The Sun. — 1846-08-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF SIR J.,ISHAM.-011 Tuesday tu.rl.„biont about half-past six o'clock, the man-servant of Sir 16, Bart., who has resided for upwards of two years at ir Pittville-villas, was alarmed by his master not nisklg o ar appearance to dinner at the usual hour, and also by te Afr pearance of blood soaking through the ceiling of th t7O/1 ing-room. He hastened to Mr. Newenham, chelniiils" afl° told him lie feared his master had destroyed himself. Newenham immediately accompanied him to the housetteed found the bed-room of the unfortunate gentleman fire pin the inside. A smith was immediately sent for, htl ss 00 lice-sergeant, who was present, finding the door Woo a locked but bolted, forced it open. On entering the roil's' dreadful spectacle was discovered, the body of Sir Jasiog tit was found lying on the right side in the bed, grsSell double-barrelled pistol in the right hand, one hn-ielcet which was discharged, and a small single-barrelle°,.id on pistol in the left ; another pistol was lying by the be ~7 The a table, on which were some loose percussion 015 e whole of the pistols, with the exception of the jets! h.,11",, charged, were loaded with ball. It appeared the ‘be VA:c had penetrated the roof of the mouth and into tike repo— Which must have caused instant death, and from The o,ll' being smothered, no alarm was given at the time' his collar fortunate Baronet was in his night dress, with ,otit , opened. He was a fine athletic man, apparent! the 810' years of age, of rather eccentric habits. He was it," North" son of the late Sir Justinian Isham, of Lamport amptonshire, and was unmarried. His mother, Lady still survives.— Cheltenhnm Examiner. last B Sunday,un E ' BRIDE'S maTdeu aßrßoe A e a t.m Mr. James Funnell. The clergyman was perierra marriage ceremony for a young couple name! FannY,Adi, and Thomas King, when the clerk contemplating the f'eos' attire was struck with the appearance of a brooch in I'oo —b church, awkward b y the ett )t lvots tume which irresistibly reminded him of one worn se similar occasion by his wife, who died about a yeer„oo, Still he gazed as the service proceeded, and every It De became: more assured that the brooch was actualkidta. which he had missed from his late wife's wedding is about the 13th of last January. The happy pair WP",0017. short time united, and had left the church door, 00111;erto by a merry party of their friends, and the morning.,Aeici,heu" had been brought to a close, when Funnell, whose sus why this time amounted to certainty, spoke to Weston, „AO!: constabulary, on the subject of recovering his lost Ps of That officer, reckless of disturbing the soft dreanliVent blushing bride, instantly made the awkWard.oo,:i Where did her brooch come from ?" King at O'° dtin.;,73 it was a love-token from him to his sweethearAestia, their days of courtship, but was not equally connli,Vll:(., as to the party from whom he had himself received 0,100;., then proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Sophia rbrl/tb O. King's sister, and she admitted having given it to vieurigb!fro but alleged that she had bought it ten years ago, stpiVeTier Mr. Funnel!, however, persisted in his claim, all to opy accordingly took Sophia Skinner into custody, t° fin% at consternation of the -wedding party. On the floolgall,b, the prisoner was brought before Mr. J. Vfir.:44,o 131-r, Lewes, when the prosecutor positively identifieurbseath et by a notch, and also stated that the prisoner had he w"-- on ployed in his house from the 26th of December to t orels! leg January, when she left, and that a few days sae!. r artletba looking over the house, the brooch and several onietight were missed. The prisoner alleged that she b°afith to broach at Brighton ten years ago, when she liviecolL a, Attree ; she was held to bail in two surities of appear and take her trial at the sessions.—Sussexi,;oo',.. [AnvERTISEMENT.]—A