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The Sun. — 1829-10-07 (London, England)

LOVE AND SUICIDE.  On Saturday last a young woman named Eli/t beth Leach, aged 20 years, who was in the fatellf of Mr. Brown, of 13arnird's-inn, Holborn, took S quantity of arsenic which terminated her existencei The deceased was a sister of Mr. Brookes, one t'fi the surgeons of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, al,' she had been courted for some time by a young to named James 'Willis, to whom she was engaged tl be married at the expiration of twelve months. Dig banns had been asked in church, and the solernnie tion of the marriage was put oil' for the above-n 4; tioned period by the advice of her relations. ft] attachment to Willis was of the most ardent k'll' and until lately she appeared to anticipate the ant:;l with her lover with the utmost delight. With', the last few weeks her manners suddenly changii.; instead of being cheerful and sprightly, she was dis pirited, and weeping from morn to night. She eon cealed the cause of her wretchedness for some tinlej but finally communicated to a friend that she bt reason to believe her betrothed husband was fait"; less. On Saturday last she was told that he We, actually married, and she appeared to be hestitie broken at the intelligence. She declared that !, would hear the fital news from the party's own DIV, and if she found him false, she would live no longed She ascertained that the intelligence was true, ssto that he was living with his wife in Fulwood's-ref„,', Holborn. She immediately proceeded to the Pip of Mr. Dale, a chymist, in Holborn, and purchss three-pennyworth of arsenic, which she swallo.wed, and walked from thence to the house of her frieribe a Mrs. Price, in Blewitt's-buildings, to whom 5 communicated the fact of her having swallowed son. She was taken to St. Bartholomew's Ills tal, and the stomach-pump was used to extrac-and poison. She lingered tilt yesterday afterneoll• then expired. Information was sent to the Coroner, iv.° ve fixed the inquest for this evening. It is impost ,' in to describe the distress the event has produced the family of the hapless girl.
The Sun. — 1829-08-29 (London, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDES.  On Thursday morning, about half-past nye o'clock, the inmates of the George inn, Aldermanbury, were thrown into the ittmou alarm at the discovery of one of the gentlemen stopping there, Mr. George Torr, having out his throat in a most dreadful manner. During the night the most awful groans were heard all over the house to proceed from Mr. Torr's chamber, but, it being known that he was afflicted with a spasmodic affliction, no particular notice x:;w, taken of the circumstance, further than it t';';',',“trbed the other gentlemen.—However, at 4.3i,tt, the hour above stated some suspicion " Boots," the servant, went up to, the: chamber of 'Mr, Torr, and, on opening the door, he observed the unfortunate gentlerral sitting On the floor in his night cloth?s, and large quantitie4 of blood flowing from his neck. fie imk-Odiaiely gave an instant alarm upon the tii4overy, and Mr. Linniear, the surgeon opposite, was immediately sent for. On his arrival the unfortunate man was found to he alive lad sensible, but could not speak. He pointetk to,the table where lay a large clasp Will k;:oxe;e4 with blood, with which he corniekittel tireadcul act, and he must hav indicted the, .wOuttcl which had divided the vfi4ipe,:Wore. the icoliing-glass, as the blood ; had sPiqCCV(IYe; it. He was carried instantly to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where every thing possible was done for him, but he expired yesterday trAning at six o'clock. The unhappy man 4 map surveyor, and resided at Manehe:ei, and had onih. been in town about a 110-ifv.. Ainfortunc.lely he has left a wife a:?d, several children to bewail his loss. On Thursday night, about half-pas, twelve o'clock, Mr. James Nash, many yeara the proprietor of the Coach and Horses, public-house, corner of Bloomsbury-stepc liigh Holborn, retired to bed in appare!;tly good health and spirits. At about seven o'clock yesterday morning, his niece, as was her : usual custom, went up stair 4 for the keys of the bar, which he always locked up the over-night himself; and toolt them''with him into his bed-room. Upon the girl approaching the door she called to her uncle, but receiving no answer, and thy door being on the
The Sun. — 1829-04-22 (London, England)

