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The Sun. — 1861-10-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF VISCOUN7 FORTH. jury, rawing attention to the evidence as bear- o s eep, an a e sooner ey go o e e 18 '3 tion with respect to which, in 1"k i e manner with the has been a most remarkable addition to the wealth in referring to hie drew a comparison, as I under- ing against Jones, Brandrick, Maddocks and Jukes better. David, during the time from six o'clock, tt- ley l7 6 II -artlepool.. ... 18 6 last I ma , y confidently anticipate your unanimous of mankind during the period in which we live. stood, between the proceedings of her Majesty's in particular, and remarkin '1" h ' g upon the sig t testi- sen i t la's aunt to Bilston to his mother, and gave her The coroner's inquest on the body of Viscount West Wylam Eden Main 14 0 H etton 17 0 So nth Hetton • • ... 18 6 and warm approval. It states that the School of But it was the prophetic eye of Sir Roderick Mur- Government and the proceedings of the University mony against the other three prisoners. money to pay her fare there and back. His aunt Forth, the only son of the Earl of Perth, who cone- Rtisser s Batton .. 17 3 Science about to be established in connexion with chison, not a man of business, not a man engaged of Oxford. [Earl Granville-The University of The jury retired to consider their .verdict ; and, had been to his mother's, told her as David was mitted suicide at Glocester by taking laudanum on Walls End. TI torpe 17 9So uth Kelloe.. .. .. 17 0 17 9 the Fr • ee Library and Museum is eminently cal- in commerce, but a man who had devoted London.] Let me say this on behalf of the Uni- after an absence of about half an hour, returned there arid some other young man with him. His Tuesday, as stated in yesterday's impression, was Ca.ssop Gibson . l6 0 Iltwavick l5 0 cula . ted to promote those beneficial objects which himself to science that indicated the circume versity of Oxford. No doubt m bl f • d • yno e nen is with the -unanimous ve d• t of o Wilful murder aunt tells his mother, and asks her how that job brought to a conclusion on Thursday night, We r ic against Jones, Brandrick, Jukes and Maddocks." was settled, the affair of the police on Saturday append an epitome of the remainder of the evidence. South Whitworth 15 0 have been des ' cnbed in the resolution you have stances, and even the region, under which it was tobe perfectly right in what he said. But it is true-I Immediately that the verdic't was announced, night. Her came back by the last night. The aunt Mr. Greaves, surgeon, who attended the deceased, . Ships at market, 86 ; sold, 72. __ _______ already adopted. Well, and no doubt there is, I expected that the discovery of gold should take am happy to say it is true-that the university of Jukes mauifested signs of considerable emotion. seems to have returned to Birmingham whilst they said he was called to attend him on Tuesday mornFOREIGN
The Sun. — 1861-10-12 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE OF VISCOUN7 FORTH. the jury, drawing attention to the evidence as bear- to s eep, an a e sooner ey be o e e Lambert's West Hart- Heugh Hall 16:6 ' tion with respect to which, in like manner with the has been a most remarkable addition to the wealth in referring to me drew a comparison, as I under- in ' J B • dJ k btt D'd during the time from six o'clock g against ones, randrick, Maddocks, an u -es e er. avi , - ' 4 ley West Wylam 17 6 Hartlepool..... 14 0 Hetton .• • lB 3 , 18 6 last I , may confidently anticipate your unanimous of mankind during the period in which we live. stood, between the proceedings of her Majesty's in particular, and remarking upon the slight testi- sent his aunt to Bilston to his mother, and gave her The coroner's inquest on the body of Viscount Ed„ main .. ...17 0 south Hetton. 