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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1844-03-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LAMENTABLE SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning week, about eight o'clock, the inhabitants of Caistor were thrown into the greatest consternation by the discover! that the Rev. George Watson, the respected vicar of that parish, and rector of the adjoining village of Rothwedf had committed suicide under peculiarly distressing cif' umanea t tivne . arar. we; itss.neorian of avery:p. pearance mina, or disrespect, as to exhibit, when under excitement or trouble, strong marks of mental aberration. Some months ago Mr. Watson's morbid sensibilities led him to write a letter, in consequence of some fancied slight, to the wife of one of his parishioners at Rothe', Ili which letter was made the subject of complaint to the Bishop, and led to the issuing of a commission of inquiry under the Church Discipline Act. On Friday week that commission was executed, and the commissioners reported—not on the innocence or culpability of Mr. Watson, for of that they were not the judges—but merely that there was a prisaa facie case for further investigation ; adding, however, to their return the fact, that Mr. Watson appeared to be labouring under great eccentricities and infirmity of mind. This cloud, over a reputation _which had hitherto been unsullied, was too much for Mr. Watson's sensitive mind to bear. On the Saturday his previous distress had settled into despondency, and be expressed fears that the affair would, to use his own expression, " get the better of him." These fears were • soon to be realized. The unfortunate gentleman, about seven o'clock on Sunday morning, rose from his bed, and, in his dressing gown and slippers, went into his sitting-room, where he appears to have loaded a gun and, discharged its contents into his month. His skull was dreadfully shattered, and he was found, as before stated; about eight o'clock, of course quite dead. The coroner's jury came to a unanimous verdict—" That the deceased had destroyed himself while labouring under mental derangement." Mr. Watson was 44 years of age. He was presented to the vicarage of Caistor, by the Rev. W. F. (now Dr.) Hook, Prebendary of Caistor, in 1833, and to the rectory of Bothwell, by Lord Yarborough, in 1835.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-03-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT DENHAM PARK.— SUICIDE OF THE HON. EDWARD PERCIVAL.—OD the night of Wednesday last, a melancholy occurrence, which Las plunged several noble families into a state of poignant distress and grief, took place at Denham Park, Bucks, about two miles from Uxbridge, the newly opened private asylum for lunatics, belonging to Mr. Benjamin Rotch, the late chairman at the Middlesex sessions. Every endeavour has been made to keep the matter as secret as possible ; but our informant, from the inquiries he has made in the neighbour.. hood, has obtained the following particulars, which we believe may be relied on. For the last five or six months the Hon. Edward Percival, one of the sons of Lord Arden, a gentleman, 45 years of age, has been an inmate of the above establishment, which is most extensive, and partakes of every convenience of a private residence. On the night in question the unfortunate gentleman managed, during the temporary absence of his keeper from the room, which was at the top of the house, to reach the window, raise it up, and cast himself therefrom, a height of about forty feet. His fall was heard by the domestics of the establishment, who instantly ran out, and raised him in almost a lifeless state from the frightful injuries he had received, and conveyed him into the house where he expired shortly afterwards. Information of the melancholy oceurrence was on Thursday forwarded to Mr. William Charsley, of Beasonsfield, the coroner for the eastern division of Bucks, who immediately issued his warrant for the holding of an inquest on the body. 'The inquest was held in the establishment, and some idea of the secresy observed may be formed from the villagers being unaware of the melancholy occurrence until they were summoned on the jury, and then only the jurymen were aware of it. What the exact verdict returned was we have been unable to learn, but we suppose it to have been that of " insanity." Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the remains of the unfortunate gentleman were removed from Denham Park, and conveyed in a hearse drawn by six horses, richly caparisoned, with velvets and feathers, and followed by a mourning coach drawn by four horses similarly caparisoned, to Londonfor interment. The above, it is stated, is the second case of the kind which has occurred at Denham Park.--Herald.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-03-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT DENHAM PARK.— SUICIDE OF THE HON. EDWARD PERCIVAL.