The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

I . ^ - ,~ tardiciaava..wkieb be was to t.‘ ' • • Saturday is order teat I Wight kilos, the. eirsct tb lad rodeo ' on my arrival. know that he took these pow• I In atnr.l • I arrived at North Cray about arveu o'cloth a . . uiernoon. I un derstood that Ids lordship had In.. out of bed ell dry, and I immediately proce.eded to his bedroom. On entering his bed room, I observed that his manner of looking at me expressed siispieiou and elle. tn. Ile sod it was very odd that I should creme into NIA bedroom fleet, before ring into the dining-room below. I answered that I had dined in wail, and knowing that the family were at diluter doWn stairs, I bud cone' to volt him. limn this he made a reply which surprised the eeeeediugly. It was to thin etre( t—that I seemed particularly grave io my manner, and that somethiug neist have happened amiss. He Vomareticed me abieptly whether I had any thing unpleasant to toll him? I answered •No ; fled l was surprised at his quer tarp:mad the manner in svidebit was proposed.' He then said, •4m frail, was, that he had reason to he suspicions in sonic degree, hut that he hoped that I wield be the Met person who %amid engage in any thing that would be injurious to him:— Ills manner of sayiug this was so unusual and so disturbed as to satieiy me thou lie was at the moment labouring under monied delusion. I entreat:it bleu to be very tranquil, and prescribed fur him some more (tooling and aperient medicines, confined lion to barleywster. nod allowe,l him slops may. I remained with him during Saturday nieht and till one o'clock on Solidity Thoogh his fever was not very high during ass part ,! of this Iliac, yet the Licoluerence of has speech sod die un comfoltahien. as of h.s manner centintied unaltered. During , Ssneae I visited him frequently, and 'minima-a with him is the evening until half past 12 o'clock. I advised him to he astran toil as possible, and toad hiss that I would endeavour to per amide my lady to come to lied. I slept in a room very near that m f Lordship. Out Monday tem-Mag. about seven o'clock, ales. Holanion, my Lady Lonitenderry's maid, came to my room door, mel asked if 4 was dressed, telling me, •• my Lord wished to see me lity and by.' I answered, that I was ready to came that moment ; hut lirs. Robinson laid, that she did not toe to come teen, because her Ladyship bud not left the Led-roam. In donut half an hour, she returned, and slid, that La Lordship ovoid be glad to see me immediately, as tier lady buil.) was putting on her gown, io order to go into her owe room, eaiserved that the dour of the latter was open end could psi-. iaa we that his Lordship was not in it. lo an instant Mrs. Robinson said to me,• His Lordship has gone into hja dressing room? I stepped into his dressing-roorn, and I saw him iii his dressing gown, standing with his front towards Our window, which was uppusite the door at whi h I entered. His face was directed towards the ceiling. Without turning his head, on the instant lie beard my step be exclaimed, " Bulkhead, let me tail upon your urn—'tit all over." As quickly es possible I san to him, thinking lie was ranting and going to fall. I caught him in nay tunas as he was falling, and I perceived that he had a knife ia his right hand, very firmly clinched, and all over biooil. I did not see him use it ; he must have use I it before 1 came into the room. In falling he reclined upon one side, and the blood burst from him like a torrent from a watering pot. I was suable to support him, and be felt out of my anus. I think wound must have been indicted as soon an I rat my foot on the threshold of the door, as its nature was such that the extinction of life most have followed it in the twinkling of an eye. I think that no less than two quails of blood flowed from him in one nthiute. Imu satisfied that a minute did not elapse from the moment ditty ente. in the room until be died, and during that time he saint not a word except that width I have already men hom). It was impossible that any human being could have i .theted the wound but lumen*. Haring known him iinimetely fur the last 3') year., I Iliac no hesitation in saying that be was v.:tier-0y insane when Le committed this act. I had noticed a g reat decline in