The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-12 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY EVENT.

The following melancholy event took place at
West Fiendred, near %%rootage, on the evening of
the 30th ult.:—Mr. Edmund Coventry, aged 20,
son of Mr. Coventry, farmer, of that place, having
had some dispute with his parents, retired into the
sitting room, and locking the door, toglt down •
short double-barrelled gun, and applying the
(nuzzle to his temple, discharged the contents into
his head, and instantly expired. On the door
being forced, lie was found weltering in his blood.
and on the window-seat lay a paper containing the
following address, which appears to have (been
written after he had retired to the mina iii winch
he committed the fatal act :

Dea►est Friends, I wish you well. I am now going to
suffer. I ant sorry you should blame me so falsely its things
you did. I should wish you to speak null of we when lam
gone, and pray fur my sins. Don't make a inns after lam
gone. Tell my poor sister Betsey I should Lke to have seen
her once mote. Give John Pettit my clarinet. I was born
a poor unlucky fellow. ' I owe no one ally thing as I can
think uL lam sorry my mother was so set against me.
hope we shall meet again in heaven. I love and forgive all
the world. Farewell fur ever! let this be seem fur all
young men to take a 'tuning by. Father, prove that shit-)
as you told me was true ; I think you will find it was false.
Dearest Friends, farewell:"

A Coroner's Inquest sat on the body the follow-
ing day, and after a full investigation of the en-
cumbtauces attending this melancholy event, re-
turned a verdict of Insanity.

We are sorry to record the unfortunate effects of
an intemperate affray that took place at I lolintirth,
Yorkshire, on Monday •e'nnight. At a sale td. wine
estates, which was holden in an upper coons at the
house of Mr. BLYTH, a dispute arose between a
person of the name of JOHN lititsT, a currier, near
flolmfirth, and Mr. B. FIRTH, u mattulucturer of
the first vespectability, whom lie opposed in the
purchase of part of the estate. Irritated by his
conduct, Mr. FIRTH endeavoured to prevent Iris
coming a lit COllll time into the sale-room, from
which he had absented himself a short tone, and a
scuffle took place between them at the top of the
stairs, winch ended in their being precipitated to-
gether to the bottom. FIRTH fell uppermost, and
the herd of Isis antagonist struck the door with such
violence as to cause his death. The Jury ors the
Coroner's Inquest returned a verdict of filutt-
:laughter, mod the Coroner, Mr. tlrtr:l.Essynterti,
of course committed Mr. Fticrti to York Castle, to
take Ilia trial for the cflence. Application to bail
time Prisoner wes made to the Magistrates at flush-
dersfielvl, as well us to J. P. I ILYWOOD, Esti. at
IVakelield, but without effect, they nut consideting
themselves authorised by law to 1.11/1111l the Prisoner
to bail, though security was offered by several roust
respectable penal'', toad that to a very colisideruble
amount. We uuderstand that application is tsmde
to the Court of King's for u writ of Ilisbeas
Corpus to set Mr. ;IRV( at liberty, upon limper
security being given for his appeuriowe on trial.
Where an rt-semblage of talent and experiesice is
concentrated is. our Itur tai practice, a success nowt
attend their application. Hot to he found elNeo here. This
bas been reined in the C.tabli.hinent of the Mt sliest Huard
al Charlutte-Ilumm, Blatthiara.road, and at Woodstock.
House, Woodstock-street, Oxfardistreet, a here cores are
every thy performed is. cases which have bail, it the skill of
emutrot profelowes, and excited flutist astowsslimriit. The
Medical luuit have rarticiiiarly attended to thaws COUOIC
gurneys of a certain disease, which entails the 01055 di..
greasing debilities, and unhinges the constitution of both
o They also remove the effects of those symptoms
arising t's juvenile indiscretion, ft in...Kola.. living,
and Guns a loin; residence or warm clintstes— ttf this des
seriptiuti they beg paiticalarly to outlive ukstossts erepti
is the skill, 'use thrust, ()nista is. Ilse head and hobs, fre-
quently mistaken fur rhe ttttt atisiii, strictures, fistulas, berm
photo, &c. Messrs. COOPtilt and Co. after forty years
practice in Valit.,lllo Hospitals, are consulted at 4% Istuek-
street, 1 hiord•sireet, daily, from elglit till rigid ; amt at the
Medical Huard, Chartutte-Iltiuse, Gs eat Charlotte...tree!,
Illsekfriara-road, pre ernely tivtw Is.tve until eight 111 the
I VenttlC. Sitchalt4Cll. and liLfg-.115 of moderate iiiruste,
hoer advice, gratis, it they attend at census hunts, narni•tv,
Tbiirolah and Sunday monitors, wail one o'clock;
suit every i.e. niug, f lll% to t •.• door, sod
p; .it. rifrouti iLmalvt,