The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

FEARFUL SUICIDE OF A COTTON

MANUFACTURER.

On Saturday morning last, Mr. Spencer Suthers,
a highly msrwctsb!e cottowspinner and manufacturer at
()Alms, mar Manchester, put a De nod to his existence
tic& r circumstances ass sChming character. Mr. Sather,

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het been suffsriag sailer acute pain from rheumatism, sad
had been M • low and desponding state ot mind for some
days About 20 minutes past 11 o'clock be went upon the
bask of the Robin lull pit, one of the coal mines of Messrs.
Issas, Deter, and Oldham, and walked about in au
apparently unconcerned manner for some time. The shaft of
themes is rather wide, being worked by double ropes, one
asenediart as the other descends. The tubs of coal are
brought up in an OM (711111^, falls d a cage. The ropes art
Ist, having a breadth of about four inches. and being about
ens inch thick. The chief bankstnan is Robert limn, but
ewe we several other men empinyed at the mouth of
Se pit resides Knott states that Mr. Sinkers remained
arse the pit foe some Timmins, watching the
ropes emend and de tend. He then walked to the opposite,
et north side of the bank, and fur many minutes appeared
shwebed is the beauty of the prospect, which oommanda
the lofty sage towards Yorkshire, called the 'Tangle Hills.
Knott 'peke to him as he emend the beak, (Aliening that
k was a gat morning, sad Mr. Slithers replies! civilly that it
VW. He returned to the south side of the pit and appeared
le le hi. tyre epos the tepee until one of the rages was at
the top sad they came to a rest. Ile then sprang forward,
biding his ann. reglad the rope which was attached to the
Mgr at the bottom, and jumped down. Knott was, at that
time. ping towards the pit with an empty coal tub, and
witeeseed the I. arfal act. -Ile ran forward, and could plainly
see the unfortunate gentleman descending for • con-
siderable distance in a perfectly upright position. The
depth of the mine is 43.1 fest. His hat had
tamht in the framework at the top of the pit, and re-
named there. The collier who is employed as hooker-on
at the bottom of the shaft states that he heard something
desceading. sad had barely time to step backwards into a
Ind ere Mr. Suther's body tone down with fearful
molease upon the frame-work of the cage. His left leg
tench the frame-work of the cage, near the knee, and leg
led boot were instantly snapped off and flew to • distance
ef men! yard.. The right leg was also broken. The en-
frebutate gentleman was quite dead when lifted sp. He
appeared to have kept au upright position all the waydown,
bet net to have clasped the rope tight for say distress. for
the only marks of friction appan art were on the beat of
his waistcoat sad bowmen, which were also tore. owl the
Maid. at his left hand, which was • mar of raw ,His
left side, is addition to his legs, was • geed dell bushed with
eseeiee Ia contact with the cage at the beam of
the mire. The frame-work of the eaves
_eseeledsi of
wrought iron revs an inch in diameter, showed dm 'do-
lma, of the concussion, being considerably bent. Ms.
&am was about 60 years ot see, and in goad eleultas
stances, having been • successful manufacturer for =
ran Ile rented ateam.powsr and machinery In
manufactories at Oldham. and had commenced the eresties
of a Mtge new mill. A widow, eon, and two dasigklaella
ham been plunged into the deepest grief by the sad event
His body was removed to Trinity Church Inn, Hoyt'.
said. until evening, and thence, M the evening, with the
permission of the coroner, to the family residence, Lees-
road, Citeesacre's-moor.

We are authorised to still,: that it is not Mr.
nowatt's intention to ogee Masai( again to the 'balm ed
Falmouth and Ptelnya.
Ma. Smons, who has been for many yews Med
the professional reporters of the court of the Ighe Theo
Cluerellor of England, has been appointed thief
to the Lord :hem:eller. The learned gentlemen
Ia that carseity the Court or Chancery yesterday.
TIIE Xi w CROWN l/IFFICERS FOR SCUTLAXDiess
It is now, w• believe, pret y certain that Mr. Adam Arks,
am, the present Dean of Ewalt'', km accepted the lAA
Advocates:lip Rader the protectionist ministry To enable
Mr Ander.on to let into parliament, it is reported that Sir
John llnpe will resign his seat for Mid-Lothian. Mr. An.
demon, we say mention, was Solicitor-General under Sir i
Q. l',,e.goserneinit in ISI6, and retained office alter Lod'
&Thy win deal front Sir Robert Peel. The Solicitor. Geom
ridop sill, it is said, be offered to Mr. Inglis ; but, in the
mint of h;., non .arreptance, it is likely that the office will
be 11 to Mr. Charles llaillie. were in error, it
lksmo. ,n swing in oar last that Mr. Sandford, who was at
that tone talked of so Solicitor•Oenael, wee la Load's.—
fvofse.lo.
FYi.iiV I IIT AN EMIGRATION AGENT.—Yesterday
at tt., Leerpool police-court, Lawrence Nolan, carrying
hum's' as an emigration agent et ltegent.street, opposite
the CArenee Dock, Liverpool, was fully committed for trial
at the nest assists, for feloniously abstracting various
erorss of wearing apparel and other property, to the value
Al'd, from the tomes of Joseph Christian, a printer, who
his shoot to emigre e to New York, and who hail engaged
Mai the piimaer, to procure him a passage, and kit his
haarsie, at Nolan's *Mee until the ship was ready to sail.
On %Noisy morning the boxes were taken on board the
tan, ship International, which woo intended to sail for
York on that day; but owing to an !adverse wind was
'lt'ut.'t inn Val Christian had onasioa to examine one of
b,.lnu. wlwu he miwed some of his property, nod subs,-
.I..rosered that he had Melt plundered to a eon-
. &tent. The captain communicated with the
ynil the detectives being set to work immediately,
1,-.ll.loverel of the miming articles in Nolan's possession.
bd
Ilia% his la ing apprehended, the prisoner denied all know-
f of the rolibery ; in his pockets were found some
Pun o t“.ti.l irds, styling that " every information would be
Kio Mr. Mermtleld committed him for
and lennid the pemecutor to appear at the
`ow Ch an has thus not only lest
and pump looney.

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