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The Sun. — 1868-05-26 (London, England)

MARQUIS TOWNSREND'S PIIILANTTIROPT.—At the Thames Police-court the Marquis Townshend brought a boy before the magistrate who had been turned out of the workhouse dressed in a canvas suit, with the words " Jack from the country," " a skulk," &c., painted ~n the trousers. It was stated that the labour master at tcliff Union.had been the cause of this being done. He was called before the magistrate and severely reprimanded, and the Marquis said that he should lay the case before the Poor-law Board. After leaving the court, his lordship very kindly purchased the poor lad a suit of clothes.  A builder, named Mr. Hughes, has committed suicide in the most shocking and deliberate manner, by laying himself down upon the rails in front of an approaching trhin. The affair occurred close to the Perry `tar Station, Liverpool, and the man was seen by the engine-driver to stoop down and put himself across the rails, but the train could not be stopped in time. The body was found cut in two and otherwise fearfully muti:ated.  " Miles " sends the following extract from a private letter from Melbourne to the Times :—" You know how excitable a people we are here, and will therefore not be surprised to hear it is estimated that over C 320,000 was spent by the Government, public bodies, lud private persons on the different festivities and entertainments. The whole crew of the Galatea (about 300) were supplied with fresh meat, poultry, milk, fruit, and vegetables for the six weeks she was here, and a ton of ice was sent on board every morning for their use."  A short time since two farm labourers were charged before a bench of Wiltshire magistrates with improperly leaving their work, they having started for home on one occasion at four in the afternoon instead of at ,ix. Their master claimed 4d. damages from each wretched defendant, and as he was a humane man, and did not wish to be hard upon them, they were let off with the forfeit of ;me day's wages and the payment of costs, with the alternative of ten days' imprisonment in default. This was done under the Master and Servants Act.  FOXES IN CHuncx.--In a secluded valley in the Yorkshire wolds stands tliJ ancient church of Wharram Percy, quite apart from all human habitation. Only on Sundays is the church frequented, and the congregation have been somewhat surprised to find a breed of foxes in possession. An air drain for ventilation from the outside bas been need as an " earth," and by this means access has been gained to the pulpit, beneath which an old fox and her litter of fine cubs are, except when unearthed during divine service, comfortably domiciled. The novelty has been communicated to Morgan, Lord Middleton's huntsman, who declares that during his forty years' experience he never before heard of such a circumstance, and tIOTOr Witli a fug lgoo4 of foxed,
The Sun. — 1868-12-02 (London, England)

TII A M LS.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A. SAD CASE.—Honora Maclean, a very respectable young Irishwoman, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with attempting to drown herself in the Thames. A waterman named Kent, dwelling at No. 9, Spreadeagle-street, Limehouse, saw the prisoner in the plying place called Limehouse-hole at a late hour last night. She jumped over a jetty into a boat, and after divesting herself of her bonnet and shawl, plunged into the water. She was taken out of the water immediately by Tucker, who saved her life.  The prisoner, who was in much grief, said that her husband was employed in Rotherhithe, and that she came over to the Middlesex side of the river with some money of her husband's, and cash entrusted to her by another person to make some purchases, and met with a woman who induced her to drink. She bought two joints of meat for herself, and another, and some boots and shoes for her children, and lost them all. John Tucker, a police-constab'e, No. 458 K, said the prisoner was intoxicated when he took her into custody, and that be understood she had been living very comfortably with her husband, an industrious man, in Rotherhithe.  The prisoner said her baby was very ill, that she hid lost all her money, and the money of her neighbour, and all the things she had purchased. Mr. Benson—Who gave you the money ? The Prisoner—My husband and a widow with t►vo children gave me some. Mr. Benson—And you have lost it all ? The Prisoner--Sorrow I have, sir.  Mr. Benson said this was a very sad case. Here was a woman with a fatally living comfortably with her husband, and she begius drinking with an idle and abandoned gossip, and becomes intoxicated. All her money and her goods were gone, and she completes her day of dissipation by making an attempt on her life, to destroy her own soul and body. He hoped this would be a warning to her for the rest of her life. He should remand her for a week, unless some person could give bail for her.  The Prisoner—lt is the first time I ever became intoxicated, your honour. Mr. Benson—And I hope it will be the last. See the disgrace it has brought upon you and your husband.  The prisoner, who said that her child was very delicate, was then removed in custody of the gaoler, and her baby was ordered to be restored to her.
