The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-07-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY.—On Wednesday morning last, the bodies of two young men, brothers, of the name of Collyer, j'iners, at Nottingham, were found hanging by the neck, under the shed of a rope-walk. One body was suspended to a beam by a brace, and the other with a cord, which had been found in the rope-walk. Their residence was adjacent nna onorrh hFino immediately marls there.  it was found that their father was absent. and strange suspicions were induced. Search was made in every direction for him, but no tidings could be heard. He was last seen walking in a direction towards Beeston, which is three miles from Nottingham. The last information from Nottingham was that old Collyer bad been found at Lenton, two miles from the town, in the lock of the canal, with both his hands tied behind him. The circumstance lo;- tr •he I ,sf that he has been murdered by his sons  Ants to t. Je _ and they have afterwards committed suicide  The family  lived in a see  way, anc  building property, but bad for many years been detested by their neighbours for ill-treatment inflicted upon a female member of their family, who was insane. " • ' _ _  On Saturday week, a numerous and highly respectable meeting was held in the hall of King's College, London, for the purpose of raising a fund for the enlargement of  the hospital attached to the institution. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and there were also present the Duke of Cambridge, the Bishop of London,. the Bishop of Oxford, Viscotmt Sandon, M.P., the Bishop of Litchfield, Lord Ashley, the Bishop of Llandaff, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart.. M.P., the Hen. Beresford Hope, M.P., Archdeacon Mantling, Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Archdeacon Robinson. the master of the Temple. It was stated that since 1840 the number of out-patients had increased from 4,056 to 15,933. Subscriptions amounting to £2,500, were handed in, among which there were the following :—Miss Burdett Coutts, £500; the Archbishop of Canterbury, £100; the Executor of Viscount Sidmonth, £206 ; the Duke of Cambridge, £lOO ; the Bishop of London, £100; Mr. Alderman Copeland, £100; the Bishop of Lichfield, £5O; Dr. Bright, £5O; Viscount Sandon, £5O; Lord Ashley, £5O; Lord Radstock, £4O; B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., £2l; the Bishop of Llandaffs Sir K. H. luglis, Bart.• XlO 141.1 &C.  tunity of escape  Le management 01  ge print works. SAFETY 1W A TtIV\DER•STORM  The following  maxims as to .places of greatest safety during thunderstorms may beturful to many:-1. Ail metals and most fluids attract and conduct I with them is to 'as avoidec  —therefore c  ?: It is-infinitely mor  rous to go under a tree during a thunder-storm t  iso been killed when sheltered under the eaves of a  or by the side of a brick kiln. By the s 'me rule earn and hay stacks are to he avoided. 3. A large room is safer than a small one, and it is always better to keep in the centre of it. Since a current of air will, in some measure, ie wils sit- I conduct Fghtning, a position between a door and a window.  if open, or a wins-I-ow:and chimney, should b  v0i&,41. 4  ,her car ria  with those outside  Iges, are in  anger compared  0 TAE  EXTENvION OF