some time past been so unwell as to not longer occupy the time and atrequire the assistance of a medical tention of the jury than to express attendant. This gentleman would his pleasure at seeing so respectable be examined on the inquest, and a body of gentlemen, and to add a would doubtless be competent to de- hope that they would acquit themscribe the disease and affliction under selves of their important duty to the which his Lordship laboured. That satisfaction of the public, as well as the dreadful blow which deprived of their own consciences. He must the noble Lord of life was inflicted apologize for saying a few words by his own hand, he believed the more. The body was lying up stairs, jury, when they came to hear the and in the room adjoining to that in evidence, could not doubt. He un- which it lay, the Marchioness at prederstood it would be proved that no sent was, and from thence it had person in the house, except his Lord- been found impossible to remove ship, could have committed the act. her. To picture to the imagination When the jury should examine the any thing like the state of that noble situation of the body, and hear the lady's mind, was altogether imposevidence that would be submitted to sible. The partition which divided them, he was convinced that they the room in which the body lay from would be perfectly unanimous in that which the Marchioness at prethat part of their verdict which went sent occupied was so thin, that the to declare the manner in which the least noise being made in the former deceased met his death. He felt could not fail to be heard in the latthat it was a matter of delicacy to ter. The forms of law, however, allude to the other part of the ver- required that the jury should view dict, and he would not presume to the body, and judge from the exteranticipate what it might be; but he nal marks which it might exhibit, of trusted the result would be that the causes which had produced which all good men desired. It the death: he, therefore, had only to facts which he had heard were request that the gentlemen would be proved in evidence, he thought no as silent as possible. He was almost man could doubt that at the time afraid that the creaking of their he committed the rash act his Lord- shoes might be the means of exciting ship was labouring under a mental ideas which would wound the feel delusion. If, however, it should un-ings of the unhappy Marchioness. fortunately appear that there was He was sure, under these circumnot sufficient evidence to prove what stances, the jury would do every were generally considered the indi- thing in their power to prevent the cations of a disordered mind, he least noise, and he might observe, trusted that the jury would pay some that it would be desirable to abstain attention to his (the Coroner's) hum- from talking in the room where the ble opinion, which was, that no man body lay, because any conversation could be in his proper senses at the nust certainly be heard through the moment he committed so rash an almost, he might say, paper partition. act as self-murder. His opinion was After the jury had satisfied themin consonance with every moral sen-selves by viewing the body, they timent, and of the information which would return to execute the remainthe wisest of men had given to the ing part of their duty. world. The Bible declared that a During this address of the Coman clung to nothing so strongly as roner, the domestics of the unforhis own life. He therefore viewed it tunate Marquis, who, were in the as an axiom, and an abstract prin-room, for the most part, shed tears; ciple, that a man must necessarily indeed, the love which the servants be out of his mind at the moment of his Lordship bore towards bim of destroying himself. The jury, of was, we will not say surprising (for course, would not adopt his opinionkind and honourable treatment from upon this point, unless it were in a gentleman to those persons who unison with their own. He would are dependent upon hiin, must ever

procure such a result), but highly head had been to see him? I told creditable both to him, and the indi-him that Dr. Bankhead had been viduals who composed his household. with him about two hours and a half Before the jury left the room, for in the evening. It was about four in the purpose of seeing the body, one the morning when he asked me this of them suggested that his colleagues, question. When I told him that as well as himself, should take off Dr. Bankhead had been with him, their shoes, in order to prevent, as he asked what he had said to the far as possible, any noise that might Doctor-whether he had talked any be occasioned by them in walking nonsense to him, or any thing partiThis hint was immediately acted cular, as he had no recollection on upon, and the jury left the room. the subject. I replied, that I was not in the room during the time that he had talked with the Doctor. I then left the room. He rang again about seven o'clock. I went to him. He then asked me what I wanted there. My Lady was with him at the time. She had been with him since four o'clock, and she answered, that my Lord wanted his breakfast. My Lord and Lady were in bed at the time. I left the room, and brought the breakfast up. He sat up in the bed and tasted part of it. He found fault with it, and said,

After what had fallen from the Coroner, a feeling of delicacy prevented us from accompanying the jury up stairs, although we were given to understand that no objection would have been made to such a proceeding. In fact, as we have before hinted, no attempt at concealment was manifested on the part of the household, but on the contrary, a desire was shown to afford the public an opportunity of ascertaining the particulars of an event respect ing which much interest must necessarily be excited.

The following description of the situation of the body at the time the jury viewed it, we believe to be correct: The body was enveloped in a dressing-gown and the head was covered with a handkerchief. The feet were towards the window. The blood which proceeded from the wound was still upon the ground.

