The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-18 00:00:00

.I"7Q medichies, which he was to take early on Saturday in order that I might know the ellect they bad produced on my arrival. I 3 / 4 1140W that he took these powders on Saturday. I arrived at North Cray- about seven o'clock on Saturday afternoon. I un derstood that his Lordship had not been uut'of bed all day, and 1 immediately proceeded to his bedroom. On catering Isis bed room, I observed that his manner of looking at me expressed suapiciou and Maim. Ile said it was very odd that I should 'come into Isis bedroom first, before going into the dining-room below. I answered that I had dined in town, and knowing that the fatuity were at dinner down stairs, I bad come to visit him. Upon this he made a reply which surprised me exceedingly. It was to this effect—that .1 seemed particularly grave in my manner, and that somethiug must have happened amiss. He 'ivern.asked am abruptly whether I had any thing unpleasant to tell him ? I answered 'No ; that I was surprised at his ques tion, and the manner ill which it was proposed.' He then said, the truth was, that he had reasonmeo be suspicious in ewe degree, but that be hoped that I would be the Jest penman*** . would engage in any thing that would be injurious to mituner.uf saying this was so neatest and so disturbed. ae to satisfy sue that he was at the moment labouring under mead delusion. I entreated Idle to be very tranquil, and preset/bed for him some more cooling and aperient medicines, cooked Ism to biurity water, and allowed bun seeps only. I remained with Itilamdttring Satulday night and till gee o'clock on Sunday morning. Theegh his fever.was not eery high .during any part of this time, yet the incoherence of his speech and the ea cuotfortableness of h.s manner continued mothered. During Seaday I visited him frequently, and continued with him in the evening.until half past 12 o'clock. I advised him to be as traa . jail as possible, and told him that I would endeavour to per suade my lady to come to bed. I slept in a room very sear that ~of Ism Lordship. On Monday morning, about seven o'clock, hlrs...ltubisioo, my Lady Luudonderry's maid, came to say .LOOll% door, and asked if I area d d, telling me, " my Lordm. , wished to see we by and by.' I answered, that I was reedy to . come that moment ; but Mrs. Rubinson said, that sbe did not, wish me to come thee, her:muse her Ladyship had not left the bed-room. In about half an hour, she returned, and said, that ~his Lordship wonldm.be glad to see me immediately, as her lady ship was putting on her gown, in order to go iuto her own room. I observed that the door of the latter was open and.eould per ceive that his Lordship was not in it. In an instant Mrs. Rubinson said to me,. His Lordship has gone into his dressing room.' I stepped into his dressing-room, and I saw Isimin his dressing gown, standing with Ilis front towards the window, .which was opposite the door at which I entered. His face was datected towards the ceiling. Without turning his head, on the instant he heard my step be esclaimed, " Istimkhead, let me fall upon your arm—'his all over." As quickly as possible I ran to him. thiultieg he was fainting and going to fall. caught him in my arms as he was falling, and I perceived that be had a knife io his right hand, very firmly clinched, and all over blood. ,1 (lid ant. tee him use it; he must have use,' it before I came into the room. In falling he reclined upon one side, and the blood burst frittn him like a torrent from a watering pot. I was .enable to support him, and he fell nut of my anus. I think thc mound must have been inflicted asszoon as I, pot my foot on the threshold of the door, as its nature was such that the extinction of life must have followed it in the twinkling of an eye. I think that no less than two quarts of Wood flowed from him in one minute. lam satisfied that a minute did stot.olapse from time inausent afsny enterieg the room until he died, sod during that time he said not a word except that which 1 have already men tioned. It was impossible that any human bring could have inflicted the.neund but himself. H eying Inown hies intimately for the last 30 years, I have no hesitation in saying that he. as ' perfectly insane when he committed this act. I had noticed great decline iu the general habit of his health for some weeks prier to his death ; but I was not aware of the mental deletion which he was labouring till within three or four days of his slecease." After Dr. Baolthead had finished his testimony, mthe Coroner inquired whether there were any more witnesses who could %beak to the nature of this transaction. He was informed that there were several ; hut a doubt being thrown out as to the necessity. f calling them after the evidence which had already Aseee.adduced,te said he should consult the jury upon the point, end in consequence ordered the room to be cleared of all speclasurs• After the Coroner and Jary bad been left to themselves for :kali an hour, notice was given that strangers were again per mitted to enter the room in which they were sitting. On resett ing it we found the Jury ranged round the Coroner's table, and giving their assent to a verdict which he read to them. The ,verdict stated, " That on Monday, Ang. 12, and fur some time previously, the Most noble Hobert, Marquis of Londonderry, under a grievous disorder did labour and languish, and became in consequence delirious and of insane mind ; and that, whilst in that state, with a knife of iron and steel, lie did Whet on him self on the left side of his neck, and of the carotid artery, a wound of oncinch in length, and half an inch in depth, of w hich be instantly died ; and that nu other person except himself was the cause of big death." To this verdict all the Jurors signed their names. Stranger. went then ordered to withdraw, and the inquiry was considered to be at au end, but in a few minutes the Certi fier sent a polite message to the gentlemen connected with the public press, intimating that their presence-then in the inquest rOOlll would be necessary to the completion of their labours.