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The Sun. — 1846-07-30 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ANTI-PREDESTINARIAN. —An inquest was held on Saturday evening at the West London Union workhouse, West-street, Smithfield, before Mr. J. Payne, the deputy-coroner, on the body of George Clayton, aged 62, a butcher. According to the evidence of the witnesses, he deceased was very fond of metaphysical or philosophical argument, and not long ago, while engaged in a controversy of this kind, one of the company argued in support of the doctrine of " predestination," a doctrine which the deceased strenuously opposed with the principle of "'free will." The discussion growing warm, and the deceased becoming excited, he pulled out his butcher's knife and stabbed himself in the side, in order to gain his point that man was a " free agent." He had been for a long time past living with a woman of bad character, the wife of his nephew, and on Saturday week stabbed himself in the same Ilace as before, in consequence, as he said, of the woman robbing him oftoaltlhhe?iosmouondstilanTdureusdnanying away. He remained ltreknedtakuLln his rwarogyrllhnosaun where withouthed ied feono dT, Thursday. dwa 3a,s. VeArdNieti, R"ITSIIemNPOTIcrs of it.L."trErty. EdwargransportaLonergan was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen tion at Waterford, last week, for burglary ailvelarros dears' prosecutor, a poor farmer, stated that two men, theprisonerrYhe and another, broke into his house at night and demanded his money. One of them went over to the bed where his wife lay, and took a spraneen (a little i purse) from under her • v head ; but not satisfied with what t contained, fell tomeboeaetring the prosecutor with a stick to force him to discover "mouthing about" 'wvihmerewtahse ar er ms t eodf bwi with nh' 1 o, ,r 1 about" till he found in a bole in the wall 51. 55., with which aeybli4u'nasdecrbnuesehatiw. enTthe they decamped, telling the lawful owner that he was "a devil of a rogue to hide his money in that manner."
The Sun. — 1846-04-09 (London, England)

OAKS.-8 to 1 agst Vanish (taken), 14 to 1 agst Chamois (taken),ls to 1 agst Queen Anne, 20 to 1 agst Flitch (taken), 20 to 1 agst Morverina (taken).  MEMORIAL TO SIR ROBERT PEEL FROM GLASGOW The following memorial appears in the Gasgow Argus, with the signatures of upwards of 180 of the principal merchants and firms of that city appended : " To the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart., First Lord of her Majesty's Treasury. " The memorial of the undersigned merchants, manufacturers, bankers, and other inhabitants of the city of Glasgow. "Your memorialists cannot view the present state of the money and commercial affairs of the country but with anxiety and alarm—trade and commerce are paralyzed, and there is a want of confidence among parties engaged in business, which are detrimental to the interest of the country. " Your memorialists attribute, in a great measure, these evils to the delay in passing the measures introduced by you, on the part of her Majesty's Government to Parliament, for the alteration of the tariff.  " Your memorialists therefore earnestly solicit you to adopt such means as may appear to you calculated to insure these measures passing into a law with the least possible delay."  SUICIDES IN A FAMlLY.—TueEdtayerening Mr. Bedford held an Inquest at the King's Head, Knightsbridge, on the body of Anne Rook°, aged 42. John Blake, police-constable 103 A, said, that while on duty on Saturday evening last in Hyde Park, he heard that a woman had leaped into the Serpentine, near the barracks, on the south side. Ile ran to the spot, and seeing her bonnet just below the surface of the water, thought there was yet time to save her, and ran in for that purpose. Unfortunately, just as he caught hold of her, his cape blew over his eyes, and he was compelled to release his hold. She then sank, and was not taken out of the water for eight minutes. She was then quite dead. Several witnesses were examined with the view of explaining the cause of deceased's suicide. It appeared that she was a servant, and recently, while out of place, had been residing at No. 5, White Lion-street. Lately she had much regretted having lent 81., a sum she had saved while in service, and on Friday last, having obtained a situation at No. 23, Chester-terrace, said site was sure she should not keep her place long. The money she lent prayed greatly upon her mind. Her brother drowned himself about three years ago, and her mother attempted to destroy herself in the same manner. Deceased had recently been heard to exclaim that site would follow her brother's example. Verdict— Temporary insanity.
