The Sun. — 1840-09-23 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT WATERLOO-BRIDGE.—Last evening an inquest was held at Charing cross Hospital, before Mr. Higgs, on the body of William M'Nabb, a bread and biscuit baker, of "3, Eagle-street, Red Lion-square. Thomas Rowe, a constable of the Thames Police, said, that on the 26th of August last, between 11 and 12 at night, he was on board the Thames police-station boat in the river, near Waterloo-bridge, when he heard a splash in the water, and almost instantly a man called to him that somebody had jumped off the bridge into the water. Witness got out a hoot, and succeeded in getting the deceaz,ed out. The deceased struggled violently to plunge in again, and exclaimed," Oh, aly God, let me i.!ie." Witness procured assistance, and the deceased was rowed to the Dolphin at Hungerford and then taken to the hospital. A razor was found in the lining of his coat. The deceased appeared • to have been drinking. Sarah Sarah M'Nabb tle. wife of the deceased, said he was much addicted to drinking, and was frequently almost mad with intoxication ; but be never threatened to destroy himself.  Mr. John Woo!eot, the hove-surgeo said, that to which several of upon the deco ti'sasc aom.ssion, he was examined, and foulti to have received soth severe bruises ; in addition hn, the spine were fractured. The deceased bad thrown himself into the water where it was not deep enough toe drown him, and, b‘. the rills, and the lower portion of coming in contact with the ground, received the above injuries. He died on Saturday , - tvgnt last. v e rA: et .i.r empotary insanity.  CURIOUS CALCULATIoN. 1 taken on the 19th of August of the number of carriages, of various descriptions,William-strect, which passed King London-bridge, from eight the morning till eight in the :—Frorn eight to nine o'clock, 903; eveningfront nine to ten, 997; from ten to eleven, 895 ; from eleven to twelve, 1,015 ; front twelve to one, 984 ; from one to two, 806 ; from two to three, 905; from three to four, 975 ; from four to five, 1,053 ; from five to six, 81') ; from six to seven, 771 ; from seven to eight, 894: total, 11,010 This averages 97 an hour, or 15 in every minute • and it is fair to presume that there is no street in the world where so many carriages pass and repass in one day. On September Ist several persons were enpged in order to ascertain the number of foot passengers which passed the same place from eight in the morning to eiht in the evening, and the result was as follows :_.From eight to nine o'clock, 3,600; from nine to ten 4,460; from ten to eleven 4.380 ; from eleven to twelve, 4,620; from twelve to one, 3,900 ; from one to two, 3,840; from two to three, 4,200 ; from three to four, 4,480 ; from four to five, 5,280 ; from five to six, 4,480 ; from six to seven, 3,945 ; from seven to eight, 6,720 ; total, 53,505. This statement will be found equal in number to 4,4553 per hour, or 74 in every minute. The number of persons supposed to pass in and with carriages (averaging two to each) amounts to 22,020, which, added to the above, makes a total of 75,505 passengers in twelve hours.  There was a fall of snow in several parts of the North of England on Tuesday night week ; the mountain tops near Amblesidc and Keswick were covered some inches deepon Wednesday morning, but it melted away before night.