— The Jury were then standing round the table, and the Coroner addressing theta said —" Gentlemen .of the Jury, I have de tained you a few moments longer than perhaps seemed neces sary after the decision you have come to, but I hope you will think that my doing se is by no means a work o' supererogation, whoa I lay .before you a document which I now bold in my Laud.—Your verdict upon the evidence which you have already heard, will be, I have no doubt, as satisfactory to your country es it is, I 'insure, to your own consciences ; bat 1 am sure also that you will have no objection to listen to the further piece of documentary testimony which I hold in my band. The noble Marquis, respecting whose death we are assembled to enquire, was present before the King in Council on Friday last; and, as it has been slated that he had previous to that - day exhibited symptoms of a deranged intellect, it may be deemed doubtful : it may seem strange that, subsequent to such aberrations of mind as have been described, lie should be found exercising the functions of his high office. 1 understand, however, that wit prises are in the house who could trace the malady, und.,r which this unfortusate nobleman appears to have laboured, to • considerable period antecedent to the act which is the sun;—e ,of this enquiry. This I think you will deem unnecessary, hut in order to relieve all doubt upon the subject in the public mind, 1 will read a letter to you, written by one of the highest personages in the kingdom, the Duke of Wellington, in which he expresses in free ternishis opinion of the state of the noble Marquis's mind." The worthy coroner then read the letter, of which the follow. hag is a copy : " Arley House, August 9. DEAR milled upon you uith the :utentiou of tall. THE NATIONAL REGISTER ing to you on the subject of the health of Lord Londonderry, and to request of you that you will call on him. I told his Lord ship that lie was unwell, mid particularly requested that lie would send fur you : but, lest be should not, 1 eineerely hope you will contrive by some pretence to go down to his Lordship. I have no doubt he is very unwell. He appears to me to have been exceedingly hennaed, much fatigued, and over-worked during the last Session of Parliament ; and I bate no doubt he labours under mental delirium; at least this is my impression. I beg you'll never mention to any one what I have told you respecting his Lordship. I am, &c. " WELLINGTON." " To Charles Bankbead, Sm." The coroner, in conclusion, observed, that be thought this letter, (which, if necessary, could immediately be proved to be in the own hand•writiug of the noble Duke), must be quite sa tisfactory. The Jurors expressed their entire assent, and the proper officer immediately dissolved the Court. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Thorpe, son., Cheadle, Cheshire, calico printer, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.1. BANKRUPTS. R. N. Atkins, Portma, grocer. Solicitors, Messrs. Collett and Co. Chancery Lane. W. Hendi, Rseage, Cornwall, flamer. Sol. Mr: Inner Temple. B. Tucker, jun., Bristol. carpenter. Solt. Messrs. Vizard and. Co. Lincoln's Inn Fields. J. Strickland, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, brewer. Sol. Mr. Burfuot, Temple. J. Greig and H. Star. Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, linen drapers. Sol. Mr. Jones, Size Lane. J. Hardwitige, Wellington, Somenetshire. draper. Sol. Mr. Pearson, Temple. J. Peacock, Bishop Wearmoutb, Durham, ship broker. Sol. Mr. Blakiston, Symond's Inn. F. Havarti, Hertford, wine merchant. Soh. Messrs. Darke and Co. lied Lion Square. DIVIDENDS. Anust 21, B. Troughtun. Coventry, banker-4e, J. Lippard, Deps&nl. cheesemonger—Sept. to. T. C. Oliva, Liverpool, mer chant—sec, It. Parsons, sen., R. Parsons, jun., and T.. Parsons. Lyneombe and Widcombc, Someisetshire. corn factors-7, J. Evans, Sheerness. haberdasher--in, R. Hartley, Ripon, York, mercer—Oct. S, C. Rudd, Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen menu facturer—n, J. Wingate, Bathwick, Somersetabire, money scrivener. CERTIFICATES to be granted Sept. S. Sir R. Graham and J. Noung, London, merchants—J. Lidster, jun., Stockport, money scrivener—J. idailston, North Shields, ship owner—T. C. Oliva, Liverpool, merchant—N. Harris, Southampton, onclnaster-J. Green, Camden Town. excavator —T. Murrow, Liverpool, money scrivener—W. Peel, Bromyard, Haelordshire, builder. Dram BY Murtha DRIVINU.-00 Wednesday evening last an inquest was held at the Board room of the Middlesex Hospital, before Thome, adding, Esq. Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Jahn IL yd, • pergola rexpectability, late pub lican of the Big of Naas. at Pimlico, who met his death in con sequence *Oar wheel of a gig owing over Ilia body, on Mon day last, indigo New-road.—John Alexander Fisher, keeper of the Wester, Lodge Gate, Mary-le-bone Park, proved he was sitting on Monday evening, about six o'clock, opposite the lodge gate, when be saw the deceased and a lady walk arm is aria from the Crescent; they came about a yard across the road when the horse and gig came up, driving at a very furious rate ; Use haft struck the lady on the head, and the wheels passed over the deceased ; they appeared to be coming towards the Park from the Crescent ; it was the off wheel which went over the deceased ; the horse continued to go on, and very shortly after .the gentleman in the gig was thrown out. The witness did mot imeeihim again, as he attended to the deceased and the lady, who were taken lido the lodge. The deceased was laid on a bad ;. he groaned very much, bat whitest saw no outward wounds. • medical geatthman was seut for, who stated that the deceased could not live long, and by his desire lie was removed to the hospital on a shatter. Mr. Francis Steele, of 7 LOxfurd-street, silversmith, stated, that lie was at the top of the Portland-road, in the New-read, on horseback, when the horse and gig passed him on the road ; the man inside, who appeared very math in liquor, made the horse gallop at a very quick rate ; he kept continually striking the horse with the whip. Witnessrode after him, but ill consequence of the nuinbers of people on the wad lie was obliged to pull up. Heoequested the people to take the deceased into the lodge ; lie then rode after the gig, and found the driver of the gig in a public-hortse the corner of Baker-street, drinking a glass of brandy and water, and he said his name was Needham, and he resided in the Borough. The witness then returned to the lodge, and found the deceased on a bed ; he had his hand kept on his side, and said lie was very much injured, and could hardly speak. A Paddington stage driver passing at the time said the horse was formerly hie master's, and that he had sold it to die driver of it, and he re sided at Paddington. This evidence was fully corroborated by two other witnesses, who said the driver was very much iu liquor.—Mr. Thomas Wood, house surgeon to the Middlesex hospitul, stated, lie attended the deceased on his coining into the hospital ; lie found live of his ribs were fractured, and which lie found were properly attended to before he came into the hospital ; deceased sues ived 'limit • quarter of an hour. Wituesa afterwards opened him, and then discovered that besides the live ribs that were !immured, his liver was much ruptured, and there was a great quantity of blood on his chest, mid likewise on Lis alidemen ; independently of that, deceased appeared in good health. N ituess attributed his death to the blood on his cheat, and the general injuries lie had sustained, and which lie has no doubt was the cause of his death.—The Coroner made some very severe remarks upon the conduct of the driver of the gig.—The Jury viewed the body, and being of opinion that the deceased came to his death in consequence of the wheel passing over him, they found • verdict of " Mau alaughter" against Needham, and levied a deodand of W. upon the horse and gig. The friends of the deceased then said they would endeavour to identity the man, and obtain a magistrate's lemma for his apprehension. FIRE.—On Thursday morning, at eight o'islock, a fire broke not in the upper part of • warehouse in Sheppy-yard, Minories, chiefly occupied by Messrs. Fory and Co. of St. Mildred's court, as • depository fur coffee. It consumed sonic ware houses, and did material damage to a timber yard adjoining. The wind blowing towards Hayden-square, carried a va►t number of the sparks towards that direction ; it happened that the windows of Mr. Hil's house wore open, into which the •palls found their way and set lire to the furniture, which was instantly in blaze, and we understand most of this gentleman's goods base been consumed. Ilad it riot been fur the engines being at hand, the whole of the premises would have been down, but foriunat-ly it was got wider before the fire could communicate to any other house in the square. DARINO GANG OW Romazits...-For some time past the vicinities of Blackheath. Greenwich, and Deptford, have been infested by a formidable gang of robbers, who committed the most daiing depredations with the greatest impunity. Gentlemen's houses have been broken rum and plundered, and orchards robbed to a considerable extent. The perpetrators conducted their nocturnal plans with such cunning and deception that they escaped detection fur a length of lime; but, however, by the ac tivity of the police, there is a hope that they will be soon expelled from the neighbourhood and brought to justice. On Monday night, about nine o'clock, the gang entered the house of Mr. Burke (in the Circus at Greenwich), by the parlour window, and stole a large trunk contain. ing a service of plate and various other valuable articles, some of which were found next morning in a gravel-pit on Blackheath, and the trunk was also found (broken open) at Cruoinhill. Tfie dwelling.house of Mr. Martyr, in King -street, near the infirmary, was also broken into, and robbed of an • se quantity of wearing apparel and other articles. Mr Reeves, a butcher, at Delmont, had his house robbed of property of great value. The blouse of a poor woman at East Greenwich, who obtained bee subsistence by selling ready-made coffee, was plun dered. The rubbers, in Mr. Nlartyr's case, base been apprehended, and committed to Maidstone Assizes to take their trial; and a fellow who committed several depredations in Woolwich, has been flogged through that town as an example to all other vagabonds. Attack on a Gaming House.