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Glasgow Courier. — 1850-07-27 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TEST OF AFFECTION. Mr. Archibald Stanhope—a groggy sentimentalist, residing In Buckley Street, Philadelphia—conceived the harrowing suspicion that his wife was not as passionately food of him as a lady of good taste should be; and to put the [natter to a fair trial, he hit on a little stratagem which he put in practice the other day, with the results hereafter to be detailed. _ .  He took a isn't of clothes and composed an effigy of himself, by stuffing the garments with a quantity of straw, which had lately been discharged from an old bed. Having suspended this figure to a rafter in the garret by ane.ins of a piece of clothes-line, he ensconced himself behind a pile of rubbish in the same garret, to watch the effect. _ .  After a while his little daughter came up after a jumping-ropee and caught a glimpse of the suspending figure. She ran down the stairs screaming, 'Oh, mother, mother, daddy has hung himself!" "Now for it," thought Archibald in ambuscade; "we shall have a touching scene presently." "Hung hitnstlf?" he heard Mrs. S. repeat, as she walked leisurely up st iirs„ " he hasn't got pluck enough for such a thing, or he would have done it long ago. Well I believe he has done it, however," she continued, as she came in view of Archibald's straw representative. "Molt (to the little girl), I think he ought lobe cut down. You had better go into the kitchen and gets knife, my dear, but don't go down too fast, or you might fall and hurt yourself. Stay—l forgot—there's no knife in the kitchen sharp enough. You can go round to Mr. Homes, the shoemaker, Sixth Street, he's only two squares off, and ask him to lend us his paring knife; tell him to whet it, little before he sends it. And, Molly, while you are in the neighbourhood, 300 can call at your aunt Sukey's and ask how the baby is. And, Molly, you can stop at the grocery store, as you come back, and get • pound of seven cent sugar. Pour Archy "sighed Mrs. S. when her daughter had departed. '1 hope we'll get biro down before the vital spark's extinct—for these buryings are very troublesome, and coat money. He wanted to put an end to himself, too; and I think I ought to let him have his own way for once in his life; he used to say that I was always a-crossing him. I wish he hadn't spoiled the new clothes line—an old rope might have answered his purpose." Here a voice which sounded like that of the supposed suicide broke in on Mrs Stanhope's soliloquy, with "You confounded Jezebel, I'll be the death of you!" Mrs. 8., thinking this must of course be a ghostly exclamation, uttered a wild scream, and attempted to escape down the narrow starting from the place of his conceal. S. stumbled midway on the Sight of _„, just reached her, and made a grasp at It streamed backwards, the amiable poet, bottom together. ,raised, an+thenries of the lady raga' chibald was arrested for making a dieteron the tender sensibilities of hit wife. As .0 sod dollars, e- effigy as his not  staircase.  litre.  having
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-02-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE RAILWAY. This railway has been opened to Dunfermline direct; and if ad. vantage be taken of the very valuable minerals of the district, traffic in them will not only be of great service to the various places in which the railway communicates, but this source will shortly prove instrumental in redeeming the Company's affairs. The Halheath coals, long known as the most valuable splint in the district, are now being sent along this railway, The Toes. hill coals, from the same seams, will shortly get across to the line by the adaptation of the Townhill Railway to suit the gauge of the Dunfermline branch. From this colliery slone, we understand that not less than 60,000 tons per annum will be sent along the railway. The Company, we have heard, are also making arrangements by which the Wellwootl Colliery will also be connected wi h the main line. This coqiery, uis well known, produces a coal which brings a higher price ira the market than any other in Scotland, and rivals the best Newcastle in its moat valuable qualities; and of this coal we believe the colliery in qnestion possesses an unfimited supply. When these minerals are fairly introduced into the markets of Edinburgh and the north, there cannot be a doubt but that they will'clisplaoe a large proportion of the English coal now axed there, and that the traffic resulting therefrom will cause 8 large increase of the revenue of the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway. We would strongly urge upon the directors to give peculiar attention to the department of the vallic in goods from this place, 1 which—now that the markets are nu proved, and our staple mans-1 factures are ins prosperous condition—must prtiduce a very great amount of auxiliary traffic, all of which ought to be secured to this railway.—Fiferhire Journal.  =1  muter,  fourteen  within which ha , , E , li :a i It, ve ... I a IL; . 2 II i g I t I ao Name and Title as set forth 1 1 lin i ii.g. e in License. ° C) E: 1 r 1 11 9 , 1 ''.