The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-15 00:00:00

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VOLUME IV.
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- SUICIDE IN GREENWICH PARK. Abo-- art
r o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) evening a middle aged TUSI.;OO
parently a foreigner, committed suicide by shooting In WI
through the head in a dreadful manner, near the Mater the
gate of Greenwich Park. He had been sitting on one 00111
_ seals under a large walnut tree, and was seen suddenly t01;:eol,
large horse-pistol from his pocket and, directing it to his tie
pull the trigger. The only parties near the place at th! 50e,
were a boy, named Smith, and an old College man and in'desclt
who ran up to the spot, and found the miserable man quite ore
the explosion having taken away the whole of theLads°
• from the lower jiw to the crown of the head. I%ll•,efier,
,
, Young, a County Magistrate, Egglestone, the Park SL spot'
and police constable Nimmo, 143 R, were quickly on th° Old
I• and the remains were removed to the George Inn, where, oi4
await a Coroner's inquest. The deceasediwas attired in., bat'
of black, with satin cravat and Wellington bouts, an dal
mak -r's name ” Hawkes, London House." During, the tb°,
portions of the head were picked up by persons who vis";oo°`
spot. One person found seven teeth, and another a par de to
the ear and brain. Numerous applications have been °b et 0,
view the body by persons who have missed relatives, coo
parties have been refused. On his person was found *over'
with the name of " Chapcott" engraved on it, and lb.. th°
DISTRESS AT ,NEWCASTLE.—It appears i_TO lu "010,
Tyne Mercury, that a meeting was held at the ate
Guildhall on Monday, to take into consideration the 1-vico•
the numerous unemployed workmen in the adjoining OPP
From the Report then read, it appeared that although nlel
third of the district had been visited, the enumerators iskivee,
ready taken down the names of 1,156 unemployed 'v°rhetir'';
who had 2,705 women and children depending upon t
this being a total of 3,864 individuals. Rating the un:o4
districts at a fair ratio, it was calculated that the total 11,0%
of unemployed, without any; means of subsistence, was
Subseiptiens were about to be resorted to. deattet'
LIGHT GOLD.—Some tradesmen are still _roe,
ing 3d. for every grain deficient. This is evidently
There are 245 half-grains in a sovereign of the curreutwtroier.
and as a sovereign is equal in value to 240 pence, the 61
man who buys gold at a penny the half-grain must g_lue t°
pence if he can buy a, many grains as amount in
sovereign.
BIRTHS. johol of a
At Melehhourne Park, I3edfordshire, Lady St.
Chary
daughter. f
On the I 1 th inst., in Doughty-street, the lady °
Cole, Esq., of a sun. els
On the 11th inst., at Otterington HOLM', Yorkshire
of Captain Hampton, of Henll)s, Anglesea, of a dalielvie pig
On the 13th inst., in Webb'a County-terrace,
road, Mrs. John Ryle, of a daughter. L. LIG ore-
On the I.lh inst., at Clapham-rise, the LFdy
Davis, Esq , of a d iughter. portfnall'
On the 13th inst., at Upper Berkeley-streetj
uoter•
square, the lady of John Hancock Hall, Esq., of
.101.9
.11.1 .1i Ai 1 12: D. meoll
On the Bth inst., at St. James's Ch•rkanwell, Sloe tavocj
Evans, artist, Caerlon, Monmouthshire, to Amelia cle‘e•teou64
the third and yi unge,t daughter of the late John .•
Esq., of Clerkenwell. L g
Thomas
On the 14th inst., at Himley, the Rev. Sss-
Claughton, Vicar of Kidderminster, to the Hon. J°l,';'rd. •
daughter of the late and sister nt tlv• rr,ent L.rti
I V.
On the 14th inst., at the residence of Captain ed
son, R.N., Barnes, Rear-Admiral An selm Griffiths, a uiek:
On the gth inst., at Promenade, Cheltenham, Air!*_ foal(
widow of John Quicke, Esq., of Newton House, near „eif vsj
the
On the 12th inst., at Frame, Lucretia Doroth}, L. Aare r
Francis Rush, Esq., eldest and last surviving sister 01
eet'
Edgell, of Standerwick-court, Somerset. .50411
On the 13th inst., Mr. William Staff, of Lay'
Great Dover-road, aged 52.
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