The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-10 00:00:00

TIjE STAmsMAk

TIOUSF. OF PFERi, Juts 6.

TMs Rouge was occupied in considering the same
',objects, and the same uua►►imity prevailed as i►► the
loner house.

CORONER'S lifettlEST:

MR. WHITBREAD.

The untimely death of this eminent person has ev-
cited so much interest and anxiety, that we should
Ibe wanting in our duty to the public, if we dirt not
I publi;h all the partictilars which have transpired.--l-
PARIS, JcLY 7. I The following account seems correct, and is comi.
roußtF.Ft EXTICAOfttII NA It Y. Tharaday Marnine. . ' iiletely satisfictory as to the cause of the tragic event
Louis XVIII. slept hitt night at Gonasse: ' which has afflicted all classes of people :-
0
They say that the Members of the Provisional .__ it Thursday, at noon, information was received
• lory WILLIAM &EMI Y (:ebbs Ese. Coroner for the
Governinent will follow the army to the Banks of the
(knotty of Middlesex, that Mr. Whitbread had put,.
Loire. .
• i !an end to his own existence, and a Jury was in-
• • • .
The King will enter Paris surrounded by FrenCh- stantly commoner! to tit on the body in the evening.
fit. en anti the Mayors of the city. ; At eight o'clock the inquest bad assembled lit 4he
We shall have e solid and respectable Ministry, house of the d"'ceeseda in linter-siePees Meta'''.
•The lustvile's, estamitsed was J. Wilshire, Fog.
the atone as iii Englauti i Talleyrand will be at the
from whose deposition it aptwartel that he was a most
Leal of it. I particular friend to the deceased. lie resided in.
.
that application
Hertfordshire. A few Weeks since he received an .
Among the common paragraphs it is stated, that application from the family and friendii of Mr. Whit-
the Emperor A's-xander will be et Paris in a few bread, to come to town, for the porpOse of soOth- ,
slay% nod that Marshal Ney is supposed to bare left ing their afflicted feeiirigs, end; if possible. by fat.;
Paris for America.
lowship, to rouse cad restore the deceased from thiil
i lethargy and dull melancholy that was then operating
l
fflutttEtt I'ATR At/MAN ‘RY. Friday Morning. ; upon him. On his arrival in town, he found his s
Yesterday the Kim:, surrounded by the Mar-
friend in a low desponding state, aid not withstand. t
everycould but y
Plato f
ihals Dukes of Tarenturn, Basin°. Ragusa, Feltre,
ing e s
oftx shakinT thehe melancholy,occasi otta
which llseemed to
end General Maison, addressed the National Guards have seized fast hold of him, or causa. him to re:
it St. Denis, in the follow ing words : ' tract or give up the irregular notions and incitherent 1
66 My friends, I bring you back your Colonel- ' expressions, he had continually adopted. Mt en.
treated Mr. Whitbread also to retire from those pur.
Ventral ; I find myself in the midst of you. Judge
of my-joy—l thank you for your sentiments—re-
sidle and that intense application, which apparently!
turn to Paris, and state to your fellow-citizens what disturbed his imagination to a degree bordering ou
despair. Mr. W. listened on all occasions to his ad-
I feel fee them, and that 1 bring them beck a second vice, and in many instances promised to adhere to it.
time peace and happiness." ! He complained, Ito w ever, bitterly, that he felt he
! bail become completely unfit for business—that his
The Duke of Wellington gave a grand dinner yes- public life was extinct—that he was derided.-in
terday to the Duke of Otranto (Touche). Short, that be had become " an outcast of society."
An in or two befere the fatal transaction, hi
The Emperor Alexander will arrive to-night, and
friend aevenn gd
he dined together. Mr. W. was in excel.s
will occupy the Palaic Elysee-Bourbon. .
' lent health, and conducted himself it. that clear end
Rocrustroor, JULY 2.—Twit frigates having on energetic way by which he has always been &tin.
board some very important passengers sailed this guished. After dinner, however, his mind at once
aliment. ', forsook hint, and he commenced an a:gument of a
PARIS, JULY 7.--Yesterdsy, from morning till • most idle and !idicu toes nature; On this he expo-
might, the inhabitants of Paris crowded in flocks to dated, with as much wsrmtn as though it was a great
i
St. Denis. They remarked in that town a great num- a
national question. His friend on this
ueavoured to restore his reason, and poi occasnted on Cu.
out to
bet of Officers of different armies beal-iug the white him the absurdity as well as improbability of his
cockade, but in the barriers of Paris, its the Faux- statements. Mr. W. however, persist, il in his phreo.
bnurghs, St. Martin, and St. Denis, they arrested, • sied declarations ; and, among other things, stated
ill-treated, and hooted those imprudent individuals that (beiges of a serious stature were et Itibiteri against
Mho wore the white cockade, or the Order of the him, as well by the public;
Mee, as by commoulta
thins -
, ins : this was also resited as erroneous by kis
Lie. • friend. Mr. W. however, with much warmth, one
Marshal Soult left as this day for his estate at St. dertook to prove it by his secretary, she, he said
I
MIMI. . I could produce documents to the fact. The secretary
be:ng in the house, was instantly milted, and con.
•
Mr. Pasta, Mr. Caritas, Mr. V. FITZGERALD
have left town for (be Conti. fronted with him, whets the anode of what he, Mr.
and Mr. GooLooa
) W. bad stated,turned out to be a mere fabrication of
x,
the brain. The reason of the deceased seemed again
Went, hut not en any potitical mission.—(Post.)
restored for a short time, and he bowed in silent
Lord Ctrs set out on Saturday morning with submission of his error.
communications from our Cabinet to Lord CASTLE. The evidence of Mr. Wilshire went to prove a we-
Stow!. They are understood to relate to the system
riety of other incidents relative to the deceased for
to be adopted h' chit country with respect to
several months, all of which Went to establish a set-
Louis XVIII.
tied derangement of the mind of his lamented friend.
The Loao MAYOI: has appointed a Common Hall
Mr. Holland, a magistrate, residiont at Epsotn,
for to-morrow at three o'clock, after the Court of
:corroborated the account of Mr. Wilshire, as far as
Aldermen, for the purpose of electing two Sheriffs
!It related to the general conduct of the deceased for
for the year ensuing, in the room of PHILIP BOOTH, several months. He was also his particular acquaint-
Esq.. discharged on account of his great age, and :
9rll. 011146 NAILER, Esq. who has fined :to be excused :ante and friend. Some weeks since he hail noticed
nerving.' an extraorainary stupor argil dulness about him, and
The Marquis and Marchioness of ANGLESTA ar-
! imagining that it arose from intense study and appli.
mired in town yesterday afternoon from Brussels.—
i cation, he eat reated him to spend a few days in the
i country, at his (Mr. Ilenamos) seat. After much
They came user Westminster-bridge about three
difficulty he st.ccreded, and M r.W. accompanied him
o'clock, travelling at the rate of severs miles an hour. •
A eolith was formed in the carriage for the Noble .to Epsom' On the day of their arrival, Mr. W.
was in apparent stood health aid spirits, talked ia-
Irlarqt.ts to lie on, accompanied by the Marchioness.tionally, and retread to rest cheerfully. On his sp-
it was their travelling carriage and four, with the
however, the ((Miming morning, being
toostillions wearing yellow jackets. Another of the
aiwskBeradischey' Mr. II how hp did, and how he slept ?
• /Cable Marquis's carriages and four followed, in
Mr. W.. reels d, " he was very ill, indeed, and had
which was the Hon. BARCLAY PAGET and their at-
uot enjoyed half an hour's rest during the night."—
fondants. On their arrival in St. James's Park they
He then added, " he must forego the kind invitation
were greeted with loud cheers by the populace, who
o
at length took the horses from the carriage of the °f his friend, and go to town; a vast deal of public
I business remaitiA to be done, and though he was in_
Marquis and Marchioness, and dragged them
i
to Uxbridge-house, its Burlingtou.street. capable of per forming it, he would struggle at it,
The Times, with its usual inonsistency, says_ i and do the best he could."
c
61 That the KING is judiciously takui no notice of in
Mr. Holland. further related, that he had 'scum-
the
pithier! Arles. Wto a meeting of the proprietors of !
military Convention. It does riot introduce the '
Drury-lane Theatre, where he was called to the
Ktiga at the point of the foreign bayonet—it does
chair. The business was for the purpose of electing ,
not impose him by force out the people of France ; it
a member of the Committee, in the room of the Hon.'
only opens the way for his return, by the willing
who had reeigised. • On that i
submission of his faithful subjects." Now, who In. ' Cavendish Bradshaw,
occasion, however, Mr. W. scarcely opened his lips, i
troduced him to Cambray, and published it Pro-
and sat in the chair its a ceaseless state, looking with
demotion, that the Allies had entered France el. and
melancholy upon all around him. On their
pressly to re-establish the King, LOUIS XVII I. ou
, ring f the meetiug, Mr. W. observed to his
the Throne of his ancestors?
?friretiend, "rom You hare now an opportunity of seeing my
Dovte, Joey 9.—Sailed last evening the Eliza-' incapucity for public business ; eight or ten years ago,
• bilk paper-trawl, with dispatches for Calais, by I could pretend to do business, but now I feel a
• the way of Calaisoewe learn that the tri.coloored total incompetence, and lam only despised for my
'flag was yesterday flying there ; also sailed the services." In addition to various other facts related
French passage-vessel Duchess d'Angoulcsne, after by Mr. Holland, which demonstrated in the strong.
behigaletaitted above a week.—This day embarked est manner the mental derangement of the deceased
on board the Chance hired armed cutter, John W. 1
he added, " Newer did there exist a man upon whose
Croker, Faq. Secretary to the Admiralty, Mr. Peele, judgment and integrity I should have sooner relied,
and Mr. Fitzgerald ; they intend to land at Calais, if upon any case, either public or !private, as a emit,-
that port is open to them.—The Jamaica fleet have aellor or friend. In these relations I had consulted
(hit day passed for the Dawns. i him for many years. But (rem what I have ob-
i We are extremely happy to find that the laudable served of his conduct for a consi."-rahle time past, he
example of the City of London is about to be follow- would have been the last person its the world to
ed by the City of Westminster, and that a Meeting whom I would have committed the slightest subject
of Noblemen anti Gentlemen will take place on Tues- fur consideration !"
day nest, at 12 o'clock, at the Thatched.house Ta- ; . The evidence of John Weir was next taken. He
item, St. James's, to adopt certain Resolutions, with deposed that/ he had lived in the service of the de.
a view to enter into a Subscription for the Relief of ceased for '27 years. Ilia master hail retired to rest
•the Widnws and Orphans of those brave Defenders on Weditesie•ty night, about half-past ten o'clock, iii
. of our Country who fell in the memorable Battle of apparent good health. On the following morning he
Waterloo. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK observed him come down stairs, and go into his
will take the Chair on the occasion. dressing-room, which was situated- on the ground
The French capital has, it seems, yielded to time floor, and looking into the garden. It was then
Allies.' There are some Capitals in England which half-past nine o'clock, end the witness, as was his
must be taken possession of in a few days by those daily custom, went to bring some hot water to shave
who invest them—we mean the Lottery Capitals: him. On reaching the door of the dressing-room,
. the attack upon them is carrying on with a briskness however, he found it fastened, and immediately
mum the pert of Those who will to obtain them, not knocked. lle received no 'newer, but retired, sup_
to he rpelled, and which we doubt not will be posieg his master was particularly engaged. On
adequately rgwarded by the sharing of the treasure his going through the passage, however, he met the
Which must be distributed 3 • private secretary of Mr. Whitbreid, to whom he re-

trench Fon& I per Cento. hi.-B.iiik Condi 10i.

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lated the singularity of the dressing-rooni being
locked ; a circumstance never before known ! The
serretavy replied, Ai was equally strange to him, as
he himself had been trying to see Mr. Wand to re-
rOve soma orders, a heti he. found tho doer fast ; and
Iro ausis.r given either to his call 01 1;110(101)4 ! They
both Olen determined upon preying in at the%vindow
from the yard, which, having passed, and not distin-
guishit:g the deceased ht an upright posture, they
looked more narrowly, and beheld with terror the'
body of their Inntented master weltering in his blood.
The w ittress instantly burst ;tithe wind ow, and entered
the rooms where lie foiind the deceased with his
throat cot flora ear te ear, and the vital spark com-
pletely extinguishes!. Medical aid, though called ito,
wad quite useless. Perhaps, no instance of self-des-
truction was ever more complete! A razor, With
which he effected the dreadful act,, was found by his
side on the darn-. The private secretary of the de-
ceased confirmed the account given by the last wit-
ness, but such was the terror and ton.porary conta-
gion into which he was thrown, by, his first vi.w of
the shocking spectacle, that he could .not. recollect
whether be entered the room throiigh the door or by
the window. This witness also deposed. to many rig
cnntstances, which led him to believe that the deceased
hid long laboured under strong symptoms of derange.'
An eminent Physician proved the fail which
had coulted the death of the deceased, and after some
other corroborative .evidence the Coroner left it to
*the Jury to decide, whether under the strovit aIA
respectable testimony they had heard, they..coold for
a moment Gp.i tte tii ttttt the verdict. In his opininn
and the exercise of his unpleasant duties, a clearer
instance of derangement had ftever come before biol.
The Jury, rifler a moment's cotisitlerntion, concur-
red, aed returned a verdict of— inAanity.
Throughout the wh,,le of these melancholy Proceed-
hies, there was a deep anxiety and silent sorrow
minced by the Counter and Jury, not less elicited by
the deplorable evet.t of itself, than by feelings of
commism at ion for the H Elit:t eft lady, and her unhappy
family, then beneath the same roof..

