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The Sun. — 1844-11-20 (London, England)

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OP A BRIDEGROOM—It will be recollected that a paragraph appeared in the papers last week, giving the details of the extraordinary and mysterious disappearance of Mr. Joseph Amis, many years bookkeeper at the Bull Inn, Aldgate, who immediately after his marriage had written a letter to his bride, sending her a bag of sovereigns, telling her where to obtain the rest of his property, and concluding by a statement that she would in all probability never see him again. It appears that previously to the wedding he made arrangements to come into the occupancy of the Kent and Essex public-house, Highstreet, Whitechapel, and had paid a deposit as earnest money. On the receipt of his extraordinary letter, his wife and her friends were naturally greatly alarmed, and began to fear that he contemplated suicide; although they knew no cause to which to attribute any mental distress or annoyance. They have, however, since been relieved from all their fears and anxieties by the return of the bridegroom, who having " thought better of the matter," resolved to come back and claim his wife like a man. The oddest part of the business is, that he could assign no motive for his strange conduct, merely saying that he experienced a feeling of despondency with regard to his new undertaking. He is, however, now in possession of the Kent and Essex. Lord Saye and Sele, whose death we recently announced, was the oldest Member of the House of Lords, of the Whig party, having entered it soon after the death of his father, Thomas, the teeth Baron, in July, 1788. In common with Lords Clinton, Dacre, and the Duke of Newcastle, he derived his descent from the Lord Saye, who, with other confederated Barons at Runnimede, compelled King John to sign Magna Charta, and from the Viscount Saye and Sele who, in the wars of Charles 1., sided with the Parliamentarians, and was the friend of Hampden, Fairfax, Denzil, Hollis, and Oliver Cromwell. Lord Saye and Sele assisted in the ever-memorable struggle for carrying the Reform Bill, and having fur more than forty years uniformly and consistently voted with the Whig party, was offered an earldom by the Guy and Melbourne Administrations, of which offer, however, his Lordship did not avail himself. He is succeeded in his title and estates by the Honourable William Eardley Twisleton Fiennes, present and twelfth Lord Saye and Sele. It is expected that the mortal remains of the departed Nobleman will be deposited in his ancestral sepulchre at Broughton, on Saturday next.
The Sun. — 1844-08-22 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE FROM FALSE PRIDE.--Mr. Wakley, M.P., held on inquest yesterday, at the Crown, Aberdeen-place, Maida-hill, on the late Mr. Charles Edwards, aged 53, of 7, Clarendon-place, Maida-vale, a wealthy retired carcass butcher, formerly of Newgatemarket. From the evidence, it appeared that he and another had been executors to some property, and that a quarrel having taken place between him and his coexecutor, the latter filed a bill and obtainiedhasnoinilluurntct his against his receiving the property, which pride and pressed upon his mind that ho became extremely melancholy. Last Saturday,ss two days after the obtaining the injunction, he dressed himself and went out shortly after breakfast, as to take a walk, but he was found two hours afterwards, with his throat cut, in the water-closet of his house, and the razor with which he committed the deed lying close upon the seat. He was not dead, but insensible, and lived twenty-four hours During the latter interval he articulated afterwards. " No," when asked if he desired to see Mrs. Edwards. All the witnesses were of opinion that he committed the rash deed in consequence of the Chancery suit having been decided against him. Verdict—" Insanity at the time he committed the suicide." One evening last week a fine little boy about six years old, of the name of Tobin, whilst playing on George's quay, ventured to the river side and unfortunately- fell in. A commotion amongst the lookers-on was the immediate consequence, screams and vocifcrations were heard, but still the poor little fellow was fast drowning. The schooner Golden Eagle was at the opposite side, Charlotte-quay, and her captain, Andrew Shewan, who was at the time changing his dress in the cabin, upon hearing the tumult from the opposite side, sprang upon the deck and over the vessel's side into the small boat, and being ably assisted by his mate, they were close to the drowning child in less time than could be thought possible, when the captain plunged into the water with the daring intrepidity characteristic of a British seaman, and caught the little fellow, who was quite insensible ; but has since recovered. We know not whether Captain Shewan be a man of family, but it must be matter of great gratulation to him thus to have saved the life of an interesting little fellow.—Cork Examiner.
