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The Sun. — 1835-12-18 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On Monday evening last an inquest was held at Lincoln, on the body of W. T. Thomson, Esq. (formerly a banker at Doncaster), who, on the previous evening, destroyed himself in a bed-room at the Saracen's Head Inn. The Jury proceeded to view the body, which was lying in the place where it was found; Death had evidently been caused by strangulation, the face and neck being exceedingly black ; on the bed was a towel, which had been twisted apparently to assist in the work of destruction, and a piece of the tester was lying on the bed, which would seem to have been broken off in a first but unsuccessful attempt to hang himself. There was besides a razor, three twists of small cord, and a letter with a black seal, addressed to " Mr. C. Bell, druggist, Whitefriargate, Hull." It was impossible correctly to say whether the deceased bad suspended himself from the tester of the bedstead by the tail of his shirt, and which (if so) must afterwards have slipped from the knot and let him down, or whether he had destroyed himself by strangulation without suspension. The Jury, after hearing evidence, returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed himself by strangulation, being at the time in an unsound state of mind.— [We (the Lincoln Gazette) have been informed by a gentleman, on whom we can place the greatest reliance, that this unhappy %ictim to constitutional melancholy was one of the most amiable and respectable of the inhabitants of Hull. He had for some time resided with Mr. Curtis, at the Minerva Hotel, by whom we are assured that his conduct was most exemplary. His highly respectable brother was entertaining Captain Ross, and a large party engaged in rescuing the ice-bound sailors, at the moment the intelligence of this dreadful affair arrived.]
The Sun. — 1835-04-09 (London, England)

DISCOVERY OF AN EXTENSIVE ROBBERY, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  On Sunday night last, at a late hour, as police constable Crawford, of G division, was going his rounds through Bleeding Hart-yard, Holborn, he observed three men drunk, and he took them to the station-house, where they gave their names John Willis, George Wright, and Thomas Edgeall. On the two former were found Bank post-bills, and other property, to upwards of the amount of 7001. The prisoners Wright and Wiiiis, said they were shoemakers, and had come from Southampton, to look after work, and had been in London hut a few days. Wright and Willis were remanded, but Edgeall was discharged. The account of their apprehension having appeared in the newspapers inquiries were made, and it was discovered that the house of E. Hartley, Esq., a wealthy gentleman of Southampton, had been broken into by thieves during his absence on the Continent, and Bank post-bills and property to a considerable amount had been stolen from an iron chest, which had been forcibly opened by the thieves. Tony, the officer of the Southampton police, yesterday came to London, by direction of Mr. Leferne the Mayor, and the Magistrates, to state that the robbery had been committed, and that the prisoner Wallis was a notorious character, who had been once transported for felony, and he had a short time ago attempted to destroy himself by taking poison. He was a violent and desperate man. It appears, that shortly after he entered the House of Correction, be took some poison, which he had concealed about his person, which nearly affected his life. He was immediately admitted into the gaol infirmary, and the medical attendant of the prison rendered him every assistance, and extracted the poi son from his stomach, and he is now in a weakly condition. Yesterday Tony visited the prison, and identified Willis as a " Southamptoner," but he did not know Wright. The Magistrates of Hatton-Garden ordered that information should be sent to Mr. Hartley, and that after a written communication from the Magistrates of Southampton, the prisoners would be forwarded down there, with the officers of police who apprehended them, for examination. Tony expressed his fullest conviction that Willis (if he was not strictly watched) would perpetrate suicide. He is a sullen downcast-looking fellow, about thirty yearS of age.
