The Sun. — 1860-01-28 (London, England)

POLICE-CONSTABLE.--A frightful act of suicide was discovered on Thursday to have been committed by police-constable Charles Davis, 169 R, or Greenwich division of metropolitan police. The gardener of a gentleman residing at Lewisham, on entering his master's summer-house, discovered the deceased sitting in one corner, with a coat drawn over his head and his throat cut in a frightful manner. Blood was discovered in other parts of the summer-house, indicating that the deceased must have struggled for some time after committing the rash act. To show the determination of the deceased, it may be mentioned that, to reach the place where his body was found, he had to cross a ditch and clear a hedge, and after cutting his throat he had the coolness to close the razor with which the injury was inflicted and place it in his coat pocket. On the person of the deceased a letter was found, addressed to his sister at Mortlake, and in which ho expressed an intention of destroying himself, !saying the troubles of this world could not be longer borne.'.'The deceased had been nearly 20 years in the police, and the fear of losing a pension to which his services would have entitled him is supposed to have led to his committal of the suicidal act. *There has of late been no material change in the state of health of the King of Prussia, but the Prince Regent has latterly also been an invalid. The annual festival of the knights of the various orders of the kingdom, which was to have taken place on the 22d. has in consequence .le 2nth wl.en xi ected i.lat his loyal highliess will ue so lar recovered as to be able to bear his part in the ceremonies of the day.  The will and codicil of Sir Richard 13udden . Crowder, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, late of Carlton House-terrace, were proved in the principal Registry of the Court of Probate on the 18th inst. by his brother, George Augustus Crowder, Esq., of 42, Portland-place, the • sole executor. The personalty was sworn under . £70,000. He has bequeathed to his brother Frederick Robert and to his sister Anne Greene each a legacy of £12,000 for their own absolute use; to his housekeeper a clear annuity of £52; and the following liberal agency to his clerk, who appears to have been most highly esteemed by this excellent Judge; and we cannot forbear to give the terms of this bequest in the Judge's own words :—" 1 give to my faithful clerk. John Dickenson, whose kind. attention and valuable services I have received for upwards of 30 years, and whose zeal, diligence, and integrity I have ever highly appreciated, the sum of £3,000." The will and codicil were entirely in his owu handwriting; and it is a remarkable fact that he suffered alterations to appear in his will without the initials of himself and the witnesses, or any allusion thereto in the attestation clause. The witnesses, however, were able to prove, they were made previous to the execution. ws ir Rhas aecoi bmweiirrlltli6lot,fee le.Lcbdaßdt3ao-ny, Peel,ph ecrr'.e, lsioocint Whitehall-gardens ftht ei ,eil- tt i ig ilhtt HHoenn:. Fred. Peel, M.P., the sole executor. The personal property valued at £14,000. The will, which is very concisely and ably drawn, disposes of the jewellery, ornaments, furniture, and effects left to her ladyship by Sir Robert, as well as that previously her own, or since purchased by her, all of which she leaves to her said son Frederick. To her daughters, Vissountess Villiers and Mrs. Stonor, £l,OOO each, and to her sons, John and Arthur, £5OO each. The eldest son, Sir Robert, becomes entitled to the mansion in Whitehall-gardens, with the family plate, and an annuity of £5,000, which was a charge upon the patrimonial estates in Staffordshire.