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Glasgow Courier. — 1853-11-19 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SUICIDE OF A SURGEON BY PRUSSIC ACID. On Wednesday Mr. William Payne held an inquest at the Ward School-rooms, London Wall, on the body of Mr. Francis Champoeys, who committed suicide by swallowing prussic acid. Sarah Ann Stone, of No. 112, London Wall, said the deceased had lodged in her mother's house for about a week. On Nionclay morning, at about 10 minutes past 12, eh* went to the drawers m deceased's room for a piece of lace, and on turning round she saw him lying in bed, and as he looked so very pale she became alarmed and ran down stain, but shortly afterwards returned with the servant, when he appeared to be dead. She told her mother, and a policeman was called in, who want for a doctor. The bottle produced was found on a chair by his bedside. She had seen him at about eleven o'clock on the previous night, when he smoked a pipe, and had a pint of ale. She had never observed him depressed in spirits. Mr. Childs, surgeon, said that be now the deceased at about half-past twelve on Monday morning, when lie was lying in bed. There was no appearance of any struggle having taken place. On entering the room he immediately detected the odour of Prussic acid. The body was warm, and the pupils of the eye were dilated. He saw the bottle produced. It contained a very strong preparation of prussic acid. It was Scheele's preparation, and contained Spur cent. of the very strongest acid. It was so strong that on. drop of it in the eye of a dog would be sufficient to destroy life. He had made a post-mortem examination, and on opening the stomach it emitted a strong smell of Prussic acid. He had not the slightest doubt that the deceased had died from the effeet of Prussic acid. The jury returned a verdict of ' temporary insanity.'  Btomaelt
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-06-30 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SUICIDE BY A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.  Last Saturday Mr. Wakley held an inquest on John Shedden, at the deceased's, private residenew, Tavistock Place, favistork Square. The deceased, who was a bachelor, aged 04, always enjoyed the best health and spirits, and never betrayed a suicidal tendency or !symptom of insanity beyond a slight eccentricity of scanner. Wednesday evening he dined with his brother, George Shedden, Esq., at 0, Bedford Square, when, with the exception of a slight bilious nttack, he !ppoared in his usual health and spirits. Thursday evening he dined alone In Tavistock Place, retiring to bed at his usual hour without evincing the slightest change of manner. As he did not make hie appearance at the breakfast hour the following morning, the t proceeded to his bed-room to cell him, when receiving no answer to her repeated knockings, she became alarmed, and calling assistance, had the door forced open, when she found her master suspended by a silk neckerchief front the cross pole of his bedstead. lie was instantly cut down, and medical assistance procured, but life had been some time extinct, as it would appear that the unfortunate gentleman hung himself soon after retiring to rest. He wea undressed, and had been evidently in bed, as appeared front its disturbed state. On the dressingtable was a letter written by deceased to a friend, in which he spoke of his resolve to commit suicide to end a life of misery, and ache was unable to face his friends again. He concluded the letter by stating that he was compelled to commit the suicidal act. The coroner observed that the letter was evidently the production of an insane brain. George Shedden, Esq., could not account for his brother's suicide, as his affairs were in a most prosperous state, and he had nothing, as far as witness was aware, to disturb his mental quietude. Several other witnesses having been examined without at all clearing up the mysterious circumstances that induced deceased to destroy himself, the jury returned a verdict of 'insanity?
