The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-28 00:00:00

SUICIDE AT THE WATERLOO HOTEL.

An event of a very tragical nature occurred at the Waterloo
Hotel on Monday last. The unhappy sufferer who ter-
minated his existence, under circumstances evincing au ex,
traordinary amount of firmness in the consummation of hit
fatal purpose, arrived in this country on the preceding night,
by the Royal William steamer, from New York. We sub-
join the evidence taken on the coroner's inquest.
Ellen Parry, chambermaid at the Waterloo Hotel, stated
that the deceased slept at the house. About half-past eleven
on Monday morning, witness went into his bed-room. He
was dressing, and was lookitigfinto his portmanteau for some-
thing. Witness gave him a parcel brought by a boy. He
told witness to request the boy to wait for an answer. In
about an hour after, witness returned to his bed-room, and
on opening the door found the deceased lying on his back on
the floor, with his throat cut, and a quantity of blood on the
floor. Witness immediately informed one of the waiters
below.

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WilliamLynn,Jhe proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel, was

then examined. When the deceased came to the hotel, he
was accompanied by another gentleman. On being informed
that the deceased had cut his throat, witness immediately
ran into the Lyceum newsroom to look for a medical man.

nd Dr. Anderson, who went up stairs to see the deceased,
reported that he was dead.

Joseph Anderson was the next. witness. On proceeding
to the Waterloo Hotel with Mr. Lynn, be was shown to a
bed-room, on the floor of which the deceased was lying with
his throat cut. The windpipe was completely severed. The
deceased appeared to have been dead some time. He had
evidently made two cuts. On the floor witness saw the razor
now produced. There was a silk handkerchief twisted round
the handle—for the purpose, evidently, of getting a better
hold of the handle. The razor was knotched at the edge, and
as the bone of the vertebrze was cut, witness was of opinion,
that the knotches were occasioned by cutting against it.
Death must have been instantaneous. Witness was of opi.
nion that very great force had been use&

James Johnson stated that he was a surgeon. He arrived
here on Sunday last by the Royal William, from New York.
Witness knew the deceased, who was also a passenger on
board of the same vessel. The medical adviser of the de-
ceased, at New York, informed witness that the deceased had
undergone an operation for the piles, and that his health was
much improving. Witness made an examination of the de,
ceased, and found he was doing well. On the passage he
laboured occasionally under extreme depression of spirits,
which witness attributed to the effect his ailment had on his
general health. Witness did not consider him out of his
mind, but weak. Witness had to be very cross with him, and
reasoned with him, which sometimes had the effect of rousing
him. Witness anticipated what bad taken place, from his
desponding state. So strong was this impression on the
mind of witness that, while proceeding on Monday to keep
an appointment with the deceased, he passed the dead-house
in Chapel-street, and, seeing a crowd of persons around it,
was apprehensive he might find the deceased there. Under
the circumstances he did not think it was prudent to alarm
his friends.

George Nicholson stated that he also arrived from New
York by Abe Royal William. The deceased was a friend of
witness. His name was Alexander Cruikshank. He was a
native of Scotland. He left Surinam in a very bad state of
health, and was very desponding. Witness and deceased put
up at the Waterloo Hotel. They breakfasted together on
the morning of the catastrophe. Witness afterwards took
deceased to Silver's, where lie was measured for some clothes.
The deceased said he would return to the-hotel, and witness
fixed to meet him at two o'clock. The deceased appeared
much as usual, and intended to have left for London on

Tuesday night if his clothes had been ready. lie was thirty:
sixyears of age. •

Tile jury, after an inspection of the body, returned a ver-
dict of " temporary insanity."

STEADS NAVIGATION OF TFIE, ATLANTIC..

The New York Weekly Whig of the 4th of August has the
llowing reflection upon the intended departure of the Royal

Stearn-vessels-axe tue
he able to keep open a communication, methodically, between
the eastern and western hemispheres throughout the year,
and without the slightest interruption, giving to each steam-
ship fifteen days at sea, and one week in port. Our packet-
ships have been, heretofore, of great service in this respect;
but their arivals at Liverpool or New York, as the case may
be, can never be so regular as is the case with the steamers.
These before-mentioned four steam. ships, we will say of three
thousand tons each, will cost one million six hundred thou-
sands dollars, allowing tile cost of each to be four hundred
thousand. Steam-vessels of-this size would be able to carry
twelve hundred tons frieght, and one hundred and fifty
passengers; also two thousand dollars worth of letters and
parcels. We will throw this estimation into a tabular form,
for the plainer inspection of our readers.
1200 tons freight at 8 dollars per ton 10,400 dol.
150 passengers, average 150 dollars each 22,500 „ •
Letters and parcels.

