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The Sun. — 1846-09-08 (London, England)

THE KNIGHT OF G E. No. IX. By  Charles Lever.  Decidedly the best chapters that have appeared of this capital " Tale of the time of the Union," are contained in number nine. Bagenal Daly is one of the most felicitously conceived, and one of the most spiritedly delineated of all the characters created by Harry Lorrequer. The story has now reached its central interest : ruin has fallen upon Maurice Darcy, the noble hearted Knight of Gwynne : he is bereft of his possessions by the perfidy of his solicitor, who has committed suicide through remoroe of conscience and dread of retribution. Gwynne Abbey, and the lands attached thereto, have virtually fallen into the hands of a miserable parvenu, in the shape of Mr. Hickman O'Reilly : and the feelings of the reader are fully aroused in behalf of the bankrupt hero of the fiction. All the accessories of this plot are very skilfully introduced, and the varied dispositions of the personages in the story are developed with a skill attributable, firstly, to the intuitive powers of Mr. Lever, as a novelist, and, secondly, to his long practice and experience as an author. Already is the " Knight of Gwynne" superior as a whole to any of his previous productions; it is more characteristic of Ireland and the Irish than " Harry Lorrequer"—it i 3 more complete as a romance than " Charles O'Malley"—it possesses a more concentrated interest than " Jack Hinton"—and is more fascinating, both in description and incident, than " Tom Burke." Mr. Lever has evidently buckled up for the composition of a book more enduring and unique than any his lively imagination had hitherto evoked. In this laudable endeavour he has—if he only proceed as he has commenced—succeeded. The account of Tate Sullivan's farewell of the picture gallery in Gwynne Abbey is admirable, and Phiz's illustrations of its denouement inimitable. As the autumnal evenings close in, a number of this serial would impart an exquisite zest to a bottle of Madeira and a dish of walnuts.
The Sun. — 1846-07-07 (London, England)

SIIKERNES4, JULY 4.—The Recruit, the new experimental iron 12-gun brig presently fitting here, is ordered to be commissioned by Commander Adolphus Slade (1841). She is already well nigh complete in her rigging, and the shipwrights are progressing equally rapidly with the department of her fittings. When her lines have been taken she will be moved out of deck.  The Hound, 10 .gun brig, recently launched at Deptford Dockyard, was hauled into the basin on Thursday to be fitted for sea. Commander Granville H. Wood is ordered to commission her, instead of the Linnet, to which he was at first appointed at Devonport. The Cuckoo steam-vessel, Lieutenant A. Parks, sailed on Thursday for the north-eastern coast of Scotland, to resume her duties in the protection of the fisheries which extend from the Shetland Islands to the Fern Islands.  The Albatross, 16. Commander It. York, was towed to Chatham on Thursday by the African, steamer to be paid off, without removing any of her interior fittings. The Dido, 20, Captain J. B. Maxwell, is to go to the Nore to-day, where she will take her powder on board, and be mustered and inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, and sail. on Tuesday for Spithead and Devonport. Commander Lefebvre's fid, with which the main-topmast was fidded, has been removed, it. not having been approved of. The remains of Mr. Greig, the midshipman.of this ship, who committed suicide on Monday last, will be interred on the arrival of his friends (who were immediately made acquainted with the untimely fate of their unfortunate relative) from Edinburgh. - Messrs. Grissell and Peto, the contractors for building the new Houses of Parliament, have been ordered by the Admiralty to erect a new chain store at this dockyard. The cost will be about 1,400/.  