—OH the night of Wednesday last, a melancholy occurrence, which Las plunged several noble families into a state of poignant distress and grief, took place at Denham Park, Bucks, about two miles from Uxbridge, the newly opened private asylum for lunatics, belonging to Mr. Benjamin Rotch, the late chairman at the Middlesex sessions. Every endeavour has been made to keep the matter as secret as possible ; but our informant, from the inquiries he has made in the neighbourhood, has obtained the following particulars, which we believe may he relied on. For the last five or six months the Hon. Edward' Percival, one of the sons of Lord Arden, a gentleman, 45 years of age, has been an inmate of the above establishment, which is most extensive, and partakes of every convenience of a private residence. On the night in question the unfortunate gentleman managed, during the temporary absence of his keeper from the room, which was at the top of the house, to reach the window, raise it up, and cast himself therefrom, a height of about forty feet. His fall was heard by the domestics of the establishment, who instantly ran out, and raised him in almost a lifeless state from the frightful injuries he had received, and conveyed him into the house where he expired shortly afterwards. Information of the melancholy occurrence was on Thursday forwarded to Mr. William Charsley, of Beasonsfield, the coroner for the eastern division of Bucks, who immediately issued his warrant for the holding of an inquest on the body. The inquest was held in the establishment, and some idea of the secresy observed may be formed from the villagers being unaware of the melancholy occurrence until they were summoned on the jury, and then only the jurymen were aware of it. What the exact verdict returned was we have been unable to learn, but we suppose it to have been that of " insanity." Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the remains of the unfortunate gentleman were removed from Denham Park, and conveyed in a hearse drawn by six horses, richly caparisoned, with velvets and feathers, and followed by a mourning coach drawn by four horses similarly caparisoned, to London for interment. The above, it is stated, is the second case of the kind which has occurred at Denham Park.—Herald.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-04-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.  The amusing old lady who bestows her weekly tediousness upon us in the columns of the Mercury appears to be a little galled at the course pursued by the majority of the Dock Committee, in excluding the reporters from their meetings. The opportunity, however, of letting off a little of her bottled wit, presented by our publication of the correspondence between • Messrs. Gladstone and Leathom, was 'not to be resisted ; and accordingly we are favoured with half a column of vapid impertinencies, which have just as much relation to the matter in dispute as the lucubrations of our venerable contemporary usually possess.  The great fault of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, no doubt, is that he is a Conservative. It is gall and wormwood to the Whig-Radical party,, that a really liberal proposition should have emanated from one of that party, and that it slictedd be opposed by an alderman of our mock-liberal corporation. We are sorry, however, to see that even Whig malice can find no greater fault with Mr. Gladstone's manly reply to an insidious attack than that it occupies " eight closely-written pages." We should think the worthy Editor of the Mercury has himself written, in the course of his life, pages heavy enough to sink a three-decker, and dull enough to convert a whole year into one long November. :We should not be surprised, some of these fine days, to hear of the'suicide of some unfortunate 'wretch being attributed to the weariness produced by wading through his vapid columns. Certainly the only chance he will ever have of thinning the ranks of the socialists will be achieved on this principle. It is truly a pity that the old gentlewoman is not relieved from the necessity of exposing herself weekly to the contempt of the world. How much better she might be employed in ironing her night-cap or tweedling a spindle.  The Journal is angry with us for impressing upon the minds of Churchmen the importance of recording their votes in favour of the church-rate at Walton. We were really not aware that we had used the slang of the prize-ring, or any other slang, in the few remarks we made upon the subject of the vestry proceedings. We do think, however, that the party to which the Journal belongs, and especially the gentlemen who exhibited themselves on the occasion in question, have no right to skew themselves.so very squeamish either as to the manner or matter of a controversy, and we shall certainly never adopt the Liverpool Journal as our pattern in manners.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-04-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.  The great fault of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, no doubt, is that he is a Conservative. It is gall and wormwood to the 'Whig-Radical party, that a really liberal proposition should have emanated fron► one of that party, and that it should be opposed by an alderman of our mock-liberal corporation. We are sorry, however, to see that even Whig malice can find no greater fault with Mr. Gladstone's manly reply tO an insidious attack than that it occupies " eight closely-written pages." We should think the worthy Editor of the Mercury has himself written, in the course of his life, pages heavy enough to sink a three-decker, and dull enough to convert a whole year into one long November. We should not be surprised, some of these fine days, to hear of the suicide of some unfortunate wretch being attributed to the weariness produced by wading through his vapid columns. Certainly the only chance he will ever have of thinning the ranks of the socialists will be achieved on this principle. It is truly a pity that the old gentlewoman is not relieved from the necessity of exposing herself weekly to the contempt of the world. How much better she might be employed in ironing her night-cap or tweedling a spindle.  The Journal is angry with us for impressing upon the minds of Churchmen the importance of recording their votes in favour of the church-rate at Walton. We were really not aware that we had used the slang of the prize-ring, or any other slang, in the few remarks we made upon the subject of the vestry proceedings. We do think, however, that the party to which the Journal belongs, and especially the gentlemen who exhibited themselves on the,occasion in question, have no right to shew themselves so very squeamish either as to the manner or matter of a controversy, and we shall certainly never adopt the Liverpool Journal as our pattern in manners.