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The Sun. — 1832-07-21 (London, England)

CHOLERA.  Colonel SIBTHORPE moved for further daily returns relative to tht cholera. Captain GORDON seconded the motion. Mr. P. THOMSON opposed the motion on the ground that it would, if carried, defeat its own intentions. Lord ALTHORP brought in the Russian Loan Bill, which was read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time en Tuesday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned.  BARBAROUS MURDER IN SHADWELLe--. On Thursday night between 11 and 12 o'clock, as JOHN DOUGLAS, police constable, K 279, was passing the end of the Match Walk, a low alley in Shadwell, he heard the voice ofa woman, which he recognized to be that of a girl named CATHERINE HARRISON, commonly known in the neighbourhood as North country Kit, and a most desperate character. DOUGLAS proceeded up the walk and knocked at the door of the house from whence the noise proceeded ; a sailor looked out of one of the windows, hut said he did not know what was the matter ; be, however, admitted the policeman, who proceeded up stairs to another room, where he found the girl just named, and a coloured man weltering in his blood. He had a severe wound in the socket or the eye and another in the chest. There was a table knife on the table, having a very sharp point, and covered with blood. A doctor was sent for, but the man died before he arrived. The prisoner said she had not stabbed him, but only threw a plate at him ; afterwards, she said she had done it with another knife. She said she was savage with the man because he gave his money to another girl. DETERMINED SUICIDE ON WATERLOOaktnaz.—Yesterday morning, about 3 o'clock, as a gentleman, whose name we could not ascertain, but who resides at No. 48, Dorset-street, Salisbury-square, was returning along Catherine•street, Strand, he met with a female, Very elegantly dressed, and with whom he walked into Wellington-street, where they stood talking for some time, when a second female came up and forced her conversation upon the gentleman. The first feeling offended at the intrusion, left suddenly, and walked towards the bridge, and having paid the toll, passed through to the first alcove, when she, in the sight of two policemen, got over the coping nil precipitated herself into the river, the water of which was running up very strongly at the time. The two policemen, as soon as they possibly could, ran for assistance, and several boats were manned and put off to the spot where she had fallen in, but the unfortunate creature had sunk to rise no more; and although the river has been dragged ever since, the body has not yet been found. Her name was KATHERINE HoWMAN, well known at the various saloons and fashionable places in the metropolis, but she is better known by the appellation of WAX Woax, on account of the beauty of her countenance.
The Sun. — 1832-05-01 (London, England)

