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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-08-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THURSDAY,  CHILD MURDER AT LISIDIEDOL.—Mary Ann Hock, kinson, aged 35, was charged with the wilful murder of her infant child at Liverpool; on. the 4th instant. Tile prisoner pleaded not guilty, and during her trial appeared perfectly calm and collected. The facts of the case have already been published im our columns. The husband of the prisoner was a brewer, and lived with his family in Rigby-street. On the night previous to the morning of the occurrence, (Thursday, the 4th instant,) the child was sleeping with its father• and mother, and in the middle of the night the prisoner called her husband up, and complained of being ill, saying she was dying. A. woman, named Kenyon, who lodged in the house, was, called to the prisoner's assistance, when she (prisoner) repeated that she was dying, and that the baby was lying dead beside her. That was, however, a delusion, the baby being at the time in bed, perfectly well. Mrs. Kenyon represented to the prisoner the absurdity of the notion which possessed her mind, and administered to her a little brandy, after which she seemed better. On being again put to bed, the prisoner slept the greater part of the night, and in the morning her husband got up and left I her. Shortly afterwards Mrs. Kenyon was alarmed by the cries of the prisoner's children, and immediately rushed up stairs, when she saw the prisoner with a knife in her hand. She said, " I have done it ; the child will be no more hungered." The deceased had a large gash in the throat, and appeared to be dead. Mrs. Kenyon got hold of the prisoner, and restrained her from further violence until assistance arrived, and she was then secured, and given into custody. She again repeated that she had done it ; that Mrs. Kenyon and some others instigated her to the act, and that one of them had sharpened the knife for her. The prisoner was taken to the Northern Hospital, when a surgeon belonging to the establishment pronounced her to be of unsound mind. She had previously been attacked in a similar way on the birth of one of her children, and was for some time out of her mind. Several witnesses bore out the statements. Mr. Thorburn, surgeon, who examined the prisoner immediately after the occurrence, expressed his confident opinion that she was in an unsound state of mind; he added, that one of her relatives committed suicide under similar circumstances some time ago. The Judge briefly recapitulated the facts of the case, observing that the occurrence was a painful one ; but the only question for the jury would be whether, when the prisoner committed the act, she was in such a state of mind as to be accountable for her conduct. The jury immediately acquitted the prisoner, on the ground of insanity. She was detained in custody, to be disposed of according to her Majesty's pleasure.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-06-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

HORRIBLE SUICIDE.—An appalling act of self de; struction was committed on Wednesday, at the Bull 913" George Inn, Dartford. The deceased,Henry Lavender Calmer, was manager for Messrs. Saunders and Otlel of London. He was single, and 34 years old. He vre,l L 3,, to bed about 11 at night, having asked the servant a' call him at 7. She did so, but received no answer, an ti about 10 o'clock the door was burst open, whet, horrible scene was disclosed. Deceased, partly dressed' was lying on the floor in a pool of blood, his head literail: severed from his body, nothing but the vertebrae taining it. Close to his head was a razor ; a pistol, cently discharged lay on the table, covered with birth and also another, likewise covered with blood, loaded' but having no cap on. A hole was discovered beside bit ear, which had received the contents of the pistol, but is supposed that the first discharge not proving eiTecti dis. he had taken up the second pistol, but could not ,e charge it in consequence of the cap being off, and thatLillia must then have resorted to the razor, His father committed suicide about 12 years ago. The •  re,  a verdict of " Temporary insanity." --- 450'  'ern Gazett  THE GLENFIE e cave of ":11essr  LD SrAncH.—ln the Court of Si s.:Wotherspoons against Martin ai  rs are manuf  turers of the Glenfiel  the-respondents are sta  .h.dealers in Glasgow  Dr some time previous of lal g starch with a title and label in colourabl  een in the habit  .ted by the suspenders for their Gen  After hearing parties, Lord Fullerton, the L, passed the note, and granted interdict as cra' ing end discharging the respondents from  to sell • Impr  y starch under the name d Glenfield Ihuble Re!  