The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-19 00:00:00

ROMANTIC SUICIDE OF TWO

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taliOnofth47)Rifle Brigade, vacant by the recent demise of
Lieutenant-General Sir David Gilmour, will, it is reported,
be conferred either on Major-General Brown, Deputy-
Adjutant-General, or upon an officer formerly of the regi-
ment. The 2d battalion is at present in Canada. We have
to record the demise of Major Henry R. Capel. also of the
corps, who expired on the 13th, at the Vicarage, Watford,
in his forty- second year. He was second son of the Hon.
and Rev. W. Capel (uncle to the Earl of Essex), Vicar of
Watford, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. He was
connected with the service for twenty-one years, and ob-
tained his majority by purchase in October, 1820.
The hosiei y trade in nearly every branch is in a dull
state. Many of the houses have considerable hopes of
a speedy revival. Great excikment prevails respecting
the prop.sed abolition of frame rent, and the suppression
t-of master stockingers. The journeymen have the great-
est confidence that Sir H. thilford's Bill will pass into
hew. They are also in some quarters very sanguine as
to the effect of the National Union, under the guidance
of the Member for Finsbury. The plan proposed is to
denounce all general strik..s; but where a workman-
member is oppressed the Union to employ him, and take
off the goods produced. They have now a considerable
number of frames employed in this manner.-IVottinglium

Review.
THE LACE TRADE. —The sales this week have
been more satisfactory, and V i • market wears an improving
• ipesrance. Mild weather, and relief in the money marlut
would give an impetus to buriness here, independent of the
aid expected almost daily to arrive, in the shape of orders, for
the United States. All accounts agree that trade there has been
so large as to char
offall stocks on haul, at good prices, and
lead to the anticipation that we are on the eve of an excellent
demand from tllnce. Tarns are firm, awl nut at all over
abundant.—Notttnghans Rental°.