ROWLAND STEPHENSON.  In the correspondence received yesterday morning from New York, there is an awful account of the condition of this wretched man. It is stated that it would move the heart of his most injured victim to see the change which a few months have made in his visage and person—that he has become, as if by magic, an aged man, and with spirits sunk to the lowest possible state of despondence;—that a constant watch is kept over him, lest he should raise his own hand against his life. The British Consul at New York transmitted a letter to London, which was received in the course of the day, and which represented the miserable state of Stephenson more accurately, and with apparently more impartiality, than any which have reached London amongst the numberless speculative accounts given in the American papers. The Consul says, " Two men came to my house when I was sitting down to dinner, and told me they had Mr. Stephenson in their custody, and were desirous of handing him over to me to obtain the reward. They told me they came in four days from Savannah—that they seized him at a retired country house, and brought him to me without any warrant, save that they heard of a reward of 1,0001. for his apprehension. 1 immediately proceeded to the vessel, which had been anchored in the bay, and found the wretched man in a cold cabin, his arms and hands pinioned, as he had attempted suicide with a pistol which he had concealed.— Upon stating who I was, and expressing my regret that my public duty enjoined upon me to interfere, and expostulating with him that for the sake of his children he should brave his misfortunes by affording all the reparation in his power to those whose interests he had injured, the wretched man burst into tears, and cried aloud, " Oh my children, my children ! I cast myself on you—do as you please—l shall act as you point out—l surrender myself to you as Consul of his Majesty." Having sent for an officer, I had him removed to my office, and sent to Messrs. Goodhue aud Perit, the gentlemen to whom the assignees had sent their authority, upon which, as the wretched man was cold and hungry, and Mr. Goodhue's house was near, we removed him, where refreshment was kindly and liberally afforded. No language can describe the agony of mind Mr. Stephenson suffered, as such kindness was quite unexpected, and deeply did he deplore the fatal step of leis leaving England. I probed him closely as to the cheque drawn on the Bank of England, and the funds sworn to as taken from the Bank a few days previous to his absconding. He stated that the deficiency had existed long, although not discovered before; and, in a most solemn manner, he declared that he had but a few sovereigns, and was dependent upon Lloyd for buying him three shirts and some warm clothing since his arrival. Lloyd, he said, was so involved in his transactions, he determined to accompany him ; but they were no sooner on board than they found out their error, but they could not then return." It is confidently expected that Stephenson will, if his mind sustains no desperate shock, return to this country.
The Sun. — 1829-10-15 (London, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A FEMALE.—Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken at the Light Horseman, Orange, court, Leicester• square, before Tilos. 1116 Gs, Esq., on the body of a female, name unknown, apparently between 50 and 60 years of age, who was found drowned on Tuesday night, in the basin in the Green Park. _  William Ashton, one of the new police constables, stated that he was on duty in the Green Park on Tuesday evening, about nine o'clock, when he saw the body of a female flouting in the basin of the Park, at the end near Arlington-street, and with the assistance of Mr. Ward, the keeper of the lodge, got her out. There was no pulsation, but she was warm about the brtast. Shortly afterwards he found a black bonnet, containing a cotton handkerchief, in a shrub near the place; there was no property on the person, nor any thing to lead to a discovery who she was. She was respectably dressed in mourning. A medical gentleman was brought, but pronounced her quite dead; a shell was prccured, and she was conveyed to St. Martin's work-house. Juror—Don't you consider the basin to be in a very dangerous state, and that in case a person fell in by accident, they could not get out again ? ness—Most decidedly so ; and if I was to fall in,. not being a smimmer, I am sure I could not extricate myself without assistance, the water being 10 feet deep at the edge. Mr. Ward, the keeper of the lodge, corroborated this evidence, and said that within the last three weeks a female who was passing slipped in by „eri_ dent, and would have been drowned but for the timely assistance of two gentlemen, who rescued her. He considered the basin to be in a highly Chelsea s\to7oadtetrti-11:aisito dangerous state. the The Jury expressedeardigd iezideetrthhaeotifr hce h astonishmentueli basin should be left in such an unguarded state. Office of WOOll5 aud. Fo: ilSittimdTsPhit°itnwintntallesepslan to the  ;eats, to enclose the whole of it with an iron railings but that nothing had been decided on. The Jury observed that no time ought to be lot in guarding the basin, as the banks of it were* area public thoronghfare, and very dangerous, pa' ticttlarly for children. The Jury returned a verdict of " Vrovincd-,'f with the following addition :—" 1"5 tli,l opinion' of the Jun-, that the basin is left ill 11,3 unguarded sfm,:•.; to the danger of his IllajeglYs' subjects, and that the Coroner be requested to reprr, Sent the same to the Commissioners of his Majesty 5 Woods and Forests."  The CORONER said, that he would make a reptebentation in the proper quarter immediately.
