The Sun. — 1853-07-22 (London, England)

SUICIDE FROM DISAPPOINTED LOVE.  Yesterday, Mr. G. S. Brent held an inquest in the Kensington Workhouse, on Abraham Giles, aged 23, who committed suicide by blowing out his brains, under the following melancholy circumstances : Henry Westbrook said that, on Monday night, he was alarmed by the report of fire-arms in Warwick-square, and, upon hurrying to the spot whence the noise came, he found deceased lying dead on the pavement, his face and head being shattered to pieces, and a horse pistol, recently discharged, lying at his side. Witness instantly procured the assistance of the police, who removed the body to the workhouse. A powder-flask and several pebbles were found in deceased's pocket. Catherine Tedding, servant to Miss Patrick, 5, Warwick-square, and deceased's sweetheart, a very pretty interesting girl, about 20, and who was deeply affected, said that she kept company with deceased twelve months, when, at the desire of her friends, who were opposed to her marrying him, she discontinued doing so, which fretted him very much. He told witness three months ago that he had loaded pistols at home, and would shoot himself. On Monday night he called at her mistress's house, and, speaking through the area railing to witness, said that he came to bid her good-by, as he was going to the country. After about ten minutes' conversation, she shook hands with him, and bid him good night. Shortly afterwards she looked out of her bed-room window, and saw deceased, who was standing in the same position as she left him, deliberately discharge a pistol into his mouth, and fall to the ground. (Here witness nearly fainted, and had to be led out of the court. After her retirement three letters, couched in the most affectionate terms, and written by the witness to deceased were read.) Sarah Giles, deceased's mother, who was convulsed with grief, said that on the night in question, deceased goingdre withssedh a himself selffriied to cem nnhisbestr,anodrnwe Gardens. The same afternoon hewam: afternoon he wrote a letter to Catherine Tedding, of whom he was madly fond, stating that as she would not marry him, he would shoot himself, and fall at her side. But as deceased was in the best spirits, and as she looked upon it as a threat to frighten the latter, witness took no notice of the letter. Deceased had a brace of horse pistols for some months, one of which he took out on Monday night, leaving the other loaded at home. Mr. Stanhope, deceased's master, said the deceased always conducted himself with the greatest propriety until Monday morning, when upon witness remonstrating with hin,m,ehru,epiaonbnrsuugpmotintnedgiinygtodueptpl:aertecdo.untry, he peevishly lied " upon going you must get some one else to do r 7 7 7 observed that this was the second our hs ee% coroner, rikdo, inquest which lie had held within a brief period upon a person who committed suicide under precisely the same circumstances. Verdict—" Insanity."  - A.BSING Tom.s.—Yesterday, among the Parliametitvy Papers, was one showing that the report on passing tolls is deferred. It, however, appears that the dues levied on ships, and goods in ships, amount to about heirs million per annum, and on these dues large debt! are secured.