The Sun. — 1845-01-24 (London, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE TIIAMES.—On Wednesday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the York Arms, Waterloo-bridge-road, on the body of George Gregory, aged twenty, son of a widow keeping a greengrocer's shop at 119, Lower-marsh, Lambeth. 'The evidence takcn by the coroner proved that deceased was of weak mind and so passionate, if jeered at or reprehended for his conduct, that he was dangerous to himself and others. Indeed, six months since, he had nearly drowned in a water-butt a female relative who scolded him. In November and December last his mother, the only person that could govern him, became bed-ridden, and then he gave himself up to intemperance, which increased the natural defects of his temper. On the 18th ult., having come home tipsy, a younger sister reprimanded him. lie struck her and then ran out of the house. In the evening he was seen weeping in the New-cut, and, in reply to an acquaintance, said he had been " kicked and cuffed at home, would return there no more, but go and drown himself." Having said this, he ran off like a madman, and was seen no wore Alive. Verdict, " Found drowned."  "Hitherto the county registration has been almost entirely neglected by the commercial, trading, and industrious classes, and the Council resolved to invite their friends everywhere to acquire that political influence to which they are so justly entitled, by taking up their enfranchisement for the counties. The appeal has been received and acted upon with a promptitude and en enthusiasm surpassing their most sanguine expectations. The Council have reason to believe that, within the last three months, a sufficient number of persons have purchased freehold qualifications in North Cheshire, South Lancashire, and the West Riding of York, to secure to those important constituences a free-trade majority ; whilst a large addition to our ranks has been made in Middlesex, North Lancashire, and several other populous counties. "'The Council view this as but the encouragin: commencement of a movement to which they will devote their primary attention during the ensuing year. The Government of this country is at present in the hands of a class, solely through the instrumentality of the Chandos clause, which places the county representation at the mercy of the landlords, through the votes of less than 200,000 tenants-at-will in England and Wales. From calculations carefully made, the Council are convinced that it will be practicable, in a short time, to induce such a number of the friends of free trade to purchase freehold qualifications, as will neutralise those dependent voters at the poll, and give to the intelligent middle and industrious classes their due influence in the Government of this commercial country. " The Council have now entered upon the seventh year of their labours. Of the past they can speak with satisfaction. They have seen public opinion gradually, but surely becoming more and more settled in favour of free trade ; the public press, the organ of that opinion, uniting more earnestly and cordially with the exertions omfotshien moving Leagueslowly ; it the mayC be,abin buttch stillose movingmonopolists, on in the direction of free trade ; whilst, throughout the manufacturing districts, the return of active and prosperous commerce has not only done nothing to abate the enthusiasm and determination of their friends, but has given them enlarged means of advancing the object they have so greatly at heart. "The League is emphatically the representation of the classes that live by industry ; it is an embodiment of the spirit and energy of trade which is struggling to be free; it seeks no private, no partial good, but the true and permanent interests of the whole people ; hitherto it has received a degree of support unknown to any other organisation in this country ; it has sought, by a faithful discharge of its duties, to deserve the confidence reposed in it : its success is to be seen wherever the opinion of the people is freely manifested, and its complete and not distant triumph is as certain as its determination is firm and its principles are impregnable. "By order of the Council, " GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. " Manchester, Jan. 22, 1845 " 1845.