The following vessels are fitting in dock :—Dragon steamfrigate; Horatio, 44; Chichester, 50; and Recruit, 12. Worcester, 50; Havannali, 22; Formidable, 84; Hound, 10; and Wildfire steamer, in the basin. In consequence of the pressure of work the smiths are at present working from 5 A.3L to i r.m.  PROTEST AGAINST the CORN BILL The following 90 Peers affixed their signatures to Lord Stanley's protest against the Corn Bill: Stanley Berwick Combermere Richmond Eldon Colville of Culross Exeter Ashburton Sondes Hardwick. Gage Chesterfield Warwick Cadogan Ardrossan Malmesbury Northwick Ranfurly Lucan H. Exeter Gascoigne Salisbury Stanhope . Buckingham and Orkney G. Rochester Chaudos Grantley Faversham Delawarr Loftus Bolton Canterbury 11. Gloucester and Hastings Cleveland Bristol Doneraile C. Bangor Selkirk Southampton Manvers Templemore Saitoun Beresford Charleville Penshurst Somers Dartmouth Skeltnersdale Tankerville Nelson . Kenyan Mansfield Stradbroke Boston Abinger Polwarth Hay Beaumont Lake Newcastle Orford Willoughby d'Eresby Marlborough Lovell and Holland Bradford Sandwich Sheffield Vaux of Harrowden Wilton Airlie Carnarvon Redesdale Beverley Brodricke Rutland Colchester Crofton Carleton Pomfret De Freyne St. Vincent Sherborne Cawdor Oxford and Mortimer Graham Clancarty Munster Digby Lorton. Beaufort
The Sun. — 1846-05-28 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A WIDOW LADY.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. J. Mills, Coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest at the Mother Red Cap, High-street, Camden-town, on the body of a widow lady of independent property, named Queene, aged forty, who resided In Barham-terrace. It appeared from the evidence of the son of the deceased, a youth of fourteen, that he last saw his mother alive in her drawing-room on Friday afternoon last, about a quarter before two &clock, when he left home to go to school. On his return shortly after five o'clock, on entering the apartment, he found her suspended by the neck from a hook in the wall by a rope. He Instantly gave an alarm, and she was cut down by a policeman and a neighbour. She had for some time past been exceedingly desponding, and five or six months back threatened to destroy herself. He on many occasions thought she was not right in her mind, and on Thursday, seeing the hook In the wall where he bad never seen such a thing before, he was so strongly impressed with the conviction that she meant to destroy herself, that he went an I brought in a policeman. On Thursday evening, whilst lying on the sofa, deceased fancied she saw a large bat flying about the apartment, and that it had taken refuge in a bird-cage in the room, and she begged of him (her son) to catch it. When he left home for school on the Friday she called him to kiss her, and behaved most affectionately towards him. She frequently complained of pain in the head, and would stand with her hands to it for a long time together. She was under medical treatment for it. When she read of cases of suicide in the paper, she would express her horror at people taking away that life they could not give. The jury returned a veridnia:so That deceased hung herself in a state of Insanity." REGISTRATION OF THE PRINCESS, WITH CONFLICT OF PARISHEs . p' k ay morning Mr. Le Breton, clerk to the guarortier Atfhia..l:-Aatyartin's-in-the-Fields, and Mr. Leonard, the registrar of that paoriSsht.,.repaired to Buckingham Palace, for the purpose of registeringe bath of the infant Princess. Hitherto the royal progeny havebetzregiste registered by the St. George's officials, and as Wrongly registered,parishes divide at the palace, the greater portion of the palace, martin's h,including the royal apartments, being in St. Whilst the grounds are in that of _St. George, Rano*
The Sun. — 1846-12-25 (London, England)

