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The Sun. — 1866-06-26 (London, England)

THAMES.  LOVERS' QUARRELS. ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—MatiIda Naylor, a very pretty fair-haired girl, with great simplicity of manners, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with attempting to commit suicide in the water of the Regent's Canal, at Limehouse. A police-constable of the K division statedthathe was on duty at the top of Salmon's-lane last night, and hoard that a female had plunged into the canal from the bridge. He found the prisoner on the bank. She had just beau taken out of the water, and was nearly insensible. She said she had been quarrelling with her you ng man, and that he caused her to make the rash attempt on her life. Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if she had anything to say, and she replied in a simple and artless manner, "I quarrelled with the young man I have been keeping company with." Mr. Paget —And that caused you to commit this wicked act,  The prisoner—Yes, sir. John Wallace, a youth, said ho had been keeping company with the prisoner for three months. Ho left her at the corner of the Dog-row, Mile-end, last night, at a quarter past 10 o'clock. They had some words, and she would not let him see her home, and said she would go home by herself. The mother of the prisoner was desired to enter the witness-box, and she said—l know nothing about it at all. My daughter left home yesterday afternoon very comfortably at half-past two o'clock. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week to the Clerkenwell House of Detention, where she will have the benefit of the spiritual advice and consolation of the worthy chaplain. Mr. Paget, at the same time, directed the mother of the girl to attend the court when the daughter was again brought up. The Mother—Please, sir, can I see my poor daughter; let me see her.  • Mr. Paget—You can see her; speak tt) the gaoler. The prisoner was removed from the court crying for her mother, with whom Roche, the gaoler, soon arranged an  interview.
The Sun. — 1866-06-26 (London, England)

THAMES.  LOVERS' QUARRELS. —ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Matilda Naylor, a very pretty fair-haired girl, with great simplicity of manners, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with attempting to commit suicide in the water of the Regent's Canal, at Limehouse. A police-constable of the K division stated that ho was on duty at the top of Salmon's-lane last night, and heard that a female had plunged into the canal from the bridge. He found the prisoner on the bank. She had just been taken out of the water, and was nearly insensible. She said she had been quarrelling with her youi4l; man, and that he caused her to make the rash attempt on her life. Mr. Paget asked tho prisoner if she had anything to say, and she replied in a simple and artless manner, "1 quarrelled with the young man I have been keeping company with." Mr. Paget —And that caused you to commit this wicked act ?  The prisoner—Yes, sir. John Wallace, a youth, said ho had been keeping company with the prisoner for three months. Ho left her at the corner of the Dog-row, Mile-end, last night, at a quarter past 10 o'clock. They had some words, and she would not let him see her home, and said she would go home by herself. The mother of the prisoner was desired to enter the witness-box, and she said—l know nothing about it at all. My daughter left home yesterday afternoon very comfortably at half-past two o'clock. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week to the Clerkenwell House of Detention, where she will have the benefit of the spiritual advice and consolation of the worthy chaplain. Mr. Paget, at the same time, directed the mother of the girl to attend the court when the daughter was again brought up. The Mother—Please, sir, can I see my poor daughter ; lot me see her. Mr. Paget—You can see her; speak to the gaoler. The prisoner was removed from the court crying for her mother, with whom Roche, the gaoler, soon arranged an interview.
The Sun. — 1866-08-09 (London, England)

FRANCE.  Great efforts are being made in Hanover to save the independence of the kingdom by the abdication of King George in favour of his eldest son. A proposal was made in that sense by the municipality of the capital to the Queen, who, however, declined to transmit it to her husband. A mission of the same nature being attempted by Count Munster, at the present moment at Berlin, has met with but an indifferent reception, and will not have the least success.  The ceremony of reconsecrating the ancient Abbey of St. Michel, on the coast of Brittany, has just taken place, and was attended by a large number of high ecclesiastics, amongst whom were the Archbishop of Alby, Mgr. de Charbonnel, formerly Bishop of Toronto, the Bishop of St. Claude, and the Bishop of Coutances and Avranches, who presided. Mgr. de Charbonnel pronounced an address, in which be referred to some of the patriotic legends attached to the old abbey, and amongst them that of 119 knights, assisted by 119 soldiers, Bretons and Normans, who, in the long war with the English, defended on one occasion the French flag against 20,000 enemies. The religious ceremony on the occasion of restoring the old building—for so many years used as a prison—to its religious destination is described as exceedingly imposing, and the crowd from the surrounding country immense. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : —" A gale is passing over the British isles and France ; its centre was this morning on the west of Scotland, and its action extended on the Bay of Biscay as far as Rochefort. The wind is blowing strongly between S.W. and W. over Holland, and the sky is overcast throughout that region. Bad weather has again visited the Baltic and Russia. Near the Alps the weather is calm and fine. Some squalls coming from the Atlantic are traversing Spain." At Paris yesterday the weather was threatening in the morning and rain fell at intervals. At three o'clock the thermometer marked 20 Cent. (68 Fahr.) The Droit relates that M. Ferdinand B—, 62 years of age, cashier in a house of business, blew out his brains with a pistol the night before last at the house of a friend in the Rue de Richelieu, with whom lie bad dined. The suicide is supposed to be attributable to financial embarrassments.  Marshal Valiant, Minister of the Emperor's  Household and of the Flue Arts, yesterday presided at the distribution of prizes to the successful pupils of the-Conservatoire de Musique, and delivered an appropriate address, in which he insisted on the
The Sun. — 1866-05-10 (London, England)

