The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-14 00:00:00

TIIE INQUEST.

The following is a more particular account of the circum.
stances stated at the Coroner's Inquest :
On Monday morning early the deceased was summand to at-
tend the Lady of the Rev. Ur. Thackeray, at 86, Wimpole-
street, Cavendish-square. lie was in attes&nce until Tuesday
morning at eleven o clock, when finding his continued pretence
not necessary, he went out for a time on his other engagement..
=An apartment in the door above that occupied by Mrs.
Thackeray. was appointed fur the residence of Sir Richard. In
this chamber there were two pistols belonging to Dr. Thackeray,
hanging within the reach of 1/r. Croft. Sir Richard retired to
bed about half-past twelve o'clock on Thursday morning; Ibniit
one o'clock Dr. Thackeray heard a noise, apparently proceed-
ing from the room occupied by Dr. Croft, and sent a female
servant to ascertain the cause g the returned. saying she found
the Doctor in bed, and conceived him to he asleep. A short
tipe after a similar noise was heard, and the servant was again
sent. She rapped at the do r. but received no answer. '1%4
circumstance created alarm, in conseqitence of which the door
of hiaapanment was broken open. Hew a shocking spectacle
presented itself: the body of Sir Richard Croft was lying on the
bed, shockingly mangled; his arms eziended over his breast.
and a pistol in each hand. One of the pistols had been loaded
with, slugs,the other with ball. Roth were discharged, and the
bead of the unfortunate Gentleman was literally blown to pieces.
Drs. Latham mud 'lndite, and Mr. Finch,
_proved that the de.
teased had, since the death of the Princess Charlotte, laboured.
under.mental distress. He had repeatedly been heard to say.
that "this lamentable circumstance weighed heavily upon his ,
miad,Andbe shoold Dever get over it."
Mr., Finch said be was well aware that the deceased was la.
bourinl under a deranement of intellect for a considerable time
paid, and he ihnurd nut have reposed trust in him on any ocra•
aims since the basseated catastrophe alluded lin
The Jury,which was stimmoned at eight o'clock, having heard
the mimic of the evidence adduced. retired oboist ten. after the'
(.I)thsger (11r. Stiillag)badanowned up the evidence with suitable
eoselbents. About eleven o'clock the Jury returned the follow.
itasAttdict Ilse deceased destroyed himself white iu a fit of
sem porary deraughimeat."
Mn. Thackeray, was safely delivered' by Mr. Herbert, an
oectisinnat .'Assistant of Sir R. Croft. The Lady was kept
igpotant of the fatal event, and is in a fair way admits well.

Messrs. BARCLAY, Putztws, and Co. beg leave to
inform the Public, that the scandalous report of a
seizure having been Redo by the Officers of F.scise
upon their premises, is totally false, and without the
slightest foundation, and that there neither is nor has
been any Exchequer process, or information of say
kind or sort whatseever laid against their house be-
fore the Board of &die.
Soodawati. Feb. 11.

The Army of Occupation is a subject of mach in-
terest in all circles. The Three Field-Marshals, the
97 Generals, and the 3,550 Commissioned Officers,
to be drawn, not in companies, bot each separately
and distinctly by lot, as is eaplained by the Scheme
of the present Lottery, having Three Grand Prises
of 230,000, with 97 other Capitals, and 3,550
Prizes of varied values, of ,elOO. £5O, &c. &c.
which is so arranged; by the desire of adventurers
themselves, that nearly 5,000 Tickets, with about
40 Capitals, besides the usual Number of other
Prizes, will be all drawn on 4th March. In ad-
dition, Three Blanks will receive 12 Pipe. of Pert
Mee, and ie-roponieo fur snares.