My

it was not a breakfast fit for him." He said there was no butter there: the butter, however, was on the tray, as usual, and I pointed it out to him. The manner in which he spoke struck me as being uncommon; it was in a sharp tone, which was unusual with him. I left the room after this. The bell rang again in about half an hour; that After being absent about ten mi- was about half-past seven. nutes, the jury returned, evidently | Lady was in the room at this time, much affected by the melancholy and I cannot tell who rang the bell. spectacle which they had just When I entered the room, he asked beheld. me, whether Dr. Bankhead had The first witness called was Anne come from town. I told him that Robinson, who being sworn, deposed Dr. Bankhead had slept in the as follows:-"I wait upon the Mar- house. He then said that he wished chioness of Londonderry: I knew to see him. My Lady then got up, the Marquis of Londonderry: his and came to me at the door, and body now lies up stairs. In my opi- said something to me. I went to nion he has been ill during the last Dr. Bankhead, and gave him my fortnight, but particularly so since Lord's message. I went back to Monday week. On Monday morn-my Lord, and told him that Dr. ing he rang the bell; I answered it: Bankhead would be with him in he inquired why my lady had not two minutes. When my Lord saw been to see him. Her Ladyship had me speaking to my Lady, before I been with him all night, and I told left the room to go to Dr. Bank Her Ladyship at this time head, he said there was a conspiwas not in the room. I then went racy against him. My Lady at away. The bell rang again. When I that time desired me to tell Dr. answered it, he asked if Dr. Bank- Bankhead that he was wanted as

him so.

any wound nor any blood while he was in his bed-room. No person was with him in the interval between his leaving his dressing-room and his death but Dr. Bankhead. His state of mind appeared to be very.. incorrect for the last three or four days of his life. He appeared to be

He

saw two people speaking together, he always said, 'There is a conspiracy laid against me.' A great many circumstances induce me to believe that he was out of his mind a fortnight before his death. scolded my Lady on Sunday afternoon, because, as he said, she had not been near him all day, she had entirely forsaken him. Her Ladyship, however, had been sitting with him all the morning." The witness, in conclusion, repeated her belief that his Lordship had been in a state of mental delusion for some weeks previous to his death.

soon as he could come. When I returned, and told my Lady that Dr. Bankhead would come, my Lady got out of bed, and retired to her dressing-room. At this moment my Lord also got out of bed, and turned to the right into his own dressing-room. [Several questions were here put to the witness to ascer-very wild in every thing he said or tain the precise situation of these did. He wanted from me a box rooms. From the answers which which he said Lord Clanwilliam had she returned, it appeared that the given to me. His Lordship, howcommon sleeping room opened into ever, had never given me any. He a passage, on either side of which also asked me for his keys, when he was a dressing-room. Lady Lon- had them about him. During the donderry's on the left, his Lordship's last fortnight he was accustomed to on the right. At the extremity of say that everybody had conspired the passage was another door, be-against him. He was very severe in hind which Dr. Bankhead was wait- his manner of speaking, which I ing.] I had just opened the door of never noticed before, he being in my Lady's dressing-room, into which general mild and kind. When he she had entered, when my Lord rushed past me into his own room. I opened the outside door, and told the circumstance to Dr. Bankhead, who immediately followed my Lord into his dressing-room. I cannot tell what passed there, but I heard my Lord open his window before the doctor entered his room. Immediately when the doctor entered the room he (the doctor) exclaimed, Oh, my Lord,' or 'Oh, my God,' I cannot recollect which. I heard no reply to this from my Lord, I instantly rushed into the room, and saw the doctor with my Lord in his arms. I remained in the room till The second witness examined was I saw the doctor lay him with his Charles Bankhead, M. D., of Lower face upon the ground. I saw the Brook-street, Grosvenor - square.-. blood running from him while Dr." On last Friday afternoon, at five Bankhead held him. I saw a knife. o'clock, I received a note from Lady I heard my Lord say nothing. I Londonderry, desiring me to come was certainly much alarmed. The as soon as I could to see the Marknife was in his right hand. [A quis of Londonderry, at his house in penknife with an ivory handle, and St. James's-square. Her note stated upon which there was no appearance that she was very anxious about his of blood, was here shown to the Lordship, as she thought he was: witness.] I believe that to be the very ill and very nervous; that they penknife which I saw in my Lord's were to leave town for North Cray hands. After staying a few minutes at seven o'clock in the evening, and in my Lord's dressing-room, I fol- that she hoped I would come before lowed Dr. Bankhead to my Lady. that hour. I arrived in St. James's→ I had previously raised an alarm, square at six o'clock, and found my and it was now general throughout Lord and Lady alone in the drawthe house. To the best of my belief, ing-room. Upon feeling his pulse I my Lord did not live four minutes conceived him to be exceedingly ill. after I saw him. I did not perceive He complained of a severe headach,.

