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The Sun. — 1846-06-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—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 Druid% 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 land lord 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. — 1846-08-11 (London, England)

AND SUICIDE.—During the last week the district around Battel, in Buses, was painally excited by the occurrence of one of those tragical transactions—murder and suicide, which of late have unhappily been frequently enacted in various parts of the kingdom. The scene of this dreadful affair is at the village Of Whattington, a few miles distant from Bette!, According to the evidence adduced before the coroner at the inquest, it appeared that a labourer, named Freeland, had been confined to his bed for ten weeks, but latterly he had so far recovered as to be able to wander about the house. On Sunday evening, a woman named Davis took the child from the mother (who was lighting the fire), and, presenting it to the father. said, " Here is your father." He replied, " I shall not have anything to say to it, for when I nurse it I get in the wrong. and am blowed up." His wife then looked up at him, and observed, " I wish it would please God to take me and the baby this night." Upon which Freeland made answer, " If it does, I hope it will please God to take you to heaven." She then took the child, and iu a few minutes left the house in an excited state, and hours passing and she not returning, search was made for her, and late in the evening her body and that of the child were found in a neighbouring pond. Evidence was given showing that Freeman and his wife generally lived very happily together, and were excessively fond of the child. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased wife destroyed herself and child while in a state of temporary insanity." DARING ROBBERY OF ANCIENT COINS, &c,—On Monday information was received by the police, that between the hours of seven and eight o'clock that morning, a most daring rubbery was committed at the residence of Mr. George Gwilt, Union-street St. Saviour's, Southwark, and thefollowing valuable property carried off :—Between 500 and 600 silver coins (Roman), a large number at gold coins (English and Roman), a silver pepper-box and silver mustard-spoon, a silver table-spoon, and a very elegant silver-gilt snuffbox with the following inscription on it:—" Presented to George Gwilt, Esq., architect, F.S.A., in admiration of his able restoration of the beautiful specimen of the early English architecture, 0.1,40:: Chapel, St.. Saviour's, Southwark, to which he gratuitously gave hi scientific and valuable services, A.D., 1542." It Is not known now the thief obtained aoeess to the premises. DEATH OF THE BISHOP of
The Sun. — 1846-08-11 (London, England)

ANOTHER MURDER AND SUICIDE.—During the last week the district around Battel, in Sussex, was painftilly excited by the occurrence of one of those tragical transactions—murder and std. tide, which of late have unhappily been frequently enacted in various parts of the kingdom. The scene of this dreadful affair LI at the village of Whattington, a few miles distant from Battel. According to the evidence adduced before the coroner at the inquest, it appeared that a labourer, named Freeland, had beets confined to his bed for ten weeks, but latterly he had so far recovered as to be able to wander about the house. On Sunday evening, a woman named Davis took the child from the mother (who was lighting the fire), and, presenting it to the father. said, " Hero is your father." He replied, " I shall not have anything to say to it, for when I nurse it I get in the wrong. and am blowed up." Ills wife then looked up at him, and observed, " I wish it would please God to take me and the baby this night. Upon which Freeland made answer, " If it does, I hope it will pleasd God to take you to heaven." She then took the child, and in a few minutes left the house in an excited state, and hours passing and she not returning, search was made for her, and late in the evening her body and that of the child were found in a neighbouring pond. Evidence was given showing that Freeman and his wife generally lived very happily together, and were excessively fond of the child. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased wife destroyed her. self and child while in a state of temporary insanity." DARING ROBBERY OF ANCIENT COINS, &e.--0111 Monday information was received by the police, that between the hours of seven and eight o'clock that morning, a most daring robbery was committed at the residence of Mr. George Gwilt, Union-street.; St. Saviour's, Southwark, and thefollowing valuable property carried off :—Between 500 and 600 silver coins (Roman), a large number elf gold coins (English and Roman), a silver pepper-box and silver mu*. tard-spoon, a silver table-spoon, and a very elegant silver-gilt sun* box with the following inscription on it:—" Presented to George Gwilt, Esq. architect, F.S.A. in admiration of his able restoration of the beautiful specimen of the early English architectnre, the Lady* Chapel, St. Saviour's, Southwark, to which he gratuitouslY gave his scientific and valuable services, A.D., 1842." It is not known how the thief obtained aocess to the premises. RevD.
