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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-12-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TILE SUPPOSED DUEL AT NORWOOD.— A inquest was held at the Beulah Spa, Norwood, on the body of an unknown man, who was found lying dead in it wood in the neighbourhood. It was at first supposed that a duel had been fought but a close examination showed that the man had committed suicide. Ile had lain there some days, and was in an advanced state of decomposition.  _ Public attention is being called to the nearly total absence of adhesive matter on postage stamps. The Post Office authorities have been seized with an economical fit; and the result is, the frequent loss of stamps, and double postage, by the receiver, on letters already prepaid by the sender, so that a letter which ought to be delivered for a penny often costs threepence. Is this one of the administrative reforms which the ministerial Observer lately promised ? The remains of the late Prince Consort were conveyed from the Chapel Royal, Windsor, on Thursday week, to the Mausoleum at Frogmore. The Royal Family attended the Chapel Royal at seven o'clock in the morning, and a procession was formed, which followed the remains of tho Prince to Frogroore. In the middle of the day Her Majesty and family, with the ladies and gentlemen of the court, visited the tomb, where a short religious service was performed. Her Majesty and the members of the Royal Family placed wreaths of flowers at the foot of the tomb. ARTIFICIAL "SIAMESE Twiris."—A curious and interesting experiment was lately made at Strasburg to effect the union of two anitnals, so that they might, to a certain degree, have a life in common. It was, indeed, producing artificially what nature produced spontaneously in thew extraordinary phenomena the Siamese Twins. Two white rats, of the Albino species, were selected for the experiment, probably as being more manageable than their darker brethren. An incision was made on the right side of the one, and on the left of the other, engaging the skin and the cellular tissue under it. The surfaces of the two wounds were kept closely together by autures and bandages till the sixth day, when union by the first intention was found to have taken place. They then walked side by side, being united by a fleshy band. An attempt to poison both by the mouth of one did not succeed, but an injection thrown into the jugular vein of one animal was found to have entered the superficial femoral veins of the other, showing clearly that an intimate vascular union had already .taken place between them. This interesting experiment may have a most important bearing on restorative surgery.—Golignani.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-06-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE OF A S URGEON. —On Thursday morning, Mr. John Adams, surgeon, Uttoxeter, committed suicide by hanging himself in a building adjoining his residence, where he was discovered quite dead. The deceased, who had come into possession of a considerable fortune some years ago, had since that time indulged in habits of intemperance. We are informed that the \Ten. Archdeacon Thorp has resigned the Office of Warden of the University of Durham. The yen, gentleman has been led to:take this step in consequence of ill health. He has held the office ever since the foundation of the University, a period of 29 years. He will be succeeded by the Very Rev. the Dean of Durham ; and the change will lead to the appointment of a professor of Hebrew and other Oriental languages. The Lady Godiva procession was revived in Coventry on Monday, with more than usual splendour. It is now eight years since a similar ceremony took place, and it was got up this year by a committee, in the hope that a stimulus would be given to the trade of the town. The weather was tine, about 35,000 visitors were attracted to the town, and the procession VMS complete down to the accompaniment of "Peeping Tom."  SALE OF BEER, &e.—The following are the provisions of the bill brought in by Messrs. Foster, Hunt, and Ayrton :—" No person or persons whatsoever shall be entitled unto, or maintain any action or suit for, or recover either at law or in equity, any sum or sums of money, debt, or demands whatsoever for or on account of any beer, or wine, or cider, or perry, unless such debt shall have really been and bona fide contracted at one time to the amount of 20s. or up. wards; nor shall any particular article or item in any account for beer, or wine, or cider, or perry, be allowed or maintained when the liquors delivered at one time and mentioned in such article or itent shall not amount to the full value of 20s. at the least, unless such Leer, or wine, or cider, or perry, shall be sold to be consumed elsewhere than on the premises where sold."  A
