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The Sun. — 1837-10-04 (London, England)

DEATH FROM ARSENIC.— Co' On Monday a r, roller's Jury were summoned to inquire into the death Olk. young woman,aged 20, named Jan-e. Saunders, at 13ue land Newton. The deceased had caught a violent cold as got wet in her feet, froM which she suffered a very vio/aar attack of rhctirnatistia in the leg and hip. Her went to the mother of- Mr. Wm. Williams, to whom sb related the young woman's illness, and from whom she ice; ceived two calomel pills and some salts and germ*, %lb cr were taken by the deceased ; after which Mrs. Taylor, N" Williams's housekeeper, called and tidministered to her some simple applications. Mrs. Williams, in the coarse of the day, having seen her medical attendant, Mr- Fos' induced him, as an act of benevolence, to see the -young woman, which he did, and directed his apprentice, Nichel!s,l a youth of 17 years of age, to make up four of calomel opium, and antimony, and six powders of nitre, colchicum' and jalap, which were taken by the decease& who afleri wards complained of violent pains in the stomach sed and cane. bowels. The deceased declared she was dying, her family about her, to whom she gave a religious adninel; ton as to their future life, stating her confidence she was mothee going to happiness. She also sent for a young rnuaa who had been paying his addresses to her, but who "a been absent for three weeks, and whom she asked to follow her remains to the grave. Between eleven an ek twelve o'clock, on the following morning, she died. `'nd a post mortein examination, the bowels were 1."-, in a healthy state, with the exception of ' few inch(' nearest the stomach, which were much inflamed, and contained a portion of a white powder, which, On being tested' die proved to be arsenic, and to have been the /Wee The cause of her death. The deceased was not enciente..5 Coroner, in summing up the case to the Jury, gave it as 'la opinion that the deceased had poisoned herself wilfully, an that she had taken the arsenic for some improper PorPese. before Mrs. Williams's housekeeper. or Mr. Fox's aPP;a-vne tice had administered any medicine to her. He also it as his opinion that she had taken the poison because '.1.1 hed been neglected by her sweetheart ; And ifthe jury thotti"with him, however painful their duty, they must bring iO,l verdict of felo de se. In concluding his remarks, he decll;.red his belief that the parents of the unfortunate girl had caused much to be suppressed that might have confirmed his a; their opinions as to the facts, and that there was lot„ shadow of an imputation on either Mrs. Taylor or the Yo°)b Nicholls, who had compounded the medicines ordered hi Mr. Fox. The Jury, after a lengthened delibration, icturned a verdict " That the deceased died' from arserfr, being administered to her, but when, or in what ma"), does not appear." This verdict was accompanied by a bittr compliment to Mrs. Williams and her housekeePer' their benevolence to the young woman.—Dorset Conn'Y Chronicle.
The Sun. — 1837-10-04 (London, England)

MARKETS. 'ON CORN MARKET.—Sept. 29. {Salley. Oats. I Pease. 32s 14.1 31s 04 —s 255: Od 22: Oil 0.1 li 24s 6(1 I7s 11, I Ild Wheat is market ,383 whereof we '3 thaseld --0 Grey. i 3 6-12t4s I Alt IC ET. —Sept. 28.  Beans. 453 0i 4 OJ  'H CORN Al  Batley. I Oats. 3h 2tls 4,1 '2ss Od 22: Od 23: IQ 18s 81  1 38, 0,1 tre sold.  ['ease. Beans. 4's Od 42 0.1 33. Od 3S• 0,1 36 Od 36 Od  . Yesterday informationwas received at the various station-houses and police offices of the committal of the following robberies :—Between eight and ten o'clock yesterday morning some thief entered the house of Mr. Frazer, No. 6, Morris's-walk, Southwark-bridge-road, and stole from the first-floor a rosewood workbox, containing a 101. Bank of England note, between 20/. and 301. in gold, a number of gold bracelets, ear-rings, and rings, and a variety of other articles. The thief obtained access to the premises'by means of the street door, which had been left open by the servant, the family being at breakfast at the time. Also, between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a man, about 24 years of age, about 5 feet 8 or nine inches high, dressed In a blue jacket and trousers, entered the shop of Mr. Marks, silversmith and jeweller, Jermyn-street, St. James's, and asked to look at some gold rings. A tray of gold rings, hall-marked, was accordingly shown him, and while Mr. Marks's attention was drawn by him to another WM of tho shop, ho contrived to abstract nearly the whole contents of the tray, and, darting out of the shop, effected his escape, although immediately pureued by a number of persons,  • • Yesterday morning, as one of the Paddington omnibuses was proceeding along Holborn to the City, one of the fore wheels came off, and the ponderous vehicle, canting forward, was only prevented from falling flat on its side by resting on the end of the axletrce. A young woman named Sarah Thomas, who was sitting in front of the rad, was thrown off, and sustained very soyerp injury. She was carried to St. 13artholntriewls hospital, and her life is at present considered to be in very great danger, The General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Caledonia, from Hamburg, arrived off the Custom-house yesterday at noon.  Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held qt the Plasterer Armst Tottp*R-equtt-rocli halve Mr. Stirling and a respeptuble jury, on view of the body of Thomft! Howell, aged 22, late barman at the above louse: 7..0 committed suicide by cutting his throat ti a very dreadful manner. The jury returned a verdict of " Teurrary insanity."  The half-pay of the undermentioned Officers has b?en cancelh d from the Ist instant, inclusive, they having a commutml allowance for their commissions:— Deputy Purveyor J. Mould, half.pay of the H tspit 11 Staff. Captain J. L. Pleyardt, half-pay Wattcville's Regi ncnt. Lieut. H. Ruttan, half-pay Battalion of Incorporated Mi!itia cf Upper Canada. Captain A. Maclean, half-pay Battalion of In3orpo:atel Ali of Upper Canada.
The Sun. — 1837-11-27 (London, England)

CAOUTCHOUC RICK:CLOTHS.--A new c°.c _;toral for hay, straw, &c. has been presented to the Agrl_u,.d Society of Paris, which has been found to have ansvro.; proceedingly well during the late heavy rains, not °nil 10f pug' venting the wet, but having also the desirable qualitYlera. venting. insects from depositing their oves. This c,,qo§; which is very simple, consists of a piece of strong;ece, similar to that used for ships' sails in the shape of a n ruber' well saturated with a dilution of caoutchouc or Indilae ca bass with spirits of common turpentine. It renders tl a.to can quite impervious and more elastic, and the prepawr I!buing be made at a trifling expense. The Government, Lay seer?: make a trial of it at the late camp of Compeigne, °wort 014 of the soldiers' tents prepared with it, and from the it ha board of officers appointed to make the experimerns to 13.3 that j‘reio proved so efficacious in propelling the damp. d adopted throughout the French army l" Farmers' Journal. , _ Shoor On Thursday an inquest was held City house, No. 16, Walbrook, before Mr. Payne', of John f a nor, and a respectable jury, on view of the body rnstannes,°o- encamp • ler, aged 47, who committed suicide under circathe evidence very distressing nature. It appeared from. with a ~.er duced, that the deceased, who was a married.o7 4 ateosetn6; of "were/Jen; for family, for a number of years held the situation to the firm of Oppenheim and Co., uss unfortunate ma, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury. The been seasa vettr!thuat, esome months prior to his melancholy death _a ‘st• „get pressed state of mind, the chief cause 0 " twen.Y years.; ~(py able to his eldest son, a young man about Wed .ee', involving himself in some serious difficultie..•wire suspe!.1000:00., morning the deceased was discovered by No. 89, Chocked, a rope to a hook in the wall at his lodgi ngs'dreadfullY 5,v :13P° Cannon-street. The poor woman, who was d „urgeoleies gave an alarm, and he was cut down, annd other ref life bad attended, and endeavoured by bleeding an functions affectei, restore animation, but ineffectually, as the wag deeply f ceased. The widow of the deceased, who were e- iod 0 at her slid bereavement, and otherreiltiti:d that thevee-rdict of from whose statements the jury werensadt " the unhappy man was distracted, " Temporary mental derangement." ,returned
The Sun. — 1837-05-29 (London, England)

SUICIDE.-011 Saturday a lenothbeed investigation took place at EasterA-Hotel, Southamp tonstreet, Covent-garden, before Me. Higgs and a highly regpect-ele Jury, touching the death of J. Miller, Esoi., aged 52, a :..an of independent ti tune and very respectable family connections, residing near Croydon. William Chitty, head waiter in the establishment at the Hotel, depo'sed that a few nights since the deceased, who was a stranger to the house, came i:.to the cotfee-room; about half-past nine o'clock, and asked if he could have a bed, and, being answered in the affirmative, one was shown him on the ground floor, to which he objected, and he ultimately selected one at the top of the house, in which he remained, desiring taitnev, to have his boots cleaned and brought up in the morning. Witness then wished him good night, and went up stairs between 10 and 11 o'clock, to see that the candle was all safe, and he found it had boon extinguished. In the morning the porter took up the boots, and upon entering the room, he found the unfoi tunate gentleman suspended by a silk handkerchief from the bed-post. The jury retuned a verdict of—" Died by hanging himself whila in a state of temporary insanity."  A distressing case of manslaughter occurred last week in this county. A number of workmen in a tanuery at Drayton had been enjoying themselves in the evening with a cup of ale, whet, some rough jokes being perpetrated on a workman named John Ray, he, in order to 4'lol any further desire to continue such sport, seized a mallet which lay beside him, and threw it with the intention of its alighting between two men who were standing before him. Unhappily the weapon alighted•on the forehead of his own brottier-in.law,, George Edwards, and so dreadfully injured him, that he survived only till the next morning. The afflicted perpetrator of this unwitting crime is committed to our gaol fur trial at the Assizes.—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
The Sun. — 1832-05-02 (London, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—Mr. NVIIEEO6;: tailor, of Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, quitted family on Friday evening last, about seven, on pretence °t calling to pay part of his quarter's rent, and from tly time until Monday was not heard of, when his faij learnt that he had, on Sunday night, committed el'i°;d' e' by hanging himself at the Rose and Crown, Lower Thalo`street. Ile has left a widow far advanced in pregna°C; and seven young children, six of whom are unable to g their living, in utter penury. The following letter, in thee leceastd's handwriting, was found in the bed-roozn where he hung himself:— " The cause of this rash act is as follows have rose tiP early and gone to bed late, and cat the bread of carefulness; but all would not do; my friends falling off one by one, and, to till up the measure of my calamity, my cruel landlord 00V,. yesterday (Friday) left word with my wife that if the quarter rent was not paid this day (Saturday) he would put in a broltect' and sell us up. The idea of seeing one of the best of wives ana tenderest of mothers, with a numerous young family, turn into the street, was more than I could bear, and to remonstrate ( with lihn I know would be in vain. I paid my kindhearted landlord 2.51. down on taking possession, in 1800, of the Pee; mises, and I have since expended 701. to the injury of 'l9 family and friends, and the entire destruction of myself. ,o; " SAMUEL 'WHEEL' c, 12, Portugal.street, Lincoln's.inn-fields. ; cc I have now on my person six sovereigns and some silver"— (this was found on hini)---Oh, my brain, how it turns round; ..S. W. The Jury returned a verdict of Temporary Derangement' •  ....,..............,....... _ -- - irmy. Esterhazy's regiment is on its march for hal).
The Sun. — 1832-05-28 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE IN LONG-ACRE.  This morning the neighbourhood of Long-acre was thrown into a state of much consternation in consequence of the shocking suicide of Mr. Salisbury, the celebrated coach-lamp manufacturer, who for a series of years has carried ()I an extensive business in that line. Mr. Salisbury rose this morning about six o'clock, and took break• fast with his family, nothing being observed unusual in hie manner. Having concluded his meal, the unfortunate tnan went up stairs and remained there until a little after •en o'clock, the family supposing that he was trans• awing business ; hut a little aft. r that hour the woole of the Acre was thrown into a state of alarm by his suddenly precipitating himself from the third story front window, and, falling upon his head, was dashed td pieces. He was taken up by some passengers quite dead, a id conveyed into the house, where the body now lies to await the Coroner's inquest. No cause can be assigned for the committal of the rash act; the deceased was in good and thriving circumstances, and was one of the first carriage-lamp manufacturers in England. The only con• elusion that his family can come to is, that he was suddenly attacked by art aberration of intellect, as some years .:go he was confiled on account of insanity. He has left a wife and handy to deplore their loss.  It is a fact, not generally known, that tar rubbed on rat or mouse holes will immediately banish those vermin ; hut when it becomes dry it must be renewed.  We have reason to fear an attempt will be made, so soon as the Reform Bill shall have nassed into a law, to convert both the northern and southern districts of this county into what may be termed close boroughs, if that term be applicable to a constituency of 5,000 persons. The old Blue, or Tory party, have two objects in view—one, to create divi,iion in the camp of the liberal party ; the other, to bring about a reconciliatiOn between themselves and what may be designated as the Whig interest. The probability is, they will fail in bomb, and that the influential Whigs never will again consent to be pirties to any arrangement of this description.—Esser Independent.
The Sun. — 1832-10-11 (London, England)

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. —The fears expressed in the communication of last evening have been painfully realized to-day. The storm, the sudden coming on of which was mentioned yesterday, and which drove a number of vessels on shore, has, unhappily, destroyed much property and many valuable lives. Among the ships which put to sea yesterday was the William Nelson, for New Orleans. Lying near the entrance to the harbour, she was, by the aid of a steam-boat, towed out to sea more than two hours before the time of high water. She had even got clear of the banks before the gale commenced, and it was hoped would have :been able to keep out of danger. The gale increasing to a complete storm, however, it would seem that she was driven back by its violence. Unfortunately, late in the afternoon she struck on the banks, and went to pieces. This morning her letterbag, which the unfortunate captain (Platt) had stuffed with chaff to render it buoyant, knowing its value to his owners, and innumerahle fragments of the wreck, were washed on shore in Bootle Bay, when the melancholy fate of the ship and her crew was ascertained. All hands perished. There were three passengers, Mr. Somerville, a theatrical gentleman, it is said, and his two daughters, all of whom shared the fate of the Captain and his crew. The Grecian, for Boston, which was mentioned yesterday as being on Burbo Bank, was got off at night ; but she sustained so much damage while on shore, that she filled with water ere she could be brought into a place of safety, and sunk in Bootle Bay. The Steward and a woman and her child were unfortunately drowned, so suddenly was the final catastrophe. The ship's masts are visible at highwater, and riegers are now employed in dismantling her rigging. The packet.ship Algonquin is on the strand near Mockbeggar ; her masts are gone, and she will, it is feared, become a complete wreck. The Vigilant, for Havannah, remains on shore near the same place. It is doubtful whether she will be got off. The sloop Queen Adelaide, of Cardigan, from Cardiff, is wrecked on Mockbeggar. On the Lancashire shore several vessels are also wrecked ; one, a brig, is on shore on Formby Wharf, and another several miles to the southwards. Tomorrow, it is feared, will bring accounts of more disasters. The storm has caused considerable damage to the buildings in the town. Several new houses, at the outskirts, have been blown down.  A poor man was drowned in the river yesterday, owing to the storm. The storm has now completely abated. Arrived today, tl4e Isabella, from Riga ; and the Keith, Stewart, from St. Petersburgh. Off the port, one ship, four brigs, and one snow. Among them, the: Globe, from New Orleans; the Corsair, from Halifax; and the Renown, from Danerara.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE of a
The Sun. — 1832-04-07 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On the night of Tuesday eight days, an old man, aged upwards of S 2, was found suspended by the neck in his barn, near the Ellrig_lock. He had been desponding for a while previous, and before the rash act was observed looking over his papers, but some illusive dread of want had so preyed on his mind, that in a fit of desperation, he thus hurried himself from the scene of his supposed woes.—Scotsman.  -• By a return laid hetore Parliament it that the Courts of Vice Wardell and Steward of the Stannaries in Cornwall, have tried in the last seven years twelve causes. The Stannary Courts are invaluable bequests made by the wisdom of our ancestors. We do not know how much they cost the present generation.  By a Parliamentary document, it appears tlat Only 2474 subpamas have been issued out of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland in the last ten years. The number of rules to show cause, within the same period, amounted to 143• By the 48th Geo. 3, c. 145, the King was empowered to grant very large pensions to the do-nothing ;udges of this sinecure court. By the Act 2W. 4th, the court is altogether abolished. Thus much at least for reforming in preference to u tax-taw:ming king.  ...) rt , .- • vi ,aj A CG t, t g EtEF.,'“Z E 8 . r 3 .. . mo - ~,, c Places and Dates. . ,-, C., (d t . .. cd Cd 7..i E • ? ... . Et; . . o' 011 .:1 o ~1 z ,74 B •7-1 .!..-E cikE Ely, Cambr. April 6 Portobello, April 4 321 2 0 3 46 26 Edinburgh, April 4 2 0 1 0 1 62 39 \Vat er of Leith, April 4 2 3 0 0 5 61 30 Greenock, April 4 2l 112 3 17 S 3 38 Glasgow, &c. April 4 42 13 6 5 44 678 340 Paisley, April 4 l6 3 2 4 13 325 187 Cathcart, April 3 Larbert, April 4 Botlikinner, April 4 Calder Iron Works, Ap.4 4 8I 3 I '2 7 49 I 13 11— F 1 otal 1112 39 19 23 109 13:6 709 Total from places where the disease has ceasedll and from which no return have been this day received 6069 1780 Grand Total 7455 12489 -------•661.----__
The Sun. — 1832-05-05 (London, England)

LANARK REFORM MEETING.--On Friday evening, 27th inst., a meeting of the inhabitants of Lanark was held in the West Port Church, for the purpose of petitioning the House of Lords to pass the Reform 811 without any alterations. The church was crowded to excess. JoaN arnsorr, Esq. surgeon, being called to the Chair, a petition couched in bold and decisive, yet at the ,ante time respectful language, was moved by A. T. WATERson, E:q., seconded by Mr. Wax. BALLANTY and unanimously adopted by the meeting. The petition is now in course of signature, and its columns are fast filling. It is to be preskinted by the Duke of HAMILTON, to whom a vote of thanks was moved by Mr. BALLA NTYNE, seconded by JAMES THOMSON, Esq. of Castleyett, and unanimously agreed to, for his Grace's manly support to the measure of Reform, and for his snacked attention to the petitions previously forwarded to him from this quarter for presentation.  A meeting of stewards, for conducting the annual dinner to celebrate the return of Sir FRA NCI& 13URDETT for the city of Westminster, took place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, yererday evening, Mr. DE VEAR in the chair ; when it was " Resolved, that this wetting, having perfect confidence in the determination of his MAJEsTv's Ministers to carry the great question of P irli antntary Reform, and viewing with satisfaction the recognition by the Upper House of the principles of the B:11 sent up by the Commons, feel assured that it will speedily become the law of the land ; they therefore determine that the annual dinner be fur the present p tstponed, rat enable the electors to celebrate, after the passing of tho Bill, the triumph of the principles of pure reprtseutatiun f r which they have so long contended. We have to announce the death of the Rev. C. C. CoLTON, which took place kt Fontainhleau, wh-re be was on a visit to a friend, on Saturday ; we re• gee( to add, by suicide, the unfortunste gentleman having b:own out his brains. He bad 101 l been suffering under disease of the urethra, and the dread of undergoing a painful surgical operation, to whic, it was at length jaioeratively nec,ssary he should submit, is assigned as the ,use of this melancholy act. The genius 'sod the high a quirements of the deceased are well known to the ptibiic, fum his " Lacon" and other works of inferior import,oce. It is to he lamented that the value of powei, so irilliant and so varied should have been &named by habits f imprudence and irregularity which choltietl his latter years to adversity and exile.— Gatifinages Messenger.
The Sun. — 1806-07-28 (London, England)

ATTEMTTS AT SUICIDE.--Besides the numerous attempts at self-destrualion in the Serpentine River; no less than. four females have, within the last fortnight, , plunged into the Thames, from the railing opposite to, Lambeth Palace, but all of them 'have been rescued. On Frlday night a young. woman was perceived by some tiserrnen to throw herself .over ; and .on• repairing to her assistance, they-found her nearly suffocated in the mud. On restoring-her to her senses, she gave them her address at a.Gentlemaris house in Westminster`; but on conveying her thither in a coach, -admittance was refused, as. it appeared she NAra s' discarded wife who received:a. sepaiate 'maintenance. She was then taken care of. by the Parish Officersiand yesterday she was claimed' 1?y some private friends. • . Yesterday evenhig a 11.111 having a quarrel with his-wife., who was iii the same boat, threw himself oVer-board, off Milbank. • It was more than half an • hour before. the -bpdy- was dragged up : the irital spark, we understand, N.'as then completely extarir guished. •  A writer of crneatlnow'tedge and'exTerience observes, th " at af. the spring and fall -of tilt:leaf, the mortality is generally greater than -in. the other seasons of tie year," vd'with great truth ; but many are also sent to their long home by early indiscretions, whica.Materially afKe them at these sersons, either from,injudicious treatment, or by not having recourse in 'due time to Medicine. It is, however, a pleasing 'consolation to the affliaed, to reflect that a Medicine of the first charaa;..r is now extant, .and which, if applied, will effe&ually relieve them and restore them again to the blissful 'enjoyment of health and happineSS.. This Medicine is the cordial Balm of Gilead, which has cured,thousands in the last stage of a Consumption, brought on by this de.struaive habit, and the proprietor, Dr. SoLolvioNT, of Liverpool, is rendering the rising generation a service of the first magnitude.