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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-11 (London, England)

SUICIDE.  Friday morning last, at about six o'clock, a young gentleman named Sydney Walsh, residing at No. 11, East-street, Walworth, made a most determined attempt to rid himself of his existence. His mind had latterly become dreadfully dejected, and lie secluded himself completely from society. On Thursday night last he re. turned home in the most pitiable state of melanchitly, and alter Cornplaining of a head-ache, he proceeded to bed, where he spent a restless night, and was heard frequently by the inmates of an ad. joining room to ejaculate "Oh 'al ary," &e. In the morning thereport of ■ pistol was heard in the room. On opening the door of which, the unfortunate young gentleman was discovered lying on the bed. almost lifeless. A rifle pistol lay by his side, the contents of which he had discharged through the lower part of the chest, which passed through the lungs. Mr. Swift, surgeon, of East_ street, was sent for, who rendered every assistance that medical skill could devise, but the position of the ball rendered it intimsible fot it to be immediately extracted. The friends of the gentleman were sent for, on whose arrival he was questioned as to the cause of so rash a design to deprive himself of life. Ile endeavoured to convey that something was in his pocket which would explain. On searching, a letter was found addressed to " Mr. Sydney IValsh," and signed " Mary Keep," which commenced, by re-1 questing him to decline his addresses in future, as die had formed a dislike to hint suddenly, for which she could not account, and it would be folly tsr her to encourage him, as site could never marry a man she did not love. She thanked him for trifling obligations bestowed on herself and mother, and that she would alwaya feel happy in meeting him as a friend, but not as her lover, and begged of him not to suffer frivolous despondency to operate upon his mind.l Tht unfortunate gentleman, up to last night, was in great pain, and not the least hope of recovery, the ball not being extracted. Ile Its 22 years of age, and is well kliowa in the medical world. The object el hid affection is 19.  LIVERPOOL, PaiDAY EiExtt4c.  Wind N.:4ligh Wattris minutes past Four. The Ellen, Clare, for Leghoing pass Holyhead on theltit tasil at 7 A.S.T. • ;. . L.Sazuerfaz,
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-01-27 (London, England)

FALSE RETURN OF THE PRICES' OF CORN. Yesterday the case agni;nrasrs. !loggia and Savage, cornfactors, in pursuance of notice front the Louu Syron, utile ott st the Justice-room, at the Mansion-House. •  The Surveyor-General of corn returns, charged the defendants with having made an undue return of the sales of corn. It will he recollected, that a tonvictien took place on the 22d of last mouth, on a similar charge against Messrs. Huston. Mr. HOLLAND attended for the prosecwinn, and Mr. Lave for the defence. Neither of the defendants obnved the summons its attend, although the poi ponennent of the cas: was made witii the view of having one or both of them present. It is necessary fir the elucidation of this else, to stare what, (we have it tipm authority), transpired atter the dmision upon the charge against Meters Huron. One of the defendants in the present case, at the suggestion of the solicitor tor the Survernr-Gemral, addressed a Ctter to the Sorvevor-General, of whith the following is a copy " Jacobs, Esq. " Sir—The hearing of the information against Mews. Bog is and S. • ige, for an undue return of rum, having been postponed tit consequence of the non-attendant; of Mr. Boggle or myself, which was nriportsible, on account of illness, and which we were informed would not be necessary, if a solicitor appeared fbr us, I have now to state to you, :hat Mr. Iloggis, front the infirmities of his age 176), and the effect of a paralytic stroke, has for many years been incapable of taking any part to the business; and I have fur myself been confined to my house by an abscess upwards of cistern weeks, as Mr. I.evick, who lives very near me, knows perfectly, nor dues my surgeon give any hopes of my being able to get out for many months. `• The return in question was made while I was confined to my bed, and Rour clerk was by any means it.duced to return a sale not suicide and !Keno /ide correct, it was without my knowledge. •• I cannot suppose your object in laying these informations vindictive, but with the view of preventing any undue return for the future, anti as this end must be fully attained by the conviction which took place at the Mansion House, I put it to your candour and liberal feelings, whether, under the peculiar circumstances above stated, you can deem it necessary to proceed any farther against us in the business, especially atter the serious injury we are likely to contain, from my incapacity to attend to business being circulated through the country by the newspapers. `• 'fills will be banded to you by Mr. Lofty, our Solicitor, from whom I hope speedily to hear that you have coasented to withdraw the information. " I remain, respectfully, Sir, " Your most obedient Servant,  "
