The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-27 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

DREADFUL OCCURRENCE AT A BRICK-KlLN.—Yester-
day evening Mr. Baker held an inquest, at the London
Hospital, on the body of Jeremiah Cray, aged thirty-
five years.
Mr. William Webb, of No. 10, Albion-road, Daiston,
tailor, deposed that about nine o'clock on Thursday
night, whilst at supper with his family, he was alarmed
by hearing cries of distress pre eeeding from a field at
the rear of his house. He immediately went out and
discovered the deceased standing with his arms out-
stretched, having the whole of his clothes in a complete
blaze from head to feet, and calling for " God's sake to
help him." Witness, with the assistance of a policeman
and a young man, dragged the burning remnants off his
body till he was completely naked. Witness then took
off his own coat and wrapped it over deceased, and with
assistance he was carried to a chemist's shop in Queen's-
row, from whence he was subsequently conveyed in a
cab to the above Hospital, but, owing to the density of
the fog, nearly three hours elapsed before they reached
that establishment. The deceased, whilst in the chemist's
shop, was quite sensible, and said that hawing had a
penny given him he bought some potatoes, and had pro-
ceeded to the brick-kiln, near which he was found, for
the purpose of roasting them, when he was overpowered
by the vapour, and, falling asleep, his clothes became
ignited. He further stated thi.t he had no home or
friends, being quite destitute.
The house-surgeon said the deceased, when admitted,
was burned in a most dreadful manner. He lingered until
the next morning Verdict—" Accidental death."
SUICIDE IN A STATION- HOUSE.—Yesterday afternoon
Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Chequers, Tothill-
street, Westminster, on the body of Sarah Edensaw,
aged 34, who destroyed herself in the New-way station-
house of the B division, on the night of Saturday last.
Abraham Wright, police-constable 99 B, deposed that
about a quarter before eleven o'clock on the night of Sa-
terday last he took her to the station-house, and
charged her with being drunk and disorderly. She was
locked up, as she had been before hundreds of times.
To the best of his belief deceased had been drunk for the
last seven weeks, and she told him herself that she had
net been in bed for three weeks. She occasionally
worked at the Nag's Head, and during the interval of
the house being closed and the opening in the morning
she would go and sit on the pavement in the Almon'y
and smoke a pipe.
William Glitnpson, police-constable 162 B, stated that
he locked the deceased up in the cell of the station-house
shortly before eleven o'clock. On visiting her at a
quarter before twelve he found her hanging by her apron
from the top of the door which leads from the cell into
the yard. He cut her down instantly, and she was at
once conveyed to Westminster Hospital, where bleeding
was attempted, but without effect, as she was quite dead.
Verdict—The deceased hung herself whilst in a state
of intoxication.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—Last evening an inquiry was
gone into before Mr. Higgs, at the Union, Jermyn-
street, to investigate the circumstances attending the
death of Edward Arthur May, Esq., aged 24, of 17,
Duke-street, St. James's, the son of Sir Stephen May,
Bart., who put a period to his existence.
The first witness examined was Charles Belzoni, the
landlord of the house, 17, Duke-street, who stated that
deceased's aunt had taken a furnished bed-room at his
house, and the deceased arrived on Friday last, having
just come from Madras. The last time witness saw him
alive was when he came home at eleven o'clock on Sun-
day night ; he asked for, and was supplied with some
bread, butter, and porter. On the following morning
deceased's cousin, Mr. Brinsley de Courcy Nixon, came
about half-past ten o'clock to call him up, when he found
the door of his room fastened on the inside. He had not
done so before. An entrance was effected by a door
which communicated with another room, and on merely
looking into the room and seeing some stains of blood
on the bed, witness immediately ran and fetched
Mr. Miller, a surgeon, who, on examination, said
he had been dead several hours. The manner of the de-
ceased gentleman was very strange, and witness was of
opinion he was not right in his mind. He was found
undressed in the bed with his throat cut, and he had
evidently inflicted the wound with the table knife, which
had been sent to him with bread and butter (the knife
was produced covered with blood). His clothes were
much the worse for wear.

A letter signed by the deceased was produced, di-
rected to the Custom-house agent, to clear his luggage
from the barque Mary Anne, by which he arrived from
Madras.
Robert Jaques, captain of the bakue Mary Anne,
said, from his conduct at Madras and during the voyage,
it was evident he was not right in his head. He was
dismissed from the Madras army by the sentence of a
general court-martial. He was very melancholy during
the voyage.
Brinsley de Courcy Nixon, of, 20, Holles-street, Ca-
vendish-square, a cousin of deceased, said he was for-
merly a Lieutenant in the Hon. East India Company's
army of Madras. He dined with witness on Sunday,
when be appeared to have a very wild, vacant, and rest-
less look.

The jury returned a verdict of "Insanity."

INCREASE OF THB VALUE OF SALMON FISHINGS ON
TILE TWEED.—The fishings on the Tweed at Eden-
mouth, belonging to John Waldie, Esq., of Ilendersyde
Park, and which not many years ago only brought the
annual rent of 21L, have been let within these few days
to Mr. Scruton, in the county of Durham, for 2101.,
being an increase of 189/. per annum. From this ex-
traordinary rise of rent some idea may be formed of the
anxiety manifested by sporting gentlemen to secure the
right of fishing for salmon in the Tweed, and enjoy an
amusement which attracts many distinguished indivi-
duals to our locality during the season for angling.—
Kelso Chronicle.

The Refuge for the Houseless Poor,
.which has
been opened for several years in the City, will be ready
for the reception of objects as soon as the severe weather
shall have set in. It is the practice of the Committee to
throw open the doors of three asylums for houseless
poor in the City of London at the latter end of Novem-
ber. It is but fair to state, that the demands upon the
funds of the Committee for the last year's expense, in-
curred by the influx of paupers into the City of London,
has reduced their means of affording assistance very
considerably.

Dr. Ryerson had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday.