The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-27 00:00:00

THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MAJOR

IVARBURTYLV, Y.P.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Saturday, F. H. Gell, Esq., held an inquest,
at Punt, touching the death of Msjor George Drought
Warburton, M.P. for Harwich, Hemet, who we much regret
to have to may, shot hinted( on the previous morning with
a double barrelled pistol, whilst, it would appear from the
subjoined evidence, be was labouring under a paroxysm of
pain, arising from neuralgia.
The jury having been sworn at the Abergavenny Arms
Inn, they proceeded to Healy, the residence of the deceased
gentleman, about hall a mile from the village, where the
evidence was taken.

On arriving at Henly, the jury found the decemed lying
on the Boor of his dressing room, just as he had dropped
dead. All he had on was hie shirt and dressing gown, sad
ing on his left arm was the pistol. The frightful appear-
ance of the bead we will not describe. It sppoored that but
one barrel was discharged, and the two balls having passed
through the unfortunate man's bead hit the ceiling so se to
make two indentations, and paned out through the window,
the bolas in the glass corresponding with those in the ceil-
ing. The pistol was Bred with the left hand, the angers
still being in the rams position as when the fatal act was
done. llemending down stairs the jury heard the following
avidenoe :

The Rev. Thomas Acton Warburton—l am incumbent
of 10ley, near Oxford. The late Mr. Warburton was a re-
tired major of artillery. I was on a visit to him. I came on
Thursday. I should think his age about 39 or 40. At
dinner-time on Monday he appeared in good health and
spirits. The evening passed as usual. We left the dewing-
roam about a quarter to one at night, and I went with the
deceased to hie dressing-room. Mrs. Warburton had left the
drawing-room before. We talked a few minutes in his drone-
inrroms, and then he said he was not well. He went to the
closet, and I said "Good night," and went to bed. About 3
o'clock in the morning Mrs. Warburton came into my bed-
room, sad said that, having missed my brother, the de-
ceased, allt Vint to his dressing-room, and found him lying
on the Soar, on his face, with a candle in his hand. She
maid be bed not been to bed. Whether the candle was
alight or not she didn't say. She mid she could not lift
him. I immediately jumped up and went into his
dressing room. I found him in the position described by his
lady. I lifted him up, and ho immediately began to vomit.
I got • basin and held it before him for some time ; he vo-
mited copionely. We then got him to sit down in • chair,
and I begin to chalet his kende and lega, which were very
cold. He opened his eyes, but did not speak for some time.
We naked him what was the matter, and he did not answer.
I think for about half an hour Me. Warburton and I were
chains his limbs, and from time to time he vomited • little
more. When I saw that the vomiting did not relieve him I
became much alarmed. He began to make inarticulate
sounds. Then I came down and wrote a note requesting
Mr. Turner, surgeon, of Tunbridge Wells, to come imme-
diately, and aunt it by one of the man-servants. He came
directly. I went on dialing • brother's* body, and he
vomited o-

my brotner .
once or twice a very little after that. Then he
began to speak articulately but sillily. About 5 o'clock, or a
little after, blre. Worburton and I mimed him up. He stag-
gered, but we managed to get bite into the bed. .Wc then sat
by the side of the fire for about half an hour, waiting for Mr.
Tarns,. About half-pest fire be came, and examined the
decried. He did not think well of him. He thought, as I
thought, that it MU odd the vomiting did not relieve him.
He went to sleep. When he awoke Mr. Turner gave him
some medicine, and when he went he left a second paper of
medicine, which we were to give him in a certain time, three
or four hours, I think I lay down. Mr. Tanter told us
that we were to watch my brother, es be (Mr. T.) was not
exactly satisfied as to his state. We bad been talking the
evening before of going to London by the 8.30 trout that
morning, Whilst I was dressing in the moral/If beard
nothing of his gelling up, but about half-past ei t named
him gets Ids dreesing-room, and found him about
in an 'newton, harried, unsteady sort of way. I said,
" I think we will not think of going to lion until a
later train." He replied, in a strange sort of way.
" WeU, I think I will not go, for I em rather knocked
up," and then he said, " I must go to the clime." He
staggered towards It. I should not have left hiut but for
his going there. Wham I saw his hand on the door, I turned
to go to my bedroom for a moment ; it is a short disown
off, and I had hardly got in then before I heard the report of
the pistol. I 'prang down the entire, and burst open the
door of the study, which was just at the end of the pump—