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The Express. — 1857-08-19 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. THIS DAY.  MANSION-HOUSE. Ms Ha, en eosentrictlooking old men, was brought dors the Lord Mayor, upon remand, charged with having :tempted to commit suicide, by tying a rape tightly round u. neck, and then endeavouring to jump into the river. The officer who had charge of the care, produced • certiftde repining the prisoner's state of tomind, from the surgeon INeergate gaol, which was handed the Lord Meyer. who hi reading it ordered the prisoner to be taken to the Union dither with the certificate. lama Batchelor was brought up upon remand charged rick having hien found in unlawful possession of 12Ibs of  Jame.] that the heard the Tho prim and the 01 mom Woe three ditt knife fr The trout and bef of blood.  Mr. 11 received cation, h,  LAT:  TOR:  Irappeared from the evidence adduced at the former examination that the prisoner, who was a potent in the navies of a publics, was in the habit of supp ying the men at work on Brewer's-quay wits beer, and that he was stepped be g policeman, in the Mletories, with the 121bs. of butter in ble cast pocket. The officer stated te-day that the butter tend not be identified. The prisoner still declared that he had purchased the buthr of • man for 6s. The Lord Mayor—How large is the pocket of the coat in which the butter was found Officer—lt extends the whole way round the hack. It goes from ekirt to sk et. It is all one pocket, my lord. The Lord Mayor-1 never before heard of such a pocket ae that. Prisoner—l had it made large for the purpose of carrying e Inge quantity of bread and cheese in it, for the conanmphoe of the men employed on the quay. The Lord Mayor—As the butter was not identified, I must dcharge you, butt recommend you to get rid of that pocket as aeon as you can. Discharged accordingly.
The Express. — 1857-01-08 (London, England)

THAMES. A care worn-looking woman of respectable appenronee and gond address, named Martha hake, was brought before Mr Belk, charged with attempting felfiketruction, and also with administering poison to her own eon, who I. only five year. of age. The prisoner sae brought from the London Hospital, where rho hod recovered from the influence of velem, only with red difficulty. Enough poison had alio been administered to the child to rauee death. In a °materialism which took place between Mr. S. J. Dank resident medical (ARCH of the London Melina. and ra inestilinte, it tranepired that the prisoner was the widow et a pram who committed suicide a abort time WO, since which she had been reduced in greet poverty, although attempting to gain a living by her needle. This destitute condition preyed on her 'pints until she wis tempted to procure some leudanem, which she obtained with great facility of different (herniate' elle«, and took some herself and gave it eloo to her child. The prisoner'e 'malady deposed that the mother we. always kind to her child, wee a very honed woman, and paid her rent punctually. The sister-in-law of the Keener confirmed the statement of Mr. Ilurvh en to the muses which led the pri.ner to attempt the life of herself and child. The deceased husband of the prisoner was a elm* and emendation agent, end only is at op whoa he poisoned himself. The prisoner. Ise lie paw wife without any provifllo/1 whatever. primasee nether, who was at present in Norfolk, had heft meg der le Inhaler widowed daughter back to her native plain and was .peeled every hour in London. • Mr. Dame maths Wined the prisoner wee really penitent, and laismeded Mt her behalf. He should rejoiee of the primmer was libeestail, for she hadbeen a great sulkier. Kr. Self' mold hardly reactive the pawner would have attempted the life of her child if she had not been in a state of great mental anguish, caused by the lees of her father and husband, and her deatitute condition. Ile could not do otherwise than commit her for trig, and the came must COMO before the notice of • higher tribunal. He should for the present remand her to elerkenwell House of Detention until Monday next. and he hoped ebo would revive every kindn« and consideration from the chaplain and medical officer of Srhetreltd. , a pollee Armond of the 111 division, and who bad charge of the ease, said he would take care of the primmer's eLild in his own hour. Mr. Safe said that was a very kind offer on the part of the pollee sergeant, but he thought the beet cows was to deliver the child to its mint, and he would give her a prement of be. hum the poor-Loa. The prisoner, who walked loudly, war then removed from the dock.
