The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1821-09-22 (London, England)

DREADFUL ATTE.UPT AT SUICIDE.  Wednesday evening last, Mr. F—x, • young Gentleman connected with a must respectable family in the neighbourhood of Clerkettwell, made a desperate attempt in destroy himself.—lt appears that Mr. F. who is wily 22 ear of age, uuknown to his father, or any of the filially, bad formed a strong •Itachnimit for a young Indy otiose accomplishments and beauty were her only reirommewlatious : he de. test-coined on making her his wife, notwithstanding his lather. desire that he should be united to a lady of his choice, who was iu possession of some property. The panics were asked in churert take, but on its reaching the ears of his (oilier he immediately proceeded to the church, and forbade the Intuits. The disappointed yuusig grutteman became low and despond. in;. On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, he quitted his father's house, and his brother, who suspected that all was not right, fulloaed him as far as White Conduit House, Pentooville. Prior to entering the house he perceived his brother, whom he threatened to shoot if lie persisted in following him ; Ills brother went away, Wit soon returned in the company of his sister and brother-in-law, who went into White ConduiChouse, and con • d with she young man, who appeared to be more tranquil. After tmuli( some ttems, they parted, not suspecting that their brother meditated any Hoag rash; bone,. r shortly after their delimitate he wiute a letter, and directing it to the young lady, the uhket of his affections, be sent she winter so deliver it to her, and soon afterwards she snivel iii lire cumpaity of a female blend; he met them at the dour, and mitered them up stairs; he requested lb. w to acceptant some neva, which they assented to, and lie bald be would go nod us der it, and aceordiugly weal down stairs ; but instead of ordering the illegal he went into the middle of she wail, placed • pistol to his head and discharged the conflate, anti the kit side of the skull was carried sway: lie fell on the rued tusensubk. The waiters, &c. went to his astistanee, inotical aid ass instantly procured, null be was plieed iu bed without the !cost hope of recovery.  OLD BdfLeY -FRIDAY, SEOTSiIiER 21. . . Ames Cdsitssai was in.littrel forateallor * CI dais Irani lity of paving slimes on, the lath August last. the properin of the Committee of Pavia% of St. Geiirge's,. Hammer, square. It appeased that the stones were token up in Lower Brook-meet, for the purpose of doling some repairs to the • sewers, sod the stones were placral on the pavement in kinds moitawiloue adjoining. The Prisimer weal to Mr. Smitha slater, in King-street, Rryanstoue.sqnsire, and agreed to sell him some stones for St. a load, splakh hr ,„1„1 ['clunked to a person who hail g 4,1 mere thins he wooed,— The PriisOner hired p cart, sail delivered four loads, fur which h 44 received 36.. The Prisoner's defenie was, HMI -he acted fur Gardner /who Wlle a carter, in the employ of she Surveyor of the Pavements), to whom he paid the money. The Minister called nu witnesses; hut Mr Storey, the Suiveyur of the pavements, testified that there visas person rained Gardner employed under him nn August last, bus since discharged uu suspicion of being engage,/ in transactious of this kind. The Jury found hiss Nol Goaly. The Prisoner stood to the bar uis &nigher 'sibilants* for a sisilar offestre, on which the evidence being more complet., the Jury found him Godly, but recommended boat to merry. nopmxs was indicted fur steeling a casting mould, the property of V. Foams. The Prisoier in she latter-end of the year 15W was employed by the Prosecutor, who is a type-fossinler lit West street, Smithfield.. About three weeks ago, inns some suspicion beilig excited he alpscowled, sad left in the charge of the 111111 wish who's he lodged the testing modal, fur stealing which Ise slow nits darted. Encase the evidence of the Prosecutor it appeared that the mould in question war Cerleisuly lea property, and he had never sold meyl mould cumin our shout fifteen years ago. The Jury oeqtalled she Prisoner. The Prisoner was again put to She Isar on a charge of stealing 6611 m. of limiter's type, the property of V. Forgot,. The Jury hound ['run Godly, but recommeuded him tu mercy.  The Costwoa StRJRANT impaired of the Prosecutor what might be the amount of his biases during the year 1820 from the peculation~ of his workmen. Mr. rigging could nut forui a correct idea of the amount, but certainly above 601. The Cobtuow SERJEANT adverting to the inigisitude of the Prosecutor's louses, was afraid she ricommettiliiiion of the Jury could out wird the Prisoner, consistently with the regard which was proper to be paid Su the psuttctiv• of trade. Was. Parker. aged 18 years, John Gladdun, aged 18, sad Rickard Greysloclk, aged 17, wire iudieted Sur stealing a brass cock and a quantity of lead pipe, itte property of Mr. Leslie, of the Haekney-ruail. The facts were proved in erideuce, and two of the Prisoners in their defence staled, that they saw the articles in question lying on the grunted its the Prosecutor's garden, and gut over the fence sod look it away. The Jury found all lbs Prisoners Guilt,. Gladdou slid Parker were apprentice s, and their mailers attended and gave them rood characters, nail elated that they were ready to take them hack again into their service; a ueighdrour also appeared, and gave Greystuck a good character. The COMMON S AAAAA ordered them to be well whipped privately in the gaol. and them delivered over to their hired* who waited so neves them.