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The Sun. — 1845-06-04 (London, England)

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The Sun. — 1845-09-05 (London, England)

DESPERATE SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN.  Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a long inquiry wa opened before Mr. G. I. Mills, Deputy-Coroner for Middlesex and a jury, at the Marquis of Hastings, Ossulston-street Somers-torn, on the body of a gentleman at present un• known, who committed self-destruction under the very sin• gular and unaccountable circumstances subjoined. Harriet Maple said she lodged at 26, Aldeaham-street which house was kept by a female named Bryan. Short]) after twelve o'clock on the night of Tuesday last, she met deceased, whom she had never seen befOre, at a concert at tbs Garrick's. Head, in Bow-street, where she partook of a part of a pint of sherry with him and a tall young gentleman, his friend. The deceased told her he had previously been to Evans's Grand Hotel, and bad partaken of two bottles of wine and some rum punch. Shortly before three o'clock on Wednesday morning the deceased bid his friend goodbye, left the Garrick's Head, and accompanied witness in a cab to her residence. At two o'clock or Wednesday afternoon she invited him to pat take o' breakfast, but he refused, and said ho would rather have glass of wine. He gave witness half-a-crown to send for a pint of sherry, and on her calling Margaret Bryan, the landlady's daughter, to go for it, deceased added, " Stay, 1 will send for something else that will do me good." Deceased ther asked for a pen and ink, and wrote a prescription in Latin telling her to send it to some chemist, giving her 2s. to procure it. Margaret Bryan went to the shop of Mr. Wakefield. and on her return with the wine, said that Mr. Wakefield said he had not got any, and that it was poison. Witness told deceased, who said, " Nonsense, it is no such thing ; it is only te enliven up :low spirits ; tend to another doctor." Mergers Bryan then went to the shop of Mr. Rentmore, in Clarendon. square, and brought back a phial about thre,e-parts fu'l of stul, smelling like almonds. Deceased was then lying on the sofa is the parlour, and appeared very cheerio'. Witness left him tr get her breakfast, leaving the phial and the wine on the table. She returned in about five minutes, and on entering the coon asked the deceased how he was? He replied he felt better, but his stomach began to pain him. At that moment he turner' over on the sofa and appeared fainting, and made a gurgling noise in the throat. She called for water, and sent for a doctor. Mr. Wakefield came and said he was dead, and had takes I.oiso n. eßy the
The Sun. — 1845-09-05 (London, England)

DESPERATE SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a long inquiry was opened before Mr. G. I. Mills, Deputy-Coroner for Middlesex, and a jury, at the Marquis of Hastings, Ossulston•street, Somers-town, on the body of a gentleman at present unknown, who committed self-destruction under the very singular and unaccountable circumstances subjoined. Harriet Mayne said she lodged at 26, Aldeaham-street, which house was kept by a female named Bryan. Shortly after twelve o'clock on the night of Tuesday last, she met deceased, whom she had never seen before, at a concert at the ' Garrick's Head, in Bow-street, where she partook of a part of a pint of sherry with him and a tall young gentleman, his friend. The deceased told her he had previously been to Evans's Grand Hotel, and had partaken of two bottles of wine and some rum punch. Shortly before three o'clock on Wed. nesday morning the deceased bid his friend goodbye, left the Garrick's Head, and accompanied witne.s in a isah to her residence. At two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon she invited him to partake of breakfast, but he refused, and said he would rather have a glass of wine. He gave witness half-a-crown to send for a pint of sherry, and on her calling Margaret Bryan, the landlady's daughter, to go for it, deceased added, " Stay, I will send for something else that will do me good." Deceased then asked for a pen and ink, and wrote a prescription in Latin, telling her to send it to some chemist, giving her 2s. to procure it. Margaret Bryan went to the shop of Mr. Wakefield, and on her return with the wine, said that Mr. Wakefield said he had not got any, and that it was poison. Witness told deceased, who said, Nonsense, it is no such thing ; it is only to enliven up low spirits ; send to another doctor." Margaret Bryan then went to the shop of Mr. Rentmore, in Clarendon-' square, and brought back a phial about three-parts fill of stuff smelling like almonds. Deceased was then lying on the sofa in the parlour, and appeared very cheerful. Witness left him to get her breakfast, leaving the phial and the wine on the table. She returned in about five minutes, and on entering the room asked the deceased how he was ? He replied he felt better, but his stomach began to pain him. At that moment he turned over on the sofa and appeared fainting, and made a gurgling noise in the throat. She called for water, and sent for a doctor. Mr. Wakefield came and said he was dead, and had taken poison. By the
The Sun. — 1845-09-05 (London, England)

