The Sun. — 1842-04-06 (London, England)

SUICIDE FROM REMORSE.—Last week, as a shoemaker, residing in the Rue Gaudene, at 111arseilles, was at work in his room, he heard a knock at the door, and going to open it, was horror struck at seeing a man covered with blood, from a frightful wound in his throat. The man attempted to speak, but finding it impossible to articulate a word, lie flung his arms wildly in the air, and then fell down dead at the door. The shoemaker in alarm called his neighbours, and the man was recognised as a person named Simon, also a shoemaker, 26 years of age, who resided on the floor above. He hail been living for some time with a woman, whom he had seduced from her husband. This woman had of late been suffering fi om re • morse which had at last affected her reason. She had more than once attempted to throw herself out of the window, and her paramour had frequently expressed his regret at having persuaded her to live with him. The neighbours were streaking of these circumstances whilst attempting to restore the man lying on the landing-place, when this woman suddenly came out of her room above, also with her neck and bosom covered with blood. She advanced a few steps, as if to descend the stairs, when she tottered and fell. A Commissary of Police was sent for, and every assistance was rendered her, but she died without uttering a single word. The only circumstance that can give an idea as to how these two persons came by their death was a razor which she held in her hand when she fell. It was one that had been lent to the man by a cousin of his, and it is supposed that the woman, in one of her fits of madness, had seized on the man whilst sitting at his work, and had drawn the razor across his throat, and afterwards bad cut her own.  The Toulon Journals announce that orders have been received to lay down two new schooners, to be modelled after the Dauphinoise, and to be carried on with such expedition, that one may be finished by the end of the present year, and the other early. next year. It is stated that Madame Vestris's connexion with Covent Garden- theatre, as manager, Will cease with the present season, and that it is probable Mr. Charles Kemble will be the bead of the establishment, aided by his daughters Miss Adelaide and Mrs. Butler.  The number of effective horses for the military service in the inner territorial divisions of France amounts to 56,865. Deducing those of the Gendarmery and Municipal Guards of the officers of the other corps, and those at the Riding-school of Saumur, there will remain 38,944 fur mounting the cavalry in general. The horses aro renewed by eights or 5,868 per annual, costing a yearly expenditure of 2,716,191 f., which may be thus divided, viz.:-806 horses for the heavy cavalry, at 750 f. each ; 1,343 for the Dragoons and Lancers, at 550 f. each ; 1,208 fur the Chasseurs and Hussars, at 480 f. ; 37 picked horses for the School at Saumur, 533 f. ; 1,070 for the Artillery and waggon trains, at 500 f.; 414 for the Horse Artillery, of which 332 are geldings at 600 f., and 82 mares at 540 f. if to the above sum of 2,716,191 f. be added 199,946 f. for the purchase of officers' horses, the total annual expense for the. general remounting of the army, according.to its effective force on Ist January 1841, will be 2,916,131 f. In the above calculation are not included the newly-formed regiments of Chasseurs and Hussars, comprising about 2,200 horses, the annual cost of which may be estimated at 132,000 f. The daily ration of each horse, according to the contracts entered into for five years from Ist January 1830, was lf. 13c., but since 1840 this price has been increased by 2 cents. a ration. As a proof of the lateness of the season in the neighbourhood of London, we may mention that a gentleman who left Scotland on Saturday evening brought with•him some twigs taken from a sycamore tree, on which not only the leaf is fully formed and quite out, but so are the seed blossoms, which are hanging delineated in perfect beauty, and fully more than an inch in length. These twigs were taken withorit any selection whatever from a large and beautiful tree on rather an exposed situation , facing the north, near to Poiok House, the seat of Sir John Maxwell, Bart. One of the twigs are left at our office for the inspection of the curious. A Lyons journal relates that an inhabitant of a neighbouring town, some time ago, granted to another the use of his wife for nine years, at an annual rent. The sum agreed upon not having been paid, and being precluded by the immorality of the lease from recovering the sum due by course of law, the husband threatened the person to whom he had transferred his wile with vengeance, and kept arms about him with the intent of carrying his menaces into execution. This disgraceful affair being made known to the police, the husband was arrested, and tried for unlawfully carrying arms, and condemned to imprisonment for fifteen days.