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The Sun. — 1845-09-25 (London, England)

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 24.  Anglo-Belgian Boulogne and Amiens l3 Bordeaux &Mediterran Bordeaux and Toulouse Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 21,12 Do. (Mackenzie's) Central of Spain Dendre Valley ...... 2 Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Junct — Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Grt Northern of France (Laffitte's) Ditto ( Rosamel's) 31/2 Do. (Le Boeuf) . 3l Do. Pepin le Halleur 474 Great Paris and Lyons — Great Western Bengal 3/4 Jamaica Junct ion Do. North Midland — Do. Extension Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe 4'4 Lyons and Avignon —  Luxembourg Namur and Liege Orleans and Vierzon .. Orleans and Bordeaux Over Yssel Paris & Lyons (Lafitte) 3 Ditto (Ganneron's). 3 Ditto (Calores)-- 214 Paris and Orleans.-Paris and Rouen . 43 Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) 274 Do. (Compte deL'Est) Paris and St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre 3l Royal North of Spain 274 Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle Tournay,Jurbise, Landent, and Hasselt... Tours and Nantes (11PIcenzie's) Do. (Lefebvre's) Verona and Ancona — West Flanders 7'A  THE Comm—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal suite, are expected to leave Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at ha-past ten o'clock this morning for Windsor Castle, where the royal party will lunch.  MORTALITY IN THE llmuorous.—The number of deaths during the week ending Sept. 20 was 774, showing a decrease of 66, as compared with the preceding week, and less than the avenge of five summers, by 130 Deaths caused by diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration are unusually few, being only 158, or 71 below the average. Bronchitis, however, forms an exception, the deaths being 22, average 7. Under the head of small-pox there are only 4; but the fatality arising from measles is still great, the number of deaths being 58, average 24. The violent deaths amount to 27, of which eleven were from fractures and contusions, 5 frOm drowning, 4 from burns and scalds, and 6 suicides. The fall of rain, during the week, amounted to 1.37 inches.
The Sun. — 1845-09-25 (London, England)

ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE BY A FIZENCII-COLONEL. On Tuesday evening, about half past six o'clock, a waterman and lighterman, named David William Miller, of Jacob-street, Dock_ head, was standing on the upper side of the pier-head, at the entrance of the St. Katharine Docks, for orders relating to a barge he had just brought into the lock, when a tall, portly gentleman passed him in a hurried manner, walked to the edge of the jetty, and after striking himself violently on the breast plunged into the river. Miller immediately raised an alarm, and called upon the dockmen on the pier. head for a boat-hook. A long staff was immediately lowered, and the gentleman, who had twice sunk, was hooked by his clothes, and kept afloat until Miller reached him in a ship's boat, when he attempted to drag him into it. In doing so Miller discovered something projecting from his left side, and called out "he ,has a knife in his body," at the same time pulling from it a dagger with which he had stabbed himself before he precipitated himself into the water. The blood forthwith oozed from the wound, and Miller called for more aid, which was immediately rendered, and the gentleman was laid in the bottom of the boat. He had no sooner recovered himself than he attempted to seize the dagger which Miller had thrown aside. The waterman defeated his intentions by placing his foot on the weapon, and called upon the other men in the boat to keep the gentleman down, and prevent him doing any further mischief. He was properly secured, and the boat was rowed to St. Katharine's Stairs, where Mr. James Evans. the superintendent of the Thames Police, and his boat's crew, were about to embark in a police galley. They took charge of the wounded man, and conveyed him to the Duke of Marlborough public-house, close by, where no time was lost in calling in medical assistance, and after his wound had been dressed he was conveyed to the Thames police-station in Wapping, where he was divested of his wet clothing, and a dry suit procured for him. While he was dressing Mr. Evans searched his pockets, and found in one of them his passport, and in another a handsome silver-mounted dagger case, with the initial " " engraved upon a silver plate. The wounded gentleman on recovering temporarily from the loss of blood, made several attempts to possess himself of the dagger, and was with difficulty prevented from stabbing himself again. The unfortunate gentleman, whose name is Francois Gavoisier, and who is a colonel in the French army, is 62 years of age. He is said to have served with distinction during the wars of the empire. He would have been taken before Mr. Ballantine, but was to ill to be moved. The wife and daughter of the unfortunate gentleman soon afterwards drove up to the door of the police-court in a cab, and on being informed that be was in the London Hospital, they proceeded to that place, and were permitted to see him. The interview was of a most affecting description. A strict watch is kept upon Colonel Gavoisier, to prevent his repeating the attempt on his life.
