The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

lONIAN ISLANDS.

The Legislative Assembly has by an unanimous
vote sanctioned the proceedings of Sir G. IL WARD
in Cephalonia.

WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITU-
TION.—Last night the concert, announced some days
ago, took place in the above institution, and passed off
in a very satisfactory manner. Miss Rainforth sang
some favourite songs in her usual artistic manner, and
her name in the programme was sufficient to attract a
numerous audience. Mr. Griesbach's solo on the violin
was loudly applauded, as were also the solos on the flute,
concertina, and grand pianoforte by Messrs. Wells,
Sedgwiek, and May. We may hint, that judging from
the enthusiastic manner:in %Wel " Jo.de o' Ilaz!edean"
was received last right, that if a few more Scotch songs
were interspersed in these cone rt ttoy would be ren-
dered still more attractive, as the English in general
seem highly pleased with some of the melodies of their
northern neighbours.
SUICIDE OF MR. BARRACLOUGIL—Last evening
(Monday) Mr. Wm. Payne, the Coroner, held an in-
quest at Punch's Tavern, Fleet-street, on the body of
Mr. Solomon Barraclough, aged 54, the tobacconist, of
Ludgate-hill and Cheapside, who committed suicide
under the following circumstances:—William Preston
Barraclough, a son of the deceased, said that on Satur-
day morning last, at eight o'clock, he was awoke by
_hearing a strange noise in his father's room. lie went to
ascertain the cause, when his father gave a loud scream,
and endeavoured to be trying to grasp something with
his hands. lie afterwards got out of bed, and having
been persuaded to get in again, he did so, but fell on I is
head, and cried out, " Oh, ray head, my head !" Some
time after that period he became more composed, and
witness went to attend to the shop, and his lather told
witness's cousin that he should not get up that morning
(as was his usual custom) to go to the shop in Cheap-
side, but should remain in bed, as he was not well.
Shortly before one o'clock, on finding the door locked, it
was forced, and his father was found suspended from the
rail of the bedstead. Mr. Jones, a surgeon, of Soho-
square, had been attending him some time since for
disease of the kidneys. Ever since witness's mother
died, hie father had been very desponding, and had com-
plained of being unwell and unable to sit ep. Since his
mother's death he would sit down cad cry for hours
together. Mr. Robert Johnstone, chemist, of Cernhill,
proved that deceased's mind had be come impairs d ever
since he lost his wife by cholera. Sir Chapman Mar-
shall gave similar evidence, and adds(' that he had no
doubt the death of deceased's wife had greatly preyed on
his mind, and eau-e.l him to do the act. Verdict—
" Temporary insanity."
STRIKE OF ENGINE-DRIVEL'S.—The engine-drivers
on the East Lancashire Railway have for neatly two
months past been in dispute with the directors of the
comi.soy about grievances which they allege to exist,
and it is expected that alter this evening they will nut
return to the company's sers ice.
THE 18TH ROYAL Intsti FOOT.—lntellig( ace was
received at the ILI se Geoids, on Saturday eveni.ig, of
the demise of Lieutenant-Colonel Pratt, formerly tl e
commanding officer of this corps. His death took place
near Dublin, on the 29th instant.