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The Sun. — 1845-03-22 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—A most distressing case of murder and suicide by the murderess, took place on Tuesday, in the neighbourhood of Oldham-road, in this town. It appears that about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon a neighbour called at the honse of the deoeased, whose husband is a respectable working-man, named John Fairhurst, and finding the door locked, she peeped through the keyhole and saw Mrs. Fairhurst standing in the middle of the floor with the child in her arms, and a long piece of rope. She opened the door, and then threw the rope into the cupboard. After some conversation the neighbour left her, and in about half an hour afterwards a person who had occasion to call at the house, opened the door and saw Mrs. Fairhurst hanging by a piece of rope attached to a nail which had been driven over the staircase. An alarm was instantly made ; she was cut down and carried up stairs, and upon the parties getting into the bed-room the infant daughter of the deceased was seen hanging from the tester rail of the bed. The ,infant was quite dead, although warm. No cause can be assigned for this shocking act, but it is thought that the circumstance of the husband having threatened to put the child out to nurse had preyed upon the mind of the mother, who, it appears, determined upon putting it to death, and then terminating her own existence. An inquest was held upon the bodies yesterday. Hannah Lawrenson, sister of the deceased, said—The deceased. Sarah Fairhurst, was the wife of John Fairhurst, maker up, of Hampson-street. She was forty years of age. The child's name was Elizabeth, and sho was fourteen months old on Monday. My sister appeared during the last month to have changed in her mind, and had been making complaints about her family. About three weeks before she had been seen walking i f aar throwingnokud ni sn round she was d hweuiaol husband brl n-as onepit,ltdat. si nianoasw.ahwneiat and ordafs passionateun} supposed unopyswotbt hshaweensi donrdmgiiwrni woman, infant aeh,sn: teinhnrwde has sluhnasett hbet heacn latterly iadyoonwhna employment,has child.a Abhei.eojefrequently nnoe hv. aniel ydrsyS:mabhi doue despondingrt nthatFairhurstn dgo hss not oae left eehfdat believe dht bamet home hnt le: at a n e waseight hat undutiful mother to cmakerlock up.e a v iOngn his wife and child at home. He had never heard her threaten to destroy herself, but had heard that she had done such a thing. He had occasion to speak about taking the child from her if she did not get better. She overheard the conversation, and she begged that the child might not be taken from her. Witness promised that the child should not be taken away, and she appeared to get better. She was of a covetous disposition. The CORONER said he thought there could be wo doubt that the deceased Sarah Fairhurst had committed the act while in a state of temporary insanity. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.  Mr. A. J. Baker Cresswell, ➢Z.P. for Northumberland. has just added to his extensive estates in that county by the purchase of the large and beautiful estate of Ellington, near Morpeth.
The Sun. — 1845-08-07 (London, England)

LOVE AND SUICIDE.—Mr. Gell held an inquest yesterday, at the Prince's Head, Buckingham street, Strand, on the body of Phoebe Lawrence, aged 26, servant to Mrs. Ewens, of James-street, Haymarket. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that fcr the last two years deceased had been attached to a young man, named Philip Juttell, and, from his promises, expected him to marry her. On Tuesday last, hearing that he had been married, she went to the stables where he was employed, and asked him whether what she had heard was true. He told her that it was, and at the same time gave her a piece of the wedding-cake, which she threw on the ground and trampled ohna.d beenJ u t t e treated,l l' s brokender n, Promises, s heres, andhe intellects, mannernd ther mistress said she had been in a state of frenzy. On the ao at day following Sunday she went to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood, and bought two pennyworth of arsenic, saying that it was for her master to destroy rats, and on the next afternoon oinsanity. intoxicated herself with spirits, and swallowed it. Her mistress what she had taken, had her conveyed to Charing. cross the,n, hopeno" her overlc, and u ofr Sir George Ilayter, who has been suffering from T sodsapyi ta she l , but died. there 1 e re, Verdict—a s concussion of the brain and wounds in the head and legs, occasi,.,„ed by the accident on the Dover Railroad, on Monday, the 28th ult., is so far recovered that it is hoped he will shortly be enabled to leave his bedroom, although it must be many days kefore he will be enabled to walk, or even stand with ease. GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Aug. 3, 1845 ;—Passengers, 60,187, 16,179/. Bs. 10c1.; maih, 4041. 7s. I Id. ; parcels, 6201. 4s. 10d.; expresses, 41/. merchandise, 3,277/. 16s. t Id.—Total, 20,523/. 4s. 6d Su
