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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-10-15 (London, England)

EXECUTION OF GENERAL BERTON. (TURTRLIS PARTICULARS.) The rejection of the appeal of the Primates of Siumnee @raved at Poitiers at two o'clock is the meislag of the 6th inst. The noeseeneer was escorted by we gendarmes. At six o'clock is the morning the Prefect sod the Advocate. General repaired to the rime to isform Berton sod Caffe that they were to be executed at eleven o'clock, and Fradin and Seeeschaelt that they had been reprieved.— The worthy ecclesiastics, who bad In vain exerted them. selves with the two Prisosters, repeated their entreaties, sad passed the morning with then. At baif.past nine, EMU, who was lying or his bed with the coverlet ogle him, and appareotly listening to his cosdemor, whose fees was stirred towards him, contrived to opes the artery Odle left groin with a surgical instrument, which be bad pentoreed among his clothes, or which he bad found steam to procure. His death was instsataaeous ; he had merely time to exclaim to the eceleriassic, " Give me your blestslog mad embrace me;" he expired in the arms of the priest. The necessary report was made of the event, and the body was suffered to remain in the prison. A few minute, helme soot, Berton left the prime to go to the scaffold. As soon as the ~kids of Care was humor Berton, arms were tumefied ; he was accompanied by the Canes Baudouin, sari deemed in • blue frock coat, his head covered with a helm*. After mouuting the scaffold, the priests again approached the ex.genersl• but he said, "Wave me to myself." He was pale bet ; he looked to the right and left; vibes arrived al the foot of the scaffold be ascended it alone, mud exclaimed et first is a suppressed lose of voice, * Eire Is Franc! Vire la Lilerter but a few OWmelds after he termed his head, eel in a straw voice cried oat once more, " Five /a Frenea! Vfert U Llberes!" There were eel nutty specialism. The windows at the road from the prison were filled with people, but these mar the heace of emeation were all shot. Saute and Jaen were to executed on Monday at Mouses. There were relays ow the road for the escort, in order that it might arrive in nue day. /agile, who ceased weeping, conferred his guilt; Rasp persisted is refusing the consolations of religion. It is believed that Berton had the istentios of eoninsittieg suicide. The great coat which be put en in the wormiest vas new, and be desired that the tailor might be fetched ire order to settle his hill ; but he was too closely watched forted his design. The entente against Jaglia mod flange was oa the 711 executed at Movers at half-past twelve. The greatest tree. quillity prevailed throughout the lowa ; there was •o mob, sad no seditious exclamations. Jaglin manifested the greatest repentance, and when on the scaffold celled out, " Vise to r Rol!" gauge, on the emissary, exclaimed, " nee in /Aerie i Fire /a Republique f"--(FrearA Paper.)
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-04-01 (London, England)

ATTEMPT AT WICIDIR.  istardsy moraieg. between aloe sad ten o'clock, a frost frightful' oeturreece took place oe the Surrey side of Bloch. freers bridge. A geodeouse, well dressed, mod opyortaily oboist the age of sixty, was asserted Waterlog Menet, aid alt at ewe he pelted a rum or keife Gout We pocket, with which be iellicted • dreadful wound w hts throat, and them clinsbiog up the ballustraries, threw himself Imo the Riete. The eurreat being eery deem/ at she meraseet, be was horse a ceissidertble &Maws Moen the River before any assestance could be •forded hies ; bet, at lad, he was picked op by a waitress* from the opposite shore, and etas of life boa( moulted, he was cuartled to she pubic boom is Upper Grotiud.sheet, which is the it. ✓eiviug.hoose of the Humes, Society. A medical Gralleame was tatmediately seat for, who sewed op she wooed its the shroat, and succeeded is restramg esspended saissatiou. The rest lease said hie same was Readier, sad that be leas • set Magid in the city; het epos the cause *hi, h led him to the comseisdoe of suicide he was Meat. One of big chits strived about tea o'clock, sad le the course of half ass hear • eartisee, smetaielag his heather aml souse saber 'deeds, *v.* up to the dear. kis stated that be has fur some time peat shelve symptoms of a deranged istelket, although be woe is my good elremostaoros.  , I put sha;rir eye, . aof a deranged addled, although he inhibilaUle of the hundred of Brixton, to recover horses into a most furious pace, at which be con• the masters of 'he deceased; and the reason given 'S. Humphreys, lair of Choorlone..tr;rs, Pueforaf.pisee.. ..i e was is my good detainment.. compeumitoo for an injury done to his Imam by • filmed to go mail nearly up to the lon. when in for requiring damages of his clients: and contended
