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The Sun. — 1844-11-11 (London, England)

NEW STEAM FRIGATE.—At the iron-ship building yard of Mr. Laird, a fine new iron frigate is now building. The model, lines, and workmanship of this vessel are excellent, Mr. Laird, who has had considerable experience in the construction of iron vessels, having de- , voted his almost undivided attention to her. She is 2.400 tons, 210 teet•long, 37i beam, and 23 feet deep, and is to be fitted with a pair of 282 horse-power steamengines, and tubular boilers, by G. Forrester and Co. The frames' are as close as strips over butt joints .can allow them, and are sby 4f angle iron The plates are and inch thick, the rivets and 1 inch. She is divided into twelve compartments by the thwartships and longitudinal bulkheads, forming the coal bunkers. As a ship of war, great attention is paid to her strength, and as far as good material, good workmanship, and the experience of the builder, which is considerable, that will be aeosimptished. Judging from her frame, she will combine the properties of a good sea boat and fast sailer in no ordinary degree. She is about the same depth as the Great Western, but 51 feet longer, and foot wider.— Liverpool Mercury. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OT Ma. SERGEANT ANDREws.—Many painful rumours were rife throughout Friday and Saturday morning at the Courts of Westminster Hall, that the above Learned Gentlemen, who was a leader of the Midland Circuit, had made an attempt at self-destruction, which, on making inquires at his residence at Hampstead-hill, unfortunately proved lzut too true. From the statement of his medical attendant, Mr. Headland, of Guildford-street, it appeared that the Learned Sergeant bad been for some period greatly depressed in spirits, and had passed most of his time in his library. On Thursday it was apparent that the Learned Sergeant seemed unusually depressed, and after breakfast he retired to the library, where, in the course of the morning, Mrs. Andrews had occasion to enter, when she was horror struck at beholding the Learned Gentleman deluged in his 'blood. Losing her presence of mind the lady gate a dreadful scream, which was heard throughout the house, and the servants of the household were quickly in attendance. Mr. Evans, of Hampstead, was irnmee:tately sent for, and rendered every assistance whic'n the emergency of the case required. Mr. Head lard, the family surgeon, on being promptly apprised of t'Afte melancholy transaction, lost no time in doing all that human aid could suggest or skill accomplish for his unhappy patient. At a late hour last night a long consultation .took place between the medical gentlemen, when, weregret to state, the Learned Sergeant was not considered' 00 of danger. Observer,
The Sun. — 1844-06-04 (London, England)

ESTA BLISH ME S TS. • - the rum assured, on becoming claims before 18411. . . Ortllivierie ste'Peor' '3, }SI ew•at'eets • Br•st is -12, Wine-street. • Assurances effected on the equal scale Sof premiums in the year of 17 0 , ,3,,,,t.. .6, atka.strea. ''2. 6. Union-street, lBl4, will participate in the Bonus to be declared in 1649. • li 'oil!' fr Ciree:rve•te and 65, Lord- Leeds, 9, Briggate. . No extra charge for residence in any part of Europe, ncr for pro. ;err ...eff ---'-eirZelsi-elne _ Glasgow, 126, Argyle-street.l 'seeding (in a decked, , sailing; or steam-vessel), from. any one port X • ' and Address-L. HY AM, Pantechnetheca,36, therect to another during peace, to Assurers not being seafaring iy a 1-; .----____eet, city. , _. . men by profession. Licenses are granted to go to any part of the f , 0 , , • 1 4•11/ ------•• ' world upon terms proportionate to the risks, . . lady teeP slit,ehertitTe4ee dS• , e e1e..,(19L1T and RHEUMATIC 13ILLS• Policies on the lives' of persons dying by -suicide, duelling, or by tll'. is ,7,'ses -sereeciSso superiority a this Medicine over every other of Ares the hands of justice, are not void an respects the interests pa 3Y / th-s ttuiralt, eS'S the public f the cure of those dreadtblly paint •ei to whom they may have been legally asseened. • . ..----- i t '`inci'l•l4ilif 'Unlade - out rheumatism lu'rabli o sciatica, &c , Assurances may be effected en any and. every day. '' 'o4e sin ettee b g , , g , By order of the board of Directors, el; ; 'ts et;••-• Of C'rery I the increasing ,sale, men the testimony 0. CAMPBELL J Ared ES DOWNER, Secretary. ' iliPg c' ;he ,eacy• tuck a ;elan's of life, that those who are aware of the ex. , , , 0 ft' slit ;) ti7et.res'Oatabes i,nd, Y. and have sonnt aralled themselves of trying
