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atusions on different parts of the fenody. He continued de-
lirious until his death, which took place about five on Friday
morning.
By the Coroner—The deceased held a high rank in the
Prussian service. He was a single gentleman. Owing to
his health having been bad for some time past, he was invited •
to visit England by Sir Augustus D 'Este. He arrived from ,
the Hague, in the Batavier steam-packet, on Wednesday
evening last.
By the Jury—The deceased came tc the hotel the same
evening. He complained of having beer, greatly annoyed at
the Custom House, on account of his lugsage, and that he
considered that he had been very ill used ; that he had not
been able to obtain all his property from the Custom House.
His greatest difficulty arose from his not b..•ing Able to speak
English.
Mr. Moore here produced a letter which the deco ased had
sent on the Thursday morning to the residence of Colonel
D'Este, in Connaught-square, by one of the porters ,of the
hotel. The following is a verbatim copy of the lette.r in
question :
" Dear D'Feee—l request ycru will have the kindness, if
your time admits of it, to come to me immediately at the Bur-
lington Hotel ; at the same time take care to procure a phy-
sician for me, as I wish to consult him. lam very ill indeed
_suffering from a nervous affection brought on by my voyage
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word of mouth. I have been well this winter. Do not men-
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will be right. "AL A. SCHULENBER.G." e''-'l44i
The above was translated by Baron Bulow, the Pruisiaa ~r,
Minister.
Alexander Rocherious, one of the waiters at the lotel, '
stated that, on the deeeased's antral, be appeared in a very
excited, disturbed state of mind. He took hold of witness's ..
hand; said he was very ill; that he had been very ill-treated at the Custom House. In the ;:crirse of the evening witness
saw him write a letter, which he- gave to one of the porters to
.take to the residence of Sir Augustus D'Este, in Connaught-
square, Edgeware-road. -
By the Coroner--The deceased' drank only a little sherry_
wine and some soda water. I was .at' opinion that his mind was
deranged. .
Mr. Morley, the
tired tlre actiong a the Count, which appeared verproprietor of the hotel, said tht 4E,-
T strangtc-- Other domestics of the hotel we, e examined, who spoke to
the deceased mind being apparently- in a distracted state.
The-Jury, after a short eonsui:uttion, returned a verdict,
" That the deeeased_throw hieaself:.<,ut of a window, being at
the tine in a state of temporaryneenua I derangement."
Sat+day.kft6rnooa an inquest-was held at the Bricklayers'
Aries ravern,:SouthamPten2Striet,C tienberivell, on view of the
bcidy of WilliartePornest,-Esq., aged 69, who committed sui-
cide under, tlie'farovritig deplorable: circumstances:—Sarah
Booth deposed slie.Weee-bousemaid' to the deceased. On
Wednesday. ntnerning, a little after, seven o'clock, she went into
his bed-cberaber ; he complained af being very ill. She
entered the if:rem-again in half' ma hour afterwards ; lie ap-
peared in the ,same state. In about ten minutes he called wit-
riesseand'deaired her to go for Mr. Thorne, an intimate friend,
-and tal; .1 inn it, come forthwith. 0 n her return, deceased
i,eld . -1-dhil was in the room. T 6 appease and convince
hnu'lle ir it S. wrong, she drew the v6ndow-eurteins, and was
about to open the window-shutters, when the became
very angry. On turning round, she perceived a Tate Italian
knife with a, spring back lying on the bedside carpet, the
blade and handle of which were- covered with 'good.
and gave- an alarm. Medical.
ausciiirrofrmigpitilYenseedn't for. The deceased lived until
on Thursday morning. Jle had long been ill,
onetahs Sheosius gt:11:::17: cko
not I confined, The deceased had been a widower
three and lived upon his forte:tie. Mr. Thomas Mag..
y,
sir years,
of- Camberwell, deposed that for three months
sesueon,
past attended him as his professional medical adviser.
The id' d heelec.a
s e-ciwas labouring under a stricture, an affection of
the bladder, and fistula, as also a severe attack of the gout.
On receiviniinformation that the deceased had attempted to
destroy himself he visited him, and found two long deep
wounds in the belly, and one in the neck. On questioning
him as to the committal of the rash act, he replied. " The
devil old me to do it, and because I refused the devil did it
himselt." No doubt the deceased was at the time in a state
of aberration, promoted by excessive pain, caused by the ac- '
cumulation of complicated disorders wider which he was
suffering. Other witnesses were called, who deposed to the
same effect. The Coroner read over the evidence, and the
Jury returned et verdict—" That , the deceased committed
derange-
ment."
suicide, being at thetinw in a state of temporary derange-
n

