The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-07 00:00:00

31EL4ACHOLY SUICIDE. an inquisition was bitten on Friday before Thomas Shelton. Isy tern ..cr, et tee Tower-streea iu the City. nr, ate Ito a,-of Variant \larquez de Castro, a Spanish (Sentlemma of the age of 5 1 .) year.. formerly a Captain in the Spanish service, web) ens eotap ilal to elate himself from his counts) , in the early r ite of raid war, in ca:W iuence of hie being Cilllfged as one of the Lair who entered into a con:piracy to a-eassmate the king of ipett• . anti overture the Gov.:me iteit. His death was causal by hie weeating haaseli with a large at.ail in the mouth. This inveetigation lamed a twasaletaba time. The jury toak a - view of the deceeteers body, white lay on We bed at his lodeings. at • ale house t.l Nlre. Warner. in 'rower-street ; the deceased% head was nearly severe.: from hi. body, I.is face was blown to pieces, and a pier d, the aurrel of wait . ' %sae befit, and nude Het like the blade of • knife by stir explosion, lay at his feet; a razur open lay on a table is 4r the eed..al e the wall was beat to pieces by the ball. whica the roust was loaded wita, and the place was severest with blood. The It; I was very much burned. an .1 We deceased wee much burned about t is breeet and side be hi; clothes having Liken fire, and which tree cetiugaislied by the blood which domed from die deceasecre weimita Toe Jury havin a returned to the tavern where they met. Mrs. aleraaiet am r, of Beer-tine. deptaed as fol- Jews The deceeeed hal lodged at my liou,e more than a month, b. oeeimial an apartment on the second fluor. Wethicsaay seem ag lea, Weiler:eased Caine home with I.OIIIZ person, ant went tip to Ms apa.tatent; they quereellel ; I do not know the nature of the quarrel : they went, 04t together. and at about half-past ten taelock t.ir sank! bight. the ti.ccesed returned home, and went n e stairs to be!. 13etweest one and tau o'cloek on 'flteed.y morning I was awake by it noise, and I heard something fall on the ground in tee d aeas...d's roam ; I did net think it was the report of tire anus, and we.,t to sleep agein; I thought the cat had thrown something down. lln the tallowing moraine. the diameters servant came, as :stud. to • wait upee him a• breakfa,t, and went up to his bed-room ; in a very saint tun:. he Can' , running down stairs, seemingly much agiattaxl analalarmed; lie said. he lists cut his throat. " I went over the way to the Late churchwarden, Mr. W. Marshall. and to d hitn a that t na ileceasal li id eat his throat ; he cane over directly, and 'tasked at t deceaseel. and said that he tiad not cut his throat, but shot him sett. Mr. Marshall sent for a medical gentleman, but before lie arrived he eeatnitied the room; he foand the Mat:need lying on his left side. the lower part of his face was blown to pieces, awl the throat weer so dreadfully turn that his head was neraiy severed fruits his beaky; his left Ilene was blown to pieces, the them hung by a piece ot i•ltin ; the kilool hail run though the bed and clothes on to tile gromal ; u number of letters on the deceueeda boecee had eiteglit La. and were burnt to tinder ; his -Lady was tt nearly coneuieta and the bed clothed had taken tire, and appeared to have been extinguished by the blood, o: the house in all probability would have been destroyed. When 1 awoke in the night, I did not ainea any thing burning At the bottom of the bed I found a pistol, the barrel and stock were b - oke to pieces, a quantity of powder lay on e table, and noose balls at a paper; also a razor was open on a table near where the deceasetl lay." Juryman.