Pow  her name or d  -11 similar Ar,Fed iD  thereto, or in colourable imitation thereot, or c.,--__ ~.., wrappers used by the complainers, or having labels •"*" Ic'he such devices and descriptions thereon as are stated to _ used by the complainers, or any labels having devices .01 descriptions similar to or in colourable imitation of the labels used by the complainers.—Paisley Journai.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-10-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE AT WEST DERBY.—On Saturday an inquest was held before C. E. Driffield, Esq., at the Farmer's Arms, Club-moor, on the body of a young woman, named Hannah Clarkson, who had been discovered drowned in a pond on Thursday evening. John Heaton, a cowman in the employ of Mr. B. 11. Jones, of Larkhill, stated that for several days past he had observed something floating in a pond near his master's house, but, supposing that it was only a dead dog, he took no further notice of it till Thursday afternoon, when, thinking that it might be the body of a human being, he dragged it out. On being brought to land the body was discovered to be that of a young woman in an advanced state of decompo_ sition. The last time the deceased was seen alive was about a fortnight ago, when she was noticed walking near Club-moor, by a woman named Anne Rushton, who is in the employ of Mr. Jones. A letter was foundinpleheetr..• pocket, dated the 6th October, and written ,from wood, from which, and other slight circumstances, it is supposed that she is the daughter of a person named Clarkson, who keeps, or once did keep, 4. eillperanoe t coffee-house, at Fleetwood. Latterly, art a ...,er prey.= k leading a comparatively easy life, she had been wfobreled-stow enter into the service of a family at Everton, s e had not been very well treated, for the writer of t the letter found on her, exhorts her to keep up her 8 • • to mind the hardships she complains of, as Ririe rsi'l lai short ly not come for her. From the general tenor of his letter thee is reason to suppose that the of attached to the writer of it, and that disappoin ection and unwonted annoyances induced her to commit turned a verdict of " Found drowned..aucide. The jury re I.iN 'Pc' Jr,Z7 ' , / \, , 8  Loading in Prince's Dock,  For NEW YORK,  The regular New York Packet-ship  WEST POINT,  Captain W. R.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-07-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN IN BIRMINGHAM, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERESS. —A murder, under peculiarly shocking circumstances, was perpetrated in this town on Thursday night, or early on Friday morning last. About ten weeks ago, a woman named Ann Brookes, with two children, male twins about two years old, took lodgings in the house of Thomas Roberts, Eyre-street, near the Reservoir. From her remarks it was rscertained that she had been cohabiting with a hawker in Leicestershire, the father of the two children, but that some time ago he deserted her, and she was reduced to beggary. On Thursday evening the children had some milk given them by the mother, and were put to rest, she herself retiring at the usual time. During the night Roberts heard her moving about the room, and about six o'clock she came down stairs and left the house, proceeding first to a neighbour's house to assist in washing, and then absenting herself in some place at present unknown. Ten o'clock having arrived without the mother returning, Mrs. Roberts went up stairs to look at the children, whom she found apparently in a deep sleep. She therefore returned, but mentioning to some of the neighbours that their feet were quite cold, suspicion was excited ; the children were again examined, when it was found that they were dead. In the course of a short time Brookes returned, intoxicated, and taking no notice of the persons in the house she sat down, but soon fell from the chair to the floor. On the death of the children being mentioned, the unhappy woman started up, and ran in the direction of the neighbouring canal, but was overtaken, and brought back. Medical assistance was obtained, and it being evident that Brookes was labouring under the influence of poison, the stomach pump was successfully applied. She icsotue rfei ns 3ge dp oa tn sth h oe them,l, d aftera shortchildren, t mbeysandemi n wasrillnessplacede naremoval v aail ns to oucustodyoe andteartnahfeeurSooauns spdi Sandpit t sf, wrPhmo el rai cese sthos tean tien cooenws ,s rbt aeutmte nee srr under charge of the police. The wretdhed woman is progterretzianczciftviohuerarbslayn. it yNN.Levuinrdne,rinsgtahnadnithcato;lxl4ts are en
