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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-01-20 (London, England)

COROYER'S IXQUEST.  Dar/awl:1. Stlcrns.—Tromilay evening an inquest was held at the gutting House, Horse Geode, bell= T. Higgs. Esq. m Co.iael rose*, on the body of Peter Lee, 49. a private in the second battalion of the first regiment of ashler Guards, who put a period. to his existence under the fall g dreadful circumstances:— Luke Hardy, a sergeant in the same reginient as the deceased, deposed tharyesterday morniug about four o'clock, he was in bed mmAi at his Majeety's store-house in d-yard, when he was *woke out of his sleep by the report of nor pistol ;he immediately called to the deceased. wiles i t a sentinel on duty. .but.bs received no answer. lie i got out of bed, ceeded clown stairs, and mi deceased ; he to the watchman, who hash also heard the report, and they searched after the deceased, and ultimately found his body in a dunghole, _quite dead. The mouth of the barrel of his gun was placed under his chin, and the piece had been discharged, the ball having passed through the deceased's head, carrying away with it pan of the skull. 'l'he bayonet was found across the trigger, and the feet of the deceased were at each end; and, in consequence of their pressure, the piece wart oft: The deceased had beta in the army for the last :X) years, and was a quiet, honest man, but given to shrinking. Samuel Charlesworth, watchman to his Majesty's Office of Works, corroborated the teatinistny of last witness, and had no doubt but the deceased shot hints*. Servant Lilly, of the same regiment, deposed that he knew the deceased, who was addicted to drinking; was informed yesterday morning, about halbput five o'clock, that a centinel was missing from his post ; and, proceeding to Scotland-yard, he missed the deceased, who, the watchman told him, had committed suicide. Thomas Nightingale, corporal of the second battalion, deposed to having left the deceased at his post on Sunday morning, in his tumid state of mind. and pettily sober. John trialslons, a private in the same regiment, deposed, that during the last week, the deceased had coosiderabl, changed in his mind, and was observed by witness to ery on Friday morning in the guard-room. (ho Wednesday morning last, he saw him reading a book, on the parade, St. James's-pink, for about an hour and a-half, and on witness inquiring of him what book it was, be said he could not sell, the title _page was tern of 1"; the book was the Memoirs q'iloli Flood! cr. This witness mentiened other circumstances, tending to prove the unsound state of the deceased's intellect. The deceased hail very recently been punished for intoxication, and had been drilled. and shortly he was to undergo similar punishment for the same offence, which might have i ?crated on his nand.  Other w•itnevses gave evidence to satisfy the Jury, who returned a verslict--" That the deceased shot himself, being at the time in a state of temporary derangement."  ( 'onus ca's !Not:
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-04-22 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.  An inquest was held at the %Vbite Hart, lleptfiml-green, an Saturday. before J. rattert:a, Esq., on the holy of William Thottipsor, quarter-muster of the tiv mei, discovery ship, who was found hanattitt in the lashings of his hammock, at Ma ludgings (Mrs. Elliot's), 1/eptford-green. It appered upon the evidence of Mrs. Elliott, the landlady, that Ave souse days past he appeared murk depressed in spirits, and that he was rxtreincly careless in his meals. lle slept in his hammock, shish he had lashed up in hia lodging, where he used to sleep. That on Saturday morning the landlady went up stairs, and asked him if he was coming down to breakfast? Ile peevishly replied that he did not care about any. lint notwithstanding, Mrs. E. took him his breakfast sometime afterwards, when she found him sitting up in hi. hanittiock, with a Bible in his hand; she said William l I have brought you sonic breakfast ;" he Tel:lied, "put it down.' She accordingly placed it on a chair snit left the room. About a ! quarter before twelve she went up to the moot again, being fearful his melancholy VMS increasing, when, to her great ;darn), aloe found him impended by his jaw to one of the clues of his hantimok. !ihe instantly alarmed her next neighbour, Mr. Hatton, shoemaker, who immediately extricated the body, and medical aid was in the meantime sent for. Dr. Edwards of Union-street, with that promptitade and humanity for which he is so remarkable in this town (Depttiwili. rendered every assistance possible, also aided by the medical gentlemen belonging to the different discovery ships, but the spark of life was extinct. Tne deceased was highly respected, nod had accompanied the late Discovery ships in the same situa(ion. No cause can he assigned for the rash act t but a letter was found from a female in the North. to whom he Ilan much attached. lin which she expressed the warmest sentiments, and at the game fume regrettina he had not seen her since his return from the last ! voyage. A letter was also found in answer to the above (not fur-1 warded), excusing himself tie the negligence, but expressing his intention to du so previous to his departure. The Jury came to • conclusion, that in a momentary fit of derangenieut he camintitval the rash set. Verdict—Jr:acuity.  THE LAI4E Sllip..coLLlAß,
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-07-17 (London, England)

