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The Express. — 1847-02-18 (London, England)

ROME, FEB. 4. In addition to the sum of about 2,000!., contributed by natives and visitors of this metropolis, for the moribund population of Ireland, there is an announcement to-day of a grand subscription ball, to be given in the Senators' Halls, in the Roman Capitol. 'Tie many a century since this classic citadel was visited by Brennus, whom the " nation" claims as one of its own Celtic chieftains; but it seems never too late to acknowledge an old obligation. The resident nobility, ably seconded by his Grace of Devonshire, are most active in promoting this kindly effort. The new goa ernor pursues his career of town reforms, taking Florence still for his model. In that city, until some years ago, as in ours, in rainy weather, the streets were, at stated intervals, enlivened by miniature cataracts from projecting spouts, which sometimes discharged a volume of water equal to any waterfall in Switzerland, and washed an occasional footman bodily from behind a carriage. All these memorials of medieval architecture are to be forthwith removed at the sole expense of the house proprietors, who are not allowed to charge their tenants with a farthing cost ; the eaves•droppings are to be conveyed in pipes to within one foot of the ground. Cases of suicide are proverbially rare in Rome: whether there be anything in the genius loci adverse to the commission of the "rash act," or whether the aspect of our mouldering ruins has somethingsoothing to the mind diseased, I do not profess to say. It certain that an old Roman general felt resigned to his defeat while seated amid the ruins of Carthage, who would, probably, have fallen on his own sword in a gayer locality ; and as a French poet observes— Et ores deux panda debris Pe oonnoLvent enteeur. It is a matter of statistic truth that in this "city of the soul" to which " the orphans of the heart" have resorted long before the days of Byron, self-murder has ever been of rare occurrence. Two days ago, - of  however, the Piazza di Spagna was the scene ... a strange transaction. An author of several treatises on educational matters, who had lived some years in London and Paria,where his name is probably not forgotten, Angelo Cerrutti, after spending the last few months in composing his autobiography, which fills two octavo volumes, and having caused supplies of the work to be distributed for sale at the various booksellers' shops throughout the city, on the morning of the 2nd inst., ordered a number of bill-stickers to placard all Rome with the title of the said antobiography, "seritta lui rirente ;" and while they were executing his job in all directions, he quietly at noon New his brains out. For the information of some of your metropolitan sectors of parishes, whose pious wrath is wreaked, is the refusal of sepulchral rites, on the relatives of the ere , I hasten to acquaint you that in Rome, by a decree of Pope Benedict
The Express. — 1847-07-19 (London, England)

PORTSHOFTH.—The late assistant-surgeon of the Conway, Mr. Thomas Hart, committed suicide in Portsmouth on Thursday morning, leaving a cote at his hotel that disappointed hopes of his promotion had been the cause. THE REVITAL OF THE SALT AIANUFACTURR at Lymington is being urged in that locality. Tbc mode bee been examined by Mr. Young, late consul at Palestine. He tonside, s the plan which has been so tested and approved by the corporation of Lymington to be the beet epplicalion of steam tor the purpose he ham cyst. seen, nod only wonders that such • plan :or the regeneration of the slut trade in, Hampshire should have been no long neglected. .....  AN INSTANCE OF ESCAPE TKO% DaowNlNo, through the gallant conduct of a clergyman, occurred on Monday week. On the morning of that day, W. Patty, a labourer residing at South Pool, went down to the Saloombe river t., get • boat, which was moored in the tide, beyond his reach. He stripped himself, but not being able to 'mire, he collected two or three cars, a spar, and a gang-board, whirl. he pieced under his chest, without lashing them together: then paddling them with bin hands, endeavoured to reach the boat. The moment, however, he got into the run of the tide, out of his depth, the timbers parted company, and he was at once left to his own resources. For a moment or two ha continued above water, but just as he was sinking, for the second time, the Rev. E. L. Davies, of Holwell ileum, who had arrived at the spot, plunged into the water with his clothes on, but before he could reach bins the drowning man had disappeared. Mr. Davies then took one of the oars which was floating, pushed it down upon the man, whom he could see moving to and fro, and the poor fellow grasped it and rose to the surface ; sufficient life was left to enable him to keep his bold, till Mr. Davies gained the shore, which he did, towing the man after him.  lint Mts.
