The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-21 00:00:00

LEICESTER RACES, 1624.

(LAST DAY.)
The Yeomanry Purse of 50gs. Heats twice rour.d.
Mr. Wildman's br. f. bliss Galby, 4 yrs uld - - 1 1
Mr. Toinkinson's b. m. Emma, 8 yrs - - . 2dr
The Farmers' Plate of MI. Beata twice round.
Mr. Ward's b. g. Beaumont, 6 yrs old . . 2 1 1
31r. Cross's gr. g. Evergreen. 4 yrs . . 1 2 2
Alr. Tonikinson's b. m. Emma, 5 yrs . . 3 4 3
51r. !tickling's ch. tr. by Norton, 5 years . . 4 3 4
Mr. Piiiiin's ch. c. The Minor, 4 yrs . 3dr
The Plate was claimed by the owner of Evergreen, Beauniont's
qualitications not being proved.
A Match for 200 sows. two miles, King's Plate weights, between
Mr. Geary's b. c. Libertine, 4 yrs old, and Mr. Suniner's bl. g.
Womkock, 6 yrs old.
Mr. lleary's Libertine r.

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DREADFUL SUICIDE.

An inquest was yesterday held, before T. SHELTON, Esq. at
the Oeorge and Phoenix, Bermundsey-street, on the body of Jo-
seph Savage, ago* 32.
The Jury being sworn, went to view the body.
Jane Allies, residing at No. 6, Alagden-street, deposed, that
the deceased had been ill for the last two or three weeks, and for
the last few days he became evidently worse, and she urged him to
apply to a physician, which he did, on Friday morning. In the
evening lie said he was much better. Witness remained up with
him until between twelve and one o'clock, and wished to stay up
altogether, but the deceased would not allow her. About balfspast
eight o'clock the following morning, she entered the deceased's
room, as was her general custom since his illness. She perceived a
quantity of blood on the floor, and gsve an alarm, when her hits-
: baits' and a neighbour came to her assistance. Witness always
found the deceased very correct in his manner until Friday last,
he then stared most wildly at intervals.
Charles Allies stated, that the deceased had lodged upwards of
five years at his house. About two or three weeks ago he coin-
plaii.ed vi an illuess; could not say what was his complaint ; he
had urged him to take two pills on Friday night, which the tle-
ceaseel swallowed with much reluctance. Between three and four'
o'clock Saturday morning he heard the deceased either going up or
coming down the stairs; he called out, and begged him fur God's
sake nut to go down stairs, it would be his death ; lie replied he
was touch better, and told witness to keep his bed. On getting up
at his usual hour, he found all the doors fastened as he left them
over iti,;ht. lie was alarmed by his wife, and on entering the room
he observed a common dinner sidle lying on the table in the mid.
tile ut the room, bloody. Ile also vas:elves' a razor on the floor,
likewise bloody, near the bed, on which the deceased lay with his
face downwards. The blood ran front I on the floor. He was
quite dead, but medical aid was immediately sent for. The de-
ceased was a remarkably sober steady man, and rather penurious.
On Friday he observed a wildness in Ids looks.
John Clarke, surgeon of .Tooley-street, stated the deceased tad
been in the habit lately of coming to him for medicine. lle had
seen him every day from the 12th to the Ifith. Ili, complaiut was
too great a determination of blood to his head, and administered ac-
cordingly. (in Thursday last, witness observed a hesitation in his
manner, but nothing to excite fear of his committing violence upon
himself. 11.'hen he was called on Saturday, he found the deceased
lying in bed with the face Moine/anis ; on turning him, he found
hint quite dead, with his throat Cu, t it was not a long cut, butt
very deep, sufficient to cause death. The deceased had one ut his
fingers in the wound, whether fur the purpose of trying to stop the
bleeding, or open the wound, he could not tell.
'l'. Brooks, cheesemonger, '!holey-street, stated he observed the
deceased pass by his dour on Friday evening, and made some ob-
servation on his looks ; dm:lists' turned flora him as if (*.ended,
and did not speak, he iad a wildness in his looks which he never
observed before.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict " That the de-
ceased was in • state of Insanity when he cut his throat, and thereby
came to his death."

BURGLARY A ND floasenv.—lnfeimation was yesterday
received at the di rent public offices, of a burglary and
extensive robbery committed in the premises of Mr. Brad-
ley, silk-mercer and hosier, No. 126, Nesvgati:-street,
corner of Giltspur-street, between Saturday night and yes-
terday morning. The thieves effected an tqatatlCV, it is
resumed, by the aid of pick-lock keys, which have lat-
terly been brought to such an amazing pitch of excellence,
that no wards, however ingeniously constructed, can resist
their application. When the concern was closed on :.I:tar-
day night, every thing was left in the usual order, b!:; on
entering the premises yesterday morning, the Ishol; w:.a
a scene of contnsion; goods of all sorts were s.!ittbred
about, and parcels which had evidently been intended
for removal lay upon the counter. Amongst the pwpo-ty '
actually carried off arc the following artielee:—.lu 1;11:
shawls and scarfs, SO pieces Irish linen, 32 pack:4;es silk'
handkerchiefs, 10 pieces black and coloured lamthasitie,
several pieces of black silk, and a few dozen of reedy-made
shirts. With this immense luggage it is impossible that
the fellows could have get away in so public a place with-
out the concurrence of three watchmen, whose ilacrait
beats all terminate at that one point ; but it is presumed
that the plunder was ready packed, and, as is the practice
with burglars, a coach was brought up to the door, when
the goods were deliberately stowed in and dris en away. A
reward of .su/. has been offered for the appreliebsien of the
persons concerged.