A TRIBUTE.
TO TILL OFJPART64I FilitilOßV OF Tar ITOCO-LAMENT::D
SAMUEL NVNITIIREAb, Esq. M. P.
•

—essams--
if e'er the. V 1 Iseatsid a •igh sincere,
Or wept nate 'd
—o'er virtue's blissful bier;
These hallow'd rites-0 WRITER/ZAD! are thy die,
(And nooe 'd them more dear shade than you)!
O ever sacred ! and for ages blest!
Re the remembrance of thyllowing breast,
Which spoke the Statesman il;Aby country's weal :
Firm in debate we saw —aClntir'd thy real,
That srird In nobler views the t.fted mind,
F rm'd to improve, and tranquillise mantiod—
In counsel grave, inflexible, yet kind.
Nor skull thy honours perish with thy tomb;
The warrior's wreath may fade—hut thine shall brawn;
Whilst Angel. Pity, with her scroll of fame,
Shall write our loss—eternal as thy name!
$4ll July, 181 b. 11ATT.

Mr. Worraut:An's eldest soil, just of age, is ex-
pected to be returned to Parliament for the borotigh
of Bedford.
/he Marquis of TAVISTOCIK, we understand, wilt
move to-morrow, in the liouse of Commons, s=.
for a hew Member for Redford, in tke room

lamented Mr. Witmaitn.
The head of the late Mr. WHITBREAD Waft
eected on Saturday, in the presence of Sir HENRY
flaceono and other eminent Physicians. le eta.
milling the brain, water is sai►l to have been found
there. The remains were afterwsr•!s placed In a
leaden coffin, and soldered up. Yesterday morning
eerly they were privately conveyed in a hearse to
Soutlaill, near Biggleswade, iu Bedfordshire, where
the renal,/ vault is situated.
A most wicked rumour was spread over the town
on Saturday, that two persons had been committed
to the Tower. There was not the slightest loon•
datioh for the report, but a thousand base nod me-
lig►:ant stories were propagated on the subject, ond
the names of eminent persons of all sides were:freely
mentioned. Ministers and favourites of the Prince,
as well as leaders of opposition to the Government,
being implicated in some plot against the state I
Nothing could be more absurd than the falsehoods
that passed frorn mouth to mouth, and we were sor.
prised to see that they found their way into some of
the Evening Papers of Saturday, without any mark
of reprobation ; so that the country will be put into
a state of agitation by the report for two days.
' !loving given the !OM total of the Officers
wounded, and missing in the battles of the 16th,
17th, and 18th ult., as published in" the Samk-
arenlary Gazette last week, we now lay before our
Readers the total of the Non-commissioned Officers
and Privates, with the addition of 41 Officers, tic.
cording to the Return published in Saturday night's
Gazelle

KILLED. WOUNDED. SWING.
June 161 h, 391 3,i423 377
Nth, 31 1`1.5 67
181 h, 1,919 6,509 . 1.603

9.414 8,857 1.817
Tolal of Privates - 12,988
Ditto Officers . 877

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GRAND TOTAL , ... 13 sts •
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Mr. KEN ptayed Airlock, at the Blab Tlinatrp,
on Saturday night, being the first et as engagement ,
for four nights. .
Coarr-Faccaanos, JOLT 10.—Our supply of iVbeat being ,
rather small, not only fine English Wheat, •bat good furs
sold readily at last Monday's prices. Barley goes of, at a wit.:
Zing advance.—White Peas are heavy sale. and 24. per quarter'
lower. Oats are Is. per quarter dearer.—la other articles there,,
ism) rites ation. •. .
.L,
*fain I English) 42 32 Bouts- ... t. Ns' Ns ' gs:
Ditto (Immix) 4O is Old ditto .. . , ..... ...--
lire • 22 44- Tlck do. 29 !1.
Bitrley 26 20 Old
New ditto — Oat. '
Malt
White tipme , '•••.S 40 , Poland do, • 95 I/
New ditto .... ....... : Feed ditto . ls 21
Dnin twitch, , ' 40 441 Fine Floor ....!. '... GO 66
Grey New .. ~. •• . •sv si a Senores .... .... 53 c,O

SMI'fI4FIKLD MARK t.T.—.7v1.,,10.
Tosir.k the Otto'. per stone of Nth.
Serf ... 4s. 6 t te Its. 61. 1 Head of Cattio.this ,In i I
1111111111 . 431. 6'l. t, 5, U. 1 Rents '..• 18243
V chi ..,.. os. 01 se 6, lid. tiheep . ....... • • •,•. 1:1•440
P .rit ... 5... 6d. to 5.. 6: Cal. et
Lomb ...6s. Od. t,‘ 81. 01. Pip
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