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The Daily Times. — 1860-07-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE MAN WHO "CCU" WITH THE RAZORS. John Kelly, "a ha-rim scarum" sort of a gentleman, who appeared to care nothing about the enemies of the Irish a itton Ito wit, the dean' et the Danes, was brought up charged by John darner, wlid was described as a" ihaver," atlas a barber vflia genii Tifafeitdr4S" shop At BeVingteln-thisili with leaving Aut.froni liia establishnfent wait thirty-seVeri tatori, value 34x., be.the aanie More or leas, according to the Sniooth mass or keefiness of the edges, Rodgers,- Mackay, Ford, or any oac elec. It so happened that Mr. Gamier had employed the ion Of the 116114 e Of Itelly to take the facia di his • customers from behind their beard, and that Mr. Kelly never asked any one "How are you off far soap?" but. lathered away like. as it was stated, "sticks a breakin'." Mr. Garner went out on Thursday, leaving ", Maister." Kelly in possession of soap suds, water,towelea,and a vari.ty pf etceteraa tog numerous to Mention, When. Mr. Garneri came back, he did not find his flicaid there. This was not td he regrette, bnt pe made a discovery that he had eat—levanted, minted, thAW6,l— fact, that he had actually run away with his :whole skinning apparatus, namely, the 37 razors. One belonged to Bill Jones, and Tim Casy was proprietor of a pair ; Paddy Gal'agher claimed three, and Kit Morgan certainly owned one at least. The " article" With the white handle was left by Lary Fegan's daughter to be ground. The blade with the black haft Was the Well kilaWit ntopetitt of ttike Mitgnite, and the tortoise Slie4 edVering over the long iineet &ode Was clai4lad bF a Pibhcan, ysho b,ought i4t frorn, a servant (alida dodger), whq 'aid it laelenged toGeneral4e*ahoni,t4 corning " iteiiinel, and tiik w4ltridt oii,t of the marshal' baggage at the battle of Magenta. M. Kelly, *lien niAking his exit with all these sharp and historical instruments, (it did not appear how many suicides any of the articles Were engaged in,) locked the door; but he did more than this : he sold several of the blades to different persons, for a shilling a piece, • (dog cheap,) and after' getting the "brass" he would say to the nnreliaseri " Oh, JIM, let me take it, as it is rather dull at riresent, And 1 Will grind and set it Ed- cirri," and then he would again " dot," and One Cr* ode either • hint at the "firrstrate cutting" afteiNi'ards. if iiii.ONCed to have gorse on in this ar:rttof geoinatricAr.9Krolob he ToOld have irliaed several theinSind ihillidge in the icoursmof a d,a7 or 17(4130 his career Was cut Abort by &line thteeri Whci " gripped' him trying to "do" one of the natives with a real 11.0dgers The prisoner was remanded. (Before Mr. R. GLkDSTONE.)
The Daily Times. — 1860-06-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE VICTORIA CROSS.  The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned soldiers of her Majesty's army, whose claims to the same have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, on acconnt of acts of bravery performed by them in India, as recorded against their several names—viz. :  9th Lancers.—Pensioned Sergeant H. Hartigan—for daring and distinguished gallantry in the following instances :—At the battle of Budle-ke-Serai, near Delhi, on the Bth of June, 1857, in going to the assistance of Sergeant H. Helstone, who was wounded, dismounted, and surrounded by the enemy, and, at the risk of his own life, carrying him to the rear. On the 10th of October, 1857, at Agra, in having run unarmed to the assistance of Sergeant Crews, who was attacked by four rebels. Hartigan caught a tulwar from one of them with his right hand, and with the other hit him on the mouth, disarm©d him, and then defended himself against the other three killing one and wounding two, when he was himself disabled from further service by severe and dangerous wounds.  Ist Battalion, sth Regiment.--Sergeant Robert Ewart —For conspicuous devotion at Alumbagh, on the 24th September, 1857, in proceeding under a heavy and galling fire to save the life of Private E. Deveney, whose leg had been shot away, and eventually carrying him safe into camp, with the assistance of the late Lieutenant Brown and some comrades.  Ist Battalion, sth Regiment.—Private Patk. APTIale —For conspicuous bravery at Lucknow on the 2d October, 1857, When he was first maa at the capture of one of the guns at the Cawnpore Battery; and again, on the 22d December, 1857, when, by a bold rush, he was the first to take possession of one of the enemy's guns, which had sent several rounds of grape through his company, which was skirmishing up to it. On every occasion of attack Private Wilale has been the first to meet the foe, amongst whom he caused such consternation by the boldness of his rush, as tb leave little work for those who followed to his support. By his habitual coolness and daring and sustained bravery in action his name has become a household word for gallantry among his comrades.  " Those are the seasons of the year for suicides," said Voltaire, "when the East "Wind is constantly blowing. That wind is the evil genius of our island. The very beasts suffer from it, and hang their heads in despair. Those who are sufficiently robust to preserve their health duping the prevalence of this accursed wind, at least lose their temper. Everybody wears a sullen face ; and the minds of men aro predisposed to the most desperate resolutions. It is au absolute fact, that it was during an east wind that Charles I. was decapitated, and James 11. dethroned. If you have any favour to ask at Court," ho added, in my ear, "never try your luck, except when the wind is in the west or in the south." nee a Week.
