The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-18 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO CuA7,IIIT SUICIDE.

It; our Paper of Monday we mentioned the me.-
lancholy circumstance of a gentleman, who stepped
into a shop at Knightsbridge, under the pretence
of buying sdmethirig, having taken' up' a . knife
which .lay on the counter, and cut his throat.—
The following are some farther particulars relative
'to this singular attempt to commit suicide :
Captain --, of the Army, a native of
Ireland, is the gentleman who- has thus endea-
vOured to deprive himself of existence. He was
some time in Martinique, and previous to his going
abroad, had formed an intimacy with a Lady here.
On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, he ar-
rived in Piccadilly, where he learnt that the lady on
whom he had placed his affections,, was now the there
amie of another. The intelligence had Such an effect
upon hi/n, that he immediately exhibited symptoms
of mental derangement. He walked out without men-
tioning whither he was going, wandered to Knights-
bridge, entered a,cheesemonger's shop, and having
found. 4,knifeon the counter, made use of
„it in the
manner we have already described. A surgeon was
instantly sent for, and a gentleman attended from St.
George's Hospital ; though the' wound extended•al-
most from ear to ear, it Was found that the windpipe
had not been much injured. The surgeon sewed up,
and dressed the cut, which bled very freely. Capt.
------ having now somewhat recovered his -senses,
.expressed, a.wish to be removed to the Bell,in Friday-
street, but still refused to give his name. A coach
was procured, and he proceeded to the Bell, attended
by the surgeon. When brought to the latter place,
it appeared that he was a relied stranger to the peo.
pie of the house,and they excused themselves from ad_
mitting him on account of the lateness of the hour,
and the want of accommodation. The coach then
drove, between tz and one o'clock, to the King's
Head-Tavern, in the Old Change, when Mr. Bishop,
the-landlord, with great humanity, took,the un-
fortunate gentleman in. The jolting of the coach
hat 4 however, opened the wound, and he had lost a
considerable quantity of blood in the coachtite
surgeon, therefOre, found it necessary to stitch-the
cicatrice a second time. He was now pUt to bed,
and a servant left to watch him, lest he should
Make another attempt .on his life. About six in
the morning the servant was obliged to go down
stairs ;. in the mean time, Capt. rose, as it is
supposed,--to look at himself in the glass, and be-
hind it-he found a knife which the servant had used
in cutting a lemon. He went down one pair of stairs
with the knife, and began to sharpen it against the
side of the door of another gentleman's bed. roOm.—
This gentleman being waked by the noise, rang hiS
bell, which brought up a maid-servant, who seeing'
Capt. all bloody on the stairs, screamed
ly, and soon'colleEted all the other serv.ints and the
surgeon around her; they immediately proceeded
to secure Capt. but before they succeeded,
'he'cift his throat a second time very deep, nearly
:across the former wound, but still not in sucha
manner as to render his recovery-hopeless. He was
again put to bed ; but 'while the surgeon, who was
very attentive,' sat beside him, he picked his pocket
of his instruments,. and, 'before he was perceived,
stabbed himself in the lower part of the, belly,
calling out, There,. now it is done !" The sur-
_geon then tried to.wrest the knife from him;, but,
before he could get it out of his hand, he gave him-
self another desperate wound in the right thigh.--
The wound in the belly was considerable, and some
of the bowels were protruded through it. Here
the surgeon carefully replaced' and dressed this
wound, as well as that on the thigh. The lateral
wound which he had inflifted on his throat, had
penetrated the gullet, for when he swallowed any
liquid, it came out at the orifice. It. was now fOund
necessary to confine him in a strait waistcoat. He
receives every attention from the humanity of Mr.,
Bishop, and, we are happy to say, it is the surgeon's
opinion that he is likely to recover.' The surgeon
endeavonrs to prevent him speaking ; but he'often
calls out that the people are coining to kill him, and
says he will save them the trouble. in his lucid
intervals, he is very thankful for the care which has
been taken of hirn, and hopes that he will never be
guilty of a similar attempt.

The great variety of incidents which run through
the new splendid Speaacle of Gonsalvo de'Cordova,
or the. Conquest of Grenada, at the Royal Circus,
are of "so peculiarly striking a nature, as to afford
the Utmost scope for the abilities of the various
Performers ; and such acing as that of Mrs. Wy-
brow in Zoraida, and Miss Adams in Zora, to-
gether with her admirable Dancing, and Mrs. Rol-
fey in Iris, whose singing is also much applauded,
-the able exertions of the other Performers, and the
excellent Combat between Lara Almanzor, by
Betterton and. Roberts, in conjunftion with the
Scenery, and the admirable Music of Reeve, deserv-
edly draw forth the universal plaudits of a most
crowded Audience every evening.

PRICE OF STOCKS,

lESTEAD4Y.

Bank Stock
Navy s per Cent. 9912.411
; per Cent. 1797, 1921 ii
Irish 5 per Cent.
4 per:Cent. Con. 11611'
; per Cent. Red. 6gi 7o
perCent.C9ll. 624 9iii To
Ditto Scrip ,
1.1an.k1.. Ann. .
Ditto Short Ann.
Ditto Scrip

India Stock
South Sea Stock
lExcheq. l illspar2S. prem.
Fundable ditto prem.
3d Exclieuer Rills dis.
Omnium 73 63. dis.
Imper. 3•iper Cent:.
Ditto Ann. 12 5-16
Wilk for opening .
India for' August
Consols for Acc. gi 7o

COURSE OF E,

'XCH,,INGE,

TUESDAY, A

VG. 17.

Amsterdam to 18 z us. Madrid . in paper
Ditto, at sight to 15/ Ditto -3& elPctive
Rotterdam to 19, z us. Leghorn - . - sti
Hamburgli 33 2 2i US. NapICS - • - • 441
Altona - - 33 3 2 us. Genoa - - - - 471
Paris day's da. 2.3 tz Venice -\ 561/
Paris 2 usance z 3 18 I.ivres Lisbon
Bourdeaux, do. 23 16 Oporto - - - 673
Cadiz - . in paper Dublin . - 12
Ditto - - 3611 effective ; BilbOa - - 364

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A •
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By Mr. CHRISTIE,
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On THURSDAY, August 26, at One 0' Clock,

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