The Sun. — 1846-09-05 (London, England)

RAILWAY SIGNAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN:  Sin,—l observe in your paper of yesterday a notice of a patent railway signal, which has been experimented with on the Eastern Counties Railway. It seems to me but a clumsy and inefficient mode of producing a sound which the steam of the engine is now made to produce with infinitely greater power than the lungs of any guard could possibly compass. It has often surprised me that the existiog whistle of the engine has not been put in requisition as a means of communication between the guards and engine-drivers. Why, were a piece of string attached to the leNTer of the whistle valve, and simply thrown over the carrioges, so as to be within reach of the guards, it would form no inefficient substitute for this patented contrivance ; and there is no doubt that, with the exercise of a little ingeunity, the steam of the engine might be made available for a great variety of signals, not under the control of the guards alone, bat within reach of every passenger in' the train. If this latter object were accomplished, ladies need not then fear travelling alone.—l am, Sir, your's respectfully, J. B. York, Sept. 4, 1846. [The above suggestion is well worthy cons;deration ; to se —ED s 3 indoeuerd, somelres such.sirompl.le contrivance has often occurred  SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN BY priowNING.---On Wednesday evening a long inviiry took place before Mr. Bedford, at the King's Awns, Banelagh-row, Thames-bank, concerning the death .1f Mr. William Johnson, aged 52, a gentleman of larger property, residing at No. 14, Belvoir-terrace, Vauxhall:. Bridge-road. Ann Barnes, housekeeper to the deceased,said that her master was of a very nervous temperament,, and at times he was so excessively agitated that he, would cry out without any apparent cause. On Monday • afternoon witness went out on some business, and on her return home, about half-past eight, she was informed that the deceased bad returned at four o'clock, and ho had been in and out of the house five or six times during the evening in a very agitated state. On entering the. dressing-room she found it in a confused state, his ward— robe strewed about, and ho had gone out in the oldest clothes he had, leaving behind him in one of his drawers the keys relating to his papers and property, which he! always carried about him, and which raised her sus— picion that he did not intend to return, as he had previously told her that in the event of anything happening to him, she would find his keys deposited where they were found, and they were to be given to his brother, a. solicitor, residing at Runton, Norfolk. Verdict, " Fotrad drowned."
The Sun. — 1846-09-05 (London, England)

RAILWAY SIGNAL.  TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l observe in your paper of yesterday a notice of a patent railway signal, which has been experimented with on the Eastern Counties Railway. It seems to me but a clumsy and inefficient mode of producing a sound which the steam of the engine is now made to produce with infinitely greater power than the lungs of any guard could possibly compass. It has often surprised me that the existing whistle of the WI gine has not been put in requisition as a means of communication between the guards and engine-drivers. Why, were a piece of string attached to the lever of the whistle valve, and simply thrown over the carriages, so as to be within reach of the guards, it would form no inefficient substitute for this patented contrivance ; and there is no doubt that, with the exercise of a little ingenuity, the steam of the engine might be made available for a great variety of signals, not under the control of the guards alone, brt within reach of every passenger in the train. If this latter object were accomplished, ladies need not then fear travelling alone.—l am, Sir, your's respectfully, J. B. York, Sept. 4,184 G. [The above suggestion is well worthy consideration ; indeed, some such simple contrivance has often occurred to ourselves.—En. Sim.]  fio SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN BY Dnowrallo.—On Wednesday evening a long inquiry took place before Mr. Bedford, at the King's Arms, Ranelagh-row, Thames-bank, concerning the death of Mr. William Johnson, aged 52, a gentleman of large property, residing at No. 14, Belvoir-terrace, Vauxhall Bridge-road. Ann Barnes, housekeeper to the deceased, said that her master was of a very nervous temperament, and at times he was so excessively agitated that he would cry out without any apparent cause. On Monday afternoon witness went out on some business, and on her return home, about half-past eight, she was informed that the deceased had returned at four o'clock, and he had been in and out of the house five or six times during the evening in a very agitated state. On entering the dressing-room she found it in a confused state, his wardrobe strewed about, and he had gone out in the oldest clothes he had, leaving behind him in one of his drawers the keys relating to his papers and property, which he always carried about him, and which raised her suspicion that he did not intend to return, as he had previously told her that in the event of anything happening to him, she would find his keys deposited where they were found, and they were to be given to his brother, a solicitor, residing at Bunton, Norfolk. Verdict, "Found drowned."