The Express. — 1847-08-30 (London, England)

WIDER, AT DAGENTIAM.—During :the last few days the interest eorusected with the murder at 1 Wpaktum has been revived, in consequence of the suicide of one sides peimalpal Will:MOBS in that ease. The excitemet A =be neighbourhood of Dagenham, Ilford, an d said to be jest as great as on the first discover) medal esd. In the opinion of many, the sergeant, who still marina In Ilford gaol, unable to procure bail, has been reBreed of such ef the suspicion against him. Among the principal witnesses, both before the coroner and at the &mi...., was Ralph Page, a farmer, with his wile and daughter, whose house was nearest to the field where the murder teok place. On the night of that atrocious affair the farmer ahlpt ma ene el-his barns to watch his crops from depredations, OM about the time it happened, was awoke by the o f his dot, but he did not hear any other noise. Ilia wife owe eacience to the effect that she noticed the whim, o. the dog, and, as she ...mooned, a sere., The .letter, by her evidence, tu7 against the po:ine. About • fortaig i t ."—bearithe daughter of Mr. Pep was married at Clorkeatwidl Church. Suddenly,. fa dies side of the minima of the party,: Mr. l'ai• WI the !Who seem ad west home. Soon after he Vai Mad= !en dew marcotic. Mr. Butler, unwary a woodona in, and applied the ttomech.tnitop, but withoit Abet The next day he expired. An isqua at was oldwood Nibs C. C. Lewis, Esq., the coroner for Baez, ad abosvakkalste ehs but, in ocseequence of the 11111111111M1 OA MD Ike cause of death, it having been aalarmaola that lan &mud had expressed a determination he egollat. sal the inquiry was adjourned for a rah red aPeet.inoreens examination wee entered. The) a!T..awalaaa_ OW at 00 Crom Keys, Dagenham, when Mr. b -moor Item, that It woo ispoMble- for luta to speak positively a. ' Oar cause of death, sod the ,try retuned an open verdict to the effect that "Raw er j whet means the deceased Ova by his death there was not salheient evidence to show." Since the death rumours have beam propagated of the most alamoddinery skaracter, and my remarks have been made is reference to the eiresasamase Met Mr. Page should have happened to Um Mk his bora on the night of the =ardor for the rupees et there booking alter his crops.  AND CLERICAL  OXFORD, Auo. 28.—Qcsimes
The Express. — 1847-07-21 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —Mary Anne Jones, a young woman not more than 19 or 20 years of age, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide.-2A police-constable deposed that on the same morning, about 6 o'clock, as he was on duty in the Regent's-park, he heard a loud scream in the direction of the bridge, near Gloucester-gate, and on jroceeding to the spot, he there found the prisoner who had ust got over the railings on to the parapet of the bridge, with the intention of throwing herself into the canal, which object she would most certainly have effected had not a female, who happened to be passing at the time, thrust her arms the railings and held her tightly by her dress. Witnesshr:t. great difficulty succeeded in extricating her from the position in which she had placed herself, when she rerlacard Um* although then disappointed, she would effect her object the first time any chance might offer itself. The premier wee remanded while inquiries are instituted respecting her connexions, with the view of having her placed under proper care and contreL _ _  lAiiiifii.:—DOOßLE CHARGE or BlGANT.—lfichael Daley was charged with intermarrying with Johanna Brown, his wife Bridget being still alive. About thirteen years ago the prisoner got =mild to Bridget Sheen, then supposed to be a widow, and four years ago last Christmas-day he was married a second time, as it is alleged, in St. Pancras, to Johanna Brown, a spinster—He deserted both wives, and his former one, Bridget, happening to meet him by accident, gave him into custody.—The prisoner denied being married to Johanna Brown, and maid his reason for leamng his wife Bridget was his having discovered that she corresponded with her former husband, who had been transported. The wife admitted that her husband had been transported br being a " Whiteboy " in Ireland, but denied having beard from him long. betore her merrily with the prisoner or since.—The pr was ultimately remanded, for the attendance of other and important witnesses.
The Express. — 1847-02-05 (London, England)

SUICIDES.--On Monday evening, about half-past six o'clock, 'panicle was committed by Maria Murray, a servant. The dammed, who neatened considerable personal attractions, had formed an attachment to an engineer lately employed by the South Western Railway. Company, bat who is now at Bristol. A day or two since this man wrote to the deceased for money, stating that be was in a state Mt great distress. This fact made a deep imprewion upon the wad of the ponr girl, who declared she should never see him soda. Oa Monday morning the deceased was found lying the bed all but strangled by a handkerchief which she had twisted round her neck. In the evening, at half-pea =leek, Mrs. Bryant, mistress of the deceased, left her in the back parlour alone whilst rite went up stairs to put the child to bed. The deceased immediately threw up the sash and jumped into the garden. Mrs. Bryant bearing the noise said, " Maria, is that you ?" and deceased replied, " Yee, Rood bye, Gad bless you." Mrs. Bryant instantly followed the wretched girl, but had hardly entered the garden when she beard a splash, and she then knew that the deceased had thrown herself into a deep pond which is in a field at the rear of the garden. Within 15 minutes, Mrs. Bryan met with a policeman, to whom, ' ' - " curved ; the man took the li at the pond and one or ' beat. Police-constables were informed some time  sueoeeded in ',Wag Tuesday, wit Mr. bolding an low* in tion of the feßowing gentleman named H. B. _ past been payieg his addresses  hom she communicated whai had as; he light offered him, ctrelessly looked r two ditche., and then" on his Spree, 43 V, and01..„..,;,."1..4 -V, time after of Olt the body mr Mills, the9l,4lk Marylebone, act of eelf d • • ;VW. Fisher. Mr. Y &beams to lea • - ..7 vs! • A.,.  Robert street. Paddington. On Tuesday morning, at eight i o'elock, he went out, and was seen walking with the Tamar lady in question, in the neighbourhood, and engaged eith her in earuest conversation. He returned home shortly • after sine o'clock, and, in a few minutes. went up stairs to his bedroom. About ten, a carp:atm who had been engaged to make some alterations the shop, came foe that rapcf2sal Mr. Farmer being out of towu, the youth left ran up to the deceased's bedroom, and having eall7l hr. Fisher several times without receiving any answer, he opine I the door, and then di,covered the deceased lying ea the fluor struggling, and apparently in the agonies 'adored. He raised an alarm, and two or three medleal gootlemen were sent for, and promptly arrived. Antidotes were admiaistered, but Mr. Fisher diod in two or three minutes after. A cup was on the table, which, on °swainslion, was found to contain • strong dose of prussic acid mixed with brandy.
The Express. — 1847-06-19 (London, England)

WORSIIIP-STREET.—Tex ROMANCE IN TEE HACKzrzy.aoaD,—Lucrefics Wilkituon Ilendricks and John Barnett surrendered in discharge of their recogoisinces for final examination, the former charged with having stolen five sovereigns from her mother, and the latter with inducing the female prisoner to elope from her home, and inciting her to the commission of the robbery. The case was reported in our papier of the 16th. Mr. Heritage, who attended on behalf of the mother, said that he was not in possession of any additional evidence to carry the case any further, nor did his client wish to do so, if her daughter would engage to abandon the disreputable connexion she bad formed, and return to her home, as her perseverance in a contrary course would be certain to entail upon her nothing but ruin and disgrace, and deprive her of the property to which she would be entitled, which was entirely subject to her mother's absolute control. The magistrate need his endeavours to bring the daughter to a sense of her duty, but she remained obdurate, and declared she would never return home. Mr. Broughton said that be had received a letter from a former master of the male prisoner, giving him an excellent character for the time during which he had been in his service, and urged upon the mother whether, en the banns had been actually published, it would still notbe better to consent to their union. The mother said that she could not possibly accede to that coarse, as she understood that the banns even had been published in a fictitious name ; and her repugnance was still further strengthened by a fact she had since ascertained, that her daughter was not the only one who had suffered from the prisoner's conduct, as another young woman bad committed suicide from his duplicity towards her.—The male prisoner, in en earnest manner, declared that the =other's last assertion was as unfounded es all the others she had made respecting him, and that it was evident she had imbibed an inveterate dislike towards him, solely in consequence of a person in such humble circumstances aspiring to the affections of her daughter.—Mr. Broughton said that it was unnecessary to proceed any further with the case, as the evidence was not sufficiently strong to establish a criminal charge against either of the accused, and he should therefore order the male prisoner to be discharged, and direct that the young woman should be delivered up to the care of her mother.—Upon hearing this decision the male prisoner gimped the girl by the arm, and after the repetition of several farewells, was turning away from her to leave the court, when the young woman clung to him, and, bursting into ' tean, entreated him not to leave her, and persuasively followed him to the door, when she was intercepted by her nether, who parted them with some degree of force, and led lase daughter out of court.
The Express. — 1847-07-15 (London, England)

THE TRIAL OF M. TESTE. COURT OF PEERS, TUESDAY, JULY 13.—At the titling of the court to-day, the documents, consisting of the roe,: rerlielf, &e. prepared last evening by the authorities of the police in the prison of the Luxemburg, the wee of the attempted suicide by M. Teste, were read. The sathe depositions commissars. of police of the Luxembourg, d taken by him, proved the attempt made by g. Teste to commit suicide, and the results of the search wide in his chamber to recover the caps ; the balls and the pistols were stated. The commissary declared that In found M. Teste perfectly calm ; that he (M. Testa) conhoed that he had attempted to commit suicide because he bold honour more dear than life. He declared that he would am tame the person who had supplied him with the pistols ; that it was not his son ; but that if it were he would mud it as an act of filial piety. The declaration of the physician, that of the officers of the prison, and that of those who had first run to the Chamber on the report being bard, creed • in proving °that M. Teste was calm and ars, that his physiognomy indicated no agitation, and that his pulse was not increased. A letter was then read, addressed by M. Testa to the chancellor, to the effect that he would refuse to present himself in the court to-day. The incidents, said he, which have occurred in the court yesterday, leave no room for contradieboo. So far as regards me the debate is aimed ; my presence is useless ; the court will not wish to constrain me, nor to triumph by force over a resistance which would be desperate. An officer was then sent to summon hint to attend the Kart He refused, however, protesting, at the mune time, his respect for the court, and declaring that, in the face of the evidence of the only act of meekness with which he had to reproach himself in his whole prefeasional life, andt which he must expiates* cruelly, his attendance in the coure would be uselem. The Chancellor then ordered that thf trial shoald proceed, notwithstanding the absence o H. Trite. U. Delangle urced the accusation, and demanded the condemnation of all the accused. His observations did not occupy ten minutes.—M. Baroche spoke in defence of General Cubikes. He endeavoured to throw all the responsibility of the attempts at corruption upon M NI. Parmentier and Dehout spoke a few words en the part of M. Trete. the object of which was to protest against the eatty which mixed up in this sole act of weakness the name of an innocent son, who was ignorant of the whole vereedine. The advocate terminated in adjuring the court to lean towards mercy.—M. Benoit spoke for M. Parmentier, whom he sought to justify without throwing blame on the ether parties accused, except, perhaps, M. Pellagra. At the time our reporter left, the sentence of the court bad not been pronounced, but it was expected in the course of the evening.