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-09-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MAY AND DECEMBER.—Last week, in the parish of Kinglass, a gay old man, aged eighty years, got married to his servant girl of the interesting age of sixteen. The bridegroom is a small farmer, possessed of five or six acres of land.—Connauyht W.atchman.  A railway traveller was very properly fined by the Stalybridge magistrates for jumping out of a railway carriage at Stalybridge station before the train stopped. It appears he had a narrow escape from death, and he was fined lOs and costs as a penalty on his rashness. .  J. W. Maclure, Esq., Manchester, the honorary secretary of the Relief Fund, states that there were last week "at least 120,000 persons out of work, besides those on short time ; and it is estimated that from 200,000 to 300,000 will be wholly unemployed in the course of a couple of months."  Galignani says—An old molecatclier at Vevey, in Switzerland, committed suicide a few days ago in a very extraordinary manner. Me loaded an old musket, and then placed the breech on the fire and the muzzle between his teeth, and quietly waited for the explosion, which blew out his brains: It is expected that the monster gun belonging to the Mersey Iron Company will be ready for trial at Shoeburyness thislweelc. The gun weighs very nearly twenty-two tons. The charge of powdcr to be used will be 60 lbs, and the shot, which is a 13-inch solid cast iron one, weighs 282 lbs.  The friends of the cometary astronomy will learn with pleasure that there is at present a second comet, though a very faint one, inlthe vicinity of the orbit of Mars, our nearest neighbour among the planets. It is 70 millions of leagues from the earth, and .53 from the sun, and may, be found between Opiucus and Sagittarius.  DUEL WITH KNIVES BETWEEN Two
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-09-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DREADFUL MURDER, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, IN DORSETSIIIRE.  Shortly after seven o'clock on Friday morning the little village of Walditch, about a mile and a half from Bridport, was the scene of a fearful tragedy. In this parish there are only two resident farmers, and these have, for some time past, been constantly at variance on account of the rating of the property. The matter has been referred to the Board of Guardians of the Bridport union, who recommended a survey of the parish. This would entail considerable expense, and would of course fall heavily on the largest occupier. 111-feeling has therefore long existed, but on Friday morning Mr Daniel Stone one of the farmers, walked by the house of Mr Foils, the other farmer. The latter, on seeing him, deliberately took his gun and went out of the door, withont saying a word, and shot Mr Stone in the back of the head, death being instantaneous. Scarcely had the horrified villagers heard the report of the gun ere another report was heard from the bed-room of Mr Fooks, and it was soon discovered that he had attempted self-destruction. We cannot say what was the exact nature of the wound the wretched man inflicted on himself, but we hear from a spectator that the forehead is fearfully lacerated, but that the shots in their upward course have probably only grazed the skull, and it is doubtful whether they will prove fatal or not. The farmer is, of course, under the surveillance of the police. The under sheriff of the county has been sent for, and the high sheriff resides within half a mile of the scene of the tragedy. Mr Stone was probably about thirty years of age, and Mr Fooks tenor twelve years his senior. The deceased was highly respectedy as he was a very hospitable social farmer, fond of society, and consequently known by most of the agriculturists of West Dorset. His untimely end has caused an excitement in Bridport which may be imagined, but scarcely described. The unfortunate Fooks is of a good family, and although no sympathy is felt for him, yet there is a deal for his friends, who are of course overwhelmed with grief at the sad occurrence. Both the deceased and Fooks were bachelors.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-09-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