RIAL FOR MURDER.---The Court of Assizes of the  Hante-Marne has just tried a farm-servant named Pornot, aged 27, and a lad named Protoy, IG, charged with having murdered the father of the last-named prisoner, a woodman residing at Consigny. The murdered man's wife had also been arrested as an accomplice in the crime, but she committed suicide almost immediately after by taking poison. It appears from the indictment that Protoy and his wife had long lived very unhappily together, owing to the misconduct of the latter. In May last she formed an adulterous connection with Pernot, and kept him for some days concealed in the house unknown to her husband. The presence of her paramour was at last discovered, and he was obliged to leave, but he frequently returned, and at last the wife and he determined to murder the husband and then got married. The son was also induced by his mother to take part in the plot against his father's life, which was carried into execution on the 10th October. On that day Pernot went to the house and concealed himself in was the going llar. ow Y had some suspicion of this, andthe stops to see, when his wife cedPno dealt him a blow on the head which caused him to . Protoy fall to the bottom, and he was murdered there by Pernot and the son. During the night the three removed the body from the cellar and threw it into a well. Pornot then left, intending to remain away for some weeks, but previously sent a letter to his mother in which he admitted having killed Protoy in a quarrel. This fact having come to the knowledge of the police the three were arrested, and, when pressed with questions, confessed the particulars of the crime as above given, but after the woman's death the other two pretended that she alone had struck the fatal blows. In Court they repeated this last story, but the collateral evidence proved the truth of their first confession ; the jury consequently brought in a verdict of guilty against both, but with extenuating circumstances in favour of the younger prisoner, who was condemned to hard labour for life, while the other was sentenced to death.
The Sun. — 1866-05-10 (London, England)