The Daily Times. — 1860-03-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THORNS.—An Irish writer, or, observes that c, withth a e Pnoapte7salech°air . is not a bed of roses?' ' 'Now, although this observation is not strictly accurate, it is in some. degree appropriate, and has a certain smack' of truth. If the Pope is not on roes,.ha is certainly on thorns,; and roses bear to thorns the clOsest of cornc'etion. The Pope's chair is supported by the -hayonetand bayonets to thorns have points clearly sof as anybody will find who happens to sit oftb ereFsreeninbchia;u, .ce, down on them. So, in saying that the. Pope's chair is not a bed of roses, the writer makes fit use of a flowery expression, and delicately hints that the Pope now sits , on thorns. Fatalists pretend that they can look into French Emperor has amused himselffuturity; wainthd, doubtless,slcliing the out the destiny of the Pope. ns, We, who make pretence of no such power of foresight; would, however, dare to venture what would be the him behind. Take away his props, aid his infallibility infallibly must fall, and come to glief infallibly in coming to the ground. Perhaps his Humpty-Thimptiness will take some thought of this, P—orpeem'6 opvoesidtfiroon m, were the thorns--that is the bayonets before he thinks of trying to dispense with his French preps. Quiet tton, tgovere is:clearly the best maxim for . sitters upon thorns! for the more they try to move'the more ,painfullY they feel it. If the Pope be a ,philosopher, he knows " what must be, must;" and musty as the saying is, he had better -make the most of- it. To quarrel with the thorns won't bring him to the roses, and so we recommend him not to make a trial of it. Sitting upon thorns is not the pleasantest position, Nit the Pope must do his best to grin benignantly, ,arid bear it, for it, will surely not relieve him much to kick against I the prieks.—Punch. ' ,  OITTRAOE ON A FEMALE, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,— On Tuesday night, a man from Manchester, a sawyer by trade, who lodged with a person named Aldred, in Bilston, South Staffordshire, with the assistance of the landlord, outraged a respectable female named Mary Thompson, a fellow-lodger; and, overcome with shame, the poor woman hung herself in her bedroom the follow,ing night. After hanging half an 'hour she was cut down, and medical aid bring sent for, she was with great difficulty, after upwards of an hour's exertion, restored to consciousness. Aldred has been committed to the sessions for his share in the foul transaction, but Banks has escaped for the present.
The Daily Times. — 1860-07-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MOTHER AND. CRILD . BURNED TO DEATI—;AIL inquest was held on Monday last at Blackburn, before John Hargreaves. Esq., on the bodies of Ellen Magonagle, the wife of a tinman, and• her infant daughter, who were burned to. death. It appeared .that from. Thursday to Saturday of the previous week the wretched woman and her husband had been pursuing a course of dissipation, as was their usual practice when they had • money. On the morning of the latter day they entered their miserable dwelling iu a state of intoxication, when the man seems at once to have fallen asleep, from which he was aroused by the shrieks of his wife and the screams of the child, both. being in flames. •As soon as aid could be procured they were removed to the workhouse, where they lingered iu agony till Monday,- and expired. The jury returned, a verdict of accidental/death in both cases.  ...  SUICIDE OF Allt JAMES WEiTON.—On -Wednesday, Mr. Walley, the coroner for West Middlesex, held a long inquiry at the private residence of James Weston, Esq., government contractor, manufacturer. of Roman and Portland cement and English and -French plaster, carrying on oue of the largest trades.in London, at Milwall, Poplar, and St. Andrew's . Wharf, Blackfriars. Some time ago, a clerk named Hookey was given in charge by him for embezzling from him something like L'Bo. He was remanded, but died before being committed for .trial. This seems to have preyed upon the•mind of . Mr. Weston. On 'Saturday morning the housekeeper, "upon going into his bedroom, found him in bed in a dying state. A surgeon was sent for, uud he promptly "attended, but the unfortunate gentleman expired in spite of all that vitta done, including the application of the galvanic battery, in less than half an hour after the arrival of the surgeon. The :pot modem examination showed that he had taken a mixture of prussic aeid and ammonia, which had caused death. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.
