The Sun. — 1818-08-06 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS.  An inquisition was taken yesterday afternoon before .'T STIRLING, iffsq. Coroner, at the HoleChanceiy-lane, on the bOdy of John Stiffel, Esq. of 'Took's•court, Chancery-lane, Clerk of Recoveries in the Prothonotariest Office, whose &atir was caused by being precipi•ated from a window on the third floor at the back of his house upon some railings which were under• neAth on the ground, which cut open his head so horridly that the brains were scattered on the ground and against the wall_  Mary Chapman stated, that she resided next door to the deceaSed, and had known him for some years. 'Tuesday morn. ing, about ten o'clock, she was in her front room and heard a most violent noise of a window breaking ; she went Wart the cause, and beheld the deceased on the ground; he had nut quite reached the ground when she first .saw hint ; she was terrified, and ran and informed her parents. Several persons immediately ran to his assistance Whether the deceased .fell through the window by accident, or threw himself out, witness could nut say. The deceased was frequently in th,e habit of leaning through the back windows and calling to the children who were playing in the garden. Mr. Titus Owen. surgeom, Chancery-lane, said, he had known the deceased fur some years, hr was a most respect. able Gentleman. He called at witness's house about a month ago, with Mrs. Satre!, who had met with a trifling accident. Witness bad been informed that the deceased had been since that time subject to fits of drowsiness, languor, and headache. Witness had generally attended the deceased's family. Wit, ness did sot think him a person likely to commit suicide, elcept through derangement. The deceased's son came to witness on Tuesday morning, and requested him to attend his father, who he said had fallen out of a window; witness attended him immediately, he found his skull was shattered to pieces, and he presented a shocking spectacle. Mr. George Clark, watchmaker, Aidersgate-street, said, he had known the deceased many years. Monday afire noon' he paid him a visit; he was very drowsy, and while witness left the room he fell asleep ; when witness returned the deceased opened his eyes wildly, and stared at him in a very unusual manner, saying, he had not slept for several nights; en the following morning he heard of his melancholy death. Rebecca Ralph, servant to the deceased, stated, that the deceased had lately complained much of the heat, and frequently sat up stairs in the room, front whence he fell, reading at the window; .a few minutes before he fell from the window, she heard him cell to a child in the garden, " Do not make suck a nuise."--Verelict, Accidental Death.  Yesterday an Inquisition was taken at the Fox,. l'rincess•street, Lambeth,• before CHARLES JRHMETT, Fegi. Coroner for Surray, on the body of ,Ur, Henry Howard, of that place, who committed suicide. It appeared, that on the 28th of July, the deceased went, about ten o'clock in the morning, to the Fox, where he remained drinking for about an hour, anti then suddenly lett the house and went into the yard ; iu about 3 minute afterwards tie report of a pistol was heatd, and the body of, the deceased was found in the back ground ; he •was lying flat upon his back, and blood issuing out of his mouth, he having shot himself 1111.0%10 the head. A brace of pistols were found lying by his side, one of them recently discharged. The domes; ics of trde deceased %vete ex. omitted, and they 'ail- deposed to the low and de. spondiog state of his' mind for some time pie. sinus to his death. Verdict7-Larrucy.  DRRADFUL AccloaNT.—Satutday morning the following most lamentable and unfortunate occurrence took place on Messrs. lloriells' premises, in the second Back-lane, in Exeter.-Three men, William Middlewick, Nicholas Enat ace, Finnemore, were employed in making a pit, tor the reception of the contents of a sewer. Middle.% ick having neatly completed an adit, was in the act of ascending the ladder, when lie dropped kis 3110 VCI, 811(1, 0111 his returning for the same, nearly the whole conteivs of the privy burst upon hurt, and ceased instant 'y ovation. llis companion, Eustace, immediately de. scended to his assistance, and before he had got half way down the ladder, the noxious vapour precipitated him to the bottom,-and he shared a similar fate. A third man, Williat» Fiunemore, then went down, and he tell in ; and on a person, of the name of Giles Tozer, in the• employ of Mr. G. Turner, silversmith, being apprised of the shocking circumstance, lie volunteered his services, and lie also fell from the ladder. Another man (hen went down; with a rope affixed round his body, who was immediately drawn up in a state of insensibility ; in conse.preoce of which no others could be found to undertake .the hazardous task of descending.the pit, until Mr. John Rouse, ut Exeter, plumber, having been informed of the mrlanchily eveid, instantly repaired to the spot, and- with that 111111.181111 y which' ought never to he forgotten, went down the ladder, and succeeded iii bringing up three of the unfortunate men, vie. Tozer, Finnemore, and Middlewick, and with the.. assistance of a person named Risewell, (Mr.' Rouse being nearly exhausted with his too:lane efforts), got tip the other 'poor fellow, Eustace, who, together with Miudlewick, were lifeless; and every meats used for their recovery by several professional Gentlemen proved ineffectual. Fitinemore and Tozer were immediately put to bed in a dangerous state ; and we are sorry to say, that on Monday morning, about six o'clock, the Fitter breathed his leaving a wile auttowe child, in the most indigent circumstances, to lament his unhappy deu,ise. Fiunemore, we are informed, still lies extremely ill.. Thus (liter in.. dividudis lost their lives—two of them in the cause of humanity, in endeavouring to extricate a *l,OAm-creature from a premature death.  FOll