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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-12-23 (London, England)

LOVE ANI) SUICIDE. -I An Inquest was taken on Wednesday, it the Turk's if public.house, East-street, Red Lion-square. on Jane Perron, extremely pretty young woman, only eighteen years of ege. W,ll hangeu herself in a fit of jealous despondency, at the house of ter mistress, Mrs. Turner, of No. 5, New North.street, on Tuesday morning. Mr. Thomas Knight, a lodger in the house, was let in by de. ceased at a little after eleven O'clock on Monday night. Deceased did not then appear particularly agitated or depressed. The nett morning, when witness came down to the parlour, he was nr. prised to find the shutters doted, and the room not cleaned op al usual. Mrs. Turner, the lady a the house, soon after went devc to the kitchen, and on hearing her scream out for assistance. hr followed her, and then discovered that the deceased had barged herself in the scullery. Mrs. Turner, widow, keeps the house No. 5, New North.snec. Deceased was in her service for about twelve months, and vre, generally speaking. a very well-behaved young woman—she kept company with a young man named Wood, and on Monday meeting requested leave to go and see him, as be was going out awn for some months. She got permission to do so, and returned home at ten o'clock. She had evidently been in tears; but witness at. tributod her distress to porting from one who seemed to possess a command over ha affections. After deceased had let in at lodger, Mr. Knight, she went to bed la witness's mom. and sp• peareti to sleep soundly. The next moming,she arose about tax usual hour, and went down stairs. When witness got up, she ass astonished to find that the fire had not been lighted its the s subject to fsietire 1 had befallen kee. :red at findirg tint iliery, On a table these weeds, Tel  of.-40.006.• member ins te above all. I lESI a a stranger twin —. stolen iTrO to you, dear  farewell.  "'Co my Mother, 4, Larkluill-lane. " To my dear, dear William Wood, 1, Princes-great, NI lane."  This Setter was read by Miss Elisaheth Turner, who had floket the unfortunate girl to write. William 'Wood, s linen-draper's -shopman, out of place, On cause of this fatal calatnhy, was then examiced.—Though it Ti proved that he had been paying court to the poor girl for !tetra months, and that on Monday be had besued her about 41 der• yet with impudence he protested that he had not the OP'''. spark of affection tor the being who had sacrificed her life on account.  The Co ...mar commented in strong terms on the wicladorm " rrnling with the cilia:ions of young and innocent girls, and roki Wood it had been fitter for him to have gone and looked tor stemr employment. The Jury returned a verdict of " temporary derangemett:.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-04-18 (London, England)

LANDOWNER.  POLICE.  MARLBORO' 'GH-STREET.  FELONY AND arTEstPTED SetclnE.-76niaturday Edenoti Wakeliog, a young man of genteel appearance, was charged with robbing his employer, 111 r. Simons a silk.mercer in Leicester. square; and also with embezzling Irk., his monies. This prisoner is about tweety.one years of age; he appeared in a dreadful state of agitation, and very weak front ti.e loss of bitted. Oa Friday the prisoner was sent with a quantity of Oros de Naples, and other silk, to a lady in Jerroyn-street, and on his return be entered in the day-book an account of the raid to him by the lady for the goods. In consequence of some suspicion, another shopman was sent to the lady, and it turned out that he had received 18a. more than he had accounted for to his employer. His box was searched, and therein were found several silk articles, the property of Mr. Simons. The prisoner, overwhelmed with shame, was detained in the kitchen till a constable arrived, and during that time he wrote a letter, which he addressed to hls mother, in *Web he stated, " that he hoped she would ray his debts, which were very trifling, and this was the last request her dying son, Edmund Wakeling." At this time lie had meditated suicide; and on Webb, the constable, making his arly:.:nutce, he found the prisoner struggling with a leflow.shopmen in a water-closet; the prisonSr bad a knife in bis right hand, and had inflicted a wound in his throat. 