The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-01-15 (London, England)

DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE. 1 1 A— On Tuesday treeing last, at seven o'clock, an import wee bel at the 'Ara of the African Chief, 3liddlasevetreet, somas' Tea. e 1 be 1 before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Au Cde• man aged 111, an interesting young Lily, daughter of a Miff . e I lady, residing at No. 73. in the above 1001 N. SOD Thecae* excitedconsiderable interest, and the Jury sat tills ay eta late hour, investigating the use. anus It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses, that on Sat • ohn • day night last the deceased had been passing the evening with ha m. mother, some other relatives, and a few friends, in her usual spina, . H. and on the party separating, the dammed, with her mother aid es& ham female cousins, worrier' alone in the drawing-room, and ultimady ALI they sat down to partake of some refreshment, on which thedenad quitted the room, and in a short period reamed again with apa Sub of porter, which she warmed and offered to her comins, who elpial dm the porter and declined taking aay more of it, on which the fc aitth ceased took her seat and remainedremained us conversance with thou fits the short time, when she ruse and left the room, taking the pens slat ; with her. She left the door open, and had not brae absent keg ' ~ 1 when she again returned into the MOM, and with a degree of a • lemnity laid down the pot which contained the pref. oth the table, saying, " I have now taken quite a sufficiency, of star I ',' , thing to that effect. Her tone and manner exalted a dope of suspicith in the minds of theme present, sod em d It the yoong ladies, tearing that the deceased had adminisind Tha ao , as hataell in the pats, was ioducod so art Ide ch w mouthed the porter, when she discovered leased* c having the appearance of magnesia, sad the declared was dearly ' questioned as to what she had taken • but hwenswers verse/sin his and ultimately one of the party taken; to procure a arra Irhich (Mr. M'aketield) of Chariton-street, who instantly arrived, de quired examining the pot, he discovered that the sediment at the hem Leith 0 was arsenic; be immediately tweversed with the deceased, filt 'ich was equally evasive in her answer, to bin", as she warm hermit ' Pm and rolativa, when Bat they impacted bee of kiwis, mats its • of deleterious draught. /Is, however, felt eissivisoid au doe hi • av taken something of an improper desterimien, and procured snake his I to counteract the efilsets of the weenie, but die refused taking then„ -.. Cr saying that she was perfectly satisfied, and was willing to die; le the persisted in this determination, though the most urgent ectuada " u were used to induce her to receive the medicine. She an length tat ledge a glass of medicine out of the surgeon's hand, which she immediawly ..• • .un threw away, and exclaimed, that she was determined not to Pie • Rene anything ; she had accomplished her object, and, if she was Pa • e firs' covered, she would destroy herself. Soon alter this she was sear A. % with the momenta agmw,and after lingering a considerableyerni. It she expired, although every remedy was resorted to, and smelly Thai forced on the deceased to restore her from her awful condition. .. It After the dissolution of the deceased, every inquiry 1M made N discover whether she had purchased arsenic at a surgeon's is thi 'I C neighbourhood; and it was eventually ascertained, that the de cased, in the course of Saturday, visited the shop of a neighbors ing surgeon, named Colebrook, where she requested two peaty. 11 wh worth of arsenic, which she said was for the purpose of dawn ' (n• rats ; the surgeon prudently refused letting her have it, aad i D 5 quitted the shop. She, however, shortly afterwards returnedlatle Ha company of another woman, who assured the surgeon that duds ceased was a person upon whom he might depend, and that shims er. quired the stuff for the purpose represented ; on this ream. a cation the arsenic was furnished, and they quitted the pbsee. 11 o The Coroner and Jury put questions in order to ascertaie Os very this woman could be, but nothung could be elicited to discover ne t 11 she was ; it was considered, however, that she was much to Was . for 'her conduct. Other questions were put as to the deceased's connexions, s Blan ascertain whether she had formed as attachment to an individa ' anct with whom she had frequently been seat, hut no satisfactory es ice dense could be produced as to that point. The witnesses heave • Mc proved, that for some time past she had betrayed various srophOl - . P of an afflicted aid dennged mind, and that she had received de ... ts, kindest attention frern her 'nether, doe. by whom she was much ts loved; and the surgeons peeving that the poison was the tarot death, The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict, " • the deceased died from having taken paws, ham at the DRS la ' ' AN state of temporary mental derangemeat.” tr lte _ ._ . IR DICK CURTIS AND BARNEY Asnon.--This long-wished* alle match has at length been made far IN sgns. Twig • sovereigns aside were deposited on Tuesday easing gs &inset . Si which is to take place in two months. Betting 3to don Curti; :( Ye They are both nonpareils. • s•• Pi! A match will be fought this morning in Oxfordshire, Waal .• Yi two men, who were to have fought a third battle in the nag ii Te Worcester. The men are, prinks, a known good one; and fob Li. man, a Chipping Norton smith. It is for twenty.five severer ~j Cape aside. .. ' ..... . Old I ---.-----