Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-01-26
SUICIDE OF COUNT ERICSSON.

SUICIDE OF COUNT ERICSSON.
The Journal des De5ats, Of Paris. an.
noances The first Of these frigh,fal events in
the following terms:
Count Bresson, Ambassador from the Court
Of France, to the King of the Two siciles,
has died at Naples. He was found in his
bed at o O'Clock in the morning of the I'd
INST, bathed in his own blood, with large
woand in his throat, supposed to have been
inflicted with razor This awful rews
was Brought to France by the Ocean Steam.
boat, WHICH has arrived at Marse;lles. We
have, no other; details.
Gu. private letters from Naples, howev-
or, furnish the particulars ofthis lamentable
crime. l....
"Connt Bresson," says OUT correspond.
ent. "had hls'formal audience Of the King
OF Nap!esto present his credentials cs m
oassador or France, the day before yester-
Gay, lSnndsy, 2lst ult.;) he was graciously
received, and retired apparently pleased
Next day he paid number Of Twists, and in
the evening went to the Opera, without eviu-
eng. throughout the day or evening, the
slightest symptoms ofinsanity or excitement.
On reaching home, however, he was obser.
we'd to Do agitated. His excitement increas-
ed, and he continued walking about his a.
partment until o'clock, when, all at ence,
the fa.l OF heavy body was heard.-The
Countess Ericsson raninto his room, and
found him lying in a pool Of blood, which
flowed from frig tful wound in the throat.
effected by razor, which was found close
to bin. Instant alarm was given; and al.
most Immediately the surgeon Of the British
Legation arrived, but the Count was already
dead. Other professional persons came ii,
rapid succession, but nothing could be done. y
Ut was remarked say our Paris letter,
'Ihat Count Brssson, before leaving this
city for Naples, last month, seemed low spi.
rited. This WAS attributed to chagrin a,
the refusaIof the King to appoint him eth.
er the British or Russian embassy. The
former he particularly desired. He made
his will. and arranged all his affairs before
his departure. which occasions gurmisc
that he contemplated destroying himself
Nevertheless, ha appeared perfectly collect.
ed throughout his journey. and it was up.
derstood, transacted importan, business at
Turin en- route. Notwithstanding these al.
pearances, however, tits believed here tina,
the disappointments just alluded to proved
upon his mind, and produced the mental dis
ease which prompted him to the fatal act.
The LFuion .uonarchique states, that the
circumstance s attending the early career o
this unfortunate gentleman, as gwen in tn.
Constitutional and other papers are incor
rect. According to this journal, the late
count was confidential secretary of the
Prince de- poligusc when the revolution o
1880 broke out, ana upon the departure o
the Prince he. became master OF a mass o
documents Of the highest Importance fo
lapeis Philippe, among others tbs confiden
fiaf letters OF the Duke ofOrieaDs to Prince
Polignac relative to the will Of Ferdinant
nbolishing the Sale law in Spain, to which
The Duke, 10 view of the interests Of his ia.
-mily was al the time strongly opposed
living to NJ. BTesson's conduct in the mat
er, the King became possessed Of the pm
ers referred to. aud took the Prince Po]ig-
.rsa cerresarv into his confidence.