The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-25 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday, at I I o'cirtel;Te6-roner's Inquest was
held before G. Honostor. freq. Coroner for Mi
see, thebody of Mr. Jos. Griffiths, trenk.maker,
corner of Holleostreet, Cawindish-sgaare. Rl2;.tion.
ed in our Paper cf yesterday. at the Jew's Harp.
Tavern, Nir.v-rnad. Tottenham-court road.
Mr. Robert Griffiths, engraver, of Oefurefestreete
brother to the deceased, stated, that he was Atwell
fifty-two years of age, that h.: observed for these
three weeks past his brother to be eseeedingly elev.
ed, being very low spirited. The deceased's wife
sent for Witness aboitt a week ago, and said that the.
de&ased had left her in a great rage, and kali madei
use of the expression " that the Devil had got h
of him:" she said she did not know what would
become of him, and begged the Witness to gel
and look after him. The deceased having a villa at.
Willan's farm, the witness and the deceased's sone
a young lad about 13 years of age, went to it.
The pie being locked, the son climbed over the pate.
ing, opened the outer door, and let the witness in.
The son immediately clled out,- e: Papa;" when
the deceased came down, and asked what business
they had sheet? Pausing &while, he said, tt Step
a minute, and I shall be colleeted ;" addne. " it
is her unfortunate illness." lie then stamped
his foot. and began to walk about. As the de-
ceased bad been missing for three days and three
nights.-. it is supposed kw sea- and Lope :s en old obip
*hair, wrapped up in a great coat, there being ne
beds nr blankets in the house. Tne eeceAie I said
that he had been mad, and came there in the niid-
dle of the night. In shout a quarter of an hour, i.e
became qiiite rational, and made the %tonne's wo-
raise that he would condea his affairs, which the
witness agreed to. as the deceased said he was fl3t ca-
pable of contluaing them in his present state ot mind.
the deceased did not return to town with the wit-
ness, hut said he would take a walk to 1 lemestead,
and meet them in Cie evening At his house in Os-
ford-street. The witness diJ not tee the decea,td
again until Saturday evening last, when ee met
him at another brother's house, a coach-maiier nt
Mary-la-Bonne-street, Gnlderesquere, %ben toe de-
ceased, the witness, and the brotimr, signed an
undertaking to condua the deceased's affairs The
deceased said be had been miserably robistd, hut in
what respell, he did not mentions and. e the
witness would stick by him, it would be all right
again. The last time t.ae witness saw the deceased,
was on Sunday afternoon, when be shook hands
with the witness, and bid him ss good bye " Tr e
deceased not coaling home on Sunday night, tier
Nionday morning, his aksence caused some suspi-
cion, and the deceased's son and one of has work-
men went to the villa : the son clierbed over t: e
pailing, and found the key in the inside of the outer
door, and let in the workmen; being both frightened.
they proceeded no further.
They returned home, and Mrs. Griffilis sent
for the witness, and desired he would go up to
the house. and see what was become ot the de-
ceased. It was just dark, and on going up stairs,
they found the room the deceased was in Locked and
barricadoei with clairs. They immediately broke
it open, and on entering, they saw the deceased
lying on his right side, and having t':e whole roof
of his skull blown to atnna • a gun was lying heat
his feet. and on the trigger Of the gun ;as stared in
our report of yesterday) was fixed 'et cord, supposed
to have been breeeht round the butt-end, to slave
been eel, in on,: hand. wle:e with the taber he pieced
the muzzle e: his l'he piece *bid beau
load,-d with Swan shot. A letter was found near
the body, upon the ileor, wetten in a very Mpg:toil
rent style.
The Coroner recapitulated the evidence with
cleat ness and precision ; and the Jury, • ithout basis
tation, returned a Verdict of Lasaty After the
order of burial was 5;,;,.,-2. by the Coroner, the body
was removed in an el. gam coffi covered with
black, to art under iker's i:r Portland-street for inter.
ment ; Mrs. Griffiths being confined to bar bed, it
was thouglo prudent to ,once4.l the nielaechely Ace
cadent from her a: Tresent,

At the NI; kileser Sets6ons. yftLetiley so trial of
any irterrit occuned.

kariv on Thursday rrsorn:ng last. a ffp was die.
covered in the uwriling-house of Mr.-Groacit
TA lit-GR. AtTertt ridge. which cor sumed the kite, en,
a servant's room above it, ind part of the nursery
but by the alive an 2 great tzeitirns of :he neegtf.
bouts, and the time ly arrival of the enivrie frOn.
Blrr,et, the fire Ira, got undies sitboug 494 My
Lre:t, damage.

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NATAL INTELLI6ENCE.

PORTSMOUTH.OOT. 2i.

Sailed the Sir Andrew Mitchell arrne.i.ship, with a
eonvoy to the westward ; and the ii,liottont cutter,
Lieutenant with several vessels tor Cork, to
join the West India convoy.
The Allt,-6emm., of (;4 guns, Capt. Lawford.
is ttninorned ; she will sail to join the Chaitnel fleet
tomorrow, with the Veteran, ot 64 guns, Captain
Newman.

Lord Castlereagh this morning went to Cowes,
in Commissioner Sir Charles Saxton's yacht.
the specie ou board the Faille is Of (1,124.1 to be
conveyed to the Bank of Engt.ind. Tlii. other tvio
prizes from Plymouth are ordered to this port.
Arrived the Cracker and Thidie gun-brigs from
off I lay re.
Sailed tbe Lien cutter on a cruise. Wind, Easterly.

ruystourit, act. 22.
Arrived the Boadicea frigate, Reple, Colossus and
r hi men of war from a cruise.
Sailed the il,itovnt,/ man of war, Naiad and V Agit
frigates, Harlequin and Pickle sloops of war, on a
cruise.

pr.&t, OCT. '23.

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This morning cailed the Curler sloop of war, with
a flee of outward-b.),:nd vessels, under convoy, for
Rortamouth.
L'Espeigte sloop of war, with a fleet of trans-
ports, having troops on board, under convoy, for
Guernsey.
The Wise, Rein ars., and the &two; sloops of
war. with the Camel and the Minorca store-ships, to
the Westward.
The ehampton and L'lonwortaliti frigates, Harpu,
Dirt, Orestes, Zep6or, Hornet, and L' Utile sloops of
war, Furs and Dormers, bombs, with several gun-
brigs, acc. for their respeaive cruising stations off
the it each coast.