The Sun. — 1842-07-18 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  The motion wa, then agreed to. The four Dire,tora that went out by rotation were then re-elected.  . Mr. HARDWICK said, the letter went only to show that the lady believed her coachman to be " entirely blamelesi " in the matter.  On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at Howard's Coffee-house, St. James's-place, Houndsditch, on the body of David Levy, aged 56, an orange-merchant, of No. 2, Sugar Baker's-yard, in that neighbourhood, who committed suicide in a very determined manner. Suicide being rare among the Jews, and it being their Sabbath, the large room in which the inquiry was held was crowded with Israelites. Lazarus Isaacs, of King street, SL James's-place, fruiterer, examined—On Friday afternoon, on returning home from a fruit sale, I was stopped by deceased's wife, and she asked me if I had seen " poor Levy ?" I answered, " No." She then told me she had not seen him since eleven o'clock, and that he had been much troubled in mind for the last few days. I had not seen him as usual in the morning at the orange market. In the evening I saw Mrs. Levy again, and she told me her husband had not as yet come home, and begged that I would look for him. I did so, and going up stairs to his bed-room, on the second floor, I found the door locked, and on calling I received no answer. Mrs. Levy then desired me to burst the door open, which I did with her assistance. I discovefed on the bed a prayer-book, and upon it was a piece of bread and some salt. I also found a phial, and looked under the bed, but could not see deceased. Mrs. Levy, on searching behind the door, exclaimed, " My God ! there he is hanging." He was hanging by a cord, fastened to a staple and two wooden pegs, one end of the rope being round the three fastenings; and the other round his neck. With assistance I cut him down; and in my opinion be had been dead three hours.  Thanks were then unanimously voted to Mr. Cutbill and Mr. Barnewell, the managers of the banks in Moorgate-street and Henrietta-street, for the excellent manner in which they had managed those establishments. Dr. BowaiNG wished to call the attention of the Directors to foreign credits. He thought that great some course with good might be done by adopting respect to it. The Clwampr admitted Viat suggestion of the ,11.00 sad loaned exuatka.g!"l Iv" 1_7i14.14% wee, aad  By the Coroner—l have noticed something very particular in his manner lately. Though very intimate with him, he passed by me on Friday morning looking very fiercely at me, and without speaking. Isaac Lyon, of Duke-street, Aldgate, said deceased called on me on Thursday morning last, and told me he was going to make away with himself. I argued with him, and told him of the sin he was about to commit, which would obtain no forgiveness. ' He told me he had an annuity and did not want, but that he was very miserable with his wife. He also Stated that he had formerly made several attempts upon his life, but that unfortunately they had never succeeded. Whilst telling me this he looked like a madman. _  Lewis Isaacs, of No. King-street, Aldgate, said, about eight months ago deceased's wife called me in, and on going into his bed-room I saw him there, and he was praying, having a prayer-book, a loaf, and some salt before him. He told me he was distracted, and that he was going to make away with himself, and showed me a rope flung over the bedstead, saying,. " Look there, 'tie with that I mean to do it." With difficulty I led him out of the room, and took him fur a walk. He cried very bitterly, and said that he had used bail language towards his wife, and was afraid she would not forgive him. He asked me to intercede. I promised to do so, and did ; and Mrs. Levy not only forgave him, but said she would do everything in her power to make him comfortable ; and to my knowledge she did so. He told me he had money sunk, and never could come to want. Mr. Dite, surgeon, of Houndsditch, said, I was called in to see the deceased about eight o'clock oft Friday evening, and found him dead. He had been so about two hours. Death was caused by hanging. The vial which was found had contained laudanum. Verdict— " Temporary insanity."  The defendant was ultimately fined the full penalty of Z/. and costs.  COUNTRY MAR& ETA p...,-.--------.., i Wheat. i Barley. l OM • Beans. ^ ..., .....•..-......................... .................. ...."", O. Per Quarter.) s. to s. 1 s. to e. s. t , s. a. to s. 3ath Riandford ... CO 6t3 i 20 27 ...0 23 39 42 trridport - ..... —•-• ro 54 Ihard ....---- 52 80 22 30 18 22 32 26 .- ! Exeter - -7, 4` aloucester 6O 63 21 30 111 25 28 40 4' 54., duildford Newbury Reading ;5l '74 22 36 18 28 23 42 .'" Salisbury - 6 O 6O 68 32 36 25 18 40 50., Sht rborne 5B 64 25 30 18 24 40 44 '" , F. Inepton Mallet 58 70 25 32 21 24 24 44 2. j‘: Uxbridge Warminster Worcester ; 64 68 32 3i `r 2t3 38 - 42 56 leovil I 5 t 60 24 28 2 24 32 44 WAKEFIELD CORN 51AlthEr. The supply of Wheat was large, but the buyers L. `l their purchases, and prices deelined 2s. per quarter. Basto nominal. Oats dull, and rather lower. Shelling steady. °e receded Is. per quarter. No variation in other articles. 04. Wacet, Neu, Essex and Kent —a. f4s. to 655. ro' ey. Norfolk and Suilolk —s. 6,:5. to 126• fine t 4. --- Lin. and Cam. ..... —a. 665. to 62s- dui 64" ------ Yorkshire —a. tills. tr 62-. til„l‘ IP VOhite ..—.-- Foreign, rigid —a. —a. to 55.. fin; 0., ...------ White —s —s. to Ms. Oro . Barley, Norfolk and Eull'olk .... 24s ti-. 6 . sn:io:. , • —. Lincolnshire -- -- Yorkshire Woid . 26s. to 28•• 6"...-• to ---, 6ne s6l-- Foreign deans, New Old Cats, Potato _ .._ PnlAnsi :2,1 3. 5. i ... to two ...r. .:2:.: ... din: ::. ~.0. .:04:_,