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The Sun. — 1846-08-20 (London, England)

CONNELL. He is pained at seeing a former colleague cutting so sorry a figure, and, in his charity, he endeavours to redeem the unfortunate delinquent from contempt, by resorting to hyperboles. There is more mercy than justice in the regrets uttered by the Liberator. Let us examine the circumstances of this movement in the Repeal Association; and when we have glanced at the few and simple facts of the case, common sense will compel us to acknowledge that the Arms Bill was not a greater anomaly in a liberal and enlightened Parliament, than a party advocating physical force was an anomaly in Conciliation Hall !—that the withdrawal of the. former was not likely to entail more credit upon the national legislators than the expulsion of the latter was likely to redound to the credit of the Repeal Association. The fact is—Mr. O'ComsELL establishes a society to agitate for the abrogation of a certain Act of Parliament, with an expressed proviso that that object should be struggled for only by " peaceful, legal, and constitutional means." A few inexperienced interlopers, after the association has long continued under the guidance of its veteran founder, declare in favour of physical force, and malign that venerable patriot for not coinciding in their opinion, when, without the assistance of Mr. O'CosnsELL, they would have had no organised body of repealers to regale with those sentiments. And what, let us inquire, is the nature of this physical force movement ? Why, according to the assertion of the Liberator (no small authority, by the way, in legal matters), it involves a principle by the adoption of which the association would be guilty of high treason! O the sagacity of that patriotism of the Young Inlanders, which has developed itself in the Nation, according to their recusant leader, "by the extraordinary vigour of its style, by the dazzling splendour of its prose, and by the glowing beauty of its verse ! " Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN had formerly a kind of negative public existence—he has now, however, committed nothing less than political suicide.  Madrid papers of the 12th have been received.  It was rumoured in Madrid that MARIA CHRISTINA has expressed herself in favour of a Coburg Prince as the future husband of the
The Sun. — 1846-04-14 (London, England)

PANCY."—The New York Herali has a pictorial device o Uncle Sam painting a new sign and name for the " Oregon Dispensary," and underneath is printed, "Uncle Sam, chief partner in the late firm of Sam and Bull, announces to the world that he is resolved to set up business in Oregon for himself, and terminate the joint occupancy which has herefore existed. Gentlemen having adverse claims to the territory, will please step up to the War Department and receive payment in powder and ball. He believes himself fully capable of giving perfect satisfaction to all such customers. His chief clerk, Mr. Polk, will attend to the matter." DETERMINED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock. a determined suicide was committed by James Branch, a groom in the service of Candon, Esq., of Little Chelsea. The unfortunate man had, on Saturday, received warning from his master to quit his service in a month. Afterwards he stated to his fellow-servants that he was fearful his master would not give him a character, and he appeared much dejected. Yesterday morning he received orders to bring the horse and gig from the stables to the house, and, having been gone a considerable time, the footman was se to the stable to know the cause. On entering the stables, bnt e discovered the groom suspended by a rope to i sometimes moentei m ofes a beam, quite dead. those outlying border parishes c _ shepherdther e are AN ORTHODOX DocAnwhoelrde •• h h with his old dog, at the pans c urc , was a regular attender, more quadrnpeds than bipeds hurch on a Sabbath-day His down to the disruption. But at that evenful era he quitted dog, the Establishment, and joined the Free Church. however, no friend to newfangled highflying notions, coald by no me ns be persuaded to change, but, while his master trudges every Sunday to hear the minister of his choice, away he trots doggedly to the place and the preacher be has been ' accustomed to.—Border Watch.