NEAR  GLOUCESTER.  A frightful, and, it is feared, successful, attempt to murder a wife was committed near Gloucester on Saturday morning. It appears that, six weeks ago, William Tombs, hay dealer, late of Cheltenham, came, with his wife Sarah, to lodge at the house of William Clarke, labourer, of Melbourne-street, Painswick•road estate. The husband is 55 years of age, and his wife about eight years his senior. Though in apparently humble circumstances, they had sufficient means to live upon. During the time of their residence in Gloucester, the mind of the husband has been affected, and he has teen under medical treatment. On one occasion, at least, he has attempted to commit suicide, and a close watch has been kept over him. On Saturday morning he breakfasted with his wife, after which he was seized with a paroxysm of insanity ; and, having armed himself with an axe, lie commenced a furious attack on his aged wife. She screamed for help, which appears to have infuriated him the more; for, with the deadly weapon held in both hands he struck her to the floor, and beat her on the head while she was down, inflicting a number of frightful wounds, and rendering her senseless. Mrs Clarke, alarmed by the shrieks, ran to ascertain the cause, and on lookirig into the parlour she saw Tombs still beating his wife on the head with the axe, and the poor woman apparently at the point of death. On seeing Mrs Clarke. Tombs ran after her with the axe, and, had he overtaken her, would in all probability have killed her. Her screams, however, brought further assistance, and the maniac was secured, when he exclained, "I have killed my wife, and I shall be hung." He also stated that he had been reading in a newspaper that he was to murder his wife, and could not rest until he had done it. Medical assistance was obtained, and the poor woman was put to bed, but not the slightest hopes are entertained of her recovery.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-10-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

BURSTING OF ARMSTRONG GUNS.—A 200pounder muzzle-loading gun, manufactured by the firm of Sir Wm. Armstrong and Co., at Elswick, was on Thursday week received at Woolwich Arsenal, weighing about eight tons, and was forwarded to the proof-butt to be tested for service. The Armstrong guns tested at Woolwich during the past week have met with some serious reverses by the bursting of no less than three of the 100-pounders during proof at the butt on Thursday and the preceding day. On Thursday two of these huge guns, loaded with an over-proof charge of 27ilbs. of powder, and a 110 lb solid shot, burst through the B coil, itntnediately behind the trunnions. The coil and the internal tube were severed, and the portion of the tube remaining in the breech. piece was also rent and torn in several places longitudinally- by the concussion. The third gun was separated in the centre of the barrel or chase and gave way transversely, almost as though cut through with a saw. Each of the guns had been fired for some days past experimentally to test the vent pieces; and one had fired over 200 rounds. It is rumoured that the piece system, at which the men are now employed, tends to lessen the value of the work, which is hurriedly performed.  A singular case of suicide has occurred in Shields, which has caused a considerable sensation amongst the public. A young man, named Thomas Reed, a grocer and chemist, belonging to South Shields, took a boat at the low part of the town and pulled across the bay out to sea. While in twelve fathoms water, lie stripped naked, and the crew of the Goliah steam tug, lying in the offing, imagined that he was about to take a swim. But he tied up his clothes into a bundle and laid the oars regularly fore and aft. The steam boat men then noticed that he put the boat-hook up for a mast, and tied his handkerchief half mast high, as if for mourning. They then thought there was something wrong with him, and ran their boat towards him. Before they could reach him he gave a great shout to them, and they saw that he had a large stone with a hole in it, such as is used by pilots for mooring their boats, fastened with a rope round his neck. He immediately jumped front the boats' gunwale, and sunk in deep water. Upon getting hold of the boat they found it chalked all over with writing. He accused a partner, named Taylor, with being the cause of his death; but there is little doubt but the poor man was light-headed.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-10-16 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TER. from Lahore says that a vvry sign of the times, if so it may he called, I,,ts remarked in several quarters : ' There is an uniloubt• ed spirit of inquiry abroad among the natives regarding the strange phenomenon lately presented to them of a handful of Englishmen cooling victorious out , such a strife as that we have lately witnessed w.tit such tremendous odds azainst us. They begin to asit themselves, Is this the resu!t of the interference of the Almighty in our favour? You will have heard of a whole village near Meerut being converted to Christianity a few months ago. I know a lady who has been forced by the importunate solicitations of her Mahommedan servants to explain the Bible to them, and regularly undertake their education. This is a :sort of thing quite unheard of.'  DREADFUL MURDER OF A YOUNG LADY AND SUICIDE OF THE lURDERER.  PRESTON, Tut RSDAV A shocking occurrence, which has , .  respeotAble families IIT 0 the fle.