The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-08 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 6.—Anived the Emulous packet from
Rio Janeiro—sailed Jan. 1; sad the Itlagnet packet, from Lisbon.
—Sailed the Duke of Kent past, for Lisbon ; and the Osbourne
ditto, fur the Mediterranesa.
PLYMOUTH, Matson I... Arrived the Venus, Pooland, from
Messina.—Sailed the Brat Wilson, for Rio Janeiro Mry a,
Prl•Clure, for Jamaica ; = . Steen, for Madeira ; Jene_and
Harris, Astoo, for Marsalllsie mad the Britannia. Puby' fbr Li..
bon. The Colonise, Smith, fie Barbadoes, came out of dock this
day.
Poe TSMOUTU, Md.wes* R.-Plowed down Clannel, the Hone

Company's ships Atlas and Herefordshire, for the East Indies.—
Sailed the Madras, Fayrer, for Madras, and brought up again pg
St. Helen's.—Arrived the London Smith, from Petmburgli
and, front the Downs, the Sophia, Rae, for Tampico; the
Hopewell, Smith, for Jamaica ; and the Olsson, Lawton, for
Tenerife.
RAMSOATF, MARC! 6.--The Camilla, Hendelin, went info
dock List night ; the Fortuna, Wickland, left it yesterday, after
aompleting her repairs.
DEsi. 31A nen, 6.—Arrived, and tailed for the river, the Ca-
lypso, Hutchinson, from Alexandria; the Queen, Jones, from St.
Michael's ; the Luna packet, Pearson, from Pillau : the James.
Dunlop. from Sierra Leone ; and the Greenock, from Bengal—
sailed 31st August.
, Al AR crt 6.—Arrived, the Margaret, Hoak, John-
soli, from Tries:: ; Lion. Dillon, from Jamaica ; Nancy, Cook, Ina
Malaga ; Aroma, Chadwick, from New York ; Latona, Gibren,
fren Teneriffe ; Watson. Watson, from Lisbon; Blandford,
Soper, from Pitmen.; Jane, Riddle, from Madeira ; and about
forty nil from different ports in the Baltic. Sailed, the William
Shand, Venn, for New South Wales; the Sarah, Ely, for St.
Mary's (A.) ; Hector Nichols, for Tenerife; Margaret, Hen.
demon, for the ('ape of Good Hope ; and Lady Hamilton, /Haug-
ham, for the South Seas.
LIVESPOO‘, MAUCH A.—Arrived the Selima, Langfield. from
Mobile ; the Tamerlane, Johnson, from Savannah ; the West-
maraud, Jefferson from Charleston ; the Edward, Chase, from
ditto ; the Caledonia, front ditto ; the Charles, Summers, fr/rn
Boston ; the Campo Bello, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ;
the bivelia, Smith, from Leghorn ; the Venus, Simmons, from
Messina ; and the Vigilant. Oliveira, from Lisbon.
Bata rot., Alencir s.—Arrived the Caledonia, Meek, at Gre-
nada. Sailed the Earl of Liverpool, Howe, for New York ; James
Lyon, Parker, for Smyrna; Pandora, Coryar, for Newfoundland.
IVELLs. Mstcri 3.—The Johanna Dorothea, Keay, from Bre-
men for Hull, came on shore near this place, last night, in • galeat
N. by E.
ST. HELEICA. Jaw. 7—The ship Udney. Moulding, of and
from Calcutta for England, with a cargo of silk, pepper, &c.,
sprung a Ink to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, about
lOth July last, and put into River Inhambene, a Portuguese set-
tlement in the Mozambigne Channel, where she ran on shore on •
sand.bar.k—Crew, and part of the cargo, amounting to about
6,000!. si.ved.

