The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

SUIE'iDS.

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Au Inquest was held nu Wednesday et tk Volinker
Raker-street, before Thomas Miriing, Esq. on . view of
body of Ann Colebeck, an intereitinn young aromas, sv.,i
twenty-Ohne, well educated, sod of a respectable family
who poisoned herself by /eking two oseiscea of laudanum "
Mary Johanna staled she had known the demised three
nsuoths; Obey lived together dewing that lime et Mrs. gatkie,
No. 2, Alsop-plan, Regent's Park. The elecesatil ea:
lady's amid; wituni was boote-maid. Witaewa had at.
ways seen the deceased i• excellent health and spirits, cm,.
literally singing sad limgloiog, until the lam ro...ifht
or duce weeks, when all of a mold( ii a change in ,i,r
habits took place. Witness then freqatently spoke M her
and asked *hat was die manse! when she w.• atisser,4
that stir bad enongh on ler own 11111/0 • ilhosit
to her. Witness did hut know what was the riii;
of the dejettiom of deceased, but could not help suppok
log her malady originated from mine disappointmess
a tender wore, for un Friday se'insight *lie
1 rent tires, three letters, and took them nut beistatoaur ,k,
nem did not know to whom they were Warr-med. Uu Maur.
' day the deceased received • three-penny post letter, sorb
she supposes was an answer to those sent the pi cre.!.ng
and when deceased opened it, she turned pale, awl in a
tic manner tore it to pieces, and threw it twilit'," the fire,
saying, "Thank God! now I kauw his mind. My min
is
made km)* what its do." When the drone, .rat
out sin Friday, un her return she mid she had hem f„,
or five different shops hcrore she cutild eucees d no getting
bottle of las:daunts, which sloe produced. Deceased was very
low the whole of Saturday. After the receipt of the letter,
she midst/es/4mM leave her mistress on Tuesday, sod woslf
like pork a don as should lay her rule! by Wednesday At,
a Ail:Might before V..v deceased heal ;int chased st Matti. of he..
113011110,1, which she chewed her slater; the husband. I ‘l,„
ter being resew, asked to look at it, and on coma; ii isle
his possessive, poi it into his pueket, and said lie wankl tabs
it himself as be had sleepless siglok; prior to who i. the
ceased said she would lake it to live mother. The dei t mut
used to sit up stairs • Veer deal with her mister's, who
lately bad avoided so much of In r eontpauy,• not being
pleased with her conduct. Thr deceased 'amid Ire-
grrnlly chew the bottle of laudationo, and say the run-
of it was to lie her end. %Vanua was sure h r aw-
eless had always behaved with the greatest kindness to b. r.
Wittiest further tinted, the deceased curse 1/111,11 al :os
about turtle tielork on Monday night Met with a pre.
Voce to curl her hair, and witness has no doubt hut she do a
wrote She two letters with pencil an produced, and that sh•
took the contents of the tou.ontice bottle, as also produced,
Of I itolatinni, and went up Main. Ai vise ii'eluek, her Mill.
Ireis, who had lain-in only Ibree mouths, resg the hell
in a furious manner, and un witness g gap, use found
her nostrafts extremely agitated, slid the deceased quite in-
seinible and groaning. Dr. Moore was went for, and upon
to at/1.3i he said she hail taken tnimigh poltUll to kill
balf.a.slogen people • the deceased lingered trail haiNutst
four .'clock ou Tucaday mooing, when she expired.
Mr. 'Thiure, surgeon, of St. James's-place, slated, be Mid
attended the mistir Ns of the deceased previous to Ler cis,.
Glicineot, sad only saw the deceased twice: she •purared
then rn good health. Mrs. Taylor spoke highly of her, and
said she bad a three year's character from her latd, place.
Winless did nut strain see her nista he was called iu about
too iirluelt MI Tuesday worming, when be found her in a
state 1,1 stupor and insensibility; he made u.v of evil!,
method in his power to give the deceased relief, lint to Ito
elMet, all she eeee st have taken the whole contents of the two
°nom bottle, as produced, at feast two hours hef,rrhnsar-
rival,
%Vitness motioned his evidence by saying, when he
End saw the deceased he was COGIVIOCPd be could do nothing
whatever to pres.-at a speedy dissolutions and that the
IVII% the of her death.

