The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-11 00:00:00

CORONER'S IItQUEST.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AND SINGULAR
OCCURRP.NCE.

On Saturday list an inquest was heM at the Globe pisblie-
horse, in the New-rood, before Themes Stirling, Esq. Coro-
ner for Middleeet, on view of the body of Mr. Wen. Thermion,
agrd 75, a gentleman of peat respectability, and possessiug
great properly in the neighbourhood of Mary-le-bone, who
met his death in coast qoesee of a fatal art committed by
himself the day previous.
It appeared (rum the evidence of the wife of a person
named Strong, that deceased had been for stone time labour-
iug under mental derangement, but had of Isle been much
►etter. On Friday morning last site came down from de•
ceased's room, at bin request, to get him some barley-water,
which she brought him. Two hours afterwai ds s►e west into
the room again, when she observed the blood Sowing from a
wound in the deceased's throat; lie had ■1 the time a knife
in his right hand; she wt.* scarcely able to stand she horrid
sight ; the deceased died about three hours afterwards. The
poor clomp, during her tvideisee, appeared very much
affected.

lease Strong, the former wilusea husband, corroborated
her testimony is stout every point, and said he remained
with deceased until he expired, and that She drummed bad nu
!easily whatever.
Mr. Norton, of Glut cut er.plsre, New-road, en rgeon, stated
be had attended the deceased fur many yearn, and foe three
year. put ►e had been suffertng menial derataemest, very
frequently making we of many incoherent exprenioao.
The Joey, under the Coroner's directions, returned their
verdict of—" Died in a date offewaporatry. derangenseal."
Soon after the verdict was given, t►e Coroner departed,
when the witness Strong requested to Lave the knife given
him with which the deceased had committed the rash art,
and which lie stated belonged to biro. His request wee
areordiagly complied with. It was one of show knives that
runtain right or ten different taw...meats ; the blade was
so very Winn that it wirrised every sae how the deceased
COMM 1.1,1111011 the deed wit► it. The wimple had no sooner,
however, received the knife, thus be said, " Gentlemen, it
is now all settled, 1 thank you fur the verd,et yuu have
given, bat lam the deceased's natural sou." This crest-
ed a great sensation through the whole Jury room, and every
wws was eager to know why be did am say so before ; but as
the case had been fully inquired awn, a verdict given, and
the Coroner gnu, tbe matter was obliged le test ; however,
seven of the Jury thea iu the rosin drew up a resolution
soil presented it so the Foreman, going it as their opinion
that a fresh Inquest ought to be taken. A letter to that
feet was transmitted on Monday asoroing to the Coroner,
who is the evening returned his atiesrer, that as there was
nothing la the statement of Streag is warrant a fresh la-
toad, -It* could not comply with t►eir resters,.
The case therefore rests spun t►e verdict drat pronotteeed,

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BnXING.

ON Ilse oterneable spot when Gas eallepiebed the fine
orient, of Geo. Cooper, and skewed to the ring that [maw-
ride was of no use when opposed to merit, the battle between
4foehaa Hudson and Batriow, the Torkshireman, took place
yeateeday, ea the Heath, a few miles to the eastward of St.
Alban's. This combat excited more general interest than
any which ban taken place since Neste brat the Gas-light
Man, and thousands were pending upon the issue of it. No
countryisan, unknown to the London ring, we. ever intro-
duced under such favourable omens. He had oxf-eortpatfod
all his adversaries with such asioalMing vole' iy. that he WO,
brought to 1•01141111 under the soapier. of twine of the best of
the eopeureeetft, who would have as readily backed him for
itundrofr as for me, upon turthioe less than *hat they enn-
mitered a eortaisty, and this fostered winning match was to
-he against a man of no less talent than Joshua linden., cote
of the most lionhearted and highest courage men that ewer
ettred for combat—s man who went up to his adversary's head
in true Enclish bull-dug style, and never was denied until
floored from his object. Whets the match was matted to 4 was
het upon the conatrmnon in heavy stake*, and the particular
pale of Josh. over the water, in the high.finisberl Bermond-
sey district, and the water-vide lads, thought • countryman
must be sinew ions were than hasten to map their adopted,
and they rallied and him at SI. Alban'', on 31ondsy night,
with oak sad laurel., as emblems of genuine British con.
rage, and as there was nn doubt of courage, Josh. ed
Own they might be Doodled of every thing else, and his
friend, look 6to 4 freely. .10sh.liret threw his white castor
into the ring with a ensile of jollity, and Bodnar followed.
with iti• aforesaid token of wetrnme and dellsoce. His
brad-quarters direst Brett's, at Atfleld Wood.side, whfre he
had trained. Hodson weighed more than 13 atone, nod was
considered far above weight for his frame. Barlow weighed
120. tilt., a. clean as a smelt. Seconds,Tum Owen sod
Baadall fur Hudson ; and Belcher and Harmer, foe Barlow.

