The Daily Times. — 1860-11-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE ON THE BEACH AT BRIGHTON. • •  Another occurrence, which at first was enveloped in a brief mystery, took place on Monday morning en the beach, the body of a man with his throat. cut having been found about half-past ten o'clock under a boat near Cheesman's bathing machines, lying opposite the "slopes" at Kemp Town. The neck of the deceased was cut in two or three places, and no instrument being found by which the wounds could have been inflicted, it was thought at first that a murder had been committed, but information having been given to the police subsequent. investigation revealed what without doubt will prove a singular case of suicide, for at about 15 feet west of the eastern flight of the double steps, opposite the Bristol Hotel, was discovered a large clot of blood, and at a few feet from it a bathing machine proprietor, John Pollard, picked up two razors, one of them in a case; and these have been identified as belonging to the deceased, who, there is no doubt, walked from the spot to the place where he was found, a distance of ' 430 yards, with his 'pocket handkerchief held to the wounds. This conjecture is corroborated by the fact, that his handkerchief is saturated with blood, very little of which fell upon his shirt ; and Mr. Sowers, surgeon, who was passing at the time the body was discovered, said the wounds were not of such. a nature as to cause immediate death, the vital arteries not being cut ; therefore, deceased most nrobahly died_ from exhaustion. The body has since been identified to be that of John Beagen, aged 57, who has been lodging for some time past with Mr. Richardson, 5, Portland-street East, who heard him go out about four o'clock in the morning, but thought nothing of it till waited upon by the police, although the deceased never left his bed all daya oti n , but lately been jobbing about in stables, &c., Y m.He was formerly a gentleman's coachman, and it is supposed had been drinking hard recently; hut a h Sunday.. person iadd a named Thomas Eager saw him on Saturday, who says he was not then the worse for liquor, but complained of being poorly. Eager got him home, and• put him to bed comfortably, and called upon him the following morning. He was still in bed, and then complained of his head, saying he felt queer ; and in a later part of the same day Eager called again to see him, taking him some tea and toast, and offering to light his fire for him and get him anything that he wanted. Deceased ate the tea and toast, and Eager left him, sayinc, he would call again in the morning ;" but the deceased' made no answer, and only shook his head. Eager called twice on Monday morning, but, of course, did not find him; and, as stated, his absence was thought nothing of till the police made inquiries for him, the buttons on his trousers, which bore the name of Mr. Raward, tailor, having led to his identification. An inquest will be held this day at the Town Hall, and the above facts will form the principal feature of the evidence. DeceaSed bas left a wife, a cripple, and the reason why she was not living with him was because she was • taking care of a house in Chichesterterrace.—B/I.9leton Examiner.  Gerald Massey has visited the ancient city of Exeter during the past week, when he took occasion to lecture at the Royal Public Rooms on "Yankee Humour," in the course of which he gave his audience some of those 1 rich and racy thoughts which are so characteristic of the poet. Mr. Capern was on the platform with him, and on the following day those brothers in song visited the old cathedral-in company, the peculiar beauties of which , were Much admired by them. ' . •