The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-10 00:00:00

SUICIDES.

DISTRIZSSING CASs.--= lire folloWinirdivreinin
nceount appears in The tided:it:L(6`l erctcru pi.
Thursday last :—/Otni morning last week )or
fort.unate man in Edinbufgh plt an end ro his lifet
A widow and three helpless Children,one.of %vh Old
three years Of age, am! anotherilot two
months, are the unhappy sufferers by 'this eying
The deceased was a colitleatial'elir.tt iit a re,

speetable house in that distinsitisbe:.l

iutetligenee.,itiperlor to hi; station in' soctetyi
and his conduct through life marked
-'byelll
stricte3t integrity and sobriety. Ahoot six Week
ago he tell into 'a state of Melaucholy, and
spite of every effort to
the malady gradually in
•state.he swallowetLa quantity of inn: Quinn ; but
by the entreaties of his afflicted wife, lie Was pre.
vaited on to take an antidote. From this period;
however, 'his langtta'ge and conduct Ip•s:t;ke.
fixed determination to effect his'purpose h means
more speedy and certain ; and his Wife, aware
that any interference on the part of others would
only.have accelerated his design, concealed her
distress, still indulging- the 'hope that she might
15e able to' divert him from his purpose. fli, elde-t
son, au interesting youth about thirteen, never
failed, under some pretence or. other, to accom+
pony hint to the place of his eniph‘yment, and to
be in the way to return with hint. The 'situat:on
of the'wife and son during this interval may be.
better conceived than described. On Tneauityl
morning lust, at half-past five o'clock, be stole
from his bed, and though discovered by his son,
and aftrrivsrtls by his wife, With a pistol in. his
'hand, he cdorrived in a few toitones to duck the.
vigilance of his family, and finally eomniitted the,
desperate act, which laid him who had hitherto-
their faithful and affeetionate.protector life+
less at their feet. On the night preee,iing this cal.
tastrophe he read to his wife settle lines written in
the course Of the day : they were found. in his
pocket next morning, and denote very attikingly7
the horror of mind to which he fell a victim. • '
Yesterday afternoon, at 2 treloCk; 'an intptiti-i
thin ream; taken before one of the Coroners fol.
Middlesex. on'the body of George Lane, silver.
smith, 170, 1-lOlborn,- -who shot hiniself with a
pistol otESaturday morning last. Tice evidence
adduced proved that the deeeased bad' been in a low
state of mind for some time, 'and his cdedilet to.
'wards his relatives had strong markS of insanity
The Jury returned a verdict, 'that the deceriSed
shot himself while in a state of insanity.'
Sunday evening an elderly lady, mother' of 4
gentleman living in lied Lion-square, threw her.
self from a three pair of Stairs window Into the
street, and was killed on the-spot. • '
A young woman, of the name of Fisher, living
servant at g baker's in Ilermondsey-streer, hang
herself On Saturday last, frbin a peg in 'her bed.;
room ; 'shewas discovered in'Jt few minittes by
her mistress, by reason. of the noise she made Ili
throwing down a table on.whiCh she athod ;-'ber
mistress emit her down iminedixtely, and medial
asistancesvas- sent for, Which, after two liourl
spent in using thelimeans- recommended for the
hwor,“ion perions sidiocated, succeeded in
restorimmg her to life ; she is how perfeetlrrel;
covered. Thereeetit death of her father, andithe
circumstance of her mother and t*o little sisters
being reduced to the 'w-orketonie, is the atippbseti
cause of her despei-ate attempt.: - -

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SUDDP.N DE,,TH.—Yeitertitty morning a -.
Iv;
;nun, who liveit in Chelsea, went into *.heicer's
shop,..oul asked loy a loaf of bread, t_be,balier„put
the loAlupon, tbe cannier, ati:l as she was tendLr-
ing.kbe money lot it she fell on the 3,:ior and inr
~t f..
statttly expired.

Yesterday- afternoon a brickJayer, of the mono
of Mitchell, repairing the top of a house in Crown,
court, liossell-street, fell from the top end. was
killed. '4l4e body was coraveyed to the Utowo

ear.