The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-24 00:00:00

SiIOCKINCI SUICIDH.

"i*ctiferday afternoon, about tell minutes before
three o'clock, a hackney coach stopped in L'4l-
-
opPostte the centioel box, nu the West
side of the Kist gate of Carlton Hoose C
yard. The coachman alighted from box, and
was directed by the Gentleman to knock tit
gate, who, at the same time, gave bins a card, on
which was written, in pencil, Captain Di.: AAcK.Eri,
or, as sonic report it, AlCusss When the por-
ter answered the knock, the coachman gave him
the card, saying, the Gentleman in the couch
was a foreignet, and he did net understand what
lie said, or what he %valued. The porter replied,
he should 110 t Unlit'Wand him any better ; hut
seeing a Get Mall 011 thu Regeut's es.ablishmet.t.
passing at the time, he sent him to the coach-
door. The Gentleman in the coach enquired if
he could See airy afire!' of the Royal essahlibh.:
Anent. The German itiformed him that time
Were none of them then in Carlton House ; and
immediately after he told him so, he observed the
stranger moving his lips, and muttering some-
thing to himself. At the same time he oh,
served him stooping on the right side, and,
as he• was in the act of rising, the report of
a pistol was heard, and a volume ut smoke
issued from the coach. It was at first supposed by
those who were within sight of -the transaction,
that the German at the coach door Was shot, au
he stood motionless for the instant, being so
alarmed at the sodden explosion. It was, how-1
ever, immediately after ascertained, that the Gee•
tteman in she coach had shot himself in the side,
and that he had
,fallen back quite helpless in.the
coach. Mr. PHILLIPit jun. the son ot Mr. Pot
ides, the surgeon, who resides within a sew yards
of the spot, happened to come up at the time, awl
instantly examined the wound, and he had this
body taken into his father's house ; in the coo-
veyance• of. which Lord ltottEßT SEYmoun, who
was passing at the moineut, very humanely es.
sisted ; Isis Lordship also found the pistol in the
coach, by which the fatal deed was perpetrated.
It is a large Spanish horse pistol. Au attempt
was-made by Mr. PHILLIPS, iu his house, to bleed
bins, but in vain, He expired in about Live
limes. The contents of the pistol proved to have
entered his chest; and lodged in the right side of
his body.
The aske of CUMBERLAND, and one or two
other distinguished characters, were on the spot,
and remained in the room with the unfortunate
Gentleman until he breathed his last.' His Rapt
Highness recognised hint upon the moment, and
ire proved to he Capt. Do AACKUN, at the German
Legion. When the Duke saw hint, he exclaimed
" Alt, poor AICIISSRN !" He rotas dressed in an
elegant blue frock-coat, richly braided, a pair of
sky-blue pantaloons and boots, the whole en-mi•
litaire. A yellow sash, which he wore, was taken
from around hito, in the undressing, by the Royal
Duke, whose observations led to the conclusion,
that the unfortunate Gentlemen had of late been
making certain applications for promotion, or
sonic other purpose, but had been unsuccessful in
his object. A letter, written in. German, address'.
ed " Captain De Aacken, No was
found in his pocket. No residence was stated,
but from a few memorundums upon the letter, re.
ference was had to those who could trace it.

Captain De Aacxert distinguished hiMself iq
the memorable battle of Waterloo, and has been
some time in this country. On Thursday be ac.
corupanied Major Porati to Epsom Races. Yes.
terday about 1 o'clock, he went to the Duke of
CUMBBRLAND'9 residence, in St. James's Palace,
to visit Major POTIIt . who is Aide-de-Camp to the
Duke.—Ele was there about an hour. The aucouut
the hackney coachman gave of him was, that be
hired him in Bridge.street, Westminster, neer the
house, No. 2, but whether he came out of that
house or not he could not tell. No difference
was observed to his usual mode of cotottscting
himself, up to two o'clock yesterday, nor was the
cause of the rash act ascertained. The bony of
the deceased, who was an elegant and handsome
young man, apparently three or four Hod twenty.
years of age, was removed to a neighbouring
public-house, to await the Coroner's Ingitest.—
Rumours of the dreadful act having bee', com-
mitted by a distinguished and titled Officer, were
speedily circulated, and threw to the spot, through.
out the afternoon, crodds of the most anxious
enquirers.