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London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

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Abet four months sine., ■ imam of prepossessing appear-
ance, and very gestilenuntio manners, took apartments at
Southenspion ; he stated himself to he Count D'Orloff, of tie
Russian Imperial Guards, pretended to hays personal ac-
quaintance wit► Lair* Ifilirrlngton sod MeleHle, Mr. Cow-
otos, sod many ether noblemen rind statesmen : from the
litter gentleman he had by some means obtained a letter, it
is presumed in reply to some Wigan/ inquiry, which in the
most argot manner was made use of as a proof of bin own
reaper, eh. 10 y At,,, ohla'olar panda from various tradesmen,
he gained the affections of a respectable yew, lady, though
in direct opplasit see to the advice of her gnat-deans, who very
properly required ref f the most unegnivrical nowt
as to los character and circumstances; lie then named the
Dirk • of York and several nobl►men; but on its being sug-
gested that fur the purpose of inquiry his agents would be
the more suitable, his indignation was murk excited; he
comb, not refer to persoes beneath his own rank arid dig-
nity." The young lady, who had consented to become his
wife, welted only for a license, to have the ceremony per-
formed. In order to p►ocu►e this, he proceeded to
London, carrying with hini letters of introduction to the
lady's friends; here, in curtsey , he was entertained
in a manner suitable to his exalted rank, till his wavers
wine, and his requesting the loan of 5/. on his departnre,
iminced wonkier) and led to inquiry: it was then Arend that
he had ordered a costly wedding dress, an organ for 2611 gni.
neas, a pianoforte, a carriage and horses, besides jewellery aid
household furniture of every description: that be had bur-
rowed small sum, of matey in various pliers, and is in fact a
notorious chiracter well known at B. igiston, Margate, Hea-
ley, Dorchesteri and other places, where he bas assumed the
difereed titles and names of Count Atitoisio, Count Ju-
lian St. Awls's, ,11/ajor Metier, and Count D'Orlnff. He
hos fictitious bill, of exchange to a large amount, which he
endeavoured to get discounted or advanced epos, drawn on
Livr►pool, St. Petershurgh, and Paris: he hoverer r returned to
Southampton with the marriage license, but had scarcely
arrived ere a geodesists, a relative of the lady's, who had
taken means to tails his real character, followed, early
on the following morning (Sunday). Finding himself de.
tested, he swallowed a large portion of crude opium; this
produced alai miog app t , and he refused to take any
thing unless given to him by the ohj.ct of his pretended effete.
lions. This, of course, her friends would not permit ; and at
lengths surgeon prevailed epee hum to take tin antidote. Os
Monday morning sootiest io• was made to the Magistrates fur
a warrant to detain him for procuring money under false pre-
truces ; but before this could be executed, he contrived to
elfeet his escape out of a hack window, leaving the greater
part of ►is wearing-apparel. Constables were seat in out-
wit, who sobtatived information of Ism at several solaces near
Gosport; hot be eluded their vigilance ■nd escaped, it is
soppossd by the told to Farnham.

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INOURST ON JOHN INGLIS, ESQ.
Loseoklik, at seech eckark, as In*11•111101 we. tokon Mk
She bodiof oh n lo~lir, E.q. Ito she drawoog.roian hr.
late reddest% Ito. t't ,Nerk•lgne, before Thomas tiellos,
Coroner fur the CO, of LOndosi, to inquire
sistio she
cause of hii death. •
Edward Kendall, fooltilan in the flimsily, sworn—tester-
day mornimg. shoot nine o'clock. Miss Iseglid, my oldster'a
(the deceased) sister, inquired of me, of my master had come
down hum his bed.roorn I replied I did not know, for I
had not seen his room door opened. In consequence of *Lat
she said, I proceeded sip to my master's chamber l and nut
finditic him there, I went into the water-elorsei, neue•hlos bed-
room, the door of which was open, nod I ate my muter oh-
tint on the seal, his head teetotal! &maid. 1 observed blood
ots the closet seal ; and he appeared dead or dylne. .11 saw
a pistol he the closet, which appeared so have been'rereollv
discharged. The privy was Ailed with smillte, sod roteltet
strong of powder. I immediately wave Ike Maros, mid I Wool
Instantly dispatched for Mr. Draper. the suers.. [Mime
my absence the d d was mused to his bcd•rumn, and
laid on she bed.

