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The Sun. — 1804-03-02 (London, England)

TURN.BULL LIORtt IsoN.  Mr. Turnbull was an Attorney at Berwick, and the Deferfiliint a Grocer in the same This attion was brought on a Bill of Exchanse, font Sol. and the interest accruing upon it since the' ante of its conAng due,'which was as early as Dec. 1792. The Defendant had not put upon the record a plea upon the Statute of Limitations. Mi.. Turnbull was, stated to be a man very much his own enemy throughout the whole of his life, and even at the hour of hisAtath, which was effected 'by the as of suicide.  Mr. PARKS, for the Plaintiff, admitted, as a setoff against t`he I,illand interest, Bzl, for groceries supplied the Plaintiff between the years r 792 and rSoz, and he attempted ro set' up ,an aeknOWledg_ merit of the debt by the Defendant,easlate as 1802. He said, that although the claim was founded on a ,transaCtion long sinee.past, yet that the demand was not less valid ; and he insisted, that: the supply of groceries in this way, for a term of ten'years, without the payMent being exaCted by the Defendant, sheaved obviously, that the Plaintiff had some right, upon him, whichthe present bill clearly constituted. Mr. GAkitow, ftir.the Defendant, took several objedions, both in point of law and faCt. He Stated tha; the bill recites that payment shotdd he made at 'the office of tire Defendant in Berwick, yet nothing' of this appeared on the face of the record ; so that the bill itsdf was not legally identified. He further said, that Mr. Morrison, by the liberality of his mind, in dischargi;-g the debts of his father, 'had involved himself in some pecuniary difficulties, which obliged him to tr,ke a composition with his creditors of 'los. in the pbund. A deed of truit was in consequence entered-into, and, Mr. Turnbull was Agent and Witness to this instrument, which was dated subsequently to the supposed maturity of this bill. Also subsequo.:ly the Plaintiff had given a receipt in full; which shewed that he had no further, claim against the Defendant. Mr. GAR
The Sun. — 1804-04-18 (London, England)

APRIL. • The following is the substance of the juridical _reports connected with the Suicide of PICHFGRU :  Citizens SOUPE, DIDIER, ilpti QUET, I;(tTJNEZ, LESVIGNES, and FLEURY, Surgeoos appointed by the Ctiminak Tribunal to inspect the body of the Ex_General PICHEGRU, and to state what were the c:tuses- which gave rise to his death, unanimously declared,  " That from- the Temple they were rQ•ndutled . into the chamber. where CHARr.es PICHEGNu, the Ex-General, was confined, On arriving in the cham. :her they Nund a male corpse.' After describing his, . person, and, what appeared to them his age, they go on. to say that he died of strangulation. They state, they found a black silk handkerchief about his neck, through which was passed a :small stick forty-five centimeters long, and frOm four to five centimeters in circumference; which stick, forming a tourniquet of the cravati WIIS stopped by the left jaw, ,on which he lay, widi one end of the stick under, and this produced a degree of, strangulation sufficient to occasion his death. 'I hey then remarked, that the stick had r,!sted by one of its ends on, the left cheek, and that by moving round irregniar; ly, it had produced a transversal scratch of about six centimeters.  " The face was discoloured-, the jaw was locked, and the tongue was pressed betwixt the teeth. The discolcuration (le remosie) extended over the whole body. The extremities were cold. The muscles and fingers of the hand were strongly contraled. Their opinion, therefore, was, from ail they saw in the position of the body, and the idea they had formed respeEling it, that the body was the corpse of the Ex-General PICIIEGRU, and that he. was guilty of Suicide. " Citizen Si R or, one ache Gen; d' Armes lite, was stationed near the chamber of General PICHRGRU, in the Temple. He had heard a considerable degree of struggling and noise, but imagined that the Prisoner laboured under a great degree of difficulty of breathing. He did not, however, think that there was any thing which required his parti. cular assistance.  " Citizen LAPOINTE was near the same spot. He awaked about four o'clock in the morning, but heard no particular noise. " Citizen FAUCONNI ER, Keeper of the Tower of the Temple, deposed, that at half past seven 'in the morning, Citizen PoPoN, PI CI-I EGRO'S keeper, went to light his fire in the usual manner. He was asto. nished at not hearing him either speak or stir. He went immediately to Colonel PONSARD, the Coin_ tnander of the Gen d'Armerie, and informed him of what had taken pine. TI-lUR lOT, the Accuser. General, was informed of the circumstance. A medical person was instantly sent for, and all necessary, instruaions were given, at the request of the Accuser-General.  " Citizen Poros, principal door.keeper of the Hall of Justice in the Temple, stated, that at half past seven o'clock he went into General Pr CO CCRU's chamber, for the purpose.of lighting his fire. • " Not hearing him either speaking or stirring, and dreading that some accident had taken place, he hastened to apprise Citizen
The Sun. — 1808-03-18 (London, England)

BILLING.. TON Will peculiarly well received and much applauded. • The orchestra was tilled, by the ablest musicians, and. their joint ctforts produced an exquisite treat.  We are glad to learn that the accident which hap. pened to Mr. MATHEWS, the Actor, is by no means sq bad as at' firi.t represented, and that he is in a fair way of recovery without any material injury.  The great increase of Minor Theatres in this metropolis is notless:injuriqus in a political than a moral point of view, as refieetions are often. cast upon Government at those places, which are very likely to mislead common people, and tend to excite popular, diadontent. The condu6tor done of these Theatres, in particular, has long been notorious as a disciple a) TuoK4s ?Atlas, and he generally contrives to season the dialogue with some' of the doctriae.s of his Mister.  Kgssaut continues at his friend Lord Gumproan's, in Osferdshire, and isetill much indisposed. • A duet took place yesterday Morning in Paddington Fields, pear the three bridges Of the New Cut, between Capt. W. and a Mr. V. a Gentleman of fortune. The parties fired three rounds each, and having been convinced by their seconds of their being but indifferent marksmen, they shook hands, and retired to the same coffee-house, in Wigniorestreet, where they had quarrelled. A dreadful instance of ferocity occurred, about a week since, at Stapleton Prison, near Bristol. Two Frenchmen having quarrelled late in the evening. were locked up previous to the settlement at the dispute ; but In the night, one of the parties, with his friend,- insisted upon his antagonist's getting out of bed and fightin him immediately; the latter aisented. It was determined that they should fight with the two legs of a pair of compasses, which was broken in half, and the points sharpened fin- the purpose.. They rushed upon each ot her, mut gaily stabbing, until the aggressor tell lifeless on the ground, _having been pierced through the heart and lungs. His friend immediately seized the weapon from the hand of the corpse, insisting that the fight should be renewed with him ; it was agreed, and after a horrible rencoutre, he shared the same rate as the first. The survivor (who is much wounded, but not very dangerously.) was secured as soon as :the circumstance was known to the guard, mid a Coroner's Inquest sat on the bodies. As it appeared that the two deceased persons were the aggressors itt the affair, the Jury brought in a verdict of Manslaughter against the survivor.  An Inquisition was taken yesterday at a .public house, in Duke-street, Oxford-street, on the body of Alicia Harriet Mailexy, a dress-maker, who *as faund. dead in her bed-room, at eleven o'clock; On Wednesday morning., Sho.destroyed herself by an immense dose of laudanum. It was supposed that disappoint tnent in loVe had led her to commit suicide. The yenta was litsauity. A young man of reputable connexions, and Assistant-Surgeon to a Gentle►uan in Grosvenor-gmet, also poisoned himself on Sunday last ; and a Coroner's Jay delivered A Verdi. similar to the above, •
The Sun. — 1808-12-01 (London, England)

