cut short his life by an unexpected deed of self destruction. The mind so long upon the strain – like a bow too often bent – gave way at last, and for a dangerous moment lost its balance and its trust in God. The shock has been severely felt, and sorrow for the departed has mingled universally with sympathy for the bereaved. How little do the strongest of us know how near in the hurry and pressure of our worldly care, we may often be to the verge over which reason totters in despair, and to that mental paralysis which courts oblivion! The partition which divides this world from the next is thinner than we sometimes think, and a moment’s forgetfulness of Providence may one day give us, if unwatchful of our danger, too sad a proof of this. Men of business and men of mental toil of any kind, should be warned. The strongest mind too incessantly worked may fail, and that, perhaps, when its failure is least expected ... Nature, overtaxed, will have her revenge if defrauded of her due... With the brain ceaselessly on the rack, the nervous energies strained to the utmost, and the mind engrossed by some leading idea, no man can be reckoned safe from the possibility of mental derangement. And even if this derangement be but temporary, it may, unhappily, last too long. Whilst we grieve for the dead, and weep with the bereaved, let us, who proudly think we stand, take heed lest we also fall.”
Death of Mrs. Beauvois. Another sudden death, but from a different cause, was that of the wife of Mr. Joseph La Beauvois, of the British hotel, St. Leonards, on the 8th of September. The deceased lady had been previously suffering from an internal malady, which induced her to seek the advice of Dr. Adey. The result of this was improved health and ability to pursue her usual avocation. She retired to rest on the night preceding her death at about 11 o’clock, but shortly after, complained of thirst and indisposition. Dr. Adey was again called in. The disease assumed an apoplectic form, and before three? o’clock, the last spark of vitality was extinguished. Another Apoplectic Death was that of Richard Nicholls, Esq. a retired merchant, and a gentleman greatly esteemed for his urbanity, sound judgement and thorough business habits. He had been residing at St. Leonards a considerable period, and although in his 78th year, had enjoyed moderately good health. But on the 27th of September, at a little before six o’clock, in the presence of his son, he fell a lifeless corpse. Dr. Adey who examined the body, believed that death was caused by apoplexy.