The Sun. — 1835-08-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE' BY A YOUNG LADY.—On Saturday an inquest.was held at Clapton, on the body of Miss Margaret Renshsw, aged eighteen, whose body was found in the river Lea. It appeared that she had been governess to several families of respectability at Clapton, &c., and on Tuesday morning left Slarke's Cottage, near the World's-end, Clap. ton, where she resided with two of her sisters, remarking, before she left home, that she should make a long day of it. It was thought that she had gone to teach the children of Mr. Lawrence, at Walthamstow, and in the evening her sisters proceeded to meet her, but not findi»g her, and the night passing without her having returned, they became alarmed, and, from inquiries instituted, it was ascertained that the young lady's body had been found in the river. The deceased had been observed near the spot where the body was found, walking along the banks, in a very pensive mood, with a book in her hand, and her parasol opened. In a few hours after, her bonnet was seen floating on the water, and the next day her body was found in the mud in a kneelir°a position. The pare • sol, which was closed, was lying on the bank, and the book placed across it. No cause could be assigned for the act, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." On Wednesday an inquest was held at Upton Bishop, before T. Evans, Esq., Coroner for Herefordshire, on the body of the Hon. Anna Maria Yorke, daughter of the late Lord Somers, and sister to the present Earl, whose death was caused by the lamentable accident stated in a former paper. It appeared the excellent lady, who was universally beloved for her excellent qualities and benevolence, was returning. from Ross, with her daughter and another lady, Miss Dodd, in an Irish car, when the horse started at a beggar, who abruptly went before the animal with his hat off, for the purpose of soliciting alms, and dashed off to the side of the road amongst some bushes ; the bridle bit catching in them it was forced out of his mouth, when the coachman instantly requested the ladies to get out behind, and the two youngest did so, fortunately without injury. The horse immediately set off at full speed, and instead of turning towards Rudhall, proceeded along the footpath leading to Ross, when the carriage struck against some trees, and the unfortunate lady and the coachman were thrown out by the concussion. Mrs. Yorke was, immediately conveyed home, and medical assistance promptly arrived, but the dreadful injuries precluded all hope, and in a few hours she expired. The coachman is severely hurt. The Jury returned a verdict--" Accidental Death."— J3a (4 . _
The Sun. — 1847-12-10 (London, England)

INGESTRE, M.P., in seconding the adoption of the report, confined himself almost exclusively to attacks on the leaders of the anti-corn-law agitation, and condemned what he termed their " suicidal policy." The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously. The Duke of RICHMOND proposed !the appointment of a sub-committee to carry out that part of the report which alluded to tenant right. He had always thought. and always expressed himself in public to that effect, that those who wished to do justice to the tenant and landlord, could not have used a more injudicious term than that of " tenant-right." If he (the Noble Duke) understood what tenant-right, so called, really was, he must say he did not think a tenant had any right to compel a landlord to let a farm to him, nor did he think that the tenant was to be the only party to a contract (as seemed to bo claimed by persons who were clamorous upon the question), while the landlord was to be compelled to submit to any terms that might :be imposed on him. That certainly was not even-handed justice. The tenant farmers of this country were shrewd enough, and were quite competent to make a good and fair bargain with the landlord, but he regretted to say that in this country there were too many farms held in trust by solicitors, who knew nothing of farming. There were also a large number of farms held from corporations and from municipal bodies, which were let to yearly tenants. He (the Duke of Richmond) would never force a tenant to take a lease because his ancestors had done so, nor would he remove a tenant from a farm because he happened to be unwilling to take a lease.— (Hear, hear.) In ordinary times he thought a tenant would lay out his money for the improvement of his farm, but at present it was not so, for no person could tell what might be the result of the experiment of the political economists, who, aided by the treachery of a branch of the Conservative party, succeeded in passing that measure of free trade with which the public ware now intimately acquainted. The resolution he proposed had for its object the formation of a committee, whose duty it should be to get information on the subject of the claims of tenants, and to institute a strict inquiry into all cases that might come under their observation. lie should be happy to labour, heart and hand, with that committee. It was absolutely necessary that some alterations should be made in the present system, and he had little doubt that, by the labours of the committee, the most beneficial improvements would be introduced.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. H. WILSON, in supporting the motion, remarked that during the last few years he had exerted himself in endeavouring to place the tenant and landlord upon equitable footing werewith grraeaspteedcthetoeach Other. wished t clauseore all eciu casesshould iwhere be inserted empowering the tenant to recover for all unexhausted improvements. That simple arrangement would greatly facilitate the settlea t m settlement of the question, and he confidently recommended it for consideration.—(Hear.) Mr.
