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The Sun. — 1852-06-10 (London, England)

ALLEGED MURDER AND VIOLATI°;80.0 On Taerday Mr. W. Baker opened an inquiltPet. Foresters' Arms, Old Ford-road, Victoria-park, re.„.°r„ ing the death of Maria Leech, aged eighteen ye..;;ge single woman, who was found dead in Sir are," Si, Duckett's Canal. Mr. John Parr, residing at NO. if: se, John's-terrace, South Hackney, an independent ge'left man, stated that the deceased was his servant. Sbek,f his residence on Friday morning at eleven o'clock! —O9 holiday, with directions to return at eight o'clock 'Eitel evening. She was quite cheerful when she depst",-ri and witness had not seen her alive since. She Yilips.,„vily. regular in her duties, and attentive to the 1111-o Witness had mado inquiry and ascertained that bad body hid been found in the canal, which he Ie since seen and recognised by her di's"' gad did not believe sho had committed suicide. heard that she had been on a visit to her aunt. Decrial was an excellent servant, and had no followers. 4P:„.1-61 Brown, the aunt, was c tiled, and said that she r,,69;',ity at Bromley. The deceased came to see her on •P last, and remained until seven o'clock in the evev"T ter wLen she left to proceed across the fields to her 03116". ad et.. bouso at Hackney. She had a little basket h lots a pair of cloth boot 3, which she had purchadeu,l;he bet she left witness. She bad only a few coppers "" of when she departed. Mr. Edward Moore, surgOrsbe No. 86, Bethnal-green-road, said he had exatnineuita of body, and found a bruise on the left eye, and ma et' on the neck, as if the arm of 00(1 pros son had been closely pressed round it, and her ;ed. exhibited marks as if they had been tightly gril.ler' There were bruises on other parts of hervii,`ced son, which he was of opinion had been in"—bad previous to immersion in the water. Witrless a lso ascertained that -some connexion had very recentlyof taken place, but there was no hemorrhage provis particular violence. Susannah Keppell, wife of a with Ver, shop keeper, stated that she saw tne deceased sailor on the Friday night, about ten o'clock. -tn entered the Yarmouth Arms, in Green-street, idetunebe green; but witness only knew her by the bonnet id had on at the time. Vaughan, summoning cille"' gi they had since found the deceased'sshawl by the dragl The basket had also been recovered at a pUblie.house'r Folly•bridge, where it had been sold for a Pint of: bibs on the Saturday, by some person who picked it up to _0 field near the canal. No barges were allowed to e;;... through it. It was kept fur pleasure-boats and batb aiseSd The road-way was not dangerous, and the th:ce, could not have walked in from the main thoroughia'ror The inquest was adjourned to give the police title further inquiries.
The Sun. — 1852-02-14 (London, England)

BIDEFORD, NORTH DEVON, FED. 10.--About ''' era on, that is to say, the If real hinter of Lord fisheran on the beach tksir,w 111. treats of the diseases infection, either in second ditto, 26sal best, per stone of 141 b resulting from Od to 271 Od; oatme , loped in his'• ' istory of his mind as dove- seven o'clock this morning a adjoinhalt irksY or 4.____ secondary form, and contains explicit directions for imperial, le 8d . to Os Od ; ditto second, is 4d to Os Od; barley-policy, will be foun passages which fill these Williams, d narrated by himself in the 'n the property of Sir J. H. of Clovelly-court, A' pages,,, . 1 g adjoins. ea'''''vat. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Enisaav- meal, Is Id to Os Od •; peasemeal, Os Od to Os Od; first flour, , . _ . picked up body the of a gentleman, supposed to be one of ' ideL'44, :11. 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit ;' 2s Octcash, 2.5 4cl ere- STRANGE Mi. second ditto, ' --os•E OP SUICIDE -Ah the passengers y b the ill•fated Amazon, and to haVe I -sse apsii,"tabss., a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a daft Potatoes, per pound, ,4cl on Thursday morning, One of the • Quit two o'clock Th wife of the lain in // -son, by which d sr of infection is obviated. atone, 4d to Od • beef, per City police ' the water about a month. e man who picked ° King 242 V.ll devoted the danger to 6d; veal, 44 to sd; mutton, 4d ' 6d• to . pork, 3d to 4d; - William-street, was startled by oba •lu Passing along b n here, and says that 1 irr,;,_ The eauen _4. to the consideration of marriage, and ate duf fowls, each, 12d to 15d;chicken ' 11. 16d • ; ducks, issuing forth from a man'emouth, Who ' erving fire suddenl up the body has just been _, b stout made, vt, • the body is -'' stasj "i unProductive union are also considered, and the ° • s, per peg, 12 to was stanain y that of a person six feet ia,g , (miring frock s Tim Get critkallY and Philosophically inquired into. each, Od to Od; eggs, per dozen, 7d to Od butter, fresh corner pt the street. ea, ....ie officer ran f • gat the ; • . _ ~_ orwaid to asc t • coat lined with silk, a great coat, and a fanc sus and h y Tel shirt • 1 ii,,,,Coanicar. BALK es S • croudie Y renchman er am „A he had in his pocket a steel pen Older, • ' 1 with some is ane Des- h--`,.ervetui and sexual debility, imispotencce &es 1--• ----“ 338' 2id ; four-pound loaf, cash, 5d- to 6d ,dittocredit, sid to Od; that he had attempted. self-destruction by. the following' a tobacco. I reekia's7ass The Concentrated Detersive Essence', an anti-aypnilitic coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone. 7d to Od. means :-Having withdrawn the yolk of an egg fen., ..e mo----_______ cs____...... ‘,..
The Sun. — 1852-07-06 (London, England)