The Sun. — 1844-08-22 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE FROM FALSE PRIDE.—Mr. Wakley, M.P., held on inquest yesterday, at the Crown, Aberdeen-place, Maida-hill, on the late Mr. Charles Edwards, aged 53, of 7, Clarendon-place, Maida-vale, a wealthy retired carcass butcher, formerly of Newgatemarket. From the evidence, it appeared that he and another had been executors to some property, and that a quarrel having taken place between him and his coexecutor, the latter filed a bill and obtained an injunction against his receiving the property, which st:hurt his pride and pressed upon his mind that he became ex tremely melancholy. Last Saturday, two days after the obtaining the injunction, he dressed himself and went out shortly after breakfast, as if to take a walk, but he was found two hours afterwards, with his throat cut, in the water-closet of his house, and the razor with which he committed the deed lying close upon the seat. He was not dead, but insensible, and lived twenty-four hours afterwards. During the latter interval he articulated " No," when asked if he desired to see Mrs. Edwards. All the witnesses were of opinion that he committed the rash deed in consequence of the Chancery suit having been decided against him. Verdict—" Insanity at the me he committed the suicide. One evening last week a fine little boy about six years old, of the name of Tobin, whilst playing on George's quay, ventured to the river side and unfortu • nately fell in. A commotion amongst the lookers-on was the immediate consequence, screams and vociferations were heard, but still the poor little fellow was fast drowning. The schooner Golden Eagle was at the opposite side, Charlotte-quay, and her captain, Andrew Shewan, who was at the time changing his dress in the cabin, upon hearing the tumult from the opposite side, sprang upon the deck and over the vessel's side into the small boat, and being ably assisted by his mate, they were close to the drowning child in less time than could be thought possible, when the captain plunged into the water with the daring intrepidity characteristic of a British seaman, and caught the little fellow, who was quite insensible ; but has since recovered. We know not whether Captain Shewan be a man of family, but it must be matter of great gratulation to him thus to have saved the life of an interesting little fellow.—Cork Examiner.
The Sun. — 1844-09-16 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.  An inquest was held before Mr. Payne, on Saturday evening, at the Tower of London Tavern, Towerstreet, Waterloo-road, on the body of Mr. Thomas Noy, aged fifty-two, late a clerk in the Army District Pay-office, Duke-street, Westminster, who committed suicide on Friday morning, by hanging himself in his bedroom, under the following distressing circumstances :  Police-constable 177 L stated that he was celled is about nine o'clock on Friday morning, and found the deceased hanging by a rope behind the bedroom door. He immediately cut him down, and sent a brother officer for Mr. Sewell, surgeon, upon whose arrival, in about two minutes, life was quite extinct. Mary Noy (daughter of deceased) said her father had been very law spirited for some days. He was indebted to the landlord for rent to the amount of 71. 19s. 6d., who had threatened him to distrain on his goods, unless a portion of the money was paid on Friday. Deceased had recently been discharged from his situation ; but it appeared from the evidence of a clerk in the Recruiting Department, that hopes had been held out to him of a re-appointment, and he had received his salary up to the 30th of the present month. The police, on searching his room, found two lett. ters, written in pencil, one addressed to the coroner, the other to Mr. Legge, his landlord, of which the following are copies :  " 14th August, 1844. ' Mr. Coroner—l am in my perfect senses, therefore there is no occasion for a jury. I wish you to send my body to Westminster Hospital, if in your, power; for I received good treatment from that in, stitution about twelve months since, and I have no other legacy to leave them. Pray comply with my wishes if in your power,  " Sept. 14; ,)0"
The Sun. — 1844-09-16 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.  An inquest was held before Mr. Payne, on Saturday evening, at the Tower of London Tavern, Towerstreet, Waterloo-road, on the body of Mr. Thomas Noy, aged fifty-two, late a clerk in the Army District Pay-office, Duke-street, Westminster, who committed suicide on Friday morning, by hanging-himself in his bedroom, under the following distressing circumstances : Police-constable 177 L stated that he was called in about nine o'clock on Friday morning, and found the deceased hanging by a rope behind the bedroom door. He immediately cut him down, and sent a brother officer for Mr. Sewell, surgeon, upon whose arrival, in about two minutes, life was quite extinct. Mary Noy (daughtmr of deceased) said her father had been very low spirited for some days. He was indebted to the landlord for rent to the amount of 71. 19s. Gd., who had threatened him to distrain on his goods, unless a portion of the moNey was paid on Friday. Deceased had recently been discharged from his situation ; but it appeared from the evidence of a clerk in the Recruiting Department, that hopes had been held out to him of a re-appointment, and he had received his salary up to the 30th of the present month. _ _  The police, on searching his room, found two let• ters, written in pencil, one addressed to the coroner, the other to Mr. Legge, his landlord, of which the following are copies :  "14th August, 1844. " Mr. Coroner—l am in my, perfect senses, there. fore there is no occasion for a jury. I wish you to send my body to :Westminster Hospital, if in your poys ,er • for I received good treatment from that institution about twelve months since, and I have no other legacy to leave them. Pray comply with my wishes if in your power,  " Sept. 14; 20 inTLOtel‘slAtoSsiN;
