The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

WORKING MAN'S TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.

—A working man's temperance demonstration was held
at Exeter-hall yesterday evening. The meeting was
very numrrously attended, every part of the hall being
densely crowded. Dr. Oxley was called to the chair,
and Mr. Randall was appointed secretary. The speakers
were twenty in number, and were composed exclusively
of the operative classes. They were as follow :—Messrs.
Webb, Pitckery, Richardson, Jackson, Battoo, Rowe,
Davy, Jos. Palmer, Morris, Js. Reynolds, Walters,
Robinson, M‘Bean, Applegate, Mathew, Currie, Booth,
Bailiss, Watson, Mann, and Wood. A memorial was
adopted to Lord John Russell, praying that steps might
be taken by her Majesty's Government to prevent the
distillation and brewing of intoxicating liquors from
grain during the present season of scarcity, on the
ground that such drinks were not only unnecessary, but
productive, to an incalculable extent, of crime, poverty,
and human misery. The meeting separated at ten o'clock.
DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Monday
the neighbourhood of York-terrace, Westminster, was
thrown into a state of considerable alarm, in conse-
quence of a report of a young man, who is connected with
a respectable family in:Gloucestershire, and who had for
the last eighteen months taken up his residence at No. 1,
York-terrace, under the name of George Samuel Tanner,
had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.
On inquiry it appeared that the unfortunate gentleman,
whose age did not exceed 28, had been estranged from
the society of his friends, and had abandoned himself to
indolence and dissipation. An allowance to the extent
of 101. per month was allowed him, which he regularly
received through the hands of the legal advisers of the
family, a solicitor in Gray's Inn. Sometime ago he became
acquainted with a young girl, a dancer at the Opera, and
who was known by the name of Ellen. She continued
to live with him for some time, joining with him in his
excesses on the receipt of his monthly allowance, which
was soon spent, and for the remainder of the month
they were often in a complete state of poverty. About
a fortnight since this girl received an authority to re-
ceive his allowance, which, it is stated, she did, and
absconded, leaving her paramour in the greatest distress.
He commenced selling what little furniture they had, the
proceeds of which he spent in drink, and on Saturday
repeatedly said he should not survive it. No notice was
taken at the time, but yesterday morning, his not ap-
pearing as usual, his neighbours became alarmed, and a
man named George, the landlord's agent, went to the
rear of the premises, and discovered the unfortunate
man lying weltering in blood, which was fast issuing
from his throat, in his bedroom. The doors were broken
open, and the wretched being, who was alive but per-
fectly insensible, was conveyed to the Westminster Hos-
pital, when it was found that he had inflicted so severe a
wound in his throat, that although the carotid artery
was not separated, but little hopes were entertained of
his recovery. So determined had his intention of self-
destruction been, that in addition to the razor, a penknife
lying open was found at his side.
—At a RISE IN THE PRICE OF MALT LIQUOR.
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last, meet-
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335. For fine malting barley, the ordinary price at pre-
sent is 525. the quarter. The rise in the price of malt
liquor is, therefore, a commercial necessity, which will
exist until, either by importation or an abundant harvest
next year, barley is reduced to a moderate rate. It is
stated that the produce of the barley crop is turning out
even worse than was anticipated, both in quantity and
quality.—Sheffield Times.
IMPORT OF PROVISIONS FROM TIIE UNITED STATES.
—The Virginian, from New York, and the Louisa Bliss,
from Baltimore, which arrived at Liverpool on the 6th
instant, bringing 4,000 barrels flour, 26,340 bushels
Indian corn, 50 barrels Indian c .rn meal, 13 casks pork,
1,050 hams, 1,000 shoulders ba3on, 878 casks lard, 200
casks rice, 233 boxes cheese, 30 firkins butter.