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The Sun. — 1857-12-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY,--A few 10 74 Rome and Frascati.. ... - ••• 10 all 'Berlin Water Works,. 4 - 5 evenings ago a man, whose name has not yet been asoer- 20 all Royal Danish 134 - 154, 10 2 Do. New iss. at 5/. d ... - • . ' twined, committed suicide by placing himself in front of 5 all Royal Swedish 3. -t i „„i 3 a train on the Staines, Woking, and Wokin ham branch 20 all Sa.mbre and Meuse_ 7 - (4, ia a 100 326 Canadalls - 1104 110 94 of the South-Western Railwa At the in crest which 1200 allali so'ou'tshie ipme cent.rof Fr a np cr ee f . 7 - 8 ' St. 113011 DCo°l3•Gpe°r•6MPein.j.aon,i'&Ejnugl! 11291379 i was before Mr. Clarke, the coroner, it was elicited that 8' all West Flanders the • train left Reading at 6.15 p.m i Do, _56 per c. Prof . 84 - 84 , and when in the de 10' all 241 -...... 24141 214 3 25 all Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent, 23 - 25 cutting between Ascot and Sneningdale stations theep 20 all lw.diN.W. of France 251 - 261 5 all Crystal Palace l4 -1411 1 1 driver, by means of the lamps, perceived a man on the 20 6 Western of A +•5 all Do. Preference - 4: us.na... r... - ••• line walking towards the train. He hallooed to the 20 all West, of Switzerland - 4 all ICrystal Pal. of France ... - ••• 20 all Eastern Steam aux, and gave warning by the whistle, but in an 6 all Wieslaclen . .•• *** •• - ••• St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 105 1034 ........... ... - .... Fastant the train was upon hiss, and he was knocked 6 all Do.B p. cont. pr a. . .... 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... .. down. Oa the train :reaching the next sta- 20 all Zealand .. '' *** ...... ... ..... ... - ••• 5 all ,En.d/Aust•Cop.SmCo 11 - li tion the driver communicated to the station-master 10 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jc tn. Tel. , _ .. what had occurred, and some men were sent back to look
The Sun. — 1857-04-27 (London, England)

CHINESE EMIGIUNTS.:—Copies of commueications to or from the Foreign-office and other departments of her Majesty's Government on the subject of mortality on board the ship Duke of P. rUsnd, carrying oroigrants from China, have just been published by order of Parliament. The Duke of Portland sailed from Hong Kong with 330 (not 500) Chinese emigrants bound for Havel). nab, and 130 died on the voyage from fever and suicide, the remainder (200) having been safely landed. A rigid inquiry into the circumstances was instituted by the Government. Another vessel, the John Calvin, lost 122 out of 297 colonists. N., blame attaches to the masters of either vessel ; both ships lied experienced surgeons and ample accommodation. A fatal disease manifested itself on board the Duke of Portland, and soon became epidemic. The causes of the sickness are traced to the quality of the water, and partly to the smoking of opium in excess. The Local Marine Board (Cornhill) are unanimously of opirsion that no blame attaches to the owners or caetains, or to any one connected with the ships. It appears to the board that the mortality on board the Portland was much aggravated by the heat and unusual length of the voyage (150 days), caused by the sailing of the ship in au improper season, one month, at ,ieret, later than she ought to have done—to enable her to get down the China seas. The Chinese emigrants gave much tremble on board ; they made frequent attempts to take the ship, and the captain never lay down in bed without a cutlass at his belt. Mr. D. Idligat, the surgeon of the ship, states that a low typhoid feve• was generally prevalent among the low class of Chinese, and was brought on board by them at Hong- Kong. Tho nicknese csas attributed to improper food In ed by themselves, [such as onions and pickles. The habits of the Chinese were very filthy. The coolies died from deblity and affection of the Jiver and lungs, and exhaustion arising from the seeds of the disease. The 'disposition to commit suicide was most remarkable. An explanation has been demanded froth Sir J. Bowrir,g by the Colouialoffice relative to the number whioh. the above vessels were legally qualified to carry. U.
