Coroner's Inquest.
The Times, 1824-01-05T00:00:00

Onh Saturdlavmorning, at 11 o'clock, -Rooke, Esq.. the CoToner for the tv-r.i of H-ertford. assembled a jury at the White Norse, ' '-neylc-bill. for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances at- e7.d(nzt the death oi'.Jamnes Grainge. wvho was unfortunately shot at flRatle~ h e on the night of Wednesday last. The names of thle hatiot itn aledovr,they were sworn. Mr. Rnonag having inquired i-f thcre were any reporters in. the r'ainM. Coti'ttt ted With the Ipuilic press, and having, received an an- s'ver ui. the afliTiniative, be d.-sircd to state, tilat lie felt it his dIitty as CGirnnor. to pri'te4 against anY mininutes oif evidience being taken eLid=r ly the reporters fr,r pul-lication, or by any otlher persons. He i-miuced to make thiS protesKt in contsequence of observatioins athichl had recentmly fallen fromy abhigh authiority, in a case of great atron'itv, i'ort whiich a Ciourt of Juistice would'shortly lhave to de. det. lie c.:rtainly felt that it wran of the greatest importance thlat p'1 o-res 67.r:cd with crimies of anv sort sliould proceed to trial as frte- t ro-mi prvjindice asi possible. san thieref ore was the miore anxious zihat the evidc5ce talken before hiimnin a cast' of toserious a nattire as ti-e prtsem, sbouild he withheld from the public till thie timei of trial arrived. Wi'iti regard to a Coroner's Couirt being an open or a close zuart. this xwas a point upon which miuchi difference of opinion ldexis,ted ainong Coroners themselves, and no positve or ,ec-ra-I decision hiad'beeR formned; hiis own idea on the subjiect was, ret!-t it was an open court, and he knew of no prece(tent whichi could iji.tifY himn in coming to an opposite cociselision. In this feeling 1a c ,ri~l hould noet take upon himrselt'to exclude any piarticular i7 iivitlu.d 'fi-oi his presence, contenting hiimiset' with haiarig made 1--;rtcet. an;! lw,-alog the 'reporterr; to ad(opt that cour-se which tV -iT un-n diserciiun utighit suggest, and upon their own responsi- Ulr:hs-open. us course, to such proceedings as a breachi of hiis order _#-It appar to w-arrantr. Time Rteporter of the Mforiiing Chimii,ii,Ir, wlits had answered to) 3r. Rol.smk's first question, said lie 8boiulid i,el it hiis duty, to give 1-!1civto thie optitions which the coroner hiad thought fit to) pro. it. '.atc. He Otioght, it necessarv to reniark, Lowerer, that in iisl cspci-ece. hie hiad nierer known an instance in wlichl thscirocced_ -;tv a comoner's couirt hiail beeni uppressed, or in whic every -litylhad.-It lcieen given ti, the gentlenien wboattendedl at ascIli pril. (~'.stroni ihiz public piress. Xary sery imuportatnt caseNs had crctiriter Iiis observation, involving i1uestiolls of' peculiar dteli. C.--. rlre fle roronier, althouigh strongly tiraced by piersols~of high ya!~k!. ltai not venturLd to close tue doors of hIls eoo'rt againsbt any pcvrswlatc:;-i-r and so somne cases even coumselaiid aftornics had z.tl~J,itl. 1)iirli iur pirisoners and prosecutors ;and thecse incdividuals a-wvr' su%lrud not i'lily to take intriltes of evidence, hut to cross-ex- mi~-,ne thte witnes,ses,' Ile instancet l artictilarIv the cases at Mail. cjrster ;the inqtocsts on THoiney and Francis, wvho were shot by the L"r (muarns cltirirg die prowress of' the QZuee-n's funerail ;the in. '`~rt-"1 the h)oly of Mr-. Pececval,wlio wazs slioth'. Blehlhighian; and etd7ters Of a simrilar nature. The OCoroner baitl said that there was t-p pre; rdent ztpon -A hicli lie coiulci act. This was the firCt; and ptl-n,iwc such ltreeedt'nt was established, hi,,, the reporter, felt at but ro;is,i-'tdit withi cattdoir to say, that he shiould certainly pn2auhshl cviilenece as came-q und(er hiis observatiotn, sub- yet.