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The Sun. — 1860-05-12 (London, England)

SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE AT PETERBOROUGII. Considerable excitement has been caused in this city and neighbourhood by the proceedings of a coroner's jury, which has hold three sittings during the week. It was summoned to inquire into the death of a fine young. woman, 18 years of age, named Mary Jane Pope. She is the daughter of respectable parents, and on Sunday attended the Baptist Chapel. During the service she was taken ill, lost the use of her legs, and was convulsed. Being removed home, a surgeon was sent for, and afterwards a physician. Both these gentlemen came to inde endent conclusions that the girl had been poisoned. She, however, denied having taken anything. Death ensued in a short time after the seizure, and the symptoms of the attack and he rigidity which set in directly after death confirming the suspicions of poisoning, an inquest was held. The post mortem examination strengthened the opinion of the medical gentlemen, and led them to conclude that she had died from the effects of strychnine. It was ascertained that on Saturday deceased purchased sixpennyworth of Buttlo's vermin powder, but no motive for suicide seems to exist. From the evidence given to the jury it appears that in 1854 an infant of the same family died suddenly of convulsions, that in April last another child died after a short illness showing similar symptoms, and that last week, a boy, eight years of age, was seized with convulsions exactly corresponding to those under which the deceased girl laboured; but prompt medical assistance being obtained, he recovered. It is also known that of a family of eleven children four only are now living. Under these circumstances the coroner and jury have submitted the intestines and other portions of the body of Mary Pope to Dr. Letheby for analysis, and the inquest is adjourned for a week.
The Sun. — 1860-05-12 (London, England)

SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE AT PETERBOROUGH.— Considerable excitement has been caused in this city and neighbourhood by the proceedings of a coroner's jury, which has held three sittings during the week. It was summoned to inquire into the death of a fine young woman, 18 years of age, named Mary Jane Pope. She is the daughter of respectable parents, and on Sunday attended the Baptist Chapel. During the service she was taken ill, lost the use of her legs, and was convulsed. Being removed home, a surgeon was sent for, and afterwards a physician. Both these gentlemen came to inder endent conclusions that the girl had been poisbned. She, however, denied having taken anything. Death ensued in a short time after the seizure, and the symptoms of the attack and he rigidity which set in directly after death confirming the suspicions of poisoning, an inquest was held. The post mortem examination strengthened the opinion of the medical gentlemen, and led them to conclude that she had died from the effects of strychnine. It was ascertained that on Saturday deceased purchased sixpennyworth, of Buttle's vermin powder, but n o motive for suicide seems to exist. From the evidence given to the jury it appears that in 1854 an infant of the same family died suddenly of convulsions, that in April last another child died after a short illness showing similar symptoms, and that last week, a boy, eight years of age, was seized with convulsions exactly corresponding to those under which the deceased girl laboured; but prompt medical assistance being obtained, he recovered. It is also known that of a family of eleven children four only are now living. Uncter these circumstances the coroner and jury have submitted the intestines and other portions of the body of Mary Pope to Dr. Letheby for analysis, and the inquest is adjourned for a week.
The Sun. — 1860-09-15 (London, England)

LOST LITERATURE.—In these days of cheap printing and toleration, book-burning is looked upon as a puerile folly, upon a par with the Irish method of spiteing a banker by burning his notes. Still literature has suffered losses. As Vat Tyler's victorious rabble made firebrands of the ancient records of the City of London, so mad woke destroyed invaluable treasures when they set fire to korai. Mansfield's and Dr Priestley's houses. The Vandal p',..1..,., sena, in retreating from the lines of Torres Vedras, w.,17v7d, destroyed the church and convent of Alcobaca, rrlic; have the national literature of Portugal. Valuabli!.!°nica., Of fallen victims to ignorance and avarice. The Peiresc, " the attorney-eeneral of the rep i Iby the most refused to allow the letters addressed to Ili': because she eminent scholars of the age to be publishnera earyttnt used ua.c of letters," found them useful for fuel. Mr. Warburgch were unique up a collection of old plays, many of which the bottoms of specimens of Elizabethan dramatist,, fraable purpose the tarts and lighting the fire, for wire 'applied by its ignorecords of the hospital of St. Cros9,_;,,es wife, disgusted rant housekeeper; and Bishop ;e". ra in a few moments the with his studious habits, destsrooni (tirnes authors have been results of eight years' b. • Thalia luorrar/ suicide. Collardeau, when stoics enough tto the re, and sacrificed his transdying, draggher himselfeinTigh is said to have destroyed the conlation of Tasso; 11;aflia o History of the World ;" James eluding volumes 0i Moore put B ro ' ed a novel, the composition of which has Montgomery burna of his imprisonment; lightened thefireer s_ p'Orsay did the same office for his own, 3 diary in the have been worth readily,. • and Col. is own, which raust Stewart, not only b , f pugahi y destroyed his own manuson 0 hich he calulated ha scricost him 13 years of his life, what was of considerably more co but . nsequence burned his father's moomplete " Philosophy of aMa 'Member of Ilan as a 1 political Association," his Edinburgh lectures on " Political Economy," and a continuation of his "Encyclopedia Britannica Dissertation ;" unmindfulof Milt ) ' a alorisro "that he who de6trovs tn s .1... ~ , good book kills Reason itselt, 1 Chambers' 3 burna/.- a
The Sun. — 1860-10-24 (London, England)