—it appear.. from the razor being open, that the deceased inteittled to have cut his throat, had are nut affeetal his pat pose by aliataing himself. Je.v.on, beadle of the parish, fumed the letters now produced, uato the table in the deceased s room. Remota clerk to afeesrs. Eirmin de Tastet and Co. mci • clients, Trinityaquare, depose 1 as fellows I knew the decea,,ed when he resided tit Spain, lie was of a distinguished family in Seville: be. evinced coneitleraale talent when a }email, the rangy was his the. sire, and a commission was obtained tar him. Ile acquired a molt reaellent character as a tokiter, and was also in private life much respected. He obtainc.l preferment in the KINICC. After the return of his alasesty. Ferthaa.-at, to the throne, the deeeased, whose princi ples ware republican, entered into a ereapiraey wi th a great number ° ra t her persons who Mal been deprived of Mei: aminessions, to de- VICOIIe tile Keel,. °vertu:a the Government, and reestablish the C mane '1 he plot etas tieweveral when the conspiracy was it, its in. fa icy, numbere were seized and thrown into pr.son, and the deceased id as few others were so fortunate as to escape to foreign couotries. I r February last the deceased arrived in Etiglena, and lived for aeon. .sileraltlis Cum upon the money he had been able to Ming wita hint to Ca . . country : he bcc:nte.grea:ly distressed ; he nettle known his eir- CUlint4neVi to Mr. 1).; 'fastct, antljp.: lettered aim. and took him as al amiaaet until he could obtain something more suitable to his talents. The deceased tea. at time. very desponding; he would leave Is:. desk and strike Me aorehead with his clinched fist, and seemed to labour at the time un her great emotion, which caused me to believe t tat he woO atfeetel in his Mu:haste wit% tenipoatry derangement:: Tile letters produced by the beadle and rocket boo! t alumna:l axe tat deceased's; the titriner are the thaeasee's hand-writ:mg." The Coroner oneited tee pockeabook, end found that there were various notes not memeranautos tlierein, written opaosite the day of sue month in the alinerawk, a kited of diary ; the last note was written opposite die date of the day he committed the act, the 3d of Deratu. bey, which was teansiated literally into English-6. I 'hall put an end t s tn./ mortal exietente. and the reason is nothing to anyone but reseelf." Upon being ehown the balk, witn es s deposal. the note is the hand- 1 1 eting of au:de:ea.:ea, anal the translation I have given is a true one. Tee decease:] wee atraut to go to South Ameriaa ; he had engaged with Sir G. alalresn to go mil join Cie I ndeoeadenti ; but tee de ceased sail that he email:red Sir G. NP(ltcaor as merely an ;elven aver, who hail nu appointment under the Governmeut ; and lie Ma metely refueed to go cut with him. Tile Cornier invitu.eil to the Jury another letter written by the dexaectl, on the et ening he committed the act. \Vitncss Nail it, iial give a trim:liana of its albetance to the .lery. It stated that the deetaael owed about el.. anit he requested Mr. de Tenet to elealiarge the ashler etc also amp aaeizal to Mr. de 'f :tact forrut hating sent to Ilrisral two bills of exchange which were found in enotlier letter ready tar sending to the post. Mr. Steel, surgeon et - rower Hid, examined the de:ease:l. partied. Italy the heal ; the balls were not found ; they had passed through a wall Anil mortar. and carried r.way the jaw of' the deceased and tae greeter part of Coe tangle. A snore objeet Meet the de tea et! was iv: 6, er seen ; the chea. W 3. leant Week ; aeath was instant. The .0 .cease) had put time mottle of Cie pia al tato hie mouth, grasp ed the hairel with his 111 Irma, and pulled We trigger wits his a ; Cie bawl beading. blew his left liana pieces. • 1 77 44. 4 7o:oiler hewing recapitulated tae eviacnce taken, stated that 111 dui taut are nny proof of insanity in the aeeteteetai mini in the tau be ea.u.nitml the crime of suicide. lt was for them to give We ve.aiet teal net inim ; the d ci.ivat was impertant. and lie had to a ~,t at t h e y w o uld discharge their ditty aezoniing to Cie beet of their .auti;ntent. T tejury eoasalted for some tine, anal returned a verdict of Rio tie de. p the deceased is forfeited to the Crown. We under aaaal th at tr t had tibt ea is the works at the unie of his death, anal lately was so distres,ed that he acetlitea s mot apparel on amenity last. his own being ii so very depict:Ma:. a c undit,itn. The vadict causal a co...al:reel! de iree of eitrartee. 