NEW SERIF 4.  Perhaps the most remarkable production that the art of hybridising has effected among herbaceous plants is to be found in the present month's number of this elegant and ably-conducted work. It is Russell's potentilla, and is between p. afrosanguinen and p. napalensis. It is as nearly as possible intermediate between, those two most truly distinct species. Its flowers rival those of the former in size and depth of colour, while their richness is strikingly increased by an infusion of the purple carmine ground of the petals of the latter; the foliage partakes almost equally of either parent :  "'The monster offspring heirs the father's pride, Mark'd in the damask beauties of the bride." It is a perfectly hardy perennial plant, increased with facility by the division of its crown ; and flowering most part of the summer. Tawny Coburgia (so named in compliment to his Majesty Leopold 1., King of the Belgians) is a very pretty hardy bulbous plant from South America. The bulbs may be kept dry in the winter, and planted out in the spring, as they will not endure the very severe weather of our winters without protection. Owing to an abundance of offsets they rarely flower with us, but perhaps a strong and richly manured loam would remedy this. Eranthemnin* fa'cundum (ever-blowing eranthemum) communicated by the Right Hon. R. Gordon. It is readily increased by cuttings, and flowers almost all the year round. What is most remarkable in it is its unusual disposition to forth flower-buds instead of leaf-buds. If any thing occur to check its growth, such as a dry atmosphere, or repotting, or exposure to sudden cold, it is directly thrown so abundantly into a blossoming state, that young plants will often commit a sort of vegetable suicide, killing themselves by their excessive fecundity. If well managed, encouraged to form leaf-buds, and main. Literally Love.ttower, • halter 11IVI tea- of the species deserve the title
The Sun. — 1832-10-13 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE AT HAMMERSMITH.  An inquest was held yesterday morning at the Cross Keys, Hammersmith, before Mr. STIRLING, touching the death, on Wednesday last, of Mr. Thomas Fowler.  The deceased resided at No. 3, St. Peter's-place, Hammersmith, in the house of Mrs. Winfield, the widow of a victualler in the Strand, who died about eleven months since. The deceased had been for many yews principal cellarman to the Wirifields, and on Mrs. -Winfield's retirement from business had accompanied her, and, as ►was reported, was lately married to her. That lady died on Monday last, from an attack of apoplexy, and Mr. Fowler had since appeared almost distracted at her death; and though by no means addicted to drinking, had called in at the Cross Keys on Monday and Tuesday twenty or thirty times, taking at each visit a glass of wine or spirits. To the landlord, Mr. Bray, he had expressed the utmost degree of affliction at the loss he had sustained, and re peat edly said that he could not long endure it, and alluded to the pistol he had at home, as a friend who would serve him to the last. On the Wednesday occurred the melancholy event which gave rise to the present inquest. Mr. Betts deposed to the death of Mrs. Winfield on Monday last, by apoplexy. She was a thin spare woman, but he should think had formerly been quite stout. Apoplexy, he understood, to be in her family. Mr. Perfect, surgeon, on Wednesday morning last was sent fur to 3, St. Peter's-place. On entering Mr. Fowler's room, he found him lying on his back on the bed quite dead. There was a very large horse pistol, recently discharged, in one corner, arid on the table he found a paper, the ink on which was not yet dry, to the following effect (The hand-writing was tolerably firm and legible):— „ Will some kind friend peruse my last will? I cannot bear the shuck any longer. I have lost my dear Charlotte. Charlotte, I am coining. Give my watch and seals to James 'Winfield (one of Mrs. W,'s sons) ; my watch-chain to Charlotte Winfield ; my watch to Elizabeth Winfield ; my ',coaches and ring to Sarah Winfield ; my dressing-case to William Winfield ; the rest of my things to my son in 'l'etbury, Gloucestershire. " The last will of Joseph Fowler. " Pray for my soul. God bless you all—Amen." The son here mentioned is one by his wife, from  MR.
The Sun. — 1841-12-10 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET.  Yesterday no less than three persons were charged with having attempted self-destruction. Samuel Jac/son, a working man, was the first of them, and was brought from the H police station. His with, a decent-looking woman, was present, and stated that he was a good sort of husband, and had not been in the habit of drinking much for the last two' or three years, but when he did take a hale too much he became frantic. He had done so oa Tuesday night, and upon his return home behaved so wildly that his wife was frightened out of the place, and he then hanged himself. A lodger in the house, however, hearing a strange noise, entered the, room, and saved his life by cutting the handkerchief with which he had suspended himself. . .  The prisoner now expressed contrition for what he had done. Mr. BROUGHTON remanded him.  Two young women, named Emma Edwards and Mary Harlton, remanded from last weck, were again placed at the bar.  Emma Edwards, a rather handsome young woman, had attempted to drown herself in the Regent's Canal, but was prevented and taken in charge by a police constable of the N division.  Kempt, a constable of the same division of police, informed the Magistrate that the prisoner had been for many years leading an abandoned life, and she had been passionately fond of a smart young fellow, but a notorious burglar, who a few months back was transported for ten years. She had gone mad, or nearly so, on that young fellow's account, and had been for a time in a workhouse, and afterwards at service, but had again taken to bad habits, and at length was found attempting to drown herself, as above stated. The prisoner wept and expressed sorrow for th.e attempt, and promised reformation.—She was discharged for the present. The other young woman, named Harlton, had taken laudanum to destroy herself, but a policeman, who found her suffering from the effects of it, obtained medical aid, and the prisoner was restored. The prisoner, who was known as having been in custody at different times for felony, now expressed a settled determination to put an end to her existence. Mr. BROUGIITON said there were then two prisoners in Newgate for attempting suicide, he would remand the prisoner again for a week, and if she then manifested the same inclination he would commit her to Newgate also to be tried for the offence.
The Sun. — 1841-12-10 (London, England)