- ot ronire. to anyv conscqoecescc in whiichl the breach of Itle C'oro- rxr'a prtoest mistitem extose hliii. Ilie couild hazve no pel'sonal feeling v. ar.atitv bevond the diichargeof the ditity whiich brouight hiint to bhnlv,ad lie vw noi ri.sin whi lite sitoauld tie tile firs-t to esat- bit,!i ;i prc*ettcntt or Ito recogn)ize aliriticilple tipoii tvhich the opinion Of `ie Coroners tilcitiiseires s,eneditil Iae so muchi at variance. Mr. RooK a n'uiiacd the candour of' this declaration, and said, that all fir Wna% 4",-irovus of doiniig Was to state his feelinigs publicly -ht zih.,-cl. Wh'etlker any ;iroceedings ,hotild follow a b)reachl e r ycr. was a question ott wshich lie wasnot thien to detemiine. F le l., Mr. N,toi,the miagistrate. liere reimarkedl, thatf 1i.c ha' nwttiing tolo un ich thec presetitt iutit, but as fair as his own ~i'el-ings, uci, .i e,s a fiteitd to the puiblication of correct reports. 7-rv. a-s a preceuhent, however, iii a recent case at Durham, in t ft Cooen, hail exclurded certaiti fiemsons fromn his court, itl -s "ire f the observations swhich lhad hero tiade biy Mr. Jhus- P;,Iark at ie lrtfhlril aict elscuvhiere. With regard to) tite law on ii-. oh,, t'cttainly w.aswarae ithat the JYudges tad intimated c,,rogt,: int tlitit a Coroner's (tinurt partook of the niattire of's Granid I r Iil Asimnple va couirt of' inquiry, trd miight lie kept strictly 'a rIhits opnioiin was given after 'aruimient, iliicll hiad beets ttIi-)irtet Ictri,-bips iii the case of' ("Wx v. Coleridge, which in. i-il ii te"tinn as to thec riizlit sifatornitis to Ilie present for pri. xinr r'- hth tlic' were uinder examiniitioll before magistrates, tie 'hail state-d i his fart niut wvith a View oh' iitlnettcficiig the 'Lonutictc oif the Vcrenc',L ci-7 te preseint proccedrings, utitsitotlv w as point of itifor- swat4on. -Fe ri',c.atci. thiat for lilitiiself lie was friendlyv to thie ptib- Leai~n n(if ftz- il bitt not to t1ltac finperfect and gar'blcd accounttt 'it lm two frol.-jitty appeared. lihe dliii not recollect any decideicl rci-c to whili it, ' po%iircr of' the Coroner to ex,itude strangers fruits Li-(irlied bee. rcco'rnilcd. ieee outr :nttc. p~ wvere present, Mlessrs. Winiiter, Ilatdow, ertd 'l'o iiit theiy i. -ide no obiservation. TiiL Jurv then rcorn, , nied the Coroner to take a view of the t. 13 tulrcl lav in an utppv'-e.ooni in tlie cottage occuipied bty his fa. Y ,,I a tIC LJ,ll haiir chiililrt'n. Thte tittifortitea're Widlow was greatly -,-.'el'liar anipesrance %is tisighily resptectat)he, atidi ler house z' nit clean. $fmie has beeit left entirelv ihestittite. Tic .Iar next proceeded to talie a vievi of' (ittptain Nestor's ob-c', whlicit is.situated about a utile and a half front i.lhenley-hill, il', Oi e arish of Ritdge. Th'ley ivent into all the roomns on the grostri.d il-re'. ard partiettilarly examnirnd the fracetures in the witidotws antI ~e,~and( part of thle shiutter (itt tdie frottt dooir, on whiichi there was '-4 mi-s-I-o -lpi'lr. anti an appeairance as ifsa chamrge o1 slitr a 'a'i rd pvissed ilirontgli. Ti-' On `cc iand JUTY Tetuirned to thec Whiite Ilorse at one eri--. an (1. .ir.-' the WtVlteSeSC Eo lie called. Pr" 't-1 1-f-ts shIe w titnets being tsworn, thec Coironer said lie oin- r1r-,e otin other reo,'ri'(rs httd entere(i rthe ennuia ; lie thiereforee telt tt~e. ~-yto re1peat i1i5. orXtest against notes being taker,, or the I.-cc jtbstd 4,' jXtNS, Whit, -wT Icldif'ee tIic attoriteyl'or Mr Atidrews, A i. Li~f~tberevtroit as issued agtfiltit Ihlr. Gittiolly, thien d ii ('ocotiec, sitd co~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~nit,laitiedi of .1ross iiisstateneits tbte SI-ui '0 c~- p't!ltished respecting thfis nccnr,"Llce ; lie alluded ci. tIc * to a paper of that inoltiliig, " Trlic Morn'Yd1' IIrt'rl1d," tIt i pcrt of' tile stateilteiit, in tiuat paper, whtieli ll,iitt'.t to thle - ctr 'Alici. rarmatueions Isetwecn Mll. C Ontiolly rotd Mr. Aitat,-YW5 ;asi_rizbton. This was wholly false, anti infainoittsly libehlltus. -or. Nsoge._ wviii was in ant~ lidancis for Mrs. Broiwn, said he litad Facr, an axcr-uot of the actioli br'ought by