The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-29 00:00:00

SUICIDE PRErENTED.

Iletween the hours Of lime and five o'clock, en Sunday erenix;,
a yr•ang man, rather respectably attired, was obeennl waline
along the banks of the New !liver, near Islington, in a end
disordered manner, frequently stopping, looking round tt+.t, S'll4
wan noticed, and muttering to himself some incoherent retention.
Two men, who had met him farther down the river, eat
he was a person of disordered intellect, and y ninhuote,
some personal violence to himself, followed at same distance. After
he gut, as he imagined, completely out of view, he took a letter
from his bosom, which lie appeared to read in a state of the steer
anxiety, and at length plunged into the water, on which the Mtn
instantly ran op, and one of them at the rink of his awn life rushed
in after him, and just an the unfortunate suicide hail rivet is die
surface, he grappled with, and inicceetled in getting hen to the
bank, after much struggling. Some other resorts hacieg awe
up, the young man, who was in a state of insensibility, was re-
moval to a neighbouring public-house, and proper remedies heir
immediately applied, animation returned, though the poor (rib.'
showed plainly that his mental faculties were irrevocably deonoe.
!luring the entire of that night, and the neat day, he remained •
care of the Landlord, who reported the circumstance to the parith
officers, and an inquiry was set on foot, in order to discover hrs
friends or connexions, as, when questioned nn that point, his answer.
were too vague to place any reliance in what he said, and though
rations papers were found in his pockets, oo netts infotinsCon
could he derived front them. However, in the course of the en-
ing after the attempt. an aged wo.nan, maned Clarke. who keeps a
buttiter's stall in lion-market, and whose son had been ne.sung.
under similar circumstances, for several days, C4.11C to claim the
invalid; but unfonunatelv he did not prove to be the one she
sought. Search being made along the river side, the paper w:Och
he was seen to take from his bosom was found at the ewer's edge'.
and a clue was thereby obtained, which led to the discovery of the
young man's family. Ile turns out to be the son of Mr. Cutler. +
respectable master builder, residing in the Kent-road, and the es:-
cons :mess which produced this estrangement of reason, is said tub:
an attachment which he formed with a young woman that lived as
servant in the family, and the father refusing to consent to thee
union, the young man foolishly ran away from home, and toot
refuge with an uncle of ithe who lives at tiuildfitrd, in Surrey. froie
whence he wrote to the father for pennisron to many the girl. sr
never more return to his family. The father was firm in his (Tr-
ainee, and commanded the son instantly to conic back, and even
flank any more about her, on pain of his severest displeasure.
This letter was the one which was found at the river side, and as
supposed to have allieted his brain, an a day or two after its rem-
don he left his uncle's without any intimation of his design. II:
has since been restored to his father, but no hopes arc entertar-.1
of his ever being freed from that moat pitiable of all malebet
to which human nature is subject—a melancholy madness. Clithe•
the other youtg man alluded to, is the only son of a widow ii n.. -
thee, and has ennital On the busine,s for her for a cocoilers,::
time. Ile has already been advertised, without effect: art,:
was known to have had a watch and a large sum of wen-t eve:
hint on the evening of his disappearance ( Tuesday. 21st Harr%
fears arc entertained that lie has probably bent violently dealt -
lle was dressed in a I Inc coat. black silk waistcoat, light keN: -
mere brearlien, and top-boots; %Atilt nearly corresponded seer'','
dress of th, unhappy young man above-mentioned

On Tuesday cfnnight, at tilaford, the riighi Hai. Lady Ele:4.
of A daughter.
lin I ti lty, at Paekington, Coventry, the Countess of .tylford,
of it son uul heir.
On Sunday. in Charlos-street, llcrkeley-square, the Lady 1.".4
Kilderliee. of a datiglver.

At Dublin. only 1.011 of Hobert Martin. of Rots novo
county of Galway, l'Aq. to Aniie. eldest daughter of Thomas
ILr
iub•uhain, of Aliiiintioyosquare. Esq.
On Monday. Charles lleard lteapte. Es.q.. Royal Engineer,.
Mary. eldest dauglo:T of the late Major-I i Lucia! Pringle. td
East Ihtlis Cosupan% Sitvice, and h-rand-ilaughter of the Lac
John Ilalket, of Piitirratt,

DIED.
(NI tiattinlay, at liriThton, trltcre ho had lately gone for the hers
elitist health, in his lithh year, the Right lion. Lord Gardiq.w
eerely regrettial by his tautily and nuntermts fric:Als•
Ihi Saturday. at Itichtuond, Mania Mary, eldest (Wight°
Colonel Carrington Stnith.
On the II th inst. afters few days illness, agilt CifTtil
Arnie Jane, second daughter of Marry Ilerssford, 1:01.
devrv.
On Satitniay, IL I'. V. I..elyecld, Esq. of No. IP, l'aier.
place.
On Saturday, at litrightan• in her 11th year. fili..sbeth
Casletua (trite, tlaughicr of the Ucv. John (Inci, of ii iusla~c.
the county 0f Southampton.
On Saturday, Cocas youngest son of .c.ness Darkly, 1:14.
Higlihtlry.grove.
(Li Thursday, at vradda, Hens, John Ilarlyst, EN.
illresa afict
of nearly four years.
—mar

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