LONDON,  TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. Gentlemen, Yes ! " Truth will out;" and whenever men engaged in a political co test stoop, falsely, to asperse the character of their opponents, it must he from a consciAisness of their own weakness and in anticipation of defeat The partizans of the two Whig Candidates have issued a bill in which they have resorted to this unmanly course, in order to damage me in your estimation. They mean murder, but they may find it suicide. They have accused me of being a Socialist or Communist, and have the h .rdihood to act as if they, and net myself, were the proper exponents of my real sentiments. This accusation is false. Although a strennuous advocate for unrestricted freedom of discussion, I am a determined opponent to the sy,tem of Cmnunism. The passages quoted by my adversaries do not embody my opinions, but those only o, Robert Owen, and they are extractem, almost in his own words, from a Summary of h.s Social System... .. . . .  vvl had carefully guarded against any possible misconception on the subject by stating that I was about to trace the history of the various communistic theories " from the UTOPIA of Sir Thomas INlore to that of the founder (Robert Owen) of the Infant and Factory School system, and the originator of the short-time movement ; and that although I differed in toto from many of the opinions to which he had given public expres.ion, especially those advanced at a later period of his career, yet at the same time I felt bound to express my sincere respect for the unflagging zeal which he had displayed as a practical' social Reformer."  Who are these men who have set themseives up as dictators to their fellow-electors, and degraded Westminster—once the beacon to all true Reformers in every part of the kingdom—notoriously into a mere pocket-borough ; and who, in default of other weap.ll, of attack, have resorted to vile calumy ? Electors of Westminster, Will you exert your constitutional right of election, and thus regain your former proud position, or remain the tools of this despotic rump ?  I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, WILLIAM COIVINGHAU  Reform Club, July 3.  TO THE ELECTORS OF THE crry OF
The Sun. — 1852-07-06 (London, England)

THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. Gentlemen, Yes I " Truth will out ;" and whenever men engaged in a political mcoulsttesbt sefToomp,afalcosenisyc,iotnosnaespsserosfe tthheeirchoawranctwereattehsseiranopdpoinneanntts, iciit. pation of defeattwo order issuedto ad billdamage a ghei whTichhe pthaerytishaan‘s,eorfestohretedtwtoo thWi'shuignmCaanndlyideoaturses eh,aivn me in your estimation. They mean murder, but they may find it suicide. They have accu.ed me of being a Socialist or Communist, and have the h-rdihood to act as if they, and not myself, were the proper exponents of my real sentiments. This accusation is false. Although a strennuous advocate for unrestricted freedom of discussion, I am a determined opponent to the system of C )mmunism. The passages quoted by my adversaries do not embody my opinions, but those only of Robert Owen, and they are extracteo, almost in his own words, from a Summary of his Social System. I had carefully guarded against any possible misconception on the subject by stating that I was about to trace the history of the various communistic theories " from the UTOPIA of Sir Thomas More to that of the founder (Robert Owen) of the Infant and Factory School system, and the originator of the short-time movement ; and that although I differed in toto from many of the opinions to which he had given pablic expression, especially those advanced at a later period of his career, yet at the same time I felt bound to express my sincere respect for the unflagging zeal which he had displayed as a ' practical' social Reformer." Who are these men who have set themselves up as dictators to their fellow-elector., and degraded Westminster—once the beacon to all true Reformers in every part of the kingdom—notoriously into a mere pocket borough ; and who, in default of other sreap,ins of attack, have resorted to vile calumy ? Electors of Westminster, Will you exert your constitutional right of election, and thus regain your former proud position, or remain the tools of this despotic rump ?  I am, Gentlemen, your obe4ient serraut,
The Sun. — 1852-07-06 (London, England)

