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The Express. — 1861-10-25 (London, England)

SHICIDS.—<THIN DAY.)— About 10 o'clock this morning a determined act of suicide was committed by a person named Matthew Nethercliffe, aged 54, by trade a basket.inaker. The unfortunate man resided at No. 7, Pleydell-street, Fleet-street, and hod worked for Mr. Walden, of Temple-court. Having been absent from week for one or two days, his employer sent to his house to inquire whether he intended to return to his work. Jane, the daughter of the deceased, imagining her father to be m bed, at once proceeded Ito acquaiut him with the message, whim on opening the door she found her father's arms stretched out on the bed and his heed bent forward ; she west away inimodately, thinking he was at prayer, and returned in tee minutes, when she found her father suspended by his neck to the upper rail of the bedstead quite dead. At the time of the occurrence the wife of the deceased, who was • laundress, was out at work. THI MELANCHOLY OCCUMILILICS Ar TKAMORL At Wirth the body of one of the ill-fated gentlemen who are supposed to hove been blown over the cliffs or washed away by • wave from the Tremors coast in the storm of Sunday se'seight hasj been found, having been washed in at Hedrick Head on Monty. The ramie, are those of Mr. Walpole, rod from tht circumstanced his having no clothes on when found, it is supposed that Mr. Jacob having been blown or washed off the cliff, hi devoted friend and brother-indite stripped off his garments sod plunged in to attempt his reams. It may be, however, that both were lost together, and that the action of the waves stripped the clothes from the body found, as in the nee of the lamented Captain Boyd, of the Ajax, at Kingstown. However, as yet we have but slight inforination as to those details which might enable as to judge am to which ia the most probable hypotheass.—Kdkremy Moderator. A RAILWAY TRUCK oN Figs.—Between eight and nine on Tuesday night, while a railway truck laden with jute was being lowered from the Blackwell Railway by ulasus of the hydraulic lifting process to the goods depot of the Crest Novtliero Railway, the jute caught ere from a gas burner, against which it came in contact, and was Instantly in • Wale. With great presence of mind, the workpeople 116110.1 the truck and ran it oo the main line. where it mutinrucied burning until the coati:lite ware consumed and the tk absost A POIMIIakr7II.LLLID sv
The Express. — 1861-06-28 (London, England)

SIP/TAUT-ELM Waavan.—Yesterday morning Mr. John Humphreys, the 'wooer for Feet Middlesex, held an inquest at the Two Bremen pablic-house, Spitaletreet, Bothnal.gress, ou the body of Philip Waterlow, aged Id years, who committed ✓elfelselimetiaa under the following painful circumflexion: Asia Waterlow, of No, Is, Oartereitniet, said the deemed was her husband, sod was a weaver. He had been out el work for several months, and they had hese starving for want of the common necarsarisa of life. They had hod trilling relief from the parish, and on Wednesday last she went out at six o'clock re the even* to sell a lookieggleas to make a little money, rod when she returned shout ten o'clock, she found the deceased suspended by a crud which had been fastened to a hook in the ceiling. Dr. &imitate, of 811 MM-square, was called sad promptly attended, but the gital sparkled fled. The deceased had threatened to destroy himself on account of hie miefortunes, sod the rope was used in his bushman He had been strange iu his manner for three days, and would open the windows and close them again frequently. His brother bed committed suicide about four yams since.—Eleanor Knight, one the lodgers, said she was with the deceased a few days since. He was then in bed with his eyes rolling. He told witness that he was dying for want of food, which he had not Mated for three days. Witaess got hint some refreshment, whirls he took ravenously. The wits had parted with everything they peeemeed to get food as long as they could. There were emus thousands of weavers out of work, and their fanilies were starving with hunger. The trade of the weavers was entirely at a stand still. The coroner remarked on the deplorable nature of the Mae, when the jury returned a verdict off" "Tem .priry inaauity brought ou through want and atios. _ _  (Advertisement. J-1101.wwwes 011111111N7 AND Mus.—Physkel Exhaustioth—At so time M the year me pm?retiree to disease more imperatively demisted this M key warm. The heat caulks the decomposition of anneal mad sew taide matters, ohmic. exhalations arise, and miring with the atmosphere enter the blood throneh the medium of the limp. Holloway's Ointment. well rubbed upon the chest twice a-day, P.D.SaI"S to three vital organs. and thoroughly cleanses them sad the circulation from all morbid taints which woald limos be disseminated through the system and give rims to esdoes maladies. The great advantage of this external treatment will he appreciated by invalids suffering from Irritability el the bowels or (monde* weakness when the elighteet menial atm& eine amen be solely edmientered.  lab) itticlltgcntc.
