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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1850-01-15 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

OOO. The West Indian steamer Avon brought £244,540 specie on freight.  - The Post-Master General has issued an order that after the 13th instant every postoffice in England shall, after ten o'clock on Sunday mornings, be closed for the day. The Chimney in which damaged tobacco is burned in the London Docks is known by the name of " Queen's pipe•"  The East India Company has contributed the sum of .£3OO towards Mr. Sidney Herbert's fund for the promotion of female emigration.  It appears that during the ensuing quarter, ending April 5, the sum of 0302,961 will be appropriated to the purchase of stock for the reduction of the national debt. A correspondent of a morning paper calls attention to the case of Madame Belzoni, who is living in very reduced circumstances. She is the widow of the celebrated traveller, and accompanied him to Egypt. During the snow storm of Friday night (week) a middle aged woman, named Mary Jamieson, servant to Mrs. Wright, of Careston, while on her way home from Brechin, perished amongst the snow, on the turnpike-road. On Friday week a poor woman was delivered of a child in the open street at Hull. She had been some time knocking at the door of the workhouse, but could get no admission, on account of the deafness of the porter. On Tuesday eveninga respectable looking young woman, about 18 years of age, committed suicide by jumping from Blackfriars-bridge. The drags were immediately got from the adjoining pier, but the body was not discovered. A correspondent of the Exeter Gazette states that " a few years since the font belonging to the parish church of Milton Dameral, Devon, was removed to a farm-yard to meat pigs in !" The friends of Viscount Seaham will be gratified to learn that his lordship's sad accident has not interfered with his general health. The inflammatory action in the vessels of the eye is subsiding.  On the 2nd instant, a respectable tradesman of Oxford, named Hounslow was skating, when he accidentally fell, and alighted on a aimblet which he carried in his pocket for fastening on his skates. The instillment was driven into his back, and he died of the injuries on Wednesday.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-12-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

AWFUL SUICIDE AT COALBROOHDALE.—An inquest was held on the 16th instant, at the Rodney Inn, before J. Hinton, Esq., and a highly respectable jury, upon the body of W. Meaberrv, aged 19. It appeared that about ten o'clock on the Wednesday night previous the deceased had been drinking at the Coalbrookdale forge with his father, brother, and two other workmen, named Salisbury and Williams, at  . .., .... which time he exhibited several syruptomirof a diseased state of mind, and a few minutes before he committed the unheard of and rash act, be went to the house of Mr. William Cook son, and asked the loan of a cup to take to the forge;I;;ing, " we have had a dress of drink given us at the forge for some work we have done," afterwards asked the servant for  a kiss, saying, " it may be the last," which she indignantly refused, shortly after Mr. Cookson was surprised, as was unusual at that late hour, by hearing strike six or eight blows from the hammer, and almost instantly afterwards Williams came to Mr. C. begging him to come to the forge, where he found the deceased lying on his back, with his head literally crushed to atoms, and blood profusely flowing, and his brother over him, exclaiming, " Oh ! my brother, Will !" Previous to this melancholy affair, without any apparent cause, he suddenly bit the nose of his companion, who was sitting near him—followed his brother out of the forge, and pinched him so severely as nearly to induce faiuting, with other insane actions. Upon his father censuring him for such conduct, he sat down and wept bitterly for several minutes—then jumped up, rushed to the forge hammer, lifted up the water-gate which sets the machinery in motion, knelt down and placed his neck upon the anvil, as for decapitation, when before any one could rush to his assistance the hammer fell with a force amounting to a fall of several tons ; his neck was broken, the upper part of the spinal hone severely crushed, and of course instant death ensued. The jury returned a verdict " that the deceased destroyed himself in a fit of temporary insanity." At the request of the coroner and jury, the Rev. Wm. Yate, their foreman, administered a severe reproof to the father of the  IVI appearing before them in a state nearly approaching to intoxication, and for the careless and disgraceful manner in which he gave his evidence.—Shrewsbury paper.  A
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-12-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

