Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1866-06-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.  On Thursday night week, a little aftt.r ten o'clock, there arrived aetite Rotel de l'Kurope at Lille an exceedingly gentlemanlike man, ahont thirty-five years of age, carrying a one de mat. Re addressed himself to the landlord, and told him in very good French, but with a strong English accent, that he intended to remain during . . . . . .  „ the night. The landlord then asked for his n .me, that he might insert it in the regi,ter of arrivals, but this the guest declined to Rive, saying it was unnecessary, for he mean to depart early next mornine. He then had tea and a glass ot brandy and water, after which he retired to his chamber. Next day, about three o'clock in the afternoon, the landlord began. to. think of his guest of the  foriner evening, and inquired of the servants if any of them had seen him • being answere I in the negative, he went up to his chamber. After knocking at the door and gettinz no answer, he opened it, and saw her. .re him hi 3 guest deadly pale and sitting at a table, his elbow leaning On it supporting his head or: his hand. Imagining him . .  ill, he cilrled for medical aid; but on approaciing'itiin. the body lost its balance awl fell on the floor 3 lifeless corpse. A pistol was lying beside him, and on the table was a cortritige-box for twei.ty-five cartridges, but only twenty-four in it. Death was caused by a pistol-shot entering his right temple. On the A 'or of the room were the ashes i,fsewrol papers he hail burnt, and on the table the following note for the landlord was lying I bee the proprietor of this hotel to pardon an unhappy man for the annoyance he is causing him, and I beg him to have me decently buried, with my initials, F. W.,' the date and star over it, on the tombstone, lie will find upwards of 1,204. on my person, out of which he will please reimbu.se himself for his expenses, and distribute the rest, if any, tethe pax of the city. By granting my lost wishes he will earn my deep gratitude. As I have no friends within a thousand miles it will be useless to delay my futieral.—F. W. I wish to h tve everything, watch, rings, and jewellery, buried with me." 9001'. in French gold, £lO sterling in sovereigns, besides smaller money, woe found on him; also a silver hunting watch, marked with maker's name, Squire and Lander, N.Y. ; round his neck was a massive gold chain, attached to it. a beautiful locket, containing a photograph of an old gentleman very like the deceased, and also one of a young lady about 18 to 20.  He had massive gold studs at his wrists, and two massive seal rings on his fingers. One of them hod engraved his initials in German characters, "F. W. ;" the other, a shield surrounded with a garland of ribbons, and on the top of it a star. He was about 51t. 9M. to sft . loin. in height, of a blonde complexion, w .th moustache, heard, and whiskers red. He WAS bum ied, and all his things, agreeably to his request, put in a tin box and shut up in the .eoffia with him.  The number of shipbuilders, engineers, and their assistants locked out in Glasgow is estimated at 20,001).  By a recent decision of the superior court of the United States, the English goveinrnent has boeome possessed of about 25 acres of land, near Sharpe's rifle factory, at Hartford. Connecticut. A good chance for the Fenians to locate on British soil.—Anierican paper.