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The Sun. — 1847-05-04 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A wretched woman, 26 years of age, named Sarah. Deller, was brought up at the Police station Court-house, at Newport, Essex, by Superintendent Clerk, before Captain Byng and Mr. Birch Woolf, county magistrates, for final examination, charged with attempting to murder her illegitimate child, Sarah Ann Deller, aged seven years, and seeking to destroy her own life. It appeared that she had for some time cohabited with a man in the village of Hayden, near Royston, by whom she had the child. Some time ago lie deserted her, and she supported herself and offspring by needlework. Being reduced to a very distressed state, she was compelled to seek the union. There she partially recruited her health and strength, and fine weather setting in, she left. The principal witness against her was her own child. She stated that she accompanied her mother to Royston, and there she was requested to go to Mr. P Matthew's and purchase, six pennyworth of laudanum, This was refused. Her mother then the it, and it way home, was furnished. Oa their mother went behind a haystack in a remote parte' of a plantation, and pouring some of the laudanum n a cup desired the child to drink it. She tasted it, and findingwoitulbd r bitter, declined to take it. Her parent told her she away if she still refused. The child would not drink and the prisoner then poured the whole of the poison into the cup and swallowed it. She lay down by the side of the stack, and in half an hour she became insensible. Her sufferings became most intense. At five o'clock the little girl wended htr way to Royston. and gave information of her mother's state ; assistance was rendered. , and, after some hours, the effects of the dose she had taken were somewhat suppressed. The poor creature, on being asked by the Bench if she had anything to state, did not deny that she had attempted what had been stated; she did it to end the misery she and her child were suffering., The Chairman then told her that she was committed foritrial at the, next assizes for administering poison to her daughter with intent to kill. Ma.
The Sun. — 1847-06-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.— At an early hour yesterday a young woman deliberately threw herself in front of the seven o'clock express down train, as it was approaching the iron bridge which carries the Wandsworth-road over the line near the Plough, at Battersea. The line at this part forms a curve, and a person upon the line would be concealed trent view of the driver of a train until he gut very tear. The driver saw the young woman, and called to her to get out of the way, and almost momentarily the engine struck her, and hurled her a distance of several yards from the spot where she fell. She was taken to the Wandsworth Union, where every attention v-as paid her ; she survived, however, only ten minutes after her admission. The deceased is an entire stranger to the neigh• bourhood, and there was nothing upon her person to lead to her identity. srenAr EvSzNtiIINCGID._EAot• Mr. Benjamin Sheppard, shocking l S tlit G E occurrence.— ll that soon after twelve o'clocl, . went to a druggist in Mea,chcap of this city,_ having this afterncon, Mr. Sheppard "ohßasCEhSaTpreln,edTuhEe today, , en•strect, and asked for as ed a committed a most surgeondetermined act of suicide. It appears for a patient. The druggist, whose name is Stringer, knowingwell, giving lull, credit to his representations, of prussic acid, which he represented that he required Mr. Sheppard . and .. . sentations, did not hesitate in fur;ivhing him with what he require• d r. Shepr soma then, on mo pretext, retired to • 'd Mr. Stringer's back sitting-room, and immediately afterwards he was heard to fall to the ground. Mr. Stringer ma into the room and found Mr. Sheppard in the agonies of death, having swallowed nearly the whole of the deadly poison, a tew drops pt vi, bleb would have been sufficient to des.; r., ;it.. lie ,:i ,i aiat,s; i,stantaneoudy. (4,,1CK G kIoWTH oF
The Sun. — 1847-07-03 (London, England)

PUNISHMENT IN THE ARMY. Major LAYARD wished to put a question to the Secretary at War respecting the death of John Radcliffe, late a private in the 75th Regiment. The circumstances of the case, which he gathered from Saunders's News Letter, were these :—" The man Radcliffe was charged with shooting at his sergeant-major, but it would seem that the man fired with a blank cartridge. Nevertheless, Colonel Halifax, the commander of the regiment, made a severe order of punishment, and the man, in consequence, cut his throat with a razor. The jury that sat upon the coroner's inquest returned the following verdict :—" We find that the deceased came by his death in consequence of having inflicted a wound upon his throat while labouring under temporary insanity, produced by the severity of the order made by Colonel Halifax." The order alluded to in this verdict, was to the effect that the hair of Radcliffe was to be cut close, that he was to be kept in strict confinement, and if any man spoke to him he was immediately to be put in confinement. He was to be paraded before his comrades, and then marched to Athlone, to take his trial before