CLERI.EJ.VIP4.:LL.,:SLSSIOAS, Nov. 30.Mary Reston was ir4.1614,t9r wilful and corrupt perjury :•—From the evtdence.of the Prosecutor in this case, whose name was Bird; a Itrnitnre-broker, at the corner of Wyche-street,' N4wCastle-street, Strand, -it:appeared, that some time ago the Defendant came' to the shop of .the Prosecutor, Upon some business of her husband4s : an altercation arose between the parties, when ihe Defendant- thew at the Pros,ecutor like 'a tigress; •struck him- several blows in the face and cut hiS'nese 3 while he retreated-she advanced, until .by a strong effort in striking she tell down. Afterwards she went to Bow-street, Where she swore a .violent assault against him, for is hich he instituted the present prosecution for perjury. It came oat upon a long cr“ss-examination by Mr. Gviti:iiy, who was Counsel for the Defendant, that this Prosecutor had brought his adion at' f' law in the Marshalsea Court; against the Defendant, for Defamation ; that he also brought liisadion upon this case in the same Court lcir damages which' he sustained by the assault. Upon the termer the Jury gaye him one farthing damages, and :upon the latter Le- was non-suited. 'rho Prosecutor produced three witnesses to cor: roborate his testimony the,..assault; but they prevaricated and contradicted each ..oiher so frequently', that the Learhed Chairmail, without deeming it necessary to go into the Defendant's case, thought there, was so much -improbability in the .Pkiintitl"§. own story; that he'dieded the Jury; to acquit the Defendant, Which they did accordingly. Gorge Barnett was convicted of-violently assault-; ing Thomas Jones, and almost biting his finger otr. Tile Court seutenced .14 to pay a title of :Several othercases of petty assaults were also disposed of, none of which any thing of public notoriety.  -1.,  An intrigue has recently been discovered' in high 'life, between, the son ofthan of; quality .and his niother'S waiting-wotnati, who is the...Wife:of-a butler in another branCh of thelamily,andis motlfer of two children... -rite ,secret :was.discloSed by a coach._ man, ,who kad more . than once conducted the enamouied couple to a well-known. house .of accorn-, tuodation. • ..• StaotnE.---On Tuesdayltight a coach'was •called by a' -getneel accompanied bx.X well, 'dressed woman, in. Oharles-street; ,Covent-garden, and the coachtnan..was ordered to drive to Manchester-square; • where the Gentleman .alighted. The coachman was then ordeied to.. set the.. Lady down :in Soho:square, but on his opening the coach door she was a corpse,- having cut leer throat with a penknife. It appeared by letters found on her person, that 'she went by the name of Camel', and that she was under the protection of an Officer ofprag-oons, whorl now. in Spain. 811 e. resided in Titehtield-street.-4. The motive which induced her to commit suicide is not known.
The Sun. — 1808-07-23 (London, England)

SUICIDE.--Last night, at eight o'clock, a 'Coroner's Inquest sat before JOSEPH SIIELTON, Esq.' in one of the Commissioners' jooms, in the ,CustomHOUse, on the body of .Mr. Edward. Jones, one or the Gentlemen- employed in the Office el the Receiver-General of the Revenue. It appeared that the deceased had come tb the Office at ten o'clock, en Thursday morning, the usual hour. About twelve o'clock 'a noise, like the report of a 'pistol, was heard through the Custom-House ; a short time alter, one of the Clerks having opened a water-closet door, he perceived a'rnan leaning back, apparently with a red 'silk handkerchief on his face; he stopped at the door, when a second Clerk came up, and perceived the blood &win ;' they were both so frightened that they ran-away and 'gave the alarm. On the bOdy being brought to light, horrid to relate?. the whole face was blown off: The .pistOl had burst, supposed from being overloaded. The breach of the pistol Was clenched in his hand, from 'which position it has been impossible to remove it. Two razors and a pared of bullets were found in his pockets. It appeared in evidence- thk the deceased was about-70 years of age, and had, been upwards of 50 in the Receiver-General's, Office ; he had the most respeCtable character , and was beloved by every person in the dePartment. Some of the Getillernen of the Office said, that for two years past they had perceived him do childish acts, such as sing foolish songs, and get on the desk and dance.—A Gendeman who ' had been in the habit of walking with him for an hour every morning, deposed that he seemed to be of as sound mind as men generally of his age ; but in conversation with him it seemed to prey upon his mind his not having got farther forward in the Office after his long services ; fear of poverty could not be the cause, he had no children, .and his wife had a jointure of '5OOl. a year settled on her. The Jury, after considering a short time, return.; ed a verdiat, that he had taken away his life in ap of insanity. Through tl-e whole of the evidence there neur appeared to be a-Man-inOte-fereete'd or more regretted.  1 ; '''' :
The Sun. — 1808-08-04 (London, England)