AWFUL SUICIDE AT COALBROOKDALE.—An inquest was held on the 16th instant, at the Rodney Inn, before J. Hinton, Esq., and a highly respectable jury, upon the body of W. Meaberrv, aged 19. It appeared that about ten o'clock on the Wednesday night previous the deceased had been drinking at the Coalbrookdale forge with his father, brother, and two other workmen, named Salisbury and Williams, at which time he exhibited several symptoms of a diseased state of mind, and a few minutes before he committed the unheard of and rash act, he went to the house of Mr. William Cookson, and asked the loan of a cup to take td the forge, saying, " we have had a dress of drink given us at the forge for some work we have done," afterwards asked the servant for a kiss, saying, " it may be the last," which she indignantly refused, shortly after Mr. Cookson was surprised, as was unusual at that late hour, by hearing strike six or eight blows from the hammer, and almost instantly afterwards Williams came to Mr. C. begging him to come to the forge, where he found the deceased lying on his back, with his head literally crushed to atoms, and blood profusely flowing, and his brother over him, exclaiming, " ph ! my brother, Will !" Previous to this melancholy affair, without any apparent cause, he suddenly bit the nose of his companion, who was sitting near him—followed his brother out of the forge, and pinched him so severely as nearly to induce fainting, with other insane actions. Upon his father censuring him for such conduct, he sat down and wept bitterly for several minutes—then jumped up, rushed to the forge hainmer, lifted up the water-gate which sets the machinery in motion, knelt down and placed his neck upon the anvil, as for decapitation; when before any one could rush to his assistance the hammer fell with a force amounting to a fall of several tons ; his neck was broken, the upper part of the spinal hone severely crushed, and of course instant death ensued. The jury returned a Verdict " that the deceased destroyed himself in a fit of temporiq insanity." At the request of the coroner and jury, the Rev. Wm. Yate, their foreman, administered a severe reproof to the father of the deceased, for appearing before them in a state nearly approaching to intoxication, and for the careless and disgraceful manner in which he gave his evidence.—Shrewsbury paper.  A
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-05-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SON SHOT BY T HIRE LATTER.IS FATHER, AND SUICIDE OF  CHESTERFIELD, MAY 24.—Yesterday evening, the peaceful and romantic village of Ashover, about six miles from this town, became the scene of one of the most deplorable and heart-rending tragedies that ever occurred in this or any other country. Mr. Richard Eaton, a gentleman in independent circumstances, about 60 years of age. in loading his gun in the house to go in pursuit of a mad dog, accidentally shot his son, a youth about 16 or 18 years of age ; and immediately after, in the phrenzy of the moment, took a pistol and shot himself through the head, and fell dead upon the spot. The Oofngriseeefin, gun was loaded with slugs, and its contents first struck the young man's arm, and afterpassing in an oblique direction tatthteeriduigdthe bone, entered his what shalt\ pistol, rushed Out side.inHe instantly dropped, not expire till about seven o'clock this morning. seeing hc•ii.s son fall, the father was seized with an agony below his aexclaimed, •' My dear son ! what shall Ido ! Hutchinson, ting the hrigdht lay dear, dear son !" He took a loaded instantaneous death. t into the, garden, applied the muzzle just ear b odies before,Ml:3. verdicts passed ant fired,. when the bullet, after penetraea ant a little above the left ear, causing of Scarsdale, and Inquests were this day held over the was accidentally shot, andreturned to the effect that the son , the coroner for the hundred existence in a fit of ton was consequent h that the accident. Mr. Eaton was a gentleman upon the previous father put an end to his by an extensive circle of acqusiunttleemean very highly respected t:laes, to whom his urbanity greatly endeared him. of manners and his known worth andNl, laCos i? in business in His melancholy end will be a sub•ecci all who knew him. He has left wife unfeigned grief to resided with himThaet 3,..k.osubiolgveerr, asonnd,awshono his life as Nottingham• above described, was also an apprentice with Mr the bookseller, in that town, and had returuelr• Micklin, few weeks at home, in consequence of indisposir t° Spend a of this at that be is the circumstance the elder son adds if possible, to the deplorable character lan• Wh catastrop , . in commencing their tour of ' have been married this day, and the wedding party wereast.° have visited Ashover, were made to receive them; but alas! how and preparations changed the scene. _...........................