The Daily Times. — 1860-06-12 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DIPLOMA.  MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN. Mr. G. S. Brent, deputy Coroner for West Middlesex, opened an inquiry a day or two ago, in the concert hall of the Running Horse Tavern, Harrow-road, Paddington, London, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death of Miss Ann Green, aged 18, the daughter of the proprietor of the above-named establishment, who, it was believed, had died from poison administered by her own hands, on Monday last. The details of the case were of a very painful character, inasmuch as the deceased, a lively, prepossessing young woman, had given up her affectiona to a young married man with one child. .Henry Aseott, the young married man in question, rn, eating-house keeper, who was greatly affected is giving his evidence, said ho knew the deceased particularly well, and was present at the time of her death, and was with her mother for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes before the melaneholy event. While talking with the mother the deceased rushed iota the room between them, and then, retreating to a corner, said, " I suppose, y.ou have had the explanation you required, atici.A.cw you shall have mine. I told you I should do it, end I have done it." Mrs. Green , replied, gi Foolo, girl, are you going to frighten me ? What do you mean l" Deceased immediately said, ."I have taken it—l have taken it." Mrs. Green then turned round to witness and said, " I hope to God, Henry, ; she has taken nothing. Do you think she has?„ Witness was afraid she had, and requested Mrs,Gase" • to fetch the father. The motheinstantiy rleettil, when witness said to Miss Green, let m "Fore k God's sate, e• Annie, if you have taken anythin Ste looked in his face and said,- 4, Ha,, now." rTY,have taken it lave taken it," and fell. into his terns, Mr. Arthur Prince, surgeon, was next that he was called on to Ewer* 14,11 a deposed visit the deceased' en Monday afternoon, at half-past, four 0' kl,4ek. He found her in a state of insensibillty, the,. pupils of her eyes dilated, Allied pulse, and : resl3kKOipa almost gone. From the symptoms, and IgAckticeag'-- 'the, father amused himself with taking 4.1 ,o,ographio portraits, he judged she had takerk cyanide of potassium, to which she had access, He therefore administered the antidote, riolpliate of zinc, thinking that he. might arouse the • action Of the heart, but he, could, scarcely get it beyond the throat. Mr. Thorne, another medical gentleman, then arrived, anclby, his. suggestion brandy was injected by meab,s of the stomach pump, during which operation the deceased expired. Several letters which had passed between deceased awl Ascott were put in and read. A letter was also handed to the coroner, signed Henry Aseott," requesting an interview with the mother of deceased for the purpose of explanation, and containing a request fo burn all his communications and forvet the past. The inquiry was adjourned until the result of ii post mertem examination was made known,
The Daily Times. — 1860-02-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE'S GHOST LAID.---The case of Scully v. Ingram, of which our readers may have observed frequent notices of late, has just been settled. It is curious enough that on the very anniversary of Sadleir's death acase arising out of one of his frauds should be under discussion in an English law court. The plaintiff was Mr. Vincent Scully, member for the county of Cork ; the defendant, Mr. Herbert Ingram, the memscnily £9,000. In that year an ber for Boston, and proprietor of the well-known illustrated weekly paper. In the year 1851 John Mr. srilie Castle Hyde Estate, in the county vhStneliceauretlst(l)hyfae't e back eoS;*at(l3Citicoe'rrkk,lolw:waedsil for sale. Mr. Scully had £lO,OOO at his disposal, which sum, together with the above debt of £9,000, made £19,000. For this the Castle Hyde Estate could be bought, and Mr. Scully gave directions