a district court-martial. Now the question he wished to ask was, had the HorseGuards received any report upon the subject? Mr. FOX MAULE said Colonel Halifax was a gentleman of high military standing and honour, and a man suited in every respect to be placed in command of a body of men. Radcliffe, who was a private in the 10th Hussars, fired at his sergeant-major, not with a blank cartridge, as stated by the Hon. and Gallant Member opposite, but with ball, and Colonel Halifax being naturally jealous of the honour and anxious to maintain the high character of his regiment, made the order in question. From the inquiries he had made, however, he did not think that under all the circumstances, the man committed suicide in consequence of the order, for on a former occasion, after he had been found drunk upon the march, he made an attempt upon his life; and on another occasion, while anticipating the result of bad conduct, he threatened to put an end to his existence.
The Sun. — 1847-07-03 (London, England)

PUNISHMENT IN THE ARMY. Major LA YARD wished to put a question to the Secretary at War respecting the death of John Radcliffe, late a private in the 75th Regiment. The circumstances of the case, which he gathered from Saunders's News Letter, were these :—" The man Radcliffe was charged with shooting at his sergeant-major, but it would seem that the man fired with a blank cartridge. Nevertheless, Colonel Halifax, the commander of the regiment, made a severe order of punishment, and the man, in consequence, cut his throat with a razor. The jury that sat upon the coroner's inquest returned the following verdict We find that the deceaced came by his death in consequence of having inflicted a wound upon his throat while labouring under temporary insanity, produced by the severity of the order made by Colonel Halifax." The order alluded to in thi, verdict, was to the effect that the hair of Radcliffe was to be cut close, that he was to be kept in strict confinement, and if any man spoke to him be was immediately to be put in confinement. He was to be paraded before his comrades, and then marched to Atlilone, to take his trial before a district court-martial. Now the question he wished to ask was, had the HorseGuards received any report upon the subject? Mr. FOX MAULE said Colonel Halifax was a gentleman of high military standing and honour, and a man suited in every respect to be placed in command of a body of men. Radcliffe, who was a private in the 10th Hussars, fired at his sergeant-major, not with a blank cartridge, as stated by the Hon. and Gallant Member opposite, but with ball, and Colonel Halifax being naturally jealous of the honour and anxious to maintain the high character of his regiment, made the order in question. From the inquiries he had made, however, he did not think that under all the circumstances, the man committed suicide in consequence of the order, for on a former occasion, after he had been found drunk upon the march, he made an attempt upon his life; and on another occasion, while anticipating the result of bad conduct, he threatened to put an end to his existence.
The Sun. — 1847-07-03 (London, England)

PUNISHMENT IN THE ARMY. Major LAYARD wished to put a question to the Secretary at War respecting the death of John Radcliffe, late a private in the 75th Regiment. The circumstances of the case, which he gathered from Saunders's News Letter, were these :—" The man Radcliffe was charged with shooting at his sergeant-major, but it would seem that the man fired with a blank cartridge. Nevertheless, Colonel Halifax, the commander of the regiment, made a severe order of punishment, and the man, in consequence, cut his throat with a razor. The jury that sat upon the coroner's inquest returned the following verdict :—" We find that the deceased came by his death in consequence of having inflicted a wound upon his throat while labouring under temporary insanity, produced by the severity of the order made by Colonel Halifax." The order alluded to in this verdict, was to the effect that the hair of Radcliffe was to be cut close, that he was to be kept in strict confinement, and if any man spoke to him he was immediately to be put in confinement. He was to be paraded before his comrades, and then marched to Athlone, to take his trial before a district court-martial. Now the question he wished to ask was, had the HorseGuards received any report upon the subject? Mr. FOX MAULE said Colonel Halifax was a gentleman of high military standing and honour, and a man suite,] in every respect to be placed in command of a body of men. Radcliffe, who was a private in the 10th Hussars, fired at his sergeant-major, not with a blank cartridge, as stated by the Hon. and Gallant Member opposite, but with ball, and Colonel Halifax being naturally jealous of the honour and anxious to maintain the high character of his regiment, made the order in question. From the inquiries he had made, however, he did not think that under all the circumstances, the man committed suicide in consequence of the order, for on a former occasion, after he had been found drunk upon the march, he made an attempt upon his life; and on another occasion, while anticipating the. result of bad conduct, he threatened to put an end to his existence.
