The Sun. — 1845-04-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.—On Saturday afternoon the following determined act of suicide was CO misted in Kensington-gardens :—About four o'clock, as t lad was walking round the gravel walk at the south-Weesd corner of the gardens, which is at that part only separas from the high (Kensington) road by a wall extending tolse l) palace entrance, he observed a person standing amongst t'&4 cluster of trees on the north of the path, and going toe's"-, him he discovered that he was hanging by a piece of cord to 0 short projecting bough of the tree. He immediately called t` one of the labourers in. the gardens, who hastened to the sr, and cut the cord with his shovel. Symptoms of life being slid apparent, the gardenman ran off instantly to the residence so Mr. Merriman, surgeon, of Kensington-square, one of wh(,)g assistants accompanied him back to the spot, and bny7,,"17, poured some ammonia into the unfortunate man's men' ct opened a vein in the right arm, from which some bloe flowed, but life was then quite extinct. When first di9sscovered the deceased's feet touched the ground, and determinedly had he pressed his neck on he cord tili;o in trout it had nearly cut the flesh. The deceased apPett to be between sixty and seventy years of age, ab(1; five feet eight or nine inches high, rather large s tures, fair, white hair, rather bald at the top of the head, 511 d was dressed in a dark brown great-coat, a black frockseea," black cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, Wellingte„ r boots, nearly new, and altogether of gentlemanly and Wl'. as tary appearance. His shirt collar (a detached one) marked " T. W. C.." and round his neck was a black 3"i stock with long ends. His shirt was marked "H. J., 3," an over it was a clean flannel waistcoat. In his pockets we rs found four small keys on a brass ring, a la'ch key, silk purse empty, a pair of old tortoiseshell spectacles, st yellow silk pocket handkerchief, and threepence halfpenny in copper, and in his left hand trousers pocket was found s dark handled razor. One of the gardenmen states that be had noticed the deceased walking about the gardens all the afternoon ; but that cannot be the fact, as the afternoon svi'' very wet, while deceased's boots are scarcely soiled. Infortus" tion of the circumstance was immediately sent to the police: station at Kensington, when two constables were sent Wit' a stretcher, on which the body was removed to the workhouse in Gloucester-road, Kensington, where it awaits coroner's inquest. r f The election of a successor to Mr. Wallace, for the representation of Greenock, is fixed to take lace on Tien day. Although every effort has been made for tfte purpose, by a few of the ultras, no opposition candidate has ventured to come forward, we are glad to state, in opposition to bar' Baine. Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, Sir Henry Pottinger, al3„; the Marquis of Lorne, were all spoken of, and, we believe, 10 some shape or other applied to and urged to present thaw selves, but, to the credit of the people of Greentsel, when the state of public opinion was sots:ides' not one of those gentlemen could find such al opening as gave them the slightest likelihood of success be" , they presented themselves. With every confidence, therefore, that Mr. Baine will act a part which will give satisfaction . both to his constituents and his countrymen, we are hapPY 'announce that he is thus likely to be returned without 01313(r SitiOn.—Gasgow Saturday Post.