The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-23 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the
!lead public-house, James-street, West-
Minster, before i‘lr. Lewts, Ott the body of Eliza-
beth Jones, it child, who met her death in com-
,sequenq of her dress having caught fire. -
11antUtit'cher; the wire-of Anthony Fnlcher,
a .Chelsea pensioner, sworn, said,. on Motibay
night, about G o'clock, the molter of the deceased
came to henhouse and paid her weekly rent ; the
had been with her only about five minutes, when
she heard the deceased (who was only about four
years old) scream out, inconsequence of which
he went with the mother, and found the child
lying across the chairs with her clothes all in
Games she wrapped a blanket round her, and also
her apron, and, by this means succeeded in extin-
guiAhing,the tire; but she was so much burned
that it was deemed-proper to take her instantly to
the linspibil. On the way she said she was going
to
.put the tea-kettle, when her pinafore caught
fire, which oecaNioned the accident. The child
died in the Hospital on Sunday,evening. Verdict
" .Dcath."

Another Inquest was held by the same Coroner,
at the Masons' Arms, itlmiox.tuiett, Honorer.
Mlldre, on view of the body of ‘ViMani Field, a
sargeon, who died suddenly on the preceding
day.
Godfrey Hall, of 49, Conduit-street, said, about
eight o'clock. tit Monday morning he was called
to the house of the deceased, with whom he had
been ncgiu for several years ; he found the
body dead, anti cold : it ray in a natural state,
Without ma:Jo of violence, and he bad no
doubt but he died a natural death;
Jonathan Harphy, servant to the deceased about
26 pars, said he was a very,sgber man, and 4p.
lieared inn good state of healtlionFriday evening
%%hen he went to bed. Monday morning, about
eight Weloek, the maid-servaut said she knocked
at his door, as he had nut risen ; but be not an-
swering, she regnested witness would awake him.
He went up stairs and knocked again, and, not
being answered, he opened the chamber door,
went to the bed-side, and found him lying on his
back in bed, quite dead : the body was cold, and
he sent for Mr. Hall, the apothecary in Conduit-
street, who came immediately, but could render
no.assistanee. Verdict—'' Died by the visita.
tion gl God."

An Inquiition was taken yesterday miming
before `rttomas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner for Mid.
dlescx, at the house of Mr. Joint Alm! hews, the
sign Of the- Three Icings, in Clerkenwell-close, in
the parish -of St. Jmne,, upon the body of a tnan
known by the flame of James, but wbOse surname
wns not known, found dead on Saturday morning
last, in a field belonging to Mr. William Hobbs,
of Islington. The deceased had lately come from
his native place, Hanham, in Essex, nod was em-
ployed a little lit Islington, us a drover ; he was
without necessary clothes ithtl rood, ana it is sup.
Posed has not slept in it bed for a considerable
time, but that his genetni lodgings were under the
hay-stacks in the field where he was found dead
On SAtttrdtty morning. Vertlict---41 Pound dead
in a Gild at Islington, anti the Jury are of opi--
nion that be tiled in consequence of extreme ill-
ness.''

An Inquisition was taken at the *bite licirst,
near Fitzroy-t‘quare, by the seine ti•orbner, upon
the body of Mrs-. Catherine -Edwards, aged
OS years,. tylio teas burnt to, death on Molniay
night,'hy her clothes accidentAilY toliirig fire.—
Maria Calieridge, servant to \i r. Williams, a
lodger in thejionse'of the deceased, at 42, Tot-
teriliam•street, Tottenham-court-road-, said that
she left the house about three o'clock ,in the at-
' ternooo, and returned about eight at night. She
Opened the street door nub her key.,
.andi great
quantity of smoke iisned through the, parlour.
door ; 3he got a light, anti went to the parlour,
which the deceased had lately made into a sleeping-
room ; he saw the deceased laying upon herback,
and burnt in a most sliocking mintier, all the
clothes, were burnt off, and the names had com
municated' to the bed Clothes, whiCti were burnt.
to tinder; the deceased Will quite decor; she
ed the watchnan, who came to ber assistance.'
The -deceased, she tire:light, was in ale act of
striking a light at the Elan- her clothes tool,

Rs tl.e thider box and candle lay near ber upon
the floor.. Verdict—".C.Asnally and by. misfor..
tone came to ber death by being burnt."

D42ADFUL SUICIDS.—On Monday evening atk
Inquisition was taken at tire Cross Keys Inn,
Gracechurch-street, before Tiros' Snetasitte
Esq. upon view of the body.of John Phipps, wbo
was found with his throat cut, in one of the rooms
of that place, on Friday evening last. The Jur y
which consisted of sixteen, deliberated for SOMe
time as to the state of mind the deceased was 14
when he committed the dreadful act, anti at length,
with the exception of one person, pronounced I
verdict of " Insanity."