The Sun. — 1845-09-25 (London, England)

DESPERATE ATTEMPTS AT  SUICIDE BY A FRENCH-COLONEL.  On Tuesday evening, about half-past six o'clock, a waterman and lighterman, named David William Miller, of Jacob-street, Dock. head, was standing on the upper side of the pier-head, at the entrance of the St. Katharine Docks, for orders relating to a barge he had just brought into the lock, when a tall, portly gentleman passed him in a hurried manner, walked to the edge of the jetty, and after striking himself violently on the breast plunged into the river. Miller immediately raised an alarm, and called upon the dockmen on the plet head fur a boat. hook. A long staff was immediately lowered, and the gentleman, who had twice sunk, was hooked by his clothes, anti kept afloat until Miller reached him in a ship's boat, when he attempted to drag him into it. In doing so Miller discovered something projecting from his left side, and called out "he has a knife in his body," at the same time pulling from it a dagger with which he had stabbed himself before he precipitated himself into the water. The blood forthwith oozed from the wound, and Miller called fur more aid, which was immediately rendeced, and the gentleman was laid in the bottom of the boat. He had no sooner recovered himself than he attempted to seize the dagger which Miller had thrown aside. The waterman defeated his intentions by placing his foot on the weapon, and called upon the other men in the boat to keep the gentleman down, and prevent him doing any further mischief. He was properly secured, and the boat was rowed to St. Katherine's Stairs, where Mr. James Evans. the superintendent of the Thames Police, and his boat's crew, were about to embark in a police galley. They took charge of the wounded man, and conveyed him to the Duke of Marlborough public-house, close by, where no time was lost in calling in medical assistance, and after his w,:und had been dressed he was conveyed to the Thames police-station in Wapping, where he was divested of his wet clothing, and a dry suit procured for him. While he was dressing Mr. Evans searched his pockets, and found in one of them his passport, and in another a handsome silver-mounted dagger case, with the initial " G" engraved upon a silver plate. The wounded gentleman on recovering temporarily from the loss of blood, made several attempts to possess himself of the dagger, and was with difficulty prevented from stabbing himself again. The unfortunate gentleman, whose name is Francois Gavoisier, and who is a colonel in the French army, is 62 years of age. He is said to have served with distinction during the wars of the em. pire. He would have been taken before Mr. Ballantine, but was to ill to be moved. The wife and daughter of the unfortunate gentleman soon afterwards drove up to the door of the police-court in a cab, and on being informed that he was in the London Hospital, they proceeded to that place, and were permitted to see him. The interview was of a most affecting description. A strict watch is kept upon Colonel Gavoisier, to prevent his repeating the attempt on his life.
The Sun. — 1845-10-16 (London, England)

MORALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths during the last week was only 786, showing a decrease of 70 as compared with the previous week. Deaths from diseases of the stomach, liver, and other organs of digestion, are much above the average, being 90 to 68; measles still continue more than usually fatal, the number of deaths amounting to 67, average for five autumns 31. Only 29 died of old age, being little more than one-third of the average. The violent deaths were 22, of which 10 were caused by fractures, contusions, and wounds, 7 from drowning, 3 hanging and suffocation, and 2 from scalds. The return gives 3 suicides. Rain in inches 1.19.  THE ANNUAL FLOWER Snow.—The great Flower Show of Literary Annuals is close at hand, and we hear much in praise of the " rich and rare" qualities of some of the specimens ; but we understand that one, of an entirely novel character, is likely to eclipse them all, no less in tha beauty and costliness of its pictorial illustrations, and the elegance of its " complement extern," than in the novelty and interest of its• literary contents. The illustrations are all from designs made by GEORGE CArrERatoLE, expressly for this work ; the literary portions are contributed by several of the most popular writers of the day ; and the editorship is entrusted to a lady (the Baroness Calabrella), whose approved taste and judgment secure that choice and arrangement of the materials, and that skill in putting them together, which are so essential to the success of a work of this nature. The volume is entitled "EVENINGS AT HADDON HALL," and we understand the "machinery" by which the various tales, &c., are brought before the reader, is of the most ingenious kind, and affords an opportunity of introducing personal sketches of many distinguished individuals in the several worlds of fashion, diplomacy, and literature.