The Sun. — 1847-10-28 (London, England)

DREADFUL FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE.-(THIS DAY.)  This morning, shortly before three o'clock, Drummond-street, Euston-square, was visited by the outbreak of a serious fire, which was the house numbered 97, in the before-named street, occupied by Mr. F. Lawson, stationer and bookbinder. The police discovered a dense mass of black smoke pouring forth from the basement ; an instant alarm was given, and the inmates were aroused, who with one exception effected a safe retreat. In less than ten minutes from 1 the first discovery, the building became wrapped in one immense sheet of flame. The excitement at that period was most intense, the inmates who had escaped having informed the crowd that Mrs. Mackie, who was sleeping in the back attic, was in the midst of the fire. A general shout of " save her" was raised, but the fire had obtained too great a head for any one to enter the premises. The engines of the London Brigade, Parish, Birmingham Railway Company, and the county establishments, arrived in rapid succession, and after some time the firemen succeeded in getting the flames extinguished, but not until the premises were nearly destroyed. At a subsequent, Whilst searching the ofn an unfortunate female ruins, discoveredpellod th the e fibroedmye most shockingly burnt. The parochial officers took possession of the same, and sent information to Mr. Before the firemen had left, their attention was directed to the south of London, by perceiving a holding an M.P., who has appointed to-morrow for an inquest. light in the air, which convinced them that a conflagration was raging in that quarter. Thither the Brigade, West of England, and County engines started, guided only by the reflection in the sky. After some trouble the exact scene was reached, when it was found that the extensive premises in the occupation of Messrs. Pinchin and Co., tanners, of the Grange-road, Bermondsey, were in a general blaze. The engine house, drying rooms, and other parts of the establishment—in all, upwards of a hundred and fifty feet in length—were burning furiously. The firemen, under the direction of Mr. Braidwood, Mr. Henderson, and Messrs. Connorton and Garwood, set to work, but they were unable to get the mastery over the destructive element until the premises before spoken of, together with the steam-engines and machinery, were destroyed. The total loss must be very considerable. The origin of both fires is unknown.  SUICIDE or A
The Sun. — 1847-03-13 (London, England)

MIDLAND CIRCUIT. —Nottingham, March 11. The commission was opened th►s morning in the Shire hall, at hall-past ten o'clock, by Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Pattewn, their Lordships having been met at Lady Baybridge, and escorted into the town by John Vero,....uf Carlton-upon-Trent, Esq., Uigh Sheriff, and a numerous retinue of attendantii, officers, and javelin men.  The calendar for the county contains 17 prisoners— one for shooting with intent to do some grievcius bodily harm; one for poisoning ; one for stabbing, cutting, wounding, and maiming; ono for sheep7stealing; one for killing and slaying; one Tor highway robbery; and the others for minor offences. .  In the town calendar there are also 17 prisoners—two for forgery, one highway robbery, and the rest for larceny. Among the prisoners in the town is Emmanuel White, a well-known Chartist, who is charged with forgery. After Mr. Justice PATTESON had opened the commission in the Borough Court, he called attention to the case of White in his charge to the grand jury. There are nine causes and one special jury case on the civil side, some of which are said to be of considerable interest. An indictment is about to be preferred, at the instance of the Commissioners in Lunacy, against a person of the name of Large, lately a keeper in the Lunatic Asylum, having been guilty of alleged gross neglect in leis duty. Some weeks ago a person of the name of Doubleday was removed to the asylum, after attempting self-destruction, and committed to the care of Large, with strict injunctions on no account to leave him, as he was predisposed to commit suicide. Large undertook the patient; but instead of remaining with him, he went out of the room between eleven and twelve at night (the very first night of Doubleday bring in the asylum), to get his tea. He remained for a considerable length of time boiling his kettle, making his tea, &c. On his return he found the patient had been out of bed, torn up his shirt, tied it round his neck, and attaching it to the bedpost, hung himself. Ile was quite dead. Amongst the causes to be he-ard in the County Court is one which, if not settled in quick time, may let out some of the Nottingham election secrets, as it is an action by Mr. Flower, to recover an election bill agaMst Sir John Hohhouse.  Their Lordships attended Divine service at St. Peter's Church, where an admirable sermon was preached by the Rev. Roger Pocklington, of Wa Sheriffs' chi p. lain, and immediately afterwards proceeded to the County Hall, and in both courts tried the prisoners in the town calendar, Mr. Baron Parke sitting in the Nisi Prins, and Mr. Justice Patteson in the Crown Court.