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-05-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SON SHOT BY E HIS LATTER. FATHER, AND SUICIDE OF TH  CHESTERFIELD, MAY 24.—Yesterday evening, the peaceful and romantic village of Ashover, about six miles from this town, became the scene of one of the most deplorable and heart-rending tragedies that ever occurred in this or any other country. Mr. Richard Eaton, a gentleman in independent circumstances, about 60 years of age, in loading his gun in the house to go in pursuit of a mad dog, accidentally shot his son, a youth about 16 or 18 years of age ; and immediately after, in the phrenzy of the moment, took a pistol and shot himself through the head, and fell dead upon the spot. The gun was loaded with slugs, and its contents first struck the young man's arm, and after passing in an oblique direction shattering the bone, entered his side. He instantly dropped, but he did not expire till about seven o'clock this morning. On seeing his son fall, the father was seized with an agony of grief, and exclaimed, " My dear son ! what shall I do ! What shall Ido! my dear, dear son !" He took a loaded pistol, rushed out into the garden, applied the muzzle just bodies below, his right ear and fired, when the bullet, after penetraof Scarsdale, ininstantlltaanhead, passed out a little above the left ear, causing bees death. Inquests were this day held over the existence in lfiy. ore Mr. Hutchinson, the coroner for the hundred was accidentally verdicts returned to the effect that the son by an extensive shot, and that the father put an end to his of manners and his accident. mr.t.'4l phrensy consequent upon the previous His melancholy end circle was a gentleman very highly respected of acquaintances, to whom his urbanity all who knew him. known worth had greatly endeared him. resided with him at Aseho Will be a subject of unfeigned grief to has left a wife and daughter, who Nottingham. The you 'ter. and a son who is in business in the bookseller, in that town, above described, was also aaa, who has lost his life as apprentice with Mr. Wicklin, few weeks at home, in consequence adds if possible, to the deploraelell had returned to spend a of indisposition. What catastrophe, is the circumstance tlelacharacter of this sad have been married this day, and the that the elder son was to ; but alas ! how have visited Ashover, in commencing tietirintagepraerftyplweaesruereto, and preparations were made to receive them the scene. changed  DEATHS BY Duow/qING.—TwO lads, the one named about sixteen, and the other named William Henry Spence, a m.cracken, about. fourteen years of age. were drowntaor: Monday forenoon ta the Clyde.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-11-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE, RULING PASSION.—_ the conclusion lately held by Mr. Wal49's 'M.P., with t beingtenic, which lately took Place in the Borough-refstated that the anhceet ero some coroner's jury bad returned a ,vemrdainet, tohe hwoil against the wife a the Poisoned nit; were gentleman rensarked that the effects of .arsenic dopposite ihat 'inngsta. extreme cauSion should be used in eterFnenrn no that poison was the cause ,of .death. lady, of the age of time back be held an inquest on a maiden ' who, it appeared, 40, who, during lifetime, had been remarkable for rigid aftenn tion to the preservation of her beauty, arus_, ed or distorted had a strong desire that the charms and 'r proportion of her features and figure should not be disarrang when she contemplated suicide. She was found dead in her bed, the sheets of which were of virgin p"ty, of snowy whiteness. Every article of her night-dress perfumed, and night-dresa wa,s. new and of exquisite taste. In one hand she gently grasper! a white cambric pocket handkerchief, trimmed with lace, and she wore a pair of pink silk stockings. There was not the slightest distortion of feature, and every appearance indicated that her spirit had taken facile flight during tranquil sleep—so much so, that some of the jury wished to return a verdict of " natural death ;" but afterwards, on his (the coroner's) suggestion, returned a verdict of "found dead." After the inquest, the beadle, on searching her papers, with a view of discovering her friends, found among them two letters addressed to members of her family, in which she declared her intention of destroying hers-elf by means of arsenic. Upon this discovery the body was opened, and it was found that in truth she had died from the effects of arsenic, which had acted upon her nervous system like an anodyne, and no' upon the linings of the viscera like a corrosive poison. Such a fact was a proof that in Sire!' sadden deaths, generally speaking, safe verdicts could not be come to from external appearances.  _ stria  aC21151511100 0.; If 7217 11,01 Viihllga ;*,71
