The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-31 00:00:00

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CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday evening an Inquisition was bald at
the Carpenters' Arms'," cornier of Howland street
•and,John-street, Fitzroy-square, before THOMAS
STIRLING, Esq. Coroner' for Middlesex, on' the
body of MrsT Catherine Swale, a lady aboint eighty
years of age:, whotie death was caused by her
clotheirtaking fire.
-Mr:Thomas Nash---1 am an artist, and live nt
NO. 12; Howland-street. The deceased orenpled
the first floor and other apartments in my hoarse ;
she kept two servant maids, and was very ailing.
About six o'clock on Thursday evening I was in
my parlour, and [maid a noise,!iis if of kicking
with feet against the floor of the drawing-room
over my head : imagining • that the old lady
might have fallen in alit, I ran upstairs to ascer-
tain what was the matter I found her standing
in tire middle of the room with her clothesytall in
a blaze ; I tore up the carpet which was nailed
to the door, wrapped it' round her, • antl,extltr;•
anished the fire ; bee maid servants stripped off
her clothes, put a sheet round her, and carried
her up stairs to bed, and a surgeon was sent for.
She died between:nine and ten o'clock on Sunday
morning ; there was no person in tire drawing-
room lint herself at the time the accident happen-
ed, and I. believe her clothes caeght. fire accident.
ally in lighting the candle, as a candle and candle.
stick was fonml on the hearth.
Robert Adams said, Tani a surgeon anti spathe.
wiry, and live at No. 27, Charlotte-street ; about
six o'clock on Thursday evening, being sent for, I
visited the deceased.; I found her lying on the bed
coverdd ever with a sheet; examined the injury
she had removed, and found her back, arms, and
legs, much burnt: but I do not think that the in-
jnry she received termtine cause of her death.; 1
think if she had been a young person sue would
have got over it. I attended her nor several tnouths,
she was in a very debilitated state, azld inclined to
apoplexy; I aw of opinion that the burning
brought on the symptoms I was striving In, pre-
vent, and that she died of apoplexy in consequence.
Verdict*" Accidental Peath:hy Bur.uing."
Yesterday an Inquest watt betel at: the Horns,
Shoreditch Church, before 3. W, I.Tsww, Esq.
on the body of Robert Waterhouse, aged 46.--it
aPpeared in evidence, that on Friday !minting the
deceased went to Billingsgate to buy fish for his
wife's disposal in the. course of the they; lie was
proceeding down Shot edirch, when he sturnbled
forward, fell on' the pavemeot, and died instantly.'
A Medical,Gentleman was called for, who pro-
nounced him dead; and gave- it as his opinion that
he died from a rupture of some blood ,vessel. Ver-
dict---'` Pied by the Visitation of erid.'
Another Inquest was held by the same Coro-
ner, tit tine same time and place, on the hotly of
Mary Smith, aged 52. ,•
Mrs. Osborne stated, that on Friday afternoon
whilst the deceased was Sitting on her, chair, she
told witness and others itt the room she was very
ill, and thought she had brolien.a blOnd vessel its
her leg. WitneSs saw the blood streaming co
p,ioooy down her leg, and the deceased seemed
faint ; she immediately sent for a sturgeon, who
said her situation was hopeless, as the artery
gonld not lie taken up in time to save her life ; she
died in less than five minutes.
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Other persons were examined, whose evidence
colifirmed that of the above witness. Verdict as
above.

THE CONSPIRACIES...ine LORD MAYOR receives.
ed a letter from the three 'lrishmen who are so fa-
mous for their unmerited sufferings. It expressed
their thanks to his Lordship for his conduct in
their case, and stated that any commands with
which he might be pleased to honour them, would
be received if directed to Mr, Lynch, Dttrirtl-Patk,
Galway, where they had arrived in health,atter a
properous journey and voyage. His Lordship also
received a letter from Wflouald, who is distil).
guished for his activity in apprehending one of
who were concerned m the conSpiracy. It
10,:•f: ' that he had very little money to sup-
representt.- cltild,:•,aml.axpoed n h rsop.s that
•,• . . •
pckrt, a wife a , tre tOl M plit
liiS Lordship "t" ' to Fromm 11!:11 so=
humanity by

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OLD BAILEY, WtiontsDAY, Ocr. 30.