The Jane, Fscott, from Odessa to Bristol, was totally wrecked
about twelve miles beyond the east entrance of the Bosphorus.
(or Dover, the Cyrene, Barrett, from Demerara ; Neptune,
Rickets., from Charleston ; and the Delphine, frum Rio.
The Highlander, be Brun, from St. Domingo to Antwerp, was
driven on shore near Campvcre, on the 2d inst., and it was feared
would be wrecked.
The Ituteliff (whaler) arrived at St. Helena previously to the
7th of Jar.uary. and intended to proceed to the Brazil Bank.
ft is reported that the Speedwell, Poole, from London to New
Orleans, sprung a leak, and was abandoned by the crew on the 25th
of January.

NEWHAVEN, Mance 5, 1824.—This place was all life and
bustle to-day, in consequence of the arrival ot his Majesty's frigate,
Hyperion, commanded by Captain Ming'''. which, at about twen-
ty minutes past ten a.m., was towed Into this harbour by the Co.
met steam-vessel ; the:arrival of so large a ship at this port caused
a great concourse of people to assemble, but owing to her conning
into port at least an hour and a half before high water, a great
number of persons out of town were disappointed. Owing to the
judicious arrangements made by Mr. White, the assistant master
attendant from Chatham. the vessel was safely moored without
breaking a repe-yarn. This circumstance must, of course. con-
since those concerned in shipping, that many vessels would find
safe shelter that frequently run for the Downs, when westward of
/Newhaven, and, in many instances, receive considerable damage,
which could have been prevented haul they run into this port. The
Hyperion is a4O gun ship, and lies extremely well at her berth,
and does not appear to strain in the least. The weather was parti-
cularly fine during the day, and it was a pleasing sight to see the
different galleys with well-dressed ladies.

INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE HON. J. N.
STANHOPE.

On Saturday night some of the most respectable families in the
neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate were thrown into great
agitation by the intelligence that Colonel Stanhope, brother of Earl
Stanhope, lied been found hanging from a beans in one of the out-
houses at Caen Wood, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield. Numerous
inquiries were made into the circumstances of the death of the Co-
lonel, but no information could be obtained.
A Coroner% Jury was summoned with remarkable haste to meet
et ten o'clock yesterday morning, at the Fox-under-the-Hill pub-
lic-bowie, Highgate. The Jury, upon being sworn, proceeded to
view the premises where the body of the Colonel was found sus-
pended. It is sn oat-house in Caen Weed, at a considerable du.
Lana front the family mansion, where cattle are sheltered. The
beam from which the body wax cut down was about seven feet
from the ground, and there lay acmes it a pair of braces by which
ho had suspended himaelf. The Jury, after inspecting this 'pet,
were arndacted to the nearest lodge, where they viewed the body,
which was laid out on a bed. The deceased was dressed in a com-
mon walking-dress, with boots. His top coat was pulled down
over the shoulders, his cravat was taken off, and there was a livid
mark in the throat. A silk hazulkerehief, which he had tied to the
braces, and fastened round his throat, was exhibited. There were
no other marks of violence on the body than that just described.
The first witness called was William Wright, groom of the Earl
of Mansfield. He stated, that towards ten o'clock on Saturday
night, in consequence of very great alarm which prevailed in the
mansion, he went with several other servants to search about the
wood. He, as weU as the rest, was apprehensive that something
might have happened to the Colonel. After having searched seve-
ral places, they went into the shed r hick the Jury hid inspected.
Witness was the first that inspected the shed, and he started back
on finding the Colonel suspended from a beam. ‘Vittuss's fellow.
servants cut down the corpse immediately. The extremities were
quite cold. They immediately conveyed it to the nearest lodge,
but life was extinct.

