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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-08-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH GRIEF. Yestattty ais Impicst was brit' at list NIKO of the Duke of Clanmee iDutilie-house, GreessfiehLetreet. Commercial-rim!, St. Gtortre's-in-the-Ettst, heStre J. W. Usiwtx, Esq. Coroner,  . . on the body of Mrs. Mary Gifford, aged 61, a widow lady of property, residing at Nu 4, CLules•strcel, St. George's, who hung heeself. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Catherine Herring, of Martha•street ; Miss Sarah Gray. of Charlotte street; and Mr. Thomas (fray, her brother, that the deceased was a lady of considerable property, and occupied apartments since her husband's death in the house of the last•ment. -el wittier'', to whom the deceased was known fur the hail 25 )ears. Ore II e death of her husband she grieved very maul., and Mrs. Gray, who was the wily friend she had living, eonsent..l to let her lodge is her house for the sake of her society, but had not been there lung s% hen Mrs. Gray died—this took such au effect on the deceased, that she was frequently beard to cry and say, that she would not be long iu this world. It indeed caused temporary deratigumeut, and she could not make tip lire mind to reside in a house where her only friend departed this life, and she look elegaut apartments in the shore house, esteem Miss Gray, (ruin the strung attachment the deceased had for Ler and her thee, caused her to sleep with lice every night. On Tuesday morning they gut out of bed, lend the decease., told Miss Gray to go home, and she would call In her house. By and bye Miss Gray left.— Shortly after Mrs Herring, whose hitsband is tru►tee weeder the deceased husband's will, called on her, as it was r usual custom in the morning to present her with some currant ji Ily, and to pry hi r an stimaity of 140/, which came due that morning; the k. y was outside the door, and she opened it, ether repeatedly knocking soul recessing no answer ; she found the deceased suspended from the by a rope, so that her toes t dud tl.e bed. The'rupe ass tied antaringly light round her neck ; she rail fur Mr Gray, who cut her down. A soreeon was procured, but she w,.v quite dead. The witnesses were of opinion that grief ra used the c ttttt mission of the set. Verdict—Died by her own act, being at the time in a slain of insanity.  SilltlrdOr St'otOglit, Ns two of Mr. J. 11.1ct1 Attn. SON'S children wrie returtting front school (opposite Mrs.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-08-24 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A ROY CORONER'S INQUEST. --... I . • An Itmoisition was takes on Saturday sight before Thomas cassa.yoe. Esq. Curtner, at the horse of • Lady roamed Blockader, in Rrotail-streirt.hei'dings, Rank, on the hody of a boy, really 15 yrars of age, named 3lielowl Long. , 1 who poi an end to his existence en Friday afternouti, by I i longing himself. Mrs. Blockader deposed, that the deceased was her footboy; hr had hero a bide more that. a week in her no ; I he hail lately lived with • genileinati. named Fraser, 'it'd she. at hio rr quest, took bins into her family, until he could il make arrangements to have him "gaits, or procure him a situation more arkoiding with his chap... Mon. He mss a good I( disposed boy. mid was beloved for his rradineos to serve every ono. 0. Thsiaday nand Friday mot ' g last he was very 1 thoughtfsl, melancholy, sad depressed in his spirits, and artemrd af. aid be should be out of pl.tee; she told him aba ...old pal Lim in thyporter's place rather than he should be l do sheltie. ms. Beat, lie, rd in 11... Rlackader'o louse, said, that •61 Friday he wilisl.4.l ibe deceased to goon an errand, sad be could out toe found ; one of the females iti the house went sip stairs, and orientated very loud; be had • Iliac in his hand, atol .an up Glair., as he believed the boy bed hanged loms•If, and said so to the sat wants; be cut the boy down, . sod weld for a surgeon. The deceased had said"muse lime before that he was mi.. 1 soralde in his sheet*.would n, and he not live. The cord • , . t whirls the &erased hang himself with woos a piece of thin hr.! cord. Ile had lied our end in the rails of the stairs, and tlie litiscr round his neck, and thrown himself over. w A Gentleman Gamed Cunningham, and het witnesses, • ) , 1 corroborated She above eyideoce. V. ratio s—" Died by his scan act, committed in • state of butobity:'  it~
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-07-21 (London, England)

