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The Express. — 1850-03-26 (London, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—Maoh minsternatiOn hailbsan awed in tha town of Reading slam Witdooldat stontiwit, whim It was know* that J. Wardell, Esq., of Bromwich Amos, ea the Bath-rod, had bon about from his hoes slam the previous sewing, mod, notwithstaadiag the diligent marsh made by hisaffileed Many and trisods, no slue to his gloomy bill be.a aosartalood is ir, amnions, feared that ho las mounitted misfile, most probably by drowning. No pecuniary difficulty could have Wooed this est, as he was • man of large mane, sad had, • shod tints since, retired from • very lucrative law practtes, the best Is this town. Ho was leader of • large notion of this liberal party in Reading for many years, and was much looked up to and rapectodi by this he wee also a member of the town meson sad was but lately now, the detin of whirl cake he co all with much treat to hims sad to the satisfasdon co all parties lu the borough. H. leaves • wits with a family of nine or tea okilldren.—OrforviJourata.  Int Court. Pale yelithfday tannin in the prst. Prises Albert left Bo Palma four o'clock, yesterday far ',Nosy arid bis royal highness quitted by the Primo of Walm, the Priacaes was Alias, is • royal carriage Prises Helena. thd the Princess Lou..,taLses,s. The Counter of Cheriesurat, la Matilda Paget sad the Hos. Flora thugs la waiting; the Earl M • Milt., of the Household, Mr. R. Ormsby t waiting; Lord Alfred Paget Nark stereltal), equer-ry la waiting ; Colonel Bother* equerry is waiting to t. Prima, sad Mr. Birch followed in Wes ear. :rThe Clues arid Prince Albert were emanated to earrlegeb,y the Marquis of Westminster (lord thewerd). lb. Marquis el Breadelbene (lord ethatberiale), the Vier Chamberlain. Viscount Cline.. , Colossi the Hos. Cheeks Grey, and Captain Francis 8 yeathr. A demehmeat of Light Dragoon. formed the escort of the theism party from the Palace to the Paddlagtes tender of the Great Western Railway.
The Express. — 1850-10-03 (London, England)

IMAM. INA Coatladle. sad Chlaa gia M mils ug ea tin reaming of Ost. It.  ,  MUM W&I A? JAWOON IRMO& Ten Sal -iimre. Ilk. len T.orrow -Ibassisiolks. Os. alumna. 11. LONDON, TRURSDAI, OCTOBER 3  Fan= politics are mush mere Noisy and All a such larger measure ofjoernaliam is the parliamentary Fusion than oat of it. But, somehow era weather, political questions seem to program fuer in Fleece oat of session than is it. Toe assembly sod its equabbks more retard than avarice them. As long as it sat, the m anarchic parties were frightened by the presence sad the fury of the Mountain into emnbreation. This Responded their animosities and pi:al oud a levgthened truce, in which legitimist, °demist. and imperialist beat time and stood under arms, but marched not one step forward. But since the Notioaal Assembly was prorogued, and since the rid republicans—with their press organs silenced and their clubs prohibited—have been allowed no voice, the monarchic parties have begun to agitate, no longer in onjunctioa, but in rivalry, and their chiefs have descended into the foram to canvass, each after his respective fashion. The result of this convert it is important to suertale and to record; nor is it, in the present iostance, difficult to arrive at. Thus there are few men is cr out of France, who observe and judge such matters, who will not agree in admitting that the Count de Ctunsosta has altogether run eat of the coarse and been distanced. Speaking of the pretenders to the French throes some months back, we ourselves, bowmucheoever disinclined to mere legitimary. declared that the Duke of BoRDLeUX bad the best chance. His name poeseseet the most powerfel concentration of that desired quality, authority. His