-pcst grief  yesterday at the village of Porton, near Gisrstai about 12 miles from Preston.  Mr Robert Bond, 23 years of age. the son of M .1/01111 11111141, a retirel gwit wna to anat‘ tim 'Will paying Ins aildrts.es to Miss Mary 11,111:1 %Vahan:in, a yoau4 lady wily 19 years of a4e ; I,u; would seem that some ditrwenee bad ari,en l iv Item, it is a present believed, Irian jealowl tli part of Mr. Bond. Reitiz_to.t.ether ablut two 0'e1,,0!  yesterday atterorrm. Mr fluid, whose mind appear.: to have been v.ork,l up to a state of frenzy, shot Misa Wainman thr thth the h ni and neck, and she fell to tlto ground and dled Mtn .st instantly.  Information of this horrible event haring been given at the Garstang plice-statioa, Mr Superin endent Greene accompanied by Consiables Webb and Porter, proceeded to the scene of the tragedy, where they found the young lady as described, and aseerLai,kei that the murd rer had deliberate y walked home, and having procured a gun, entered his father's drawing. room, wl ere, seated in a chair, he laced the muzzle IA the weapon to his mouth, and literally blew iiti the top part of his head. Mr Greene locked up the rooms in which the bodies lay. and then informed the coroner for the district of the awful occurrence.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-12-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GRADUALLY WHIPERD TO DEATIL—We mentioned, a day or two since, the death of a negro belonging to Mrs Starke, from a whippi,g inflicted by the overseer. Cor tier Horne returned yesterday from holding an inquest on the body, and from him we learn the following particulars. The negro belongs to ihe estate of the late A. C. Starke, of Fisherville, and had run away. On being caught, the overseer, Wm. S. Montgomery, had him tied over a barrel, and gave him 5110 lashes. He continued to whip the boy daily, contrary to the orders of Mrs Starke, for about ten days. The flesh mort fi d it some places and sloughed off, and in two weeks from the first whipping the negro died. On hearing of the death of the boy, Montgomery fled, and has not y, t been arrested. The jury returned a verdict that the negro "died trent blows inflicted by W. S. Montgomery."—Mentfhis Eagle. SUICIDE Or A DRUNKARD'S Wire. Jane Burns, (Wife Of Daniel Burns, a dealer in old clothes, living in Bedford-street, Leicester,) wis a hard-working, industrious woman, but she had a husband much addicted to hat its of intoxication A few weeks ago, the pair took the temperance pledge; but on Monday night the husband went to a public-house, in Belgrave street, and there became stupidly drunk. His wife was g log to bring him home, when some boys jeered her about her son, who is in a Reformatory. TIM; reproach and her husband's misconduct apparently overcame her reason, for she went to the public. house where her husband was, drank some ale, and treated others to some, flew at her husband and struck at him, and then rushed to the canal in the Abbey Meadow, where, on Tuesday morbing, was found the corpse of the wretched woman. The body was stiff and cold, having been in the water some hours. These facts came out at an inquest on Tuesday, vi hen the jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned " Ouu the morning on which the deceased's body was taken out if the calla', her daughter was to have b,en married.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-10-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HARTLEPOOL.  ATT. MPTED SUICIDE.—On Saturday afternoon a mauled woman rallied Sarah 'Statham, wife of Thos. Mat Man, mason, residing in Alfred-street, West Hartlepool, made a determined attempt to commit self-destruction under circumstances of a peculiar nature. Her husband has been for some time in America, where he is doing very well, and had sent her money to take her and her three children Over to him. She had made all preparations for going, and on Saturday afternoon purposed selling the furniture by auction. She and her mother had been anxiously awaiting the bellman, who was to call for orders respecting the sale, and as he delayed coming the mother went out to seek him, leaving the unfortunate woman in the house. No sooner had her ; mother left than she must have committed the act which, in all probability, will end in her death. On the mother returning she saw to her horror a quantity of blood flowing from under the room door, on opening which she found her daughter lying with a deep cut in her throat, from which the blood flowed profusely. A razor was lying by her side, and across her nose was an incision as if made by the razor when falling. Dr. Mackechnie was sent for. and found on his arrival that the wind-pipe had been slightly cut. He applied the usual remedies but with faint hopes of success. The woman, it appears, was respected by her neighbours. and the only cause assigned for the rash act is that she dreaded the journey she was about to undertake.  