The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

DESPERATE SUICIDE.

Mr. Samuel Bray, &swim. of Brick•lane, Whitechapel,
committed the following dreadful act of suicide on Saturday
last, shout two o'clock in the afternoon of that day. Tile
unfortunate young man went into the shop of Mr. Kent,
ebyenist and druggist in the same street, and appeared quite
deranged; there was no poison in the shop at the time hot the
shorties, who heehaw alarmed at his behaviour ; at length
the unfortunate Mr. Bray jumped upon the counter, and
grasping a large bottle, anutainhig some pribionolia medicine
(with which be was welt acquainted), he drank off the whole
contents, then seating himself on a stool, in about a minute
be fell on the floor, and was seized with convulsions, sod
died before any remedy could be administered. The unfortu-
nate young man was son to a respectable gentleman, and
served his time with Mr. Kent, in whose shop he committed
the fatal act. After 'erring bin lime he gut niatried, and at
the lime of his death he left a wife and two children to de-
plore his loss. He had been for some time in great distress,
owing to his heist out of a situation, and nut able to sup-
port himself and family in any degree of respectability he
became in a desponding state, and finally committed the
above rub act. The body now lies for a Coroner's Inquest.

The Fifth Battalions of the 60111 and the tenth
Regiments of Foot, have been ordered to be dis-
banded.
Between the hours of two and threeeeloek on the mom
ing of Wednesday the 18th ultimo, the home of Mrs. lbw
pur, of Falkenham, in the comity of Suffolk, was Wren.
riously mitered by three persons disguised in masks, who
went up stairs to the chamber of Mrs. Harper, and 'Art de-
winding her money by threats (they standing on seek side
of her bed, armed), proceeded to ribs the house,. sod took
sway bbl. in Bank of England antes, sad ether property
A free pardon to any accomplice giving inhumation flint
may lead to conviction, is offered in Ssltirday Night's Ga-
zelle, and a reward of one handrail poeuds to Its paid by
Mr. William harper, of Stratton, Mall, near Ipswich,. to
any person giving informatioo that May lead to the coo lo-
tion of any of the offenders.

LrrEc r.s OF HURRICANE ON WEDNES•

DAY NIGHT.

. CORONER'S INQL'FST.
An inquest was held on Saturday night before Coaat."s
JritmE", El.ll. Coroner fur Storey, oil the bodies to John
Draper mid Thomas Page, bargemen, in the employ of Mr.
Rodgers, Breutford„ who-were drowned on Wednesday nizlit
last, during the tempestunur weather, by the parse sinkittx
which they were on board of, near Hulse Shoe-alley, Lattlindt,
Southwark.
The deceased came from Brentford on Wednesday to the
wharf of blesses. Bishops, Bankable, with a barge lad of
iron. They unloaded the barge at the stern, hut out et
bead, and went to bed on Wednesday night in the cabin.
In consequence of the very tempest weather, 1 the
'acceding high water, together wMUt the barge being ini.
properly unladen, in the course of Wednesday night it sunk.
The rittfnefossate persons, it is conjectured, finding the haree
sinking, ran out of the cabin quite untied to endeavour to
leave themselves. The barge sunk and consigned them to
',watery grates.
Julio Axle, watermati, said, that about half an hour past
six on Thursday morning, be saw the hoe.), of Page lyitiz
tinder a barge, near Messrs. Biahops' wharf, and called I.ee
assistance, and they gut him on shore. A barge hod sunk
in the course of the preceding night, which was in the CJIIS
of Page and Draper.
George Rodgers, bargeman, said, that shoot lialf.paat
eight o'clock on Wednesday night be spoke to the de-
ceased as he was gain:: tato his own barge, whirk lay mire
theirs. Page Said that he WAS busy making up his At_
counts.—{Thiswittiess was the last person who spoke to
Ilse deceased persons.]
George Bell, lizhterrasn, said, that he found the body or
Draper about seven o'clock on Thursday morning; it was
lying part out of water and part under n barge, in Ciao lc
and Coiling's wharf; the stern of the barge was on the hotly ;
he put a tope round it, but could out draw it from under,
the water being low, the whole weight of the barge lay upon
the body; about twelve o'clock at noon the bode was :tit
out, the barge basting floated.—Verdiet, Found bruit-med.

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTk:.