LAW AND POLICE. At Worship-street Mrs. Emma Clarke, a young widow„of very lady-like appearance and deportment, was charged by the parish officers of St. Luke's, Middlesex, with having deserted her five children, whose ages varied from four to thirteen years. It appeared that her husband died two years ago, and that since that period she had been leading a veryi irregular life, often leaving the children for days together, and had latterly fled to St. Alban's, to escape the parish officers. She was held to bail to appear on a future day. Ann Bowling and Henry Marriott, who pleaded guilty, at the Central Criminal Court, of attempting to commit suicide, at. Blackfriars-bridge, have been sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment in Newgate. Louisa Stanfield, a laundress, and her husband, charged on Saturday with robbing Mr. M'Donald, a barrister, residing in Gardeners'-court, Temple, of plate, valued at 601., were committed on Wednesday to take their trial. The case of Miss Sophia Darbon, aged 25) against Mr. Rich. Rosser, aged 83,:f0r breach of promise of mar-riage which has occupied the Court of Queen's" Bench forthe last three days, was on WOdnesdaylAckeeided by the verdict of the Jury, which found fax; the paintitY damages 1,6001. The stock of 6661. in the G,Jobcki!muamceo&anding in Miss I)arbon's name, will also betniu4.),y4by,her. At the Brentford Petty Sessions, 44T-John Grainger, a highly-respectable and extensive maltster, at New, Brentford,' appeared to answer an inlirmation preferred' against him for an infringement of 'the Excise laws, whereby he had incurred a penalty-'of 1001. The prosecution was conducted by the solicitor of the ExciSe, and the information alleged that the defendant had, in the process of making malt, so compressed it together in the couch, as to defraud the Crown of the duty on seven bushels, amounting to ,seven half-crowns. The defendant brought witnesses to prove that the process had been carried on in afair and legitimate manner, and the Magistrates at once 'dismissed the information. John Job Ward, convicted 'of the inhuman murder of his, child alew days since, is 'to be executed on Monday 'Week, the 20th instant. _
The Sun. — 1841-12-15 (London, England)

THE TREADMILL APPLIED IN CASES OF ATTEMPTED  SUICIDE.—A woman, who had some months ago been brought up on a charge of having attempted to destroy herself by walking into the Thames, was charged before Sir Peter Laurie for disorderly conduct, which he did not think it necessary to punish, as she had been locked up in the Compter all night. Sir P. LAURIE said he considered it to be his duty to say a few words upon the course which he had adopted with respect to persons who made attempts, or pretended to make attempts, upon their own lives. The attempts, or pretended attempts, to commit suicide, had for some time been greatly on the increase, and in the months of September and October five individuals had been charged at the Mansion-house, and twenty-five had been charged at Guildhall, under circumstances of the kind. At the beginning of November, under the impression that so revolting an offence should be checked by a little wholesome severity, he sent a man from the Mansion-house to 13ridewell to be kept at hard labour for having cut himself in the neck on account of poverty and idleness, and a day or two after he committed a woman for the felony of attempting self-destruction, to the Central Criminal Court. The example he thus set was followed by Sir Chapman Marshall, who committed a man for trial for attempting to drown himself. The two latter persons pleaded guilty, and the Recorder, as it was the first offence either was known to have committed, sentenced each to no more than 14 days' imprisonment. Now the e&ct of this mode .of treating the class of persons to whom he alluded was admirable. From the moment the City Magistrates showed a determination to punish attempts to commit suicide as other felonies were punished, the mania ceased altogether, and not one charge had been made in the City during the gloomy month of November and the miserable days of December which had already passed away. Mr. Hobler observed, that several desperate impostors had made money by the experiment of tumbling into the Thames. The infliction of imprisonment and hard labour for the offence would certainly check the practice as far as pretenders were concerned, whatever effect it might have on those who seriously wished to get rid of life. The result, for the last four or six weeks, certainly showed that the great majority of those who were charged were impostors. Sir P.
The Sun. — 1841-12-15 (London, England)

THE TREADMILL APPLIED IN CASES OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A woman, who had some months ago been brought up on a charge of having attempted to destroy herself by walking into the Thames, was charged before Sir Peter Laurie for disorderly conduct, which he did not think it necessary to punish, as she had been locked up in the Compter all night. Sir P. LAURIE said he considered it to be his duty to say a few words upon the course which he had adopted with respect to persons who made attempts, or pretended to make attempts, upon their own lives. The attempts, or pretended attempts, to commit suicide, had for some time been greatly on the increase, and in the months of September and October five individuals had been charged at the Mansion-house, and twenty-five had been charged at Guildhall, tinder circumstances of the kind. At the beginning of November, under the impression that so revolting an offence should be checked by a little wholesome severity, he sent a man from the Mansion-house to Bridewell to be kept at hard labour for having cut himself in the neck on account of poverty and idleness, and a day or two after he committed a woman for the felony of attempting self-destruction, to the Central Criminal Court. The example he thus set was followed by Sir Chapman Marshall, who committed a man for trial for attempting to drown himself. The two latter persons pleaded guilty, and the Recorder, as it was the first offence either was known to have committed, sentenced each to no more than 14 days' imprisonment. Now the effect of this mode of treating the class of persons to whom he alluded was admirable. From the moment the City Magistrates showed a determination to punish attempts to commit suicide as other felonies were punished, the mania ceased altogether, and not one charge had been made in the City during the gloomy month of November and the miserable days of December which had already passed away. Mr. Nobler observed, that several desperate impostors had made money by the experiment of tumbling into the Thames. The infliction of imprisonment and hard labour for the offence would certainly check the practice as far as pretenders were concerned, whatever efThet it might have on those who seriously wished to get rid of life. The result, for the last four or six weeks, certainly showed that the great majority of those who were charged were impostors. Sir P.
The Sun. — 1841-05-18 (London, England)