11-ebb struck his hand t.:.11 a stick, and he dropped the knife, and was secured. The prisoner exrzessed his sorrow to the constable for having attempted telf.clestruction ; but he declared that he never could .urvive a tea. section that involved him in such a disgrace, and would break Cie heart of an affectionate mother; and he contrived to get another knife out of a drawer, and cut another and a more dangerous wound in hls throat. .Mr. Jemniet, the stirgron,. Was called in. and sewed up the wound. The misoner was taken to the watchhouse, and during the night he tore the nandage from his throat, and the wounds bled so profusely that the bed and clothes were soaked in ware. 'Mr. DYES, the 3lagistrate„ asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge preferred against him? lie said that he lost a sovereign out of his pocket on returning front the lady, and instead of acknowledging the fact to his ems plot ar, li- entered !Ss. less than he ought to have done. Mr. S.:lions said he hail every reason to believe that this story was In invention 'of the prisoner's, and he interrogated hint about having possession of the silk shawls tiiund in his box. The prisoner said that he had entered them In the sccount which was onened between hisnrelf and his employer. Simons con trad lewd this assertion. The prisoner was remanded.  OU T.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-19 (London, England)

RDE R.—On IVednesday evening, the Slat ult. tboy iii the •employ.of a farmer, in the neighbottrhood of Neu. port, Monmouthshire, going through hitt master's grounds. discovered the body•of a man lying partly concealed Amite hedge, about a quarter of a mile from MaYndw.isos, The boy, much alarmed, went and informed his mane:, who, on arriving at the spot, found the body to be not only dead; but, from the intense heat of the weather, vc-v offers. sire. On further examination, two large cuts, as 'from a hatchet, were discovered just over the right temple, the face was completely disfigured and black, as if from violent blows • and the fingers were cut and mutilated, as if foe deceased bad struggled with his assailants, for there is scarcely a doubt but that be was murdered. Near the place where his feet lay, when found, was an indention, es if the head had been beaten into the earth, and into %Licit the blood appeared to flow copiously. A large stone was found near the body. The dress resembled that of an hisii drover, but nothing was found upon him to give the lean clue as to his name or connexions ; and although the pla-e was not more than 60 yards from the mail-road to Nca. port, the body is supposed to have been there three or fo:Ir days. ‘Ve have not heard the result of the Coronet quest.—Provincial Paper. S1:I CI D •1" Pasts—Captain Goff, who committed suicide on Tuesday last, was mph given to the use of ardent spirits, which had a mesa unfavourable effect aka his health. For some time he had !tinted to his friends that he intended to destroy himself. On Monday he dined in company, and the conversation turned upon suicide. The Captain entered warmly into the subject, without alluding to his project. On Tuestlay,.about peon, he sent a Errant to invite a friend to breakfast with him, and whilst he was gone be took two pistols, and plaCing the muzzle of cne st his ear and the other in his mouth, fired them at the same moment. It is remarkable that on Monday Mr. &I' obtained his passport for London, and crdcred his setrant to load the pistols for his jensvey.--Galignani's htrr  Darr
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-09 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On Wednesday night the following melancholy and distressing suicide occurred in St. Martin's-le-grand, opposite the New Post-office, in the person of Mr. Phillips, the proprietor of the New Postoffice Eating-house. After the hours of business Mr. Phillips went out fora few minutes to the public-house at the corner of Angel-street, and partook of a glass of brandy and water ; on his return, which was shortly after eleven o'clock, his wife observed that, being tired, she would retire to rest, and also said that she thought he had better do the mune ; the deceased replied, that he was not tired, and would sit up and read for a short time: when he bid his wife good night, who then retired; being fatigued, she soon fell asleep. About five o'clock yesterday morning she awoke, and not finding her husband in bed, she instantly got up, and proceeded over the house to look for him ; when, In going through a passage which led to some leads, she ' diacovetied hart 'fortunate husband suspended by his silk handkerchief to the door. The unhappy woman instantly gave the alarm, when assistance was procured ; bat it was of no use, as the deceased was quite cold. The deceased, who, for a few minutes, went into the public-house at the the corner of Angel-street, after he had shut up his shop on Wednesday niight,was observed to be in very good spirits. The only cause which can be assigned for the rash act is owing to his being insolvent. What renders the catastrophe more deplorable is, that he has left a wife and four children, the youngest only a few months old, in a state completely destitute.  OARING Roearsv.—On Tuesday evening last Mr' Curtis, of Hampstead. dined with a friend at Smithfieldban; he quitted between eight and nine o'clock to proceed home by one of the Hampstead coaches, and passed along Saffiron-hill, when two ruffians suddenly seized hold of him, and dragged him up cu alley. Notwithstanding the place was crowded with passengers, and Mr. Curtis called for help, no one came to his- assistance; the fellows carried him into a house, forced him np one pair of stairs, into the front room, where two women were sitting, threw him upon a mattress, and while the men held him down, the women rifled his pockets oh' nine sovereigns; from the resistance and noise he made, the party became irritated, dragged him from the room, and threw him down stairs. He was no much injured by the treatment and stunned by the fall, that he became insensible, and was conveyed back to his friend's house, where a surgeon was procured, who accompanied home to his family, and remained all night with him. Apprehensions are entertained that the spine of the back is seriously affected. He had a valuable lady's watch in his fob, w;thout any chain attached to it, which the robbers overlooked. There have been no fewer than ten bankruptcies is Perth within the same number of days—a sufficient proof that the trade of the lona has not yet begun to revive.—, Molar aldrerlikr.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-11-18 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-011 Wednesday night last, about eleven o'clock, the attention of the watchmen in Whited's. yet-road was excited on observing a young man, very respre,shly attired, lying in the road in an extreme state of intoxication : they conveyed him to the watchhouse, where he slept soundly until near four o'clock ; about that hour Mr. Ittunkett, the night constable, having occasion to enter the lock-up room, found the prisoner lying on the ground, watering in his blood : he was immediately placed in a chair before the tire, and it was then discovered that th 2 111. fortunate young man had attempted to put a period to his evist. ence by stabbing himself with a penknife.. under the right ear ;.tho weapon was afterwards found upon the ground. Medical assist. ante was immediately procured, and on his recovering his senses he stated his name to be Wm. Alridge, bolding a respectable situ. scion in the East India Company's warebouses, and that be re. sided in the Commercial-road. On being questioned as to the came of his committing so rash an act, he denied being under any pe. euniary embarrassment, and that he was induced to put a period to his life, coesidering he hadt lived long enough, and was tired of it. lie was shady afterwards ceeveyed to his lodgings, where he now sentalars la a/r•r precarious state. Bob about 26 yeas of age.  F  PRICES OF BRITISH ißank Stork 219 220 per Cent. Red. 814 14 3 per Cent. Cone. 84 Ditto Acct. 864 88 1 34 per Cent. 92 91/ 3a per Cent. Red. Sl2 911 New 4 per Cent. 1024  Pltlt:Es t IF krilltEltiN platilian Bonds Ditto Scrip Ditto Acct. 14 13 124 din Buenos Ayres Bonds Cl:titian Bonds 53 4 Ditto Acct. Colombian Bonds bat Ditto Bonds (1824) 62 1 4 1 34 2i 4 34 2t 4 .pitt, Acct. 624 1 60t 24 3 4 3i 4344 3 4 3 jp4rl 3 Danish Bonds 1014 Ditto Bonds (1825) 24 3 Ditto Acct. 63 French Bente% 3 per Ct. 971. Exchange 251.20 c. French Rentes 3 pr Ct. 681.30 c. Xxehange 23f. ()reek Bonds Ditto Bonds (1625)n
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-11-18 (London, England)

PRESIDE NT—Why did you not inform the Police of it ? Perronneau—l was ignorant whether it was the consequence of a crime or of suicide. ou went further; you advised 'lnnis to take flight ?—lt was according to the advice of Madame Berthe, who was alarmed by the threats of Phasic who said that if any consequences resulted front the affair, he should kill her too. I confess I acted rather thoughtlessly, but still not from my own opinion; 1 had the advice of two other persona. M. BAYEUX, Avocat-General—You had only to consult the law, which enjoins you to declare the matter immediately, under a penalty of 300 francs.  The PnICSIDENT—It is thus that the blameable weakness of many physicians often prevents justice from following up the traces of crime► that have been committed. M. Orfila, Professor of Medicine, and/M. Bartuel, a &mist. were the persons who analysed the arsenic found in the pockets and chamber of Plessia. They stated that the quantity that must have been put into the soup was sufficient to poison several people. Dr. Marc gave evidence to the same effect. The depositions of Bachelet's wife did not excite so much interest as was expected. Newts did not renew hit charges before her. She deposed that Plesgis had offered to watch her husband at night when be was ill, but that she had refused to let hint, from a kind of t.resentiment  Napoleon Lechene repeated the conversation which had passed between him and Plash, the evening before the event in question. The prisoner still denied the correctness oftite statement, and endeavoured to explain that conversation. Madame Mercier, a pork-butcher. then gave evidence to a very important fact that had not lieftee bees noticed. I was said she, at Madame Berate's, who is my neighbour, when the notices were brought for the witnesses to attend the Court. 111. Louis Bachelet said to me—" my God, neighbour, if it had been in powder I should have been a lost man." flow ? said I ; was you not poisoned with a powder ? Bachelet replied, that the arienic, as the physicians had told Aron, was not enough broken. It was that then, cried 1, that he was breaking just before my departure for the country ! In fact, I remember very well that on the 7th July, about five or six o'clock in the morning, whilst at my window, which looks upon the little court opposite the loft where Pleats slept, I saw him crushing something upon a little table. Plessis—lt is false ; I have crushed nothing. Madame Mercier—l don't know what you were crushing, but it snapped under the instrument you used. I only tell the truth. I am sorry to have to give evidence here. Mons:T—Flow has the witness been called before the Court ? The
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-03 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday morning an inquest was held at the GreyheandTavem, Kennington Common. before RICIIARD CAllTell, E"., on view of the body of Mr. William Webb, a tespeotablo wine-oisrehant, who destroyed himself on Weinewlsy night. Jane Knowlton, who lived in the deceased's service in Church. row, Lambeth, dity•ed, that on Wednesday night, shout eleven i o'clock, when the family were about to retire to rest, the deceased called her, and inquired whether the candle was extinguished in the kitchen. On being answered in the atiirreetise be said, " that's right," anti walked back into the parlour. Witness did not hear any more of him that night. The following morning, about 4..!11 minutes before six o'clock, on her coming down stairs, she per. Iteived her matter's chnir.ber door open, and being surprised at that circumstance she walked into thwerioni, and discovered that it had not been sleet in. She then called her young master, who im. mediately hurried on his clothes. and they both proceeded over the house in search of the deceased, for whose safety they had the mast alarming apprehensiens. Bet 31r. Webb was not he found, and they proceeded to the stable. where they "saw him lying on his back ; the blood was flowing front his mouth, and he had a pistol firmly grasped in hilt right hand. Witness immediately went the medial assistance, and a surgeon accompanied her bock, who pro.. Dowered her master to be dead. ln March last two of her roaster:a sons died, and be had been in a low and desponding state of mind from that period, and more than usually so during the last few days. 11:r. Bryant. a surgeon, deposed that on examining the deceased he discovered that the roof of the mouth was completely destroyed by the contents of a pistol, which appeared to have beta discharged into the mouth. tie had known the deceased, who was a man of grent respectability, for several years. Within the last tive'or six months past he had observed in him a deep rooted melancholy, so much so that the moment he was called to attend him he was of of opinion that the deceased had destroyed himself in a lit of temporary insanity reclined by the above causes. The Jury were satisfied as to the state of mind in which rite deceased was when be committed suicide, and returned a verdict— " That the deceased had destroyed biMself whilst laboutiog wades. a fit of temporary insanity."
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1821-08-31 (London, England)

PREVENTION OF SUICIDE BY A DOG. Yesterday morning morning the attention of some brickmakers, who were at work near the Regent's Canal, at Bow Common, was arrested by the eroticism' of au interesting•looking young woman, genteelly dressed, who, in a melancholy mood, wandered about the Common, with her eyes raised, seemingly contemplating the beauties of the firmament, and at intervals singing hymns in a most melodious style, having her arms clasped across lir•r bosom ; she at length approached the batik of the Canal, where she stood motionless, and after having ejaculated some very loud but unintelligible w0r.1., suddenly threw off her bonnet and shoes, end sprung into the middle of the water. The beholders instantly ran to her assistance, but were intimidated from venturing in. Fotionately, by this time a foreigner, accompanied by a large Newfoundland dog, ramie up, when the ►agacious animal noticing the unfortunate young woman struggling in the water, jumped in to her assistance, and after several efforts succeeded in seising her by the collar of her pelisse and dragging her ashore. She was then taken to a publichouse, where (very attention was paid to her, and after a lapse of some hours she became perfectly eutlected, and iu answer to some questions, said she was iuduced to attempt the rash act is consequence of seduction—the author of which, together with her owe name, ■he suppressed, but said she lived in the neighbourhood of Paddington, sod bad strolled along the Canal 11141 morning.  The road from London to Portsmouth is so much improvtd, thut in ordinsly posting the journey may now be performed in about eight hours. Some clue, it is understood, has been obtained of the robbers who broke into the house of the Non. A. MACDONALD, of Connaught place, on ‘Veduesday morning, one of whom fired at the terNfld.. P' ' the tar his iued the pre POLICE -0,-.  MA SitoW-nottst.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1821-05-31 (London, England)

SUICIDE. llkaterday an inquisition was taken before Mr. DELL, Coroner fur Westminster, at ilse Black Swats, in Ryder'scourt, Leicester square, on the body of Mr. C. Marshall, aged 36, who put a period to his existence on the previous e•ening, at his house its Crenboura.alley, where he had resided for a number of years highly respected. Mr. E. Gaines, of King.strarl,Corent-garden, surgeon, de. posed, that be, in conjunction wills Dr. Makin and Dr. Stanger, had attend-d the deceased for the last three weeks. H.• somplaint Wah a sort of rheumatic fever, which latterly affected his head, particularly so within the last four day.. Witness saw him uu Monday morning, and again in the afternoon at five o'clock ; be appeared then nut to be so well as in the morning. Milieu wee mot for al eight o'clock : he went immediately, and found the deceased lying on the sofa in his bed-room. He exatemtd him, and obsere.d a considerable wound in his windpipe, which entirely divided the roof of his tongue and some of the larger blood.vemets ; lie was perfectly insensible, and died about a quarter of an hour afterwards. Iritucsa found the razor in the blood under the sofa; be has no hesitation in saying that the I:p-ressed was out of his mind at the time be iudicted the wound.  —Mr. James Marshall, brother of the deceased, stated, be had attended uu him shies his illness constantly. 0. Tuesday evening Mr. Marshall requested him to call op Mary, 'Deeming, all the witness supposed, his wife, and on his return again found the deceased sitting ote the bed, with his feet nearly touching the flour, and observed a quantity of blood issuing from his neck, and his bead reclining backwards. Witness they alarmed the family, medical assistance was instantly called in, but he died in a few wilartes. Witness was positive at the time be (deceased) was iu a state of delirium.  The Jury. after a short consultation, returned a ',Tact of hisaitt/y.  Brazil Papers have arrived. The following is iwa extract :