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The Sun. — 1850-12-13 (London, England)

THE IMPERIAL BANK OP ENGLAND.----Yesterday another inquiry, which occupied from ten o'clock till four, took place before his Honour Master Farrer, upon the liability of the third class of contributories in this company, consisting of those who, on shares being allotted, paid ls. per share, and took up their scrip. Mr. Pryor conducted the case for Mr. Soulby, the official manager; and Mr. Glasse, Mr. Little, Mr. Hare, and others appeared as counsel for the various persons summoned to appear. The day was occupied in the discussion of the general question as to whether, owing to the variations that had taken place in the form and constitution of the company, a large number of the shareholders could be made liable, they having, it was contended, joined the original undertaking under a totally different state of things to that which existed under the deed of settlement executed under a subsequent constitution of the company, and which constitution was the only one had in view by the Court of Chancery in decreeing that the company should he wound u 9. His Honour said that he would read over all the evidence and weigh all the arguments that had been adduced before him, but Ins present impression was that he could _ _  hardly place these persons on the list as liable as contracting parties in respect of the particular company the Court had referred to bins to wind up. •  PAnts.—About six weeks ago great sensation was caused in the English circles of this city by the melancholy suicide of a young lady of highly respectable family, who had recently arrived with a married sister arid her sister's husband tutu Dieppe. She had, it seems, gone to the house of an English physician, with whom, though much her senior, she had been on terms of intimacy. In consequence of something which took place between them, she swallowed a dose of opium which she had brought with her in a phial. She, however, was able to walk home, and the poison, it seemed, was not likely to have any dangerous effect; but the next morning she sent out for another larger dose, and this caused her death in a few hours ighton Gazette.
The Sun. — 1850-07-13 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF WALTER WATTS. This morning the greatest excitement prevailed in Newgate amongst the turnkeys and others, when it became known that Walter Watts, the late 1 ssee of the Olympic Theatre, had, at three o'clock this morning committed suicie:e by hanging. But a few hours before hai Donovan terminated his existence in precisely a similar manner, and during the day had both the deceased received their sentence for their separate crimes from the same judge, and in the same court. It appears that Walter Watts had, during his confinement in Newgate, been so ill, that for the last few weeks be had been an inmate of the ward infirmary. In the same room were six other prisoners. It also appeared that the unfortunate man had been lately troubled with diarrhoea, and that ho was nightly in the habit of getting up and going to the water-closet. In order not to catch cold be had always a dressinggown and pair of slippers ready to put on. At about three o clock this morning the person who slept next to him was astonished to find the deceased out of bed and his gown and slippers in their usual place. Thinking something might have happened, having heard Watts say how severe the sentence was that he received that day, he went down to the water-closet, where, to his horror, be discovered the unfortunate man quite dead, having hanged himself in precisely a similar manner to that of Donovan, to the bar of the cell window by a piece of rope and his cravat. Ile was immediately cut down, and Mr. M'Murdo, the prison-surgeon, called, but it was too late, the unfortunete deceased having breathed his last an hour before being discovered. The excitement which prevails in the neighbourhood is intense, and the circumstance of two prisoners hanging themselves in one day requires looking into.
The Sun. — 1850-12-17 (London, England)

THE GREAT NORTHERN RA I LWAT.—Yeqerday afternoon,' shortly after three o'clock, an accident of a very frightful and alarming, as well as fatal, character took place at the terminus of the Great Northern Railway, at King's_ cross. It appears that a large body of miners and other workmen have been for some time past engaged in excavating a tunnel which is to pass from the eastern side of the Maiden-lane-bridge, under the Regent's-canal, into the permanent station on the sites of the late London Fever and Small-pox Hospitals, at King's-cross. These men were in the employ of Mr. Hodge, the sub-contractor to the Messrs. Jay, the contractors for the terminus, and at the time mentioned the miners had returned from their dinner about an hour, and were at work in groups in various parts of the tunnel. One group of miners, headed by a man named Abel Wynne, were at work in the tunnel about 40 yards from its mouth,:and were engaged in making ready for what is technically termed the " sill"—a portion of timber used in supporting tunnels before the brickwork is introduced. Ha had just exclaimed, " Come, my men, we must pitch into this work and get the' sill' .and had made one or two strokes with hia pick, in conjunction with a man named Samuel Edward., when a large amount of earth gave way and fell upon them and other workmen. An alarm was instantly raised, and after some delay the men were dug out, when it was found that the poor man Wynne bad his head crushed in a frightful manucr. He was conveyed to Randall's cottages, near Randall's Tile-kilns, in Maidenlane, but life was quite extinct. The other men were but nightlyt hi n j inure tee. t 1;non ce b, which i se of saigcnjae:eyfocrhtahrea cfat el lir,nganodf very dry.  SUICIDE AT TILE CIIErCII OF ST.