The Sun. — 1844-04-27 (London, England)

DZIEICELLANEOI3B. _  The annual meeting ofthe Society for th e Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews was held on Friday evening, at the Freemasons"favern, John Dean Paul, Esq., Treasurer of  the Society, in the chair, who stated that the subscriptions during the past year amounted to 927/. 11s. 11d., and the disbursements to 634/. ss. 5d., thus leaving in his hands a balance of 293/. 6s. 6d. The meeting was addressed by the Revs. J. Bennett, J. J. Freeman, Dr. Wilson, J. Morrison, E. Honk, Owen Clarke, J. Crowther, G. Paul, Esq., the Rev. R. llerschell (one of the converted Jewish ministers), and Thomas Farmer. Several resolutions were passed, and the officers for the ensuing year appointed. On the same evening, the London Society for Teaching the Blind celebrated its first festival at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., presided on the occasion, and was supported on either hand by Lords Arundel and Dudley Stuart. The company, though not a very numerous one, was highly respectable, and the purpose for wlAlch it was assembled was carried out by a most liberal subscription, amounting to between 700/. and 800/. The now line of road from Long-acre to Leicester-square, which is to be continued to Piccadilly, has been thrown open for the traffic of carts and carriages. A new floating pier, similar in appearance to the one at Lambeth Palace, was opened on Friday at Wandsworth ; it is called the Waterman's I'ier, and has been erected by some Wandsworth lightermen and waterrnen, with the hopes of inducing other boats to run between Putney and London, besides those already engaged in the trade.  SUICIDE OF A CHELSEA PENSlONER.—Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Compasses, Upper Eburystreet, Pimlico, on the body of Edward Horrell, aged sixtyfive, a pensioner belonging to Chelsea Hospital. Charles Thompson said that the deceased with his wife lodged at No. 51, Upper Ebury-street. At five o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, witness was called from his bed by one of the lodgers, and told that deceased had made an attempt upon his life. Witness immediately arose, and upon going into the kitchen saw him lying upon the floor, and bleeding from a large wound in the throat. Deceased was first missed by his wife, who went to the kitchen in search of him, and found the door shut. Upon pushing against it the deceased fell, and it appeared as if he had endeavoured to hang himself by a cord at the top when his wife interrupted him. Being frustrated in his attempt to hang himself, he got his razor and inflicted a large gash upon his throat. Witness had never observed anything in him which indicated insanity. Ilis pension of one shilling and threepence per day, and a trifle his wife earned by washing, was all they had to live upon, and deceased being about to reside in Chelsea Hospital, he went to St. George's workhouse to ask them to make provision for his wife. They refused unless he also would enter the workhouse. Mr. Hankley, surgeon, said that he attended the deceased, and found him dead from the effects of the incision in the throat—Verdict, "Temporary insanity." A
The Sun. — 1844-04-27 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS. The annual meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews was held on Friday evening, at the Freemasons"favern, John Dean Paul, Esq., Treasurer of the Society, in the chair, who stated that the subscriptions during the past year amounted to 927/. 118. 11-1, and the disbursements to 634/. ss. 5d., thus leaving in his hands a balance of 293/. 6s. 6d. The meeting was addressed by the Revs. J. Bennett, J. J. Freeman, Dr. Wilson, J. Morrison, E. Horle, Owen Clarke, J. Crowther, G. Paul, Esq., the Rev. R. Herschel' (one of the converted Jewish ministers), and Thomas Farmer. Several resolutions were passed, and the officers for the ensuing year appointed. On the same evening, the London Society for Teaching the Blind celebrated its first festival at the London Tavern, 13ishopsgate-street. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., presided on the occasion, and was supported on either hand by Lords Arundel and Dudley Stuart. The company, though not a very numerous one, was highly respectable, and the purpose for which it was assembled was carried out by a most liberal subscription, amounting to between 700/. and 800/. The new line of road from Long-acre to Leicester-square, which is to be continued to Piccadilly, has been thrown open for the traffic of carts and carriages. A new floating pier, similar in appearance to the one at Lambeth Palace, was opened on Friday at Wandsworth ; it is called the Waterman 's Pier, and has been erected by come Wandsworth lightermea and;watennen, with the hopes of inducing other boats to run between Putney and London, besides those already engaged in the trade.  SUICIDE OF A CHELSEA PENSlONER.