Star.
London, England, 1819-09-21 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

An Inquisition was taken on Friday night at Guy's Hospital,
on the body of Mr. Robert Curslam, late a Manufacturer at
Paisley, who died at the Hospital on Wednesday last.
Jeremy Coglan deposed, that about five o'clock on Tuesday
morning he saw a man hanging by his hands from an attic window
in St. Thomas Apostle. He called to him to go back, and knocked
at the door in ceder to alarm the inmates. At the same instant he
fell upon the step of the door, and tumbled into the kennel. Wit-
ness put him upon the kirb-stone, and procured a Doctor.
Mr. John Home, Manchester-warehouseman, said the deceased
came by the coach from Manchester on the Sunday night. Next
day he came to their house in Watling-street. The alarm about Mr.
Hunt andthe mob troubled him very much; he complained he
bad been nitert by the COUCIIIIIaII and guard for hlr. I Lunt, and
appeared much frightened. Witness took bins to a lodging-house in
Little St. Thomas Apostle, which is frequented by respectable
Scotch Gentlemen. Witness then left him, but returned to tea
with him. Ile stiU seemed in terror of Air. Hunt and the mob.
Witness left him again, and had cot seen him tili he heard of his
leaping out of his chamber window.
Mr. Robir.son stated, that after tea he joined in conversation
with the other Gentlemen lodgers ; he repeatedly talked of Mr,
Hunt and the mob, and all present noticed the troubled state of
his mind. Ile supped, and about ten went to bed. Ile was shewn
to a room on the attic story, but in a few minutes he came down
:main, partly undressed, and mixed in the conversation, in com-
mon with the other guests. He was preyailed upon to go up
again to his room, but he came down a second time. Wit.
nets left him, and went to bed himself. At about a quarter be-
fore five o'clock he was called up by a Gentleman who slept in
the nest room to the deceased, who said be apprehended he
would do IsimsAf suns, milchief. Ha went to his room-door
and knocked; he asked who was there? witness replies!, his
friends, Mr. Hill and Mr. Home. He called to Mr. 11111, and
then said he had no right to open his door fur any person, and
then went over to the window, which was thrown up. Witness
could see he had only his shirt and pantaloons on. The bed was
placed against the door. Witness want down stairs, and in about
three minutes heard him fall upon the pavement.
Mr. Cox, dresser to Mr. Asticy Cooper, said, the deceased
was brought in about six o'clock, in a state of insensibility, con-
vulsed, and foaming at the mouth. There were no marks of
violence upon him of any consequence; a small quantity of
blood was taken from him, but that did not relieve him. Other
remedies were applied; he got better on the next day, but on
Wednesday afternoon he threw up a great cptantity of blood, and
died. Verdict—Died in consequence of a Lai from a window
In a state of Insanity.

An Inquest was taken on Saturday night, at St.
Giles's 'Workhouse, on S. Cooper, a porter, who was
employed to, remove some goods, when he got at
some liquor-eases, and drank such a quantity of
brandy, that he was found insensible on the floor, by
the rerson who employed him—he expired the same
evening. Verdict—Died through intoxication.
Yesterday morning, a most dreadful accident hap-
ened at Lord Firzusa.xuss house, Lcwer Berke-,
ley-street, Manchester-square, which is new going
um' e: a thorough repair, when a youth, named
• George Dunn, who was occupied in hanging up some
printed paper in one of the upper apartments, on
being called by one of the men, ran from his work,
and, it is supposed, in order to get down quicker than
by running down stairs, got cross• legged on the ban-
nister of the staircase and had fallen off: he fell upon
his head, which was actually dashed to pieces. A
Surgeon was immediately sent for, but he was quite
dead A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body,
'and returned a verdict of—Accidental Death.

Wednesday, as Mr. MOORNALL, Town Surveyor,
of Cheltenham, was mounting his horse, near Al-
stone, on the Gloucester-road, the animal ttiok fright,
and wheeling suddenly round, the unfortunate Gen-
tleman was thrown, when his head striking the
ground, a contusion took place; he was carried
Eoine in a state of insensibility, anti expired the same
day, at four o'clock.
Thursday se night an unfortunate accident oc-
curred, itr Warwickshire, to Thomas Till, a servant
of C. N. NEWDEGATE, Esq. of Lea, near Gainsbo-,
rough. A partt of Gentlemen were shooting, and
a servant of Mr. EBDELL was carrying Mr. E. 's gun,
when Thomas Till desired he might carry it f-this
was complied with, and after walking for some time,
one on each side of the hedge, the young man was te-
turning the gun to Mr. E.'s servant, and giving him
the butt end of it, when, by some accident, the piece
went off, and shot Till in the right side ; the Gen-
tlemen, on hearing the report, returned, and faund
the poor fellow bleeding on the ground : notwith-1
standing every assistance was rendered him, he died
two how s afterwards.
Last week, a labourer named John Harding, many
years employed in the iron mills of Messrs. HowARD,
at Rotheehithe, was caught by one of the cogs by the
sleeve of his frock and dragged into the machinery,
and before the engine could be stopped, his body was
mangled in a s'nocking manner; when taken out of
the wheel-pit, both his arms and one of his legs were
torn off. He has left a family to deplore his loss.
Thesday morning the Shannon coach, when pro-
ceeding from Colchester towards London, was un-
fortunately overturned on the declivity of Lexden-
hill, in consequence of the hinder axletree bieaking.
Three outside passengers, one of them a female, were
severely, though not dangerously bruised, and other-
wiie hurt. The Norwich coach, which passes through
Colchester, broke down on Wednesday, also by an
axlett ee giving way ; but none of the passengers were
suateLially injured.