AND SUICIDE AT LAMBETH. CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE TWO BODIES On Wednes.lay afternoon Mr. W. Carter, coroner fir Surrey, and a respectable jury, assembled at the Hero ot. Waterloo, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances connected with the respective deaths of Hannah Reed, aged 30, and of William Reed, aged eleven months, • who were found drowned in such a mysterious manner on the forenoon of Monday last. • The jury having been sworn; they proceeded, with the Coroner, to view the bodies, which were lying in the vaults of St. John's Church. Upon the return of the jury, the first witness called was— Richard Pierse, a lad of 17, who said that on Monday forenoon he was in company with another lad, named Thomas Martin, looking for pieces of coal at the river side. When off West's wharf they discovered the bodies under circumstances previously described in this journal.  Frederick Anderson, a son of one of the beadles of the parish,. said that, in consequence of information he received, he went to the water side, and there saw the bodies. The child was tied round the woman's waist with a piece of laycord, which was passed round the two bodies twice, and finally fastened to the woman's bonnet and cap. strings. The cord was also passed over the child's arms and shoulders. He had the deceased removed to the vaults of St. John's Church. Ann Jones, of 39, New-street, Webber-street, Lambeth, said that she had known the deceased about fit teen months. She had been living in the same room with witness during the last three months. She had no male rrotector, bet had been maintained by witness as well as :he could afford. She had no means of supporting herself and child, but she received Is. 6d. per week from St. Dunstan's parish. Witness saw the deceased alive for the last time on Thursday evening. She went out at seven o'clock, saying at the same time that she was going to meet the father of her child ; and she expected her home the same night, but she did not return again. On Tuesday she heard of her death. The
The Sun. — 1846-01-01 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKEN WELL. Mr. George Smith, who described himself as a man of independent property, residing in Victoria-road, Peckham, was charged with having been an accomplice with a female not in custody, in stealing from the house of Mr. William James Linton, engraver, residing at 85, Hatton-garden, several silver spoons, wearing apparel, and half a dozen of claret and other wines. Mrs. Doman, the female alluded to in the above charge, attempted to commit suicide by swallowing poison, from which she is still ill.  Theprosecutor deposed that the prisoner bad been for some time visiting witness's housekeeper, who passed as the prisoner's wife. She declined to receive his visits latterly, and said he had beaten her; she seemed at times in very low spirits. On Christmas-day be left home for his country house, leaving directions that the prisoner should not be admitted before his return on Monday ; he ascertained that the prisoner had been there until that morning, when he and the woman absconded. The wine, silver spoons, two cloaks, and other valuable articles, were missed immediately after their departure. The prisoner acknowledged that he had taken the wine. The prisoner indignantly denied being the husband of Mrs. Doman. He had been invited to the house by Mrs. Doman, who he understood was an acquaintance of Mr. Linton's. He knew her only since April. He did not go to Mr. Linton's until invited. He then made a rambling, incoherent statement, to the effect that Mrs. Doman had left Mr. Linton's house in April last, when he first met her. Mr. Linton had sent her money and a testimonial, but the woman was in distress, and he (prisoner) gave her all the aid in his power. Mr. Comm—What are you ? Prisoner—l have no profession ; I live on my own fortune. Mr. Comm—Where do you live ? Prisoner—l live in my own house, 5, Victoria-road, Peckham. Mr. ComnE—What have you to say to the charge ? Prisoner—l drank some of the wine.  Mr. Coins—What wine did you drink ? Prisoner —I drank claret ; Mrs. Doman preferred sherry. Mr. Coates—liow do you live ? Prisoner—l said already that I lived on my means, and I say so still. I have been bequeathed a considerable fortune within the last twelve months. The house is my own. I live rent free.  Mr.
