The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-16 00:00:00

DREADFUL SUICIDE.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—tit seven o'clock OP,
Tuesday night an Inquisition was taken at rbt.
Coach and Horses, corner of Norfialk-streer, Pgrkti
lane, on the body of Thomas,Compfon, 41100
of the above house, who put a period to Isis eXistl
ence by cutting his throat.
James Lash, a servant out of place, 10401414
the above house, stated, that the deceased bad ofq
taken the house recently, and entered upon it on
Wednesday last ; since that time be conducted him-
self in a very extraordinary triannt- in -busiA
ness. Saturday morning witness ;was sitting ill
the tap-room, when he was called by.llrs. Anker,
late landlady in the house, who said she heard au
extraordinary noise in the cellar ; be went with
her, and found the deceased paddling in a dirt!
sink, nearly exhausted ; he took him out with esr
sistance ; he was unable to speak ; the first thing
he said was, how his pots could -be gdt in, Bog
called for his wife; he was washed and: put tc,
bed. He afterwards recovered, but he still coo!
ducted himself with inconsistency. tVitness ha 4
not seen him afterwards until be beard -of
death.

Cross-examined--He kept no liquors in the
part of the cellar where lie' was found; it wins a
dirty place, communicating with a. drain from tiff
water-closet.
George Simpson, another lodger in the house,
said the deceased had only come into" the house
last Wednesday ; he was 30 years of age bet
May; he had been married about three weeks.---
On 1 hursday be behaved himself very irregular,
different •to what a landlord should do. Friday
he acted in the same manner, and betrayed syminn
toms of evident dermagement. Saturday morning
deceased's wife called witness into the cellar ;
there heha: him covered all over with mud and
dirt, appareotly insensible, as stated by the 104
witness, nearly smothered, and almost breathless.
lie did not assign any reason for his coaduct;
believes he was not in liquor ar ail. D'r. Illow'arat
was sent for, and he only, ed what he ttoonight
proper 'to recover him.' ,eaatilay morning Nils.
COritpton.got up about a goat ter to seven o'clack
witness got lip immediately afterwards, and
qnired of her how he was ? she said he had l,e 4I
very restless all night, and that he wanted tier-to
get up in the middle of the night, to look after
,lfaebusiuess. ‘l:itness then weto out, and..on.his
return ne,heard of his death. The razors witlx
which he cut his throat were his own ; there was
DO doubt hut he had committed the act himself.
Mr, lieu' yElsgood, surgeon, 93; Park-street—•
Never saw the deceased till halt-past 7 o'clock
Sunday morning; he was sent for to leis houses
he found him on the floor middle of thcfra,nic
room, first floor; it seemed, from the situation
was placed in, that he had laid down to commit
the act ; there was a razor lying on each side.
anal blood flowing in two different streams, tug
he prod cut cacti side of the meek with each hand;
the carotid artery was cut • through on the rigl4
side of the neck, and he was quite dead ; the wind'
pipe protruded, and had been also cut througl)a
and :he throat from ear to ear.
Mr, Wm. Anker, late landlord of the house,
stated, that since the deceased had treated: abostc
the house he appeared a,t times dejected ending..
lanchoiy, and the last sew days he was quite de.'
ranged, continually talking about the business. -
Anker end his wife slept next room to him,
and on Sunday morning heard his wife exelaigre
"Oh, my husband is in a gore of blood." Heir
stantly went towards her, and found him in the

situation described by the last witness ; he on)f
breathed twice, and the!) expired. '
This witness's wile being in a state of prer
Dopey, was so ovexconie that sh-e.was unabk to

give evidence. The deceased's wife bad been since,

inelanell,lly event also confined ; and tbe
roner and Jury tdrought proper to dispense with
both.

The deceased had lived nineteen. years boitlerim
the family of the Bishop of Peterborough, and 10*
wife had :lived nine. years in the same, iamilp.
erdict—" insanity." -

.Mecatycifouv. ACCIDENT.—A very diCent,
spectahle triFtn, of the name of Maitland, farmer,
in Quarry of Laitt,ers, hem' Turriff, while leadiag
a bull to Battle-lair, on Friday 'week, was at'
tacked by the infuriated animal, and tossed in the'
air to a considerable height, by which be was so'
dreadfully injured, that he died in a few minutes•
Ths bull then ran at a boy who accompanied Mr.
Maitland, and, but for the intervention of some
people, who witnessed the shocking catastrophe
from an adjoining field, and drove away the ant'
mal, it is probable be would have shared the same;
tat e.—(Catedonicm Mercury,)
A shocking catastrophe oecnred to three young
men of the names of Ilead, Wilson, and Kitson,
below the Tower, near Rotherhithe shore, on Mon"
day evening. They had taken a boat with two
other men from Lambeth, and in passing the tier
of shipping, the boat got under the buts, of a fists'
ing smack under weigh, nod was instantly sunk:
The persons whose names are mentioned' were
drowned, but the other twc ttere :saved by the
hands on board the smack.
. kitson, was-an es-
pert swimmer, but the survivors suppose•tbstbs
was stunned by the smack. They had all beam
drinking freely.
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MARKET, SEPT. 15.
Ships at Market. Ship 9 sold. Pace.
..... 64; to,a7s;oCu'
a Sunderland...—. 4 33*.. 6d.. to 495..?"-

BIRTH.
On the 14th inst., 11? ts. Newby, of Poland-streit, of 'a "sti°'

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MARRIED.
•On the 13th itrit., at St Ikrargiret's, Westmingter,
Buys Purter,E,q., to Efiza, only•daughter of the late' Jail*
ward Bateulan, Esq., of Devonshire-street., Puttland-plitoe..

_ DIED.. •i
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On Satiirday,,tbeflth inst., Mrs. Jane Elliott,
Careudish-sireet,eldesE daughter of the late Nicholas
Esq., of Winterborne Earls, in the county Or Wilts.
Lately, Mrs. Fox, widow of Mr. ilielisrd F6x,"Of. thle D'
Bell Inn, Otley, Yorkshire. Her death was occasionedblf"
putting ber legs and feet into cold water, while in a state
free perspiration, which brought on a severe affection of the
brain.

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