34,900
Thus, at the end of each passage, each steamer would re-
turn thirty-four thousand nine hundred dollars, or at the end
of each trip, sixty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars. At
the least calculation, each steamer would make seven trips in
a year, thereby bringing in four hundred and eighty-nine
thousand six hundred dollars. The four vessels' at this rate
would return, after one year's successful running, one million
nine hundred and fifty-eight thousand four hundred dollars.
The annexed statement will exhibit at a glance our estimate
of each steamer.

Dollars.
nterests on capital invested at 6 per cent..... 21,000
-nsurance at 5 per cent 20,000
Depreciation at JO per cent. 40,000
The wages of 100 seamen, including officers, averag-
ing twenty dollars each per mouth 24,000
Wines and eatables throughout the year, about 75,000
Cost of coals, allowing 1000 tons each trip to each
steamer for the year, at 8 dollars per ton.. 56,000

239,000

It is generally allowed by our shipowners, when they' are
making their estimates for ship-building, that the vessel will
run ten years; and the depreciation is reckoned accordingly.
Perhaps' our estimate in regard to wines and eatables may
be considered too high; but it is our opinion that the calcu-
lation above is rather low. It. is perceived that we have in-
cluded the officers and crew all together; the reason of our
doing this was, that we could not learn precisely, or near, the
salary of the officers; but suppose the compensation of the
commanders to be three thousand dollars per annum, or
thereabouts, and the above estimate is made up accordingly.
Now to come at the probable profits of vessels of this descrip-
tion, we must divide two hundred and thirty-nine thousand
by seven, which is the number we have allowed to each steam-
ship as the trips during one year. We do this to see if there
will be any gain arisingfroua the enterprise, for, unless there
is a fair per centage reaped by running such steamers as we
have mentioned, American shipowners will decline having
anything to do with them, choosing rather to stick to their
packet-ships, which pay an exceedingly handsome profit.
But to the division. Two hundred and thirty-nine thousand
divided by seven, and we have the dividend 0f.... 31,1.43 dol.
Receipts of each trip

35,657
This shows to us a profit of thirty-five thousand six hun-
dred- and fifty-seven dollars for each trip. This we do not
giVe to our readers to form any opinion in regard to the ex-
penses and receipts of either the Sirius, Great Western, or
Royal William steam ships, for it is well known that the
American and British Steam-packet Company, together with
the Great Western and Atlantic Associations, have lost con-
siderable in the enterprise thus far. The Great Western
steam-vessel is about thirteen hundred tons burthern, and
can accommodate over one hundred passengers, allowing that
some will take berths down in the cockpit, and she can
carry about four hundred tons freight. Now unless she goes
full-every trip, her owners will not. reap much benefit 'from
her receipts; but a vessel of the size of the British Queen
will be able to carry eight hundred tons freight, and about
one hundred and fitly passengers: therefore, vessels of this
class, or larger, will, if successful, return a very large per
centage to the builders, as our estimate above exhibits. The
fact is, it will cost. but a little more to run the British Queen
than it does the Great Western; consequently the gain will
be much greater than in proportion to the size of the vessels.
By the time twelve mouths have moved round, they will have
the machinery in such perfection, and their economising
powers so well arranged, that those who enter the field will
reap a-rich harvest. There will undoubtedly a number of
companies start up, and run steamers for a time, but by the
system of buying in and the like, they will dwindle down to
three or four substantial associations. As the business is
now rather unprofitable, American shipowners and masters
will be very backward in joining English companies, or
establishing lines of their own ; but as soon as the business
begins to pay, and is placed on a sure footing, as it undoubt-
edly will be, then our merchants will enter the field and start
steamers of their own, built in this country, and commanded
by Americans. When it comes to this, our present packet-
Ships will be turned into freighting vessels altogether, and
we shall have steam-ships arriving here from Europe as re-
' gular as our Providence steam-boats now do.

OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—Last evening a
meeting of the members of this association was held in the
school room, in Hackin's-hey, for the purpose of getting up a
testimonial to present to the Rev. I'. I). Gregg, for his recent
splendid triumph over the champion of Roman Catholicism,
the Rev. T. Maguire, and for his manly upholding of the
principles of Protestantism. Measures were taken for ob-
taining a subscription for this object.
Mr. CLARKE'S BENEFIT.—The season has again arrived
when the spirited manager of the Theatre-Royal takes his
benefit, which is announced for Monday evening next. \%e
need hardly say that there will be a crowded and fashionable
house. The attractions are indeed numerous. Mr. and
Miss Vandenhoff are announced to play along with the cele-
brated comedian Harley; and quaint little Keeley and Mrs.
Keeley are also announced for that evening, and Mr. F.
'Vining. The comedy of the '• Provoked Husband" is to be
brought out with the afterpieces of "The Loan of a Lover"
and "High Life Below Stairs." Thus we know, on that'
night, there will be squeezing work at the theatre, both
above and below stairs.