The Sun. — 1845-10-06 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY IN THE SERPENTINE.— On Saturday ibrenoon a' protracted inquiry was held before Mr. BMW, the coroner, and •a highly respectable jury, at the Malpils Arms Tavern, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square. touching the death ' of a' female apparently aboutmeeighitveeeit years dage, whose body was found in the Serpent'. R_ . under the following circumstances:—The jury having beet Sworn, proceeded with the coroner to the dead house of Sr. George's workhouse, in Mount-street, to view the body, which wal that of a fine made young woman, and dresses] as followsl:—White straw bonnet, trimmed with pink and white ribbon, a drab shawl with red figured border, lila.: coloured gown, her linen was marked "M.A. E. I." She had a mole on. her left cheek, dark hair, and hazel eyes. 'n* jury having viewed the body, returned to the inquest-roam', when the following evidence was adduced;—Robert Sinclair, one of the boatmen belonging to the' Royai Humane Society, deposed that on Friday morning, about half-past six o'clock, whilst lie was proceeding along tree_ northern side of the Serpentine River, to attend to th bathers, he .saw a bonnet and shawl lying en one of the seats. Witness raised an alarm, jumped into a boat and commenced dragging near the spot, and after about twic minutes succeeded in finding- the body of the doteased. Witness rowed to the • receiving-house with the body, anti gate it in charge to Mr. Williams, the superintendent. Witness Witness had since searched the place where the shawl were found, but could not find anything identity. ; A verdict of Found Drowned v ultoib'l:eaa) tdelt%?hret4 corded. The body .lies at. St. George's:iOfirskhotise; MOunt. street, Grvenor-square, for identification. THE RINCE CONSORTS SALE OF LIVE S,tlboceicrt--.on A large portion of the live stock, fatted by Prince Windsor, and in Windsor near the Flemish and Norfolk fabreirn-, selected by Major-General Home Park, have s Wemyss to be disposed just beat: in the course of the present month, by public; auction. The stock comprises between 300 anti 400 Southdown Is, ethers and ewer, upwards of 50 short. ' horned enWs and heifers, and 23 Shetlands and Highlander,.. Various store stock, and horses belonging to the Prince will also be di posed of at the same time. Theatricals seem to be in a very flourishing condition in America. The Keens bad just concluded an engagement at the Park Theatre; which had brought more money to the house than had been taken for years. They were gone to Philadelphia. The New York papers also speak iii very high terms of the talents of a young English lady, Miws Fanny Gordon, who Us made a most successful debiit at the Park, and had appeared with great success in several of Yestris's characters.
