The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

A 0.17,020. LONDON) WEDNESDAY EvEt,,,,-iNG

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S splendid end powerthl first-class STEAM-
HIPS are appointed to leave—
Custom-House or Tower, for—
HAMBURGII, carrying, her Majest)'s mails, every Wednesday
and Saturday Morning.
Placitwall Pier, for
ROTTERDAM and the RHINE, carrying her Majesty's Malls—
Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Ten, Morning.
ANTWERP and the SWINE—The Sotto, every Thursday, at
Ten, Morning.
°STE NI t —Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. Wednes-
day, April 7, et Ten Evening; 14, at Twelve. Noon.
From St. Katharine's Steam Wharf, for—
HAVRE—Every Thursday and Sunday, at Eight, Morning.
From London-bridge Wharf, for—
BOULOGNE—Every Thursday Morning. April 8, at Five, Morn-
ing ; 15, at Twelve, Noon.
CALAIS—Every Thursday and Sunday 'Morning.
Iliad.— Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning.
VAR lOuTil—lteduced Fares—Every Wednesday and Saturday,
at Six, Evening.
From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, for
EDINBURGII—Reduced Fares—The Trident, Saturday, April 10,
at Ten, Night ; the Clarence, next W ednesday, Aprd 14, at Ten,
Night ; the I.eith, Saturday, April 17, at Ten, NbAt.
From hors's Steam Wharfs, Wapping. for—
NEWCASTLE—Every Saturday. at Eight. Evening.
Between BP.IGHTON and DIEPPE., next Wednesday, April 14.
BRIGHTON and HAVRE—ApriI 15.
DOVER and BOULOGNE—ApriI 19.
To secure Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of
departure, fares, &C., appl; at time Offices, 69, Lombard-street ; 37,
Regent-circus; and 35, Leadenhall-street.

ORNWALL RAILWAY.—Notice is hereby
COven, that the INTEREST due on the PAID UP CALLS, in
this Company, will be payable on FRIDAY the lhth April next, for
which purpose Interest Warrants will be issued to the Share',olders
registered, on the 25t'i instant, the day to which the half years' in-
terest will be computed.

ALARMING FIRE

MARSEILLES, APRIL I.—An- alarming fire broke
out in this city, at about midnight, on the 30th to
31st ult. One person was burnt to death, an old lady
aged fifty, eight. Several persons were more or less
seriously injured in their endeavours to escape. The
loss of property is estimated at from 250,000 f. to
300,000 f. This loss falls upon the Indemnit, Roy-
ale, and Urbaine Insurance offices.
The site of the calamity was only about 200 yards
distant from the port; not a breath of viind was stir-
ring very fortunately, for the slightest mistral
would have conveyed the flames to the centre of the
shipping, in which case the whole port and the prin-
cipal part of the town would have perished.
1 he origin of the fire does not appear to be pre-
cisely known. It is supposed to have arisen in a
stable, adjoining the timber yard of Messrs. Constant,
where it was first perceived.
The Tribunal of Commerce was in the greatest
danger, and but for the energy and presence of mind
of one clerks of the Court, who ordered some of the
rafters of the building that were already kindled to
be cut away, the whole edifice must have fallen a prey
to the flames.
The house adjoining the timber yard of Messrs.
Constant, inhabited in part by them, and by others,
among whom was the family of the proprietor of the
premises, and the unfortunately lady above referred
to, was burnt to the ground.

WM. H. BOND, Secretary,

Truro, 231 Marn, 1817.

OOD PIANOFORTES dilEA.P.—The large
‘3l" and valuable STCV.:K of PIANOFORTES manufactured by
ZEITTER and Co. is how SELLING OFF at 4, New Cavendish-
street, Portland-place, London. in eonsfsquence of a Dissolution of
Partnership, The Instruments, consisting of mahogany and rose-
wood grands, semi•grands, cabinet, cottage, and piccolos, are made
with the patent sounding.board, metallic plate, 'heck action, and all
the latest improvements. The Pianofortes made by Zeitter and Co.
have always enjoyed a preference among the nobility and gentry,
having been honoured with the patronage of her M.i.Nsty the Queen,
the Duchess of Sutherland, &c. The peculiar construction of the
scundin-board insures their greater durability, ani their firm tone
is well known. Parties desirous of possess mg one of these superior
instruments may now purchase the same on very advantageous terms.
Grands, heretolbre from 120 to 141 guineas, are now selling at ,el.
701., and others in proportion. The premises, No. 5, have been
recently closed.

EASTER HOLIDAYS'.
1.1) ° LECTURESY AT jini IYI a 'slit ritCtoTo'fN Ale IN
\ 81:11,!' ki jNr
T. Rymer Jones, Esq., F.R.S.. Professor of Comparative Anatomy at
King's College, Mornings and Evenings during the week. The
GYMNOTUS ELECTRICUS, or ELECTRICAL EELS, exhibited
in a TR.INSPARENT VESSEL. LECTURES on ARMSTRONG'S
HYDIIO-ELI- CTRIC MACHINE, by Dr. Bachhoffner. The WORK-
ING MODELS and MACHINERY clearly explained. The varied
Op ical Effects include a New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS.
Experiments with the DIVING-BELL and DIVER, &c., &c.
Admission Is. Schools, half-price.

