The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A detachment of the 34th tor Cumberland) regim:nt of foot hat
received orders tl march from Reading to Portsmouth, for the pus.
pose of joining the regiment, which is at present stationed there.
The detachment is ordered to march from Reading on the 12th, sad
to arrive at Pcrtsmonth on the 2ld instant.

A detachment belonging to the 75th regiment of foot has re-
ceived orders to roroceed from Wirdsor to Heading, to rep!we the
detachment of the Stth foot, which has been ordered Iran that
station to Portsmouth.

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3f cLAxenoLY SUICIDE.

On Sunday night, a very promising young luau, the son of a
respectable tradesman, who resides to the Dack-road, Ist' .ea,
destroyed himself in a fit of insanity, occasioned, it is believed, by
a disappointment in love. He had hen for the last six months te.
tacked to a young lady of the mine neighbourhood, who is pie.
seised of sonsklereble female attractions. and had been in the habit
of meetiog her at the Unioo Chapel, Isliugtoe, on Sunday', at
Divine Service. Ile was observed to be in a very distressed state
of mind for a few weeks before he committed violence on himself;
and his friends, who watched him, had reason to suppose that his
agitation arose front the indifference exhibited lately by the young
lady towards hint. On Sunnay evening he beheld her at the usual
place, fur the last time, arid was there treated by bee with the most
studied coldness, anti, iteleed.aversion. Ile returned hone, and
appeared more wretched than betbre. De, however, supped with
Ins father and mother and brother, who rallied him upon the toe-
! lancholy which had seized upon him, and endeavoured to argue him
' into his former good spirits. Ile seemed to be coescious of his
weakness, and even supped with more than usual appetite. The
effort, however, was followed by a fatal relapse et the malady.
At about nine o'clock the unfortunate young man retired to his
bed-room, leaving his parents and brother much relieved front their
apprehensions as to the condition of his mind. In leas than ten
minutes they were honor-struck at the report of a pistol, and upon
going up stairs found the wretched object of their aprehmeions
lying on his stain,
and wholly deprived of life. De had put the
muzzle of the pistol within his flannel waistcoat, and directed it in
such a manner as to prevent the bullet coming in contazt with any
of his ribs. Ile had shot himself through the heart.
A Coroner's Inquest was held upon the body at the King's
Arms, Park place, Back-road, on Tuesday evening, before Mr.
Stirling, the Coroner for the county of Middlesex. It was stated,
amongst other things, that the deceased had been heard uttering
exchmiations when in bed, which proved that his mind was occupied
with some overwhelming passion, and the words used were such as
to leave but little doubt what that passion was. The bodily health
of the deceased, it appeared, bad declined with his mental powers,
and he had been conhned for some before his last visit to the chapel
with a general debility of the system. The symptons be exhibited,
however, were such as not to excite the slightest apprehension that
he would make an attempt upon his life, the only change in his
condor' to moat of those about him being the change how gen-
tleness to Incivility.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by his own hand in a tit of
insanity."
The whole neighbourhood was greatly affected at the event, as the
deceased was a very excellent young trait, and no more than IP
years of age.