The Sun. — 1846-10-30 (London, England)

WASHERWOMAN OF ST. REMY. Mr. BATTY begs to acquaint the gentry and public that he has formed an expensive engagement with STATTMAISTER HEINBRECHT, from Berlin, with his four highly-trained Horses. This foreign Artiste, having arrived in London, will appear for the first time in England in a few days, in his new and peculiar exercise of equitation with those highly-trained Steeds. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and c 3mmence at seven o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot.  SUICIDE AT A POLICE STATlON.—Wednesdaya most determined act of suicide was committed in one of the cells belonging to the police station-house, in Kennington-lane, by a young man named Edward Edwards, alias Floyd, who had been locked up there. It appears that the deceased was apprehended on a charge of breaking into a stable belonging to Mr. Gable, in Hinz-street, Old Kent-road, and stealing two saddles. He was locked up at the above stationhouse, in a cell in company with another prisoner of the name of Wood. Soon after a constable came, and took out Wood, who was wanted fcr examination, leaving deceased in the cell alone. Not more than two or three minutes had elapsed when Inspector Roger, in passing the cell, observed a handkerchief passed through .1. small aperture in the door, and made fast to an iron bar above. Suspeeting something wrong, he instantly cut the handkerchief, and heard something fall inside. And on the door being opened the deceased was found lying on the floor of the cell, in an insensible state. He was instantly carried to the station, and two medical men were promptly in attendance, but they pronounced the man quite dead. VEsuvins.—This volcano, which vomited forth lava after the earthquake in Tuscany, is still active ; slight eruptions occur so frequently that at night the crater seems all on fire, and at day the smoke forms a huge pillar. Great rains and inundations have taken place in the districts at the foot of the mountain, causing ;rest loss of life and property.
The Sun. — 1846-04-13 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE. (From the Dublin Evening Post of Thursday). Last night, at nine o'clock, James Kirwan, Esq., City Coroner, held an inquest at Abbott's Hotel, Prince'sstreet, on view of the body of Robert Heinekey, Esq., proprietor to the Bilton Hotel, Sackville-street, who came by his death by taking a large dose of laudanum. Isaac Newton, the porter in Abbott's Hotel, stated that deceased came to the house after six o'clock in the morning and engaged a room, and told witness to bring him up hot water ; he asked far a quiet room ; brought up the water, and deceased locked the door, telling witness not to call or disturb him. Mathew Doyle, head-waiter in the hotel, stated that he knocked at the door between three and four o'clock, and heard the deceased snore deeply; the door was locked witness, with a sergeant of police, and into the room ; went to the bed, Ai r. inside, Thomas, a nd went and saw deceased very pale, and his chest was heaving or drawing very heavy ; he was in a dead slumber, not able to speak ; saw three bottles, which had " laudanum poison" marked on them ; there was a letter directed to Mr. Bunn, and also some papers relative to a will got on the table with a watch and lls.; Mr. Abbott came up at once and sent for a doctor. Here the following letter directed to Mr. Bunn was read:— "Bilton Hotel, Dublin, April 5, 1846. "Dear Friend,—Many, many thanks for all your kindness, Forgive your poor friend—but life has become insupportable, and 'ere you view this his trouble and anxiety will be at an end. Let me be interred at Howth as quietly as possible. Continue your kind friendship to my poor wife. I see no prospect of being anything but a trouble to her, and after a time I hope my loss will be her gain; she is harassed in mind and body. Matters cannot go on as they are, and it is better I should be out of the way as I am only a continued source of anxiety and trouble to all in connexion with me. My unfortunate constitution of mind is the only cause, but this I cannot overcome, and though it must be felt severely at first I shall soon be forgotten; ma ifseewrabslheorlitfeyeoar plrswacie me in a lunatic asylum, a stillll' or even months, must end my greater burden to my family. Pity and forgive your poor weak-minded friend, and the best and last good wishes of your unfortunate friend are for your happiness and prosperity. "R.
