The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-09 00:00:00

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1..131 EATABLE DE.ITH OF SIR S. ROMILLY.

The melancholy event which we have this day to an-
nounce will fill every part Of the kingdom with mourn-
to.,—and not only of the kingdom, but every part of
the enlightened world, where a just reverence for the
cause of civil and religious liberty rendered its most
distiaguislied advocate dear to the hearts of the liberal
and humane. Cr Samuel Romilly, distracted by the
death of his most amiable and beloved wife, • has sunk
under the severe visitation of Providence. We stated
in our last, that Lady Romilly died at the house of Mr.
Nash, in the Isle of Wight, after an illness of near
a twelvemonth, during which there were intervals of
convalescence. Sir Samuel had suffered the most heart-
-rending agitation for some weeks, during which he was
without the refreshment of natural sleep ; when all the
delusive hopes he had entertained of her recovery were
-withdrawn, by the visible approaches of the fatal mo-
ment. The agony of his sufferings occasioned the most
alarming apprehensions to his friends; and his nephew,
Dr. Roget, the Rev. Mr. Dumont, and Mrs. Nash, as
-well as his own family, attended him with the utmost
anxious solicitude. Tke event was not communicated
to him till Friday morning, and it was thought proper
to remove him from the scene the same day. He was
brought to London by easy journies, where he arrived
•on Saturday se'nnighi. His fever was most excruciat.
ins ; but he manifested the most exemplary fortitude
to conquer the despair which assailed.him. "My head
(he exclaimed), is a furnace—l feel the violence of
my disease —T may sink under it—my excellent ne-
phew is exhausted—pray call to his aid Dr. *Marcet."
:Both Dr. Marcel and Dr. Babiugton did attend him ;
and in the course of Sunday and of Sunday night a
favourable perspiration gave the physicians hopes that
his fever would abate. 'But; in a paroxysm he, on
Monday, desired his daughter, who had been left in the
:room with him, to call Dr. Roget ; and on her depar-
!tare. it appears, that he suddenly quitted hitubed, and
in the delirium of his grief, put an end to his existence.
%He was in his 60th year.

On 'Tuesday morning an inquest was held at the
'Colonade public house,"Bernard-street, Russell-square,
before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner for • the county of
Mildlesex, on the body•of the bove much lamented'
:gentleman. The utmost anxiety lireiailed in the neigh.
bourhood, and gloom pervaded every countenance.—
The names of the persons summoned on the jury having
• boon called over, and the members sworn, the Coroner
proceeded to call the evidence
C. Maybrey, surgeon, residing in Great Russell-street, de-
posed. that on the td instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon,
lir was sent fer to attend the.deceesed, whose complaint, be.,
was given to 'understand by the messenger, was an internal
hemorrhage. OW entering the bed chamber, be found Dr.
Bisect leaning over the deceased, who was on the floor; the
313% anis were supporting him. The deceased held in one
•Ilrand a sheet of 'paper, and a pen in the •other, and appeared
milting an attempt to write. The hemorrhage from the
'wound loud ceased, and likewise pnlsation ; but a slight vi-
hi *lion was perceptible in the region of the heart. The
witness examined the incision, which was on the throat, and •
I found it very "deep, from which, and the considerable Bow of
blood, witness was of opinion death ensued.
A French gentleman (Mr. Dumont) here begged to inter-
rupt the deposition, and, addressing himself to the Coroner,
stated, that belied just received a note, which it was mate.
terial should be instantly attended to. lie handed it to the
' Curoiler' who read it to the jury. It was hastily written, in
Yseageh, by Mr. 'Brougham, dated St. shuites's-square, entreat-
* W. Dumont instautlyto come to hinhas lie (Mr. Brougham)
4 pas linable to leave his room; but it was of the utmost and
most pressing importance that 'he should communicate with
sr. Dumont before the inquest should be proceeded in. The
latter gentleman stated himself to have been upon terms of
thestrictest intiniacy with the deceased, and begged he might
have time •allowed him to attend to the solicitation of Mr.
Brougham. The Coroner recommended Mi. Dumont to nse
all possible expedition iii visiting Ma. Brougham, and °beery.
that in his absence they could continue the examination of
the intermediate witnesses.

The above•witness (Surgeon Maybrey), io continuation,
said, that thefts was a great quantity of blood on the floor, and
*portion 4f. it ,ittea• belga. 'rho wound appeared to have
been. Inflicted settles sharp instrument. There was a bloody
• razor lying.by,liiir side. This witness pulled from his pocket
the sheea.afl paper, which he deposed as that held by the
deceaald. tli...was. in different places smeared with blood.
At the sight 6: it, a start of distressing horror pervaded the
inquest chamber. The paper was blotted with ink ; the words
Sir, miss's., or wishes might be. traced ; but so Illegibly, that
much doubt prevailed as to the correct indieation of the cha-
racters so construed. The remaining marks ad the pen were
feebly traced, and might be compared to those an infant
would produce for its amusement.
John Knox, surgeon, residing 6.5, Great Ho eiell.street, de-
posed, that he was sent for to the residence of gIC deceased
at half past two o'clock, p.m. Mr. Maybrey, the former
witness, had previously arrived. On witness's entrance into
time bedchamber, he found the deceased lyiog on his back on
-the floor. He examined the body, and found a large wi d
in the upper part of the throat, which had completeiy severed
the wind pipe. The blood had then ceased to flow, as also
eircnlat ten in the wrist: respiration continued in an imperfect
elate until three o'clock. Witness was olopinion that deceas-
ed's death was occasioned by loss of blood, and the obstrue-
seem of breathing, from the separation of the windpipe.
cm.ich table quantity of blood was on the Boor, and some
io a h,ssits ; a razor lay near Um deceased, stained with
blond.

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Curoner.—Did he appear to have been sharing?
Witness.—Judging from circumstances, I should conclude
that he had left his bed to commit the deed.
A wince was here read by the Coroner, signed Dr. Alex.
Marcel, stating that such was the agony of mind of Ur. R.i-
set, from the melancholy tweet, that it wps impossible that
emild attend the iqquest relative to th• death of his late
4a.t le.