The Sun. — 1868-05-20 (London, England)

CONVICT ESTABLISIIMEN T.  The report of the Gibraltar convict establishm Vat for the year 1867 shews a marked decrease in the nu giber of consequent on the ticket-of-leave system. On the Ist January there were 390 convicts in the establishi sent, 4 fresh ones were received during the year, while on the 31st December last only 180 prisoners were conthaeil. This leaves 214 to be accounted for, and 186 are set elowia as having been sent home to be discharged on limn se, 6 as having died, and 22 as having been discharged. do the spot. The general conduct of the superior officers has been good, but among the subordinates there nee many of whom the comptroller does not express a favourable opinion. Four assistant-warders had been diserdssed during the year for drunkenness and the like. rae conduct of the prisoners has been good. There wer.e no escapes, aFirtults, or suicides, and the report so. far is satisfactory. With regard to employr lent, a table accompanies the report, shewing £9,200 worth of labour had been performed by the prisoners, at the rate of £4O 14s. per man per annum. On the other hand, the expenses of +ne establishment far exceed this, amounting to £16,831, or £55 9s. per man. 'lite rev. canon's report as to the religious state of the prisoners is satisfactory, and he fi‘tds that the magazines 'Good Words, (wiver, Leisure lbw, and Sunday at Home) and the library books are read with avidity. Of the 180 present December 31 it, 8 could neither read nor write, 59 imperfectly, 61 fairly, and 52 well. The medical report is also favourable. The only matter worth mentioning is the occurrence of severe chest affections among the prisoners, caused by a change too early of the winter's clothing. For the future this matter is to be left to the discretion of the medical officer.
The Sun. — 1868-05-20 (London, England)

GIBRALTAR CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT.  The report of the Gibraltar convict establishment for the year 1867 shews a marked decrease in the number of consequent on the ticket-of•leave system. On the Ist January there were 390 convicts in the establishment, 4 fresh ones were received during the year, while on the 31st December last only 180 prisoners were confined. This leaves 214 to be accounted for, and 186 are set down as having been sent home to be discharged on license, 6 as having died, and 22 as having been discharged on the spot. The general conduct of the superior officers has been good, but among the subordinates there are many of whom the comptroller does not express a favourable opinion. Four assistant-warders had been dismissed during the year for drunkenness and the like. The conduct of the prisoners has been good. There were no escapes, assaults, or suicides, and the report so far is satis• factory. With regard to employment, a table accompanies the report, showing that £9,290 worth of labour had been performed by the prisoners, at the rate of £4O 14s. per man per annum. On the other hand, the expenses of the establishment far exceed this, amounting to £16,851, or £55 9s. per man. 'Lie rev. canon's report as to the religious state of the prisoners is satisfactory, and he fiods that the magazines (Good Words, Quiver, Leisure Hour, and Sunday at Home) and the library books are read with avidity. Of the 180 present December 31st, 8 could neither read nor write, 59 imperfectly, 61 fairly, and 52 well. The medical report is also favourable. The only matter worth mentioning is the occurrence of severe chest affections among the prisoners, caused by a change too early of the winter's clothing. For the future this matter is to be left to the discretion of the medical officer. .