The Express. — 1861-10-01 (London, England)

RAILWAY.  00110NER'S INQITTIDIT (THIS DAY). Thin usurping Mr. Hutnrhrcym, the coroner for the sisters division of ffirkHessex (who net in the absence of )Ir. Wakley), armed an Inquiry at the Wellington public. aiseee. University-street, St. Paneraa, touching the death of sarah Fret, aged X', the wife of William Efsex. of Maryland.poisit, Stmtford, one of the unfortunate sufferers 17 the late accident at the Kentish•town Junction of the North London Railway; dm jury, with one or two ere:el. tier, were the same as thane which sat on the previous request. Mr. Wyomissing*, of Lincole'reino.fields, stteaded to watch the OM on behalf of the husband of the deceased. Mr. Humphreys shortly opened the proceedinp by stating that it was necessary sa all cams of death by accident to hill an inquiry into the cause of death. As the death they now met to inquire into wax one resulting from the Iste dreadful accident on the North London Railway, and 24 they were most of then, engaged on the recent inquiry, the Lis must he fresh in their memory. What he ahead propos was that the jury should view the body. then take the surgeon's evidence sal the ideatification. He would then iced over the evidence that was taken on the previous .ecoioa, which would rye • great deal of time. The Jury having viewed the body, Mr. Gummi, the houseaurgeon at the t'aiversity College Hospital, said that the deceased wee admitted to the hoeptal a Monday. the 2nil of September. She was then mumble, and continued so on and off until two days before ler death, when she wandered • little. When she s 3. admitted she was in • state of great o.lLip.r. she hail a wale wound and s bruise on the right .1,11. She was treated accordingly, and everything so donator her that could be olive. She died on Saturday '..suing, the :?sth. She was trephined, and an abscess 1,1-end on the brain.  Mr II orophrevs•• Ms immediate cause of death was the injuries she received in the accident? Witems—lies ; she told me obi was a pulsator by the train that met with the readmit? The coroner gad the jury asked Mr. Gannon how the ,thrr pissengein who were MOM, awl admitted iuto the um nay (*allege Hospital, were going on! Mr i;astirse sod he was happy to state that they were favourably, sad sums of them bad left the k•easl, Mr. William &peg said—l am the husband of the de. resr.l, sod am a silk printer sad maids at Maryland point. str•rh.rd. The deceased was any wife. Haw was a pasmagsr by the excursion train on the night of Mae amidas• 1 was sot • passenger. Mr. Hamphmys—lm you think say on. Is impossible for musing the death of your wife Witame--Weld, I suppose the company is. Mr. If aambnya—You mesa is a pmerJ•ry pciat of  %%tee.— yrs. Mr. Humphreys then Kameda le Mei 111•07 the evidence .hole .4 the neaten. "fitment& The jury after half an hoses sensultation ?starved a 'mkt of nianaleu4hter spinet the eleasheen Rayner.  IV: SUICIDE •r
The Express. — 1861-10-15 (London, England)

TUE LATR%WU. FIARTITAL AT HILREFfoRIA— Tb• account* in oneeezion with the •• Festival of the Three Oboire," held at Hereford last emetic, are sow completed, sad the result. show a very ortiefActory state of things In a cossi.lerahly diminished ileacieocy sad increased receipts for the chanty which there festivals were established to uphold. The collection. a behalf of the charity at the previous tentivel amounted le the aggregate to 1,004/. 3s. 4c1., the with me eseeptboo, ever realised at Hereford. =" our, year tie receipts fur the charity were 1,01101. IA.. 7d. peal accosat shows the following remits as cam, rawith the festival of ISM : Himeji*. : lard, t'. Is. 11d. ; Is7tt, 1,6371. 19e. Espeuditure 2.741/. 