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Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-07-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A MAN UPON HIS MOTHER'S  GRAVE.  The inquest on this suicide was held on Monday, July nth, bitters Mr Curter, at the Marlherough Arms, South street, Peckham. lie was identified as Jsmes W illiamTwist, aged thirty-one. Evideece wa.N given snowing bow he had b,ten found lying upon hat mother's pave in Nunitead Cemetery, dying from tho effects of c• snide of potta3situn.. _ _  Mr Joseph George Neil, 18, Sutherland-st set. Newington, said that be was a clerk, and was the brotheriii-law of the deceas, d. The deceased was of no occupation when he died. Ms last employment %vita that of a clerk in the Conunerciiil Union Insurance Company. On Thursday afternoon he left witness's house, and the hollowing morning witness's sister teemed a letter written by him evidently just before his death. His mother's ileatt., which occurred five years ago, had given him great grief, and since then he had acted in a very strange way. About two months It4o he lost his employmtnt by taking holidays without leave. Ile then sold off his furniture, and tureed his wife and °Uhl out of doors, and left them to her family. He at times gave way to habits of extreme intemperance. When he came to reason, despair seized him, and he went and poisoned himself on the grave of his mother. The witness then read the letter written by the decease:l to his wife. It was to the following effect :  "ly dear Wife,—When you read these lines the individual alto writ, s them will have taken the liberty of taking a view of the future state of society. I go to sett my mother. You leman io look alter the boy. God will raise up for you a hat I wanted—lriencls. God will protect you. See how wrong )•u were whet., you said I had not the courage to commit the act I hinted to you. I believe now what lihakespere says, th.t there is a method iii madne.s. Fiirewll to this world ! Since our joy. tide days, since fir-t love has ripened into mar,Itiiott a devotion, and tire love of my boyhood has become m•roltood's atf.ction, I have been yours; but I now constitute mpelf a judge f the Piviirce Court, and I now leave you. With Eugene Aiam I have followed rosin, and not vice; my faults are him the head, and not front the heart. lie sore to hi ing tip the boy in strong feeling ot religion ; that I neglected At the coffee-house in Tooley-street will be found the brown p •rtmanteu, and in that the few things I have are contained. In my pocket will be found the key.  "
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-07-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

COOPER'S LECTURPI3.—This enthrent lecturer has been in Swansea for a week past. On Thursday evening he lectured in Castle-street chapel, and on Friday evening at York-place chapel. T. audiences on eue h occasion were riot so large as we should have liked to have seen. The lecture at Yo.kplace chapel was on" The immateriality of the sot" The lecture was a very abb. and argumentative one, and was delivered with that manly eloquence fir which the lecturer is so will known Frequently, during the lecture, be seemed to drift into the line of though- which he occupies in his own poem of "The Purgatory ot Suicides." Mr James Richardson was to have occupied the chair, but in consequence of a domestic bereavement, v hich we have naticed else a here, lee did not attend, and the Rev. G. P. Evans presided in his stead.—On Sunday Mr Cooper pr ached three sermons at York-place chapel. On Monday he lectured at &mum Pleasant chapel on " II istorical Evidence for the Truth of Christi-ni y," and last night (Tuesday) at Bethany chapel on • fhe Internal Evidences ..f Christianity." THE HERALD " WAYZOoOsti."—On Saturday wet k th print ipal employes at the lit-raid printing-. thee celebrated their annual " wav zgoose." As some of our readers may be so utile arned as not to know what a wayzgoose may be, and may possibly fancy, from the form of the word, that it is some sort of relation to a wild gorse, we may make for their edification a short extract from the writings of Mr Randel Holme, a curious old gentleman who flourished itt IT abut 1688, and who tells us that in his time "it is customary to make every year newspaper win-lows in Bart holemew tide (Aug. 25) at which time the master printers make them a feast col en a wayzgeose, to which is invited the ccer a ter, founder, smith, ink•msker, &c , who all open their purses and give to the at orkmen to spend in the t rvern or al-house alter the feast, from which time thy b gin to werk by mendlelight." Paper windows are quite out of fashion now-a days, even ie newspaper offices—and so is candlelight—but the wayzgoesee still survives and is still sornew'ear different from, and we think decidedly supn rior to that which SeeniS to have prevailed in the days of our In Ir.rs. Instead uf drinking all by in a tavern the " typos " make a trip into the tountry. and enjoy the fea,t of reason, the fl .w of said, thee fresh air, vie fragrant weed, and the othe r still in re subAintial delicacies of the seay.n Lo the very beat of their ability, and to their hearts content. Su was wayzgeow celebrated on Saturday last. The party proceeded early in the morning in one of Mr Barnes's best breaks to Gower, first paying a visit to Artleue's Sue, then proceeding to Rey fieldstone, arid afterwards visited Bemire thence returning to Park -mill. ; and finally taking up their quarters in the lar•fame d G ewer 'ln. day was beautifully fine the catering of Mr Wehb worthy ri Its reputation, anti •ve rything pa-rail off mest ple rsantly. '• And when they next do ride abroad may we be there to see."
