The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1819-08-14 (London, England)

DREADIVL SUICIDE.  Yesterday morning, about half past six o'clock, a mass of genteel appearance went into the shop of Mr. Jeremiah Ash, hair-dresser in Loudon-street, Si. George's-market, &touch, and requested the loan of • razor fur is moment, 'o shave off (as he said) some disagreeable hairs that were griming on his tipper lip. Mr. Ash having frequently seen the man in his shop before, had no hesitation in lending the instrument; but at the same time offered the stranger his own services gratuitously to do the business, which he positively decliard, observing, that it was a trifling service which hefleould du himself in • minute. He then took the razor in his band and approached the looking. glass, whilst Mr Ash turned round to get him the ahavingbox, but instead of shaving, be pulled off his t, and inflicted a most desperate wound in his neck.— Mr. Ash ass very much terrified on advancing with the shavine•hox, to find the unfortunate man standing against the wall, bleeding profusely, and the ream. in his hand covered with blood ; he immediately grasped him by the shoulder, and aucceeded in throwing him into a chair, •nd shaking the razor from his hand; be then endeavoured to stop the hlood with a napkin, upon which the wounded mac, aware of his intention, with a sodden and desperate exertion, span from the chair, and seised the razor, which be was again shout to apply to his throat, when Mr. Ash seized his arm, and fur the mosnerit prevented him. A desperate *woggle tossed, iu the course of whirls he made several attempts to rut Mr. Ash with the weapon, who at length overcome, was obliged to save himself by miming into the hat* rotors sad locking the door. The unfortunate %vaunt'. their drew the razor several times nears his throat, and at note of them cut the jugular vein, when the effusion of blood became so great as to suffocate him immediately, and be dropped down dead. Mrs. Ask, who was in bed, was alarmed by the iicnfliorg, and comedown stairs instantly—on beholding the shop covered with blood, she thought somebody had been killed, and called loudly for help, when a great mob assembled. The rause of the disturbance bring made known a surgeon was procured, but be could, or coarse, geode, MO scarier; he advised the body to be Wire to the Wellington Arma public-house, which was dune, and au the course of the day it was ascertained that the unfortunate Mall was a ruler its the King's Bench, named James Lon 4. He had carried on the business of a master carpenter in Londou for a length of time, and the whole of his debts did nut exceed 300 i. It is supposed that some disagreerrwitt mails his creditors had driven hoe to the perpetration& of the sash act.  Extract of • letter Irons St. Helena, dated the _9lh of Mat' : " General Sir GEORGIC, and Lady BINGHAM embark for England to-inorrow, on board of the Regent. Report says, that he will soon return as Gosenior. One of the irerisroris with the 20th regiment liar out %et arrived. Count BALMAINN has retained here f hr Brazils. We know nothing of what passes us Europe, sa all the newspaper' which restive are obliged to be forwarded to Sir Runsua Lowe, who destroys them after perusal. Even Iris own papers are 110 t exempted POlllllll4, and ulirsirbef he condescends to lend one to the Officers of his Stall, it Iv sent used returned under a sealed envelope, sit order to prevent Ilse contents being made known to any except the favoured cussbelieve that I omitted giving you an sc. count of the sham light, which caused so great an alarm in Ilila Si, THU*. ItLADE, the Adjutant-General, being desirous of gratifying Lady LAM I: with Ilse representation of a naval night act 000000 gave darectioris to that effect to Capt. W•cciuttoE, of the turydice. Accordingly, at ten o'clock at tag's', the Eurydice, alter a brilliant discharge of rockets, Moe helms, Ste. co 000000 eticed r vigorous taliIsussade, which was answered by a brig. and kept up with great spirit uo both sides, to the great acatiratom of such lashes es were its the secret, and to the consternation of the Inhallilmistos, gbt tailiefr, of Adunral PhamPltd, oho out liabllsg heels eislibiallrd Un the occasion, and imagintrig that the Yankees were endear/outing to laird warder tocarry Hu APARTN, beta Iss. Secretary and the signal midshipman gallopping down the steep side path front the briars at the Ira of their neck', to ascertain what was the wetter. Notliiirg could t xcerd the con(moon, roiroirgst the uauvea, the greatest part of wi docked ha the alarm pubis, where they remained Instil day-1141st, while Ihr laboured few who were duly titillated, quietly Named to their irea c miaowed plate of repose, laugilliog within themKlee. at the ream of their credulous iirighhorirs. The following day an order was issued by Admiral 1'1.4'1414N to the Atioullrois under his command, prolulnitrig a repetition of night 1:11111101sidissg, wititusit lila cousesst liarlog beefs pretiougly °WaitsVI. Nob's% Notion is known abust Bea•paatz, • th... 0 that tic auu the aloud."