to John Sadlier accordingly. Sadlier bought in the estate as directed, but he was not ready with the £9,000, and it was resolved to resell the estate. This, too, was done. some 1 11l i d negotiate with Mr. Ingram satentlieyasdt,esiSraeddliteor Mr. Ingram was the purciih:3:lslsde2r, i—nMst°rh'e county. Sadlier Early in 1853 it bittnhoe feelio:rumntrloecelhadtahshi:efi otrnt; was agreed that Mr. Ingram should convey the estate hack to Mr. Scully for £25,000. Mr. Ingrain held himself forth as the owner of the estate. Two afterwards Mr. or three days Ingram had resolved to raise the price. He afterwards evinced an apparent disinclination to part with the property on any terms. Matters remained in this unsatisfactory condition until after Sadleir's suicide, when it appeared that Mr. Ingram had never actually become the purchaser of the estate, and that Mr. Scully haul been the subject of a very gross mystification. , The only question *as whether Mr. Ingrain was really aware of what had been done; was he particeps crintinis or co-dupe with Mr. Scully ? The decision of a jury was adverse to Mr. Ingram, who obtained a new trial ; but the charge of fraud against 111. r. Ingram has now been withdrawn, and the pecuniary question between the parties is left to arbitration ; 50 the ghost of John Sad& has been laid once more,
The Daily Times. — 1860-07-31 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY. AND, ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP.  Bazzini, the favourite violinist, has just passed through Paris from a very successful provincial and foreign tour, _ on his way to Boulogne. lie had the honour of performing before the Congress of Sovereigns lately assembled at Baden, and thence proceeded to Strasburg, Colmar, Dijon, and other towns, where his performanceexcited an extraordinary degree of enthusiasm. At Dijon the dilettante testified their admiration by' a moresubstantial token than mere applause-:--the gift of a golden crown.  Mr Henry Philips, at one time conspicuously eminent• as an English vocalist, is now-busy on a cantata, entitled The Day of Devotion." Speaking from report, this. composition is likely to meet with considerable favour.. The probability is that it will be brought out in the provinces.  Mr. J. H. Ogden, the well known " Irish delineator," embarked at Liverpool this week for New York, where he has accepted a highly lucrative engagement. We observe an announcement of the decease of Mrs. William Ferguson, late Miss Kate Beverley, who died Loudon of pneumonia on Monday last, at the earlyage of 27, much regretted and respected. Mr. Bentley is preparing for publication a work full of interesting gossip about the fashionable and literary society of England during the eighteenth century. It is ' the autobiography of Mrs. Delany, a name familiar to, the readers of " The Diary of Madame D'Arblay," like whom she was attached •to the person of Queen' "'Charlotte. Born in 1700, a daughter 'of Bernard Gran- 1' vilie (afterwards Lord Lansdowne), she married en seconder 'wets Dr. Tatrick Delany, the once well known 5 writer and intimate • friend of Dean Swift. m+  The sale of the collection of works of art left behindt him by the encyclopaedic-minded German Alexander TOIL Hurabold. will take place in. Berlin on the 17th of September. The veteran George Cruikshank has sent out cards invitation for his friends and admirers—whose name, must be legion—to view an-elaborate drawing which he has just completed, entitled The Worship of Bacchus." Mr. .Talbot Bury • purposes that the testimonial to• Pugin should take the form of a biography of that archi— iect, to be published by subscription. This idea has bees repudiated by the promoters of the Art-scholarship• scheme,  In consequence of the numerous suicides which hay lately occurred among the soldiers, Marshal Magnan has, issued an order of the day, repeating an opinion of Na— poleon 1., who compared the soldier who took his•ownc life to a man deserting his post on the day of battle.