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-12-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FEARS OF THE FARMERS.—We have so frequently pointed out the wickedness—the suicidal wickedness—of despair, that it is hardly necessary for us to repeat our argummts here • reason for regret at the stringent measures lately passed affecting agriculture, there is—reason for belief that in the approaching parliamentary session they will be ameliorated, we are confident there is • but reason for the hopelessness of despondency, expressed by Mr. Handley at Oakham last week, there is none, unless the farmers by yielding to the weakness he preaches, would make it. It has been seen, by figures which are unalterable, that the corn-growers, terrified by the recent legislative alterations, and influenced by the wicked suggestions of a venal press, have hurried their produce into the market : 51,652 quarters of corn were sold in one week this year more than last. Is it for us to repeat that where there is a superabundance of commodity, the value of money is raised ? Let us illustrate our position by a dialogue in which, we fear, too many of our farmers have borne a part :—" Well, neighbour, how's the market ?" Oh, wheat's at 345." " Then I sha'n't sell to day." "Ay, but I read in the and the —, that it will be much lower next week : Sir Robert Peel has quite ruined us." " D'ye think so ? Then I'll sell." Our friend hurries on to the hill—the sample-bag in his hand. " Are you a buyer to-day ?" he asks of a factor. " What's the price ?" " The market is at 548., I believe." " Oh," rejoins the buyer, " there is so much in the market, it as fallen 2s. ; I can only give 525. to-day, and it will be lower still next week." So, to the end of the chapter—the price falling to 465. or lower-not through foreign competition, but owing to the credulity of the grower himself.—Lincoln paper:
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-07-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CALCULATE THE INCOME TAX.—Rule—Take the pounds as pence, and multiply them by the number of pence given in the pound. Example :--,-Vhat,rnustu person pay annually to Government whose, income is £1,200 per annum 1--1,200d.—X5 by 7d.—x3,5 answer. „ Upwards of 445 convicts have escaped while under transportation at Hobart Town ; and a, tabular report, with their names and descriptions of their persons, with the' rewards for their apprehension, has been forwarded ',tot the, police , „ courts of the metropolis. • A remarkable instance of the 'effect of the new'tariff was afforded in the port of Exeter. One Mereintileliciuse en.. tered at the customs a cargo of bides, and pidd'Abeht Zit) for the duty according to the' new scale; bet had the duty been paid on the same cargo two dayi'before,'it`Would have amounted to £4OO. It is easy, therefore, to anticipate the extensive influence which the chit* must exercise on the affairs of commerce.—Exetei• Geizette. '  Eton School broke up on Monday for ,the, hOlidays. The number of scholars for 1842. is 649, being an increase of 24 since last year, and upwards of 300 since the commencement of the present century, when the numbers were only 357. From the foundation of the College upwards of 2,256 scholars have passed to King's.  A melancholy case .of suicide occurred here on Monday morning. A respectable young man, but recently married, was found•suspended by the neck in an out-house belonging to his sister. It was said that for years past he was subject to fits of insanity ; and, strange to say, he himself lately carried on a correspondence with the governor of a Lunatic Asylum in Ballinasloe, asserting that he was a fit subject to be taken care of in that establishment. It is said that some quarrel with a near relative was the cause of the rub act.— Dublin paper.  A meeting was held on Tuesday by the wine trade, at the Commercial Sale-rooms, Alincing-lane, London, and was most numerously attended by the influential members. The object was to take into consideration the equity of obtaining a reduction of the duty on stock in band, in the event of a treaty with Portugal coming into operation. Arguments were used in favour of the reduction, the cogency of which cannot be doubted. It was unanimously resolved that parliament should be petitioned for the reduction, and a committee was appointed to carry the resolution into effect.— Times. . . .  -.....-
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-11-15 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

