The Sun. — 1822-02-19 (London, England)

MELA NCH OLY SUICIDE. INQUEST ON JAMES GORDON, ESQ.—The Inquest on the unfortunate Gentleman, (whose melancholy death we yesterday announced, and whose name is (Coßporr,) took place yesterday morning at his residence, 29, Hill-street, Berkeleysquare.' The first witness examined was the deceased's head butler, from whose testimony it appeared, that about eight o'clock on Sunday morning lie was alarmed by a noise in th, water-closet, and on proceeding thither, he was shocked to find his master weltering in his blood ; a pistol laid near him on the ground, and both sides of his head were dreadfully shattered with the ball. Witness immediately sent for medical assistance. The Coroner summed up, and the jut) nturned a verdict of " Insanity."  A Correspondent informs us, that on Thursday night the 7th inst. between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, while passing the south eastern extremity of the Cheviat, he was most agreeably surprised to see a lunar rainbow. This singular phenomenon, from the distinctness of its prismatic colours—its renting, as it were, upon two opposite and beautifully green hills—together with the perfectness of its arch, had a very imposing and magnificent appearance.—(Durham Adverti4er.) It is with pleasure we state, that the Lady of A. R. DOTTIN, Esq. of Bugle Hall, has distributed a number of blankets and bushels of coals to several poor families in 'Southampton. W. M. PITT, Esq. and E. P. PORTMAN, Esq, the Members for Dorsetshire, have ordered a reduction of 251. per cent. on their rentals. A gentleman one day having been engaged is the investigation of a rather intricate affair, and not finishing it to his satisfaction, postponed it to the following day, remarking to one of his friends, " I really don't know what to make.of this me, I wish you would revolve it in your mini -whetsyou get into bed." "'That would be making a pillow-case of it at any rate," replied the other.. Those silly Radicals, Little .WADDINGTO::, DOCIPT WATson, and GALE JONES, made Speeches yesterday to " some quantity of barren spectators," at the Paul's Head, Cateaton-street.— Resolutions were agreed to, expressive of syria. pathy with HUNT'S misfortunes, and of disapprobation of his imprisonment. In the early part of last month the followina; horrid murder was perpetrated at St. Peters:. burgh :—Mr. ----, a wealthy German Printer, was on the eve of returning home to the land of his 'fathers, to enjoy that fortune which he had acquired by honest industry, when he was found murdered in his bed in the morning ; seteral stabs with a knife having been inflicted on the body. In his clenched hands were tufts of different coloured hair, which he had torn from the assassins in his conflict with them. They were disappointed, however, in the booty they had expected to find : an insignificant sum was all they carried off, the great bulk of his fortune being in Notes and Bills, which had been carefully concealed under a carpet.-What renders this tale more shocking is, that.the murderers were some of his own workmen The eye of Providence, however, was upon them, for though they quitted the town in a travelling . carriage, and were driving furiously along the road, the Police satin overtook them, and lodged them safely in prisim till such time as they are ' made to expiate their foul crime upon the tafold,