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The Statesman. — 1821-10-25 (London, England)

CORONILR'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday morning an In. quisition was taken in the Board-room of the workhouse of the Liberty of the Rolls, in Bream's-buildings, Chancery-lane, before T. Stirling, Esq. Coroner, on the body of %Vip. Clifton, ayoung man, between 18 end 19.-1 t appeared, that on Monday last the deceased at. tended the funeral of a person who committed suicide in Clare-street, Clare-market. lie afterwards went amongst his acquaintances, and, shaking Lands with theni,took his leave, saying, that he had done something, that when they were told they would be surprieed at, and they would see him no more. lie then went home to his mother, who lives in Swannyard, White's-alley, Chancery-lane, where lie was seized with violent pains and vomiting : he laid biro. self on the bed, and calling his mother, told her, that on his way house) from the funeral he had purchased a pennyworth of arsenic at a cliyiniat'ssbop, which he had eat out of the paper as he walketla\oug. The deceased assigned no cause for the rash act, Nat the circumstance of having attended the funeral above related, together with the observations of the persons assembled to witness the interment, which had worked on his brain in a manner he could not account for.— Mr. Owen, a medical gentleman, in Chancery-lane, at. tended, and administered a strong emetic, which, although it operated very powerfully, had no effect, the deceased expired in great agony about an hour afterwards. The Jury retained a verdict—That the deceased poisoned himself in a fit of derangement. An inquisition was held at the Coach and Horses, Isleworth, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. on the body of Mrs. M. Hopkins, of Isleworth, a widow lady, who was killed by the upietting of the Isleworth stage on Thursday morning last. The first witness examined was the coachman who drove the coach from London to Isleworth on the morning the accident happened. lie stated that he took up the deceased in London between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday morning. About nine the coach was stopped by him opposite the Catholic chapel, Isleworth, for the purpose of letting a female out of the coach. De opened the door, and at that instant the horses set off. The lady drew back into the coach again, and he ran as fast be could to endeavour to stop the horses, but he could not overtake them. The horses gallopped near to the side of the road, and the coach came in c.mtact with a post. The shock was so great that the roach was overturned in an instant, and the deceased fell epos her head at some distance from the coach. filer head was much injured. In cross-examination the witness ' admitted that there was no person at the horses' beads at the time he opened the coach door to let the lady out. There was also another female besides the deceased injured by the accident. She kept her bed oa the day the accident occurred; but is likely to do well. Her illness was produced more by fright than any thing else. The evidence was corroborated by several other witnesses, and the Jury returned a verdict —" Accidentally killed by the overturning of a stage coach."
The Statesman. — 1821-10-13 (London, England)

THEATRE.—This charming and convenient House is about to open for the Winter Season, under the Management of Mr. Bimini:on, whose conduct as n Manager and a Gentleman has rendered him respected by an extensive circle of private and Dramatic friends. Reports also mention the junction of a Patent Company. Should such a desirable event take place, the Surrey may augur a brilliant Winter Campaign, particularly as there will be no other Theatre open south of the Thames. Skipper, the well known pedestrian, commenced his task of walking. 10110 miles in twenty successive days on Wednesday last, in Prassia-gardens, Norwich.— He appears in esti:L..6-1a order, and generally finishes his arduous day's work at about seven o'clock in the evening. With deep sorrow we relate, the', on the sth instant, at a Imp race, in the neighbourhood of Aughoacloy, Thomas Moore, .of Bawn, a most worthy and respectable character, was killed in the followity lamentable manner :—After the first race was over, a gentleman, galloping over a field, ran his hors. to a ditch , the animal- being nninanageahle, took a contrary direction to that which the rater intended, and, having made his way over, came in contact with the horse on which Mr. Moore sat ; both horses with their riders fell ; when, awful to relate, the gentleman's horse trampled on Mr. Moore's head, anti in a mon-seat the vital spark was extinct.