The Sun. — 1847-11-16 (London, England)

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MIURDER AT READING. A jury was empanelled yesterday before Mr. Blandy, coroner for the borough, on the body of James Hearsey, who committed suicide on Friday afternoon, after having attempted the murder of his wife. The general circumstances connected with this melancholy affair appeared in our paper of yesterday. In addition, it was stated in evidence by Mr. Robert Rymell, veterinary surgeon, in whose employ the deceased had been for upwards of four years, said that Hearsey for the last two years complained of being giddy in the head, and a few weeks ago was unable to continue at work in consequence. He never heard anything about his wife and he not being able to agree, until about two months since, Hearsey told him his wife had secreted some money, and was too fond of a man lodging in the house. Hearsey was jealous of his wife, and, from inquiries he had made, thought no such connexion could have existed between her and the old man as he had [represented. He had spoken to the wife about the suspicions her husband had, and she assured him that nothing of the kind had ever occurred. Friday week Hearsey came to work in the morning., but was obliged to return home from being giddy, and almost unable to stand. Henry Houlton, superintendent of police, stated that on Saturday morning he went and searched the deceased's pockets, and found a memorandum-book, two letters, a small slip of paper with writing upon it, two sovereigns, and 11. 13s. 6d. in silver. In the mememoranduin-book the following was written "I have lived with my wife fourteen years, and always thought her to be a virtuous woman, but I have proved the contrary. I saw her in the fact with a poor old cripple who is living with us." One of the letters, which was addressed to Mr. Cottrell, grocer, London-street, was as follows:  " ading, Nov. . "Farewell all. My dear frien Rdse, remember the poor boys, look upon them with pitty. Do not frown on them on my account, for I am drove to an act that makes me shudder, but I cannot help it. I have seen sutch things that the world would believe. My wife deceived me once, and I forgave her. She then did it again with a poor cripple, whitch I am ashamed to say must be her own fault., If the world does not believe it, God knows all things. Remember me to all my sisters and my brothers. Remember me to all my old shopniates—but, above all, to my poor dear mother. Tell her to weep not for me. Farewell, my dear boys—be good—serve God—and love one another ; and may God bless you all. Good by—good by._  " Pity this poor miserable wretch, "
The Sun. — 1847-01-20 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN THE PUBLIC STREETS FROM STARVATION. —An inquest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. W. Payne, City Coroner, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Robert Bland, aged 34, who committed suicide in the public streets under the following circumstances :—John Nicholls, police-constable 240, of the City police, said that on Monday morning, about half-past four o'clock, he was on duty in King-street, Snow Hill, when he saw a man lying on the pavement, and on going over found the deceased. On questioning him he said that he had taken some laudanum, which he had procured at six different shops. The sergeant coming up they took him to the station house, and then conveyed him to the hospital. He stated that his name was Robert Bland, and gave his address Salford, near Manchester, and that he was a coach painter by trade; he said he was destitute and had no friends to go to, and that he had done it front want; that he was tired of his life, and that he thought he might as well die, as live in the wretched state he was then lMng in. Mr. P. J. Hurlock, resident medical officer at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, said he saw the deceased about twenty minutes before five o'clock, and seeing him very collected, addressed him upon the impropriety of the steps he had been taking, when he said he had been driven to it by parting with his last shilling. There was a wanting of the strongest evidence of his having taken laudanum, by the eyes not being contracted. Upon the stomach pinup being applied, he fell back in his chair and immediately expired. It was his opinion that the coldness of the night, with his irregularities of life, naTely, insufficiency of diet or no diet at all, had, as much as