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The Sun. — 1864-08-01 (London, England)

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN SOMERS TOWN. —The hatchet which was discovered in the waterbutt at the house where this tragedy was enacted has been sent to Dr. Harley to be examined, in order to see if certain marks upon it are stains of blood. It was also believed, from other signs, that it was not thrown into the waterbutt until some time after the murder. Upon Brown's coat are several spots, believed to be blood, as well as hairs from the woman's head. The deeds referred to at the coroner's inquest, which the man Brown was stated to have handed to his son, George James Brown, and which are endorsed with the name of "Rosetta Bishop," the mut.• dered woman, have been handed over to the police. They relate to property which had been given to her by the elderly gentleman who visited her, and whom the old woman Loader said she called her uncle. It has been ascertained that the deceased woman had declared her \a Rs e. o f L INcoL quarrel.N.—We see that the intention, as soon as she could get possession of these deeds, to leave Brown ; and it is believed that their possession was the immediateCHEEßlNG-UP u papers are referring to the fact that Lincoln ordered a comic song to be sung upon a battle-field. We have known the facts about the transaction for some time, but have refrained from speaking them. As the newspapers are now stating some of the facts, we will give the whole. Soon after ono of the most desperate and sanguinary battles Mr Lincoln visited the commanding General and the army. While on his visit the commanding general with his staff took him over the field in a carriage, and explained to him the plan of the battle, and the particular places where the fight was most fierce. At one point the commanding general said " Here on this side of the road 500 of our brave fellows were killed, and just on the other side of the road 400 more were slain, and right on the other side of that wall 500 rebels were destayed. We have buried them where they fell." "I declare," said the President, "this is getting gloomy. Let us drive away." After driving a few rods the President said " This makes a feller feel gloomy. Jack" (speaking to a companion) " can't you give us something to cheer us up ? Give us a song, and give us a :ively one." Thereupon Jack struck up, as loud as he could bawl, a comic negro song, which ho continued to sing while they were riding off from the battle ground. and till they approached a regiment drawn up, when the commanding general eaid " Mr President, wouldn't it be well for your friend to cease his song till wo have passed this regiment ? The poor fellows have lost more than half of their numbers. They are feeling very badly, and I should be afraid of the effect that it may have on them." The President then asked his companion to stop his singing till they got by that regiment. We are aware that this story is incredible; it is impossible that a President of the United States could so conduct himself over the fresh-made graves of the heroic dead. But, nevertheless, the story is such on such authority that we know it to be true.—Essex (America) Statesman.
The Sun. — 1864-05-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN EUROPE.-A highly interesting paper  was received a few days ego by the A.eadetniede Meldecine from M. Legoyt, Director of the Office of Statistics of France, on the number of suicides in Europe. From this laborious. work it appears that suicides increase in a more rapid ratio than the population and morality in general in Bavaria, Denmark, France, Hanover, Mecklenburg, Prussia, the Kingdom of Saxony, and Sweden. Suicides are most frequent in Northern Germany and in the various parts of Denmark. Sweden and Norway, though belonging to the same race, aro proportionally inferior to Denmark in that respect. Contrary to a generally adopted opinion, England stands nearly at the bottom of the scale; and so do Belgium, Austria, and Spain. France holds an intermediate position; she would rank with the three last•named countries, were it possible to eliminate the suicides cf Paris, which are one-seventh of the total number in France. Generally, for every 100 suicides of men, there sre from 29 to 30 of gsasnuttiy and physical suffering are about suicide among men as amongwomen. The number of suicides increases with the age of individuals, at least until the age of 60. The number of suicides is generally lowest in January, and highest in July. as Aasottiovtehiencpaurods€ su,oiinn women ; as to the rest, the latter yield more to grief occasioned by moral causes than men, who are chiefly affected by material affliction, such as loss of property, bankruptcy, &c. Drunkenness and debauchery only form an insignificant item among the causes impelling women to suicide. In Denmark, Spain, and Saxony, the only countries where it has been possible to obtain reliable information on  the subject, married people are least subject to commit suicide, and widowers on the contrary are most liable to it; but suicides occur most frequently among married people that have been divorced or separated. In Prussia, in the course of two years, there were 163 suicides of Protestants per million, 61 of Israelites and only 47 of Catholics per million of each. Suicides are much more numerous in capital cities than in the country. The general result of all these investigations shows a universal and rapid increase of suicides. The author is of opinion that it is attributable to unlimited competition, to the immoderate thitst after wealth, to the progress of public instruction which excites  to ambition, to political agitation, and to speculation.