—(Yeicry Telegraph.) 1 Oct. 11.—On Friday se'nnight an iaquest was held at the County Gaol,' in this town, h'. J. E. Sparrow, Esq. on view of the holy of John Reed, of the parish of Rickingliall, who was found dead in his cell on Thursday morning. It appears that this unfortunate man had been committed for Cm 1 stealing on the preceding Monday, and it was 'apposed that the apprehension of the punishment which awaited him, in consequence of the perpetration of the offence for which he was committed, and other similar acts of which he was guilty, urged him on to the commission of the last fatal crime, which he effected by means of his braces, affixed to the grating of his window. From the evidence brought forward, the Jury were induced to bring in a verdict, that the act (.4 suicide was committed under the influence of tetnp.i• rare derangement. lISNYtt
The Statesman. — 1812-01-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—Oa Tuesday evening, a man of the name of Battell, who long had been in the service of Mr. Trew, brewer, South-street, Chichester, hung himself in his apartments on the Broyle-road, near that place. He was a man of peaceable habits, and had realized some property. He had been indisposed for a few days, and had been let blood in the morning. The fillet from his arm was the means with which he effected his dissolution. A few days ago a child belonging to a bargessasf, Arundel, incautiously took from the table a teapot that had just been filled with boiling water and drank frotn the spout. It died the following morning. rA melancholy catastrophe happened on the evening of Christmas-day. As Lieut. Damereque, of his Majesty's sloop Hawke, with seven seamen, were returning to their ship off the mouth of Southampton river, after spending the day with their friends, the boil. was unfortunately owerset between Weston, and Netley, while they were stepping :the roast.— ' The Lieutenant and two men swam to the shot* but could not make a landing owing to the vitit+ so returned to the boat, where they peeljed with the cold, being found dead in the fore *MOW Four men were instantly drowned, and pickeVeis the. next day ; one only escaped by swimming to dui; shore and clinging to some bushes ; he was disco-' vered by a fisherman, almost speechless, but soeill recovered to tell the sad tale of his officer and companions' fate. The six men were interred at Pee.. tree chapel on Sunday last, with great aeletatkity. Several depredations have been cosamitted in tists neighbourhood of Chichester, since our last; d tion, we regret to state, has followed bat its few its: stances. s  . .  AIR; CHARLES KEMELE: THB EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN: Slii,--Having this morning had two paragraphs poi.t ted out to me, in your Papers of December 31 and the following day, which, if uncontradicted, ate calculated to injure both Mrs. C. Kemble and myself very much in the Public. oplitioU, f beg leave to acquaint you, that the InfOtthation which they contain is utterly false; and I libpd that you Will allow me, through the medium of vour valuable Paper, to warn their author, that if be does not desist from his b4e and cowardly attacks, I shall, though most unwil; lingly be compelled, in self defence, to publish the WHOLE correspondence between Mr. Harris, sen. and myself, with a brief statement of the treatment which Mrs. C. Kemble and I have experienced from that Gentleman since, we have been engaged in Covent Garden Theatre; or resort to such legal measures as will effectually protect our characters froth the assaults of anonymous calumny. 1 am, Sir, with great respect, • Your very obedient servant, Westbourn Greta, Jan. 4
The Statesman. — 1812-01-16 (London, England)

