The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST,

An inquisition was taken at the Brown Bear, Bow-street, on
the body of W. Kerr, who was found dead, having taken poi-
sou. M. Hughes said, that she was servant to Mr. Hazard,
keeper of the sleeping rooms at the Brown Bear. She knew
the deceased ; he lodged about two month:sago at the Brown
Bear, and she did nut see him alter that time until Tuesday
week, when he said be wanted a bed. He was shown into
his room by her about our o'clock on Weduesday
and before he went to bed he came down stairs again, and
asked tin• a glass of rum and sot water, which he carried up
with him; he appeared then to be in his usual state of mind
she was positive lie was not intoxicated; he was as lively and
in os good ..pi its as she had knowu him at any previous Lillie.
At about twelve o'clock sae at day she !worked at his door,
and Ito answer being given, she uulockeil the door, and foned
hhn lying in bed; lie appeared gene dettl. On a table in tile
bed room she fmnd two comity phials, and .a letter add' essed
to the deceased's fiend. Ale. Graves said, lie was briitlnor to
the landlurd of the thrown Bear. On Wednesday wee;; he
was informed that the deceased was !Omi dead; br w iait up
stairs, and thought trona his appearance, that he had iiihtu
poison ; his features were distorted, and he Lad foame.l at
the month; his feet were warm, and lie sent for Mr. Coles a
surgeon, of Russell-street, and another medical gentleinsui,
who pronounced him quite dead. Oil the table he found two
empty phials ; on the labels affixed to them were the words—
" LAULIMMItIi," aid" Tincture of Opium," By the side of the
bottles lay the following kite. :—" To Mr. Haslett and Mr.
Menton, teGerrarei-street, Soho.—To Charles Mortou and W.
llaslett, the comp:deems of my ',within! days. I-eannot live
AS 1 1“11111.1 wish to live, and therefore I our resolved nut to
live. So, my good fellows, adieu, KERN." Mr.
liaslett, surgeon, stated that be .knew the deceased; they
were fellow students iu.lreland. The deceased he believed
had belonged to the Army, in the medical department,
and was waiting in Loudon for an appointeteut to go
abroad, when the melancholy event took place. His friends
were very wealthy; they resided at Derry, in Ireland.--
The deceased slept with bins on Monday and Tuesday
nights.—Coroner. The other witnesses have sworn that the
deceased slept at the Brown Bear on the night of Tuesday,
avid was found dead on Wednesday morning. Mr. Hulett
emanated. The deceased left his lodgings on Weduesday
morning, he was positive ; .Ire asked hint to take breakfast
before lie went away, but lie declined. 'rue deceased was
about 22. He said, on Wednesday morning, that he bad not.got
leis appointment, and it was hard to be in such a place as
Loudon without money ; that he must returo immediately to
Ireland 4 he sighed deeply, and seemed very melancholy ;
he offered the deceased some money, but be declined receiv_
big any; he said that he had sutlicieut to supply .his present
wants.—Coroner. There WAS some female, I believe, counoot-
ed,with this business. Had not the deceased informed you he
loved some girl ?—Witness. The deceased did inform meting
lie was miserable in consequence of his beiug obliged to leave
a female whom be was much attached to. lie knew of ne
(peered between the deceased and the lady. He saw the
deceased with the female on Monday night; he could nut say
that they took a final leave of each other. She resided near
Brioiswek-square. The deceased was particularly low i■
spirits after that trial. He said that "he could not live he
was certain," and he (witness) told him to take earn of hint-
self, for be thought then he intended to destroy himself, and
exhorted hint not to be rash, for "hie soul wax very precious
to him ," the deceased laughed at what he said: they Amok
hands and parted, and he did not see him again until he was
a corpse.—The Jury consulted together a considerable time;
one of them remarked, that the letter, in hismind, proved that
he had deliberately destroyed himself in a.slate of vanity.--
The Jury, generally, said they were.sorry thatthewe was not
evidence more unequivocal to prove his insanity ; amid, After
further deliberation, they agreed to return the tiellowing
diet—Died front taking poison, being at the time labouring
.under a temporary tit of derangement.

A letter. (rein St. Helena, .of the Ist of Mardi, says :
" On Monday the 23d of February, M.Cipriani(llttonaparte'a
Maitre d' Hotel) was taken ill with an illfiAllnaatiall in his bowels.
of which complaint lie died the Thursday followiag. In con-
sequence of ourintiisiacy, the saute eveuing 1 was requested
to attend the next morning at niue o'clock, at Lougwooth, •
house,(Napoleoul residence) as one of the pallebearers, which
I accordingly did, with five mote; when we arrived every
attention was shown us by the Fieuchuteis ; we were shown
into a loom, where breakfast was provided in the French
fashion, such as hot roast mutton, eggs baked, ace. variety ofs
wines, no calve or tea, (though the question was asked if
we cause auy, but of course we were all French that morning),
the table was decorated with nothinglut silver. What must
surprised sue ems the plate before me, with the Imperial coat
of anus, and those on each side of me with, the arms of Louis.
XVIII.; the one was au exact imitation.ofthe other. she alma
excepted. At about ten o'clock the corpse ewes removed irons
the house to the country churelilard, followed by ,Marshal
Hem ant, C t Mositholon and several other Gentlemen."
ATTIMPT ED Seictrae.—dn Friday, two. Ladies were observed
walking over. Pulhaan-toidge, apparently in earnest conversations
when suddenly one of them rushed towardi the parapet and climbul
to the top. llir compatuon caught her by the skins: of her clothes,
at the moinent she w.ukviaig WI.; btu the weight was too much fur
her, and after holding her a few seconds, the unhappy wanmt was
precipitated into tile river: but .1. Howell. one of use Adu.sndly •
wigunuen, and W. Blake. his AWialtallt, Ilappelsod to etc the Ludy,
and put tor their beat, when they su.:ces.6,ll as sa.ving her late. tut
coming to herself, sli..espressed nerself towards own with vat nu,:
bit= retain:neat,. for interrupting is,:r closign and rivalling her to a
world of misery." She a... 4 twanitsaabty dress d, and accused to I,
about V) years tit age. The lady who she wet wan with 011 tl
bridge, 'snivel to be her susstlier.sistl ili:y slat been together to Pa—
wl, to see a daughter et the la.mer, who ousting setsuut
there, but ail nuttier vans: ors were CArViitni.^..7-ided. When etc
wail toms:what recovered, a. cuisels was sent tot, oho vomit th..y •.J.+ol
gut.and onle.vd the (011CIMIWItOilriVe vs Strattortsphs:ts.
A isselanca.sly catastrophe OtTUIVILI a few Ibly3 ago, 'le r St, krp,
batty. Fsau m.:l lead put out tor the yr7posie lishing, w ,
supply their tamales. when the twat sunk. trout some unaccountable
aciailent, and thriu of them were drowned. Thr other was shore..
afterwards seen use a nick by sam 6 e own paseigg in a .11,,,g_heat._1
They cloned themselves. but iu veto, to CAII'IG/te NM Irani his pc.
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d'Thursday week, the coachman .of the
North l)cvun coach found James 'lice, at Fugglestune
Peter, lying under his cart dead. Mr. Whitistarsh took an
luqucst on the belly on Friday, and the Jury returned a vet-
ifict—Aecitleutally killed by the overturning of a cart.