The Sun. — 1844-04-02 (London, England)

SHOCKING' CASE OF BURNING.—On 5U1L.....y aft"5 noon, between four and five o'clock, an accident of a serious nature occurred to a little girl named Reed, regal; with her parents at 55, Battesland-street, East-road, Ho _A ton. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Reed had been indu,c.„;, by the fineness of the weather to spend a day at Greenwte"o and for that purpose had entrusted the care of their chil°4o. to a neighbour's servant, who most incautiously left ite,( child amusing itself by tossing up an orange. In e, the minutes afterwards she was attracted by the screams ce •icl child, and, on entering the kitchen, . she met the cube screaming most piteously,ilth her clothes all in flames. ths servant,fortunately, had the presence of mind to roll hot hearth-rug round the child, and extinguished the flames,,ke not before she was burnt in a most shocking manner. "'"ifi general supposition is, that the orange must have fallen it+ the fire, and the poor little girl, in endeavouring to regal° 40 must have set her clothes on fire. The little sufferer !he immediately taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, whore 'no now lies in a most precarious state, with slight, if any, b.,°Yof of her recovery. The feelings of the parents on hearinb • the accident may be better imagined than' described. 1 ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE --About nine, on Sun ax an alarm was given by some individuals, on Dialcoo friars-bridge, that a woman had leaped from the parapet lief the river. Some policemen on duty immediately pros mia to the place, and after great exertion succeeded m reec4oo the unfortunate woman from her perilous position. She.dge, conveyed to a public-house in the vicinity of the brl where efforts were made for her recovery, which proved stlii cessful. Her circumstances in life, if we may judge froll,lo clothes she had on, were very distressing, and -we have -'1•011, doubt that poverty had been the cause of her infatolos Too great praise cannot be assigned to the police, by praiseworthy exertions she was rescued from a watery %le
The Sun. — 1844-05-20 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS. On Saturday forenoon Mr. Baker, the Coroner for East Middlesex, held a lengthened investigation at the Lord Nelson, John's-row, St. Luke's, touching the death of Mrs. Caroline Crump, aged 31, the wife of the painter and decorator of the Grecian Saloon in the City-road, who was supposed to have committed suicide, owing to the extreme suddenness of her dissolution, and having once before attempted her life, as also frequently threatening to do so. Mary Ann Cooper, of 20, Ratcliffe-grove, StLuke's, stated that she resided in the same house as the deceased, who had left four young children, and generally lived very comfortable with her husband. She had latterly, however, been frequently addicted to acts of intemperance, which caused them to quarrel at times. On Thursday evening, about 11 o'clock, witness last saw her alive ; she had been during the day very lively, and appeared to retire to rest in very good spirits. On the following morning, about seven o'clock, she was alarmed by deceased's husband knocking at her bed room wall, as if for assistance. She immediately proceeded, and found the unfortunate woman lying on a bed dressed, with her eyes hall closed, and her face becoming black. To all appear' ance she was quite dead. James Crump, the husband of the deceased, sal that she went to bed on Thursday night in gin health, and shortly before seven o'clock he got up an began to dress himself. Whilst so employed she Silu" denly caught hold of one of his legs and violently shook it. He instantly looked up and saw her Piet" ing to her throat, and thinking that she wished him to introduce one of his fingers into her throat, so 0 to make her vomit, he did so accordingly. Scarcely a few seconds, however, had elapsed before she T down stairs to the water-butt, and having proeurea! cup, she attempted to swallow some water. All th' time she appoared suffocating, and witness was slap' ping her back in the hope of restoring her. Stu! .11 last fell into his arms, and he removed her to the non when he found her to have perished.
The Sun. — 1844-05-20 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS. On Saturday forenoon Mr. Baker, the Coroner for East Middlesex, held a lengthened investigation , the Lord Nelson, John's-row, St. Luke's, touchig the death of Mrs. Caroline Crum aged 31, the 'iv of the painter and decorator of the Grecian e Grecian Saloon i 0 ed the City-road, who was supposed to have comrehi suicide, owing to the extreme suddenness of her disss: lution, and having once before attempted her life, s' also frequently threatening to do so. St. Mary Ann Cooper, of 20, Ratcliffe-greres 0 Luke's, stated that she resided in the same house A the deceased, who had left four young children, An:. generally lived very comfortable with her husbas She had latterly, however, been frequently addict to acts of intemperance, which caused them to gnar, at times. On Thursday evening, about 11 ed 110," witness last saw her alive ; she had been during day very lively, and appeared to retire to rest in Yee'l, good spirits. On the following morning, about seY o'clock, she was alarmed by deceased's husbso ee. knocking at her bed room wall, as if for assisti.Al/0. She immediately proceeded, and found the wild nate woman lying on a bed dressed, with her eyes or closed, and her face becoming black. To all tip? since she was quite dead. James Crump, the husband of the deceaseill that she went to bed on Thursday night in col health, and shortly before seven o'clock he got 111)j, began to dress himself. Whilst so employed she, :el denly caught hold of one of his legs and vioe:ot, shook it. He instantly looked up and saw berro ing to her throat, and thinking that she wished 0 to introduce ono of his fingers into her throat, soatt to make her vomit, he did so accordingly. Sell /0 a few seconds, however, had elapsed before eb_e..eji down stairs to the water-butt, and having preer,, cup, she attempted to swallow some water. .4"lor time she appoared suffocating, and witness ping her back in the hope of restoring her. ,M,ed, last fell into his arms, and he removed her to t.P° when he found her to have perished. dr
The Sun. — 1827-10-05 (London, England)

SPORTING INTRLIAGENCE.  NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. THURSDAY, OCT. 4. The races to-day (which terminated the Meeting) were decided as follows: The Town Plate of 501., for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 71b. and fillies, Bst. 31b. D.I. Mr. Wyndham's br c Grampus 1 Mr. Goddard's ch cby Anticipation 2 Colonel Wilson's ch c by Rubens Mr. Curtiss ch fby Rubens 4 Lord Exeter's Recruit beat Mr. Scott Stunebewer's Goshawk. T. Y.C. 100, h. ft. Handicap Sweepstakes, of 10 cove. each. D.M. Colonel Russell's Upas, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Hunter's ch c by Gustavus 2 Lord G. Cavendish's Moslem, 4 yes 3 hir.,Sowerby's Lionel Lincoln, 5 yrs Duke of Grafton's Chloris, it yrs 0 The King's Plate of 100 gs., for four-yr-olds, carrying lOst. 71b. five, 11 at. 71b- six, l Ist. 12112. and aged, 128 t. R. C. Col. Wilson's b. c. Lamplighter, 4 yrs o } dead heat. A tlrr.Monarch, Margaux,Chateau4 rs 5 Y s 0 A 3 8.. C. 7 to 4 on Chateau Margaux, 3 to 1 agst Lamplighter, and 6to 1 agst Monarch. It would be superfluous to give a description of the running, the excellence of it being sufficiently testified by the two first horses coming in so close as to run four, miles a dead heat. Mr. Wyndham and Col. Wilson afterwatds compromised ; the bets, therefore, are divided.—Buckle rode Lamplighter ; Dockery, Chateau Margaux; and F. Boyce, Monarch. Match, 100, A.F.—Duke of Grafton's Monody rec. 65 sow. from Mr. Greville's Miriam. The Second October Meeting, which commences on Monday week, is expected to be brilliant, as the Stakes are valuable and important. The Juke of Rutland will be present, and keep open house at Cheveley.  An inquest was held on Saturday last on the body of a young woman, servant to Mr. Nicholson, of South Ormesby, who destroyed herself by taking arsenic in consequence of being in a state of pregnancy. Verdict, felo de se.,—Lincoln Mercury.
The Sun. — 1827-07-27 (London, England)

SUDDEN DEATII;-7-,-011 Monday evening last, a gentleman named Opearce, a resident .at SuttonValence, set out from that place on foot to go to Langley. a village about two miles from Sutton, to attend the anniversary of the opening of the Wesleyan chapel there.— After walking some distance, Mr. Opearce felt unwell, and sat down in Langley church-yard. Observing two yonna men passing in a cart, he beckoned to them, on whirrs they alighted and went to his assistance. They found him,too ill to walk, and accordingly placed the sufferer in their cart, and took him to the house of the Rev. Mr, Gambier, who paid every attention to the unfortunate gentleman, and administered some medicine in the hope of affording relief. He was again placed in the cart, and proceeded slowly towards home, but Mr. Opearca expired in the arms of one of the young men, a few niinutes before they arrived at Sutton.—Maidstone Journal. An inquest was held at the sign of the Wellington, in the Albany-road, Camberwell, before H. Carter, Esq., on the body of a fine young woman, named Ellen Logan who committed suicide by throwing herself into the Surrey Canal. During the investigation before the jury, circumstances were related, by which it appeared there was considerable blame attached to the individual who prevailed upon the unfortunate deceased to accompany him to a brothel. It was intimated to the Coroner, that the peraon alluded to had induced her to drink until she became in, toxicated, and while in that state led her off to the house where they remained all night. The next morning she betrayed much anxiety of mind in consequence of what had occurred, and in order to pacify her, he declared that he , would procure a licence for their marriage. The deceased, on finding she had been deceived, received such a shock, that she became delirious, and while in that state, destroyed herself under the circumstances above stated. A verdict to that effect was taken.
The Sun. — 1827-11-14 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.-Yesterday an inquest was held at the Committee Rooms for' the Liberty of the Rolls, in Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, on the body of JAMES Anaorr, aged 45. About four months back the deceased carried on an extensive business as a soap-boiler ; hut being a defaulter to the Revenue, the whole of his property was taken upon an extent froth the Crown, and he was consigned to a prison ; he was, -froWever released from his confinement, on giving bond to'enter special bail in the thliowing Term. Having neglected this, he was again arrested en Sunday morning last, at his lodgings, in Northstreet, Whiteshapel-road. The apartment in which he was found was as wretched an abode as could be imagined, it being almost totally destitute of furniture, with the exception of an old table and two chairs. The officers found hire and his wife eagerly devouring a small loaf, and on his taking leave of her he divided the bread, and tore himself from her in the greatest grief: to add to her misery, she is in the last stage of a consumption. On their way to WILSON'S lock-up house in Chancery-lane, 6d. was given to him by a person, and with it he purchased a threepenny loaf and a pint of porter. At night, before he retired to rest, he asked the keeper of the lock-up-house for a drink of water, observing, that he had no money to purchaser any thing else. On the following morning he was found in his room.quite dead, having hanged himself to one of the rails of tire bedstead.—The Coroner and Jury having heard these facts proved by several witnesses, said they had seldom heard of such a distressing case, and returned a verdict—"-That the deceased had destroyed himself while labouring under insanity." A subscription was entered into amongst the Jury for the benefit of the widow, who has been married only twelve months.
The Sun. — 1827-04-06 (London, England)

CURIOUS DISCOVERY.--Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the Horse and Groom public-house, Stepney, on the remains of a female, name unknown, which were discovered under the ground in Long-lane, Shadwell. Samuel Cooper, a labourer, stated, that on Monday last he was excavating the ground, for the formation of a new sewer, and discovered the bones of the deceased, about eight feet from the surface. They were placed at full length, and in regular order. It appeared to him that a grave had been :wade, as the gravel on either side was much harder than that above the skeleton. Mr. Cleland, a surgeon, stated, that the bones appeared to have been those of a full grown female; the skeleton was perfect except the arms, which were not found. The 'flesh was altogether decomposed, but the ~,ones remaining were free from fracture. There was a quantity of auburn hair on the scalp, which fell off when exposed to the air; he was of opinion that the body had been buried between 20 and 30 years. Kendle, the beadle, stated that, persons who had lived in the immediate neighbourhood had no recollection of the street being opened during the last seven years, except for slight repairs; there was no appearance of a coffin, and it was supposed the deceased had been buried without coffin or clothing. The Jury thought that the deceased might have committed felo de se, and was therefore buried in the cross road ; but, upon the recommendation of the Coroner, they returned the following verdict: That the remains of a human being, apparently a young female, were found in Long-lane! Shadwell, but no evidence has been produced to 3110 V ID what wanner she owe by her death.",  Alderman VSNABLES called the attention of the Court to the state of the tfightly watch within the city, with a view to their better regulation. It was the custom of the watchmen to go off their posts at five o'clock in the morning from the beginning of March to September 1, in consequence of which the citizens of Loudon were left without protection from five until half past nine iu the morning at which hour the police went on duty. The result of this practice was, that the great majority of crime that took place in the city was committed at an early hour in the morning. The worthy Alderman concluded by moving that a committee be appointed, composed of an Alderman, a Deputy, and a Commoner of each ward, to report to the Court the state of the nightly watch, and to consider the means of placing the system under better regulations. The motion was agreed to, and the Court adjourned.