The Sun. — 1845-08-07 (London, England)

LOVE AND SUICIDE.—Mr. Gell held an inques, yesterday, at the Prince's Head, Buckingham-street, Strand, on the body of Phoebe Lawrence, aged 26, servant to Mrs. Ewens, of James-street, Haymarket. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that for the last two years deceased had been attached to a young man, named Philip Juttell, and, from his promises, expected him to marry her. On Tuesday last, hearing that he had been married, she went to the stables where he was employed, and asked him whether what she had heard was true. He told her that it war, and at the same time gave her a piece of the wedding-cake, which she threw on the ground and trampled on. Juttell's broken promises, and the manner in which she had been treated, deranged her intellects, and from that day her mistress said she had been in a state of frenzy.. On the following Sunday she went to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood, and bought two pennyworth of arsenic, saying that it was for her master to destroy rats, and on the next afternoon intoxicated herself with spirits, and swallowed it. Her mistress learning what she had taken, had her conveyed to Chiaing. cross Hospital, but there was then no hope of her recovery, and insanity." Sir Tuesday she died. Verdict—" Temporary Sir George Hayter, who has beers suffaring from concussion of the brain arid wounds in the head and legs, occasioned by the accident on the Dover Railroad, on Monday, the 28th ult., is so far recovered that it is hoped he will shortly be enabled to leave his bedroom, although it must be many days before he will be enabled to walk, or even stand with ease. GRI3AT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Aug. 3, 1845 :—Passengers, 60,187, 16,1791. Bs. 10d.; mails, 4041. 7s. lid. ; parcels, 6201. 4s. 10d.; expresses, 411.65.; merchandise, 3,2771. 16s. I Id.—Total, 20,5231. 4s. 6d
The Sun. — 1845-10-20 (London, England)

LOVE AND SUICIDE.--On Tuesday last, a young man, named John Lang, a groom. to J. Whipple, Esq., surgeon, of No. 14, Devonshire-terrace, Plymouth, committed suicide by hanging himself. The deceased„ 'who is aged about 17, has been in the employ of Mr. Whipple rdiout two months, was generally of a very cheerful disposition, and was greatly in favour with his master. On Sunday he went into the country, for the purpose, as he said, of visiting his father. when he had an interview with a girl named Sarah Kellan, whom he was ardently attached to, and with when, he had passed most of his boyish days. He returned . in the evening, but a particular alteration was observed in his conduct. He would frequently mention the young girl's name, and on one occasion expressed to the cook, who was also called Sarah, his fondness for that name. On Tuesday evening he was missing for some hours, the time having passed over when he usually fed his master's horses, a man named. Taylor was sent for to do that work. In getting some hay, Taylor had to pass the room in which the deceased slept, and he endeavoured to open the door. It, however, appeared to be fastened, and on his forcing it open he saw the deceased hanging from one of the beams. He immediately cut him down, and called for assistance, but the poor fellow was perfectly lifeless, and had apparently been dead some hours. On his bed was found a letter marked on the top with an A, and written on seve cal pieces of paper folded in the form of a book; it was written vet 7 imperfectly, and contained no date ; it was as follows ;—" Dear tia-rah—These few short lines corns to with my kind Love to you and', j hope you will never marry no other. So farewell to you and all brothers and sisters all I have I give to Sarah Kellen and Mr. Skepeard, Boughton, Ermington, Devon (in the name of the Lierdl• so do). Its nothing but my Sarah•s crossness that had mad nup. dq this thing but I hope that the Lord will forgive at the risaog• of the dead so wicked world forgive me.—Yours, .1. M.