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-12-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

RYE.--MOST DETERMINED SUICIDE. In the afternoon of Friday last, a young man, named William Smith, committed the dreadful act of selfdestruction by first cutting his throat and then plunging into a pond, by which he WWI drowned. He has for a long time been addicted to habits of intemperance,which led him to commit acts of stealing, for which he was, about a month since, committed for trial at the Rye quarter sessions on two charges, but was out on bail, since which he had been continuing his sad career, nod acted like one deranged. (hi the day in which he put an end to his existence, his wife went in search of him, as she had great reason to fear that he was not safe to be by himself, and, finding him, begged him to return; lie told her to go home, and he should be home soon. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon lie spoke to a lad who was sheep-tending in a field at the back of the Rye union•house, and asked him if he had a knife; and on his replying in the negative, he said' You are no good,' and went away. About 4 o'clock the boy saw his hat on a post in a pond close by, and on going to it he saw the body of the deceased in the water. He ran and told some persons near, who came and g.,t him out; and when they laid him on the bank thry discovered a gash on the right side of the throat, in the neighbourhood of the jugular vein, about three inches long, froni snhieti a quantity of blood had flowed; he was quite dead. In Isis pockets were found his razor, a piece of cord, and Ida notice of bail paper. An *quest was held on the following day, and a verdict of 'Suicide while in an unsound state of mind' isas returned. He was 32 year:: of age, and has left a wife and five children.  FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE or
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-12-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

RYE.—MOST DETERMINED SUICIDE. England and France, scan transmitted to Vienna, where In the afternoon of Friday last, a young man, namee It was approved of; then sent to Berlin, where it was William Smith, committed the dreadful net of self also approved of; and, within the last fen days—two or destruction by first cutting his throat and then plungh three—despatehed to Constantinople; apd the opinion into a pond, by which he was drowned. He has to' given of it by my informants is, that 'it is one which long time been addicted to habits of intemperance,wl could be accepted by the Porte' (acceptable is the term led him to commit acts of stealing, for which he applied to it.) Of course we are in ignorance of what the about a month since, committed for trial at the Emperor of Russia may think shout it ; but if one may quarter sessions on two charges, but was out or be permitted to hazard a conjecture, it is not unimpor- since which lie had been continuing his sad care, last, or without slgnificance, that Anstria, .11. 're', acted like one deranged. On the dny in whirl prohalsly in more than any other in the secrets of the an end to his existence, his wife went in seam', cabinet of St. Petersburg, has given her sanction as she had great reason to fear that he was n to this project, or at least has not disapproved of be by himself, and, finding hius, begged him It. Namik Pasha, Minister of Commerce at Constanti- he told her to go home, and he should be 1 nople, was yesterday (Sunday) presented to the Ern- About 2 o'clock in the afternoon he spoke e peror by Vely Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador. was sheep-tending in a field at the back On the occasion of the death of the Queen of Portu- union•house, and asked him if he had akr gal, the French court is to go into mourning from Dec. his replying in the negative, he said ' You .5 for 21 days, 11 of which are to be full, and then half and went away. About 4 o'clock the ho,' mourning. A report from the Minister of Marine to the a post ins pond close by, and on going Emperor recommends the practice of colonial recruiting, bode of the deceased in the water. I r in place of sending men out to the French colonies from some persons near, who came and g Europe, and proposes to have the corps of black soldiers when they laid him on the bank they of Senegal increased to 4511 men, to be divided into two on the right side of the throat, in th, bodies of 225 men each. An imperial decree follows the jugular vein, about three inches acceding to the proposed plan, mid allowing a credit of quantity of blood had flowed; he r 14,000 f from the budget of ntarine for the purpose. his pockets were found his razor, a The Bourse was rensarkably firm to-day, without much notice of bail paper. An *quest , business doing. The Three per Cents. opened at 741 ing day, and a verdict of 'Simi, 70c, and closed at 741 80c for the end of the month. state of mind' nas returned. '