The Sun. — 1857-10-23 (London, England)

DEATH PROSE FRIGHT. —A few days ago, a fine little girl, about six years of age, named Rebecca Barras Fisher, the daughter of a collier in Puppy-lane, Dudley Port, being near her parents' howe, suddenly fell down in a fit and expired instantly. It appears that, about four years ago, a person putting on a frightful mask and jumping suddenly before this little girl, so affrighted her that, falling down in a fit, she has been subject to that sad malady ever since, and her early and sudden death has been the result.—Caledonian Mercury.  At a meeting yesterday afternoon the London, Man. cheater, and Foreign Warehouse Company, Mr. Co teker in the chair, the resolution passed at the meeting of the 21st of September to wind up the undertaking voluntarily was confirmed, with one dissentient. In the discussion that took place on the errors of management several shareholders expressed their full reliance in the present board, and, various questiqns of finance having been gone into, a vote of confidence in the integrity of the directors was passed. They were accordingly appointed official liquidators to wind up ;be estate. It is believed that 2/. per share will be returned to the pro. prietors.  DETERMINED SUICIDE NEAR THE MlXoßlES,—Yesterday morning, Mr. W. Payne, the coroner, received informationof a suicide of a determined charareer, which had occurred on Wednesday morning. A. man, named Edward Gardiner Packer, aged 47, lodged at the Golden Lion, a public-house in Goodman's-yard, Minories, and -on Tuesday night the went to bed in a state of intoxication. Nothing more was heard of him during the night, and as he did not make his appearance up to an advanced period in the day, Mrs. Abrahams, the landlady, went up to the room and saw the deceased hanging from the bed-post. Mr. Cooke, surgeon, of the Minories, was sent for. He found the man hanging to the bed-post by a black silk handkerchief. He cut him down, but he was quite dead and had been so for some time.
The Sun. — 1857-03-09 (London, England)

THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.  A meeting of the members of the Common Council was held this afternoon at the Council Chamber, hall ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. The meeting was called in pursuance of a numerously signed requisition, in order that the court might express itti: opinion upon the consequences likely to arise to the cool, merce of the country from the decision of the House 01 Commons on Tuesday night last, and to adopt such stePS as might be deemed necessary.  The sale by auction of the St. James's Theatre is an' nounced to take place by Mr. Rohins on the 21st of April. This valuable freehold property only requires the attention of a popular and enterprising manager to become one of the most prosperous theatrical speculatieoe in London. The sale takes place by direction of the wort' gagee. The Westminster Library will open to-morrow. Sir W. Page Wood will preside, and Mr. E wart, togetbel with several members of the House of Commons, wi!" attend the inauguration. On the 15th of April, tue great library at Liverpool will be founded. This PO; vincial institution is to cost 30,0001 , the whole 0' which snm is given for the purpose by Mr. W. Browns M. P. The United States Gazette thinks that all who have the honour to possess the decoration of the Victoria Cr°e° should be permitted by royal ordinance to affix the initial letters, " V.C.", after their names. The adoption of this suggestion would be acceptable to the paq:ll principally interested, as "it would enable them, sot",out needles.; display, to obtain the recognition of OW honourable distinction." LIVERPOOL, March 7. —The Royal Mail stearasbiP Africa sailed hence to-day for New York, with 40 Poe' sengers, a fall cargo, and the mails. The stearnebiP Circassian took her departure this morning, with or wards of 200 passengers and a full and very valuable cargo for Newfoundland, Halifax, and Portland. SI is the first ship of a new line. The new Black Ball clipper ship War Spirit sailed to-day for Melbourne+ with a Post-office mail, full cargo, and upwards of 200 passengers. Surcrpg.—On Saturday an inquest was held at the Prince Regent Tavern, Beresford-street, Walwortb, bt Mr. W. Carter, coroner, for East Surrey, on the bodi, of Mr. James Taylor, aged 57, late a quartermaster of the Coldstream Guards, who committed suicide. The deceased had been many years in the Guards, and re• calved two pensions, the ordinary retiring pay, and 'one from her Majesty for meritorious;conduct. The deceased. fancied he should come to want, although a man of pro• perty. verdict—" Temporary Insanity."