18 6 , and warm approval. It states that the School of But it was the prophetic eye of Sir Roderick Mur- Government and the proceedings of the University mony against the other three prisoners. money to pay her fare there and back. His aunt Forth, the only son of the Earl of Perth, who corn- Russers Hetten 17 3 Science about to be established in connexion with chison, not a man of business, not a man engaged of Oxford. [Earl Granville-The University of The jury retired to consider their verdict ; and, had been to his mother's, told her as David was mitted suicide at Glocester by taking laudanum on Walls End. Thorpe 17 9 South Ke110e.... ~.••• ••17 0 , 17 9 the Free Library and Museum is eminently cal- in commerce, but a man who had devoted London.] Let me say this on behalf of the Uni- • . after an absence of about half an hour returned there and some other young man with him. His Tuesday, as stated in yesterday's impression, was Dbsgs°oP .. 16 0 Hunwick 15 0 cnlated to promote those beneficial objects which ' 11 h" h d k h • 'th the unanimous verdict of " Wilful murder aunt te s is mot er, an as s er how that Job brought to a conclusion on Thursday night, We himself to science that indicated the circum- versity of Oxford. No doubt my noble friend is wl • B • " ttl dth ff ' fth l• St d d 't fth • d fth vidence. against Jones, randrick, Jukes, and Maddocks. was see, e a air oe po ice on aur ay appen an epi ome o e remain er oee S thlWhitworth 15 0 ou Ships at market, S 6 ; sold, 72. have been described in the resolution you have stances, andeven the region, undeiwhichit was tobe perfectly right in what he said. But it is true-I Immediately that the verdict was announced, night. Her came back by the last night. The aunt Mr. Greaves, surgeon, who attended the deceased, already adopted. Well, and no doubt there is, I expected that the discovery of gold should take am happy to say it is true-that the university of Jukes manifested signs of considerable emotion. seems.to have returned to Birmingham whilst they said he was called to attend him on Tuesday mornFOREIGN
The Sun. — 1861-12-09 (London, England)

THE TRAGEDY AT SHEFFIELD.  An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Thos. Townshend, who committed suicide on Ft iday afternoon, after deliberately shooting his stepdaughter, Eliza Fisher. The inquest was held at the Engineer Inn, a few yards from the scene of the tragedy. The deputy coroner said all that could be inferred from the evidence taken was, that the deceased went quietly to Mr. Travis's house on Friday, and having seen Eliza Fisher, ho shot her. There could be no doubt about that. There was no positive evidence that he shot himself, but the jury would infer that he did so from the fact of his being found lying with a shot wound in his body immediately after the report of the pistol was heard, and the pistol lying by his side. Whether he was in a sound or unsound state of mind at the time, did not appear, but it was evident that he had done the deed in a very quiet, cool, and calm manner, and not at all with the manner of a man who was out of his senses. He had bought the pistols, charged them, and gone to the house very quietly and coolly. It would be for the jury to say whether the man shot himself when he was in a state of temporary insanity, or whether he had done it wilfully and of malice aforethought, as the law had it. He had evidently contemplated the crime for some time, because it had been proved by Mrs. Clare that he had more than once threatened to take his own life, apparently because Eliza Fisher would not leave the place she had obtained and go and reside with him. There was no evidence before the jury as to how he had treated the young woman, but there was evidence to show that she had had a child by him, and the jury might infer from that fact that ho had not treated her very well—at all events, he had not treated her as a moral and upright man would have treated a woman, particularly in the relation in which she stood towards him, she being his stepdaughter. After a short deliberation, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased was not in an unsound state of mind, and that therefore he was guilty of self-murder. It was stated that very faint hopes, if any, are entertained that Eliza Fisher will recover from the fearful wound she has received.
