The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-18 00:00:00

sumin Es

,VastittnAY evening a Coroner's Inqoest was'
held at the Leaping-bar Puldic-hoose, in Hammer-
smith, before Wm.' HoposoN, Esq oneot the Co..
milks fur the. County of Middlesex, Nino the body
of William Lonsdale, who had put kveriod to his ex_.
isience, by cutting his throat with a -razor, on Wit-
day- night last.
The deceased, as we stated yesterday, .formerly
kept the Tap at the Opera-House, Haymarket, and
for some time carried on business with every pro:
spell of success ; but, from unforeseen and accounts.
taring misfortunes, he was-obliged_.to
,r'elitiquish that
situation, anti for some time after resided in respeet-
able familiei in the neighbourhood of Haminersmith,
where he was well known,- and borc.a respetialiie
charaaar.

Same time. ago he was afFeßed with a very se.
vere paralytic stroke, which almost deprived him
of the,use of one side.- He was obliged to seek 're.
lief" in St. George's. Hospital, where he lingered for
SPate time, till he removed' o the Leapitig.bar, in
Hammersmith, where he rook lodgings for the be.
nefit of his health; borne down by an accumulation
of unisforttines, he was considered in deranged
state of-mind, and frequently betrayed •strong symp:L
toms of insanity, particularly for.a few days previuuS
to the dreadful catastrophe. On the evening of the
nib ht of his dissultition he appeared mach deitfted,
and frequently burst into tears.. shOrt
vious to his going to bed, :he callitit for some spirits
and water, iVhich.he drank eagerly, and, complained
much of thirst. .On going to bed, he carrieti with
him a phial of laudanum, which' was found empty
the fulloWing morning. It was customary fur the
deceas'ed to have hii candle taken away when in bed,
and upon the ..danghter of Ambrose Flownlow, the,,
keeper of the Leaping.bar, going to the apartment,
she found the doorlocked; a precautinwwhiche
deceased never was
,known to use before ; she ,re.
tired; but, some, tmmjse after Mrs., HOwniow want•
ing something put 9f true room,, sent the gitl again;
but the
,dour was She • knoCked repeatedly,'
but received no, answer.;'and,. after some time, it
was burst open, and the deceased was discovered
weltering blood, with his throat cut entirely
across in a most dreadful manner, the razor buil
reeking with gore. in his hand. Surgeon was
immediately sent fur, but the deccaed was beyond
the relief of surgical.assistante.
The Jury, after examining the body, and hearing
the evidence,, returned a,vetdia of Suicide.
The deceased was about 38 yeats of age. He has
left a wife, but no children.

Friday -the illth ult. is Mr. 'JOSHUA FINLIN.
SON. of-Ellerbeek, in Brigham.,
,Lanitashire, vc as
walking out;accomPanied by a young girl,. he was
seized with a vertigo, or dizziness
,in his head, and
unfortunately staggered into an adjoining rivulet.
The girl, not being able.to get him out, before as.
sistance could be ha4he was•drovined.
As Richard :Atkinson, .frittter, of Birk Flagg,
near 'Kerdal, was returning home un foot, on Sams.
day se'nnight, intoxicated with liquor, it •is sup.
posed he missed Ilia way in the dark; and fell into
the Risser Kent, which • was sivolen by the late
rain, a little below Castle Mills. aligent search
was made froth Sunday morning till Tuesday at aa.tie
o'clock in the afternoon, when his body was. fotinci.
a little below..klelsington Mill, about two miles
from the town. The Coroner's Jury eat upon
theealt-r,ii.i.y and brought in the Vefkliet--7/Ictidental
Death.

On the evening of the .2 zdoltobree men, attempt.'
ing to obtain admit twice into a.house in West-street,
Hell, not of the mostleepeCtithlecharatter, were op-
posed by .a soldier,. whu put a gun 'out of the win;
dow, and threatened; to Shoot them .if they did not
desist. After some altercation, finding him obsti.
,nate, they retired down the passage from ihelionse,
at the end of 'which they set up a shout, which so
irritated the soldiet, that he fired, and. lodged the
whole charge of, the piece in the arm and side of one
of.theto, a. ship. carpenter, who is in a dangesous
state from the wound, The boldier, whose .name is
...7a/m Dublin, a privatein the Westmirland Militia,
has since been committed to the House of Correction
fOr examination. •

Abeihno; or, Tho Bravo's Lads, at the New
Royal*Citcos, St, George's FieldS, is a'Piece truly
attradive ; the charatters are also well supported:
Bradbury, in the Bravo of Venice, is very impres-
sive ; Mrs. Stewart, formerly Miss Griffiths, n,4
only'sings several sweet Airs in a most capital style,
but the part, of Rosabella 'is rendered, by her exer.
tions, highly interesting ; Montgomery; in Giotet.
to, has great humour, and is most happily sccotitltd
by Mrs. Ruffey, Particularly in their 1)61, which •
is loudly encored every evening.—The Hurst-man.
ship, ,especially that ol'Mr. Mtkeen, is tiniVer,aily
admired ; and the,Entertaintnents.ciose 'with a truly
brilliant Pantominv, winch given the highest
fadion; oiled Harlequin B leans. the beauty and
variety displayed throughout every part of the alte.
rations and decorations of the Theatre deserve like.'
wise to be peculiarly noticed,-as they are the adolf.
ration`of every spectator. •
It is- a'pleasure to recount good fortune in fitr4s.
t,
that the like may again occur : 33 979-42.569,-
entitled to 30,c001. each, v,ere sold ley 001tNbilY
and Cn. C;orunill, .the benefit of the-Adveo.
'turers, It is worthy rtmark, that the present
.I..utteiy Scheme has,. two Plizes of that trugni.
tutie, anl an extensive, scale of Capital Prizes,
equal to former Lottrrieti containing twiee 'the
',umbel of Tickets; so serious (in at vantage' Etas
'given a spirit to' theoliadventuter,- and created the
cbtaUliihtnent ni more Clut,s,and Sncieliel than was
ever before.known.