11i; body was haried iu 1,4114 ermaieroad the tep of elerit-Ittee, yestereley. A 'AtoTHE* Wtt.t.i.n sty /ten Cottin !—On fooday v'onight at. iiviorat was licAl ot is Su!folk. or. tile t. 0. 1, of Mary, t..a site of Jive' Soi•th, who wai ontominately kaki on Sundry Her ::r had crt t'i.• Sat inLir erideavoitzed to lis t iwri4(... los l uu ; hat won:a not go .4. he 1 , .,t tt ilown Lis romii Inatied. Atil vitro mil win!! clr y 0.1 the caowing morniae. A, out h;A buoy niokiot a tire, her faviruite boy. A col a 'bout 1:11 yens old, playing in t h e momn , too k ula the gull o.l n , h tti t ono, ape' he tatt f l aureely bola it out), w"len it went oil' con.,•nt,l.vi,cri In his niother's Arndt causal (1..11.4 ,:)liet.....Acindenta th,aw. THE NATIONAL REGISTER LO DO`' SESSIONS. The Lord Mayor held his first Court of Sessions on Mon day at Guildhall. The Recorder, Aldermen Sir C. Hooter and Wood, the etc. were on the Wiwi.. The Bar ris'. At turn its , Gi ntlenu•n ‘1111111111I10•11 un the Grand Jut les, and others, NA ere in attendance, b u t an 1111C11111.11011 occur, ence prcven ed the Cutlet for smite time proceeding to business. Ntr. the Clerk of the Arraigns, railed upon the officers to open I h .• Court by making proclamation. No no ,wer was r turned, and the eisal was loudly repeated without as.% other effect titan that of surprise in lit. Court. At .nth, however, an officer named Kindrer, Wend leeward, but instead of opening the Cow t, he addressed llse Bench : tie said, he trusted he should not incur the displeasure of the Court by his attempting to usp'ain himself, for he stood quite alone. Ho had been deserted Icy his brother officers, who Windt, not wait upon Ih•• Cana, in etintiegnence of the re itssal of the Sheriff's to pay thews upon a former occasion when their services were roinnianileil. He was one of those who had thus acted without reinniteration ; and he subigiiied to the Conit the hardships under which he must labour, with whets, to he thus employ.•.l and get twitting! The Lord 314y0r upon the Silasitts fur an explana tion. _ Mr. Sheriff' Roberts replied, that he anti big colleague had relowil hi pay the officer., upon the gruuntl that they had not appotiami them to time situation. The Lord Mayor and Recorder snit!, that if officers were not it• goofiness to do the business of the Court. the Shrritfir the twelves are boom' to pet form It.—The proceetlitig• of a Court of Justice .sere Hut In be impeolcal lay altos e 4 (IMO be• tween the Shoritiii and Officers ; and it it should so happen spirt, the Sheri& mould he 1111.1 t% I table. The officer said, that they hail out only been refused pa). meet at the last Session., but bail hero di nie.l it last year. 'f hey applied to the Omni of Ablermen, but in vain. After some di•cusviou on the Bench, the Recorder elated th4t the Court of Aldermen %tumid ere foully tale 11•' the con• bidenttion or the metier without delay. is order to adopt etteetnti means to prevent the recurrence of such a circuits vt.ince. The biegnelos of the Court vrag then proceeded In ; when the Grand and Petit Juries were ii+A urn, but uu trial uf pOtiallte look place. An article from Constantiilopie, dated Oct. 243, says, 4C I n a Lit i srenhosade us, the Banks of the Black Sea, the Bohan Oirler Yr d a country house latilt in so elegant a style, that he desired to 1w informed to whom it belouged. Ile was an• steered that the owner was an Armenian, Ilse Christian Religion. The Sultan immediately proreetietl to the house, saw its maater, and asked him how much it had cost hint. 