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-07-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN IN BIRMINGHAM, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERESS. —A murder, under peculiarly shocking circumstances, was perpetrated in this town on Thursday night, or early on Friday morning last. About ten weeks ago, a woman named Ann Brookes, with two children, male twins about two years old, took lodgings in the house of Thomas Roberts, Eyre-street, near the Reservoir. From her remarks it was rscertained that she had been cohabiting with a hawker in Leicestershire, the father of the two children, but that some time ago he deserted her, and she was reduced to beggary. On Thursday evening the children had some milk given them by the mother, and were put to rest, she herself retiring at the usual time. During the night Roberts heard her moving about the room, and about six o'clock she came down stairs and left the house, proceeding first to a neighbour's house to assist in washing, and then absenting herself in some place at present unknown. Ten o'clock having arrived without the mother returning, Mrs. Roberts went up stairs to look at the children, whom she found apparently in a deep sleep. She therefore returned, but mentioning to some of the neighbours that their feet were quite cold, suspicion was excited ; the children were again examined, when it was found that they were dead. In the course of a short time Brookes returned, intoxicated, and taking no notice of the persons in the house she sat down, but soon fell from the chair to the floor. On the death of the children being mentioned, the unhappy woman started up, and ran in the direction of the neighbouring canal, but was overtaken, and brought back. Medical assistance was obtained, and it being evident that Brookes was labouriug under the influence of poison, the stomach pump was successfully applied. She co ens,s buttat her e her coufest:ed that she hid murdered the children, by administering poison to them, and after a short time she was illnessplaced assumedi n so atd dangerous Sandpitsrous aform a Po 1 lces removal to the General Hospital, where she now Tnain,-* w We under charge of the police. The wretched woman is ogreasing favourably. iostantel understand that doubts kto cnn tertained of her wity.—Virrnikgharn Gazette,
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-01-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EGYPT.  signs of being hurt  AMERICA  ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC  By the United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. West, which arrived in the Mersey on Thursday forenoon, we have intelligence from New York to the Bth instant. The Atlantic brought forty-three passengers, but no specie.  On the 9th instant the Atlantic pass, Humboldt, and on the 17th exchang  Arctic, in lat,  50 IS G. long  d the steam-ship d lights with the  A bill appropriating X 19,500 to discharge the judgment obtained against Colonel Fremont in England, while acting in a military capacity in the service of the United States, had passed the Senate.  The New York papers contain the official correspondence in reference to the proposition of Great Britain and France to the American Government to enter into a mutual agreement disclaiming all designs upon Cuba and guaranteeing its possession to Spain. The overthrow of the Derby ministry is the subject of much congratulation by the Liberal prints. A despatch from Louisville announces the killing of six firemen by the collapsing of a flue on board the steamer John Simonds ; and from New Orleans we have tidings of the explosion of the boilers of the steamer Fusileer, whereby some seven or eight persons were killed. In Mexico the revolution was still raging, and a Ministerial crisis had taken place. M. Mariano Yanez has resigned his office of Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his resignation was accepted. It was thought that President Arista wished to form a compromise Cabinet.  The revolution was progressing in Tamaulipas with fearful rapidity. Cardenas, the usurping Governor, has been taken prisoner by the insurgents. Canales was in hiding, it was not exactly known where. Colonel Basave, who was in command of the troops sent to Matamoros by Avolas, has surrendered unconditionally.  FOREIGN MISCELLANY  lion.ATio GREENOUGH, a celebrated American sculptor, died at Boston, of a brain fever, in December last.  SUICIDES have of late been prevalent in Paris and its neighbourhood : several cases have occurred daily for some time past:  ,oit Kiss, of Berlin,  whose _Amazon in the  Great Exhibition was so much admired, is occupied with a group representing the Archangel Michael in conflict with the Dragon. MR. Jolts FINN, the father of a " fast" young lady, of Melbourne, cautions all clergymen from marrying his daughter, Mary Finn, " who is under age, and to whose marriage her parents are opposed." Abd.el-Kader, accompanied by his suite, arrived at Syra on the 31st ult., on board the Labrador. Free admission to the Dardanelles was immediately granted by the Sultan, and the Emir was admitted to an audience.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-01-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

