The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-06-08 (London, England)

SUICIDES. •  An initnisilion has been taken at the thin=s Arms public. baser, iu Little IVoodshrek.street, Ma y.le-bmitge, heftier T. • SaintLee°, Earl. on view of the bully of Elisabeth Danvers, a use young woman. 20 ycass et age, who died is cousequeuee of Ishii* a quaislity of arsenic. The deceased was • young woman of some property, re. siding with her mister, a milliner, at No. 23, Weymouthstreet, Manehester.square. For some note pest she had been courted by a Gentlemen named Lloyd, who resides in Mary-le-Isnae-street, and front their mutual conduct, the finis& of bulls emptcted ambit* kiss than • marriage; lint a few days ago they imistrellail, and Mr. Lloyd abstained from visiting her at the usual time, and retanord to her • brunch whit!, she bail, at the commence-meat tif their aegiusintance, presented to bit. as a hire-token. From this time she was aberreed In be very melancholy, and endeavoured to shim company as nstich as possible; and when any of her friends questioised her, else seemed more than usually glisters/ed. On Situnlay she went oat, suit on her return in the evening, , went to bed, awns by any one. About one o'clock In the mourning, she was taken very ill, which nefuced lire sister to sit rep with he, during which time she became snitch worse, and it was found necessary to seed fur medical aid; but notwithstanding ev. ry effort which assistant.' cumuli devise was made to save her, she Bird at right o'clock. without • groan. The body was smiled by Mr. Home, of Long-acre, and some other geutlemen, who steal) aed the mitatents of the stomach, which proved to be arsenic mad a cup was found its her routs, containing some of the same sub. stance, with which there is no doubt but she it-strayed herself. The Joey wi.lwJ to examine Mr. Lhasa, but the beadle could not find hint at his re.idence. The t:iironer said, that if the cause of her death did out wintiol his wind, nu.aing which the Jory coati say to him wumulgt allert hint. ' After • few minutes Ration, they returned a verdict of inastaily. Friday night last an inquest was held at the General Hill Tavern, Wellington-street, Chelsea, heftier Ttiostas flrtaetvo. Esq. on the hotly of Captain George Illiedsou, of the East lostia Company's Service, who limit a pi suet to his tantrum., tender the ful kiwis' eireamataiiremi t from the evidence of several witnesses, that the deceased. • short time ago, occupied rearly-foruisheil apArituents at • house satiate it Weltingtun street, but for some reason had kA them, and look lodgings at the above tavern, and was seldom visited by any body. He bad formerly been um intimate terms with • laity of some note, who hail slighted him, which at intervals preyed very much his ailed. More recently he had paid ailtlrtailea to a ille-Claillisigswortb, residing iu the Fulhano.ioad. sad they were to have been married the slay after the horrid act took place. Om the 2d ofJaue, the demised went out to walk with the lady to whom Its was to have been married. and in the count of eouversation, be turned the subject to his former acqoaintrutee with • lady who hash treated him slightly, sod appeared to fret very much about her. The lady whom he was then coursing, advised him to forget her!: be replied be coati slut. Wino they received home to his Weeded wife's residence, they lead tea and supper, and spout the renting sociably. The deceased went an bsemiently to the Wok of the apartment, and while the lady was otherwise employed, he, with • pea Waife cut his throat. She iseteastly ran and slued his stun, and cried " Wander!" and hold him till the watchatau came, who with assistant* broke open the dour and resit up stairs, and hued the Accessed Matadi,* on his legs, and bleeding profusely from his throat, which was cut in the left side from the ear. The watchman went fur Mr. Andersem, • surgeon, who came and sewed up the waited, sad spa qiiestiouiag the deceased why he had committed the set, lie said he was in aSt at the lions be did it. He died on Thurs. day last; he was sot the least mahsreaseed iu his einem. Masses, and hie coneeitions are of the highest gerpeeta. bility. In answer to a question pot to the watchman, he said it was the voice of • woman that cried " Murder !"-11,. Chapman, a geatkinar, passing at the time, on gaging hat, the apartment after the dour was broke open, saw Ito female ugh* 'Worts to prevent his completing the deed, andi Ise thim attempted to tear his throat with use of his ham& le the deceased's apartment. on the anautle•pirce, was found • letter, containing the following paragraph Jane M--h2at mad Sir E.--- ft-- have liven the ruin of me. The Lord and Father of Hareem forgive them:*  The Jury Monied • serdiet uf /;rosily.  Friday se'rinight K. Itoaieson, builder, was assimin4 in stripping the roof off the Bishop Inn, in Kendal, when walking on the top of the building with a piece of timber on his shoulder and an axe ►n his laud, he fell upwards of sixteen feet on the pavement, without receiving any further injury then putting two of his toes out of joint. What is nsoat ream kable, he held the piece of ►imber and the axe iu his bend till he reached the ground.