The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-01-29 00:00:00

SUICIDE.

On Wednesday morning last a gentleman of fa-
mily and fortune put an end to his existence, in a fit
of insanity, at the Portland Coffee-house, Portland-
street. The way in which he effected his death
was the most shocking it is possible to describe. He
had retired to bed early the preceding evening, de-
siring he might not be disturbed in the morning, as
he was fatigued, having just come off a journey,
and might probably sleep after his usual hour. The
morning came, when a gentleman who had slept in
the adjoining room to the deceased, asked the
waiter, while he was taking his breakfast, what
kind of being his master had lodged on the same
floor with him, as he had been kept awake the
greater part of the night by his keeping up an
incessant murmuring and talking ; at times ap-
pearing to be in earnest conversation with some
friend, and at others railing against the miseries
of life. The waiter replied, that the gentleman was
frequently at that house ; that he resided at some
distance from London, and whenever he came to
town on business, slept there. He added, that he
had never heard any complaint of his being restless
before, and that on the present occasion it might be
owing to the fatigue of travelling. Nothing more
was said till near twelve o'clock in the day, when
the waiter, was ordered to knock at Mr. C.'s
door, and inform him the time of :h. day.—
The waiter went up, and finding the chamber
unlocked, opened the door, when he discovered the
unfortunate gintleman in bed with his throat
cut, still bleeding from the wound. He ran down
and alarmed the family, who instantly dispatched
a servant to Mr. Johnson, the Surgeon, in Queen-
Ann-street, acquainting him with the melancholy
tact. When Mr. J: entered the chamber he found
the unfortunate man still alive, and apparently sen-
sible, though incapable of utterance. He immedi-
ately sfnved up the wound in the throat; but, while
be was doing it, discovered a wound. in the arm,
which ha..! ....narated the sinews from the bone.
Still he irna„ there was a hope of preserving
life ; till the L: ~ased himself, in a convulsive effort,
threiv the be.:-cloaths from off him, and a most
shocking spectiaJe presented itself. Besides the for-
mer wounds, he had inflicted another across the lower
part of his belly, from whence the bowels were
hanging out. The surgeon did every thing his pro-
fession suggested, but without effect, the unfortu-
nate man dying shortly after. The razor with
which he inflicted the wounds was lying in the bed
by his side; he was completely undressed, and is
supposed not to have committed the horrid act till
late in the morning. We understand he has not
been married more than a twelvemonth, and has
left a wife ready to lie in with her first child.

Last Wednesday, a waterman's wherry is passing
through London-bridge with two watermens' ap-
prentices, one almost a grown man, was upset by a
ship's bow, the boy was picked up, but the other
was drowned and has not been yet found.
A letter received on Wednesday from Deal states
the Hindostan to have sunk very much forward,
within these two or three days ; and as the swell
comes in very strong from the eastward, little can
be done, in regard to taking out the remainder
of the cargo, as it is become very dangerous to
approach the wreck, during the present blowing
weather from the north-east. Part of the cargo
has been landed at Deal ; but it is a doubt whether
the woollens will be worth the risk attending the get-
ting them out of the ship.
All hopes are now
.given up of the recovery of
any of the chests of sever in the hold of the Hin-
dostan. Every means has been tried, but hi:htt to
without success, as a great quantity of different ar-
ticles are in the way, and no one can venture to de-
scend any of the hatches on the gun-deck.

Eitearotte—ln the Ipi.aph on Mr. Toreson, hmerted in the
British Press of yesterday, for Sorter ama read Segiortia.

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