HORRIBLE AND DRTERNINED SUICIDE.  S•lw►dsy ma Inquest was held at the house of Mr. An. drew*, the sip of the Jolly Brewers, Wardwir.street, Sohu, before Antinomy Gell, Jon. Esq. Coroner f,r the City of West. mioster, ow the body of Mr Ja•ses Rua, agrd thirty years, who pal • period to ►is eximeses in the following must *meta I member.  Front the evilest.. of Mr. Andrews, the landlord of the Jolly Brewers, and a man who slept is the same room with the deceased, sod other witnesses, it appeared the deceased was brother-1.-law to Mr. Andrews,. single man, and lived ow his laterite; that • few years spwhe had • fall on board of a skip, which fractured his skull, in cosseutiesce of whirls he had to sodergo trepaniming sod bad • silver plate put into Ma heed; sad of late that he was subject to temporary its of insanity. The deceased occupied an apartment in Mr. Andrews's house, in which he had been bet three weeks, during which lime be exhibited such marks of derangement of mind, that it was dressed accessary to have • man to sleep in the same room with ►ien, and knives, forks, and other sharp-edged insteurwrote were kept out of his way. On Friday night be went to bed shout eleven o'clock ; there wee always a rash-light at might bunting le his room.— About Iwo o'clock in the murwing, the man who slept in the room with him was awoke by hearts* the deceased get up ; ►e watched what he was about, chest by the light bn observed hint take something from Isis pocket, which appeared like. razor. The man immediately jumped up out of beil, and laid hold of him, to prevent his committing suicide, whes • hard struggle took place between them, the man using his ewdesvour• to force the razor from him, whilst the usfeetneate maniac kept shifting the rotor from hand to hated, each time •taking a cut at his throat, sad inflicted se►eral dreadful gashes cm himself; at length, by one &spent' effort he got the razor is hie, right hand, and with ova stroke he cut his throat from ear to ear, and near. ly severed his head from his body ; both fell to the ground. The other mates cries fur assistance alarmed the reiniiir, some of whom hastened to the spot, bet too late to prevent the dreadful act. A surgeos was immediately sent fo►, but hie arrival answered so purpose, the deeetteeil being quite dead. Tire Jury returned • verdict of—insanity.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-02-25 (London, England)

INTERMENT OF HE7CII, THE M'CIR DERE!? AND SUICIDE.  A great concourse of spectators assembled last morning about eight o'clock around Nesvite, it having been pretty generally understood that the remainsofthe murderer, fletch, would be removed to an unconsecrated grave in the cross-road at the top of the Old Bailey. Men were employed early in the morning to di:: a hole to receive the body, between live uml six feet deep, and they completed their task by seven o'clock. A few minutes bebefore half-past eight o'clock, Mr. Under-Sheriff Smith, acco►upanied by a friend, proceeded in it coach to the felons' door, preceded by a cart, the back part of which was put towards the felnus' side door, and shortly afterwards the body of the unfortunate malefactor, which had Leen placed on shutter, was brought out, and elevated in such a position on the curt, as to permit the populace to commend a distinct view of it. The spectacle was of an appalling nultire. The body was in the same state us when he became his own exectei  of his clothes, excepting his coat, having been remotest ; it was very bloody, and was calculated td excite horror and disgust ►n the mind of every beholder. Its the shutter on which he lay upon his back, a hole had been perforated, and the representat of a pllows made of wood had beer. introduced into it, and it was so consttucted as to hang immediately over the face of the culprit. The razor with which he effected both the murder mid suicide was suspended from the gallows. The executioner 5:0011 Up at the feet of the corpse, and on the arrival of the cart at the spot selected to receive the mangled 'vomit's, Mr. Sheriff Smith ordered that time should be given for all present to have a view of the body, and be Further ordered one of the executioner's attendants to hold up the gallows and razor to public view, which lie did, and the populace having gazed with much attention on the sight berme them, for a few minutes., without betraying the slightest sensation of synyathy or pity, the executioner turned up the shutter, and she hotly was thrown into the pit right upon its face, with clothes, double irons, anti every thing Ise had on at the perpetration of the horrid deed. The gallows and razor were thrown in after I , and thus was performed the last painful duty upon the body of use whose crimes must always he viewed with horror and detestation, and whose memory can only live in our recollection witi► feelsogs of the deepest execration.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-01-10 (London, England)