The Sun. — 1850-09-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE FROM JEALOUSY.--On Sunday William Coates, an innkeeper at Darlington, committed a most determined act of suicide by placing the muzzle of a doublebarrelled gun in his mouth, and discharging the contents, causing immediate death. The coroner's inquest was held on Monday, when it appeared that deceased had for some time entertained suspicions of the virtue of his wife, who had lately been addicted to drinking. Some circumstances having occurred on Monday week to confirm his suspicions, he turned his wife out of doors, and remained during the rest of the week in a state of great nervous excitement and despondency. On Sunday night he closed his house and put an end to his existence as described. A letter was found in the pocket of deceased, addressed to the coroner, in which he stated his intention and the cause of it, and requested that the little property he possessed might be divided equally between his two children. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."  A correspondent informs us that a member of the Peace Congress has returned to England minus a portion of his wardrobe, and that dark makers. This is distressing, but let the forlorn the integrity of his fellow-prcoace suspicions cloud his mind as to pistcon sole himself by reflectingptdbicated his principles by sacrificing T he instance is not without a a breeches to philanthropy. out a strain of that he has nobonce poured parallel. An enthusiastic patriot lyhilvainn upon a crowd of -eager listeners; he impassioned eloquence told them of their wrongs, of the glories of freedom, and of the beauty of patriot martyrdom. Ile audience shouted, the orator grew warm ; in order to cool his heated brow, he uncovered his head, and placing his hat in a convenient spot, recommenced his eloquent discourse. As everything comes to an end at last, his oration closed, and the orator sought to depart, when lo! he discovered that his confidence had been abused, and, turning to his audience, he addressed them in tones of touching remonstrance, "I ckane to emancipate you," said the indignant patriot, " I carne to emancipate you, and you stole my hat." We have seen a great deal written about the great German mind, and its efforts to expand itself; let the discontented philanthropist console himself by the reflection that his missing garments are comforting that portion of the German frame which a learned professor has proved to demonstration is the seat of the German mind. The theory is rendered a probable one by the appropriateness of such a residence for such a guest in weight, symmetry, and other particulars unnecessary to mention. Who would not lose a breeches to be the benefactor of the great German mind? If we lived in mythological times, the garment would be transferred to the skies, and be reckoned with Orion's belt and Berenice's hair.
The Sun. — 1850-09-04 (London, England)

ERKEN WELL.  Yesterday Daniel Scanlon, a powerful-looking Irishman, was placed at the bar, charged by Jane Carroll, a young woman, with having violently assaulted her.  The prosecutrix, whose face was shockingly bruised and disfigured, and who was in a weakly state, said that she met with the prisoner, who represented himself as a single man, paid his addresses to her, and under a promise of marriage induced her to cohabit with him, and the result was the birth of two children, one of which died, and the other she placed at nurse. His wife came from Ireland, and on hearing of the prisoner's delinquency sympathised with witness and took the surviving child under her protection, whilst witness endeavoured to procure her livelihood by needlework. On the previous evening, feeling anxious to see her child, she went to the prisoner's house for that purpose, when the prisoner had some words with her, knocked her down, and whilst on the ground he kicked and beat her in a most unmerciful manner, until she became insensible, and was taken to the hospital, where she was restored to her senses. Police-constable 65 G deposed that he heard cries of " murder" in Caroline-buildings, Clerkenwell, where the prisoner resides, and found him ill-treating the prosecutrix, who was on the ground insensible. He took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say to the charge, with cool indifference admitted all the prosecutrix had said to be true. Mr. TYRWHITT told the prisoner he was a savage, cowardly, brutal fellow, and ought to be ashamed of himself. He fined him 31., or six weeks' imprisonment. Jane Wright, a handsome young woman, was charged with being drunk, and attempting to commit suicide. A police-constable said that on Monday evening he was informed that a young woman (the prisoner) was drunk, in Old-street, St. Luke's, and had attempted suicide with a knife. He took her into custody, and a knife (now produced) was found in her possession. She said her mother resided at No. 3, Northampton- row,. Clerkenwell. The mother attended, and said a gentleman, residing in Banner-street, St. Luke's, paid his addresses to her daughter, under a promise of marriage, seduced her, and abandoned her, which so afbeted her mind, that she left her home, and wandered about drinking. The prisoner, who was very dejected, on being asked if she would return home with her mother, cried, and said " She had been a good mother to me ; if I go home with her, I shall not stop with her." Mr. Cosine suggeeted that she should have a private interview with her mother ; after which she consented to return home with her, and they left the court together.
The Sun. — 1850-03-14 (London, England)

IRISII LINEN.—The following extract, written about the year 1775, cannot fail to be highly interesting at this time :—" It is of great importance to Ireland, that flax, the basis of this manufacture, is of home growth, and of the most excellent quality. From the very moment of the seed being put into the ground, to the time of its being exhibited in the market, in the form of a piece of white linen, everything is the native growth of the soil,—everything the productive labour of the inhabitant." The exports of linen from Belfast in 1775 were 147,278 pieces; one firm is now turning out more than that number of pieces annually; and we ray to the foreigner for flax, flax-seed, and oil•calte upwards of six millions verling per annum. From the constabulary returns of the breadth of flax sown in Ireland, in 1848, the total is given of 53,863 acres ; the entire quantity of flax required for British manufacture would occupy from 350,000 to 400,000 acres. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT I3AsTiNGS.—An attempt at suicide was made at Hastings on Tuesday morning, by a gentleman named Hodges, about 28 years of age, who was staying in Bedford. place on s visit. It appears that Mr. Hodges got out of bed at about ten minutes to seven, and laid hold of his razor, with which be inflicted a severe wound in his neck, extending from under the: left ear to the middle of the throat, being from six to eight inches in length and of considerable depth. On inflicting the wound he fell to the floor, and the noire of his fall having excited alarm, he was speedily discovered, and Mr. Savery was called in to render surgical assistance. The unhappy gentleman suffered much from the loss of blood, but is now going on favourably.—Hastings News.  ST.
The Sun. — 1850-06-12 (London, England)

AND SUICIDE OF TUE FONMEIC.—NORWICE, SATLIMAT.—:. eonsiderahla.excitement prevailed here during yesterday and cluck on ThursdaY the preceding. day, in conscquemnacno of the t.oilowing tragical occurrence :—lt appears that a named John Reytetue te v eyetoven a nbde en eightex explained), a, ), met her at who bad separated some time since from his wife, by 8,," evening.- They conversed together for a few minutes, when they both sat down near the orth Mill. Whilst there the 1 cm oe ra ttihs 1) esi, (whiches , bhetawveeennos man began to abuse his wife, and he eventually pulled a long clasp knife out of his pocket, and swore that he would "cook her goose." He then rushed at her with the open knife, and tried to cut her throat. T'-ie w resisted as i omen resisted us well as she was able, but the wretch inflicted one wound in the neck, and several over the arms and hands of the poor creature, who at last succeeded in miming away. She took shelter from her husband's brutality in a confectioner's shop, *here a surgeon attended and dressed her wounds. The husband, in the meantime, stuck the knife be intended to murder his wife with into his chin, the point of which extended to his throat, and then jumped into the sea. The body was Soon picked up, but life was extinct. Last night a coroner's in. quest was held on the body of the deceased at the workhouse, Norwich. The jury having heard several witnesses, returned a verdict of Felo de se, and the body was forthwith buried by torchlight. NORTII BRITISU ItAltWAYe...all• Kelso branch of this line, from Newtown to within about one mire of Kelsol is now ready for opening. The works for connecting the North British line with the Kelso breach of the Newesetie and Berwick Railway at Mellendsan Burn are proceedint rapidly, and it'll expected the whole will be completed sa October.
The Sun. — 1850-06-03 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) A wretched- looking young woman was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Police-constable 174 F stated, that yesterday he was on duty in Long-lane, about three o'clock, when he was called into Nears-yard, Seven-dials, where he found the prisoner, who appeared to be suffering from the effects of drink and poison. She had swallowed some sugar of lead, but being drunk her hand was too un. steady to hold the phial straight, and she therefore spilt more of the poison than she got down her throat. She was conveyed to the station, where an emetic was administered to her, which operated effectually, and she soon came round again. The prisoner said she had been drinking freely during the day, and on her return home she looked in the cupboard for something to eat. She, however, found nothing but the phial, and fancying endeavoured to drink it. that it contained gin, she She was discharged with a severe reprimand.  We are authorised to announce that Lord Cottenmission, which, Pau Li tE SE w ham will be forthwith raised to the rank of Earl of Cottenham, of Cottenham, in the county of Cambridge, and Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, in the:county of Surrey. THE NE illMblseurecNOl—lecTtehde, Lima se mj übsetr asrroi vf etdhiins England from Nepaul in charge of a very valuable consignment of presents for her Majesty the Queen from the Raja of that State, have taken a mansion on Richmond-terrace, and purpose remaining in England about three months. The more distinguished personages attached to the mission drive out daily lionizing." On Saturday afternoon much interest was excited by their appearance in full costume in Coventgarden-market, where they passed nearly an hour, and in the evening they were present at Lady Palmerston's assembly. The following is on authentic list of the gentlemen composing the mission :—General Jung Bahadoor Koowur Ranajee, Prime Minister of the Raja of Nenaul, and Commander-inChief of the Nepaul forces; Colonel Dhershumsher Jung Koowur Ranajee, Colonel Juehshumher Jung Koowur Ranajea. These three gentlemen are brothers, and form the principal members of their mission. The suite consists of the following nine persons :—Kajee Karbeer Khattry, Kajee flimdulsing, Kajee Dhilleesing, Colonel Ranmahur Odhekary, Lieutenant Carbeer Khattry, Lieutenant Laulsing, Lieutenant Rhemshen Rana, Soobha Leedmansing, Soobha Leebnursing. His Excellency General Sang Bahadoor Koowur Ranajee and the other members of the mission have expressed themselves highly gratified with their reception, as well as with all they have seen in this country. His Excellency will be introduced to the Queen in the course of the present week by Lord Palmerston. The presents he has in charge are stated to be worth more than half a million sterling.  Siit
The Sun. — 1850-11-15 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF MR. PENNISGTON, LATE OF THE TREASURY. It is with the deepest regret we have to announce the melancholy suicide ,of Mr. Pennington, a gentleman who for fifteen years past has filled highly important offices in her Majesty's Treasury, which took place yesterday afternoon. About half-past four oo clock, as police constable Henry John, T 223, came out of Gore-house, Kensington-gore (late the residence of Lady Blesaington), he heard the report of firearms discharged in one of the plantations in Hyde• park, abutting on the Great Western road, almost directly opposite Gore-house. He immediately ran across the road and entered the park at the small wicket-gate close to the spot, and discovered the unfortunate gentleman lying on his back in the plantation, with his arms extended. In his right hand a double-barrelled pistol was tightly grasped, one of the barrels of which ,had lust been discharged, and on the lock of the collier barrel -was a percussioncap, and the lock was cocked. The unfortunate gentleman was then still breathing, a motion of the lips and mouth being distinctly perceptible for five or six minutes, after which he appeared to exvire. In less than ten minutes after the fatal act had been committed Police-Sergeant Davis, T 20, came up, and was followed by Mr. Bonney, a surgeon of litughtsbridge, who, hearing of the occurrence, examined the body, which was lying at the root 'of a fir-, tree. He found that the deceased had shot himself through