The Sun. — 1846-04-10 (London, England)

LOYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY.—The quarter general court of the governors of this charity, established rbr the purpose of affording to poor invalids the means of sea bathing, with medic& attendance, was held yesterday at tt London Coffee-house, Robert Pugh, Esq., in the chair. From., the report read by the secretary, it appears that her Majesty still continues her patronage of the institutiou, and that the r funds are in a flourishing state. The infirmary at Marga,L,_4 which is capable of affording accommodation of from 200 If 300 inmates, will be opened on Monday, the 11th of Mai' and continue open until Septemker. B. Curling, Esq., en geon to the London Hospital, and Thomas Thornton, Fero having been elected directors, a vote of thanks was given the chairme-. and the meeting separated. From Pa liamectary paper issned on Saturday, it appears tha li i the year 1844 the number of Acts of Parlia7 meet suppl el to the public under the promulgation orde,r, was 505,849 in Great Britain, and to. public departnie, 45,313. e h ghest number in any year since 1835 suppliel to the public eras in 1842, when 549,128 were so supplied, ~ to public departments in 1837, when they were 111,731. The Duke de Nemours and the Prince de Wurtemberg proceeded on March 31 to the forest of Kalatte, 1." hunt the wild boar. Their Royal Highnesses were acceelpanied by the Sub-Prefect of Senlis, and several sportsmen of the neighbourhood. Two boars were wounhed ; one by a keeper, and the other by M. Lacour. A third was killed Senlis by M. Chamnion, jun., lieutenant in the sapners-pemPiers -f . It WS a young boar of three years of age, one ° those kno\ 111 oy:the name of bete de campagnc, because, 01.1trary to the habits of the old boars, which always remacin alone in the depths of the woods, the' young ones stay company with some of their fellows. The Princes appoint° yesterday for another day's hunting, in the forest of Ernie ) nonville.—Galignant. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY JUMPING OFF WEST,-r¢
The Sun. — 1846-07-13 (London, England)

MUSEREAD.—As a boy employed to keep birds from a wheat-field adjoining Moor Brake, was amusing himself by firing a -small cannon, the furze took fire and burnt incessantly for several days. Nearly the whole of it was destroyed, as well as potatoes in an adjoining field. Fears were entertained for the safety of the dwelling-house and barns, but the late rains have extinguished the fire.—Somerset County Gazette. ANTHER HORRIBLE SUICIDE AT NoTTINGrIASI.— The Nottingham Guardian of Friday mentions the following terrible case of suicide in Nottingham, which occurred last week :—Scarcely was the excitement allayed occasioned by the recent double suicide in Nottingham, than another man was discovered in the fields at Holme Pierrepont, near Nottingham, hanging in a holly bush, and who has since been identified as a person of the name of Mellows, a huckster, who was in the habit of attending Nottingham, market with vegetables. The deceased had been missed some days, and the body when discovered was in a most dreadful decomposed state, which would induce a belief that he had been dead some time. The discovery was first made by a lad, who was looking in the holly for bird's nests, when lie saw the body of a man suspended by the neck. The Coroner, C. S. Swann, Esq., wes immediately made acquainted with the circumstance, when an inquest was held on the body, at the Fox and Crown, Holme Pierpont, at which the following evidence was adduced : Samuel Richmond, a lad of fourteen years of age, on being sworn, deposed that he resides at Radcliffe, and works for Mr. Joseph Burgess, at Holme Pierrepont. On Friday witness was sent to the stackyard to fetch some rakes, and in going there he went over the lawn, in front of Earl Danvers' Hall, and saw a sparrow fly into the holly bush on the lawn. Witness went to the bush, thinking there might be a nest, when lie saw the deceased hanging in the middle of the bush. At first he thought deceased was "skulking." Witness consequently shouted to a man in the road, and asked him to come and see if there was not a man hanging. The man came to his assistance, and they then discovered that the deceased was suspended from a bough in the holly bush by a handkerchief. He was quite dead. His toes and one knee touched the ground. The man cut the deceased down. His face appeared much swollen and flyblown, and his hands were very black. He was dressed, except his hat, which lay by the side of him. From the situation in which he was discovered lie could not have have been easily seen by persons walking past the bush, Deceased was placed on the lawn, after which witness went to his work. Other wit. nesses were called; who stated that the deceased had ex— hibited signs of mental derangement when he was last seen alive; and it further appeared that he was a very drunken character. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." DANGEROUS BUILDING IN WYcil-
The Sun. — 1846-07-13 (London, England)