The Sun. — 1846-04-22 (London, England)

THE RUMOURED DISSOLUTION. (From the Times.)  There is a rumour of an immediate dissolution ; or, to speak more correctly, there is the report of a rumour to that effect. What is the ground and origin of this report— whether the wish is father to it, or the fear is father to it— whether the Protectionists wish Sir Robert to think that he must resign, or Sir Robert wishes the Protectionists to think that he will resign—whether an immediate dissolution of Parliament is nut a mere blunder for an immediate dissolut ion of railways, or, after all, the report only expresses that indefinite dissatisfaction with the existing state of things which led Miss Squeers to exclaim, " I wish I was dead—l wish all the world was dead"—it is not necessary for us to decide. The report exists, and is put about with diligence. The question is propounded. Something is to be gained, it is thought, by looking upon the event as possible. As the question is forced upon us, we have scarcely an alternative but to reply. It is by no means an edifying theme. When there is nothing else to talk of, the public generally begins to talk of a dissolution, just as some men, whenever they have nothing elso to do, immediately begin to think of apoplexy, suicide, and such horrors. In fact, every time within these twenty years that things have come to a standstill, there has been a report of a dissolution. Anybody, without an opinion in his head, can venture an estimate of the odds fcr or against that casualty. Perhaps it is beside the question to ask who is to gain by a dissolution? The Miss Squeers who suggests the idea has probably given up all thought of gain. It is enough that somebody would lose something; or, if not damaged, will be at least disgraced; or, if not disgraced, yet stigmatised. The vision of a dozen agricultural constituencies, in addition to those which have already changed their Members, turning out four-and-twenty "apostates," with an immense deal of pother, with much bluster and invective, sad giving us in their stead four-andtwenty raw young men who have yet to apostatise, is enough to console these satisfied dreamers for the absence of any tangible advantage. Sir Robert Peel would "get it." Many speeches would be made and circulated at a penny a piece. Many prophecies would be uttered. Heaps of statistics 'and.
The Sun. — 1846-04-22 (London, England)

KING. • ' S COLLEGE, LONDON.—Yesterday the theological department of the College, established for the purpose of training young men as candidates for holy orders, was opened for the first time, the bishops having consented to receive the students who have passed the curriculum, without requiring them to graduate at Oxford or Cambridge. The course is to embrace divinity in all its branches ; and before a student can obtain the honorary certificate from the principal, necessary before he can present himself to the bishop, he will be required to go through six terms, extending over two years, at an expense of twelve guineas a term. The persons who will be admissible are graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham, associates of King's College, and all such persons who, having passed a satisfactory examination in classics by the principal, shall obtain the recommendation of a bishop. The following clergymen have been appointed the Professors of Divinity :—The Rev. Dr. lii`Caul, rector of St, James's, Duke-place ; the Rev. F. D. Maurice, chaplain of Guy's Hospital ; and the Rev. F. C. Trench, examining chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE BY A Boy.—On Tuesday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Lord Nelson, Nicol's-row, Churchstreet, Shoreditch, on the body of William Thomas Figess, aged nine years, who destroyed himself under the following circumstances:11e deceased resided with his mother at No. It, Vincent-,treet, in this neighbourhood ; his father having absconded from his home about four years since, and no tidings of him had been since learned. The deceased was always considered a very mild-tempered child, and never exhibited any appearances of mental aberration. On last Sunday forenoon he asked his mother for a halfpenny to purchas an India-rubber ball of one of his playmates. Be was refused, after sitting awhile in a chair in a sullen manner, he suddeititly boy and left the room. In less than five minutes afterwards a n le k found him hanging by a rope which was Pass'A his mother's from fastened to the bannister of the stairs leadingoolf a surgeon, was room. He was cut down instantly, and Mr. Cr h ours to restore for upwards of two ou called in, who tried every means rary insanity." round his neck and life, but ineffectually. Verdict, Tempo Lady yhwe ,Miss Willoughby D ,EraWbTocuongthinbuyes, dinauvgehryterdeuocfatlifedawaanadt Driglatop, vrtacre tAt Dual ar--1' ga2114416..