T° THE CREDITORS OF STOCKWELL
AND CO.
Notice is heteby given that 'the CREDITORS who have proved
their debts under a Commission of Bankruptcy, which was issued,
in the year 1802, against CHARLES STOCKWELL, CHARLES
HEMINGWAY, JAME A HAIGII, SAMUEL STOCKWELL, JOHN
BAKER, and JAHN ROGERSON, formerly carrying on Inlsiness
together in Co-partnership as DYERS, in LEEDS, in the county
of York, or the respective legal representatives of such Creditors,
may receive a FURTHER DIVIDEND on their several debts, on
application to Mr. James lloatson, of West-hill, in Halifax, in the
said county; or at the (Ace of Mr. George Edwards, solicitor,
Lord-street,

3LAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS
Copy of a Letter from Mr. Blake, Klngseliffe, Northampton-

shire :

" Kingseliffe, January 21, 1817.
" Sir, —Twelve years ago I became afflicted with Rheumatic G .ut.
I procured the best advice possible, but without deriving benefit ; and
the doctors recommended me to go to the Stamford Infirmary, where
I continued twelve weeks, and left it without obtaining any benefit,
and all hope of relief had vanished.
" This hopeless state of things continued until a friend advised me
to try Blair's Pills. I then lost no time in sending to Mr. Mortlock,
of Stamford, for a box, and by the time I had taken that quantity I
got rid of one crutch. I then sent for another box, which enabled
me to throw away the other, and, thank God, I have never since had
such an attack.
" I am much exposed to cold ; but, whenever I feel symptoms of
attack, I have recourse to the Pills with univeesal success.
" I recommended the Pills to a gentleman who resides in this
neighbourhood, and he has derived the most essential relief there-
from. and is now never without them.
" You may publish this for the benefit of those similarly afflicted.
" I am, sir, your obedient, humble servant,
"SAMUEL BLAKE,
" Smith and Farrier."
The never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC
PILLS in curing every description of Gout and Rheumatism, have
secured to them a celebrity unequalled by any medicine of past or
present times. They not only give relief in a few hours, bat restore
to perfect health in an inconceivably short space of time. They are
equally speedy and certain in Lumbago, Sciatica, Pains in the Head
or Face, and indeed of every Rhematic or Gouty affection ; in fact,
sucn has been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this
medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it, and there is
scarcely a city, town, or village in the kingdom, but contains many
grateful evidences of Its benign influence.
Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint-
ment by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United
Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box.
Ask fur BLAIR'S :GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ob-
serve the name and adirese of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Lon-
don," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of
the Genuine Medicine.

COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC POR-
TRAITS, by Mr. BEARD, sole patentee.
85, King William-street. City;
34, Parliament •st est, Westminster; and
The Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street.
" A picture is now speedily produced far, wry far super.or to any
obtained by former experimen's."—Art-Union.
" The resulting tableau will bear comparison with the best minia-
ture."—Morning Chronicle.

ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE
HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN
LIFE.

ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,
Just Published, in a Sealed Enirelope, price 2s. 6d., or free
by post, 3s. 6d.

CONTROUL PASSIONS : a Popular
Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline,
with Instructions for its Ccmplete Restoration. Addressed to those
suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence,
terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional
Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen-
sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy.
Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various
Cases, &c.
By C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. GO, Newman-
street, Oxford-street, London.
Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &c,
CONTENTS OF TILE WORK,
Chap. 1.- —Bodily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate
indulgence of the Passions, illuitrated with Coloured Engravings.
Chap. 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Vice on the Mind andd
Body,
evide,ced in the production of Consumption, Epilepsy, another
convulsive diseases, Insanity, Idiocy, moping Melancholy, Indiges-
tio7, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations on the
Duties of Married Life, and on the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful
Unions. Chap. 3.—Debility and Exhaustion of the principal Vital
Functions, the stature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and
the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused by the practice
of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, its symptoms, complica-
Cons and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate.
Chap. s.—,4yphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. Cases,
and concluding observations, Plates, &C.
Sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row ; Gord in, IIS, Leadenhall-
street ; Hannay and co., 63, Oxford-street ; Noble, 114, Chancery-
lane ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Winhal, 78, High-street, Bir-
mingham; Whitmore, 119, Market-street, Manchester ; Howell,
d 4, Church-street, Liverpool; Robinson, 11, Greenside street,
Edinburgh; Powell, 10, Westmoreland-street, Dublin; and all
Booksellers.
Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing tn
apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it
direct front the Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6d., or Postage Stamps.
Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consnited from Tent.i 11 rwo, and
from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60,
Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may
bo successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos-
ing the usual fee of 11. for advice.

EXTRAORDINARY AND DETER-
MINED ATTENIP Is AT SUICIDE.
In the course of Wednesday morning it became known,
in Newcastle-under Lyne, that a young man named
William Keen, booking clerk at the railway station in
that town, had attempted suicide, and that he was then
lying in a dangerous state.
Keen is about 23 years of age. Ile had been fur some
time in the office of Mr. Appleby, the extensive carrier
at Longport, and was about six months ago appointed to
the management of the railway busine,s at. the Newcastle
station. He was particularly steady and attentive, his
obliging manners and general courtesy of demeanour
making a favourable impression upon the numerous
parties having occasion to travel from that establish-
ment. He is a single man, and had lodgings at the house
of Mr. Thursfield, in Red Lion-square. About eight
o'clock on Wednesday morning, one of the men from the
station made application for the key of an outhouse to
get some hay for the horses. Mrs. Thurstield called to
Keen, and some time having elapsed without his making
his appearance, Mrs. Thursfield went up to his room.
There, to her surprise and horror, she saw a chamber
vessel half filled with blood. Keen was in bed with his
throat cut, and in a state of insensibility. An alarm was
immediately given, and medical assistance sent for. Mr.
Crewe and Mr. Hallam promptly attended. On exami-
nation it was found that the upper part of the windpipe
was cut completely through ; the razor with which the
injury was inflicted seemed to have been drawn twice
across the throat, producing an excised wound of consi-
derable size. Extensive hw.norrhage had taken place,
and the act must have been committed two or three hours
before the young man was discovered. On further exa-
mination the rout of his mouth was found to be seriously
injured, and his clothes were much soiled with dirt of a
reddish colour. It was, at first, thought that he bad been
engaged in a death struggle with some person during the
night, and the affair seemed enveloped in mystery. It
was some hours before he spoke, and then he informed
his attendants that the injuries had been inflicted by his
own hand. He also said that he had discharged the
contents of a pistol into his mouth, but the ball not
taking effect, he spat it out. In the course of the morn-
ing there were found in St. George's Churchyard, close
to the grave of a young lady lately deceased, a pistol ;
not far distant, a leaden ball immersed in a pool of blood.
This was the scene of his first attempt at self-destruc-
tion, by shooting himself.
From information afterwards collected it appeared
that on Tuesday evening Keen left the office shortly after
nine o'clock, and proceeded, as was his usual custom, to
the Globe Inn, to read the newspaper. He was exceed-
ingly temperate in his habits, never taking more than
one glass of brandy and water, nor did he exceed that
quantity on Tuesday evening. He called at Mr. Browne's,
next door, for a few minutes, leaving there at a quarter to
ten o'clock. He must then have proceeded direct to St.
George's Churchyard, and attempted the appalling act
of self. destruction, for the report of a pistol was heard
in that direction by police constable Bloor and other
parties immediately after the ten o'clock gun was tired
at Messrs. Brockleburst's silk factory. The ball, it
appears, was imperfectly formed, and rather too small
for the barrel, and it is conjectured that the strength of
the gunpowder must have been partially wasted, and
that the ball did not pass with sufficient force to effect a
lodgment in the root of the mouth.
The probability is that the young man, stunned by the
shot, fell down amidst the graves, where he must have
remained for a considerable period, and afterwards in his
wounded state, found his way beck to his lodgings. He
let himself in, and went up to his bed-room, and the pre-
sumption is, from the circumstance of his garters being
found fastened to the bed-posts, that he then meditated
death by strangulation. His last attempt, however, at
suicide was by cutting his throat, which he did as before
described. A note, found in the bed-room drawer, shows
that the deed was premeditated. In that note he clearly
states his intention to destroy himself—he says that the
money in the office-desk, with the exception of a small
balance due to himself, belonged to Mr. Appleby, adding
that his accounts would be found to be perfectly correct.
No motive for the lamentable act can be ascribed. Keen
was esteemed by his employer-, and much respected by
the public. The circumstance of the pistol and ball
being found by the grave of the young lady before
mentioned, would convey the idea of an attachment, and
impart a tinge of romance to the melancholy event; but
we are assured that no intimacy beyond that of a
common acquaintance existed between the parties. Keen
had for some time carried about with him a pocket
pistol—the one with which he attempted to destroy him-
self—and he had been observed casting the ball after-
wards found in the charchyard from a piece of lead
while at the office on sday. No alteration in his
usual manner had been observed previously to the dread-
ful occurrence. K., en's medical attendants state that
there is a fair prospect of his ultimate recovery. The
injuries in the mouth are not sce' • rious as was at first
anticipated. He has been callrand collected, and ex-
presses himself free from pain; but he has not at present
assigned any reason for his unhappy and in every way
, I extraordinary attempt.—Staffordshire Mercury.

THE TRAMPS.—We are assured that to such a
pitch have the tramps got throughout the country, that
they laugh at the law and the magistrates when admi-
nistering it to them ! This " trade of tramping " must
be pot down by a law far more tringent than that now
applying to tramps ; both reason and justice to the
rest of the community demands it.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial office for the Governor of Gibraltar.

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