The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-26 00:00:00

THREE HUNDRED ATLANTIC VOYAGES.---Cap
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Edward G. Lott, of the steamer Persia, of the
Cunard line, was honoured with a complimentary enter-
tainment on Monday evening at Delmonico's Fifth Avenue-
hause, previous to his commencing his 300th passage
across the ocean. A brilliant party was present,
many of whom were prominent citizens who had crossed the
ocean in company with Captain Lott. Mr. Henry A.
Smythe presided over the festivities. Eloquent speeches
were made after the removal of the cloth. Captain Lott
responded happily to the first toast, " The Guest of the
Evening." Samuel D. Babcock replied to " Union, in which
there is peace and prosperity." The Rev. Dr. Prime and
A. A. Low responded to "Religion and Commerce; may
they travel hand in hand throughout the world." Ex-Go-
vernor Gardner, of Massachusetts, responded in gallant and
delicate terms to " The Ladies," and Mr. H. A. Smythe
made some eloquent and finished remarks for "Absent
Friends," A beautiful silver testimonial was presented to
Captain Lott, the chairman making the presentation speech
in very felicitous speech.—New York World, January 13.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN CUMBERLAND.—On Fri-
day last an inquest was held by Mr. Carrick, coronei
for the eastern division of the county of Cumberland, on the
body of a young farmer named William Brown, who had
shot himself dead on the preceding day. Deceased lived at
the village of Oughterby, seven or eight miles west of Car-
lisle. Some months ago he married a Miss Hodgson, daugh-
ter of a neighbouring farmer. They appear to have lived
in great happiness, and to have been a very loving couple.
Abut three weeks ago the young wife was confined of a
boy, which circumstance was destined to be the end of a
happy married life. The mother died on Wednesday last,
and the bereavement seems to have made her widowed
partner frantic with grief. On Thursday he went to his
mother's house and got a gun. Northing more was seen
of him till five o'clock, when a neighbour found his:dead
body on the road. It was lying face uppermost, and the
clothes covering the chest were on fire. A gun was rest-
ing on his body, the muzzle pointing towards his face. One
end of a string was tied to the trigger, and at the other was
a loop a few inches in length, by means of whioh he h.ad
discharged the gun with his foot. In his pocket were
found a powder-flask and shot, together with a copy-book,
containing the following pathetic lines, written in a trem-
bling hand :—" 1 hope the Lord will forgive me. Without
my Maggie I cannot be. You need (not) mourn me, be-
cause I must go. You will all look after our darling boy.
The little sum that would fall to my darling wife and me
will make him comfortable some time after. My wish is
that we may be laid in one grave. This is the end of eight
or nine years' courtship 1 Now the shot must pierce my
heart. Oh, happy shall we be I" On another leaf were
the words—" The old dog Wattie met (me) at the Croftfoot,
liirkhampton. Put me with mylove Maggie on Saturday!"
The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. The
body was buried on Saturday, along with that of his wife.
Leeds Mercury.
A WILFUL WOMAN .—A determined attempt to
commit suicide by starvation has just been made at t
Gainsborough, by a young woman of 22, named Mary Beech
living as domestic servant with the toll-collector at the
bridge which crosses the Trent, and connects Lincolnsnire
with Nottinghamshire. There is a covered passage on each
side of the tollgate, with a door opening to the bridge and
another to the street, through which foot-passengers have
to pass. One of these passages is not used for traffic, and
in it the girl voluntarily shut herself up. She lay down
upon the cold flags, and for five days and four nights per-
sisted in refusing food. At length the police and the re-
lieving officer for the district were called in. They found
her very weak, so that it was apparent she would die if
prompt measures were not speedily adopted to make her
take food. The relieving officer, however, could only
offer the Nyman an order for te worahouse, which she
refused to avail herself of, and h
the police avowed them-
selves unable to interfere unless she were turned into the
street by her master—a proceeding the toll-collector did
not feel justified in adopting. The medical officer of the
district was next applied to with the view of ascertaining
the state of mind of tho forin the event of her being
pronounced deranged, tha relieving officer would have the
power to remove her by force, but, on an examination
taking place, no evidence of insanity could be detected.
Persuasion, expostulation, and threats were all tried to in-
duce her to take some support, or to allow herself to be
taken to the workhouse, but to no purpose. At length
she was told that unless she consented to one of the two
courses pointed out she would be turned into the street and
conveyed to the police-station. This threat seemed to have
some weight with her, for she ultimately said " they might do
as they liked with her." Without giving her time to change
her mind a fly was obtained, and sho was conveyed to the
union. She was so mush exhausted, although naturally
strong, that she had to be lifted in and out of the vehicle.
On getting her to the workhouse she was put into a warm
bath, and was ordered by the medical officer to have no-
thing stronger than gruel given her. It is said that she
has a most ungovernable temper and a remarkably obstinate
disposition. On a previous occasion, in one of her fits of
anger, she tried to strangle herself, and she has more than
once been in prison for wilful damage,