The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-11 00:00:00

YARNOUTH, THUaSDAY, JUNE 7.

Among the most extraordinary occurrences which have transpired lit
this town fur many yea"rs, the number of suicides and attempts at suicide
that have been made wi,thin the last fortnight exceed any thing on
record, in the annals of English history, in such a population; during to
short a period. Scarcely mo,-e than a fortnight ago, a youth named
Cook, about eighteen years of age,. destroyed himself by taking a certain
poison called strychnine. The jyry adjourned twice on the Inquest, and
it was not till after six hours deliber•ation that they came to their ver.
diet " That the deceased destroyed himself by taking strychnine, but
at the time was in a state of derangeme.lt.
On Saturday last, a second Inquest was held at the White Horse
Inn, before William Smith Ferrier, Esq., coroner of the Borough,
on the body of James Edmund Gotilti; who had siestrved himself an the
:revious Thursday afternoon.
Thomas French being sworn, said that being at work,
near I%:rs. Goftin's house, and hearing her shriek, he ran into her house,
when he ‘,."as shown into a cork house adjoining, and on opening Me
door saw the deceased hanging by a small piece of rope fastened to a
rafter, and round the neck of de:teased, who was quite dead. This wag
at half_past three r',N.
James Goflin, ti:e father of deceased, deposed that deceased dined
with him, and left the house about .5 quarter before two that after-
noon ; that he took his djnner as usual, Vit had some appearance of being
displeased, but not so much so as to excite .any remarks at the time. He
was fourteen years of age last: January ; has no female acquaintance;
had been regular in his habits, and circunispec.t in ;.,is cosidnct.
James Burman, the elder, cork-cutter, deposed, that deceased was
his apprentice, spoke of his conduct as being extremely good, and he had
observed no alteration in him of late. Nothing furthe.' was adduced
to throw any light on the cause of deceased destroying lihn.self.

Verdict—Temporary Insanity.
On Monday a third inquest was held before the same coroner, on the
body of Mary Panchen, who was found hanging by the neck
from a beam in her father's washhouse on Sunday morning la it,
between the hours of e:sht and nine o'clock. A. M. Having stun.
atoned a highly.respectable Jury, the Coroner addressed them previolus
to the examination of the witnesses, as follows :—" Gentlemen of the
Jury, it is really quite with pain that in the discharge of my duty, I am
called upon to summon a Jury foe the third tune within ten days, to
bold an inquisition on a case of self murder. I think it is hardly ten
days ago that the first case occurred ; the second' on Thursday last, and
the third yesterday. Permit me, Gentlemen of the Jury, to request you
to consider this case most seriously, for unless it be proved that the sui.
dial act, if such it be proved to be, was committed in .'n unsound state
of mind, I hold it to be your duty to carry out the law In 101, for the
purpose of deterring others from the commission of so dreadful., crime."
George Utting Panchen, brother of the deceased, deposed that the
deceased was as usual when he went to bed on the Saturday evening
about 11 o'Clock and that on the Sunday morning he was alarmed by
his father calling to him and saOtg, " My lad, here's unpleasant news
for you, I'm afraid poor Mary ha., bung herself," He itionediatelr,
without dressing ran down Plaits into' the washhouse and cut down the
deceased, but he was so excited that 1..9 could not say whether she was
cold or not. Deceased was in her 29th War, and lived at home with her
father who was in ill health, and had done' so since the death of her
mother which occurred about 16 or 18 Inenti:ss ago. He did not know
whether she had any property, the loss of which' might lead to the fatal
act. She had no acquaintance to whom she expec,'ed to be married; she
had been in a low way since the death of her soother ; .had observed her
to be more depressed than usual of late.

The investigation occupied about three hours, when the Jury were
unanimous in their verdict, " That the deceased destroyed hCrsell in a
state of Temporary Insanity."
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During the last few days, a boy named Blake, also attemptek' to de-
stroy himself by hanging, but was fortunately cut down before lift ' was
extinct. And a female in low circumstances made an attempt by taking
a quantity of laudanum, which being discovered was removed by means-of
the stomach-pump, and she has since been placed under the care of the
Matron of the workhouse. The town is tilled with reports' of other al.,'
tempts, but we believe them to be altogether unfounded.