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-12-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

RAILWAY MYSTERY.—A curious case for which a a)lution has not been found, puzzled the railway officiale at Halton on Tuesday. It seems that on the previoua night some one had entered one of the watercloeete, and had there diveeted himself of every particle of clothing, even to the stockings, all of which were found in the closet. Nothing is known of the owner, but it is certain that he must either have left the place in another suit or in a state of nature. In the drat case, he is presumed to have been some one with the beat of reasons for a change of dress ; and in the latter, and lees likely case, some suicide who has watched an opportunity to get into the river. 'The police are making inquiries int) the ease. &PICT OP EXCESSIVE Joy—When the order of reprieve for Salome Marsh arrived at Chester Gaol, 02 Saturday, the governor went to her, and, with the intention of breaking the news by degrees, be first told her that she might hope for mercy, upon which she became so terribly excited that he thought it prudent not to tell her any more. On the following morning, however, while she was in the chapel, the chaplain, not having previously communicated with the governor, mentioned the fact that the reprieve had arrived. With a loud shriek the prisoner fainted, and remained insensible for hours.  A new dodge is described by "M," in a letter published in the Times of Wednesday. He writes:—" On Friday night, about six o'clock, I was walking near Covent. garden, when a man came up to me and prose sting a small piece of paper, asked me if I could tell wOre that wu. I concluded that he wished me to tell him wt at I thought was an address on the paper. While trying to make out this address by the aid of the gaslight, I thought I felt something touch my waistcoat pocket, and, looking down I saw my watchchain dangling loose, whereupon I immediately knocked the inquirer down, and seizing him by the throat, demanded my watch. This was at once restored to me, and the fellow escaped unluckily." Ties
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-06-01 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE IN EUROPE.—A paper by M. Li goyt, Directir of the Office of Statistics of France, states that suicides increase in a more rapid ratio than the populaCoe and mortality in general in Biyarie, Denmark, France, Hanover, Hecklenburg, Prussia, Saxeny, and Sweden. Contrary to a generilly adopted opinion, Eng and stands nearly at the bottom of the scale; and so do Belgthm, Austria, and Spain. France holds an intermediate position. Generally for every 100 suicides of men there are from twenty-nine to thirty of women. The general result of all these investigations shows a unive.sal and rapid increase of suicides. The author is of opinion that this is attributable to unlimited competition, to the immoderate thilet after wealth, to the progress of public ineteuction which excites ambition, to political agitation, and to speculation. AN ADVENTURE AMONG TinEvEs.—Talking of the habits of London thieves, he told us how his friend, Mr Morton Pitt, who had been robbed of some plate, and who had in consequence been among the Bow-street officer, who were employed in inquiring after it, tecame curious, from what fell from them, to visit oie of the night cellars to which the most notorious resorted. Accordingly he was taken by a Bow-street officer in their confidence to oue of these receptacles, who said, on introducing him, "This is a person you may depend upon" There was a supper going on, and the party esaemb:ed was very merry and joyous. They all professed great loyalty to the King, and talked much of the royal