The Sun. — 1851-06-26 (London, England)

ILLNESS. Two melancholy suicides have just taken place in Paris. The first was that of a chocoate manufacturer in the Rue du Petit-Lion Saint Stuvenr. This person had been for some time afflicted with leprosy, and had confined himself to his house discharging his servant, and being resolved to live alone. His workmen and shopmen who came every morning, but left at night, had frequently heard hini exclaim that he preferred death to an existence like his. Yesterday morning the workmen knocked at the parlmrshutters behind the shop, where their employer had his bed, and receiving no reply, applied to the Coramissar3 of Police, who .went and opened the door by force. The unhappy man was found dead on the sofa, and near him was a large iron mortar containing the ashes of some charcoal, with which he had produced suffocation. On the table was a letter written by the deceased, in which he said that he was not a partisan of suicide, sal on the contrary regarded it as a crime, but his me was an exception, and he hoped that God would not punish him herafter for destroying a life of continual suffering without a hope of cure. • The other suicide was that of a lace.dealer, at No. 25, in the Rue do la Monnaie. This tradesman being very ill, a physician was sent for, whe, after visiting him went into an adjoining room, vhere the wife was waiting to hear his opionion of her husband's case. The physician told her that it was very serious, and that if he recovered, which was my doubtful, the illness would be of long duration. It appears that the sick man had quitted his bed, and listened to the conversation. A minute afterwards he opened the window of his room, and throwing himself into the street, was killed on the spot.  (Hear, hear.) Like his opponent ho was in favour of an Extension of Suffrage and an advocate of the Ballot, while he would vote for an extension of free trade, which he thought would advance the interest of the country and improve the condition of the people.—(Hear, hoe r.) Again, reverting to the legal matter of his Hon. Opponent's spc ech, he repeated that he was convinced Mr. Alderman Salomon's could not take his seat if he were elected, but he was just as much satisfied that the electors would not return him. He was in favour of national education, and, therefore, he appealed to the intelect, and not to the prejudices, of the electors, to their minds, and not to their bodies ; and in that spirit he called upon them to assist him in purging the borough of the vile practices which were being encouraged, if not by his Hon. Opponent, at least by his supporters.—(Hear.) He did not come thee with a full purse, nor was he prepared to secure votes by any corupt means whatever, or to gain strength through the means of personality.— (Hear.) He and his party were the defenders of purity of election, and he was convinced that the straightforward course would, in the end, place him at the top of the poll. He would not detain them longer, as before the election closed he should have many opportunities of addressing and expressing his regret that he should bo opposed to his Hon. Friend en this occasion, who by the way was not in the field first, as had been represented, for long before Mr. Salomons came forward, at the last election he was solicited to become a candidate for their borough. He would take his leave of the electors until to-no:row, when he hoped he should be able to say that, notwithstanding; the silk banners, the musk, and the money of his opponent, he was the Member for the ancient town of Greenwich.—(Cheers.) The worthy Alderman was repeatedly interrupted in the course of his address by a small rabble in the body of the crowd, but the noisest portion of the entire assemblage were the Alderman's own Mends, who were permitted to enter the hustings. One of them in particular, who was particularly conspicuous in attributing bribery and corruption to the opposite party, did all he could to throw obstacles in the way of the reporters, and his effrontery was carried so far that he threatened to have a portion of that body removed by the police, because, forsooth, they were not electors. The returning officer then put the show of hands, Mr. Alderman Salomons first, and Mr. Alderman Wire next. The show of bands was declared in favour of Mr. Alderman Salomons, though this decision seemed to excite great dissatisfaction, many maintaining that the majority was in favour of Mr. Wire. A poll was demanded for Mr. Wire, and fixed to open to-morrow at eight o'clock. The proceedings then terminated with a vote of thanks to the returning officer, moved by Mr. Salomons and seconded by Mr. Wire, which was carried with loud  SEABORNE MAILS, [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning— dispatch.)  When made up in Frcm what Wben