PROROGATION OE PARLIAMENT.—Both houses met pro forma on Thursday. and were prorogued to December 13. The Morning Herald says—The day named being so near the middle of December, puts out of the question all idea of meeting before Christmas, even if any such intention had ever been entertained, which is very problematical, so long as the laws were efficient to preserve internal tranquility ; but it was confidently mentioned about the house that the parliament would be assembled towards the latter end of January, to proceed with public business.  THE Two THOUSAND POUNDS ROBBERY,—We under stand that a portion of the proceeds of this robbery have lately made their way to the Bank of England, in the shape of a £5OO pound note. It was paid into the Bank of England by the Messrs Masterman and Co., bankers, London, to whom it was paid by the Messrs. Rothschild, the celebrated millionaires who received it from their house in Paris. It has been conjectured that the note was paid in Paris within forty-eight hours of its being stolen in Preston.  The rumoured resignation of Mr. Horsman, member for the borough of Cockerrnonth, to which we alluded some months ago, has now become almost a certainty. The radicals are not apparently without hopes of inducing Mr. Dykes, of Dovenby, the present High Sheriff, to contest the borough; but the recent registration has so improved the position of the conservatives at Cockermouth, that there can be no doubt of the return of Major General Wyndham, who is pledged to contest the borough on the first vacancy.—Carlisle Patriot.  Two days ago the landlady of a lodging-house in the rue de Clery, surprised at not having seen for several days two young females (sisters), one 26 years of age, the other 21, who lodged in the house, went up to their room, and, finding the door locked, called on the commissary of police, who broke open the door. The two sisters were found dead, having committed suicide by the use of charcoal at least ten days before, as was evident from the advanced stage of decomposition of the bodies. A new-born child was also found lying dead by one of the females. A letter was left stating that they had both quitted their places in consequence of pregnancy, and had resolved to destroy themselves in order to hide their shame.  us ive,
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-11-15 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Both houses met pro forma on Thursday. and were prorogued to December 13. The Morning Herald says—The day named being so near the middle of December, puts out of the question all idea of meeting before Christmas, even if any such intention had ever been entertained, which is very problematieal, so long as the laws were efficient to preserve internal tranquility ; but it was confidently mentioned about the house that the parliament would be assembled towards the latter end of January, to proceed with public business. THE Two THOUSAND POUNDS ROBBERY,—We under stand that a portion of the proceeds of this robbery have lately made their way to the Bank of England, in the shape of a £5OO pound note. It was paid into the Bank of England by the Messrs Masterman and Co., bankers, London, to whom it was paid by the Messrs. Rothschild, the celebrated millionaires who received it from their house in Paris. It has been conjectured that the note was paid in Paris within forty-eight hours of its being stolen in Preston. The rumoured resignation of Mr. Horsman, member for the borough of Cockermouth, to which we alluded some months ago, has now become almost a certainty. The radicals are not apparently without hopes of inducing Mr. Dykes, of Dovenby, the present High Sheriff, to contest the borough ; but the recent registration has so improved the position of the conservatives at Cockermouth, that there can be no doubt of the return of Major General Wyndham, who is pledged to contest the borough on the first vacancy.—Carlisle Patriot. Two days ago the landlady of a lodging-house in the rue de Clery, surprised at not having seen for several days two young females (sisters), one 26 years of age, the other 21, who lodged in the house, went up to their room, and, finding the door locked, called on the commissary of police, who broke open the door. The two sisters were found dead, having committed suicide by the use of charcoal at least ten days before, as was evident from the advanced stage of decomposition of the bodies. A new-born child was also found lying dead by one of the females. A letter was left stating that they had both quitted their places in consequence of pregnancy, and had resolved to destroy themselves in order to hide their shame.  BANK or