The Sun. — 1840-09-30 (London, England)

LATE SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Last evening an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Crown, Green-street, Leicester-square, on the body of George Ellis Inman, aged 26, a merchant's clerk. Police-constable 130 A said that at 12 o'clock on Saturday night last he Has on duty in the Mall, St. James's Park, when he heard the report of a pistol. He went immediately in the direction of the report, and in the corner of the third seat from the Duke of York's column he found deceased with his brains blown out, and a pistol that had been recently discharged in his hand. No person was near deceased at the time. His hat was at some distance from hint, and the ball had perforated the right side of it, just above the rim, carrying away the right side of his head. It appeared further, from the evidence of a fellow-lodger, that he lodged at No. 13, Arundel-street, Strand, and that for the last twelve months he was nearly insane at intervals, and that a small quantity of honor or the smoking of three or four cigars would render him unconscious of what he was doing. His employers were Messrs. Borsean and Co., Champagne merchants, of Crutched-friars, with whom he was on good tennis, but at whose office he had not appeared since the Tuesday the before dated Gravesend, was received from him, containing a 25/. bill of exchange, which he might have got cashed if he had chosen. He was not a gambler, and had not embezzled any of his employer's property. He had not been married, and was attached to no female. He was a well educated man, and spoke three or four languages. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."  • . Lord Alvanley, who has been for several months at the Court of Mehemet Ali, left Cairo about the end of August for Constantinople, where he is expected to rerult:n three months. The last letters from his Lordship rr present his health to be perfectly re-established. Lieutenant-General Baron Fririon, Cotnmandant of the Hotel Royal des Invalides, died on Friday. His funeral took place on Saturday in the church t f that edifice. Hyde Park on Tuesday presented rather a fashionable feature, for there were more equipages of rank there than have been seen for a month past ; and among the number was Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, in his team. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE TERMINUS OF THE Loam: AND BLACK WALL RATLWAY,—Yes!erday, at noon, an inquest was held by Mr. Baker at the London Hospital, on the body of John Hile, aged 44, a ca-penler, the particulars of whose melancholy death have before appeared in The Sun, The accident was caused by the swivel breaking at the connecting bar, the metal forming which was defective. A new sort of swivel had been substituted, which as yet answers effetually. There were twelve guards to every train, and each train had a junior guard, apprenticed to the company, to become hereafter a chief guard. The breaking of a rope or swivel could not by any possible means cause injury to the passengers on the line. The only effect such breakage could produce would be to stop the train. The carriages had six wheels each, and neither the breaking of a rope or axle could throw them off the rril. Verdict, Accid, D,ath." A gentleman belonging to the Company said the Directors would take into their liberal consideration the case of deceased's widow