• Et. ; ...V: II ea Z 1 .110 I U. 71" .4 ic tl r Sank of Scotland £300,485 £313,662 ,t 120,734 'Loyal Bank of Scotland 183,000 179,131 British Linen 6ompauy 438,024 419,839 154 t' 2; Commercial Bank of Scotland 874,980 400,868 113.34 s ii be National Bank of Scotland 297,024 276,308 46,590 4 in Union Beak of Scotland. 827,423 810,400 84,290 I -.es in Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank 138,667 181,217 29,350 C .e in the other at Banking Co. in Aberdeen 83,467 93,874 36,195 el .. of suicidal cases in Aberdeen Town and County r. .oust be obvious to all Banking Company 70,133 77,433 17,693 localities, . - . re- North of Scotland Banking -' Company 154,319 129,001 18,815 Dundee Banking Company 33,461 27,068 4,523 Eastern Bank of Scotland 33,886 26,832 8,216 Western Bank of Scotland 337,938 385,906 147,661 Clydesdale Banking Co 104,028 97,674 82,100 City of Glasgow Bank 72.921 103,946 mote Caledonian Banking Co 53,434 60,885 12,160 Perth Banking Company 39,666 38,782 13,838 Central Bank of Scotland . 42,933 41,612 11,451  A
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-02-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

EDINBURGH-DEATH OF PORI  Our obituary contains the announcemt veteran officer, which took place on Toes< Castle, lie had been slightly indisposed viol's, but his malady did not assume a within three weeks before his death, nor discharge of his ordinary duties. Major considerable period as Fort-Major in Edit he was eminently qualified by his active h tar, experience, acquired during the Pei which the laurels of so many of our Bri gathered. During the progress of that can tieguished himself on several occasions I and in particular, when he signalised bums by being the first man who planted his fo ramparts of Badajos. The medal awarded I along with those to the other Peninsular I General Order, of July, 1847, bore no fe representing the actions in which he had t ing to a period of service as arduous as His death will be sincerely regretted by to whom he had warmly endeared himself. detatand, are to be interred, with militaq Cemetery, the funeral procession pulsing Bank Street and the Mound and along Pi  ATTEMPTED !WIC Yesterday morning, an unfortunate g commit suicide in a hotel at the foot of J appears that the Individual referred to I question an the previous evening, and em the night. Subsequently he partook of e complaining of fatigue, shortly after r one o'clock in the morning, • servarc occasion to pass the door of Its room still lighted, but took no notice of t some gentlemen, who occupied an adja at so early hour they heard a report lit thinking it proceeded from the street, psi the afternoon, however, the gentleman no was sent to knock him op, but he did no entering the room, she observed a pion mediately in front of the bed, and, loot the unfortunate individual with a wound profusely. Medical aid was immediately dressed. On his friends being found out correnee, they stated that he had only Ii attack of typhus fever, which in the abse they knew of accounted for the rash ac Frenchman by birth, but has relatives stances in the city. '
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-11-26 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SUICIDE IN JAPAN.  The system of self-immolation constitutes a singular trait in the national character. In some cases it is compulsory: in others voluntary. All military men, with the immediate dependants of the Emperor, and all persons holding appointments under the Government, who may be guilty of certain crimes, are under the necessity of ripping themselves up, on receiving an order to that effect. In contemplation of such an event, all persons affected by the ordnance carry with them, when they are travelling, in addition to their ordinary liabiliinents and the dress worn in cases of fire, a snit appropriate to the occasion. It consists of a white robe and a kerrimon (or cloak) of ceremony, made of hetnpen cloth, and destitute of the armorial bearings that are usually displayed. The outside of the house where the ceremony takes place is also hung with white. The ceremony itself is thus regulated : —On the order of the sosereign being communicated to the offender, he forthwith despatches invitations to his friends for a specified day. The visitors are regaled with zakhi (a strong water distilled from rice), and when a certain quantity has been drunk, the host takes leave of his friende, preparatory to the second reading of the order for his death. This being done, usually amoui the highest, hi the scare of the secretary and the government d man makes a speech, or offers some comthe compa..y. Then inclining his bead forhi. ordain and inflicts two gashes on his iital and the other perpendicular. A con& is stationed for the purpose in the rear, inte head of his master. The deed, as before V slices voluntary ; in case of consciousness on the offender, to avoid disgrace, or to regard to the latter point, Mr. Caron relates which occurred within his own knowledge. .rh officers of the court met on the palace a other. Oue was an irascible man, and imsatisf iction. The other, of a placable that the circumstance was tal, that r at as rho a and  presence  -, the cooliemi plientory ed'ireio ward, he unehentlo  officer,  horizontal  abdomen, one dential servant, who mediately cots off t, observed, is in some of gnilt entailing de, In  death  each.
