Star.
London, England, 1807-05-04 00:00:00

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CORN EXCH ANOC, MAY 4.
Although but a ruid,::ing limply of Wlite tn.dar,
owing to the la, ge lincks of Fl cadres • a further
declerfi'm of pet givit.er on Fine, and mote on
Second and Ink: ior—Barley in contid:r
and rattier cheaper—Malt and Peas are Gull, Wet at
fmnll variati,n—Beans of the two kinds are cheaper
—the fuprlies of Oat), are confider:o)k, chiefly Fo-
reign, and they hardly lupport tall pice)—Sales of
Flour at lei's.
FROM THE LONDON GA ZETTP, MAY t.
Average Price of Corn in England and IV ales, from the Return.
ending April 25, 1807.
Wheat. 1 Rye. I Barley. Oat.. Beane. Peafe.
1. a. d. a. a. d. a. d. s. d.
7S t g 48 6 38 it 27 3 43 2 40 r
The average Price of Sugar, computed him thelt worn* mad.. la
the week ending April :9 is 33 1 per hundred weight.

Saturday an Inquilition was taken before G Hors.
sots, Efq. at the Cannon tavern, Portland road, Mary-
la bonne, on the body of Ann Nicholfon, killed on
Friday morning tail, by failing from the attic !tory
of Mrs. St. Leger's houfe, in Upper Norton-!Meet,
while the premifes were burning; as Rated in the
STAR of Friday lan. The witneffes called to the
melancholy fad were the following :
Elizabeth Gardener. the daughter of a publican in
Norton ftreet, knew the deceafed ; the was the wife
of a feaman now in his Majetly's fervice ; the flept at
Mrs. St. Leger's houle, and was eniployed as a chair
woman.
Alexander Anderfon, a Bricklayer, in Upper Nor-
ton-greet, heard a cry of Fire ! about three o'clock
on Friday morning, as he was going to work : he
obferved two women (landing at the South garret
window of Mrs. St. Leger's houfe, then in flames.
They were (creaming fur afiftanee. Witnefs went
into the garret of No. 68, the.adj houfe, and
held his arms out of the windowtowards the deceafed,
who flung herfelf out, holding by his hands. In this
perilous fituation, the hung fufpencled for Come mi.
nutei, when witnefs being incapable of fupporting
her, and the being exhautted, the fell from Hs held,
ftruck with her feet againft the till of the firtt floor
window, pitched upon the landing-place of the door,
and was killed. Witnefs had faved the other female
by the fame means. The firft woman exclaimed,
as I can die but once !" and committed herfelf to his
hold ; but the was much lighter and more dialVe than
the deceafed, and witnefs lifted her into the window.
Mr. Richard Cooke (latuary, in Portland road,
was alarmed by the cry of fire ! he law from his
chamber-window, a female apparently in great dif-
trefs, (hiding acrofs a rafter of the balcony, the roof
of which had fallen in with her weight, in jumping
from the two pair of (lairs window. He left his
houfe, and went to the front of that on fire, and law
Mrs. St. Leger at the door, who had efcaped front
her perilous fituati Witnefs offered to condor&
her to his !route, but the appeared greatly diftreffed,
and exclaimed loudly for her child. Witnefs afked
where the child was, and Mrs. Leger told him on
the fecond floor. Witnefs made his way through the
fmoke to the place where he had been told the child
was, but could not find it. He afterwards under-
flood the infant bad been thrown out of the window
by another perfon, caught in a blanket, and prefetv•
ed. While on the flaircafe he Paw the deceafed and
her companion in the garret. He called to them to
rufb through the fmoke and defcend the flair', but
they refufed ; witnefs then got down with difficulty,
and went for the fire ladders, but was unable to
procure the keys of the place where they were
kept. Witnefs thought the with highly repre-
henfible in not having the ladders ready, and but for
the delay, he conceived the life of the unfortunate
woman might have been faved. It was not more than
five minutes before be arrived with the ladder that
the deceafed fell, and more than that time elapfed in
obtaining the keys. Verdiet—Accidental Deatb.
The Coroner, as well as the Jurymen, thought the
improper manner in which the fire ladders had been
kept, ought to be made the fubjeft of public anima&
verfion.
Mrs. St. Leger has been ever fence confined to her
bed by indilpofition, in confequence of the fright.—
The following is the account which the has given to
her friends of this catattrophe :—She was not at the
Mafquerade, as had been reported; but had returned
home from the Theatre about eleven o'clock, and
went to bed at twelve. She flept in the back room,
on the fecond floor, and was awakened by the flames
from the nut fery, on the third floor, beating againtt
her window. in her fright, the fell out of bed : re-
covering herfelf, the ran to the door ; but it was Tome
time before the could unl.,ck it. Having at length got
it open, the ran up (lairs and called the fervants. The
nurfery.maid antwered, that the could not open her
room door. Mrs. St. Leger attempted to force it open,
but could not. She then ran down hairs to open the
hall door, but not being able to acciimplith her par-
pole, the ran into the parlour, and opened the parlour
windows. She then returned up (lairs. to perfuade
the fervants to come down ; but they had been en-
deavouring to effect their fafety in the way we have
dated, and did not attend to her. On this the came
down flairs again, and opened the garden door. By
this time, Mr. Cooke, and feveral neighbours, care
to her affiltance, and preffed her to leave the bottle ;
but the refuted, until the had afcertaiued the fate of
her child. Upon inquiry, the infant was found
in a neighbouring houfe ; it had been faved by the
nut fery maid, who got it out of bed, while the room
was in flames, and threw it out of the front attic
window, to fume perf. ns below, who caught it in a
blanket. The fluttery maid leaped out of the three
pair back window, and fell on the contralti of the
Wade, which was over the balcony, which providen-
tially faved her life by breaking her fall ; otherwife
the mull have Coffered the fate of her unhappy
fellow-fervant. The two furviving female fervants
were taken to a neighbouring apartment, where every
attention and medical affiftance were afforded to them,
by the orders of their miftrefs. Mrs. Leger has re-
ceived fever al bruiLs in confequence of her fall, and
her efforts to open the doors. She wa. y efterday rather
better, but 11111 confined to her bed. The defeated
was a very refpedlable married woman. Her huth old
was daily expeaed in lowa from on beards Kii.g's
(hip. Her rnittrefe has defrayed the expenfes of her
funeral. The iufant faved was about eigoteen 'ninths
)1d: it was fcorched by the flames, but is in, a fair
way of recovery. Neither the hotife or furniture .sere
lufared

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