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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—A most melancholy case of suicide occurred yesterday evening, about six o'clock, in the rear of Buckingham-place, North Strand. The deceased, whose name was Cresswell, and who filled the situation of book-keeper in the office of the Liverpool Steam Packet Company, had for the last three weeks been labouring under an aberration of mind, and was so severely affected that it was found necessary to commit him to the care of a keeper. About the hour above stated, the man to whose care lie was committed was sent on a message by the sister of the deceased, who undertook to watch the patient until his return ; but he had scarcely left the room when the unfortunate maniac leaped through a window sixty or seventy feet from the ground, and was killed on the spot. His.remains were removed into the house, and an inquest was held this day on the body. On last Monday week he made an ineffectual attempt at self-destruction by throwing himself into the canal.—Dublin Mail. We regret to learn that about four o'clock on Wednesday morniug-last the life of E. C. Lister, Esq., was attempted at his residence at Fairfield House. We believe the circumstances of the attack are as follow :—Mr. Lister was disturbed by some noise, and perceived a man with some instrument about to strike him, Mr L. immediately sprung up and said, " You have no occasion to murder me—what do you want ?" He replied, he had come on purpose to murder him. Mr. Lister seized him, wrenched the instrument out of his hand, threw him on his back, and was about to strike him on the head with it, but threw it to a distance, and then let him get up. He immediately made another spring, and Mr. Lister again threw him down. One of the servants then came in and said, "It is the butler. " Mr. Lister exclaim•ed, "Oh, James, what could induce you to do this ?" He replied, a man with large black whiskers had haunted and tempted him to do it. Mr. Lister perceived that he was deranged, and had a surgeon sent for, who bled him, and he then expressed his sorrow, but reiterated the statement about the man tempting him. He was an old and confidential servant, and has for the last 10 years been in connection with the Wesleyans. He has since been removed to the York Lunatic Asylum.—Bradford Observer.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—On Saturday night last a decent-looking man, of the name of George Groom, shot himself with a pistol beneath one of the sheds of the George's Dock. He had a number of small stones and two-pence-halfpenny in copper iu his pocket. The deceased was sixty-five years of age, and had been in a low desponding way for some time, and from the evidence adduced at the inquest yesterday, the jury brought in a verdict of " temporary insanity." Our paper of Friday last contained a short paragraph announcing an insurrection in the Brazils, and the murder of the vice-president, From private letters we are led no doubt the truth of thes.. statements in some measure. The following is an extract from a communication received• by a gentleman in this town on the 27th ult., and from the information contained in it, it would seem as if some confusion existed as to the facts communicated. in all probability the " head of the custom-house" will :prove to be the person alluded to in the intelligence brought by the Rosalie, which arrived here on Thursday. No information of any insurrection in Ceara is given in this letter :—Extract dated Ceara, 11th December, 1841, received via Maranham, 27th January, ptr Emma :—" The Tinamaia tailed on the 7th, and we have had rains ever since, which is so far satisfactory—but are sorry to inform you that loao Facundo Castro Menezes head of our custom-house, was murdered in his own house on the night of the Sth instant, supposed by persons of the dominaneparty. He was a man of some consideration, had figured several times as president of government, and being of a very numerous family, spread all over the province, it is to be feared sooner or later they will have their revenge ! "
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—On Saturday night last a decent-looking man, of the name of. George Groom, shot himself with a pistol beneath one of the sheds of the George's Dock. He had a number of small stones and two-pence-halfpenny in copper in his pocket. The deceased was sixty-five years of age, and had been in a low desponding way for some time, and from the evidence adduced at the inquest .yesterday, the jury brought in a verdict of " temporary insanity."  