The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-25 00:00:00

DREADFUL SUICIDE.

Saturday evening.-an inquest was held at the
Crown, Lancaster-street, Burton-crescent, on the
body of Charles Lewis, who destroyed himself
under the following dreadful circumstances
Miss Jane Lewis, a young girl of interesting ap-
pearance, daughter of the deceased, who during her
examination evinced the deepest affliction, deposed
that her unhappy father, about a week since was
seized with a "nervous fever, and had medical at-
tendance; he became somewhat better, but was yet
unable to leave hi 4 room ; on Tuesda: morning last,
about half-past seven o'clock, she was in bed, when,
to her great surprise and terror, her father entered
her bed-room, ;vith alknife in his hand ; she asked
him what he %V al going to do with the knife, when
he exclaimed, " Oh, Jane I. they will hang me, your
mother, and all of us to-morrow mornin.2 ; but 1
mill prevent it." Her father immediately began
cutting his throat—witness jumped out of bed and
screamed out, and endeavoured to take the knife
from him, but could not. Mrs. Jones, a lodger,
came- in, and wrenched the knife from his hand; at
this time he did not wound himself much, and wit-
ness fell on her knees and begged him not to break
.her heart; a surgeon was sent for in the interim;
but before his arrival her father got possession 01
another knife, and inflicted a more severe wound on

his throat; Mrs. Jones again came down, and with
her (witness's) assistance, they a second time got
the knife from him; he (deceased) was now out-
rag►eous, aid running into the kitchen laid hold of
another knife; and before witness could reach him,
gave himself a dreadful wound in the throat which
bled profusely, and caused him to fall on the ground,
and he soon after died.

Other witneFses spoke to the deceased's state of
mind, and the Jury returned a Verdict of Insanity.

GLASUOW, MAY 20.

This morning, Edward Meorc, convicted at the
late circuit of the murder of his wife, on the road
leading to Stonelaw, on the night of the 16th of
November last, underwent the last sentence of the
law in front of the gaol. He had undergone a per-
ceptible change in his features and general appear-
ance since his condemnation, being considerably
emaciated. After partaking of a glass of wine he
was led to the scaffold, which he ascended with a
firm step, accompanied by Mr. Brown, of St. John's,
the town officers, and other functionaries. On reach-
ing the platform he signified his wish to address the
crowd. Like other convicts whose crimes are atro-
cious, he • declared before God, in a fervent tone,
that he was innocent of the crime for which he was
about to suffer; but that he was resigned to his
fate. The prisoner then shook hands with the cler-
gyman and others, after which, with considerable
vehemence, he threw the handkerchief behind him.
After a few seconds had elapsed, during which the
crowd expressed their dissatisfaction ut the delay,
the drop fell. The unfortunate man gave several
convulsive struggles, but appeared to he quite dead
in about three minutes. After hanging the usual
time the body was cut down and delivered for dis-
section. Moore was a native of the county of Lon-
donderry, in Ireland, and when first incarcerated he
appeared destitute of all knowledge of religion, and
could scarcely read ; but during his long confine-
ment be was attended by the Rev. Mr. Brown, and
several other ministers of the city. Ile paid great
attention to their spiritual 'instructions, and devoted
a considerable part of his time to reading. On every
occasion he solemnly denied the crime for which he
was doomed to suffer. The crowd was unusually
great.

The Mowing account of the death of the
Quee:a of Louis XVIII. appears in a letter written by
Louis during his exile in England : it has been published
in the Court Journal:—" The QUEEN had a tolerable
night on Saturday. At nine o'clock, the hour at which
the fit usually came on, there were no symptoms of it.
However, it commenced soon after, and I then saw bow
fully she was aware of her situation, and with what resig-
nation she awaited her approaching end. In proof of
this, it will be sufficient to relate one circumstance. A
man named iIIOTTE, who was in the service of my Ispother
died in 1769, during a violent storm ; and afterwards, th
people about the Court, when speaking of very bad wea-
ther, used to say—Tempts de la snort de Morrr. On
the fatal Saturday to which I am now alluding, the rain
poured and the wind blew more violently than I ever re-
collect in England. We were all speaking of it, when the
QCELN, interrupting us, observed, that bad weather would
no longer be called tempts de la snort de JlorrE.
made no reply ; but the words nude a deeper impression
on my heart than on my car. She now experienced a
great difficulty of breathing in bed. She was placed in
an arm-chair, and the fit increased to such a degree, that
the physicians were afraid she could not held out much
longer. She inquired for the Abbe DE BILEAN, who not
suspecting the danger to be so imminent as it really was, had
ventured to go to Aylesbury. Finding he was out of the
way, she asked for the Archbishop, and after conversing a
few moments with him, she sent to inform us that she
wished to see us all for the last time. We went to her,
but she had not power to speak to us, and in a few moments
she made signs for ue to withdraw. Soon after she de-
sired the prayers for the dying to be said, which were com-
menced by the Archbishop (who, however, was scarcely
able to articulate), and the Abbe DE 13. AN arrived in
time to finish them. The Archbishop then gave her the
absolution in articulo mortis. Meanwhile, the fit abated,
and her strength returned. She sent for me ; and the
Archbishop, in her name, asked me to pardon her for any
thing she had done to offend me. I replied, that it was
for me to beg pardon of her. No,' said she, the Abbe
DE BREAK knows well that I have had no cause to complain
of you.' Then, feeling her hand bathed in my tears, she
said, in a gentle tone, No more of this' ; 1 must now
direct all my thoughts to my Creator, before whom I shall
shortly be summoned, and with whom I will intercede
for you.' After I withdrew, she sent successively for
my nephew and my niece, to whom she gave her blessing,
_the Duke DE BEBII, to whom she addressed some pru-
dent and affectionate advice,—and my brother, w.ith whom
she conversed in the same tone of kindness. After a short
interval, the Ablle na litres came to inform me, that the
QUEEN begged I would go home. Tobeyed, and you may
imagine 9 . .

INOVESV ON THE SUM" RERs AT TIII