The Express. — 1857-02-02 (London, England)

SCICIDE BT A SOLDIER...--Thls morning . lion was received of the suicide of a co of regiment at prment located at Aldershott. the unfortunate man, who bad served in the tared the reeding room and tied a string to own fire-lock, leaving a loop at the end, pia Are-lock under bin chin, tad with bit I fired it off, the ball poring throw h the g heed, causing instant death. A young wo be bad kept company for mine time bad m this fact preying upon his mind led him mt. The decayed wee respected in the exerhteted young mac.  71. Y. rn.) GeAr• Lo ry Jacob, had fiehhrd 111 ,„ exporter",in tieing nination meet- The 111 disclosed in Clio wear. The let oP Muck, Clear Sagß.k..d carried off • cc is the baei- stab d :at( rivals e bankrupts, The oLipppp rag to very ; realised. En- had n acquired to ship more l-b, I, and November, nun, 7 merchandise to bated they placed in the wee ruin. Against wit L' /red to have re- r .:Reireuunoirn.rt7ttang.iptufspetr notth it.thq:air r creditors 20s. in ru rent. The proditors and conring their inspec)O/. were received bto tili a mm iLalednirydinvit:J!.......boosff nil, us od otabrinAi po.weoTy. eve the English aedie advice of their n"' -y powers of attor- one heir creditor., and le m petition. Daring", tad been carried on Iccounts current or though they not . pwards of 33,0061., rig from Australian t"'" at diaappointnients Lis character so con- if I am not disposed Aimee upon thole wed a profit of against which the The books had '" uity. The onuses in this country ae. signments, valued '' tee realisation. The rsonal ditto, 1,4161.; sent, 1461. that a long Laj011111• f, acertain the result of zaps the best towns t :he bankrupte, stated t Lame the court under 0 appeared that their the creditors agreed inspection. Assets 6d, was paid, and due on the Auer.- I iculties in the radii.been asked to execute he Australian debtors. ' apse of so long a time. nubility upon thornChet' therefore came to asked that they might anent. The assignees f the property returned as could explain ; even ustralia knew no more en in this country all aeon why there should had Come before the affairs had been under red meets of 30,000/. must be an sAjourntain this.
The Express. — 1857-12-29 (London, England)

THE WATEBLOO-BRIDGE MURDER.  ♦ PRITIPMED CONPIIIISTON.  COLCHESTER, MONDAY. During yesterday some sensation was caused in this town by a rumour that • soldier at the camp had confessed to having been concerned in murdering the man whose mangled remains were recently found on one of the piers of Waterloo-bridge. It appear. that a deeerter from the 66th Regiment, named Thotuae Pedlar, wee brought back to the camp on Saturday evening, and whilst in the guard-roam attempted I. commit suicide by strangling himself with his neckerchief. He afterwards dropped some hints about having committed some crime which he cared more about than desertion; and at last said he, with two others., murdered a man in London, and after be bed been cut up and put into a carpet bag a woman took it away and threw it over Waterloo-bridge. In reply to the sergeant who had charge of him he said the man was not • foreigner, but a farmer, and had SOL about him. He added that he did not commit the murder, but was in the house at the time, and had part of the money. The circumstance was comniusiceted to the Borough lee, and Superintendent Dunn had an interview with the when he sold it was all humbug, and he knew no more Meta the murder than he bed teadin the papers. The prisoner was brought up to-day at the Borough Bench, when he made • similar retrectation. He 1. • poor idiotic-looking fellow, and by no means likely, judging from physical vitarecteristics, to have played a part in so subtle and eanguinary a transaction. Ho state. that he comes from Bristol, but will not tell whether he Doe any friend., or whom be was employed by in that town. The Mayor (who is a physician) expressed his belief that the man's mind was deranged. He also appeared to wish to exchange military for civil custody, as he said he should rather go to gaol than be sent beck to the camp. No reliance whatever wee placed on his statement se to the murder, end he was handed beck to the military authorities.
The Express. — 1857-08-26 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Friday last a dea-1 penile Irish faction row broke out in Dudley between two men named Michael Hickey and J. Higgins, which ended in I the former rushing into a butehee's shop taking up a knife from the Meek, and plunging it into his fellow omuntryman's bowel; swig his death. Hickey was thereupon taken into onseedrlad Wed in the lock-up. On Monday UAL as the mseYilm Bening the charge of the prisoners in the luck-up tams gelsg disk rounds, on entering ilirkey'm cell they found W Inaba spinet the wall and apparently in a belpleov slate, with his head hanging down. On approaching him it vas discovered that he was dead, Laving amended himself by hie handkerchief from one of the bars of the window of his cell. lie was hnmediately cut darn, but life was extinct, and it was the opinion of the surgeon that he had boat dead at least so hour. The suicide oppeers to hove been most determined in his intention. The bar of the window from which he hod suspended himself was not more than six feet from the door' but, from the position of the body when discovered, it would seem that Hickey had got upon his bed, and, after adjusting the handkorchiet to the window bar and his neck, had thrown himself down, and thus caused strangulation. When diemoved his leer were tent under hi. body. Ile had chalked the fallowing (supposed to be addressed- to his wife) on his sail-door.—" If you do what I told you I would not loss my We. May the Lord have mercy on the soul I have taken through drunkenness; and the Lord have mercy on mine I Go to your child, and go to endd Do the best you can for you, thiltheo. I forgive. Oed forgive Ton." The inquest on the body of Higgins has been held before Mr. Docker, coroner for Worcestershire, end has ended In a verdict of i'masialaughter" easiest Richey.
The Express. — 1857-04-10 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE CPA CLEFS IN THE SUN FLAB-OFFICE  Yesterday, Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, held sis imposts st the Composer, Mount-street, Grosvenorgam, ea the body of lir' Sassed Wilkie, aged st, whose = .17.1 bead is Vie 1110. It apparel the dist the deemed resided with hie nether at team Ne. 9, Ids Mar, The wee warIns 11"Sodar dr wised= Gado& la.2=. Deemed ten IS years la the shore always at the West-sad beemah, Closingones, till las sommatemeed et lot meth, whoa he wee protasis& la bin demise at ea biersised salary, and named to the (My aloe There the dales won mere compilealut sad sidesee, sad assessed, who was of e eel/ nurser twayeseessat, bonier trequsatly sarreesell a Mr Sat he abseil set be aide to warm them, blame eviissely dspeerst la epistle Nei 1I• Atkins, the obit awls, sad hie edisegete. VI ell at wham he wee la= sedenveared le shwa Id= fa Welt, sail Its seemed to rally,l 6111.1.1% ea =.Bl, the Nth alt. Ohs the lot time), INCIV eseepeesd thia weed U. wait hem te =deli ease 6=lW seme limbs, bat Id mem, sad the nest the aroma* heed wa thepernt reasei-parse ea epee rime et yew art siblessod, but es to be meet kr his weir; with the kliewing wee* is fah, ia his beitAwrifte ailed sellevel st the mod et dedh ; the Oily office oda Wiese, ea therelbrs yea the gala se weiatwe Iteger. The caly _pale Zail aa eseeest et yea. Oed win pelmet yew Fame& My rid is selleved et the preipost. I belbsfry." Deceased woe area elbwireids area Ave, sad ea Tuesday earning last Ids body wee dleseverei by • labowiag Tema dost as the Bapst aver the boa" sod ow, mach decomposed, hying tiOly bees lathe water mayday& The Joy having emerhed apes the meiniacholy fists at the ease, la the slams 1 any &eat testimony so to how deemed ewe In the water, reberasil a redid 1 "Found ttrowatd."  AT ST. BARNABAB', PIMLICO, there ban bean 106 orders during the Isla seasenota Mame :—Cdr brakes of the Holy Eacheelet. 46; NW" Id; Imre. nap, 62; Lltaakti, 00. At Oa 4Seelebradean, rider ocesumnidinede kr has shoat 2,011. Feilreles AMOS have bola parbell eleagether during the mom eW this, a Mies Swim h has held OK* • 101114 red a *Wed ler the wale et tpeesbe illeitikiodee mat Wise a daring sae yak brie ru et develbs. naulitedee; exhortation. Pies denim lave ales hems hid wary wed for dianine at latliseika. The alksikaat at the daily terviele lama brier wren them la sash at this church &eft Se Lisa mama.— U/11411. [Adilol". Nltirtll7 BARBT'S Dru r ctos
The Express. — 1857-08-17 (London, England)

UNITED STATES.  LIVERPOOT, SrxnA7.  This morning the Ilritish and North American royal mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, entered the river from New York, with dates to the sth 111.4., 41 passengers, and 917,000 dollars in specie. We learn from her that the royal mail steam-ship Persia had arrived on the sth. . .  The screw steam-ship Edinburgh passed in on the .sth from the Clyde, and the City of Baltimore, from this port, and the United States steam-ship Fulton, from Southampton, were passed by the Asia on the Bth.  The news by the Asia, although four days later than we previously had, is of very little interest to the European reader. The telegraphic accounts from the South report heavy rains and destructive hailstot ms, and that the crops had suffered severely. Ihe United States steam-frigate Roanoke had arrived at New York with upwards of 200 of Walker's filibusters on board.  Havana advice, to the 22nd ult. report sugars without change, the stock on hand amounting to 225,000 boxes. The island was healthy. 'I he labour market had received a supply, consisting of one cargo of 400 ltozal negroes, landed near Cardenas, from the brig W. D. Miller, and two cargoes of Coolies, arrived from Chins. _ _  Advices from Texas state that Senator Itusk committed suicide at his residence on the 29th ult., by shooting himself through the head with a rifle. A letter from Boston, dated August 1, says:— '• A despatch from St. Pierre, Miquelon. dated July 27, states that the bark Monaco, of Warren, Me., from Guttcnburg for New York, was totally lost near Burin, Newfoundland, on the 21st inst., together with fifty Swedish steerage passengers. The captain and his wife, and the crew and six passengers, were saved. The crew rind the six passengers were landed at St. Pierre, and were sent on to ?sew York in the brig Lewis Gilles, by the American Consul. The captain goes home vie Sidney."  Hors-gore