The Sun. — 1845-10-03 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY  HUSBAND AND WIFE.  Yesterday 11r:Baker. held an inquest at the King's Arms, Prospect-place, Bethnal• green, on the body of Mr. Charles Anderson, aged 53 years. It appeared by the evidence of several witnesses that deceased had formerly carried on the business of a master baker, in the parish of Hackney. He subsequently sold the shop and trade for 1,0001, and with his previously acquired gains retired into private life. After enjoying himself for two or three years, deceased became restless, and desirous of seeing foreign countries. He accordingly engaged with the captain of the Thames, East Indiaman, to accompany him to India and China, in the character of ship-steward. He proceeded thither, leaving his wife at home with an annual allowance. He returned to England about two years ago, having, by some untoward means, expended the greater portion of his little fortune, with the remnant of which he again entered into business, at Bexley, in Kent. Here misfortune completed what extravagance had begun, and, by an unlimited credit to his poorer customers, he was reduced to beggary. On quitting Bexley he became an inmate of the Hackney union-workhouse, where he continued until he procured a situation as journeyman, at Mr. Beak's, West-street, Hackney. Whilst there he commenced a system of inebriety, which a short time since led to his discharge from Mr. Beak's service, in whose house he lived at the time. Tuesday se'nnight his wife died suddenly, and it being alleged that her death had been occa• sioned through his ill-treatment, an inquest was held on Friday last only on her body, when, there being no evidence to substantiate such a statement, the jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death." This circumstance had preyed much upon deceased's mind, and since that day he has indulged unusually in intoxicating drink. On Monday morning last he called upon a Mrs. Buncker, at Stepney-green, to whom he stated that he had not the means to defray the expenses of his wife's funeral, and that his landlord, although he held possession of his goods, had refused to advance him a sum sufficient for the purpose ; and said he should in despair either " hang or drown himself." She remonstrated with him upon the subject, and advanced him 12s. to pay for the church-ground. He then left her, and heard no of him until she was informed that his lifeless body had been discovered floating in the Regent's Canal on Wednesday morning, near the Bethnalgreen workhouse. Mrs. Buncker said she had no doubt he had committed suicide whilst under mental excitement. James Spring, a bargeman, deposed to finding the body; deceased was quite dead, but warm. There being no evidence to show how he camesinto the water, the jury, under the Coroner's direction, returned a verdict of " Found drowned."
The Sun. — 1845-10-03 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY DEATHS OF A  HUSBAND AND WIFE.  Yesterday ➢ir. Baker held an inquest at the King's Arms, Prospect-place, Bethnal• green, on the body of Mr. Charles Anderson, aged 53 years. It appeared by the evidence of several witnesses that deceased  head formerly carried on the business of a master baker, in the parish of Hackney. He subsequently sold the shop and trade for 1,0001, and with his previously acquired gains retired into private life. After enjoying himself for two or three years, deceased became restless, and desirous of seeing foreign countries. He accordingly engaged with the captain of the Thames, East Indianian, to accompany him to India and China, in the character of ship-steward. He proceeded thither, leaving his wife at home with an annual allowance. He returned to England about two years ago, having, by some untoward means, expended the greater portion of his little fortune, with the remnant of which he again entered into business, at Bexley, in Kent. Here misfortune completed what extravagance had begun, and, by an unlimited credit to his poorer customer:, he was reduced to beggary. On quitting Bexley he became an inmate of the Hackney union-workhouse, where he continued until he procured a situation as journeyman, at Mr. Beale's, West-street, Hackney. Whilst there he commenced a system of inebriety, which a short time since led to his discharge from Mr. Beale's service, in whose house he lived at the time. Tuesday se'nnight his wife died suddenly, and it being allqed that her death had been occa• sioned through his ill-treatment, an inquest was held on Friday last only on her body, when, there being no evidence to substantiate such a statement, the jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death." This circumstance had preyed much upon deceased's mind, and since that day he has indulged unusually in intoxicating drink. On Monday morning last he called upon a Mrs. Buncker, at Stepney-green, to whom he stated that he had not the means to defray the expenses of his wife's funeral, and that his landlord, although he held possession of his goods, had refused to advance him a sum sufficient for the purpose ; and said he should in despair either " hang or drown himself." She remonstrated with him upon the subject, and advanced him 12s. to pay for the church-ground. He then left her, and heard no of him until she was informed that his lifeless body had been discovered floating in the Regent's Canal on Wednesday morning, near the Bethnalgreen workhouse. Mrs. Buncker said she had no doubt lie had committed suicide whilst under mental excitement. James Spring, a bargeman, deposed to finding the body; deceased was quite dead, but warm. There being no evidence to show how he came into the water, the jury, under the Coroner's direction, returned a verdict of " Found drowned."