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-11-26 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW. Projecting Sign-Boards.—A publican in Trongate having been complained of for allowing his sign-board to project from the wall of the dose, in violation of the Police Act, evidence was taken in the case before Bailie Dreghorn, at the Central Police Court. In order to allow the matter to be amicably compromised between the parties concerned, the case was adjourned more than once, and it wits_latterly remitted *to Mr. Carrick to report as to the extent of the annoyance complained of. On Saturday, the complaint again dame up before the Court, when Mr. Carrick stated In evidence that, in his opinion, the anno3ance was of a very trifling kind; and that, if the offensive sign-board were ordered to be removed, half the publicans in Argyll Street would be placed in the same position. Under these circumstances, the Bailie dismissed the complaint. Suicide.—On Saurday night last, an elderly man, a labourer, residing at Almada Street, Hamilton, committed suicide by hanging himself on an apple-tree at the rear of his own house. The deceased's name was Leggate, and although possessed of a little property, some idea of the world being done before him is believed to have operated upon his mind so strongly as to have caused him to take away his own life. Important to Fleshers.—On Thursday, Mr. Nelson, &slier, King Street, was charged, at the Central Police-court, before Bailie Dregliorn, with a contravention of the 41st section of the new Slaughter-house Act, which imposes penalty not exceeding £2 on any party who kills or dresses cattle within one mile of the Parliamentary boundary, in any other place than the slaughter-house. In the present eabe, Mr. Nelson had killed and dressed a cow at the locality known as Hundred Acre Hill, near Port-Dundas, which brought him within the provisions of the above-mentioned clause. The defendant pleaded ignorance of the law, and Bailie Dreghorn modified the penalty to 7s. Bd. This, we believe, is the first conviction that has taken place under the new act. Assault and Robliery.—About twelve o'clock on Friday night, a respectable party, named .effrey,"tesiding in the vicinity of the town, reported at the Southern District Police Office, that while on his way home by the Shaw's Road, he was attacked near the Muirhouse Toll, by two men, and robbed of a pocket-book containing £8 in bank notes, and an order for £lO. The men assaulted him so suddenly that lie had not leisure to remark their personal appearance. One of them threw his arms tightly round his waist, while the other rifled his pockets, and the cash having been thus secured, they both made off as quick as they could in the direction of the town. Theft. —On Friday, at the Central Police Court, a young had, named M.Millan, was convicted of the.theft of a top . . . . .