RIAL FOR MURDER.—The Court of Assizes of the Haute-Marne has just tried a farm-servant named Pernot, aged 27, and a lad named Protoy, 16, charged with having murdered the father of the last-named prisoner, a woodman residing at Consigny. The murdered man's wife had also been arrested as an accomplice in the crime, but she committed suicide almost immediately after by taking poison. It appears from the indictment that Protoy and his wife had long lived very unhappily together, owing to the misconduct of the latter. In May last she formed an adulterous connection with Pernot, and kept him for some days concealed in the house unknown to her husband. The presence of her paramour was at last discovered, and he was obliged to leave, but he frequently returned, and at last the wife and ho determined to murder the husband and then got married. The son was also induced by his mother to take part in the plot against his father's life, which was carried into execution on the 10th October. On that day Pernot went to the house and concealed himself in the cellar. Protoy had some suspicion of this, and was going down the steps to see, when his wife dealt him a blow on the head which caused him to fall to the bottom, and he was murdered there by Perrot and the son. During the night the three removed the body from the cellar and threw it into a well. Pernot then left, intending to remain away for some weeks, but previously sent a letter to his mother in which he admitted having killed Protoy in a quarrel. This fact having come to the knowledge of the police the three were arrested, and, when pressed with questions, confessed the particulars of the crime as above given, but after the woman's death the other two pretended that she alone had struck the fatal blows. In Court they repeated their story, first tt confession;th e the j evidenceury consequentlyproved th e brought in a verdict of guilty against both, but with extenuatingttrhuisthoflast circumstances in favour of the younger prisoner, who was condemned to hard labour for life, while the other was sentenced to death.
The Sun. — 1866-08-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A LIVERPOOL GENTEEMAN.—C" 3; Wednesday morning, about five o'clock, a well-known and most respectable gentleman, named Newton, who had attained the advanced age of 70 years, was found dead in the water-closet of his country residence in the neighbour' hood of Chester. It was found that he had effectually Olt his throat with a razor. No cause can be assigned for the rash act, save that for some time past he had been observed by his friends to be in a desponding state of mind. 111° deceased, we understand, was well known in Liverpool, and leaves behind him a grown-up family to mourn over the melancholy event. THE EXPECTED EXECUTION AT MANCHESTER*" The execution of James Burrows, sentenced to death at the late Manchester Assizes, was fixed for Saturday n°t'ibbilit there is now some doubt thrown upon the arrangemen",,4 the discovery of a difficulty in the way. Manchester hard n, done much in the hanging way since feudal times, an entirely unprepared. The new gaol erecting behind "Assize Courts is not sufficiently advanced towards eolnPie tion to have been legally constituted a county gaol, end, the„,3, execution cannot take place there. The New Bailey in Salford, is unsuitable, because it is so hemmed in by °t'ie, buildings on three sides that there is no room for the Pe°,11,,, who would naturally be attracted to witness the execat'°Te: The most suitable place in front would be at the ang formed by the junction of New Bailey-street and Staulcr: street, but an objection arises to this from the fact the: the groat mass of the population would bo thrown upc'd the Albert-bridge over the river Irwoll at that point, 00 there is a doubt as to the strength of the le.i4::hter boar such an enormous weight. The only t spot is the south-west angle at the junction of Stanley' to street and Irwell-street, but a serious this spot is that in the event of great preesnre_ou.. of life might arise from the people approaching by Ira", of street coming in collision with those arriving bY wo;',lto Stanley-street, in the corner formed by the junctionjt two streets, neither of them having a separate eutliforc is said that so strongly has this view of the case been .0 _ell.. upon the attention of the county magistrates that a Slr tation has been sent down to Liverpool to wait til! to Elkanah Armitage, who is at the assizes, with yw_ the objectionios seeing if some arrangement cannot be made to h our ,b, execution at Kirkdale Gaol, where all executions i %'co. southern division of Lancashire have hitherto talcenuPl'eLliv.
The Sun. — 1866-10-12 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY- TRIAL OF A TURKISH STUDENT AT BRUSSELS.—M. Lachaud, the well known advocate, who distinguished himself on the occasion of the trial of Madame Lafarge, is to plead at the trial of Risk Allah Effendi, at Brussels, for the supposed murder of his pupil at an hotel in that city. The press in France andßelgium has been for some time occupied in preparing the public for the denouement of one of those romantic dramas which large cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi has been full of incident. The gay circles of London abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then young Turkish student, who was following the lectures on medicine at the Loudon University. His Oriental costume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluencyrwith which he spoke most languages, rendered him a general favourite. He received from the Ottoman Embassy in London the title of medical attache. After paying attention to several ladies of fortune, he eventually attached himself to a fair dame, who, having been twice the widow of men of fortune, was possessed of considerable wealth. The world said they were not so happy as they might be, and after a short residence at Boulogne the lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi ; but a sum of money was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on his attaining his majority. Risk Allah was by will appointed his guardian, and was to possess the amount bequeathed by this legacy if his ward died before coming of age. Risk Allah took the young man to Turkey, where he assumed tho rank of bey or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from various dangers whilst in the East. Together they eventually returned to Europe. As it may be remembered, a great sensation was produced by the accounts in the journals of Brussels of the suicide of a young lad in that city towards the end of last year. This was the young man to whom Risk Allah was guardian. A judicial inquiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed in confinement for several days, but there was a want of evidence that he was in any way connected with the death of the youth. He camp to Paris after the investigation, where he was received by numerous friends, anxious to show their sympathy for a person accused of a crime of which he was declared to be altogether innocent. Ho at this period published a volume, containing a narrative of his life and adventures, which wat, eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many acquaintances. In this way he penetrated certain circles in Paris, and was regarded as an amusing person. Not very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile the Belgian police bad got hold of some correspondence of a Turkish servant of Risk Allah's connected with the death of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol by his side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The Belgian Minister at London was ordered to demand his arrest for a criminal offence, and he is now in prison at Brussels waiting a second trial, which comes off at the end of this month.—Post.
The Sun. — 1866-10-12 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF A TURKISH STUDENT AT BRUSSELS.—M. Lachaud, the well known advocate, who distinguished himself on the occasion of the trial of Madame Lafarge, is to plead at the trial of Risk Allah Effendi, at Brussels, for the supposed murder of his pupil at an hotel in that city. The press in France and Belgium has been for some time occupied in preparing the public for the dxnouement of one of those romantic dramas which large cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi has been full of incident. The gay circles of London abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then young Turkish student, who was following the lectures on medicine at the London- University. His Oriental costume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluencyrwith which he spoke most languages, rendered him a general favourite. Ho received from the Ottoman Embassy in London the title of medical attache. After paying attention to several ladies of fortune, he eventually attached himself to a fair dame, 'who, having been twice the widow of men of fortune, was possessed of considerable wealth. The world said they were not so happy as they might be, and after a short residence at Boulogne the lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi ; but a sum of money was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on his attaining his majority. Risk Allah was by will appointed his guirdian, and was to possess the amount bequeathed by this legacy if his ward died before coming of age. Risk Allah took the young man to Turkey, where be assumed the rank of bey or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from various dangers whilst in the East. Together they eventually returned to Europe. As it may be remembered, a great sensation was produced by the accounts in the journals of Brussels of the suicide of a young lad in that city towards the end of last year. This was the young man to whom Risk Allah was guardian. A judicial inquiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed i❑ confinement for several days, but there was a want of evidence that he was in any way connected with the death of the youth. He came to Paris after the investigation, where he was received by numerous friends, anxious to show their sympathy for a person accused of a crime of which he was declared to be altogether innocent. Ho at this period published a volume, containing a narrative of his life and adventures, which was eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many acquaintances. In this way he penetrated certain circles in Paris, and was regarded as an amusing person. Not very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile the Belgian police had got hold of some correspondence of a Turkish servant of Risk Allah's connected with the death of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol by his side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The Belgian Minister at London was ordered to demand his arrest for a criminal offence, and he is cow in prison at Brussels waiting a second trial, which comes off at the end of this month.—Post.  TRADE or
The Sun. — 1866-09-21 (London, England)