PRINCE REGENT.  LORI CLORGE CATEMDISH, and not Lord TAMSOCK, •will make the motion relative to Irelaud on Monday se'nnight. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Cowsvaaxa, of the ship Chapman, took leave of the Court previous to departing for Bombay and Bengal. • Captain D'FATERISE was sworn into the command of .the ship Fairlie, consigned to Bengal direct. In consequence of the death of Sir SADIEs Ca ties, the 78th Regiment Is become vacant. It is understcod that Sir SAMUEL AUCTIMUTT is tQ have it, and that the Hou. Major-General COLE is to have Sir SAMUEL'S present Regiment, the 103 d. The Catholic Aggregate Meetings are in progress through all the Counties of Ireland. We have already noticed those of Cork and Limerick. Clare was to meet on the 11th, and Kerry is lied for the 18th at Tralee.  _ A General Fast has been ordered on the sth of next month. A General Feast, in consequence of a peace, we belie'', would be at least as satisfactory to the public. After all the various attempts to prove the sanguinary suicide Williams to have been an Irishman, a Scotehman, and a Wekhmam, he proves after all, unfortunately, to have been an Englishman, being a dative of the town of Coggeshall, in Essex. A vessel arrived yesterday from Alicant, but brought no news, the latest letters being doted on the sth of December. Thera is a report in circulation of the defeat of BLAKE, and the surrender of Valencia.. _ _  The Pantheon Directors have bad a carious correspondence with the Vice-Chansberhiin, in respect Itvositidhietiyr liandee; estDerolabyte htivewbelar a started as f a as oto its i `the persons concerned in the Establishment, to take • Into consideration the etohitrossing Prediciment in 1 which they .stand, and to.determine on the comae they shall pursue: no iinni detiregagitkon• arevero took piste. • . •  ALAAMING STATE of the .11IETR01'
The Statesman. — 1812-01-16 (London, England)

TUE LATE MURDERS.  A most important discovery- has been made within the,,e Iwo days, which completely removes every shadom of doubt respecting the guilt of th 3 late suicide, W  It was proved before the Magistrates of Shadwell Office, that three weeks before the murder of Mr. Williamson and his family, Williams had been seen to have a long French knife, with an ivory handle.- • That knife could never be found in Williams's trunk, or amongst any of the clothes ite left behind him at the Pear-tree public-house. The subsequent search to find that deadly instrument, has been crowned with success. On Tuesday, Harrison, one of' th 3 lodgers at the Pear-tree public-house, in searching amongst some old clothes found a blue jacket,. which he immediately recognized as part of Williams's appai*l.; Be prociskiedtp examine ii ciosoly, and upon looking at the inside pocket he found it quite stiff with coagulated blood, as if a blood-stained hand had been thrust into it. lie brought it down to Mrs. Vermilloe, who immediately sent for Hope, sad another of the Shadwell Police Officers, to make further search in the house. Every apartment then underwent the most rigid examination, and after a search of about an hour and a half, the officers came at last to a small clo,ot, the nee in which they discovered the object of thrii-pursait. In one corder of it there was a heap of dirty stockings and other clothes, which being removed, they observed a bit of wood protruding from a mouse-hole in the wall, which they immediately drew ont, and at the same instant they discolored the handle of a clasp knifes apparently dyed with blood, which upon beity, brought forth proved to be the identical French knife seen in Williams's possession before the murders.— The handle and blade of it were smeared all over with blood. This important fact completes the chain of strang circumstantial evidence already adduced against the suicide. The bloody jacket is also a new and no less powerful circumstance to confirm the guilt, and it is pretty clear, that that part of his apparel must have been stained with the blood of the unfortunate Williamsons, when the suicide was returning the knife with his bloody hand to his pocket. • It was yesterday reported that a clue had been obtained to the discovery of two of Williams's mar, derous associates. Most happy shall we be%te find this statement correct.  His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has been graciously pleased, itrthe name and on. behalf of his -MAJESTY, to grant unto PENDOCIL NEALE, of Tot. lei ton Hall, in the county of Nottingham, his M
