The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-23 00:00:00

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

NOTTINGHAM, FrapAr.—About five years aaa. a man
named John Elinor, a sinker-maker, who, during ffe greater
part of his life had resided in Parliament-street, in this town.
was induced by a brother who is well off in the world to leave

his residence and occupation in -Nottingham, and go and re-
side near hitn at Codnor Park, for the purpose of managing a
public-house, and rendering his brother other services, and
soon became habitually melancholy. His wife, to whan this
change appears to have been equally distasteful, died
about twelve months since, and left him still more me-
lancholy than he had been previously. A few months
since he returned to Nottingham, and was about to talc.
up his abode again in the town, when his only daughter
died, who had been married to a lace-maker named Smith,
and left two children, the oldest of whom was a bill
named Elizabeth, aged about twelve years. Smith having
married again soon after the death of his first wife, and:
his eldest daughter being dissatisfied with her mather-
in-law, she went to reside with her grandfather, who re-

turned with his charge to Codner Parisi, with the'idea that
he could there provide better for her future comfort and wel-
fare. For a time Elinor was more cheerful in the society of
his little granddaughter, but latterly his health failed. He
is said to have been constantly tormented with the idea that
he should. be left to want in his latter days, if his brother
should die before him, and that his little granddaughter, of
whom he was very fond, when left alone in the world, would
become a prey to the designing, and might spend her days
in vice, or suffering from the most abject want. It had bees
customary for old John EMI& to visit his brother early on
the morning of each day, but timing omitted to do so, at
the usual time the latter became alarmed, knowing hie
brother's melancholy turn of mind, and that his house-
' keeper had left him for a few days ; he, therefore, went to
his house, and finding it closed,' and being unable to make
any one hear, he bad the door forced open, when it was dis-
covered that the wretched man had strangled his grand-
daughter during the night, and that he had then hanged
himself. Both were .quite dead. There is no doubt that
excessive melancholy in this case terminated in insanity; and
an inquest having been held upon the bodies, a verdict to
, that effect has been returned.

ALARMING FIRE IN CABLE STREET, ST. GEORGE'S.
—Last evening (Sunday), between seven and eight o'clock,
a fire of somewhat an alarming. character broke out upon the
premises belonging to Mr. E. Hams, bread and biscuit-baker,
situate No. 7, Cable-street, St. George's-inAPie-East. The
flames originated in the basement floor, in Which a cluettitr
of shavings for heating the ovens were stored. Owing to
the inflammable nature of the contents, very few minutes
had elapsed before the fire extended to to saircase. The en-
gines from Wellelose-square brigade station were remarkably
quick in arriving, and they were, by order of Mr. Mackey,
the head engineer, instantly set to work, from a good supply
of water, furnished by the East London Company. 13,y thi
time, however, that the engines could be called into requig7
tion, the flames had travelled upwards to first, second, and
third floors, and had entered the varicalp apartments in the
building. Other engines of the LondOil. establishment, with
Mr. Superintbndent Braidwood and Mr. Fogo, the foreman of
the A district, arrived in rapid succession, and owing to the
exertions of all parties, the flames were safely extingtished
before ten o'clock, not, however, until very coueiderable da-
mage bad been done to the furniture, stock in trade, knd
premises.
FIRE IN TUE BLACKFRIARS-ROAD.—On Saturday
night, shortly before twelve o'clock, -a fire broke out in the
premises occupied by Mr. Moreing, a fancy toy-dealer, carry-
ing en business at 8; Blackfriars-road, near the Rotunda.
It commenced in the shop, and when first discovered had'
obtained a strong hold. Engines of the Brigade, West of
England, and parish stations speedily arrived, and there being
' a good supply of water, the firemen happily succeeded LA
preventing the flames from extending beyond the premises
in which they originated. The cause of the outbreak could
not be traced.

STATE OF TEE HOSIERY AND LACE TrunEs.—The
making of hose, especially cut-ups and other sl
goods, has a shade improved, and most of the w 1
frames in this vicinity are at work. The wrought hose
branches have, if anything, a shade improved. The
cotton glove trade is still tolerably brisk, though the'
bagmen have met with a severe check Ia obtaining the In 111;
rubber web, which has been wove on looms in secret ; some
of the welt weavers have been injunctioned, and an exple•
siln and great confusion has _taken place in consequence;
pi
ttahnlonognn, atnhdeyshirt branch can scarcely be salt
as they must now' have the web from the patentee*,
to have in some quarters a little
Theb e drawer,amended,
more employment. The silk glove trade still continues pretty
good. The manufacture of silk stockings, once the main.
support of Nottingham, still keeps declining, and from the
bad qualities of the silk used, is likely to further declint.
The fancy bobbin net trade is still in a most depressed
condition, though we find that in some quarters a few
branches are again set going. The warp lace is still in a
most depressed state, with the exception of the making wag)
jacquard mitts, cloves, and sleeves, which are rather brisk.—
Nottingham Review.
DETERMINED SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.
On Saturday a respectably dressed young man eommitted
suicide by jumping off the centre of Blackfriars-bridge. It
appears that the deceased was seen walking in a hurried
manner towards one of the recesses on the western side of the
bridge. He had a cigar in his month, and mounted the stoner
seat with great haste, and after looking towards the wat•
to the spot which he had just left, and then saw hint
ranfora minute, he dived in. Several of the foot passenwel
struggling violently in the water. An alarm was raised, Rad-
thnel irrhe,
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down below London-bridge.
THE MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 22.—The Royal.
West Indian mail packet, the Clyde, Capt. Symons, arrived
here last evening, and landed mails
Jacmel, 25th ; Porto Rico, 28th; Demerara, 19th; Trinidad,
from Jamaica, Feb. 23d ;
20th ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada, 26th ; and St. Thomal's.
March 2d. The mails were forwarded to London by the t
A.M. train this day. The Clyde bad 35 passengers and 9 dis-
tressed seamen, and on freight 1,400 dollars, 359 oz. of 1/41-
dust, 491 oz. of silver, 16 tierces of coffee, 25 bales of BIM.
parilla, 61 cases of saccades, &c. The Royal West Indian
packet the Thames was on the Spanish Mail route ; the Rein-
deer, Demerara; City of Glasgow, on Trinidad route; the
Medway,Jamaica ; the Lorn, La Guayra ; Forth, Porto Rico.
and Severn, on the Havannah route.
STRIKE AMONGST TILE SCOTCH QUARRIERS.-At theh
Marylebone vestry, on Saturday, Mr. Freeman, who cogn
tracted to supply the parish with 2,000 tons of granite, stalled
that he could not fulfil the contract under 600/. loss. This
difliculty was imposed upon Me. Freemanby a strike amen
the Scotch quarrymen.