'Die Armenian fearing to tens for too rich, promptly replied fan pulses (about 150,000 fratic.),though he bad in reality expended inure than triple that sum. The Sultan took bins at Is is wen', ertletrd the 300 purees to be paid clown, and deviated Mewl( pm stricter of the house. The unfonistime At memass was in the greaten! despair & bnt what Milli htti 11111'plisi. Allen, a few days after, two Bast:mei. delivered to him, with the l'illiowistg message, a casket con laiaing town.% (1,500,01 M franeer)—" The prophet hath said that the liar is always caught in his own snares, and thou haat experienced the !limb thrreof ; hot thy master is too great to take advantage of thy weakness." NAVAL HINT.—Tlie naval force of 13ennsask is kept con. @tautly manned by a 'efficient number of seatitee, who are divided, pal I doing ditty on board guard-ships, the other part being employed in mondiug the highways and other works of public utility. By this plan they are rendered Ices burlisen. some to the State. The two corps petimbeally Ai islatioN4 ; and tints they are alternately engaged in their pro fessiun I whilst in case of war, so difficulty occurs in col. hitting and combining both together at a very short notice. ISoeXce.—An inquisition Was held last week in the Fleet - Pilsen, upon lite body of :dr. W. Smith, who had been cots fisted within its walls during the long space of IT year., causes of his death were purely natural, and would not have beets submitted to theslighteist invesrig.stien, hail not an ordi nance of the Legislature enacted. that if any person die in • his holly shall not be buried until the CUrllller N11;111 luavc held an Wiriest upon it. 'the isulividind its yews as committed by the High Court of Clemens y for contempt of some pll4•Cliti issuing by its instlowity. His scanty means, made still scantier by the tampon of a nitmerotes family, and by the expenses of a tedious nines s, ariaiug lions hi s w iv e Nommen!, rendered all his effort.. to extricate himself from the tiefornitiate situation in which lie was pLirrii nisgatory and unavailing. The property in 'Went ion was. we helieve. of its. roesiderstble value ; but the costs to he paid prev.ons to the ~iitempt hying purged were, to a Milli in Mr. Smith's rank aide, quite enur 111111 l s. They ansomitei to something more titan 10A.; and the want el this insignificant su n s pensigued I to au unwholearmie prison, pi., ied ettending to neatly one-third part of the most pre raided spelt of finnan asi+truew. 'I loss Mr. Stub 0 was consigned le nit imprison. meld Wtiirh tea. Only ICI Icrntinate altii life, beestise he bad b een gsilty of a contempt of the Coen of Chancery, owing to his ICM/I:lure ; and held I,lTell unable to put; to 11141 Ili:au:is:0, On lug 10 his revel ty t We 410 1101 WWI on de ;s ve th a t Court of the power of obedience to its ethers ; bit; we du wish to see it slept ived of a twist inquisitorial not 'li, so compel indivtdaals, upon pain of perpetual imprisoniscoir, :0 enimer such points ;111.1 such og, sun les a., mat 1 941 a. criminate theisiseit ea. ur Ow to bike their silence twos: Rusin as a c ellesstoit of their vitt. That smuts pinti-luns nt should be inflicted on C.lllllllll Icy it a truth ahith all most it,subv ; bnt that sects musi•luneat month' it ilfiOnt to itenietn.sl prisomitent, is it position winch all moat strenuously and firmly deity. Au thedate Nottingbans sessiona, Geo. Ma5t0n...144 Walkers. and Win. Ail w end. having been sentenced to he filled Is. and imotionted six months, Ilse latter, the nymp h , sh,.. elite ,„.,, was rronottiterd• broke out into the most violent and impious exclamatiosas against the Court, mying, 6. Yoh may go to lasi:, b you, yen may." Mary Dyad, Wm. Biker, J slin %Visite, James Mitchell, Won. Clat ke, Ruffian' Chapped, and , Chad! , limy tie, wete, after a 411it , 11.14. fiti.l;oll.l ion to eneo, „, 4 1„, e 4 to b e transported for the no in of seven years. 