The Sun. — 1842-04-30 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A GEN TLEMAN.—Thursday a long investigation took place before Mr. Baker, at the Castle Tavern, City,read, on the body of Mr. John Robertson, aged 49, late Actuary of the Westminster Fire and Life office. It appeared that the deceased occupied apartments .in the house of Mr. Tracy, IN°. 18, City-road. He was very precise and steady in his habits and mode of living, but was troubled with the gravel complaint, which caused him to fret very much, and was frequently heard to say, that he thought he was not able to do justice to the :Westminster Fire Assurance Company. On Tuesda}• evening he retired to his chamber about ten o'clock. Next morning the servant went up to wake him, and found the door locked. The door was burst open, when the deceased was discovered seated on a chair undressed, with his throat cut in a dreadful manner. Verdict—" Temporary Insanity."  Thursday being the anniversary of the birth of Queen Christina, the Queen, Madame Adelaide, the Princes, and the King and the Queen of Cie Belgians paid a visit to her Majesty in the Rue de Courcelles. After the Royal visit she received a great number of Spaniards.  Sr, g:A i 443 r u 4-de g I  AN D  iptCoitc Of)joution.  Who runs may read."  POItEIGN. The discussion on the Railroad Bill forms the leading topic of comment in the original columns of the Paris Journals ; but it is really astonishing to see how little interest they have thrown over the subject ; their articles are indeed mora an analysis of the debate, with running remaiks upon the speakers, than a broad and general criticism upon the principles of the Bill as involving the two great questions of public utility and public expenditure. The other subjects commented upon by the Journals, and they are very few in number, are ,aholly without interest.  The Monileur Parisien lays—" We are assured that a great number of Deputies, in order to prevent the anarchy of rivality respecting the Railroad Bill, and at the same time to husband the public resoutces, haVe resolved on giving their appraation only to one great line to be immediately executed by the State, the other lines to be undertaken successively, according to their degree of importmee. The direct line of the east is that to which they give the priority, and they require that the army should be employed on the cuttings and'embankments." A letter from Mascara, in the Toirlonnuis, April 5, says : "At last all is finished here. The last submission of the Hachems came in this morning. The family of Abd-el-Kader was to-day at General Lamoriciere's asking fur peace for themselves and rest of the disaffected. Flocks are grazing on all sides in the plains of Eghres, and the tribes are fixed peaceably near the walls of Mascara. Our last expedition carried every thing before it. But what an expedition it was ! Twentyeight days and as many nights' mat ch, and every day a rassia! Our men were really admirable. We performed .Its.s leagues in different directions, and occupied for two days the town of Frendah, which we restored uninjured to the inhabitants who have submitted. We suffered exceedingly from ci Id and frost during two days. We had three feet of snow in 24 hours, and with it iae and wind in abundance—end all within a Teague ..f  the desert. Four men died of cold in our bivouac. Com mandant de Geraudon, whose battalion was charged with the care of the cattle, left 600 sheep, 200 oxen, and 40 prisoners, men, women, and children, on the road, dead f►om cold. It  was a real scene of desolation. "  A letter from Cadiz, in the Debats, says:—" Sit great a landing of contraband articles took place here a few days since, that th inhabitants never saw anything equal to it. A large English brig, probably from Gibraltar, kept in the offing waiting apparently for signals. In the evening she entered our bay, and east anchor. The next day we were surprised to learn that 3,400 bales of prohibited goods had been landed, and afterwards introduced over the stalls into the town."  Several changes have taken place in the Corps Diplomatique of Holland. Baron Schimmelpenninek Von der Vye, hitherto Envoy at ►he Court of Russia. succeeds Count de Perponcher, who has resigned the post of Ambassador at the Court of Berlin. Baron W. Mollerus leaves the Court of Vienna, and takes at St. Petersburgh the place of M. Schimmelpenninek, and is succeeded by Baton J. D. B. A. Van Heeckerer►.