The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-08-11 00:00:00

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An Irtrirtest wits held yesterday afternoon, at tlie.
White Ito-se volilic-house at Knightsbridge; by
A a most' Gant., Esq. on the body of Mr. Robert.
Grew-, a gold.outh, residing at Mr. Cheestman's„.
at No. 7, Mantifield-place, Kentish-toin, who shot
himself on W.-due-44y 'morning, at the Coach and
Horses p,d3fic-house in Moiiiitsmreet.—Trie first
Witness calk d in was Mr. Francis, the Landlord
of the house. Ile stited, that on Wednesday
mor ''''''' last, *photo ten o'clock, the deceased caine
to his house, and inquired if they had got a private
.00rn ; he was 'hewed into the back parlour ; he
asked for a pint of ale ; on the Landlord's bringing
it, the decea-esl slaked the witness he kntw
Mr. Reynolds, the painter, in Mount-street,
as he wanted to speak to him. The witness went
to Mr. Reynolds, and told the maid-servant a
Gentleman warmed to speak to her master, and he
was at his house, the Coach and Horses. The
servant ri turned, and said her master was putting
tiia coat on, and would wait on the Gentleman im-
mediately. The Witness returned, and was ad-
dressed by tke deceased, who said, " Hare you
been there ?" Witness answered, .4 Yes, I have
en ;" to which the deceased answered, " It is
my own fault ; I do not blame my daughter, nor
blame any body whatever: but the fault is my
ON II." he Il'itness perceived him vary much
agi-
tated,andl was much surprised at such strange talk.
He left him, and went into the privy : instantly
the Witness litard the report of a pistol : he went
back into the parlour, which lie found full of
smoke, and could scarcely see the deceased, who
was sitting on a chair. Witness was so much
alarmed, he mistook the door; and when he get out,
he ran to Mesas.. Jones and Pritchard. Surgeon*.
in ~omit-street : they not being at borne, ono,of
their assistants came, who said he would be a dead
mac. He was conveyed to St. George's Hospital.
where he died at half-past four o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Ilnuire Surgeon being next sworn, said, the
deceased was brought to the Hospital about eleven
o'clock on Wednesday morning : from the state he
was in, he had no hopes of his recovery. On
examining his wounds, he found that a pistol-
hall toren discharged under the right jaw.
r and hail taken the left eye completely out—he
was confident it occasioned the deceased's deith.
Several other witnesses were examined; one 'Athens
produced the deceaard'a bat. The rim of it was
can byAhe ball, whit* was reduced, and was as
fiat •s a lielfpenny. as it rebosmeled to the cieling.
The Jury returned a verdict of Lanacy. The de-
'eased has left a wife and family': ewe of his (laugh-
tens, a bemirel girl sixteen years of age. came to
the Coach and Hones on Wednesday. to ascertain
the melancholy eirmourhinen Mr. Reynolds was
brother-in-law to the deceased. who was a Swiss.

Friday ae'nnight. Mr. littattarr. front the
Theatre-Royal 'Sahli cbmntenced his engagement
at ExeterTheatre. %elite part of Orlando, in The
Cabinet. H. eleabscervived with the warmest ap-
Iss The PWl4ovo, which is iiiie of Blll'-
11411.! 'Pt anub., he snug ehartuing;y, awl was
warweivirarared.

Thursday *as 0h...1-vied AS a n. id fast among the
Jews. It Is terasol the Black Fast, awl is held in
eora.ncas ration of the destruction of the Tempt.
and City of Jensentem by TITUS.
Tiirs ar'aalgtit, a La•ly of mapeetatility, and
advancrd !.fe, attempted to drown herself, by
plunging tato the sea in the bay of Margate; but
00, pros. I..nsi-ill rescued in nine to mare her life,
b..• Mr. ‘l-10.1.tu ADAM. a Ord place. She had
inaisifestsd spasms ofderangraleat for some time
past.