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-02 (London, England)

TTEAIPTED SUICIDE—THE DISTRESSED ARTIST. During the business at this justice-room, Elliman, one of the beadles of St. Dunstan's parish, brought in a middle aged man of very respectable appearance, who had just been prevented from committing suicide. The beadle stated, that about half an hour before he was told that a man had attempted to destroy himself in the passage leading from Fleur de lys-court into Fetter-lane. He ran thither, and saw the gentleman in the care of another respectable looking person, the latter of whom said that he lied that Instant seized the prisoner's hand in the very act of attempting to cut his throat with a razor, and he (Elliman) saw the foal instrument then in the prisoner's hand. He was dreadfully agjtated, and did not deny but that he was about to destroy himself. The unfortunate gentleman stated to the Magistrate that his name was John Brown Eyton, that he was a portrait and landeape painter, and his works had ibr many years appeared in the annual exhibition at Somerset House ; that he resided at No. 13. Fetters lane, and that lie had a wife and two children, whom he had heretofore supported In comfort and respectability ; but that latterlyL he had been unfortunate. • Insetted of consoling hint under this affiic. Lion, his wife was coittinually upbraiding him on his poverty, which had driven him to desperation. Mr. Alderman ATKINS addressed the gentleman with much feeling upon the enoreadryabir the offenne be we, about to commit, and 34 a retutti to his wife in.his present state of agitation might be unadvisabie, lie directed him to be taken care of at the Whiling. street Compter till the next day. Mr. Eyton readily submitted to this arrangement. After lie had been remov d from the bar, she Alderman directed the beadle to call upon Mrs. Eyton, put her in possession of the circumstances that had occurred, and request her attendance when her husband should next be brought up. Elliman observed, that he feared she would be but little affected by what had °centred, as her husband, in coming to the office, had opened his mind more at large to hint than he had done before the Illagistrate. He told him that amidst her upbraiding, that morning site bid him go and bang himself, or cut his throat, and at the same time actually put the ruor into his hand, and in the desperation. which her irritating language had occasioned, he ran out of the house instantly, determined to do as site bid him. Elliman mentioned, that the gentleman who had-prevented Mr. Eyton lion' committing the rash act' observed, that that was the second instance in which he had been the means of preventing suicide that morning t fur, as he was pissing the Tower, at an early hour. he saw *respectable man throw himself into the Thames; he immediately gave (he alarm, assistance was procared, and the man's life was saved.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-26 (London, England)

ALLEGED MURDER OF A SON, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE FATHER. (lurk); Stet, anus. duty 25.—This morning. a miserable look. ing being, who evidently laboured under a disordered mind, was brought before 1). W. CiIIYGORY. Esq. the Magistrate, by two of the Bow-street patrol, named Miles and Woodland, they having prevented him from committing self.destruction, early this morntog, and it is also feared that his son, a tine little boy about nine yes's old. has fallen by his hand. The circumstances of the dreadful acts are as follow patrol above named, in the course of their perambulation yesterday evening, saw the unfortunate man standing on Vauxhall Bridge, with his hands clasped In each other, and his manners altogether denoted an aberration of intellect. They passed on without speaking to him, and after having patented the district, they were return, ing home over the bridge about one o'clock this morning, when they again saw the poor fellow getting over the iron balustrades of the bridge; they ran towards him, and Miles, at the moment he was about to drop into the water, seized hint by the skirts of :he coat, and, with the assistance of Woodland, brought him over the railings. The unfortunate man, who seemed completely lost, exclaimed, ".W here's my son !' 1 have not laid violent hands upon him !" and from his conduct generally, and answers to questions put to him, there could be no doubt entertained but he had thrown. ed the boy first, and when the officers came up he was in the act of destroying himself. They carried him to the watchhouse, where he was treated with every kindness ; but he refused to take any food. On searching his pockets they found an admission letter (torn to pieces) to the 11,'estminstei Infirmary for the Eyes, and one but& penny. The unhappy man on tieing placed at the table before the Magistrate, stared wildly at him, and after some time had elapsed, he said his name was Edward Cole; that he had been afflicted with a
