The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

CORONER'S INQUIST,-.00 Friday afternoon at four
o'clock an Inquest was held at the Rubin Hood, Holborn,
before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner, on the body of F.
C. Foreman, Esq. aged 21,a student at law. Ann Walker,
of the George and Bine Boar, Holborn, deposed, that she
only knew the deceased from his coining backwards and
forwards to town ; be came to the George and Bine Boar
about five o'clock on Wednesday evening last. After re-
maining till a quarter after eleven, he went to bed. At a
quarter before eleven the following morning, the cham-
bermaid made an alarm, and witness immediately pro-
ceeded to the deceased's room. On entering the chamber,
and observing the bed curtains uide, she discovered the
deceased. and a pistol was lying on the bed Dr. Read
was instantly sent for, and witness then understood de-
ceased had shot himself under the heart. Witness noticed
when the d-ceased was going to bed, that lie looked very
ill and dejected. He on former occasions was very plea-
sant in his manners, and witness thought it rather strange
that he did not speak or answer when she spoke to him.
He dined alone prior to his going to bed, and was sober;
witneu, saw a landanam bottle lying on the table—it was
empty. Mr. Richard Read, of No. 51, Lamb's Conduit.
street, surgeon, deposed, that he was called upon about
eleven o'clock to attend the deceased. found hint in the
bed-room, No. 2, at the George and Blue Boar Tavern,
Holborn. The extremities were quite cold ;on taking
down the bed clothes. witness discovered a wound in the
left side, between the fifth and sixth ribs, it was a pistol
shot wound, and witness could pass his finger into the
aperture. The body was warm, bat be was quite dead.
He had no doubt that the wound occasioned the de-
ceaad's death. The pistol was on the outside of the abed
clothes, and front the *Rotation it hid iu, witness had
no doubt that it was fired off with the right baud.—
Mr. Richard Briasley Peake, of Cliffories Inn, deposed. that
lie had known deceased some years ; be was us the law. and
about 24 years of age ; the letter produced was the hand-
writing of the deceased ; iodependent of that letter, wit-
ness never remarked any symptoms of insanity in him. Saw
him on Tuesday last ; he was then dejected, and looked
very ill. The letter above alluded to was directed to Mr.
Peake. It mentioned that the deceased was much hurt at
having received a note from last witness, in which be w"
stated to have lost Mr. Peake's confidence. The letter vias
written in a wild manner, and concluded by repeating "
1
am mad, mad, mad !" Another letter was alluded to.
which it appeared that the deceased had sent to a yourng.
lady, containing some trinkets. Some of the Jury expremtru
a desire to he acquainted with the contents of the letter'
but the For( luau urged that it should be kept private. from
motives of delicacy. Verdict—That the deceased com-
mitted the act wheu in a state of derangemeat.

On Thursday an inquest was held at the sign of the
Oxford Arms, Hampstead road, Heir the Canal, before
Tiumias Stirling, Esq. Coroner for the County of Mid-
dlesex, on the body of John Jones, a carpenter, who
met with his death in the following extraordinary man-
ner :—James Henning, of the Mansfield Arms, Kentish.
town, carpenter, being sworn, said he had known the
deceased for some time ; he was a single man, and about
25 years of age. About twelve o'clock last Monday at
noon, witness was in company with the deceased, at the
George, on the Hampstead-road, where they came to
dinner; after dinner each went to his separate employ,
and witness saw him again between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening after work. Witness was in his
company at the George and White Horse, in Pond-
street, until 12 o'clock at night, when they came away
together ; and when they arrived at the luck-house, the
roams at the lock said they had no business there at that
time of night, and to mind the stones at the bottom of
the bridge. While the lock-keeper was speaking to him
the deceased said " Jump into the lock I" and with that
he immediately jumped in. The lock-keeper was pre-
sent at the tissue and saw it. Witness clinited down by
the water-gate, and, with the assistance of the lock-
keeper, he got the deceased out in about three minutes.
He appeared dead when taken out of the water; they
carried him to the house, and witness went fur a doctor,
and Mr. Roberts came and tried every ;stumble means
for his recovery, without success. Alter witness and
deceased left the White Horse, witness perceived he was
;litoxicated; but he had talked in a reasonable man-
lier, but did not mention any thing that distressed his
mind. Witness cannot in any way account fur his
jumping into the water, otherwise than that he did it in
a stsce of intoxication. James Moore, keeper of the
lock near this house, & posed he heard the testimony of
the last witness ; and that part of it respecting his jump-
ing into the lock, at which witness was present, is quite
correct; the deceased was four or five yards distant Irons
the lock when he said he would jump iis ; and from his
brine intoxicated, witness imagined he said he would
jump its by way of juke, but did not intend to do so ;
waa dark at the time; lie was taken out of the water in
about four minutes. Robert Roberts, ut Camden-town,
surgeon, deposed he was called to the deceased about
one o'clock on Tuesday morning ; he had him rubbed
for about an hour , he attempted to bleed him its the
neck and arm ; he bled freely front the jujular veils, but
never showed the least appearance of Isle. There were
no marks of violence on the body, and ,witness has no
doubt but he died from suffocation in the water. Here
the evidence closed ; and the jury after some time te.
turned a verdict—That the deceased was drowned in a
state of extreme intoxication.

