The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-21 00:00:00

WIGNEY'S BANKRUPTCY.

Up to last night no less then 2,492 orders for admission to
view the late residence of the Messrs. Wigney had been issued
by the auctioneer, Mr. Ridley; and a second edition of tl e
catalogues has become necessary, the first hating been entirely
sold off.

We understand that, besides the other iron. which Mr.
Isaac Wigney had in the fire, there was one which has not
hitherto been made known, namely, a shop in Bond-street for
the sale of caontchouc.

The protection to a bankrupt Member of Parliament against
arrest does not operate where a felony has been committed to
the extent of 101.7—Brighton Gazette.

DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE.—An inquest was
held last evening, at the George, High-street, Wapping, be-
fere Mr. Baker, en the body of Wm. Macdonald, aged 10,
a clerk employed in the London-docks. Caroline Stewart
deposed that the deceased occupied lodgings in her house.
On Thursday week last the deceased returned home greatly
excited, and said that he had been suspended from his em-
ployment. He said that whilst engaged in an office in the
London-docks during the absence of Mr. Mitchell, the chief
clerk, he recollected having committed an error in his books,
and went away to the room where they were kept to correct
it. When he returned to the office he found Mr. Mitchell
there, who reprimanded him for having quitted the place with-
out his leave, and, as a punishment, suspended him. The fol-
lowing Monday deceased went for his salary, and whilst waiting
fur it, he was accosted by Mr. Mitchell, who declared that if he
found him loitering about the office he would give him into the
custody of a policeman. Deceased appeared to be much af-
fected at this treatment, but was afterwards assured by Mr.
Chandler, a gentleman connected with the Docks, that
he should be reinstated. Arrangements had been
making for, deceased's marriage with a young lady to
whom he was much attached, and it was to have
taken place a few days ago; but witness observed that
since he received notice of his suspension he took little of his
former emjoyments„ and gave way to despondency. On Sa-
turday night last lie appears to hale taken a large dose of ar-
senic, and died from the effects of it at eleven o'clock the next
morning. Mr. Garrett, surgeon, said that he had made a post
mortem examination of the body, and though he could not po-
sitively say that the deceased had taken poison, he thought,
from the appearance of the intestines that he had taken a large
dose of white arsenic. Deceased, on Thursday week last, pur-
chased twopenny worth of arsenic, ant said it was to destroy
rats. Verdict, Temporary Insanity.
DR. REID'S LECTURES ON CIIEMISTRY.—The series
of Dr. Reid's lectures, which was interrupted on the preced-
ing Wednesday by the occupation of the great room in Exeter
Hall for the exhibition of Mr. Hullab's singing classes, when
Dr. Reid's disciples were too numerous for any lesser apart-
ment, was resumed hat night; and, we are happy to say, to an
increased audience, there being rot less than 2,000 persons
present. Dr. Reid pursued his explanations upon the delete-
rious qualities of carbonic acid gas, demonstrating its existence
and formation in ealcin. d cinder and coke. Diagrams of the
various fireplaces and chimneys now in ordinary use were
drawn up before the Professor's platform, the use and conve-
niences of which were explained by him to the audience in his
own graphic and instructive manner.

Fissures more than thirty feet deep, and fallings-in
of the earth, have taken place on the plain above Vanguard,
so:ne even dividing the by-roads and paths, so as to require
being filled up or guarded by railing. These accidents have
been occasioned by some of the numerous old stone•quarries
wiih which this part of the country abounds having given way.
We learn by letters from Italy that a shock of an
earthquake was felt at Florence on the 6th of March, which
awoke all those who were not very sound sleepers, but fortu-
nately did not continue long enough to do any mischief.