19s. I Id. ; 1515, 2,412 f. 9s. Id. befit-Macy : 1861, 3481. las. ; 110101, 755. lON. Id. This ileßcisacy (34N.) will have to be nialle up by eastributhos from a guarantee faad sutecribed by the public and by the stewards, the I,oBof. 13e. 7d. received at the doors of the cathedral for the ebarity beim banded over to the fluid without any do*adios whatever. Nearly 30 gentlemen have already put dews their names as stewards for lb. ally Herefonl lastival. The meeting of mot year will be bald at Gloom-star. Flits is our. 0 itoitua'a-tn-Tug-Kurr.—Yesitertlay atoreleg, shortly before 2 o'clock. a Ore broke out on the pnerisiees brimming to Yr. H. Davie, s comcbandler, 109, St. Georp's-street. 'The mimes were immediately sent fur, sad during the interval Mr. Davis and several children made Unit appestats°. at the front will. dews, the termer Mating that anus of them could get clown stabs, °wig to the dewily of the bested smoke, which no &shimmy from burniog bay, clover, arid seeds. The police Mil him to drop the children clue at a time out of window, and they would catch them. He did as requested, sad fortunately the only injury they received was from inhaling the smoke. By the time the chiktrea bad bees got out Conductor Douglas cares up with the Royal Society's escape just in time to rescue NIL Davis mid hie semeat, there beisfensdono other means of escape The engines of the pariah sad Brigade were remarkably early in arriving. A °opiates sandy at water was pram"( but the firemen were unable to get the amatory over the flames until the warehouse as the ground door and the contents ware nearly destroyed, sad the remainder of the premise* were seriously injured by beat sad smoke. The origin of the fin is unknowa. Mr. Davis wee insured.  SUICIDE Or • GERMAN iftECHIINS AT
The Express. — 1861-07-17 (London, England)

SUSPECTED MURDER AT CAMBRIDGE.  A case which excites considerable interest has just occurred at tlimbridge. On the morning of Sunday, the 30th ult., a youth named Rumbelow, the son of kbouring parents, did not return home all night. Search was made for him in all directions for several days without success, until on the morning of FruLy, July i, his body was discovered in the river Cam.  An inquest Was11;1(1iy---tie borough coroner, Mr. E. Foster, which, after two sittings, in tile course of which thirty witnesses were examined, resulted in a verdict "That deceased came to his death by violence, but by whom indicted there was no evidence to show." The evi• deuce was most contradictory. Public excitement, however, went on increasing, and the police, who took the matter iu hand at the con. elusion of the inquest, have been siuce indefatigable in their endeavours to bring the guilt home to the proper parties. Public suspicion pointed to a youth named Pil.on, about 17 years of age, who is said to have been a somewhat disreputable character. On Monday the Mayor and a large bench of magistrates were engaged for some hours in inspecting the depositions taken before the coroner, and finally they issued a warrant against Pilsen on the charge of wilful murder, and be was immediately taken into custody. On the body of the deceased was found his watch, and a shilling and three halfpence. The prisoner Men was brought before the Mayor (Mr. 0. F. Politer) and a bench of magistrates yeatenlay. He was undefended, and exhibited the utmost coolness and self-possession, and betrayed uo sign of guilt. A good deal of evidence was taken, in the course of which the father of the deceased deposed that deceased had I is. in his pocket when he left home on the night on which lie wai missed ; that be was a quiet and steady lad, and not likely to have committed suicide. A witness named Elizabeth Chapmen stated that between 12 and 1 o'clock on the night in question she was passing not far from the spot where the body was found, and saw deceased, the prieoner. sod one or two other men wrangling. Heard prisoner threaten to throw deceased into the river unless he gave up something which he denied having, and she saw several blows struck. The inquiry was adjourned until next Tuesday.