TUES. DAY  - TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. Ce,Alemen, Yes ! "Truth will out ;" and whenever vnen engaged in a political co-:test stoop, falsely, to asperse the character of their opponents, it must he from a coned usness of their sown weakness and in anticipat•iin of defeat The,partizans of the two Whig Candidates have issued a bill in which they have resorted to this unmanly course, in order to-damageme in your estimation. They mean murder, but they may find it suicide. They have accu-ed me of heir; a Socialist or Commnnist. and have the h trdihood to stet as it they, and not myself, were the proper exponents of my real sentiments. This accusation is false. Although a strennuons advocate for unrestricted freedom of discussion, I am a determined opponent to the system of Communism. The passages quoted by my adversaries do not embody my opinions, but those only of Robert Owen, and they are extracted, almost in his own words, from a Summary of his Social System. I had carefully guarded against any possible misconception on the subject by stating that I was about to trace the history of the various communistic theories "from the UTOPIA of Sir Thomas More to that of the founder (Robert Owen) of the Infant and Factory School system, and the originator of the short-time movement ; and that although I differed in toto from Many of the opinions to which he had given public expression, especially those advanced at a later period of his career, yet at the same time I felt bound to express my sincere respect for the unflagging zeal Which he had displayed as a ' practical' social Reformer."  . . Who are these men who have set themselves up as dictators to their fellow-electors, and degraded Westminster—once the beacon to all true Reformers in every part of the kingdom—notoriously into a mere pocket-borough ; and who, in default of other weapons of attack, have resorted to vile calumy ? Electors of Westminster,  Will you exert your constitutional right of election, and thus regain your former proud position, or remain the tools of this despotic rump ?  I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. WILLIAM co
The Sun. — 1852-07-06 (London, England)

THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. (3 entlemen, paenrdsewthheencehvaerramcteenr eonfgtahgeei dr opponents,in a political h sfss of their awn weakness and in anticipationmc cio s-tetessb eo sf‘ reoTooemrpt he, defeat, willcos sy utut tot ;" e g C course, h atvheo irsaseure tod a damage bill me in your estimation. In which they have The partizans of the They have accuQed me of being a Socialist or Communist, and have the h .r resorted to unmanlytilis dihood to as II t ts hey, and not myself, were the proper They mean murder, but they may find it suicide. This accusation is false. Although a strennuous advocate for unrestricted freedom of discussion, I am a determined opponent to the system of Communism. The passages quoted by my adversaries do not embodY my opinions, but those only or Robert Owen, and they exponents of my real sect as are extracted, almost in his own words, from a Summary of Social System. I had carefully guarded against any possible misconception on the subject by stating that I was about to trace the history of the various communistic theories " from the UTOPIA of Sir Thomas More to that of the founder (Robert Owen) of the Infant and Factory School system, and the originator of the short-time movement ; and that although I differed in toto from many of the opinions to which he had given public expression, especially those advanced at a later period of his career, yet at the same time I felt bound to express my sincere respect for the unflagging zeal which he had displayed as a ' practical' social Reformer." Who are these men who have set themselves np as dictators to their fellow-electors, and degraded Westminster—once the beacon to all true Reformers in every part of the kingdom—notoriously into a mere pocket-borough ; and who, in default of other weapAl, of attack, have resorted to vile calumy ? Electors of Westminster, Will you exert your constitutional right of election, and thus regain your former proud position, or remain the tools of this despotic rump ?
The Sun. — 1852-12-23 (London, England)