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-01-22 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE WINE TRADE. packet, ta take command of tho naval forces in the East P uon him until the morning. The only wounds by the timber, and to each ribbon is attached a shell-fish Barley 99e 10d ... 20e ild the crew-all had to watch the boat rising on the top of communicating the facts of the case.- Mr. Smith : Yes, The following account of the wine trade during the Indies. bat were two small spots on each of the great toes, which we take to be the Lepas anatifera from which Oats ISs 7d ... las al a wave to jump into her: Two others, in an attempt to Sir, I do. Two years have elapsel-Cudniore said Mr. I ulated the man must have lost at • f e th • B I Rye 30s &I ... 29s 34 I r fMe rs 'Matthew Clark • • fil into the sea and were drowned. She made a Mann asked him about it last Saturday fortnight, end he past year is from the circu a o . ss .. jump in, e It is reported in naval circles that Rear-Admiral from whieh it is ca c • in ormer Imes t arnac e goose was supposed to Cony wishes to give up the command of the Channel least half a gallon of blood. Ile is at present so weak grow. This pretty kind of mollusca is never seen, Beans 34s ad ... 34s 10d fourth, fifth, anti sixth trip that evening. Thee could have told him everything.-Mr. Yardley :-But why did you & Sons, London, just issued:squadron, 'oak if ids n blies are com Plied with, it is as to be enable, for a Oita tiine, to attend to his as far as we know, 011 the shores of the Solway, and Pease 30e 74 ... 33s Otl taken off more of the passengers, het they would not jump not mention it before? You were at Colchester several .. ahe state of our market at the close of 1832 contrasts likely he will be appointed to succeed Rear-Admiral usual business.-Panartia Star. there can be little doubt that the tempest-tost piece Duty on each Is. though prevailed on to do so. They were implored to times. Cudmore repeated what he had before statetd, most favotu-ably with the previour year. We find a Edwerd Harvey, Adnaral-Superintentlent at Malta. In jump, ne it was the only means left them to save their that he was never asked about it till last Saturday for - marked difference in the realisable velee of both wines the event of these changes taking place, it is very pros P silts -Under SUDDEN DEATHS AND SUICIDES IN . . . of timber, which has at last found a restinw place on
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-07-19 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SHOCKING MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN IN  BIRMINGHAM, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.  On Friday morning the neighbourhood of the Sandpits and Springhill was thrown into consternation by the rumour that two children had been poisoned by their mother. The feillowing facts will present a pretty correct version of the affair:— The perpetrator of the deed is an unmarried female, apparently about 35 years of age, and the children, who are twins, a little more than two years old, are the reputed offspring of a man named Brookes, whose name the unhappy woman appears to have adopted, but she refuses to give up her maiden i appellation. The woman, who is n custody, has informed the police officers that she came from Leicestershire about ten weeks ago, and her condition has since been that of a vagrant, dependent upon charity for subsistence. The man with whom she cohabited had been seen to visit her, but little is known of him beyond that. On Thursday afternoon she and her chil. dren were observed, by the old couple with whom she lived, to partake of their usual meals. About 5 o'clock the mother undressed the twins, after which she took one upon her knee, and held a jar to its mouth containing milk. The child drank with avidity. The woman then carried the child to bed, and on descending the staircase, she lifted up the other twin, to whom she administered a similar dose. The children, unconscious of their unhappy doom, were placed side by side, and soon fell into a sleep from which they were never again to, wake. About six o'clock in the morning sheesvas heard to leave her room, open the house door, and walk into the street. Roberts and his wife rose soon after, and having breakfasted, they became somewhat curious that the children were no silent. Mrs. Roberts went up stairs to their bed-room, when the real fact was revealed. Before the news had spread round the neighbourhood, the wretched woman returned to her home, and almost instantly fell to the ground in a state of stupefaction. The inmates, suspecting that she had also partaken of something poisonous, immediately sent for Dr. Hine and Mr. Humphrey, who were promptly in attendance. The stomach pump was applied, and a quantity of ale and laudanum vomited, so that In a short time she began to display symptoms of reaction. After recovering her sensibility she was accused of poisoning the children, and she at once ran off towards the canal, and there is little doubt but she would have plunged in had not Mr. Phi4ips, of the Reservoir Tavern, followed after and brought her back. Up to Friday evening she continued in a fair way for recevory.--,pirraingham Mercury.