CORON E ICS INQUEST.  RASH SUICIDE OF A YOUTH. Yestosilsy an inquest was held at the sign of the Twelve Bride-lane, Flcrt-•trot, before T. SHELTON, Esq. Curlew. on the hotly of Willi...lt Lamer, aged 16, nephew of Mr. Ga %%Alamo, leather-cutter. of Fleet-street.  Joseph Itrdgravr, n Journeyman in She employ of Mr. Gavrtisoru, deposed, the deceased was the nephew and all. reclaim to Ilir. Gawthorn, and worked in the same shop with witness fur the kat six months; he was a vo ry reserved lioy, and witness remarked that be was very melancholy for the last fortnight; he frequently inquired of him the cause of his melancholy, but he refused to assign any cause. On %Vialsiesday emu sung last, alsout half-past ness had occasion to go into the tenths r-cellar, where lie saw the deer:unit reactiiiii:, which, he thought, proceeded from being up latr,and making, too free by drinking. On inquiry, he was informed the deceased hail been taking arsenic. A Sorrow was procured, who rendered every assistance, but to no effect. He died aboont one o'clowk on Sunday morning, previous to which witness asked what cause he could assign fur committing so rash an act. He answered, that lie would tell him when he pot better.  John Cawthorn, colon; to the deceased, deposed, that the deceased had been with his father fifteen mouths, and he was always very ri served and melauchuly. As to the cause he morning witness heard hint reaching ; he went to him, mill inked " What was the matter, ur what had he lweu duing He said, he hail taken twmpetioyworth of arsenic. He was a lad of weak intellect. His smirk promised to let him have a watch at Christmas ; but not acting attentively, it was kept from him. George Dunn, apprentice *to Mr. Meadows, chemist and druggist, of Fleet-street, deposed, that the deceased came to the slump ion Thursday or Friday se'unight, and purchased an ounce of salts, and said he eaine from Mr. Cawthorn, and that the house beiug overrun by rats, they wanted some arsenic to destroy them. Th... Jury, which etoinisted of 15 respectable men, differing in their opinion as to their verdict, some fur insanity, and the remainder fur lido de se, by a majority a verdict of Insanity was recorded.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-06-18 (London, England)

EDEN N A.,, Col. RANNet, M jor Davisux, Major Srii.utte, and Colonel PRATT, arrived at the theatre a few minutes after seven o'clock. 'flair Royal Highnesses were received by Mr. Spill NG, who conducted them to the last box hut one, in the dress-circle, on the PRINCE'S side. linniediutely on their arrival, the house, which was very muck crowded, and sented most brilliant and frishinnahle spileartioye, resounded with general plaudits. " Gud save Nee King" was called for, and was executed ie the entire strength of the house, vocal and instrumental. During the evening their Royal Highoesses paid the greatest attention to the 'warn-matters. The Royal Duke, from lime to time, appeared busily employed in explaining to the Dodos:4 such parts of the entertainments, as a want Of familiarity with the Eti;;:isli lauguage rendered obscure. The Duchess of CAMBRIDGE is a (fritcately formed and interesting W 04111141. The !lei s:ve predominates in her countenance. She was dressed ill black—and a plasm Ostrich feather was the only ornament she wore in her heir. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE was also in mourning. lie looked extremely well, and seemed to rojoy the amusements of the evelling very touch. Some allusions to marriage, to politius, and to the fast able system of the west end of the town, which occur in the comedy, excited his hearty laughter. Mr. KEAN, eadma Glenroy, plsytd his principal settles wilt furre and feeling. The interview with his brothel, iu which he prevents hint front ctionmitting suicide that which follows with Musiir, the temporary destroyer of his grace—and the concluding scene with Rosalie Somers—were finely acted, and were much applauded. Mr. Dowroa's Corey was worthy of his acknowledged fame. Mr. KN IGII r, as Jacky Ilawbuck, gave us w wrong idea of stupidity pc,. soulitied. The part of Phoric was well liltried by Mr. WA t.t.ncit. Mrs. GtovEst, Mrs. Runtasors, and Mrs.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-03-11 (London, England)