Ayoung man of the name of Codrington, was killed
in a field in Newington parish on Saturday afternoon, in
-a pitched battle, with a Mall of the name of CuHinton.
They had been fighting, two hours without doing each
other much mischief; but it elided by the deceased get-
ting an unlucky fall upon the side the head, which
stunned him, and though medical aid was promptly
administered, he died soon after trom the rupture of a
vessel in ills head.

SupPosure ACCIDIINT ILT LIONTSINO.—Saturday
morning, as some labourers were going thiough Globe-
fields Male-End. they found the body of a woman, be-
tween 40 and AO years of age, with a great discolouratton
all over her person, supposed to hare been struck data
ly lightning which took 1/lace cu the e‘eititig of Uotbd
licsday• She teas carnal to the Crown and Sceptre,
Globe-lane, to be owuctl.—A Coronet's intiucat nt.l b
held on the body.

181

FATAL ACCIDENT.—As some old Chelsea pensioners
and soldiers were regaling in the club roomat theSnotv-
Shoes public house, Chelsea. between ten and eleven
o'clock on Sunday night, the conversation turned oti the
Peninsular war, when James Rowden. one of the in.
pensioners, warmed with liquor, and animated with the
thoughts of his former battles, began to relate his various
exploits, and how he would have acted in that war; he
accompanied his words with various gestures and ma•
nceuvres with his crutch; at length he became the butt
of the room, and several tricks were played upon him,
by shoving one another against him, and pushing him
from one to another. Unfortunately, as he was going
out of the room, a matt of the name of Robert Ullam
gave hint a slight push, and he being standing at the
stair head, was pitched down to the bottom, and killed
on the spot. '1 he landlord sent i 111 l nediately for a con-
stable, and Ullam was taken into custody, and sent to
the watch-house, he was kept in custody two days,
until the result of the coroner's inquest was known,
when it appeared from the evidence that the push given
was a very slight one, and not given with any intention
of injuring the deceased, who bore him no and
that Ullatu, after the accident, expressed much sorrow at
what happened, and did not attempt to escape. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was—" That the deceased
came by his death by falling dowu stairs, occasioned by
a slight push from Robert Ullam, he at the same time
not designing the deceased any harm." After the verdict
was made known, the prisoner was set at liberty.
The following is related at Lille, and has created
much interest among the inhabitants of the village of
Frelinghien, where it occurred. At the commence-
ment of the French revolution a company of artillery
was stationed in the above-mentioned village, where they
remained during a very lung penod. An officer of the
company fell in love with a girl of the villsge, and mar-
ried her according to the new ceremonies introduced—
namely, by espousing her in presence of one of the civil
' authorities. A female infant was the fruitof this union.
A short time afterwards the company commenced the
campaign, and quitted the cantonements for the field.--
It appears that the uflicer obtained rapid promotion; his
good fortune turned his head so much as to make
forget his wife and child. At first he wrote but seldom,
and at length abandoned them, and wrote no more.—
The poor woman, than deserted by her unfaithful hus-
band, was reduced to poverty, and by the labour of her
hands maintained herself and child its the best Mauna
she poshibly could. Twenty seven years passed on its
this way, when she one day received a letter dated front
a fortress in the East. informing her that her husband,
who had arrived at the rank of fieldonarshal, had just
died, and left her all his property, which was very con-
siderable. At first she refused to believe this intelligence
—hut a second letter set the matter beyond all doubt,
and confirmed the happy event. It happened that an
old soldier, a private belonging to the same company
with the deceased, revealed to the poor woman every
thing that had occurred; she succeeded in establishing
her claims to the inheritance, and is now in possession
of a brilliant fortune. They still reside in their old ob-
scure and humble abode, where they have now brought
the splendid furniture of a French general. This advt.°.
ture has caused a very great sensation in the village, and
has raised the curiosity of all the inhabitants.
Sunday night, about eight o'clock, a young man of
respectable appearance, was observed walk.ng backwards
and forwa,ds in a very agitated state on Waterloo-bridge.
At length he suddenly sprang upon the parapet nearly
over the cemie arch. A gentleman near the spot im-
mediately ran towards him, in order to prevent him
jumping off, but before he could possibly arrive thither,
the unfortunate young man precipitated himself from the
bridge into the water. An alarm was instantly given.
and some watermen succeeded in rescuing the body, and
they carried it to Waterloo House, at the Surrey side of
the Bridge. Medical aid was procured, awl every effort
was made to restore the young nun, but all proved in-
effectual A dreadful injury was discovered on one side.
which must have proceeded from his falling on the base
of one of the pillars attached to the Bridge. In the
course of the day he was owned ; it turned out that his
name was Whitten. a coal merchant, near Backside.
The cause assigned for his having committed this rash
act is, that a short tint.: previous to the last execution at
the Old Bailey, the deceased visited One of the culprits
with whom he had recently been acquainted, and it had
such an effect upon his mind, that ever since a degree of
melancholy had attached to him, and his conduct at
intervals bordered on madness. He was between go
and 3U years of age. He has left a wife and three children
to lament his unhappy fate.
CUaloUll Couttralise.—A young gentleman and
lady happened to be in the same pew, in a free church
in America. During the course of the sermon, the
youth read something in the eyes of the fair, which
made a deeper impression on his mind than the pions
lecture of the preacher. As love, although blind, is
never at a loss fur expedients, he presented the maiden,
whose charms had attracted his notice, with the follow.
log passage, being the sth verse of the second Epistle of
John--" Now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I
wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which
we had from the beginning, that we love one another."
After reading this passage, the lady, in reply, promptly
relerred her suitor to another passage, in the Old Testa-
ment. namely, the 16th verse of the Ist chapter of Ruth
Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from fol-
lowing after thee, for twhiiher thou goest. I will go;
and where thou Imhzest, I will lodge: Shy
God."
shall
he ray people, and thy God shall be my God." Thus
was a treaty of alliance proposed, which, in a short time
afterwards, was fully sanctioned, and ratified by the
min Utter.

