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London, England, 1823-11-26 00:00:00

in to quell the riot, heard the report of a pistol as he entert4
the borne; and foond Lane and Grimm sr:offline. Do%
bad a brace of pistols in his band. One nes loaded, and 04
appeared ,to have bee■ discharged. Dolton and Lay
wanted to escape, but he (witness) gave theta into cosh*
Geo. Evans, who was present doting the fray, said chi
Dutton discharged the pistol.
Mr. Pater, s surgeon, said that Mrs. Epswortby woo
not he ahle to move for three weeks.

Mr. tirimani. was sworn to' the facts he had stated.
and Mr. Laos lad Mr. Datton were committed for re.e

SUICIDE DY A. LAW STUDENT.

Yesterdsy an inquest was held before C, Jewurr,
at the Bear anal Ragged Staff public house, Upuer 13,044
street, Btackfriars, on the body of Thomas tVrl.Ftipm.
aged twenty years, who shot himself at his Isidriiieqii
Hatfield street. an Saturday morning las* The 'Newt'
was a native of Ireland, and bad been educated at Trinitt
College, Dublin. Having served his terms at King', Ita,
in Dublin, he came to faun.lon about a twinth
entered as a law student in the Middle Temple. lie esti
person of most amiable disposition, and an mail
scholar. _ _

Mrs. Caroline [.instead, wife of Mr. Linstedd, of No.ti
Hatfield street, deposed. that the deceased lodged i;
her house; that on Saturday last, at alum tat lye o'cleeic
as she was sitting in the front kitchen, immediately eel,
Death the parlour which the deceased occupied, she 6,4
the report of a pistol, which was followed by the noise,(
something heavy falling on the floor; that she Ragan,
ran op stairs to the parlottr, and saw the deceased lying el
the floor apparently dead, and that there was a area
quactity of blood in the room; that she went up tothe
deceased and lifted up his arm,lwhich dropped lifeless; eh
then sent for a surgeon, who, up tn his arrival, said
ceased was dead. She added, that a pistol lay oat the elet
near to the deceased : that the blood flowed copionaly fro
his mouth, and that site believed that he bad fired the
pistol into his mouth.
The Coraner asked, whether the witness had seen ry
thing in the conduct of the &teased previowsly which W
her to suppose that be was insane ? The witness said, he
had appeared very low spirited, but particularly en frida
last, after she had given bin some fetters which Mat is
the positron) Ireland. Upon that evening, on going into
his room, she saw him crying, and apparently in gem
agitation. He sat up writing left-n, a!,11 she believed, did
net go to bed until two o'clock in the morning. The letter
hart been given to his friend, also a student in the Tess*,
and of the same name._ .

Mr. Joseph Lowden, a surgeon, deposed, that he ea
amined the body of the deceased, and found that a ballet
had entered the back part of the palate. ap i he beline4
reached the brain. The left eye was bloodshot, and the
features were disignred. The bullet had not gone through
the head, but there was little doubt it had ceased the
deceased's death.
Mr. Richard Welkin., of Waterford, dspose I that the
deceased was his fellow student, is the Middle Temple.—
Witness saw a letter in deceased's possession ; left him st
a late hour at night, and believed that the circaenstanos
detailed in that letter led him to the act of self nestructioo.
Tbe letter mentioned souse severe family embarressmeede,
and after the receipt of it the deceased betrayed occasi ovally
considerable agitalen. On the day of the mclencholy
event witness breakfasted is the country, and on
I renters, fnupd the deceased dead, and a letter lying on the
table ellreendko him (.witness), which be had since
stroyed. Witness, who was much affected during the is.
vesttgation, stated that the deceased was a most eseellet
young man, and that the embarrassments of his family
preyed open his mind so violently, as to render his hie
miserable. There were other witnesses in aseen,doce
but the jury said it was unnecessary to ca 1 thee,
and a verdict was returned of—Temporary Dew genet
The deceased had deliberately 'well seed • pistol, pricier,
and shot on ‘be morning he destroyed himself, and mord Yd
a bullet at the parlour fire.lie had removed the glassesand
othea things that were in his way, and had n ritten tenth
letters, snit composed hyenas. ale had been seen frequesur
on his knees praying most fervently. The letter he IA
received, although it described an altered state of the cit.
eumatances of his family, was by no means calculated ts
philtre an ordinary mind into despair.
Last evening an Inquisition was taken before Mr. Us.
WIN, the Coroner, at the Cherry Tree, Upper Whitman
Street, St. Luke, on view of the body of John Nichol'',
aged who was found dead.
William Hill, sworn—Witness is a labourer in 'Whits
bread's Brewery, in Chiswell Street. On Saturday nigh;
about a quarter to nine o'clock, he found the deceasei
lying in the yeast trough. at the Brewery; his fart was
ander the yeast. Witness gave an alarm,.and on essi.t•
sues coming, he was taken out app :really dead, bat was
not quite cold.
CORONER—How did be come into this situation
body knows.
CORONER—You have no reason to. suppose that is
threw h imself into the yeast, for the purpose of destroy
log himself P—Oh, no Sir, he worked Just over the
trough, and might have fallen in by accident.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death from
suffocation."

At the hiring of servants, this Martinmas, at Northailm
ton and Thirsk, a great number attended. Men serves"
were hired at nearly the same wages as last year, bat is
some instances at less; but clever women servants, accustom.
ed to manage large dairies obtaised greater wages tits
in any former years, those well recommended especielly.—
(Newcastle Courant.)
A correspondent observes, " that those who have cattle to'
dispose of in this country, do not appear to be awared
the high prices they bring in the sister country, otherrs
the number of such sent to England would not be co
els.)atsthey have been this time back."—. 11°7114

MARRIBD.—On Saturday, the 226 litigant, at Stilbes. 640004
daughter of Mr. Wm. Holgate, of that place, to Mr. John bberlows.der
Tuesday. at St. Giles's Church, s'. Nettlerhip, Esq. of Clreltenliss.
Miss Mary Beet, daughter of the late .1. Best, Esq. and nicee of the ROI
Justice Best.
DIBD.—On. Monday, the 21th Instant, after a lons and Setae 11=0;
at her hottse lu Brunswick square, Mrs. Bisb, mother d Bret% 1
Combat.
On the 19th Inst., at Stoke Newington, Mr. J. Beatify, late of ellest-A
street, solicitor, aged 29 years.
At Twickenham, the 24th inst., the lady Catherine Mar Ay. nee ale
On the 2ttl. Inst in Keppel street, Russell square. acedMO.
dose of the late R. Day, Esq.
On Monday, 24th instant, at his house in Southempton straet,Blrego'.ll
square, J. Ogle, Esq. aged 67.
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