The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-25 00:00:00

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

YorriscalAss, Fatrox.—About five years ago, a man
named John Elinor, a sinker-maker, who, during the 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 him 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 whom this
change appears to have been equally distasteful, died
about twelve mon. he 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 take
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 eldest of whom was a girl
named Elizabeth, aged about twelve years. Smith having
married again soon after the d'-ath of his first wife, and
his eldest daughter being dissatisfied with her mother-
in-law, she went to reside with her grandfather, who re-
turned with his charge to Codnor Park, with the idea that
he could there vrovide butter for her future comfort and wel-
fare. For a tine 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, woald
become a prey to the designing, and might spend her days
in vice, or suffering frign the most abject want. It had been
customary for old,John Elinor to visit his brother early on
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daughter daring 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.

The Confiance is ordered from Devonpqrt to Cork, to be
placed under the orders of Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot,
the Commander-in-Chief there.

[The following brief notices of two of the leading
Sunday journals has just appeared in a pocket volume of the
" Newspaper Press Directory for 1846," containing particu-
lars of each newspaper published in the United Kingdom, a
work of great utility for general reference, as affording a com-
plete picture of the newspaper press, edited by Charles
Mitchell, (474 pages). 1
" THE OBSERVER.

" Sunday and Monday, Price 6d. Established 1792.
" ADvocacy.—Liberal—Theatrical. Not any of the news-
papers published at the close of theweek display more activity
or success than this in the acquisition of news which, after
the preceding six days has been swept and exhausted by the
immense resources of the dailys ; and this is the great diffi-
culty in a weekly. The Observer is remarkable for the terse-
ness of its political and literary criticism, and exceeds most
of its contemporaries in the amplification of news.
However eager and active the numerous papers may have
been in collecting it from town and country, The Observer
is at all times sure to contain a great deal of original infor-
mation ; and that air of novelty which other journals un-
successfully aim at, The 'Observer attains by extraordinary
exertions in the way of Exclusive Intelligence," Additional
Accounts,' and Further Particulars.' Hence, for the active-
minded middle and upper classes, as well as the circles of
royalty, it is very appropriate and acceptable. It seeks not
summary of general intelligence. It certainly possesses sources
btoutcltootheenitahrege topuipcosnofttbhem.e weaek ndwgiithil-peothhcestticaanldccojonrnerctiuetreessi
no ordinary ahroywcesh,earrascetcerrellyft:rinifeitrhclerese
poli-
tical ralitte,oonnindoifTe he Observer it is sure to be announced, and
wduess of conjecture often anticipates public events
grortiaLfreltemalaillnoteourfsorririprnelmarkably. To these and other spirited arrange-
ments is its success attributable; and it is obvious that no
pains are spared to secure tlent of the most efficient kind—
in illustration of which we may state, as a well-known fact,
that there are no less than five editors. I t should not be lr.st
sight of, that it is almost entirely of a political complexion.
at least deals chiefly with the more public topics of the day.
It gives, however, great prominence to Drama—nherein its
opinions are deemed classical' as an authority.
Published by William Clement, 169, Strand."
" BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.
" Saturday, Price 6d, Established 1820.
" ADVOCACY.—LiberaI—SPORTING. Its name almost suf-
ficiently describes it : importing, as it does, its character as ,
emphatically the sporting paper: sports and games of all de-
scriptions are advocated and depicted in its ample columns—
from pedestrianism to pugilism, cricketing, sailing, racing,
hunting—profound in all the mysteries of the " ttuf," or of
the "ring,"—very deep in betting: and shrewd in conjec-
jectureas to winners and losers; loOked up to by " trainers:"
appealed to by sporting characters all over the country. Its
editor often referee or stakeholder, and arbiter of occasional
disputes; and regarded as a sort of guardian of the interests
and honour of the sporting world. The sitcce,,s of this jour-
nal is mainly attributable to the business-like discernment of
its spirited proprietor, Mr. Clement, who has never lost sight
of judicious malgamatiort and'first-rate talent: .
- , -"-I)*Msd tleraut, 170, Strad."