The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-07 00:00:00

I MIL' 11,s; 4c.

Saturday an Inquest was held at the Quern's Head, Lower-street,
Islington, nn the body of J. Itacey, port .r to Mr. Iturrard. of Corn-
' hill. J. I 1 ill, a bricklayer. in Islington. devotee& that ebout t I &clod;
on Fridet forenoon. he perceived torneating tloating near the grating in
the New 'River, and he tound it to be the Lode of a man. Mach appear-
ed to have been several days in the water. ltlr got it out, and had it
conveyed to Islington Chnrch. Verdi.!.—Found drowned.
There was another Inquest held the 53111 e day, at the Mother Bed
Cap, in Camden Town, on the body of F. Merryatt. en exettettialn
who was found drowned on Friday morning, in the Itegent's Canal.
'The deceased was between 40 and 3el years of age, and was rather de-
'ranged in mind, and had been lately suspended, but restored again.
den the morning be was found drowned, Messrs. Barton and Capel, Su-
pervisors, teetered each a letter written by the deceased, informing
them that heeintended to drown himself that morning, and pointing
out to them where in find his body. Verdict—Lunacy.
The same evening a third Inquest was held, at the It isirtg Sun. Tot-
tenham-cat et-road, net the body oil Smith, who died of a spasm in
• the stomach. Mr. GritEths, a surgeon, visited the deceased, but he
dial bethre he could sender him any assistance. Verdict—Died by the
Visitaiden of God.
Sensate), tet'nnight, the body of a respectable looking middle-aged
than, was observed by several persons floating down the river, and
passel through Rlackfriars bridge with the. tide. Some watermen im-
mediately putelf and hauled it on shore at Haker's dock, on the Surrey
side; when it was discovered that both his hands were tied close t e
gether at the wrists, and made fast to his knees, which were also tied
effuse together. The body was carried to the bone-house, where in the
• course of the day it was identified to be that of Mr. D. Stitehbury,
_waging inetrument maker, many years resident in Enve-court, Old
Jewry, who had been missing from home since Monday. Thee-
• day an inquest was held on the body ; when it appeared that he had
been in a state of mental derangement for about two years, and had for
some weeks been confined to his bed. Between twelve and one o'clock
on Tuesday rimaline he went out, anti was not heard of until found as
above described. It also appeared, that soon after his departure. the
Waterman saw him going (lowa Allhallows' lane, leading to the river.
but he took no notice of hits. The cord, with which his hands and
knees were tied together, he with out with him; it hung from the cid-
ing over his bed, Mr him to lay hold of to enable him to sit up. Being
a good swimmer, it was supposed he contrived to tie himself' to prevent
him from !stemming; but no proof of this being before the Jury, they
returned a verdict of—Found drowned.
Wednesday morning, an Inquest was taken at the Stag, in Mr-
se-street. Portman-square, on the body of Ann Price, servant to the
Bishop of St. Aeaph. Jane Fowler, housekeeper to the Bishop. knew
the deceased since September last ; she was of the most amiable eha-
raeter, and very much liked by the family and servants. About nine
o'clock on Tuesday, the 25th ult. Witness saw the deceased at break-
f est, she was then in good health and spirits; about 10 o'clock she told
her she was very ill, occasioned by taking what site supposed to be a
dote of salts. which she picked up in the room. Mr. Parker, a surgeon,
was sent for • he desired the dregs to be brought to him, which he ex-
eamined, and it was corrosive sublimate; he administered an tome-
tie, and she threw off a great deal front her stomach. Every pettsible
care was taken of her; on Sunday last she went out in a carriage for two
-hours; on Monday the carriage was ordered for her again, and after
she got into it she was taken so extremely ill, that she WAS nbliged to be
carried into the !tsetse and put to bed. Surgcoa Parker leaf, sent fee;
but she died in great agony shortly after.--Q. Ilad you any cause to
suspect that the threa.steltook any thing to poison herself? A. Not in
the tease—Q. Was there any inquiry made how the corrosive subli-
mate came to be in the house? A. Yes; but we never could learn ;
there was also inquiry made at every apothecary's in the neighbour-
hood,
hut to no purpose.—Mr. Parker, the surgeon, s dd, during his
attendance she always said she picked it up in her bed-room, and, think-
ing it to be salts, she took it. Corrosive sublimate bears a great simi-
trity !omits, so that any person might mistake one for the other. Ile
(yelled the body, and had no doubt but her death was occasioned by
. tee nit ; but he had no cause to suspect-eke was pregnant, or that she
too .it knowingly. Eh:. Probech, the laundry-maid, said, on Tues-
day, the esti' ult. she and Cie deceased got up at seven o'clock ; they
breakfasted together at halfepast eight, she was then very cheerfid.
Site brought something in her hand down stairs in a paper, which she
said %a, a dose of sins she &kelt up in the room in which she and the
cook slept, and she wee..hl take it. After site had taken it, she set the
• cup and spoon down, and shortly after, finding hersth'unwell, she went
up sta re into her room ; in about five minutes after she called witness,
saying. " 1 tam afrnittit is not salts I have taken." The Bishop pet
question to tker, thinking she had poisoned herself; but she thelertel
to the aet site thought it was salts, and how it Mlle in her room she
t•did net know. Here one of the Jury observed, that there was an apo-
thecary in. neighbourhood, whme servant-maid usually served in
the Mete; and that on the above evening he saw her serving a young
woman answering the description of the- deceased, and he thought it
:ii ;ht she should be examined. She was accordinely sent for, and nn
her aeamination stated, that she is maid of all work. and lives with Mr.
Evans, a surgeon and apothecary, at No. 7, Crawford-street. Iler
master has no apprentice no: assistant, and she occasionally serves, in
his abs, nee, salts, serm, and powders, which he leaves for her. She
might have s reed salts on the evening mentioned. There were three
ears of salts laid on a shelf, and she could not mistake; she did not
know what car 'wive sublimate was. Here the Coroner animadverted
stmnerly on Mr. E. permitting his female servant to serve is his shop,
and advt.. d her not to do so aerate It being still a mystery how the
ecorro ive sublimate came ben the house, the Jury returned a verdict—
Died by po. o'. taken in mistake for salts.
A 'Lejeant Ilueon, of the loth Royal Human, put a period to his
life, by placing u pistol to his mouth anti discharging a bullet throve:lt
!his hernia at the cavalry bareteks. A matrimonial fraeas is seid
to have led to the irritation anti madness that caused the dreadful
.tateroolie.
Sundae, about seven o'clock, as a party of use young tnen were nail-
ing in a pleasure-beat, between Greenwich and Woolivieh, they ran
foul ore North Country vessel, by which the boat was upset, and thee
'why all imme-sed in the River. Four of them dune to Oat heat, till
they wen: happily relieved by a wherry coming to their assistance, and
were put on share; but unfominately the other, a lad about 17 years
of age, maned Bannister, sunk, and was drowned benne: any assistance
strived. The body was drugged for, but without success.

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