Mlr. AodTCeVS against M~r. &iicI,in thve Brigltfiin lIfrakI of thie 218th of' March last. zle. TTENcI- r-pAiteeh tbst thre titatemencto whichhle alluded wvas --,~c-tber false. fie theni poinited out thie exceptionable paragraph, -and 'd hi-s object wats to have it prontpdty corrected. T.cotonogen inicrito:.ed, snd cibser-ed thiattehis was aimatterteith) w-, he f t ad tiothing to do. All fite bad to do weas to intquire inLto 'a' -f the uheath of .Jamnes Grainge, and otust request thiat Vi -'ati,'t,', ShPuId bec confined to that. 11eiu,sI-si-edt wats Owmn called,. lie depos d that lie was a ,.li,v-trnLr'r at l itlge. in thiscouritty. In conseqtience of having Iz- nd ths,atsre albeeti cotomn.itedt tit Ilablcvyhtouse as hialf. past fo,ur ini tEl afternoon of' WecdnesdjAy las,t, lie wenit to J.holse in U".%aly uni ib-thiOier personsa On arriving ;~t the house, he mct a- geceilr-'oi hero-ad, lo said he was alt attorney's clerk. He Z5aked bin i-I -i'it was thte matter, alit1 the yentlemian saidl they hiad a wzrrarit or a writ tnt apprehendf a gentlernait of tile namie of'Con- liWitrcs s was accomlpanried by Thomnas Lockc, a conistable. ?1e5v c ee'r t:o the door and knocked., but there was no admission. 1etor v'ss not broken thien, and what he haiteheard about the 17z-rt!Ec ProvedI to be untrue. lie had not seen the attorney's clerk a~ar-t 'bernrutn The attorney's clerk, wanted the door to be forced, hut 14tc L-'ck -'a.d lie bad ino authiority r'or this. Al short timte after 31n1 Lonnolhv opascd the window, and said he wouild shoot the e-si,rn-s o alt' redl to cutet the house. The constable talktd to 1st- -mo h'ged im t gie hisel ts bitt he said lie woujld Theyuntid itfewminues, nd ie gentlemeni thought they' wojl a fr frthr - icetothemaistrates. There was another gectmm&n beidestscattoneys clrk,It was said that sotile- ta- sari bd eanconntrte he'oe wttesqs went. Wlitness accom- pasrd he wogeintlenmen to the magistrute. Whller they wentback s**:n homstrates, there was a hatrge party.and arniong thein Jatties Gre7ge C-c cnstble 'Wtnes sw ames Grainige in the yard,. andbegedhim no'tobe oohasy,as Mr. Connolly had, used ~readol'tr, ad sA he wuld hootany erson that went itit. thelaoian Jaes(iringlencksl t te dortwice: the sesonus era snnened romwitin;witess did not know by i7holn; somsebody asked' who eve there? P 3ames -Grainge,- the -de,edaSd rdplJed," The consgtable of the Darislh of Sheseley." The persoru in- sida wanted to know what he wianted; this "wai between six and' sta-liht sufiienlyligt o dscveran peso clt~to you. Therepy wts,tha "h shuldno sreder.: he would not at. ten toit. Th shttes wre ll loed. Mlr. Grahege-'begged -of him to surrender, and he said, 11 the first'person thatenteredha would shioot." Mlr. Grainge salid he hioped nLot; he hoped he ~would go-; vern his passion, and added, that if he' would not give himgelf up, htemust break in bymain force. Somebody then said, "Constable, do you dty." WVitnes3 did not know who said this. -Jfames ?ratnge theai began toknock thie door with a hatchiet; he was stand- ing on ithe righit side of the door, on the stone step. After he -ead struck the door twice or three times, wvitness heard the report. 6f,a gun, buit didI not see the flashi. Ai tThat moment witness heard Grainge say, "1'You have blown cay armn off'!" Witness was not n'ear enough to see the statte of the door, but had hecard the glass break. Could not see whoD fired the gun. Witnes was so) much terrified that he then went away. Prior to the gun being fired, wit- ness saw two females, and another man, beside Mr. Connolly, in the house. It was out of the front of the house Mlr. Connolly, look- edl. I t wag Mrs. Brown and a female servant he saw look, out of the window. Understood AMrs. Brown to be the occupier of the house. Hadi keen Mlrs. Brown hefore on horsebacl.. The CORcO',ER now initimatedtbhatitwasiiotlikelyhe should close his investigation thatdav; he should, therefore, adjourn