" OUR LONDON COREESPONDENT."—Such is the
title under which various provincial journals keep a
contributor in town, whose duty it is to send a eei My-
column of exclusive intelligence. The int( lligence
is certainly exclusive enough, be ing the exclu-
sive manufacture of the indiv'sdual who forwards
it. The person engaged in the capacity of Lonelon
correspondent is compete i to affect an acquaiet-
ance with all that is passing in the best•itirorined
circles; hut as his by ' ere of observation is cot' dto
the limited circle of the tavern he fr. qutnits, he is
obliged to diem upon his iaitiy,ination for the "facts"
hi, furnishes to the provincial joutnel. It cannot be ex-
pected that there wtil be much veracity in his state-
ments, but what they want in truth is mule rip in
audacity. Upon the strength of what he ; icks ul,
from his fellow-reporters on the London press, he has
generally something to s,iy about the movements, in-
tentions, engagements, or min-engagements of the leadii.g
writers, about whom he knows positively not h is •
Occasionally he has some grand scheme to communicate
with reference to the starting of a new daily paper, which
is to oppose every other journal in existence. and is to
be conducted by everyte:dy who have all seceded fr..in
everything else, for the purpose of putting every possible-
and impossible strength into the new enterprise. Pro-
prietors, printers, publishers, editors, contributors, re
porters, and indeed the entire establishment, from the
highest to the lowest, are said by " our Loudon corre-
spondent" to be on the point of abaselotiing profit, posi•
tion, character, and everything else, to start a wilful op-
position to the paper in which they all have a mutual in-
terest. When "our London Correspondent" is asked for
his authority—though it is seldom worth any one's while
to do that—his announcement of a new paper is found to
rest on no foundation whatever. It enabled him to fill up
a portion of his required sheet, and he cannot afford to
be scrupulous as to the means of doing so. " Oar
London Correspondent" is of course in the confidence o•
all the Ministers and all the leading members of the Op
position ; and yet, upon his own showing, it his boast he
true, he is betraying all the secrets intrusted to him on al;
sides, for a few Codlings a week from a country news
paper. He knows that Lord J .hn Russell will not Iss in
office another month at least four years betere he gee•
out, and thus " our London Correspoedeet" proves ite
access he has to very, very early (a little too cosily') in-
telligence. He can tell you who is to have the next ger
ter, when there is one vacant ; and has seen le e s f urn
Jenny Lind or Mendelssohn, notwithstanding too leer
has been written by either of these iglu=t ious indivi-
duals. In fact "our London Correspondent" lives in a
world of his own, which enables him to see a grest deal
more than is seen by any body else, and the best of it is,
that there cati be no witnesses to prove the contrary o
his assertions, for his facts are se truly original, that to
has them all to himself, and no one else hss an oppurtu-
nity.of meeting them.—Punch.
MISS MARTINEAU IN EGYPT.—IL?re, in these
tombs, which are chambers cut out of the rock, and
adorned with columns and pictured walls ; in these
tombs and others were men busy sculpturing and paint-
ing at a time when we have beet. apt to suppose the ear-
liest generations were learning how to live on the rude
earth. These pictures on the walls, however, show the
way of life of the Egyptians so be not very far bshied
our own. I have seen what the possessions of men
were in those days, from these memorials in the
chambers of their graves. . I have ssen their flicks
of cattle, their poultry-yards, their fields in reed-
time and harvest, their fisheries, their bunting and
shooting parties, their boats with many oars and
gay chequered sails ; their beautiful furniture,—
couches, easy chairs, lamps, and vases, very like
the handsomest of ours at the present day : their
kitchens, with the slaughtering of cattle, and the
cooking of the joint; of beef ; their wine-presses,
and their wardrobes of rich clothes and handsome neck-
laces; their arms and war chariots, and the bridges arid
fortified towns they passed over or stormed. I have seen
the weaving of gay cloth, and the steeping and spinning of
flax; rope-maki.ig; glass' blowing, just such as may be seen
at Newcastle any day ; the building of houses; the carving
of statues ; games at ball and gymnastics. dancing,
wrestling, and playing the harp. W hat is of far mor
consequence, as occurring long before any clear tidings
that we have elsewhere of men's condition of mind anti
life, there are solemn pictures and sculptures abeus
death and burial, and the state of the soul. I have seem,
the bud/ laid out and embalmed, carried on a bier
to the bolt ; and borne in the boat to the lake or
river which usually lay between the cities and th
burial places. I -have seen the ferryman, the dog
which waited on the further shore, and the judges who
were to assess a e deeds of the deceased. I have seen
pthre„swebeeigehbirthoefaphpisroddsyeinegg,
oadns,
bhyis
macleamisei
des()e into
fn
his
sbitttee
d.
Thus grimy—the
early
did symbolthe of fe.spephi
eicetif lst eh
icsaerorui
ri3n,
bhei s i
i.e rt
vi ge
ih t
that
tb.
soul lived after the body was dead, and that. Journal.
s nt esuro3
was the means of its blessedneis.—People s
To THE LADIES.—The high and universal cele
brity which Rowland's Kalydor continuest
vicea
omaintaien,ansan
active yet mild and soothing extirpator of all impurities of thi
sTkhinis,
pisr,cdpAurreintgiehtl,seempeinrieohdt
eminently
bspartsinagin,ime, restorative,
pleasinglys:orative.
and invi
gorating, is equally celebrated for safety in application, as fie
unfailing efficacy in removing all impurities and discolors.
tions ; and imparting a healthy freshness and transparency o'
tchiteesskthineacnudpirtypolefxuiloiprr.inclitpsleudniseheirispaikll:l
.";:rpg,e,rwresna, t demand'
title of " Kalydor" to compounds of t wntiltion manufacture
ut e
of the most deleterious character, containing mineralth astrin-
gents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and, l)
lent action, endanger health. It is therefore imperative
purchasers to see that the words " Rowland's Kalvdi i' "are on
the wrapper. All others are fraudulent counterfeits.
FATAL FALL FROM A MAST.—On Friday an inques4
was taken before Mr. Bakers'at the Black Horse, High-street,
Poplar, on view of the body of John Bowman, aged 59 years.
a rigger on board the brig Agnes. lying in the West India
Export Dock. It appeared in evidence that on Wednesda,
morning last the deceased was engaged aloft in furling the
topgallant sail, when he suddenly lost his balance, and hi
was precipitated with great violence on to the ea lye a disc
tance of thirty feet. He was immediately raises from th
ground by several of the sailors belonging to the ship, bet.
,hte
Weefetatcl to be (Ow ,
astiavt, Verdict, • isecsiduntai deaths