The Express. — 1861-09-25 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.  Mary Ann Harney, a wretchedly-clad, pale-faced girl of 18, was re-examined before Mr. Leigh on a charge of having attempted suicide by throwing herself into the Regent'scanal, on the night of the 17th inst. The father of the poor girl said she wasthis only daughter, bat he had for some time past been unable to assist her, in consequence of one hand having been paralysed by his occupation as a composition doll maker. One of two eons had been run over, and thereby crippled ; and the other was too young to work. Devitt. the officer, had visited the lodging of the father, in Pool•place, City-road. It was very clean, but destitute of every becessery. The family bore a good name, and were respected in their way of life. Mr. Leigh told the prisoner that she would be discharged, ma the chsplsin of the House of Detention bad communicated his belief that she was penitent for the rash attempt upon her life, and had promised never to repeat it. Some kind persons had forwarded to thin court money for her use, and this would be placed at her disposal by degrees. More had also Leon promised in the event of its betog ascertained that she was worthy of it, and at the end of a fortnight she might call upon lain again. The girl epicure. l very thankful, although still despondent, and left the court with ber parent. Mr. Leigh requested the reporter to acknowledge his receipt of the two following amounts for her :—A. T., 5/. ; and A. B. C., 10e. in stamps.  Tut Wilma 111011010A0 si 10. x.. each, wait Wadded ; wiafteis eats,. tom'poilsonis Alm; parAimiards, 6,1 b antra. Ow mils quarter. (MI sula.) rg 110 I 1 Ari• eg 0, 111 if Lktle Disk. ... 2 11 I 1-441.442 mit 4 10 0 __ _ _  Ibey Mom Pairs  • II i I i.wensua .. ..... • it • elm* 4le T llsTind .. .. 3OM Mu 11113333 3 111 T no D.. Pod**. . . .... 3 13 3 tease ... . 3 •12 Mc* X % It sri'3 PLATt uf 1311 aglow : 3, r44s Sot 41h ; bor. lit 71• ; 1.% 104 : SUE sad •••4 444 lib. Thl43 mire  The male prisoner, in his detours, said that the parcel containing the money was given to his Info and be knew nothing about what it contained. The jury Arquitted the prisoner Alfred Parr, and found the female Mr. Pollard, from the aloe of the solicitor to the Treasury, who conducts these prosecutions, said that the woman bad been before this charged with pawing bad olio, and upon some of those occasions she bad swallowed the coin. The man who was acquitted ktllonglived upon the profits s the female prisoner's peeing led 400. She was sentenced to two ,rant imprisonment.  THE lavastrynte PLnrc acme_ r..1.1ed to a momWalt. of 7. mom. ; 3-p-obta, 7t. ; 74 Pub ; eta, Mot Ma sad mod. Sat ; arra u.l gclduip allowed ;lib. Ouit •1. sad a Tartar. Tla AL4.tf►p SELLING PL►TL of b) en e., added to a ewe. intakes o(.:, sem oath. Tiate..itattters of a tails.
The Express. — 1861-01-25 (London, England)

ACCIDENT AT T. VINCENT'S  COCAS, BRISTOL.  BRISTOL 3.01. St. .11 painful state tof excitement wax prodiumd this thersoca throughout our (*Atonable suburb, Clifton, le c 4.setitienee t 4 a rionotir that • middle aged rose of in •pr, Uhl, appearance heti eettaitittml suicide by throwing himself off the Lion's Head (lid, the loftiest of the chain '1 gtgantie rook. which Am, the northern side of the river .lvoin at a little below the Clifton Hotwell Bathe, and shalt are pop sdarly known uss the St. Vincent** Chits or L. h,. I 'pie iequiry being made on the spot, it was found Out the report was quits true so far ea the horrible death '1 the man war comerned, although there is so *widest* as to whether the fearful catastraphe was the mull of east dent or deign. The Lion's tient Chit ries to the height .4 s•in.. MO feet above the level of the sea, and it has been the rise of more than one similarly fearful occurrence. it Y Lot very log ago since a young 6d7, the daughter of a ,Lae, rasa, who was ca a visit to a (easily of respectability 4 t Wit*, test with a fearful death at the self•aose *pot. The spec of the chi is level with the far.f.anot Clifton Isaac mil es from it a view of almost unappreched ',nett and homey is commanded, it happens spot oak. .wally that perems, especially vWdors, are tempted, despite t'' toraostiona sued, to veneers out to &rigorous position.. At the I.e. of this cb ff. on the river thle, I.a virediony sad ....ryt Itu•• to tree., wine's have bees 'Jested to 211 up the of "41 Tarry. and it would seen. that et seid-dey se lc". were +sillies aim by the ids of the fiver, •••• in this ahriblery emethias which stamellsd •'tellloss, sad eta. h .• their ezemialag it mews deo* 0,...,1 to he the ftictileted body of • rasa The hey@ WNW "4, ,IN inn+ aIA r med and loot Bo time is lOW _aelhoe to ti. •.4.te cod nolice-comilehise 115 end 121 bewail to the t. .t They found that the salertmale =Ws hoed bed hem :-,, t.,.. pa,. by &aides is Re dseema spigot the aill''''., niats.4 the rocks. His clothes were so much toiled mid '' i. 4 it ....lifficult to decide with certainty even the I , '-- I..sitco, ui life which the dictated hail occupied. -°I Tle "sly thin g that in any way ;mists to his identity :Z. :' earns " PosaPhreY." which wee feted written ow iimo; .4 hi. hat. Cleo of hie