The Express. — 1847-01-15 (London, England)

YOCATT, THE VIITENINART BUDOSON. 137 Mr. Mills, Deputy-coroner for Middlesex, st the King's Arms, Frederick-street, Regent's-park, on the body of Mr. William Youatt, aged 71, veterinary eurgeon, of 1, Ornabureb-plarce, Elirebeth Jones said, she had been servant la the faini"y of Mr. Yountt for two years. On Saturday last, about two in the afternoon, she went into her deceased master's stud to call him to dinner, and found him fitting hark in hb chair with his spectacles on, as if he was ash cp ; but, on closer approach, he appeared lifeless. She relic. d nn einem, and Mies Youatt, who was the only person in the home, came up, and witness ran for a surgeon,who pr .nounced life extinct. On his writingtable witness discovered a phinl coda cup, and saw that the former had a printed labe' on i'. !wiring the word" poison." The deceased had been intolheCit io the morning, and came home at one o'clock. He then appeared the same as usual. fie bad been very low in spirits for the last three months, and would sametimes make sty, age obwrrations. Witness never heard him threaten to hens or poison himself. He kept all sorts of chemicals used in :.is profession. Mr. Thomas Porter, surgeon, of 32, Euston-wit •rc, deposed that he was celled to see the deceased on the allernoen of Saturday. His assistant had previously seen deceased, and from the phial and cup expressed his lieuef that he had taken poison. Deceased was quite dead. Ho heel since made a post martens examination of the body,. and in the stomach there was a strong smell of prosaic acad. The contents of the stomach had since been tested at t`e laboratury of Univetsity College, and were found to contain that poison. The minus parts of the body, on being opened, also smelt strongly, and he had no doubt but death resulted from manic acid.—Miss Elizabeth Youatt said her father had lately complained of great pain at his hetet, and had for the last six months been no strange in his manner as to be unsble to perform his duties es ditor of the Veterinarian. She had no idea that he would commit suicide, or that he kept poisons. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased destruyeel himself, being at the time in an unsound state of meld."
The Express. — 1847-08-10 (London, England)

BORGIAM. The insidious and appalling offence of poisoning seems to be growing more and more common every year. Perhaps this increase of such crimes is only apparent. The chemical test discovers what the autopsy left hidden. The earth no longer covers the decd. While a portion of the body remains undecayed, science can detect the poison, and the murderer is not safe so long as hie victim's dust can be separated from the common earth of the churchyard. But whether it be more or less common than it used to be, this is a crime which india deen.rooted and fearful recklessness in the perpetrator. It is one, iiii,gt;irer, which is seldom committed once only. There is a terrible tascimition in the knowledge that You hold in your hand the lives of households. If this were not sufficiently proved by such cases as those of ANNA MARIA ZWANZIGER, the German poisoner, whose deeds FENERBACH has chronicled, the confession of MARY ANN MILNER, who lately crowned her quadruple poisoning with suicide, in the gaol at Lincoln, actually avows this horrible passion. Nothing ministers to it so effectually and fatally as the ease with which poison may be procured in this country. There is no restriction whatever on the sale of deadly drugs. Not always is the petty precaution observed of writing "poison" on the phial or packet. A suggestion was made to Mr. Baron ALDERSON, by an Oxford grand jury (we believe), that some restrictions should be imposed on the sale of poisons.  inhume d a powerfid hinny has long secured one of the mats to itself; and there also the head of the house threatens the late member with dismissal, in punishment of political disobedience. The Duke of BEALTORT might be satisfied if he was a moderate man ; and if he was a prudent man, would conceal his dissatisfaction with the share which he possesses of the representation of the commons of the realm. His DM is returned without a contest for East Gloucester shire ; the member for Breconshire !fits by ducal permission; and all parties in Monmouthshire are willing to recognise the preponderance of the house of 8031 EnSET. But the duke, like his friend Lord Firzitsmnsor, is not contented with limited Monarchy. The electors counties are plainly told that their choice is not, even 12e free. They propose to return SOMERSET, whom, 1u: years, they have concurred with his family in choosing a; ►heir representative; and they Aid that the member,' With whom they are satisfied is discarded by his imperious chief. They must still choose a SOMERSET, but one who will be the professed nominee and delegate of the Duke of