the inqtuest in good time until Mioinay morning; and as the surgeons who were in attendance might feelit hiconvernient to stop, he would take their testimony next. AIr. SwTEVE;s begged thiat thead,jousrmentmiglittake place to such) an hour as would enable the two witnesses, to whnom the last witness. had alluded, to come from London. The Cos ovER said he shiouldi be sitting all day, and their evidence might be taken att any timne. At this moment a letter was lhanded to Mir. NoEL from the pri- soner Connolly, whbich hiad been brou.ght from Hertford by his bro. thter, appointing him as his attorney. This letter he showed to the Rev. 2*M r. Newcoitne and -he Coroner. Mlr. George Neville Ridley, surgeon, of.St. Alban's, was then called. His deposition was to thelfollowing efF~ect:-Between eight and nine o'clock in the evening of Wednesday, IDecember 31,lIwas called to a man of the name of James Grainge, of Shenley, Who had met withi a dreadful accident by a shot from a gun ; I immrediatels' proceeded to the spot, and fou'nd the arm very muchi lacerated, and temnianexhausted state fro-xi fthe loes of blood ; I -ot him to bed as soon as possible. and whilst doing so, Mr.' Lloyd Mlorgan, of Barnet, arrived; I then applied a tourniquet:o restrain any fer-r ther hemorrhage. It was them thought he was in an improper state to undergo any operation, and it was determined that we should inset early, in the imorning, to consider the propriety of removing the limb, that beingz, en our opinion, the only chence of saying his life; amputation was performed, and lie died, about four o'cloc'k on Thursdlay afternoon, the Ist of January, 1824, and I do verily be- lieve the wound he received was the occasion of his death. UJpon examnining' thelinmb, I found two small shot in the brachial artery, and lacerations in other places ; likewise three, shiot in the median nerve, besides othiers, to the number of 30, in the muiscles and diff'er. ent portions of the bone, whichl was very mucih shatteredl, and some part wats carried thirouzgh the wounid. Mlr. Ridley being reealled, said that. the dleceased died 'about four O'clock on ties following evening. Mfuch bloodI lead not beten lost, either previously to or duiring the operation of amputation. Mlr. Ridley producedl the shot extracted from the wound; they appeared to be coninon shot. Tieswound where he found the shot causedlthe death. Mlr. Wiebster, a surgeon, residiceg at St. Alban's, corroblimted the testi'mony of Mlr. Ridley. Edwid Tinsley examined.--..I live as gardener with Mr. S9harp, South-Mkims. I went to Rabley-house about five o'clock in thee evening, having heard that there was a man there who lead been stabbed. It was on the 31st of December. I went inside the airon gaewithi the constable, T. Lock, and sxgeascarged by him to ais.I was placed by Iimn against the front of the house, where r remained until J. Grainge camie. I believe the house belongs to CaptiteLestr (esto). hen raige caine up, hie went to tlte fron dor, nd noc-ed A ersn isid asked, " WVho's titers ?" ifsansere, "TheSlwleycontalle,with his Ma3jesty's warrant." Graine deande admssion som peron iside said, "Y Iou shiall Itae nne. I id othea th pesoninsdeask whiat the warrant was or. Graige hensaid " henwe must use violence." Vhee answer from th person inside seas, "1 If youi cio, I will .shoot the first min thtenters the door," Grainge said, " I 'hope not, S~ir." Some person said, "1 Graingei go on, it is ceo utse wvaiting." I dion't knowe who said this. Grange thien beitantsn batter thec upper part of the door, atid neads a hole thirouigh it. Through that hole some person fram inside dischiarged a gun. Grange then repeated several times, " Ile less blown my arm off." The greater pare of the people then drew from tIes thoor, 'teed I went to ties kitchien-dloor. Prior to tbislIheard persons attlie [windlow, but cou.ld not see them. it was dar k. Nothing was said that I could iinderstand. I