The Express. — 1861-08-24 (London, England)

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN CAMBRIDGE SHIRE.  The inquest on the body of Thomas Harvey, the Ditton murderer, was opened yesterday morning at the Plough, at llitton, before Mr. Barlow, the coroner for the county. In the course of the morning numbers of people visited the plume where the body was found. Here (about 200 yards from his mother's Louse) stands a handsome elm tree, end to abough of this the body was hanging at a height of feet from the ground. Beneath the tree was the hammer with which the murder was committed, a labourer's ordinary knife open, with a blade about four inches long, the blade nearly covered with blood ; also a piece of the suicides scarf, about 6 or 8 inches long. The murderer had evidently ascended the tree and put en end to his existence with the remaining piece of his scarf. The piece of the scarf with which be hanged himself was only sufficient to give hun a fall of about a foot, and his death agony must consequently have been a must protracted one ; indeed, the body, which was lying in an outhouse at the Plough, gave 'efficient stride's*, of this. One of the most extraordinary parts of the matter is that about • dozen men were at work close under the tree (but it, an adjoining field) for several days, and • straw stack was built up close to and nearly the height of the body without the latter being seen. The jury returned a verdict of " Fele de se," Mrs. Witte is mending slowly. She is sensible at times, and being informed that the murderer was found dead, expressed herself to the effect that her mind was eased of fear of his return. The poor woman is frightfully die3gursod, however; one cut from the sharp end of the hammer has severed both lips and gums, and knocked nearly all her teeth out.
The Express. — 1861-12-07 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.  SHEFFIELD, FRIDAY. About noon to-day, a double crime wan perpetrated in Carlisle-street that, being the attempted murder 1 of a young woman by her father-in-law, and the suicide of the man. his name is Thomas Towhead, echoes melon, Maenad'', about 40 years of age ; and the female is Elisel Fisher about 20 years of age. She had been living with , Townsend, at Atterchife, until about a mouth ago, when &hal cone to reside with her aunt, who is the wife of Alfred Shopherd, a roll turner, and who lives in Windsor-street. It is believed that the young woman has been living with her father•in-law on immoral terms, and that be was the father of a child which she had some time since, and who died. As already stated, about a month ago she left him, being diepoled imilt.her way of life. Townsend was much annoyed at her leaving him, and has frequently endeavoured to get her batik. lie has visited her two or three times, and bee tried to persuade her to return ; but she was firm in refusing, and has been kaown to express to other persons a feeling of shlassrsses for his It a probably owing to a foaling of at the poor girl having refused to live agate with him Townsend eomtnitted the act ot which he has bees ty. The mime was committed at the house of Mr. John Tie, builder, Oarlisle.stroet But, with whom she had bens living as domestic servant for abouta fortnight. About 12 &sleek belay Townsend hawked at the book door, and it was answered by Mrs. Travis. When she opened the dear he said, "Is Rim there r and Mrs. Travis replied "Yee," nod he immediately called her. The young woman, who was Gleaming upstairs, came down, and went eutaide to talk to him. They remained in conversation shoat ten minutes • but Mrs. Travis baud nothing unusual till the sound of a pistil struck her ear. She immediately opened the door, and was met by the girl, who staggered towards her, threw up her arms, and fell on the doorway. Almost instantly following, Mrs. Travis heard the report of another pistol. Polioenoustable James King, who was on duty in the neighbourhood, hastened to the spot on heating the noise. He found Townsend lying on his back. He was quite. dead. His coat was fastened across with string, and a piece in the centre of the coat, and also is the waistcoat underneath, was completely blown away by the effect of the shot. A corresponding hole was drilled into the body over the heart, and the heart and part of the lungs were exposed to view. The unfortunate young woman was I found to be very seriously injured. She was conveyed to bed, and Mr. Fotberhy, surgeon, was sent for. Oa his arrival he found that the shot bad passed through her stays sad entered her left side. It is feared that the injury may Weeniest* fatally.