The National Register. — 1817-05-19 (London, England)

DIED FOR 1,0VE.-I.lll`,lclail night, an linpvist was Indilen of the Glazier's Arms, iu Water lane, Fleet-sirrct, on vi. w et the em.pce of a 111411, 111111114 i liailttlP4, the only .oue lit of the Landlady el the house, st ho his rsistence iii.atiarday night by taking a yicuulity el broilaniina. It appeared that thr deceased hail latterly Lovell in a despowiling state stuJ that this tleraigetiseut of mutlerstoudiu4;  159  Was occasioned by Ins hopeless attachment to a young lady. His intellectual malady had increased to such a degree as to render it necessary to observe and watch over him ; but, of late, it was supposed the nature of his disorder had so far improved that he was suffered to act like other men. Saturday last, however, he attended the celebration of a wedding, which had such an effect on his feelings, that ruminating oe his own disappointment, he contrived to mix laudanum with hia liquors, which he drank to the very dregs! soon after ke reached home, he became alarmingly ill. Medical aid was afforded hint, but in vain ; and, after lingering till near live o'clock on Sunday morning, lie then expired in great agony. It was believed that he took poison enough to have killed four men. After a minute examination, the Coroner's Jury returned a verdictof—lnsanity. Au inquisition was taken on Monday, before H. Lewis, E.q. Coroner, at the Red Lion, Portland-street, St. James's, iin the body of Mary Broadstock, aged sixteen years. Mrs. platy King, wife afJames King, No. 2, Black Swancourt, Market•stret t, St. James's, stated that the deceased and her father lodged in her house ; she was a servant to r. Its rue, in Piccadilly, and occasionally slept there. On Tuesday, she was sitting in her apartment, and beard deep groans and cries, which she thought proceeded from the room the deceased generally slept in. Mrs. Mills, who lodgea in her house, called to her, thinking the deceased was on fire ; they went into the chamber, and the deceased lay on the bed, and appeared in great agony, rolling about the bed; there WAS a slicing smell of spirits, and on the table was a quart (lathers lung, which contained the draining of some • brandy or wine. Mr. Allcock, surgeon, No, 4, Piccadilly, stated that be was called on Tuesday afternoon, about two o'clock, to attend the deceased, who he was informed, had drank a pin and hail of brandy; his assistant went immediately, and he followed in live minutes ; he found the deceased in a state of insinsthility similar to apoplexy, or which might have been produced by tak:ng a very great excess of ardent spirits.— On table he SAW a mug which contained about a spoonful of brandy ; while he was in th► house, a young man who live* at a VI in the neighbourhood, said that the deceased had pin chased a pint and a half of brandy about half an hone before, and that it was full proof spirits. He conceived it was his ditty to state to the Jnry that he was informed the deceased had been detected in doing something wrong, and her mistress, Mrs. Byrne, having remonstrated with her upon the impropriety of her conduct, she threatened to destroy 'wrack: She died on the following morning at eight o'clock, and he was of opinion that her death was caused by drinking a peat quantity of brandy. Susannah, the wife ofJoseph Wainwright, of No. 4, Black Swan•court, said the deceased last week called at her house, and was very desponding; she asked her what was the cease, and she replied, 0 I have never been happy since my poor mother third." She called the children together in the roart, on Tuesday, jest before she drank the liquor, and gave them a halfpenny each, told them to be gaod, kissed them, and bid them farewell, and shortly after she heard her arearas. Verdict—" Her death was caused by drinking an excess sive quantity of brandy, when in a state of insanity:*  Suletne.—T. Wilson, the person who a short time age threw Ilittlseit. under the wheels of a waggon in Oxford street, by which both his thighs were broken and he was otkerwise seriously injured, put a period to his existence by cutting throat shoos( from ear to ear with a razor, on Wednesday night. The dreadful act was perpetrated at the Middlesex Hospital, where lie was removed to un his first attempt, and every medical and religions assistance rendered, notwithstanding which he appeared sullen alid morose, and appeared. to have liarhniired the idea of suicide until a favourable opportunity uttered fur its perpetration. Verdict—iusanity.  HIGH TREAsosr.—ln the indictment against Thistlewood, the two Watsons, Preston and Hooper, there are four counts, in which the traitorous object is laid in four differcat ways: but the overt acts from which those objects are intiTrel, are tire same in all, except the third count, in which the riotous assembling and parading on the 2d of December is described as having been with the intention of subverting the Government and dethroning the King, acts technically known under the name of levying war. Ist Count—Compassing and imagining to put the King to death. 2ildittiCortipassing and imagining to depose the King. 3d ditto—Levying war. 4th ditto—Consiaring to levy war al;ainst the King, in order to compel him to change his measures. There are 14 overt acts eliarwd to prove the treasons alleged in the Ist, 2d, and 4th counts, iramuly :Ist Overt Act—Consulting to devise plans and means to subvert the Constitution, and depose the king. 2d ditto—Consulting to levy war, and subvert the Constitutiun.. 5d ditto—Conspiring to att-ci the !lank and Tower. •itit ditto—Conspiting.to seduce soldiers and titian. 3tll ditto—Ordering pike-heeds, Lc. ith dittu—l'mvaling antis and ammunition. th ditto—Conspiring to burn barracks. nth ditto—Hiring a house to keep combustibles. 9th ditto—Conspiring to pruaire Meetings in sisspfrehls. loth ditto—Treating for the hire of waggons and stapes.. 11th ditto—ltiring a waggon, providing antis. anununition, and banners, making Pn tec. 12th ditto—Parading the streets. attacking gunsmith's sh,n.s &c. 15th ditto—Addressing soldiers in :be Tower. 14th ditto—levying war. The third count is for levying war as a substantive treason without any overt act.  Robert Ohlfield wasealled upon in the Court of King's Bench on Friday to give evidence to the Grand Jury in the present Char;.,es of l li,h Treason, when, not answering to his Wine, his non-atteadance was recorded. Neil Donflax, an Unirers(.l;..! Pena her, residing in Stockwell-street, of the city of Glasgow, is indicted to stand trial before the High Court of it: tiriary, on the ..2(ith day of May, for seditious e press'. ns when e ercising the functions of a Minister in the o urse of divine worship, in his prayers, semen., or dechm ations, to the disdain, reproach, and contemp: of his Mo-eaty and the Prince Itegeot, in their persons as well es it eir offic s— contempt I f the I louse of Cont nons—ane if the nistration ufjugicc within the kingdom. '