The Sun. — 1852-11-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH WANT OF E3IPLOYMENT.-Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest on Wednesday, at the St. Martin's Workhouse, touching the death of Benjamin Greenwood, aged 61, residing at 14, Whitcomb-street, St. Martin's-lane, a journeyman tallow-chandler lately in the employ of Mr. Osborne, candle manufacturer and oilman, 7, St. Martin's-street, who committed suicide in the following frightful manner on last Monday evening, at his own residence. Mr. Osborne stated that the deceased had been in his employ about eight 'years, and was always a very sober, steady man. He had done no regular work for witness for the last six weeks, with the exception of a little odd jobbing occasionally, and his mind had become so affected that although a good arithmetician, he was at times unable to count a few bundles of wood. After one of the  head attacks passed off, he would tell witness that during their continuance, he felt as if he could do anything with himself ; but witness never understood him to mean suicide. On Monday morning last he had asked witness's daughter where her father was, and not finding him, hung down his head, and went out of the shop. On the previous Saturday he was last seen by his son-in-law, to whom he expressed himself in a very desponding way, in consequence of being out of work, and things went strangely with him, about which he was very excited, but did not say anything about making away with himself. About half-past eight in the evening deceased's wife suspected that something was wrong, and sent for Mr. Cooper, a neighbour, who went up-stairs, on the front room of the first floor, and saw him lying over a pail. Mr. Lenton, surgeon, of 33, Leicester-square, was immediately called in, and that gentleman found the unhappy man, with his throat cut, lying on the floor, with his right hand and arm in a pail, which he had placed there to receive his blood. A white-hadled razor, with which he committed the fatal act, was at the bottom of the pail. On examining the wound it was seen that he had cut from the back of the neck, and divided both the jugular vein and cartoid artery, internally and externally. Death must have been instantaneous. Verdict—" Temporary Insanity."  SHIPWRECK OF AN EAST INDlAMAN.—lnformation has been received of the total loss of a fine Indiaman, near Amlwch Bay, on the Welch coast. The Fairfield, Captain Hughes, left Liverpool on Wednesday last, the 10th instant, for Bombay, with a valuable general cargo. In passing down the channel her rudder got unshipped, and the vessel became quite unmanageable, and drove on Dulas Rocks, at the entrance of Dulas Bay, near Amlwch, where she beat heavily, and with considerable difficulty the captain and crew were got safe on shore. A strong gale having sprung up, with a heavy sea, the ship laboured so much that she soon bilged, and the tide ebbs and flows through her. Abobe thirty men, under the directions of Captain Hughes and the agents, are employed in saving the spars, sails, and rigging ; a portion of her stern has been stove in, and her stores, which were stowed aft, are being washed on shore. On the news of the disaster being known at Liverpool, the brokers, without delay, dispatched steamers, lighters, a life boat, and a number of men to Dulas Bay, for the purpose of saving the cargo, and conveying it to Liverpool, as the beach in the vicinity of the wreck is unfavourable for landing. The vessel remains upright, and dries at low water, so that if the weather moderates there is every probability of saving the greater portion of the cargo.  MR.