The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-23 00:00:00

THE -111311'.

Orders have been issued, which direct the 34th (or Cumberland)
regiment of infantry, to embark at Port mouth for Dublin.
The 2d (or the Queen's )loyal) regiment of foot has !revived
enders to march from Athlone to Dublin, for the purpose of eui.
barking for England.

D41)11. PRI. VENTED.—%Vednesday morning, about six
o'clock, a duel was to have been fought in t!,e fields leading to
Chalk Farm, by two rust respectable merchants ia tb• City, in
consequence of • dispute, the day before on some point connected
with the New Docks at ht. Catherine's, but was fortunately pre-
vented. 'llia seconds had just measured the ;remind, and delivered
the piste's to the two disputants, when some gentlemen, tricids
of one of the Lntagonists, appeared on the ground, nod by their in.
terveation the dapptite was amicably adjusted. It appears that ore
of the parties, in order to relieve the suspense of his friends in
ease of a fatal rasult, left a note on his dresaing-table in the morn-
ing previous to his departure, which was fuur.d almost immediately
after he had left the house, when a council was summoned, the re-
sult of whose deliberations was the fortunate prevention of hosti.
!Airs.

On Tuesday night last a fire broke ont in the cxten-
I sire premises of flotilston and Son, printers, Wellington, which,
though immediately discovered, was not subdued until part of a
range of oiliccs and store-room wan destroyed- The printing
prows and port of the stock were saved.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON LIEUT. lIUME

:1011 XSON.

We stated in our yesterday's paper the melancholy death of the
above gallant officer, who put a period to his existence on hoard the
Weymouth Receiving Ship, by firing a double-barrelled gun into
Chia mouth, the contents of which penetrated hit brain, and caused
instant death. On Wednesday morning Mr. Canter, the Coroner
for Kent. received information of the melancholy occurrence. The
fatal weapon was brought to the house of the Coroner by the
Messenger, who gave him the information, and the Coroner issued
orders to Dogget, the beadle, to summon a Jury, to assetnbkat the
Red lion, at two o'clock, to hold an inquest on the body. At the
appointed hour the Coroner and Airy assembled, and the Miens,
and a number of the men belonging to the Discovery ships, were
present during the inquiry.
The Jury being sworn, Mr. Canter stated to them that they were
called together to decide, upon the evidence which would be brought
before them, what, in their opinion, was the cause of the death of
the unfortunate gentleman of whose body they would have a view.
and they would also have to state what they believed to be the con-
dition of the mental faculties of the deceased at the time be com-
mitted the act that deprived him of life-
The Jury then took a view of the body, which exhibited a most
shocking spectacle, the back part of the head having been blown
away by the loading of the gun. A considerable quantity of blood
and part of the brains lay scattered near the deceased's cot.
Captain Hoppner, the Commander of the Fury, stated, that he
had remarked that the deceased had been for some time in a very
desponding state, particularly during the last fortnight, during which
, period he but been attended by the surgeon of the ship. The Cap-
kin could not attribute the act toasty particular cause. He was not
on board the ship when the accident tank place. lie stated that
the deceased vase most active and deserving officer.
lieut. Ross, of the ship Fury, stated, that yesterday morning,
about half-Fast wren o'clock, he heard a report of tire-arms below.
lie soon afterwards received information that the report had taken
place in the robin of the decea,:el ; and ceders were given for the
door to be broken open, and the deceased was found lying on the
ground, quite dead, with a double-barrelled gun lying by his side,
which had been recently discharged.
The Assistant Surgeon of the ship vas called to attend the de-
cessed,but found that life was extinct.

ii:liell.aesl;;;;;tetirieonot7l;Fury, gated, that he had at-
; tended the deceased for the last fortnight During that period
he had been very much depressed in spints, and witness had pee..
scribed for him. The disease appeared to be more mental than
bodily ; but the precise cause of his disease w•itums could dot
ascertain.

Jury—Had he any disinclination to proceed with the expeditioa ?
Witness--I cannot say he had not, nor do I know from himself'
that he had.

Juror—What is your opinion of his state of mind at the time
lie committed the act? 111tness-1 believe he Witt at that time,
and had been fur settle time previously, in a disordered state of
mind.

Juror—You say his health was bad foe some time? Witness
Yes, he was very much debilitated, and in a very t.• eons state.
The Steward of the Fury was examined, and deposed as to his
finding the deceased in his cabin after the discharge of the gun :
the cabin-door was locked, and he broke it open ; when he entered,
he found the deceased had just expired ; the body was quite warm,
and the blood had flowed in different directions on the ground. The
contents of the gun having passed through the deceased's head, had
entered the side of the cabin.

By other evidence it appeared, that the deceased had for some
time taken laudanum in small quantities to raise his spirits.
The CORONER submitted the facts to the consideration of the
Jury, who, without hesitation, returned a verdict—" That the de-
coyed, being in estate of mental derangement, shot himself, and
thereby caused his death."