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-09-19 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. Yesterday the following sad catastrophe was discovered about eight o'clock in the morning, at the hone of Villiers flarkee, Eaq. is Devosabfre-plen. It appeared that as the watchman woe foist his rends ea the pertain evening he observed tho shatters of the boon sot closed as tonal, a Id knowing that the family was oat ad Uwe, be kept a to d watch on the premises snail the series*t of the night cute up, when be informed him of the circumstance, who twirl him to remain there; ibis hr secordingly did, son <ter the watch had telt, about the boor above ateationed.-u Sellers, Monett, and Toombs; constables, repaired to timer)* num to their surprise they obwrved through the nib eel the windows of the housekeeper's room sorartitiag lyiag ea the floor, having the appeerapc• of a female ; the constable* intently got over the aria gate, tuad entered the roars by throwing up the sash, when tbey instantly perceived the housekeeper lying on her face, her arms were sterna', nod a white handled knife, such as was used is the house, wo• ty, the side of her right hand, scar her throat. The demised was covered w.tb blood. Two surgeons were immediately sent fur, and on their arrival the) :zlmised the deceased, and found that she bad est bet she Ilse cernP:etr'e cold, sad the opinion of the medical gentlemen war, that the rash act bad been conortiteed areerai hour*. ID the court* of the morning. Me: Raw Pinson, *se of that Magistrates, being informed of the lamentable -*corer:cc, repaired with several of the officers to the bone, an Veal minutely Imparted every apartment, in order to savensirs rf say pin bed beeu fail to beeak in or rob the preraissa, Ilia • aethieg of .iat desci ipitott whatever was perccptible• Itt• furniture was in iln usual sitaetinn, sad the proeva owed in the closets sod c.spboardt were__petittlY impure. The Magistrate on quitting left Witham Went. tOs eti,ef biScer beleagsug to his esttsblieln-st. in car., Of The Most. From the minute votapectiee 046 hen ..."1 iskstts Mter is not the least doubt but the aquae tro-• ti heeler. A dispatch was ten of( fairly y• ey wiersiag to ifr.. Suttees, informing him of the eirc.„,(4.o4.bee (who is shoat /I =dustmen tont), snide arritill v cupteted. A rruwd of !ferret; 7 aft ego the bouya day. isg the whole of yeetiettes,
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-09-11 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AND SINGULAR OCCURRP.NCE.  On Saturday list an inquest was heM at the Globe pisbliehorse, in the New-rood, before Themes Stirling, Esq. Coroner for Middleeet, on view of the body of Mr. Wen. Thermion, agrd 75, a gentleman of peat respectability, and possessiug great properly in the neighbourhood of Mary-le-bone, who met his death in coast qoesee of a fatal art committed by himself the day previous. It appeared (rum the evidence of the wife of a person named Strong, that deceased had been for stone time labouriug under mental derangement, but had of Isle been much ►etter. On Friday morning last site came down from de• ceased's room, at bin request, to get him some barley-water, which she brought him. Two hours afterwai ds s►e west into the room again, when she observed the blood Sowing from a wound in the deceased's throat; lie had ■1 the time a knife in his right hand; she wt.* scarcely able to stand she horrid sight ; the deceased died about three hours afterwards. The poor clomp, during her tvideisee, appeared very much affected.  lease Strong, the former wilusea husband, corroborated her testimony is stout every point, and said he remained with deceased until he expired, and that She drummed bad nu !easily whatever. Mr. Norton, of Glut cut er.plsre, New-road, en rgeon, stated be had attended the deceased fur many yearn, and foe three year. put ►e had been suffertng menial derataemest, very frequently making we of many incoherent exprenioao. The Joey, under the Coroner's directions, returned their verdict of—" Died in a date offewaporatry. derangenseal." Soon after the verdict was given, t►e Coroner departed, when the witness Strong requested to Lave the knife given him with which the deceased had committed the rash art, and which lie stated belonged to biro. His request wee areordiagly complied with. It was one of show knives that runtain right or ten different taw...meats ; the blade was so very Winn that it wirrised every sae how the deceased
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-04 (London, England)

ENGLISH AND CAMBRIAN LIFE INSURANCE. The importance of Life Insurance is becoming every year better understood by the Public, and is a subject of the highest national importance. It is unnecessary at present to detail the numerous benefits arising from this branch of Insurance, and the many evils and misfortunes which are thereby prevented or rendered less oppressive and destructive on their occurrence. The terms adopted by the Company, calculated upon the most sound and liberal principles, will be found more equitable towards the Public than any rates heretofore offered. let. This Company will not dispute a Policy on the ground of unintentional inaccuracy as to sse. 2d. The Directors will submit all disputes to arbitration. 3d. The Company, will not forfeit Policies on technical objections 4th. A liberal allowance of time after a Policy is declared void, and the Company will advance money at 5 per cent. interest to enable the Policy-holders to pay the premium. 6th. Policies not forfeited by reason of the insured entering into Foreign Service, but an extra premium charged. 6th. This Company will not forfeit Policies where the persons whose lives are Insured enter into any military service, but charge an extra premium; nor will it make such extra charge. fov Insurance for military service in Great Britain or Ireland, either in peace or war, except in case of the parties being called to suppress a rebellion or oppose the invasion of an enemy. 7th. No extra charge will be made for Insurance of Military Men in time of peace, foe service in any of his Majesty's possessions or prisons in Europe. &b. The Company will not forfeit Policies granted to persona even on their own lives, in case of death by duelling, suicide, &c.; nor the Policies on the lives of persons dying on the high seas ; but will pa the same sum as if the Policy ha beets surrendered the day be the death of the insured to the Company. This Cowpony is now prepared to receive proposals for In. masses in the isrekDele and Life departments, at their t temporary Offices, o. 36, New Broad-street, where (until the permanent o. 16, Clwapside are ready) detailed Pro. spectates std all fame may be had. W3l. DIYD3IAN, Secretary: No. 33, New Broad-street, 3d Jan. 1826. N.B. Persons wishing to become Agents will signify the WIC by letter (pot-pat) tho Secretary.  STAYS and
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-06 (London, England)

ATTEM PTED SUICIDE.  AT ercvtgn anEXCE.—On Wet!neaday night, the fol. lowing attempt at self-destroetion took place at the house of Mr. Edward Sutton, of No. 13, York-street, Waiwonh. It appetite.. that about three weeks since, a gentians*, of military exterior, called at the above person's house, and inquired of Mts. Sutton, in broken English (being • native of Spain), what arm: the terms of a room she hart to let furnished; his questions being eatidartorily answered by the landlady, an agreentent wits made between diem, and the eentlen:an next day brought* few articles in a hackney-ceach. and hzcame an inmate of the house ; during the Snit fortnight the unfortunate gentleman occupied the apartment, he never left the house till the evenings, when he usually carried a kind of portmanturt with him, and it wits generally between the hours of ten and eleven before he returned. Ills concoct and way of life. with his extreme melancholy looks, mused a degree of interest and curiosity in the house, and it was naturally inferred that he was a man who hod seen far different days, and had been reduced, by untoward misfortunes, to hie present state of life. On Wednesday night last, about ten o'clock, the daughter erf Mr. Simon- let their lodger in as usual, and after giving him alight he Tuned to his roots.. It appears that his man. ners were such that the young girl mentioned it to her parents, re. marking bow cures: ely wretched Mr. De-Lspana (the name he went by) appeared to be. About an hour alter his entrance into the house, 