knocked at the kitehendtoor, and a person inside asked for the officer. TIce voiceappeared to beafemale voice. I called ties officer; I dlon't know his name, and he caineto thvedoor. Ilie asked " Who let the geen off ? The person inside said, " Mlr.' Cennollv; and lee has ma,dehis escape ever since." I then left the premises to attend my business; this was about half-past seven. =loeyafter the first shot, I heart a second shot 4used from ain uppcr wieo;it appearedI from tties flasli to have been aimed at a nian ito stood near ine. I lieard no sliot whistle or any thing rattle wren'e the second shot eras fired]; I k-now notIcing more. I never saw. Alr. Connolly eteitil after this transactiote. The gun appeared to have been aimed at a mate named WVAWalsham; lie is in attendance 1f y a Jueror....There was alight in the parlocir wheen the first shbot was fired, but I coutld not see anybody. Louisa Howard exaimined.-l live at Mlr. Bartieolomeeers, at Rab.. icy-farm, uiear to Rabley-house. A mani namied Hustle, and serant o'ifMr. Connolly, came to my master's house on WVednesdiay last; lieeasked nic if ny niaster was at koliee? I said no. He then asked iftte gun was athnicoe? I told hi,n yes. He theei said, "Will yoen.ttsk MI c. Bsrtleniomew if'- she will lend itto ft. Con- jeollyv." I (lid so, and she said shei did not like to lend it, a-s it was not thieirs. A gentlemian present, named Russell, told her to lend it, -L i oIInt'ir it. SLv muistress gave it to mie, and I gave it lo ugh" ( dm'iknow whatt time this was; it seas more titan an Ihour before dark-I can't say exactly. I called to Hughi, anti told liien I did nuit thiink it svas loaded; Ile then camne bac-k and asked tier a cliarge of shot, and I gave- himi some powder, and he tlieen load- eeltie gm,an ~ittsoee sec ndlether in iL. He asked if my niate ha aey als? nt I ai I idnot know. After loadig the un,lee aveme ack he owdr-born. I saw him put shot intothegun I akedlei wha hewasgoing to shoot; and he said Mr.('annoly rasgoig t shot omebirtis in the tree. I asked himselat tid o bids an le sId e did not know. He theni started off towards Rtabley-house, and in about a quarter of an hiour lieecame back for thie powdler-horn, evhicli I gave leim, and I did not see hlen titter; lee didl not ask for more sliot. Seoti after this I leeard a peti go off. I was then up stairs. I did not hear a second gun tiest eveening. T toldl my mistress I heard the gun, as Iamn al. eras rigteedat irng J was afterwardls going down, and I nic Mr. Grainge, who told nee Ilee was shot. Thea8 was on tfee WVednes- day. I sin eeot 2fi years of age. I am not miarried. I fprgot to stte Cleat thie servant yesterday toldi nee hiis name was Hlugh Sloran. Mrs. Brown is considered tiec occupier of Rabley-house. Thi(emas Busie exaieiined.-1 am a labourer, residing at Ridge. l ewent to Rahhecy.hotise abouit half-past five on 11eelaeesday evening last, as I lheardi these lead been murder there; I saw mnany people thiere - I sawe ties officers coehie back from the magestrates ; and I saw Air. f3rainize: I saw Dr. Conneollyv shoot ilr. Graitige. I was tattnding near Graleege at the tinie. Grainsge had an axe, and was breakinq in at tlie dioor; lee broke it so that I could see through it. I saw Dr. CAonnollyi point the gun, so as to shoot tlhrough the crack ; it ewas fired, anti whien Grainge said his ann was shotofl I took leoldI of leitet seed let heiee off tiies stele. I knew Dr. Connolly. Ilam stirs th gut was firedi bv no othier man but leien. Grainge did not fall. Tiec,~re evere two ligfits oct the table in ties rout, ; thee crack in the door was eieore titan an inchi wide. I3va .eerr.- sa hus lad iesgunagain. (Hlere a part of ttiec tee ties door, the same as the first. I am ueIswi oeoto the door. Biv a Juror.