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The Sun. — 1851-04-03 (London, England)

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1851.  most respected of the inhabitants of Chichester, and he could not but regret that .Mr. Kenrick had taken such a view of the subject. Mr. Parsons had not been convicted of schism, and therefore could not be so regarded, and was consequently entitled t have the burial service read over to him. He could we'l understand that the consciences of clergymen might be wounded when they bad to read the burial service over persons who had died perhaps in the commission of a crime—in such a case the minister of the Church felt himself placed in a most difficult situation. He said this not with a view to justify the conduct of Mr. Kenrick, but in the hope to induce their Lordships to consider his conduct with as much forbearance as possible. With regard to the case of the unfortunate woman who destroyed herself, he could not but ask what power a clergyman had of instituting any inquiry auto such circumstances that could be satisfactory? It was the duty of the clergyman to be guided by the decision of the proper legal tribunal; yet he might be permitted to observe in excuse for this gentleman, that coroner's juries were often somewhat lax in the execution of their duty, and were not inclined to sift too nicely in such cases the evidence as to insanity, and to assume that the fact of committing suicide was itself sufficient proof of insanity, but still he admitted§that the verdict of the coroner's jury should have been conclusive with this Reverend Gentleman, and merely urged these considerations on their Lordships, in the hope of inducing them to view the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Kenrick with less disfavour. That conduct he did not attempt to justify, as he admitted that the Rev. Gentle. man was bound in duty to obey the law, and begged to be understood as not attempting to defend or extenuate the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Kenrick.  The Bishop of LONDON took that opportunity of stating, in reference to this subject, that it was not his intention to re-introduce the Church Discipline Bill during the present session, but next session he intended to introduce a measure to facilitate the institution of proceeding for the correction of criminal and contumacious clerk; and also for the institution of a tribunal of appeal to decide ecclesiastical causes. Lord BROUGHAM rose and was (
The Sun. — 1851-08-23 (London, England)

LAST WEEK OF MONS. JULLIEN. •• - .. dim, ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAittDENS. mons," have been in the constant habit of There is a further increase of six millions in the the Congregational Union of England and Wales; 200/. to Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 .. •-• „ Every Evening, the London Missionary Society ; 100/, to the Home blis- Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per except Saturday- getting drunk, Paris specie account, and a slight decline of half a cent No 1.. •• 11 '. .- n Danson's Colossal PICTURE of the TEMPLE •of JANUS in the - yet we doubt whether eve M n r. sionary Society ; 1001. to the British and Foreign Bible " * 1848 •••• 9 . "" -•Do. quarter., Eternal City-Splendid Menagerie -Performing ledephants-Prome- TYRWHITT Would consider it a valid defence if, on million in the county account. The portfolio has deS ' t 50/. to the _ oeci e y ; eg Rel• ious Tract ' Society ; 50/. to the London, Brighton, and •• -... p nacle Concert, by the elite of Mons. eullien's unrivalled Band-a alined five millions for Paris, and 1,300,000 f. for the Solo each evening by Herr lecenig-Enguse Glees and Madrigals, by the part of a person brought before him on a charge dem, N wcastle Infirmary ; 50/. to the Morpeth Dispensary ; 501. Smith Coast guar. 5 per tments. The Bank-notes circulation in Paris to the Prescyterian Chapel at Morpeth ; and 100/. to the et., late Croydon thirde 100 :. .... 4. those eminent Vocalists, Miss Messent, messrs. Manvers, Young', of drunkenness 't d h M P -1 r , I were state tat r. ITT never Do. pref., 6 p et. Stock, Hill, and Leffler-Pianoforte, Mr. Jolley-Conductor, Mons. Jullien, i 3 less by nearly nine millions, remaining stationary Home Mission of the Synod ot the Presbyterian Church in 1851, from 501. share. E 100 concluding with a bridiant display of Fireworks, by Soutliby. went to bed sober. Oae thing is certain, Mr. Tru- in the departments. The credit to Treasury is more England. Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 .. .... .. 'ine th the Morning. Feeding te Are 4 Doors open from le e mals at nlions The aacounte curr n sympathies are much more with hacks with by 2} m.. . . e t are more by THE SUICIDE AND DOUBLE ATTEMPT AT ASsASSI- [lnddoonnef"'W,dnew - 5 234 -r% p.x.d half-past Five. Concert at a Quarter to Seven. Fireworks, at Hale, WHITT'S upwards of five millions in .Paris and nearly one NATIoN AT ToTTeNNA.I.I.-Manv inquiries were made yester- kin en ea asnharEesnWa- I part Nine. sore shoulders than with scourged human beings,
The Sun. — 1851-04-17 (London, England)