The Statesman. — 1812-05-23 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A young female of the name of Lister, cut her throat from ear to ear with a pair of scissars, en Wednesday evening, at her apart' meats in Hertford-street. The act appears to have been' done in a fit of melancholy. Surgical aid was immediately procured, and hopes are entertained of the unfortunate woman's recovery. On Friday last was committed to Bodmin gaol, William Bowden, labourer, for the wilful murder of his wife, by stabbing her in several places; The inhuman wretch was in the act of burning the body with turf, when a neighbour calling at the door, and seeing him much agitated and confused, insisted on going in, by which means t'is.horrid murder was discovered, and the perpetrator was apprehended. They resided at a small house near Redruth. Wednesday afternoon, between' one and two o'clock, a hail storm was experienced at Stratton Park, Hants, the seat of Sir Thomas Baring, which iwaq attended with tbut,der and lightning; the hail, stones were unusuallylarge, many of them being three inches in circumference, and in a few minutes no less than 1,050 squares of glass were broken in the hot' house, and encumber and melon-frames; all the fruit and plants being laid waste. Many panes iu the windows of the mansion were also broken.  A house-maid, iu the family of a Gantleman of ' fortune, was on Thursday re-examined, at hlarlborough-street, on the charge of having. stolen Bauknotes from her master's secretary, by procuring a ; second key. It appettied by the testimony of the Prosecutor, who is a Colonel in the army, that he ' had frequently missed notes from his secretary, and knew not who to suspect. Ile gave information of the fact at this Office, and he was advised to mark some of the'notes wh."ch plan was adopted.—Some property was again missed, and on Craig, an Officer, searching the Prisoner, he found on her one 1 of the marked notes, and also a key which fitted the .Itock of the secretary. The Prisoner was again remended.  SCOTCH  hitu.ra's Wharf.- Prompt (Daridsoa,) Leith Fife (Simmers), Puadee and Perth Eclipse (Taylor), Leith • Comet (Cummings), Leith LUIZ aad Bgawicet Wharf. I,.%ledosia (Ni3bett), Leith
The Statesman. — 1812-09-15 (London, England)

POLICE. liaious Assembly, or of molesting or misusing any fore he retaliated,,adding, that the officer had tsot Preacher or Person assembled for the purpose rf -thewn his staff of office before he struck him; and Religious Worship, shall, on conviction, pay a peinsisting, that he had a right to hang himself, as he salty of 401.. 13. That nothing contained in this Art shall aflost the wager, and it would have been considered Adair if he had not fully performed the bet. • feet the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the United Church of England and Ireland. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, after the 14. That this Act shall not extend to Quakers, Clew:mast had most humanely observed upon the except by repealing the oaths is the reign of folly and obstinacy of the Traverser, in accusing the Charles ft. officer for an act of imperative duty, in preventing the 15. That offenders against this Act shall be conimpious act of intended suicide. victed by two or more Justices, and the forfeitures Here the wife of the Traverser personally address- levied by distress. ed the Bench, stating, that by the prosecution she 16. That appeals, after conviction, shall be made was ruined in her little shop business, and her four to the General Quarter Session. young children deprived of the means of subsist- 17. That penalties shall be sued for, and proseence, the prosecution having cost her no less a sum cuted within six weeks. than 181.-adding, that except some such irregular 18. That all actions and suits under this Act, fits or frolics, her husband was laborious and attentive shall be commenced within three mouths next after to all his duties. The Bench became unanimous in the merciful son- the fact committed. timmit of granting to the female pleader the full 19. That this Act shall be a Public Act. liberation of her husband, and he was discharged.
The Statesman. — 1812-09-29 (London, England)

SCOTCII SMICES. Mimeses Wharf. • Arrived. Pilo, ..... ns collecting; ;11 . iidi. . compelled so to do. She expressed her cleterniinato come. cout.L.when. de- 'tion to commit suicide, and, perambulated the miter. I Pilot (Sanderson), do. I q. 2 4. 12 Noun. ' Sprightly (Sutherland) Leith 119 Sept, 1 Oct. to. AN MI I, —. 3. P:*• heard .11anjet, say to do_ side;• bat 'finding herself closely watched, size re- I. F t'fe3h in' (51 illebr ' ,Illiharf. , ‘l7 i LEITH and HEW IC him (mooning his brother, tarned. in the evening she went-to the river again, F. Commercial (NisbeuX Leith 123 lOa ---; • it once"-.-Deponent, heard, near thaivooden bridge, and threw herself into the • Ove..direettens,tp, a ,felaio water, in the presence of severalstimetatogs. She was' }fularmielingw, tes after 7. f Eveniac, 13 minutes aftei.4 • frioods comp tO ;his house' taken out after the lapse of teamiuittes quite 44: ~ . _ .