The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-02-19 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUESTS.  SUICIDE BY A BOY. An inquisition was taken yesterday evening, before J. W. Un. win, Esq. Coroner, at the Prince of Orange. Philip-einet, St. fieorge's in the East, on view of the body of Edward Day, a youth whonniniitted selfanurder.  The first witness examined was Thomas Taylor, who being sworn, deposed he was a green-grocer, and resided next door to the Prince of (range. On Mimday morning. between seven and eight o'clock, the servant of that house came to him and said the deceased boy was fasterffil in the pricy, and she supposed him to be in a fit. He instantly accompanies! her, and ferixd the privy door oren tit having been fastened with a piece of offing on the inside), and dts' covered the deceased hanging bra strong rope round his neck from !a beam. The deceased appeared to be dead, but was not quite cold.  Mr. Henry Chapfleld sworn.—Witness is landlord of the Prince of Orange ; the deceased has lived with him, as pot-boy, for the last six months; he was a very wild sort of youth, end very much addicted to drinking, and whenever inebriated conducted Minitel' in a strange way ; he was fifteen last December, and there can be no doubt bat he committed the rash act himself, but what could have prompted him to the co. • mission of such a dreadful deed witness cannot develope; he was, generally speaking, very honest, and wan only a very trifling slum in arrear of his beer money. Mary Kelly stated she was servant at the Prince of Orange, but did not sleep there; she came to her work as usual about seven o'clock on Monday morning, and having knocked at the door. was let in by the deceased, who had then just finished taking down the shutters I she t:ien instantly repaired to discharge bet usual avocations, and he went out into the yard, as customary every morning, to dean his knives, &e. Thinking that he was out a long time. she went in search of Aim, and finding the privy door fastened, she became alarmed, and made the matter known to her mistress's brother, who said he could not leave the bar, and told her to call some body else, upon which she forthwith repaired to Mr. Taylor. who instantly came with her, and found the deceased as described by him. The evidence having here closed, the Comer addressed the Jure. observing, there could be no doubt that the deceased committed the act himself, and that suicide at such an age was rather rare. They had no evidence of his insar.ity, but there could be little dnubt that he destroyed himself In a fit of temporary derangement, produced by drinking; and they ought, under these circuu.stanices, to take the merciful side of the question. The Jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict, .. That the deceased destroyed himself, being at the time of committing the act not of sound mind, memory, or understanding." Yesterday a Corinne* inquest was held over the body rf the Rev. William Soddins, who was found dead in his lodging-room. at Mr. Smith's, without Monk-her, in this city, the same morning. Three witnesses were examined, the first of whom (Mr. Matter son, a most respectable surgeon) stated, that near nine o'cleck be was sent for, and found the deceased laid lifeless, Wit warm, on his face, near the dressing-table, In his lodging-room, with a little blood on the floor, and a slight Innise over his left eye, occasioned by his fall to the ground—that he believed the decuto d had died of apoplexy, through the bursting of a blood-vessel, occasioned by violent vomiting, as appeared from the chamber utensils. The second witness was Mr. Smith, who stated, that the deceased had lodged with him seven years ; he had done duty at Stockton ! (of which parish he was the incumbent) on the meennig preceding his death. Witness and a servant being in a kitchen below the lodging.room, heard something above fall to the ground. That about ten minutes after, witness went up and knocked at dsexaseti's (door, but not receiving ar.y answer, a ladder was procured and placed to the window, when the overseer of the gas-works (also a lodger) saw the body on the floor. A boy was aftersmals introduced at the window, the door was opened, and a surgeon sent for. The body was not disturbed till the arrival of the surgeon ; it was fully clothed, but the cost seemed not quite on, which induced a belle; that the deceased had died whilst in the act of putting it on. The next witttess was Mrs. Smith, who deposed that she studded deceased while at tea the preceding evening. Co appeared very uneasy in his chair, and she obserted to hint that be was * poorly', worse than usual" (for he had been unwell some time), and alto advised him to pots-ate medical assistance. His :nurse was, that he was much troubled with a bilious and an uthmanc complaint, but he would rot procure advice, fee it mast have its entree. Deponent also stated that he ate nothing for his supper. but die' k a little milk, He often (being a atudinus ratan) sat op very late, but that evening retired to rest rather early. After 1 very short consultation, the Jury returned a vess'ict of --`• Died through the visitation of lin& by a lit of apoldeey... Mr. Noddins was nearly fifty-seven years of agt a man of strong mental abilities, of very great acquirements as a set.clar, and of a benevolent diaposition and unassuming manners. He sets univesaally beloved by all who knew him, and his sudden death will be as generally deplored. It is very remarkable. that me beloved sister of the deceased, who lived with him, but seven months before repaired to Ilanogate for the benefit of her health. and was found in a similar situation. Her sadden demise was a snore, of great affiiction to her affectionate brother; and the sadden and unexpected death of the deceased (who was chaplain to the present Lord Mayor) is an additional proof of the vanity of earthly pose lone, and of the uncertainty of human life.--York COlllelli of Tuesday.  ~~  ii  I  -V f 1411, .1, 1 • r.,  11l , ..  :i ?  II  ki 1 i I  t  I  Mr. Sergeant Chrwow wished the Vestry bee& Mr. Sergeant Pam. a haw any books or downstate The tort au produced.  Veenber N. 1743, bilging /he Inn ; Sairsetd, a