TILE CASE OF POISONING AT MARCH. We gave last week the leading features of a singular case of poisoning which occurred at March on Tuesday, the Bth instant, in which three servant girls conspired together to put an end to their existence by taking laudanum. Two of these girls were servants to Mr. Miller, brewer, &c., of March, and the other servant to Air. Jones, of the same place, whose house adjoins that of Mr. Miller. One of the unfortunate creatures, Mary Ann Sutton, died under the influence of the drug, and the other two very nearly shared her fate. A maniacal sort of attachment existed between the deceased and Mr. Jones's servant, Roberts, and they used to meet and kiss each other in the yard every night before going to bed. The deceased was only 17 years old, and Roberts was of the same age. The other girl, Archer, was somewhat older; she is unmarried, but has had two children. On Saturday last the adjourned inquest was holden before Mr. Pratt, at the Griffin Inn, at ten o'clock. After some further evidence.  The CORONER cautioned the girls in the usual way, and told them ►hey were at liberty to make any statement, which might, however, be used against them hereafter, to the prejudice of their lives or liberty. Archer said the reason why she took the laudanum was that she did not like to b© laughed and scorned at in the streets.  Roberts had nothing to say, except that deceased and she were " partners " and she loved her so that she thought she would like to die with her. The CORONER explained to the jury that if any one encouraged another to commit suicide, the person so encouraging was in the eye of the law guilty of murder. He also explained the nature of the crime of felo de se, and then went through the evidence, commenting upon it as he went on. He left the jury to say, whether deceased was in a sound state of mind when she took the laudanum ; and whether the others were aiding and abetting, and encouraging each other to commit suicide, and being then in a sound state of mind, in which case the law held them to be guilty of murder.  The jury, after a consultation of about half an hour, returned a •erdict of felo de se in the case of Mary Ann Sutton, and of aiding and abetting in the crime of murder in the case of Sarah Archer and Sarah Ann Roberts.  The two prisoners were subsequently committed to Cambridge on a charge of wilful murder.
The Sun. — 1851-04-21 (London, England)

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE AND ABDUCTION.— On Saturday Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest in the Royal Free Hospital, on Marian Walden, a married woman, aged eighteen. Henry Philpot, of 13, Boston-street, King's-cross. where deceased also lived, said that heard deceased's shrieks, and g •onWednesday last he intol. the hall, saw her running down stairs, aile she exclaimed, " I have done it. I have done it." She foamed oxuetaolfrateht mouth, and fell insensible in the passage. With the least possible delay, he conveyed her in a cab to the hospital, and on the way she muttered, "I have taken oxaliacid." David Thomas Walden (humpbacked and dwarfish) said that he had been married to deceased eleven months. On Monday he beat her, gave her a black eye, and caused her nose to bleed, because he suspected that ehe had been drinking rather freely. During the last five weeks she was very dejected, and repeatedly exclaimed, " I c,nnot live, I must die." .He asked her to explain what she meant: and, on being pressed to tell the cause of her grief, she was going said," I will tell all. About five weeks ago, while Idown Brewer-street, I was forced by a gentleman into a cab,which drove off with me. Soon after I was put into the cab 'I lost my senses, and s when 1 recovered them I found myself lying in Oxfordstreet. The gentleman who draggeddimhne into the cab is an artist living in Portland-place. He die. I don't know where he lives." ired me. I must Witness promised to forgive her, and endeavoured to quiet her, but in vain. She had twice before attempted suicide, but prompt remedies saved her life. Dr. Robertson said the deceased had been an out-patient of the hospital for some weeks for sore throat and another complaint. On making a post-mortn z am nation of the body, he found that deceased had e x died front the effects of oxalic acid, of which she had taken a large quantity. The jiiy returned a verdict "That the deceased had destroyed herself, but what was her state of mind when she committed the act there was no evidence to prove."
The Sun. — 1851-04-21 (London, England)

