Star.
London, England, 1826-09-11 00:00:00

CORONEICS INQUEST.

Saturday evening, an Inquest was held in the Com-
mittee Room of St. Thomas's Hospital, High•stieet,
Borough, before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, on
the body of Benjamin Harri,on, aged 30, who was
killed on Friday last at the Coburg Theatre, in conse-
quence of an explosion of foul air being ignited by a
lighted candle.

Mr. George Fia!dwell Davidge, Proprietor and Ma-;
nager of the Coburg Theatre, deposed, that on Friday
morning last, about twelve o'cltck, he was on the
stage of the Theatre, with several other performers,
attending a rehearsal, when his attention was attracted
by a dreadful explosion, which seemed to proceed
from the alcove of the Theatre. He ran immediately
from the stage towards the gasometer, when he found
that an explosion h.tcl taken place, but the air was
so excessively dense, and the smell so strong, that,
he was necessitated to return as quick as possible..-
Witness afterwards went back, and discovered the de-1
ceased lying at the top of the gasometer, in a state of
insensibility, and two other individuals, named Webb
and Dawson, who were employed in the Theatre, . were
lying close by, unable to move, and dreadfully injured
in consequence of the accident. Witness instantly gave
orders to the workmen in the establishment to have
them removed for medicpl assistance, and they were as
speedily as possible conveyed to this hospital.
Mr. Jamei Astley Ingatestone, assistant surgeon to
the above Hospital, stated, that the deceased was
brought to the Hospital between one and two o'clock on
Friday last, in a state of insensibility. Some of the
brains were protruding through the right ear, and his
hair was singed. He died about half•past two o'clock,
in consequence of the injuries he had received. Witness
did not open the body of the deceased, as it was not
allowed without the consent of the relations.
(Here a messenger entered the Jury room with the intelligence
that the unfortunate man William Webb had that moment breathed
his last. On this bring announced, a most peculiar sensation was
felt throughout the room).

The Ju-ry were again sworn, and Mr. Davidge recapitulated his
evidence.

Mr. Ingatestone, the surgeon, stated, that the deceased
man, Webb, was brought in at the same time with Har-
rison ; he had a fracture on the collar bone, and a vio-
lent blow on the eye. The severity of the blows had
injured the lungs on the left side; he laboured under
symptoms usual to persons having received injury on
the brain;
Mr. Snst.ros remarked, that there did not appear from the evi-
dence which they had received, that any blame was attributable to
the-proprietor of the Theatre.
The Jury instantly returned a verdict of" Accidental Death."

Advices may be daily expected from India; a ship
has arrived at Bordeaux, which left Bombay the 17th
of May, but not any letters or papers appear to have
been forwarded by her to England. Apother ship has
arrived at Philadelphia from Madras, which she left on
the 7th of April.
The Merchants connected with the trade to Mexico
having made urgent representations to Government on
the necessity for establishing a Packet direct to Mexico,
both outwards and homewards, we understand the
arrangements for accomplishing this object are on the
point of being completed.
Private letters from Malta of the beginning of Au-
gust, mention that Admiral Sir H. NE ALE had taken in
provisions for his whole squadron for four months, and
had offered convoy from Malta to the Levant, to all
the merchant vessels which were bound that way at a
specified time. This was considered an important
ar-
rangement, because, for upwards of nine months past,
almost every vessel either going to, or coming from,
the Levant, had been plundered by the Greek pirates.
Sir H. lienut was to proceed direct to Smyrna, and
from thence to Constantinople. His family will remain
at Malta till his return.

Sincapore Chronicks to the 3d March have brought
us advices from Borneo, which state that the Insurgent
Chinese of Mampawa, after having been driven to their
fastnesses by the Dutch troops, had resume) the offen-
sive and poured down upon their pursuers, who were
not thought sufficiently numerous to sustain the shock,
and unless they speedily received reinforcements would
be obliged to abandon all the ground they had gained,
if not more. By a comparison of the trade of Sine*.
pore, in the year 1825, with that of 1824, there appears
to be a filling off in the imports of 62.5,140 dollars,
and nearly the same amount in the exports. The dif-
ference, however, is accounted for in the Sincapore
Chronicle by the fall of the market price of various ar-
ticks, especially opium, on which alone the difference
on the quantity imported would amount to 380,000 dol-
lars. The whole amount of imports, in 1825, was
6,289,390 Spanish dol. exports 5,837,370 Spanish dol.
Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the King's
Arms, Pedlar's-acre, on the body of Mr. Dunn, who was
unfortunately drowned the other day, by the boat in
which he was being upset by the piers of London-bridge.
The body was found on the Surrey-side, above Water•
100-bridge.—Verdict, Accidental death.
Them is posted in one of the windows of a shop in
Westminiter, " Music taught here;" and in the other
window, "Ears bored here without pain."
The Belles of the City are decidedly hostile to the
attempts making by some folks to silence the clappers
of the bells of Bow Church.

BAWL—The collar was first worn by HENRY VIII.
it was a plain falling band, with a hem, %which was after.
wards converted into ruffs. The neckerchief succeeded
in the seventeenth century, in female dress.