The Sun. — 1815-04-19 (London, England)

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-It may be in the.recollection of our Readers, that during the last term Mr. Walker, of the Percy Coffee-house, Rathbone:place, obtained a verdict of 300 i. flainages, in the Court of K ing's 'Bench, against a Mr. Paletborp; for cril4. con. After the trial the Lady was. permitted to retire with her paramour, but gloom was soon substituted for gaiety, and on Monday she became so appalled by the .companCtion of con,cience, that she made'a violent attempt to put an end to her ~offerings by taking a quantity oflaudanwm. She is likely to recover: Mr. TYLER, of Bedford-street, Bedfard-square, put a period'to his 'existence on Sunday morning, by discharging a.pistol through his head. It apappears that he had for some time laboured under a depression of spirits, and it Coroner's Jury have returned a Verdiet--Insartity.  PtJ( IL's to  ror year! We have not had to rectii'd determined and so desperate ast hat wok') together the amateurs vesterd „, av at> .'""•,,cer, . Heath, betwixt Harry Harmer of first->• „ice at and Shelton, the navigator. l'he (litter` ot 1,311 opinion, and the improvement of 51'eit if science, a man who was nearly a stone 311;(1 superior in weight, caused more anxietY3' eipoW than any we have had to record since that ni fella ble one at Newmarket. 'the spectators excee.(oot number those at the great Newmarket fight.'nts of - ve the fancy were engaged on the double e ce• fighting and horse-racing, or on any I°l,lller. casion he has witnessed. An immense circle formed the outer ring'ools enclosed one of-24 feet, in which the eon''' a, set to work. Shelton first made his allefr, the and threw his bat (the token of jollity) ring. Harmet shortly•after made his al'l3,e Caere Vc.ith the utmost confidence., The secolit's !jet' Richmond and Oliver for Shelton, and aelefior and Gibbons for Harmer. Betting seven (34 tol on Harmer, with 'variations between that Si t.-13/ to one. A few minutes belore one. the s e the toss commenced. Harmer is a relation of chers and the flag (handkerchief) ''''l36 so gallantly worn by the late Jen) Belell.e7 over which is now called by that name, was tie ( the blue bird's eye on one of the posts of tiled ill: Round 1. Shelton hit short at two several third attempt Harmer returned upon him with ,t•chd',4 hand, and hit him uown by tremendous blow, ,vI-t, 1 ,first blood also, and deckled both these evellis•---4 cod Harmer. er a. Shelton again ill-judged his Clistance,.amtrar'3-10,,111 ..deavoiving to return-upon him, missed, and got,:":"(.).,.:01,'•:ii; Harmer over-reached himself, 'and fell upon hi, • he received adrit or two by accident in the heat 011 jpr which bY many was construed foul, arid the nlalici cua'' was heard of 't Fair ! .Foul'." by the partisans 0. t , rld batants. pow 3d. 'A resolute rally followed the firstliit of &le, t,ort,, Harmer had the best of in-fighting. He Oce. liaoLeblt,ol, fsr: for one, in a forcible manner. Shelton went -d°'“-04 distress. • • 4th. Fighting had commenced in earnest, and. 0-50c1.p, true courage, seemed, to disregard injury to 11, Shelton planted a good hit, which was reit:word-I'l'o, ito'id and in an over-reach by 1-larrner a close took I-15atrtmhersi‘ite.aistutnhrTisl'enw. edßentituierti, Ha ere"re" down in a counter:hit. Bettin:esr°t.u.htile.(l-.cg°erede:'f'L'HiCit 01.c6 6th. Shelton ill-jrniged his distance, as at setti";-,t,4'.0e-d, mer availed himself of this imperfCctiOn, and tett-bite and right upon his antagonist, and gavc.him a;clear with the right hand. 6t04 on Harnrer. alit' 04 fJi . 7th. A more detel•rnined, round never was' f°°'"',ter,,men stood arid exclso.riged flits with true native 01°' 4,e.,°' after a minute's hard fighting- Hornier Went d0"11 Betting again reduced front 6 to 4. AO- or, Bth. Both at steady sparring for Harmer lot .tremendous-right-handed hit ;ruder his adversarl's .-a A fVeG with Which'he weritdowni if shot. • - biJ ; 9th,.;.l.!arjner missed • his 'nom with his left 110-I",,ilyr • couragenu•rallY ensued. Botli had enough °fit'''. Sheitoncwerrt down.. - • • -10th. A hard fought round with mutual #ds'3'-', •I' • thotigh•Flarrner best inanaged on Harmer. 's . Ilth. Shelton went down witfi,a hit, and Horinee, • • Pe.' alleged that he was tryihg for a foul blow. • °' 1-2 th. After in eeliange of hits, Harmer gave !'i• / tl.• sar,. a scientific fall: • • , Much.caution and steadiness, and Loth ( nittin.,. at length Ccnntieneed, and' a terrific I°'.ll'ivo in which more gaine was never displayed:- .POOl `,t(i'trio•`-tr:rre 14th. In this round it wa3 seen that Harmo-s .1.04 t!'.,*ati hand had much swollen, and ihis besefrierads fear' ,j.tri•l'-,• curreitge of -such an acei,Jeut„ belti throe,' '-'o2l}'cd -even. Shelton gortiiin clown Aith alight hit• ~11". fee • 1501. Harnier•wentdown with a slight -hit.a q. ce.)t to be in favour of Shelton, who was backed titii 0J Harmer endeavoured in -vain to get best' a I'ol down' again with a hit. t• to 4On Shelton. ~sheitill.o4% 17th.. A tremendons rallying round, in which the best of fighting, and Harmer was knocked tlosla'd. tremendous right-handed hit on the -side-vf the he d the 4tol on Shelton. • • Vete eel' Until the alit rottnif, Harrner had 'never tt,'Fcin 00,01 - Chancery Suit,. as technically termed,. and be ;tl byucel ,to possess a knowledge .of what he was about, a--lifiee-00(' notnu lotepe occupy s 50 ft o;:rll,l.',dosunpcSat.lciiie-eoltinttlend,:bit autifvh.reto. flea, tei.f he2w2,da.s. bii,thitsinrzitildle ropes. ieci"t.,eol4e manhood we ever witnessed. Jr • was true no,:er. ,„0" exemplified, and each seemed determined to e0°`1`,,,',31/ , the exchange of many hits, 'Harmer knocked eo Even betting. t 1 011.50 23d. Sn ell ,was the sudden transition, that Sho'-'ID like aalrunken man, and he was again hit 110'1' t right hd of ris,anagonit. tout • Skel 24til.an ci A rcI adful, rounds to the advantage °t Cr' f "s# bit his man down. 'Shelton was the favourite. , I, Inane 25th round, 'Harmer gaite his adversaq al' •r ,buttock in the Beieheronian style, the elfeetii heard on the grass throughout the ring, atul slue Harmer gave !liar a dreadful blow on the Which decided. the combat. (41° '