1:1111I. li.c rely on •V1111.11in• 156114 pi - mellowed, the prisoners 'lit ;ee t i tar height of their slept ashy, in the most outrag eou s ex . pre suotos, threat ' g vi•livaiwe out the Court. assil •111110 of 1111.411 endravoue sag t . o get out e t the !ma, for the timpose of petting teem di eadtril !Meats into ester Morn. Tar euntta. Isles weir instantly sustorwitea,eml by their mum, • 41e, fur titer (mutate was no:trained, and its .. few minute:. (wiles- tea,. mesterei!, alltioligh 'lei pi isonet's Vei , itecl their tilisillipoinf c .,l rag , its floe must oilier oxclemations while they were fin eas Catered assay. , • OLD BAILEY. TOUR.L).IY, Dv.c. S. DEC 7 The aesgiona commenced ihis:lay. ;;;Ortling to aljoni e. mem, before Mr. Doren Wood and Mr. juifir e I:,d ray d . Jima Coi.lrroy mid George Wood were iodic. d fur linr glerlionsly breaking end eines Mg the Wiese of Thomas blur ley, mud stealing therein properly la the mimeo of Thomas Motley lived in Herlerageare l Hostile. He ens a dealer in psiiiiings. On the 18111 of October last h.s hump well 111414c11 into. About eight o'clock in the morning, Is di, robut edAinii his house was broken open. The window shutter, he observed, had been cost, aid the mesh was O p ened. He missed a pat eel of music bunts, a untrue, 9 paintiags, pair of holies. A fender, a set et Cl eels, a tpiantity of phase, a time-piece, end wearies apparel. oh auisauling to the sum of Cll. t three o'clnels on the night of the VII, , the dogs in the haste made a grew It trkluj, bat willies% did net get up, as the dugs fieguenity narked unbent A pawnbroker. losing in Taberoaele Walk. City Road, proved, stud 011 the eveuiog of the 29th hr obt a i ne d i n t i , minion of the r.Mbery. o.i the 161/11e evening floe prisoner Corderny hrusielit a picture to pledge, say ilia he wanted es. or ler it. MI Iles. sloirliell down to pie!. up ale p r i nte d 1,3 1, giving itifoiniati 0000 of the reibbrey, which had fallen or. the at i,i as ....)II as. ale primmer saw it he ran away. C. dewy was pursued, end in about a quarter aim bone he wa; brought back to the shim. He 11114 searched, and in the lining of Iris pant:flown in° illiplienies wine 11/1111d, corresponded with other pasts of the property described in the bill. There were bel'tllllulller duplicates of old dates found mem him. Au tuficer !whinging to one of the polire officer proved the appiehew:lon of Wood!. le the holgiowt of the prironers were futatul several at titles alurk bad been ttolen from the pr.isecutut'a hunw•. Oise of the aflutter* of the prusecu• t.'s house was bitted with a giusblet, earl a piece bad been taken out. The Jai y, atier a short consideration, found a verdict of guilty against both prisotsess._ _ lijurie was itithrted fur stealing a horse, wattle Hi. Jutl a uttille auJ satldir, ba!ue 21. the proptrry or James StArkie. The poeseentor, who is • chymist, living In the Strand, had iu October last a horse, whieli he wished to dispose of. He sent it to two places to be sold, but toil bringing the es pect•d price, it was bought in for himself. Some short titian afier, it mail, named Sinitli t came to him, and said lie had a purchaser for the horse. Preseewler situ he was Willing 10 111,110 SC 01 . it If he got a fair price. Smith came a second time in company with the prisoner, aid said he obi! prisoner) no, tine lam' ask° ttisbed to buy the horse. Prisoner offered lilt. tar it, but prosecutes said be would not take less that! 111. Tins price prisoner consented le glee, provided he well allowed a trial for three days, as lie wished turbos, it to his father, who lived in the country. He tlieu tendered hint a bill ut exchange for 201. %, Inch prosecutor, nut being satktied with, objected to. Prisoner inimediately referred 111,0 to Me. Keil, woo lived near ; at the same time no ask esi tar the loan of the bridie and Pro4ecutur Mitered his servant to put then. ou tine horse, and told the I,r i,asoet to go run ad to the *Ulrie. Then, without mentineipe w h ere h e ‘,„,,„ lie went to Mr. Kell, sslio advised him not to accept the bit!, He time back inten.ltnit to returllll, bit tumid that the ',ri te had taken the horse from the sersiat and rude off. 