The Sun. — 1819-06-29 (London, England)

SUICIDE.-At an early boar Thursday evening, an engraver, named Dawson, who resided in Crowe-street, terminated his existence by putting a pistol into his mouth, and shooting himself through the bead. The unf-rtuniste man was advanced in years, being aged about GO, and has left a mime. roils family to regret his untimely end.—(Dubia correspondent, June 26 )  • Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, the following melancholy accident happened on the Clyde party of young men, consisting. of five, all belonging to Edinburgh, were going clown the river in a small boat, and had passed Finniesron Dye iVork, when one of them, who was sitting on the gunwale, laughing at what one of his companions was saying, tell into the water. This circunssta;Ce alarmed the rest, and, wishing to afford tem assistance, they all moved to one side of the boar, whets she filled with water. Two of them, George Henderson, farrier, and John Porteous, locksmith, jumped into the water, and were unfortunwely drowned. The other two escaped by swimming. The young man who first tell into the water clung to the sitte of the boat, wbtnce he was taken by the Defiance Steam Boat. Every exertion was made by several individuals to rescue the two who were droWned, but without success. The bodies were got in about an hour atter the catastrophe.--e (Greenock Advertiser, June 25.) Destines Bottoeettar.—Yesterday morning a gang of desperate villains entered the premises of Messrs.. Biand and Weller, music-dealers, and Mr. Alvey, goldsmith and jeweller, of Oxfordstreet, near Rathbone•place, but were fortunately detected in their, perhaps, murderous career, having loaded fireeweini, &c. in their possession. Mr. Alvey, on Sunday' night last, retired to rest with his family, but had not been long its bed when he heard a noise which rather alarmed him, and concluded that mice were busily employed in the walls, and it being rather dark he refrained from getting out of bed. He tell asleep, but shortly atterwards was awoke by another noise, which appealed like bricks falling from the wall; he immediately alarmed his fatuity, and he listened for a short time and plainly beard the discourse of some men, from which he was con. vinced their lives were in danger, and tie scarcely had time to cross his apartment when the wall °him room broke in, and he perceived a man's arm ; he made use of someexelamation and ran to inform the watcomen, who immediately came to assist.— Thee stationed themselves some at the back and others at the front of the houses of Messrs. Blaerl and CO. and Mr. Alvey, n bile others went iuro the house. One of the watchnoas heard a noise at one of the sht,ttet s, to which he placed his back ; but shortly atter he with the shutter was thrown down, and two ot the villains rushed out; one ran toe arils Soho square, and the other up Itathboue-place, pursued by•t he watchmen, and they were boils taken into custody. The other escaped the back way. Ott returning to the house, the coat and hat of one of the thieves wet e found Uy the side of an aperture which would admit of the watchman's body, through a large brick wa'l, into Mr. Alvey's room. A phosphorus box, matches, a crow-bar, screw-driver, a w,,istle, false key, which opened all Use doors ; a brace of loaded pistols which lay in readioesa in case of detection, and in their pockets a powder case was also found, Red some property ready packed up. They were takers to the watch-house, end yesterday morning were cerriA to Marlborough-street Office fart The prisoners gave thei:. names Siurrai d And Jones, desperate look and they were committed for further la•aring.  ~„...~