GRENFIEI.I. mid, he had no intention or detoi JJ IJ kg the House lout oil like prewitit twee-. , hot he could not let the motion pass with a silent vote. He was one of those who, in the last Sessiott Pairfitment, voted twice for the suNsesistots of the Hubei. Cot pus Act—and lie did so in consequence of the confidence sod reliance lie placed on the Report' of the Secret Committee, 'ma JJ I 1111 l usly agreed to by the Members of that Committee, and to which he saw appended the names of H Noble Lord, the Member fur Yorkshire (Lira Khoo) who usually sat on that side or the House—of the line Mr. Ponsoulty—und of oilier Gentlemen, whom he considered great c autheiitter. Now, although so far as the disclosure of-facts 113 a been mad:, they were not exactly of lb tt character cod suagiiiiiitle which he imagined, from the Report, that they would hove been—ikevertheleso, recollecting the temper of the public mind, in the anetrooolis, in the mom k of Decemlo r, 1816 —recnileeting the roomier in which that Home, iu the mouth of January, 1817, was assailed by petitions, some of them a compound of folly soil mischief., while others seemed to aim et nothing shot of insurrection kind revolutioa—tit a period too ei -general distress, which bore hard on the I..wL: classes of the community, on their an fat Niel, cud labourers—recollectiog 01l thtoCciicum,tnuct s. he did not regret the vote hr gaire nu the Suspension Act in the lost Session or lratliawrut.— lle owed it to himself and his constituents to tm:,port the measure. lie did dose last aright, he unui:t to-night, mid in every future stage. Lord LAStal.t.Pg MSe to advert to a statement contained in a Petition presentekl to this Unice trout A person of the name of Riclond Lee. it stated very stroitgly the hardships the Petitioner ei dured while a prisontr last year in You k Coady, such as being obliged to dents *way with his es hoods the blood of another prisoner, of the Moue e; Riley. who hod committed suicide in the s..kite i•. It. To .11 this he hail a strong contradiction in the stikdavit of moot f!er prison, of flu" a biller tir C.kiter, imptironed in the cell w ills I: e. Mr. ti enr t iititteJ himself initocent of t try tie' •g t.'  • would rsievOliat this dioltiesioo'be edjeitned futil ienseen tu.morrew, aiming.—/Hew.) ma"' 101 Mr. WM. SMITH agreed, that the limcsusibus He *Ns $e ought to he adjourned. He differed fete tato aired. th, from his Hon. Frieuill who had introduced this would die. Petition. and was 'terry that he had not concluded and, IS d. his motion by calling for a Committee of Inquiry. certificate, It was only us such a Committee, where so massy told that
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1810-11-05 (London, England)

TIIC INOWITSUR.I_  The folloiviiig letter has been received et Caen from London, tinder date of the 9th inst. " The system adopted by the Emperor WAS the surest 1144n11 of conquering the English. " It stifles them in the midst of their wealth ; it is the cause of all the bankruptcies. st The East Incl 4 Company applied to the G verninent in May last, fur the sum of 209,000 pounds. Before this lean was ranted them, an account was taken of their merchandise, whiJi was found to amount In £4„000,00,) sterlt:ig (upwards of • Tint !sciatic fluids are sinking, sitil will 1.611 f4ll lover, if the army in Purtujal is beater, of which there is no doubt. " The suicide of G---, the richest banker ifs London, WAS occasioned by notliinz else than the discredit of the funds.  " A revolution will take place iu this couutry— it is wished fisr.'• M. Dive, a eliyinist. et Peyreheraile. in the departiniat of Landes, liar mule teVerill experiments to extract anger from honey. They appear to have been crowned with sleets*. Ile has presented the Prefect of tl'e department with two s %asides of his trope of hour). One wes in the matt of the first e.y.tAllizsti4l, Or raw sugar; it rttaineil a slight whim of ill origin, which, however, tl. Dive hopes to lx alale to remove. The oc cr. •vlsic!e has millerroot only one purifying prep.'s% is a tine powder...l4:v, partakes mod, leis than the former of t..e taste of honey. M Dive i 4 engaged in rnauuff,vnring a emosideralile gum ity, fur the purpose of teitspirati%e ea' cut- bet wren it tit 0111 pr extracted front the cane. or grayer. MINA, rim 17.  The Emperor left firsts oo the 11th, end irontinneol liis louruey fur Cowie, and the south of Merl s. t •ar.souur.,
