The National Register. — 1819-06-27 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.-00 Monday afternoon, about four (Ali ck a well-dressed gentleman was observed walking along Chandos-street, in a very agitated in utucr; at length he turned round the corner of Codecourt, Strand : he advanced towards the door of M:. Donaldson, broker, seemingly with an intention of ente;trig, but finding it shut, went to the opposite door tat being also shut, he stood a few minutes on the spot, feeling in his pockets, and taking a lancet front a box, he pot it to his throat, and cut it in a dreadful manner from ear to ear, and in a moment the pavement was cimered with blood. He fell hack and wassupported by Robinson the beadle, who was passing by. Mr. Morris, a surgeon, attended, but the unfortunate gentleman had injured himself so dreadfully that he was mkt dead.— Some papers, a set of surgeon's instr •nt., with three half-pence, were found in his pockets His body was taken in a shell to Mr. Bartlett's, undertaker, where he was shortly after owned by his friends, from whom it was understood his name was Brotherhood, son of the Rev. Mr. Brotherhood, of Desborniegh, Northamptonshire, a surgeon of Crown-street, Soho Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at the King's Atllls, Chandoastreet. on the body. On :Monday list, the deceased went into the coffee-room in Castle-cam?, anti requested Mrs. Grimaldi to lend him a sharp knife to bleed himself, which she refitseo, lie left the place. and shortly afterwards 'stencilling was heard is fad, and, on looking up the snort, deceased was dashing his head on the pas ement, with his legs in the air ; he got up and walked on. When he arrived near Mr Donald. son's, the broker, he mewed his steckkerehtef," and with a lancet, after a sudden start r I, inflicted a sleep wound. lie ailerwards took off his neckkerchief, and cut his throat again ; he then staggered about he yards and fell back, the blood flowing profusely It was useless to render any medical assistance, .• Mr. Bell, of the Cross Tavern, said, the deceased hid occupied apartments at his house since February last lie was sometimes sere collected, and at other times flighty. Within the las five years he had run through ark jakagaje sum, though  . r.  now he *as iti %cry itailsertt circumstances. His Ciro r and brother are reripectable clergymen in Northamptonshire, am! bite owl (rinds .ire c:rtt-r When uoitig tr, b.•d ur Sunday rrrl•trstecl !lel! .10 look into bedroom the toll.iwing ocirititigr. 11-a:11M a At.(l, " Art yoit going to. It ill ourcelf r 11.1 reptscd, •' No, permits ‘stirl talk moot of that do it ti, !vat, but it was impossible to sAy chat might 1-ie trot ill) the following 4t Aix a'••6:r•k, though he getierdlty-stept tili rle% en, soil asked Mr. 13,•11 if his Retort lurk had come (mean i scum, money iron, the (motive.) Se% erol pawnbrukets' etiplic...teb were prontaersl, (110— I 11!4Ja.tly.  A long letter from lord Cochrane, dated in February, from onboard the squadron off Va!lranian, was yesterday received in the city : a great portion• of it refers to the ANdstasuiche British frigate. It will Le remembered, that his Lordship made several inquiries of the Commaoder of the United States sloop of war Ontario, regarding the former vessel, as to the quantity of specie on board, and to whom • it blonged. Iu the communication to which we allude, his Lordship states, we understand, unequivocally, that be certainly would have captured the, British frigate, had he not been constrained by the Government of Chili, as he firmly believed that the specie on board of her was actually Spanish pro; erry ; but the Chili= authorities were too well disposed towards the English to risk their displeasure, by making un attack on the Aad,tmusche, although they might have considered themselves, justi- tied in so doing. I a PONTANT INFfIIt