The Sun. — 1845-04-14 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.—On Saturday afternoon the following determined act of suicide was committed in Kensington-gardens :—About four o'clock, as a lad was walking round the ravel walk at the south-west corner of the gardens, which is at that part only separated from the high (Kensington) road by a wall extending to the palace entrance, he observed a person standing amongst the cluster of trees on the north of the path, and going towards him he discovered that he was hanging by a piece of cord to a short projecting bough of the tree. He immediately called to one of the labourers in the gardens, who hastened to the spot and cut the cord with his shovel. Symptoms of life being still apparent, the gardenman ran off instantly to the residence of Mr. Merriman, surgeon, of Kensington-square, one of whose assistants accompanied him back to the spot, and having poured some ammonia into the unfortunate man's mouth, opened a vein in the right arm, from which some blood flowed, but life was then quite extinct. When first discovered the deceased's feet touched the ground, and so determinedly had he pressed his neck on the cord that in front it had nearly cut the flesh. The deceased appears to be between sixty and seventy years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, rather large fea• tures, fair, white hair, rather bald at the top of the head, and was dressed in a dark brown great-coat, a black frock-coat, black cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, Wellington boots, nearly new, and altogether of gentlemanly and military appearance. His shirt collar (a detached one) was marked " T. W. C.," and round his neck was a black silk stock with long ends. His shirt was marked "H. J. 3," and over it was a clean flannel waistcoat. In his pockets were found four small keys on a brass ring, a latch key, a drab silk purse empty, a pair of old tortoiseshell spectacles, a yellow silk pocket handkerchief, and threepence halfpenny in copper, and in his; left hand, trousers pocket was found a dark handled razor. One of the gardenman states that he had noticed the deceased walking about the gardens all the afternoon ; but that cannot be the fact, as the afternoon was very wet, while deceased's boots are scarcely soiled. Information of the circumstance was immediately sent to the policestation at Kensington, when two constables were sent with a stretcher, on which the body was removed to the workhouse in Gloucester-road, Kensington, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. The election of a successor to Mr. Wallace, for the representation of Greenock, is fixed to take place on Tuesday. Although every effort has been made for the purpose, by a few of the ultras, no opposition candidate has ventured to come forward, we are glad to state, in opposition to Mr. Baine. Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, Sir Henry Pottinger, and the Marquis of Lorne, were all spoken of, and, we believe, in some shape or other applied to and urged to present themselves, but, to the credit of the people of Greenock, when the state of public opinion was sounded, not one of those gentlemen could find such an opening as gave them the slightest likelihood of success had 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 to announce that he is thus likely to be returned without opposition.— Gasgow Saturday Post. The Prussian Universal Gazette states that the bridge of Thorn has been carried away by the drifting ice. The mail steamer between Gramdenz and Gruppe was sunk by the ice on the Ist instant. Five lives and the letter-bag were lost. PRAGUE, MAnctt 13.—A terrible inundation commenced here yesterday. The Danube, after rising considerably, broke through its prison of ice, and penetrated into the city. The Jewish quarter and other parts where the poor population reside were immediately inundated. Some lives have been lost. In many places persons escaped from the first floors into boats, but the majority of the streets were blocked up by the large masses of ice which had floated in. —Augsburgh Gazette. Sin