TOWER. The poll for this ward closed at four o'clock. The 'Worshipful.. alderman (Finis) declared the numbers Dolled for each candidate to be as follows : kessrs, H. N. Nissen... 54 Messrs. T. Turnbull... 47 Thomas Barkley 54 T. S. Smith ... 45 John Briggs .... 49 James Cornell 38 L. Redhead ..... 49 I IL W. Ward 18 G. Aitchison ..• . 47 The Alderman then declared the election to have fallen on •the first-named eight gentlemen, who were thereupon sworn in. The Alderman then appointed Mr. Briggs as his deputy. After -passing votes of thanks to the alderman and the deputies for their services for the past year, the court broke up.  DETERMINED SUICIDE AT THE HOUSE OF DETENTION ".„ This morning the utmost consternation prevailed amongst the authorities at the House of Detention, in consequence of its being discovered that ono of the prisoners, a man railed Francis Amos, had put a period to his existence, strangling himself. The deceased prisoner was cornkitted for trial from Marlborough-street Police-court, on Z.:_esday last, on the charge of haying stolen four 5/. notes, " property of his master, and as is usual in such cases, Z'''.as sent to the above place of confinement, preparatory to s taking his trial. This morning, about half-past six 1 :13CIO'ck, on one of the warders going into the cell occupied Y the deceased he was horrified at finding him sitting in 141 arm chair quite dead. He immediately alarmed the governor of the prison, who, with the resident surgeon, Was soon in-ittendance, and on examination, it was found ,o tYI ?.t the unfortunate deceased had strangled himself by p. his handkerchief in a slip knot round his neck, and ~,?clog one end to an iron hook, pressed himself forward t '4, life was extinct. An inquest will be held on the body to-morrow.
The Sun. — 1852-07-05 (London, England)

VOTF, FOR CRAWFORD 1  TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. Gentlemen, Yesl " Truth will out ;" and whenever men engaged in a political contest stoop, falsely, to asperse the character of their opponents, it mast be front a consciuusness of their awn weakness and in anticiDation of defeat. s.,,Y,he Partizans of the two Whig Candidates have issued a bill in "iilch they have resorted to this unmanly course, in order to damage 111e,112 Your estimation. They mean murder, but they may find it suicide. They have accused me of being a Socialist or Communist, and nave the hardihood to act as if they, and not Myself, were the proper exPonerrts of my real sentintents. This accusation is false. Although a strerumous advocate for unrestricted freedom of discussion, I am a determined opponent to the 'Mem of Communism. The passages quoted by my adversaries do bet embody my opinions, but those only of Robert Owen, and they are extracted, almost in his own words, from a Summary of his "'Val System. 4",..4e had carefully guarded against any possible misconception on varlotis subject by stating that I was about to trace the history of the communistic theories " from the UTOPIA of Sir Thomas "re to that of the founder (Robert Owen) of the Infant and Factoryin, School system, and the originator of the short-time moveuf)d- that although I differed in toto from many of the epinious to which he had given public expres.don, especially those advanced ha at a later period of his career, yet at the same time I felt hhad t° express my sincere .respect for the unflagging zeal which Who disPia3.ed as a practitar social Reformer." are these men who have set themselves up as dictators to Iliclor-electors, and degraded Westminster—once the beacon stiilt true Reform'ers in every part of the kingthim—notoriously 5f 4 mere pocket-borough ; And who, in default of other weapons ttack, have resorted to vile calumy ? Fleeter's of Westminster, regaillin You exert your constitutional right of election, and thus Your former proud position, or remain the tools of this devvl•fc rump ? am, Gentlemen, your obedient Reform Club, July 3.  I am, Gentlemen, your obe4ient servant, WILLIAM CONINGILiM.  TO THE crrizENs
The Sun. — 1852-05-13 (London, England)

