The Sun. — 1804-11-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE.  YESTERDAY the Coroner's Inqueit sat on the body of art eminent Solicitor, who had shot himself at his houie, near the General Post. Office. About six o'clock on Thursday evening. this unfortunate Gentleman suddenly left the office, and went to water.closet up stairs, where he discharged a pistol in his mouth, and the two balls with which it was loaded,ipassed through the occiput; the consequence was instant death. .  He was discovered in a sitting posture, with his head reclined against the wall, without any signs of life, and on a further investigation, the wound was observed, and the fatal instrument which gave it. • It appeared from the evidence, that about a year ago he had a very violent ,fit of the gout, since which time I,e frequently appeared not pertetily collefled in the exercise of his faculties ; his habits of industry induced him frequently to continue at business till the stupefaction under which he labour. ed rendered him incompetent to the duties of his profession. The Family Apothecary confirmed the evidence given in regard to the infirmity of the deceased from the effeds of the gout, and said, it not uncom. manly affeeted his head ; it is probable, therefore, that it was in a paroxistn of this kind fie had committed the deed which terminated his existence.— The Jury brought in their verdift—Lunary.  A Caution.--On Wednesday last a farmer near Whetstone, in Leicestershire, by mistake, put into the corn for his horses, Ratsbane instead of Nitre, with an intention of preventing their heels from swelling. Four died worth 601. and two mares in foal, being the whole of his stud. At Loughborough fair yesterday sennight there was a large show of neat cattle :—Fat Beef and Mutton met their full ♦alue, but halfmeated beasts were very heavy sale at reduced prices.  The show of fat and lean cattle at Soulmas Fair, held at York on Wednesday, was unwually large ; the sale of both sorts very dull, and a great num ber Were driven off unsold.  On Saturday night last, as some men were fishing at a little distance from llawlish, a young shark e,n. tangled MAW iv their net, which, in two house, with great difficulty, they cowed on shore, It weighed tour hundred weight, was near nine feet in length, and had a cod fish of 3olh. in its belly.  MANsiox-Housi.—Edward Jones, a labourer in the East India Warehouse, was charged before the Loan MAYOR, on suspicion of stealing a quantity of tea. It appeared, from the evidence of two watchmen, that the Prisoner had leit the warehouse the day before at three o'clock, hut was discovered again within the gates at five o'clock, where he haa no right to be. The watchman being told of it, he was taken into custody, and the bag of tea was heard to drop from him near the spat.---One of the Beadles of Bishopsgate produced the bag of tea, which, he said, contained about fourteen pounds. John Bride said, he was sent from the warehouse to inform his Lordship they had been plundered of a great deal of tea in the place where the Prisoner worked. He had orders from the Company to state, that they would prosecute this man. The Prisoner, in his defence, said, he had not possession of any tea, and that the Witnesses could not prove that he had when the watchman took him in custody.—His Lordship said he should re. mand the Prisoner for a further examination, when he expected some others from the warehouse to at. tend.  Yesterday evening, at the early hour of half past five o'clock, an attempt was made to rob a young Woman, well dressed, of a bundle which she had under her arm, by a man, a little beyond the Wa. ter.works, on the Cheisea.roail ; but she holding ittight, he snatched an umbrella from her, and ran off; she raised the cry of 14 Stop thieffe ,and he was pursued through Pimlico, into Ranelogli. street, where he ran into a stable, and was secured with the umbrella in his possession. He was taken into the guard.house, near the. Queen's House, where he was recognized to. be one of those on duty at the King's guard, St. James's. On Saturday afternoon, Thomas Kid, a sailor, belonging to one of the Greenland ships at Dundee, whilst carelessly looking down one of the hatch. ways, lost his balance, and was precipitated to the bottom of the hold, a depth of 16 feet. He was conveyed to the Infirmary in a state of insensibility, and surgical assistance procured. He languished, however, till six o'clock the next evening, and ex. pined. The situation of his poor wife, who had been delivered of a child only the day before, may be more easily imagined than expressed, A col. lielion was very humanely set on lout by Lieut. Stenhouse, of the Royal Navy, for beltoof of the family of the deceased. 4 man who was some time ago apprehended in the neighbourhood of 'Leeds, declared, that there was not a house or warehouse in that town, if the door was merely locked, but and his accom. }dices could enter with ease ; and as a proof of his dexterity, added, that there was .one wArch,3l9C in that place, that the gang had entered hobitually, from which they had :don; supplied their friends with goods to the amount of 2001.  COURT 01 tING') jov. is.