MINETIF:AD.—Ai; a toy employed to keep birds from a wheat-field adjoining Moor Brake, wa+ amusing himself by tiring small eaewei, the furze took fire and burnt incezsantly for several days. Nearly the whole of it was destroyed, as well aS potatoes in an adjoining field. Fears were entertained for the safety of the dwelling-house and barns, but the late rains have extinguished the fire.—Somerset County Gazette. AN()TIIER lionatanE SUICIDE AT NoTTINGRAM,— The Nottingham Guerdian of Friday mentions the following terrible case of suicide in Nottingham, which occurred last week i—Scarcely was the excitement allayed occasioned by the recent double mi •i le in Nottingham, than another man was discovered in the fields at Holtne Pierrepont, near Nottingham. hanging in a holly bush, and who has Si .ce been identified as a person of the name of Mellows, a huckster, who was in the habit of attending Nottingham, market with vegetables. The decease,l had been missed some days, and the body-when discovered was in a most .dreadful. decomposed state, which would induce a belief that he had been dead some time. The discovery was first made by a lad, who was looking in the holly for bird's nests, when he saw the body of a man suspended by the neck. The Coroner, C. S. Swann, El., was immediately. made acquainted with the circumstance, when an inquest was held on the body, at the Fox and Crown, Holme Pierpont, at which the following evidence was adduced Samuel Richmond, a lad of fourteen years of age, on being swot n, deposed that he resides at Radcliffe, and works for Mr. Joseph Burgess, at Holme Pierrepont. On Friday witness was sent to the stackyard to fetch some rakes, and in going there he went over the lawn, in front of Earl Manvers' Hall, and saw a sparrow fly into the holly bush on the lawn. Witness went to the bush, thinking there might be a nest, when he saw the deceased. hanging in the middle of the bush. At first he thought deceased was "skulking." Witness consequently shouted to a man in the road. and asked him to come and see if there was not a man hanging. The man came to his assistance, and they then discovered that the deceased was suspended from a bough in the holly bush by a handkerchief. He was quite dead. His toes and one knee touched the ground. The man cut the deceased down. His face appeared much swollen and flyblown, and his hands were very black. He was dressed, except his. hate which lay by the side of him. From the situation in which he was discovered he could not have have been easily seen by persons walking past the bush. Deceased was placed on the lawn, after which witness went to his work. Other wit• nes4es- were cadled, who stated that the deceased had exhibited signs of mental derangement when he was last seen alive; and it •fitrther appeared- that he was a very drunken character. 'Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1846-10-05 (London, England)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE KELSO RACES.—TIIURSDAY. The Border Racing Club Stake of 200 sovs., added to a handicap sweepstake of 25 sous. each, 15 ft and only 5 if declared, Ike. The second to save his stake. Two miles. (33 Subs. 23 of whom declared). Mr. Johnson's The Roper's Daughter, ist 121 b ... (Noble) l Mr. Merry's Badinage, 4 yrs, 7st Glb Mr. 0. Johnstone's Jack Cade, 5 yrs, Gst 131 b The following also started but *ere not placed : Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Merry's John Harris, 4 yrs, let 41b Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ............. 0 Mr. 0. Johnstone's Fair Helen, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 0 Mr. J. Sawer's Lady Cowe (late Apparition), 3 yrs, 0 Won by half a Led, The Duke of Roxburgh's Plate of 504 added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each. One mile and three quarters. Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy, 3 yrs, 7st Blb ( Lye) 1 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ... 2 Mr. Merry's Pilot, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ................................. 3 Won by a neck. The Consolation Plate of 50 sous. Heats, about a mile. Mr. 'l'. Dawson's Magnet, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Lye) 1 1 Mr. H. Johnstone's Jack Cade, 5 yrs, 9st 3 2 Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, 9st 4 3 Mr. A. Cook's Surety, 5 yrs, 9. st ........... The first heat won easily, the second by a head  MELANCHOLY SUICIDE Or RODEHT SCURFIELD, EsQ.—On Tuesday evening this gentleman, well known as a most extensive shipowner and very wealthy inhabitant of Sunderland, committed suicide by hanging himself. Having retired to rest rather earlier than usual, he was discovered in his bed-room, about 10 o'clock, by with great presence of He was, however, attributed to longcontinued hits. intde Sd andce uarafi. firmness,e l dT, he whomelancholy immediately,s event i depression of spirits arising from the loss of a favourite daughter, who died about two years age.— the fatal act to a ,n o fhowever,pove assigns which' notwithstandinghad recently haunted his imagination.]—DurhamEXTßAOßDlNAßY BATCH op IN vrIIITING. On Thursday afternoon, as one of our fishermen, named E morbidljoltishegarrpespatapprehension hewistatement, tothdhronicle. Mitchell, was drawing with a seine net in Seaford for mullet, smelts, and other small fish, he observed a spectacle which our oldest fishermen declared to be unprecedented, namely, largo shoals of whiting skimming, merenthceamllaint'ne'r OFlingalong the surface mackerel and pitchers. netting 72 score, which were brought ooHrf e, tashsue co cwu erae tdfie esr dh ae ifrnt in yesterday morning, and fetche I from 3s. to ss. a score. Whiting are generally taken with the hook and lie at the bottom of the water. Our fishermen look upon the circumstance of their coming to the surface in such large quantities as an extraordinary fact in the history of fishing.—Brighton Herald.
