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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-05-16 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

HANDSOME DONATION.—Mrs. Brown, the widow of the late Thomas Brown, Esq., of Clarence-street, has contributed £lOO to the funds for the support of the schools in connection with St. Silas Church, in this town, in consequence of a wish expressed to' that effect by her late husband prior to his decease. On Wednesday last, John Jones, a labourer employed at the new tunnel now in course of excavatio❑ at Edge-hill, was preparing a piece of rock for blasting, when a poreion of it gave way, and fell upon him. He was killed on the spot. The weight of rock which fell upon the deceased was about two tons. On Monday last, John Hope, aged 33, residing in Copperas-hill, committed suicide by hanging himself. The deceased had been for some time complaining of general debility and sickness ; his mind had also been depressed in consequence of the stagnation of trade and other matters.  Our advertising columns of this day contain the twenty second report of the Directors of the Standard Life Assurance Company, which must be highly gratifying to all connected with the Company. We also observe that the directors have opened an office in South Castlestreet, under the charge of Messrs. J. and D. L. Murdoch. On Thursday, Margaret Inglis, of Hunter-street, died from injuries received from being burnt. It appeared that so far back as the 19th of January last, she was in the act of passing a table in the house on which there was a lighted candle, that her gown caught fire, and that she was severely burned all over her back. Mr. Ross, F.A.S.S., who lectured, on the 26th of April, at the Portico, on the Druids, has been solicited to deliver an illustrated lecture, on the same sutject, to the Arch Chapter and Primitive Lodges of Druids, in this town, of which notice will appear in future advertisements. Mr. Ross' lectures are both instructive and pleasing, and well illustrated by diagrams. The Rev. W. J. Conybeare, A.M., Principal of the Collegiate Institution, has been presented to a valuable living in the South of England. He resigns his office at the Collegiate at the termination of the current half-year. The pupils of the institution, by whom the reverend gentleman is highly esteemed, having spontaneously entered into a subscription for the purpose of presenting him with a memorial of their regard. •
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-06-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BRISTOL.— OR Monday the bodies of Maria, Edward, and John Hill, mother and children, were exhumed for the purpose of being submitted to an examination, rendered necessary her death of was twofollowed under the following circumstances :—ln October last the wife of Mr. Thomas Wellington Hill, a retired builder of Bristol, died shortsomewhat afterwardssuddenl by the y, and her children. No suspicion was attached to any party at the time of the death of Mrs. Hill, and not until application was made by the husband for the amount of a policy effected upon the life of the wife in the National Loan Fund Assurance Society. As the policy was to a large amount, £3,000, and was only effected four months previous to the death of the insured, the parties in the insurance office disputed payment and caused inquiries to be made respecting the death of the w;fe, and it was discovered that her illness had been attended by vomiting. Mr. Hill having threatened the insurance society with an action, they caused the body of the wife and also the bodies of the children to be disenterred, and the intestines given to Mr. Herapath, the celebrated chymist, for analyzation. During the time the bodies were being disinterred the suspected party committed suicide by means of essential oil of almonds which he had procured—a portion himself and another portion by means of a sister—front two druggists' shops. Mr. Hill wrote a note previous to taking the poison, in which he said, in disconnected sentences, " his head suffered severely from mental distraction. His mind was bowed down by the attempt of a powerful party to crush him. He was not guilty of the atrocious charge," &c. At the inquest respecting the death of Mrs. Hill and the children, it was stated that in each case arsenic bad been detected, and the inquiry was adjourned to to-day (Tuesday).