The Sun. — 1857-01-01 (London, England)

MMARCH-Ena4.peFrorranee : Opening of the Corps Legislatif —Speech of the Cork and Bandon Railway, formal seizure of, under execution o 6. Covent-garden Theatre, total destruction 4 fby resolutions fire o n Kars, official despatches respee;ing the 7. Education : Lord John Russell's prop the subject of 11. Poisoning case at Leeds, of Mrs. Dove, by her husband 12. Hastings Gaol, murder of the gaoler of, by Murdock 13. Millwall : Another great fire at Scott Russell and Co.'s premises 15. Rugeley Murder (Palmer's case) : Trial of the postmaster at, for opening the letter of Dr. Taylor, in reference to. Feund guilty—sentence deferred. True bills found against William Palmer for the murder of Mr. Cook and for the murder of Ann Palmer. Bill ignored in the case of Walter. Palmer -- St. Paul's Cathedral, awful suicide in, of Mr. Omert, by throwing himself from 4, the whispering Gallery" 17. Tipperary Bank failure, proceedings re pecting, in Ireland -- France : Birth of an Imperial Prince 18. Poisoning by Strychnine at Leeds of Mrs. Dove : Verdict of wilful murder against William Dove, the husband  •• 22. Sadleir's forgeries, to the extent of 25,0001., first announced, on Mr. Dargan 24. Assassination of Count Magawly, late of Teinora, King's County, at Parma 26. Pottinger, G.C.8., Sir Henry, died Nceld, Mr., M.P., died 31. Peace : Tho treaty signed at Paris (Sunday, at ono o'clock) ; announcement of, in London —Wdyeantnh of, K .C. B. and G. 0.13., Sir Henry Watkin Williams,APßlL.  1. Proclamation of peace by the iord Mayor, dzc. Torrens, Mr. Justice, died 2. Hotham, Sir Charles, intelligence of the death of 4. Dawson, the Right Hon. George Robert, death of 8. Crimean Inquiry : Lord Lucau's case 10 Russia, prohibition of the trade with, revoked Munitions of war, prohibition of the export of, revoked 11. Education ; Great debate in the House of Commons on Lord John Russell's resolutions, 874. -m4ln. or the murderlslingtonMurder; Trial and conviction of Colestina of her child Alarming occurrence, from using a defective charge in one of the fire annihilators during some experiments -_Peace Congress : Grand banquet given by the Emperor Sommer, for Theatre : of the French in Paris The Vauxhall Station totally destroyed 17. Her Majesty's visit of condolence to the soldiers from the Crimea o.yWfireestern Railway Earl Cowper died 18. American Minister, grandbanquet to the, at the Mansion-house Assassination of Carlo Rouelli in Rupert-streot, by Foschini, an Italian Peace Congress at Paris, closing of the 21. Sundays, music on, introduced at Cremorne-gardens 22. Peace Proclamation : Great hoax upon the public 24. Treaty of Peace: Authentic copy of the text Naval review at Portsmouth of the fleet by hen Majesty 29. Proclamation of peace officially made; ratification of treaty of peace Kars, fall of : great debate in the House of Commons
The Sun. — 1857-01-01 (London, England)

JULY. . 1. Warminster and Salisbury Railway opened. Enlistment in the United States, groat debate on, commenced in the House of Commons. 7. Collision and loss of life on the Mersey; the steamor Mail run into by the Excelsior ; six steerage passengers killed, eight severely injured 8. The Right Hon. G. Bankes, M.? , died Shipwreck : Loss of the Princess Royal steam ship 10. Mutiny in the Tipperary Midtia. Return of the Guards to London from the Crimea -- General Williams of Kars returned as M.P. for Caine 11. Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived at Dover 'l4. Public entry-of-the Royal Marines into Chatham from  2. _ -.emu° corMagrationAty a • 4. Murder of a mother and three chil William Bousfield, in Portland-street,- 'cloni=street Cams College, Cambridge, fire at the newly erected ball of Old Kent-road, &c., tremendous conflagrations in 5. Mutiny of the British German Legion 6. Taunton Election ; the Right Hon. F. Laboachero reelected Valour, institution of the Order of, set forth in the Gazette  Listowel, death of the Earl of Polyphemus, total loss of her Majesty's ship, off Jut  Shipwreck, &c. : Loss of the emigrant ship Joseph Willis 7. Leeds Election : the Right Hon. M. T. Baiues re-elected Newcastle Election : Mr. Ridley elected Murder in the Minories, Corrigan sentenced to loath 8. Peerages for life (the Wensleydale life-peerage) : Debates in the House of Lords; the Government defeated by a majority of 33 _— RochesterMidhu rs t Election:Eleetlon Samuel Martin elec Marren,te elected 9. Edinburgh Election Mr. Black elected Carlisle, the Bishop of (the Hon. and Rev. H. Percy), died Dr. Vaughan, trial and acquittal, on a charge of felony 11. Miser . the death of one, with 5,0001. in his pockets Shipwreck of the American ship Great Duke, with 29 lives lest 12. Arkwright, G., Esq., M.P., dial Cambridge University Election; Mr. Walpole returned 14. Pavilion Theatre destroyed by fire 15. Clerkenwell.: Conflagration at a large factory ; 14 houses burned 18. Sadleir, M.P., John, suicide on Hampstead-heath 19. Norfolk, death of the Duke of Braham, the eminent vocalist, died Sebastopol : Destruction of Fort St. Nicholas 26. Sebastopol : Destruction of Fort Alexander 27. The War : An armistice agreed to
The Sun. — 1857-08-08 (London, England)

BACON.—The Li fiCol2lBltlie Chronicle is  yesterday, James requested te state that nothing official has as yet trailepired as to the carrsiog cut of the sentence passed on Bac m at the late assizes, nor is it likely that any order respecting him will he made until the meeting of the jedges, when, as is usual when sentence of death is recerded against any prisoner, his case will be duly cenJpaeaumlasei,stywFbherieicnehmg sidered by their lordships. We are informed that Bacon is at present engaged in writing. to the Secretary of State respectine the result of his trial. PURCHASE OF CRIMEAN MEDALS,—At Woolwich thean treble pa r Ps theonnt ;II value the Cstach and Horses Tavern, Win lwich, was fined 51 aitiesmstreaote, observed that he was determineddf the Royal Marines. Mr. aPnellte6s;e7o,u.r6t,dy., to inflict a heavy penalty for al such offence's. ofTp ur ar scilhi purchased sehidel v esf sitting ern r privates In default of paying the fine the prisoner was committed fi r three months. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE —On Saturday last a sergeant of the 11th Hussars committed suicide by cutting first his throat, and af,erwarde the arteries of his arms, in his room, at the barracks at Hounslow. It appears that he bad lost some money, about 80/ , through the defalcation of a person whom he had trusted in the Crimea, and that the loss preyed upon his mind. He had been upwards 20 years in the service, and was much respected in the regiment. An.inquest was held on the body by the coroner fs,tr the county, when a verdict of "Temporary insanity ' was returned. FRIGHTFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday an inquest was held on view of the body of Daniel Clarke, aged 5t5, a drayman. The deceased was proceeding up the Cales'onian-road, Holloway, and was sitting on the near shaft of the dray, when an obstruction by several vehicles took place in the road, by a coal wazgon, which was unloading on the near side of the road. The dray in passing came so close to it, that his leg and thigh was crushed. The unfortunate man was conveyed to the University C•illege Hospital, where he expired shortly afterwards. Verdict, Accidental De.a,h. The deceased has left a widow and family, and the firm have humanely subscribed a sum for their becefit.
