The Statesman. — 1818-01-24 (London, England)

SUICIDE. On Thursday night, about eight o'clock, an Inquest was' held at the sign ofttte> King's Head, King-street. St. James's,. before IftGri Lewis, Esq. on the body of Mr. Clement 'tensbury,who hanged himself in his bed-room on Wednesday mornlTt appeared in evidence, that the doceafed limed in King's Head-court, ; he was a respectable tradesman, .but in consequence of embarrassments in bnsiness, and lose mined. bis mind became dejected to such a•degvee. that all the riforts of, his friends to rouse him from his despondency. were unavailing. his wife. a woman of a respectable family, used every efliot to assuage his inetaochols,state of mind.; but his disorder increased. mid it was deemed pendent to reed him So a proper receptacle for lunatics. Unfortnnittely, however, he. fore that arrangement was made, lie formed the dreadful. resit. lution of putting an end to his esisteace by hanging himself.— He was found suspcuded from his bed-post co Wednesday moro. Th ing. e Jury consisted of the most respectable inhabitants in the neighbourhood, most of whom were •satimately neqoainted whit the deceased. They were coat:Weed, from thir pros ions observations, how defective and lost in his mental (actinic. he had beet,. and were satisfied it arose from disapphiannent toad toss of proper; y, eirosequeutly they Warned shear, vetd lel I sOan try. Ao Inquisition was taken on Friday night. at seven o'cluCks. before Ryon Craig. Esq. Coroner, at the Turf 'lap. senor-place, sear St. George's Hospital. an the body of Joseph Bruce. The deceased threw himself into the Basin in the Green Park. on Thur-day sennight ; he was conveyed, to Sr.. George's Hospital, and recovered, hut he died there Otl Thaw; day night last, at twelve o'clock, in consequence of as WM.Rollins. of the _chest, caused. in the opinion of the surgetia., par. ly from, his being intuxicated, and partly from his beetle in' the water. Verdict—The decensed cone to his death by inflammation of the chest—produced by throw ism hinsfelf into She • Basin *the Green Park when in a suite of intoxication.  Yesterday morning as John Roof', a hackney coachman, ass removing his coach from the stand, Grosvetior.plare, be drove the coach 'gains, some steps, when the sudden jerk threw him off the box ; the horses being without a driver ruslitid against the steps and overturned the coach, which fell upon the driver and crushed his body most shockinglik lie was got from under it in a alien time, but his thighs appeared to he broken. Thursday a young man was observed walking in a melancholy mood near the Bashi in Ilyde Park, and in a moment 'he sprung over the railing into the water. The persons who saw him immediately pro. cured a ricag, got him oat, sod carried lain) in an in sensible elate to St. George's Hospital. fie was there tecogniaed to hen young man of a respectable family named Bruce, who had been reduced in circmusteces., Ho came to !Auden, but could not find employ, and having spent all his money, he formed a resolution of wiling an end to his existence. A few weeks ego he cut his nitwit in a moat dreadful manner at his lodgings, end was takes *o St. George's ilospital, where, by the atteatien of the Medical Gentlemen, he was soon nut of (Langer. From his 'iteration Wag known, and to preventbie repealing the aot, a subscription was entered into &Planting to near 401, aaald b oat allowed 20s.siser *NC : Yes teritarmero. slog he' received los. *Owe leering tie iriewt to a ppPlic-heasn ansight ikelicated, and tcciaktbnice ihto the Park. The Surgeons used the abeie4 re• commended by the Royal fits Mae Society, Vodka' is now out of danger. • •• MA RRIEF). . rbillikke dist ibrawaato. Chord, Bab. Chortler. Esq. &IL " /10rikii; to Cathktine, second daughter of the late N. . lEatj. of Keeactea.house Kensington; . ' •  the 15th inst.. sOcerely lamented by aN who had the hap; .of ber, acgoatatadee. is tbe I'o6 year of her age. Mrs. 15 • Silk, wick.* of Mr. Thotons Silk, late of Hamm, garden,' .a other of George Silk. EN. of Doctors' Goolloom. . Qa Treidog. tke tith Ott: Mr. Joao Clocks Porkitelf, late of tiojEllst 1"43'. Cesistasil's settle*. sad a fret warirker on the My FaaablibbAneut. " ' 2./d l'' ' lir. Edward Term,. er Clophaas-camemon,  Elizabeth, ihe WPM, of of Ste. ;ants-court,  04 voyage 14,1&r-General CoOwoy's les-11111b;.1pr of bis esiGibict Jos •  gli  "7-ai-liTe Jai!. 114. Ed*u4 Tem,. er Clipluun-ca *SO Os DO ‘Titslar.day. the 4lst inst; at Milloetion, Ellzabel wife Of Cats Atkinson, Esq. loiter 56:h 'ear. On the 444 inst. Mrs. Wyatt, mire of Mr. John Vryl liationigtnite.