The Sun. — 1845-07-21 (London, England)

BOW-STREET. An old woman, named Mary N‘Mahon, who has for many years kept a fruit-stall at the corner of King-street, Holborn, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself. It appeared from the evidence of a young man, that at an early hoar on Friday morning he saw the defendant enter the palings surrounding one of the houses now being built at the east end of Oxford-street, and was from her manner induced to watch her. He went round and saw that she had fastened one end of a rope round her neck, and the other to the area railings, and before he could prevent her, had thrown herself off; he, however, cut her down immediately. Mr. JARDINE ordered her to find bail for her future goodl behaviour.  MAPYLEBOIVE% Lientenant-Colonel Alder, residing at 16, Hawley-street, Kentish Town, was brought up on a charge of having threatened to horsewhip Mr. Henry Andrew Pearson, his next door neighbour;  It appeared that the Gallant Colonel had sent to borrow a shilling of the complainant, and, upon being refused, had thrown various articles into his garden, which were thrown back again. The defendant then stood by the wall which separates the two houses, and declared with an oath that he would horsewhip complainant whenever he caught him out. It appeared, as the defendant indeed himself admitted, that he had been under the care of a keeper a few months back. He said that the expression was uttered in the heat of the moment, and he humbly begged Mr. Pearson's pardon, and promised, on the honour of a gentleman, that it should not occur again. Mr. LONG ultimately liberated the defendant on his own recognisance in 1001. to keep the peace for six months, but intimated that, in case he again threatened the complainant, he would be rigorously dealt with.
The Sun. — 1845-07-21 (London, England)

BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—The Muniteur of this date' pliu"'"o a comparative review of the public revenue for the first months of this year. The amount was— In 1845 . In 1844 .  F. 35,891,716.17  42 34,566,545. Increase in 1845 1,325,17%xs was a cons e, In several branches there considerable incl.,/ amounting in all to F.3,212,673':6 But a decrease in others of ,687,502Their Majesties arrived yesterday evening to The English engineers arriued on the 15th at Div:untie, fix definitely the line of the Central Railway of East Flanlettrx, On Tuesday last the immensa manufactory of Messrs. 1" out Rossu, and Co., was totally destroyed by fire, which broke at at at two in the afternoon. The staircases having caught Der the very beginning, the workmen took refuge in the dtb'ke k stories, some jumping out of the windows. One of thew „ e his limbs, and is dead; two others are severely wounded. Sled and women who were on the sixth story, surrouliro, and threatened on all sides by the flames, uttered the most Plea As ing cries, acrd presented a lamentable spectacle as they stonboi the windows while means were preparing to save them; were, ho never, all got down by means of ladders, ropes, 90, but several received contusions and wounds, The loss it The mated at two millions and a half of franc; (100,0001.). toy manufactory was not insured at its full value. It gave etO ment to 500 workmen.  SUICIDE BY A OLDIER —On Friday eveniog th 6 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards was thrown into s 0 to excitement b) hearing the report of fire-arms. On rushivgs3, the room whence the sound issued, the body of Charles °n muds, of the sth company, was lying at length on the '"the with his head nearly blown to atoms. It appeared thato• deceased ha,t tied a cord to the trigger of his mu,ket, Sod be charged it with the muzzle in his mouth. /So reason canhad • assigned tier the rash act, other than that the boor felloWbeiog promised to n eet a few friemls a public-house, but. the 'too late for evening