fainily. In particular, they commiserated the hard eit • of the Princessea in being condemned to a single life or aim unhappy marriage. The man whom Mort in Pitt sat by startled him not a little by suddenly inquiring, as of a be tiler rogue, " which of the judges would you most like to be tried by ?" " Why, really," he replied, •• the question has never happened to cross my mind." "Indeed!" said the other," I'm surprised to hear you say so. I'll tell you which I should prefer—Judge Buller. He is rather severe it is true; but, at least, he would Lever bluedo e' ons life away."—llarierd's Recollections of Wilbeiforce. IIepHAN WORstING SCHO c, HAVERSToCK
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-06-15 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DPI:L.—The Montrose Standard informs its readers that toe " Arbroath Police Commissioners I have arranged to retain the street manure in their Own hands this year."— Inverness Courier. A beggar importuned • lady fir alms; she gave him • shilling. " God bless your ladyship," said he; this will prevent me from executing my resolution." The lady alarmed with thinking he meditated suicide, asked what he meant. "Alas, madam," said he, "but for this shilling I should be obliged to go to work." Some time since a man in Maine wanted to exhibit an Egyptian Mummy, and went to the court-house. " What is it?" asked the judge. "An Egyptian mammy, may it please the Court, more than three thousand years old," said the showman. " Three thousand years o'd !" exclaimed the judge, jumping to his feet, " and is the critter alive ?" Matthews once went to Wakefield, then, from cornatercial tailures, in a dreadful state. In vain did he announce his inimitable "Youthful Days; " the Yorkshirem n came not. Wken he progressed to Edinburgh, a friend ask, d him if he had made much money at Wakefield " Not a shilling," was the reply. "Not a shit jig!• " reiterated his astonished acquaintance. " Why, didn't you go there to star ?"—" Yes," replied Matthews, with mirthful mournfulness ; but they spell it with a ' ye ' in Wakefield." HINTS I,olt &Milers' OPFIcEES. —All the cunning devices of the process !server I related with a gusto that smacked of my early training—how sometimes my Crafty parent .ould append a summons to tho collar of • dog. and lie in wait till he saw the owner take it off and read it, and th• n, emerging from his concealment, cry out 4' Sarv• d !" and take to his heels; and again, how once he succeeded in "serving" old Andy himself, by appears ing a a beggar woman, and begging him to light a bit of paper to light liar pipe. The moment, however, he took the bit of tsviq paper the assumed beggar woman screamed out, "Andy, ye'ere sarved ; that's a process, my man l" Th, shock almost took Andy's life.—C'enfessions of Con Cregon. FBAs or Lotto PaLIIeItSTON.—I remember an dent which on d some years ago at the Bagni di Linea. w. ich will illu•tr de what I mean. An English stranger at one the hotels, after washing his hands, threw hat basinful of soap-and-water out of window just as tt,e grand Duke was passing, deluging his Imperial Mighni es from head to foot. The stranger hurried at once to the street, and, throwing himself before the dripping Sovereign, made the most humble and apologetic excuses for his act; but the Grand Duke stopped him ilawri at one.. saying. "Then, there! say no more of it; don't menti n the matter to airy one, or I shall get into Col reagogdence Vll'h Palmerston, and be compelled to pay a round sum to you for damages! ".w•BlacAtvood's  Daniel Purcell, the famnia punotor, wee desired to make a pun extempore. Urn .t ujec ? " .414 Daniel. " !t ing." an5w.•,,,.101., other. " Oh! said he, " the kiiij is no subj,et."  (paws ?uses).