DEBILI. TIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Vs, rieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure.  By aMEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no' fit to live. '—Last's Records of 4. Suicide.  forced Charles IL to undertake to procure their repeal. In 1787, the American Legislature passed a retaliatory Act against us, which forced us to make concession=. The Northern Powers threatened the same. Again we were forced to give way. In 1815, snore concessions were made to the United States. In 1822, Prussia, by an order in Council, struck a retaliatory blow at us which was found most effective against British shipping. Mr. Huskisson remonstrated. The Prussians replied, Our shipowners are going to ruin—you have set us the example. Hitherto we have confined the increase of our port and tonnage charges to ships only ; but it is the intention of our Government next year to imitate your example still more closely, by imposing discriminatory duties on the goods imported in your ships." Once more we were obliged to give way. Finally, the Tories were forced to concede reciprocity treaties to one and all of the European Powers. But all the boons that were thus conceded have been found by these nations to be trifling and insignificant compared with what remains. The onward movement had been proceeding with increased power and velocity, until what the Tories refused in 1829, they cannot withhold in 1841. If Europe was too powerful for them in 1829 to resist, shall its just demands be less powerful now ? How can they blame the Whigs for yielding in 1841 to what they could not deny twelve years before? Do they think the world has stood still since that time? Or do they suppose the question of the abandonment of the corn monopoly has been forgotten by the rest of the world, or our own famishing millions? When does hunger sleep? Well did the Anti-Corn-law Delegates declare, on the last defeat of Mr. Villier's motion, that they retired for that time—bnt only like the waves of the ocean, " More auful to return." Well will it be for the monopolists to be wise in time.  Sold by Omihyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross an, Nightingale, Liverpoei ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Book, sellers in Town and Country,  N.B. Persons in the Country may have this work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inelosing a remittance of  DR. HOLMES, late of MA
The Sun. — 1841-01-04 (London, England)

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The Sun. — 1841-01-04 (London, England)

MISS JULIA CORNER. Embellished with a beautiful Historical Engraving on steel, descriptive of the narrative, an accurate Map of those Countries, and containing about 100 pp. of letter-press. Six Volumes of these authentic and beautifully-illustrated Histories, peculiarly adapted for Schools, and for Family Reading, are now published ; any one of which may be hail separately, at the prices named ; or at 6d. per vol. extra, if giltedged. for presents. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND WALES, to June, 18404; with Five splendid Engravings on steel, and new Map. 3s. 6d. bound. THE HISTORY OF IRELAND, to September, 1840; with Three splendid Engravings on steel, and an accurate Map. 2s. 6d. bound. THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, to September, 1840. Embellished with Three splendid engravings on steel, and a Map. THE HISTORY OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, to the Year 1840, with Three fine Engravings on steel, and a Map. 2s. 6d. bound. THE HISTORY OF FRANCE, to the Year 1840; with Three beautiful Engravings on steel, and a Map. 2s. 6d. bound. THE HISTORY OF DENMARK, SWEDEN, AND NORWAY, to the year 1841, with an accurate Map of those Countries, and two beautiful Engravings on steel. 2s. 6d. bound, will be ready in a few days. A liberal allowance to schools ; and a Prospectus of the work sent to any part of the United Kingdom, post free, upon application. England : —Dean and Monday. Threadneedlo-street, London. Ireland :—Tegg and Co.,—and Machen and Co., Dublin. Scotland : —Griffin and Co. Glasgow. J. Menzies, Edinburgh. And may be obtained of every Bookseller in the United Kingdom.  Just published, price 2s. 6tl. APRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure. By a MEM BER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, _ _  London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no• fit to live."—Last's Records of a Suicide. Sold by Onnhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Boss and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers i❑ 'limn and Country: N.B. Persons in the Country may have th:s work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance Is.