The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01
Foreign Miscellaneous.

SUICIDE OF LIVERPOOL BROKER "A sudden
gloom has been cast over our mercantile communi-
ty by the intelligence of the melancholy suicide Of
one of its most prominent and respectable men,
bers Mr. John Taylor Crook, gentleman who
for some time carried on an extensive business in
the American passenger trade and who was CON-
sgnee to the Black Star lire of New York packets,
was, on Tuesday morning. found suspended to ths
bedpost by his handkerchief, at his lodgings.
in Oxford street. Mount Pleasant He was quite
dead when found. 1t would seem that disappoint-
ments in some private business spsculations. IN
connected with the firm in which he recently
formed partner, operating upon frame debili-
tated by severe indisposition, induced the unfor-
tunate gentleman to resort to 80 direfnl an alter
native. Last spring, Mr.. Crook visited New York,
with the intention of forming more extensive
mercantile arrangements, but returned some
months afterwards, having suffered much from
illness, which, indeed, almost continuously has
MILL in the United States, in regard to which Mr..
Crook was largely involved, has turned out an
unsatisfactory speculation. The inquest was held
On Wednesday, aSy BY sss Deputy CoIons Mr.
man. No new material facts were, elcitedr and
the attending the finding of ths-body
were detailed in full by one two witnesses. Dr..
Archer, the medical gentleman, who. had examined
eembined causes above alluded to, the brain OF
Mr.. Crook had become affected. and he had, no
doubt, committed the fatal deed in temporary
state Of insanity The jury returned verdict
oV0ViuAnSy.- .LMWeuW 4 THeS 0cC "
On the evening preceding the coup deia, General Cs-
vagnac, who was to have married the Sd the only
daughter Of NJ Oder the banker, with million for
dowry at the Opera Comique with his bride in box
adjoining that Of the President Of the Republic An
other singular encounter happened also General Chan
GARNER ut the National Opera in the with
M Do Maupas Project Of Police who probably had tho
order to arrest him in his pocket at the time We have
already stated that these two generals sent with
Lamoricere and Bcdeau at Vlncennes from which place
two days after they departed tor the Castle of HaA-
French Paper.
NEW CONVICT SETTLEMENT. The project Of e.
tablishing new convict settlement at New Caled0-
nia in the Southern Archipelago, has for some time
occupied the attention of her Maiesty's government
and active steps for the purpose are at this moment
under consideration The island is described by
those who have visited it in whaling ships, as pre-
senting resources of most valuable character,
teeming with vegetation, and abounding in varie-
ties Of timber of the best description, suitable alike
for shipbuildng and other useful purposes, whilst
the climate s at the same time said to be delight
fully salubrious and harbors already known safe
and capacious. -North British Daily Mad.
CLEoPATRA's NEEpLE.-The engineer sent from
Malta to survey Cleopatras Needle with view to
reporting on the practica biity of removing it to
England, had, after uncovering it, and making his
examination, returned to Malta in the Vengeance;
he is, we believe. not very strongly impressed with
the desirability Of making the attempt
BERLIN, December 5--The government intends
to re-mpose the stamp duty on newspa pers, and it
is un derstood of double the amount Of the old tax.
Every daily paper will have to pay two thalers .
year for each subscribed copy.
The Princes, Montlcart, mother Of the late King
Charles Albert, of Sardinia, has just died in Paris,
at the age of ". Her romans will be conveyed to
Vienna for interment.