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-01-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

DEATH OF DR:. RICE; LATE MEAD MASTER OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.  An inquest was held on Thursday on the body of the Rev. Edward Rice, DO., bead master of Christ's Hogpital, President of the Royal Free Hospital, and connected with many of the public institutions of the metropolis, that learned divine haring committed suicide in the institution at an early hour in the morning. Susan Bancroft said she was in the service of Dr. Rice. At about a quarter before nine o'clock on Thursday morning, as she was passing Dr. Rice's bed-room door, she heard a violent scream, and on going into the room she saw Mrs. Rice there, and Dr. Rice was hanging by his neck at the foot of the bed,and his feet were some distance front the ground. Mrs. Rice immediately cut the handkerchief by w-hich he was suspended, and they lowered him gradually on to the bed. A surgeon was sent for who had attended hirn for sonic time, but he showed no signs 'of life. She had seen the Doctor on the previous night at prayers. Mrs. Rice read the prayers, but Dr. Rice was present. He went to bed soon afterwards. She had seen him low-spirited lately; she might say for four or five months past. She could not tell the cause of his being low-spirited, nor had she ever heard hint say so himself. On Monday he went into the dining-room, when he asked Mrs. Rice if she thought that he was out of his mind. Mrs. Rice replied, ' Oh, certainly not: She had fur some time noticed that he was very lowspirited, as he scarcely ever spoke when he was spoken to. He had not read prayers himself for the last four or five months. Mr. Thomas Stone, resident surgeon to Christ's Hospital, mid that he attended the Doctor on last February twelve months, when he was attacked with a very severe fever, and again for a nervous fever in May or June last; since which time he had appeared a completely altered man. He was exceedingly desponding and melancholy, rind weak in body, which gradually increased up to the present time. Witness hail taken precautions to have all dangerous things removed out of the way. So strongly were they convinced that he was suffering from derangement of mind, that they required him to resign his head mastership of Christ's College, which he did. Of late he was particularly desponding, and the most trifling things lie magnified into the greatest importance. The jury unanimously returned a verdict that 'Dr. Rice committed suicide whilst in a state of derangement.'
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-09-13 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE CHOLERA—LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 7.—Three more deaths have occurred in this town from this malignant disease. In all the cases the sufferers were poor German emigrants recently arrived from the continent, who no doubt brought the malady with them. The crowded state of the lodging-houses where they stay during their brief sojourn in Liverpool is engaging the serious attention of the authorities, a'nd not before required. SUICIDE BY Tuase Sisreas.—A d.plorable event took place on Wednesday evening in the Rue d'Amsterdan3. Three females, the eldest only 20 years of age, committed suicide with thy fumes of charcoal, in a chamber which they occupied with their mother, the widow of a foreign officer. The three girls took advantage of the absence of their mother to put an end to their existence. This fatal act is attributed  to the recent loss of a considerable fortune of the family TH. CHOLERA IN NEWCASTLE —Within the past week there has been at least forty fatal cases of cholera in Newcastle and the immediate neighbourhood. They have occurred in all parts of the town. Though chiefly attacking thy poor, sureral of the victims have been persons in comfortable circumstances, and belonging to the middle classes. Two or three isolated cases had occurred previously, but, on Wednesday week, the 31st August, the disease seems first to have broken out simultaneously with considerable malignity at several points.—Netucastle Chronicle. The Memager dt, Midi publishes the following remedy for the diseases in the vines, communicated to it by aM. C. Serre who states that it has perfectly succeeded I dissolved,' says M. Serre,'a poetic' of salt in 15 quarts of cold water ; after drawing away the earth from the stem of the vino to the depth of about six inches, I poured the liquid in the evening into the hole, and again threw the earth over it, in order that the sun in the morning should not dry it up. In a fortnight after I found the grapes perfectly recovered, and more than doubled in size.