PRESENTS.— ORNAMENTAL and SCIENL for the Drawing-room, Library, 4nd Dining-room, consisting; of anew and elegant assortment pf VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian,Alabas'er, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate The interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANL at 149, Strand, W.C.  rrESTIMONIAL to WM. MARSDEN, Esq -1- M.D., Surgeon.—At the NINTH ANNUAL GENEIt &I. MEETING of the GOVERNORS of the CANCER HOSPITAL, London, held in the Board-room, on Friday, June 22, 1860, It was resolved, That the cordial thanks of this Meeting are pre-eminently due, and are hereby tendered to Witham Marsden, Esq., M. 1)., principal survon of this Charity, for his zealous and unremitting, exertions on behalf of the afflicted patients brought under his charge. That this anniversary specially recognises, under the Divine blessing. Dr. Marsden's singularly successful treatment of the distressing (.1' case of cancer, his liberal devotion of so much valuable time and attention in intercepting, arresting, and more or less relieving the lame number of cases annually admitted info the Hospital, or treated as out-patients, his careful tabulation of the origin, symptoms, and pathological develonment of the cases open at any time to the inspection of medical practitioners, the experience derived from which materially influences the treatment of wealthier patients suffering from the same painful malady. That the above resolution be engrossed, and presented in a suitable form, to Dr. Marsden and that it be insertrA in the leading morning and evening papers. Signed, by order of the Meeting.  AFFECTING SUICIDE Tf-I_ROUGH DI&
The Sun. — 1860-02-04 (London, England)

JAN. 25. The Hoja Suelta, of Algeciras, describes the action before Tetuan of the 23d as an attack by the Emperor's Black Cavalry on the battalions of the 2d corps farming the Spanish advanced guard. With the assistance of the artillery the attack was repulsed, with slight loss, it is asserted, on the part of the Spaniards, there being only two officers amongst the killed, one belonging to the cavalry and the other to the infantry. A squadron of the Farnesio and ono of the Villaviciosa regiment made a brilliant charge on the Moorish cavalry. The body of Lieutenant-Colonel Barrueta, of the artillery, was brought from the vicinity of Tetuan to. Ceuta on the 16th. The colonel committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol in a tent during the absence of the other officers who were residing with him. The cause which led to this rash act was not known. " The Town Council of Cadiz," says the Constitutional, " have ordered that on the day in which the news of the fall of Tetuan may be received, it shall be celebrated by bands of music playing through the streets, a general ringing of bells, by the houses being adorned by hangings, by Muralnations, and other public amusements ; 500 re. vn. are to b 3 given to every family belonging to Cadiz who has a on in the ranks of the army at the seat of war ; wine, tobacco, and cakes to the wounded and sick from the army, and a ration to the poor of the the prisons." The following steamers arrives at Malaga with wounded and sick from the seat of war in Africa : The Spanish steamer Cid, on the 20th inst., with 2 officers and 157 rank a''nd file ; the Spanish war steamer Conde de Regla, on the 21st, with 3 officers and 156 rank and file ; the French steamer Bretagne, on the night of the 21st, with 4 officers and 200 rank and file.
The Sun. — 1860-02-04 (London, England)