The Sun. — 1845-04-28 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Saturday afternoon, shortly after two o'clock, as a person named Eldon, residing in Ro. tt,erhithe, was crossing the bridge of the Grand Surrey Canal, which divides the counties of Surrey and Kent, and close to the an hes of the Greenwich Railway, he heard several deep groans. lie imme. diately proceeded to the spot, and entered one of the arches, which is Partly inclosed and dark, and there discovered a man lying on his back, with his throat cut from ear to ear. On looking about Mr. Eldon found the razor with which the unhappy man had perpetrated the rash act, covered with blood, and a few feet off he discovered a case containing another razor spotted with blood, and about three yards of a stout patent sash line, which the deceased probably contemplated hanging himself with. The poor fellow was alive at this time, and Mr. Eldon ran off to Deptford, and returned with Dr. Caleb Taylor and Mr. Downing, surgeon to the police force. The deceased was then removed on a chair to the Black Horse public-house, Lower. road, Deptford, ani the medical attendants, without losing a moment, proceeded to sew up the wound, which was accomplished with considerable difficulty, owing to the resistance which was eflered by the patirnt. During this operation Mr. Downing put several question:: to him ; the only answer which he could indifferently articulate was that he came from Berkshire. He refused to give his name, and when questioned as to whether he had committed the act himself, significantly nodded assent. He remained in a state of insensibility until four o'clock, when he expired. Dr. Taylor describes the deceased as a tine framed man, of about thirty.five years of age, but of a very ems. elated bodily appearance. DEsTnEcTivE FlRES.—Yesterday morning:, about half-past three o'clock, a police.constable of the E division noticed an unusual light through the shutters of Mr. Phillips, a cheese. monger, near London-street, lottenharn-court-road. The officer very pr“dently alarmed the family, who effected a safe retreat at pbracogkre whole cont.nt of the the the top of the hose. Assistance soon arrived, when the parish engines, followed followed by the B and C brigade engines, were at the greatest difficulty was at first experienced by the fire. men in arresting peearleoturth and n d shop flames, wereancl verydestresyheodr, shortly Thethe proprietor is believed to be insured. Ano.her fire happened, about the same time, at a house in Britannia-street, City-road, It broke out in a sleeping room were not aware of their where two persons were in bed, and they perilous cite neighbour. The fire originated position till alarmed by an optic). candle too near the virta ins o ortgated through placing a burning was cc-mauled. led. Thefornithre of the r;om  wATER-
The Sun. — 1845-04-28 (London, England)

WIRE AS A MATERIAL FOR BUILDING SUSPENSION BRIDGES.—A !though the use of wire offers some advantages, especially superior str. ngth, bulk fer bulk compared with bars, general opinion is not in favour of its a,loption, on account of the impossibility, nearly, cf adjusting the length of the wires, so that when the cable has assumed its proper curvature, each wire may bear its due proportion of strain, and because of the increased liability to oxidate, in consequence of the increased surface offered by wires to the action of the atmosphere. It has been propostd that each wire should be passed through a vessel of varnish immediately after the process of drawing, and that, after forming the wires into bundles of fifty or sixty each, they should be passed through a concave vessel of oleaginous matter at a high temperature. By this process it is supposed every particle of moisture would be driven of in vapour, and its place occupied by the oleaginous substance in the interior of the cable, where it would be retained by its adhesive property, while it would harden over the exterior, and prevent oxHation, by removing the possibility of moisture coming into contact with the wire.—The Builder. SUICIDE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DERRY —By private letters received in town, we learn that Dr. M'Loughlin, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, died on Sunday from the effect of a wound which he inflicted on his throat with a razor on the previous Wednesday. The distressing fact was kept quite secret in Derry for two or three days by his relatives, who were led to think by the medical man in attendance upon him that the wound would not prove mortal. It was said Dr. M'Loughlin was in a low state of mind for some time ; but his friends never apprehended that he would resort to violence upon himself.
The Sun. — 1845-06-21 (London, England)

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A FRENCH LADY.Yesterday a French lady was brought in a cab to Guy's Hospital, who, it was stated, had attempted to commit suicide, by throwing herself from the window of the third flour of a boarding-house at St. Mary-at-hill. Mr. Brown, of the Blue Anchor Tavern, St. Mary. at.hill, who accompanied the female to the hospital, stated that about ten o'clock on the previous night she arrived at his hotel in a cab, and, producing a card of his, said she had received it from a friend of his at Dublin, from which city she had just arrived by a steamer, and that she had no money, but was on her way to Bou. logne to her mother. She had friends in London, from whom she was to receive some money on the next day. Mr. Brown consented, upon such a representation, to accommodate her, and she was furnished with tea and a bed. Soon after she had retired to rest, Mr. Brown's attention was attracted by hearigg a most unaccountable noise proceeding from her bed-room. On going thither, to ascertain the cause, he saw her sitting on the sill• of the window. As soon as she was aware of his presence she instantaneously leaped into the yard beneath, from a height of about forty feet. In her descent she alighted upon the skylight of a kitchen, which, being covered with a wire-guard, she rebounded Into the area. Being stunned with the fall, means were promptly taken to ascertain the injuries she had received, and she was ultimately taken to the above hospital, where Mr. Coulton, the house.surgeon, rendered her every assistance, and, most astonishing as it may appear, from a fall of such a height, the only injury she has snstained is a contusion of the right knee. Notwithstanding her assertion that she had got no money about her, upon examining a reticule which she had in her hand when picked up, it was found that there was 8/, in gold and 225. in silver. The infatuated woman maintains a most profound silence as to the motive which has induced her to commit such a rash act.