Long accounts appear weekly in the country papers
of the public proceedings of the Teetotallers; from these reports we
should suppose that out of London no fermented beverage ever :bids its
way to the mouth of man. _

On Thursday evening, between nine and tc.l o'clock,
as a young lad, about sixteen years of age, named James Coleby; residing
In Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square, was crossing Coventry'-street,
Haymarket, he was knocked down by a man on horseback, and tra. iipled
on in a shocking manner. On being lifted from the ground he ',re-
sented a most deplorable spectacle, and was removed in an apparenNY
hopeless state to the hospital. The horse was ridden by a groom in-
dark livery, and in the confusion, we are sorry to say, he made his escape.
CORONATION.-We very much regret the aban-
donment of the intention of giving a general feast to all the poor of
this city as first intended on the Coronation-day, and we cannot but.
think that Exeter will receive a lasting stigma on its loyalty in conse-
quence. There is also another ground on which we arc sorry for this
determination; the greatest portion of the poor will be quite unprovided
for. In the large parish of St. Mary Major, which we understand con.
tains more than 2,000, thera is no chance of atibrding evstm an extra
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hat of bread on that day, it the exertions which the parhbiorvrs of that
parish have just commenced, by seeking subscriptions among the more
wealthy of other parishcs, is net met in a way to enable them totdo it.—
IVestern Times.

THE OLDEST APPLE IN DEvoN.----There is mow
in the possession of Mr. Daniel Hervey, residing in the parish of Ex.--
rninster, an apple which was grown in St. Sidwell's, in the year I787:1
It was presented by the father of the possessor to his grandson on his
christening in the May following. It was grown in a bottle—the bottle
being fastened to the branch, and closely scaled as soon as it was cut. It
is now as fresh as ever, and may be seen by any ens who will call on Mr.
Daniel Harvey.— Western Times.
CORN RETURN.—From a Parliamentry Return
just published, it appears that there was taken out of bond far home
consumption in 1837, 210,000 qrs. of foreign wheat, 47,000 qrs. barley,
334,000 qrs. cats, 19,500 qrs. rye, 87,000 qrs. pease, 109,000 qrs.
beans. To this must be added 22,500 qrs. colonial wheat, and sonic
trifling quantities of Buck wheat, Indian corn, &e. The average duty
paid on the wheat was about 295. ; on the barley 9s. ; on oats 10s.; on
pease 10s. ;on the beans Is. The suits which these duties yielded to
the revenue was about 600,0001. The foreign and colonial wheat,
barley, and oats brought into the market were equal to about four days'
consumption of the country. The grain of all kinds, including pease
and beans, remaining in the warehouse on the Ist of January last, was
925,000 qrs.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Mr. J. Kettle and Mr.
Lo,ibond, considerable Somersetshire eattle.dealers, arrived at Devon_
port on Sunday last, in order to cross over to the cattle fair at St. Ger-
man's on the following day. They hired a boat at North Corner of a
waterman, who accompanied them, and in crossing, the boat struck on
some sand banks in St. German's river, and immediately titled and sank.
It was blowing very fresh at the time, and all three perished. Mr.
Kettle was about 50 years of age, and his companion 25. On the per.
son of the former was found the sum of 5231., and on the latter 3257.,
in gold and batik notes. The accident is attributed to the crankness of
the boat. Sir. Kettle and Mr. Lovihond were frequent attendants at.
the Bristol Cattle Market, and were universally respected by the graziers
a id farmers.—Bristol Gazelle.

While the sawyers employed at Newburgh, (Scot-
land) were lately engaged in cutting up an elm tree, they found in a hol.
low in the centre of it a bird's nest, with two eggs, apparently a robin's.
The tree was at least eighty years old, and was four Oct in circumfc.
rence at the top, and about seven feet at the root end.
The bloom of plums and cherries is this ,vear un-
usually abundant ; but fears are entertained that much of thc,cxpected
crop will be cut ow by the late unseasonable cold weather.

In consequence of the prevalence of the small-pox
in Cirencester, a general vaccination has been resolved on, and is ncow
in progress.
.A new-made " J.P" a few days ago, found himself
in a sad quandary as to the exact nature of his judgment in a case of as-
sault, brought by one posse of recently imported Emeridders against an
equal number
,a Boys of somewhat longer standing in this county. la
his distress, he applied for advice to an experienced Brother of the
Bench, but who was right jealous of the rising fame of his n.,w coadiu-
ter, and instead of giving his friend directions how to proceed, soolly
remarked that he would find the moral law,—which ought to srcide
every Justice of the Peace—clearly laid down by Moses in the Ten Ces.l.
mands. " Verra true," drily observed the newly-fledged Justice, " tor(
Moses wasna, like me, fashed wi' a parcel of Eerishmen."--G/asg,oser
Courier.