STRANGE SUICIDE.—The Temps gives the following account of an extraordinary suicide committed by a young English girl in France : —"M. and Madame s—, residing in the Rue du Faubourg St. lionore, engaged as governess for twovoung daughters, an orphan girl, Lucy B--, a native of Liverpool. She was well acquainted with the French and English languages, drawing, and music, possessing a sweet temper and engaging manners, she was greatly respected and beloved by M. and Madame S—. When they went to their country seat in the beginning of summer she went with them. There she became quite melancholy, and though every means were employed to divert her, she continued in this state and refused to give any reason for it. At length she attempted to commit suicide with the fumes of charcoal, but she was discovered in time to prevent the completion of her design. A physician was called in, who directed that she should be carefully watched. This was done, but ono day Lucy suddenly disappeared, and no one was able to tell wheresilsie had gone. Fifteen days passed from the period of her d smell was noticed in the house, and it was traced to box a rcr appearance. At the end of that time a disagreeableoo was merely used as a lumber room and was fuslrofely m ever books was scarcely hei neh_ tered. A large chest resting on a found here. The chest was opened and init was found the half-decomposed body ra She held fast in her of sLucy. which she asked for a right hand a photog• following words:— death. I loved you. few days before, a,u:sfd.oPNnshot°thf I ask youras pardontten thefo I thoughtedljaraienkgotfo it w tell you, and too weak to leave you, that I must die. I also ask pardon ofMadame Ste, who was so good to me.' The post mortem examination id' proved that she must have made several attempts for in her stomach were found pins, nails, and poison." a t s u
The Sun. — 1866-10-24 (London, England)

AMBIGU.—Les Amours de Paris. —From the mad loves of the Vaudeville we must pass to the Parisian Loves of the Ambigu, which are both mad and bad. If the reader has ever attended a dramatic performance in China or Japan—the glorious days of the Sanscrit drama which last a week or more are, alas ! things of the past—he will understand the pleasure of seven acts which drag their slow length through six mortal hours. In China the play would hardly last longer, and at least there are the fresh air of the morning, the flowing tea, the two hours allowed for dinner about midday, the cool of the evening, to palliate the infliction. To analyse such a performance would only be wasted time. It' begins with a suicide by drowning, ends with another by the rope, and is diversified by a murder by a shooting in the middle. The authors have kindly omitted poisoning out of regard to the feelings of their audisetnuedey. But the piece is worth seeing to those who human aberrations on philosophical principles.  A PANIC IN A RAILWAY panic occurred on Sunday evening on the Versailles RailTRAIN. —A singular ay to a special train heavily laden with visitors from w the La Marche steeplechases. Shortly after crossing the river at Asnieres the engine and carriages came Lora standstill, and a sudden terror seizing on the passengs a rush was made to the doors, and in a moment the whole of the passengers scrambled on to the line, some jumping front the seats on the tool* iu their haste to alight, no one, bow_ of their ever, knowing of any cause for alarm. Fortunately no aFareema , other train passed at the time, and the guard having reporte(rnte assured the passengers as to the cause of the stoppage,they resumed their seats, laughing, but half ashamed from foolish fear. who t.ioDrDifhltDstE3AoTlyfeAarTs aCnA2iitßioßrelDhGasE .b—eeyhr. e. Christ's returning ~, Trinity College, Cambridge, expired somewhat suddenly a visit to seine relatives, was passing on l‘londay night. The deceased, a quarter before 9 o'clock, when he g hrist's College about though in a fit. Assistance was immediatelywas observed to fall as deceased was conveyed in fly rendered, and street,, where he shortly a to his lodgings in B spoken. afterwards expired ndgewithout having