APPALLING SUICIDE OF DR. RICE, HEAD MASTER OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of the Rev. Edward Rice, D.D., Head Master of Christ's Hospital.—Susan Bancroft said she bweafso rien on to the bed. ninethe service o'clock o f onDr. Thursday Rice, and morningtbat about far quarters. Rice andf oun found his Dr. f a et Rice at hangingsome dbi 8); ahni cs e neckfro ma t btt uihi eta fgloireoatasonhfdot.wh showed dAbiernda ,o. Rice immediately cut the handkerchief by which lie was when he was sAusspuerngdeeodn, awnadsthe sign of life. Sheafterwards had for some time noticed that he was very low. spirited,Thos Stone, spoken t°*-311%attended' asthey lowered h scarcely resident-surgeon to Christ's Hospital, said he the doctor last February twelve months, when he was attacked with a very severe fever, and again for a nervous fever in May or June last, since' which time he had appeared a completely altered man. He was exceedingly desponding and melancholy, and weak in body, which sent time. So strongly were they convinced that he was suffering from derangement of mind that they required him to resign his head-mastership:of Christ's Hospital, which he did on Friday last. Of late he was particularly desponding, and the most trifling matters he magnified into the greatest importance. So firmly was he (witness) of opinion that he was quite mad, that in consequence of this he felt it to be his duty to inform Mrs. Rice of it, and to request her to remove all things out of his way, and that he should not be allowed to shave himself. On Thursday morning, when she arose, she left Dr. Rice asleep in bed ; but in a quarter of an hour she returned to the room, when he still appeared to be asleep, and some time after that she sent Miss Rice up stairs to see if he was awake, but listening at the door and not hearing him stirring, she went down stairs again, and the family went to prayers. As soon as these were ended, Mrs. Rice again went up stairs, and found him in the situation the last witness bad described. He was insensible and pulseless, and quite black in the face. Witness performed operations for the purpose of restoring respiration, but without effect. The jury returned a verdict, That Dr. Rice committed suicide whilst in a state of derangement." It is a singular fact that Mrs. Rice lost her first husband five weeks after marriage by suicide at the house of her rather, who was so affected that he died a week afterward;;  TAN:\ goo  Undericriteri  na7k  vessel of  Most approv  itt in 18 and eve  413 tons  e fast.sa  accommodate a fev-ch"Sin y passage apply to the Ownei  nificent  The ce  eANCA  G. 0. MELLn  ached e.  MELBOURNE_:,  ated C Ship
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-01-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

APPALLING SUICIDE OF DR. RICE, HEAD MASTER OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of the Rev. Edward Rice, D.D., Head Master of Christ's Hospital.—Susan Bancroft said She was in the service of Dr. Rice, and that about a quarter before nine o'clock on Thursday morning Mee. Rice found Dr. Rice hanging by his neck at the foot of the bed, and his feet at some distance from the ground. Mrs. Rice immediately cut the handkerchief by which he was suspended, and they lowered him gradually on to the bed. A surgeon was afterwards sent for, but he showed no sign of life. She had for some time noticed that he was desponding and melancholy, }lse naectevno dues d fethveer idencti\oiralyasotrFjeubnruealraystt,wseinlveee very low. spirited, as he scarcely .ever spoke when he was spoken to.—Mr. Thos. Stone, resident-surgeon to Christ's Hospital, said months, when be was attacked with a very severe fever, y altered man. awnhdichagatiinniefobre had He was exceedingly oc gradually nh appeared lpy el were erreed ah ecompletel y increased convinced up that to t he waspresent time. So strongly in body, which whsiTgrefsrl9gmn hisderahnegaednrmnats toefrsmh iipn:do f tchahtristhvesyHreocispuiitraeld, ffi cehr on he did on Friday last. Of late he was particularly desponding, and the most trifling matters he magnified into the greatest importance. So firmly was he (witness) of opinion that he was quite mad, that in consequence of this he felt it to be his duty to inform Mrs. Rice of it, and to request her to remove all things out of his way, and that he should not be allowed to shave himself. Oa Thursday morning, when she arose, she left Dr. Rice asleep in bed ; but in a quarter of an hour she returned to the room, when he still appeared to be asleep, and some time after that she sent Miss Rice up stairs to see if he was