pa, ade, Ill• wa not all 1W• d to, le..ve hi barracks. On ,iattuito an inque•i .as heid on the ho'lthe 'il'akiey, when lit fury (cturni d a verOiret " That oe fieneaseildetro±co himself, but whethei he was in a souwt 5 of mind at the time he committed the deed there rvo deuce to eh.w,"  Ob•ft..,  of ‘‘, al four at for 0,1 Waitin  The; Alice,the „, Coarte touver  Lie Porten; Hon, Buckle'  Yes Ladies service Catirte  Her walk y in the  His Service Street  The bridge, beck, I day ev,  Mr. ter, ha at the  Ito,  Pos and su Trine arrive( special two), Isle of  Her Major Mr. s the s( of the  ( , \-$ tou2 its r tore  /nin ilatr and mil, coin  fro vit raz lie  IL,  ...74' "Wa"'"-1W1NN1NG5......,......„'-- --._ - - ... - - -------,,-----..--.-..-..,-,.--...z..-----._.,,- ....-...„...- ~...-a. iililr....iadekli *111,C*301,41.1-
The Sun. — 1845-01-28 (London, England)

SERIOUS CHARGE OF MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Yesterday the neighbourhood of the Lambeth Police office was thrown into the greatest excitement, in consequence of its becoming known that a man of the name of John Kendall was charged on suspicion of murdering his mother, a poor old woman of sixty years of age, at a low house in Fore-street, Lambeth, and afterwards attempting self-destruction, by throwing himself in the river Thames. Shortly after one o'clock the prisoner was placed at the bar, in the custody of Mr. In specter Evans, of the L division of police. Police constable L 89 stated that, between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning, the prisoner was given into custody, on a charge of creating a disturbance at the door of Mr. Morgan, the Ship public-house, but Mr. Morgan did not press the charge, and the prisoner was liberated. This was about a quarter to one o'clock, and about two o'clock the constable received information that the prisoner's mother was found dead in the passage of the house where she rented a room. Thomas Massey, L 39—The house in which the prisoner and his mother lived is in my beat. Shortly before two o'clock a person, close to where the deceased lived, told me that there was something lying in the passage, in consequence of which I went to the passage, and then I saw the deceased was lying on the ground quite dead. Her r'ght thigh and part of her person was exposed. There was some liquid on the ground, which smelt as if she had been drinking rum. Her tongue was protruding, and mouth was Hide open. She was quite cold, and there was no pulsa• tion. Dr. Jeffery was sent for, and arrived in about twenty minutes ; he attempted to bleed her, and could get nothing but some congeal d black thick blood. I assisted to carry the body to the dead house at Lambeth Church, where it at present awaits this coroner's inquest. W. Hull, L 88, has known the prisoner for five years; he is the son of the deceased, whom he has been in the habit of cruelly ill-using. Another policeman stated that about two o'clock he saw the prisoner making for the river, near Lambeth-stairs, when he stated that he had destroyed his mother, and he should find a place of rest for himself. The prisoner endeavoured to get away from the police, and ran towards the river, but was overtaken, and charged on suspicion of causing the death of his mother. The magistrate was informed by Mr. Inspector Evans that there was a person at the coffee-shop who heard the prisoner exclaim, " Keep your b— legs out of the way." This took place in the passage, and it is supposed that the prisoner, who was then dreadfully drunk, was ill-using the poor old woman. Mr. HENRY asked the prisoner what he had to say ? The prisoner denied having stated that he said that he had destroyed the old woman, and said that there was no quarrel with his mother on Saturday night. Mr. HENRY directed that Dr. Jeffery might be sent for, and the prisoner was remanded to await the result of the inquest.