The Sun. — 1860-01-14 (London, England)

TIIE LATE SUICIDE OF A NAVAL OFFICER.--, Last night, Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner, hold an inquest at the North Briton public•house, Bedford-street, Stepney, respectLig the death of Captain Goodby, aged seventy years, who committed suicide at No. 1, Henrystreet, Mile-end Old Town, under very frightful circumstances. It appeared that the deceased was of independent property, and laboured under various delusions. He was frequently incoherent in his conversation, and imagined that his wife was going to place him under sore restraint. He left his residence on Monday afternoon let at Kent-place, New-Cress, Deptford, and was to have taken tea with several old acquaintances at Greenwich Hospital, but instead. of returning he went to the house before-named and asked for writing-paper, &c. lie retired to an upper room formerly, occupied . by him, where he had left some household furniture, and subsequently he was discovered in a sitting position in an arm chair with a pistol in his right hand. The weapon had been recently discharged in the deceased's mouth, and blood was issuing copiously on the floor. He was quite adreceeeal esedon,tgaiwnii. dead, and had shot himself through the head. Death was instantaneous from a wound in the head. The deceased was in good circumstances, and on the table where the tle • was a "'al:dila:Pm watch and other articles, together with a letter addressedg ceased was sitting fnee h to his wife. The Coroner asked for the parcel, but th constable said it had been deliver t contained nothing of imprtance. The coroner opinion that the parcel should bave been left for the was of perusal of the jury in such a serious case, as the entirely Lrest upon its production. Mr. result might Montague Sturges, surgeon, of Sydney-square, Mile end, stated that the deceased had died from a pistol shot laceration of the brain. The bullet was found in a book case behind where the deceased had been sitting. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. rADVER TISEMENTI —The difficultiesand bringing i up . dangers of tants by hand or wet nurses have been entirely overcome by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabics Food, which feeds, strengthens, and removesall little • the pains rind irregularities infants are so subject to. The following letter speaks volumes :—" Grammar School, Stevenage, 46th Dec., 1850. Gentlemen,—l think it but carmen justice to you to state that I have used Du Barry's Revalenta for the last four months, during which time cur in-: fent has never had disordered bowels, from which it had suffered much during the previous six months, whilst being nursed, though every care was taken to prevent it. Had I known of your valuable food sooner, it would have saved my infant much pain, and me also • the heavy expense of a wet nurse.—l am, &c, ROBERT AMBLER: In tins, at la. 6d. ; 111)., 3s. ; 21b., ss. 9d. ; 51b., 125.; 121 b., 265. The I.olb. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on receipt of postoldie° order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-fitrect, 'London' Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; A.bbis, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, OxfordAreet ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, :Bisleopsgate.. street.; 85, Tottenham-court-read. Also at Dublin. Bewley -and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimes end Co. ; at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, .'harp and Scott; at. York. 'Blanchard, and Co • IA . Southampton, Randall and Sons