The Sun. — 1823-01-01 (London, England)

SUICIDE. Yesterday an Inquest was held before T. film, Coroner oereJatohnthlie 'Filllaxm-unAdirrbbo-thtet,hwilblo Tavern, Sunday vemStraall' jumped from the Waterloo-bridge into the Thames. In drowned. It appeared that the deceased was a compositor. and nig ably connected in Ireland, his father being the present of Athlone. James Price, porter to Messrs. Brooks, Strand, depot...th./ on Sunday evening, about nine o'clock, he was returnillit% from Surrey, and when on Waterloo-bridge, saw wining"; he supposed to be a man's coat pass over the bridge tAie to the spot, about three arches from Somerset-hmise• on i eastern side, and there saw a lady and gentleman, t t formed him that a person of respectable appears"'badi jumped into the river. An alarm was made, and several it sons assembled, but no assistance could be procured' 00 J. B. Spence, a compositor employed at the Courier• stated, that he had known the deceased about three tes"',„i was only occasionally employed. On Friday last he at the Courier. Witness then thought his mind was kilt!, The deceased asked if any person had found fault with Witness answered in the negative; but the question was 11.1 put subsequently. In the opinion of witness his mind e!ot not hold upairamst his distresses. Witness saw him OP L*l day at *Public-house. ,He then said he was bad in his rid The deceased was very attentive to his business wheni!, played, and a sober man, and possessed of a knowledge Greek and Latin languages. Other 'witnesses deposed to the finding the body oPPtmd"-,1 Adelphi yesterday morning. Two composing sticks, with brass rules, found on his pot were produced. These, with a tobaeco-bos. werewerethe pro_perty about him. The COI ONZR summed up the evidence to the Jury, returned a verdict—" Found drowned."  We perceive, by the American Papers, that 11 MAYSIIIII Tragedy of Duran() has been plat at New York with the greatest saceess. COOPAIt (the American Roscius, as he is Cc manly termed) performed the principateharao The first night of the performance WAS on 18th of October. Monday night, Mr. FOUNTAIN, a jewel went into the parlour of the Albemarle's Hi Albemarle.street, Clerkenwell, in which al Gentlemen were sitting, and called for a glas brandy and water. While drinking it, he d a pistol from his pocket, and laid it by the of his glass. A Gentleman present remonstr. with him on the impropriety of displaying out weapon in company. Mr. Fountain took up pistol, and pointing it at the Gentleman, he si " There ; what harm can this little thing di any one ?" The Gentleman put the pistol at with his hand, saying he did not like such jc larity, and that perhaps it might be loaded. Fountain replied, " It is, and you shall see ? soon it can rid a man of his cares," He then the muzzle of the pistol into his mouth, and it. The discharge tore the tongue to pieces,' destroyed the roof of the mouth. He was c, toyed to Bartholomew's Hospital, where death is hourly expected.  COURSE OF EXCHANGE, December 30. Amite! dam •• 12 4 Ci I Ditto, at Sight le 0 Rotterdam II 6 Antwerp it A Hamburg!) Si 8 Altona 2 t, Paris, 3 Day's sight . Ditto 16 90 I I Boni dean:, ditto Berlin ~ Franklin ton tarn 7 IC e Slain Patersburgh. . Vienna.... .... lO 11 Trieste' 10 id Madrid 04 Eirgl Cadiz $54 'AO Bilboa . $54 gifr Barcelona 36 Irville 314 Gibraltar 304 Leghorn 464 , cielioti 433i,---rVetsice, Ital.Liy. 27 Su Malta 45 --Naples 394 10 Piklevuu ..... .... • • . 0..11, • . Lisbon • Mt Oporto •. 49 Bab)* 4O Dublin ...:' 9i Cut k 94 poi Cent.