LOVERS AT LEEDS.
(Abridged from the Leeds Mercury)
A case of doub.e suicide, which has excited great
though melancholy interest, has occurred in this town
daring the past week. The affair is singularly ro-
mantic. The two suicides were named Joseph Rolland
yearsnaen d
(I.a)airrnirdai Maria
standing
notd)g,, I:.:noingtors,iefu.:t:htudheli,en, fat:
they
erim,ayteLi former
iefo.tfil
ri
seal
in, I
ir.
vdebel
field-place,
the latter :
On
enn,d viT New-
town,aeldd Te
Harr
1,
hrbet
:::[gsl [;:at.
fethut. e.
et., a: i
then
,rd:r,:
if
le, ,
ntt nis
el
ni : , , i t
t,t thdi o
aska tea
pa party
farewellt wyi t
oh f
a round of visits to their friends. They breakfasted
another,wyvgiooitsuiihnt
snggotnoocno•
each,
andt nerplaaamnt
spentipiavint
alleging
flain
agt: :
to. : n,sh t, hi
ra ttli wereey
companions
that they were going to Fia,.ce, where employment
had been off red them With the latter they seem
to have lied an evening of uribrok,,n enjovrnent--eat-
intimated to their
(,uraffection eveningrus
h
ing, drinking. and ~inlling, with all the ii.di.cations of a
merry reakin4,. 1,, the mot:it:in; trey
relatives * pi ohane tarewdl f:itri:hu:nerh;.dirtianthhe
ii%iiitdhsi:e7i7uBr:el'esoica rthe mop
arto,n,gwde ticihiLril:teetids a:nwt.
,Lerhnyd,rg,. other's arms, and bound
they leave their connatitobs
to gather
by loo.diterchi it that bad y pr.•vio,,,;• been the rt.cipro-
cal tokens of affection. '1 tierg was noshing in their cir-
cumstances reconeil- able with so painful an event, ex-
cept the want of emplopa nt for a short period; but
even 'hi., at,' not seem to have either exposed thenl/4
to the *pprehi nsion of watt, or to the pangs of dis-
pleassre.
On 'Mut-A.4 morning
afternoon J.
the t„.O leslies were taken from
Blackburn, F.,q., heid au inquest upon theta at the Court
the river iirr, near Kilo-trot),
tiouse, when the tollot4irq.; evidence was given:—
ung woman.—
Martha t. ikon, sister of d,,c,asetl yo
an in the
tolland'N lather of the young man who ii drowned. She
was reside at Mabgate•green. M', sister lived at Joseph
and Atkinson's,
months. liLte worked at Me,srs Hive
was 17 years old. Ahe tiad lodged with them five
but has been out of work three weeks. My sister would not
come to live with us ; she would rather live with Joseph
Rolland. Joseph Bollai,d had not worked for many
months. He was 18 years of age. They had sweat-
hearted for about three years. h was know to all of us.
I last saw my sister alive yesterday morning. She asked
me to make her a cup of coffee. I could not make her
one, as I had not time. Joseph Bollsnd was with her.
They both washed thews, Ives. They had gone out
unknown to the tathi.r early in the morning. She
hid bought some print to make herself an apron
of. She said she would give it me to make my
baby a.‘ slip." She afterwards kissed the baby, and
bid it good bye, saying that it would never see
her again alive. In answer to a question I put to
her she said they were going on tramp, I understood to
Harrogate. She was not in the family way that lam
aware of. They seemed both low spirited. She said
nothing except that they were going to Harrogate. On
Tuesday morning I saw her, and she seemed low spirited
then, and told me she would do away with herself if she
did not get work. Told her to get away and hold her
liolish talk. This conversation took place in our house
at about ten o'clock. She had plenty to eat and drink,
notwithstanding that she was out of work. She was
always in good spirits. They both cried on Wednesday
morning, especially my sister. I was not surprised to
see het cry, as I have often seen her do so before when
she has seen my baby.
Mrs Bodoni, [nuttier of the deceased young man, gave
similar evidence.
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Harriet Henewel!, aunt to Maria Wilson—They were
both at my hou 3e yesterday, at three o'clock, and they
rrinaitied until five o'clock. She asked me to make her
a cup of c..ffee. He had been ge-tting a pint of beer
.nd som- br. al before I came in. Ile also got a pint of
beer while we were getting our coffee, and they joked
'ogether. At five o'clock they went away, both as
cheerio! and kind us could be, and she promised to
call again, but did not. Neither of them were low