restoration was that mom desired by the great powers of Europe, by the clergy, by the remains of the old noMeees ; whilst the middle classes, most hard° to a restoration of the old BOURBONS, Were to be won by an announcement of constitutional principles and liberal monarchism. The Oasaassas themselves would have shrunk into satellites, had the legitimist heir come forth surrounded by the bright halo of such a profession. But there is an historic fate attindieg all races which have lost thrones; they want even that amount of perspicuity which all the world possesses, for going along with the current of the age. It Bowe on; they stand still, or row beckwards ; and, instead of thSting with the tide, obstruct it, and perish. It is almost ineweeivable that the Count of CHAMBORD should hays already committed such a blunder, when we consider that be bad the astute BLIATER by his side. But the blunder he has made by calling fior unconditional aliance, and declaring his claim and his right independent of the voice of the people, is an undoubted as decisive. There is no more indisputable portion of the month's necrology, than that the Count of CHAMBORD, an such a dry, committed suicide at Wiesbaden. Who administers to his political effects, who gathers to him the attachment of throes classes, who must have a Corinthian capital cn the pillar of state? Not, we fear, poor
The Express. — 1850-12-07 (London, England)

SOU IHWARK. SEDUCTION •ED ATISEVTIII SUICIDE.—Mary Ann Ecorse, a resd-lookeng youtag woman, w.a chargen with ctempeng to destroy herself near Backside, Southwark. J. M‘ykard, a coal porter, stated, that a Wile after eleven o'clock last eight he woe leaving the Bull puhlie-houce wi• h a fellow workman, when he sew the protester run hurriedly pat him with a child in her arms, crying. Perceiving her g e towards the river he follow.d her, sus, petting that she intended something wrong towards the infant. She, bow, ver, run very fast, and before he could overtake her she ran across I coal bugs, jumped into the water with her child. Witness fortunately seisel hold of her cloth, a; and, has companion coming to his a•sitanee, they succeeded in dragging her out of the water In an catenated slate. The child was nearly drowned; but, after a little attention, they were both restored, and conveyed to the workhouse, where they remained all night. The police received testormama of the arcurastance, and brought her this morning to the station.houss. The magistrate shed her what answer she had to make to the charge? The orisoner, who stood weeping while the vitalss was giving his evidence, stated that she had been cruelly anted by a yourg man who had promised to protect her, but who had &envoi her. She was therefore determined not to live any longer. The magistrate asked her whether s'-ea had any friends  hying ? She replied th it her parents resi,!ed at Stamford, and that as soon as they 'mind out her position they turned their backs upon her. She found that her seducer was living in considerable effluence in Suuthwatk, consequently she walked up to London with the few shillings she receiv el Isom some friend., and, after considerable troubl,„ she found him at a publie•house lest night. She asked him to terrines his promise, and support her and her child, w►en be laughed at her and drove her away. The poor girl here produc.d a number of letters she bed received Isom the man prior to her Naomi m, wherein he promised her wiretap. The ItlailltrZte, after perusing them, said .he had heen cruelly tnated by the fellow, and the law ought to punish him; but she had no right to commit such a serious aims as that she had attempted. She not only put her own hie in jeopardy, but that of her othpring. Ile should detain her until time communicatiou had been made with her friends.
