The Warwickshire Herald. — 1891-09-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

BUIOIDIC IN THE STREET.  At Battersea, on Saturday, Mr. Braxton Hicks Mid an inquiry touching the death of Augustus Robert Hamur, aged 32, a sugar confectioner, of Holloway,who committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver early on the morning of the kb Inst.—Frank Hamer, a silversmith, mid the tansaaed was his brother. Deceased had been out of work for a week, and this distressed him. Be had mid he should put an end to himself if matters did set improve. When 17 years of age deceased fell hrem a flight of stairs, and sustained concussion of he brain, which made him subject to fits of melancholy,. On the Bth inst. deceased left home salty in the morning, and as he never returned his tax was searched, and it was found that he had :ahem his revolver with him—George Coles. a maw confectioner, deposed that while the demised was in his employ he was of a morbid Wine, readivg "penny horrible'," and always pointing to his head as the proper plae,e to kills .on. Witness had had his suspicion that the and another lad destroyed his goods. He mwatch, and afterwards he taxed the deceased having done so, deceased replying in the sinvestive. Witness discharged him but placed no obstacle in the way of hie obtaining another situation, Folice-conatable Mack deposed to hearing the report of Irearms early on the morning of 9th inst. Upon =ding to the spot he found the deceased in • position against a shop In the York-road. Deasase had a bullet-wound through his heed. The revolver produced was lying on the haft side of the deceased. • doctor was sent for. Hothing was Illusd upon the deceased except two winds a/ careel/gee—Dr. Richardson said thin way two wolksis in the head. Death, which was due to laeamelen of the brain, was instaataneous.—The =or:turned a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily remars. tram anu oowney will shortly publishes interesting work from the pen of the author of "Flemish Interiors." It is to be called "Gossips at the Century," and will contain interesting and original sketches of most of the eminent literary, political, musical, and social celebrities of the last 90 years. The Duke of Wellington, Lady. Blessing. ton, the Count d'Orsay, Mario, Grim, Georg Eliot, George Henry Lewes, Lord Houghton, and Lord Erskine are among the distinguished people dealt with in the book. The work will be in two large volumes, and will contain more than 100 illustrations, reproductions for the most part from original portraits and old engravings. The editor of the "Industrial Self-Instruct;" (London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co.) has recently edited a net of Manuals of Industrial Arta, each of which contains more information upon the subject with which it deals than could be acquired by years of mere mechanical labour. The names of these manuals are "The Building and Machine Draughteman," "The Stonemason and Bricklayer." "The General Machinist," and "The Domenic House Planner and Sanitary Architect." All the information to be found in these works has been contributed by competent experts, and is the result of years of practical experience. It is given in the simplest possible language, and each manual contains many large plates and small engravings illustrating the various departinenta of Die industrial art to which it is devoted.  A