—........ AjmEirtnu AT LONDON let MOE TOM 6it • mesteed-Toanot ;say whe. Verdict—Mustily. ._ xiAltitmo. • tether Abe/ •Ireiv its Atha- John Osborn, a merin.gbeleigieg.to his bfejeal. y's' vop . altelicitor, to Elisabeth; *say ',daughter •of Mr. T. Jou 1 u.o, at wa fired. . .. . cutter Olympia, has. been committed to Dover gaol, I Ihimop_lT_ft s.t___L___.._,,.-.•-•reet :e Canstwible,., morn ~.,!-.410 by .Tnoisss hts,wry.t.iiiEsq..Mater .end Coroner, - a Sunday, Mr. Arthur Clarke White Hart-court, llishtt,ps... MM. prove , that he saw Daniel charged by. the ,ve.rdict of ao, Inguest, held on :the pa Mk* night lasti Thorear3osiste, Ear. Lee-Place,.l"4. house,..and was,* opinion 94th iostent,,,with., the .wilftstc murder of Remy Kept- ' nil at the 4imcr • -.. . GArdolb *snap *among to Humid ipottei.; _ The isiairllty 'Truing, at his house !11 rortnao-,quge, am. readierch.streets Covoner,..whick. ths 4 tgy lotderhed been iosold (lo couseguano Jo; (acsopAreogre,,, aggpl, ~,,,„., • . • f Hertford,' 4' which "lit resd'a oil"' *lums4n°ll/ 4*,•14 WitwArTlLAPPOrlid!thslit,ea Attiassiorit last, Mn. Arabella Beard, tM Irta tasc aCtittarenee,ead, intim comity n . . 'diet .:- ~ .•.• .• , - ar4/9104*,06- fine skpald Main the. cu r. yttheat , Henry Hawkins, Esq. . latea Major fa the East ilia Comp,wr ~.that the deceased, Jobs psc PA49oo,2ofoflor gam :WAlee 4P ,arid. segifal." .- ' " ' '.i - ' ortirillianl/2.4%*4101P1T, MOIL ASFeaffol4o9stlep shop org9rOls dkart CO% - rdiNitik.. Katy 111,,c,64(43 4i1b471 7th day Of fiepViepper,ipM, dffino , 0 +ow Fft 0P1,P4, .... felt..l.' - ''. ' '' i • , se. w 4. Ora ~bs,dk .. . . 3' , 0f1.0101.44.br- PfnliPtP .41 gyp ' 4sonkAist R.44,1"4111*.k.. 670 I rc.......*PF"r""'"'"'""...., .. 3 .....„.12 itc44.booecfar_siltterg9i the .Ittlikli -VI • L county afOresoid, fame' rs, through atrooty,. k ea liria"t7 .•: - I 44)""1-111"411)11 "4"11. 11... IX "ce4s. "" 'Sr trairsoAS
The Statesman. — 1812-01-07 (London, England)

MURDERS. In cerseorerce of flit discovery of the articles in the priev beleseieg to the house of Mr. Vermilloe, as meitl,-neti in our paper of yesterday, the MagistrCes, sytth a view to Identify some of them with the seieicle,limns, ordered Mrs. Vermilloe, John lta-e: en, the sailltiniker, and Margaret Jewel, the s.e•vser of el:, late Mr. Mare, to attend yesterday at the :1110.weil-office, and give such information touchinA teem, as lay viithin their knowledge. • M Vela-Aloe stated, that she had often seen ten,v-rs 1.1 ti description produced before the Ma. ist rates, but; she could not pretend to say that she evi'r before seen the identical pair in question. itteceming from the East Indies, used to wear such t0t...5, is on board ship, and they generally had them bef when last landing ; but she thought they N% ere leo shabby for Williams to have worn when on e'oore. !te was always very smart in his dress, but ,particularly so when itt the house. John Harrison said, he had frequently seen the trowsers throwing about the lumber-room in the Peartree public-house, where seamen, on landing, used to throw off their sea apparel, leposit their chests, and their lumber. Ile could not, however, undertaVb to say that he had ever seen them worn by Williams. Ile might hive worn them, but he had never seen them upon him. Margaret Jewel said, she knew nothing of the scissars produCed. Her late mistress had always used a much larger kind ; and had she ever had those in question, she-Certainly must have observed them : and with respect to the part of the hussiff found, she profussetl equal ignorance. Mrs. Vermilloe also declared, that she had never seen the scissors before. Holbrook and Hewlett deposed as to the finding of those articles; and both of them declared, that the staff ,s on the trowsers were those of blond. Hewitt predaced a calking-chissel, which he found in a drawer in the lumber-room at the Year-Tree, with the letters J. P. pricked upon it in the same manlier as those letters were marked upon the maul found in Mr. Mares house. The other tools belonging to John Peterson were not marked in that way upon the iron, but only upon the wood. This stew discovery still more strongly confirms the identity of that fatal instrument with the house wherein the suicide had lodged. The identification of the sciisars re,nairts doubtful, until Catharine Stillwell, the grand-datighter of the late Mr.Williemson, comes forward. St* is ordered to attend this day before the Maoist rates.