The Sun. — 1822-12-10 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.  (From a French Paper.) The whole town of Beziers is talking of a suicide which has just taken place there. The circumstances are remarkable.— Miss —, a young lady of respectable family and great persona! beauty, but of no fortune, was engaged as an assistant in one of the-first milliner's shops in Paris. While she was in this situation, she was seduced by a young gentleman, a townsman of her own, who was studying in the capital ; and their connexion, which was of the most intimate description, lasted some time. Eventually, however, the young. man, being obliged to return to his family, abandoned the unfortunate girl who had confided in him, and who had fully relied upon his marrying her. Miss was at this time on the point of becoming a mother; but she took the bold resolution of following her lover, and actually travelled a distance of 200 leagues from Paris to Beziers, where she again found employment in her business of a milliner. For three years the poor girl constantly used every endeavour to obtain justice from the father of her child, living the whole time in the most exemplary Manttn. : at length, losing all hope of succeeding in her obipct, she determined to die rather than to live disgraced. Her body was found in the river Orbe by a soldier who went to water his horse there. The act had evi:. dently been premeditated, and resolutely executed, for her clothes were so pinned and fastened as to prevent her from saving herself after she was once in the water, and also to guard against indelicate exposure. The youth and extreme beauty of Miss —, her courage, and her misfortunes (together with her repeated refusals of splendid thought dishonourable offers), have excited an interest for her which will be useful to her child. Mi C—, a retired officer, has adopted the infant.— Such an act is worthy the character of a French soldier : it is, as it deserves to be, most warmly spoken of by every body.  Lord DORMER had nearly met with a fatal accident at Grove Park, since pheasant shooting commenced. DYKE, the game-keeper, discharged his piece at a bird, without observing his Lordship, who was approaching in the direction in which the gun went of, but was concealed from him by a large tree : part of the contents of the gun lodged in his Lordship's chest, but we are happy to say he is rapidly recovering, and is deemed out of danger.—( Windsor Express.)
The Sun. — 1822-06-24 (London, England)

MELANCIIOLY SUICIDE.—On Saturday afternoon an Inquest was held before T. STIRLING, Esq., Coroner for Middlesex, at the private dwelling-house attached to the brewery of Messrs. Mantel and Cooke, ale brewers,Duke-street, Bloomsbury, on the body of John Cooke, Esq., the second nerin the firm, who, on Monday last, shot himself through the temple, and, on the Friday morning following, expired from the effects of the wound. The first witness examined was Thos. Stone, an assistant in the brewery. He, in conserence of the illness of the deceased, slept in the same room with him for above a week, and on Sunday night week, wentto bed, and was awakened about halfpast:2 o'clock by the report of fire-arms ;he immediately arose, and found.that Mr. Cooke had shot himself through the right temple; he alarmed the family, called Mr. Mantell, and procured surgical assistance. The deceased for some time past, since the death of his wife, has been in a deranged state.' Mr. Plumb, surgeon, attended him, and found that he had shot himself through' the right temple, and that the ball had passed through both temples from right to left, and fractured the skull on that side. A day or two after the ball was extracted there was not the most distant chance of his recovery. Another medical gentieman proved the attending the deceased prior to his committing suicide, and,:described him as labouring under debility, and, from the derangement of the digestive organs, under temporary insanity. Mr. Mantell, the other partner, also proved beyond any doubt the insane state of the deceased for some weeks past. The Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. A Mr. BECKM ANN, of Gottenburgh, has just published a Prospectus, setting forth the incalculable' advantages that must accrue by undertaking a mercantile Expedition to the East Indies and China, upon the plan he recommends. The detail we are not, acquainted with, but not less than 60 or 70 per cent. profit is reckoned upon, and a much greater, should events turn out propitiously. •
