The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-05 00:00:00

Yesterday, about noon, the inhabitants of the Edgware-road
were thrown into a state of great consternation aw:t excite-
ment, in consequence of a report having been rapidly./ circulated
that Mr. Henry Stanynought, the proprietor of an extensive
public library and newspaper- office, at No. Ste in the above
road, had murdered his son, and afterwards made-a most de-
teemined and desperate attempt upon his own life. An int-
riense crowd of persons quickly congregated round the house,
when it was ascertained that the report a.ras but too well foten-
ded. The following arc the particulars of the tragical end
melancholy occurrence :
It appears that Mr. Stanyriour;ht, the perpetrator of the
dreadful deed, has carried on ► esiness at the house in ques-
tion for mFinyyears, and was 'much respected by his neighbours
for the kindness and urbanity 'of his disposition, but latterly
Many instances of ecffentricity„ together with occasional tits of
despondency, bay,. been observed- in his conduct. He is a
married man 'end has a family of three children, two of
whom hav,., for the last few weeks been with their mo-
th"la Gravesend; the eldest boy (the unfortunate de-
~'ep:sed), who was no more than nine years of age, was,
'on the departure of Mrs. Stanynought, left at home
with his father, who always evinced the greatest fondness
and affection for him; and, on the previous evening, in conse-
quence of the great notoriety which the exhibition of the Pa-
risian infernal machine had acquired, the father, who had more
elan once expressed a wish to see it, resolved upon doing so,
and gratifying his boy with a view also.. They accordingly
proceeded to Coventry-street, Haymarket ; from whence, hav-
ing gratified their curiosity, they returned home and retired to
bed together, Mr. Stanynought appearing prior ..C!) his arrival
indoors to be in a very melancholy mood, and ex:pressed him-
self in terms of horror at the spectacle he had *witnessed, axs
declared that it was the most diabolical thing he had ever see%
in his life. In the course of the night lie was heard by 'eis
servant to pace the room in a hurried and agitated mariner.
No notice was taken of the circumstance, o.ving to the noise
having quickly ceased ; at which period it was concluded that
Mn. Stanynought had once more retired to his bed. In the
morning the shoprnan, who had been engaged, some hours in
the business, was suddenly struck with horror :fad alarm at be.
holding his master running down stairs in,n state of frenzy,
with blood streaming from a frightful rand in his chest, at.
the same time grasping in his right hatia a large clasp knifs
exclaiming, " Oh God,! what have -I done ?" and sank, eN..
hausted, on a chair. - At this moment Mr. Finch, and old
• friend and neighbour, anrived, and en his interrogating Mr.
Stanynought, who seemed almost exhausted anal incapikle of
sitting in his chair, the latter, in broken accents, se;d, cc my-
poor dear boy • good God, I've murdered hiand;stairs, and;
stabbed myself here," (pointing to his chest,,) Mr. Finch
having quickly sent for medical assistance, proceed up stairs,
and found the lifeless body of the-pour bay lying extended in
bed, the skull having been frighfully beaten in by blows from
a large bootjack, which vas picked up from the floor, covered
with blood. Mr. Barker, surgeon, of:31, Edgeware-road, who
gto
etveermnt
promptly attended, examined and dressed Mr. S.'s wound,,
which, although of a seriouaaeatere, is
~,riodtstlriekLliy„
fatally. Intelligence of the sail,
without, loss of time communicated to is. Stanyneught,
n as
is unhappily on the eve of he? confinem
all pro'oability
xbo
will not be sufficiently recovered to unde!F.,,,
tor of the murder is of course in custcyly.,,'
exerre.nation for
several days. Up to yesterday tacrd Perriotra-
eve""'g; 4rowds of persons
continued to assemble in front of the r'remises, which are en-
tirely closed; and so great is the eee,,,lne
tit that a number of
4 laC sreet knethe purpose of
policemen have been stationed
keeping the way clear,