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the liampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 29.—The -ascout, IS, Commander
!raigie, captured on the sth- of December, off the Bonny
River, a Baltimore built schooner, _ulticr Spanish colours,
with. 111 slaves on board. It appears•thtr ,Portugnese are still
trading largely in slaves to the southward the line, and un-
less consent be given that vessels, when Int! of slaves, shall
be captured in such latitudes, the suppression, of this traffic is
an idle attempt.
- The Benbow, 74, and Blenheim, 74, are to he brought
forward for Captain George Henderson, it is" •
said, is to hare the command of the former.
The Castor, 36, Captain Edward Collier, at Sheerness, is
getting manned slowly (having entered only 3'> blue jackets);
but, if possible,. she will be ready for sea in a month. Her
tdpmast rigging is set up, and she is making despatch.
Her destination is the Mediterranean.
The Lapwing arrived at Sheerness on Wednesday, to be
paid off. Admiral Sir Robert Otway was to return ter Sheer-
ness to-day from leave. Sir James Gordon took his departure
thence from Scotland on Thursday.
The Cracker, tender, came in from Jersey on Tuesday, and
returned yesterday, to assist the Seeflower in the protection of
the oyster fishery. The Gossamer returned to-day from cruis-
ing off Brighton and Hastings, where she has been employed
for the protection of the mackerel fishery.
The establishment of Deptford Dockyard is about to be re-
newed again, on a small scale, for the receipt and issuing of
stores, for which purpose W. Jenkins, Esq., of Woolwich
yard, is appointed as storekeeper of Deptford yard.
PaorknerioNs AND APPOINTMENTS.-MCSSrS. H G. Merris'a
B. A. Wake, and M. Peppin, are promoacd to the- rank of
Lieuteants ; Commander J. Corbyn, to the Royal Sovereign
yacht; Lieutenant Edward Gray, and Mr. ..John Watson,
surgeon, to the Ringdove ; Lieutenant Thomas Smyth, to the
Comus ; Lieutenant J. D. F. Murray, to the Wickham re-
venue cutter, vice Joseph Taylor, resigned; Lieutenant M.
Pepin, to the Fairy surveying vessel ; Lieutenant N. H.
Pipon, to the Princess Charlotte ; Lieutenant the Hon. C.
St. Clair, to the Hercules, vice Lieutenant Smyth to the
Comus ; Lieutenant George S. Reynolds, to the Larne; Mr.
E. Crouch, mate of the Excellent, to the Samarang ; Mr.
L. B. Mackinnon, mate, to the Excellent ; Mr. B. C. Cator,
Midshipman, to the Asia ; Mr. John Nautly, Assistant-Sur-
geon, to the Royal George, vice M'Nab, sick ; Mr. Philip
A. Helpman, mate, from the Howe to the Fair Rosamond ;
Mr. George Kenyon, mate, to Hercules ; Mr. J. W. Lake,
mate, and Mr. Robert Cootc, Midshipman, to the Princess
Charlotte ; Mr. G. Halstead, Midshipman, to the Rattle-
snoke ; Mr. James Brown and Mr. George Major, gunner's
mates, to be gunners.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27.—The Viper, 6, Lieut. Winniett,
sailed for the coast of Africa, on Saturday last, and the
Sappho, 16, Commander T. Fraser, went out of harbour.
Sailed the Pluto steamer, Lieut. Gordon, for Woolwich ;
and the Lapwing packet, Lieut. Forster, for Chatham, where
she will be paid off: The Salamander steamer, Commander
Dacres, sailed on Sunday last for the coast of Spain, with
stores and provisions for the squadron. The Forester. Lieut.
Miall, came into harbour on Tuesday, to be paid off. The
Wizard, 10, is ordered to be commissioned at this port. A
shocking accident occurred on Wednesday, near Plymouth,
to Lieut. Pulestone, R.N., of Cobourg-strect. As he was
riding his horse became unmanageable, and, making a sudden
plunge, threw the rider off with great force, and his head
striking the wall against his skull was so severely fractured in
three places that he lies in a very precarious state. The Je-
mima, of this port, his been lost, together with all her crew,
near Vera Cruz. She is supposed to have been capsized in a
heavy storm on the 15th of February, about 60 mites from that
place. She was found floating on the 19th. Her cargo con-
sisted
principally of wine; there were eight passengers on
board the Jemima, going to Vera Cruz, who embarked in her
at Gibraltar, who must have shared the same fate as the crew.

The Admiralty have lately issued the following
order :—" All the mail steam-packets are to have boards pre-
pared, on which are to be painted the names of the principal
head-lands, lighthouses, &c , near the English toast ; a blank
is to be left, which is to be filled up by chalking on the board
the bearing and distance of any particular object. When a
merchant ship is sufficiently near that the letters and figures can
be distinguished with a glass, the board is to be placed in a
prominent situation. In reflecting on the nautical attainments
of our merchant navy we cannot but conclude that the above
simple plan may prove beneficial not only in saving the pro-
perty of the nation, but, what is of far more consequence, in
saving the lives of our seamen.

ST. SEBASTIAN, APRIL 23.—1 have to acquaint
you that yesterday, at about five o'clock .as., the Phcenir
came in, bringing a thousand men from Portugalette. The
Rhadamanthus and Jaynes Watt are expected in hourly with
1,200 more, and, as soon as the weather permits, the steamers
will return to Portugalette for the remainder of the reinforce-
men

s, which, 1 understand, are to consist of eight strong
battalions and 400 cavalry, in all about 6,000 men. Those
already landed are very fine troops, and, from what I know
of the other regiments said to be coming, the best results may
be expected from their being placed under General Evans's
co►nmand. The two fine corps of Zaragoza and San Fer-
nando, each consisting of two strong battalions, arc well
known here ; they have been accustomed to serve with the
British Legion, and have always been anxious to re-
turn to us. They shared in the glories of some of the
most successful exploits of the Legion, namely, the 28th
of May, 6th of June, and Ist of October. The batta-

lions arrived and expected are two of Estramadura, two
of Zaragoza, two of San Fernando, and two of Gusna. A
battalion of .the regiment de la Reyna is also spoken of. With
these troops crane Colonel Wylde, to whose zeal and un-
ceasing activity the prompt detachment and embarkation of
these important reinforcements is principally due ; together
with General Seoane, and Senor Lujan, the Government
Commissioner ; the latter goes, it is said, to Socoa tbii
morning, whence, doubtless, he will proceed to Pampcluna,
in order to arrange with General Iribarren as to future move-
ments.