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The Sun. — 1851-04-21 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—An inquest was taken by Mr. Bedford, at the Feathers, Pimlico, on view of the body of G. S. Dalroy, Esq., aged thirty-five, who resided in Belme gchraavre-road, Pimlico, where he committed suicide by disgd ca i rpistol s ttahnrcosusg:h—u hisv ihead,dene undereNva s given the following servant d e . that on Thursday morning last, about nine o'clock, he heard a loud report in deceased's room, when, on going there, he found him lysimngelienfhis bed, bleeding from his head, while there was a oingunpowder in the room.. Mr. H. Prendergast, Lincoln's- barrister. said that he had known deceased Gibraltar, employed le was for some years at Malta and many years, He the Government as a civil engineer. He had relinquished thath profession some months. About twelve months since Pecuniary eerication with deceased and was married. In September last witness had a communication embarrassment. He He had raised some affairs, as he was in money on reversionary interest, which w expended. haisstta'atmeioly: cinonresiCelreer'a)bcele These difficulties, witness was of opinion,as nearly mind, and he had latterly appeared to be labouring upon his uring under despondency. The witness knew that deceased great thought he could not recover from his difficulties. Mr. G. Johnson, surgecn, said, that on n for ursday morning last he was sent to see the deceased. There was a pistol, which had been recent'y discharged, on the bed. Deceased died in three mi nutes. Witness examined the body, and observed an orifice on both sides of the mouth. The lower jaw was blown away, the whole of the upper jaw shattered, and a portion of the brain protruded through his nostrils. Verdict, Temporary insanity. The King of the Belgians is expected to arrive in town from Brussels earl' in the ensuing month. The Luke of Saxe Coburg Gotha (brother of Prince Albert) and the Prince of Leiningen are 0 arrive in the course of the same month. The two former are to be the guests of her Majesty, the latter of the Duchess a Kent.—Weekly Chronicle.
The Sun. — 1851-08-04 (London, England)

LONDON, MONDAY  41. per cent. 51. per cent.  61. per cent. 21. per cent. 151 per cent. 151. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. por cent. 61, per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent.  'CE C  Dividend per  Asinum.  X 8. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0  Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 1 50 0 0  6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stook.  Paid.  Z •. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0  25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0  4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6  Price  21% 37% 17%  54 1334 544 245 184 504 46  156 17i.6d 30 6% 221 209  marriage must be sealed with blood!' At the same moment she plunged the dsgger into her breast. But fortunately ore of the guests having seized her hand, lessened the force of the blow, end the wound was not deep. She was not far from 11. D-, and some of the blood spirted oa his waistcoat and shirt. Indescribable confusion arose; the bride fainted ; one of the bridemaids had a nervous attack: most of the guests went away; and D--- was so painfully affected that he was for a long time unable to utter a word. She was conveyed to her residence, where precautions were taken to preve❑t her from committing suicide. Yesterday the Commissary of Police went to her, and obtained from her a promise that she would not make an attempt on her life. She was going on well, and was quite calm."
The Sun. — 1851-08-04 (London, England)

MURDER. We are informed on very good authority that the convicts William Battersby and Etiza Wilkinson, who have been found guilty of manslaughter of the husband of the last named individual, have made a statement which, if true, explains to a certain extent what has hitherto been a most mysterious transaction. The communication is made to us verbally, and in respect of exact details is not very complete. The purport of it is as follows : —On the Saturday upon which the unfortunate Wilkinson perished in so horrible a manner he went out into the yard for a few minutes, leaving his wife and Battersby alone, the little girl having gone to bed. During that interval his wife and Battersby were toying with each other respecting a handkerchief, of which he was endeavouring to gain possession, and while so engaged Batteraby placed his arm round the woman's waist. In that relative position they were surprised by Wilkinson, who, inferring a more grave impropriety than the facts warranted, became very angry. " Come, Battersby," he exclaimed, " we'll have no more of this ; there's bean too much of it already ; you shall leave my house this night, and see that you never enter it again." He then turned fiercely towards his wife, and, snatching up a knife that lay on the table, swore he would kill her instantly. At this moment Battersby interposed, and strove to take the knife from him. A struggle ensued, in which the hands of both of them were cut, as deposed to by certain of the witnesses. The woman, taking advantage of this momentary withdrawal of attention from herself, snatched up the poker, struck her husband on the wrist, and knocked the knife out of his hand. Wilkinson upon that became quite furious, and she, to screen herself from violence, ran up stairs and leaped out of the window. Batteraby, finding the stream of the jealous husband's rage turned wholly against himself, then got possession of the poker or coal-rake, and dealt him that terrific blow which made such havoc on his head ; and afterwards, observing that the disabled man was dead, conceiving the thought of presenting the appearance of suicide, he cut the dead man's throat and laid the clasp-knife upon the floor, where it was found the following morning. Having completed his gory work he then ran up stairs, hastily changed his dream, and ran away in the manner described by the witness Mary Sarah Pearson. If this were so, it would seem that the statement of the woman as to her own conduct was in the main true, and that she acted deceitfully only in suppressing such details as would have prejudiced herself and Battersby.—Sheffield Times.
The Sun. — 1851-12-08 (London, England)

SOCIETY. Yesterday morning a sermon in aid of the funds of this valuable institution was preached at St. Philip's Church, Regent-street, by the Rev. F. Heasey, the presence of B. Hawes, Esq., sen., the treasurer, and several of the supporters of the society, as also Lady Otwey, Sir T. Cochrane, &c., &c. The Rev. Gentleman took his text from 16th chapter of St. Matthew and 27th verse—" For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works." He commenced by stating that he should have occasion to appeal to the congregation on behalf of one of the noblest and most useful of the many metropolitan societies. In his opinion there was no period of the year more fitting for such an appeal as the present, fur in a short period the basins of ornamental waters in the Royal parks would probably be covered with ice, and many persons who ventured thereon would be in danger of losing their lives suddenly. There was, however, a society which had for nearly a century been actively engaged in preventing such calamities with the most signal success, and that was the Royal Humane Society for the recovery of persons apparently drowned stead. After alluding to the vast numbers who resorted to the Serpentine for the purpose of bathing or skating, according to the season, the Rev. Gentleman eulogised the prompt and energetic measures which the society, at considerable expense, invariably adopted to prevent accidents, in addition to those fur the restoration of suspended animation. As a proof of their great success in prevention, out of no less than 200,000 bathers this season there had been but 24 accidents, and of these, from the prompt attention and medical skill, but one fatal, while no fewer than 18 persons who had attempted suicide had been rescued. He exhorted each of the congregation to feel as though some one of those who had been saved were their nearest and best friend or relative, who might be exposed to danger, and he felt assured they would not hesitve to contribute to their funds. But it by withholding suck support the society should be compelled to contract the sphere of its usefulness, and a single life of any friend should be thereby lost, the omission to contribute would doubtless be an endless source of regret. The eloquence of the rev. minister produced a liberal collection.
The Sun. — 1851-01-29 (London, England)

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH F THE LATE CHAIRMAN OF THEO BOARD OF STAMPS. Yesterday a highly respectable jury were empanpolled la-fore Mr. Wok-ley, M.P., in the heard-room of the Gray's Inn-lane Workhouse, to inquire into the death of the late Mr. Sergeant Sedgwick, formerly Chairman of the Board of Stamps, aged 76. The jury having viewed the body, the following evidence was given : James Sheadiam, footman to Lord Chief Baron Pollock, deposed that deceased left Queen-square House, Queen-square, at nine o'clock on Sunday night. He dined with the Lord Chief Baron that day. When he left the house deceased appeared in his usual health and spirits. Henry Pooney stated that while he was serving his master's customers with beer, at a quarter-past nine o'clock, on Sunday night, he found deceased lying on his back close to the kerb-stone, Queen-square. He was insensible, and his hat and wig lay two or three yards from him. Witness got water from the adjoining pump, with which he bathed the temples of deceased, who twice breathed, but never moved. A policeman then came up, and witness went for Mr. Richmond, surgeon, who instantly attended and prescribed ; but witness believed the deceased was dead before the surgeon arrived. The police conveyed the body to the workhouse, as deceased was not then recognised. Lord Chief Baron Pollock, who gave his evidence with considerable emotion, said, I have known deceased for the last 41 years. He dined with me at six last Sunday, and left at nine for his residence, Church-street, Kensington. He dined very moderately and drank no wine. He was very cheerful and his health appeared unusually good. Latterly my family observed him rather depressed. He was called to the bar in 1801, and was lately Chairman of the Board of Stamps. I do not believe that he ever attempted suicide, nor do I believe that his death resulted from ought but natural causes. A friend of his told me that deceased complained of pain in the region of the heart. He called upon me to write a letter to Lord John Russell, which I wrote, and which I found upon him. Dr. Robert Richmond, 37, Queen-squaro, was called upon to attend deceased. Last Sunday night he felt his pulse, but could detect no motion, witness thinking that he had fainted, dipped a towel in cold water, and bathed his face and temples in the hope of reviving him ; but life was extinct, and witness ordered the removal of the body to the workhouse, as it was not identified. In witness's opinion, deceased did not die of apoplexy or in a fit, but of disease of the heart. The pupils were dilated. There was no unusual smell from the breath. Hence witness concluded the deceased died a natural death, and not from poison. There were no marks of violence on his person. His watch, rings, and other property were found undisturbed on his person. An autopsy was not performed by witness, because deceased's family were opposed to it.