The Express. — 1850-01-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY CUARCOAL.—At 10 o'clock thin natiraing, an inquest was held before Mr. Bedford, a: No. 33, George-street, Hanover-iquare, as to the death of Mr. H. Arteria, an account of which appeared in Saturday's E.rprear. The jury having viewed the body, Mr. A. C. Halter, artist, of 14, Berners-street, Oxford, street, deposed that the deceased, F. Arteria, was related to him. About 15 months ago deceased had a severe fit of brain fever, and since that he bedbeen In a very desponding state of mind. He thought that his circumstance, were much more unfavourable than they really wen. His buainese was that of a picture dealer, and thought it had not been as profitable lately u some lean sine*, it was anything but an. favourable. Witness Gould only ascribe the act to his depression of spirits. Witness had not seen the deceased for a fortnight Wore death.—J. Newman, of No. 3, Arundelstreet, Haymarket, deposed that he was servant to the deceased, at his exhibition gallery, in George-street. Last saw the deceased alive on Thursday, the 24th inst., when he sliced witness to get him some charcoal, and to be sure to bring large lumps, as he wanted to air the rooms. Witness brought the charcoal, and at one o'cloic he left the derived to ga to dinner, and intended returning at two o'clock, but was told by his muter that he need not come beck that day as there was nothing doing. The witness knew of his muter having borrowed a brazier,and about three weeks ego be caked witness to get him one, but he failed to get it. On the Friday morning witness came to the gallery at 9 o'clock, and finding the door open, and his master's hat, gloves, and keys on the table, he imagined that he had arrived from his house at Keusington earlier than usual. Atter a short time witness went up to a little lumber room, and finding the door fastened boked through the window, and saw his master lying on the flocr. Mr. J. C. Chappell, surgeon, deposed that he was called in, and saw the deceased lying on hie face at fall length on the floor, with pis arms crossed under his breast. He was quite dead and cold, and death must have taken place about six hours before it was discovered. Witness saw the brazier close by deceased's head ; it was cold, and contained nothing but the ashes of charcoal. He at onto gave his opinion that death had been caused by the fumes of charcoal. The room was papered so that no air could bl admitted. The jury returned a verdict, " That the demised committed tumid' by inhaling carbonic acid gas, while in a state of temporary insanity."
The Express. — 1850-03-06 (London, England)

ANTI-LASH.  THE TEN HOURS Act —A memorial, signed by 30 of theßradford parochial clergy, has been transmitted to the Queen, stating that the memorialists live and labour in a populous district, by far the greatest proportion of whose inhabitants are factory operatives. That they are deeply interested in the well-being of their parishioners and were full of gratitude to the legialature when the bill called the " Ten Hours Factory Bill" passed. That they and their parishioner have been much grieved to find that in consevence of a want of legal precision in the wording of the said act the intention of the legislature in paying the same has been defeated, on which account your memorialists take this opportunity of approaching the throne to beseech your Majesty's gracious interference on their behalf. That they are emboldened to make this direct appeal, inasmuch as it was reported, at the time the royal sign manual was affixed to the Ten Hours Act, that her Majesty was pleased to say, "She rejoiced in signing it,"an expression which was hailed with gratitude by all her Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects, who the more readily believed the report from her Majesty's well-known anxiety for the interests of the working dusts. That the memorialists humbly pray that her Majesty will be pleased to direct her Secretary of Stets fur the Home Department to introduce a declaratory bill, or to supporc such bill when presented to the House of Commons, which shall effectually secure to the working classes the advantages of • real ten hours act, in accordance with that which, having been adopted by both houses of parliament, war sanctioned by her Majesty ; and so preclude the possibility of a Worn to a state of things which the memorialists cannot bat regard with abhorrence. THE ESSEX COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM to be built near Brentwood, will be shortly commenced. The site is declared to be unequalled, and the building promises to be second to any in the kingdom. It will he in the Tudor style, and the cost is estimated at 50,0001.  THE CASE OF ALLEGED INCENDTARISM AT ExErna.—On Wednesday last, Mr. Samuel Foote, who is now confined in the City Prison, awaiting his trial, on the charge of setting his house on fire, attempted to commit suicide. He tied his silk neckerchief tightly round his neck, and, by fastening one end of it to the window frame of his cell, attempted to strangle himself. He was discovered when life was almost extinct, cut down, and by proper means restored.