laudanum, produced death. He had not made a post mortem examination, and, therefore, could not state what was the cause of death. Two drachms of laudanum upon an empty stomach would be enough to destroy life. In answer to a juror, Mr. Hurlock said he never saw a person die under the application of the stomach pump before, but he thought it might have been caused by the difficulty of breathing usual on the stomach pumpbeing applied, and also to its being a very cold night. He was of opinion, that if a post mortem examination was made, he should not be able to trace laudanum, but he thought that, jointly with other causes, had produced death. The inquiry, after lasting acont-iderable time, was adjourned for a post mortem examination, the jury being most the inedie'l eviarmee. o t Fe  . _ ()%71,4.1:, Sir Augii.tkl, !_.,IV ,;:. P,chttai. and (' Kincaid, with a party of the yeomen ut her ALtjebLy b Be Guard, made the usual search in the vaults beneath the House of Lords, preparatory to the opening of Parliament.
The Sun. — 1847-11-24 (London, England)

SUICIDE FROM DISTRESS.—On Saturday evening between five and six o'clock, a most determined act of self-destruction was committed by a female named Anne Akers, 47 years of age, by nearly severing her head from her body, at No. 11, North-row, Grosvenor-square. The unfortunate woman lived at No., 8 Molyneux•street, Edgeware-road, and had been a lady's maid, but of late she had taken to needlework as her only means of support; for the last three months she had suffered great privations in consequence of the scarcity of employment, but she was compelled at length to seek parochial assistance, and on making application to the parish of Marylebone she was allowed 2s. 6d. per week, which continued for a month, when it was taken off. During the previous week she was without food for several days. On Friday night she borrowed a shilling of her landlady, and on Saturday she called on her sister, living at No. 11, North-row. She had nut been absent more than five minutes, when a young man named Hedges observed blood flowing under the door of the water-closet, and on the door being burst open the deceased was discovered lying on the ground with a wound in her throat extending from ear to ear. An open razor was lying by her side. A surgeon was called in, who pronounced her quite dead, and that she must have died almost instans taneously. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Her Majesty's steamer Kite, Commander Dumaresq, arrived this morning from Jersey. While cruizing off the coast of France, for the protection of the English fishery, she struck on a sunken rock, and before she could be cleared carried away nearly all the false keel and part of the forefoot. She will require docking to make good her defects. The Belleisle troop-ship has been detained by strong westerly gales.
The Sun. — 1847-04-03 (London, England)

RODNEY MUNDY.  A SOLDIER- FOUND NRAECLY Da morning a soldier was discovered lying trenchrr 1 at the east end of the fortifications surrounding the garrison at Chatham lines by some of the workmen going to work, and they gave information of the circumstance to some soldiers on duty at the guard-room. Assistance was promptly rendered, and, with the aid of a ladder, the soldier was got up, and he appeared to be lifeless ; he was, therefore, without loss of time, conveyed to the military hospital, where his person was examined. One knee was found broken, and also a leg, besides being otherwise seriously injured about the body. This soldier was attached to the Invalid Depot, and had been at Brompton the night betbre, drinking with some of his comrades, and on returning to his quarters at the Case. mate-barracks h. must have mistaken the path leading thereto, and accidentally walked into the trench, a depth of thirty to forty feet, and there remained in the greatest suffPring until the described. The morning, when he was found as of the 50th pname of the soldier is George Foley, Regiment,,lisionedanotiff has recently returned from India to he years. It is but a few we' after a servitude of some soldiers of the 31st 417 ago that one of the disabledthe trench, and was severely hurt. To strangersght:lti°easnedtrenches are most there is no guard dangerous, particularly at,zniinto them. to prevent persons walkin MELANCIIOLT SUICIDE OF A DANISII C It gives us great pain to have to record the death Captain Boy Dirckson, the master of thwehiao centlimts:hibi-trtii:i Balticum, now lying in Sutton Pool suicide on Sunday morning last, by disChargin(o, tents of a large pist,)l into his mouth, by which he frightfully shattered the whole of his features and instantaneously put a termination to his existence. The deceased was a man of the most sober habit., of excellent temper, and a good master, bat since he left Hayti, in December last, he had been the victim of a number of accaleats and misfortunes which at last proved too heavy for him to bear up with, and under the depression caused by these mi.fortunes, the unfortunate deceased was led to commit the rash act which has deprived society of a most worthy member.