SOPHRONIA, A.D. 310, canonised as Saint Sophronia, destroyed herself to avoid the snares set for her modesty by the Emperor Maxentius. CORELLIUS RUFUS, A.D. 110. Pliny the Younger speaks in terms of sincere regret that this friend should have taken his own life. SERVIUS, the Grammarian, A.D. 400, who wrote commentaries on Virgil, killed himself in the reign of Honorius, rather than suffer the pains of the gout, to which he was very subject. III.─MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN TIMES. A very long interval occurs here, during which period I cannot discover any Notable Suicides: on passing to the next series a great change will be noticed as to causation, the days of suicide for honour are passed: Misery has become the mainspring. RICHARD II., King of England, 1399. Some historians, as Walsingham, Otterbourne, and Peter of Blois, say that this king starved himself to death. CHARLES VII., King of France, 1461, starved himself, because he feared the Dauphin would poison him. ACOSTA, URIEL, 1647, a Jew who became a Christian, but becoming involved in the toils of the Inquisition, destroyed himself. BURTON, ROBERT, 1660, author of the “Anatomy of Melancholy,” committed suicide to verify the prophecy he had made as to the date of his death. TEMPLE, JOHN, 1689, Secretary of State for War. CREECH, THOMAS, 1700, the learned translator of “Lucretius,” killed himself in imitation of the author whose works he translated. BUDGELL, EUSTACE, 1714, author, threw himself from a boat into the Thames. SCARBOROUGH, LORD, 1727, killed himself in the dilemma which of two ladies to associate with. GREEN, W., 1750, a weaver, jumped off the Monument, London. CHATTERTON, THOMAS, 1770, Poet, by poison, from poverty. CLIVE, LORD, 1774, shot himself; he had been ungratefully treated; he had, however, made two attempts on his life in his youth. CARDAN, JEROME, 1575, Physician and Astrologer, having foretold his death for a certain date, and finding himself still well, killed himself to verify his prophecy. ROUSSEAU, J. J., 1778. Some authorities say he poisoned himself by arsenic. CRADDOCK, T., 1780, a baker, jumped off the top of the Monument, London. CLAVIERE, E., 1793, the Girondin, stabbed himself; and his wife killed herself after him. CONDORCET, M. J. A., 1794, French Mathematician, killed himself in prison. ROLAND, 1795, French Minister, by a sword thrust. ROMME, 1795, French Statesman, by stabbing. PICHEGRU, C., 1804, French General, strangled himself with his scarf when in prison, accused of plotting against the government. VILLENEUVE, P., French Admiral, 1806, stabbed himself when suffering from melancholia. LEVY, LYON, 1810, a Jewish diamond merchant, jumped off the Monument, London. WILLIAMS, 1811, the murderer of the Marr family. KLEIST, H. VON., 1811, German author, shot himself after killing a lady to whom he was much attached, at her request. BERTHIER, L. A., 1815, French General.