The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-14 00:00:00

AFFLICTING SUICIDE OF A YOUNG

WOMAN.

Yesterday afternoon an inquisition was taken at
Mr. Gurney's, the Masons' Arms, Upper Berkeley-
street, Edgeware-road, before Tilos. STIRLING,
Esq., on the view of the body of Ann Moore, a
beautiful young woman, about. twenty-two years of
age, who terminated her existence in the following
melancholy manner :

Isabella Gordon.—! have knawn the deceased for
some months; she had very respectable relations.
The deceased left an excellent situation, where she
was a nursery-maid; but owing to her despondency,
which was excessive, at the request of her parents
witness allowed her to sleep in her master's house,
the family being out of town. On Tuesday last she
came down in good spirits, and said she would take
a walk into Portman-square. On Wednesday she
complained of a giddiness in her head, and that her
inside was constantly in a work; 1):2r father called
on Thursday, and informed the deceased that her
aunt, who resided at Stanmore, had written to him,
and requested that she would come down and stop
with her for a few days. The deceased appeared to
be much delighted by the invitation; she retired to
rest considerably more ,composed than she had been
for some time. On Thursday morning she awoke
witness, and told her she had a very restless night,
in consequence of an extraordinary delusion which
she laboured under. The deceased then proceeded
to state to witness, that while awake she feared that
she had fell out of the window, and after being sup-
ported in the air for some dine, had returned to her
bed without having experienced any injury. About
eleven o'clock that morning she left town by the
stage for Stanmore, to stop for some time, but, to the
witness's great surprise, returned at eight o'clock
the same evening. On witness asking the occasion
of her abrupt return, she replied that she could not
stop there, as her friends laughed at her for her low-
ness of spirits. She became much depressed, and
went to bed about ten o'clock. All Friday she com-
plained of a violent pain and giddiness in her head.
On Saturday afternoon she went to lay down, and
about half-past five o'clock witness went up stairs,
and was shocked at finding the deceased hanging
to the rails of the bedstead.

The Jury returned their verdict—" That the de-
ceased committed the act being at the time in a
state of mental derangement."

Yesterday his Excellency Baron BuLow, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his
Majesty the King of Prussia at the Court of London,
jointly with Mr. M. N. ROTHSCHILD, and accompanied
by Mr. JOHN VENN, notary public, cancelled and de-
posited in the Bank of England the amount of 49,6001.
in special bonds of the Prussian loan negotiated by Mr.
N. M. ROTHSCHILD in London, being the second half of
the sum fixed for the redemption of bonds in the tenth
year, and also the saving of the interest on the 955,000/.
redeemed to the lst of April last.

A gentleman once called upon MATunts,
who found him in his study, perusing the letters of his li-
terary correspondents. " The perusal of letters from our
absent and deceased friends," said MATURIN, " often
creates reflections that are painful to memory and friend-
ship. I seldom in my life felt more gloomily than Ido
at this moment." " Engaged as you appear to be," re-
plied his friend, " 'tis natural that a number of recollec-
tions should revive in your mind, but I trust they are as-
sociated with no hitter or painful reflections?" " I have
more to complain of than the degeneracy of friendship.
Do I not," continued the dramatist, " look more gloomy
than usual ?" " I must confess you do," replied his vi-
siter, " but I hope you have no serious reason for appear-
ing so ?" " I have many reasons to appear gloomy, nay,
more, to be discontented, when I reflect, that, as curate of
St. Peter's, I have only 1301. a year, while the bishop's
cook is allowed 1501."

.
It is amusing to observe what strange Mlle',
deuces arise occasionally, out of this state of war and no
war, when politics and commercial affairs come in contact
pith each other. We learn, for example, by accounts re-
ceived to-day from Petersburgh and other parts of the Bal-
tic, that almost at the very time when the Russian Am-
bassador was pressing on Lord ABERDEEN the expediency
of submitting to a blockade of the Dardanelles, to prevent
the entrance of warlike stores and ammunition into Con-
stantinople, his own Government was actively engaged in
chartering English vessels to carry freight of that nature
into the immediate vicinity, for the use of the Russian
fleet. The demand for shipping to the Mediterranean was
so great at Petersburgh, much employment for it having
previously arisen for the conveyance of grain to Eng-
land and France, that the price of freight had risen
considerably. The Sultan, who has frequently before
identified the acts of British merchants with those of
their Government, will probably complain of this as a
breach of faith towards "an ancient ally," but with-
out justice ; for trade, according to the modern prac-
tice is of no side in politics, and if he can afford
to pay for them, they will no doubt supply him also with
warlike stores in spite of the Russian blockade. But a
contract with the Russian Government, of a still more
remarkable kind, has come to light in the course of the
day, in which, if report is to be trusted, the chief agent
and contractor is no less a person than the Duke of WEL..
List:Tot; himself. It seems that a contract was proposed
for 5,000 barrels of gunpowder, and the great manufac-
turers of that article as usual became competitors for it.
One of the most eminent among them put in a tender on
terms so low that he made perfectly sure of obtaining the
contract ; but his surprise was extreme at finding that the
Duke of WELLINGTON had tendered still lower, and that
the whole of the 5,000 barrels are to be supplied, in fact,
from the Government mills. The " dealers in old stores"
will no doubt congratulate themselves on the acquisition to
their fraternity of respectable a member.— Times.
Yesterday, in the middle of business at the
Mansion-house, the place was thrown into a complete con-
sternation by the sudden appearance of a mad ox in the
front of the house, accompanied, or rather followed, by
some hundred of the lowest rabble of the metropolis, yell-
ing, and bawling, and whistling, in the most horrid man-
ner; and be appeared to have an inclination to take up his
residence at the Civic mansion—for, under the balustrades
at the corner of the house facing Charlotte-row, he made
a dead stand, having previously tossed two females who
were crossing the road, and who were compelled to be
taken to the hospital. The people all thought, by the
quiet manner in which he stood, that he was completely
exhausted, and a butcher of the name of SMITH was
about approaching him, when he instantly darted for-
ward, and attempted to butt at him. The poor man
had the most fortunate escape that ever man had,
for he managed to clear the horns of the beast,
who thrust them through the shop-window of a dra-
per, the corner 'of Charlotte-row. He now took an-
other start along the Poultry and Cheapside, to the great
terror of all passengers. However, he seemed still to have
a longing inclination for the Mansion-house, and very
shortly returned, and got opposite to Bond-court, in 'Wal-
brook. Here he became completely exhausted, and fell
down, and was haltered ; but he had not strength to move,
—all attempts to drag him were vain, and all parties were
placed in a pretty dilemma, for it was understood that he
had been to Tower-hill, to Whitechapel, and to all parts of
the town, playing such tricks, and doing so much damage
that no person would own him, and therefore there was no
person to kill him. However, after a lapse of time, some
butchers' men came forward, and the unfortunate ox had
his throat cut, by the direction of the Sitting Alderman,
on the spot which is immediately in front of the house of
Mi. Alderman ATKINS, mid in the presence of Messrs.
BROWN and COPE, the City Marshals, the beadle of the
ward, the Marshalmen, City and Ward officers, &c., so
that it may be said that no unfortunate ox was ever killed
in so legal a manner.