The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-14 00:00:00

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connteUance abAkeedarti oi tberlieepest Sorrow is,
strikingly appaisii. 'HOS of tbeth whin the haw
of their late master woO firlt Mentioned, In the replier
course of the isiluirj,,bitat lite tears...eepesitly i.e
wa elderly in, who spa said to *ire bets stye I years.
In his smite' sad PIS sobbed aloud al she heard the
evidebie. The jury hiving been Mom
The Coroner addressed them In nearly the &Howie;
terms:—Upon no former occasion is the performance of
his duty bad his feelings been so etched ai by the pre-
set 80(o/tenets event. He as indeed so mob elect-
ed that they Must perceive be could hardly tepees him-
self as be wished. Upon this accost he trusted they
would eXCIIINI any triding errors which be might commit
ia the exercise of his duty. The gentlemen of the Jury
wits summoned aid swore to inquire into *hoses of
the death of a tableau', who stood perhaps as bicla is
the public stinted** as any man is the coaaoy. That
his Lordship bad met his death under particular circtum
sissies, they doubtless mast have learned, Hot It wait
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sleds
to inform them that they seat remove from
all simpressioas.wb slosid. astaloksosi •
44(1..dbe widows The gesitiomea whom be Weems:
alibillig seighboariof the weessio.ftse able to
fees a. jest estimate of his deists dna hp was. As A
pia man, it was impossible for him to mir hl, cha
wog is any sealas-thaf he cold held. II olysiii.life.
be:believed dot the woihl wail admit that a wotilia-
alma sold not be had. Whether the baskets •
dads of the great Ace which be held pressed apse big
mix* wad OHM snebuscholy oat add
bad tat la. fay cp
bsalcataLwas a circemetwasa 'Mai
in all= Id Mt discovered. • Ide odic-
stood that ble aggages timepastieelt am;
well as soak* essideeto eta medial atisediat
This giedemaa wall*similised es the inmost, and
woolsidetatioss be oasgsliset hisleiteilos the diens aid
2ra.
t l.isrederocbrwitich his Lorsiddplabourod. That lei
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. H &ow which plod the Noble Lard et lOC
was his owe hod, he haired the Jeri.
wises thy awe is hoar the wridesce, cold set
He eademdaad it reaeld_he presenbat apersois in the
Impaniaeospt his 1.114, add hoe committed 6e
net. Mot the jury shook nasses the .recedes et
the body, tad hear- deevidasis that add
to them" he war oseimsed Oat they wield 1;41_111g%
aftainsoas is that part of their aria Ala. west to
declare the manger in Oh* the Ossommi sal ilmith-
He felt that it was a tieragmay se to tha
other. part aft* spinet. he Soli at to
aaticipme what it might boa bat h strutsti the result
wield be that which all psi we thelp4, If *elks
which ha had heard were prated iateviimpoe, be insight
somas cold doubt that aloe tips beeemee*sa the
rash act his Lordship was lahadite___„____ .110.0 megital "2"
sion. if, however. It shall simmijeugy Wow coot
there was net allideleaoldemira Opals
_oat worlitoce•
rally maidarod the istlisatass oia.dwordood mid,be
Irellega that the jury vigil }ay Ws *Patio to his
(abs Cooner's) humble opla, walla was that a man
sad be la his peopeeniewess at the masa be. tier& t.
tams rad as ant as eadsurdsr. Ilia aphis@ was is
talcamee whimsey moral lentjeseet, and el the in-
diciado:phials the wisest of so had d a to the
add. The aid & e dared that a ale to oa-
th* a atragir as Wows lib, He viewed
ha as , sad as
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his 'pilaw epos this pier, ashes le Aye Wages*
with their/ma. He wield not loam weepy the dm-
and Media gibe jury titan to express hie pleasure at
sulet se empeetabli allsody of teatimes. and to add a
bops that dam would acquit themselves of their import•
ass dor is the satisfaction of the psblie, as well as of
their own emeciences. He mast apologise for sayleit
a few weeds mare. The body was lying op alb% aid
in the rode edjeleing to that in winch it lay. the Mar•
chioness at enteral was, and from thence h 'had beet
found impossible to remove her. To picture to the Ima-
gination any thing like the state of that noble lidy's
mind. was altogether impossible. The partition which
divided the room is which the body lay from that which
the Marchioness at present occupied was so thief that
the taut noise being made is the former could not fail
to be beard is the latter. The forms of law, however.
required that the jury should view the body, and judge
from the external marks which it might exhibit, of the
sasses which had produced death: he therefore bad only
te request that the gentlemen would be as *Beat as por
alble. He was almost afraid that the creaking of tbe:r
shoes might be the means of excitiot Ideas which would
wound the feelings of the ushappg Marchioness. He
was sure, under these circtunstaffees, the jury would do
every thing in their power to prevent the least noise.
and be might observe that it would be desirable to ab-
stain from talking in the room where the body lay. be-
cause any conversation must certainly be heard through
the almost, he might say, paper partition. After the
jury bad satisfied themselves by viewing the body, they
would return to execute the remaining part of theirduty.
Before the jury left the room for the purpose of seeing
the body. one of them suggested that his colleagues, as
weires himself, should take off their shoes, In order to
prevent as far as possible any noise that might be occa-
sioned by them in walking. This hint was immediately
acted upon, and the jury left the room.
After what had fallen from the Coroner, a feeling of
delicacy prevented u from accompanying the jury up
stairs, although we were given to understand that no
objection would be made to such a proceeding. In (AL t,
as we have before hinted, no attempt at concealment was
manifested on the part of the household, but on the con-
trary, a desire was shown to afford the public au oppor-
tunity of ascertaining the particulars of an event respect-
ing which much interest mut necessarily. be excited.
The following description of the situation of the body
at the time the viewed it we believe to be correct:—
The body was enveloped in a dressing gown, and the
head was covered with a handkerchief. The fest were
towards the window. The blood which proceeded from
the scound was still upon the ground.
After being absent about 10 minutes, the jury returned
evidently much affected by the melancholy spectacle
which they bad just beheld.

The first witness called was Anne Robinson, who be-
ing sworn, deposed as follows I wait upon the
Marchioness of Londonderry; I knew the Marquess of
Londonderry: his body cow lies up stairs. In my opi-
nion be has been ill during the last fortnight, but par-
ticularly so since Monday week. Ou Monday morning
he rang the bell: I answered it: he inquired why my
Lady had not been to see him. Her Ladyship had been
with him all night, and 1 told him se. Her Ladyship
at this time was not in tits room. 1 then went away.—
The 1141 rang again. When I answered it be asked if
Dr. Bankhead bad been to see him, I told him that
Dr. Rankhead bad been with him al.oi.i two hours and
a half in the evening. It was aboot four in the morn-
isgwhen be .lard me this question. When I told him
that Dr. Hanknad bad been with him, be asked what
be bad said to the Doctor—whether be bad talked any
:immense to him, or any thing particular, as he had no

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