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-05-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ROBERTSON. THE following are among the advantages of this Society : lst,—The security of an ample Assurance Fund, besides the Subscribed Capital. 2dly,—For young and middle-aged lives the LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUMS that entitle the Assured to participate in the profits. 3dly,—Three-fourths of the profits divided every fifth year among those who have been Assured four years on the equal scale of premiums. The bonus declared in 1834 averaged £l6 per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and the bonus awarded in 1830, on the average, is equal to £3l per cent. on the premiums received during the last five years. 4thly,—Assurers may have the bonus applied to increase the sum assured, or in reduction of future premiums, either for the remainder of life or for the next five years only. sthly,—Policies granted without any charge to the Assured beyond the stamp duty. 6thly,—An option given to Assurers,. on the increasing scale of rates, after the lapse of any number of years, to commute the future increasing premium by an equivalent equal annual one for the remainder of life, and, thereafter, to participate in the profits. The same advantages are applicable to Assurers on the decreasing scale of rates. 7thly,—Policies on the lives of parties dying by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of justice not void as respects the interests of persons to whom they may have been legally assigned. Bthly,—No extra charge for residence in any part of Europe, nor for proceeding (in a decked, sailing, or steam-vessel) from any one Port thereof to another during Peace, to Assurers not being seafaring men by profession. Licenses are granted to go to any part of the world upon terms proportionate to the risks. 9thly,—Whole-life Policies on the equal scale of premium purchasable after four years. Lapsed Policies revived on favourable terms to the Assured. *** Assurances may be effected on any and every day. By order of the Board of Directors, T. 0: COOPER, Agent.  TO
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-05-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ROBERTSON. THE following are among the advantages of this Society:—  fr. lst,--lhe security of an ample Assurance Fund, besides the Subscribed Capital. 2dly,—For young and middle-aged lives the LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUMS that entitle the Assured to participate in the profits. idly,—Three-fourths of the profits divided every fifth year among those who have been Assured four years on the equal scale of premiums. The bonus declared in 1834 averaged £l6 per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and the bonus awarded in 1830, on the average; is equal to £3l per cent. on the premiums received during the last five years. •Ithly,—Assurers may have the bonus applied to increase the sum assured, or in reduction of future premiums, either for the remainder of life or for the next five years only. rithly,—Policies granted without any charge to the Assured beyond the stamp duty. 6thly,—An option given to Assurers, on the increasing scale of rates, after the lapse of any number of years, to commute the future increasing premium by an equivalent equal annual one for the remainder of life, and, thereafter, to par_ ticipate in the profits. The same advantages are applicable to Assurers on the decreasing scale of rates. 7thly,—Policies on the lives of parties dying by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of justice not void as respects the interests of persons to whom they may have been legally assigned. . Bthly,—No extra charge for residence in any part of Europe, nor for proceeding (in a decked, sailing, or steam-vessel) from any one Port thereof to another during Peace, to Assurers not being seafaring men by profession. Licenses are granted to go to any part of the world upon terms proportionate to the risks. 9thly,—Whole-life Policies on the equal scale of premium purchasable after four years. Lapsed Policies revived on favourable terms to the Assured. *** Assurances may be effected on any and every day. By order of the Board of Directors, T. 0. COOPER, Agent.  The situation is exceedingly healthy, commanding most beautiful views in every direction ; and the Liverpool Omnibuses pass below the Garden about twelve times a day. For further particulhrs apply to Messrs. SAMUEL and JAMES HoumE, Seel-street, to A. and G. WILLIAms, Architects, 2, Tarleton-street, or to the Halsnead Coaloffice, No. I, Dale-street.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-05-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ROBERTSON. THE following are among the advantages of this Society lst,—The security of an ample Assurance Fund, besides the Subscribed Capital. 2dly,—For young and middle-aged lives the LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUMS that entitle the Assured to participate in the profits. 3dly,—Three-fourths of the profits divided every fifth year among those who have been Assured four years on the equal scale of premiums. The bonus declared in 1834 averaged £l6 per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and the bonus awarded in 1830, on the average, is equal to £3l per cent. on the premiums received during the last five years. 4thly,—Assurers may have the bonus applied to increase the sum assured, or in reduction of future premiums, either for the remainder of life or for the next five years only. sthly,—Policies granted without any charge to the Assured beyond the stamp duty. 6thly,—An option given to Assurers, on the increasing scale of rates, after the lapse of any number of years, to commute the future increasing premium by an equivalent equal annual one for the remainder of life, and, thereafter, to participate in the profits. The same advantages are applicable to Assurers on the decreasing scale of rates. 