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-08-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SIURDER AND SUICIDE AT MANCIIESTEII.-0E Titeilay. July 26, a shocking murder arid soma, w ere etolll. milt.d in a house in Jui•ctiorr-stteet, On at Amos's. Manchester. Th- occupiers of the house were Jraref G-lberr a pivier and we 1-sinker, and is wits sal five children. Al out six hi the morning a no'teracts named Whitelwal heart cries of '• Murder " issuing Irdm Junction-atreet, and ere going in that directios iii t role of the girls of the family, who exeliituel, "C me, policeman ! come! Father has stabbed my mdther. ' Olt edit r-n 4 the bourse the peliceinan ate at . the try of the stirs Ellen Oiliert, the wife of the mardeter, at the t -p of the stairs with her throat Cu' fr rin air to ear. 'I he stairs were covered with hl rod, and this unfortunate woman only survived a few minutes. Thi officer proceeded upstairs, and there he fund the hierhand, cutting on the aide ef a bed, with his thr• ar cut of s stream of b'ood tlow bug from the se mired. his face wag distorted and he died so iii afterwards. .%1 r Holmes. surgeon. arrived soon aftei wards, but t-o let- to rover any servise. Elrod Cosgrrryd, a neighbour Mel arrived befere tht. politrillari, but the turirderer three etred 15 tat,' her I.fe it etre interiered, and ahe 1 ft t iii Maas, is obtain assistance. The deceased woman hart been drinking for • week pat, arid this is said to have led to the die adful tradgerly. The husband hid beer heard to sry he would Ia rg himself or cut arrinebod)'s ti rat. Tho husbat d W&5 about 50 ye -rs trill, and the wit • was abut 40. They had five children, the two el-list of whom 'lOl left the house, owing to their lath- r's threats. The ti r e other children were le the Irourr-e a the time of the murder. An inquest was held at noon on W ettiretday. The verdict sgaitist James Gilbert was orre ot •• Willa murder." and that he afterwards committed stricarkl 'being in an unsound state of mind."
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-06-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY SEICIDE.—An inquiry was held by Dr Lankester at the Priory Tavern, Kilburn, on Wednesday night, respecting the death of Mr James Sweet, aged 18 years. Mr George Sweet, of 9, Kilburn-priory, his father, a barrister-at-law, said his son had been accustomed to severe headaches, but when he was not Po affected be was the life of his friends. When the headaches came on he avoided ell company but that of his mother, and for a whole fortnight he new none but her. Early on Monday morning Mr Sweet heard a noise in the front garden, and on going down he found his son lying in ths area. His son said to him, "Forgive me," and he afterwards sail, " I felt I was useless in life. I feel I have been a burden, and I should never have been good for anything. It is better it should end." As he was in the habit of reading when alone, his father asked him what book he had been reading last. Ile replied, "The Bible; but my head was so confused I could make but little of it.' Ile said that he had taken bicholoride of mercury as a poison ; it caused him so much pain that he cut open the veins of his left wrist with a pair of scissors. The blood flowed so slowly that he then threw himself out of the window. To Bible and the blood-stained scissors were found in his , room, and the btll was also stained with blood. The evidence showed that he had got the poison from his brother's laboratory, and in accordance with the medical testimony a verdict of "Suicide while unsound in mind" was returned._  ...„....-. The Builder April 13, 1861, speaking of lisprsom's Argentine, says, Under a short trial, It loin rertainlY improved rather than fallen off in appearance," This splendid material is a compound of Various metals, *with 1 heavy deposit of pure Si ;vs r, forming one hard compact body, pose...sing all the beauty, richness of colour, and durabikty of Siiser, at a traction of its cost. When the Argentine and the real Silve. are placed site by aide, the most skald judge cannot distinguish between them, while its durabiEty lobo great that after many years' wear its app. unmet emains unalttred During the taint seventeen years it has b en no well received Ay the Petite. that its mahufacture has been extended ti at Mote article., usually made in Silver, viz.. tSpoone, Forks, Dinner, Tea, and Coles Services, Waiters, noted uad C he Baskets, Candelebr of all tints, Ecrirn..s. Claret Jugs. kc., Sc., ace A •ample spoon will be sent post-ttce to any partof the U, Red Kingdom on receipt of 30 stamps ; and an Illuotrated Catch gut contain. mg 3.0 engravings ant full Prite.list el the at luux mentalists lure*, both in Aro. mice and solid S Ivo., will be mitt le aril adder's on iecei,it of six .tamps. A Ptize Medal was awarded J.W. Henson for' Excellence of ililllllticiure, Argentine tad Electro Plate." roskultiee Otters anal Cheques tbould be made payable to J•
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-03-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

APR OP DRUM—This eminent Innsienary delivered an eloquent missionary sermon on Sunday morning last at Bethel chapel, Seaside, and another on Sunday evening at Zion chapel, to crowd, d audiences. On Munilny evening lie delivered a most telling and lot-rating lecture at Zion chapel, his subj. ct being "India as a missionary Field." The chair was occupied by Mr John Evans, Mat ine-street. The audience was exec tingly large, and appeared highly etlifiosti and interested. Liberal collections were made towneds the missionary cause ti . the close of the atrtiin.  NARROW ESCAPPI —On Wednesday last, as the achooner Elisabeth,' of Bridgwater, was loading, in the z •ft toe treat too much way, anu o-ing ucany loadA with iron. they could not check it. The consequence was, that it ran off the loading stage on to the deek, till it alighted at last on the hold. Fortunately. they had shipped several tram loads before. or it would certainly have cut its Way through the bottom of the vessel. As it is the damages are estimated at £5O. FATAL COLLIRRY ACCITIrAT.—Some short Crag since we reported that a collier, named Thomas Boyere. of Llang mnech, was seriously hurt in the St. David's pit by a stone falling from the tool across his back, by which accident his back and two of his ribt west, br ken  sin hopes being from the first held out of his recov• ry. T e poor fellew lay in great agony till death put ae end, to his sufferings on S.,turday lase An inquest was hid in lutes:fay, before J. Bonvilln, Esq., depety eormer, which was postponed to give her Maj: sty's lespeetor of Mines, Mr T. Evans, an opportunity of attend ng, sun-mg.-1n inqued was held on Tuesday last re Vie I.lneely Union Workhouse, befere J. Denville EsqD piity Coroner, on the body of Mary Jones, aged 84, who wt s found hangine by a handkerchief tied to a urge nail n the loliby adjoining her bedroom on Monday nu rn ne about half-past five. The nurse Letitia Morgan, Gotfith Jonea master of the Union, and Mary Lewis. dauehter of the deceased. were examined ; they t ited that deerased was admitted into the workhouse on the 12th of the present month but in a despiinding state ; that she was at once placed in the sick ward by order of the visiting surgeon Dr. Thomas, and that every attention was paid her. She had been previously io good circumstances, but her children often quarrelled with her about her property. Her bruther had alto di,pat.sd her father's will which had been male in her 'avow, and the consequence was that it was thrown into Chancery, and the whole was swallowed tip by I,w expenses. This loss preyed heavily on her mind nd she had been narrowly watched by some of her hi dren f ir some time as she often had thrown out hints ha shrauld destroy herself. The jury returned a e diet teat deceased committed suicide diming a fit of te iiporary insanity.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-05-22 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TIM WOULD-RE MURDERER HANGS HLMSFJ.Y.  lterly on Slinday mon:wig the body of a la antrer named GoorgeUllaway, aged 4, was fond hangini from a yew tree in a wood mar in house at the Old Hendre, near Monmouth. The police w nu at omen communicated with, and it was founii, that the mafortunate man had nearly mur. hired his wife before vca= suicide. It appeara.that the deceased it with his wife late on. Saturday night, boat lier about the bead and body in a most brultdrannner, and, leach.g her inseaaible, procured a rope, went to a mod eVse by, and, climhing a tree, fastened one end of:the rope round a stout limb and the other enalreand his own neck and then dropped. A haadkorchief was fetnd wrapped round his face and head in the KWIC manner as an executioner outs the cap to carer the face of a culpEn. The rope was carefully adjusted round his neck, two turns of it being used, one of which had:snapped. The. drop was also well gauged, wilds feet were found to nearlytouch the ground. His wife Vi.ae found in thu housn in & semi-unconscious state, sufferingfrom wouaile on her body awl head. Dr. Groves, of Xonmouth, w 53 80011 in attendarix, and, after an examination, game it as his opiniou than, althonich her wound& axis serious, sin it lilcay to rooover. The deaf:need was of idle, intemperate habits, and WILK convicted of Illtreating his wife in December, iBg, and sentenced to four micalhe imprisonment with hart labour. Mrs. Ellaway is a wilier, industrious woman, and has been the principal breadwinner for some years. Her family are nearly all grown up, SOMO Qf theca being manied and living in Monmouth.  and  The case of leprosy in Dublin has brought to light a similar ease in County Clare. The patient, howerer, is a woman, and she is suppertod by a charitable Lady, who has kindly built her a small Lazar in tho wild regions surrounding Miltown Malbay.  Publiaheil (for the Proprietors) by Famucl Daniel., at their General Printing Officer, Wind-rtreet, Swamen. L