The Sun. — 1864-05-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN EUROPE.—A highly interesting paper was received a few days ago by the Academie de Medecine from M. Legoyt, Director of the Office of Statistics of France, on the number of suicides in Europe. From this laborious work it appears that suicides increase in a more rapid ratio than the population and morality in general in Bavaria, Denmark, France, Hanover, Mecklenburg, Prussia, the Kingdom of Saxony, and Sweden. Suicides are most frequent in Northern Germany and in the various parts of Denmark. Sweden and Norway, though belonging to the same race, are proportionally inferior to Denmark in that respect. Contrary to a generally adopted opinion, England stands nearly at the bottom of the scale; and so do Belgium, Austria, and Spain. France holds an intermediate position; she would rank with the three last-named countries, were it possible to eliminate the suicides of Paris, which are one-seventh of the total number in France. Generally, for every 100 suicides of men, there are from 29 to 30 of women. The number of suicides increases with the age of individuals, at least until the age of 60. The number of suicides .is generally lowest in January, and highest in July. As to the causes, insanity and physical suffering are about as active in producing suicide among men as among women ; as to the rest, the latter yield more to grief occasioned by moral causes than men, who are chiefly affected by material affliction, such as loss of property, bankruptcy, &c. Drunkenness and debauchery only form an insignificant item among the causes impelling women to suicide. In Denmark, Spain, and Saxony, the only countries where it has been possible to obtain reliable information on the subject, married people are least subject to commit suicide, and widowers on the contrary are most liable to it; but suicides occur most frequently among worried people that have been divorced or separated. In Prussia, in the course of two years, there were 153 suicides of Protestants per million, 51 of Israelites and only 47 of Catholics per million of each. Suicides are much more numerous in capital cities than in the country. The general result of all these investigations shows a universal and rapid increase of suicides. The author is of opinion that it is attributable to unlimited competition, to the immoderate thirst after wealth, to the progress of public instruction which excites to ambition, to political agitation, and to speculation.
The Sun. — 1864-05-19 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN EUROPE.—A highly interesting paper was received a few days ego by the Academie de Medecine from M. Legoyt, Director of the Office of Statistics of France, on the number of suicides in Europe. From this laborious work it appears that suicides increase in a more rapid ratio than the population and morality in general in Bavaria, Denmark, France, Hanover, Mecklenburg, Prussia, the Kingdom of Saxony, and Sweden. Suicides are most frequent in Northern Germany and in the various parts of Denmark. Sweden and Norway, though belonging to tile same race, are proportionally inferior to Denmark in that respect. Contrary to a generally adopted opinion, England stands nearly at the bottom of the scale; and so do Belgium, Austria, and Spain. France holds an intermediate position; she would rank with the three last-named countries, were it possible to eliminate the suicides of Paris, which are one-seventh of the total number in France. Generally, for every 100 suicides of men, there are from 29 to 30 of women. The number of suicides increases with the age of individuals, at least until the age of 60. The number of suicides is generally lowest in January, and highest in July. As to the causes, insanity and physical suffering are about as active in producing suicide among men as among women ; as to the rest, the latter yield more to grief occasioned by moral causes than men, who are chiefly affected by material affliction, such as loss of property, bankruptcy, &c. Drunkenness and debauchery only form an ins'gni" ficant item among the causes impelling women to suicide. In Denmark, Spain, and Saxony, the only countries where it has been possible to obtain reliable information on the subject, 'married people are least subject to commit suicide, and widowers on the contrary are most liable to it; but suicides occur most frequently among mprried people that have been divorced or separated. In Prussia, in the course of two years, there were 163 suicides of Protestants per million, 51 of Israelites and only 47 of Catholics per million of each. Suicides are much more numerous in capital cities than in the country. The general result of all these investigations shows a universal and rapid increase of suicides. The author is of opinion that it is attributable to unlimited competition, to the immoderate thirst after wealth, to the progress of public instruction which excites to ambition, to political agitation, and to speculation. THE BISHOPS IN THE HOUSE or
The Sun. — 1864-06-21 (London, England)

LINCOLN."  A CHILD CONVICTING ITS OWN FATHER OF MURDERING  ITS MOTHER. Mr. Hunter, a neighbour of mine, who killed his wife some months ago, has had a fair trial, and has been found guilty of murder in the second degree. This sends him to hard labour for life. He is a man of some property. The jury could not agree for three days. The judge declared he would not discharge the jurymen until they did agree. Then they compromised on a verdict. He was convicted upon the evidence of his only son, a boy 12 years old. The little fellow stuck to tho truth, and he never wavered in his account of "killing mother."  TIIE " WORLD'S" OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ! The World to-day speaks of Mr Lincoln without gloves. It was suppressed by his order. This extract is better than any correspondent can or dare write. It is clear and concise Mr Lincoln is intrinsically a weak candidate. As a raan his instincts are vulgar, his education narrow, his manners a cross between boor and buffoon. As a statesman, he is incapable, vacillating, a time-server, without either wise comprehension of the present, or sagacious forecast of the future. As an administrator, he selects the unfittest instruments for the most important functions, and after the clearest demonstrations of their incapacity, he has not decision of clrtracter to replace them by men of energy and ability. His Secretary of State is shallow and pretentious; his Secretary of War, wrong-headed and impetuous ; his Secretary of Na%y, a noodle ; his Attorney General, a granny ; and his Secretary of the Treasury has so little of the just pride of a statesman, that he has held on to a place in an administration whose imbecility he despises, and many of whose prominent acts he openly condemns."  