The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-23 00:00:00

CORONER'S ISQITEST.

THREE CHILDREN BURNT. 1111
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held
Coopers' Arms, Shoreditch, on the bodies of 1-1„,:01.
line Amelia, Eleanor Elizabeth, and George r„,it
Balls, who fell a sacrifice at a fire which broke "'et,
on Monday night last, at No. 11, in the above stre.
The Jury proceeded to view the bodies, iv-hie
be
presented a most shocking appearance • two of .
children were burnt in all parts of ;heir 1100'
while the third was reduced to a cinder. I,et
David Lee, an apprentice to Mr. Balls, the 1.11);
of the little sufferers, deposed that on Mondaintt
last his master and mistress went out, having
put the children to bed, and locked the ,loom ;
ciw,
when he heard one of the children call " Davilo
he went en the stairs and inquired what was to.
matter, but no answer was returned; he again
to thestreet door, and shortly afterwards discO%
the curtains of the room where the children slept
a blaze; he gave an 'alarm, and, with another yell
man, went up stairs and broke open the door. bo
the flames and smoke were so great that-they We/
compelled to retreat, and he was nearly stilled.,"
His master and mistress were often in the habi,tfit
going out, locking the door, and leaving Ito
burning in the room where the children slept, ll'
putting them to bed.
ha.lasoehNnviViicahllellstdaetaetdr,aytehz
andhe 'hlievaresd
fire, while in bed on Monday sight; he instil
got up, dressed himself, and rushed up stairs
the room where_ the children were in bed; he 16],
hold of two of them while enveloped in flames, 0,1
rescued them, but they were so much burnt
they lingered in great agony for a few hours, 01(
then they expired; he did not observe the °the(
child, which was taken out of the ruins the nes
morning.
Led
The witness was severely burnt about the --0(
and face. The jury expressed their approbation d
Otphpeoasliarteotlld:
his conduct, and promised to procure him a re°
for his exertions. 10•
Mr. Balls, the father of the children, said, tt
he left home at half-past eight on Monday toga";
after putting the children to bed, and left a 'll-11
light burning in a candlestick, which he placed-0114
plate ; the two eldest were asleep, but the youtief
was awake, and he cautioned her not to get oOt -
bed, and then locked the door. • „i
This being the whole of the evidence, the to
returned a verdict of; " Accidentally Burnt
Death." •

BIRTHS. fob
On the 21st inst. in Thornton-row, Greenwich,
Robert Parker, of a daughter.
a sr
On the 10th inst. at Bardney-hall, Barton.upon-01
ber, the lady of the Rev. George Uppleby, of a daughter'd
On the 2 let inst. at Camfield-place, Herts, the WI
the Hon. Baron Dimsdale, of a son.
On the 15th inst. the lady of John U. Grahuro, ri?
of Barton, of a son.

MARRIED.
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On the 22d inst. at St. George's, Hanover-0111"d
Major Henry Cock, of the Hon. East India Con3Pite
Service, to Mary, third daughter of the late John-Di
Esq. of the Rectory, Great Marlow, Rucl9,
On the 21st inst. at HaveringLatte-Bower, by the may,
John Byde, James Ellis, Esq. of Darning, in the countL,
Kent, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Edward Robit,'"--
Esq. of Havering-atte-Bower, in the county of Essex. 11,
On the 20th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Mr.
Phillips, of the Ancient Concerts and the Theatre gala,
English Opera, to Miss Godfrey, daughter of Mr. 6
frey, of Bow-street, Covent-garden.
Lately, Mr. Nicholls, of the Savoy Palace, Savoy-str
Strand, to Miss Holyland. r'
On the 21st inst. at Kingsdon, Somerset, Thos. Paito4°le,
Esq. Barrister, second son of the late James Paynter,
of Boskenna, Cornwall, to Ann,
,only daughter of Aa'
Moody, of Kingsdon, EN. tbe
On the 21st inst. at Leadenham, near Grantham, bYgoe:
Rev. William Key Reeve, Lieut.-Colonel Chaplin (o'„r,
Coldstream Guards), M.P., to Millicent Mary, only 11:.ir
viving daughter of the late Wm. Reeve, Esq. of the for
place.
vev.
On the 22d inst. at Christchurch, Surrey, by the 4,,
Mr. Mapleton, Richard Grave 'Hindson, of Penrith,
to Miss Rachel Cannon, niece of JOsepli Cowper, °I apt,,
thank, and John Cowper, of Carleton-hall, in the co
of Cumberland, Esqrs,

DIED. u
On the 22d inst. the 34th year of his age, Pe-r of
Thomas, youngest sou of the late Mr. William Rich'

Ludgate-hill.
irood•
On the 18th inst. at Tonbridge Wells, E. Jukes
gate, relict of the late Mr. Henry Woodgate, of Bryall9"-
street, Portmal-equare. st
On the 22d inst. Frederick, infant son of Aro.
Carnac, Esq,
On the 21st inst. at Alfred-place, Newington, after 14
painful illness of nearly three years, Mr. John S. 43/2Y'
aged 36.
On the 20th inst. at the house of her sontin-lanis „4°P7
Binns, Esq. West-end, Hampstead, Ms's. Rebecca PI
mont, relict of the late Joseph Beaumont, Esq. in her 79
year, deeply and deservedly lamented by all her relativi
and friends. •
On the 13th inst. at acted, in Surrey, Mrs. Eizahe/ts
King, relict of the late Mr. Thomas King, in the
year of her age.
On the 7th inst. at Cheltenham, deeply lamented, $l/1

lady of Edward Barrett, Esq. of Hope-eiui, near !Abut!
Herefordshire.
On the 19th inst. at Bridlington-quay, Hull, Thoth
Ward, Esq. ship-owner, aged 68. ,Lof
On the 12th inst. aged 4,5, Catherine :Elias, thelfir.
Edward Belfour, Esq. late of the 111avy,oiRce, Sonier7.l(
house, in a rapid decline, chiefly brought on by the tie!,
of her eldest sun, the Rev. H. T. Belton-,
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