entesupled Suicide--A linuse.niaid in a gentlenian'a
faulile. In Sloane-street, atteitipte.l in destroy herself OR
Thursday morning, in a water closet, in the house.
She Wail tliworerrd susp..niled from a bruin, 6y a fellow
servant, and fortunately she was cut down in lime to
re.tore stivetuled aninfakion.—Pre,lauc) wss tit,: cause
of the rash act.


182

SARDINIAN REVOLUTION.
ACCOUNT OF TOE UP.VOLUTIoN AT GENOA.
OM AN LIN WITNESi..I
On the lath ut alarcii, tier a Mao tiOltly,theGoverisur
of Gettoa published a itialelaulillioll, announcing that at
Turn' the Spaitisn coiLtittniuti was pioelaiiitetl, atni that
ilk. King Victor E anuel had alslieatad, appoititiog
the Prince of Cad:Amai) Ragent of the K By
the saute ptoclaintitiole the nizanieh consti,mi .. WAS
given to the Genoese, and received with great 17 all
the inhabitants. E, era thing lentaitted vitt at Genoa:
it even appeared mat 111 C GeIIOCSC %NV WIIIIO3 .vtli
tin
spectators of the stri.egle between Prdmout a•id
Ihr
cam .... Italy, Atistita : when, fin the ..;;I sit,
a fresh mailiretao Neat ponlisised, as cantiag i'mat the
new King Carlo Felix, cal li irg the patriots rebels; and
threate .. ioo g ihein wilt Ole veligetince of God and the
Allies, if they Ail not rtutirti to tile ancient system; hut
without a word of amiteety.
To this wae, joined a proclamation from the Governor,
praising the Genoese fur their former tranquility; and
threateiting, o'o,l did tint COllll.ll otir, to call its the
Austrians. It was Oltstetifely Sailed, that the Niece
teentluel already cmitiatined to tit: King's pls.tastire.—
Ai semi as this mattilesto appeared, mere war heard in
event part of me ell a sultan toter of
rail {WWII; ly to the Gut crimes
palace, add boreine him to giant them an andience, de-
manded lily new couslOtOloll, the Ilallualat goad. ant
the Het:ones leiter. Two M. their demands the Govar-
nor ant-Mutely refused : as to the cit is goard, he promised
they should be satisfied. On rceeit ing the answer, the
students sallied forth, and, assisted by the citizens, dis-
armed al all the gt.ards, who were soon replace,' ill
great iittiotters ; and the Governor himself I ru:tede l um
foot to the palace, to hold a conned, fo:lowed by great
crowds execrating him, and 11110Wii1; 51011-1. :'time
St 111 l lit all night; but no seriotis dis ui baace
occurred. The next day IWO. reghtlelltS, StippOlytti to be
disinfected, the mai Mrs, and tie ".;,altizzo regiment, were
shut up in ilt it (ranters. Military law Was proclaimed,
and a wont; eatard planted in every part of the city: on
tile Poole 11,•a;, opposite. the Exchange, the caution,
loaded with crape slim, were turned towards the city;
and the soldiers had orders to lire iii tile tease alarm.-
-1n the meanwhile the Genoese present. I a stern and
resolute silence, the constant forename: of a storm in
Italy ; it was getierally said that the city was sold to the
Austrian% but that they should buy it dearly. At night,
on some slieht alarm, a pistol was fired near the Gover-