The Daily Times. — 1860-07-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A SCOTCH CLERGYMAN IN WATERLOO ROAD.  On Saturday, the Coroner held an inquest on the body of a gentleman, supposed to be the Rev. George Harris, and from letterg tiAdcanibiiti ?oilnii With him, he appeals to ilp,e been the minister of Mansie, Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. From what could lo collected from the evidence, it appeared; tint' deceased cane from Glasgow on Thursday, by the steam-ship Heron, and put tip ate Mr. Mar-dock's, 71, Waterloo-fotid. :if *mill appear that he seemed very,l4*-spirkted;. affil tkinii atter goin, tipstairs, `fie as fosind ~iii the beatooin of the lady .of the house, putting on her silk gown, saying it was very t01d..-. He was put to bed,-and next morning the master went up and asked him; how he was, and he replied lie. was better. It was thought he was. labouring under the effects of drink.. About four the bar maid *mit tip, and found him insensihle-On the floor. Dr. Hill was then called, and he stated as follows : •Mr. Charles Hill, urgeon, said he was called into the hoUse to see deceased, . and was of otinititi that ho was labouring under the•eteets of a narcotic poison. He used tilt trOmacli pump, and emptied the stomach, and used other remedies: Has since made a post inortent examination, and is'of opinion that death was caused by a narcotic poison. He fotitilin his pocket a bottle "containing a small quantity of potiiderpd iipitim. Politetoilicer iiarrdiv Oro'. tl j saiii. be Waniied tieteased front folli (MCA Until lie died at twelve. He got a *Oat deal of papers on him, and letters. There were deeds of assignment, policies'of insurance, check-books, maps, travelling , compasses, &c. • There was a letter addressed to D. D. Black, Esq., hanker, .Brechin. All the, other letters seemed to have been received by the deceased, and were directed to him as before stated. Inn memorandum which was got in his pocket was the following, stipposed in the deceased's liatid*riting " Luggage iii Heron; tyritti Glaitoir'FZ-Thiets Parcels, two letters:, iiiTo Msf live phinid,,tioted, five pounds'in pocik. y God in his great mercy have mercy on ,My poor unfortuoate unworthy soul, for Jesus Christ's sake. 'My life here I cannot support, and may God, as well as my dear friends, forgive me.—Amen." The Jury at once returned a verdict that he poisoned himself. whilst labouring under temporary insanity. A telegraphic message Was ant to Fbmb of the persons indicated by the letters found on deceased
The Daily Times. — 1860-12-24 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

KEATING.) The criminal business of tho assizes having been conChided Ott teriday evening, his lordsihp proceeded to tit ciiil easeg this nlotttint: Dick, CLAtf -Hog A dig.  ' • .0111 EN v. DANrIS AND Ell sction iirought against the,,,,clefendant as agent of S. Mutual Life A„Otirance SoCiietY, Ding-street,-street,bi the plaintiff, whd IS a dois,tor Practising in Lriefpoqf, for £640 upon the life policy of Ralph Santli,,jvatcli,Case npkery formerly in business, in Liverpool. The Marationplleged thatthe plaintiff had rendered professional services to Mr,fi.amuels,for anumber of !years, and the policy wit. 4 Mr. Samuels to insure hi:m the payment of his claim, and iectite tis Servicei from the date the policy was handed over to him. It app6'lred that the plaintiff was brought to Liverpool by Mr. Samuels in the year 1838 as medical attendant, and continued his services up to 1854, when Mrs. Samuels went to the Continent to have her marriage with gr. Ba,mdels who was a Sew, solemnised in his church. • The plaintiff was re nested to accompany them, but haying,a large account standing against Mr, Samuels for services upon his family, tipon arid dpeuhis wOrkmen, he declined to rtintii he received a .portiOh df the *mint ,of his clam. „' but ultimately, after some discussion,, and. Mr. ganinela pro-. mirl, him ,10.0 guineas for his.services for that lonrne,y, which Jested ouiy a :fortnight., On his rettiriy. Mr. Samiteli afterwarsia becamc,ill,,and in 1857,, was taken to an asylum. Uti. Ck_iheri continued services both on his family, upon the workmen fdi: r loid Mr. Samuels promised to be responsible, and upon him in the asylum. Subsequently Mr. Samuels left the asylum, and returned to his residence at Wavertree, where the plaintiff wrote several letters, demanding payment,and; after- sonic communication, Mr. Samuels obtained Ifie life poliey for £f1,40 ftoiii his wife, and gave it to the his aecomit. . The plaintiff accordinOy again_ commenced and continued his services to Mr. Samuels, his family; and iPo'rkniep, up to February last, when Mr. Samuels committed suicide. The plaintiff made an application to the assurance company for payment of the amount of the policy, and was requested to furnish them with an account of his claim, when he replied that he had a bill against Mr. Samuels for professional services from 1854; but subsequently Wrote another letter; and stated that his claim was frinit 18:58' grid nr4Ourited ENO; feet services upon the cledeaagd and Anamin. It Was Contended for the defence that the diarge4 iriddg by the plaintiff were --":".."- A verdict for the Illitintift dlynages £5OO.