—The other ev g a party of gentlemen, who had been driven to need in conic. quence of their imprudence at the table of a gambling. house its Pall Mall, in a moment of irritation, proceed. ed to the house, determined lobe revenged on the owner, and. if possible, recover part of their lost 'tote. For this purpose they armed themselves with sticks, and re. paired to the house at ten o'clock at night, where they found some persons playing. 'rheir first object was to make an attack upon the individuals who had the care of the Lox holding the stakes. One of the party attacked him with a stick, while the others put out the lights, and broke the lamps. The parties were recognised, and warrants of assault were issued against them. and on Monday they appeared before Mr. Roe, the sitting ma gistrate at Marlborough -street, where the charge was isiade out by the person assaulted. A young gentleman of fashionable appearance was spokesman—he repro bated the existence of gaming houses as being instru. mental ; to the ruin of young gentlemen—he had been led into the above house, where, in the course of three weeks he had lost 3tlUl. The owner had only been charged the other day at Bow -street, and now he had the unblushing effrontery to appear in court again against a person whom his house had ruined. Mr. Roe told him he had his remedy against the house by indictment, if he felt aggrieved ; but he had no right to exercise the law by his own brands.—He was ordered to find bail. aiduction of Miss Goa/d.—Monday senniglit, at Li merick, a motion in judgment was made by counsel on the part of the prisoners who were found guilty for the abduction of Miss Gould, by Messrs. O'Connell, Jack son, and Freeman. The objection lay in two points in the indictment, st. That the venue was not laid where the felony was alleged to hare been committed— for that every distinct averment of fact must have a ve nue laid in the indictment, ' then and there."The' d was laid against the " Termination Statute." in the con cluding part of the indictment, in the singular, which, should be in the plural, a Statutes.' The argument oc cupied a considerable time, and the learned Judge said he felt no difficulty as to the termination in this case being in the singular, " Statute," as good; but with resp ect+. to the venue lie felt difficulty, for he had sonic doubts. and would refer the point to his learned col leagues. VORACITY or RATS.—On Tuesday se'nnight an in quest was held at Cambridge, on the body of Mrs. Elia . Headley, an infirm old woman, who was found dead in her bed the preceding evening. One of the witnesses, Mrs. Mary Bennett, said the evening of her death, she ate her supper as usual; witness put her to bed about half past eight o'clock; after putting her to bed, witness went up stairs, and put on her bonnet, and went to her mother's to supper; it was then nine ; Mr. and M's. Bell were then in the house. Witness rettinied at ten, obtained a candle, and then went into Mr. 11.'s room ; witness, upon going out, had left the door of Mrs. H.'s room open; saw nothing amiss; deceased seemed quite comfortable; she was lying on her side as when she left her. Witness then went into NI,. and Mrs. Bell's room —she staid in their room about `LO minutes, she then returned to deceased's room to hid her good night, and found four rats on her face, and saw some blood ; wit ness was much frightened, and ran out of the room in stantly, and gave the alarm; it was a dreadful sight, and she could never banish it from her mind. The rats, on seeing winless, ran away. Mr. Bell came directly, and Went into the room, site had not left it above a :amine, and the rats were again on her face and forehead, but again made their escape. Witness thought she saw the eye of the deceased note when she went into the room and saw the rats, but was not quite certain. Mr. H. Headley, surgeon, was sent for about twelve o'clock the preceding night to deceased, found her with five wounds, one on the forehead, one on the left wing of the nose, three on the lower jaw, and she was quite dead. The wounds inflicted by the rats ware only mustular ones, and could not have caused instant death. Witness had not attended deceased of late years, but when he for merly attended her she was attended with au aflection in the head; had always an opinion that she wouhl . go off suddenly, from the nature of her comp laints. Ino Jury here expressed themselves satisfied with the evi dence—Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. A GIG RUN AWAY BROW A Hoase I—A few days since, as two gentleman, of tokralle Were ascend ing a very steep hill its a gig, oti their way from New. haven to Brighton, the harness gave way,allll the vehicle detaching itself from the horse, at nearly the top of the hill, ran backwards to the buttons (a distance of about fifty yards) without doing any further injury to the gen denten khan SUCK/ill% thella .mAwu: