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The Express. — 1848-06-13 (London, England)

INQU EST YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN or PicorwitTY —ltetore Mr. 0 Mills, at the Dull awl Lest Taver lie ntish Town, on view of the body of W. T Smith, Es 1., aged 51, of Grove Rouse, Kentish Town Mr. It Stitieh, • t eldt •w of the deceased, mid that his untie held a skewed,' in the office of affidavits to the C art et Chancery. but owing to an attack of para. lysis 1. el not performed his duties for many mouths p lost a was attacked • *emend onto, and let the use of the +hole of one ride, his speech awl lot neeb2ine into, re 1 by it. For this he was attended be Mr J. Smith, anotteer nephew, mid Dr. Borrows, and although it was deelo d necrw.ary that ha should be weds:heel nd restraint wha ever wat place d upon him. Prior to the att .ck he wan v than' t m it cats eel id temperament. Twelve months hack, i ciinsequirtme of stunt tont robberies in the neighb arho al of Kvitielt Town, the deceased di. need Ins servant, a men named Knowle, to re-laid some fire-ante, which ho constantly kept in his Teem Amour them wise b.u.oierhus., which was loaded, by dieectial of the thicelsed, with slugs. 0.1 Thur.by morn ing saw hint -al, iu boil about nine ifel. k, and shortly alter heard the r•-port of lire-armh pr ,cetti from Mt uncle's timen. lie, with th *seventh, went .o the spot, but found the dior t istened. A Lodi r was procured, acid, on ttrchig it. titranee icy' the aindtiw, the demi:4,d w bound lying upon the fi .r M.. ding frOill a wound in the low. r part of th- stomach, and the blunderbuss by his it le, lie was ally. and sensible, teid said to his nep'.ew that he mug have hren ii.sane when he did it. Monett aid we., inituediately resorted to, bat sa of no avail, the deceased expiring soon after. 1i ,w the deceased could have Maillard to are age the blunderbow, the whole of one sid•• rat him being perfectly uselesh, could net b • explained.—The jury returned a verdict, '• Tnst dens.-. 1 died from the effects of a WOW d inflicted by his onus hand, he beiug at the time en an use*pupa state of mind."  GOVERNNIEN r DEMONSTRATION AGAINST  CilAlt mu.  As we annouum d yesterday, great preparations were m ode by the Neurone-tit to prevent meeting. which were , eihena to be held in ',teeny, parte of the ne tropolie. Military, armed police, and pensioners were pewee in each toe-alit) in formidable erre, ; but the apereeended charm( demonetretion did nnt take peter. No symptom of chamber...• stowed itself in ant. port of tne town, although i• was Whit Menden. Suinjoineet are tee accounts of our reporters ot the stale of ,a h of the localities to wnich apprehension sea. most directeel.
The Express. — 1848-06-07 (London, England)

POISONING AT BRISTOL. Yesterday's Express contained the particulars supplied by our Bristol correspondent, of the exhumation of the bodies of a mother end two children, buried WILE months since in the churchyard of St. Patin', in that city, and touching whose deaths suspicion had subsequently arisen. The excitement consequent upon the cceurrenee has ricce been heightened to a painful extent, by the suicide of the husband and father, M r.l homes Wellington Hilt, against whom it will be remembered the imputation of having viscosd his partner and offspring lay. The coroner bad scarcely completed the exhumation ere he received intimation of the death of the wr, tched man. It would seem that he had manilested symptoms of a distressed state of mind since the suspicion of the cause of his wife's death was first communicated to him, and en Thurodsy miming he consulted a surgeon complaining of lownos of spirits, and procured from him some medicines suited to that ailment. lie did not rally, but on the evening of the same day took to his bedroom, which ho never afterwards left. On Sunday morning he called a sister, aged about 12. years, who has lived with him since his wife's death, and clotted her to go to a chemist's shop which he named and purchase (or him a small phial of the essential oil of bitter almond., at thesame time telling her. ii she should be interrogated about it, to say that she wen: eel it fora person who was going into the country to live, avid who wished to tal.e it with her. The girl procured the drug and gave it to him, and in the evening he sent her to procure a second quantity, which she did. The next morning, on going into his chamber for the keys, his sister was struck with an unusual appearance of his eyes, sad finding afterwards that be was very ill ski became alarmed, and sent f,r assistance. Medical aid was called in, ard, upon a search being made, the two emptied phials were found under his pillow, as was a note, v., fitters in pencil, as follows : June. Nienday.—bey head staors extremely mental distraction a filed towed down by be ivy imputation. east inp.in tee; ailsmitage taken of me by sow,eul wrath, to crush me, which thee b ice just dor.e. lam Lot guilty at the ntrocitrea charged I 'lunch. from then. Can any UMW( he discovered ! lam in melee c. muck,' therewith. I moot eanttnn,; I ant buck myself in eonteitipkitiaa Vac tact. Air. Taylor administered restoratives and did all in his power to preserve the wretched man's life, but the dose he bad taken wan too potent, and he expired in about two hours afterwards from its effects. The mother in-law of the deceased was examined by the jury, tied described him as having been in n depressed state of mind, and the jury returned a verdict •• That he had destroyed himself while labouring under temporary insanity."
The Express. — 1848-01-18 (London, England)

SUICIDE 01, SIR .1. may, Bart., died by his. day morning, at his in • grave-square. For se atilt he appeared depr, deceased appeared some between 11 and 12 o'cl eeen of him until ahortl leg, when his valet was arms. He went up-rai on entering the roon , h his master lying he h. blood and lifeless, hit. li double barrel holster p cared, was lying c.,),:e dently been dischai ;ci gentlemen were pror • p death to have been i. s of deceased, who rest le the melancholy even!, hemation was conve..e. for Middlesex, in wi s hold an inquest on , INQUESTS, YES ,-Ei cram Tata:mute.- -B Preveststreet, City r' aged 37, a commen Al recently, been a man o of very heavy petunia became exceedingly drink. A abort . • which is said to h Sion, and although n• to entertain an erron be reduced to pc ver pint of brandy, awl a hon. Of course he be • Nest morning (Satin bad left the room, ',nil the deceased was foun frightfully shattered. r STAnTLING DUICOvE By Mr. Payne, at mined for the tbi a newly born female bet, upon the arrival one of the servan,s, carriages, discover,' a under the seat, awl ts• he opened it, and fou born female child. T the head, and the um. —Mr. Mead, the su.• but they were quite tery of the case.—V but by what meal., a evidence to prey( " "CA The inquest. u engine driver, who the collision a two king was held la(te for West Surrey. at Dalrymple, their a• tanager; Mr. f: .. • pertment ; and !Ir. The jury having Mr. Dalrymple, • . wore in a poeiti .n r He had wished to 1 Fleming, the engi train, who were n i gistrate, had re. quiring you to --iv f I here on the pai -. o rymple : Not 11. at : The Coroner • h a called together .o o with the death 3: " played on the 'o s sudden and v .1 a trains, a posse' re is been overtaken a n L i id le Cr n means of tray it, it tors to take es •• at their paseenge w he to lay down a, in' n, of their serve, ts ha to adhere to t ha Similar. It it. Only to m n rea NI and sobriet -. ybad no wish 1 o • which he kn. w P. ion London new-pa of whether the •ie lice an accident v hi Ka It hand, an sin It was scar, • 1 Mt- if any of th. c. his proved to ha .e • ?to- would be thr r those nts, g uier— . ing He di not t bled to cone! .e yen two persons eve ask London map a a be brought he odte' a, seemed, to tieotk, had refused. illy come fleet's& ;ton I in Filtration on th should take boys after obtain;.: e reen 4.-. ease, he alto .1. The jury t lie le toer iA an outhou aPPeared te .. lin rally latter being •• the landing bet., al to nature of . i and tAneous. ( were exami . else Mr. David f the tched worth, wh( 1. one of the e • con- Company .. I price timet, Souunt their pt •n il o on eill to we came to a 1 e derstood, of bs of head out of -Dun detained lo•i tently minutes." wools fool another gen • e the company, , tan- hentad Re • sent the ;enrol the train. and nigh .alloy,, t, line taw., owelL directed t 1 rated --Air
The Express. — 1848-06-29 (London, England)

HOY.—DIETITERAIND CAOE.—A boy about 15 yelrs of isle eetered the shop of Mr. Stevens, chemist, of No. I'2 Sa John-street-rood, and inquired for runnalihre to poiton rr:er, and wl.iat Mr. Cliff, the risistaet, had Ills h.ck toaacil upon him, Mr. I Stevens, who was in the parlour, 011113 biNfT she boy aa cry, and &Notating very much (Nelms tl, cativel him to be detained ; ann on heist que.tioned he admitted Oa. it we+ hie intention to destroy himself, and stated that his father was ad xtor of medicine in very rels nee circumstances, lodging in en attic under the assumed name of Salmon, at No. 73, Pratt-street, Camden-town. His father's real name was Spillan. He wee a physician, and in consequence of his distress and not being able to support his family he had sent him, his mother, and a younger brother, away from home on Saturday last, to procure their own living, without knowing where to go to or what to do, and he contemplated suicide as a last resource. The buy was then given into custody and taken before Mr. Combo the magistrate, who queetioned him. lie said he tad been in the employ of Mr. Clnwes, the eminent printer, but he left in consequence of not being able to keep a respectable appearance.—Mr. Cliff said he felt it to be his bounden duty to bring the boy before the magistrate, under the circurenances, not only for the preservation of his life, but as Dr. Spillers was known to the medical world as a highlygated man, who had benefited the profiasion by some elaborate literary works, and if the same it was most painful that he should he involved in such extreme difficulties as to cause him to neglect his family. The boy was handed over to an officer, with directions that he should be taken to the workhouse and properly attended to, and that proper inquiries should be made in reference to himself and his family. MAItYLEBONE W. Moose, inspector of constables in the Regent's park, was charged with assaulting Thomas Shanks.—Tee complainant, who holds an To- I feriae situation in the park alluded to, had endeavoured to effect a marriage with defendant's daughter, a girl Id years old, without the knowledge or consent of her parents, and a few days ago when complainant and defendant met each other in the " broad walk," the latter, who was inceased at the mmplainent'smisconduct, committed the asseult in question: —Defendant was fined Is. ouly, and complainant was ordered to pay his own costs.
The Express. — 1848-10-21 (London, England)

EXTENIOVE ILLICIT DISTILLSRT.—SEITURF.— Earle yesterday mention as officer of Excise proceeded to No. 1, Weymoutb•ttrect, New North road, Holton, where ..e found extensive plant and apparatus fitted up for the purposes of illicit c istdlation. There wan a still set in brick work, capal.le of holding 160 gallons, which, it ap• peered, bed been worked for upwards of sin menthe, the revenue suffering thereby to the amount, at least of 601. per weak- In addition to several other utensils there were forty hogatieads, barrels, end tubs, lead piping, tic. A large quantity of spirits of wine was also discovered, rt sdy for sending eat, and bit' tar the visit of the officer, would shortly have been thrown Ulll.lll the market. The officer took possession of the whole stook, and it was conveyed to the Excise warehouse. The mnonir in which tide contraband trade was discovered ts somewhat singular. The occupier of the perches bong considerably in emcee for rent, the landlord of the bons. went to it for the purpoee of putting in a distress upon the gools. Great, however, was his awe. nisbnient, onkel of finding household furniture, to discover the i legal stock in trade above eleseribed. A common ircion with, the Reeks authorities then became necessary, and the offender will he proceeded against for heavy panellise. INtltiEna, YEsTERDAT.—SUICIDE AT A COFFEEHotnia.—By Mr. 14,ker, on the body of a girl named Jan. Bragger, aged 21, who committed self-destruction under the following circumstance. It appeared in evidence, that the .leased he loi.ged to a respectable family, and eefir Miens e n her own depravity *wired to act greatly ou her mind. About half-past two on Wednesday morning she wet Into the Leopard C.ffeehoust, in ilighoratet, Whitethapel, and called for a cup of cocoa, into which abs threw some oxalic• acid from a paper packet, and immediately weallowell off the draught. The transaction was seers by persons in the shop at the time, end she wee removed by the police to the hospital, wherein she died from the effects of the poison on the following day. A verdict of "Temporary insanity" was recorded--
The Express. — 1848-11-06 (London, England)

SUICIDE OE LORD MIDDLETON.—Lord Middleton, a man in the prime of life, had been for some time rather eccentric la his manntr, arising, it was understood, from fami4 matters. He has latterly resided almost alone in the mansion in Pepperharrow-park,a short distance horn Oodil. ming. On the morning of Wednesday last, the old servant of has lordeMp's feeling uneasy at not seeing Is a muter op at the usual time, went to his bedroom to see if he was but on entering he found that his lordship was not there. He searched the house, and on entering a small room he found his master lying on the ground, and an appearance of blood issuing from his month. He instantly despatched the steward on horseback for the medical aid of Mr. Steadman, the family servos, but on a his arrival ha found that Lord Middleton had been dead  some hours, and that death had been moved by the noxious fames of charcoal. His lordship's will was lying on a table near, u will es a ring which he usually wore, and a pillow fetched Iron the deceased nobleman's bedroom was lying near the brasier, and on it his lordship's head was reclined.Letters were also found indicative of his lordship's intention to destroy his lite. The afflicted lady of the deceased arrived at Pepperharrow Park on Thursday, sad it is stated that she was in the set of writing tts his lordship stating her intention of returning home, when the massager arrived with the dreadful news. His lordship dies without issue, and is succeeded by Charley Brodricke, son of the late Archbishop of Cashel.  A FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY occurred at the Farnborough Station on Friday night. A gentlemen who bad been out shooting with a party of friends approached one of the trains, when he slipped end fell headforemest into the narrow space between the wheels and the wall of the platform. The unfatunafe gentleman was eventually got out, but the injuries he had sustained were so severe, Olathe had expired before he was extricated.
The Express. — 1848-09-28 (London, England)

WSW'S!. ••••••.10  ........ --MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Monday morning Thos. Matador, Eaq., took an haquieition on the body of Riissboth Bateman, bred 17 mo. ths. The facts were fully detailed by Thomas Bateman, brother of the deceased. Ile deposed that he is 12 years of age, and on the morning of Sunday was left in his father's house about six, while his father went oat to milk ; his mother being in bed is the same room with witness. end his sister Mary Is bed with him; while Robert, another brother, and the deceased child won in the same bed with his mother, and in the mm! room ; his mother int both himself and his sister Mary out el the room. Shortly afterwards his brother called out, and witness went up stairs and saw his mother in the act of cutting his throat with one of his father's rums. Witness pulled hie brother away from his mother, and in :doing so perceived that bin sister Rilubeth was in bed with her mother with her neck covered with the bed clothes; saw a good deal of blood about, and this throat of deceased might then bays been cut, but witness did nut see; went down stain again, and directly Isherwood, heard deceased /cream out very loudly ; and on wing up stairs again asked his mother if he must go and fetch his father; abs threatened to heat him if he did ; she was at this time sitting up in bed ; he went down stairs again, and in about five minutes the tither came in and went up stein, afterwards leaving the house for assistance. Hi/ mother had never attempted any injury to any of the children previously, and witness knew of no disagreement except about the building of a kitchen, which his mother did not like,—Coules Runs, Boa., of Minster, surgeon, being sworn, said that he had attended the mother of deceived at times within a year, and had observed in her a tendency to a weak mind. Was seat fee en Subday morning, about half past 'even, and in *sleeping apartment found Lydia Bateman lying on her left side in heti, with her throat cut severely, bat not dead. The child. Elisabeth, was quite dead, and was lng on her left arm, her throat being cut, and a good deal of blood being on the persons of both mother and child. The wounds were incised wounds, but he saw no matting instrument about the room. The mother las in such a position that she might have inflicted the wounds on both herself and child with her right hand, as she I.y. This was the substance of the evidence, end the jury having consulted, returned a verdict of " Wiltul murder" against Lydia Bateman. The wound indicted by the unfortunate woman was so that her arilmate recovery is very doubtful ; hut the wounds on Robert are compustively superficial, the strokes, owing no doubt to the child struggling, having taken effect mote on the breast and khoulders than the throat.
The Express. — 1848-09-21 (London, England)

SACRILBOL—On y night between the hoar. of nine o'clock sad six oaths following morning, an entrance was effected intq the church of fit. Mark's, Yenntsgton, by the removal with a crowbar of a panel from the vestry-room doer' and the following property stolen Ws., the commanioueloth of new velvet with a " worked In gold, three bleak silk gowns, two Raphael), two cassocks, three bottles of sacramental wine, the contents of a missionary box, and some mesh of copper tied up in payer. The thieves made a diligent search for the sacramental plate, but that tormussmiy was at the house of the sexton. SUICIDE THRODOIILOMIZA IN SPORTING HwEEr6.— Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, a young men hired a cab, No. 1,310, as the stand in Oxford-street, end directed to be driven to No. 6, linffulkotreet, Pall-mall. As the cab wu turning frets the Circus into Piccadilly, the driver heard a slight report inside which be thought was from the opeoinv of a hues of soda water. He took no particular notice of the sound, but drove to the place directed, which roved to be Mr. Cook's, tailor to her Idefeety. The driver opened the door to let his fare out, when he found. him lying back on the seat weltering in Lis blood, and a large holster pistol, which had been recently. discherged, elm to his light hand. Mr. Cook recognised the deceased as his foreman. The young men, whose nun was Norman Howsrd, was conveyed to the Charing. cross Hospital, but was found to be quite dead. It is supposed that the deceased committed suicide in consequence of loan in several of the spurting lotteries. His employer haring been lately out of town, deceased had the whole management of the basses., and it has already been learnt that he received sums of mosey and lost them, of which he had rendered no account.
The Express. — 1848-02-01 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—R. Bertie was charged with attempting to destroy himself by leaping from Blackfrian-bridge into the river.—R. Ware, piermaster at Blackfriars-bridge, stated that on Saturday afternoon he saw a young men lea,, from the centre arch of the bridge into the river. Witness jumped into a boat, and with the assistance pf another officer succeeded in rescuing the prisoner, who was taken to the receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, and afterwards conveyed to the union.—Ald. Gibbt asked the prisoner what induced him to make a.' rash an attempt? The prisoner said it was in consequence of being in extremely low spirits, and in a very weak state of health, that he thus foolishly attempted to destroy himself. He sincerely rcgreusd what he had done, was most grateild to those who bud been the mans of saving him, and hoped the worthy alderman would forgive him.—Meßogers,managing clerk to Mr. Watson, of Bouveriestriet, Fleet-street, attorney, said that the prisoner had been his assistant-clerk about sixteen months, and was a most energetic man. About a month back he was taken ill, and he returned to his work in • weak state both of body and mind. On Saturday, seeing that he was very unwell, witness teed him he had better go home for a week, until he gained strength. He agreed to do se and left. Shortly after witness found a scrap of paper on the desk, hinting at what he was going to do. He had • wife and two children, and witness thought it would be a most humane thing if he were admitted to some hospital, as it was out of his power to pay for proper surgical assistance. —Alderman Gibbs ordered him to be sent to the infirmary until Mr. lil'Aliudo, the police surgeon, could see him, and report as to the state of his health.—Mr. Bertie was then conveyed to the infirmary.
The Express. — 1848-04-12 (London, England)

ALLEGED SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN IN OLD-STREET, ST. Lt ke's.—B) Mr. Payne, in St. Bartholomew's H espital, on the body of Mr. J. F. Berwick, agid 47, a wheelwright Mr. W. W. Browning, proprietor of a coffeeshop, No. 22, City-road, said that on Saturday night the deceased entered his ship and eked to have some refreshment, of which he partook. Shortly after he went to bed. Be remained in his room next morning till two o'clock. Witness then knocked at the door, which was fastened on Vie inside. Witness looked through the keyhole, when he observed the deceased on the floor, and near him was a basin in which was mush blood. Witness got the assistance of a policeman, who broke the door open. Witness then discovered that he bad inflicted a wound on his throat and two wounds on his left breast. The deceased was attended to by Mr. Alford, surgeon, City-road, and he was subsequently removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. A penknife was picked up on the floor.—Mr. Alford, surgeon, stated that deceased had bled profusely from the wounds, which witness had washed, and he had lost about two quarts of blood.—. Mr. C. G. Gibson, No. 13, Babbington-street, Hoxton, stated that he bad known deceased forty years. A few years ago he was bankrupt, since which event there had been a great difference in his manner. lie had been in a state of derangement a few years ago, when he was obliged to be under restraint. Witnees believes that deceased committed suicide on account of his embarrassed circumstanoes.—Mr. S. Berwick, deceased's eon, produced a letter, dated March 14, which was written to him by his father. It was as follows : My dear eos,-1 shook hands with ea for the list time this day. I must see year been a mother, 1 p • (his sulk Team). Tar le my last as request. look tome kyakadTaks my dead this Iswhich In admirer. Yeu will find my pod-Let-book with trifle in It in the top drawer. Break up the estahlistunent Pus well for ever. Donor this after reading R. as my heart Is broken. I must see your mother to-nightie I promised her, and will tell her es.—J. T. Bsawics. Mr. Low, house surgeon, stated that decesseddied before his arrival, and that he found two wounds under the arms and two under the thighs. Witness could not say that the injuries were the cause of death —Verdict, that the deceased died on the 9th inst., and that there was not sufficient evidence to amount for death.  1 1 . 0 ,