the general habit of his health fur some weeks prior to bin death ; but I was not aware of tire mental delusion which tie was labouring till within three or tour days of bis deueas..." Alter Dr. Ilankhencl had finished his testimony, the Coroner iquired whether there were any more witnesses who could s,ieek to the nature of this transaction. He was iufortned that there w ere several ; but r ilunbt being thrown out as to the •ecessity of caliing them after the evidence which bad already Lein adduced, he said he should consult the jury upon the point, and is consequence ordered the room to be cleated of all spectators. After the Coroner and Jary had been left to themselves for ball as hour, notice was given that strangers were again per to enter the room in which they were sitting. On reach ing it we found the Jury ranged round the Coroner's table, and git mg their assent to a verdict which he read to them. The verdict stated. .• That on Monday, Aug. 12, and for some time previously, the Most Nuble Robert, Marquis of Londonderry, snider a grievous disorder did labour amid languish, and became in consequence delirious and of insane mind ; and that, whilst in that state, with a knife of iron and steel, he did inflict on him 'Al on the left side of his neck, and of the carotid artery, a wound of one inch iu leneth, and half an inch in depth, of which Le insuatitly died ; and that no other person except himself was the cause of his death." To this verdict all the Jurors signed their names. Strangers were then murdered to withdraw, end the inquiry was considered to be at an mood, but in a few minutes the Coro ner sent a polite message to the gentlemen connected with the public press, iniimatiug that their presence then in the inquest iiiori would be necessary to the completion ci•lheir labours.— 'Toe Jury were then standing round the table, and the Coroner tdressing t •ein said Gentlemen of the Jury, I have de iin, d you e few mower:le longer than perhaps seemed neces sary after the decision you Lave come to, but I hope you will think that me doing so is 19 no means a work of snpererogation, when I lay before yon u document which I now held in my La:A.—Your verdict upon the evidence which you have already beard, nil! be, 1 have no doubt, as smisfactury to your country as it is, I am sure, to your own consciences; but I am sure also that you will have no ejection to listen to the further piece of documentary testimony which I held in my broil. The noble i Marquis, respecting whose death we are assembled to enquire, was present before the King in Council uu Friday lest; and, as it has been dated that Le had pre% iuus to that day eeliibited symptoms of a derauged intent. t, it may be deemed doubtail ; it may seem strange that, subsequent eo such aberrations of miud as bat e hewn described, he should he found exercising the functions of his high office. I understand, hoaever, that wit steesee are in the house al.° could trace the malady, under übfortUll2lV noblemen appears to have tabooed, to a c...isid-rnhle period antecedent to the act which is the subject tir this enquiry. This I think you will deem unnecessary, hut. in wtier to relieve 4.11 do u bt upon the subject in the public suind, 1 will read a letter to you, written bi - maim of the highest s.IIII4eS iu the Linettout, the Dule of Vcolliogton, in whack i. e%l rr i,;•••• in face teams his m piniou of the state of the nolile in ii! file e n mliy coroner then read the letter, of which the fellow ;at; a eel ) hp%ley nous?, Aapit 9. ; r. _. i ca.•, d .poi!i I AriilJ the iktertion of 1 THE NATIONAL ItEc isTEn to you on the sull - ect of the health of Lord Londonderry, rod 10 request of you that you will colt on him. I told his Lord ship that he was :mwell, and particularly requested that be would send for yen : but, lest he should not, I eincerely hope sow Wil COlllllVe .1y some pretence to go down to his Lordship. have no doubt lie is very unwell. Ile appears to me to have been exceedingly harrassed, flitch fatigued, and over-woiked during the last Session of P.arlinment ; and I have no doubt ha labours under mental delirium; at least this is my impression. 