The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-12 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACT OF SUICIDE.

Thursday afternoon, about three or fonr
o'clock,, tt gentleman, 33 yeors of Age, who is re-
lated to u Nobleman, put a period to his exist-
ence, at his house in town, by shouting
throng!) the head with a pistol ; he pm the row?...
Lle into his month, anti shatteted his brad to
atoms. The deceased had been for sonic time
upon a visit at the country scat of his noble re.
ktive for the benefit of his health, and returned
to town on 'l'lltirsday morning to his house,
came to the door in it coach, which tinned the
servant to conjecture that he was worse ; he said
he was fatigued, and told his servant he wislled to
take a little rest ; he retired to a chamber, and in
a short tune Came out again, and gave her a let-
ter, which he had written to a Gentleman in the
country, and told her-that the (km10)4:111'3 ser-
vant would cull for it, and she must deliver it to
him. fie xr,lit into hid chamber, having pre...
viously ordoreil the servant not to disturb him.
She therefore went out Upon some business of
her owit;:. and did not return for several hours;
when she opened his chaniber 'door, supposiug he
,was .in want of refreshment, and found him lying
upon the floor: with the pistol in his haml, and
blood about the carpet. He. was finite dead, and
ttearly cold, to that he most have lain neat-two
hours before site found him, after he had emu-.
tnitted the act. The deceased bud been in a very
desponding and low stake of mind previous to his
doing 4110 the country, -and 'appeared no better
when he, returned.

ATTEMPTE6 SUICIDS..-- Yesterday morning
about nine o'clock, Faistqcts DuitALL, t, French
Gentleman, residing in Leicester square, attempt•
tá put ib.perind to his existence, by cutting his
ihrogt razor, which, however, he did not
tin effeetii.illy before lie wattAlkcorered. A mein.
cal Mitt- Was instantly called in, who, on examin.
ing wound inflicted, could not pronounce him,
out of danger, anti no 'hopes are entertained
of his tccovery.—The cause is attributed to ins
having experienced.- a heavy loss at the gambling
t able.

One of our public Sioiters said to be • the
1,01,10. of a Shale of the 30,0001 Prize, sold by
Ot No: 7;Cdraalaill ;Aire notes ksitert by
the latter will, Ito tloubi, entshie the former to
Carol to some time. •

At the Shropshire Conoti Meeting, held in the
Shire 11111 on Monday last,. for the relief of the
Lal,onring Poor of that Comity, iipw.ards of
1,5001: was subscribed in a few minutes.
The ,Green House in Kensington
.gardens,
whielt,i3 ;undergoing a thorough repair, Was, ori«
ginlily built fur a hall 7 room. At oucend was the
apartment for refreshment at the other, that for

Wednesday week, the following dreadful
accident happened at laverary A shop•
keeper, after i•elling at girl some gunpowder, bac(
jolt put it into H flask, while be most imprudently
smoked a pipe of tobacco, when a spark front
it communicat.cd with the powder, which instantly
exploded, carrying up two of the joists from the
floor above, where u barrel of powder was placed,
whiek aka blew up, carrying off the roof of the
house. The poor man at ;d the girt are, we regret
to state, both so much injured that they are not
expected to recover.

About ten o'clock yesterday morning n genteel
looking Mail went into the parlour of the Ittosq
rtlld•Gt`eiVril public;-110USU, facing;t ite Police.(,)diee,
ll.',lton-garden, where he Inn! half a pint of beer,
contrived, to btCal the window curtains, rods

- itE.:-About five o'clock yeiterday nfternoon
the neighbourhood of Satishttry.srpiare was put. in
a state of great Marro by a fire breaking oat at Oa
tipper part of Mr. cast.otestype-tonadery, in
Dorset7street ; bat by the exertions of the men
on :the premises it .was happily got under before
the arrival of the enviines,, and without. doing any
material damage.
About keen o'clock, on Monday evening a lady
and gentleman took
a hackney coach to o
frail Hatton-garden to lientoa-st reel, Bransw irk
g
setare, where they were set down, leaving a
small trunk in the coach, whirl) hootoliatelythrove
oir, which tiMiltV.t other thin' contained twr Iva
guineas, terclve -half guineas, tour Napoleons,
and'Orie dotibtoon in gold ; quantity of siker
chin; tour ten, one five, three two, and five one.
pouod Batik-MOM a pit! hlvizeix and sutuc
;otiblitt ppm.