6.—Seasons.
The seasons sensibly influence the number of suicides. There are more almost constantly in April. Of 133 suicides there were in—
| April | 19 | March | 10 |
| June | 17 | November | 9 |
| August | 17 | September | 6 |
| July | 15 | January | 5 |
| October | 14 | February | 5 |
| May | 13 | December | 3 |
The spring appears to have an unfavourable effect; and during the great heats, there are more suicides than during the cold weather. It is curious that many suicides happened on the same day or week. Thus, on April 9th, 1830, there were two suicides, and several others on the previous and subsequent days; on the 20th of May, 1830, there were two suicides; on the 28th and 29th of March, 1831, two; and the same on the 3rd and 4th of July of the same year. On the 20th of April, 1833, there were two; and on the 5th of July, 1833, two others. Some atmospheric changes may account for this, though meteorological tables did not satisfactorily explain them.
7.—Presumed Motives.
| Physical disease | 34 | Bad conduct. Drunkenness | 10 |
| Insanity | 24 | Fear of punishment. Remorse | 6 |
| Losses of property | 19 | Disappointment in love | 6 |
| Domestic grief | 15 | Gambling | 4 |
| Melancholy without known cause | 13 | Mysterious | 2 |
8.—Relation of Suicides to Population and to Deaths.
The number of suicides is to the whole number of deaths as 1 to 90-1/8; and to the whole population as 1 to 3·985; the mean population of the canton during the last ten years being 53,000—
| In 1825 | 6 | Suicides. |
| 1826 | 6 | ” |
| 1827 | 9 | ” |
| 1828 | 13 | ” |
| 1829 | 13 | ” |
| 1830 | 16 | ” |
| 1831 | 18 | ” |
| 1832 | 12 | ” |
| 1833 | 24 | ” |
| 1834 | 16 | ” |
| —– | ||
| 133 |