The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-09 00:00:00

MURDER.

On Wednesday afternoon an inquisition was taken before Richard
Carter, Esq., the Surrey Coroner, at the Carlisle Arms, Car-
liale-lane, Lambeth, on the body of John Furlonger, aged 27
yens, late in the employ of Mr. Jackson, the propri,tor of the
Shades. Charing-erasa, who was found drowned in the river.
William Carey, a waterman, stationed on board the floating
bath, near 11'eatminster-bridge, said, on Monday evening last, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, he saw something under water foul
of the mooring chains, and with the hitcher endeavoured to
clear it away. when he discovered It was the body of a man.
Witness procured assistance and conveyed him on shore.
John Berry, a watetman to the hackny coach stand at Charing_
Cross, said that the deceased was an assistant to the same rank ;
he attended his duty on the evening of Friday the 10th of August
last, and left the stand between ten and eleven o'clock at night, and
he saw no more pf hint until yesterday, when he was lying dead in
the bone-house at Lambeth.
Coroner to Derry.—Do you know, of your own knowledge, of
ash) person ever having threatened his life ?
itnass.—No ; I only know at the time he parted from me
that he eru perfectly sober and in good health. The deceased did
tell him on the evening preceding his being missed. that he had
taken up two men before the magistrates at Queen-square Office
for an assault upon him, and they were committed to prison ; also
that ran of the same gang had threatened his life. The deceased
resided in Duck-lane, Westminster.
Diana Ring sworn.—Lived at No. 9, Duck-lane, with the de-
ceased. On the day that the two men were taken before the ma-
, giatrates, and committed for assaulting John Furlonger, on their
return home a young man named Span, standing opposite the
house, said to her (witness), don't be surprised it' your husband
is brought home on a shutter, for I would make one to do it. The
deceased at that time had gone to the stand. She had heard
nothing of him since Si:: yesterday, when she saw him in the bone-
house.

Catharine Bowen also resides at No. 9, Duck-lane, Westmin-
ster. She deposed to seeing the assault c,mmitted on the 17th
of August, and ga•e evidence against the two men next day at
Queen.square. The man Spratt was in company with the two
prisoners, now in Tothill.fields, where the assault took place. She
fully corroborated the testimony of the last witness as to the expres-
sions used by Spratt.
Coroner.—How many were included in the warrant ?
Witness.—Only Hinson and Chester.
Coroner.—flow happened it that Spratt was not taken up, sa
you say he was in their company ?
iVitness—lie could not be found.

Coroner.—Where is the man Spratt, now ?
Witness.—l believe he is either in Horsemonger-lane or at Brix-
ton. I have bean told that he was apprehended last Friday fort-
nigitt. The deceased was missing the same day.
Coroner.—Now tell the Jury the precise expressions he used ?
Witness.—He said, " don't be Baptised if your husband is
brought home dead upon a shutter."
This being the whole of the evidence, the Jury consulted for
about ten minutes, and then returned a verdict of " Wilful Mur-
der against sonic person or persons unknown."

MELANCTIOLY SUICIDE—Last night an inquest was held at
the sign of the Queen's Head, St. Martin's le Grand, Newgate-
strezt, before T. Whchon, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mr. John
Pb.lips. aged 33, the proprietor of an extensive eating bouse: in
St. Martin's.le-Grand, who hung himself yesterday morning, at
his residence.

.Nary Thicker, nursery maid in the deceaseti's family, stated
that nn Wednesday night about twelve o'clock the saw the deceased
supping with his wife and a female friend, he was then apparently
in good spirits, laughing and joking with them. Yesterday morn.
ing about five o'clock, Mrs. Philips ran to her sister's apartment and
alarmed her and witness, who, on proceeding down stain to the
I first floor landing-place, she perceived her master suspended by a
silk handkerchief; which was tied to a hook in the door post. The
deceased was tut down by the watchman who was called in, and a
surgeon was procured; but his assistance was of no avail.
Alias 31argaret Parkhouse, sister to the deceased's wife• deposed
that during the last fortnight the deceased had been exceedingly
low spirited, which was suite contrary to his usual former condi.
dos, 81s attributed this melancholy change to a considerable
pecuniary lon that he had lately austsoneu.
The Coroner and Jury considered that the evidence of insanity
was very alight; but after shout an hout's consultation they returned
a verdict .• That he commiued the act himself, being at the time
In a state of tempotary derangement."

Dtsresismo SUICIDE.—On Wednesday night the fol-
lowing melancholy and distressing suicide occurred in St.
Martin's-le-grand, opposite the New Post-office, in the
person of Mr. Phillips, the proprietor of the New Post-
office Eating-house. After the hours of business Mr. Phil-
lips went out fora few minutes to the public-house at the
corner of Angel-street, and partook of a glass of brandy
and water ; on his return, which was shortly after eleven
o'clock, his wife observed that, being tired, she would re-
tire to rest, and also said that she thought he had better do
the mune ; the deceased replied, that he was not tired, and
would sit up and read for a short time: when he bid his
wife good night, who then retired; being fatigued, she
soon fell asleep. About five o'clock yesterday morning she
awoke, and not finding her husband in bed, she instantly
got up, and proceeded over the house to look for him ; when,
In going through a passage which led to some leads, she
' diacovetied hart 'fortunate husband suspended by his silk
handkerchief to the door. The unhappy woman instantly
gave the alarm, when assistance was procured ; bat it was
of no use, as the deceased was quite cold. The deceased,
who, for a few minutes, went into the public-house at the
the corner of Angel-street, after he had shut up his shop on
Wednesday niight,was observed to be in very good spirits. The
only cause which can be assigned for the rash act is owing
to his being insolvent. What renders the catastrophe more
deplorable is, that he has left a wife and four children,
the youngest only a few months old, in a state completely
destitute.

OARING Roearsv.—On Tuesday evening last Mr'
Curtis, of Hampstead. dined with a friend at Smithfield-
ban; he quitted between eight and nine o'clock to proceed
home by one of the Hampstead coaches, and passed along
Saffiron-hill, when two ruffians suddenly seized hold of
him, and dragged him up cu alley. Notwithstanding the
place was crowded with passengers, and Mr. Curtis called
for help, no one came to his- assistance; the fellows car-
ried him into a house, forced him np one pair of stairs,
into the front room, where two women were sitting, threw
him upon a mattress, and while the men held him down,
the women rifled his pockets oh' nine sovereigns; from the
resistance and noise he made, the party became irritated,
dragged him from the room, and threw him down stairs.
He was no much injured by the treatment and stunned by
the fall, that he became insensible, and was conveyed back
to his friend's house, where a surgeon was procured, who
accompanied home to his family, and remained all night
with him. Apprehensions are entertained that the spine
of the back is seriously affected. He had a valuable lady's
watch in his fob, w;thout any chain attached to it, which
the robbers overlooked.
There have been no fewer than ten bankruptcies is
Perth within the same number of days—a sufficient proof
that the trade of the lona has not yet begun to revive.—,
Molar aldrerlikr.