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-10-22 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE.  The following were the sales yesterday for 31st hist:—  Shares. Paid. Closing Prices Dundee and Perth Railway £25 0 0 £25 0 0 £4 0 0 &tin., Perth, and Dundee-- 25 0 0 20 0 0 612 6 Glasgow Equic. Loan Co lO 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 0 Edinburgh and Glasgow Batik 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 5 0  Suicide at Bothwell.—On Wednesday last, between the hours of one and two o'clock, the peaceful little village of Bothwell was thrown into confusion by the report that an old man of the name of John Williamson, a stocking-weaver to trade, committed suicide. It appears that the old man, who was nearly seventy years of age, had been drinking for the last two or three days, and on the morning above-mentioned was suffering from the effects of his folly. His wife having gone down stairs on some errand, left the old man by himself; but no sooner was he left than he had got up, and placing a chair at the foot of the bed, took a hank of yarn, and having made it fast to the rails of a camp bed, then round his neck, he threw himself off the chair, and thus ended his mortal career. Shortly after one of the boys came to the door, and finding it fast, looked through the ' window, and there discovered the melancholy fact. The door was broken in, and medical aid brought, but life was extinct.  The total cost of the Aberdeen Railway will be not less than £1,647,000, being .£6-17,000 above, or nearly double, the original estimate; the whole of this excess of capital being almost entirely preferential stock will make all the difference of profit or loss. The revenue is insufficient to meet the expenditure, so that there is no prospect of any dividend for the unfortuuate shareholders. Under the head "Another affair in Greece," the United Service Gazette says, "We have letters from Athens of the 30th Sept. Some English vessels had taken in their cargoes without performing the legal formalities. In consequence, the authorities were unwilling to allow them to sail,and for this delay England has demanded reparation." Commander Pullen's Boat Expedition in Search of Franklin —Official despatches were received at the Admiralty last week from Commander Pullen, acknowledging the arrival of his promotion to his present rank, and of new Admiralty instructions, ordering him to continue the search for Sir John Franklin on the north coast of North America. This gallant officer and his party, in the best of spirits, immediately retraced bin steps towards the Esquimaux territory to recommence their perilous labours.— United Service Gazette.  The royal mail steam-ship Canada, W. Harrison, commander, left the Mersey shortly before noon, on Saturday, with the usual mails for Halifax and Boston, upwards of eighty passengers, and a valuable freight of fine goods of French and British manufacture.
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-10-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LAMENTABLE CASE OF SUICIDE.  We have this week to record the particulars of a very distressing case of self-destruction, which took place in Yolk, on Monday week. The unfortunate person was Mr. Saw3er John Potts, a clerk in the booking office of the York and North Midland Railway Company, which office he has filled since the opening of the line. From the particulars we collected, it appears that, on Monday morning week, about a quarter to eight, he went to the shop of Mr. Wood, shopkeeper and general dealer, and after some unimportant questions, he purchased a single barrelled pistol for Is. 6d. He desired the young man who was in the shop to cast him some leaden bullets, but that individual declined, observing that it was not convenient. He then proceeded to the shop of Mr. Ayers, whitesmith, Lady Peekites Yard, and succeeded in getting a man, named Anderson, to cast him three bullets. He gave the man 6d. for his services, returned to the shop of Mr. Wood, received the change of a sovereign, and proceeded in a homeward direction. His manner and appearance were described by these parties as very cool and cheerful. Near to Foss Bridge he was met by a person named Neil, who endeavoured to enter into conversation with Mr. Putts, but he appeared wishful to avoid it, and gave very short but respectful answers. His wife, to whom he had been married near two years, had been out of town about a week for the health of her baby, and returned on Monday morning about 11 o'clock. On her way home she called upon a person named Johnson, who resided in Albert Street, to assist her in cleaning and making a fire, lie. When Mrs. Potts arrived at her residence in Cemetery Lane, she found all the doors fastened, and consequently Mrs. Johnson and herself got in at the back window. Imagine the grief and anguish of Mrs. Pott's feelings, when, on proceeding up stairs, expecting to find her husband well in health sad spirits, she saw him weltering in blood and quite dead. He was partially laid On the bed, his feet being on the ground, and near to hiia was laid the pistol, which he had purchased in the morning. It was discovered that he had shot himself in the right side of his head, in front of the ear. The ueighbours were iminetPately called in, and the attendance of Mr. Crummack, his surgeon, procured, but of course of no avail. He would expect his wife home that niorning, we understand, with whom he had lived very happily. In the desk, up stairs, Mrs. Potts discovered an envelope upon which was written, in his own hand-writing. "Dearest Love-1 have been two days alone in the house in a fainting fit, which is consuming me; Adieu;" and on the other side was written. " I could not get to meet you." What had been the motive that had prompted this desperate act, remains as yet a mystery. His accounts were strictly correct at the railway, and he received one of the best characters, both for his abilities and integrity. He was greatly esteemed by all who knew hits. He possessed • kind, generous, and honourable disposition.—Yorksaireesaa.