'llir hill was clragsnat two mouths from lie 21st of September, and was accepted by a person named I'inesll, but WAS Hirt endorsed. In Ithi erusa•examitiatiott prolecutor admitted that tip ! bill had never heels prep , entrd tor acceptance. Lt became due on the 21115 us N nye:utter. Isalutent was tendered before that those, but thts uar after the prisoner was ,ett,tody. Tile bridle and ' , addle were Alm) returned lifter e . prisotier was its custody • The serstuttof the. prosecutor stated. that he eeeliveirii the horse to prtsuuer, %Ito told aim that he had agreed with his masier. • • • John liardw;eke, a butcher, proved. that he bought the horse Irons the pi hunter, • day or t wit after Mr. Still kir bad parted with it. pr ire he nave was GI. Witness had known the prisoner fur three swans, Tile proseenthin hAvihn closed, lir. Reynolds, for the pri. Amon - , submitted to the Cowl, that the evidence did not 4111414.6( to the p: our of , thong!' it might perhaps tc construed tutu a fraud. Thera was, lie maintained. a coil• ilitioital sale—that was, a sale which nos hi be considered hug U.S bail, parties,provolitig the pi i•inier Approved the hoist) at the cod of the three days. The scream bad larch told to saddle the horse, mud the ptisoutr was directed to • Lo round to the Wahl*, het the prosecutor never said a word to hich could haply do UlajCellUll to his taking it 0%4.1. lie did hot say, 'slop here 111 l ti l cousailt Mr. Kell, to %%hum )011 a etericil ate.' No; tot the enistraiy, atter telling the see vain 10 sail Ile the burst., and directing the 'miim r round to the sthole, lie went off without iuthilating where he was guilt:: lit, iu any seamier which could lead thin (prisoner) II) belie.. that he 114 Laos oojectiott to lots taking t.se hos, , e Ott. oller.eeeit.wooltre• could out lie talhrti mitt eottsidria• I tin titer !Iwo oa Ibry letoteil to show a felonious liitchtiou at Inst. But it a y 01,116141 eras Mille, they cuithl 1101 he 1001101 1 .14.11,1 !Ile pr.,oaer at •11. Thai eueti de., he 15541.1. tai v.i, hail p rrr• eenaoa 14:1 , 1 Accepted the tell as a emeeiderallths, 4114 liefeee it oec.one due tie rested she prisoner. Uinlei all the careihalit alters, he aid.- milted, that though it ungui he afar ad it iltd out ainasint to it Mr. A rithio, for the prosecution, cllnten.le-.1,111.4t ito coots act hti.l rim primer iihir bad given 11/1 order to MS Clg CAM to ii.•lltls 1114; I.siswi Roil the at ft mill colii.l out putt iih it ti tillulit his pereil.,outs. 11 was Ciror 1,041 the vvi. &ore, proseriator td/jvctvLl ha hie bill, All.l oil 1.14 41.441 g a.), thy 1). &Nosier ;clei red him to Fir. Kat. lie (t.l.e Ili we known tilat Ur . Sierktu would tbste Impulsed of & Ir. hat brew ihreeled ; mod Illrrelati'. WOW.* his ulteuliuu tt at to t•ikt• 'we gloom )18.1.4*1 (lab hate wAiletl html lie trltirot'll. lasleatl ii , ' l • l ! . it •I l itt • dretit sold the hot se ihr next Jay , or .• tee.. .1.1)4 mart, for tA,., Which was :.trt nturh ,over: 1111111 ;4 10. : lire I:. It trot demi, thvrefure. 1 ,1 1.6rA•1011 111 e. hors WAS Willi* fe; iestrsititati. vii e d .111(1 St allpy or of 11.6 Org11,111.1111.• A1 , ...1110we t►e.ngd, alter roomiltisig rot ti short time with 'tr. IVou.l, ovetinle , l th lit' uu,,t'i r.l, u•. 11 it it ink& .sioveare,l likit lue.unee b,ie ht the hor•o tin At.lalllcr , aaae•ike . ge,l at the new, .1'011'41;1e been the oplAull 111.11 Air. St4rkll• pits: his co,t,ent 10 11.ve It to en nsta, • lll4ll Uu ICIIII,IOIIB lOU ellll./.1 4:4,71140 but it d.ti appear, that isisti , 4,l ul Liking it to le a 'mite to the• v.stittly, ht boll it the i,ext day, et the day,,titur that, lair ail. , hu ►uuttute 11141 it It woe not wail to the 7;41