Crum-examined.—There is ite fastening to the tiler-elmet ;
I did not hear the report of the pistol; toy mairter bid of•
Lb morsiog ;pea.
horse—There is et present sue evidence to ahem that the
&erased, or any one else, committed the act.
Coroner—There can be little doubt *boot it, as it if
evident the deceits. d had destroyed hiresollf. • •
Mr. William Draper. Surgeon of Bt. Wiry Ace, sworn....
I ass called in to attend the deceased yesterday morning,
shoot aloe o'clock, sad foetid hum grimaced, ihourh as. m
I found that be had received a pistol shot wound ; the bullet
hod towed the pit of the stomach, sad the firing bad horse/
the deceased's shirt eonsideralsly ; the external flesh sear the
emend was very black; the b.ll passed in a tinning direct lint
epasrds towards the left side of the body, and pawed out
between the 7th and Sill ribs; it perforated hie mororkg
goon, and entered the privy teat; of townie it passed en-
tirely through his body. The ball, iu iss passage, ilium's(
the left lobe of the lanes, the liver, and probatin the bean.
I found the bullet myself in the closet seat. I did slot ft*
the pistol. I have an hesitation is saying the plaid wowed
occasioned the dissolution of the deceased.

Ciows-essmined by Jurors —Some time pilaw tp this Is.
sneutable occurrence, the deceased met with so amtident by
falling down stairs at bis seat at Norwood. He received n
shake or cuscussion by the accident, bat no wowed erns
caused, nor was bia head affected at all by It. He
complained of bead sett, and I discontinued my site/deuce
four days prior to his death ; I cannot say his intellects were
impaired by Hie accident ; I did nut bleed him ; 1 admi-
nistered needirines to him; he wits so mocb b,litaied that
his frame could nut bear further eduction ; I observed, be-
sides his debility, his nerves were very weak, aid bis spirits'
depressed in • slight degree.

Mr. Lewis, of Mai chine, surgeon, sworn... 4 was ailed
to sliced the deceased. and (wind him ia she water-closet,
supported by his nephew. His shirt and morning.giewer
were burned, and the lower part of his sioreseh. The ball
entered the pit of his belly, and passed through hie body on
the I. ft side. I assisted in plariug him is bed.; he was quite
dead; the controls of the pistol must have divided sume
artery, as I saw arterial blood •• the desert seat.
MIN Susannah bight, 1MM0...4 as /WIT ICI the :-
ceased. I hare no hesitation is saying, that for the t
seven mouths my broiler has labored under street de-
inewion of spirits. Os Tuesday afternoon I swat is .see the
King go to prorogue Parliamest, and we my velum the de-
ceased inquired where I had been. I told his, but heserade
no
reply. He paced about with • very harried eteprserints
the apartneest, with bulb his beads behind him, lad looked
with • t stare et nee. He appeared greatly &Hemmed ;
he took up • book, opened it, and then threw It Saw him,
awed kit she rows. Tie opening told eliiitthig situ' doors
seemed always to agitate him, and he had bees meth worse.
*wee he met with the iireideut at Nurwnort. At djunier on
Tuesday he did not converse with say one, and was very re-
served, and sabsequeally whenever he heard • knocking at this
door of the yard, or the elegise of the bell, he would ex-
elaise—" These people have es compassioes u use, they hare
no
regard fur my feelings; sad if this ri•grieqf eessraat
applications combos', I mast bare it nailed op." Every
trifling affair alarmed and agitated him ; bethiemewf minor
importance seemed to •ffeet him. About three "reeks ago
he ram' into the parlour whilst some of the family were at
breakfast, and inquired if all were well ?" I replied. " Yee,
we are, I believe." He answered, " I am Sot, •I feel an
if I sag poisoned; I don't know whether it was is the soap
I ate fur dinner, ur the gruel foe sapper." fie Wilted
wildly round the room. I feel coaildeet the deceased was
deranged at the time, fur he bad no readied grosses fur has
suspicions.
The majoriiy of the Jury sow appeared perfectly stabs.
Led, when some of them realigned 3 witdr that Mr.
jos. the son of the deceseed. should be examined. After
some dierwmion that 'fettles's') attended, end kW evidence
was taken, but it merely went so; corroborate that of klnw
Inglis.
The Curroser summed up, and wits of opinion that the de-
ceased, from his gruerredlems sespeciotes, and his alarm at eir-
climate/efts of a very frillier nature, clearly deleoted he
laboured Nader • diseased mind.
The Joey retuned • verdict—" That the deceased AO
himself &attest he was Sea state V model derawgiasst.'

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