The Sun. — 1847-03-13 (London, England)

SPIRITS.—The demand has been extremely limited for all swoaretsko;f but Vi'estnlonlddeiara peaßaurmforrinhlordeiuspsnesaana to and exportation tn thisany further decline in prices; whilst buyers, on the other hand, only take sufficient for their immediate wants. Calcutta can be obtained at 3s 5d to 3s 6d proof. In Leeward Island there has been scarcely any business done, and 3s 8d to 3s 9d is the nearest value. For Demerara the market is in a flat state, the value of strong sorts is 5s to 55 3d. For Brandy the market is in a quiet state, and prices tend downwards. Oms.—Holders of Olive Oil manifest much firmness, and large parcels have been disposed of. Palm met with little attention for exportation, but the home demand is good ; prices do not improve. In Rape Seed Oil a large amount of bu-iness has been transacted, and at firmer rates. There are several buyers of Cocoa Nut, but little is yet to be had, and prices are on the advance. Linseed Oil met with less attention this week, the prices taken on the spot have been 26s 6d to 26s 9d. In Cod Oil several purchases have been made, but holders are still inclined to sell at 271 to 271105. Seal met with a fair demand, and prices rule high. A good demand exited for all sorts of Southern, and, the supply being less plentiful, holders are enabled to obtain stiffer rates. Sperm met with increased attention, but little improvement in the value can be quoted.  DISTRESSING SuicmE.—Yesterday morning a female named Jane Coussans, the wife of an omnibus conductor, residing at No. 2, Cannon's-buildings, Suffolk-street, Mile-end, committed suicide under the following very distressing circumstances :—For some time past she has been leading a very irregular life, and during the absence of hem husband a man named Cullingford frequently visited her. This circumstance came to the knowledge of her husband, and on Saturday last he met Cullingford in the Whitechapel. road, and accused him with having had an intimacy with his wife. Cullingford admitted that he had, and Coussans immediately struck him. He was instantly given in charge of a police-constable, and on the following Monday he was taken before the magistrates at Worship-street, anti after a long inquiry he was discharged. On the same evening Mrs. Coussans endeavoured to destroy herself, but was prevented by her husband. She continued very low and dejected during the week, and repeatedly said she should never be happy any more. Yesterday morning she procured her husband's breakfast as usual, and in about two hours after he had left home she was discovered suspended from a nail in the wall, between the windows. Mr. Anningson, a surgeon, was immediately called in, and pronounced life to be quite extinct. She was i 9 years of age, and has left two children. Mr. Hart Davis, Deputy Chairman of the Customs, had an interview, yesterday, with the Chanceller of the Exchequer. Lord James Stuart had an interview, yesterday, with Sir Grevrge Grey, At tin 119uie Office,
The Sun. — 1847-03-13 (London, England)

MIDLAND CIRCUI T. —Nottingham, March 11. The commission was opened this morning in the Shire hall, at half-past ten o'clock, by Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Patteson, their Lordships having been met at Lady Baybridge, and escorted into the town by John Vere, of Carlton-upon-Trent, Esq., High Sheriff, and- a numerous retinue of attendant►, officers, ELIA) javelin men. The calendar for the county contains 17 prisoners— one for shooting with intent to do some grievous bodily harm; one for poisoning ; one for stabbing, cutting, wounding, and maiming; one for sheep-stealing; one for killing and slaying; one for highway robbery; and the others for minor offences.  