The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-17 00:00:00

MR. DEAKIN.

Conotatt's INQUEST.—Wednesday etening an In-
.:nest was held at the Old Swan, Old Swan Stairs,
I.:nulon Bridge, before A. SHELTON, Esq. on the
Ittitt of Richard Deakin, who was found drowned
Tuesday morning, in the river Thames.
John and %Vm. Cross, fishermen, deposed, that
they were dragging on Tuesday morning for five
•acks of oats, which were lost from a barge in the
;ire'', and that at London-bridge they picked up the
I.oy of the deceased. -*lig appeared to have been on
sand at the bottoms es the shoes and knees of
breeches were much worn from the friction ; he
l is. in silver, and Bd. in copper in his pocket;
he Fitt no hat, no watch, pocket.book, or hand.
keiehief; they carried him to Old Swan Stairs.
J. Probit, clerk and warehouseman to the de.
;T:oekl, stated, that the latter kept a large Nlan-
,.l,poer warehouse, No. 97, IVatling-street ; and
liso had lodgings in Nicol's-court, Doctors' Com-
mons. At these lodgings the witness had Some
twietly and water with him, about nine o'clock last
uccday fortnight, in the evening, when he said he
;.10-Iti go thnt evening over into the Borough, he-
be I:141 occSsion to go to Guildhall the next
wortiieg, where he thought he should be •detaitied
t a a time.

Ti,is witness being, nsked by one of the Jurymen,
0:111 WWI the sante Mr. Deakin who was ill•used

tit fire week, rigg ? which he answered in the

„rim-Jive ; he was asked if he knew any thing of
bat matter? Witness replied, • that the Morning
af,vr cot unfortunate transaction, a men pupil to
‘t,:y early with one of Mr. D.'s cards, in Con-
teirpmee be went and found him in a ditch, in one
of the Shepherd and Shepherdess fields, with a rope
round his neck, his clothes almost torn off his body,
surrounded by a mob of people, who did not attempt
to give him the least assistance, until he had him re-
moved to the Britannia public-house, where he was
tat;en care of. De then was asked, if Mr. D. re.
tviiod any particular injury on that occasion ? lie
he received a great contusion on the back of his
I:e•ni, to which Dr. Voung had, for some time after.
.arils applied 12 leeches ; he alio had a mark on his
wek, from the rope : he continually complained of
h..inK benumbed; and since that circumstance. he
appeared, at times, quite low and desponding. Ver-
dict—Found Drowned.

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Calories loorstee story. hasd been. published
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the circumstances attenlinsg explanation
trheenCosioinel'snfortunate
Aitruvery and mishap at Lord Craustoun's. The
(:”lonel is valiant, and indiffereat about his own
w mle, though extreinely.attentire.to those of the
l•ilies, and therefore most be innocent
Notwithstanding what has been already said in
vetal Newspapers respecting the affair at Staines
Letween Lord Cranstoun and Col. Disney, having
been enabled to obtain a more explicit account, which
seems to contradict in a great many instances for-
n,..r reports, we are requested to lay it before the
*oldie. In the first place, it is not true that the
C 6141110 and Lady Cranstoun, were found on his
Lordship's return from church on Sunday after ser-
lice, in the nursery or bed-room. Before the pistol was
ii rPtl,liis Lordship entered the drawing-room, the door
teii••! unlocked, and saw the parties; Lady Crati-;
it's** :laving been lame, and attended by a surgeon, 1
'as pointing out to Colonel D. the condition of het ,
!merins. Thisiesciting a suspicion in his Lordship, '
no out in a great passion, rushed up stairs for
It., :•!,tol, and both followed him, to persuade him
; is suspicious were groundless, but to no effect ;
lin rocked the pistol, and. levelled it at them.—
Colonel Disney took her Ladyship in his arms, and
crrried her out -of the room, fastened her out,
and then returned to expostuh;te with Lord
Cranstoen, bat all in rain,—he fired itt the Colonel,
who, having an weapon of defence, lifted op his arm
to protect his bead, and the ball struck against the'
bone of his arm, left a desperate wound, and glanced
away. It is not true either, that he ran out of the •
house directly after he was fired at ; he remained
tome time, and took his departure only from per-
session. He did at length return to town, thus
**ended, and went to his Lordship's friends ; and
so careless was lie of his own condition, that the
%Quaid had not been inspected until he went to Lis
surgepn, near l 2 o'clock on Sunday night. Her
Larl)ship was sent away to her friends the same
I.:ght. A favourite dog was shot dead by the ball,
rrter it passed away from Colonel D.'s arm. The
%.•;ick that the ball has produced urn the hone,
irieg sissy a part of it, leaves the event of the case
at present undetermined, but every symptom appears
to Le favourable."
A MosT ETTIIAMIDINARY Cir.% at:E.—A man of
pause of 1171lioni Grinnall, was brought op in
the custody of John ArmstrOng, and examined at
Worship-street before Mr. MOZER and Sir WILLIAM
I'-"t sii the Sitting Magistrates, on the following
cis 11nrdon being sworn, said, that she
1.0,s the Golden Hart, in Lamb-street, Spitalfields;
that the Prisoner,William Grinuall, who id a neigh.
b. ur of hers, came to her house about three weeks
uith a bundle iu his hand, and requested per-
h i••n of %illness to leave it in her care until his re-
'• *Girl: hs•iirlie proved to contain the head of a
`..:lc, quite flesh, nith a torn cap on it; and bay.
tr, Smell, she could not say whether is appeared
•mt or torn off, but it was clean from blood.—
;'• :1•-c.rs stated, that since last Saturday, when
ti l'::•otter was first examined, they made a
•' eticiulry into the account the Prisoner gave
id; basing the head ill his possession, which
• is that he took it out of Christ's Church-yard,
sihi.3l:;clds, for the use of a surgeon ; and that in-
wad of disposing of it, lie took and buried it again
in the same Church-yard. The Pollee and Parish
Off.cers attended him to the Church-yard, its order
'hat he might point out the spot. lie seemed at a
: but at length pointed out a spot, saying, " that
Ware." They dug, and found a scull which,
';'s '1:1, was ; hot was contradicted by the grave-
' 't••••••ri who said, that scull must have been buried
• ; tait's of 40 years. Mrs. Bunion and her ser-
'3*.t a!• a insisted that it could not be it, as the one
had seen had flesh and hair on, and looked
frz•sh without any smell. However the Church-
"l-"ivos declining to prosecute, and 'no proof being
".1 the man that Ira committed warder) he was