nor's puce ; min which time cannon began firing; and
there being none of the citizeits in the square, fourteen
stilettos were killed, add some others volumed. Un the
touraing of the at'atl the same appearance combined iu
the city : the Governor's emissaries were at work sowing
disseu.tous 110 ween the soldiers and the people, and be•
twermi the diltereut reginteuts ; on the other hand, a
partrui'bo sonlenes, who haviii ttiven a dinner to .50
office's hi honour of the constith 'air, were marked line
vettgeatice, and were eager to increase the 'timber of
their adherents. It was at last resolved 'num to quell
the appioticiting moll by the sword, when at I. o'clock
a cry of " Luitglit e tile cuistninitioti" was heard near
the square of the keens nor, s ttt rad forth by tile 1113.
sines. The guard beiiite the palace presented ill tir
bayonets; but at this mosneut the officer command-
ing them was puttied at,atilst the wall by four
Genoese, who, praseming a pistol at his breast,
whispered 111 Freuelt—" tLuise live the coostiluti ttttt
and make your soldiers do the same, or you are a dead
matt." 'flue °dicer replied by iiistain!y obeyin.4 the
order; hilt example was followed by his troops, who
threw down their arms cuter Grin; a fat dr.joie, and lin.
braced toe people, who, assisted by mimecorpsof atiaritivs,
seized on the Ponce Reale, and totalled the c
towards the sea. Another p trey rusted into the palace,
amid %VerCelraggitig the Governor nowt: suits will loud
execrations, it ilea two young Genoese merchants,
named Peraquallo and Chiaccalitgo, forced their way
through the (noted, and takitig Auld of the Governot,
leo him nt b.liv,y to the house of Chiaccallitto, on the
Piazza Caolpcuu, where, Limier the baytmets of the wit
consiitineel mitional.ettard, who had taken possession of
the arms at we arsenal, and amidst the shouts of au iin-
ellellse populace eletuatiding his head, he signed a paper
resist ulg his authority into the frauds of a junta, all
Genoese. The ittitta also ptinlistied a•puper pioclainsing
anew the Spattiste eonsi it mies. 111 Iwo tiotirs emery part
of the soldiers lit Ming the Jelly of moo itity, gourd with
the citizens, and the rest stoyateg patriotic hy 01111 Mid
dancing • the people. 'rile ullicer cumin-eluding
the small trump of eat airy, as SOOll as he saw the cause
of tyranny deicatetit rode, full gallllll, to Ills quarters, and
ordering his soldiers to
a private militaryagaie tuWilftsS Tuscany. The neat clay
the Governor was carted to the palace, where he re-
el :tied under Otero-an comely of the national
Tic rvvolteion was nispolltited.lty JOY act of p:under
or revettigt. Earn mile Coneintar b palace was 1111-
Suticat d by the populace, 55,10 merely betted on the
arms they 1 mind Illere, JUJ tuett hu pal&f, limit Of the
window. A piny mil bat me 'meth:timer
that he had Itiagto 60,1AX1 Iraucr iu ulr halltlS the
captain of the port, nark them from Mtn by force, and
carried the slain mtuluuchri lu the junta.