Before iilr. Baron Gtt Ali AM and Mr. JataCCDALLAS.

The SesSion this day commenced, and we un-
derstand that it will be comparatively short to the,
last pratracted SesSitM. • TI following -are the
only trials of any interest :
James Luke was found guilty.of burglarionsly
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Jo-
nathan • Tatnall in the night-tithe, and stealing
therein a considerable quantity of wearing ap-
parel.
William Williams was capitally convicted for bur-
gloriously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Thomas Gray, boot and shoemaker, in
the Strand, in the day-time, and stealing therein
two boots, his property, value 245.
Charles Williams was capitally indicted for as-
saulting Thomas Cotter on the. King's highway,
and taking from his person a watch, chain, and
seal, value I 11. _ _

The prosecutor is a tailor, and on the 6th of Oc-
tober, as he was on his way to his own home, iu
Charlotte-street, • Portland-place, at about twelve
O'clock at night,•he was followed by three or four
men. One of them came up and spoke to him,
and the prosecutor being a little us liquor, in the
scuffle fell down. Immediately he missed his
watch, and they ran away. He could nut iden-
tify the prisoner.
Piggot, on the night in question, lit
twelve o'clock, saw the prisoner running,. pursued
by some men, but did not see. him taken.. He.
knew the:prisoner by the light colour. of his
dress.

Robert Murray, a watchman, on the .6theof
October, while in Marlhounnigh-street, heard a
cry of " Stop thief !" and seeing the prisoner run-
ning he took him into ~custody. The property
was afterwards picked up in the street.
James Curry was proceeding along the street
at the time, and saw the prisoner running : after
he was' apprehended witness picked up the watch
as it was lying in the street, and took it to the
watchman, who gave it to Townsend, the con-
stable of the night.
The watch was produced in Court, and identi-
fied by the prosecutnr.—Arnt Guilty.,
Ahli curter and liaert clineh.,;%yo young boys,
were capitally, indicted for cointnittiog an assault
upon '.llorsh, in the King's highway, and'
taking :from his per,sen a_watch, 4c,
. It appearecinpoO the testimony of the prose-
cutor, that as he was ,proceeding
.tbrough St.
Georges-Street, Grosvenor-Squor!, on the sth of
October, at half-pasi 10 o'clock at night, he was
. met by
,a party of Men and boys, about 6 or S in
number, Who as soon as' they came up knocked
him down. Onb of them attempted Its seize his
watch ; .but just as it was out of his fob the pro-
seentor seized hold of it, and would not let it go;
upon which, one said to the person who made
the snatch, " yon, have you not got the
thimble ?" (watch). They all then ran *witty:
but Ulrich and Carter were afterwards taken into
custody: could swear to both the prisoners.
'Tie :fury found a verdict--Guilty--Death,
against both the prisoners.
illarguret Fisher was pUt to 'the trnr on the
'charge of haring, on the 9th of August, stolen 15
pair pf suspenders, and a great variety of pen-
knives and stissori, the property of Mr. Weiss, a
cutler, in the Strand. The prisoner was his ser-
vant, and on the day mentioned in the indict-
ment, being suspected of the robbery, her trunk
was opened by an Officer, and the property dis-
covered. At different times the prisoner had taken
out of the shop and pawned'a considerable quan-
tity of cutlery ; • butlhe capital 'Tart of the charge
was done away with, it not being proved that on
any Occasion did she steal above the value Of
Guilty of stealing under the value of 410 s.
•

John Routledge was indicted capitally for steal-
ing 25 yards of floor-cloth, value 81. the property
of John Hare, privately in his shop.
John Butler proVed that he saw the prisoner go
into the prosecutor's shopin. Bond-Street and take
the floor-cloth in question. Both the property
and the prisoner were fully identified.
,The prisoner, in defence, accused Butler of hav-
ing stolen the goods himself ; and that, it ap-
peQred, was his material objection to Butler's
evideh;e.—»Guilty—;Death.
Alter t!te verdict was given, the prisoner said,
te Butler, k, ;,ti will never prosper : you have sworn
my life away." .