CHAIRMA.N then gave !` Prosperity. to the Royal Literary .Fund."... He believed. that all who were present were tit tiainted With the histery, objects, and merits- of.' this institution, litiConly those. knew the pressing necessity for the, exiisteace of :atoll societrwhe had been actteally engaged ineadatiniatering the. aid which it afforded to literaey:menaor who, like the exere cise of the Privileges accerded ''to the chaitman for' the year, had examined-the records of the:senicty.—(Hear.) He used to suppoee that 'in was only those authors who failed to procure fame and distitiction who. required the assistance of their more fortunate competitors, but, on leekingetn the reeerelsed this society, he found that. nearly mere who had enjoyed great celebrity as novelists, dramatists-, and biographers, who had amused, instructed, and enlightened the world, had, notwithstanding, fallen into penury and had -pined in want.--;(Hear.) It often turned out that °llly's-social! portion of the profits of' a work fell to the -author—(Hear,' hetir)that poptilarity was fleeting; the' taste-of-the public capricious, and that a second work not lest meritorious than its predecessor, which hadscharnard "its readers, sometimes fell stillborn from the press:S From these causes men who had been eminen&in literature often fell into docile', and in former times, to the eliegrace. Of this country, persons of the ensinencein literature bad not known where to greatesttusy their -beads, while others • had died from want. Literary s men had, therefore, reason to- bless the memory of those • who had established this iestittition-(Bear, .heer)—which had relieved the =distress of missy etninenapersons; and which had saved some from premature death and possibly from suicide, and others from the scarcely lesssdreaded alternative 'of diseresitig to the public their destitute condition. (Hear, hearo , The peculiar merits of this institution were the secrecy and delicacy with which its relief had been given. But it had. also a most beneficial tendency theands all°w ety lovers,vias o twat otl tit4rdaetrnerde,. ain drawing together into one harmonious family all s the literary sothdaotlethoef chaaid given_ rity, but as the aid given to an': unfortunate son or a destitute brother.—(Cheers.) Stich a Mode of administer= b meny ing relief Weesed who gave and him who re mired, `c`the Fejoiciedialiets this institution still flourished and was likely to freerieh Itti.enP.porters need not be afraid lest, the existence_ of. euch.a society and the • assists, ance it gave to dietrees_ed authors istiould induce young men to leave the eoleetpaths of industry and professional exertion. It held out no lured to such a career; it only relieved and rescued from 'want those who; drizzled by the temptations of literary ferric', had been disappointed and were unable to -provide for their subsistence in old age, and fur thesaatts of those who were dependent upon them. Ho trusted that such' an institution would continue to be fostered and ;encouraged, and ho now drank, " Prosperity to the Royal Literary Fund." The Rev. D,r.
The Sun. — 1852-03-02 (London, England)

LAW -BILLE.--The tor Chancellor has' lOSt no time in intimating that it is his intention , tossup- port gte recommendation of, the Commission ration for the Reform of the. Court of Chancery. The Common Lavr Procedure Bill will also be adopted by the Government. It may be assumed, from the recent pamphlet of Sir E. Sugden, that no further progress will be made with the registration scheme,: It is, however, scarcely probable that any ' of these measures • will become law this .year.—Law 2'inces. : i• AWFUL OCCURRENCE NEAR MANcEESTER.--011 Suthe 'Saturday morning last, Mr. SpenceranufacturerB' a hi ghly ' re-. wadable cotton-spinner andb r, residing at ru down Oldbain, committed suicide by leapingßarker, "k and Co , ittn,t coalpit belonging to blessrs. Evans, been a great sufferer from borough. Mr. Suthers is said tohave to have committed therom rheumat ism, and is, supposed sutnring. I-fe went to trash act unditr the influence thatof in the morning, while h the 7 u"Ile about half-past 11 o'clockotitli, and, deliberately clasping'ackhsi-s men 'Were near the' pit m then at rest .fora moment,' f the two ropes, arini iouud one 9 pr o.er in consequence of one cage being_at the top and the leaped forward and descended with other, at the button?, depth of the pit is 145 yardS.' lie awful_ rapidity. The sitiOn, but one of his legs coming in 'alighted in an upright pothe i. cage was cut (4, awl the other touts ;t with the top o a good deal bruised. There also broke 0.. ails left side wi an d one bad a near escape. were tour men at the bottom,nate gentleman e 'e body, but found They went to the .unfortunate 1 Sutbers was in a large way of that life, was extinct. have been in prosperous and bUSib 0143, ;amt .is believed to leaves a widow, son, and two .kje affine, tit ' circumstances.ta t s ances. 11. e daugi tiers bereaved under these shocking circu was about 58 or 60 years of age. ' '. '4FUND ei,i'AL-ivOIPPERS' -The receipts of this fund ieo to the Bth August 1851 from ;;the 31st December, 'a' d the, , , payments to 47,003/. amor nated 'to 488354 10s. 3c1., 832/. 03. 4d.! 9s. lid leaving balance of 1, ~ a Humphrey gi,o_ 3'a ' '— Messrs. Brown and , "AricSIBURY. Ee.ward C. W. Cox have addressed the electors of this ed Free-trader. la,orptigh. The former is a convert