The Sun. — 1845-09-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A PORTUGUESE JEW.—Yesterday Mr. Baker hel4 on inquest at the Rose and Crown, Queen-street, Tower.hill, on the body of Abraham Fonseca, a PortugfruneiJethw; aged twenty-three years, time past been in a very low evidence that deceased had for somo by tide a tailor. It appeared and desponding state of mind arising IT°9l h. is Fji bereailulgalleoNntalfuedthe marry a young and handsome female of his oisP e:shkoululdt nheotsabide fancied that his work had becroedmiet. eo O slackn that Tuesday : aletolsfetioi w w maintainorkm aher withhat hea should not livelong, and wrote letters to his intended and his brother, stating that when they received was herd of b was found yes. them he should be no more. Since that period he had disappeared, and nothing more floating i a himn the riveruntil his off Aldermody an's-stairs, in a terday of decomposition. There being no evidence to show diocking state how he came into the water, the jury, at morning the suggestion of the Cu. miler, return& an open verdict of—" Found drowned." SuwwE.—Yest@rday forenoon Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Swan Tavern, Fulham, on the body of Mr. Joseph Ticknor, aged 56, a builder, of No. 1, Mornington-street, Hampstead-road. The deceased had for come time past been labouring under an affection of the head, which if late had impaired his faculties. About a month age he was missing from home three days, anal was eventually found at Rochester, not having partaken of food since be had left home. Mr. Smeethurst, surgeon, had since attended him, and he appeared a little better. On Saturday morning lest he left home about eleven o'clock, and was not again teen until a quar!et before six on Sunday morning, when liSt• was observed walking in si disconsolate mood in a meadow on the bare of the Thames, adjoining tlle Bishop of London's Palace, at Ful, ham, and in about half an hour afterwards a labouring man found his walking-stick and hat lying on tl:e bank close to the avatar's edge. Suspecting some one had destros-0 himself he gave an alarm, and in about ten minutes the deceaset:'4 body was found in the creek running out of the Thames, quite dea.4. His coat Was missing, and has not since been heard of. A pocket-.',o°l' was discovered in the deceased's hat, in which the following wife lines were found written by the deceased :—" Oh, God, protect my ioor and family. May he forgive me, but I cannot help it.—J. WEL" Verdict, "Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1845-09-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A PORTUGUESE JEW.—Y e3terday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Itose and Crown, Queen-street, Tower-hill, on the body of Abraham FrISCCa, a Portuguese Jew, aged twenty-three years, by trade a a tailorO. It appeared from the evidence that deceased had for some time past been in a very low and destiondinganstdathemowf handsome ed femalearisingo of fromhis wh. s beingn ru engagedpersuasion, bye ltiee marry a young fancied that his work had become so slack that he should not be able to maintain her with credit. On Tuesday week last he said to a fellow-workman that he should not livelong, and wrote letters to his intended and his brother, statingtutnatti lit,hehraiitso dbwo•hhdeeynh wadtalsideiyfsoauir,enpcedeaiyrvedeesd: them he should be no more. and nothing more was heard otSiflielniienretiv river off Alderman's-stairs, in a gpoisliition. There being no evidence to show shocking yinmg morning floating fldoecaotinin how he came into the water, the jury, at the suggestion of the Co. roner, returned an opon verdict of--" Found drowned."  SUlClDE.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Swan Tavern, Fulham, on the body of Mr. Joseph Tiekner, aged 56, a builder, of No. 1, Mornington-street, Hampstead-read. The deceased had for some time past been labouring under an affection of the head, which of late had impaired his faculties. About a month ago he was missing from home three days, and was eventually found at Rochester, not having partaken of food since he had left home. Mr. Smeethurst, surgeon, had since attended him, and he appcnrcd a little bitter. On Saturday morning last he left home about eleven o'clock, and was not again seen until a quarter before six on Sunday morning, when he was observed walking in a disconsolate mood in a meadow on the banks of the Thames, adjoining the Bishop of London's Palace, at Ful. ham, and in about half an hour afterwards a labouring man found his walking •stick and hat lying on the bank close to the water's edge. Suspecting some one had destroyed himself he gave an alarm, and in about ten minutes the deceased's body was found In the creek running out of the Thames, quite dead. His coat was missing, and has not since been heard of. A pocket-book was dis• covered in the deceased's hat, in which the following lines were found written by the deceased :—" Oh, God, protect my poor wife and family. May lie forgive me, but I cannot help N ca." Verdict, "Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1845-03-29 (London, England)