7thly,—Policies on the lives of parties dying by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of justice not void as respects the interests of persons to whom they may have been legally assigned. 8 thly,—No extra charge for residence in any part of Europe, nor for proceeding (in a decked, sailing, or steam-vessel) from any one Port thereof to another during Peace, to Assurers not being seafaring men by profession. Licenses are granted to go to any part of the world upon terms proportionate to the risks. 9thly,—Whole-life Policies on the equal scale of premium purchasable after four years. Lapsed Policies revived on favourable terms to the Assured. *** Assurances may be effected on any and every day. By order of the Board of Directors, T. 0. COOPER, Agent.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-01-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

INDIAN SUPERSTITION.—The power of the Datar is supposed to be peculiarly shown upon this spot ; and his aid is here, it is believed, most successfully entreated. Numerous poor people, from all parts of Western India, when. afflicted with leprosy, travel hither, and enter into vows to remain until the merciful Datar vouchsafes a cure. If their sufferings from this cruel disease are of long continuance, suicide is commonly the result ; the belief being general, that, in the event of a leper dying a natural death, the disease descends to his posterity. A few days betore we visited the sacred hill, an aged leper desired permission from the British authorities to east himself into the sea at Mangrole : this being refused, he left Junagarth ; and about three miles from the city, the aged sufferer caused himself to be buried alive; his only son, for whose immediate sake the act was committed, covering the grey hairs of his afflicted parent with an earthern water vessel.-111ra. Postans's Western India, in 18313. HABITS OF THE Fox.—The fox is fond of fish. Whenever a litter of cubs happens to be laid up, if there be a wellstocked fish-pond within a reasonable distance, fish bones arc sure to be found ut the mouth of the subterranean retreat as soon as the cubs have attained sufficient strength to devour such food. Reynard is remarkably sagacious in avoiding traps and snares set for his destruction : it is almost impossible thna to deceive him. A few years since a couple of foxes made their appearance on the extensive manor of Wrightington, in Lancashire, belonging to Charles Scarsbrick, Esq., which the keepers were anxious to destroy— and, be it recollected, no fox hounds are kept in the county of Lancaster. These foxes had no doubt descended from the hilly moorland country some miles to the south-east, to feed upon the rabbits which literally swarmed in one part of the township. In vain the keepers set snares, set traps nicely concealed with earth; the foxes were not to be thus deceived; in defiance of every expedient, these cunning animals maintainede happened to be shooting on mentioned their ground. W keepers sciot them?" WtherieughbjetingtgTainlaxiciat the when one one ofvutheyliweept we abstrved.--SOrtni#4l.* Alatto43/.  71:1  'es,' s  w, v ~~. ,p S  OUTBREAK or
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-01-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

INDIAN SUPERSTITION.—The power of the Datar is supposed to be peculiarly shown upon this spot ; and his aid is here, it is believed, most successfully entreated. Numerous poor people, from all parts of' Western India, when afflicted with leprosy, travel hither, and enter into vows to remain until the merciful Datar vouchsafes a cure. If their sufferings from this cruel disease are of long continuance, suicide is commonly the result ; the belief being general, that, in the event of a leper dying a natural death, the disease descends to his posterity. A few days before we visited the sacred hill, an aged leper desired permission from the British authorities to cast himself into the sea at Man- . grole : this'being refused, he left Junagarth ; and about three miles from the city, the aged sufferer caused himself to beburied alive; his only son, for whose immediate sake the act was committed, covering the grey hairs of his afflicted, parent with an earthern water vessel.—Mrs. Postans's Western India, in 1838. HABITS OF THE Fox.—The fox is fond of fish. Whenever a litter of cubs happens to be laid up, if there be a well- . stocked fish-pond within a reasonable distance, fish bones. ' are sure to be found at the mouth of the subterranean retreat as soon as the cubs have attained sufficient strength to devour such food. Reynard is remarkably sagacious in avoiding: traps and snares set for his destruction : it is almost impossible thus' to deceive him. A few years since a couple of foxes made their appearance on the extensive manor of Wrightington, in Lancashire, belonging to Charles Scadsbrick, Esq., which the keepers were anxious to destroy— and, be it recollected, no fox hounds are kept in the county of Lancaster. These foxes had no doubt descended from the-hilly moorland country some miles to the south-east, to feed upon the rabbits which literally swarmed in one part or the township. In vain the keepeea set snares, set traps nicely. concealed with earth; the foxeawerc not to be thus deceived; in defiance of every pedisut, these cunning animals maintained their ground, We has - ned to shooting -on iNirti4h • na .. ..),. ,-,, .0o . t . mentioned ihe MO ;*. ;111,..,. .4' •.. 1. 1 4 liat *tsp. F ' we obterr ..... ..,4r.•.". tus kr---%,4,-C kv-`-• t\  A 44  '''..