The Sun. — 1861-12-09 (London, England)

THE TRAGEDY AT SHEFFIELD.  An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Thos. Townshend, who committed suicide on Ft iday afternoon, after deliberately shooting his stepdaughter, Eliza Fisher. The inquest was held at the Engineer Inn, a few yards from the scene of the tragedy. The deputy coroner said all that could be inferred from the evidence taken was, that the deceased went quietly to Mr. Travis's house on Friday, and having seen. Eliza Fisher, he shot her. There could be no doubt about that. There was no positive evidence that he shot himself, but the jury would infer that he did so from the fact of his being found lying with a shot wound in his body immediately after the report of the pistol was heard, and the pistol lying by his side. Whether he was in a sound or unsound state of mind at the time, did not appear, but it was evident that he had done the deed in a very quiet, cool, and calm manner, and not at all with the manner of a man who was out of his senses. He had bought the pistols, charged them, and gone to the house very quietly and coolly. It would be for the jury to say whether the man shot himself when he was in a state of temporary insanity, or whether he had done it wilfully and of malice aforethought, as the law had it. He had evidently contemplated the crime for some time, because it had been proved by Mrs. Clare that he had more than once threatened to take his own life, apparently because Eliza Fisher would not leave the place she had obtained and go and reside with him. There was no evidence before the jury as to how he had treated the young woman, but there was evidence to show that she had had a child by him, and the jury might infer from that fact that he had not treated her very well—at all events, he had not treated her as a moral and upright man would have treated a woman, particularly in the relation in which she stood towards him, she being his stepdaughter. After a short deliberation, the jury returned a verdict to the Effect that the deceased was not in an unsound state of mind, and that therefore he was guilty of self-murder. It was stated that arethe eft4refrutaiiwnedotintitrethEe Eli hi o recoverpe s , iif fr any,om TFeirsyhefraiWntil I received.
The Sun. — 1861-01-31 (London, England)

ELECTION OF THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.WORCESTER, Wednesday.—To-day the Dean and Chapter of Worcester assembled at the Chapter-house in the College precincts, for the purpose of proceeding to the election of a bishop of the diocese in the room of the late bishop, Dr. Pepys. The conge d'elire directing the Chapter to proceed in the election recommended as the successor of the late bishop the Rev. Dr. Henry Philpott, Canon of Norwich, Master of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, and Chaplain to the Prince Consort, and he has accordingly been formally elected to-day. The usual formalities of election having been gone through, the certificates of such election were made under seal and forwarded to her Majesty, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop Elect. The new bishop will not, according to the act constituting the Bishopric of Manchester, be entitled to a seat in the House of Lords until a vacancy arises in a see other than Canterbury, V‘,*lr, Durham, or Winchester.  EMBEZZLEMENT AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday Mr. Carter received information of the suicide of a young man, named Pope, under the following painful circumstances : Having been instructed a few days since by his father, a stonemason and beershop-keeper, in Park-road, Clapham, to pay some money to a tradesman in the vicinity, the young man did not pay the money, but told his father he had done so, and upon being rebuked for such conduct, after admitting he had spent the money, ho left his father's house and went to his home, and on going upstairs deliberately loaded a gun that hung over the mantelpiece, and which was always kept unloaded, and, putting the muzzle to his mouth, blew the upper part of his head and face completely away. The deceased, a fine young man of about 24 years of age, has left a wife, who is enceinte, and one child to lament the sad catastrophe.
The Sun. — 1861-01-31 (London, England)

ELECTION OF THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.-WORCESTER, Wednesday.—To-day the Dean and Chapter of Worcester assembled at the Chapter-house in the College precincts, for the purpose of proceeding to the election of a bishop of the diocess in the room of the late bishop, Dr. Pepys. The conga d'elire directing the Chapter to proceed in the election recommended as the successor of the late bishop the Rev. Dr. Henry Philpott, Canon of Norwich, Master of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, and Chaplain to the Prince Consort, and he has accordingly been formally elected to-day. The usltal formalities of election having been gone through, the certificates of such election were made under seal and forwarded to her Majesty, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop Elect. The new bishop will not, according to the act constituting the Bishopric of Manchester, be entitled to a seat in the House of Lords until a vacancy arises in a see other than Canterbury, York, Durham, or Winchester.  EMBEZZLEMENT AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday Mr. Carter received information of the suicide of a young man, named Pope, under the following painful circumstances : Having been instructed a few days since by his father, a stonemason and beershop-keeper, in Park-road, Clapham, to pay some money to a tradesman in the vicinity, the young man did not pay the money, but told his father he had done so, and upon being rebuked for such conduct, after admitting he had spent the money, he left his father's house and went to his home, and on going upstairs deliberately loaded a gun that hung over the mantelpiece, and which was always kept unloaded, and, putting the muzzle to his mouth, blew the upper part of his head and face completely away. The deceased, a fine young man of about 24 years of age, has left a wife, who is enceinte, and one child to lament the sad catastrophe.