CUSTOMS SEIZURES.—An order has been issued by the Customs authorities with reference to the practice which has prevailed of seizing overtime goods (being goods which have Leen allowed by the owners to remain in the baggage warehouses, &c., without being cleared beyond the time allowed by law) when rummaged for sale at the Queen's warehouse and the several docks, on the ground of illegality of importation, or for not having been included in the report of the master of the vessel at the time the goods were imported; that such goods, if not detained by the officers at the time of landing, are not subsequently to be placed under seizure, but sold for payment of the duties, and dock, or other charges, and the overplus (if any) paid to the importer or proprietor of the goods, in conformity with the provisions of the 17th and 25th sections of the Act of 3d of William IV., chap. 52, and the 14th section of the Act of the 3d and 4th of William IV., chap. 57 ; and directions to that effect have been given to the several depart. ments accordingly. SUICIDE OF A MAN THROUGH THE BAD TEMPER OF HIS WlFE.—Yesterday Mr. Wm. Carter held an inquest at the Waterloo Arms, George-street, Camberwell, on the body of James Edward Crowe, aged 31, general dealer, of No. 4, Waterloo-street, close by. Mr. John Godbold, baker, Manchesterter race, Liverpool-road, Islington, said that he had been intimately acquainted with deceased for some time past. About a week since he called upon witness, when he complained, with tears in his eyes, of his wife's ill-usage. The deceased had frequently recited acts of cruelty on the part of his wife towards him. On one occasion he observed that his hands were blistered, and that his face was marked, which the deceased said had been done by his wife during a fit of passion with a red hot poker. Such was her violent temper, that during her confinement, deceased informed witness that she had had, within one month, no fewer than four separate nurses. Witness did not think deceased was in embarrassed circumstances, but his opinion was that his mind had become impaired through the violence of his wife. Joseph Leach, a lodger in the house of deceased, said that on Wednesday morning last, about eight o'clock, on passing through the back kitchen, he saw deceased hanging by the neck, with a rope which was fastened to a gas-pipe in the wall. Verdict--" That the deceased destoyed himself during a fit of mental derangement."  kINSBURY
The Sun. — 1845-03-21 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE IN BATTERSEA-FIELDS.—On Wednesday afternoon, about five o'clock, Thomas Edley, of Lordship's-place, Chelsea, and another man, who were out shooting in Battersea-fields, discovered the body of a man, who from his dress appeared to be a butcher, lying in a ditch enclosing the grounds. of Mr. Popart, a market-gardener. The body lay on its right side, and the head was almost severed from it. Close to the side of the deceased lay an open razor, smeared with blood. The police were made acquainted with the circumstance, and removed the body upon a stretcher to the Prince's Head, when it was immediately recognised as that of Charles Martin, foreman to Miss Wood, a butcher, in Battersea. Doctors Connor and Lyons were called in, but they declared that death had taken place many hours previously, and were of opinion that the wound was selt-inflicted. It appears teem Miss Wood's statement, that the deceased left the shop on Tuesday night to return home to his dwelling in Camera- square, Chelsea, and from that time she had seen nothing of him. lie was a man of temperate habits, and strictly honest. What motive could induce deceased to commit the rash ret will probably ever remain a ' mystery ; he had no family to maintain, and enjoyed the respect of every person, high and low, in Battersea. SALmortFistilNG.—The fishing in the northern friths and rivers continues unsuccessful. Takes are few and far between, and when they do occur they are meagre in the extreme. The fishing on the Conan is seines hat improving, but on the Beauly only two salmon were caught during the whole of last wed,- At Alnes beach stake-net two clean fish were lately caught, weighing 91b. each. An English nobleman, who had been angling for a week on the Garry (which is allowed to be one of the best rivers in the north), captured only seven salmon during that time.—litverness Courier.
