The Express. — 1853-06-27 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY A GENTLEMAN OP FORTUNE. Lout Saturday Mr. Wakley held an inquest on John Shedden, Esq., at the deceased's private residence, Tavistnek.plue, Tavistock-square. The deceased, who was a bachelor, aged 64, always enjoyed the best health and spirits, and betrayed a suicidal tendency or symptom of insanity beyond a Flight eccentricity of manner. "Wednesday evening he dined with his brother, George Shedden, Esq., at 6, Bedford-square, when, with the exception of a slight bilious attack, he appeared in his usual health and spirits. Thursday evening be dined alone in Tavistock-place, retiring to bed at his usual hour without evincing the slightest change of breakfast hour the following morning, the servant proceeded to his bedroom to call him, when receiving no answer to her repeated knockings, she became alarmed, and calling assistance, had the door forced open, when she found her muter suspended by a silk neckerchief from the cross pole of his bedstead. He was instantly cut down and medical assistance procured, but life had been some time extinct, as it would appear that the unfortunate gentlemen hung himself *non after retiring to rest. lie wan undressed, and had been evidently in bed, as appeared front its disturbed state. On the dressing-table was a letter written by deceased to a friend, in which he spoke of his resolve to commit suicide to end a life of misery, and as he was unable to face his friends again. lie concluded the letter by stating that he was contheiled tecommit the snici. dal act. The coroner observed that the letter was evidently the production of an insane brain. George Shedden, Esq., could not account for his brother's suicide, as his affairs were in a most prosperous state, and he had nothing, as far as witness was aware, to disturb his mental quietude, Several other witnesses having been examined without at all clearing up the mysterious circumstances that induced deceased to destroy himself, the jury returned a verdict of " Insanity." LAdvertaaarrrent.) Firrir THOUSAND CORM wersolri IthieleiNis by Dv I.mas's Itasmarrm Musses Fem.1, Care *555 Fifty yam' Iftimsdbable sew kiss ftpuepWs, awommarer astkam samAtmesmftftwftsw. ftsbalesey. Iftosaaa ▪ ig juladi. ma lam Wm ismemn smile* IhnLerla Jef4s 03301wr L. try ly Om ss. Notillpftsipla ; from Um kliftt Bea.efts LW lbseetii e Desiam--. I Yoe dirtied erwalderabis WNW yew from autberim iyallawkw of Ara lleas.*—emet de Deal..Vdls sseteoma. 0114 as Ili.: 11 lA, at tie. ftwpw.retesd quality. 10 lb, at 335. ; 0 lb. at Us.; the 10113 sad II lb. saidsbes tree of carriage, by 93aav Do Liam earlen. 7f, Irromm.atrest. Lembo. [A dverthoodrat.l—THl BAIL OP ALDBOROVOII sago Houbwme• Ptua.—Aa selemalatr ears by Mb miraculoae madimaa, after every Other Millie bad Oce caraut from kb lordship's letter, dated Villa Maar. Lisbon. Ft& 31. 1845.—T0 resigner Holloway. stir,—l boo to earimins yea OW Mir Alla have aided a sure of a dwordwfts my Myer rd roma err sll the mistemiennt of the faculty st bur ad all soar the Chadasat bad ad lose sib lor oloot—nr, NW mil the yam of Ortilaul linfashaL (11001) dossoonoor" tiro worbotoi ilk wW ow disorder of re fror fit Ma _Sim ) • hakes, lidlowW• Mal Ab I I _lllsesq Mr. odd* ad morolli warm droddir rot onood word.