The Sun. — 1809-09-14 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an Inquest WE taken before A. GELL, Esq. Coroner for Westmin • ster, on the body of a Gentleman; who shot liiinseif on Monday last at the Angel Inn, St. Clement's The first witness examined was the Waiter, who described the.behaviour of the deceased, on coming into the Coffee-room, as being very singular ; he con.; tinued but a short time in the house before Lie,ret ed to the privy, and soon after the report of two pistols was heard ; on going to the privy the deceaSed was found lying in a shrieking mangled state, hiving discharged two pistols through his head ; in his p,ct;et was fund several pistol balls, some powder, otnd v.vo or three flints; ri letter was also found in .his pocket, addressed to a Gentleman in Cletnerit's Int., who proved to he his brother. Mr. James You.ing, Surgeon, in the Strand, stated that he was sent for on Monday, about one o'clock, and on 4oing into the privy found the deceased lying as described by the last witness; his scull was 'fractured, and the brains forced ont about his daubs.; Hone of the pistols had been pointed against his lett cheek, and the contents had lodged in the back ;talc of his brain ; thf other pistol had been dirpaed agai his right temple. In this state helived near twelve hour's but remained all the tune insensiWei Mr. John Wright, Carpenter, of Mtle-end., knew the deceased, who had lodged with him Iv wares of two years: He was Coliecting Clerk to an Alebrewer in Mile-end Road. About two years and a half ago his wife died in child-birth 3. and since that time he had been in .a )ow desponding way, so much so, that he would frequently sit and cry for hours at a time. The child died when about two months old, but he had three children alive at present, the elder nine years old. The deceased went to Margate last Saturday week, and did not return till Monday evening last. He went out as usual about ten o'clock on Monday morning, and the witness did not hear any more of him till Tuesday evening when he was informed of his death; he was not wore than  twenty-nine years of age. The witness did not know that he was embarrassed ; had enquired at his employer's, and fou'nd his accounts there were quite correta. • The brother-in-law of the deceased was also exa4 mined, who stated, that the deceased had been in a  desponding way for some time, owing to the 1035 of his wife, and to some pecuniary embarrassments which he laboured under. That despondency had lately increased to such a degree as to render his ,friends very unhappy on his account. The evidence being concluded, the Coroner ob• served,• this was one. of the melancholy instances which so frequently occurred, in which despondency had by degrees increased to lunacy, which had ulti. mately led to ttie dreadful catastrophe, suicide. •A considerable difference of 013411011, however, prevailing amongst the Jury, the Coroner proceeded to take their opinion severally, when it appeared, that of 16, (the number impanelled) nine were of , opinion that no symptoms oh insanity were apparent in the conduti of this unhappy young man, and seven were of a contrary opinion ; and, .in compliance with the opinion of the majority,. a yerdia of Felo de se, was rettirned.  On Tuesday evening an inquest was .held on the body of Mr. Joseph Cooley, at the Angel, Edmonton, who lost,his lite by the shaft of a one-horse chaise entering his beily, when coming to town to his place of residence, Moortields, on horeback, on Sunday evening last, when he survived only a tew hours aster.. The Jury returned a, verdict of Accidental Death.  The following is a statement of the late melancholy loss at Meikle Ferry, by Tain, as given in a leiter from a gentleman residing near that place The 'total number lost is 147. The bodies have all been found, except '29."  A respe6table tradesman in the neighbourhood of Goswell-street, has undertaken, tor a large win of money, to walk 1620 miles in three successive days, on the north road, limiting himself to twelve hours each day. He starts at on early hour on Monday next : several bets are depending on the issue.  Remarkable Epitaph on a tomb-stone at Abercona way, Cornarvoushire . " Here lieth the body !ot Nicholas Hookes, of Ccinway; Gent. who was the ()lie-and-fortieth child ot hip father, NilHookes, Esri by Alice, his wife, and tne father of seven-and-twenty children. He died the aoth•ot 'March, 1637."- .  Sandon and Hitchen, ~the country Bank Note fabricators, stood in the pillory, at Warwick, on Saturday last. They were well dressed, very i&upudent in their behaviour, and vowedvengeance q,ainst their prosecutors.  Sir JAMES PULTENEY'S house, .in Piccadilly, at the corner of Bolton-row, was• attempted to be robbed on Tuesday night: About 11 o'clock, two men and a woman ascended on the wall, on the side of Bolton-street, and attempted to get in at the first floor window. This alarmed Mrs. BROWN, the -housekeeper, %Ito, on perceiving them, sprang a rattle, when the villains ran off before the watchmen arrived. Saturday morning two fine boys, apparently not more than :six months old, supposed to be twins, were left at the door of Mr. D.-a. Gentleman residing in the neighbourhood of Battersea. The little 10;1u/slings were discovered by the gardener last asleep, Carefully wrapped up„in blankets, in a neat cradle, and Laving with them a quantity of linen of different descriptions.. They have been adopted by Mr. D. as his own.  .