JAN. 25.  The Hoja Suelta, of Algeciras, describes the action before Tetuan of the 23d as an attack by the Emperor's Black Cavalry on the battalions of the 2d corps forming the Spanish advanced guard. With the assistance of the artillery the attack was repulsed, with slight loss, it is asserted, on the part of the Spaniards, there being only two officers amongst the killed, one belonging to the cavalry and the other to the infantry. A squadron of the Farnesio and onc of the Villaviciosa regiment made a brilliant charge on the Moorish cavalry. The body of Lieutenant-Colonel Barrueta, of the artillery, was brought from the vicinity of Tetuan to Ceuta on the 16th. The colonel committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol in a tent during the absence of the other officers who were residing with him. The cause which led to this rash act was not known.  " The Town Council of Cadiz," says the Consiitucional, " have ordered that on the day in which the news of the fall of Tetuan may be received, it shall be celebrated by bands of music playing through the streets, a general ringing of bells, by the houses being adorned by hangings, by illuminations, and other public amusements ; 500 rs. vn. are to be given to every family belonging to Cadiz who has a s-on in the ranks of the army at the seat of war ; wine, tobacco, and cakes to the wounded and sick from the army, and a ration to the poor of the the prisons." The fellowint, steamers arrives at Milaga with wounded and sick from the seat of war in Africa : The Spanish steamer Cid, on the 20th inst., with 2 officers and 157 rank and file ; the Spanish war steamer Conde de Regla, on the 21st, with 3 officers and 156 rank and file ; the French steamer Bretagne, on the night of the 21st, with 4 officers and 200 rank and file.
The Sun. — 1860-05-15 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY AND DETERMINED SUICIDE.— Yesterday afternoon a most extraordinary and determined act of self-destruction was perpetrated by Mr. William Robinson, a tailor, residing at 4, Brill-terrace, Somers-town. The house in which the deceased resided was his own property. He was believed to be in very good circumstances, but had recently been very strange in his manner, and had got rid of all his lodgers, his housekeeper being the only person remaining in the house with him. During the afternoon the housekeeper had to go out on some errand, and on her return missed the deceased. On going into the yard she saw his legs projecting upwards out of the cistern. An alarm was given, and on his body being got out it was found that before committing the act he had taken off his shirt and tied his tailor's goose round his neck, in order to effectually keep his head under water. On searching deceased's person nearly £lOO in notes and gold were found secreted and carefully sewn in his trousers. The body awaits an inquest.  FATAL COLLIERY ExPLosioN.—An explosion, attended with loss of life, took place on Saturday morning i❑ one of the pits of Messrs. Aston and Grazebrook, at Gospel Oak, near Wednesbury, Staffordshire. For some time previously it had been known that one of the workings contained fire damp, and precautions were adopted to avert the mischief which it threatened. On the morning in question, however, a collier, named Cadman, observed that the water, which had run along a hollow dividing the safe from the unsafe portion of the pit, was rapidly draining off, and knowing that the dreadful enemy would rush in, he immediately extinguished the light which he carried, as did also one or two other men in his vicinity. Cadman also ran along the workings, a distance of 20 or 30 yards, and shouted to a man named Ward to put out his candle ; but the latter, from some cause or other, failed to obey the warning, and the accident ensued. Fortunately, there were only four men in the pit at the time, or the consequences would have been still more disastrous. Cadman was severely burnt about the head and face, but hopes of his recovery are entertained. His brother was so much injured that he expired on Sunday morning, leaving a widow and six children. Their two companions were also much burnt, and one of them is not expected to survive. A man and a girl, who were standing at the top of the shaft, which is 160 yards in depth, were blown up into the air, but escaped falling down the pit. They were seriously bruised, and the latter in addition received a compound fracture of the eg.
The Sun. — 1860-07-18 (London, England)

MSS. of which, owing to the confused method in which the business was managed, were given unfairly to one reporter; he of course, went off with them, and thus gentlemen representing other journals were deprived of the opportunity which had been promised them of summarising their contents. Dr. C. N. DAVID (Denmark) gave an account of the progress of statistical science in Denmark, and stated the nature of the contents of the volumes, 21 in number, published under his di' rection. He deplored the want of one uniform  system as regards weights and measures, and expressed his conviction that in no country were suicides noted with sucficient accuracy and fulness. Dr. AS HER (Hamburg) spoke in English. It was impossible that any Legislation could proceed without an arithmetical knowledge of the factors that come into competition in forming a law. They could least of all dispense with this knowledge in all questions of financial legislation. He laid before the Congress valuable tables relating to the gross revenue of Hamburg from 1818 to 1859, both inclusive, with the average of every five nears, and a variety of other matters. The value of the imports subject to duty had increased about 117 per cent., forming one-fourth of the entire value of imported goods. The value of the imports for the last three years was about 58Th millions of marks banco—an increase of about 709 per cent. as compared with 1815. The export duties had varied, and as many of them as remained were abolished in 1857. lie referred to a general asylum for the poor, supported partly by voluntary contributions and partly by the State. During the last seven years the State had provided 80 per cent. of the expenses, or 356,500 marks currency out of 447,000 marks a year. There had been a decrease of pauperism in the septennial period ending 1859, as compared with the septennial period ending in 1852, of 7 2-sths per cent., though the number of births had increased 9,27 per cent. Mr. L. K. DAA spoke in English, and described the official statistical publications of Norway which he represented. From 1815 to 1855 there had been decennial censuses, which had been gradually im:.roved and enlarged, embracing (a) the number of the people, arranged according to age, sex, marriage, and employment ; (b) the domestic cattle—horses, oxen, sheep, goats, swine, and •reindeer ; (c) seeds of different kinds sown annually. Every fifth year since 1830, the county maoistrates collected statistics as to agriculture, fisheries, trade manufactures, mines, poor-rates, rate of wages. savings banks, &c. He laid on the table these reports from 1851 to 1855, and stated that reports were also made by the clergy and others.  Numerous other delegates having spoken, the proceedings were adjourned till this day at ten o'clock, when the Congress will reopen in sections, and afterwards reassemble in its collective capacity at two o'clock.
The Sun. — 1860-07-18 (London, England)