The Sun. — 1822-11-05 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  . BOW-STREET.--PAWNEROKERS.--SUICIDE.—Wm. Henderson, a pawnbroker at Somers Town, appeared yesterday to an information under the Pawnbrokers' Act, for unlawfully and knowingly taking articles in pledge from one Mary Anne Noke, which had been entrusted to her for a particular purpose, and which she was not authorised to pawn. The information was exhibited by Robert Whitmore, Esq. of Woburn-place ; and it appeared that a laundress named Mary Anne Noke, living in Weston-street, Somers Town, had been for some time intrusted with his family washing. Finding that some of the things were repeatedly kept back in spite of remonstrances and peremptory orders to return them, AIL Whitmore on Wednesday last applied to the Magistrates here, and Sadler,,one of the conductors, went to make inquiry of the woman as to what she had really done with the things; but when he arrived at the house he was saved the trouble by the husband, who informed him that his wife had drowned herself in the Regent's Canal the evening before. The husband at the same time gave Sadler a number of duplicates for property belonging to Mr. Whitmore, which his wife had pledged at the shop of the present defendant. Mr. Whitmore, in preferring his charge, said he thought it his duty to the public to proceed against the defendant ; for he firmly believed that but for the facility which had been afforded to the unhappy woman in getting rid of his property she would have been alive now. His grounds for charging the defendant under the statute with " knowingly" taking in the goods, were, that they were pledged in the name of Anne Noke, although every piece was marked " R. W." in large letters; and that she living only 50 yards from the defendant's shon, he must have known that she was a laundress. She had pledged there almost every day for months past; and five or six of the duplicates were dated on following days. The articles which he had selected to proceed upon were in a dirty state. Mr. Henderson, in his defence, said he did not know Mrs. Noke was a laundress; and as she so often pledged articles, and redeemed them, he considered her to be a-respectable woman, and that the things were her own. After a discussion of considerable length, Sir R. BIRNIE expressed his opinion that although the case was one of very strong suspicion, there was not sufficient proof of the guilty knowledge to warrant the infliction of the heavy penalties awarded by the Statute upon the defendant. The case failed in proof, but Mr. Whitmore had acted very properly in bringing it forward.  Mr. HALLS coincided in opinion with his worthy colleague. Sir R. BIRNIE said, if any linen rough dried, or in a state of progress in any shape, had been taken in, he should consider it ,1 a strong case. Mr. Whitmore's servant said some of the articles which she had seen at the defendant's shop were in that state. The present complaint was dismissed ; and it was understood that Mr. Whitmore would select the articles described by his servant, for the purpose of exhibiting a fresh information, which he is empowered by the Statute to do. saiIU.
The Sun. — 1822-05-14 (London, England)

COVENT-GARDEN.—The second representation of The Lau, of Java, last night, fully confirmed its hold upon public favour. We last night had an opportunity of examining more critically the dialogue, for the Krst representation of a new piece chiefly appeals to the feelings, which hurry the mind into sympathy, and leave no room for the due operation of judgment.—The dialogue, whether sprightly or energetic, testifies the undecayed powers of the author. The spirit and humour of the comic characters rank wits► some of the best productions of his Muse, and the graver scenes are marked by the vigour which characterizes The Battle of Hexham, The Surrender of Calais, and The Mountaineers. The scene between Parbaya and Orzinga contains such sound, moral and religious exhortations against suicide, expressed with such impressive brevity, as justilies our conviction that Mr. COLMAN can' rival himself in the best of his former works. —The fable which he has raised upon the fabulous story of the dreadful power of the Upas tree, and the art with which he has expanded it into dramatic action, fully evince his admirable ingenuity, and prove that his invention and judgment go hand in hand, and exist in unabated fertility and strength. The house was crowded to excess last night ; the performers exerted themselves with such effect, and the piece was received throughout with such applause, as promises increasing and zealous popularity.  ENGLISH OrErtA. HousE.—To the disappointment and regret of a vast number of people, Mr. MATHEWS was too much indisposed to be at 'wine last night at this Theatre. A printed notification of this circumstance was posted in various parts of the town, belt did not prevent a great crowd of visitors, who returned with evident marks of chagrin and vexation.  Yesterday the Adjourned Meeting of the Proprietors of South Sea Stock resolved that the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Company should be authorized to treat and contract with Government for the payment of the Pension, Superannuation, and Half-pay List. It was further resolved, that an additional capital of 3,600,0001. should be raised for this purpose. As the new Stuck to be thus created will let in the public, there can be little fear that this immense transaction will be completed by the Company. The meeting with the Lords of the  Treasury was appointed for to-day ; but it is understood that the deputation from the South Sea Company Will not he prepared to wait upon their Lordships till to-morrow.
