The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-25 00:00:00

SUICIDE.

Thursday evening at
T. STIPILTSG, Esq., at the house of Messrs. Sumestreet
Co4erell, Oxford-street, on the body of Mr. Thomas Ste
t Inquest was held hefe
street, aged 27, a silversmith and pawnbroker residing diet
John Williams, shopman to Messrs. Stonestreet an
tereil, deposed that he had of late observed many an
nary things about deceased, his conduct had been very stroan
he frequentl ordered them to do one thing, and in a
d t
afterwards coy ntradicted it. On Tuesday night, about halt
been absent since half-past eight ;
eleven o'clock, he let the deceased in perfectly sober, he
locked the street door and afterwards went into his lien,
t,"
was in the shop. Deceased shortly afterwards came pis.,;
taking up a bunch of keys, proceeded to unlock the a U.
and took something out, but what, witness could not
(sitarY2
passing by the bed again, he, as usual, wishedbiln
when he was let
good night, and then went up stairs. Witness thout:
conduct very strange in unlocking the windote--1
stance he never did before. On the foilowisg 071",
(Wednesday) about five or ten minutes past eightz.
went up as usual into deceased's bed-room far died
and found the door wide open ; on going in, i
ec
not there; thinking he might be in the water-closet,
in that direction, but found the door leading to It
ld
he then went into a room leading to the ch:'"of
but could not see the deceased there, on account he
shutters being closed ; thinking his se'areh frt"ess'cr
quainted the fotetnan, who desired him to look 111°__
cularly in the drOwing room, and opened the shutteri
so, he saw the deceased sitting in an arm chair, with IT.
sidering him to be asleep, he went up,
leaning on the table, and his head resting on his kan',lL.
he thought that to be the case. Witness was hattedo 'f1;;
wake him, on going into the drawing-room heltd nouv.,
the shoulder, took him by the arm, and at last
loud ; finding he could not make the deceased move, fq:"";
round and saw a pair of
_pistols lying on the table (,'s
loaded), and a bottle half full of laudanum labellea'
then considered he had taken part of it, a
sent for who came within ten minutes.
Mr. Jonas Hall Pope, of Somerset-
surgeon, stated, that he had been in the
ceased professionally for some years past,
not required his attendance for some in
He was called on Wednesday mornini
see the deceased, who was then in a and told thern
found a bottle half full of laudanum,
it was manifest that deceased had sr.
Witness rendered him every assistance di
vomiting was produced, and the content:
mined, from which it plainly appeared
taken ; finding it was of no use to offer
ness left him about twelve ; circulation ,
sided, although his breathing was good ;
hours afterwards. Witness did not know
the state of deceased's stomach, but fron
he certainly must have taken more than
laudanum ; deceased, he saki was not ii
laudanum from him, but 51Mohnson
of the Jury) could explain it.
Ilr. Johnson said decased had been a.
he had had laudanum before of him for
poisons for jewellery ; and he had no I
where he knew the persons.
James Charles Hay, foreman to D.
Cotterell, stated, that on Tuesday even
came home, a brilliant ring lay in the
nests, and which could not have gone
that evening ; witness was surprised whi
dead in the room to find die ring on hilefir
firm belief the deceased took it. The'
talk about his affairs apparently much
believed was in consequence of a r
business, and his having lost a very a
money the deceased lost was his father
quently talk about it very vehement'
lately fallen into great depression of mid
The Jury being satisfied, viewed the
the drawing-room ; beside the deceased
Porteus's Commentaries on Death ;"—"
whom every Foe forsakes;"-.." I woo tl
passage, it appeared he had recently bi
return into the Jury Room, the Carol
dence, and the Jury, after a short con:
verdict--" That the deceased put an en:
taking laudanum, being at the time
mental derangement.

On Friday last, Sir JAMES MA
been observed in the passage of
of the Court Session, the Lord
the Court that Sir JAMES sho,
within the Bar, which was df
and Sir JAMES took his sea
WALTER SCOTT. The worthy
there until Mr. JEFFREY had c
which occupied the Court thr
gore Chronicle.)

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COAL-MARKET JAN. JAN. % Piet.#
Shir at Market. Ships sold
.41 00° .11
59 Newcastle - - 251 - ',it egi I°,j
15 Sunderland - - 7i - 'l./...--0-'
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BULLION.

Portugal Gold, in Coin
Foreign Gold, iu Bart .................
New Doubloons ............
Nei*. Dollars ........................ 4
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Silver in Bars, Standard...............

mans.
On the 20th instant, in the Royal Circus,at
Captain J. G. Cowell, Ist Royals, of a dsugLterrii,uo
On the 22d instant, at her father's house/ I'.
lady of Captain J. N. Burton, of a daughte:2......„....

MARRIED.
On Jan. 24, at Ellaston, in the -countto„c,A,oo;
Rev. George Hake, Chaplain to his Royal- "7 fiar4
of York, John Buller Yanle Buller, hisil., °' Of ,:,1
ctoci°lltliSsshanltailzal.
eonnty of Devon, and of DilbornHall, coantyo
Elisabeth, daughter of Thomas IVilson.,l,ltsti
Park, Staffordshire, and Bank .11aIl, in "I" go
caster. , 1,,, tto to
On the 23d instant, at St. Giles's Chow', "l. of . f
street. . .4,1 i
On the 19th inst. at Tenterden, Mr. John
1,01,zi
in the morning, the great bell was t°"
Ann,A., seSatconnudedallutigebhtaerrdso73lr;.ses,°-
Elizabeth Browne. On this occasion, instead °l
14 tl'
rung
the bride,ibr one /um r its the rteniNg•

DIED• L.,„thaa'r'
leounn
On tbe 234.1 instant, in tbe ogo'', ir6o
Bertie, wife of Vice=Admiral Sir. Tliaos
daughter of the late Peregrine Bertlei
Essex.,On Tuesday, the 21st instant aged 49 3lr'
sen., of Monument-yard.
On Thursday last, at his reideLente 4t ()far
Thomas Adams, of High Holborni.b: "
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Lambeth, y, t e a rid iAs.tanti Birs'

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on the table inch I
danum labelled; is bi
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et street, Portmsn-sqa
the habit of attentlint
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ning about nine O'OP
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know any thing telo
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no hesitation tog 4,"
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mind.
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'toed on a table,dlC `ere
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consultation, w, 00
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