The Sun. — 1846-01-03 (London, England)

SUICIDE.-011 Thursday evening an inquest was held at the Pickled Egg public-house, befor,r Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a jury, on the body of Mr. John Cundale, of the firm of Cundale and Morgan, Italian warehousemen, 42, Amwell-street, Pentonville. On Tuesday last the inhabitants of Holford-square, one of those new ranges of buildings springing up so rapidly in the northern part of the metropolis, were alarmed by the sound of a pistol-shot. The square is within a few perches of the Clerkenwell Police-court, and Marryatt, police-constable 31 G. being on duty there, and hearing the report, ran to the house, 34, in the square, whence it proceeded. On entering the first floor front room he was shocked at the spectacle before him. The floor and one of the windows were besmeared with blood. The upper pert of the head was quite blown off and the skull was quite emptied of its contents. The weapon with which the un fortunate man destroyed himself, an old horse-pistol, lay beside him. The ball passed through the window, one of the panes of which was broken. The constable sent for Mr. Mullard, a surgeon in Percy-street ; but it is needless to say the man died instantly. Seven bullets, a card-case, and a spy .glass were found in his pocket. The body was removed to the workhouse. The house in which he committed the rash act is not yet finished, and mechanics were at work in the lower part of when the shot was fired. So bent was he on suicide, that on leaving home in the morning he left his watch behinu him, and divided one of the leaden bullets w.th which lie loaded the pistol, that the work of destruction might be more effectual. The inquest was adjourned. There is no doubt of the deceased having died by his own hand, but the jury, from the imperfect evidence, were not able to say he was insane at the moment.
The Sun. — 1846-01-02 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL. Mr. George Smith, who described himself as a man of independent property, residing in Victoria-road, Peckham, was charged with having been an accomplice with a female not in custody, in stealing from the house of Mr. William James Linton, engraver, residing at 85, Hutton-garden, several silver spoons, wearing apparel, and half a dozen of claret and other wines. Mrs. Doman, the female alluded to in the above charge, attempted to commit suicide by swallowing poison, from which she is still ill. The prosecutor deposed that the prisoner had been for some time visiting witness's housekeeper, who passed as the prisoner's wife. She declined to receive his visits latterly, and said he had beaten her; she seemed at times in very low spirits. On Christmas-day he left home fur his country house, leaving directions that the prisoner should not be admitted before his return on Monday ; he ascertained that the prisoner had been there until that morning, when he and the woman absconded. The wine, silver spoons, two cloaks, and other valuable articles, were missed immediately after their departure. The prisoner acknowledged that he had taken the wine. The prisoner indignantly denied being the husband of Mrs. Doman. Ile had been invited to the house by Mrs. Doman, who he understood was an acquaintance of Mr. Linton's. He knew her only since April. He did not go to Mr. Linton's until invited. He then made a rambling, incoherent statement, to the elhct that Mrs. Doman had left Mr. Linton's house in April last, when lie first met her. Mr. Linton had sent her money and a testimonial, but the woman was in distress, and he (prisoner) gave her all the aid in his power. Mr. Cosier:—What are you ? Prisoner—l have no profession ; I live on my own fortune. Mr.
The Sun. — 1846-01-02 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On Thursday evening an inquest was held at the Pickled Egg public-house, befora Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a jury, on the body of Mr. John Cundale, of the firm of Cundale and Morgan, Italian warehousemen, 42, Amwell-street, Pentonville. On Tuesday last the inhabitants of Holfor&square, one of those new ranges of buildings springing up so rapidly in the northern part of the metropolis, were alarmed by the sound of a pistol-shot. The square is within a few perches of the Clerkenwell Police-court, and Marryatt, police-constable 31 G, being on duty there, and hearing the report, ran to the house, 34, in the square, whence it. proceeded. On entering the first floor front room he was shocked at the spectacle before him. The floor and one of the windows were besmeared with blood. The upper part of the head was quite blown off, and the skull was quite emptied of its contents. The weapon with which the unfortunate man destroyed himself, an old horse-pistol, lay beside him. The ball passed through the window, one of the panes of which was broken. The constable sent for Mr. Mullard, a surgeon in Percy-street ; but it is needless to say the man died instantly. Seven bullets, a card-case, and a spy •glass were found in his pocket. The body was removed to the workhouse. The house in which he committed the rash act is not yet finished, and mechanics were at work in the lower past of when the shot was fired. So bent was he on suicide, that on leaving home in the morning he left his watch behind him, and divided one of the leaden bullets wLth which he loaded the pistol, that the work of destruction might be more effectual. The inquest was adjourned. There is no doubt of the deceased having died by his own hand, but the jury, from the imperfect evidence, were not able to say he was insane at the moment.