The Sun. — 1846-08-10 (London, England)

HAMBURGH MAIL.I Bausszts, Au°. 4.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on Saturday, the let of August, was 22f. 76c., and that of rye 17f. 43c. per hectolitre. The exportation of rye flour is still prohibited. The Senate is convoked for Wednesday, the 12th August. An Englishman, named Ashton, a young man 23 or 24 years of age, arrived yesterday at Antwerp on board. the r 24 years steamer, from Hull, and put 'up at Rtaage-s Hotel, near the port. In the course of last night he committed suicide, by cutting his throat with a razor. The body of the unhappy young man has been taken to the hospital. The potato market at Brussels was well supplied yesterday, about 300 sacks being offered for sale; the mean price was Bf. for the 100 kilogrammes (20)1b5.). The country people do not seem much inclined to promote a fall in the price. The Northern Railway Company has just regulated provisionally the speed of the trains at 28 and 33 kilometres per hour. We are assured that, in the short session which is to be opened on Thursday next, the Chamber of Representatives will have to consider, besides the treats- with Holland, an application for extraordinary votes of credit for laying down double lines on several parts of the railway belonging to the State, and for other works. The necessity of public lines has been long since acknowledged, so that we do not expect any long discussion on the subject, though a new loan will probably result from the vote. We hope that the administration of the railway will enable the Minister to state what we shall think of the sleepers proposed according to the process of Dr. Boracheris. It is well known that the sleepers hitherto uses rapidly decay, and that it resulted from experiments made in France, that sleepers made of wood, proposed by Dr. B irscheris's process, placed under ground, with others of heart of oak, not prepared, were found at the end of three years to have no trace of decay, whereas the others were very much decayed. In one part on the railway, which has not been laid down more than three or four years, it has been necessary to replace parts of the sleepers which are decayed. This circumstance causes a constant rise in the price of the sleepers. In the year 1841 they were four francs cash, and in November, 1845, 6f. 30c.; then 6C, 84c., 6f. 93c., 6f. 98c., and the rise still continues. It is surely the duty of the Government to ascertain whether Dr. Borscheris's process presents the advantages asserted. If we should have double lines on all our railways they would amount to two hundred kilometres; it is estimated that one-fourth of these sleepers (that is for sixty kilometres), would want to be renewed every year, at an annual expense of 900,000 francs; whereas, if the sleepers were prepared, it would not be necessary to repair them for more than 30 kilometres, and instead of costing 15,000 francs per kilometre, they would cost only 7,500 francs; so that the possible saving would be 675,000 francs per annum. BERLIN, Atm. I.—His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Russia is appointed to the post of Military Governor of the fortress of Luxembourg.