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-11-25 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  An Inquest was held yesterday, at the George and Buckingham-street, Fitzroy-square, upon the body of Dibney, a young man, who had committed suicide. Thomas Kemp deposed that on Friday evening last, came into his apartment and stretched himself on tt looked wildly at the witness, and said, " I am just go. pire, I have come to the last extremity but I hope to live friend arrives." The witness thought he might have r therefore, went for a surgeon ; but upon his arrival, put out his tongue or allow his pulse to be felt. He day twelve months Mary was drowned,' meaning a yo to whom he was attached and about to be married. but sw. cidentally drowned on an excursion of pleasure, since shim he had become very low spirited. Mr. John William Shelton, surgeon, stated he deceased as described by the last witness, and ord, be procured for him, and went into another room, and two minutes heard a heavy fall, he ran with others int and found the deceased stretched on the ground deluge,. with his head nearly severed from his body by large 'nu throat. The razor with which he had committed the firmly grasped in his right hand. The deceased had com act evidently with great deliberation, having arose bin' stood before the looking glass, which enabled him: his threat. The blood had Bowed all over the glees. The Jury returned a verdict of 4: Temporary Dersogeralst"  Jackson and Carpmeai, two noted 1. Stratford-upon-Avon, Worces•er, Hereford, . apprehended en their journey to Ulla% 1311111"i‘ , day, with three stolen horses. They are two of the porters of stolen horses from the coast of Rent, again formation had been received. Three other horses, Mr. Cheasdale, of Mutton. Gloucestershire, were the apprehension of this association of felons. A young woman of the name of MossleY, nursery-maid in a family in Lower Grosvenor-PI-taken up drowned off the Battersea Red Mill • pregnant, and a note was found in her tion to commit the rash act. She had from her service.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-12-19 (London, England)

LAMBETH-STREET. female eTwEaMs PbTroEuDghSttrul;:latfjOtt e hrtioltuyselasw tachlroeutsech.ewd hlereook: had been lodged on the preceding evering, charged with bevy attempted to commit suicide. Adams, a constable of that part: stated that she had been taken into custody by the watches, stationed near Limehouse church, who fortunately perceived h on the parapets of the Britannia-bridge, on the Reunt'acanal, whence she was about to precipitate herself, when be hurried tr• and by taking her into custody prevented the accomplishment . her desperate purpose. On her coming in she appeared in t most distressing. state of mind, which, with some difficulty, succeeded in calming. After he had done so, he interrogated h as to the causes which could have led to her rase attempt, when following was the poor woman's story :---She had, she said, et. a long endurance of the most barbarous treatment on the part her husband, a Waterman, plying at Blackwell, been deserted t him, and was in consequence obliged to apply to the parish Poplar for relief for herself and her two children, one of why was a cripple. That relief was granted, but in such a manner tl irs denial would have been a comparative mercy. She and h. children were needlessly separated, for while the latter was receiv. into the workhouse at Poplar, she was transmittal to the far house at Islington, and never, notwithstanding her repeated telt tat ions, allowed to see her children, or ascertain how they wt She also complained bitterly of the treatment she received at t: farm.hoase, in common with its other unfortunate inmates. The wretched woman, during the relation of her =lanais: story, was suffused in tears. andS wickedness irD. LVnteLses. herww outaattfetenriptp,ocionmtinLnted s of the parochial officers in separating parent and child, and direr that an order should be Issued for her immediate admission into: workhouse at Poplar. tofrolniegrlyth on e itosherconoprdlii. t  A coachman to Mr. Westley Bigot, of licrne Vi near Elstree, was killed in a boxing-snatch with a man of 14 name of IVilloughby, a sawyer, on IVednesday. in a ter.so field, near Brockley-hill. They quarrelled the preceding night Colnt!, and they fought three quarters of an hour. Thal icesit was killed by a fall.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-24 (London, England)