PIMENTO.--In this day's public sales, good quality sold cver suet roe a charge of the wilful murder of his wife. Nearly rn _ turn from gad he has heat in a state of mental derange mt.. ,_.. ring at Bridgwater attracted the attention of AN ANtatc•N JuaT.-Mr. Stone repeats a story, which 41 e lid' 7iiit,lii• BRANDY d HOU ANDS The quantity of Rum On Sunday last, suddenly, at the house of his brotheraa47 isand people. Some had the curiosity to come for the honour of our morality. we trust is not true, thaton shiap'ad lama week 'an ate:tales t the.- request forshin in „ „ Henry Sellwood, Esq. of Horocastle, Thomas Cracroft,,Ett, on, evd await the approach of the packet as the late trial of Jacob Hook, in Pennsylvania, on an aster- pug common, and weal kof eeward, ore purchased at Harrington Hall, leaving a disconsolate widow and fir, o'clock in the morning-all seemed highly de- Nation of murder, lie was acrpitted by the corruption of is. ad. free as based; and we believe one amino so low as children. airrE? he sight ; and her return from Weston Super- the Judge and Jury. It is added that Ira Dunn, one of Is. 34d.; the export consims entirely of old Rum ;no alteration el3e=lll 134; e evening, with a baud of music on board, the Jurymen, was rorcel by.the stings of conscience to the ,is th e marketHlGH WATER THIS PAY AT LONDON 1111 l pries ma be stated this week. The amounts . ~ „,_ 46 otto,ofter, th the crowds of fashion and beauty which commission of suicide, having previouely declared that he from France, as toshe appearance of the vise% are still very un- Morning 118 nun. after tu I iv"v`"w" ----? favourable, but little ;Alteration can be stated in the no -- - - --- - -----Te,rprices of . atensimiimmemmisos, 0, t banks of the river, had a meat imposing and the rest of the Jury had received a certain sum of ;dy here ; free on word to arrive, 2a. 71-In Geneva then is no al; Printed at THE BRITISH Pilhliti Office, by J.W. CARO money to acquit the prisoner:sr-American Paper. ' teration. 181, Strand, pod Published by R. Catittos,nene Pete' ,•
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-09-25 (London, England)

MEL.4NWIOLY SUICIDE.  An inquest was taken at the Vine public house, Streatham, on ' Thursday evening, on view of the body of Harriet Brannon, who came by her death, under the following distressing circumstances, .5 given in evidence'— The deceased, it appears, was brought up by her uncle, who reaides betwixt Streatham and Clapham, and at proper age was apprenticed to a dresa-rnaker In London, where she unfortunately Hormel an acquaintance with a man that visited at her mistress s house, ,oho ultimately won her affections, and under a promise of montage, effected her ruin. The result was, that she rowed with child ; and in that situation she applied to her seducer for the fulfilment of his promise, but he put her off from time to time, until at length concealment was no longer possible, and she disclosed her situation to her mistress, who made it known to the uncle. The unhappy young woman was taken home, and steps were taken to oblige the seducer to fulfil his enppments, an several promissory letters were in the girl's possession ; but, whCn presets' on the subject, be declared the inipussibility of complying with their wish, as he was already married, and the most satisfactory proofs were adduced in corroboration of the fact. He at that same time expressed a willingness to inpintain the child when bore. This intelligence fell heavily on the heart of the betrayed voarg woman, who, thus deprived in a moonlit of all het long.ehensbed hopes, gave way to the most melancholy despondency. About five or six weeks ago she was delivered of a child, which the uncle lirenediately sent away to Its father; and although the mother did not object to its removal, yet the deprivation of her infant was too much foe her weak state ; her intellects became deranged, and on Wed. nesday night, after the family had retired to rest, she got oat of bed, and proceeded to the wash-house, where she suspended beset` with a clothes-line from a staple in the wall, and was found a corpse the 101101011 g morning. Several witnesses spoke to the disordered state of mind in which she had laboured since the a/mouths:mem, and the Jury returned u verdict of"
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-10-19 (London, England)