awake, but listening at the door and not hearing him stirring, she went down stairs again, and the family went to prayers. As soon as these were ended, Mrs. Rice again went up stairs, and found him in the situation the last witness had described. He was insensible and P ' ulseless and quite black in the face. Witness performed operations for the purpose of restoring respiration, but without effect. The jury returned a verdict, " That Dr". Rice committed suicide whilst in a state of derangement. It is a singular fact that Mrs. Rice lost her first husband five weeks after marriage by suicide at the house of her father, who was so affected that he died a week afterward; i  To be despatched on the 28th instant. For NEW YORK, W%; The fine new first-class American Ship ORIENT, Captain F. M. FRENCH, (Who is well known in the trade ;) 1500 tons; now on her first voyage; and in all respects a most desirable conveyance for goods or passengers.—For terms of which apply to the Captain, on board, or to BROWN, SHIPLEY, and CO.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-11-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. A gentleman, named William Rigby, residing with his friends at 130, Falknerstreet, committed suicide on Thursday last, by taking a quantity of sulphuric acid. He had been for some years past in a very desponding state of mind, and was of very intemperate habits. He had, however, latterly improved, but on the night of the 13th instant his gold watch was stolen from him while in liquor, by a party of prostitutes and artillerymen. The case was brought before the magistrates some time since, and the publicity of the affair seems to have driven him back to his former desponding state, and he had been drinking to excess since the occurrence. His friends endeavoured to calm him as much as possible, and on Saturday last he left home and did not return until Monday, when he was again in a state of inebriation, and was put to bed, where he remained until the Wednesday, when he appeared altogther much better. On Wednesday night be again retired to rest, and on Thursday morning he relapsed to his former bad state, imagining that some person was in the house for the purpose of carrying him away in a car and locking him up. In the course of the afternoon the inmates were alarmed by cries of " John, John," and met the deceased running down-stairs, with his hands across his stomach, having on only his shirt. He went into the parlour and threw himself on the sofa, still keeping his hand in the same position. The impression was that he had been seized with cholera, and Dr. Patterson was sent for, but did not do him any good. Dr. Bickersteth and his son were then called in, and remained with him till nine o'clock the same evening, when he expired. It was concluded that he had taken sulphuric acid, and a bottle containing some of that liquid was found upon the mantlepiece of his bedroom.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-11-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. A gentleman, named William Rigby, residing with his friends at 130, Falknerstreet, committed suicide on Thursday last, by taking a quantity of sulphuric acid. He had been for some years past in a very desponding state of mind, and was of very intemperate habits. He had, however, latterly improved, but on the night of the 13th instant his gold watch was stolen from him while in liquor, by a party of prostitutes and artillerymen. The case was brought before the magistrates some time since, and the publicity of the affair seems to have driven him back to his former desponding state, and he had been drinking to excess since the occurrence. His friends endeavoured to calm him as much as possible, and on Saturday last he left home and did not return until Monday, when he was again in a state of inebriation, and was put to bed, where he remained until the Wednesday, when he appeared altogther much better. On Wednesday night he again retired to rest, and on Thursday morning he relapsed to his former bad state, imagining that some person was in the house for the purpose of carrying him away in a car and locking him up. In the course of the afternoon the inmates were alarmed by cries of " John, John," and inet the deceased running down-stairs, with his hands across his stomach, having on only his shirt. He went into the parlour and threw himself on the sofa, still keeping his hand in the same position. The impression was that he had been seized with cholera, and Dr. Patterson was sent for, but did not do him any good. Dr. Bickersteth and his son were .then called in, and remained with him till nine o'clock the same evening, when he expired. It was (concluded that he had taken sulphuric acid, and a bottle -containing-some of that liquid was found upon the mantle.piece of his bedroom.