The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-11-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.  decanters: Balancing himself on his hand on the top of the decanters is an extraordinary proof of equitation. He has great power in his thighs, and has a pleasing manner. Madlle. Paul is a pleasing and interesting equestrian, and dances the " Cacucha" with much grace. Young Nief exhibits on the bare-backed steed. He is an uncommonly talenled young man, and his concluding performance of balancioing himself on the hind quarters of the horse at full speed is remarkable. Madlle. Mathilde is second to none but Caroline in the high school of riding. Her style is lady-like, and appears in the handsome costume of the French " Amazone" riding-habit. She offers a perfect model to our female equest;ans. The performances continue to be enlivened by M. Auriols, sen. and jun., Mons. L'Eclair, and Mehemet, the latter of whom is a surprising fellow. It will be seen that as the corn pany's stay in Liverpool is now drawing to a close, and, for the accommodation of families, a few morning performances will be given on Tuesdays and Fridays, the second of which takes place to-day.  SUICIDE UNDER REMARKABLE eIRCUMSTANCES.—On Thursday morning, a suicide of a singular nature was discOvered to have been committed in an inn, in this town. The deceased was named Edward A. Ray wont, and is supposed to have respectable connections in London. He had for some time been an inmate of the Waterloo Hotel. On the 3d instant several articles of gentleman's clothing were missed from a room in the hotel adjacent to deceased's bedroom, and, suspicion falling upon him, the police were instructed to observe his motions. He was traced as having frequently been at a house in Pleasantstreet, tenanted by a Miss Harris, to one of whose lodgers, Miss Mary Ann Byrom, he was in the habit of paying particular attention. He was not there, and the females named stated that they supposed he had gone to London. It afterwards appeared that he had gone to the George Hotel, in Dale-street, aoout 12 o'clock on Wednesday night and asked for a bed. His manner excited some attention, but he was accommodated, and retired to bed. Not making his appearance in reasonable time in the morning, and his door being fast, two police-officers were called, and, on forcing their way in, they found him hanging by the neck, by a scarf fixed to a small hook in the wall. It was evident he had stood on the dressing table and thrown it from under him. He feet were about two feet from the floor. He was taken down instantly, but life was extinct. At an early hour on the night on which he committed the act, deceased had called at Miss Harris's house and wrote to Miss Byrom, on a scrap of paper, and in an indifferent hand, as follows :—" Grieved am I that I should not see von once more before dying. When you receive this I am no more, but my remains will be found at the George Hotel. Do not ask me why. Fortune, friends, and mistress,—all are gone, yet I bless thee while dying.—Edward." On the back of the note was written, —" Don't open this note till to-morrow morning. To my Polly."—The deceased, it is supposed, must have been in the habit of taking laudanum, as three or four ounces of that narcotic were found in a bottle in his bedroom. Another bottle containing a smaller quantity of the same poison was also found. The inquest was held on Friday. Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, stated that deceased had there contracted a debt of about £2O. Deceased had stated that he was heavily involved in stock transactions. Miss Harris confirmed the statement that he had paid his addresses to Miss Byrom. Miss Byrom, agood-looking woman of small stature, said deceased and she had kept company together, and that for the last few weeks he had appeared much depressed in spirits, having, as he said, lost a- great deal of money in London. She saw him last alive on Sunday night, when he appeared to be still more desponding. He was in the habit of taking laudanum. Upon receiving the above note she took it to tho Police-office. A constable said he received the note, and thinking the writer was the person he was in se-arch of, he went to the George Hotel, and forced open the deceased's bed-room door at two in the morning. Deceased appeared much excited, and endeavoured to keep possession of the two bottles of laudanum, but the officer took them from him, and left him about four o'clock, when he appeared in a quiet state of mind. At eight (as stated) he was found dead. The coroner reprimanded Ellis, the officer, for having entered the room of deceased in the unwarrantable manner he bad done. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.