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

DOMES rlc TRAGEDY.

Norrtscmit, FRIDAY.—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
hia residence and occupation in Nottingh :m, and go and re-
side near him at Codnor Park, fur the purpose of managing a
rublicshouse, 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 months since, and left him still more me-
lancholy than he had been previously. A few months
since he returned to Nottingham, and w* 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 hft two children, the eldest of whom was a girl
named Elizabeth, aged about twelve years. Smith having
married again soon after the death of his first wife, and
his eldest daughter being dissati,fied with her mother-
in-law, she went to reside with her grandtather, who re-
turned .% ith his charge to Codnor Park, the idea that
be 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 night spend her days
in vice, or suffering fr-m the most at want. It had been
customary for old John Elinor to visit his brother early on
the morning of each day, hut Laving omitted to do so, at
the usual time the latter became alarrned,,knowing his
brolher's melancholy turn of mind, and ttat 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 had the door forced open, when it was dis-
covered tlrit the wretched man had strangled his grand-
itaighter during 'he night, and that he had then hanged
himself. Both were quite dead. There is no doubt that
excessive melancholy in thig case terminated in insanity; and
a:, 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'clo.l,
a fire of somewhat an alarming character broke out upon the
premises belonging to Mr. E. Hams, bread a d biscuit-baker,
situate No. 7, Cable-street, St. George's-in-the East. The
flatnes originated in the basement floor, in which a quantity
of shavings for heating the ovens were stored. Owing to
the inflammable nature cf the contents, very few minutes
had eapsed before the tire extended to the sairease. The en-
zines from Welichise-square brigade station were temarkaby
quick in arri, iog, a,cl they were, by order of Mr. Mackty,
the head engineer, instantly set to work, from a good supply
of water, turnished by the East London Company. By the
time, however, that the engines could be called into requisi-
don, the flames had travelled upwards to first, se:ond, and
third floors, and had entered the various apartments in the
building. Or her engines of the-London estab!ishtnent, with
Air. superintendent Liraidwood and Mr. Fog., the foreman of
the .4 district, arrived in rapid succession, and owing to the
exer inns of all parties, the dames were safely extinguished
before ten o'clock, not, however, until very considerable da-
mage had been done to the furniture, stock in trade, and
(remises. -

FIRE IN THE BLACKERIARS-ROAD.—OH Saturday
night, shot-1y before twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the
premises occuped by Mr. Mor,ing, a fancy toy-dealer, carry-
ing on business at No. 8, Blackfiiars-rued, bear the Rotunda.
It commenced in the shop, and whert 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 in
preventing the flames from extending beyond the premises
in which they originated. The cause of the outbreak could
not be traced.

STATE OF TILE ITOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The
making of hose, especially cut-ups and other slop
goods, has a shade improved, and most of the wide
frames in this vicinity are at work. The wrought hose
branches have, if anything, a shade improved. The
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bad qualities of the silk u.sed, is likely iiiViher decline.
The fancy bobbin net trade is still in "i2mOst depressed
condition, though we find that in-it-me- quarters. a few
branches are again set going. The wart i lace is still in a
most depressed state, with the exception. of the making a arp
jacquard mitts, gloves, and sleeves, which are rather brisk.—
Nottingham Review.
DETERMINED SUICIDE AT PLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.—
On Saturday a respectably dressed young Jean committed
suicide by jumping off the centre of 131m:448re-bridge. It
appears that the deceased was men w-alkip.g. in a hurried
manner towards one of the receasee on the-west.ern side of the
bridge. He had a cigar in his month andlipAted the stone
seat with great haste, and after lt,okinut'44afds the water
for a minute,
he dived hr. Severalt'O D:ilobt passengers
ran to the spot which he had just- -ittft,AMen saw him
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struggling viole,•tly in the water. 7A1,.i-Itafiflirvais',Oisefi, and
the police went off in search of theht:l4yetth, the drags, but
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after dragaing for nearly one y, was net rt.-
cov,teri. The tide was running stsq. ift at the time.
and the general supposition is, •that -AL.. .y has drifted
down below London-bridge.
THE MAILS.—SOUTLIADIPTON,NI4ItriO2.!,--The Royal
West Indian mail packet, the Clyde, Capt.. Symons, arrived
here last evening, and landed mails from Jamaica, Feb. 28d;
Jscniel. 25:11; Porto Lien. 28th; Demerara, 191 h; Trinidad,
20th ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada, 26th ; and - S . Thomas's,
M soh 2d. The mails were forwarded. to London by the 2
A. I. train this clay. Tin Cly4e had 35 passetwers and 9 dis-
tressed seamen, and on freight 1.400 dollars. Bh9 cz. of gold-
dust, 491 oz. of silver, 16 tierces of entice, 25 bales of sarsa-
parilla, 61 cases of succades, &c. The Royal 'West Indian
packet the Thames was on the Spanish Mail route; the Rein-
deer, Demerant ; City of Glasgow, on Trinidad route; the
medway,Jainaic.t ; the. Lam. La Guayra; Forth, Porto Rico,
and Seveln, on the Havanna route.
•STRIKE AMONGST THE t•:.C()TCII QUARRIERS.—At the
Alaryld.o. e vestrv, on Swurday, Mr. Freeman, who con-
tracted to supi ly the pati4l with 2,0,00 tons of granite. slated
that he could not fulfil the contract under4;ot. loss. 'hie
difficulty was imposed upon 1.1,r. FritF4all tw_a s•,.tl4e ‘44g01-
the Scotch quart; men.

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