The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-11 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)
There is not much change in the market as compared
with last week ; but, upon the whole, prices are firmer,
and the appearance of business is somewhat more favour.
able. Yarns suitable for Germany and Russia are in
good demand, and • some descriptions, particularly in
water-twist, are exceedingly scarce, and advancing in
price. Goods, with the exception of 40-inch shirtings,
are also in fair demand, and prices are very firm.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MAiHET, MONDAY, JULY B.
The demand for flannels, especially of the lower sorts,
has been good. On the whole, it has been quite an
average day for business. The wool market has been
rather flat; the prices being too high to remunerate the
manufacturer.

SUICIDE BY A FRENCHMAN.
Yesterday morning, a Frenchman, who, from all the
accounts which have been learned of him, was named

Felix Em, committed suicide in one of the state-rooms of
the barque China, in which vessel he had taken his pas-
sage from Liverpool for Quebec, by shooting .himself
through the head with a loaded pistol. The deceased
seems to have been a man of highly respectable appear-
ance in dress and manner. He had, a short time since,
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was held upon the body shortly after the occurrence
took place; and from the examination of the several
witnesses, full particulars will be gleaned.
Win. Worthington was the first examined. He stated
that he was a pilot, and that he lived at 37, Burlington-
street. On Monday afternoon he went on duty on board
the barque China, which is outward-bound to Quebec,
and at present lying in the river. The deceased, with
whose name he was unacquainted, was a passenger on
board, and had a state-room to himself, for which he
had paid 151. On the morning of that day (Tuesday), a
little before nine o'clock, witness was in the cabin. The
deceased, who was a Frenchman, and unable to speak
English, was walking about at the time. On going
down to the cabin in four or five minutes after, wit-
ness heard the report of fire-arms; accompanied with a
strong smell of powder. He immediately got up and
went to see what was the matter, and on passing the
state-room of the deceased, he perceived smoke issuing
from the crevices in the. door. He then tried if the
door was fast, and found that it was not ; but he was
only able to open it a little. He saw marks of blood on
the floor. He called to the mate to send some one aft,
and a seaman came ; and on forcing the door, which
they did with difficulty, as the deceased was lying
against it, they found him on his back, and blood flowing
from a wound on his right temple, through which his
brains were protruding. As he was still alive, a boat
was sent for a surgeon ; but in a few minutes after the
latter arrived, the deceased breathed his last. A pistol
(here produced) was lying on his left side. The de-
ceased never left the vessel from the time she went out
of the dock, and from that time up to the period of the
suicide he saw him frequently, and, so far as he could
judge, he appeared to be perfectly collected. He did not
observe anything strange or peculiar about him. Wit-
ness does not understand the French language.
Mr. Samuel Allerton stated that he was a surgeon,
and that he was called to see the deceased that morning
on board the China. He found him in a dying state,
and in about a quarter-of an hour after, he breathed his.
last. He had a large wound on the right temple, which
penetrated his skull, so that a man could pass his finger
to the full length into the brains.
Captain Wagstaife deposed that he lived in Temple-
court, and that he had known the deceased fora fortnight
or more. Their acquaintance commenced on Saturday
fortnight, when witness was sent for to act as his inter-
preter. Witness continued with him from that time until
Friday. He told witness that he was a native of France.
He was unable to speak English. He purchased some
articles which he said were for his sister in Quebec; and
he shipped on board the China for that destina-
tion. Witness was not aware of what had happened
until an hour after it occurred; but he had since seen
and recognised the body lying in the dead house. He
thought there was something wrong about the deceased,
and his reason for thinking so was, that, when he was
first sent for to him, he said he was indisposed and
suffering from fever, and that he would not go out.
He appeared to be very timid and afraid to be seen,
and he had a brace of pistols by him, which he said he
kept loaded for his own protection while travel-
ling. Witness took them to have the charge drawn
and reloaded. The pistol now produced, and
which was found in his state-room, is one, of them.
The letter found in deceased's pocket, was inclosed in
an envelope, containing a lock of black hair, and was
written in the French language. The envelope was
addressed in French, to " Mr. Felix, traveller, post-
office, until called for, Genoa, Italy." The letter ap-
peared to be signed by the sister of the deceased.
At this, stage of the proceedings, the inquest was
adjourned to nine o'clock this morning, for further
evidence.—Liverpool Courier of Wednesday. •

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