STEEPLE CIIACE. 1)111IDEE, OCT. 12. A very novel spectacle was yesterday exhibited in this neighbourheoel ; tine of those sights termed " a steeple chasm" among sportsmen. or a horse-race limn the top of Dundee Law to the top of Kilpurnie Hill, one of the Sidlaws. Kilpurnie is distinguished by a tower, once used as an observatory, which crowns its summit. The distance. in a straight line, between the starting point and the goal may be about 74 miles': but the shortest practicable route may be nine to ten miles. Notwithstanding the day was exceedingly cold and very windy, a great concourse of spectators on horseback and on foot were attracted to the spew. sMce the encampment of I;eneral Monk's army there, during the protectorate of i'iotowell, before Dundee was stormed, it is probable that there has not been such another assemblage of spectators. The race commenced exactly at half-past twelve. Three horses started. They belonged to the lion. Win. al aule, of Pantuure, 31.1'. ; t (Ilona Fotheriagliam, of Powrie ; and Robert Douglas, Esq, of ltr;gmn. Mr. Douglas rode his own horse. A mingled sensation of admiration, astonishmerit and terror, was intonntnneously felt, when, at the given signal. the horsemen dashed on' down the law with the speed of the wind. The summit of the Law is upwards of Mal feet above the level of the Tay, from which it is distant about a mile, and its brow is rather steep and precipitous. Two of the horses took nearly a bird's Hight course ; Mr. Douglas a more circuitous one, availing himself of the turnpike-road for some miles. Ile was first in. having rode the distance in 3S tninutes, and distanced the others by a mile. It is understood he clears Net, the ate kes being (All. each. The gentlemen rode to Perth to dinner.  Sticint..—A Leeds paper says—" It is this week our painful duty to re:ord another case of suicide, in Halifax, by hawing. Early on Friday morning. the body of Mr.' Joseph Ilarger, linen-draper, was found suspended in his bed-room, and the vital spark totally extinct. He was a very deserving young man, and had but recently commenced business, witicit, we understand. not fully answering his expectations, so preyed upon his spirits as led to the commission of the above fatal act. An inquest was held on view of the body in the evening, and a verdict of insanity returned."
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-10-16 (London, England)

INQUUST.—SUICIDE.— Thursday evening an inquest was held at the sign of the Neptune, in Clarendon-street, &liners-town, before Thomas Stirling. E.q., Coroner for the Western Division of the County of Middlesex, on view of the body of Mrs. Elisabeth Laurance, aged fifty years, who put a period to her own life by taking a quantity of laudanum. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the wife of a gentleman residing in the house directly opposite ; that she had had a family of live daughter., had lived very happily with her husband, and they wanted for no domestic comforts. The deceased had, for some time past, exhibited several symptoms of mental derangement ; she became melancholy and deji ctol ; at one time she had absconded from home, and three (lays after was found wandering about ; and, on another occasion, she attempted to drown herself in the Regent's canal. About six o'clock last Tuesday evening she purchased two ounces of laudanum at an apothecary, in Judd-street. all of which she swallowed. 'When the effects became known Surgeon Wakefield was scut for, but the dose was so powerful, that it terminated her existence before his arrival at eight o'clock. An empty two-ounce phial, labelled " Landman," was found in her pocket. Ile Jury, wider all the circumstances, returned a verdict—" That she died from taking two ounces of laudanum, in a 'taw of temporary mental clerangetnent."  • 81;1 CI DL.—Yester-ilay morning, between trine and tcu o'clock, Mr. Barker, builder, near the British and Foreign School Establishment, Borough-road, put a period to his existence by hanging himself in his own house. Ile has tell a widow and five small children. it is supposed that matte failures in building speculations was the cause. Rosimar.—Wethiesday night, or early on Thursday mo • g, the shop of Mr. Giraud, grocer and tea-dealer, Butt-lane, Deptford, was feloniously entered, and robbtal of Ito sovereigns, taken frem a small cast:-box, s:veral taible told tea-spoons, and of tea. The rubbers gut off undiscoravd.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-04-29 (London, England)