The Sun. — 1846-09-07 (London, England)

ALLEGED WHOLESALE POISONING OF CHILDREN. An inquest was held on Friday night at the London Hospital, on the body of a female who had committed suicide by swallowing a pennyworth of fly water. Mr. Thomas Jessop, the house-surgeon of the institution, on being examined by the coroner and jury, took occasion to make an important statement. He said he had analysed some of the liquid which deceased had taken, and he found that it contained a great quantity of arsenic, and the liquor was so sweetened as to attract the vermin to partake of it. He wished particularly to call the attention of the worthy coroner and jury to the label on the bottle (handing in a bottle of fly water). The coroner having attentively perused the label, said it appeared to him a most extraordinary heading for a bottle of poison, " Sleeping made easy." Why, a person might purchase a bottle of the mixture, and, without reading the whole of the label, might conclude that it was a cooling draught, and calculated to do the party good. He (the coroner) thought the heading of the label ought to be immediately altered. Mr. Jessop said he wanted to call the attention of the court to one part of the label, where it stated, " to destroy black beetles, cockroaches, and crickets, soak crumbs of bread in some of the liquor, and strew them about the floor, and the_vermin will eat the same and instantly die." Now what could be more dangerous than throwing crumbs of bread, containing poison, about the floor ? It was a well-known fact, that in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel and other densely populated districts, where the fly water had the greatest sale, there was scarcely a house but what contained many families, and the number of young children living in the same rooms with their parents it was almost impossible to tell. Of late it was well known that a vast number of children had been treated for, and died from, what was imagined natural diarrhoea. He (Mr. Jessop) had no doubt that one-third of the children said to have died from that complaint had been poisoned with fly water. It was equally well known that children, if left playing on the floor, would pick up anything they could find and put it in their mouths. Crumbs of bread, thus scattered over the floor, and left in the way of children, was exceedingly dangerous. What were the symptoms after taking the poison? He would explain. first sickness, and then diarrhoea. The children were taken in some instances to a surgeon, who prescribed for them; but the poison having become absorbed in the system, it was unknown that the deceased had died from anything deleterious. From what he had ascertained he had no doubt, as he bad before stated, that one-third of the children, supposed to have died from diarrhoea, had died from the effects of poison. Ho believed, if his remarks were noticed by the press, that they would have a very beneficial effect.
The Sun. — 1846-09-07 (London, England)

ALLEGED WHOLESALE POISON ING OF CHILDREN. An inquest was held on Friday night at the London Hospital, on the body of a female who had committed suicide by swallowing a pennyworth of fly water. Mr. Thomas Jessop, the house-surgeon of the institution, on being examined by the coroner and jury, took occasion to make an important statement. He said he had analysed some of the liquid which deceased had taken, and he found that it contained a great quantity of arsenic, and the liquor was so sweetened as to attract the vermin to partake of it. He wisheo particularly to call the attention of the worthy coronei and jury to the label on the bottle (handing in a bottle of fly water). The coroner having attentively perused the label, said it appeared to him a most extraordinary heading for a bottle of poison, " Sleeping made easy." Why, a person might purchase a bottle of the mixture, and, without reading the whole of the label, might conclude that it was a cooling draught, and calculated to do the party good. He (the coroner) thought the heading of the label ought to be immediately altered. Mr. Jessop said he wanted to call the attention of the court to one part of the label, where it stated, " to destroy black beetles, cockroaches, and crickets, soak crumbs of bread in some of the liquor, and strew them about the floor, and the vermin will eat the same and instantly die." Now what could be more dangerous than throwing crumbs of bread, containing poison, about the floor ? It was a well-known fact, that in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel and other densely populated districts, where the fly water had the greatest sale, there was scarcely a house but what contained many families, and the number of young children living in the same rooms with their parents it was almost impossible to tell. Of late it was well known that a vast number of children had been treated for, acrd died from, what was imagined natural diarrhoea. He (Mr. Jessop) had no doubt that one-third of the children said to have died from that complaint had been poisoned with fly water. It was equally well known that children, if left playing on the floor, would pick up anything they could find and put it in their mouths. Crumbs of bread, thus scattered over the floor, and left in the way of children, was exceedingly dangerous. What were the symptoms after taking the poison? He would explain. first sickness, and then diarrhoea. The children were taken in some instances to a surgeon, who prescribed for them; but the-poison having become absorbed in the system, it was unknown that the deceased had died-from anything deleterious. From what he had ascertained he had no doubt, as he had before stated, that one-third of the children, supposed to have died from diarrheas, had died from the effects of poison. He believed, if his remarks were noticed by the press, that they would have a very beneficial effect.