The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

Feb, 21', 1844.

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DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—On Sunday week, M ter.
Hutchinson, of "The Raven Inn," near Worceste! „to
mutated his existence by means of a gun heavily
.11 :tor
with sparrow shot, which he discharged into his b a). AL
n o.°throsei-
below his heart, the whole of tae charge passing patlerP
and coming out of his back; the shots were 5"."- was
about the c.iling of his bed room, where the suicide
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committed. The deceased was mach addicted to d I°:`, •
from the effects of which he has suffered from sa,° ~re.
of delirium tremens, which disease not unfrequeetyYo
duces mental aberration, and which, it is sureose '
the result in his case.
ROB.
TAKING THE VElL.—This ceremony of
Catholic Church was performed on Thursday, at,tllthor
man Catholic Chapel, Bermondsey, the Rev. Dr.
Titular Bishop of the metropolitan district, nific'eeleyr
assisted by Messrs. Beau m an, North, Avelan,
G. Rolfe, Hersriep, Telford, J. O'Neil, Rymer, "Loit.
Kelly, C.c. A most numerous congregation was Prr'ety.
The yr 'ling noviciate was Miss Crudden, about twe.ool,
three years of age, and of considerable personal llama'
',ad
She has been in the convent about six months,
pressed the most ardent desire to be admitted itl
religious order of the " Sisters of Mercy."
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"Two OF A TRADE."—In our marriage notices ,;‘,s
which records the nuptials of Mr. Carter, "the
king," on Sunday last, to Miss Chapman, of thia,r
The old adage, that " two of a trade never agree; As,
for once disproved, by the fact that Mr. Carter s
brated rival, Mr. Van Amburgh, officiated as grlee
man on the occasion. We understand that the t''-e
sf
trepid brute-tamers are intimate friends ; and perlAP
they are the only two in their perilous trade, theY?
the
above all petty jealousies, and their only rivalry ifiL.gret
who shall most fearless " mock the lion when he r0".41
prey ;" or as Shakspeare elsewhere says, " make leafo—
SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIAR'S BRIDGE.—.AbOOt °bit:
past two o'clock on Friday morning, a reseeetad
dressed woman, about 25 years of age, was observe se
the policeman on duty to be lingering about the britletee
if waiting for some one. She was seen at the aboyelier
by City police-constable 329, who having passed
about 20 yards, saw her deliberately mount the parer ;10
the bridge near the centre, on the east side, and Plul
into the river. He gave an alarm, but in consequenree,
the boats being secured, considerable delay took Paco.
and before he could reach her she had sunk, and was
ried away by the stream.
IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS'.—Mathew SOlllerVu.., 0 0
emigration agent in Oswald-street, Glasgow, was' e 4
August last, brought before the Police-court, ChSr_ job
with fraudulently obtaining money from several Pld
Highland emigrants on the pretext of securing pass
for them in the vessel Ayrshire, then about to sail ft°„t
before r'efhceas
justices
cameosfiee on finallysforLaoarfokrshrb:
oLoivfehrepolo6lfhfofroQsfuaeobf,ecb.
when Sommerville was convicted under the statute, 6(.14
jected in £2O of penalties, with costs, and his license
broker declared forfeited. Those poor persons, aftereP
posing of their little property, and proceeding to LI
pool in the expectation of getting their passage, 0,,
obliged to return to Colonsay, after losing their all.
Glasgow Herald.
HONOURABLE CONDUCT.—A rare, but beautiful hfle:
stance of mercantile integrity. was related to us the nt,,
o
day. We take the liberty of publishing it, as an aPP,,"
priate act of homage to virtue, and as furnishing an ih_4,l"/
trious example for other men in similar circumstan
In the spring of 1813, Mr. John Stansfield, of Greenle"'
in Glusburn, worsted spinner, was compelled to cog;
pound with his creditors for 13s. 6d. in the pound.
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removed to Halifax ; and ever since, one of the main °0
jects of his life and labours, has been to realize the mete
of paying off the remaining 6s. 6d. in the pound, on
respective debts. By the blessing of Providence, hei n
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e
been enabled to fulfil this cherished purpose, an" "4
Monday last, the creditors, resident in Bradford, rectiCii,
their proportion from the hands of Mr. Stansfield's 0°
eitors.—Bradford Observer.
MANIFOLDING.—A few days ago, a person in -thige
town, carrying on an extensive business, hit upon.tlite
following plan for raising the wind. He held a bank Or,
for £5O, which he cut in two, and taking one of the P°et
Lions to an acquaintance informed him that he bads
received it by post, the other portion being to follow
the course of a day or two; but, as he wanted the raone'a
immediately, he could not wait for its arrival. This frie:;
in need, on receiving the half-note, advanced the e°9o
and another friend did the same on receiving the oth
half. Here were a hundred pounds made out of nitio.
but the business was not yet completed. Taking his burn;
dred pounds to one of the banks, he procured a note
0 that amount, and having again recourse to the process:*
cutting, actually obtained £2OO on the two halves, o',"
which he decamped, and has not yet been heard of:
Hull Rockingham.
SALE OF THE LATE REV. WM. GADSBY'S EFFISCI4.i.;
—On Monday, the household furniture and effects of 15'
late Rev. W. Gadsby, minister of the Baptist Chan;
St. George's-road, Manchester, were brought to le
hammer. The sale was numerously attended by tj
friends of the deceased ; and every article sold for a gri„
price ; some of the lots, indeed, went off at very es"o
ordinary figures. Amongst them we may enumeretcfor
old birch arm-chair, worth about 65., which sold re
£4 2s. ; a common ash walking-stick, not worth 10%1(
than 3d., was knocked down for is. ; a holly walking-01w
fetched £1 is. ; a silver-mounted cane, which was Pftet
sented to the deceased about two years ao, was.
much competition, knocked down to Mr. John Gads by
printer, for £6 12s. ; the portrait of the deceased,. $
Benson, was also bought by Mr. J. Gadsby, for X'l;,,;
silver pencil-case fetched £1 ; a pair of spectacles ato
pricea
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bought by a grandson of the deceased, a youth aby-
twelve years of age, for £1 14s.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.--OD Monday last the magic;
trates of Burnley were occupied in investigating a chi,
against Richard Wilkinson for attempting to murderlA e,.t,
lington Moorbouse, under-gamekeeper for Mr. r t
The injured man (who was unable to attend) with other
companious was passing the prisoner's door about elec.
o'clock on Sunday night, at the village of Simonstont;
singing hymns; and when he got about 40 yards past teic
into
house, he was heard to exclaim " Oh Dick has strum
me"; upon which the prisoner was observed running.
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his house, having on at the time only his shirt. lie r
a was taken prisoner) was followed by one of the party named Sagan
who on getting to the door found it locked. A Perrbe
cwoansrdseespoaftcalVitmonPr,adhihe police, when, 00
searching the prisoner a knife was found with whin" i i
acknowledged he had stabbed Moorhouse and on seare.a;
ing the house a hole in the wall which was made uP sear.
cu.stody.ill, -b-6
!nose stones) a small dagger was found, also a long :
into one end of wbich the dagger fitted by a screw.
Blackburn Standard.