the right temple, and that the ball had passed out at the back of the head, where the brains were exuding. Mr. Bonney pronounced the deceased to be quite dead. Policeman 209 A, on duty in the park, then came up, and a stretcher was procured from the T station-house, Church-court, adjoining Kensington Church, and the body having been placed on it was' carefully removed to the residence of Mr. Spreadhrow the beadle, who immediately had it placed in the dead house of the parish in:Rom and Crown-yard, adjoining the house. The clothes of the deceased gentleman wei e then searched, and in his pockets were found a silver Geneva watch with a gold guard chain, and a silver Brainah key attached, a gold toothpick, three cambric handkerchiefs marked "G. J. P„" a aoveraign purse, a blue silk pure, and 9=. in silver, and some other small articles ; also a card-case, in which were two cards, with the name " Mr. Pennington, No 20, Cumberland street, Portman-square." Mr. Spreadbrow immediately proceeded to that address, and inquired if Mr. Pennington was from home, e.:.d was informed that he was. Ile then showed one of his cards and the card-cast', which were identified as having belonged to the deceased. Subsequently the butler in the family went to- Knightsbridge, and identified the body as that of his mater. It appears that Mr. Pennington bed a fit shout three months since, from the effects of which he had scarcely recovered, and about a fortnight sines, be had resigned his situation. He had left his house about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, to take a walk with:bis 4.4g4tais 1344 r€ 414111•4 bolo is eb*44l9/4/.
The Sun. — 1850-02-27 (London, England)

ALDERSON.) Joseph Hogg and John Aiehol were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Davidson on the Bth of November last. Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Hodgson appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. James and Mr. Overend for the defence. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY having opened the case, in the course of which his Lordship announced that he should admit the depositions of a man named Andrew Turnbull, charged, along with the prisoners before the coroner, with the murder, the following evidence was given:—  Margaret Davidson, the widow of the late Thomas Davidson, who lived at Kirtle Hall. stated that on Thursday morning, the Bth November last, her husband left home to attend to his duties as game-watcher for Sir J. Graham. He bad received 71. in money on the sth, three Scotch notes, two sovereigns, and 2/. in silver; of this he gave her son two Sootch.notes, and paid away IL Bs. He had his stick and plaid with him, no gun. She never after saw him again alive. Her husband's body was brought home on the Saturday following. John Armstrong, the gamekeeper of Sir J. Graham, stated that the deceased was one of his watchers. He called on him on the Bth of November, and he was out watching. He called next morning and found he had not got home, and he went in search of him on the south of Skelton-pike. He did not find him that day; and the day after about a score of persons went in search of him, and an alarm was given that his body was found. He saw it in a cart at the deceased's own door. Doe Craig is a favourite place for poachers. He made an examination there on the 15th, and traced some footmarks on the west of Doe Craig. There were some about a mile from Wire's Fold, where the body bad been found. Those footmarks were compared with some shoes the policeman afterwards had. On Thursday, the Bth. he heard a gunshot about ten o'clock. After the body was brought home he searched it, and found a purse, and in it a 11. note, a pocket piece resembling a shilling, six crooked sixpences, and two farthings and a half-farthing. He undressed the body, and found it black about the neck, and a nail mark in the front of the neck, and the shirt-neck was torn.  Matthew Patterson, surgeon, stated that on Sunday, the 11th of November, he examined the body of the dtceased at Kirtle Hall, his residence. In his judgment deceased had died from strangulation. Had his neckcloth been twisted tight round it would have produced all these effects.  Joseph Gallagher, turnkey, proved that Andrew Turnbull committed suicide in the gaol on the 28th of Nov., the day after he was committed, and a coroner's inquest was held upon him. Cross-examined by Pttr.