SELRON. Richard Joggers, a member of the Cordwainers' Benefit Society, summoned the 'treasurer to chew cause why ho refused to pay him the mm of Ids. per week, to which he was entitled by the Rules of the Society. lie then stated, that early in January last he had the misesetune to break his leg, and consequently was obliged to apply to the society for relict; that they for some time allowed him 14.. per week, but within the last month had minced the allowance to 1 Oa.  'i'heTreesurer, in answer to this, stated, that the funds of the society had latterly got very low, and in consequence a 'netting of the memben %as convened on the 15th of March last, when it was unanimously resolved to reduce the allowance of those persons who were entitl.d to Lis. per week to 10s., and which resolution had been entered in tie books, and signed by the Secretary. The AI egistrate irgaired if the resolutions had been confirmed by the Sessions, and enrolled amongst their other Articles ; to which the Treasurer replied in the negative. Mr. Sergeant Sector; then said, that until that was done, the resolutions were not binding on the members of the society, however unanimously they might have been agreed, and advised the Secretary to get that done immediately ; but in the mean time ordered the complainant to be paid the 1 is. per week, and all arrears then due to him.  With this decision the parties appeared satisfied, snd left the °Mee.  Herrin Mews/cM was yesterday examined, charged with being concerned with a man named William Slane in robbing the house of John Mayhew, Esq., of 36, Drunswick-square, of several articles of silver plate, under the following circumstances:— ' Stone, who has absconded. lived some time ago in the service of a young gentleman in Judthigreet, who committed suicide, mince whieh time Stone has been out of service, but got his living by paying his addresses to servant maids in some of the gentlemer.s' houses in Drunswick-square a:4l the neighbouring street., whom he was in the habit of Tithing, to tea, dinner, supper, Ike., and receiving provisions from then,. Abut eight o'clock in the evening of Sunday, the 4th of this month, he visited Thomas Wyman, set vent to the prosecutor; they sat by themselver in the pantry until near ten o'clock, during which time 'Wyman had (rogue:dr to be absent for a few minutes, leaving the prisoner alone in the interval : the plate was in a large cupboard in the sume room, which was unlocked ; in the morning, on locking over the plate, a silver half-pint mug, live silver table vnoons, a large silver ladle, and silver sugar tongs, were missing. Suspicion of the robbery fell upon Stone, who could not be ftnind. A description of the plate and information of the rubbery n as given at the different pawnbrokers next day. when it was Mond that lout of th! spoons and the sugar tongs were pledged that morning by a woman in the name of Johnson, for 21.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-01-28 (London, England)

POLICE.  MANSION-WU:4'E. Tim CASE or SE DUCT 101i.—The Keeper of the workhouse 0: St. Sepulchre's parish yesterday attended, u we understood. 1.1 acquaint the Lord Mayor, that he had received Slargaret llire. 1 the unfortunate girl whose use of attempted suicide, and seductly, by a Quaker, was stated in oer Papa a few days sinre. 'l'l,, Keeper begged to state to his LoreLship, that the MP, as it a:,. peered in the public papers, was very much understated, and th:: the real circumstances of it were of extreme aggra-ation. The j Quaker who seduced the unfortur.ate girl was a man of sbrat thirty-five years of age, and she wax onl,:•ighteen. He had pur. sued her for more than eighteen mouths fore he bad effmt hi, purpose: during that time she lived in a very respectable situation, and was very much liked. He persuaded her to leave it, and g, and live with his mother. When she accepted the situation, he made use of the opportunities it gave him, and in ahem cirht months after she gave way to the promise of marriage tehich. ha made to her. I.: (the workhouse keeper) had been to Mr to,,the, of the Quaker, oho still refused to have anything to do with he, and would only hairy:: that her son was seduced. She showed ov compassion whatever for the unfortunate girL Her former:ll:soy, gave her an excellent character. and so well convinced was she of her innocence, that she uffard to take her back into her sees after she was delivered.  The Len 31.ivon expressed his pleasure at this statement, and reque • ted that every attention might be paid to the poor gilt In consequence of the report of the statement, he had rec:ived three pounds. which sum had been sent by some charitable persots, part to be given to the unfortunate girl, and part to be bettered as a reward to the poor woman who prevented her common:cp.; suicide. and with rare generosity received her when she sir spurned for her misfortune by others of her sex. The Quaker has not yet been found. L.I.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-06-08 (London, England)

