The Sun. — 1824-09-14 (London, England)

SUICIDES.  Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was held before C. JIM NETT, Esq., at the Spread Eagle, Kennington-lane, on view of the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Leggatt, aged 30, a most respectable lady, who cut her throat on the 3d instant, and of winch wound she died on Friday last, at her house, Guildford. terrace Kennington-cross. Mrs. Mary Leggatt stated, that she had attended her daughter-in-law for the last seven week., who was in a very low desponding way, occasioned from a ner. vows complaint; witness about noon on Friday se'nnight went down stairs to get deceased some broth, and on her re. turn she was sitting up in the bed, holding something to her throat, and a quantity of blood was upon the clothes. Witt cat being dreadfully frightened, left the room, called for :1 tistanec., and soon returned again with Mrs. Clayton, when it was dis. covured that the deceased had cut her throat with a razor, which was bloody on the mantle shelf. Medical aid was niediately sent for, when Dr. Young promptly arrived and sewed up the wound. The deceased lingered, after committ ng the rash act for a week. She had been for two years past its a very low desponding way, and during the greater.part of that time was incapable of attending to her family. James Forbes Young, M.D., of Paradise-street, Lambeth, was sent for on Friday, the 3d instant to Mond the deceased, and found her sitting up in the bed. A considerable quantity of blood was on the floor, bed, and bed-clothes. The deceased was holding a cloth to her throat, on removing which he discovered an incision in the throat extending backwards, with the windpipe completely divided ; the extent was two inches in length, amt one in depth ; he instantly collected the parts together, sewed it up, and dressed the wound. Witness had known the deceased lady about ten years; had attended her from February last; she was then very low-splrited, and in April, after lite confinement, there was every symptom of insanity daily increasing on her. Witness has no doubt her death was occasioned by inflammation on the windpipe, caused by the incision. No further evidence being adduced, the Jury unanimously returned the following verdict:.-_." That the unfortunate deceased lady came to her death by cutting her throat while labouring under a state of insanity." The deceased has left a husband and five children to lament her loss, the youngest of which is only five months old.  A respectably dressed middle aged man was yesterday morning found with his throat cut in the area of one of the houses in the Temple, near to the water side. In his pockets were found 15s. and some halfpence, together with some papers which lead to a discovery of his name and residence. It appears his name is Henry Itutcnbury, that he was a master. builder and capenter in Clerkenwell, and ,is reported to ha; e sustained a large pecuniary loss from some extensive huildii g speculations in the neighbourhood of Spa-fie:ds.; to m d other causes he became embarrassed, was arrested, and thr weeks ago was disehartred from Initecross-vtreet under the Insolvent act. Theiv! vic tut s are suppt sed to ha, e preyed upon his mind, and led to the rash act by which he has sacri. ficed his own life, and left a widow and numerous family wholly unprovided for.  DEATH FROM HYDHOPHOETA;—AbOIIt e t weeks ago, a you g mar, n tmed James Drone, aged 27, in the service of .0 r Will, the limier, of Blackman-street, Sot t wank, Widi bitten in the wrest by a dog, sit his master's tesi. dence, at Brixtor. Immediately after the accident, the you, g man ran off to a doctor in the neigtibourhood, who cut out thh lacerated parrs, and dressed the wound, which healed in a ve.7 short time. On Saturday last he complained of pains in 0 a limbs, with soreness in the muscles of' the throat, and on Su; day he became muc I worse, and in the morning of that day, when a glass of wine was offered to him, on conveying it to his mouth, he was seized with a strong ezinvalsiva hs, rd r: fused .o swallow any liquid. The unfirtumite man was ctn,e notvcsigiiii,ealltrdserrt,e;:ineth:e:,tl:yliteles:o;ewirtiltylPa'mrtdaeloopprentatiltdielgsil:wical tblstochttoo:firtlll:syo‘ti:lfe.crenl oetipselisk:i.bilaitahYedi during ptsphhy: