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The Express. — 1861-12-28 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. MAtigaIOfLOI79II:I3TREIIT. _  Navy Awn Smith wee brought before Kr. Tyrwhitt for anal INClailltiiolll, charged with attempting suicide. When the griever was Rot brought to the court she slated that she had been driven to the dream in othsequence al the ill-nesse of her husband. Mr. Tyrwhitt said be had received a letter from Mr. Jerboas, the chaplain of the gaol. which gave • difiennat eomplezion to the use. The chaplain staled that the woman on ber own confession was given to habits of drunkeimeas, sad that it was in consequence of this propensity that her husband occasionally chastised her. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough•street, hoped to be allowed to say few words on behalf of a hard-working deserving man, the hothead of the prisoner, wbo was likely to be prejudiced by the pnimous statement of the woman, which had received publicity in the papers. The husband held a situation at the Marylebone bathe, and he would be likely to is it unless the story told by his wife was shown to be entirely without foundation. The wife had more than once attempted to commit suicide when under the influence of dnnk. She made no scruple of pawning everything she could lay hands on to gel money to take to the gin thop. Her children were Deglected sad starved, sod the lodgings stripped of every portable article. The husband wee a hard-working men, but all he could do was theahleient to keep his wife to sober and industrious habits. The prioaer declared that she would amend her life from this moment. She would never more get drunk or neglect her children.  Mr. 17;;Iiitt mu' 1 it wu no wonder that a hushitail who found Ma home and children neglected through Ms wite's drunkenness should lose his temper. He would discharge her this time, ia the hope that she would keep her promise of ammulassat.  The laadkied of the house gave a piti►ble elatement of the starving and waned condition in which the four ehildree of the womb were kept
The Express. — 1861-11-06 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. -  William Stanley, a---respeetable-looking young man, described as a clerk, residing in Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. Police-sergeant 7 M said that on the night of the 2ed instant the prisoner was found in an insensible state, and it being discovered that he had taken poison he was conveyed immediately to St. Thomas's Hospital, where the stomachpump was used, and he was restored. He, however, remained in that institution until that morning, when witness took him into custody. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done. He bad been drinking, had absented himself from his situation, and foolishly took some laudanum.  Mr. Davis, pork butcher, Spa-road, Bermondsey, said he knew the prisoner and his family, and it was foolish of him to take poison, as no complaiot was made against him by his employers. He would take care of him, and restore him to his situation and family if his worship would discharge him. Mr. Combo ordered the prisoner to be delivered up to MrDavis, and hoped it would act as a caution to him for the future.  Gemve Osborne was charged with unlawfully conveying giu into the Queen's Prison, contrary to the regulations. John Melwick, one of the warden, said that on Monday night the prisoner entered the prison, sod suspecting that he had spirits concealed about him, he searched him, and found a small bottle containing gin in the leg of his boot. As soon as the prisoner was found out he smashed the bottle on the pavement., but enough of the liquor was saved to prove the offence.  The Magistrate said he had no alternative but to fine him 51., or one month.
The Express. — 1861-04-23 (London, England)

AMIDE. Mary ius Adam% aged 26, the wife of • residing at I, Paradise-street, St. Noma ws:"l.42:a! fore Mr. Barker with haring attempted to commit suicide by hangirig herself. From the esideoce of the husheed it a that the prissier had been out all clay getting From TAM be heard be west to • brothel. and, breaking open the door, found her in the riven with a sailor. After some Tore he told her she might take away what furniture she mil bee apart from bun. To this mums she oilmen= when he neat hooey at a4ht be was suTruedto fiat that the door was fastened and that he maid sot get in, He pined an admission to the room hy stung through the window, whet be liesrd a gurgling soles, and proem* a light, found his wife to to the lisalliost. He Men called polioe-eoestable Williams, 56 0, oat pin the Wismar into custody. She was thou the worse for liquor, sad baJ she ant been cut down when she was she must have ket her life.  '11;01;ie;lasit, in &awes to the charm plealed drank'sseal ea an excuse, and said that she was persuaded to go I. the borne with the sailor. hut she had done so harm. hhe was Fty Seery, and if allowed to go else would newer▪ be such an offence. Ir. Har er said be di] not think it would he Rah to allow Mr at large at present. He shwa remand bar to the House • Deteatioe for a week, and the chaplain would advise with  Essen Dole, • yentas somas shoat 20 years of age, was charged Intl. attempting selfelseiruetios by taking • quantity of pesos. The primmer went to her slider, who le in very poor sirs rimAaness, sod, siteW doses, appeared is a very Mooted state. Her sister told Ger, know that she was destitute, to take what bread and better she pleased. After sitting • short time she west dews Mae, sad being absent some tires, the Meter baked awl of whisker and saw the prisooer empty a powder less a psg sod drink it. She went down Sun sod found the prMoseris arrest deal of suffering. On questionimg bar she said she bad lakes twopennyworQ of preeipitste powder. She was taken to St. Harth..loessee Hospital, where the sisal restoratives being applied, she shortly afterwards rasoversed. la wryer to Sheehan* the prisoner said that oh. wee est of a elastics, and attempted to take her hie beams she was demi tide.  Barker in • very feeling wow lead the Isfeedmit thit she bad been guilty of a eery swim aka" nog Wog destitute wee no clews fur enemniating neltf modem he remanded the prisoner for • week.
The Express. — 1861-12-20 (London, England)

LAMBETH. Mr. Preelerint Witlimn Salop, {-major of the Ist Surrey Rifle Volunteers, was char ore the Hon. 0. C. Norton with attempting to commit suicide. Unit-Colonel M•Dausold, colonel of the prisoner's corps, was present during the inveatigation. Mr. William Hoary Thomas, a gentleman belonging to the Ist Surrey, said that on the evening of Thursday, the 12th indent, while approaching the headquarters of the corps, in Hanover-park, Rye-lane. Peckham, he heard the report of a gun or pistol, and immediately after was told that Sergeant-Major Heelop had shot himasH. He in consequence hastened into the building, and there found the pd. weer lying on the ground, with his net thrown open, his shirt slightly stained with blood and partly burned, sad • wound on the left breed, such as a bullet would have mule. On seeing him the prisoner said he was very glad he had come, and that be should not be with him long. He (Mr. Thome.) instantly sent fora medical man, and one attended, and in the interim he looked for the instrument from which the ball had been fired, and found the pistol in possession of the police inspector some distance from where Mr. Heston lay and which he must have thrown from his hand after he had disch it. In reply to the question of Mr arged. Norton the witness said the prisoner told him he had just lost his sister, and that this and his being about to leave the corps ti's next day made him very unhappy. The prisoser was not intoxicated at the time, though he was much excited, and had evidently been drinking. Dr. Griffiths said he saw Mr. Heslop in his rooms at the headquarters of his eaeps On examining him he found • 'light wsssd on the left breast, which be learned had been caused by a ballet fired from • pistol. The bell appeared to have been diverted from his body by the braid on his uniform coat, so that it struck the breast obliquely, and Wood in the lining of the coat itself. The priestlll.o him (Dr. Griffiths) no reason for doing it, but at drat slid be ens sorry be bad not succeeded in his object. At that Yin however, he was under the influence of drink, and lees them his feeling had undergone a great change. He bad been visited by the Rev. Dr. Moore, and now expreined himself extremely sorry for what he had done. The prisoner said he was truly sorry for the way hurniHating position in which he was placed, and should never again attempt such an act of folly and wickedness. Mr. Norton observed that be ought to be truly grateful to the Almighty for his providential escape from self-murder, and hoped be would never again think of an Ad so up' like that of a soldier.  Colonel M1)onoold said he cordially joined hi woaship in all he had mid. and added that from what he knew of Mr. Heelop, he believed that any promise his'lnaile he would scrupulously keep. The prisoner repeated his solemn promise never tO repeat the act, sad was discharvd. The POOlll-1101.-11r. Norton requested our reporter to acknowledge the receipt of a cheque for 251., the annual donation of the Grocers' Company, to the poor-box of this court.
The Express. — 1861-11-02 (London, England)

SZLT-ACCUSATION OF MURDER.—Yesterday aftersons, at the petty amnions held at Bury, • man named NutteD, a cotton spinner from Radcliffe, wu brought before the bench under the following cireinnstanoss :—He had represented to his wife and tuother•lndaw that on Monday sight last, when returning home on the moat side, he met with a man who struck bun, and he (Nuttall) struck the man again, knocking him down, and kicked Lim on the head. He lifted him up, and, as he appeared to le dead, be rolled him into the canal. He appeared to be very uneasy, sod said he would have to be hung, and be might therefore se well hang himself. Some relatives living about four miles distant were communicated with, and he gave to them the same statemeot as he bad given to his wife, and they bemrne so alarmed lest ha should commit suicide that they remained with him all eight without going to bed. Subsequently the police obtained information, and Nuttell was apprehended. The canal has been dragged in search of the body, but nothing has been found calculated to verify the man's stateinew‘ and, as it is not known that thyme is missing in the seigh. bourhood, it is supposed that he must be either labouneg tinder a delusion or else that he was anxious to deceive others. Mr. Milne, superintendent of police, stated that there had not been time sufficient to make a proper much for the body in the canal, and it was possible that the man's statement might prove to be true. The magistrates thought that a proper investigation ought to be made,cope. dally as there was an occasional current in the canal, which might take the body away from the place pointed out as the scene of the tragic affair. Nuttall was consequently remended to the New Bailey, Salford, for one week, to allow sufficient time for • thorough search.
The Express. — 1861-02-11 (London, England)

MOTIONS. Viscount INrnu.D—Clialests and Kensington Representation— /1M to transfer the two seats fonnerly powered by the borough of AS Alban's. In the county of Herts, to the parishes of At. Luke, Chelsea, and At. Mary Abbott, Kensington, In the county of Middleeex. _  Captain JP:was—Mr. W. B. Turnbull—Cop yof oorrespondenoe betwern the Master of the Rolls and Mr. W. B. Turnbull, re'pectins the appointment of the letter gentleman to edit a certain portion of the state papers, and his resignation.  THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE DURUM THE ROYAL Paorramosi.—kfahomet Ali Khan, who, it will be recollected, endeavoured, os 'Tuesday last, to thrust a petition into the Qneen's carriage, and, on being baulked in doing so, immediately attempted suicide by giving himself three fearful gashes across the throat with a clasp knife, has been ever since • patient in Charing-cross Hospital, the character of his wounds being such as to render it dangerous to remove him in order to bung him before the police magistrate on the charge of attempted self-murder. The policeman who arrested him showed the greatest presence of mind, for by placing his hand over the wounds he at once preveatad say extensive hemorrhage until the arrival of the sargeoa, sad thus in all probability saved the man's life. It is a remarkable circumstance connected with this distressing occurreftee  -------that although there were thousand" is the street at the time it took place, it was witnessed by so few—indeed, so rapid was the rush at the royal carnage, sod the arrest of the man who did so, that even the beefeaters in attendance had not time to observe it. When Bellingham shot Mr. Percival, William Jordan, who caught in his arms the murdered minister as ha fell, did not hear the report of the pistol. THE MYETERIOVE ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN Dnaux.--Joseph Dwyer was, on Friday, charged at the Dublin daddies, with attempting to murder William Mill holland, on the 27th of December last. The particulars of this extraordinary case will be fresh in the recollection of our raiders. Mr. Conan, who appeared for the prisoner, said he would advise him to plead guilty to the count charging him with shooting with intent to kill. The plea was entered, and the prisoner ordered to stand by till the following day, when at:Uinta in mitigation of pualahment were to be filed. _ _ _  [Advertimment.l—Wz rIND Du BAuty's Hr.
The Express. — 1861-03-25 (London, England)

APRICA.—The African Steamship Company's mail steamer Cleopatra, French. commander, smiled frorn Liverpool yesterday (Sunday), with the mane for Madeira, Teneriffe, and west coast of Africa. This steamer, besides having on hoard a fair rep sod full complement of passengers, took out 13,0001. iu I specie. Among the passenger; were Count Ssepury, who goes out to Malaita with epeeist despetebes from the Emperor to the Empress of Austria, and Lieutenants Lynch and Holliston, of the 2nd West ladle Regiment. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OP A Igun.atow. —On Saturday Mr. H. Baffles Walthew, the deputy carogier fur East Middlesex, held an inquest at the London /inspirel respecting the death of Mr. John Bride, aged 4/4 years, a medical practitioner, who committed self•destructioe by swallowing a large quantity of laudanum on Tuesday night last, under the following lamentable circumstances : It appeared front the evidence of the deceased's wife and other witnesses that deceased had carried on business for some years, and had a large practice at No. ftl, Highstreet, Shadwell. He had suffered from disease of the heart, and would occasionally take chloric ether, when he would become much excited. He was a religious man, and had never threatened to destroy himself. lie was not in pecuniary diflicultien, and the act could not be accounted for. He wee a steady man, and a good father to his children. On the evening of Tuesday deceased was in the front surgery, and one of his assistants mu; making up apr scrip. tiou, when decanted turned round and exclaimed, " I have taken opium, and am done for." Dr. Godfrey, his physician, who had the moment before left the deceased, was sent for, and hastened beck from his carriage. Sulphate of sine was administered, but it had no effect. Other emetic,. were used, which produced vomiting, but deceased soon became insets/Ale. The bottle where the laudanum was kept was labelled, and deceased had taken about six ounces. He was lammed to the London Hospital, where everything was done for him, but death ensued on Wednesday morning. The jury returned a verdict of "Temporary iosauity." DI. DE JONOII'S Liu Hr Bitowx
The Express. — 1861-07-03 (London, England)

SUICIDE OP A CITY MERCHANT ON KAMP STIAD.HBATH.  An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Brent, deputy-coroner for West Middlesex, at the Royal Oak, Temple Fortune, Hempstead-heath, upon the body of the late Mr. Petit George, as extensive tea broker, of Ferichturchstreet. Mr. Woollett. of Chelsea, identified the body of deceased. He last saw him alive on Saturday morning last speaking to • gratleman in Fanchurch-street. Shortly afterwards he re. oared a telegraphic u.taisage from his nephew, which induced him so go to Hampstead, and make search for Mr. Gerego all over the Heath, as well as to give information to Inspector Webb, of the Heatbstreet Station. Witness continued the search till ten at night, and resumed it again next morning, but without succor. In the afternoon word was brought to him that the body of a gentleman bad been found, and on his going up in a cab he identified it as that of Mr. George. In answer to the jury witness said he bad noticed • difference in the manner of Mr. George for some time past. He knew of no cause for his committing the rub act. Charles Lucas, 142 8, deposed to finding the body of deceased under a hedge in a field, at Golder'sgreen. He was lying on his left side with his throat cut and the field for WON distance was saturated with blood. The body had evidently not been ton:hed, as the gold watch and other pro. pony was found on deceased's person. Dr. Brown, of Heath-street, Hampstead, proved being called to us the body of deceased. He found him on his left side, as though asleep, with a razor by hie aide, covered in blood. Hie right hand WWI across his breast. The wind. pipe and principal arteries were @operated, and death had resulted from excessive hemorrhage. Charles George stated that he was nephew to deceased and clerk in his employ. He saw him at about 11 o'clock lest Saturday, at the office. He left at that time, and about two • cabman brought a note, which he found to contain the following: " Dear Charlee,—My body will be found on Hempsteadheath. Dearest, take an of your aunt, she has never been aware of my uutowanl affairs. " Yore
The Express. — 1861-04-04 (London, England)