The Sun. — 1846-01-02 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On Thursday evening an inquest was held at the Pickled Egg public-house, before Mr. Wakley, M.l'., and a jury, on the body of Mr. John Cundale, of the firm of Cundale and Morgan, Italian warehousemen, 42, Amwell-street, I'entonville. On Tuesday last the inhabitants of Holford-square, one of those new ranges of buildings springing up so rapidly in the northern part of the metropolis, were alarmed by the sound o:* a pistol-shot. The square is within a few perches of the Clerkenwell Police-court, and Marryatt, police-constable 31 G, being on duty there, and hearing the report, ran to the house, 34, in the square, whence it proceeded. On entering the first floor front room he was shocked at the spectacle before him. The floor and one of the windows were besmeared with blood. The upper pert of the head was quite blown off. and the skull was quite emptied of its contents. The weapon with which the un fortunate man destroyed himself, an kat horse-pistol, lay beside him. The ball passed through the window, one of the panes of which was broken. The constable sent for Mr. Mullard, a surgeon in Percy-street ; but it is needless to say the man died instantly. Seven bullets, a card-case, and a spy %lass were found in his pocket. The body was removed to the workhouse. The house in which he committed the rash act is not yet finished, and mechanics were at work in the lower past of when the shot was fired. So bent was he on suicide, that on leaving home in the morning he left his watch behind him, and divided one of the leaden bullets w.th which he loaded the pistol, that the work of destruction might be more effectual. The inquest was adjourned. There is no doubt of the deceased having died by his own hand, but the jury, from the imperfect evidence, were not able to say he was insane at the moment.
The Sun. — 1846-06-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE.-1 he following melancholy case of suicide occurred at Gloucester on Saturday last :—Mr. George Beard, the landlord of the Star Inn, and a large boat-owner and coal-merchant, had been indulging too freely with liquor on Friday morning last, notwithstanding which he went to the f ivrfee very 71 ,c whichubaur tsr oe wentci si oe t y me, hh oea mn wde a si v aboute nat snoei Lower George Inn, to the anniversary dinner of the Druids, e ehhtei there ewre alsoifb:dcaraafmtneker fnaer asto member. o'clock.Tsht reirkHe which he left the house, swearing he would never enter it 'gain. After having called at two or three places, at each of which he took " another glass," he got back to the Lower George, when the landlord seeing the state he was in, very kindly, and with a great deal of difficulty, induced him to go to bed, and afterwards went into his room to see that all was right, when he appeared to be very fast asleep. About ten o'clock on Saturday morning the landlord took up some coffee for him, when, to his great horror and astonishment, he found him fastened up to the bed-post, and quite dead. He bad tied a large scarf to the bed-post and round his neck, with what in bargemen's phrase is termed a bowling knot, and had then apparently fallen forward from the bed, as his legs were quite doubled under him, and his elbow resting on the bed ; but being a very heavy man, his great weight had drawn the knot up tight, and occasioned strangulation. No cause but drunkenness can be assigned for this melancholy circumstance, as he was in very good circumstances, and had a good business. We are sorry to add that a widow' and six young children are left to deplore his untimely end. A coroner's inquest was held on the body on Saturday, when en the jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity,1
The Sun. — 1846-06-04 (London, England)

LEEDS, JUNE 2.—Owing to this day being halfholiday, the attendance at our market has been thin, and the business transacted of very little moment. Manchester Guardian.  Sum:lE.—The following melancholy case of suicide occurred at Gloucester on Saturday last :—Mr. George Beard, the landlord of the Star Inn, and a large boat-owner and coal-merchant, had been indulging too freely with liquor on Friday morning last, notwithstanding which he went to the Lower George Inn, to the anniversary dinner of the Druids, of which society he was a member. There he also drank freely, but went home about nine o'clock. He there became very quarrelsome, and went so far as to strike his wife, after which he left the house, swearing he would never enter it again. After having called at two or three places, at each of which he took " another glass," he got back to the Lower George, when the landlord seeing the state he was in, very kindly, and with a great deal of difficulty, induced him to go to bed, and afterwards went into his room to see that all was right, when he appeared to be very fast asleep. About ten o'clock on Saturday morning the landlord took up some coffee for him, when, to his great horror and astonishment, he found him fastened up to the bed-post, and quite dead. He had tied a large scarf to the bed-post and round his neck, with what in bargemen's phrase is termed a bowling knot, and had then apparently fallen forward from the bed, as his legs were quite doubled under him, and his elbow resting on the bed ; but being a very heavy man, his great weight had drawn the knot up tight, and occasioned strangulation. No cause but drunkenness can be assigned for this melancholy circumstance, as he was in very good circumstances, and had a good business. We are sorry to add that a widow and six young children are left to deplore his untimely end. A coroner's inquest was held on the body on Saturday, when the jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity.