—Yesterday Mr. Riggs held an inquest at the Compasses, Upper Eburystreet, Pimlico, on the body of Edward Horrell, aged sixtyfive, a pensioner belonging to Chelsea Hospital. Charles Thompson said that the deceased with his wife lodged at No. 51, Upper Ebury-street. At five o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, witness was called from his bed by one of the lodgers, and told that deceased had made an attempt upon his life. Witness immediately arose, and upon going into the kitchen saw him lying upon the floor, and bleeding from a large wound in the throat. Deceased was first  missed by his wife, who went to the kitchen in search of him, and found the door shut. Upon pushing against it the deceased fell, and it appeared as if he had endeavoured to hang himself by a cord at the top when his wife interrupted him. Being frustrated in his attempt to hang himself, he got his razor and iOlicted a large gash upon his throat. Witness had never observed anything in him which indicated insanity. His pension of one shilling and threepence per day, and a trifle his wife earned by washing, was all they had to live upon, and deceased being about to reside in Chelsea Hospital, he went to St. George's workhouse to ask them to make provision for his wife. They refused unless he also would enter the workhouse. Mr. Hankley, surgeon, said that he attended the deceased, and found him dead from the effects of the incision in the throat—Verdict, " Temporary insanity." A
The Sun. — 1844-09-21 (London, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OP POYENTY. —Thurslay Mr. William Baker held an inquest at the George the Fourth, Green-street, Bethnal-green, on the body of Harriet Downs, aged fifty-eight years. It appeared the deceased was the wife of a Spitalfields weaver. In consequence of the slackness of work, and depreciation in weaver's wages, she had lately become very desponding. on Friday last, in the early part of the day, she said to her husband, " Jack, I don't like to see you work so hard, and not live better." He endeavoured to soothe her, but she was very low and dejected, and said she should not live till Saturday. At five o'clock she left home, and was not again heard of until Tuesday last, when her body was found floating in the water of the Regent's-canal, near the Ferry-bridge. The husband deposed their altered circumstances had preyed much upon her mind. There being no evidence of how deceased came into the water, the jury returned an open verdict of "Found drowned." MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Married, on the 18th instant, at 13ramham, by the Rev. Wm. Harcourt, son of his Grace the Archbishop of York, Frederick Aeclum Milbank, Esq., of Hart and Hartlepool, to Alexiana, daughter of the late Sir Alexander Don, Bart., of New' ton Don, Roxburghshire. The lovely bride, whose beauty and elegance attracted universal admiration, was given away by Sir Maxwell Wallace. She was attired in a superb dress and veil of Brussels lace, and attended by six bridesmaids, viz., Miss Milbank, Miss Lane Fox., two Misses Vavasour, and two Misses Fane. After the ceremony the marriage party returned to Chesnut Grove, I the residence of Sir Maxwell Wallace. After the dejeuner the happy pair set off to Thorpe PQIIOW, the splendid seat of Mark Milbank, Esq., who, with Lady Augusta and her fawily, are at present residing at Barningham Park.
The Sun. — 1844-11-14 (London, England)

TTESON.) EXPAP.TE GARDNER. Mr. MELLOR moved for a writ of certiorari to bring up the inquisition held on the body of George Gardner, and also the depositions taken at the inquest. It appeared that Gardner had been indicted for abducting a young lady from a boarding-school, but an arrangement had been come to. The defendant pleaded guilty, but was discharged on his own recognizances, and was not to be brought up for judgment. Gardner then went to Canada, but subsequently returned to this country, and was articled to a farmer named Page, for the purpose of learning the business of a farmer. He then renewed his acquaintance with the young lady. After his return from Canada he went to the house of the young lady, having got in through the window in the course of the night. The next morning he had some coffee given him by the young lady. He was visited by the mother and daughter, the father being ignorant of the circumstance. After breakfast the daughter in nthae butstateddi dthat t she know w perceivedhaa t it was.peculiar o ~,e smellve r, room, bottle being produced at the inquest, she stated that the smell was something like that. After he had taken the contents of that bottle, which had contained laudanum, he asked for a razor and shaved himself. He then became ill, and died in the course of the day. A verdict of felo de se was returned upon the coroner's inquest. The object of the present application was to bring up that inquisition and examination, with the ulterior view that in case the in Edward Taylor, cab-driver, No. 4,144, was charged with having loitered in such a manner about Fleet street and its neigbbourkood as to cause serious obstruction.  The defendant proved to be one of those fellows who are constantly perilling the safety of the public by turning about in the most crowded thoroughfares, and impeding the transit of other vehicles. He was described as having turned a deaf elr to the requests and threats of the police, and to have lingered at a variety of places in expectation of a fare. The defendant said the police we: 0 prejudiced against him, and that he was the most respectable and amiable of cab-drivers. The