—Plymouth Journal. A curious literary question was decided, on Tuesd,y, by the Correctional Tribunal of Paris, after hearinc, serf lengthened ar2,urnents. It appeared that in 1628, M. Frayssinous, Bishop of Hermopolis, ceded the copyright of some of his works to Messrs. Leclerc and Co. A translation of these works into Spanish was made at Madrid, and at later periods this Spanish translation was twice reprinted at Paris. The question then arose whether it was piracc to print in France a translation of a French work. The Tribunal declared that it was, and condemned the defendants, Messrs. Lecointe and ',Tito Ma. tine, to 2.000 f. damages, and to the confisLeretiron of all the remaining copies of the two editions of the translation.
The Sun. — 1847-04-03 (London, England)

RODNEY MU.NDY.  A SOLDIER. FOUND NEARLY DEAD.—Tuesday morning a soldier was discovered lying in the trench at the east end of the fortifications surrounding theggornrisotno at Chatham lines by some of the workmen work, and they gave information of the circumstancge to some soldiers on duty at the guard-room. Assistance was promptly rendered, and, with the aid of a ladder, the soldier was got up, and he appeared to be lifeless ; he was, therefore, without loss of time, conveyed to the military hospital, where his person was examined. One knee was found broken, and also a leg, besides being otherwise seriously injured about the body. This soldier was attached to the Invalid Depot, and had been at Brompton the night before, drinking with some of his comrades, and on returning to his quarters at the Casemate-barracks he must have mistaken the path leading thereto, and accidentally walked into the trench,'a depth of thirty to forty feet, and there remained in the greatest suffering until the morning, when he was found as described. The name of the soldier is George Foley, of the 50th Regiment, and has recently returned from India to he pensioned off, after a servitude of some years. It is but a few abled soldiers of lobe 31 weeks severely hurt. To st.ranar night 31st fell into the trench, and was ago that one of the disdangerous, particularly hthese trenches are most to prevent persons walking i&ot,ttrd there is no guard MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A then, s CAPTA d the death of ofe,t7wehb It gives us great pain to have to ';7-1 11 anish brig, c? committed Captain Boy Dirckson, the master Balticum, now lying in Sutton Pool suicide on Sunday morning last, by dischar tents of a large pistol into his mouth, by whfcTghtet egon. fully shattered the whole of his features and instantaneouslylhtput a termination to his existence. The deceased was a man of the most sober habits, of excellent temper,se and a good master, but since he left Hayti, in December last, h had been the victim of a number of accidents and misfortunes which at last proved too heavy for him to bear up with, and under the depression caused by these misfortunes, the unfortunate deceased was led to commit the rash act which has deprived society of a most worthy member.—Plymouth Journal. A curious literary question was decided, on Tuesday, by the Correctional Tribunal of Paris, after hearing very lengthened arguments. It appeared that in 1828, M. Frayssinous, Bishop of liermopolis, ceded the copyright of some of his works to Messrs. Leclerc and Co. A translation of these works into Spanish was made at Madrid, and at later periods this Spanish translation was twice reprinted at Paris. The question then arose whether it was piracy to print in France a translation of a French work. The Tribunal declared that it was, and condemned the defendants, Messrs. Lecointo and Lasserre, to 100 f. fine, to 2,000 f. damages, and to the conGsertio., of all the remaining copies of the two editions of te-1" the translation,  LJ  ,  e,  ,:,,t.. _~._  _