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SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A CHILD.—On Monday'
the Manchester Infirmary, an inquest was held before
Mr. Chapman, on the body of a child seven years of 0,1;,e;
named Henry
‘” Somerville, who committed suicide trau,,
the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the (1"f
ceased was the son of Joseph Somerville, labourer,. "f
William-street, Salford, and was subject to extraordiosh%
fits of passion, on the slightest occasions, and in which, "4
usually threatened to burn himself. On Friday night 1,14;0
he had been irritated, and under the influence of pase'gi
placed his head upon the fire. His sister, a girl eleefo
years of age, endeavoured to pull him away, when bg
pushed a part of his clothes into the grate, and they caugo
fire. Mrs. Wright, widow, with whom the decease,.
room lodged, hearing screams, went into the roo 'cgs
mediately, and caught hold of him in order to extiagutio
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the flames. He struggled to get away from her; but,
about three minutes, she succeeded in doing so, and `ce
deceased was taken to the Salford Dispensary , and theig
to the Infirmary, where he died on the following day' rO
was stated, that he had frequently threatened to hubis
himself, vben his schoolmaster had chastised him. °dot
playfellows irritated him ; and the supposition was 'Aies
he was not of sound mind. The jury returned a vecfr by
to the effect, that the deceased destroyed himself
burning, during insanity.

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CANINE SAGACITY—LIFE SAVED.—On ow,
week, the inhabitants of a small hamlet situated betsve_,
Dunkeld and Pitlochry, were thrown into the utmost coP,
sternation by the sudden disappearance of a very Cf:',
mising child about four years of age. She had been Pi 4,
ing about the door of the cottage, and had strayed iritl e
without being perceived, about twilight. What
aleuer
case more distressing, the ground was covered with 80°fir
and the country round was wild and bleak, while theber
pidly falling snow would soon obliterate all traces of the
little footsteps. After searching for several heursicon.
party returned home tired and dispirited, one onliveit
solation, though a poor one, remained to them.
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faithful dog was also missing. He had been the hi
companion and playmate of the child, and relyitll'
• daigrhktn, e
assndthe
again them,
on t a
he s lseeesPrc.T:
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fidelity and sagacity, they felt a gleam or hope arul
passing,
gre t
when, after a considerable time spent in anxious and Pei str
ful examination, rendered more difficult by the se",,d
nofbefodespair.
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early
dawn,
which had fallen during the night, their ears were sale.'" by the joyful sound of the bark of a dog at some little difi
tance. All their distress and fatigue were soon forgotten,t,
and on hurrying to the spot, they found the child unbursh
and sound asleep in the embraces of the faithful anti
who, it seemed, being unable to bring her honcle,„jh
remained faithful as her guardian the whole night.--"re'
Courier.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held,
Monday last, in Cohie, on the bodies of Robert Du%burig",
aged 20 years, and Jeremiah Fletcher, aged 16 yes
Duabury was the mate of a boat used for carrying
ototbe
on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and Fletcher wasfyi-
half brother of the captain of the same boat. Onee,
day afternoon the boat was
going to Fou!ridge for s'.n"ip
and they arrived at the Foulridge tunnel a little afters at
This tunnel is a mile
through by means of persons pushing one on each al's the
the boat. Tattersall, the captain, took the horse ost
other end of the tunnel, to be in readiness for the bet
when it shonld get through, leaving Duxbury and Fletre,
to push the boat through, as they had often done bewonj
Some persons who were waiting at the end heard pet 111
talking in the tunnel, and shortly after heard a sPlastbef
the water. On Tattersall, the captain, coming UP, take
mentioned the circumstance to him. They agreed tc).rds
the boat into the tunnel, and on going about 140 YlOll,
they came to Tattersall's boat, but no one was on bt‘ 7
pet
They pushed the boat back to the Foulridge side, bubod
with nothing except Duxbury's cap, and the boatmieli,
floating on the water. Altera long search for the ne,ere
Duxbury's was found about 40 yards from the place °Roo
the boat had been, and shortly after Fletcher's was e of
found near the same place. It was thought that o.° ee,
them had fallen into the water, and that the other, Over,
deavourinz to get him out, had met the same fate.
diet, " Accidental death,"