PARIS. SEPT. 21.  Mr. J. Goff, a Captain in his Britannic Majesty's service, who committed suicide last Monday at the Hotel de Richelieu, in which he occupied•an apartment at 400 francs per month, was only 33 years of age. Ha was indebted to his landlord 2,457 francs. There were found in his room lottery tickets torn to pieces, and two sealed letters, addressed to his father and brother. He had discharged two pistols at his head. One of his countrymen has generously undertaken to pay all his debts. The Court of Anises at Rouen is now engaged in the affair re'stirs to the events (combination and riot of workmen) which took place on the 6th and Bth Aug. in the commune of Houlme. In its sitting of the Bth Sept. the Academy of Medicine received from the Minister of the Interior a communication of great Importance, as it points out a serious defect in medicinal education. Dr. Dariste, who has long practised medicine in the Antilles, has had occasion to remark that, death by poison increases there in a most alarming manner, while the tribunals are in general unable to prove them for want of physicians qualified to decide in such cases. This want of knowledge in members of the profession is the more lamentable as, in most cases, it favours to Impunity of crime, and may sometimes cause the condemnation of innocent persons. AI. Dariste therefore conceived the idea of sending physicians possessed of proper knowledge, and at his instigation Messrs. Orifala, Caventou, Pelletan, and Pelletier have addressed to the Minister of the Interior a letter, an whidt, after stating what they have learned from Dr. Datiste, they say that France cannot supply the wants of the Colonies, because it pos. seem so few men versed in Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. The only thing that can be done at present would be to found a special school of legal Toxicology, In which some pupils, from whom previous knowledge should he required, might study for two or three years, to be afterwards employed in the Colonies or at. tached to the Royal Tribunals in the Departments. Two Professors and a Preparer would suffice for this school, and a down pupils might be admitted annually.  The Academy bas not come to any decision. FRZYCn
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-02-21 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Friday, in the Board-room of St. Andrew's Workhouse, Urav's•inn•lane, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Anne Thompson, who put a period to tier existence the night previous, under the following circumstances, as detailed it) evidence. The deceased was the wife of Mr. J. Thompson, clerk in a respectable mercantile establishment, and though et the time of her death only 32 years of age, had two children living, one twelve and the other fifteen years of age. Fur some time back, without any known cause, she grew peevish, melancholy, and averse to the society either of her own family or acquaintnnce; and on Saturday last, she went into a coal-merchant's shop in Mount Pleasant, where ber husband resider, and, in the most energetic manner, besought his protection ; the man, surprised at her appearance, inquired from what or whom she souglit protection ? She replied. " Oh, God ! don't you know that my husband will murder me it I go home ?" The man endeavoured to pacify her, and induce her to return home, an he knew Mr. Thompson to be a kind husband 'Wan affectionate father ; but the pour woman resisted, and ultimately ran away, and was not heard of until the following Monday, when she was met in a remote part of the town by some friends ; and as there was then an evident appearance of mental derangement. she was taken to the workhouse, until some titter asylum could be selected. Mr. Fernandes, the attending physician, visited her in the lunatic ward, and, as she appeared quite calm, gave her permission to walk in the yard ; taking advantage of this Indulgence, she, on I Wednesday night, retired into the water•eloac:, and. with a razor, which she had previously possefsed herself of, mangled her throat in the most frightful manner, and was at length discovered by means of the blood which gushed in a /MN= beneath the door. The Jery haying expressed themselves perfectly satisfied that tle act was SYMETlined Ikfeugb insanity, a verdict to that effect was recorded.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-10 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-THE DISTRESSED ARTIST.  Amongst the prisoners brought up before Mr. Alderman Bridges today was John Brown Eaton, the artist, of Fetter. lane, whose attempt to destroy himself in ■ court in Fetterlaao, we noticed in our Paper of Friday last, and as the particulars of his case, and the story he then told, were calculated to exece commiseration for him, and to cause unfavourable impressions as to the character and conduct of his wife, it ►s proper that the public should be undeceived upon these subjects; and the more wt, as, in consequence of the account that appeared, one uturnitativ disposed lady forwarded to Mr. Alderman Atkins a 51. ante for Futon's use. Mrs. Eaton has since made affidavit that the distress of her hut. bond was wholly attributable to his own dissolute habits and pro. paosii to drinking; and that his conduct, for some time put, towards her, had been rich es to make it neerisary for her to hare recourse to her own friends for subsistence. She also stated that, instead of her instigating him to commit suicide, she, in her endeavour to take the Tani from ldm, received a severe blow in her stomach; and she declared that she considered her own life and tau of her child to be in danger from his violence. Thu poor woman having removed to her mother's house in Hindi cpu,rt, Fleet-street, she was pursued there by her husband as soon as be wee liberated ; and it was in consequence et his conduct on that occasiouphat he was now in custody. . .  lire. Street said, that she believed that the prisoner had been in. ttuttated every day since he had been liberated from the Uompter ; that he: daughter and het children had been with her ever since Monday, and if she was protected from the annoyance of the husband, elf was willing to support them ; but he came there on Thinulay, was exceedingly troublesome, and as he declared he would not leave the house, she was obliged to give him in custody. Eaton, in his justification said, that on his return home on Mort. day, be found himself locked out of his lodgings, and wu told Mace:ibis propel ty was detained foe an arrest of t/. 16e. due to his lendlord. He 1,111, therefore, now without a lodging, and by the asistire of all his portfolios end apparatus totally deprived of carrying on his professing. Mr. Alderman AT Estee said, that his brother Magistrate and himself thought, that as he was able, but did not support his family, the proper thing for them to do would be to throw themselves on the parish; the Overveurs would in consequence appre. next him, and the Magistrates would then have it In their power to iro that which alone it would seem could cure him of his passion log lotting, send hi:n to the tread-wheel for three months. Satan, in the sequel, on his promise nut to annoy Mrs. Street za tots and to cowmunitate with his wife only by letter, wu . . $
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-23 (London, England)

LINCOLN.—On Tuesday last - Ferguson, a young woman not twenty years of age, was found drowned it. the Fossdyke, near the Race-ground. 'rhe deceased lived servant with Mr. Coddington, of the lireen Man public-house, and a red shawl being missing, she was accused of reeteting it with a felouinus intent, and was clisrged with the surpicion of having done this before the Mayor. The girl exculpated herself from the eitsege, and the parties were dismissed, but 'ubsequent reproaches occuMned the deceased to complain to her ,other, and to express a wish to leave her place; the mother 0pi....?d this, and, after a few days, the dreadful resolution of suicide wan formed. So determined was this resolve, that the young woman milked the cows as usual, and on returning on the river side, set down the pail, and tied her legs with the hopping band 1 This was seen by a man at a distance, who was mowing weeds, and who missed her soon afterwards, and ten, ing the milk pail on the bank, began to fear some injury had been meditated, and in a few hours after the alarm was given the body was found. The Coroner's Inquest was held, and a verdict of Fri,' de se was recorded. The body was privately interred in the churchyard of St. Mary that evening, without any ceremony.  INTELLIGENCL  tr. Sayers, from ifs aalwaY ; Sew Hendirka, from OaJohn's, New Brooms Awn— ; Robert and ter, from Deme, am ; Robert and All*, Tulgrave, Garbutt, from Alexandra Trinidad ; Charming Molly, Farrier, teem fcom Mirarnichi; Rostra, GantLe: ..nn, Mackerel, from Standgate . Astadt ; Vrouw Helena, Groeven. Rum Calmly, from Prince Edward's blitnt r 1) Helen, Fryaß, from St. Petersbirrah ; logadore ; Brissett, Bourn, from Big. John's, New Brunswick ; Twee ('e Tiareum • Royal Charlotte, Ray, I:4lar, n, from Bordeaux ; Francis and ihrriut. Lavinia, Morrison, from St. Luca: an.l i—Modose, Lutbing, for Antwerp in: T, for Hamhurpli ; liliza Negrer, Beath, for Rotterdam ; Princa of Ws. Prince 1 oderick, Atherden, for lie:  a•