The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-31 00:00:00

CORONNICS INQUESTS.

Yesterday asi Inquisitiou waa taken at the Pelham Aram,
George-Wert, Manchester-square, on the body of Edward
Rowley, who died suddenly. Verdict—'s Pied by the Via.
tenon eGod."
SUICIDE.
llkaterday an inquisition was taken before Mr. DELL,
Coroner fur Westminster, at ilse Black Swats, in Ryder's-
court, Leicester square, on the body of Mr. C. Marshall,
aged 36, who put a period to his existence on the previous
e•ening, at his house its Crenboura.alley, where he had re-
sided for a number of years highly respected.
Mr. E. Gaines, of King.strarl,Corent-garden, surgeon, de.
posed, that be, in conjunction wills Dr. Makin and Dr. Stanger,
had attend-d the deceased for the last three weeks. H.•
somplaint Wah a sort of rheumatic fever, which latterly af-
fected his head, particularly so within the last four day..
Witness saw him uu Monday morning, and again in the af-
ternoon at five o'clock ; be appeared then nut to be so well
as in the morning. Milieu wee mot for al eight o'clock :
he went immediately, and found the deceased lying on the
sofa in his bed-room. He exatemtd him, and obsere.d a
considerable wound in his windpipe, which entirely divided
the roof of his tongue and some of the larger blood.vemets ;
lie was perfectly insensible, and died about a quarter of an
hour afterwards. Iritucsa found the razor in the blood
under the sofa; be has no hesitation in saying that the I:p-
-ressed was out of his mind at the time be iudicted the
wound.

—Mr. James Marshall, brother of the deceased, stated, be
had attended uu him shies his illness constantly. 0.
Tuesday evening Mr. Marshall requested him to call op
Mary, 'Deeming, all the witness supposed, his wife, and on
his return again found the deceased sitting ote the bed, with
his feet nearly touching the flour, and observed a quantity of
blood issuing from his neck, and his bead reclining back-
wards. Witness they alarmed the family, medical assist-
ance was instantly called in, but he died in a few wilartes.
Witness was positive at the time be (deceased) was iu a state
of delirium.

The Jury. after a short consultation, returned a ',Tact
of hisaitt/y.

Brazil Papers have arrived. The following is iwa
extract :

RIO DR JANEIRO, MARCH 7.
Yesterday a Decree of his Majesty was publish.
eJ, in *lnch, recapitulating the circummanees
which induced him to take the oath to 'the
Constitution, he observes. that it is allsolettely
necessary that he should reside in the place where
the Cortes are assembled ; that he shell leave the.
Crown Prince, his son, as Governor of
other Decree of the same date was issued for the
election of Deputies ; without delay the Deputies '
are to repair us soon as elected to Rio, that such us
arrive before his Majesty's departure may steels.
pony him.
On Saturday next the LoaD MAYOR gives a
splendid entertainment to her MAJESTY'S Counsel,
en the occasion of their being presented with the
freedom of the City. voted to then, for their zealous.
and able defence of her MAJESTY ; and on Satin..
day week his Lordship will have the honour of en.
terinisaing her MAJESTY and a select party at alone?.
It is stated that cavalry regiments will Ise.shortly
ordered to do infantry duty where the garrisons
ore weak.—(Cork Paper.)
The new cavalry barracks in the Regent's Park
are just completed. There are stabling for 424
horses, mud replete barrack accommodation for
as many men. Tte Royal Horse Guards (Blue).
now at Windsor barracks, are to take possession of
them on•the 44th of next month.
The sporting world in the City are all alive to
the great match wade by two Solicitors, who bare
engaged for a bet of WO guineas to go between
them 100 miles iu 24 hours, in all June next. They
are both remarkably healthy west. hut past their
climacterick. The betting at present is six to four
on time.

LAW INTICLUGENCE.

COURT or RING BENCH. Wuratunna.
WiIIaTIDAT, MAT 30.
LIBEL ON THE QUEEN.

Tn. SING O. a LACOW.

The Loeb CHIEF JUSTICH said the Court had
taken this ease into its consideration, and was of
opiate. that its consideration of the Illustrious rank
of the party applying, the .Ifldavits mentioned by
Mr. Park were unnecessary.
Rule fur criminal information made absolute:
THE ICING a. CARTIFRIONT, EDMUNDS, ♦ND
OTHERS.
This was a criminal information filed by the
Attorney-General, for ao illegal meeting convened
and attended by the Defendants at Birmingham,
for the purpose of electing a Legislatorial Attorney,
and was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at War-
wick. The Ju►y (winch was Special) found the
Defendants Guilty.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now moved for the
Judgment of the Court.

The Defendants being placed on the floor, the
Court said as Major Cartwright was a Gentleman
of advanced age he might be allowed a seat. The
Major took a seat accordingly on the Attorneys'
Bench.
Mr. Justice BEST then read the Lord Chief
Baron's report of the trial, after which the affidavits
of Major Cartwright (described as ■ Captain in the
Royal Navy), George Edmunds, and Charles
Maddox, were put in and teed. The affidavits of
the Defendants, Cartwright and Maddox, contain-
ing reflection, on the Jury who tried the cause, the
Court refused to receive then►, and permitted the
two DefenclAnts to withdraw, with their Attorney,
to amend them.

The other Defendants retired also to take some
refreilintent.

Alf►davits were also read of John Thetwall,
Samuel Futrell, Peter Walker, and Thomas Cleary,
stating the proceedings of a Society for Parliament-
ary Reform, instituted in 1792. The affidavit of
Major Cartwright's servant stated, that there were
no secret consultations at the inn where Major
Cartwright put up on the day preceding the meet-
ing. Other affidavits were read, to shew that the
Defendant Cartwright declared his inteation to take
no part in the proceedings of the meeting, when
invited to do so by the Defendant Edmunds; and
declared, that if l►e attended at all it would be
merely as a spectator.
The Defendant Wooler declined tendering any
affidavit.

The Court' proceeded on other business whilst
the affidavits were amending. On the return of
the Defendant, into Court, the amended affidavits
were re-sworn and read. All the affidavits stated,
generally, the innocency of the Defendants' Mien.
lions, %mil their persuasion at the time that the
course which they had pursued was legal. The
affidavit of Alsjor Cartwright was very long, going
back to the year 1770, nod slating the whole of his
political opinions sod conduct from that period to
the present time, together with a detailed account
of his services as an officer, and the testitooMals of
the Duke of Riclunoud and others ou the subject
tho., services.

George Edmunds then addressed the Court in
mitigation of punishment in a speech of cowl-
&noble length, embracing a great variety of topics,
in the course of which he was several times stopped
by the Bench for deviating from the matter before
them, and arraigning the conduct of others. He
concluded by observing, that as this was the first
time the offence of electing a Legislatorial At-
torney had been visited with any punishment, he
trusted the Court would not think it necessary to
award more than would satisfy the ends of justice,
by preventing the offence being committed again.
It bring past four o'clock when he concluded, the
Court deterred further proceedings till Friday
mousing.