Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-26
Extracts from late English papers.
AFFECTING CASE OF SUICIDE.
London, JULY 5

Mrs. Ann Hayccck, aged 30. During the
last six ltI,s the deceased has been in a
state of despon iency, and was removed, 10
the house of her son in Fast Lane. Wal
worth, for the benefit of her health. On
Tuesday morning early she arose and went
into the garden and when sought after
TO come tn her breakfast, she was found
suspended to high tree, by piece OF
fame round ser neck and over that two
Strong pieces of cord, Wy which she had
been strangled. The body was cold, and
life quite extinct. There are some affect.
| ing circumstances connected wi b tire
death OF this unfortunate lady. About
year and half ago. Dung m III paio hi.
addresses to her daughter, . very, accom-
plIsh,d young girl hu; neither OF them
having wherewlIlal 10 live respectfully, il
was agreed ina, the SuItOr should go 10 In
dia for wkie, TO seek his fortune ST.
tuation was procured for him, aud alter
taking all affeciunate leave of the Old la
dy and his intended bride, he set out on
bis voyage. Oi tins young man!he deceased
was very toud, and wa, often heard osay,
that his return home, and union with ner
! daughter. would be the most desirable e.
vent she wished TO witness in this world.
About six months ago, news arrived that
This youth, the object OF her hopes, upon
! whom she looked with such m0thery AZ
! lection, had met an untimely end at Cal
culta livery inquiry tended to strengthen
this supposIllon and the shock which the
feelings of the deceased and her daughter
suffered by this intelligence, can I've but
indifrrentiy described. The daughter
was wasted with grief, and the mother
was seized with temporary arrangement,
which al length led to the melancholy ca
| iastr"phe we have detailed. The rs xt
| day after the death of the deceased, a
most remarkable incident occurred, which.
| from The short time that interviewed, caus
ed a feeling OF still grealerregret, and, al
though il caused pleasant CLEAN OF JOY,
! frightened the sorrows If the deceased's
| relatives 10 IN UNUSUAL pltch-it was let
ter from the young man who was reported
| 10 have been hanged in India in which
| he stated, hat he was in excellent health,
anu that his success had been 80 great, that
lie Was soon coming home TO share with
those he held dear, the produce Of lis in
duslry. The receipt of this letter one
day sooner would have saved the lie OF the
deceased. he Jury Immediately return.
ed d verdict OF Insanity.
Mr.. Sow erberIy, in a notice TO the Hor-
tiCuIlurai Society in London, states his ex-
perience OF the beneficial effects OF water
lug lrult trees vel at the time OF the setting
of the nut. &" nus he says, "a tree
which III 1914 produced very few pears
of about halt a pouni each, in 1915 (by
this methoc) produced a great number
nearly double that weight.
The last European war in which Eng
land was ngased, is calculated TO have
COS, her two thousand and forty millions,
equal 10 eleven thousand four hundred tons
OF gold.
II is mentioned in the Liverpool .Nercu-
ry OF the 10Th June, that a vessel had late
y arrive1 al that port which fell 10 with
an iceberg aler seven days sail from ia
maica aud that TWO DAYS before she near
eli this frozen mountain, the thermometer
on board fell rom 60 10 "A.
Whist the 7lh liussars lately passed by
the Marquis of Anglesea's seat, near Itch
, field, on their route to Manchester, they
were entertained by the Marquis at his
mansion, wi III good old English cheer.-
! Whist the soldiers were paradiEg on the
! lawn m front OF the house, Immediately be-
! fore their departure, sonew hat singular
appearance presented itself ID the persons
! oil the Marquis, his brother, a captain in
the Navy Lord Ux'ridge, (the Alaiquiss
son, ami the daughter OF the Marquis
| The tirs wanted lee which he lost at
Waterloo, the captain an arm. the noble
| Lord Uxbridge was on clutches, being
wounded in the knee, and the fair lady
was minus her right hand, which she lost
while Attending her husband at one Of the
battles in Spain.
A letter from Colombo, says" Up.