THAMES.  EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BlGAMY.—Richardby Mbbert, aged 42, a wine-cooper, was brought before Mr. Broderip for final examination, charged with bigamy. Mr. Pelham defended the prisoner, an account of whose remarkable career, and evidence adduced on the first examination, was stated in The Sun of Friday last. It has since transpired that the woman to whom he was united in New York, about the year 1830, and whom he afterwards deserted and came to England, has since married again, and was in London in April, 1844, when she heard that her husband had been married to two wives in England, and both were living. She returned to New York immediately afterwards, where she is still rending. Yesterday the first wife, married in England, was again in attendance. She is a very lady-like and accomplished woman, only 28 years of age, and has borne the prisoner one son, now aged four years. She left the prisoner in 1843, in consequence of his barbarous usage of her. In a short time afterwards he attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat, and was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Ilosiital, where he remained for three months before he was cured. On his recovery he paid his addresses to a young female named Ann Biles, who is now only twenty years of age, and to whom he was married on the 21st of January, 1844, at Whitechapel church. Yesterday, on the prisoner being placed in the dock, much curiosity was manifested to obtain a sight of him. Ile is a very remarkable man, with a thin face, sallow complexion, and immense bushy whiskers. quite black, and nearly concealing his face. In Octube r, 1841, t,e was tried at the Old Bailey for destroying his mother's will, and acquitted. 'the first nitness called was Joseph Brown, an elderly man, who said he was a carman, and lived at No. 19, Samuel-street, St. George's-in-the-East. He was present at the prisoner's marriage at Whi•echapel Church, in January, 1844, but he did not know the name of the woman, and he only knew the prisoner by sight. Mr.
The Sun. — 1837-10-06 (London, England)

THEATRES  HA YMARKET.  An Operetta, called the Swiss Swains, was brought out last night chiefly for the purpose of exhibiting Mrs. Waylett in a new character. The words are by Mr. Webster, the music by Mr. Alexander Lee. The following is the plot :—Jeannette Glib ( Mrs. Tayleure) an old housewife, objects to the attachment felt by her daughter Rosetta (Mrs. Waylett) to her nephew Walter (Collins), and accordingly causes the latter to be sent into the army by her influence with the burgomaster, and compels Rosetta to accept for her lover a wine-bibbing swain called Swig ( Webster.) By the way " Swig" and " Glib" are not very Swiss like names. Os the very day which -is to unite Rosetta and Swig, while the latter has in his pocket the wedding portion and the mother's written consent, Walter suddenly returns. The old lady orders him to be gone, and vows that he shail not have Rosetta till he can produce fifty pieces of silver, as well as her own consent in writing, which she regards as an impossibility. Rosetta and 'Walter alleviate their sorrows by playing all sorts of tricks on poor Swig. First the lady places a ladder against a tree, which she persuades Swig to ascend on pretence of giving him a lesson in the art of serenading, and then suddenly removes the ladder, leaving him seated on a very high branch when he is compelled to witness a scene of courtship between his ladye-love and Walter. The old mother, as a punishment for this proceeding, locks Rosetta up in a cottage while she goes out, but the ingenious daughter persuades Swig to set a ladder against the window, promising a glass of wine as a reward. When she has descended she allows him to tap two barrels of wine belonging to her mother. He bores them with a gimlet, and is compelled to see another love-scene between Rosetta and Walter, holding his thumbs all the while to the apertures in the barrels, lest the liquor should escape. Finally, Walter challenges Swig, gives him a pistol loaded with powder, and when he has fired, falls back, pretending to be mortally wounded. Swig is aghast at the prospect of being hanged for murder, and Walter promises that he will confess he has committed suicide, provided Swig will give him the consent and the marriage portion. Swig complies, and of course Walter revives, and produces to Jeannette the consent and portion as required. An officer, whose life Walter has -saved in battle, gives him his discharge and a splendid farm, the old lady is delighted with the match, and the bridegroom makes Swig happy by presenting him with the portion, and promising wine ad libitum. This is improbable, but it seemed to tell very well. The music, consisting of light ballads, was equally successful.
The Sun. — 1837-10-28 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Wednesday last on the body of Ann, the wife of George Whitmore, of Norfolk-street. coach-body-maker. Henry Hawley Clarke, of Fargate, Sheffield (being one of the Society of Friends), affirmed—Yesterday morning, Tuesday, the 17th, about nine o'clock, a young woman came to my shop and asked for white mercury. I told her I declined selling it without a witnes. She said," You need not be afraid. lam not going to kill myself." rthen asked her what she wanted it for ? She said to kill some mice, as she was almost devoured with them, and they ate everything she left about. I asked her if she was aware of the strength of . it, and also how she was going to lay it for them. She told me she was going to mix it with some oatmeal, as a neighbour had recommended her. I asked her how much she would have, and she said threepennyworth. I stated that that was a large quantity ; she must not make it strong, otherwise the mice would not take it. She said she had an immense quantity of mice, and she would take that quantity, and it would serve her more than once. I then gave her an ounce and a half, and wrapped it in a blue paper, labelled " poison" in Roman letters, and wrapped up in a second paper, Before she left, I said. to her .in a joking way, " I hope you are not going to take it ; if you do, you will get me into a mess." She turned it off as a joke, and said she was not tired of life. She then left the shop. She appeared perfectly rational and composed, or I would not have sold it. Her conduct and manner were such as to warrant me in selling the mercury without a witness. There was no appearance of temporary derangement. Ann Harrison and Elizabeth Harrison, with whom the deceased lodged, and other witnesses, were examined, as well as the husband of the deceased, but they could not at all account for the rash act, except it arose from jealousy. The jury returned a verdict of Felt, de sc, and' the deceased, under the coroner's warrant, was interred that evening, between the hours of nine and twelve o'clock, without the rites of Christian burial.—Shetld Iris.
The Sun. — 1837-08-01 (London, England)

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—On Monday, the 24th inst., six young ladies entered a fiacre at the Rue Royale St. Honore, Paris, and ordered the coachman to drive to the Bois de Vincennes. In addition to the fare agreed upon, the coachman received a handsome gratuity, which seems to have led him to believe that there must be some mystery in the proceedings of this feminine conclave. His suspicicns were not unfounded. Madame Stephanie L 5", furious against her ex-intimate friend, Madame Adele Mee., who had abstracted her lover, had challenged'her fortunate rival to mortal combat. The invitation had been accepted, and it was to settle this affair of honour that the two ladies, each accompanied by two seconds of her own sex, had repaired to the Bois de Vincennes. A pistol having been placed in the hand of each the two rivals tired in turn. The murderous engines, however, had been loaded by inexperienced hande, and were discharged by hands equally unaccustomed to the arena of duelling. le'either of the fair combatants, accordingly was hurt, and, though they were themselves by no means desirous to retire from the affray, the seconds severally declared that their principals had done all that honour called for, and insisted upon withdrawing their women from the field. Information was on Saturday given to the police of the mysterious disappearance of a gentleman named Reynolde, a resident of Finchley. It appeared that three weeks ago on Monday last, he left his home in company of his son, to see a gentleman in town on some business, and on the road ho sent the lad a few yards from the Angel, Islington, on a trifling errand, and during his absence Mr. Reynolds disappeared, and has not since been heard of; but some papers have been found expressive of his intention to commit suicide, which it is feared he has, some distance off, carried into execution. He is described as about 35 years old, Mt. Bin. in height, inclined to be stout, light hair, florid complexion, has a front tooth out, and was dressed in a black cloth waistcoat and coat, striped or railroad trousers, laced shoes, and striped green cravat. He had been in a desponding state for several days. On Saturday night last the village of Holmes Chapel was thrown into great confusion in consequence of the unfortunate death of Thomas Lowe, who was killed whP.st fighting with a man of the name of Dale. His death, was caused by a fracture of the skull.—Manchester
The Sun. — 1837-07-26 (London, England)

INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT NEW BOOKS. --Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has just published the following interesting New Works, which may be had of all booksellers throughout the kingdom :-1. The Spas of Germany, by Dr. Granville, author of " Travels to St. Petersburgh," &c., 2 vols., Bvo., with 38 illustrations-2. Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c., in 1836-7, by Edmund Spencer, Esq., author of " Germany and the Germans," 2 vols. Bvo., with numerous illustrations-3. Wanderings in Greece, by George Cochrane, Esq., 2 vols. Bvo., with portraits of the King and Queen of Greece, and numerous other illustrations-4. Memoirs of Colonel Charles Shaw, including a Narrative of the War in Portugal and Spain from its commencement to the dissolution of the British Legion in June 1837. 2 vols. Bvo., with portraits of Admiral Napier arid General Evans--5. The City of the Sultan, or Domestic Manners of the Turks, by Miss Pardoe, 2 vols. Bvo., with numerous illustrations-6. Travels in Palestine and Syria, by George Robinson, Esq., 2 vols. post Bvo., with new maps and plans-7. Captain Alexander's Narrative of a Voyage of Observation among the Colonies of Western Africa, and of the Kaffir War of 1836, 2 vols. Bvo., with maps and numerous plates, by Major C. C. Michell, K. H.-8. Spain, and the Seat of War in Spain, by Herbert Byng Hall, Esq., late Captain 7th Royal British Fusileers, 1 vol. post Bvo., with View of Bilboa. Yesterday the Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, and attended by the Duchess of 'Sutherland, the Marchioness of Tavistock, the Earl of Albemarle, and others of her Majesty's suite, honoured the Exhibition of the Royal Academy with a visit. Her Majesty was received and conducted through the rooms by the President, Officers, and Council. Her Majesty also condescended to inspect the Library, Council-room, and Hall of Casts. Yesterday morning, a few minutes past four o'clock, a desperate attempt at suicide was committed by Alexander Meredith, Esq., at his residence in George-street, Portmansquare. It appears from the statement of the unhappy gentleman's valet that he returned home at the above-mentioned hour, apparently in a dejected state. On entering his apartment he sat on the sofa, and requested his servant to fetch him some water. On his return to him he found that he had retired to his bedroom, and on entering it he discovered his unhappy master lying on the floor, weltering in his blood, having cut his throat with a razor. Surgical assistance was procured 1 as promptly as possible, and the wound was sewed up, but no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The Sun. — 1837-03-23 (London, England)

SUFFERIN'GS FROM THIRST.-Some twelve miles from Oran we passed the spot where, a year and a half ago, there had been hard fighting between the French and the natives. The French soldiers, though an over-match for the Arabs, suffered dreadfully from heat and thirst. Their store of water was exhausted ; the breath of the simoom set in ; the cavalr:, stood its shock, and by their elevation from the ground were able to respire, but, the foot soldiers fell by companies, gasping for breath. A captain of dragoons, who was in the scene, told me that there was more than one instance of the infantry soldier, driven to madness by thirst and agony, putting his head to the mouth of the musket and his foot to the trigger, and committing suicide. One infantry officer alone gave waY to despair ; and though it is probable that he was, in these circumstances, no more a responsible agent than a man in the delirium of fever, yet it was better, perhaps, that he did not survive the occurrence. He pulled his purse from his pocket : he said to his men, " I have led you into battle with courage. and I have always been a kind officer to you : the horror of MY sufferings is now insupportable ; let the man among you who Is my best friend shoot me dead, and here are 30 louts d'ors for his legacy." No man would comply with the request ; but be had hardly uttered it when he fell down and expired.--Campbell's Letters from .the South.  PLATED CORNER DISHES, with Strong Silver Edges and Handles.—A Set of Four Plated Corner Dishes and Covers are offered, complete, for Eight Guineas or a set with richly ornamented Edges, Handles, &c., for Ten Guineas. The Handles take off the Covers the set thus form, Eight Dishes when requited. T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London. N.B. A variety of Secondhand Watches may be selected firs all price Two Guineas each. Warranted.
The Sun. — 1837-08-17 (London, England)

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—In our last we copied a paragraph, which has been going the round of the papers, stating that for the last five weeks considerable excitement had prevailed in the neighbourhood of the Edgeware-road, London, in consequence of the mysterious disappearance of a female named Sansbury, the wife of a baker, carrying on business at No. 7, John-street, who left her home on the Ist of May, for the purpose of visiting a brother residing in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket, and had not since been heard of. In consequence of the description of her person contained in the paragraph in question, and the recollection of a circumstance which occurred some time since, inspector Stephens, of the city station, was induced to make some inquiries upon the subject, which have resulted in the discovery of the lost lady, who, in her own name, and in her proper person, was joined in holy wedlock at Christ Church, in this city, on Sunday morning last, to a journeyman tailor, named Blewer, who has been working during the last six months at the shop of Mr. D. Peters, in High-street. It appears that, for some reasons best known to the parties, Mrs. Sansbury had determined ner longer to live with her lawful partner, and she accordingly left London by coach, and arrived in this city on the 2d of May last, with the intention of sailing from this pert to America ; but being unable to obtain an immediate passage, she took up her lodgings at a tavern in the neighbourhood of Wine-street, where, it is believed, she first became acquainted with her newly-acquired protector, and formed the connection which has terminated in her illegal marriage. As soon as these facts had been pretty clearly ascertained, Mr. Bishop, the superintendent of police, wrote an seccount of the circumstance to the injured husband, who has since arrived in this city, and fully assured himself of the infidelity of his frail partner ; but what further steps will be taken on the subject we are not yet in a condition to, say. We will leave our readers to form their own estimate of the value of Mr. Sansbury's loss. But there is one melancholy circumstance connected with the affair, which all must equally deplore—we allude to the suicide of the servant Eliza Colebury, who, from the dread of being accused as the murderess of her mistress, put a period to her existence by hanging herself. It is due to the memory of that poor unfortunate girl that these facts should become known, and it is therefore that, with every respect for the feelings of the abused husband, we have felt it to be our duty to. publish them.—Bristol Mercury.