RIDER AND SC ICIDE.—At Potsdam, in this State, an crawled along the bottom. This dom not argue any prettier violence drat when might neve covet eh ~ nn S' On amen' ding a steep hill, and in 15 minutes alter he saw he wu falling inscesible to the Engliahnian, named Joieph Prince, a labourer, murdered his wife, oh curtent than on the European shore. With regard to the after among the river otleay, t t se Kii' bar of the vehicle ue- ground front a second attack. Ile became a good deal alarmed, and by cutting her throat with a razor, and then hung himself with modest insinuation, that we chose the Etiropean aisle, as '' 'easier." fortunately broke, which disengaged it from the hone, and gave have ~ es .. an i-spe i . • al 11 t• sniotTc meicines to try and re-animate hire his lumdkerchief affixed to a tree. The murder and suicide took I appeal to Mr. Hobhouse anti Admiral Bathurst if it be true or. the carriage libertto descend beckwa • , rile which it did with great ro his knowledge, tor twenty years he had neva been attacked in place in the woods, near the village, and the bodies were not found no? (poor Ebenhead being since dead). flat we been aware at . ve. ocey, . _ g le • tar a MIAMI • t over Alrguel Mrs. Wilson and three the sane way before. The witness. added, that Mr. Moore coati- for several days. They were both ignorant, in abject povaty, adany such difference of current. as is asserted, we would at leas 'ot their ebildren, non, w 1.. . , p f of hon we an happy to hear, received any laud so ill, he was obliged to remain in the house that night- I dieted to drunkenness, and frequently gave evidence of the want of in the injury, if we except a night have roved it, and were not likely to have given it up. . ~ . . __. . few contusions winch the Professor Baron Pennefather and the Rev. Mr. Moore were there at the time. I mutual affection, without which weaeted life is misery in all its 25 minutes of Mr. Turner's own experiment. received.—t aiedUll Nt It sft re are. The state of Mr. Moore appeared to hint wild and extravagant be. horrid forms.—.lmericos Paper.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-03-30 (London, England)

POLICE.  GUILDHALL.  Awl A very smart youn female, named Sarah Cockburn, was brought up yesterday on • of assault. No complainant appeared against her; but Mr. 'arburton, a respectable accountant In Colemamstreet, stepped forwanl to explain how she came to be in custodg. Ile said he was walking up Ludgate-hill on Saturday night, when he was rather surprised at meeting the prisoner leisurely kicking her bonnet before her. Ile asked if he should pick it up for her, but she declined his good others, and proceeded on with her amusement. Immediately after a pow woman picked up the bon. net, and offered to tie it on the prisoner's head, and she seemingly submitted to this then with good will ; but, before the operation was half completed, she struck the woman a moat violent blow on the face, which quite stunned her fur the moment. The prisoner was then given into custody. Iler defence was, that she had received a hurt on her head, and and when she drank any spirits, which she had been prevailed on to do that night, she became wild.  As the injured party did not attend to complain, the Blagistrate discharged the prisoner, with some wholesome advice. Sir prostitutes were brought up in consequence of a sweeping order issued by Mr. Alderman Wood, to lodge all such characters, who may be found in his ward (Clip')legate), whether offending at the time or not, in the Compter. Mr. Alderman Birch iminedirtely discharged four of them, who had rot, on the nights they were apprehended in the streets, been Observed to accost er interrupt any one, or act otherwise in a die. orderly manner. One, who stated she had no home whatever, be ordered to be taken care of till her parish can be ascertained, lest she should become the victim of suicide; and the Witch was committed to Dridowell for oat week.