-l turned round before the sleet was fired and saw it' come out of the dioor. I was titen on the left side of the door, within a1or Cv ards. (Wlittiess having several times smiled, he was caution, eti by the Coroner to coeisiiier thee serioufsness of the business wvhirll leewee coe pon, aned to remeenber lee was on his oath-~ A nenan nIsieoemd"W'5alsham moved back erhen the sliot eras fired at him., By M11r. NoELi..I neve lead an ispulte witie Dr. Connolly. SetteGe of tIes Ju1rrt ojet to 1lei's question, and Sir. Noel said, lie most readlily aebandonedl it. I was thiere whete SMr. Newcomye catne. I saw nobody in ties room leut Dr. Connally. lltiaml Watleham examined.-l am ai straw.plat.makcer atRfidge. T was at lhe-.ley.hoeese about foeur o'clock on WVednesdaylast; wehen I event there I saw tties oflicer who went tco take ties gentleman for tiebt. WVe heard thrre evas a mani murderedl. 'T'lis was before the shot ewas firedi. The officer ordered its ail to kecp upon tiies groundj. 'P1ce gsentleiean I niecate is% Dr. Connolly. W1e wvere tItrer three heours liefore'lthe man was sleet; eve walked upon the prem-ises, sod Dr. Q-onnally was' foe- the greater part of the timne with the glun out. of the hack evicnlow first floor, Hle swore he woculd shoot any inseti wheo, at. tempted tcn cciterv tile house. He (lid not then point tIte gun at any, one en piartictelar. I knews it evas Dr. Connolly. The officer said, 'I'hro~w yourt geen oust of' ties witidoev, antl comne down and give ease a bit oli tohaccot." Dr. Connolly said, liso; butL if thic officer weould giv' liime tevetey guinieas, he would cones down stairs. TIes officer saidl lee woueld enot give Itien a quatrter OfHit I saw nothing done withi the fork. Whene i irainge caleic, he knocked at the fiont door se. u'er;ll times; tliel wsa. about sieven or eiglet o'clock. Dr. Conm rnoilf' spitl, " Wlhet is thiere ?" (I knew hits voice.) Graiuige said," It s tie ciisal fSelyparish, aied I have got a wrraetforyo, ad mstsiserthe house." Dr. Con- naly aidli woldshot iesfist anwo ene.Grainge read tieswarant DrConall ased im o pt i uner the door to reat te dor itee, nd he hotWasfrd. can't _s he'. whoeie, nor do I thinlk any man can: it might be the doctor, or it might bcl his man. I knew the doctor's voice *vhlen he said, " If any oneattempts to cote in, I'll shoot them ;" he said so all this evening. I was close to Grainrge when the shlot swas fired. I saw the liole hi the door. In about .5 or 1f) minutes I was passing the door. and he fired at me; the shlit was fired froim the same door as the first; no shot was fired fromee aney other place. Wilhen I swi the Fun, I stepped back; I could not seethe man who pointed the gun, eor did I see the candles; therewas a liglt il the room ; the split in the shutt rs svas not large. I could not see whether the' gun was fired by a Inan or a woonian. I know Air. Connolly; I saw hiel in one room, and a servant in another. I' can't swear the servant is his servant or not. I saw a maid-servant and Mrs. Brown. Some per. sons from the outside bpoke to AIrs. Brown through the win- dows, after which the Rev. Mr. Newecome promisedl that if Dr. Connolly would surretederto hiei, po roan sleold hurt him; and the Dr. did surrender himself to that magistratc. I know nothing iuore. I don't know hou the back.window coeee broke. I was never einployed at Rabley-house, nor did I ever speak to Dr. C6n. nolly before that day. I don't thijkle there was any shot in the' gun fired at me. Two otlier witnesses were axarnined, and corroborated generally the statements already given. 'The-equnevA wwvteen adjouitisd to Monday. During theabsence of the jory on theirgoing to sea tliebody, and to view Rabies'-liouse, a subscription was openel fo'tlic relief oftthe widow, to wlich titre were scvetal liberal contributions, The mn. gistrates present all gave '51. each, Captain Nesteor hei previously sent 51. to the vwidow, and there were -a great many- ansller uamums added. Before the close ef the day, esearly'401 lia4 betii co1te,d,' cud no doubithis sum willbe geatly increased CORONTER'S INQUEST.