The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1852-09-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY  THE LATE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY STARVATION OF TWO MAIDEN LADIES.  Yesterday, 25 to 1 was taken in hundreds about Pharos for the Derby, and afterwards 20 to 1. to nearly the same amount ; and 20 to 1 was taken to £5O about Hurworth for the same event. To-day, after Evadne had won the Chesterfield Handicap, she was supported at 25 to 1. As much as 500 to 15 has been laid against Le Juif for the Cesarewitch, but 25 to 1 was the current offer. The following are the latest prices :  ediately after her removal ; and acknowchild had been brought up in a proper  ladies, to wham she could not be too at they had done for her, and that in spite  The afflicting details of the case of these two maiden ladies, Misses Harriet and Julia Sharpley, who are still inmates of the Marylebone Infirmary, have during the last week elicited the greatest amount of sympathy, and benevolent persons have been pouring into the hands of Mr. Wieland (the Master of Marylebone Workhouse), and other officials, their benevolence in aid of the unfortunate ladies, whose poignant distress led them to the commission of the act above stated. Although the condition of the unfortunate ladies, physically speaking, exhibits a marked improvement under the care of the medical officers of the Marylebone Infirmary, unmistakable evidences have been discovered of their labouring under the serious malady of mental aberration. The fact has been fully established that the Misses Sharpley ere ladies of very superior education, and having once enjoyed affluence their feelings would not suffer them to stoop to receive anything in the shape of charity. On it being intimated to them that funds were in hand for their relief they both expressed their determination not to receive a single fuelling, or either food or clothing raised by such means. On Tuesday or Wednesday, Mr. Sharpley, the aged father of the unfortunate ladies, who, in consequence of the publication of the case., has also received pecuniary assistance, arrived in town, and had en interview of the most affecting character with his daughters, bringing with him some articles of apparel which he supposed to be necessary to their comfort, but which they positively refused to receive even at his hands, under the impression that they had been provided by the charitably disposed. It appears that both sisters are under delusions of a most extraordinary character, believing that they are the victims of religious persecution ; and although on other points they are quite rational, they assign as a reason for their refusal of any aid from publiccharity, that they might be receiving some subscribed by their enemies. The Rev. E. Seobell has, during Nye week, kindly visited them, and endeavoured to console and reason with them, but having apparently listened to him attentively, they, at his conclusion, in a very polite and ladylike manner, requested him not to visit them again. Several medical gentlemen have visited them and their general opinion is that they are insane ; and on Mr. Squires, the house surgeon, informing the sisters that such was the medical opinion, they became much excited, and insisted that it was further persecution on the part of their enemies. On Saturday a petty seesions was holden at the boardroom of Marylebone Workhouse, before Mr. Trupp, county magistrate, to ascertain the state of their mind. They were brought before the magistrate, and, on being interrogated, stated in the most reasonable manner that they refused public charity because there was a proper channel from which they were entitled to relief us a right. They both declared that, when they were reduced to their very last resource, they themselves asked Mrs. Turner, their landlady, to apply to the workhouse for relief. The magistrate positively refused to sign the usual form for their removal to a lunatic asylum ; and they will now remain in Marylebone Workhouse, and be passed to their own parish (Windsor) in due course. In the mean time the board of guardians have authorised Mr. Wielan, the master of Marylebone Workhouse, to receive any subscriptions which may be forwarded on their behalf.  ns put by Mr. Prynne, she thought her proved while she was under the ladies. sit was next examined, and after eliciting at the first confession no such questions er, and that those asked on a subsequent lutof the statements touching her conduct, to Mr. Prynne, it was agreed that she mr examined in a private room, in the pre CESAREWITCH STAKES  15 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn—offered, 100 to 6 Ld. W. Powlett's Sharavogue—tk. aft. off. 20 to 1 Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage—taken. 20 to 1 Mr. 1. Day's Waterfall—taken. 25 to 1 Mr. W. Harrison's Lindriek—taken.  25 to 1 Mr. Moseley's Alonzo—taken. 25 to 1 Mr. Phillips's Le Juif—offered. 25 to 1 Mr. Parker's Bird-on-the-Wing—taken. 33 to 1 Mr. Goodwin's La Gazza Ladra—taken. 100 to 3 Mr. Grerille's Cariboo—taken. 100 to 3 Vermuth—taken. 100 to 3 Mr. Dawson's Bit of Blue—taken, aft. off.  ergymen, as witnesses on either side, and The result of this examination was wholly ition, including, among others, a confes was next examined, who, it appeared, 'had for bad•conduct, and who admitted that