The Sun. — 1846-12-02 (London, England)

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .. .... C.F. 12 5 Gibraltar.. —— • • •• • • Ditto, at sight ...... 12 2 Leghorn ........ •• • • .. • . 30 65 Rotterdam .... . • 2U. 12 5% Genoa ................ 26 i Antwerp ........ ...... 26 0 Milan . .. • flamburgh .... • . M.B. 13 12% Venice.. • • .•• . Altona .. .. .. •••• .. • . Naples .... ...... .. • • 40% Paris, 3 days' sight .. .. 25 70 Palermo, per oz. Ditto, 3 months .. .. . 25 95 Lisbon.. .. •. .. .. .. .. 52% Marseilles • 80urdeaux......... Frankfort on Maine 121% Bahia .. . Petersburgh, 3Us — Buenos Ayres .. ••. . • • Berlin .............• • • New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec. flo —.. Trieste, ditt0......,.,, 10 6 PRICES OF BULLION, FLA or, Madrid Cadiz •.. • . .New Dollars Barcelona .. .• .. .. — Spanish Doubloons Seville.. ...... .. ••• • .. Silver in bars ...• • • • • 0 0 0  SUICIDE IN THE TowLa.—An inquest was held on Monday before William Walton, Esq., at the King's Head Tavern, in the Tower, on the body of Mr. George Tidy, aged forty-six. It appeared, according to the evidence of several witnesses, that the deceased had been landlord of the King's Head for some years past, but, in consequence of ill health, he had confided the management of his business to Mr. John Davidson, his brotherin-law. His complaint was an affection of the liver, and he frequently suffered such pain that he said he thought he could bear it no longer. His wife left him alone on Sunday afternoon, while she went to open the door, and on her return found him lying on the floor with his throat cut, and a knife, with which he had just been eating his dinner, lying stained with blood by his side. The surgeon said that the deceased had been out of his mind for some time past, probably from long continued suffering; but the brother-in-law attributed his state of mind to the circumstance that he was going to be turned out of his house without compensation, after having paid a very large sum for the go )d-will. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1846-06-02 (London, England)

ASHLEY. " To the Short Time Committees of Lancashire  and Yorkshire."  aware, that for severs SCROoDY GIBBET the 3d of July, several years about two miles to the south of mother, :Lots ta 11-gate, were cruelly murdered,J exhibited near the Scroobv otfoi3ll.-bwatrr,y. On , 1779, William Yeadon, and °gfoi .13 bo eutt r-h pe or senta:rhet ahrs s road,baeerne Mary_ I ea the and the house plunderedi North Liverton, who was shortly afterwardsguil I v, and keepers of the Scrooby to a person of the name of John Spencer, a native °-'i,is bt3rial, for the horrible tragedy at taken, ham and .ew o days afterwards, d a afterwards ahred ssv absi sfobunnddy to be Notting wainth the express words of his sentence, hung in chains i the lapse of a tew weeks, a party of soldiers conAfter tence, ssing by the place, the Jog a deserter pa sergeant fired his veY6hi-e, loaded with ball, at the corpse, and hit it, which sentenced in accordance b executed, . caused a stench, almost unbearable fokrnosesiv,ne,rathl edpaya'rstyafv,te.arsainngd on being subsequently wards. The tchirecusemrgsteaLcte tabkeeconm, followed, and tried by a court. martial he was found guilty and degraded into the ranks. Years rolled on, and the body gradually until nothing was left but the chains became less and less, which originally shackled it, and these in course of time fell and were secretly conveyed away. For several late years the post, with its withered and weather-beaten arm, was the only vestige left of that deed of blood which sixty-seven years ago tilled the minds of the inhabitants of the surrounding districts with horror. But time, which levels all terrestial objects with its corroding breath, bad for years past been gradually gnawing this once loathed stump to its cote, and on the 15th of April hisj, actually accomplished his task, and it fell to ride no more,—Doncaster Chronicle. A singular suicide took place a few days ago at Ligueil (Indre et Loire). A man named Mathurier, overcome by some domestic troubles, went into a vine-ground, and having made a pile of faggots set it on fire, and laying himself upon it was consumed. His body. which was not di4cCoYerlid till the morning, bad become A calcined num
