The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-30 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS,

James Kurton Morgan, draper, Clifton, to surrender,
Oct. 11, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court.
John Chapman Green, hotel keeper, Manchester, Oct. 12
and Nov. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
John Davey Vivian, grocer, Plymouth, Oct. 14, at eleiten,
and Nov. 14, at one, at the Exeter District Court. !
James Kurton Morgan, draper, Clifton, Oct. 11 Wad
Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
John Richardson Winckworth, picture dealer, Albilm-
street, Hyde-park, Oct. 15, at twelve, and Nov. 15, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Rammage, ironfounder, Platts, Worcestershire,

SUICIDE .FROM DOMESTIC' UIRAPPI-

NESS.

On Monday, all inquest was held before Mr. T.
Badger, at the Prince of Wales beerhouse, Thurl-
stone, near Barnsley, on view- of the body of
William Hamuierton, aged 59 years, landlord of
the beerhouse, who had committed suicide at two
o'clock the previous Saturdayporning, by shooting
himself through the head with a double-barrelled
gun. The bOdy, which lay in the bar, presented a
most horrid spectacle, the upper part of the head
and face being completely blown away, the walls
and floor of the room being bespattered with brains
and, pieces of skull and flesh. A more shocking
sight, the coroner stated, it had not been his lot to
witness during his long experience. It appeared
that the deceased was in embarrassed circum-
stances, and his numerous creditors pressing him
for money is supposed to have been one cause of
his committing the rash act. He also lived unhap-
pily with his wife, with whom he appeared to have
had frequent quarrels, which preyed much upon his
spirits. On Friday night, about 10 o'clock. they re-
tired to rest. The wife, who is possessed of some-
thing like a religious monomania, got up a little
after 12 o'clock, and commenced cleaning. De-
ceased got lip a little before two and tried to pre-
vail- upon her to go to' bed, but she refused, and
they had some words. Deceased then threw her
down and fell upon her with his knees. Mrs. Ham-
merton then became very Qxcited, went upstairs,
awoke three lodgers who were in bed, and insisted
upon them at once getting up and leaving the
house. They remonstrated at being turned out at
suc'; an untimely hour, but got up. Deceased came
upstairs and seemed much affekted, and said he
could not lire with his wife. The lodgers, after
dressing themselves, went downstairs. On one of
the party going into a room for his boots, with
a candle in his hand, - he found deceased
in the dark, With a double-barrelled gun in his
hand. He' exclaimed that he was going to
shoot himself, as he could not live any longer
with his wife. The man seized the gun, and with
assistance took it from the deceased. The latter,
on becoming more composed, had the gun given
back to him to put away, and he proceeded into the
next room,, apparently for that purpose, but in less
than a minute afterwards the report of a gun was
heard, and on the parties rushing into the room
they found deceased lying in a pool of blood, quite
dead. Information was given to the police, and on
Mr. Superintendent Hockaday proceeding to the
place he found the house all but deserted, and
although such a fearful occurrence had just taken
place a large number of articles had been stolen
from the premises ; and, in order to prevent further
depredations, the' superintendent had to place the
house in charge of the police. The jury returned
a verdict to the effect that deceased had killed him-
self by discharging a double-barrelled gun, while
under temporary insanity, produced by pecuniary
embarrassment and family discord.—Leeds Mercury.