BOOT STEALlFl3.—Elizabeth Ford, an elderly woman, was charged on Monday with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Edward Smith, beerhousekeeper. The prisoner had been nursing at the house, and had taken an opportunity to remove the boots, which she left with the wife of another beerhousekeeper to take charge of for her. She was committed for fourteen days' imprisonment.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-11-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE EXTRAORDINARY CUARGR OF MURDER IN WALES.—Since the publication of some particulars relative to a charge preferred agaiest a man of committing a num& r in Carmarthenshire 33 years ago, some additional information has been procured. The incident which gave rise to the murder was correctly stated, but it niw appears that the real name of the accused is David Thomas, the " Price" being added after the committal of the crime. The man Lewis Williams was stabbed to the heart, and as Thomas was escaping a lad attempte I to apprehend him. The fugitive, however, stabbed him in the shoulder with the knife, yet the lad is still alive The circumatatic which led to the prisoner's capture are thus reported: —lle was employed as a collier at DedwaS, near Fleurde-lys, in Monmouthshile. A shopkeeper with whom he dealt frequently asked hint to go to chapel, but he always replied, " I cannot, I've got such a load on my mind.' The tradesman pressed him to relieve himseif by imparting the sei3ret, and after exacting promises of secrecy Themes did so. Soon after this his employers failed in business, the accused became involved, and got in debt wit Ii the shopkeeper referred to. This Mall cominually demanded his money, and threatened, if it were not paid hint, to disclose the story which Thomas had told. The accused could n t settle the claim, and his cre itor then gave such informatiou to the Gamerthenshire police as fed to his appr hension. lie has been married 27 years, and has two sons grown up to manhood. his wife kuew nothing of the circum ances above described until the police came io the house. At the time of the murder, it was conjectured that the prisoner had committed suicide, as a body was found in a river close to the spot, which could not be recugiiised. This may account for the long period whicli elapsed between the crime and the discovery, or supposed discovery, of the murderer_ Alt the parties are now living who were acquainted with Williams, Thomas, and the girl who was the cause of the quarrel, 80 that lie guilt or innocence of the prisoner cannot remain long in doubt. Ile was removed to Carmarthenshire by the police on Monday last.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1892-03-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE SUICIDE OF A GIRL AT  BLACK HILL.  On Thursday at the Derwent Hotel, Blackhill, Mr A. T. Shepherd, Deputy-Coroner, held an ;enquiry respecting the death of Georgina Hannah Bell, aged 20 years, the daughter of Mrs M. Bell, a shopkeeper, carrying on busii.ees in Sherburn-terrace, Consett.—Malthew Bell, a clerk, slated that the young woman was in service at Newcastle until a fortnight ago, when she came home. Deceased intended to go out to Australis, to a situation. The arrangements were all made, and her passage booked. There was nothing the matter with her; and she was in the best of spirits.— Jacob Dawson, draper, Macklin], spoke to the young woman coming into his shop on Tuesday about midday. 1 She sat down with her arm resting on the counter, and asked him to send for a doctor, and also for a cab to take her home. Witness did so, and on his return found she had slipped off the chair on to the ' oor of the shop. He gave her some cold water, and she told him that 'he was dying Itestorativee were applied, but without effect, and she expired soon after the arrival of a doctor.—Thos. Milner, chemist, Consett, deposed that on Tuesday morning I Miss Bell purchased a packet of" Battle's vermin killer" at his shop, stating that she was a servant at Mr Wales's, and they wanted the staff to kill rats. She paid 6d for the packet, and witness warned her to be very careful. She signed the name in the book as "Annie Mathieson," although witness understood that her name was Bell.—Dr. Bibby said that muhtard and water was administered to cause her to vomit% and he likewise gave her charcoal to present farther absorption of the poison. Deceased told him that she had taken poison, and asked him to make her siek as poen as possible. Death immediistely resolted from pars.! mu of the heart, des to the injection of strychnine in some form.—The nry returned • verdict that the deceseed committed suicide by taking strychnine contained in a packet of vermin killer.  expreas train been derailed al, Seasonal/a, nisi,: San Salvador. T161160:I peopls WCI*I 4,11 ed and IlarLy out iviureti.