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1810-11-02 (London, England)

JUDG6 JEFFRIES.  The workinem employ eel to repoir the church of St. Mary, Alderitialibtory, discovered a. fee days sluice the reinnins of the 'notorious Chancellor Jeffries, so universally detested for his cruelty and injustice. A large fiat stone was removed near the Communion Table, and in a vault underneath the sues from 1 a leaden cram containing the body. The coffin did out appear to have suffered much decay. It ens ch.seel, and 4 plate remaimel on it, inscribed atilt eh- twine of Chancellor Jeffries. Ilia son mod el entOier are shoo buried in the some vaolt. it aimears on inquirer that the body remained a cansh.enalile time io the Tower before it was interred tut this Church. After the tragic husioes. at Taunton, a limn Jeffries managed with so much address, he retureeed to [modem, soil to avoid the popular fury excited by his Ulf:tenons conduct, disguised himself )11 tit.. habit of a foreign sai;or, with 'ideation to.-.escape to H embeirgli ; but iseieig discovered as he was looking oat of a window in • house at Wapping. where he had couceeleul hr was *els. ed by the mob, and alroreit kdleil. lie was timelly lodged in the Tower by lice populace. in order that he might he brought to jusuce, but lie died soon after, to eon‘erptence of the telowa and bruiwes he had received, lie had previously resided in Aldermanbury, and his was privately interred by his family. The elitenveiy of his coffin in the manner described, drew persons to the church, amiJetfr:e,, 60 long coos;geien to infamy, Is again the topic of conversation. it dues not appear that the coffin was opened. Afier public curiosity hod been gratified, it wits replaced in the vault, and the atone is now bistro. d over it.  The accident which held Colonel and M. WATSOLN lately. in Untolitsli.re, we are sorry to learn was very severe. Mrs. WATsots hid an arm broken by the overturning of the carriage. which was down a descent of five ftet from the road, out.. • pit. The accident took plice in the parish of Newton.  The case of suicide by an Officer iii the Nottingham district, which we lately mentioned, is, we learn, more than ordinarily melancholy; but, from the nature of en extraordinary chat ge preferred against him, cannot with deem um be detailed in a uevispaper. The Oillcer was quartered at Station', where his distracted wife und young family continue wholly ilepenJunt wpon charity! CCILUN Clef
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1810-11-23 (London, England)

SOY. 3. • tits Royal et.t. •erf I itr CWA u ••me : deasure, linens -4, lit.  disappeared from Perlebersg. liwd killed himself t souse cirenttistanc.. worthy of creitit authori.e the Lady of Mr. I.lthtir.t t.) refute this rep. r. beeasike 1, renal Lets clearly pros e the contrary. and notottg decidedly priiets this pretended suicide. Le Bathurst. irnicfaagshle in 10tt0...10g up her nitwit's-6 It.l.trl rug the late of her heterenitl, h3s returned iv England, where she still helms to find luau". SToiAitoLtt, li• V. 5. Ftiatry the 2d November. whieh on. fixed upon. for the bOICIIIII entry of his it,yel Highness diCrow ii Pi ince into this resideece-t .. ti, he low:testi il from piotuspghelip to WA rou) Luniury-seat, New liege, whence he was stiendkd to this capita by Byron flamilton.. Lord High Cita...beldam, oud .. err .v.. 1 I.ere at two o'clock in the els...endow. After his Royal [Nimes* heal received the congratulatory &debt:mu i 4 thp • Governor-GenetA. Nlissietretee. and Fire Elders of the City. near the Cus.nist-hoitse. on s Juana being given, iclei gem. i wire twice diseharge.l. while the processieu vri.., moving on to the stet wile of the Ittyel l'olac. and gie Ifking'sst.ir-enve, where A detachment r f the King's•Lik Guards were drawn up. At toe foot of the stair-case Ms Royal liliglines•wors received IV IgielAttel High titewersl rod 'event' Noblidue,i of die Court :mho concluctral 4111111 through the Oioasett-Itel I And Aissrpuestsrehaustaergim theiarge Catsioet, I. here. . . . . • - H.. Nliijesty WkS serriakried by ineir Eirr..lltor..cf. the hltn.sters ttbite. the Lords of the Realm. sari Counsellors of tooto,,sibo wore all presented to his KoyolHislusesti by ohs King hinsself. After the prossoratiori was over, hie Highness repokeii to Her Majesty the Queerr; and atterwsrds theirWojestiss held n Drsoing-itiou4 anti dialect iLI public oath his Royal Highness. •