Star.
London, England, 1830-10-08 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

An inquisition was yesterday afternoon taken at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, before Mr. Payne, to enquire touching the death of George
West, aged 62. a compositor in the service of Mr. Fishes, printer, of
Owen's.row. Clerkenwell, who met his death in the following way :
James Burn, a youth employed at the above establishment, stated
that the deceased had been in 3lr. Fisher's employ nearly thirty years.
About nine o'clock on Saturday night the deceased was in the printing.
office on the first floor, in the centre of which there is an aperture of six
feet square, which had been made about three weeks ago, for the pus.
pose of forming a staircase, but which was not yet put up. Witness
was sitting on a bench by the aide of the hole, when the deceased ad.
vanced towards him with some money in his hand,which be was counting,
and notwithstanding he (witness) apprised him of the danger, the
unfortunate man kept walking on, and wasprecipitated through the
hole to the floor beneath, a height of nine feet. He was picked up
in a statetof insensibility, having pitched on his head, arid, in this
state, was conveyed to the hospital.
By a Juror.—Three lighted candles were placed round the hole, which
was always open, and unfortunately had been so from the time it was
made, a period of about three weeks.
The Jury said that they thought it extremely reprehensible to leave
such a dangerous place without a plea for such a length of time.
Mr. Fisher, who was present, here observed, that the workmen had
been engaged in making other alterations to his premises, in consequence
of which the stain had not been completed. He, however, muted the
Jury, that in order to guard against any future accident of this kind, die
hole should be instantly boarded over.
Mr. Richard Wyatt, the surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
stated that he examined the deceased when brought in ; he was in a
hopeless condition, and labouring under concussion of the brain, which
terminated bls existence on Tuesday morning. Since his death be found
that the skull was slightly fractured, and one of the ribs was broken.
The Jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.

MARRIED.
The 4th inst. at St. James's Church, Mr. G. P. Cooper, of Sorbing.
street, to Miss Chisholm, of St. James's—The sth inst. at Westburs,
W. Fills, Esq. surgeon, of Clifton, to Sophia. daughter of the late W.
trine,Esq. of Guildford-strest--The 7th inst. at Islington, F. S.
Smith. Esq. of Oundle, Northamptonshire, to Maria Whinnell, eldest
daughter of J. W. Scott, Eof Barnsbury-park—.The .7th inst. at
Brecon. C. Alters, Esq. of Cst
adoxton-lodge. and of Ildspenllwch,
Glamorganshire, to Anna Jane. only daughter of the Rev. C. Griffitl..
of Brecon—The 7th inst. at Chiswick. Mr. J. Dresser, of Kensingtag•
to Juliann', daughter of T. Gooch. Esq. of Tumham-green—The tot!.
ult. at Rocking, Essex. T. P. Warren, Esq. of Highbury-place.
Wilhelmina, daughter of W. Taylor. Esq. of Docking.

DIED.
The lit inst. at Tillingboarne-lodge, Surrey, Jane, third daughter 0:
the late J. Kerrich, Esq. of Ilarleston. Norfolk—The 2d inst. Mr. C.
Ayles, of King-street. HI& Holborn.—The 3d inst. at Stockwell, Sur-
rey, at an advanced • Na. Jane Birkett, formerly of Kendal, West-
moreland.—At lsestidwlpr an the 3d inst. C. B. Clifton, Esq. eldest
Bftd son of the late C. of Demerara, in the 31)th year of his age.
The 4th inst. at aged ea, the Rev. R. Jeffleys, rector of
Throcking, near Herts, and late Chaplain to the Hon.
East India Company.— *b inst. at York-terrace. Regeneolark, J.
Inglis, Esq. amandi men of &sloe J. Inglis, Esq. a Director of the Hon.
East ndia Company.

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