The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1877-01-05 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

DETERMINLD SUICIDE IN WALES.—A gentleman named Charles Miller Case committed suicide on Sun. day afternoon at his lodgings, Senview terrace, near Holywell, under circumstances which showed a desperate determination to take away his life. The deceased was an invalid, and had recently been treated in Chester Infirmary for heart disease and dropsy. On Sunday afternoon he asked his landlady to give him a small black bag, which she did, and then left him propped up with pillows in bed and the bag betide him. Immediately after she had gone downstairs s report of firearms was heard, and on going to his Mon it was found that he had shot himself through the right ear with a six-chambered revolver, which be had taken from the bag. Five of the barrels were still loaded, and the bullet of the discharged cham her had lodged in the deceased's skull, above the right eye, death being inetantaneous. It appeared that be had that mornine said he would have placed himself on the metals ..r the railway had it bees near. The deceased o an aged gentleman of in. dependent means, and a naturalised American old. ten. His relations live in New York, and it is understood that he has left hie money to his daughter, and in case of certain events the whole of his forttme is bequeathed to the city treasurer of Nee York, to be applied for public purposes.  EXTRAORDINARY &Mc AT A Fr:MI/AL.—A moth extraordinary funeral scene, it appears, was witnessed a few days since on the public road near the village of Carrington, a few miles from Edinburgh. An old woman died suddenly at that village in the be ginning of last week, and, as is the custom in such c tees, a post •wiortem examination was ordered by the County police authorities. According to instructions, a welliknown medical gentleman, accompanied by he assistant and a sheriff's officer, proceeded to the hour of the deceased for the purpose of examining the body with the view of ascertaining the cause ef death. To their surprise, they were informed ox arrival that the corpse was on its way to be bullied, whereupon the functionaries forthwith hurried after the funeral company, overtook it before reach. ing the graveyard, and acquainted those present with the nature of their mission, suggesting that theorise should be taken back to the house for the purpoth mentioned. This proposal seemed repugnant to the persons in charge, and they made as if to continue their progress; but they had only gone a few path when the shares officer stopped the coffin, which wai being carried in country fashion, and pladed it ens roadside heap. The funeral company seemed ffisile clined to have a disturbance on such an ()minion, and having been given to understand that the law must take itecourse they stood by and saw the collie °penal and the doctor make his examination of the corpse. This over tbo coffin lid was refastened, when the , funeral was duly proceeded with.—Scotaftus. "Do." kfoxcs, revßilitircsi.isT, IN MANciintr.R.-A reunion of spiritualists was held on Monday in the Temperance Hall, Grosvenor itreet, Manchester, it which" Dr." Monde, Mr. James Burns, proprietor of the spiritualistic organ, entitled .11nd inns and Daylneak, Mr. Robert Harper, of London, and other notable lenders of tha it movement" were present. After several addreeees had besn delivered, "Dr." Mona, who was then occupying a seat in the body of the hells, proceeded to execute a variety of manifestations. The raps were frequent, and appeared to issue from the door in all porta of the room. On being summoned tO the platform, the doctor remarked that he would uee his powers of peisuasion to induce .Saunny," hi familiar spirtt of the evening, to accompany bleu Among the questions that "Sammy " was inwted to answer Wise What. is your opinion of the' people who are prosecuting the spiritualists havittg beei ihat the answer should he givell by rapping If such letters of the alphabet as woW give Or hottraphicAl expression to Sanony's opinion, II series of raps was not slow in coming until the AntWel was composed as follows:—"Tnev are noodles.' II coneluding his TenDiri,s, Dr. Munch assured hi audience Shot the spii i's had undertuken to attend hist on any pitblic (Delyion who. he might desire thell presence, and that they would rap audibly inhis felon/ before any at:thence in any building in the kingdout A copy of verses in imitation of "The Raven subsequently reciter,, n,td it 'OMR claimed for the pos that it was written by Ftlrosr Allan Poe's spirit, that it was in fact. is eriiritualistie modification of lines which he wrote on earth. The company proceeded to donee, and the feekvities were not eluded until a late hour. I  I I FOREST OF DEAN EXAMINER : i lPrinted by OW EN A JEFFREY, at their Offices, lqsr street, Wolverhampton, and published by them Dlakeney, Gloucestershire.