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London, England, 1821-03-14 00:00:00

E)VTAit LE 174 r,isritoprie.
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901 annthiy woman Aid. aebere Maltrymplt, Eq. • den-
Magmas of diabordsbed teaks tied mom Srpteassive property.
eitantling,ohen 111 town, at Nn. S, Manchester-square, having
take breakfait, and ttiVsseil himself for the porpoise ufgoing
flollbssieit, in • it of delicate, eiri • large pistol, blew
NAM* batlike kw hie drowdumwootiv. lafarnsadon ofthe (tr•
rematance arse seat els Me tholes', the Coroner, and oil
Monday night a Jar, arm eppannelled at the deceased's,
bouse„andttle alTsir was kept as private a. possible. %Te-
ars, however, Ode on Lay ,firfore our readers the evidence
which was taken before the Coroner. There sere about to
Jurymen Patient, and must of be were private frier& of
the decearted
Richard Mallet, butler to the tleceaseti, hod lived with ,
yetis;liisa la be was pretty well in habit during the last
month, excepting the last Iwo or three days, Merit* which
time he was low and desponding. Montt six weeks ado the
deceesed was unwell, and his spirits were email, depressed.
He memo Senility morning about his easel hour, mad break-
fasted; he was a very short time m his breakfast; emitted,
lately he had secluded himself very.einch—had remained in
hi. dreming-room longer than be formerly did,. and as soon
as he had tame his meals left the table in Mite, out wrens-
inlt to enjoy his food. On Sunday moenint, about half.past
eleven o'clock, he (witness) was wailing for the deceased to
go to church, and expeatiog his bell to ring, he stepped in
11.• Tian to 'pen the door and let him out, and was •Inrused
II the report of a pialol, sad at the noise causal by some-
thing falling. He ran to the deeea•ed's room, and le a small
cabinet .divining his dressiniumoin he found him lying on
his bock, *moping wills his right hand a large pistol ; the
place was tilled with smoke ; the cootents of the pistol lad
entered his head no the right side, which was blerding sod
terribly shattered. He alarmed the family, and raised the
deceased's head till a surgeon come, who arrived almost im-
mediately; the deceased *at unable to speak, though be
'raised his area by mid down arearel times, and seethed In
the newt eitierneinting agony. He expired at half-past two
o'clock on Sanday atterimon.
This witness, in answer to a number of questions put to
him by thejury, stated, that be had not men a pistol in his
master's room retently. About six years pee he had a pair,
bat they were put into a drawer, and had been there, be sop.
pissed, ever mince, ill this fatal accident.
Mr. Stewart, of Erlward-street, Mary-te-Bose, surgeon,
deposed, that he was called in on Seliday morning to see the
deceased, after the lamentable occurresew. He was convitie-
ed, whoa be weamined his head, that recovery was impossi-
ble; be was alive, though insensible. The skull was Irate
toryd se the right side of the head, and the interior was
muck injured. He lived nearly three hours after llse acci-
dent.

Dr. Heaviside deposed, thet be attended the deceased after
the accident occurred, and corroborated the evidence of Mr.
Stewart.
The Rev. Thomas Wright, Rector of a parish in Bucks,
deposed, that he bad known the demliuted fur nineteen years.
In September last he went into the country wish him, and
spent sit weeks. The deceased took hie gra It. purpose to
shoot, but be woe so depressed in his spirits that be could
take ro recreation, *oriole in the sports of the field. The
great change in his diepusitior was the subject of cots aaaaa -
ties and surprise among his felted*, fur be ass before that
time the life rad spirit of the company. He afterwards fel.
does joined is the company, bat secluded himself, and fre.
greatly was observed to ejaculate Oh, God!" and to
emitter in an eatraordisary manure in *elf rommoricistior.
He had re doubt of the deceased being deranged, fur he was
a east pines sad satiable mom whoa in his pro per senses,
and would have been the last mar to have committed suck
an act if he had rot been bereft of hie remora.

General Paints deposed, that be was the intimate friend
of the deceased, who was a must amiable character, sail
truly religiose. He bad regularly attended church, and
partaken of the Sacraiseut with him. He bad kaolin him
since 1796. He hail been in a nervous state, and his mild
was at times so shore!, that, when questions were put to
him, he gave no direct aumters, hut sighed deeply, and sp.
Ladejected. He (witness) bad frequently called upon
estirea , eadeavisared to divert bins from Ids 'melancholy
shanties, by aciompaaying him out in his carriage, urging
him to we to dine with him, end to mix is employ. The
trice& of the" deceased regretted the extraordivary abaoge,
and could by mu menus account for it, as there was no
evident cause. The mutts(' of the deceased died about a
month ago ; she was very aged ; that circumstance had dot
at all affected the mental faculties of the deceased.

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The Jury took a view of the corpse ; it was lying in the
same position as when first seen by the butler ; the pistol
lay on the ground by the deceased's side, who before he shot
himself bad atti►ed himself in an elegant suit of clothes.
Same of the Jury expressed doubts of the deceased being in
■ state of lassey. After KM! discussion the fallowing ver-
dict was recorded'—" The deceased caused his own death
by shooting himself with a pistol, being at the same aline in
a state of temporary derangement."
Lord Robert Seymour, and several Noblemen and Cellar.
men were present, to give evidence if required, but it was
ilemeght unnecessary to examine them. The deceased has
left au income of 10,0001. per annum.