The Sun. — 1833-07-03 (London, England)

FLETCHER, ALEXANDER., and Co., of King's Arms. yard. The extraordinary mistake about the failure of the sum firm was also destitute of foundation; Messrs. FLETCHER, ALEXANDER, and Co. never having contemplated stopping payment. It also appeared that Mr. FLETCHER had even made advances to the deceased. The Jury returned a verdict of temporary derangement. SUICIDE BY TAKING PRUSSIC On Sunday afternon, about two o'clock, a French Gentleman, of highly respectable appearance, went into the house of Mr. J. Burr:A, the Red Lion Inn, Greenwich, near the Hospital, and partook of some bread and cheese and ale, and after remaining about half an hour went away. Between eight and nine o'clock at night he returned again, and inquired if be could sleep there that night? He was answered in the affirmative, and Le retired to bed about half-pist ten o'clock. The following morning, finiiiog lie di, nut come down stairs, Mr. BUTTLE went to call him, but could receive no answer. Suspecting that something had happened during the night, a man named ALBEitz BURR got in at his bedroom window, the door being f‘stened, when he found the unhappy man lying on the floor, quite dead and cold. Mr. SHERWIN and several other medical gentlemen were called in immediately, and they p. onounced that he had been dead some hours. On looking about the room a small phial was found which had contained prussic acid ; and, from the odour which arose from the mouth of the unfortunate man, there can he no doubt but that he had swallowed the contents of the phial. The deceased is a total stranger, but a piece of paper bearing the name of Sparks" was sewn inside the collar of his coat. He was a man about five feet four inches high, and was dressed in a black surtout, moleskin trousers, yellow waistcoat (rolling collar), boots made in Paris, linen marked C. S., and wore blue steel spectacles, and a mourning ring on his finger, He had a black snuffbox, and 7s. 3d. in money, in his pocket.  It is not a little singular that the heirs to the Thrones in England, Spain, and Portugal are all little girls; and it is possible, nay, probable that at one and the same time there will be Qleens reigning in these three countries. It is also worthy of remark, that the aspirants for the Thrones in those countries and in France (I mean HENRY the Fifth) are all minors—and we have there. fore presented to us this principle of Monarchy, wil:ch is so much extolled and talked ab .ut, in all it. helplessness, and in all its weakness. Instead of having, as in Aaterica, a now of experience, knowledge, vast acquirements, and national reputation, of matured age and opinions, selected by the mass of the people as the Chief of the Government—this wonderful principle of Monarchy, which Is called eternal, and perennial, and so forth, is giving to England, France, Spain, and Portugal, four Infants, three of whom are female chil,tren, as their Sove.eiens! ! From the letters of 0. P. Q., in the Morning Chronicle.  SALE OF A WlFE.—Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, about 1,000 persons assembled in the neighbourhood of Portman market to witness an exhibition of the above description. At the appointed time the hut band, accompanied by his wife, entered the crowded arena, the latter having been led to the ►pot in the tisu:ll manner, with a halter round her neck. The business then cowmynced, amidst the hissings and hooting of the popul,ce, who showered stones and other missiles on the pariies. The fist bidding was Ss., and the next 4s. ; after which an interval elapsed, amidst the call of " Going, going," from the auctioneer. At last a dustman stepped forward, and exclaimed, " I wool give five bob" (55.) The woman was " knocked down" for the sum, and the dustman carried her off, nothing lotb,runidst the hisses of the crowd.