31r. and 11ra. Sutton went up stairs for the purpose of retiring to rest, when they heard a deep groan, which seemed to emanate from the room of the Spanish gentleman ; on their listening it was repeated, and in consequence 31r. Sut. ton knocked at the door, and inquired if he was ill ; but reairing no answer, although he called out several times, he thought it advisable to burst the door open, as he imagined bia Ogee w.ts dying, and enosequently could not reply. On the door being ?tweed the unhappy man was found lying on the Sane with his throat dreadfully au with a rotor, which was neer him; the room was flowing with blood from the wmind, and the wretched gentleman himself totally insensible. 31r. Sutton lost no tone in arting ; Mr. Brown, a medical gentleman 'living in the sticiOy. ablaut i4imelliately attended. and, sewing up the wound, preserved the life of the unfonunate Spaniard, although astute most have been exhausted In a few minutes huger, had not the hemnrrhs,ge been stopped. He now lies he • precarious state, no one hut the surgeon being allowed to sea him, who renders every thit.g to Isis recovery and comfort. It is suppo,ed that he is one of those brave men who struggled frr the liberty of their emntry ; bat, like the great Mina and many getter of his brave companions., was compelled to fly and seek re. hwe in this conntry. In his room was found a number of excellent -painting", whi-h szemsd to have been recently executed, sad it is ',opposed that by the sale of them (done evidently by his osti bands) he supported nature.  (4A?
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-10-28 (London, England)

WALLACE. Esq. Assisted by a Committee of Scientific Gentlemen. To be had, by order, of all Booksellers and Newsmen in the United Kin• dom. either in ails& Numbers, or in Sets. Price One Shdling each. Each Number complete in itself. •ea The fallowing are but a few of the Contents of each Number. since the tint publication of the Work, and can only give a. slight idea of its utiaty : The Oracle of Health for July, containing—The Treatment of Cholera !limbos or Bile Flux—Emollient Clyster for ditto—On the Medical Properties of tVines--The Adukeration of Mena— Easy and effectual Alethods for the Treatment of Accidents—On Fashionable Diseases, by Dr. Adair—Rules for Travelling in England—For Travelling out the Continent—The Advantage of havements and Oysters in Costive Habits—Recipes for various Clymer; Cure Stammering or Hesitation ot`Spcech—Captain Jekyll's Vapour Bath—To Improve the Sight by 11,sected Gingen—The mane,p?iy of .r•ea.._.thtigertioa Effects of Swallowing Fruit Stones —Receipt for Making .he Elixir of Longevity—To Cure a Squint —Case of Poisoning from eating Pheasant. &c. &c. Contents of Ns. I. (Fifth Edition).—About 1,000 copies of ibis Number were sold .i;t UM lon alone, in the first two weeks.—Oyster Eating. by Dr. Kitchener —3l(tlical Effects of Oysters in Consumptions and Friers--Effects of Smoking Tobacco on the Health —Eating Scientifically—Circassian Mode of Procuring fine EyeLashes, at no expense. No. 11. (Fifth Edition) enntsins—Easy Shaving on Chymieal Principlea-31edical Effects on Health by Becr. Porter, and Ale, by Sir A. Carlisle and Mr. Brande—(leans of Escaping Gout and )Ibeinntistu. Nearly i'oete Articles in all. No. HI. (Fifth Edition) contains—Weekly Plans of Family Icanomy—Estimates fur Income+, of a Guinea a Week and 3001. )'car—Discares Cured without Me fiche, by Diet and Regimen onlyr-Nervotoi Ferrules. In all above Forty Articles. No. o'. (Fifth Edition) Suicidal Melancholy—Prescriptions fa Asthma and Rheumatism—Errors in Education causing Suicide—Utility of Silk Waistcoats—Expetiments on Beef, Veal, Pork, Ise, tor isir A. Cooper—beak Diseases, contracted in count. iug house—Disordcre of the Urinary (3rgans. In all above forty Articles. No. V, (Fifth Edition)-11oliday Diseases of Young People— Laxative Draught for disordered Stomach.—Art of Thriving—The BoanrY of the Eyes—Nervous Diseases, caused by Novel Reading —Mains of improving tha Tone of the Voice. In all about fifty Articles. No. VI., (lent Eafition)--fllnsgew Punch. a Preventive of Gout, Crawl. and Stone; by W. Graham, E.g. Apothecaries and their Aboininables—Science of Strengthening Exercise—Rules for Steen. In all above filly Articles. No.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-16 (London, England)

