The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-16 00:00:00

NELANCHfoLY SUICIDE.

Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken at the Trion,
phant Chariot, Pembroke-mew', Grosvenor-square, before
Thomas Higgs, Esq. Coroner, upon the wife of 3lr. Samuel
Smith, of No. 5, Stafford-aireet, Bond-street, aim put •
period to her existence by cutting her throat.
The deceased was about forty-five years of age, and was
married may about three years; she never hail any children.
The husband of the deceased stated, that he had left her
after breakfast on last Thursday morning ; she was then ap-
parently in better health than she bad been fur several yews,
having been ailing about ten yeses before their marriage.
—lie returned home &boot one o'clock, when he was sur-
prised at not finding the key in the door; he went down
stairs to inquire if she went out, as he had told her in the
morning to CO out to take the air; upon being informed in
the negative, he went up to the door again, in the mean
time she opened it, and when he entered she Caine towards
him—she clung round his shoulder and kissed him, she was
nearly covered with blood, her hair covered mostly, all
her face and shouldentosol she was bleeding from the throat
profusely ; she pointed bi the razor now produced, which
was lying open upon the table, and intimated by signs she
bad cut her throat with it; by the loss of blond her scores
having recovered, she seemed dei.irous of living; with diffi-
culty lie extricated btoiself from her 311(1 sent foe a no goon,
who attended immediately, and ordered her to the hospital,
which was accurdimely done ; she kisses' her Ifitsband
times iu the hospital; he concealed the tamps in • box
when he went out in the morning; she bad been in a state
of dejection for the lavt twelve mouths, and went to her sis-
tees in Doctors Commons sometime antecedent to her death,
where she attempted to hang herself, and had been home
onlj a few days; he bid no Oka, although be knew her
miud was dirordered,that she would lay violent hands upon
herself, lie only thou:tits she wanted a more lively society.
Verdict—The deceased sad her death by her own act, in
a stale of deranpensent.

The period of Admit»! PLAMPIN'S command at
Si. litless9 having expired, he is shout to return.
Rear-Admiral LAMBERT. sre understand, is to 111/I*.
reed him. The of 74 guns, at Portsmouth,
is preparing for the Hag-ship; and Capt. BROWNE
appoisited to the command. Admiral PLAMPIN
returns in the Conqueror, of 74 guns.
Extract from The Cork Chronicle of Monday ;

14 We hear, with no small degree of eoncern, that an Ame-
rican vessel, at present under quarantine in this Ilitibour„
kalif", of her crew 6w Ferar daring her voyame. We have
made inquiry into the grounds for the report, and hare little
reason to dumb, it■ truth. The usual precautions will, we
me aware, be pat its force by the Officer wailer wbose con-
trol the quarantine regulations are placed, and fr the ex-
actness and system with which the necessary meawree are
punned at Came, we entertain no doubt but that little
chance of contimenicative with the otiose cats 'alai

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BETTING AT TATTERS 'S, MONDIT, Nov 15.

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15 la 1 apt Mr. Pieree's c. 18 to 1 apt colt oat of
15 to 1 apt Brother to Brigitte
Blocher 211 In 1 agsl 11,-other to
15 to 1 apt Sailor Moodier
to 1 apt Pinder,' 40 lo 1 mot r on! of Tooe
18 to 1 opt Brother to 25 to I spt Hoopoe.
Comas 25 to 1 Sunshine.

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on the field.

THE CHASE.

On Thursday lint a notate stag wan turned oat in Slim
Stein.. in Anginering. Snows, before Captain C. Windham's
stag hounds, which being a snivel sight in that part of the
einintry, chew together a later Ar:.l of horsemen, nearly one
hastsderil. The stag hack away for Clapham %Viscid% and after
• clinic of an hour and a half, was t•kets in ■ farmyard wear
Illiglidonn 11111, acid in reserved for another clay's sport.
Afterward+ the atone clogs sinkrntielled a hot, and after a
Most of 40 minutes, ran intic him al Police Fair Place.
Notwithstanding the milivom atilt weather on Thursday
and Friday, the 4th acid sth instant, the R'urkingfne Hoot
was Vtay well attended, a-il afforded excellent quirt...—
Nearly :id Gentlemen sat down tin au est-trent dinner at the
George uui Dragon, on 11111111 iii, and vent the e•enicisin
the inegt sporteman-like manner. The hall, on Friday even-
ing, was brilliantly attended —The lionnils of the Corkloidge
Hans east off on tVeilciesilay wet k, mar Whitehall. The first
Mart made an excellent rim, and was taken at last in a barn
at Brigrow. The gentlemen rode chiefly in senile, which
Rave the field a arty so, appearance ; among the forerunst
of the riders, and were slack, we 11114 e, VI .1 Mr. Lawson,
the mailer of the h•ncids, Mr. Vane, the Rev. I. Stanley,
Mr. I'. Wyle•rgls, Mr. Graham, of Nrate, by (0 Le la,rd
Matinr;. and Mr. C. Parker. Many other gentlemen distin-
guished themselves in tlw these, and afforded great amitsc-
ment to the country people, who scanted to enjoy the %erne
nlmo•.t at: much an those who were more immichairly en-
gaged in it. At five ci'clock a very numeions company sat
down to chalice al Mr.(:. Sheffield's. The wine, we map-
ping... 1111111 i have been not a nom ninth d his chair
till one the neat Stanley, Esq. of Ponntinlty
was elected Lord Mayor for the year cm:cling, slid was
conducted to the chair with the tom nl cri enmities.

THR .41:M Y.
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A detachment or 'be fiord Ai iillery, with their !Emmy..
went from Woolwich Maralwit through London, on F.
tnoroine, on their route to %Verdun Barrac.•, where the& are
to In• quartered.

A thtiehmeot of Pensiouers his marched to Portsatooth,
from tiosittam. muter the eornmaskl of I.leut. 114*I1t, of
the 7th Veteran fistashota.

Ofs Smurday lasi ttperlrfht of 100 men (Peosioaert)•rriretl
at Clontl.3m, from II:11,11,1one; they are Intended to joist •ae
of the Vetrrau Battalions ol.irretlfof set wive.

Rel: L. 4 R ETTE R.

Nurember R.

MT I.olM—Having born informed that there "ore lying
about throughout the kingdom, especially in the maritime
parts of it, a great momber of cannon, which Are ;then',
property, a considerable pot of winch were formerly turd
in merchants ships," lbee leave to call your Lordship's at-
tention 50 this subject ; and to rt attest that yogi will diruct
the Magnorstes of Ihecoonty tinder your LordshipN charge,
to make the necessary inquiries within their respective do.
trio.. and if tiny guns of this deacription shook' be found
therein, that they will cause inwe4lule turps 111 be token,
with the cossetsl of their crners, for rendering there useless,
or for removing them to a plaer of security.
I have the 'moony to be, ik.c. Sc^.
H. M. Lieutenant of —. Si tmot:Tli.