The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-12 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

ACCIDINT AT BILLINGIGATC.—Ao Inquisition was takers
yesterday at twelve o'clock, before J. W. Uuwin, Esq. Coro.
ner, at the Donde' Arms,. Nightingale-lano, on the body of
John Bushnell, alias Braanell, aged 84 years.
Mr. Miller, a salesman at Billingsgate, deposed he was on
the quay abOot twelve o'clock on Monday night, where. great
el:mounte of persona were assembled, for the purpose of go-
ing out to the craft that had come up with oysters, Is being the
first opening of the season ; the deceased had been out afters
supply, and was returning over the "dumb lighter," which is
stationary along-side the wharf, the tide was running down,
and the lighter had considerably seek below a level with the-
quay ; the deceased in stepping up slipt hie footing and fell
into the water; immediate assistance was rendered, but the.
body had sunk to rise no more.
Some of the deceased's relations spoke to his sober habits,
and his general good character. The deceased was picked
'op neer Alderman Parson's Stairs, about eight o'clock on
Saturday morning, and in his pockets was found Se. lid, and a
key.
The Coun'eca observed there could remain no doubt bit
it was wholly aecidental, end the Jury returned a verdicrac--
cordingiy.
Another inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Free-
masons' Arms, 11-inwhouse. before J. W. Unwin, Esq. oe the
bodies of Eliza Ts y tor and Julia Mackintosh, two children,
the former 9, and the tatter 8 years of age.
Ann Mackintosh, sister of one of the deceased, aged eleven
years, stated, that on Thursday evening, about seven or eight
o'clock, she saw the tw6 deceased children go out together to
play - they said they were going over to the gravel pit to play,
and witness saw them get over the bank towards the gravel
pit ; this pit was full of water, and some planks. were on
the water ; the children. used keseeotly to well on thoplanks.
Another child, of eir4ht years of age, stated that she sew
the two deceased children walking en the planks on Thursday
evening, during the ticoestro war there about a quarter of an
hour.
William Taylor,. of No. ft, Featherstone-buildings. Lite-
-1 house, the father of one of the children, stated that ids c.iild
went out abase seven o'clock to ; witness welt odt and
returned about. quarter past nine o'clock, when he learned
that his wife Rod the mother of the other child' were looking.
for them ; witness questioned the first winless, who told hist
that she had seen his child and the other near the water in the
pit, and went to see the place end obtained a lantern and
clothes prop ;" then, by the aid of the lantern, they discovered
something In the water, and a young man with the witness cot
on the Meeks. and might:hold of the body of Julia MacLisi-
toeh ; they toned the witness*, child directly afterward.;
they were quite dead and, eoid. Wituess• sent for two medi-
cal gentlemen, but it was of no avail. Witness bad no doubt
but they bad been playing on the planks, and fell into the
water.

A person who was with the last witness eorrobereted
his statement. The Jury rethrned• a• verdict of—Accidental
Death. _ •

Suicsee.—Last night an inquisition's's% taken at the Mats
guess of Granby, Wilt:oink, on the body of Witham Lewis,
waterloo's. It appeared that the deceased had been dejected
for several week* past. from the apprehension of a sunintsus
from the Waternien's Company, for plying on Sundays, end
that on Saturday evening last, he was observed to enter his
boat, and row under one of the arches of Vauxtiell bridge,
where be threw himself in, 'Po render his desici effectual, liR
had tied bricks round his Dods' by a cord. The body was not
found tin tne following day. Verdict—Drowned himself hs a
state of temporary derangement.