The Statesman. — 1812-05-02 (London, England)

INQUEST.—Yesterday an inquest etas held at the Red Lion public-house, Coppice-row, on the body of a tniddle-aged man, when it appeared that the deceased had taken a large portion of laudanum, which caused his death. Selena persons stated, that the deceased had appeared in a melancholy state for some time. The Jury returned a verdict of Lunacy. Mr. PARKER, husband to the celebrated Columbine of Covent-garden Theatre, received a letter on Thursday from the Lottery Office which sold the 20,0001. stating, that the number registered by Mrs. P. had been drawn the high prize. It was concluded that she had the whole of the ticket, whet, it seems, she merely purchased a sixteenth. A Gentleman in James-street, Covent-Garden, was the holder of another.  Daearteur. Film—We are sorry to say, there appears too much reason to believe, that the melan• choly and destructive tire, by which the house of Patrick Keeffe, of Grague, near Ballypatrick, in the county of Tipperary, was consumed, as noticed in our last, was the work of savage incendiaries.— While the family were heavy asleep, the dwelling-; house appears to have been set on fire, and with such effect, that the first communication of the dreadful event was by the falling in of particles of the roof, and of the burning timber.—Keeffe, from former sitations made upon him, by the villainous banditti who infest that country, had, son'a time back, gotten iron gratings to his windows, and a strong lock to his door. On the first confusion, being awakened by the cry of " Fire l" from his wife, they both jumped out of bed, and, in the sudden agitation of their minds,, lost the few short moments, that Might have saved some of this unfortunate family in a distracted and ineffectual search for t; e key. Missing this, Keefe recollected a window, through which he might pass, and made for It, the burning timbers still falling in upon him in increased numbers: and, while he was making this Effort, his wife ran for the purpose of bringing some of their children from as inner room, out of which,' neither she nor they ever came alive. Out of a family consisting of nine persons, either in youth or middle life, within a few minutes but one was left tol relate this horrid story. —Patrick Keefe is still alive in the House of Industry, Clonmel, whither the humane exertions of the fligh Sheriff brought him, and where he is, dreadfully burned, under the care of Surgeon Phillips. Mr. Hill, one of the Coroners, held an Inquest at Keeffe's house on 'Wednesday, when the Jury, after examining all the evidence (and little it was) that they could obtain—found, that the persons undernamed came by their death by the house in which they were, being maliciously set on fire, by some person or persons unknown. The persons were, Eleanor Keeffe, the mother, aged 40 years; Michael Keeffe, 20; John Keeffo, 18 ; Patrick Keeffe, 15; Mary Keeffe, 10; Mary Heffernan, 35; Margaret Lonergatt, 21 ; Nancy and Barnes, 10.—Major Prendergast (the Iligh Sheriff) went to the place on Thursday, and made the most diligent investigation in his power, when, from kvery minuteexamination into a variety of minor circumstances, he found ample reason to.cenfirm the finding of the Jury, and has offered a reward of One Hundred Guineas, to any person that will give him, or any Magistrate, either private or public information as will convict the .persone, guilty .of these horrible murders and burnings.—( Waterford Mirror.)