The Sun. — 1822-09-21 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. On Thursday evening an Inquest was held at the Devonshire Arms, Devonshire-street, Marylebone, by THOMAS STIR:. LING, Esq., on the body of Mary Hough, housekeeper to Villiers Surtees, Esq., of No. 40,pevonshire-place. Mr. David Jones, surgeon,. deposed, that on Wednesday morning, about half-past 8 o'clock, lie was sent for to the house of Mr. Surtees' and.found the deceased lying with her face on the floor; herface was in a large quantity of blood, and her arms were lying under her, with her right hand bent towards her throat; upon turning her over, a white-handled common dinner-knife was observed in. the blood, and it appeared to have fallen from the hand. Witness then observed a considerable wound in the, throat, and many blood-vessels had been wounded, and the windpipe partially severed; the wound was very ragged, as if it had been done with a blunt instrument. She, was quite cold, and appeared to have been dead some hours. William Villiers Surtees, Esq. of No. 40, Devonshire-place; stated, that the deceased was his servant, and had been so for 8 years. Witness was in town on Monday last, and observed deceased to look ill and much dejected. Previous to going out• of town on Tuesday morning, he told deceased that Mrs. Surtees and the governess would be in town next Monday, to which she made no reply; but as she was a woman of few words, witness did not particularly notice it. Witness kept deceased merely out of charity, as she was incapableof working ; he• be-lieVed her to be strictly honest, and during the 8 years she had been in his service he never had occasion to quarrel with On his return to town on Wednesday, be found every thing in the house as lie had left it, and no appearance of a robbery, or attempt at one. When witness was at his country-house,, deceased took care of the house in town ; and when lie was in town, she had charge of the country-house. Humphrey Roberts, and Thomas Pearson (watchmen), Wm. Tombs (a constable), William Sellars (watch-house keeper of Marylebone), were severally examined : their testimonies merely related to the position in which they found the body of the deceased. • •  Benjamin Scope, a beadle, searched the deceased, and found on her 3/. 17s. Gd. in money. James Leadbeter, an upholsterer, went to the house of Mr. Surtees on business on Monday, and stated that she appeared to labour under great depression of spirits, and when he questioned her about the return of the family, she appeared particularly indifferent and careless. The Jury then went to view the body, which presented a horrid spectacle; the face and neck were covered with clotted blood, and the wound was a very ragged one. Verdict—" That the deceased committed the act while labouring under mental derangement."  We are sorry to learn that two more persons have died in consequence of the injury they received from the explosion of the steam-boiler at Messrs. Yardley and Cleaver's glue manufactory, at Camberwell. _ _  The following particulars of the melancholy accident which occurred to Mrs. Wilbraham, of Chigwellrow, on Monday, the 9th instant, may be relied upon as correct :—As Mrs. Wilbraham and her daughter were taking', the air in a low four-wheeled carriage, near to Hog Hill-house, in Hainault forest, the box on which the footman (who was driving) was seated, suddenly gave way, and, the servant was precipitated to the ground; the horse taking alarm at this circumstance, set off at full gallop on the Romford road. The two ladies were thrown with considerable violcnre from their seats ; Mrs. Wilbraham received several most severe wounds at the back of her head, remained entirely senseless till the Wednesday evening, and then expired, at her house in Chigwell-row. Miss IVilbraham was also very severely hurt, but, it is to be hoped, she is in a fair way of recovery. Mrs. Wilbraham was the second daughter of the late Wra. Harvey, Esq. of Chigwell, M.P. for Essex, in the years 1747, 1754, and 1761, and sister of Sir Eliab Harvey, our present worthy representative.—( Chelmsford Chronicle.) A DR