The Express. — 1857-12-14 (London, England)

AND SUICIDE NEAR THE EUSTONSQUARE STATION.  This day cameiderable excitement prevailed in the asighbeuelmed tithe Eartre-.gran railway stades, is toeammo el • roped that • dreadful 'murder and suicide bad bees eammileal at Harpers CoMe-hease, Dram moodetrost, Zesesee-wasszo. It sparred that au Tbemplay last, • mesa, who, mord Is he • assignor, sailed with • female, wits It was seippmed was hie wife, sad Weed far • Weep far a rivet period. They eloped • bed and ansimed them till Sunday, when. m Hap wets both sheet is leave, be (Mr. Harper) mopped ben, eadrepresembet that he should require mate men by the swam they had reseed. They west back We Herr new mad Me was heard et them for some boars. Hafts= els= sad Was o'clock Mr. Harper Medal et the doer owe er twice, bat, se it was drama la the beide, be did sat spat It. About lea debit Kr. Harper saw Sergarme badell. 311, who wag peaeWe au duty, to whore be eemmeendeseed whet bed happosed. sereasat wet up with Mr. &rpm le • ewe at the woad floor, alma Is. mumat kambed repeatedly. As so armee wee remised, the doer we faced spa, ape which • very bandsieht wee yeammeed to their ,to.. The bombe wee lbw* at the it with bar threat cat, sad there was • Me peel of bleed sire by her bead. The vadlirlaseie we wee ape his bat; he elm bed • ibigheal Mwean Ms Areal, sad then wee • ewer be his right Teem this ebussmersve the isheame le Net be had set the wear's Haw and bed allerwunis sem ast upset lb elm. • sergam was mat , who observed this they bed hem dead semi bears. No rim hod bees lewd be Wt mem be the amoral stir Amami, sad et puma it is sabasera whet Nab have led to the committal ▪ diedowhie elms. laliemellea bee hem mat to Mr. Webby. lie mem.
The Express. — 1857-09-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF NANA SAHIB.  pomThe lb&minx is contained is lett2c firm (WM olowd the nod " 7Y Mott sad Mt w lei was bloat two miss set of Catalan \ glee w• Met mom Mop 114-p•mrke pme ltswltams. we bad imp more limetale dot dam wow lbw* tel pm.. Ell mom p.m, wits me Int Is tilled wad wormitd glad WO Emu, mos mul &dim Th• Imo d a temp w• yowl tail, tat oftwinodo mm• woe • Woo *Mee KO Sows wed Super by emended, old we taw • limb de of dui balm. W• td M toommiat gad Mite d dm tamp wit! ell Sortponsa ad Whim , Imior Wawa mum plasitly ad ladWm Mod awl warded. TY arm Wigan al Millar w mompol odd& d Cloworme, sal mit wake we mimed dm lowa =.416 obits w• Used dolt 111 Who wad Mims tan hi am am inked than. awful, sofa M lobsid, AIN! Inn. r thlif dean. de., shwa shod dm  brba —pees& piece. re • pawl art red awl rose roe re herr of Need are perrear, sr bee re greet tat we her ibe a the is war dim saw re bed lora the gamy the avers perses4ite area red ODOM isered re Pre wire the we veer or hilted the lake ad threw re def Ave se vell se the rise dad here lab a well la re roper& lor Is, set ts re we oral debt. II rpm Men the horse we ar. lea the ware rue Myer el dr* dare Wee try IMO reissel. We bow Orr reweverse re led lel ar were peered yes ribs. "We bet peer & Corr wee obot der roe ble here la • imp weal te melee free IN le dp tarry. Are la MO he re herd sheet the bend lo web se err Oa we rad ray rerpiee ra. The rater of Allare I wee hall "d el Fettehease by ear siest. Terra we west with • ere/ her his Meer, where the • Tars err wee, Me wear Webb yore wirer abs • .ha We heel are eras of re Pre, ir is re whoa of here rd perry, lad tali I/ me Dr errs. TM Piro boo dower War& en hi drip. Be bed r Moth of pre is Letreer, ha ere he pit am her it re rfeer re emery sad retry dewed boar. They re Apee er eM WAL =V ask Er he r err debeset b..it. Carr W. OS MI AVOre sew err be dr Mgr lArlsawomil amid ~ phew the I'r Ode bt re re ler her for oak th= erre le errand air w the let yes raw ell the are wertelly." eldregh It I. aot aseliseed is Mew tbeepag letter, thew wen II Ira (Earepero) of the It. hi der dad Mr the heel it the see who at Telheree Or Order Yore lepea, Jae Tyre, re or of ilea He bee he • yoweg weir tad tw dre is lamer the lose et s pod Wake rd • Mad rishorl eal raw, rd se sees et ▪ ereedes got tire Ory Ide par wear` ark kerma tad bred low