The Sun. — 1857-07-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE. —A determined act of suicide was committed yesterday" morning by Mr. George Jone., proprietor of the Three Tune tavern, Great New-street, Fetter. lane. The deceased, who 'was a single man, had in his emplay two barmaids and a potman. Observing with surprise their master's non-appearance at his for the u accustomed time that morning, a search was made, nd ,•tunate man was discovered hanging over a tank, quite dead, and half his body in water. The tank was used to supply the closets with water, and being on a level with the first fi ior some difficulty must have been expe rienced in reaching it. The deceived was conversing rationally up till nearly 12 on Wednesday night, and DO reasonable motive suggests itself as to the cause of the  suicide, DEATH FROM DRINKING GlN.—gr• W. Payne hell an inque3t on the body of Charles D. Applebee, a child four years of age. From the evidence of the mother of the chill, it appeared that on Sunday morning, at an early hour, she was awakened from her slev by something wet failing on her Awe. She sat up in bed, and saw the deceased with a glass in his hand, and he and then advised that he should appeared like a pen-on int( x sated. Soe asked him what he wns doing, and he said be was giving George (his brother) some gin. She immediately sant for a doctor, expired. The mother bad sent who gave him an emetic, be sent to the hospital. The other child was eery bad. They were both removed, to the hospital at 10 o'clock, night and put it and at two the deceased wOihthse means of a chair p. When tould iml 7ut76t ,a Ih. cupboard,awvoe rgthot of at giati and on tni thelhaet she dheecSweaata,userdad salbyeye the bottle was quite empty. Verdict, accidental death. L'vgre•eat power in Field, (Any?,
The Sun. — 1857-02-18 (London, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE BY STRYCHNINE.—A painful se*. Baton was created in Newport last week by the 1113°01 of the death of Mr. William Gummow from strychnine, administered by his own hands ; and the fatal act is of importance to the world on account of the distressing symptoms which exhibited themselves for some five hours previously to his death. On proceeding to view' the body the coroner's jury found deceased in the same position, in bed, in which he died, and be presented most fearful sight. His eye-balls seemed ready to burst from their sockets ; his teeth were tightly closed ; the features drawn and contracted, and the whole counts. nance frightfully distorted ; his fists, too, were firmly clinched ; his feet forced out beyond the foot of the bed, and his limbs in a state of fixed rigidity. The poison wall bought by the servant of the suicide. The druggist recol• lected the latter coming to his shop and asking for arsenic to kill rats. He gave him three grains of strychnine. " I have sold the same (said the druggist) for killing rate for four or five years to many persons. I write the word poison' on my packages, and have not a printed label." The coroner and jury observed it would be much better to have a printed label. The deceased took the whole three grains. The doctor who attended him first tried strong emetics, which produced no effect. He then applied the stomach-pump, but his mouth was so firmly fixed, and the spasms and violent paroxysms were so powerful as to shake the gaslamps in the room below, and he could not in any way apply it. His body wag bent in a curved form as in lock-jaw. They were only such symptoms as weuld be produced by strychnine or hydrophobia. The spasms contracted and bent the feat, and the hands were clinched too, and he died in one of those convulsions, quite black in the face. From half an hour to two hours is the longest time known in such cage° after spasms have commenced. Half a grain is enough to destroy life. The right side of the heart was found full of blood, and the left empty. It has been a disputed point (in the cases lately before the public) as to whether this side should be full) or empty in cases of poisoning by strychnine, but there have been instances both ways. The lungs were blacker than usual, but the other organs healthy. —Hants Advertiser [
The Sun. — 1857-07-16 (London, England)

MURDER IN FRANCE.  The Court of Assizes of the Loiret on Saturday tried a man named Lachau, of Olivet, for the murder of h;sfathPr. In April last, the prisoner's mother di,d, and the mau accused his father of having appropriated a certain portion of her property to which he conceive I himself t, be entitled, and as the old man refused to give it up, he complained of him t o the Precut eur Imperial of Orleans ; but on investigation it appeared that there was no. ground fur the complaint and it was dismis,ed. This exasperated the man, and he conceivel a deadly animosity against his father. lie frequently said, " Since the Procureur Imperial will not do me justice, I must do it myself I must kill my father, and I will then kill myself !" On the 13th May, he said to some persons that that was the last day he had to live, for that he meant to murder his father and then commit suicide. The persons in question advised himnot to think of anything of, the kind, but he said, in a rage, " He will not give me what belongs to me, and this very morning be sold some planks which are my property ! I must kill him, and will do so this very day !" Some hours after old Lachau, who was a mason by trade, returned home in his cart, and as he, with the assistance of his daughter, was unharnessing the horse, the prisoner came up and began abusing him for having. sold, the planks. The old man retorted angrily, and either struck his son or seized him by the collar ; on which the prisoner, dragging him intoa shed where there was a carpenter's axe, seized the axe and raising it above his head as if to strike called on him to give up the property he claimed. The old man refused, and the prisoner then struck at h'm with all his might ; but the daughter seized his arm and he missed his blow. The old man took to flight, and the prisoner purr suing, struck him three time with his axe ; one blow sliced off part of the face, and the other two were so grave that in three hours the old man died, without speaking a word. The son went up to his room, which was in his father's house, and quietly proceeded to place his papers and accounts in order ; he was so engaged when the officers of justice arrested him. Tire jury declared him guilty, and the court sentenced bim to death—the execution to take place in the form fixed by law fur parricides ; namely, to walk barefooted to the scaffold with a shirt over his clothes and his head covered with a black crape.