The next witness was J. Wheeler, sho appeared to be in extreme
grief while giving his testimony. He stated that he had been
valet to the deceased upwards of seventeen
.years, and had attended
upon his master as valet on Saturday morning. The family usually
dined at seven o'clock, and a little before that time the bell rung
to dress for dinner. %%lotus went to attend his mater, but was
greatly surprised at not finding him, according to custom, about
to dress. The deceased was then sought efter in various directions,
but no intelligence was gained respecting his unaccountable 'b.
settee. The dinner passed over without his attendance, when fresh
inquiries were made respecting him. There was an arrangement
about the purchase of a house, in the disposal of which the Colonel
was concerned, to be concluded on the Saturday, and Lord Mans-
field, who was at home, conjectured that the Colonel might have
gone to town for the purpose of settling the business. For the
purpose of ascertaining whether this was the case, and from a
feeling of uneasiness on the subjzct, his Lordship ordered out the
carriage, and rode to town, made inquiries at every place in which
Ice thought his relative might have been detained. but returned
without having obtained any tidings about him. The apprehen-
sions of the family increased; inquiries were made as to the last
time he was seen upon the grounds. It was reported, that at about
ten minutes after four, he was seen going in a particular direction
in the wood. The wood was scoured round, as it was feared the
Colonel might have been seized with some paroxysm. The de-
ceased received a wound at the atoming of St. Sebastian, in the
Peninsular war. A shot had passed through the thin part of the
shoulder blades That wound had never been cured, end occasion-
ally gave him great pain. About two years ago his wife, eldest
daughter of Lord Mansfield, died, and his grief at the loss of her
was very great. Of late witness had observed that the deceased
was very abstracted ; was in the habit of sitting a long time, as it'
In a state of' stupor, and then 'he would suddenly start up, as if
from sleep, or upon an alarm. Within a few days he had com-
plained very much that lie could get no sleep, in consequence of
the pain he endured. The deceased was in general very sedate in
his manner.
James Alexander, an under-gardener in the service of Lord
Mansfield, reposed, that he was at work in the grounds, when, at
sbobt al minutes past four o'clock, he observed the deceased going
towards the wood, in which the outhouse, where he was afterwards
ouud suspended, was situated. ll'itness thought that the step of
the deceased, ougoinceserazds this place, ass remarkably burned.
(It was observed by the Jury, who went over the ground, that as
the descent towards this place was steep, and, in consequence of
the late rain, very slippery, the hurry of the steps might be ac.
counted for from that circunistar.ce.)
I)uctoe Oilman, of Highgate, stated, that he was called in on
Saturday night to the house of Lord ,lansfleld. He found the
body of the deceased not quite cold, but life was entirely gone. He
took the usual comae adopted in cases of that nature, but with no
effixt. Ile judged that the body had been suspended several hours,
and death was no doubt caused by suffocation. Witness had at,
tended the family. The deceased had received a shot wound in the
scapula of tine lett shoulder. Frequent exfoliations of the bone had
taken place, and there was rather a copious issue. Ile believed that
the spine was affected. In such cases paroxysms of pain might
produce 'temporary derangement. Ile mentioned one instance,
known to souse of the Jury. of Mr. Mitcbell, an attorney, who by a
fall from a gig injured 4 particular nerve. aid was frequently taken
with a fit of running several yards. The pain and nervous irrita-
tion created by the wound, acted upon by mental causes, might
have induced temporary insanity. There was little doubt that the
Colonel had laboured under considerable nervous irritation.

The Coroner summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the deceased had destroyed himself whilst
labouring under a fit of temporary insanity.
The Colonel was held in the highest esteem by all in the neigh-
bourhood who knew him ; and the unaffected sorrow of the do.
mastics who gave evidence before the Jury bore testimony to his
north as a master. He was remarkably pious, although from his
earliest youth in the airy, and he paid the highest attention to
religions duties. He was in his "9th year, and was Member of
Parhament for Dartmouth. We understand that he was about to
be martial to a young lady, who was on a visit at Caen Wood at
the time the dreadful event took place. The Colonel gave up his
astablishnsent after the death of his wife, by whom lie had one son,
who is now living.

We learn from unquestionable authority, that only owe
of Lord Bhaftesbury's sons was present at any part of the
fatal contest at Kton. The youngest of the two surviving
brothers was at that time eontineil by a severe illness to his
room.