The Sun. — 1827-10-15 (London, England)

ODI NG. —King ab ty tßl3ree;,,,,,utilifr:sto,itl.:;.:::ee3ri:ir;saauejies‘c4l:ehthnityiletn:anesetiiK,:t.iletiseili a buc coor.h:rfnolelßtaoenttaguruoaetal Fihgeaoelf uttered ro Bartholomew w Fair, .virittei' „ ~,I lOyf Lord,"Y° u,' land's&c—ticvni faction, scandalized theseth e tzealouscl noise toys." '' Privy Council, who w him, " how dee, you by that ?" Majesty," answered be, ." those Puritans, as I rode London,)trr cchut off mine horses: tail, as they said the ribbons with which voured too much of the pride of the beasitt was tied, 1° en which _, scarlet whore sits. Pray God their shearsmay never e. tend from the tails of horses to the heads of Kiiig4 1), And as be spoke with affectionate and ominous solicitude, be happened to place his hand on the head of Prince Charles (afterwards Charles I.), who was sitting next his brother Henry, Prince of Wales. d the such t Lords e these ew w" d a ' - '..  Footpad robbery, or attempts at footpad robbery, accompanied with cruelty, seems to prevail in this and other parts- of the country, at the same time. Besides what is stated in other parts of this paper, we have to notice that last week, Mr. Budd, of Buffler's Holt, near Buckingham', was stopped by three man near .his own house• on his return from. Brackley market, two of whOul. struck his horse ; but he, being joined by, $ neighbour, beat them off.—A few days ago, neat Lewes, a Man was attacked and.shockingly beat by a villain, but the intended robbery was pre' vented, as in the other case, by some other per' sons who came up to' the sufferer's assistance.--' Bucks Chronicle,.  The valet of Colonel Peel shot himself in the park near to Hardwick-hall, a seat of the Duke of Devonshire, on Monday. The Colonel W amongst the number of his Grace's visiters ; and having learned that his valet had been gamblifig at Doncaster races to a considerable extent, be dismissed him from his service. The poet young man was in consequence quite distracted, and in a fit of insanity committed suicide. 0114 name was Leonard Kernes. An inquest WO held. at Chatsworth on the same day, when 0 appeared that ,a gun had been used for the. per' petration of the fatal deed.. The shot entered hiS left breaSt, penetrated to the heart, and kola several of his ribs. The hody exhibited a most shocking spectacle of determined self-destruc' " That the deceased ifireaanrttile,ofa.ntdliieisfantaolw occurrence Lair,raetialtcee osfhteembpeocraamrye of insanity." We Ile' quite and a female servant ; and that as soon she destroyedtdi eorns .t aVI et ats ff'a ttithn.aecahJifitnttreyit, t existed between hire nit Y.—Sheffield Courant.  a s oOn.n
The Sun. — 1827-10-26 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  SHELBYVILLE, KENTUCKY, SEPT. S.—On Saturday evening last a Captain James Burton, on Floyd's Fork, in Oldham County, committed one of the most barbarous and brutal acts ever perpetrated in a civilized, country. It is stated that Mrs. Burton had far some time entertained serious religious impresSions, and had expressed a desire to become a member of the Baptist Church ; but her hushand opposed her wishes, and said lie Would take her life sooner than • consent to her joining the church. On the day he committed the fatal 'deed, she wished to go to a Methodist Meeting in the 'neighbourhood, but he would not suffer her, and commenced 'abusing • her in a most cruel manner, drawing a large knife, with which he • threatened to take her life. She retreated up stairs, and • he pursued her with more than savage ferocity, where he would have executed his bloody design, if she had not jumped out of the window of a two-storied house, in hopes of escaping &Om. the monster; but, unfortunately, in the fall, she broke one of bey legs, and was unable to make good her retreat.- came down stairs, and carried her into the house, placed her upon the bed, and tied' Lis pocket-handkerchief around her fractured leg. She begged him to go for a physician, declarin:; that, if he did,. she would not tell that he had been the c use of the mis- • fortune. He told her that he would " soon be doctor enough for her," and deliberately shot her through the head, just above. • the right eye. He then reloaded his gun, and tied the trigger to the latch of the door, and fired, with a view of killing himself; but in this he failed. He took -mother drink of grog, loaded Isis gun again, sat down on the side of .the bed where his bleeding wife was gasping her last, placed his gun between his legs, and holding the muzzle a little ooexeele iiti ; above his left eye, be fired it off by placing. out, of his toes • upon the trigger. All this was done in the presence of several small children, both white and black, the oldest of whom is about ten or eleven years of age, and.the daughter of this unfortunate man and woman, who is. said to relate the foregoing particulars of the affair. Captain Button n fc'eoamrstris t habitsthe above cessniov.mt rt hre of ) temperance, by which, it is said, his mind had become inshe was in a fit of intoxication. hapaired;be e and at two ot or time