlocks, till it could be decided to whom it of
right belonged. The Lords of the Treasury, a
few days ago, applied to the coroner, to hold an
inquest ; and after going through all the evidence,
the jury without hesitation found their -verdict
upon the points directed to their consideration by
the coroner, who, desired them to leave out of
their minds any question of right as to whom the
treasure belonged, as that would be for the deci-
sion of a jury in a superior court," that on the 3d
.44 of June last .195 pieces of gold coin of the value
" of 1301. 35., and 3510 pieces of silver coin ofcc
the value of 701. Os. 51-d., were found by Wm.
co Smith and Stephen Woodcock, labourers in the
44 employment -of James Howell,- bricklayer,
cc hidden in the ground under the site of an an.
4' cient house or building situate in 'Bene't-street
4,‘ in the said town, which were of ancient time
hidden as aforesaid, and the owners thereof
" cannot be known."--As soon (13 the verdict
was returned, the Coroner, by virtue of his
office, seized the treasurer in the name of his
Majesty. Mr. White, the Town Clerk, attend.
ed and served a notice upon the Coroner, on
behalf of the Corporation, who claimed it as
grantees of the Crown, and the Solicitor to the
Treasury also made a demand of it, but .the
Coroner refused to part with it till it is ascer-
tained who is legally entitled to it, and the same
was accordingly re-deposited in Messrs Mort-
lock's bank, to await this decision.--The Coroner
has been served with a writ of certiorari by the
Lords of the Treasury, to return his inquisition
to the Court of King's Bettch.—(Gumbrdge
Chronicle.)

'rite Diorama is, it is ”id, about to re-opki
with two new pictures of great variety and interest. One of
them represents the interior of Roslyn Abbey, the other st view
of the tow-a and environs of Rouen. -

Sir E. ANTROBUS who died lately, is mentioned
to Inu-ve died' worth 700,0001., the hulk of WWI)"
property he has left:to hedivided between his two
nephews, one of whom is a panuer:in Coutts'i
house.

FRACAS ON 'CITANGt.
At about half-past three o'clock yesterday,
just before the commencement of business, au
unpleasant personal fracas, which we take plea-
sure in saying is a very uncommon occurrence,
took place on the Royal Exchange. The history
of the affair fs as follows :—Mr. Clugston, of
the house of Clagston and Chapman, extensive
brokers, had employed a clerk to call on Mr.
Simon Samuel, a merchant, of St. Helen's-place,
a few days ago, for the settlement of an account,
which was refused, and the clerk desired to
carry back to his employers a message reflect4g
in very strong terms on their characters, and on
that of the individuals for whom they had been
acting in seine late transaction:;, we believe in
speltre. Mr. Clugston who felt highly indignant
at the attack thus made upon him, which he
justly conceived to be injurious to him both as a
gentleman and in his particular business, had sought
on various occasions to obtain an interview with Mr.
Samuel, and to demand some explanation, but could
not succeed till yesterday, when, having learnt
that that Gentleman had gone on Change, he
proceeded thither immediately to meet him. Mr.
Clugston then accosted Mr. Samuel, and desired
to know whether he had really sent by his clerk
the insulting message alluded to, re-stating it
to him in its original notes, but which
it is not necessary for us to repeat. Mr.
Clugston had previously desired a friend whom
he met accidentally on 'Change to attend him
as a witness of the whole scene. Mr. Samuel,•
on being thus pressed, avowed that he had sent
the message, and, as well as we could collect,
in the confusion which arose from the crowd,
which in an instant collected round the parties,
repeated his original expressions, as commufl
cated by Mr. Clugston's clerk, on which the
latter gentleman drew from his coat a whip which
he had brought with him, and laid it across the
shoulders of Mr. Samuel with some violence,
who is in a slight degree lame, and who constant'
ly carries a stick, retorted this attack by a blow on
the head of his opponent, who rejoined with an°‘
Cher application of his whip, by which it broke,
and left him apparently at the mercy of Mr,'
Samuel. He was quickly, however, supplir
with a stick from one of the bystanders, and a
wore
regular combat ensued, characterised by
violence than skill, in which (rein twenty to
thirty blows were given on each side. Such wag,
the scene permitted to take place in the middle of
the Royal Exchange by about one hundred specta"
tors, not one of w horn thought it a duty to inter-
fere to put a stop to it !
the The beadle who attend,
Exchange at length forced his way through
the crowd, and the combatants were separated,
with littleAletriment, as regarded their persona,
beyond the destruction of their huts, to wh
r both owed their preservation from more seri4°,s
injury, as the blows were given on both sides wi"
great force.—( Times.)