AISS. of which, w confused t the mostlyin h given unfairly to one reporter; he of course went off with them, and thus gentlemen representing other journals were deprived of the opportunity which had been promised them of siimmari4ing their contents. Dr. C. N. DAVID (Denmark) gavo an account of the progress of statistical science in Denmark, and •stated the nature of the contents of the volumes, 21 in number, published under his direction. Re deplpred the Wain of on m unifo  system as regards weights and measures, and expressed his conviction that in no country were suicides noted with sucfioient accuracy and fulness. Dr. ASHER (Hamburg) spoke in English. It was impossible that any Legislation could proceed without an arithmetical knowledge of the factors that come into competition in forming a law. They could least of all dispense with this knowledge in all questions of financial legislation. He laid before the Congress valuable tables relating to the gross revenue of Hamburg from 1818 to 1859; both inclusive, with the average of every five years, And a variety of other matters. The value of the imports subject to duty had increased about 117 per cent., forming one-fourth of the entire value of imported goods. The value of the imports for the laSt three years was about 5871 millions of marks banco—an increase of about 709 per cent. as compared with 1815. The export duties had varied, and as many of them as remained wei e abolished in 1857. He referred to a general asylum for the poor, supported partly by voluntary contributions and partly by the State. During the last seven years the State had provided 80 per cent. of the .expenses, or 356,500 marks currency out of 447,000 marks a year. There had been a decrease of pauperism in the septennial period ending 1859, as compared with the septennial period ending in 1852, of 7 2-sths per cent., though the number of births had increased 9.27 per cent. Mr. L. K. DAA spoke in English, and described the official statistical publications of Norway which he represented. From 1815 to 1855 there had been decennial censuses, which had been gradually it* :roved and enlarged, embracing (a) the number of the people, arranged according to Age, -sex, marriage, and employment ; (b) the domestic cattle—horses, oxen, sheep, goats, swine, 'and reindeer; -(o) -seeds: of different- kinds sown annually., 'Every fifth year sincolB3o, the county .rnagjstrates. collected statistics. as to. agriculture, 'fisheries; -trade' Mentifactures, mines, poor-rates, rate of wages. savings-..banki,:&c: He raid !oh..the ahle, these,. deports froinlmic to, 1855, and- stated That. reports were • alsomade 15j;.: tti 'clergy' and • -f •- • •  .A.ll4lorohk .Otber: delootes ~spoken, the proceedings were, ..9.4ouree4. till till% day at-ten o eloCk; when the Congress will reopen in sections, and afterwardg ihassenibie- in ith dollective• capacity nt two o'cltclEo.,• • . • • •  #l2lilgikY?,lA-S'*
The Sun. — 1860-04-20 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT ASTAMFORD., SUICIDE OF THE ACCUSED.  The excitement occasioned by the horrible murder of Miss Elizabeth Pulley was yesterday brought to a climax by its becoming known that Henry Corby, the man charged with the foul crime, had committed suicide in his cell at the gaol at Stamford. It appears that the conduct of the prisoner, whilst in custody, had been such as to disarm suspicion that he was likely to make any attempt upon his life ; he was therefore allowed to sleep alone. Corby was visited by the Governor (Mr. Hewerdine) several times in the course of Wednesday, and was last seen alive in the evening, when he was locked up for the night. Yesterday morning it was discovered that the prisoner had hung himself; he had improvised a halter by tearing up one of the sheets of his bed, and with this he had suspended himself to an iron stancheon in the windows of his cell. When found the body was not quite cold, but it was supposed by Mr. Howard, the gaol surgeon, that life had been extinct about six hours. On a slate the deceased had written, in a tolerably bold hand, the following letter to his family :  "My dear Wife and Children,—l hope the Lord will pro • serve you through these trials and troubles, and pray to him to assist you. I hope you will all of you be friendly one with another. Joe, be sure you stop with Mr. B. as long as he wishes for you. You may be a help to your mother, and she to you. I hope you will all look to your mother. Tell her I think she had better go to the board and see if they will allow her anything to assist her. Now, above all, try to forget me as soon as you can. Sell all that I wore, so that it may not put me in remembrance. If any one mentions me, say you do not wish to hear anything. Ask the mayor if Mr. Ward (superintendent of police) should not give up the money and things he took from me. Joe, my dear boy, keep from public-houses. Ask Mr. Law (solicitor) if he has got any money in for you. May the Lord preserve you all from sin and Satan.  " Adieu, my dear wife, from your unfortunate husband. " Adieu, my dear children, from your unfortunate father, "