The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF STEALING.

A few ,lava ago two young men, brothers, named
respectively James and John Thomas, and who are farmers
iu the ueighbourhood of Busby, pariah of Cathcart, were
brought before Mr. Sheriff Campbell, at Glasgow, on •
charge of stealing ii declaration of marriage, while in a
publielowse iu Bushy, from the custody or person of Mr.
William Jatfray, notary public, Gw. The following is
a copy of the stolen document : laego"
Busby, June 18, 1800.
I, Andrew Turnbull, do take Agnes Barr, before Ood, to
be my beloved wife, and the party that cues that must pay
lOW. to the other party. (Signed) Andrew Turnbull, Agnes
Barr." Our information respecting the antecedents of Mr.
and Mrs. Turnbull is unfortunately meagre, and wears left In
the dark as to the length or nature of the courtship which was
thus brought to a close. There in here, along with that
element of romance to be found in such marriages, displayed
a careful woi Idly roped for security against disuppointinent.
The 1007. no doubt would go a long way to iudetunity
either " party" for the low of the other, and the result
preyed that Mr. Turnbull, at all events, bad not reckoned
without his load. Miss Barr or Mrs. Turnbull evidently
would never stand a chance to claim the Dueinow flitch of
bacon, for but a few dare had passed ere she, as the argu-
ment expressively puts it, " rued," and so quickly was the
transfer of her affections made, that but for an
error in the proclamation of the banns she wonkl
have been a second tune "a beloved wife" within as
many 'nerd's. During all this time, however, she
appears to have bad anxious mind as to the penalty of
1001. which she most have been perfectly conscious was now
exigible, and negotiations would appear to have bees tee-
tered upon for its recovery. The truth of the proverb that
it is well to bo off with the old love before you are on with
the new no doubt struck her forcibly and the young risen,
the prisoners, who are said to be relations of hers, would
appear to have entered into her plans, but Reding that fair
means would not succeed, they resorted to foul,• thh
youngest °se, James, having snatched it up before the 'yea
of the notary and the expectant receiver of the forfeited
1007., Mr. Turnbull himself, and, despite a tussle, suc-
ceeded in retaining it in his poseeesiou. The document is
said to have reached Miss Barr, but its fate after that no
man knoweth. What the upshot of the case may be it is
bard to tell. In the meantime the Thomases have been
liberated on their own rectignmancea —North British Mau.

SUIt'IDE BY LUNATILIL—In an able paper pub-
lished in the Medical Tines and Darette, Dr. (brolly says :
" Other 1110n0.11 fur the prevention of suicide, Nava incessant
watching, there seem to be none ; and against even slut
seems incessant care, the cumuli of the patient may at
length prevail. A gentleman watched for mouths notices
an open dour or window ; he appears to be conking down
to dinner cheerfully, and in a moment he has thrown him-
self out of the window, er rushed out of the door, and
plunged into the river. A lady, who seemed on the pre-
aiding evening quite cheerful, and even to awake iu the
morning reconciled to life, and teetered to hope, is left
alone for what seemed to have only bean five minutes, and is
found suspended by the bed curtains. An active MAXI,
intelligent, and agreeable in conversation, walks
and talks as if convalescent, and contrives to
swallow pebbles, or minis, or a key, and en-
dangers his life. A female patient, who has occu-
pied the evening in embroidery, or in music, and seemed
quite happy tales a long fine needle to bed with her, and
silently sureresulutely introducer it into the heart, without
the possibility of its being prevented es-en by an attendant,
who has not left her at all. The records of insanity abound
in various examples, and they appear to constitute some of
the unavoidable evils of this greatest of afflictions. To rely
on restraints for security it was clearly seen would lead to
their perpetual impusitiou • and tne older records sufficiently
proved that, even thus Led, restraints nut only added
greatly to a patient's wretchedness, but were unavailing. It
Is scarcely necessary to say that since the aledition of me-
'chanical restrains suicides have not been of more frequeut
occurrence than before. In twenty years, dining which
mechanical restraint's have been unknown at Haswell, the
instances of suicide have not exceeded seven ; the average
°under of patio its in the asylum being about me thousand.
I believe it may safely be said that they have even become
less frequent in proportion to the increased vigilance seem-
eerily substituted for restraints, bud to the greatly increased
etteution given to the general comfort of the insane in all
our rest institutions.'
plitieNtneesim 04.,CURRENei AT ARDROOBAN.—We
regret slew that Mr. John Debbie, writer, 81, fit. Via-
cent-street, Glasw, loot has life while bathing on Thurs-
day morning, at M.ficoste, Ardroman, where he had been
sojourning fur the season, and from which, we believe, II
was his intention to returu to town yesterday. He hail
gone out about seven o'clock, mid Lein an imperfect
swiniuser, the sea, which was very rough, unturtunately over-
powered him and he sank. There was no use on rhe beechen
the time, but a person who shortly afterward. l used, ob.
served Mr. Debbie's clothesoa the shore, and not occoig hint
in the water, Mamie alarmed, sad hurried to his house ha
giq intimation of the circumstance. A gentleman maned
Mr. Gray, who was a guest at Mr. OebMis'a, run instantly to
the beach, and, at the risk of his life, dived several times in
the hops of recoveriug his friend's body, in which, however,
has was unsuccessful, and up till seems o'clock on Thursday
night it hail not been found. The occurrence, as may be
imagined, created a painful sensation throughout IMltcriata,
and will, we ere sure, awaken sincere regret :mous e nu-
merous circle in Claagow' where Mr. Debbie was highly
esteemed, ant only for his eminent professional
but fur his many excellent qUalLille as • citizen and friend.
rou deceased, who was about middle life, was monied, and
leaves a widow but no family.
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