In the town calendar there are also 17 prisoners—two for forgery, one highway robbery, anti toe rest for larcen). Among the prisoners i❑ the town is Emmanuel White, a well-known Chartist, who is charged with turgery. After Mr. Justice PATTESoN had opened the commission in the Borough Court, he called attention to the case of White in his charge to the grand jury. There are nine causes and one special jury case on the civil side, some of which are said to be of considerable interest. Au indictment is about to be preferred, at the instance of the Commissioners iu Lunacy, against a person of the name of Large, lately a keeper in the Lunatic Asylum, having been guilty of alleged gross neglect in liis duty. Some weeks ago a person of the name of Doubleday was removed to the asylum, after attempting self-destruction, and committed to the care of Large, with strict injunctions on no account to leave him, as he was predisposed to commit suicide. Large undertook the patient; but instead of remaining with him, he went out of the room between eleven and twelve at night (the very first night of. Doubleday being in the asylum), to get his tea. He remained for a considerable length of time boiling his kettle, making his tc a, &c. On his return he found the patient had been out of bed, torn up his shirt, tied it round his neck, and attaching it to the bedpost, hung himself. Ile was quite dead. Amongst the causes to be heard in the County Court is one which, if not settled in quick time, may let out some of the Nottingham election secrets, as it is an action by Mr. Flower, to recover an election bill against Sir John Hobhouse. _ _  Tfwir Lordships attended Divine service at St. Peter's Church, where an admirable sermon was preached by the Rev. Roger Pocklingtun, of Walesby, Sneriffs' ch; plain, and immediately afterwards proceeded to the County Hall, and in both courts tried the prisoners in the town calendar, Mr. Baron Parke sitting in the Nisi Prins, and Mr. Justice Patteson in the Crown Court.  NUR HERA (Ali u 1 [.—York, March 11. (Before Mr. Baron
The Sun. — 1847-01-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ACTOR AT MAN.  CHESTER.  An inquest was held yesterday at the Royal Infirmary, before Mr. J. Roberts, solicitor, the deputy coroner of the borough, on view of the body of Peter Fitzsimon, comedian, aged forty years, a married man, but not residing with his wife. Egerton Berry, of No. 22, Kennedy-street, stated that the deceased lodged at their house, and had done so for some time. On Tuesday evening, the sth instant, witness heard a knocking in deceased's room, and on going there with a candle saw deceased sitting on the floor, with his back to the wall, and his throat cut and bleeding. Witness ran down stairs and told his sister, and then ran for a neighbour, named George Lucas, to come to his assistance, and Lucas ran for Mr. Blackmore, surgeon, who accompanied him to the deceased's room. Deceased was found alive, with an open razor lying by his side, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Blackmore, was at once taken to the infirmary. Mary Anne Berry stated that deceased lodged with her, and that about three months ago he had a fit of drinking. Since then he had been very steady, up to about three weeks ago, when he went to the theatre very tipsy, and returned home afterwards and took to his bed, and remained there a fortnight. During that time he only got up at night, and then only to get quite tipsy, but on coming to himself, he wrote a note to Mr. Sloan, his employer, which I took and delivered for him. Mr. Sloan sent word he would have nothing more to do with him, which seemed to trouble him much. After that he went on drinking, and on Tuesday committed the rash act described. Richard Berry, a son of the last witness, gave similar evidence, stating in addition that deceased used to get up and walk about the room all night, as if he could not sleep. Deceased several times conversed with him about suicides, and on the Sunday before his death asked if there had been any suicides committed in town. Witness told him two or three, when he inquired if he would have nerve to cut his own throat, and witness replied no; he asked which he thought the easiest death, shooting or cutting the throat. Deceased had often told him he wished he was dead. Mr. Bowring, house surff "eon at the Infirmary, stated that deceased was admitted, as before stated, and that he died on Sunday last, from the wound in his throat. Although he was sensible, he gave no reason for the rash act, yet admitted that he had done it himself. Amongst other matters, he told witness that he was starving at the time, but he did not allege that as a reason for cutting his throat. Verdict, Temporary insanity.— Manchester Courier.