A Coroner ' s Jury at an inquest, hell on Tuesday evening
on the corpse of Robert Watson, who strangled himself in bed at the Blue Anchor Tavern, St. Jlass.:it-bill, returned a verdict of " Temporary derangement." The deceased was eighty- eight years old ; and, ac- cording to the account given by himself to the landlord of the Blue Anchor, a few days before his death, had been engaged in singular adventures. •I'he foliowi 1 g is the story related to the Coroner's Jury by the innkeeper- " Watson said that he had been deeply implicated in the riots of 1780, and that at that period be was private secretary. to Lord George Gordon. He after- wards became President for a time to the London Corresponding Society. Having resigned that situation, lie suffered various vicissitudes in foreign countries ; and being at Rome in the year ISI2, he became acquainted with a person whip had in his possession several important documents relative to the Stuart family, and to the secret history of the Papal Government, particularly with respect to its connexion with the exiled royal family. Having untie this discovery', he eommunicated it to Lord Castlereagh ; who authorizes hits to procure the documents in question at any price. After much difficulty. he succeeded in obtaining Them; and a frigate was sent out by the English Go- vernment to bring him with tile documents to this country. In the mean time, the Papal Government, being apprized of the existence of the &aliments, seized and set its seal upon them. After much negotiation, the Papal Govern- ment consented to give up those portions of the documents that related to the Stuart family and this country, on condition that it should he allowed to reclin those papers which referred to its own acts in behalf of the Stuarts. Lord Brougham (thea Mr. Henry Brougham) was the chief negotiator in the trans. action between the English and Papal tiovernmems; and hien him Watson had received several sums of money, though not all that haul been originally promised to hint."
The Morning Post gives some additional particulars of Watson's life- " On Thursday, the Blue Anchor was visited by a number of gentlemen to view the Maly of deceased ; among whom were two who identified him es the uncle of medic tl gentlemen of the same name. carry on a most extensive practice at Leith, e they believed deceased had also practised many years ago as a doetor of hits. r What is the prod,' re of a "doctor of laws" at Leith ? There is no Doctors' Commons in Scotland 11 It was stated by one of the wit- nesses inquest, that deceased h of told him he was once tried for conspi. racy. It was said that at the nertml alluded to, reward of 4(10f. was offered by GA/et Innen?. for his app.elienston ; but that he evaded detection by being secreted in the house id Lord Dailey and Ward, in London; bum which, through the interest of Lady Al-Donal I, he M411 qell escape nn board a yes. sel for the purpose of bong conveyed to Sweden. The ship. however, was boat ded elf Sheerness ; and he was taken on shore and ;wrested upon the sup. position [ha: tie was the notorious Thom le If Udy.—with whose pa, ty he was, without doubt. deeply implicated ; but, after utalergoir, vitamin ition, he tur et al- lowed 0, proceed on his cot- age. From Sweden he w'r'it to P ; where he lodged with the tores,-keeper of N ipoleon 13 apart,. and through his influence gained an introduct,oti to the Emperor; who engaged the deceased to te.tr act him in the Eug 1st. and subsequently appootted him to the Presidency of the Scotch Cos. at a y 111 5,000 francs per annum, which office he held six years. During the latter portioo of the time, lie made the discovery of the papers reinter it we to the Smart family and the Papal see Re-signing his appoint- ment, he moceeded to Rome, as before states( ; am) at the time he av as negotiat- ing with Lod Castlereagh tar he .docovnent, in question, he had received, acs hi° in thtetcri■ilerkfierst.tb,nohke cording ilt• ',line statement, a free pardon, alleged to oe fast. At the time the deceased came to the Blue A had in his p e...ession 4 iMs, Witien he stated contained papers of great impor- tance, hot *inch, on leaving 'own for Bath, he took with him ; and, as stated by him ins uetern, left a there. No fewer thin nineteen wounds have been discoveted uti vat mu. parts of the body." An qlest was held on Thursday. in Grey's Inn Hall, on the body of Mr. I I, Hurley, a solicitor of the Inn, who com nitted suicide by shoos'; himself through the head. Deceased had been in a low despond' ,g ware fur soave time, in consequence of some family affairs.
Verdict, l'emportary derangement."
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