The letters to deceased's sister and mistress were then rmtl,
as follows :

" Dear Betsy-1 have taken a bottle of laudanum ;du
not be unhappy, Sue I wigs miserable. Give my love to
Mary Atm and Ellen ; tell my mother nut to be unhappy. 1
CUIII/J1 write, for my brain is turned."
"Men. Tayko.-411adalis ; do not write to my to
to my soder, %o. 4, Fenton-street, Commercirl-road "
The Coroner read over the evidence, declaring his Gent
lion that the melancholy event was occasioned by the de.
ceased having formed a hopeless attachment, which, in ant
of Ircrity, terminated so fvtally ; and the Jury, conciaiiii:
in his opinion, pve a verdict of insanity.

Ssturslay sennight, a serious accident happened
to W. Nimes, E.+ M.P. for Chippenhani,
re•idev in Lincoln dining the hunting season. Mr.
SMITH'S h..unds were omit on that day, and wiles,
the sportsmeu were presvilig in at the death of the
fox, a person rode with such violence agairst Mr.
MILES. that he was unhorsed, and his horse over-
thrown upon him at the same instant, he could not
be immediately extricated, amid did not chew any
signs of life for a considerable time afterwards;
he war conveyed to Mr. CHAPLIN% of Riseholioe,
nod medical assistance procured as soon as po%sible.
We are sorry to say, that he was considered in a
very dangerous state.
Thursday bight. between 10 and 11 o'clock, nn
alarming fire broke out is, the house of Mr: BIGGS,
wholesale haberdasher and milliner, Churchstrert,
Jlino►ies. which threatened destruction to the ad-
joining houses. The violence of the wind turned
the flames to time hack premises, which were entirely
consumed, together with the stock in trade; further
damage was prevented by the arrival of eugines and
a plentiful supply of water.

PRICE OF STOCK
3 per Ct. Red... 77 76i
3 prr Ct. Conr... 761
31 per Cent... 86i 8.4
86
4 per (7etor 93la

ON SATURDAY.

5 per Ct. N. Au. 1061 P
Book L. Aim. 201 3-
Ex. Bills, ts for.
Cons. for Ace... 76 Ay

‘IARRIAGES.

• Friday was re married, arKiagalmilllkareh, IPeetisra, by
the Rec. C.. B. Renville, the Right Hall.4otd Greenock, He-
pity Cloarter-Master•Creurral in the fistallsWest District, to
Miss Mather, daughter of Thomas Mather, Esq. His Lord-
ship was recently married at Soulogue.
Ou Saturday seiiiiight, Captain Edward Walcott, It N.
(son of Edutuad Walcott, Esq. of Winekton, Hants), to
Charlotte Ambit, daughter of Cduuel Nancy, Houourshla
East India Company's Artillery.

DEATHS.

0.1 Salur.lay, at Mrs. iorester;,ia Qsarry.filsee, is the
22.1 year of his age, George Cecil Forester, Esq clJest war
of George Tuirosheuil Forester, Faq. of Dailey Lodges

Worcestershire.
On the Ith instelit, at his home to Cheetwood, ill his
71.1 your, James Hanks Rubinson, Fag. late of the
Navy. He vim litly years iu his 1114k-sty's servile. .I'ol
fought in twelve senrral engagements, *mune which !iron
those of the Nile and Trafalgar, whew be acted as pilot to
the Asti.
About the middle of sat smith, at Dentoo, sear Bel-
vole Castle, ore William clsotorad, or rather Osborne, a
blind old soldier, born at or near Pt, Newts, wls• mem to
base brew many the last survivor (dearth men tsN nr-
rivers have been talked of) among these who climbed the
brightest Abraham under Gooses! Wolfe. Of this he was
food of talking while bit mess remained, but these be lust
some years ago. His was supposed to be RS; fur many
years be has received a pension, amounting to MU a year.

111G111 WATBR THIS DAY AT LONDOI44INfI
Morning 0 after b. I Petting SS after b.

LONDON: Priated sad Pu►lisbed at the Office, ha. (17,
Strand; Mien Advertisements are reeeireti, me Leiters
(pow-paid) mast be eAdressedo.-C. SMITH, Nu. I,
Okumura lee, Printer,—J. 'AMITE, No. 117, Orbit/.
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