QUEEN-SRUARE.—An old man, grey headed, apparently of the age of sixty, was brought up -to answer a charge made by the parents of a, young female under thirteen, of having committed a rape. .The charge was proved very substantially by the child and the 'surgeon who examined her, and was then acknowledged by the hoary,offerider; who of, fered by way of amends to make a settlement for :life on her of to I. per. annum. This would not. be Jistened to by the Magistrates, who' committed him to prison for trial. . On Saturday Mr. J. H. of Folkstone, was committed to Westgate gaol by the Mayor of Canter-. bury on suspicion of forgery. On his,being charged with the offence, he attempted to put an end to his existence at the Union ,Bank in that city, by shooting himself with a pistol,. which, hoWever, he did not accomplish, as the ball, after passing through his clothes, and inflicting a wound against one of his ribs, tell upon .the floor. conjectured that part of the charge of powder had 'shaken out of the pistol by carrying it in his poCka, which' prevented the fatal effects he meditated.  Wyndhiin's b. c. Ainbrosio  Air. tamor's Wren  •Monday se'nnight two'Ladies bathing near Hass Marsh,. Cork, were carried down by the force of th& current, and by inconceivable efforts kept themselvei: from siniing, until a fisherman ventured to their as..: siscanee, and rescued them. from drowning. They'• had floated a very considerable distance with the' current-. Some of the most respeaable Freeholders of Hampshire, among whom are the Members for the County, have signed a requisition to.the High Sheriti-to call a Meeting, for the purpose of addressing his Majesty, on the cessation of hostilities with. Spain, and on the efforts made by that nation to assert their independence. SuiciDe.—Yesterday mcrniug a Gentleman of the name of Stuart, residin't; in Brompton Crescent, Chelsea, walked to Bromvon Row, and called for a coach from the stand. The Coachman refused to take him, when he immediately returned home, and soon after shot himself with a pistol, and instantly expired.  .
The Sun. — 1808-11-29 (London, England)

PROCTOR. —Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH has pronounced sentence of condemnation on the above ship and cargo. The French Eriabassy arrived at the Persian Court of Taheran, is: said to consist of a suite of 300 officers of infantry and cavalry, and 300 of artillery ; the officers and men are all most superbly dressed.. Remittances from China, on private account; tol .Bengal and iVladras, were made i❑ the early part oti this year„to the extent of nearly a million sterling. •  The folloWiher is the line of march upon which the British Cavalry that was disembarked at Corunna 'was to advance  tstit Nov. •to .Betanzos 22d inst..--"to - Losherriner6s ibth - - - Cabello Forto 23(1 -•- Villa Franca /7th - - . Baanconcla 24th - ..; - /Lilt Igth - - -.. Lugo • zitti -.-. - i'vnterrado zstn - - - Manzanuel 21 9,, tr int - - Sfloabltra do a7th -- - Astorga , list - - - Lomogules 72irti r - - Halt . From Corthina to Lugo is so mites ; Lugo to Villa Franca, 4o ri, tto ; Villa Franca to Astorga, 4o ditto. ,  , The new Dratna'annoenced 'at Drury-lane, tinder the title -of Fermi ; or, The Novice of 'St. Mark's, is the avowed work of Mr?-MoNK LEWIS, and, is saidto abound in all those horrors- which distinguish the prodtielions, of his terrific MUse. It might be conceived .that his horrific Inine had been exhausted, huts, according to report he has found a new vein. • it may be mentioned, as an Important event in the Musical World, that CATALANI is in that state in whtch Women wish to be who love their Loirls."  Mrs, GLOV ER, it is said, is... Likely to resume her station with the Covent Gard Cnmpany. Mrs. EDWIN, who has been so. much admired in Dublin, has been engaged for. three years by the Covent Garden Managers. Mrs. MUDIE, it seems, has adjusted all'diffieulties with the Drury-LaneManagers, and is engaged for the present season. Caleb ,Baldwin, the veteran boxer, is matched to :fi7lli.Dogherty within` a month, for 40 gninea:— h lts forfeit. ,The veteran has fought 50 battles, and Dogherty being a fresh' young man of science, the ouoi dre a!,airi6t Caleb.  Yesterday the criminal.uncier sentence.of death in ,N:!‘vgates - who ft ounitted suicide, Was buried, pur'st: int toldtv,lifc the cross road's at the top of the Old Boil,q, A, stake was driven through his body.
The Sun. — 1867-01-30 (London, England)