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-11-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TUE FRAUDS UPON THE LIVERPOOL CORPORATION. —William Rowson (contractor) and William Clarke (clerk), whose cases was remanded on the 29th ult., were again brought before the magistrate at the Liverpool Police-court on Saturday, and after a lengthened examination were committed for trial at the assizes. They were admitted to bail, Rowson in £l,OOO and two sureties in £5OO each, and Clarke in £5OO and two sureties in £2.50 each.  A letter from Constantinople of the 2lsl, in the Press of Vienna, says—' Lord Stratford de Redchtfe has made it a condition sine qua non, that hostilities shall not commence until the receipt of the answer of the cabinet of St. Petersburg to the last project of arrangement. It is said that this demand gave rise to some very storm, scenes between him and the Divan, but at last the consideration due to the western powers caused the latter to consent.' it has already been stated that several political arrests have been made at Tours and its environs. The Journal d' Indre et Loire states that in the cellar of a wheelwright named Moreau, one of the persons taken into custody at Veretz, two swivel guns in:wood, very solid, and evidently destined to serve as cannon in an insurrection, were found. In the department of the Landes domiciliary visits have been made in the houses of two persons, and two others have been arrested and placed an secret. The persons recently taken into custody at Angers have been released.  DREADFUL &rime—The Cork Examiner announces the death by suicide on Thursday evening of Dr. Bell, one of the most eminent surgeons of that city. The unfortunate gentleman had been labouring under an aberration of intellect for some time past; and, though a watch was kept over him, he managed on Thurrday evening to elude the vigilance of those employed foe that purpose, and hanged himself to a tree in his own garden with the military sash belonging to his son-in-law, Adjutant Dagg. The body was discovered in about an hour after the commission of the fatal deed, and, though some medical gentlemen were quickly in attendance, their efforts were of course quite unavailing. Dr. Bell stood at the very head of his profession, and was as distinguished for his humanity as for his skill.
Glasgow Courier. — 1853-03-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CONTINENTAL INTELLIGENCE.  7/1•1f0E.  Paris, Friday Evening. The Mon kenr denies the truth of various statements in the foreign press. The mediation of France, it says, had not been offered in the Austro-Turkish question, and, consequently, could not have been refused. France has not joined in any collective proceeding on the question of the expulsion of the re(new from England. She relies upon the good faith of the English government, and has no doubt that it will fulfil, in respect to her, all the duties of a good neighbour. She is not negotiating at St. Petersburg a convention respecting the Holy Shrines, and though some friendly explanations have been exchanged there, the negotiation will proceed at Constantinople. The Emperor did not himself send a despatch from the telegraphic office on the occasion of the attempt upon the Emperor of Austria's life ; but the auto. graph letter, in which he deplored the occurrence of so odious a crime, was transmitted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and presented to the Emperor of Austria by the French Minister at Vienna. The Emperor did not write a confidential letter to the Swiss confederation, but the French government addressed it some friendly advice in the interest of the maintenance of good relations between Switzerland and the neighbouring powers. A melancholy event took place here this morning —the suicide of Prince Cameros, the grandson of Elise, who was the eldest sister of Napoleon 1., and who married one of the Bacciochi family. The Prince blew his brains out with a pistol. Of course there are several versions as to the cause of the suicide. Some say it was committed during an attack of brain fever; others assign it to a more romantic origin. The unfortunate young man was a Master of -Requests attached to the Council of State. The directors of the Northern Railway Company of France have resolved, it is said, to introduce two important improvements in their administration. The first is the adoption of the rail invented by Mr. Barlow, which renders the use of sleepers unnecessary, and produces a consequent saving of expense. The second is the introduction of the jointed carriages, invented by M. Anions, and to be seen in use on the Sceaux Railway. Orders have been received at Toulon to tit out the Veloce steam corvette for Nestfoundlaud. She will be commanded by Captain Beivese, the chief officer of that station. The Bolen was quiet to-day. AU speculalliaa apeoared to be confined to purdlkses In 'St. Gormaia Railway Shares, and shires *Abe New Path Dock Company, which rose considerilk, Other securities closed at nearly the same iqices as yesterday. Paris, Saturday Morning. Fifteen new Senators and four Councillors of State have been notain.lted. Despatches from Vienna of yeste...rda• announce that the Emperor was rapidly reco-„erf4,