The Express. — 1857-02-03 (London, England)

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.  (rgow ova oww  PARIS, MoNDAT ETEWIYOI  I learn that orders have been sent to Toulon for the immediate departure of a fleet for China. I have not heard what the precise force is to be, but four vessel, of the line arc spoken of, besides frigates and steamers.  A camp of two divisions of cavalry and :four divisions of infantry (in all 40,000 men), is to be formed this year at Suippes (Marne), a place in Champagne, where tho new war fusers were tried last summer. A detachment of sappers has just left Metz for Snippet'. The Ruinian Ambassador, Count Kisselet, left Perin thin evening for Nice. His return to Paris is fixed for the 18th. _ .  The Grand Duke Constantine is not expected here till the middle of April. At the Boarso the settlement of tho }lento was effected very much to the disadvantage of the "Bears." They had calculated a great deal too much on the amount of stuck which would be required to be delivered, and had very generally waited to the last moment, expecting that the rate of reports would be very high. This was so far from being the case that early in the day the Rente was carried over at the comparatively low figure of 45c., and in the course of the afternoon the rate dropped to 10c.! -made When..thoLsettleraent was nearly over (about half-past two) the market gave way a little, but the closing prices of the Rente were 68fr. 15c. and 68fr., being a rise of 35c. and 40c. Mobilier rose 30fr. Railways were all higher, and some few lines were in great demand. Orleans rose 12fr.50c., Lyons 17fr. 50e., Mediterranean lOfr., Western 10fr., and Northern Mr. The railway settlement to-morrow is expected to go off well.  The bodice of a: woman and a grenadier of the guar& tied together were found in the Seine near tho Pont d'lona. They appeared to have been several :days tin the water. It is supposed they must have committed a sentimental suicide together.
The Express. — 1857-11-26 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE AT STEPNEY.—INQUEST.—AII inquest was held yesterday on the body of Maria Lewis, the young woman who destroyed herself, and nearly co:thinned the death of her lohUd, by oxalic sold, as repotted in Monday's Express. The decreed, who resided at the bones of her sister and brether-in.law, 41 Unlon-streat, :Stepney, was in distress of various kinds. She worked at a sewingmachine, and, as she wee a new hand, could only earn two shillings a weak. She bad been deserted by the father of her child two years ago, and had recently been " keeping company " with a young UM, with whom, on the clay before her death, she bed had • gland, an account of a cloak which his father wespseted she bad taken from the house, but which waa subsequently found there. The jury returned a o...edict of • Twopenny Ineirdty." The child is now out " "IVA enkleft CHARGED WITH POISONING me Wire.—A master carter, woad Jahn ittarywas charged yesterday, before Mr. Maninsid, the magistrate • Liverpool, with attempting to python wife. The husband's age Ia 66, his telle's 40. It wee stated that the complainant had been taking medicine for some days, and that on Saturday het her daughter by a fanner lesabsM saw Gay go into the bedroom, take some white powder from a paper, and put it Into his wife's medicine bottle,' and that millionday, after taking some of the medicine, Mrs. Gay ers sick, and fait very therelL She told a police inspector, who called about seaselead that had been stolen, that she had been and he took the bottle away with him, and gave it to • intr. gam to mays. It. lire Guy, who was called, Aged that des and herhothead quarrelled on Sunday, bat she did not believe that her husband had et empird to poison her. Mrs. Gay's daughter, on Wag alma& reesolutely refused to say anything against the primmer, 111110, she sald, was as good to her as tf he wee her ant Wear. An officer who had had charge of her elated that eies lad not been tampered with, bat had refused to say reyedag alss her first statement about seeing the rimer pat the powder Into the bottle. The prisoner declared his henecence, and Mr. Mansfield remanded this as yet enintagithie mw fora week.