The National Register.
London, England, 1812-07-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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JULY 06.

Counte s just within the door. The Countess said something to the
coachman, who answered, " it is in doors, my lady." count
and Lady returned into the house; he then heard some person scream,
and was going to get some wea on, but coachman begged him no p;
go, and he did not. The coachman and he were going into the housa,
when Countess came out of the house. passed them, and tell d„wi:
thought she had only tainted, and while standing by her, saw chit
Count come out of the house, with the blood streaming ftom it,
shoulder; the Count instantly returned into the house, and inane.
finitely after the witness heard the report of a pistol in one of the
upper rooms; this report was before the Count could possibly get tu
his own room ; some people came up, and he accompanied them lot s
the h011`:e ; the first thing he saw on the floor of the passage, was
dagger bloody, and some silk on it, as it it came from a shawl ;
desiring a pert on to go up stair) with him, he refuse, without
having a weapon ; on which the witness gave him the dagger, anit
took himself a poker. The coachman followed, and the witness
desired him to go first into the room, which he did ; on entering the
room he saw the Count sitting on a bed, alive, but speechless, and
Lawrence lying on the floor dead, with a brass-barrelled pistol chase
to him. which appeared to have been recently discharged.
Matthew Ball, surgeon, of Barnes, deposed, that about a quarter
past eight o'clock in the morning, a woman came to his house, aii,l
desired hits to come immediately to Count D'Antraigues, for tilt
Count and Countess were both murdered ; immediately went
when he came into the house, saw the Countess lying on the Lot ,
Moe parlour, and a great deal of blood both on the floor and on her
clothes ; then examined and found a large lacerated wound on la.r
right breast, made by a sharp instrument, which had passed throu;,•!l
the third and fourth ribs, into the cavity of her chest, front which a
great eilitsion of blood had proceeded ; as soon as he found the
wound was mortal, and that she could not live many minutes, witness
went up to the Count to assist Mr. King, a surgeon, who had pre•
viously gone up to dress his wound, and found the Count had receiv.
ed a wound on his left shoulder, from a sharp instrument, which had
penetrated four or five inches. He was motionless and speechless,
and died in about a quarter of an hour after his (Mr. B.) first seeing
him. Saw tw r small leaden bullets in the string-hoard of the sun,
which appeared to have been shot fruit a pistol. When he entered the
Count's room, saw Lawrence lying on the floor on his belly, with a
quantity of blood under his face ; on examination, found a laaded
pistol had been discharged into his mouth, the contents of which h.d
vers. much I mewed and torn his mouth, and from which wound he
had instantly died—the bullet still lodged in the vertebra: of the
neck.
The Coroner then told the Jury, that, as they had not only halal
what the witnesses had sworn, but also the depositions read overt)
them, it was unnecessary for him to go into a recapitulation theta:.
He should, therefore, leave them to determine, whether, from the
evidence they had heard, they believed, first. that Lawrence had mur-
dered the Count and Countess ; and, secondly, whether he had coai.
mined suicide, being in his senses.
In about five minutes the )ury returned a verdict—That Lawrence
had murdered the Count and Countess, and had after., ads commit:al
suicide, being in his senses.

REMENHAM COT. on the BANKS of the THAMES. nelr HENLEY'
To be SOLD—By A vcruoN—By Mr. PHILLI
AiLis Gloat Roosts, New Boadatreet, on Monday, August 10, at One, unless as
acceptable offer is previously made.
This COTTAGE Retreat unites iu its Structure simplicity and elegarco, with
accommodationabundaetaccommodation for a ILeapectabk Family; comprising sere* Or."'
pal and secondary chambets (partly opening to balconies commanding beautiful
prospects), a dr.twing and dining room 2i and 20 feet by 14, with statuary
uwy pieces. and cortespondently decorated, coach-house and .tabling for four bursei,
offi Mali every requisite ce, green-house, orchard, kitchen and fruit gardens, 100
walled, and profusely planted with standard and wall (cults, pleasure Mu" It'd
ont with taste, and two verdant paddocks. intersected and bounded by via"s
fenced by plantations of sowing shaabs and evergreens, in a healthy slaw'
—The Situation is distinguished for Its romantic and picturesque Row
tics, and the diversity of eachanting Scenery by widcb it IS environeti.
refreshed by an extended reach of the Thames, which begirths the itteadoon
in front ; its rear Is screened by a banging wood from the north•!n
winds. The cottace and dikes have been nearly rebeilt within the la,t
years. and are issppily seated on a gently sloping acclivity, in the ceetre
own grounds, comprising about five acres, and embrace from a Terrace W.
which ranges along the crown of the hill, a variety of
the Thames. A plenitude of Asbiug and field Sports mar be enjoyed, and htl°
ie
are kept in the vicinity; the resnctability of which is of tbeh ciao.
lJ of
taut from Henley 1 mile. 7 of Marlow, 9 of Maidenhead, 9 of Readiag•
coin e:an
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Windsor, and 35 of London. to and fro whence the utmost facility of
is eujojed. pleasing objects on rich ,ic,
To be siesved by Ti.kets only. every day, between 10 and 4; to be had allitod"
IIIkopen: solicitor, Henley; and Mr. Phillips 7S, New Bond•street, where itustie
rulai may be bad: also at the Crown, Reading; Red Lion. HenleY ; eaft:
Widdsor; and of the Priuten of the Newberg and Reading Pero', and
Chronicle.

LIGHT WATER-PROOF BEAVER NATO.
FRANCIS and SAMUEL EVELEIGH, No. 46. Queens-street, •Souttoori,
respectfully Inform the Ptiblie that they Manufacture superior Light Wsierol"
Beaver Hats on an entirely new prieciple, warranted to resist the erect, of
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and all kinds of damp, retaining their shape aid beauty much longer thau ael
ether Hats (the nap wearing free to the last), and eminently combining 6136
vantages of lightness and durability.—Sold Retail by Francis Evelelg
rya, No. '
Cloardie asd by many of dm respectabk Hatters in ran aad Count.