The Tories of Manchester, hating everything likely
to advance the cause of popular institutions, are resisting by all the
means in their power the proposed incorporation of that opulent and
extensive borough. The Commissioners of Inquiry nominated by the
Crown are at present there, pursuing their investigation.

On Friday morning, about two o'clock, the inhabi-
tants in the neighbourhood of Pancras.road were alarmed by a cry of
" Fire:" which was found to proceed from the house Ni. 7, Pancras.
place, which was burning with great violence, threatening destruction to
the entire row of houses. About half sin hour atter the alarm several
engines arrived, and a ',Willful supply of water having been uhtained,
the firereen succeeded in confining the flames to the house in whicb the
lire commenced; but net before, we regret to add, human life had b.ner,
sacrificed. The house, which was filled with working people, contained
22 inhabitants, and two children were burnt to death in their beds. The
bodies of the unfortunate children were, in the course of the morning,
dug out of the ruins, to await the Coroner's inquest.
Mr. Fector has again intimated to the independent
freemen and electors of the borough of Maidstone, that he is desirous to
recover his seat in the House of Commons as their representative. He
thus commences his address :—" Circumstances to which I shall /lot
now more particularly allude, have compelled roe to become again a
candidate," &c. A less modest gentleman than Mr. Fector might have
been inclined to gtoze over such circumstances without the slightest al-
lusion ; but how candid it is in the late Member for Maidstone to allude
to them at all, though he does so mote particularly. We cannot, how-
ever, see the how or the why the unmentionable circumstances ought.
to compel him again to run the hazard of placing himself in similar
circumstances ; therefore it might be well for him to consider whether
it might not be more prudent and expedient, both in himself and his
agents, to steer clear of all such circumstances to which particular allu.
sion cannot be made conveniently at any time —Dover Chronicle.

Extract of a letter from Warsaw of the 21st :
" Last week the towns of Tyschowce, Lentschna, and Kejowitz, in the
Government of Lublin, were destroyed by fire. Three days after these
conflagrations the Palacc of Prince Adam Wroniczki, in the environs of
the last-named town, was in flames, and burnt with such rapidity that
the fimily had great difficulty in effecting their escape."

Boston is by far the most literary town of the United
States; by some persons it is called the " American Edinburgh," by
others the " American Athens;" but its more general appellation is
'• the city of notions."

ALEXANDER'S FRIEN,DSIIIP FOR NAPOLEON.--
In one of my last interviews with the Emperor of Russia, he said to lac.
" Tell the Emperor Napoleon that I will not separate from him unless
he force me to do so. My friendship for him is so sincere that I cantot
withdraw it." This was absolutely true: Alexander cherished for Na.
poleon a passionate friendship—an enthusiastic admiration.—kecullce.
tions of Caulincourt, Duke of Vicenza.

TUIIBOT.—\Ve believe there never was so many
turbot caught on this ecast as have been caught this season. On
Saturday week, they were so abundant in the market, that one of not
less than 31 feet in length, and of excellent quality, could have been
freely purchased for one shilling!—.lbcrdeen Herald.
On Thursday evening last, whilst a servant girl was
engaged in making a t! mposition of bee's.wax and turpentine, by 3otre
means the ingredients took tire, and the flames communicated with her
dress. She immediately ran into the street, where some men who were
passing hastened to het assistance, and taking off their coats, which they
wrapped around her, sm c ,eded in extinguishing the flames. On being
conveyed to the East Suffiik Hospital, she was found to be burned in a
most shocking manner—her arms were literally black—and so intense
was the fire, that the Crops ef her car-rings wereburnt off. Every possi..
hi, attention was pa d to the wretched sufferer ; but, we regret to add,
that she lies with little hopes of recovery.—S? ilk Chronic*.
Heavy rains have fallen here (Inverness) during
the last and praseut week, accompanied with thunder. On Sunday the
thunder was much heard on the West coast, and on the same and fol-
lowing day it was a :dible in Inverness.
Mr. Roebuck was among the visitors below the
bar of the Houie of Lords on Friday, waiting for and afterwards in
c ,mmunication with I.wd brougham. He moves along very limpingly,
. requiring a walking-stick, to enable the right leg to be leas infirm.