SUICIDE.-Yesterday evenin...
S1 I GDE.-YeSter&Cay eveIng an inquest was held at the Coach and Horses, Alount.steet, Grosvenor-square, before H. GELL, Esq., Coroner for Westminster, on view of the body of Elizabeth Burton. Alexander Taylor, portcr to Mlsr. Wim. Whittle, of Mount-strect, Grosvenor.squarc, deposed that the deceased was his fellow.servant- that on Mllond;y mornjing, about 20 minutes before 8 o'clock, he went into the kitchen and found the shutters opcn, no fire in the grate, nor any appearance of any permon having attenmpted to make one. lie went up stairs, in search of thc deceased, but not finding her,he searched aL over the house, and at last found her in the wvater-butt, in the back kitchen. Hie instantlv called assistance,which came directly;he then went to call his master, and they attempted to get the deceased out of the water-but, but failed: witness then went for iLir. Rowland. and they then got her out,but she was quite dead : there were two large table knives on the kitchen table, one of which was covered with bloot ; b}' them was a knife-clotb also covered with blood, front whici it was inferred that the deceased had attempted to cut her throat, and then threw herself into the water-butt. About a ruonth ago the dece.ed told wvitness she vwas mad, and he had no doubt she was a little deranged. JIIr. Wim. Whittle deposed to the depressed state of the deceased. sarah Btirton, sister of the deceased, stated that she called on her sister last Saturday nmorning, about half past seven, and on her en- tering the kitchen she exclasned, ' Dear sister, I sm so hatppy vou are come, for you have prevented me from bangingmyself." She remained with her a considerable time. This was the last time she saw her. The deceased was about 50 years of age. Verdict- "That the deceased put a period to her existeic", being at the time in a itate of tewporary ineital derangemeist."