The Sun. — 1818-07-04 (London, England)

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 utideuce 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 thetnselves 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 heated, 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 snticrlug 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 quantity 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 propetty seized %void(' be tettatted, Anti the tine 'emitted. The defendant was convicted in the penalty of 501. and the wine was condemned.  Music.--11r. iiewEs concluded his Annual Series of Concerts het night ft ihelelphi Terrace. 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 elegant company.