SUICIDE OF A PRlSONER.—Yesterday morning the officials of the House of Detention discovered that a prisoner nPmed Emil Herlick, a German, had committed suicide in his cell luring the night. He was committed on Friday last by Mr Selfe on the charge of stealing a carpet bag and its contents, value £3, and on the warder opening his cell yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner was found hanging from the ventilator by means of the straps of his hammock. He was at once cut down, and the body being still warm means were taken, but without success, to restore animation. There was nothing in the man's manner to lead to the supposition that he meditated self-destruction. A ooroner'orirqueat will of course be held upou the bcdy.
The Sun. — 1864-06-21 (London, England)

ITS MOTHER.  Mr. Hunter, a neighbour of mine, who killed his wife some months ago, has had a fair trial, and has been found guilty of murder in the second degree. This sends him to hard labour for life. He is a man of some property. The jury could not agree for three days. The judge declared he would not discharge the jurymen until they did agree. Then they compromised on a verdict. He was convicted upon the evidence of his only son, a boy 12 years old. The little fellow stuck to the truth, and he never wavered in his account of " killing mother."  THE "WORLD'S" OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ! The World to-day speaks of Mr Lincoln without gloves. It was suppressed by his order. This extract is better than any correspondent can or dare write. It is clear and concise :—" Mr Lincoln is intrinsically a weak candidate. As a man his instincts are vulgar, his education narrow, his manners a cross between boor and buffoon. As a statesman, he is incapable, vacillating, a time-server, without either wise comprehension of the present or sagacious forecast of the future. As an administrator, he selects the unfittest instruments for the most important functions, and after the clearest demonstrations of their incapacity, he has not decision of character to replace them by men of energy and ability. His Szcretary of State is shallow and pretentious; his Secretary of War, wrong-headed and impetuous ; his Secretary of Nary, a noodle ; his Attorney General, a granny ; and his Secretary of the Treasury has so little of the just pride of a statesman, that he has held on to a place in an administration whose imbecility he despises, and many of whose prominent acts he openly condemns."  - _ SUICIDE OF A Pli,lSONEll.—Yeaterday morning the officials of ,he House of Detention discovered that a prisoner named Emil Herlick, a German, had committed suicide in his cell during the night. He was committed on Friday last by Mr Selfe on the charge of stealing a carpet bag and its contents, value £3, and on the warder opening his cell yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner was found hanging from the ventilator by means of the straps of his hammock. Ho was at once cut down, and the body being still warm means were taken, but without suceess, to restore animation. There was nothing in the man's manner to lead to the supposition that he meditated self-destruction. A coroner's inquest will of course be held upon the bcdy.
The Sun. — 1864-06-21 (London, England)

ITS MOTHER.  Mr. Hunter, a neighbour of mine, who killed his wife some months ago, has had a fair trial, and has been found guilty of murder in the second degree. This sends him to hard labour for life. He is a man of some property. The jury could not agree for three days. The judge declared he would not discharge the jurymen until they did agree. Then they compromised on a verdict. He was convicted upon the evidence of his only son, a boy 12 years old. The little fellow stuck to the truth, and he never wavered in his account of " killing mother."  THE "WORLD'S" OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ! The World to-day speaks of Mr Lincoln without gloves. It was suppressed by his order. This extract is better than any correspondent can or dare write. It is clear and concise :—" Mr Lincoln is intrinsically a weak candidate. As a man his instincts are vulgar, his education narrow, his manners a cross between boor and buffoon. As a statesman, he is incapable, vacillating, a time-server, without either wise comprehension of the present or sagacious forecast of the future. As an administrator, he selects the unfittest instruments for the most important functions, and after the clearest demonstrations of their incapacity, he has not decision of character to replace them by men of energy and ability, his Secretary of State is shallow and pretentious; his Secretary of War, wrong-headed and impetuous ; his Secretary of Navy, a noodle ; his Attorney General, a granny ; and his Secretary of the Treasury has so little of the just pride of a statesman, that he has held on to a place in an administration whose imbecility ha despises, and many of whose prominent acts he 0136111 Y condemns."  _ SUICIDE )F A PRlSONER.—Yesterday morning the officials of the House of Detention discovered that a prisoner named Emil Herlick, a German, had committed suicide in his cell during the night. He was committed on Friday last by Mr Selfe on the charge of stealing a carpet bag and its contents, value £3, and on the warder opening his cell yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner was found hanging from the ventilator by means of tho straps of his hammoo,-. Ho was at once cut down, and the body being still warm means were taken, but without success, to rostoro animation. There was nothing in the man's manner to lead to the supposition that he meditated self-destruction. A coroner's ii.quest will of course be held upon the bcdy.