JUSTIFIABLE SUICIDE.  "I married a widow who had a grown-up daughter. 2,r9 father visited our house very often, fell in love with raY step-daughter, and married her. So my father became nil son-in-law, and my step-daughter my mother, because she was my father's wife. Some time afterwards my wife had a son—he was my father's brother-in-law and my uncle, for he was the brother of my stop-mother. My father's wife-i.e., my step-daughter, had also a son : he was, of course, my brother, and in the mean time my grandchild, for he was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she was my mother's mother. I was nil wife's husband and grandchild at the same time. And as the husband of a person's grandmother is his grandfather,  I was my own grandfather." A few more- specimens of Yankee humour maY be added to the foregoing, as follows : "Kentucky must have the credit for that wonderful curative ointment, which was so effective that when does tail had been cut off they had only to apply the ointment, whereupon a new tail instantly sprouted : and f: youngster, with a genuine Yankee turn of thought, pick° up the old tail, and tried the ointment upon it, whoa it grew into a second dog, so like the other that no one could tell which was which. There is just a smile of this kind of humour in a story told of two Yankees on meeting ; one said, How are you, old Ben Russell ?" Come nuvr,' says the other, bet you I aiut any older than you 1 Tell us, what is the earliest recollection that you have r Well,' says he, looking back intently through the mists of memory, 'the very first thing that I can remember is hearing people say, as you went by, 'there goes old 130 Russell !' "  Or take one or two of Josh Billings' Sayings :-"It is dreadful easy to be a fool. A man can be a fool and not know it. "God save the fools, and don't let them run out ! for if it wasn't for them, wise nen couldn't get a living." "`then a fellow gets to going down hill, it does 80010 as though everything had been greased for the occasion. As a fitting close to this exceptionally good number of the Q'vrrterly, we have a v:gorous though of course a highly Governmental view of "English Democracy and Irish Fenianism"—a political paPer, which here and there seems to sound the note 01 preparation for the party battles now about to be opened in February.  ~„A. OUrt etritl •
The Sun. — 1867-01-30 (London, England)

JUSTIFIABLE SUICIDE.  "I married a widow who had a grown-up daughter. M 1 father visited our house very often, feH in love with ml step-daughter, and married her. So my father became my son-in law, and my step-daughter my mother, because she was father's wife. Some time afterwards my wife had a son—he was my father's brother-in-law and any uncle, for he was the brother of my step-m Other. My father's wife-ie., my step-daughter, had also a son : he was, of course, my brother, and in the mean time my grandchild, for he was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she was my mother's mother. I was my wife's husband and grandchild at the same time. And us the.hulba4d of a person's grandmother is his grandfather, I was my own grandfather."  A few more specimens of Yankee humour mat be added to the foregoing, as follows " Kentucky must have the credit' for 'that wonderful curative ointment, which was so effective that when 3 dog's tail had been cut off they had ortly,to apply the ointment, whereupon a new tail instantly sprouted: and e youngster, with a genuine Yankee turn of thought, pinked up the old tail, and tried the ointment upon it, when it grew into a second dog, so like the other that no one could toll which was which. There is just a smile of this kind of humour in a story told of two Yankees on meeting ; the, ono said, ' How are you, old Ben Russell ?" Come now, says the other, bet you I aint any older than you I Tell us, what is the earliest recollection that you have r Well,' says he, looking back intently through the mists of memory, 'the very first thing that 1 can remember is hearing people say, as you went by, 'there goes old Ben Russell !' "  Or take one or two of Jash Billings' Sayings is dreadful oasy to bo a fool. A man can be a fool and not know it.  "Clod save the fools, and don't lot them run out ! for if it wasn't for them, wise men couldn't get a living."  "When a fellow gets to going down hill, it does seemo as though everything had been greased for the occasion. As a fitting close to this exceptionally good number of the Quarterly, we have a vigorous though of course a highly Governmental view of English Democracy and Irish Fenianism"— a political paper which here and there seems to sound the note of preparation for the party battles now about to be opened in February.  6:a elanbr