The Sun. — 1822-04-12 (London, England)

ANACREON MOORE. He  confided in his official inferior, who betrayed his trust, and rendered Mr. Mooße responsible. The same appears to be the case with Mr. THEODORE HOOK, who seems to have been equally betrayed by his Deputy. That Deputy cut his throat when the embezzlement was discovered ;  und it will hardly be supposed that he was  bribed to commit suicide by his Principal, or that • Ile gratuitously did so with the generous view of securing the latter from all suspicion. The crime of self-destruction seems, however, to be a de rnonstration of the guilt.—As far as can be inferred from the Parliamentary Papers, Mr. HOOK seems clearly to prove that he had not access to the place whence the money had been taken, and this prevention, coupled with the suicide of his official subordinate, must, in the opinion of all liberal minds, operate in his favour. We find, however, that the Party writers have this day attacked his character, and presumed his guilt. Surely it would be candid and just to wait for the decision of Government, and not to prejudge a question on which the defence seems to be probable.—But Mr. HOOK is suspected by those writers of being the author of a pamphlet in defence of Sir HUDSON LOWE, on his treatment of BUONAPARTE, and of being one of the literary supporters of Jour/ Bum-We are by no means disposed to justify or palliate the alleged severity of Sir HunsoN LOWE 1  towards his Captive, and we rather think that some explanation is demanded on the part of the public ; but it will ever be a crime in the opinion of the factious writers to censure BUONAPARTE, who treated all regular Governments with contempt and outrage, and the writers alluded to have suffered too much under the lash of JOHN BULL not to feel a ran corous spirit of revenge towards those who are  suspected to have had any concern in that spirited and patriotic Journal, which has opened the eyes of the Country to the artifices of FACTION, and held out to merited contempt and ridicule its leading Patrons, Partizans, and Promoters.— We shall at present drop the subject, with this admonition—  " Hear all, and then let Justice hold the scale."
The Sun. — 1822-07-31 (London, England)

XVIII. to the throne. She has since had conferred upon her the order of the Lily. •  ANECDOTE OF A SCOTS GRAY AND A COLLIER  —During the encounter between the Scots Grays and the colliers at Crwmlin, one- of the Grays was in the act of striking a collier with his sabre. " Hold, Alexander," said the collier, shewing his medal, " Don't you remember when I carried you, wounded, off the field of Waterloo ?" The soldier immediately dropped his sabre, proud that he had for the first time an opportunity of shewing his gratitude to the man to whom he owed his existence.  SUlClDE.—Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, a respectable looking man, apparently about 35, was walking on the Terrace at Greenwich, and was observed by those who passed him to have an air of distraction. He suddenly stopped, and putting a pocket pistol to his right ear, fired, 'and instantly fell. He never spoke nor stirred afterwards. The blood flowed from both ears, and the ball having passed entirely through the brain, part of which pro. tnided through the wound, appeared under the skin of the left temple. The spectators of this fatal scene immediately gathered round, and Mr. Locker, the Secretary of the hospital, came out from his apartments, and sent instantly for the surgeons, but the spark of life was already fled. On his examining the pockets of the deceased, some papers were found, which indicate that the unhappy suicide was Mr. E. H. B—, a medical student of Guy's Hospital. On subsequent inquiry at that Institution we learn that this unfortunate gentleman was a single man, of excellent character, and spent much time in reading religious books. He is the son of a Clergyman in a distant county. About four years since he was confined in one of the Lunatic Hospitals in this metropolis, and there can be no doubt a recurrence of the dreadful malady urged him to this fatal deed,