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-11-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—OD Friday a suicide was committed at Nottingham, which produced a degree of interest and excitementgreater than any event of the kind for many years. During the last two years the Rev. W. Brown, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been officiating as curate of Sneinton' a large parish adjoining the town of Nottingham, which situation he filled to the satisfaction of the incumbent, the Rev. W. H. Whyatt, and a numerous body of the parishioners. Two or three weeks before Easter last the Rev. E. Bull, of Pentlow, in Essex, came with his family to Nottingham, exchanging his residence with the Rev. W. C. Coleman, incumbent of St. James's, Standard-hill, the latter gentleman being out of health, and requiring a change of air. The Rev. E. Bull has a daughter, about 17 years of age, who is a ward in chancery, and on attaining her majority will become possessed of considerable property, This young lady having become the object of Mr. Brown's affections, he made his attachment known to her father, hoping to be accepted as her suitor. His expectations, however, being in a great measure frustrated, it seems the disappointment has proved too much for his mind, and has caused him to commit the melancholy act, which has plunged a large circle of relatives and friends into the deepest grief. On Friday last his conduct appeared considerably altered, owing, no doubt, to a letter he had received in the early part of that day from the Rev. E. Bull, who in very considerate terms declined his offer, at all events for the present, on account of the youth of his daughter, and strongly, vet in a kind spirit, advised him to think no more about the matter. During the afternoon the deceased was seen to walk in the streets in Nottingham in a very hurried and excited manner, and on visiting two or three shops, his altered manner excited a considerable degree of attention. At four o'clock he went to the Castle, and having obtained admission at the lodge, walked to the ruins, and entering a compartment at the south-west corner, drew a pistol from his pocket, and holding it in his left hand, shot himself in the forehead, the charge taking away the whole of the orbit of the left side, and pressing the eye down inside the cheek.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-11-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN. —On Friday a suicide was committed at Nottingham, which produced a degree of interest and excitement greater than any event of the kind for many years. During the last two years the Rev. W. Brown, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been officiating as curate of Sueinton, a large parish adjoining the town of Nottingham which situation he filled to the satisfaction of the incunnbent, the Rev. W. H. Whyatt, and a numerous body of the parishioners. Two or three weeks before Easter last the Rev. E. Bull, of Pentlow. in Essex, came with his family to Nottingham, exchanging his residence with the Rev. W. C. Coleman, incumbent of St. James's, Standard-hill, the latter gentleman being out of health, and requiring a change of air. The Rev. E. Bull has a daughter, about 17 years of age, who is a ward in chancery, and on attaining her majority will become possessed of considerable property, This young lady having become the object of Mr. Brown's affections, he made his attachment known to her father, hoping to be accepted as her suitor. His expectations, however, being in a great measure frustrated, it seems the disappointment has proved too much for his mind, and has caused him to commit the melancholy act, which has plunged a large circle of relatives and friends into the deepest grief. On Friday last his conduct appeared considerably altered, owing, no doubt, to a letter he had received in the early part of that day from the Rev. E. Bull, who in very considerate terms declined his offer, at all events for the present, on account of the youth of his daughter, and strongly, vet in a kind spirit, advised him to think no more about the matter. During the afternoon the deceased was seen to walk in the streets in Nottingham in a very hurried and excited manner, and on visiting two or three shops, his altered manner excited a considerable degree of attention. At four o'clock he went to the Castle, and having obtained admission at the lodge, walked to the ruins, and entering a compartment at the south-west corner, drew a pistol from his pocket, and bolding it in his left hand, shot himself in the forehead, the charge taking away the whole of the orbit 9f the left side, and pressing the eye dQwn ingide the cheek.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-04-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF "TOM STEELE.”—OD Wednesday evening last, the late Mr. O'Connell's " head pacificator" attempted to commit suicide, by jumping off Waterloo Bridge, London, into the Thames. A waterman passing through the bridge at the moment, seized him in the water immediately after the plunge, and brought him ashore, when he was conveyed to King's College Hospital. When Mr. Steele came of age he entered into possession of a fortune of £15,000 or £16,000 ; but the whole of that has been wasted in Irish agitation, and a short time ago he passed through the Dublin Insolvent Debtors' Court, since which he has been living on an allowance out of his estate. He does not appear to have sustained serious injury from his rash attempt. The unfortunate man, a few days before, addressed a letter to a friend, in which he said,—" The highest aspirations of my nature were, that I should be O'Connell's principal instrument of peace, his ' Head Pacificator of Ireland," in his efforts for the peaceful, bloodless regeneration of his own country, and for setting an example to other realms, as was nobly proved in England by Richard Cobden and his league, how revolutions may be achieved by the consolidated organisation of public opinion, and with out the pollution o? carnage, bloodshed, and convulsion. Before you receive this to-morrow I will have ceased to live. lam quite weary of existence,' although of course, as a matter of manly firmness,:in private society I deport myself as if I were without a care. I shall manage the matter in such a way that there shall be no corpse for the ceremonial of a coroner's inquest and post mortem examination. When a thing of this kind must be done, the more quietly and less theatrically it is done the better."