The Sun. — 1846-06-04 (London, England)

YOUTH.—yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, jun., deputy-coroner, at the Ship, in Finsbury-square, on the body of John Treacher Hall, aged 17 years, who committed suicide by swallowing an ounce of arsenic. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the son of a respectable hat-manufacturer, of No. 6, Finsbury-square. For some time past the deceased had been in a low and desponding state of mind. He was subject to repeated bleeding at the nose, which appeared to alarm him and prey on his spirits. He was very absent in conversation, and there was no doubt his mind had become affected by his infirmity, which he concealed from his family. On Sunday morning the deceased's brother, Mr. Arthur Hall, left him in bed awake. Shortly afterwards a noise was heard in the room by one of the servants as she was passing the door. Mr. Hall immediately proceeded to his brother's apartment and found him lying on the bed in a state of great exhaustion and pain. Medical assistance was sent for directly, and Dr. Pervia was soon in attendance. He found the deceased vomiting and in a state of collapse. He prescribed for the deceased, and when he was restored to consciousness Dr. Pervia asked him what he had taken. The deceased replied he had taken arsenic The- deceased also informed Dr. Pervia that he had obtained the arsenic six months ago from the warehouse of his brother, who is a wholesale druggist, and that he had come to the determination of committing suicide, as there was no object worth living for. The deceased expired at one o'clock ori Sunday, three hours after he had taken the arsenic. On a post mortem examination of the body, Dr. Pervia found a large quantity of arsenic in the deceased's stomach. The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased committed suicide while in a state of mental derangement."
The Sun. — 1846-06-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A YOUTH.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, jun., deputy-coroner, at the Ship, in Finsburp•square, on the body of John Treacher Hall, aged 17 years, who committed suicide by swallowing an ounce of arsenic. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the son of a respectable hat• manufacturer, of No. 6, Finsbury-square. For some time past the deceased had been in a low and desponding state of mind. He was .object to repeated bleeding at time nose, which appeared to alarm him and prey on his spirits. He was very absent in conversation, and there was no doubt his mind had become ' affected by his infirmity, which he Concealed from his family. On Sunday morning the deceased's brother, Mr. Arthur Hall, left him in bed awake. Shortly afters Ards a noise was heard in the room by one of the servants as was passing the dour. Mr. Hall immediately proceeded to his brother's apartment and found him lying on the bed in a state of great exhaustion and pain. Medical assistance was sent for directly, and Dr. Pervia was scon in attendance. He found the deceased vomiting and in a state of collapse. He prescribed for the deceased, and when he was restored to consciousness Dr. Pervia asked him what he had taken. The deceased rep!i,d he had taken arsenic The deceased also informed Dr. Pervia that he had obtained the arsenic six months ago from the warehonse of his brother, who is a wholesale druggist, and that he had come to the determination of committing suicide, as there was no object worth living for. The deceased expired at one o'cl. ck on Sunday, three h. u s after he had taken the arsenic. On a post mortem examination of the body, Dr. Pervia found a large quantity of arsenic in the deceased's stomach. The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased committed suicide while in a state of mental derangement."