1 beg you'll never mentom to any one what I have told you respecting his Lordship. I stn, " WELLINOION. " Tu Charles Bald:head, so." The coroorr, in conclusion, observed, that he tlion,lit ttis letter, (which, if necessary, could immediately he proved to be in rho own hand writiu ; of Ilse noble Duke), mast be quite su. tisfoctory. The Jurors expressed their entire assent, and the proper ollicer iumisdiately dissolved the Comm. IRON TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. —wow— BANKRUPTCY F:NLARGED. J. Thorpe. sen., Cheadle, Cheshire, calico printer, from Aug. $1 to St pr. ta. IBANKRUPTS. R. N. Akins. Portsea, grocer. Salicitors, Messrs. Collett and Co. Chancery Lane. W. Hendy, Breage, Cornwall, farmer. Sol. Mr. Tollett. Inner Temple. B. Tucker. jun., Bristol, carpenter. Solt'. Messrs. Vizard and Co. Lint. m's inn Fields. J. Strickland. Steeple Mordcn. Cambridgeshire, brewer. Sol. Mr. Burfoot, Temple. J. Greig and H. S:orr, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, linen drapers. Sol. Mr. Jones. Size Lane.. J. liardwidge, Wel.ingum, Soinersetsliire, draper. Sol. Mr. Pearson, Temple. J. Feacock, Bishop Wearmouth. Durham. ship broker. Sol. Mr. Wal.istun, Symond's Inn. F. Havarti, Hereford, wine merchant. Sols. Messrs. Darke and Co. Red Lion Square. DIVIDENDS. Augu it tB. Troughtun, Coventry, banker-24, J. Lippard, Deptford, cheesemonger—Sept. 10, 1. C. Oliva, Liverpool, mer chant-20, It. Parsons, sen., it. Parsons, juu., and T. Parsons, Lyneombe and Widconibe, Somersetshire, corn factors-7, .1. Evans, Sheerness, haberdasher-10, it. Hartley, Ripon, York, mercer—Oct. 5. C. Rudd, Rochdale, Lancashite. woollen chum. fscturcr-22, J. Wingate, Batl.r.itk, Somersetsliire, money scrivener. CERTIFICATES to be granted Sept. S. Sir It. Graham and J. Young. London, merchants—J. Lidster. jun., Stockport. money scrivener—J. Railston. North Shields, ship owner—T. C. Oliva. Liverpool, merchant.—N. Harris. Southampton, cioachm aster—J. Green. Camden Town, ex:avator —T. NI urrow, Liverpool, money scrivener—W. Peel, Broroyard, Rerchullshire, builder. DEATH BY FURIOUS Wednesday evening last an inquest was held at the Board room of the Middlesex Hospital, before Thomas Stirhug, Esq. Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. John Load, a person of respectability, late pub !jean of the Bag of Nails, at Pimlico, who met his death in con sequence of the wheel of a gi 7 passing over his body, on Mon day last, in the New-road.—John Alexander Fisher, keeper of the Western Lodge Gate, Mary-le-bone Park, proved be was sifting on Monday evening, about six o'clock, opposite the lodge gate, when be saw the deceased and a lady walk arm io arm from the Crescent ; they came about a yard 'moss the road when the horse and gig came up, driving at a eery furious rate ; the haft struck the lady on the head, sod the wheels passed over the deceased; they appeared to be coining towards the Park from the Crescent ; it was the elf 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 not see him again, as he attended to the deceased and the lady, who were taken into the lodge. The deorated was laid on a had ; he groaned very much, but witness saw so outward wounds. 11 mrdieel gentleman was sent fur, who stated that the deceased could not live keg, and by his desire he was removed to the hospital ON, &Shatter. Mr.Fraocia Steele, of 71,0xford-street, silversmith, stated, that he was at the top of the Portland-road, in the New-road, on horseback, when the horse and gig passed him on the road ; the man inside, who appeared very much in liquor, made the horse gallop at a very quick rate ; be kept continually striking the horse with the whip. Witness rode after him, but in consequence of the numbers of people on the road he was obliged to pull op. He requested the people to take the deceased into the lodge ; he then rode after the gig, and found the driver of the gig in a public-house the corner of Baker-street, drinking a glees of brandy and water, and he said his name was Needham, and be resided in the Borough. The witness then returned to the lodge, and found the deceased on • bed ; he bad his hand kept on his side, and said he was very much injured, and could hardly speak. A Paddington stage driver passing at the time said the horse was formerly his maater'it, and that he had sold it to the driver of it, and he re sided at Paddington. This evidence was fully corroborated by two other witnesses, who said the driver was very touch iu liquor.