The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-14 00:00:00

SHOCKING SUICIDES.

CORONEA'S IN GUEST.--An Inquisition was taken
yesterday afternoon at the Griffin,-coruer of atke-
street and Villiers street, Strand, before HUGH
Law's, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Lieutenant
George Bryland, who put an end to his existence
by taking opium. •
Thomas Smith said, be was formerly the de-
ceased's servant; but quitted about eight weeks
ago, and by his recommendation was taken in o
the. service of Mr. Higman,, the proprietor of the
Griffin, as waiter. -The deceased often visited at
the Griffin, but never slept titcre anti} last night.
He came into•the bonse t hat night ,about 1 1 o'clock,
much intoxicated.; he sat at the bar about half an
hour, andoppeared verydejected; he said he did not
like to go to sea again. tie .went to bed about 12
o'elOck,and requested witness to call him up at 6 on
the- following morning. Witness. went at six to
Call him, and fOund his curtains drawn round
his bed; he called," Mr. Bryland," and receiv-
' ing no answer, he suppose#l he ,was :asleep, and.
went down, stairs about an hour afterwards, he
went again, and called- him severaLtimes; as be
did not answer, he itudrew the curtains, and saw
-him lying. in, the bed v;iith nothing on but his
night clothes, quite dead and cold. He called up
Mr. Higmap, and Mr. Illingworth, surgeon,
Buckitigham-street, was sent for, who came, and
pronounced him past recovery: The deceased in-
formed liirn.a short time ago, that he had been
appointed first mate On board a•vessel' going to
the West Indies. Last night the deceased said
that be had been the two last days working on
board the vessel, and had blistered his hands; he
said that such hard work would not do for him.
The deceased was
.11 single young man, about 21
years of age. He and Mr. Higrnan. examined his
pockets, and foiind a letter and four boxes, which
contained opium pills : be was certain it was the
hand-writing, of the deceased. :The letter was not
dated, it ‘vaS addressed to a lady as follows :
" My good, my Eliza, for the last time, the most heart-
breaking misconduct of existence, I address you. May every
happiness attend you. The last request is never to have any
connection with any of the family of Tom, if you ever do, my
dear you--. Adieu my Eliza—your George. ' On the back.
of the letter was added the 'following postcvipt—" My curses
with them if you ever know—your precious life—and farewell.
Bryland ; adieu my only love, heaven and you have conspir-
ed—and life is of no avail, bless you for ever, but ooruethues
think of your George."

. .
Mr. William Illingworth, surgeon, No. 19,
Buckingham-street,. Strand, said he was sent for
that morning to the Griffin to attend the:deceased,
he found him quite dead. There -were no Marks
of violence on the body. Ire had been informed
that-the deceased was poisoned, but that he could
not ascertain from the external appearance.-:—[The
Coroner and Jury requested the witness to open
-the body, which when
-he bad performed he came
hitt" the Court and gaVe' the following additional
evidence.]—He had opened the.deceaked',s stomach,
and V)und mixed v.'ith tOO., a quantity of opium,
sufficient to have caused his death. He did
.not
believe any surgeon or apothecary
,would sell any
person so large a quantity, as fottrboxeS of opium
pills at one time, hethought be must have pur-
chased them at dilierent slops,
TheCorner'asked if there'was.anYperson
of
could spscak, hts stateatemina- siben,.be com
mitted the act.

Severiil9fficers,,friends3f the, deceased, stated,
that,thOleciasFd_had liecm *rounded in his head,
that 'he had :fought:in, several Actions, and that,
when lie drank a few glasses of wine more than,
usual, he was totally_ bereft of his senses. They
attributed his
.conducti—when liaebriated, to the
wounds,in his head. Thy believed that he was
insane when he committed the act.

The J❑ry, after a short consultation, agreed to
the fallowing Verdict---" Died from taking opium
when in a State of intoxication, which produced
temporary insanity."

Yesterday morning Mr► Lester, a baker, very
much resPected, who resided in Snffolk-ltreet,
Higii-stfeet,_Borough, put - a period to,his 'exist-
ence by suspending himself by a cord, from abeam

MARRIED. •
On Friday last, at Whitby, David, son of David Vessey,
Esq. of Huntingdon, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late
Ingrain Chapman, Esq. of the former place.

DIED. • • •
On 9t14 instant, George Rose, Esq. of Crookliam,. near
Newbury, Berks.

At Mitcham, Surrey, Louisa, youngest daughter of MN'
Alex'aridet Doull, of Greenwich, Kra.
On the 4thinst. suddenly, at Skelton Castle, Yorkshire,the
seat of John Wharton, Esq, M.P. Mr. Bland, of Surrey-street.
On SutAy, the ]4th ult. in Ireland, .aged 27, Mr. Archi-
bald Fraser, First Assistant-Surgeon 68th tight Infantry Re ;

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