and of a confusion of recollection. at his question, and the manner in He looked pale, and was very much which it was proposed.' He then distressed in his manner. I told him said, the truth was, that he had that I thought it was necessary that reason to be suspicious in some dehe should be cupped, and that I would gree, but that he hoped that I would stay and dine with his Lady and him- be the last person who would engage.. self whilst the cupper came. The in any thing that would be injurious cupper soon arrived, and took seven to him.' His manner of saying this ounces of blood from the nape of his was so unusual and so disturbed, as Lordship's neck. After the opera- to satisfy me that he was at the tion was performed, he stated that moment labouring under mental he was very much relieved, and I delusion. I entreated him to be advised him to lay himself quietly very tranquil, and prescribed for him down on the sofa for half an hour; some more cooling and aperient meand, as he had scarcely eaten the dicines, confined him to barley-wawhole day, to take a cup of tea before ter, and allowed him slops only. I he got into the carriage to return to remained with him during Saturday North Cray. He followed my ad-night and till one o'clock on Sunday vice, and laid himself down on the morning. Though his fever was not couch, where he remained very tran- very high during any part of this quil. After this he drank two cups time, yet the incoherence of his of tea. I waited until I saw my Lady speech and the uncomfortableness of and himself get into the carriage in his manner continued unaltered. order to return to North Cray. Be-During Sunday I visited him frefore his departure his Lordship said, quently, and continued with him in that as I must be sure he was very the evening till half-past 12 o'clock. ill, he expected that I would come I advised him to be as tranquil as to North Cray and stay all Saturday possible, and told him that I would night, and if possible, all Sunday. endeavour to persuade my Lady to I sent with him some opening medi- come to bed. I slept in a room very cines, which he was to take early on near that of his Lordship. On MonSaturday, in order that I might know day morning, about seven o'clock, the effect they had produced on my Mrs. Robinson, my Lady Londonarrival. I know that he took these derry's maid, came to my room-door, powders on Saturday. I arrived at and asked if I was dressed, telling North Cray about seven o'clock on me, my Lord wished to see me Saturday afternoon. I understood by-and-by.' I answered, that I was that his Lordship had not been out ready to come that moment; but of bed all day, and I immediately Mrs. Robinson said, that she did proceeded to his bed-room. On en-not wish me to come then, because tering his bed-room, I observed that his manner of looking at me expressed suspicion and alarm. He said it was very odd that I should come into his bed-room first, before going into the dining-room below. I answered that I had dined in town, and knowing that the family were at dinner down stairs, I had come to visit him. Upon this he made a reply which surprised me exceedingly. It was to this effect-that I seemed particularly grave in my manner, and that something must have happened amiss. He then asked me abruptly whether I had any thing unpleasant to tell him? I answered, No; that I was surprised

her Ladyship had not left the bedroom. In about half an hour, she returned again, and said, that his Lordship would be glad to see me immediately, as her Ladyship was putting on her gown, in order to go into her own dressing-room. On walking from my own room to Lord Londonderry's bed-room, I observed that the door of the latter was open, and could perceive that his Lordship was not in it. In an instant Mrs. Robinson said to me, 'His Lordship has gone into his dressing-room.' I stepped into his dressing-room, and saw him in his dressing-gown, standing with his front towards the window, which was opposite to the door

at which I entered. His face was been left to themselves for half an directed towards the ceiling. With-hour, notice was given that strangers out turning his head, on the instant were again permitted to enter the he heard my step he exclaimed, room in which they were sitting. Bankhead, let me fall upon your On reaching it, we found the Jury arm-'tis all over! As quickly as ranged round the Coroner's table, possible I ran to him, thinking he and giving their assent to a verdict was fainting and going to fall. I which he read to them. The verdict caught him in my arms as he was stated, "That on Monday, Aug. 12, falling, and perceived that he had a and for some time previously, the knife in his right hand, very firmly Most Noble Robert, Marquis of Lonclinched, and all over blood. I did donderry, under a grievous disorder not see him use it: he must have did labour and languish, and became used it before I came into the room. in consequence delirious and of inIn falling he declined upon one side, sane mind; and that, whilst in that and the blood burst from him like a state, with a knife of iron and steel, torrent from a watering pot. I was he did inflict on himself on the left unable to support him, and he fell side of his neck, and of the carotid out of my arms. think the wound artery, a wound of one inch in length, must have been inflicted as soon as and half an inch in depth, of which I put my foot on the threshold of the he instantly died; and that no other door, as its nature was such that the person except himself was the cause extinction of life must have followed of his death." it in the twinkling of an eye. I think that no less than two quarts of blood flowed from him in one minute. I am satisfied that a minute did not elapse from the moment of my entering the room until he died, and during that time he said not a word except that which I have already mentioned. It was impossible that any human being could have inflicted the wound but himself. Having known him intimately for the last So years, I have no hesitation in saying that he was perfectly insane when he committed this act. I had noticed a great decline in the general habit of his health for some weeks prior to his death; but I was not aware of the mental delusion under which he was labouring till within three or four days of his decease."

After Dr. Bankhead had finished his testimony, the CORONER inquired whether, there were any more witnesses who could speak to the nature of this transaction. He was informed that there were several; but a doubt being thrown out as to the necessity of calling them after the evidence which had already been adduced, he said that he should consult the jury upon the point, and in consequence ordered the room to be cleared of all spectators.

After the Coroner and Jury had

If coincident dates were of any importance, I might observe, that Castlereagh cut his throat on the King's Birthday. A thing more necessary to be observed, is, that he is here called the Marquis of Londonderry, which was his title; but, I have always continued to call him Castlereagh, that being the title which he bore during the time that he so largely participated in those numerous deeds, by which we have so long His and so well known him. name was Robert Stewart; but, by that of Castlereagh he was known to the nation, and by that name I shall always speak of

him.