The Sun. — 1830-02-18 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.  On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Driffield, by Mr. Conyers and a respectable Jury, over the body of Miss Mary Johnson, a respectable female, who came to her death by taking arsenic. The deceased had resided with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of Driffield, from her childhood, being an orphan ; and on Monday morning was left, along with Mrs. Dodgson, in charge of Mr. Anderson's house, while he and Mrs. A. went to IC;lham, to attend the funeral of a relative. About eleven o'clock the deceased told Mrs. Dodgson that she wanted to go into the Market-place, upon some business. Mrs. D. endeavoured to persuade her to stay at home, alleging that Mr. Anderson would not be pleased at her leaving home in his absence—but the deceased said that she must go. She went, and returned in about twenty minutes,—and upon Mrs. Dodgson saying in a jest that she believed that she had been seeing Todd, a young man with whom she was acquainted, the deceased burst into tears, and exclaimed—" 0! Mrs. Dodgson, don't tease me." A little after twelve o'clock, a young man,who had paid his addresses to her, called to see her—she eagerly seized his hand, and said in a loud tone, " This is the last time this hand will be shaken by me on this ride eternity." The deceased began to be very sick, and called out for water, as she felt a burning heat at her stomach. From this time the deceased became visibly worse, but would not allow a doctor to be sent for, and as Mrs. Dodgson and Mrs. Randall (a person who had been called in) had not the least idea of her having taken any poison, medical advice was not sent for till after three o'clock. Mr. Horwood, surgeon, was then called in; he found the deceased insensible and vomiting blood; he gave her medicine, but she lingered in great agony until Ave o'clock. It appeared in evidence before the jury, that the deceved, when she left home in the morning, went to the shop of Mr. E. Creasser, druggist, and asked for half an ounce of arsenic. The young man in attendance asked her what she wanted with it, as it was poison, She said her uncle wanted it to kill mice. He asked her if site was sure of it, and she said she was. He then began wrapping it up, and placing a label with the word " poison," printed in large letters, upon it, when the deceased said he need not do that, as her uncle knew well what it was for,—but the young man put the label upon it, and the deceased took the parcel away. The deceased had been for several days in an irritated state, owing, it is supposed, to an expected disappointment in marriage with a young man, to whom she was to be united on the 20th instant. She was in the 24th year of her age, and was the daughter of the late Mr. Johnson, well known as a schoolmaster is Driffield.—The Jury, after a patient investigation, returned a verdict— " Chat the deceased came to her death by taking poison in a fit of temporary insanity."—Hull PacAct.  We are sorry to announce another breach of the Glen-bank, which occurred Billet the termination of the front, beyond Guthram. The inundation has spread itself over what is called Digby's Wa'h, and several hundreds of acres are flooded to the depth of three or four feet. —Boston Gazette.  MELANCHOLY SUlClDE.—Yesterday an inLuestth eVr Sibs ohd eyl d oaft vv_ttileLlLJinAilccorns,TJzzerßmi si3trAeext;RS,t..Jgaedme2ll;:: The deceased, who was a law student, lodged at 26, Duke-street, St. James's. For some time past he had been in a low nervous state of health, frequesstly complaining of his head. On Tuesday, his father came up from Shrewsbury, to visit him, and in the evening they went together to Drury-lane Theatre. The deceased, who complained of indisposition, returned home before this performance was over, and immediately went to his room, where he was found by the servant on his knees, engaged in prayer. Ile soon after retired to rest, and about five o'clock in the morning got up, and threw himself out of the window into the street. He was killed on the spot.— The deceased's father, who was examined, said his son's habits were temperate, but he had lately lst•oured ul:tict• gi eat depression of spirits. lie knew no vasse fur it; A verdict of "Inasnity" was retursod by the Jury.