AURICULAR CONFESSION.—In the case of Mary Caen, the unfortunate woman who was found guilty of the wilful merrier of Maurice Fitzge7ald, on Friday, a young girl, named Jehannah Laughnan, was examined both Ware the Coroner, Thomas Stirling, Esq. and at Hatton-garden police-oflice, before Mr. Sergeant Sellun. Iltr evidence was important, so far as circumstantial evidence could go, but it was given with that reluctance and partial disclosure which is often observable amongst the lower orders of the Irish people. She did not tell all she could ; but fearing the consequence of taking a false oath, she went the next day to her priest, and in confession, admitted the concealment. The clergyman was restricted from revealing this, but he admonished her of the necessity of complying with the adjuration of her oath, to " to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." The consequence was, that she came the same day to Wainwright. the officer, and j when taken before the Grand Jury, she admitted, in addidition to what she had before stated, that she had seen the prisoner, Mary Cacn, washing away the blood after the murder. The frost still continues intense, and in consequence the navigation of the Union Canal has been shut since Monday. Duddington loch presents every day an animated spectacle, being crowded with seaters and curlers. The Sating, Club were on the ice there on Tuesday and yesterday ; and hundreds, who cannot partake of these sports, have been tempted by the clear weather to enjoy the romantic walks to and from the loch, and to become spectators of the lively scene. The Leith seaters have been also daily enjoying that elegant amusement on Lochentl. Edinburgh Paper of Thursday. The suicide who cut his throat in a hackney coach, on Thntstlay, on his way front Holborn, to tl:e coach office, in Oeford-street, as already stilt d, turns out to be Mr. Saul 13-atrum. of Ashby, farmer, near Berkhampstead, wt.o has left a widow and nine children in very indifferent circumstances. lie had, it appeared, come to London, on a law-suit, which went against him, and was the probable cause of the rash act.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-08-01 (London, England)

FOREIGN OCCURRENCES.  SUICIDE AT Axil Ews.—Lant 31onday, about fout in the morn- . ing, two bodies were found in the small strewn which flows on the other side of the basin of La llautoye, by the marshes of Henancourt. Alllen they were taken out of the water. it was ascertained that one was the body of a woman between *.-5 and 11i years of age, and the other the body of a child about 11. Their hands were bound together with a ribaltd ahont four feet long, which it was understood had, previous to their death, been tied about the child's waist. At a little distance a straw hat was found hanging from a tree, with a letter inside, but it was written in such illegible cha. tamers that no correct information could he olitaitted from it. All that could be learned was that it had been written, by the child, and that it related to the dreadful event which was shortly after to be insumnitmtl. A ritan's hat was found at the root of the tree. Shortly afterwards, at about 150 yards distance, the body of a man about 12 years of age, was found in the river belle. The history of the unfortunata family was soon ascertained. They had come to Amiens only a few days before, where they remained with the parents of the wife. On Sunday, the father, the mother, and the daughter went out early in the morning. Nothing was heard of them till one o'clock, when they entered a tavern at lienancourt, anti asked for an omelette, which they paid for, bot did not eat. Whilst it was preparing, the little girl wrote die note which was found in the hat. Between 'seven sod • eight in the evening, they went into another tavern in the suburbs of Hem—asked for sonic pigeon pie, but en its being presented, they refused to touch it, and drunk a little beer. At hall-past three in the morning, they were seen on the road to Renancourt. The letter of the child leaves no doubt that she was aware of the intentions of her parents. It is said that cries were heard in that direction about four in the morning, but no one can give as yet any certain information on the sub. ject. This event has caused a great sensation in this place, and a number of conjectures have- been made, which, no doubt, by and by, will be related as matters of fact. At present, we have no correct information as to the motives which induced the parents to resort to such dreadful extremities. _ _  ussT-sun-