The Express. — 1850-07-15 (London, England)

SUICIDES IN NEWGATE BY CONVICTED PRISONERS.  It was briery Mated in Saturday's Erpreu that two unhappy convicts, whose officers had created of late much public attention, destroyed themselves within the walls of Newgate a few hours after 'eaten@ bad tires passed upon them at the Central Criminal Court on Friday. One of the unfortunate beings was Walter Watts, the late Ines of 'he Olympic and Marylebone Theatres, who, after • protracted prosecution, was sentenced tot° years' trusportation for defrauding the Globs Insurance Company. The other was Donald Hackstsff Donovan, who had •entenes of death passed upon him for making • desperate attempt on tile life of his wife. The deceased (Watts) for • long time before he became sailed up with theatrical speculations, was looked upon as a most singular and somewhat extravagant person. He kept his town house and also a country establishment ; the latter was near Brighton, and when he came to London he had his eastiage and servant in waiting at the ',lodes Bridge ter. ninny, to drive him to the Globe Insurance office, or any place he might wish to visit. Although he enjoyed a good salary it was a matter of astonishment to many how he could keep up such an appearance, more especially as he was in the habit of giving champagne breakfasts and other expensive entertainments. Prior to taking either the Marylobo's* or Olympic Theatre he mined frequently with betting men, and, according to his own account,was lucky enough to win gonsiderable sums of money. From what has sines transpired thas is every num to believe that, inroad of his Paining such large sums as he had represented, hs was • considerable loser by his speculations. His dekko. tiona to the Glebe Insurance Company reached, it is said, to nearly 60,0001., a small portion of which will have to be made good by his bondsmen. The career of Donovan is shortly told ; hie life was one of dissipation and riot, and in a moment cf passion he attempted to destroy the life of his wife in the brutal manner 1 already fully deemihed in the report of his trial. After the [sentence of death wet recorded against him, he was placed in the cell appropriated to prisoners after trial, and was visited Mend times by the cffieer in attendance. About three ',Week the officer, upon going into his cell, discovered that 1 bo bad hanged himself by tying his neckerchief to the iron 1 big of the window, and then jumping from the bedstead. 1 When taken down he was quite dead.
The Express. — 1850-01-21 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE—On Saturday Mr.Wakley held an inquiry at No. 4, Norland-Num Notting -hill, respecting the death of Miss Harriet Carter Ambridge, aged 34 years, a lady of fortune, who destroyed herself under the following very melancholy and determined circumstances tunnel Bartlett a locksmith, deposed that about half-past two o'clock on Thursday afternoon he was called to the dectased's residence to pick the lock of a bed-ream door; he was unable to do so, end lie was eventually compelled to break it open. On entering the room he discovered the unfortunate lady suspended by a piece of canvass, which wes fastened to the comic. of the bedstead. Bar feet we about four inches from the ground. /lutist Hill, housemaid in the cleaned's service, ssid that for some days past the deceased had been very low and desponding, but she had never shown any symptoms of insanity. Os Thursday morning last deceased appeared more cheerful than usual, and about twelve o'clock she left her mistress in her dressiegroom, while she went to pay some tradespeople's bills ; and on her return at one o'clock she found the dr etcsurs room door fastened on the inside ; she took no notice of the circumstance until two o'clock, when she become alarmed at her continued absence, and called in Mr. Bartlett and Dr. Waggett. A gent: man named Beillett, a nephew of the deceased lady, said that for some time past the family had no ticed that his aunt had been in a low and nervous state ; she had laboured under a delusion latterly that she would be reduced to want. She spoke to every person about her concerning it, and appeared to dread its coming to pass. The witness added that there was no foundation tor anything of the kind, as the deceased was very wealthy, and, in addition to which, her uncle bad lately died, and left her several thousand pounds. After some further evidence corroboratory of the above, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."
