The Sun. — 1844-07-17 (London, England)

LEA BRIDGE RACES.—YEsTERDAY. The Lea Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 10 added; the second to save his stakes ; three yrs old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 10th; five, 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 101 b ; winners this year Sibs extra. Ikats, twice round and a distance. The winner to be sold for 60/., &c. (6 Subs.) Mr. Nightingale's Ascot, aged Mr. Lamb's Sambo Sutton, aged - 0 1 2 Mr. Wiltshire's Delusion, aged Mr. Fisher's Risk, aged 3 dr Mr., Carmen's Luxury, syrs ..... ....... ..... 0 dr - A Forced Handicap of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, the second to receive 4/., one mile and a quarter, was wor,, in two heats, by Mr. Hepple's Lady Flora, 0 yrs (Patt6on), beating Zara, aged, and Dart, 5 yrs. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 added ; the: second to save his stake, and the winner to be sol for 80 Soya. Heats, over eight hurdles. (3 Subs.) Te..ale's Unknown, list 10Ib (Clark) 3 1 1 Mr. Law's Ace of Diamonds, list 71b. Mr. Lamb's Donald Caird, list  HlTEBAlT.—Whitebait, thee, is may a little means _fur acqUiring •a great deal of pleasure,/ -smell" it is always allied with sunehine—it is accompanied by jolly friends acd good humour. You rush after abott little fish, and leave the cares of London behind you—tlve row and struggle, the foggy darkness, the slippery pavement where every man jostles you, striding on his wa, pre-ciecupied with care written on Ms brow. Look out of the window—the sky is tinted_ with a thousand glorious hues—the ships pass silently over the blue glittering waters—there is no object within sight that is not calm, and happy, and beautiful. Yes! turn your heal a little, and there lies the Tower of London in the dim smoky sunset. There lies Care, Labour, To-Morrow.—aVeto ly Magazine. SUICIDE THROUGH FAMILY DIFFERENCES,--141 St night an inquest was taken before Mr. J. Payne, Deputy Coroner, at St.. Bartholomew's Hospital, on view of the body of Cornelius Ryan, aged thirty-eight, who cenimitted -selfdestruction with arsenic, at No. 4, Easton-place, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, where lie resided. It appeared, from the evidence, that the deceased Was foreman in the employment, of Mr. Godby, clothes-dealer, Brook-street, Holborn. A few-weeks ago he married a second wife, who was much younger than himself. Ile had three children, and foe• the last few weeks -he complained of the treatment of '.ins wife towards them. On Saturday night last, between el even and twelve o'clock, he met his brother en Holborn-hill. He then seated that he was very unhappy about, family affairs, and he was very depressed in his mind. lee gave his brother sonic money, 91. 10s. belonging to 'nine niistress, and observed that the last time he took home hie mistress's money, he missed a sovereign. lie parted frost. his brother, and purchased wane arsenic in Gray's Inn-lane, which be • took in water between twelve and tele o'clock on Sunday morning. No medical man. was called in till about nice o'clock, when Mr. King, surgeon, High Holborn, was called in; deceased was then fast sinking, cud lie was removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died in a few hours. The paper containing the arsenic had written on it " most. virulent poison." Some of the jury thinking deceased was in a sound state of mind when he committed the act, t'ne inquiry was adjourned. The investigation did not conotude till half-past ten.