sp;rited. There was nothing said about being out of
work, except that Maria said sbe would be in again
atxt week. I live in Brussels-stre.l. They left at
five o'clock, and went down Bridge-street. She had no
bonnet on, but had a handkerchief on her bead—the
same that is now r,,utid their ho :ies. She told me she
was going to b married •.n Whit Monday, and he re-
plied, " Yes, we think of being married then." I said,
here will be time enou,th in two years, and he answered,
•6 Sooner we get married the better." . _

Mary Dins; ale, of Newtown—l knew the two de-
ceived. I saw them at sev n o'clock last night. I
met them et the bottom of Dukb-street. I think he
was quite Fober. Th4'y were both wry cheerful.
She took me to Themes Wilson's, in Sykes's-row.

We sat there, and he f.eut for a pint of beer. It is a
ri:spectahle house. 'there wer, five of us in the house.
Another-pint w.s sent for avrerwarls. We all drank
it She talked about their both going to France
logcher, ai.d said we ,hould never see her again. She
gave mt a pocket and velvet pur. e to take care of for
h, r. She never at any time toll me she would drown
herself.

John Ellison, of Upper Somt--rset-street—l walked
with the deceased d-iwn to the water-side at about
half-past five. The priocipal talk was about their
gointz to France. They said they ware going on
the water at about three o'clock in the morning by a
fly-boat, and would leave Leeds at half-past ten o'clock
that ni;ht. They were no h cheerful. He said he
had pledged his trous-rs and waistcoat for 3s 6:1., and
!tad then 6,1. left. He did w.t say where he had pledged
them. Ilc said he had hou,:ht something to e.it and
ea-ink with the other mo: cv. Ile said he did not want
iny money to go to Ft erica.. Ile said he should get a
pa,s•tiote to go with. I left them at Wilson's at about
nine o'clock. Maria was then asle,p. They at no time
-netted low spiri,ed when I was a ich then. When I
left he asked me to sh,,lte hands, and said be would not
see me any more.
beae lli'isterisa mn I foundsearching
Diar;cicn—l commenced
th for the
bodies
in the river, near Mr. Howard's carpet manufactory, at
the bank. They were fastened together by two hand-
kerchies Bout of them were tied at his back, and they
were in each others' arrw. I found them at a quarter
p .st eight. Thi,‘ jacket was und about twenty yards
off. on a stoop. and this et!) and her slip were also found
there, at e!even o'elook last night. The bodies were
found about a yard and a half from the side. It is pro-
bable they dropped themaeltes off the chi foundation of
a house at the river side. The foundation is a yard or
more higher than :he water.
At the conclusi..n of the evidence,
The CORONER made some remarks upon the case,
which, he observed, was ,he most remarkable he had ever
investigated. Though the circumstances could not be
reconciled with their going into the river and drowning
th« msAves. yet the pos tion in which they were found,
being tied t.a.:ether by handkerchiefs, and their clothes
being near the water, negatived any presumption that
any holy vise had been accessory. It was clear they
destroyed theinvelves, and the only question tor the jury
to determine was, whether at the time they committed
self-destruction ti ev wet- in-ane or not. Their whole
conduct.. from the first thing in tie morning to the last
hiog at !tiger, s _eaten t . be tricoosivtent with any inten-
?ton to de t-..y ; and tha,, to his naiad, nega-
t.ved a.iy no!. It .if their tieing rns..ne.
The jury reiu:ned a vvraiet. to the effect---t` That the
twtl decease! persons ot stro) ed themselves, and were at
the time in a s, ne a eve of mad."