The Express. — 1850-05-29 (London, England)

SCOTLAND.  SUICIDE IN THE CAVALRY BARRACKS, GLASGOW. —Oa likely morning a most det,rmked case of Beltdestruction occurred in the cavalry barracks, on the sou'h side of the river. A I rivals, named Joseph System, in the regiment at present stationed here, the 13th Littlit Dragoons, while in his ward, about the time in question, deli berately took dawn' his carabirt- and shot himself through the t sad. The report brought some people immedi ,tely to his assistance, but death was found to have been all but fa etan•enenae. N) n mom eas be snipe.' for the suicide.— North British Mail.  FATAL ACCIDENTS FROM GCNEOWDER lii GLASnow.—We (Edinburg's Courantt, are sorry to be required to state that the hannleu expressions of mirth and loyalty which characterised the greau r part of Friday's holiday de monigrations, Wei her M •jesty'e birthday, in the city and neighbourhood, have been eomewh►t marred by the occur' renee of two aecidents from gunpowder, by one of which a young child has been deprived of life, and by the other two young boys were so severely burned that their fiefs are despaired of. In the afternoon two boy. residing in Bell• street, Cellos, were amusing themselves discharging an old pistol t►ere, when, not finding the reports which it gave out sufficiently noisy, they resolved to fire it with the iron ramrod which they had been using stook fast into the barrel. When the pistol came to he discharged, it did not burst in ;deem as wee most likely to happen, but the iron rod being forced out with great violence, went through the head of an infant, aged six months, which a woman, its moth*. was standing with at the door, in the act of caressing. The missile fortunately missed the woman, but the child was shot dead upon the spot In the other case, which happened in a nark near the grain mill. at Port Dundee, about six o'clock two boys, brothers, were in the spitede of stooping over a train of gunpowder, and blowing a lighted match, when it suddenly exploded, end burned them severely about their facie and bodies. They are so much hurt that their lives are despaired of.
The Express. — 1846-12-05 (London, England)

MAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—A public meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution, Johnstreet, Fitzroy-square, last evening, for the purpose of forming a St. Pancras auxiliary to the above society; the chair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Stoddard.—Mr. Cochrane, in moving the first resolution, descanted on the recent acts of cruelty in the parishes of St. Marylebone and St. Pancras. One of his statement& was to the effect that in the parish of Marylebone, out-door relief was refused to paupers under 60 years of age. A recent instance, in proof of this, had come under his own knowledge. A poor man, named Carter, who had been a coachman, but had nearly lost his sight, applied to the St. Marylebone workhouse for relief, and was refused, on the ground that he was under 60 years of age. He then wished to go into the house, but the guardian: would not I even permit this unless be brought his wife and daughter with him, who were capable of earning a scanty living, and had not applied for parochial assistance. The poor man, having made another unsuccessful attempt, committed suicide. The speaker concluded by moving the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : ufferings pr That this meeting is of opinion that the s onprivations sow endured by the labouring populaon, and oo the prices of all kinds of provisions, must be greatly aggravated during the present inclement winter season, and being thereby inev compelled to seek that parochial relief to which, by law, they are entitled, it is the bounden duty of all boards of guardians and relieving officers (more especially as it is strictly enforced by the Saviour of mankind), to dispense their relief kindly, readily, and liberally, and in accordance with the Christian principles of the good Samaritan, and not to make such relief to the necessitous and deserving, dependent en their abandoning their homes, and entering the precincts of a cheerless and harshly regulated workhouse or union. Mr. Ellis then moved, and Mr. Poynder seconded, the following resolution, which was carried with acclamation : That taking into consideration the frightful circumstances connected with the death and destruction of two of the parishionere of S. Pancras, named Mary Ann Jones and Joseph Woodward, this meeting is of opinion that they are to be traced to the cruel manner in which the suffering poor are treated by the parochial authorities; that in the preceding tenses of death, the one from suicide from apprehended punishment within the 'shed' of the St. Pantras workhouseo, the other from the want of the necessaries of life, this electing is f opinion that murder has been committed, and that the parochial authorities are morally responsible for the same ; and that the best protection the poor can have against future tyranny and oppression is in the formation of a St. Patterns Poor Man's Guardian Society. Other resolutions, embodying the objects or the meeting, were passed, and a committee appointed to administer the affairs of the district society, in connexion with the parent institution.