The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1808-09-13 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  On Monday se'onight, an inquest was taken before Rooees, Esq. one of the Coroners of Cornwall, at the parish of Mogan, on the body of John Wills, a lad about 16yeara old, who was found dead in a ditch, adjoining au orchard, belonging to Messrs. Fox, of Poole. The Jury consisted of six respectable persons of the perish of Raelruth, and six of Illogan, and sat from eleven o'clock in the morning till near ten at night, before they retnrned their verdict, which was JestifJobie Hosuicide, by Itielard Fox, of Illogao. It appeared, that the deceased, with his father, and several other men, were detected, on Sunday morning, about .one o'clock, robbing the ahoy. orchard, by four men, servants of Messrs. Fox. Ou being detected. and called to stand and tell their names, one of there swore out that they would stand, but upon the mar approach of the servants, the robbers made off, and one of the servants fired ; they continued their pursuit, and were fortunate in catching the father of the deceased, before he could escape out of the orchard ; while some of the servants were securing the old man, the others were in a field adjoining the orchard ; he called to them, swore at them, and abused them for being cowards, in deserting him, for that they had promised before they set out to stand by each other, and bade them fire away, tire ! upon that several large stones were thrown low the orchard, some of which struck the men who had charge of the old man, and the servants being ap. prehensive for the safety of their lives, one of them fired liis gun at the hedge. thecontents of which entered the body ofJohn Wills, carrying a piece of the breast-bone into the heart; the surgeon could tind no shots in the heart, but several were found below in his bowels. Notwithstanding the lad must have fallen by Ins comrades' side, they continued throwing stones, until three men, with their dogs, who had been watching their own orchards, hearing the reports of the gun., came to their assistance. After a very tedious examination of witnesses, the Coroner summed up the evidence, and gave the Jury a very serious and explicit charge on the nature of the evidence of the transaction throughout, • pointing nut to them, in a clear and perspicuous manner, the different degrees of murder. and the difference wherein consisted murder from manslaughter, manslaughter from justifiable homicide, or from homicide occasioned by accident. The Jury having retired for a few minutes, returned the verdict before mentioned.  At% Saturday, the 3d intt. the Gnild Stewards andliturgesses of Collie dined with their Heprei. Wintative in Parliament, JOS}PH JFA4I'LL, Esq.,pt the White Hart, in that ancient borough. Mr Tessin has been several times dowd toTe Royer/ George, st Spithead, in a diving rusiebi6e, to survey her. lie .staid down about an hour and half each time. He found that she lies on a bed of shingle; her guns are all dismounted, the carriages being rotted away; her timbers are much shrunk, hut lint rotted. tier guns are principally brass. We understand that thereat' a prospect of his plan tieing attended with success.-11r. T. is the same Gentleman who broke up the Abergsveitay, and I weighed her cargo.