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-12-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW.  - - -- Lecture on Popery.—On Monday night, Dr. Anderson of John Street (UP.) Church delivered the first of a course of three lectures on Popery, in the City Hall. The subject of lecture was "The Mass," and was handled in the able manner peculiar to the rev. lecturer. The audience was numerous, the body of the hall being crowded, and the galleries respectably filled. It Was anticipated, from certain vague intimations, that the Romanists would interrupt the lecturer, and a posse of police was stationed in the hall, but nothing occurred to interrupt the proceedings. An Awkward Mistake.—On Sunday morning the constable on the Custom-house quay on taking duty for the day, discovered a pair of trousers, stockings, and shoes, lying in a ferry-boat, which is at present under repair, in the shed on the quay. He removed the clothes to the Clyde Police-office, and as no owner could at that time be found for them, it was very naturally supposed that some person -must have committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. These suspicions were, however, happily allayed during the day, by the bona fide owner of the clothes making his appearance at the Policeoffice to make inquiries after them. The owner, a Highlandman, and belonging to one of the draff boats, it appears had drunk rather deeply on Saturday night, and on proceeding to the quay he bad mistaken the ferry-boat for his own "ship." As he thinks himself, he must have undressed in the boat and lain down to sleep, but on being wakened by the piercing cold and discovering his error, had retreated to his own boat and there gone to bed, leaving his clothes behind him. It was only on awakening in the morning that he discovered he was minus his robes, and as he had a dim recollection of what had occurred, the idea struck him that his clothes might lbave been kindly taken care of by the policeman, an idea which, as has been seen, proved true. We question much if " Tonal" will so far forget himself again.
Glasgow Courier. — 1850-01-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A painful sensation was created at Manchester on Tuelday mornine, by a rumour that Mr. Alex. Novelli, merchant, aol his late brother's widow, both residing at Lower Broughton, had been found dead at their own house, tinder very , mysterious circumstances. Mrs. Novell was the widow of ' Mr. Louis Novelli, of Prestwich, near Manchester, and the daughter of Mr. Hall, bleacher, of Prestwich. Mr. Louis Novell died soon after returning from Doncaster races about 16 months ago, and left his widow and two young children very handsomely provided for. His father, indeed, who is still living in the neighbourhood of London, retired from business in Manchester not many years ago in very affluent circumstances. Mr. A. Novelli, upon his brother's death, was appointed one of the executors to his estate, and from that time has lived with his brother's widow and the two children. A few weeks back they took up their abode at Cliff Mound, a genteel residence, purchased in the name of the children, at Lower Broughton. They appeared to live together on good terms, employing a manservant and two maid-servants in the house. On Sunday they appeared to be in the enjoyment of their ordinary health, and attended difine service at St. Clement's Church, Broughton. The servants retired to bed at the usual hour, leaving Mr. Novelli and Mrs. Novelli in the sitting-room, and had \no reason to suspect that anything unusual was about to take place. The man-servant was horror-stricken to find, however, on descending to the sitting-room on Monday morning at 8 o'clock, that Mrs. Novelli was dead. She was reclining on a sofa partially undressed. Her body was quite cold, and it is supposed she had been dead many hours. Mr. Alex. Novelli was then sought, that tidings of the death of his sister-in-law might be taken to him, but on entering his room his dead body was found hanging from the ceiling. There was warmth about the region of the heart, and it was supposed that he had not been dead more than a couple of hours. The exact circumstances of the death of Mrs. Novelli and her brother-in-law will probably for ever remain a secret. An inquest is to be held before Wm. Smal'ey Rutter, Esq., the county Coroner; but it is understood there is very little evidence to lay before the jury. Mr. J. Bower Harrison, surgeon, with two other professional men, will make a post mortern examination of the bodies, with a view to ascertaining the cause of death, though there is sot mach room to doubt that Mrs. Novelli has died from poison. _Mr. Norelli's death may probably be attributed to • suicide. It is hardly to be supposed, however, that Mrs Novelli would be likely to commit self-destruction. She always displayed great affection for her two ehildren, who are both at home.