—Mr. Thomas Wood, house surgeon to the Middlesex buspiti, stated, he attended the deceased on his coming into the hospital ; he found five of his ribs were fractured, and which be found were properly attended to before be came into the hospital ; deceased survived about • quarter of an hour. Witness afterwards opened him, and then discovered that besides the five ribs that were fiaetured, his liver was much Pottered, and there was a great quertity of blood on his chest, and likewise on fie abdomen ; independently of that, deceased appeared in good health. Witness attributed his death to the blood on his eiiest, and the general injuries he had sustained. and which he has no doubt ass the cause of his deatb.—The Coroner made some very sewer, remarks upon the conduct of the driver of the gig.—The Jury viewed the body, and being of opinion thst the deceased curve to his death in consequence of the wheel passing over him, they found • verdict of " Man slaughter" against Needham, and levied • deodand of 61. upon the horse and gig. The friends of the deceased then amid they would endeavor to identify the man, and obtain a magistrate's warrant for his appreheusiuu. FillE.—On hursday morning, at eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the upper jart of a warehouse in Sheppy-yard, Minories, chiefly occupied by Messrs. Fory and Co. of St. hlildred's court, ws a depository for caste. It consumed some ware houses, soil did material datusge to a timber yard adjoining. The wind blowing towards Hayden-square, carried a vast number of the ?Talks towards that direction ; it happened that the windows of Mr. Louse were open, into which tile sparks found their way and set lire to the lurnitore, wlach was instantly in a blaze, end we understand twist of this guitleisiten'e goods hive been consumed. Had it not heels for the engines being at hand. the whole of the premises would base been down. bet forward -ly it was got totter before the tire could 6 4J111111U1111%.:Atu to say (.11.er house in the ...plate. D.vtrix• Gaye o► Boaseara-a-For some time past the vicinities of Blackheath, Greenwich, and Deptlord, hare beets unwed by a formidable gang of robbers, who coin 444 iii VII ,he I lljling dined:moos with the great% st impunity. Gentleitieta's nowt a have been broken into and plundered, and soda: oils robbed to a cousiderable extent. '1 lie perpetratots conducted their nocturnal plans with such g mid deceptient that they escaped detection fur a length ol time; but, however. by the ac tivity of the pollee, there is a hope that they will be soon expelled from the neiailitxtuthood and brought to jitatice. Oat 101Iday went, anus tine o'clock, the gang canoed the house of Mr. But kr (in the Circus at Greenwich), by the parlour w ISOIOW, and Stole a large honk coot:oil- MA a ten Ice of plate alld cart WIWI' valuable articles, so.iie of which were Mond next morning a gray el pit on BLICk heath, and the k was also mond (broken open) at Croouitill I. The dwelling-house oi Mr. Martyr, iu Grit(-sired, 'bear the infirmary, was alto broken into, and robbed of an 111111 l rose mummy or wearing 31pdrvl and other articles. 111 r. Reeves, a butcher, at Dept:ord. hail his limise rohlmat of property of great value. '1 he house of a poor wnrnan at East Greenwich, who obtained her stmaiste lice by tektit e s ready-made colter. was plusi tiered. The robbers, an Mr. Martyr's case, have been apprehended, and .coniattitaed to Maidstone Awia,s to take their trial; and a fellow who co 11111 l wed several depredations in Woolwich, has been Hugged through That towii as an example to all out r vagatiorols. litocA on u Gaining liouss.