The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-22 00:00:00

SWCIDE or liAnca THE NICHDERFII.--:nif above
unfortunate wretch terminated his existence nn Friday
morning, at half past cibht ie.:lock, by nearly severing
lis head from his body ! Although this wretched cul-
prit, while be lvos under examination at Bow-street,
assumed an air of negligence, and hoped that he
should have more fortitude thaa to b...coute his own'
etecutioner ; yet it was pretty evident to those who
watched his conduct, that it partook of a character
conveying powerful sneicion. While in the custody of
Harry Adkins he was Luidenifed and ironed, and two
persons were continually kept to watch over hint ; and
v. hen Smith the ptoler of Bow-street, delivered him
into the custody o' the keeper of Newgste, he inti-
mated that 1e ought to w etched with considerable eau-
Won. Fri,!a• morning, wthen he was:called out with
fie other prisoners who were to be tried, front the
yard, he ran to the privy, and shortly afterwards he
was found with his throat cut from ear to cur, and his
lived nearly severed from his body.' The place, as
might be suspected, was a complete gore of blood.
Near to him was timnd a crooked razor, and not far
trom it a document written Liraself, in which it was
st,ited, that the razor, wilt which he had perpetrated
the hortid deed was the same with which he murdered
Minting, anti that Le Lad secreted it about him
ever since, aith.mL:i it wry be recollected that he
t )I.lAlkins ulam Iu s;qyrc!o:nsim, that he had thrown

Vie instrument, mitt-, Witi,:h he emnthitted it, it,to the
Thames. The paper also stuted, that he intended to
have murdered Nlary Minting with a pistol—that it
was his intention first to have shot her, and nest him-
self. The body was removed into the yard, and the
circumstance occasioned the greatest alarm and con-
sternation. The Court was excessively crowded at an
early hour, particularly by ladies. On the arrival of
the -Jukes, at ten o'clock, the feller of Mary Minting
wended the witness box, and addressed their Lordships
as follows :—‘‘ Nly Lord, William Haitch bus cut' his
throat in the nelson, and as I am a very imor man, I
'hope your lordship will allow toe my expenses." Mr.
Baron Graham.—" Your opolication is made at an
im-
proper time ; we will consider it by and bye." The
officers who scorched him tray, it was impossible that he
could have had a tat= about him.
MELANcnoLy OtrURRI:NCE.—.-A very melancholy
event took place on Friday week, in the workshop of
Mr. R. Morris, painter of -Chester. The greatest part
o:' the men employed by Mr. Morris, had assembled,
we understand, in one room, fbr the purpose of cele-
brating the enfranchisement from a state of apprenti-
ship of one of the young men. After they had ks'n re-
galing themselves some time, two of them of the names
of Undol and USherwood) lgod in a variety of an-
tics, in the course of which thy ',veronica a.flucket of
water; and a large tin can, which was tilled with spirit
•of turpentine, in which they rolled each other Uudol;
then, without •the slightest intention of injuring „his .
friAid and fellow-workinan, applied a piece of lighted
paps Usherwood's pantaloons. ;rite effect of this act
was awful in the extreme ; in an insouit the young
man was enveloped in a body afire. His companions
i at nediately resorted to a variety of expedients to ex-
t. aguish the flame, but without effect. Ilia wearin-g
aiiparel, in a few minutes, with the exception of one
garter, and a part of one of -his stockitya, was burnt to
a..es. IBS body was dreadfully scorched and presented
1..-ightfill spectacle. Ile was carried ;tithe infirmary;
a short time after the fatal event took place, where he,
lingered in the most excruciating agony until aboutsix
ti chick mi Saturday evening, when death relieved him
from all his sufferings. An inquest was held on tl,te buds' .
nudity last.—Verdict Aceidentui death.
Nt w .CoatFT...—The French papers say a new comet•
was discovered at Marseilles on the .?filla of January
last, in the censtellation Cygnus. Th.: astronomers of
received notice of it on the t' Ist of January, but
they have not bent able to -see it. • Tile presence of
the mmin in the horrieeti, clouds, and rainy weather,
have rendered their attempts frititlem. The weather is
rather more favourable at Marseilles.- M. i;I:
Addressed to the Bomitu of f.Rltite(l -
iAtT7ll.otieetVilt.:4sll of this comet,
tween the l I.dlt and ttZtli of .fame: iv
Awn-vim* of III: I Ilanpain embrace
a:e of its course. In the mean time, he
4- a WA:ilk orbit.which is only a
p.:Tert epprorimatitm, but which ma:
position o: the comet, fur tonic time.
Liinutes. of his oalcattiou
• I:A.:A its point of nearest approach to
• o • Mood+, at ft -hoots 15 minute-s meal
• tad front midnight, at the olkaervatory
ethiet presents cothiug ioterestiag in
nomena. On the fir t days of JaltWal
little nebulous speck, without any
and emitting a very feel de light. On
reared eeusthly to augment in apparav
atter, showing the ciiiiitu.ncement
without any tr..ce of a t
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