THE BATTLE.
Round I. When io attitude, the disparagement in ohm was
mach against Barlow. Not a whisper was heard in a ring of
goose thousands, regular at a blow sp. The men advanced
to each other with lunch caution, and Josh. let loose with his
left band upon the Yorkshireman's throat, which reddened
it. Bark,. made a return blow upon the body which moved
Josh. off his guard, and a rally followed, and some 'Kabuli,
of blows, and a separation ensued, when York bled at the nose.
Josh. got within his nice distance again, and let loose, left and
right. The left was rather a ligin blow to give eters to the
strength of the right, which told like a smith's anvil upon
the side of the head, and floored York as dean as a shot
would to she right mark. He came upon the bard ground
with such velocity, that his head hounded from it again like
• racket ball, nail he was lifted up seoseless.-3 and 3 to I
ass Josh. and the ring very uproarious.
IL Josh. taking advantage of hie success, and his salver-
eary's stupidity from the death.basiror r blow, went to work
again. Barlow, hit nut, but his fighting was at the body;
and Josh. having so fine a lead, with seek superior strength,
bit him down spits.
3. Hodson went in and hit his adversary down off hand.
4. Barlow seemed to know a bit where be was, and bit
Josh. in the body as he approached biro, bat It was useless
Josh. dropped him .;il3 the left hand.
5. Barlow was bit down from the scratch, and it was eel.
dent that Josh. would give him no time to get relieved from
the dorm the hit had put him lulu.
The 6th ruled ended the battle, and Josh. seemed to pay
easy little regard to the Judge'. observations on a late trial,
that " • Inas might slaw his science, but not bit too bard."
Josh. was administering some revere punishment to this
round, whets Belcher in a manly so got between the
men, and saved the blows from Barlow, which must have
been anions, and Barlow being is the same state of insert-
',Willy, Belcher resigned the combat fur him. It lasted under
six minutes.
REMARKS.
in this instance the deep ones were hest la and

reality, to
Mary stake., mid litidsou more 'boa ermlimed all the hope. of
W partisan.. Re in ascot the bravest ales in the kjogdone.
Of Barlow little can be said, for the first hit so chasten: tied
bk., that be was deprived of the power of mellow, sad the may
mtleetion amongst the losers was, how could we lirefinfted by
supposing any eouniryman could have • chance with such •
lams as .losb., because two, three, or four told us so. To.go
with the tide le not always right, as was this day thews, and
it ha. been again demonstrated that expertness with gloves is
easily put on t►e off std.. Barlow, it seers, bad sparred
with all the nobs.

A seemed battle of seven minutes was fought between
Ward, who beat Acton, and the brother of Earle, who fought
Randall. It was pulley Ackley and bloodless, snit it la sof-
lo say the fight cosaisted of throwing, and the wen
are wooden owes to be called boxers. It was a sixty auks
day of dimappuinteneut.