DESPERATE CASE OF STABBING
AT Si AFF(itzi).
One of those iiisgr,scv!ul case, of using the 'knife
4glinst a fe:l. w•ere.dur. ssas jays “gated be.ore the
borough inag•strate, on Wednesday last The aocused
is maned %Vl,' all 11. Ilin,head. by trade a shoc,mak• r,
nut has lik.a n n the Artillery serviee. and lives in St.
vie:i!,l is J,.ho W,,o!r'dg,, a bailiff,
living also in S'aff,ri. The prosecutor's life is in great
danger, and be was therefore unable to attend the
examination.
Toe first witness examined was James Wahhoe, who
stated that the prosecutor and pdeotier were drinking
at the Maid's Inn on the pr•-•vi•;us evening, between
nine and ten &dock, when sr) HitlTCatii.n took place.
Atter they had been qu..rreaing vim.: time, Hollinshead
made use of a foul expression to Woolridge, and said,
-I will have my revenge of you." He left the house,
and retuned in *about a qua• ter of an hour, having had
ample time to go to and return from his own house.
On his r turn, Woolrilige eonitnetteed annoying him,
and HotlinAla.ad drew a shoeumker's knife out of Lis
pocket and struck at him, hut missed. 'they then
nal it scttffi•-t, and Woolridge fell. Some more angry
words passed, and the prisoner exclaimed, " My name
is W thain Hollinshead, and I'll have my revenge."
Woolm,ge went towards trim, and prisoner drew out a
knife and thrust it into his stomach. He exclaimed,
" Oh, he has stabbed' me." The blood immediately
poured from the wound. Hollin..head then stabbed
him again on the side of his face, and the wounds bled
profusely. ;he witnet=ts swore to the knife, and said
prisoner was in a state of great excitement.
Henry Dawson' hair•dresser. and other witnesues,
corroborated Walthoe's stat.-mente.
Mary England deposed that she lodged at the pri..
soner's, and that on the previous evening the prisoner
"as from home, but returned between nine and ten
'clock, and took tr candle and went into a room,
which were his shoemaker's tools, stayed there about a
minute, and then left the house.
Thomas ‘Voollaston, who apprehended the prisoner,
produced the knife, which he received from one of the
witnesses, who took it from the prisoner. The prisoner
had told him that it had belonged to him.
Mr. Henry Lomax, surgeon, stated that be was called
in to attend the prosue:3uftio,r,
(iwr.o was bleeding profusely
from the mouth. ah,punctured wound OR the
pit of the stomach, aonbdruannot I. large incised wound on
he lower lip, in anoblique direction, to the lower part
of the chat, w hich was an inch or an inch and a ball
in le gth. Also a stab ever the leit wrist joint. He
bled as though some large artt ry had been cut. He be-
bevel the wounds had been intLeted by the knife pro-
duced, and that h:s hie was in itri at danger. It would
be dangerous to him to take his statement at present.
Th, prisoner was remanded —.Staffordshire Mervery.
ex. •

NEW STEAM.IMAT PI Eit.—The newly constructed
steam-boat pier, at St. George'A->quare Thames-bank,
;430, was opened on Thursday, free of toll, to persona lancing
and embarking from steam. boats.
We regret to have to announce We demise of V Vil-
Um Knight, Esq., the eminent dibtiller, of the firm of Gor-
don, Knight, and Co., of Goqwell-street, which occurred at
hie residence at Cancmburi, a Ala 14th hut.

The Emperor of Austria has conferred upon the,
Sing of Hanover the command of the 2d Rei.iment of Flraa.
sere, which became vacant .n the death of his late Imp erial
highness the Archduke Palatine.
Monsieur Soyer, on his wi v from Dublin to 140 n.
don, vie ted Liverpool and Manche3ter, and inspeeta R the
,ont -kit hems of these nommen:lst towns as well as st
twat kitcheui belonging to the alverallMiODio