The Statesman. — 1821-02-13 (London, England)

THOMPSON.  [MOM THE CARLISLE Jocnstat...] The disappearance of this gentleman, and the subsequent finding of his hat, stick, and handkerchief, near the river Eden, excited a degree of interest in this place which no local circumstance in our recollection ever exceeded. Rumour, with her " thonsand tongues," made herself peculiarly best'; and the numerous causes assigned for his probable death were eloquently and strenuously contended for by the different roiloquists, " their ends as various as the tales they told,"--some. supposed that i.e had committed suicide; others that he bad been robbed and murdered ; others again that he had accideedgallen into the river ; while a small but earnest y, in low whispers and ambiguous language, threw out dark hints (particularly when the body was found with ' miner in the pockets) of some murderous ahtipathy, on the part of a few individuals,against the legitimate sons of iEseulapius, In consequence of their having dissected the dead for the benefit of the living. In the height of these contending opinions, the body of the unfortunate Doctor was brought to the Gleaner publit..ti.inse, and a Coroner's Jury summoned.— After being charged they viet‘ed the body, which lay in an upper apartment, for about five minutes ; on their return, Mr. Carruthers, jun. of Stanwix, deposed that he knew the deceased—had known him several vein. That deceased called at witnesses's house about one o'clock at noon on the Thursday of his disappearance--that he remained there until 10 at night—that he drank, before tea, four pints or ale and one glass of gin, and afterwards four glasses of ale—that he was well in health, and in excellent and, joyous spirits during the time of his stay—that he did not appear the least intoxicated when be left his house; and that witness had not seen hint since —That, examivatiou of It. Donaldson, of Carlisle, grocer, wait then pet in by the Coroner, who excused the informality of the proceeding, by the peculiarity of the circumstances. It stated that examinant had been atten.iiog a sale, and. was returning across Eden Bridge about 10 o'clock on Thursday night—that he pea ceived two men of a suspicions appearance on the bridge, one little and the other tall, the latter hap bited in dark coloured clothes; that being somewhat terrified, be swung his stick against the sides of the, bridge to deter them from approaching ; bat that the smaller did, notwithstanding, stare him full in the face, but suffered hint to proceed forward unmolested. Joshua Anderson, Surgeon, of Carlisle, depose' that he bad etandoed thi body of the deceased—that there were no marks of violence oo his person, or any thing which might have led to his Math 1 that there were no wounds, braises, or scratches' indicative of violesce. Edward Hepe,.ot l..ldcoats, deposed that be went on Tuesday last to look fur the body of the deceased ; that he foams( it on an elder hush, about knei-deep in water, opposite Cargo ; that he bad been searching about au hour before lie made the discovery ;_ that he called a boy and a liutitia; 'intik.' thole peesenesanOsibed gaithe rhea soettseto!, 3g. sd thedecesiedi • silver, that m in 'he thou.' • earlier; a 4.111114. -lbetelwateettlit lallentear easser" hilligiotho Moll° the andlife'all iratt, that be bad found---shah hil hod was the body OS !rod •Po appearance of vin ioP Cot pot even a otratelk on the face. The `tette ra anti lbs. pit iil. aoll