The Sun. — 1861-02-20 (London, England)

THAMES.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—An intelligent looking young woman, named Mary Ann iStarn, dwelling with her parents, at No. 8, New-square, North-street, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with attempting to commit self destruction.  The case was a very singular one, and much sympathy was expressed for the prisoner. She is a needlewoman, and has been working very diligently to maintain herself. A few days since she was robbed on her way home of a purse containing 6s. which she had received a few minutes previously for some work she bad taken to a warehouse in the City. The loss of her money led to a dispute with her mother, and while labouring under great anguish and distress of mind she repaired to the canal bridge in the Mile-end-road, and precipitated herself into the canal. Many persons saw her commit this rash act, and raised an immediate alarm. The prisoner was taken out of the water by Lewis Lambert, a police constable, No. 311 K, who conveyed her to Mile-end Old Town workhouse. She was attended by Dr. Freeman, Medical Officer of Health, and was fortunately resuscitated. She had been since under medical treatment, and was very weak and ill from her immersion in the water, and the anxieties she had undergone.  The mother of the prisoner said her daughter was a sewing machinist, and that she had been very short of work ever since a fortnight before Christmas, and that the loss (Aber money, and her inability to pay for her board, had preyed on her mind.  Mr. Yardley—ls she a single woman ? Witness—Yes, sir, and always behaved very well until Friday night, when she plunged into the water. Dr. Freeman, who was in attendance, and took some interest in the case, said he believed the prisoner was a person of good character, and that she was labouring under despondency of mind, occasioned by the loss of her earnings, when she attempted to commit suicide. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner had committed a very foolish and wicked act, and for which she was liable to severe punishment. If the prisoner had come before him and made known her loss, and if her statement had been verified he should have thought it consistent with his duty to afford some relief from the poor-box fund. He could not do so now for she had committed an offence against the law. It was a most absurd act, and ho hoped the prisoner was sorry for what she had done.  The prisoner said she was very sorry, and would not repeat the attempt on her life. Mr. Yardley—l hope not. To eommit self-murder is an offence against the laws of God and the laws of your country. I believe I shall not far exceed my duty in discharging you. Now let this be.a warning to you for ever.
The Sun. — 1861-02-20 (London, England)

THAMES.  ATTEMPTED SITICID.r...—An intelligent looking young woman, named Mary Ann Stern, dwelling with her parents, at No. 8, New-square, North-street, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with attempting to commit self destruction.  The case was a very singular one, and much sympathy was expressed for the prisoner. She is a needlewoman, and has been working very diligently to maintain herself. A few days since she was robbed on her way home of a purse containing 6s. which she had received a few minutes previously for some work she bad taken to a warehouse in the City. The loss of her money led to a dispute with her mother, and while labouring under great anguish and distress of mind she repaired to the canal bridge in the Mile-end-road, and precipitated herself into the canal. Many persons saw her commit this rash act, and raised an immediate alarm. The prisoner was taken out of the water by Lewis Lambert, a police constable, No. 311 K, who conveyed her to Mile-end Old Town workhouse. She was attended by Dr. Freeman, Medical Officer of Health, and was fortunately resuscitated. She had been since under medical treatment, and was very weak and ill from her immersion in the water, and the anxieties she had undergone.  The mother of the prisoner said her daughter was a sewing machinist, and that she had been very short of work ever since a fortnight before Christmas, and that the loss of her money, and her inability to pay for her board, had preyed on her mind.  Mr. Yardley—ls she a single woman P Witness—Yes, sir, and always behaved very well until Friday night, when she plunged into the water. Dr. Freeman, who was in attendance, and took some interest in the case, said he believed the prisoner was a person of good character, and that she was labouring under despondency of mind, occasioned by the loss of her earnings, when she attempted to commit suicide. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner had committed a very foolish and wicked act, and for which she was liable to severe punishment. If the prisoner had come before him and made known her loss, and if her statement had been verified he should have thought it consistent with his duty to afford some relief from the poor-box fund. He could not do so now for she had committed an offence against the law. It was a most absurd act, and he hoped the prisoner was sorry for what she had done. The prisoner said she was very sorry, and would not repeat the attempt on her life. Mr. Yardley—l hope not. To commit self-murder is an offence against the laws of God and the laws of your country. I believe I shall not far exceed my duty in discharging you. Now let this be a warning to you for ever.
