The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1821-05-09 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.  An Inepsisision was taken before T. Him, Esq. Deposit? Coroner for Westminster, on Monday night, as she Keass's Head Tavern. linsaell-eusirt, on the hods of a young tenslemsn, also pat • period to his existence by culling his throat on Smnrtley last.  --Mr John Cole, surgeon, of Great Ttiosseillastreet, was the first witness called. He elated that on Sots relay aftermiosi he was sew for, mid immediately attended; lie found the deceased lying io best with • cap on, and bleeding. Witness proceeded ill examine lom, and found • wound in the throat, which nea•ly severed the windpipe; it was about five inches in length, and one inch in depth; there were two superficial wounds on the breast, apparently stabs. Witness dress, the wound•, and the deceased appeared to reeoeer a little; and for upwards of two hours was sensible, bat out able to express himself. On searching the room for the instrument, the deceased pointed to the ground, where they found a razor very bloody ; there was a dirk also on a chair near the bed-side, soiled. Wetness bad some slight hopes of Lis recovery while dressing his wounds. When the deceased heard they intended to take him to an hospital, he attempted to write.—[Here the hand-writing was produced, but it was quite illeethle.]—Witness called several limes after, and about nine o'clock the same evening he was called upon, and attended instantly; he foam' the deceased atenggliug ; some of the blued had got into the Wogs, and he expired about a quarter plat nine. Winless has no doubt that the wound in his throat was the cause of his death. To • question by a friend of the deceased, -wittiest' replied, that if be was insane, the effusion of blood would restore sanity. Anne Cameron, servant at the Kenn'a Head, Ressell.eourt, deposed she did tint know the d it; the first time she LAW him was us. Thursday night, about wine o'clock, when he came into the toff. c•toom, and called f•r a Weir of beef; he did not appear tipsy; after paying for what he had had, he asked where he timid get a bed; witness amid that they let beds; the deceased soon after asked fur a candle, and retired to bed; he was called at nine o'clock next alarming, when he got up and avect out, anti about nine o'clock in the evening returned, but took xi) supper or refreshment ; after sitting about • quarter of an hoer, he asked fur pro, ink, and a small piece of paper, winch he wrote on, took it up emirs, and went to bed. Shortly after eleven c'cluek In the ;morning, witness knocked at the door of the deceased, bill received no answer; she heard • tappine. a■ if on the chair. Iss an hour after she went up stairs sod knocked again, but received no answer; she then returned, and grid her master's brother she was fearful the erntleman was ill, or that something bad happimed. Her mistress Caine home soon after, when Daniel Hobbs, her mistress, and herself, wee. ■p, and fielding ■ difficulty of access slit", bored a hole ire the wainscot, when his legs were observed moving in bed. The door was theta foiced, when the deceased was found weltering in his blood; there was also • quantity of blood is the bed and over the floor.  Daniel Hobbs, brother to the landlord of the Kean's Head, fully corroborated the abuse witnen's testimony ; and said hr found a piece of paper us the table, with a direction to Ko to No. 7, Water-lade, Blackfriarir, which witutts took there amt left.  'rue Jury viewed the body of the deceased. A noosed cord which was found in the mom, by the bed, when the deceased was discovered, bed been removed, and also Shah. spear?, play of ROllllO and Juliet, which it is supposed the deceased hail been reading, as It was lamed down at the leaf in which were the words—  6' Here, here will I art my everlasting rest." Sec. Mr. Junes Pope, an eminent solicitor of Hroad-stisetbuildings, to whom the unfortunate young geoid mull W. 14 under articles, and ssl.nm he hail served fur the but twelve months, stated his opinion to be, taking Into view th' feet, and his b.-haviour fur the last three months, lie was nut in a sound etaip of mind. He implored the Curuner and the Jury not to dissolve the name of the unfortunate young Gentlemar, MP, from the high respscisbility of his family, it would evidently give rise to the most agonizing pangs. This feeling apparently pertadrd the breasts of the Jury, which was composed of the must respectable tants of the neighbourhood ; and, alter a short col so kat ism, they returned a verdict—•' hat Ike drreared tosantiffed the au while labouring under a fit of temporary mental derangement." . .  In the course of the evidence given by Mr. Pope, it appeared that the unfortuuate young Gentteams, who bad westerly attained his 18th year, um received by Mr. Pope, his family mid friends, more in the nature of a rt Wive strut iii his character of pupil ; th it lie was it the receipt of 3001. per •nnum, and would, on coming of age, have brew entitled to au less a aunt than 25,0001.  Sir 'Wm. Scorr decided lately that iron coffins may be used, mu pari,lres being paid burial fees proportionate to their inerearcil durability. These fees are not yet ►auctioned by the Igoelebiasuical Court. From 51. to us high as 251. were asked by the parishes in arid mar London, according to the extent of their burial grounds. On ‘Vedricaday evening u fog more dense than for many years oust was experienced at Swansea. The Can►lrrian post-coach and Loudon mail were three hours humid their regular tune ; and the passengers by tiro former weir compelbd to walk the whole of the way from Nratl► to Swausea, a distance of nine miles.