ECTCTE,E. Winne Williemm, on elderly and respectably-dressed 1111111, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting suicide by cutting his threat. Rolling; 191 N, said —About one o'clock on the morning ef the 19th of March last I was on duty in the Hacksey. read, and met the prisoner, who said, " Policeman, I think that I have est my throat." At the time I distinctly peashied that blood wee streaming from a large wooed is hi throat, and the front of his dotting was apparently maturated with it. I asked " how ! IMO to de so! and he replied, " I think I must have Ina " I asked what he had done it with, lad wham sad he replied, " With this razor, in a dd ee d at the leek of the Prince Albert public-house, in reltetred. Mr. Kaca—Vitt the razor! Witasse--I haul poi got it here, sir, but it ••• a Flag blade tied en le like handle of a screwdriver. I asked him Khe had has. be lad, and he replied " No." As epee as =t took him to Mr. Bewley, a surgeon. in the Kingsand tress there be the London Hospital, when he km bees meg chi eiessies. Mr. haw& shank—Was Its inebriated ? Witned—Me _ .alr lodes time!* mbar. Mr. liageed—Dil he amign a motive for the act at any Witness—Alter stating that he had been dressing be observed that he had been agrast deal of trouble, sad for h;m f a Meg tor the aal taking him life. Mr. Hillard to prisoner)—Whal hi you my to this charge! homer Why, it was • period widest. As soon as I dammed it 1 stooped the ormehdds. Mr. Sal ard—Where de yew Mesa lire Prbeaur—le Weyneeth-teeses. Heekney•road. Mr. Knot—Haw you bees thin. ether ! Comtakile-1 lave, A led MI knows him. Mr. ealford—Haire yes bees in trouble! dose this Prisoner—WA I suppose I have, or I should not have Sr. Sillerd— Have you a wife ! Neater—Teo ; I saw her—let me see—one day hat week, at the hospital. Yr. mot 1 equiriss nest be mode. Retoisded tar a nest.
The Express. — 1861-11-16 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER IS THE STRAND.  Yesterday, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, a homible ease of munier occurred is Drary.coark Strand. It appears. from information obtained epos the spot, that ' No. 10, is Drier-court. • dingy thorou fare leading from the side of St. Mary's Church, in the Stiihd, up into Drury. Line, is occupied by • family named Reeves, who tenanted the chop on the peeled door and first door back, and carried on the Waimea of beaket.makiag, chair-cooing, and general furniture dealers. The family, including the father ad mother. who, it would appear, given to intemperate habits, mewisted d le— Richert Reeves, the son, aged 19 ; Mary Aso Beeves, aged 11 ; aad two little children, who all assisted In the batistes. It appear, that the daughter, Mary Anne Reeves, • pretty little pleyfoil girl, beiug mimed from her accustomed *voca-1 tens dune; the day, and not being forthcoming at dinner time, the parents instituted • search for her in the neighbuorbousl, where they met with two boys named WilliamGooey and William PrWe. magi% in the same court, who told them that they had shortly previous met their son Richard. who toll them that hie **father and mother hadn't need any longer to look for 'Polly,' hie sisterws be had murdered her by strangling her that morning in the coal collar." This was between 1 and 2 o'clock, nail, as may be imegiaed, the parents immediately returned home in • state or consternation, aml on enteriag the coal cellar underneath the shop they there tumid the body of their little daughter, pale, lifeless, end strangled by MOMS of • piece of the tarred to so.l or rope used in the businese of basket melting. luturmatem wu immediately given to the police at Bowstreet, noel the house surgeon at King's College Hospital was temineinicatesl with, who, on his arrival, pronounced life to have been extinct for emend hours. In the mean time Reeves had made his mope, and was nowhere to be foiled until I o'clock yestenley stem lice°, when he was found by a detective leaning listlessly aploat • post in Careretreet. Limoloo's-innefielots. Ou being accosted by the officer with the meal tap open the shoulder, and told that he must toke him in charge foe the murder of him sister, Reeves at once admitted it, mid made what is nailed • " ciao t•reed "of it. He was forthwith taken to Bowstreet, not the charge having been entered against him be was locked up. The prisoner is described as being rather a fine youth, about Mr..4in., but of 4 rough, unruly dispoeition. The lodgers in the house assert that he wan not comfortable at home, nor on good terms with his family and sister, with whom it would seem lie Led had a quarrel, in consequence of the deceased, it is said, having told take against him, and it would appear that revenge mould have been the only motive for the eowthissiou of the eavege deed. The two boys suppee ol to be companioos of the culprit, are also in custody. The corener's isiqueet upon the lends, will be held this day. The tinnily, it appears, have resided in the court for fuer years, but until the pews; occarreace bad attracted no attention.  SUICIDE or A