The Sun. — 1833-08-26 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—Last night au inquest was held at the White Horse, Moor-lane, Fore-street, on the body of Mr. Nathan Martindale, aged 44, clerk in the employ of Messrs Clementi and Co., of CheapsideThe deceased lived at 69, Fore-street, and on Wednesday morning was found with his head and body in the cistern, while his legs projected on the outside. The deceased was quite dead. He had long suffered under a nervous coinplaint, which affected his mind.—Verdict, Temporary Insanity. _ _ _  A diving-bell is daily worked at Kingstown, for the purpose of forming a foundation for the extension of the harbour. They begin at ten o'clock in the morning, and terminate their labours at six. Their stay under water is generally four hours. They are using a particular description of red soft stone, which is brought from Runcorn, in Yorkshire. There are a number of men employed in shaping those huge rocks, while the men employed in the diving-bell are placing them beneath the powerful element. They have already laid twelve of them, but have ten thousand to arrange previous to desisting from their arduous undertaking...a-Dublin Times.  What particulars did you state to Mr. Arbuthnot ?—I stated to Mr. Arbuthnot that the people who had hitherto been appointed storekeepers were generally worn•out stationers, and generally too old either to learn or unlearn ; that from the nature of their earlier occupations they must have formed connections, and perhaps incurred obligations to private stationers; so that however pure their conduct might be in office they were always liable to imputations of partiality ; I therefore expressed it as my opinion that it would be the less evil if they could find a young man who was not a stationer, hut who bad an acquaint. ance with general business, and was of active habits, to place him in that situation ; and who, if he w.:uld give his whole time up to it, might very soon, in my opinion, become an efficient servant. Mr. Arbuthnot made a reply to the which I beg leave to mention, and, whether I state the fact correctly or not, can, I think, be discovered by reference to the Treasury : he said, " I believe Mr. Charles Wood has au oldish man, who was in the trade, already in contemplation." I heard nothing more of it till the 9th July, when I received this letter from Mr. Arbuthnot :-.‘ My dear Sir—l am desired to inquire of you whether there ould be any objection to the appointment of a young of 19 to the situation of storekeeper. It appears to me that so young a person would not be able to exercise sufficient authority over the people he will have to superintend."  1 wrote in reply the felioNing letter. I declare at the time I wrote it, I had not the slightest notion that Sir John Key had a son of nineteen, or a son at all:—. "My dear Sir—The storekeeper of this office has to give sureties, to sign bonds, and to exercise many other functions for which non-age would disqualify him; perhaps you may not be aware how much this office is watched ; the same descripiion of persons deal with us as deal with the proprietors of newspapers. I will only refer to a paragraph in the Age of last Sunday, which states that Sir John Key, a contractor with this office' (and I put in parenthesis which by-the bye, he is not'), 'has applied at the Treasury for an appointment for a friend of his.' I merely state this to show how necessary it is to be cautious, and that to a situation like this it is expedient to appoint a roan who not only is fit, but who will appear to be fit to others."  I heird nothing more of this for some time, and who the person referred to was I did nut know. Three or four days after this Sir John Key called upon me at my office, in the morning, and he said, " You will be surprised to hear that the Treasury have appointed a friend of mine to the storekeepership." I asked who he was? he slid, " Ile is a relation of mine ;" adding, " I first applied for the place for his brother, who was nineteen, but your letter put an end to that." We sent for the Age (meaning at the Treasury), and saw the paragraph ; but he said, "As this young man bad a brother, whom I did not at first wish to be appointed, and was twentytwo years of age, and without employment, I got it for Liu)." I then said, " But, Sir John, is this young man a relation of yours ?" and he said " Yes." I asked if he was a brother ; he said, "No." I said, "Isbe of the same name ?" and he said, " Yes." I replied, " That is unfortunate ; because if he is your relation, and of the same name, be must stand in the same relationship to your brother, and of course in that case will have to examine stores sent iu by him ; I must, take some precautions to prevent such an examination.' Sir John Key then slid, " I suggested that to the Treasury, and they said you would be able to do it." ' Sir Jchn Key further said, " I stated to the Treasury that as soon " ever my brother hail completed his contract, I