The Sun. — 1846-10-05 (London, England)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE KELSO RACES.—THURSDAY. The Border Racing Club Stake of 200 sovs., added to a handicap sweepstake of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft and only 5 if declared, &c. The second to save his stake. Two miles. (33 Subs. 23 of whom declared). Mr. Johnson's The Roper's Daughter, 7st 121 b ... (Noble) 1 Mr. Merry's Badinage, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ........... 2 Mr. 0. Johnstone's Jack Cade, 5 yrs, Est 131 b The following also started but were not placed : Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Merry's John llarris, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 4 yrs, 7st 2lb Mr. 0. Johnstone's Fair Helen, 3 yrs, Est 71b Mr. J. Sawer's Lady Cowe (late Apparition), 3 yrs, 0 Won by half a neck. The Duke of Roxburgh's Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. One mile and three quarters. Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Lye) 1 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ... 2 Mr. Merry's Pilot, 4 yrs, Bst Blb ................................. 3 Won by a neek. The Consolation Plate of 50 sovs. Heats,. :tl.).o.(uLtvaomille. 1 3 2 mMrr.. HT.. Dawson's Johnstone'sjeagenketc, 4adye'r,ss, Sysrts,7,lbst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, 9st Mr. A. Cook's Surety, 5 yrs, 9st ........... The first heat won easily, the second by a head  ROBERT MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF SCURFIELD, Eso..—On Tuesday evening this gentleman, well known as a most extensive shipowner and very wealthy inhabitant of Sunderland, committed suicide by hanging himself. Having retired to rest rather earlier than usual, he was discovered in his bed-room, about 10 o'clock, by Mrs. Scurlleld, who immediately, with great presence of mind and firmness, cut him down, lie was, however, quite dead. The melancholy event is attributed to longcontinued depression of spirits arising from the loss of a favourite daughter, who died about two yeara ago.— [Another statement, however, assigns the fatal act to a morbid apprehension of poverty, Which, notwithstanding his great wealth, had recently haunted his imagination.]—Durham Chronicle. our fishermen, named Mitchell, was drawing with a seine net in Seaford for On Thursday EXTRAORDINARYaftrnoo n als3 AoTncen of OF mullet, smelts, and other small fish, he observed a spectacle which our oldest fishermen declared to be unprecedented, namely, large shoals of whiting skimming, or, as our fishermen call it, " scoling " along the surface of the water after the manner of mackerel and pilchers. He succeeded in netting 72 score, which were brought in yesterday morning, and fetched from 3s. to ss. a score. Whiting are generally taken with the hook and lie at the bottom of the water. Our fishermen look upon the circumstance of their coming to the surface in such large quantities as an extraordinary fact in the history of fishing.—Brighton Herald.