—The other evening a party of gentlemen, who 'lad been driven to need in mouse• (metier of their imprudence at the table of a gambling- I 1111 l se in Pali Mall, In a moment of irritatiou, proceed ed to the house, determined nitre revenged native owner. and. if possible. rector, part of their lost stoic. For tiiis purpose they armed themselves with sticks, and re paired to die house at ten o'clock at night, where tiny tumid some persons playing. Their first object was to [stake an at tat k tipeo the individuals who had the care of the box holding the stakes. One of the palsy attacked I with a stick, while the others put out the lights. and broke the lamps. The Barnes were recognised. and warrants of assault were issued against them, stud on Monday they appeared before Mr. Hoe, the sitting ma gistrate at Alarthoruagli-street. where the c.arge was made out by the person assaulted. A young sentient:lo of fashionable appearance was spokesmati—he repro bated the existence of gaining houses as being nutria mental to the ruin of young gentl.niett—lie had urea led into the above house, where, iti the course Of three weeks he laud lost 3001. The owner had only been charged the other slay at Bow-street, and now lie bad the utibluatting Ciiioll/1,1) , to appear in court again against a person whom his biotite had ruined. Mr. !tut told Mtn be had his remedy against the house by indietinetit, if he telt aggrieved ; but he had no right to exercise the law Ivy his own hands.—He was ordered to find bail. deduction of Mia/ GUlllid —Monday se'titught, 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 bon, and Freeman. The obrction lay iii two putties in the indictment, viz —lst. '1 tat the smite was tun laid where the felony was alleged to hare been committed fir that every distinct averment of tact most have a y ore laid in the indictment. ' then and there. The 71,1 was laid against the " rermination Statute." in the con cluding. part of the indictment. in the singular, which should be its the plural, ' Statutes.' The arguinetit oc copied a considerable time, and the learned Judge said lie felt nu difficulty as to the terutinati 11l it Boa case being in the singular, "Statute, ' as good; but with respect to the venue lie felt difficulty. or lie had some doubts, and would refer the point to Ins learned col- leagues. VORACITY or RATS.--Ott Tuesday se' 111 l ight an in quest was held at Cambridge, on the body of Mts. Ehs . Ilea. ley, an infirm old woman, who was found dead in her bed the preceding evening. One of the witnesses. Mrs. Mary lientteit, said the es • gof her death, she ale her supper as usual; witness put her to bed about half past eight o'clock ; after putting her to bed, wane» went up stairs, and put out her bonnet, and went to her mother's to slipper; it was then nine; Mr. and Mrs. Bell were then in the lionie. Witness rettlined at ten, obtained a candle, and then went min Mr. B.'s mom ; witness, upon going out, had left the door of Dlrs. H.'s MOM open; saw nothing al111:+9; deceased seemed quite coutlintable. she was lying oil her side as when she lea her. WltheSs then went Into Mr. and Mrs. Bell's room —she staid in their room about fit) • she then Wonted to dtceaseti's room 10 bid her Lund night. and townd tour rats on her face, and saw some blood ; wit ties, was much Irtgittened. and WI OW Of the room in• stoutly, and gave the alarm ; it was a dreadful sight, and she could never banish it from her mind. The rats, 09 seeing w ran away. Mr. Bell came directly, awl went Min the room, she hail not lelt it above a unnino, and the rats were at i airi on her face and torehead, but again 11136 C their escape. Witness thought she saw the eye in ti.e deceased mute when she went into the noun and saw the rats, but was not quite certain. Mr. 11. Headley, surgeon, was sent for about twelve o'clock die preceding night to deceased. found her with five wounds. one oti the forehead, one on the left wing of the nose, three on the lower j iw, and she was quite dead. '1 he wounds inflicted by the rats ware only muscular ours, and could not have caused instant death. Witness had nut attended deceased of late years. but when lie 1,4. welly attended her she was attended with so aflecoon in the head ; had always an opinion that she would go obi suddenly, from the nature of her complai 111 l . 7 tic Jury here expressed themselves satisfied with the 01- artier—Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. A GIG RCN AWAY Sitol4 A 11ORSO--4 1 ,'" ( 18 ) 3 S nee, two gentleman, 01 lo kwahle hulk, ivere . aseend• log a very steep hill in a gig, on their way from New haten to linglron, the harness gave way,and the vehicle detaching itself fro.ii the horse, at neatly the t p o Ot ilia hill, ran backwards to the bottom (a distatice or about fifty yards) without doing lutlhiA unkury to the to , t:euten than shooting theist out. Ii-