The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-04 00:00:00

THE KING V. NICI-loLSON.

DREADFUL SUICIDE —An Inquest was held yes-,
eiday at the Featherl, in llealt•street, ‘Vestwit,..
ster, ou the body of Atm Carpenter, aged :36, who
threw herself over the Pagoda Bridge, in St.
James'sPalk, as ,tat td iu yesteulay's Paper.--
The WOlii.tit, !tattled Awger, who accoMpanled,
and was prevented from ColliMilling strcide by
the 'entitle!, was examined, and her uti-
deuce corroborated the facts already stated.-.-.
It besides appeared that after they had 1-r:reel
to drown themselves, they had attempted to
elect their purpose at several places hefin
they came to ;he Palwda liridi:se. On Fri,
day she went with the deceased to Lewi•bam, Its
take; !cage of her children, and on flick retorts
they proceeded to the River. While they weret
shaking hand, preparatory to throwing thetn-
selves into the water, the sodden appearance of i%
induced them to remote Olt Friday night
they went to ‘Vcstminsttr Bridge, but were utic
able to climb to the top of the parapet. They
Oleo went rooml to the landing steps, where they
were again prevented by a man, ,t ho perceive tt
their intention. After this second disadpoiir, -
mew, they proceeded to the Pagoda Bridge, anti
agreed to go to opposite sides and jnntpoter. Jost
as the witness had got one Irk over, and %%131
about to throw herself into the water, she was
seized by the set riot 1, and in the mean time she
heard her companion fall. While stroggliog its
the water, shr crit'd " Lord have merry out fur
poor children." The di erased was a bandsomix
womau. Verdict—" Lunacy."

IVe are requested to state, that the Safety Lanits
Osich occasioned the explosion by which Air. AM..
tar lost his life, as mentioned formerly, npoti l ink
examined, was found to have a small d: Sett at the
socket. We are father informed, that a candles
was used in the lamp, by the melting of which'
some tallow bad fallen on, and adhered to, tile
%Vire Gattze. From these facts, and hum thaC
forme! lystater! of the birrip being excessively heat-
ed, it is crincluded, that the combirstion proceede,l
either from the counintinication of the gas with tilt!
flame through the defect in the socke.—trom
illumination of the grease on the gauze by t he higil
temperature Of the lamp—from the extraordinary
heat of the lamp itself—or from a ( 01111)111M ion of
these circumstances, and not from any th•ticiency
ill the original invention of Sir /liiiiiphry Davy.
ItVe feel satisfaction in making this statement, as
it thosappears, that the unfortunate accident which'
happened, ought nut to lessen the confitlem e of
miners ill those lamps, when sufficient care is
taken that they he tint faulty or imprudently used.
We are also assured that, upon one occasion,
lamp wird at the Ayr Collieiy continued sale, with
hr inflannualile air burning in it for the space of
lace !molars, and that, at that colliery, the greatest'
confidence has been placed in them by the n tbik -
men. It is hoped those Journals,which coldest ~nr
last statementov ill also insert this CXplanal ‘%'e
are sorry to add, that the Oveisinan, atter snticr-
lug intlebcribable torments, died on Tuesday last.
This person was injured by 2 former explosion,
and hail recovered, and just returned to his work,
when the accident which has terminated his lite
happened.--(.lyr Joutnul )

A few days neo David Torrington, a labourer
in the London Do, kN, made a bet with one of
his fellow workmen that he could drink two
pints of rum in an hour, and still be able to
Flo his work. lie accordingly drank the rum, and
immediately fell into a slumber, out of which
his companions could Hut rouse him ;
he was carried in a state or. n.y the
h,,,pitsl, where he reini-iiiied in that situation tor
three days. At Lilt lie bee/tine snifiriviiily sensible
to inform t he sot geon he had drank the lqpinr ; but
ao infl 'lnniatim, of the bow cis haying laketi place
he died on Thursday. a.“,l±);

The defendant, Mr. Niehohon, ine-den ler,
lVatling—diet t, was charged %%id) mixing a quan-
tity of Cape and ',berry It'ine, hilhj,eted
him to the penalty of 3001 The defendant %aid,
the circumstance arose in error, that his ,urvants
mixed the %vine by mistake, and billed the pro-
petty seized %void(' be tettatted, Anti the tine 'e-
mitted. The defendant was convicted in the pe-
nalty of 501. and the wine was condemned.

Music.--11r. iiewEs concluded his Annual
Series of Concerts het night ft ihelelphi Ter-
race. The Music was well sclecred, awl hail full
justice (ruin the instrumental Peitoriners, The
vocal department was ably supported by Miss
(iooDALL, Alias VENES, IiELLAmY,
TEItitAIL, AIt)LYNEx, ni,(l Hiss CARgw. The
whole was highly gratitying to a select and ele-
gant company.