The Sun. — 1834-03-20 (London, England)

DESPERATE AND AFFECTING ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Friday night last, between the hours of ten and eleven, a very desperate attempt at self-destruc• lion was made by Elizibeth, the wife of Mr. William James Gillam, a private gentleman, residing at Nine Elms. Vauxhall. The unfortunate lady had, in company with her husband, been spending the day at her brotber_inlaw's residence in Nutford-place, Edgware-road, where, after having had tea, words of a quarrelsome .nature took place relative to a family disagreement %vimh occurred some time since, at which Mrs. Gillam, who is not of a very strong constitution, felt greatly aggrieved, and said to her husband that she was very unhappy, and the sooner she got home the better. Mr. Gillam immediately conaplied with her wishes; and, in consequence of the lateness of the hour, he called a coach, and directed the driver to drive to their residence at Nine Elms. Mrs. Gillam said that it would be the last time she would visit her brother's, and that the disagreement should not injure her husband's happiness. On arriving in Kennington-lane, Mr. Gillam was alarmed by a noise like the dripping of water. He soon ascertained it to be blood. He called to the coachman to stop, when, on the door of the coach being opened, it was discovered that Mrs. Gillam had cut her throat in a frightful manner with a razor, which was found lying by her side. Mr. Gillam, who, at the moment, appeared in a state of madness, lost no time in procuring the assistance of Mr. Wallscott, a surgeon, who, after having hound up the wound, accompanied them home. On Mr. Gidana n king inquiry at his brother's, he ascertained that his wife had procured the razor from the dressing-case of her `nother while engaged putting her bonnet and .cloak on r.,lepart. Mrs. Gillam, who has only one child, has !.ir ome time past been in it desponding stilt?. She was or, iaturday in a favourable way.  ,‹..„---I,d v ...„-..1...,_ •...ift. SSI Z E INTELL e.s.y/.. " ~,`.. TD
The Sun. — 1834-01-04 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an it quest was held at the Cherry Tree, Bromley, Midelese: before Mr. Baker, Coroner, on the body of Mr. Thom Studd, a middle aged man, who had for many years he: a situation in the East India Compsny'a warehouse, Somerset-street, Aldgate, who was found drowned in tl New-cut, a branch of the river Lea. John Butcher, , Prospect-place, Bromley, has known the deceased eigl years, and during the last six years had been employed i toe same warehouse with him. In consequence of tl late alteration in the Eist India Company's charier, tl deceased expected to be pensioned off next April, and th circumstance had preyed upon his mind and affected h spirits. On Wednesday morning last witness was ill ceeding along the bank of the New-cut, on his w,y to t!'. Est India Docks, in company with one of Messr, Taylor's brewers, and about midway between oulle3 lock and N wth-street-bridge saw a drab greatcoat, a ha and an umbrella leaning against the bank. Tlrr hat wt placed on the handle of the umbrella, and the coat was no,. the hat, and covered the umbrella, and to the supertici observer gave the appearance of some one sitting on th bank. He looked about to se if there was any person own the things, but not seeing any body, he immediate] suspected that some one bad drowned him elf. He set his companion tor the drags, and searched the pockets the oat and found a letter, addressed r Mr. Thom Studd, next the Back Swan, Bow," where he knew th deceased lived, and he then thought his friend hid cute nutted suicide. The drags were soon brought, sever: other persons assembled, and in a few minutes a bodl which he recogniz .d as that of the deceased, was brougi out. He had his dress on except his hit. There were n marks of violence ou the body, nor any appearance of s ruggle on the bank, and his c.otties were No care .u,l placed, that it pr-chided the Wert of his having been tore, ,nto the water. He had no doubt chit the deceased ha drowned himself. The Jury returned a verdict that deceased was loan I drowned in the river Lea, uut how b was drowned there was no evidet.ne before them.