Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1864-05-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUI ;IDE THROUG JEALOUSY. —A inost painful inquiry was held on M lay night before Mr John umphreys, the coroner for the county of Middlesex, at the Roebuck tavern, Lover Tottenhamroad, ii to the circumstances attending the death of a civil et g,ineer, named Mr Gabriel Tregear. Ten months ago, the deceased married a very handsome woman between sixteen and seventeen years of age, and rtly afterwards discovered that she was unfaithful to im. He became very much excited, and had her re oved to lodgings near his sister, in the hope that the un rtunate intrigue would be broken off, in this he was disappointed, and on learning that his wife had been a ain seen in company with her paramour (a married in• n separated from his wife), he went down to see her, at d whilst there took laud mum. His sister administ:red an emetic, and he recovered. lie was kept separa e from his wife, but on Wednesday night he got admiss on to her rums, and after canducting himself in a ver strange manner, he took up a pistol mid shot himsel Ile fell across the bed dead. He had previousl written a letter, which was also signed by Mrs Trege r, in which he said that he and his wife had agreed to commit suicide together, but there was reason to dotal t whether she hail ever had any such intention. The ( ironer having summed up, the jury returned a verdie , •• That deceased died from a pistol shot inflicted by his own right hand while in a state of insanity, into hich lie had been driven by the infidelity and heartdss conduct of his wife."  EN Llstf PATENTS —The following patents, anon' at others, were sealed during the week ending May th, 1864 :—W illiam Allen, of Cheadle, cotton spinn .r, and William Johnson, of Newton Moor, mana er, for certain improvements in apparatus or Mech nism to be employed in grinding " cards " for earth! engines. Dated January 2, 1864.—Richard Johns in, of Manchester, iron and wire manufacturer, for im irovements in testing the strength of wire for telegr phic and other purposes. Dated November 6, . 1863 James Mash, of Bowden, engineer, for improvement applicable to safety valves and presaure or ternperat re gauges. Dated November 10, 1863. —Samuel Faul er, of Blaekley, cotton spinner, for improve,ents in ca ding engines. Dated November 10, 1864 Rich: nil Walker and John Scholes Walker, machinists, and t enjamin Brown, mechanic, all of Bury, for im• prove ents in machinery for preparing cotton to be spun. Date November 19, !Ilia—James Smith, of Liverpool, paintvr, for an improved composition for coating or covetin; the boitom of ships. Dated Nov. 23, 1863. John t Ramsbottom, of Accrington, engineer, for impro% mmts in machinery or apparatus for meaauring and gistering fluida, and in obtaining motive power from the same. Dated Novemder 10, 1863.—Thomas Meth rd Reade. of Liverpool, architect, and Joshua hew tt, of Hanley, near Liverpool, plumber, for improv melds in apparatus for regulating and controlling the a pply of water to waterelosets, and other purposes Dated November 11, 1863.—Alfred i Illingworth, of Bradford, spinner, for improvements in means or apparatus employed in preparing and twisting cotton, wool, and other fibrous materials Dated November 12. 1863 —Hugh llolden, of Preston, for improvements in shuttles for weaving. _Dated November 12, 1863.  William Chambers, Of Whitefield, near Manchester, bleacher, for improvements in machine,y for beetling and finishing cloth. Dated November 13,"1863.—E1i Spencer, and John Dodd, machinists, both of Oldham, IT improvements in mules for spinning and doubling. DatM November 13, 1863. From Messrs. John Dovias and Son's List, 4, st, Ann's Spare, ailan. cheater.