The Sun. — 1864-01-27 (London, England)

OBBERY. —EI. zabetti Davey., a coster. monger, was charged before 11r. Tyrwhitt with the follow. ing robbery:— William Thompson, looking-. glass maker, of 39, Totten ham-street, Tottenham Court 'road, said that on the ptevi• ous night he was in the Hope public-house, Tottenham. street, speaking to a gentleman, and he put his hand into his pocket and took out some papers, and directly after hia little girl told him that he had dropped a halt-crown ifl . pulling out the papers, and than on her going to pick it ap the woman trod on her fingers and then picked up the half-crown and made off. He left the house to look for the woman, and on returning to the house asked her for the half•crown, and on her denying that she had it, he gave her into custody. Rosina Thompson, a little girl, daughter of the prosecutor, said that on her father dropp:ing the half-crown, the prisoner trod on her fingers, kicked the half-crown away, and then picked it up and left the house. She then told her father, who went after the prisoner.  In answer to the Chief Clerk the witness said shs was positive the prisoner was the woman. Clarke, 160 E, said the prisoner denied having had the half.crown, stating that all the money she had was is. 9d. Prosecutor said that a few minutes before he dropped the half-crown the prisoner offered some oranges in exchange for beer at the public-house, evidently having no money. The prisoner, who had a miserably clad infant in her arms, denied taking the half-crown. Committed for trial.  At the Westminster Police-court a married woman named Marley, the wife of a respectable tradesman in Grosvenorsquare, was placed at the bar, charged with violently assaulting her husband. The quarrel was caused by the father interfering to protect his children by a former wife from the violence of the prisoner. The case was adjourned to enable the parties to come to some settlement.  At the Thames Police Court, this morning, a labourer named Collins was charged with attempting to commit suicide, by jumping into the river. The poor fellow said he had been out of work for a long time, and that bad made him careless. The magistrate remanded him for a week to give him time to repent of his folly.
The Sun. — 1864-01-27 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.  IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Davey, a coster. monger, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following robbery:—  William Thompson, looking-glass maker, of 39, Tottenham-street, Tottenham Court road, said that on the previous night he was in the Hope public-house, Tottenhamstreet, speaking to a gentleman, and he put his hand into his pocket and took out some papers, and directly after his little girl told him that he had dropped a half-crown in pulling out the papers, and that on her going to pick it up the woman trod on her fingers and then picked up the half-crown and made off. He left the house to look for the woman, and on returning to the house asked her for the half•crown, and on her denying that she had it, he gave her into custody. Rosina Thompson, a little girl, daughter of the prosecutor, said that on her father dropping the half-crown, the prisoner trod on her fingers, kicked the half-crown away, and then picked it up and left the house. She then told her father, who went after the prisoner. In answer to the Chief Clerk the witness said she was positive the prisoner was the woman. Clarke; 160 E, said the prisoner denied having had the half-crown. stating that all the money she had was ls. 9d. Prosecutor said that a few minutes before he dropped. the half-crown the prisoner offered some oranges in exchange for beer at the public-house, evidently having no money. The prisoner, who had a miserably clad infant in her arms, denied taking the half-crown. Committed for trial.  At the Westminster Police-court a married woman named Marley, the wife of a respectable tradesman in Grosvenorsquare, was placed at the bar, charged with violently assaulting her husband. The quarrel was caused by the father interfering to protect his children by a former wile from the violence of the prisoner. The case was adjommed to enable the parties to come to some settlement.  At the Thames Police Court, this morning, a labcxurer named Collins was charged with attempting to commit suicide, by jumping into the river. The poor fellow said he had been out of work for a long time, and that had made him careless. The magistrate remanded him for a weeat to give him time to repent of his folly.