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-04-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF "TOM STEELE.”—On 'Wednesday evening last, the late Mr. O'Connell's " head pacificator" attempted to commit suicide, by jumping off Waterloo Bridge, London, into the Thames. A waterman passing through the bridge at the moment, seized him in the water immediately after the plunge, and brought him ashore, when he was conveyed to King's College Hospital. When Mr. Steele came of age he entered into possession of a fortune of £15,000 or £16,000 ; but the whole of that has been wasted in Irish agitation, and a short time ago he passed through the Dublin Insolvent Debtors' Court, since which he has been living on an allowance out of his estate. He does not appear to have sustained serious injury from his rash attempt. The unfortunate man, a few days before, addressed a letter to a friend, in which he said,—" The highest aspirations of my nature were, that I should be O'Connell's principal instrument of peace, his ' Head Pacificator of Ireland," in his efforts for the peaceful, bloodless regeneration of his own country, and for setting an example to other realms, as was nobly proved in England by Richard Cobden and his league, how revolutions may be achieved by the consolidated organisation of public opinion, and without the pollution of carnage, bloodshed, and convulsion. Before you receive this to-morrow I will have ceased to live. lam quite weary of existence," although of course, as a matter of manly firmness,:in private society I deport myself as if I were without a care. I shall manage the matter in such a way that there shall be no corpse for the ceremonial of a coroner's inquest and post mortem examination. When a thing of this kind must be done, the more quietly and less theatrically it is done the better."
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-06-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DOUBLE MURDER IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE.—On the 30th ult. a lengthened investigation took place into the death of Harriet Burton, wife of Charles Burton, huckster, and Mary Ann, his daughter, both of whom were found with their throats cut at Stilton, in the morning of Monday last. At the close of the proceedings a verdict of " Wilful Murder " was returned against Charles Burton, then in custody. Since Monday the miserable man has confessed to the surgeon who attended him the particulars of the sanguinary deed. He said, " I first cut my wife's throat, when she was between asleep and awake, but finding herself wounded, she jumped out of bed and rushed towards the window, whence she shrieked Murder !' I then immediately cut the throat of my little girl, and having done so, I rushed at my wife, and, clasping her round the waist, I repeated the stroke across her neck. She then fell dead at my feet. I then made an attempt upon my own throat, but I was seized before I accomplished my purpose." Upon being questioned as to the cause which induced him to commit the rash at, he said, trouble caused me to contemplate suicide. I intended to destroy myself; but, knowing that I should leave my wife and children in penury, I thought it best that we should all die together." It appears that, on Saturday night, when the unhappy man went to the razor grinder's for the purpose of getting his razor sharpened, he was disappointed in the rtceipt of a sum of money left him by a deceased relative, and, having contracted a few debts, he was fearful he should not be able to discharge them ; hence the awful occurrence. On Wednesday he made a will, leaving the whole of his property to his son George, who was absent from home at the time the fatal deed was committed.  MELANCHOLY DEATH OF Two
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-06-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DOUBLE MURDER IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE.—On the 30th ult. a lengthened investigation took place into the death of Harriet Burton, wife of Charles Burton, huckster, and Mary Ann, his daughter, both of whom were found with their throats cut at Stilton, in the morning of Monday last. At the close of the proceedings a verdict of " Wilful Murder" was returned against Charles Burton, then in custody. Since Monday the miserable man has confessed to the surgeon who attended him the particulars of the sanguinary deed. He said, " I first cut my wife's throat, when she was between asleep and awake, but finding herself wounded, she jumped out of bed and rushed towards the window, whence she shrieked ' Murder!' I then immediately cut the throat of my little girl, and having done so, I rushed at my wife, and, clasping her round the waist, I repeated the stroke across her neck. She then fell dead at my feet. I then made an attempt upon my own throat, but I was seized before I accomplished my purpose." Upon being questioned as to the cause which induced him to commit the rash act, he said, trouble caused me to contemplate suicide. I intended to destroy myself; but, knowing that I should leave my wife and children in penury, I thought it best that we should all die together." It appears that, on Saturday night, when the unhappy man went to the razor grinder's for the purpose of getting his razor sharpened, he was disappointed in the rtceipt of a sum of money left him by a deceased relative, and, having contracted a few debts, he was fearful he should not be able to discharge them ; hence the awful occurrence. On Wednesday he made a will, leaving the whole of his property to his son George, who was absent from home at the time the fatal deed was committed.  MELANCHOLY DEATH OF Two