The Sun. — 1861-05-04 (London, England)

THE 211U.RDER AND SUICIDE IN  CARLISLE.  On Wednesday the adjourned inquiry into the death of Mrs. Davidson, the landlady of the Pack Horse public-house, who died so mysteriously a few weeks ago, and also into the death of the young man Horsley, who was found dead in the above house, was resumed by Mr. Carrick, coroner, in the Coffee-house Hotel. The father of the young man produced another batch of letters, similar in import to those put in at the former inquiry. They were from Mrs. Davidson to Horsley, and indicated her desire to have her son-in-law in her company. Sergeant Cowen, of the City police, deposed to having found the body of Horsley, and to going again to the Pack Horse, to look after the clothes which Mrs. Davidson had on when it was supposed she bad strangled Horsley. He produced Mrs. Davidson's dress, and pointed out the bloodstains upon it, as well as upon the apron the unhappy woman had worn. Dr. Headrie and Mr. Temperley, who at the former inquiry had deposed to having found arsenic in the contents of Mrs. Davidson's stomach, now stated the results of the post mortem examination of Horsley's body. From the appearance of the neck, the congestion of the eye• lids, and the protruding of the tongue, they were of opinion that the unfortunate young man had been put an end to by strangulation. Margaret Rickerby, keeper of a public-house at which it had been stated Horsley and his mother-in-law had met, and on one occasion had slept together, denied the statement ; but the coroner told her that further inquiries would be made, and that if the allegation proved true witness should be indicted for perjury. Tiorsley'a mother said she had suspected an improper intimacy between her son and his motherin-law. She took him to task about it, and he said it would not continue long. The husband of Mrs. Davidson deposed that he had not lived with her lately ; and another witness spoke to having been sent by Mrs. Davidson to watch Horsley. The coroner then summed up the evidence, after which the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder and suicide" against Jane Davidson ; that is, she had murdered Horsley, and afterwards poisoned her- self. The coroner expressed his approval of the verdict.  MR.
The Sun. — 1861-06-01 (London, England)

THE BANK ROBBERY AT PORTS MOUTR.  COMMITTAL OF THEAKSTONE. It will be remembered that in the month of March last, Charles Edwin Theakstone, aged 47 years, a clerk in a responsible position in the Branch Bank of England at Portsmouth, absconded from his situation with a large -stll3l of money. He left a note behind addressed to a fellow clerk, in which he stated that he intended to destroy himself. A reward of £lOO was offered for his apprehension by. the Bank, but nothing was heard of his whereabouts till Monday, the 27th of April, when two of the London detectives, named Webb and Huggett, succeeded in tracing the offender to No. 24, Palace-place, Lambeth, where, on being discovered, he attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. He was taken to the Westminster Hospital. There he has remained until Thursday, when be was brought down to Portsmouth, and was examined before the magistrates of the borough,,Toeos: yesterday, on a charge of embezzling the sum of on the of England. the2othof Alarch last, the property of the e two ohoef prisoner so gaolne r warders,was led and do courtppar appeared pt po o rbtee d b in ya very weakly and depressed state. head upon his to remain seated, and rested his He was allowed hands Evidence during havingnearly b et ehne Ngv ihvoelne oi fn thes support ppproorcte eodfi ntghse. prosecution, Mr. LOW, on behalf of the defence, said he had nothing to offer on this occasion further than there had not been a prima facie case made out. He was, of course, aware their 'worships could do no other than commit his unfortunate client to the SePssriioosnsijer' who reserved his defence, was then committed for trial at the next Borough Sessions in the usual way.  Advices from Italy state that the harvest this year,the gathering of which in Naples and Sicily will commence in the course of a week or two, promises to be of the most favourable cllnr3cter.