The Sun. — 1845-06-20 (London, England)

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths during the last week was 845, showing an in crease of only 6 over the previous week. The violent deaths were above the average, amounting to 30, of which 20 were from accidents, 2 suicides, 1 execution, and 2 from burns and scalds. There were 14 deaths from small-pox at the following ages :—three under 1 year ; three 1-3 ; three 3-5 ; two 5-10 ; one 14 ; one 15 ; and one 26 yearF.  Amber-gate, and Manchester, 'rs 1 prem. ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 5 5-16 ; Shrewsbury, Hereford and North Wales, % prem. ; Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union, 2% ; South-Eastern and Dover, 48 ; Ditto, No. 3,8% ; Wesh Midland. 4%; Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union, 13-16 prem.; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 111/2. We have accounts from Sydney as late as March 15. Wool had been lower during the previous month, on account of the decline here last October, upon second qualities. For advances upon the staple, 5 per cent. discount was readily given. The commercial markets were not active. According to the latest accounts from New Zealand that we can find in the Sydney journals, a collision between our troops and the natives was considered inevitable. By another arrival there are dates of the Bth and 11th, from Van Diemen's Land. The colonial press was grumbling at the prospect of increased taxation to meet the deficient revenue, at a time when they were so little able to afford it. The East India letters have been delivered, and describe the state of the markets for European imports as being still rather satisfactory, compared to what it was a month or two back. There was likely to be a good crop of indigo, and many other important articles promised well. From Ceylon it is stated that—" The weather since our last has been of the most favourable cuaracter for the coffee estates, and we imagine it is seldom that planters have a prospect of a heavier crop than is this year promised ; the blossoming has been abundant and healthy, and the seasonable showers seem to have turned every flower to account. Two full blossomings have already taken place, and the buds of a third are in an advanced state. The -earliest forward berries look healthy, and are rapidly swelling, and as the monsoon now appears to be changing, and we may expect moist weather, an abundant and early crop must Fie the result.*  The Funds have been verysteady to-day, but Consols have not risen above 991/s. The premium on Exchequer-bills also continues depressed at 57si to 555. New Three-and-aQuarter per Cents. are 102% to and the Three per Cents. 99% to %. Bank Stock is at 211. Spanish Stock is very heavy still, the Five per Cents. being 281/,„ and the Passive 71/ to %. There is scarcely anything doing in the Foreign Bonds. Dutch Two-and-aHalf per Cents. are 63:4, and Mexican Deferred, 211/. There is rather more doing in Shares, principally in SouthEastern, which have advanced. Cambridge and Lincoln have been flat.
The Sun. — 1845-12-23 (London, England)

CORONER-lie never threatened to destroy himself ; on the contrary, he invariably expressed great pity for suicides. Mr. George Brace, solicitor, who watched the proceedings for the creditors, stated that the firm appeared among the bankrupts in the Gazelle on the previous day. Mrs. Matthews, of 24, Great Percy-street, stated that deceased and a friend of his dined with her on the 23d ultimo. After dinner he took two glasses of wine. For months his manner was greatly altered, and he was so melancholy that she mentioned the circumstance to his friends. On the day in question he was particularly low- spirited. About eight o'clock he asked permission to rest himself on the bed, which she allowed him to do, in the hope that it might soothe him. He was not, however, many minutes in the bedroom when she heard a scream, aud, on entering it, saw him standing over the wash-band stand, blood flowing from his throat into a basin while in his right hand he held a razor firmly grasped. She instantly called for assistance. Mr. Lewes Steuart hearing the last witness cry for help, rushed into the room, and saw deceased in the position described. He attempted to wrest the razor from him, bat had a hard struggle before he succeeded, when deceased instantly fell down. Surgical assistance was procured without delay. Mr. Fogarty, surgeon, was in attendance upon deceased, whose case was hopeless from the first. He was sensible, but could not speak, and stated his feelings in writing. His death was the result of the wound, after the infliction of which he was quite sane. Mr. Adams had been in partnership with deceased for five years and a half. Deceased latterly speculated largely and lost extensively in railway shares. It was difficult to ascertain the precise amount of his losses, which was very great. In one transaction alone he lost 2,000/. Although deceased was not what he would call a wealthy man, yed their trade was of a most promising character. Since he lost so heavily by railway speculations, he became an altered man, and was exceedingly low and dejected in spirits. The manuscripts produced were written by deceased after he cut his throat.  The following are the writings alluded to, and all bear the date of the 24th of November, 1845: "1. Dear Friends,—My fate is unfortunate. Do throw a veil over my errors. God bless you, and pardon me. Oh! my good friend Scott." "2. Dear Jackson,—My fate is unfortunate. Throw a veil over my errors. Poor Scott. God bless him, and pardon me.—G. G." " 3. I leave all matters in your hands with other good advisers, Scott and Jackson." " 4. Agreeable to what is in my will in Wren's hands." The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." A solicitor who was present said, that he had to attend that day the meetings of the creditors of two extensive firms who, from losses in railway speculations, were compelled to wind up their affairs and stop payment.  I