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-06-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Friday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Elizabeth Davies, a respectable female, who, it will be remembered, throw herself into the waters of the Mersey on Saturday fortnight. It appeared from the evidence that deceased, who was about 40 years of age, had for some years kept a standing in the Fish Market. A witness named Mary Ann Stephenson, living in Oakesstreet, deposed as follows :—" Last Saturday week, I went with the deceased to the pier-head. After I had got upon the landing-stage, I lost sight of the deceased. In a few minutes after, I heard an alarm, and saw deceased in the water. Before any assistance could be given to her she sunk. For some time back the deceased had been in a very low state of mind, in consequence of being in debt, and, (as stated by another witness) having a good deal of money owing to her which she could not get in. Before going down the steps leading to the stage, I asked the officer on duty to stop her, as she was in a low way, and was afraid she was going to make away with herself. His answer was that, as I was a friend of hers, I could follow her. I should not know the officer again. The deceased was perfectly sober at the time." Deceased was a married woman. Her body was found floating in the river on Thursday morning, near the new north docks, and was taken to the dead-house, where it was recognized by the witness, whose testimony we have quoted. Mr. Cribbs, a musician, said that, on the Saturday referred to, he was on board of the Prince of Wales packed, plying to Birkenhead, and saw deceased come on board apparently in a great hurry. Just as she got on board, she walked pest witness and went to the side of the boat, and then jumped into the river from the top of the rails. Under the circamstances, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased destroyed herself while labouring under temporary insanity.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-06-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Friday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Elizabeth Davies, a respectable female, who, it will be remembered, thmw herself into the waters of the Mersey on Saturday fortnight. It appeared from the evidence that deceased, who was about 40 years of age, bad for some years kept a standing in the Fish Market. A witness named Mary Ann Stephenson, living in Oakesstreet, deposed as follows :—" Last Saturday week, I went with the deceased to the pier-head. After I had got upon the landing-stage, I lost sight of the deceased. In a few minutes after, I heard an alarm, and saw deceased in the water. Before any assistance could be given to her she sunk. For some time back the deceased had been in a very low state of mind, in consequence of being in debt, and, (as stated by another witness) having a good deal of money owing to her which she could not get in. Before going down the steps leading to the stage, I asked the officer on duty to stop her, as she was in a low way, and Iwas afraid she was going to make away with herself. His answer was that, as I was a friend of hers, I could follow her. I should not know the officer again. The deceased was perfectly sober at the time." Deceased was a married woman. Her body was found floating in the river on Thursday morning, near the new north docks, and was taken to the dead-house, where it was recognized by the witness, whose testimony we have quoted. Mr. Cribbs, a musician, said that, on the Saturday referred to, he was on board of the Prince of Wales packed, plying to Birkenhead, and saw deceased come on board apparently in a great hurry. Just as she got on board, she walked past witness and went to the side of the boat, and then jumped into the river from the top of the rails. Under the circamstances, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased destroyed herself while labouring under temporary insanity.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-02-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

IRELAND.  Comparative tranquillity pervades the counties in.which the Special Commission has been sitting. Lamb, the first of the year, was exhibited at the Newtewn meat market, Limerick, on Friday. The Rev. J. Moore, incumbent of Mulaghfad, near Enniskillen, committed suicide on Friday week, by cutting his throat. He was one of the most benevolent men living. It is said that the Government have two cases of altar denunciation, by Roman Catholic clergymen, on their books, which they may legally and effectually prosecute. Bishop O'Higgins has written a letter to Mr. J. O'Connell, in which he calls Englishmen " pagans," and deals in a variety of other phrases equally significant and charitable. Two brothers, named Nester, were amusing themelres near Mayo, firing at a mark, when one playfully presented a pistol at his brother, which unfortunately went off, the ball entering the forehead.  —*— The Church and State Gazette states that the Archbishop of Canterbury is in a precarious state. The Rev. S. B. Sellers, of Rufford, has been appointed chaplain to the High Sheriff, Sir T. G. Hesketh, Bart. The Bishop of Tasmania has left England for his far distant diocese. The Archbishop of York has accepted the office of patron and president of the York Auxiliary to the Church The allegations respecting the mysterious deaths of the Missionary Association. Rev. Mr. Maguire and his brother and sister-in-law have The Bishop of Manchester will hold his first ordination rain, all been denied. The first, it is affirmed, died of gout in; on the 19th March at Manchester. Candidates are to v , the stomach, .and the two latter " suddenly" of fever. send in the requisite papers before the 19th February. i-E Nevertheless,, the report is still current that the stomach Mr. C. H. Frewen, M.P. for East Sussex in a letter to es of the brother of the rev. gentleman was forwarded to the Record, says, " There are strong reasons'for believing, y; Dublin for analysation, and that poison had been disco- that if it had not been for the interference of one or two lont -a heavy sea ; ship .labouring very vered sufficient to cause death. heavy hail storm from N.W. Thursday, 30th,