The Sun. — 1845-01-27 (London, England)

MURDER OF A C11)10. ,-,1, „ „let SUICIDE OF THE NIL' , ofP'erfP _ Mr. Goulding, lighterman and cornfaco'oosl;lo,oi down, has a residence at Clapham-rise' °l3„, It%s, ii.` number of servants. Among thera n'--0 abftiof;.o who had been in that gentleman's serll,-014 on eight months, as housemaid. On Weuil-os Ober ~,' niels had been attending to her clfes.oo it; 011; and no depression of spirits, or alter%oolcLagiot;+ pearance, was noticed either by Mrs' to c'01)1'. of the other servants, and she lirel;‘, 0011,044 night. About two o'clock on Thursutioioe f,,,A.,) Goulding was disturbed by strang - tea sieot,ido from Eliza's room, and on a. g I'll° 'rile f procurin .01„„ rhea ii, stairs to it, a frightful scene met her ''t clthe/10)0e the room was deluged in blood, and tr saar6;be RSV who was in a corner of it, were likw'se,botiti•Oteob there were also suspicious roar° - aly" 110 1 which led to subsequent investigation _A at !,,opy Mrs. Goulding was very much alarnn,oo"4" and having called for assistance, a gr°ll !be 1:01 f 4 for Mr. Dodd. of Stockwell, surgeon. -.,,neeion t, -P,r it was discovered that the unfortunate i'l'er hrjelilie, no less than three deep wounds °ll te fill orri, which the blood was gushing in stroftet being 91,? peared quite insensible, but not dead, 'ci. lllfid,4„ that they had but recently' • fllete o'lo/ been in , Mg"- 01 the v" making an ' • examination of the de- be 110 t, what had before been suspected, ghatitel 0111,1- Irk '4 herself of a child, which he found f,°-•feroococl•fl/ clothes, and quite dead. It was bornDile ode the Eder.' e°, there appears little doubt it other ode 91, Oil 1,,, been made away with, the m 133,00111°00$00; attempt upon her own life. I•4ol,6'ilyere'be Si 71 one of Mr. Goulding's razors was 07-0 si4o,,,iy hand-stand, covered with blood, 1113" 0014°,11- Ai' some means, have obtained on tueetetitl•:o,),, expirpd under the effects on FridaP.-- OP' v ~g MO fo ~,
The Sun. — 1845-04-10 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.— On Tuesday at an inquest held before Mr. Carter, the Coroner, one of the witnesses strongly objected to view the body. The Coroner urged very strongly that she must do so, or her evidence could not be received, as she might, in fact, be deceived as to the !dentit3 of the body. The witness having gone for this purpose, the Coroner stated to the jury the following extraordinary case which came before his father whilst he held the office. -His father held an inquest in the parish of Christchurch, Blackfriars. on the body of a woman who had ben taken out of the river, it being supposed she had committed suicide. The mother and fattier sw .re positively that the deceased was their daughter. The master in whose service she had been was also equally positive as to her being the individual. The inquest was about to close, when one of Barclay's draymen passing by the house, and seeing a crowd rounu the door, asked what it was about ? The answer was, Why, have you not heard of the death of Mary —? She dead why I saw I,tr alive a little while ago," replied the drayman. The drayman went to look for the girl, and soon came back with a young woman, whom the father and mother acknowledged to be their' daughter. The daughter thus discovered bore a striking resemblance to the deceased person, and the Jury, instead of returning a verdict as to the death of the daughter who was present before them, had the only alternative of deciding that the body upon whom the inquiry was held, was found dead in the water, and there was no evidence to show how she came there.  2.,. 3% [23/4 18  The Paris papers give a brief outline of the speeches in both Houses of Parliament on Friday, relative to the Oregon question, but generally without comment. The National of course could not let such an occurrence pass without showing its hostility to England. " It is evident," says that paper, " that the formal declaration made by Mr. Pots, to maintain the incontestable right of the United State► to the disputed territory seriously