The Sun. — 1834-08-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN PARIS.—A young English lady, Miss Ann —, an early orphan of good family and large fortune, perceived on arriving at years of maturity that her education had been neglected. To retrieve her lost time she placed herself in a French school, and was distinguished by remarkable assiduity ; but the rapidity of her progress was not commensurate with her wishes, and she formed the desperate resolution of committing suicide. At nine o'clock, a few morn_ ings ago, Miss Anna partook of the school breakfast; her countenance, although somewhat saddened, gave no reason for anticipating the afflicting deed she was meditating. At half-past nine she disappeared, and was supposed to have taken refuge for study in some part remote from the tumult of recreation ; but at ten she had ceased to exist. One of her schoolfellows playfully wandering in the garden, perceived her in an arbour, seated on a stool, her head inclined upon a bench. Having called her several times without receiving an answer, she concluded that the unhappy girl had fallen asleep. This seemed a favourable opportunity for a frolic, and when she approached for the purpose, she beheld with dismay a flow of blood from under the garments of her companion. Her cries attracted the principals of the establishment, but all succour was useless—Miss Anna had yielded her last sigh. Her hand still grasped a penknife, the instrument of death by which an incision, two inches in length, had been made in the neck.  MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LlFE.—Tuesday some young gentlemen, with one or two seafaring persons (seven in all), proceeded from Portaferry in a yacht, on a pleasure excursion on Strangford Lough. They were accomplinied by another sail boat. The day was squally, with a stiff south breeze. When the boats were running under a heavy press of sail near the headland of Castleward, the boat was suddenly brought round by a sharp gust, and capsized before she righted. All on board were plunged into the sea, where they endeavoured to support themselves by swimming. The second boat came to their assistance, and one of the gentlemen, Mr. J. Miller, swam into an adjacent island. Those who felt themselves strong called to the people in the boat to save their weaker companions ; and Mr. Miller, seeing his young friend, Mr. Turnly Barr (son of Col. Barr, East India Company's service), in danger of sinking, swam off again to his relief. Young Barr was saved, but his intrepid and generous companion perished in accomplishing the humane task 1 The other brave fellows, who trusted too much to their own strength, and directed the attention of those on board Colonel Nugent's boat to their sinking friends, also perished. Four out of seven were drowned. Their names are--Mr. J. Miller, son of Mr. Cunningham Miller, of Portaferry • Mr. M'Clintock, son of Mr. M'Clintock, M. P. for Louth% the Rev. A. O'Beirne, curate of Ardquin, eldest son of the Rev. Dr. O'Beirne, diocesan seminary Enniskillen ; and Nolan, the boatman. The three young gentlemen were persons of unusual promise, and two of them (M'Clintock and O'Beirne) had just entered on their• pursuits in life, after a preparatory course of literary study of the most laborious and honourable description. The situation of Mr. M'Clintock is peculiarly distressing, the young gentleman now lost being Ins last child, and one of four sons and two daughters of whom he has been bereft within the last twelve, months.—Northern Whig.