The Sun. — 1846-10-09 (London, England)

GREAT EVENTS FROM LITTLE  CAUSES SPRING." A curiots incident, which occurred a day or two ago, in the market of Brussels, has led to a discovery of some importance. A woman, whose appearance was that of a workwoman in easy circumstances, had taken an apple from the stall of a fruiterer in the market, without paying for it, when she was taken before M. Lenoir, magistrate of police. The woman, who gave the name of Chariot, said, in justification of her conduct, that she had no thought of stealing the apple, and that there was some mistake on the part of the fruit salesman. Inquiries were made respecting her character, which was excellent, and as the delinquency was of so trifling a nature, the magistrate was on the point of discharging her, but first thought it his duty to ask her some questions : he inquired the name of her family, to which she replied that her parents' name was Glatigny. This name struck M. Lenoir, who continued his interrogatory tad at last elicited that Madame Chalot had already betn condemned for theft, and that she was the widow of an individual who, after having followed the trade of a currier at Millers Cotterets, had been arrested at Paris on a charge of assassination, in September, 1844, and was even suspected of being an accomplice in the murder of M. Donon Cadot. Charlot, after his arrest, had attempted to commit suicide. He was taken to the hospital of la Charite, and there succeeded in accomplishing his project of selfdestruction by a somewhat singular trick. The physician had prescribed opium pills for him. Chariot, instead of taking them singly, as ordered, concealed them till he had collected a large quantity, when he swallowed them all at once, and thus poisoned himself. This information decided M. Lenoir in remanding Mine. Chariot, and on paying a visit to her apartments to make a search, where, to his great surprise, he discovered a complete stock of stationery, ticketed and carefully arranged in cases, as if prepared for sale. In fact, for about 12 years, Mine. Chariot had been at work with the principal sta• tioners of Paris who all considered her as an honest, clever, and intelligent workwoman, and during all that time she had abstracted, unnoticed, goods enough to set up herself as a stationer. This was a project she was about to realise, when the ill-fated apple of the market-woman destroyed her prospects. She possessed, besides; 14,000 francs in Bank of Brussels shares, and GOO francs in silver and gold coin. She was. moreover, very parsimonious towards herself, and although she earned good wages, frequently took from the houses in whicohwsnheusweo, in ordercrustsrkedto avoid of bread, which she toasted for her pnrehaciag at the bakers. Had not the trifling incident of the theft of an apple led to her detection, Mine. Chariot would doubtless have continued her delinquencies undiscovered, and enjoyed the reputation of an honest shopkeeper.
The Sun. — 1846-10-27 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.—On Friday night, at a late hour, an inquest wasiheld at the Blue Pig, St. Mary Axe, before Mr. Payne, for the purpose of inquiringinto the circumstances connected with the death of a young female, aged 16, named Mary Green, who committed 'Weide. The evidence taken proved that deceased had been living in the service of a gentleman named Wit-. kinson, at No. 7, Jeffrey-square. On Friday morning, at a quarter-past ten, she was found in the front kitchen of tier master's house, hanging by the neck to the water pipe that crosses the ceiling, life being quite extinct. It appeared the deceased had formed an attachment to a married man, and that she was influenced to commit the sad act by ascertaining that he was so situated. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. On Saturday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the body of a man was observed to float through Putney-bridge, towards Wandsworth, arid was picked up by a Fulham waterman, named John Kelley. The deceased had attempted to cross the bridge not an hour before his body was found in the river, but, having no money to pay the toll, was turned back. It would appear that he then went to the Bishop of London's meadows, and deliberately walked into the river, as the tide was then at a very low ebb. The deceased appears to be about 55 years of age, is bald-headed, and five feet four inches in height; he has a sallow complexion. The dress consisted of a brown over coat with fur collar, black body coat, red and black waistcoat, and black and brown ribbed trousers. There were found in his pockets a small quantity of bread and cheese, some memorandum-books, some sample locks, and several ironmonger's price cards. From a letter found upon him it has been since ascertained thattt he has a wife and daughter in Wolverhampton, that was travelling for an ironmonger of that town, had become distressed in consequence of the slackness of business. The last pension granted by Sir Robert Peel was one of 251. per annum to John Lloyd, in consideration of the services rendered by his ancestors to King Charles It. in his escape after the battle of Worcester.