Our papei of Friday last contained a short paragraph announcing an insurrection in the Brazils, and the murder of the vice-President, Front prifate letters we are led Ito doubt the truth of thew. statements in some measure. The following is an extract from a communication 'received by a gentleman in this town on the 27th ult., and front the iuformation contained in it, it would seem as if some confusion existed as to the facts communicated. In all probability the " head of the custom-house" will prove to be the person alluded to in the intelligence brought by the Rosalie, which arrived here on Thursday. No information of any insurrection in Ceara  . . is given in this letter :—t..xtract dated Ceara, llth December, 1841, received via Maranham, 27th January, per Emma :—" Ti, Tinamaia sailed on the 7th, and we% have had rains ever since, which is so far satisfactory—but are sorry to inform you that loao Facundo Castro ivlenezes head  of our custom-house, was murdered in his own house on the night of the Bth instant, supposed by persons of the dominant'party. He was a man.of some consideration, had figured ,ever and being of a very nun - it is to be fe  several times as president of numerous family, spread a  governmen  On Sunday me  SHOCKING DEATH_ _ from Belfast threw himself, in window of his lodgings, in by the fall that he died in about two ho yesterday, Mr. Dick, M.D. and surgeor  ntleman  inquest  a said, that on Friday  . . morning, between nine and ten o'clock, he deceased, on board the steam-packet Reind the river, near George's Pier-head. He was delirium tremens, and not fit to be then r were applied, and 1.- ' - a little bette'  .s called to the  inuring under wed. Means  lodgings in D  he bee; -street  allowing moruing be was  ►nui;h better when witness 3;
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—On Saturday night last a decent-looking man, of the name of George Groom, shot hiniself with a pistol beneath one of the sheds of the George's Dock. He had a number of small stones and two-pence-halfpenny in copper in his pocket. The deceased was sixty-five years of age, and had been i❑ a low desponding way for some time, and from the evidence adduced at the inquest yesterday, the jury brought in a verdict of " temporary insanity." - Our paper of Friday last contained a short paragraph announcing an insurrection in the Brazils, and the murder of the vice-president, From private letters we are led no doubt the truth of thewes statements in some measure. The following is an extract from a communication received by a gentleman in this town on the 27th ult., and from the information contained in it, it would seem as if some confusion existed as to the facts communicated. In all probability the " head of the custom-house" will :prove to be the person alluded to in the intelligence brought by the Rosalie, which arrived here on Thursday. No information of any insurrection in Ceara is given in this letter :—Extract dated Ceara, 11th December, 1841, received via Maranham, 27th January, per Emma :—" The Tinamaia sailed on the 7th, and we have had rains ever since, which is so far satisfactory—but are sorry to inform you that loao Facundo Castro Menezes head of our custom-house, was murdered in his own house on the night of the Bth instant, supposed by persons of the dominant!party. He was a man of some consideration, had figured several times as president of government, and being of a very numerous family, spread all over the province, it is to be feared sooner or later they will have their revenge !
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—A most melancholy case of suicide occurred yesterday evening, about six o'clock, in the rear of Buckingham-place, North Strand. The deceased, whose name was Cresssvell, and who filled the situation of book-keeper in the  office of the Liverpool Steam Packet Company, hadfOt: the last three weeks been labouring under an aberration of mind, and was so severely affected that it was found necessary to commit him to the care of a keeper. About the hour above  stated, the man to whose care he was committed was sent on a message by the sister of the deceased, who undertook to  watch the patient until his return ; but he had scarcely left the room when the unfortunate maniac leaped through a window sixty or seventy feet from the ground, and was killed on the spot. His remains were removed into the house, and an inquest was held this day on the body. On last Monday week he made an ineffectual attempt at self-destruction by throwing himself into the canal.—Dublin We regret to learn that about four o'clock on Wednesday morning last the life of E. C. Lister, Esq., was attempted at his residence at Fairfield House. We believe the circumstances of the attack are as follow :—Mr. Lister was disturb ed by some noise, and perceived a man with some instrument about to strike him. Mr L. immediately sprung up and said, " You have no occasion to murder me—what do you want ?" He replied, he had come on purpose to murder him. Mr. Lister seized him, wrenched the instrument out of his  hand, threw him on his back, and was about to strike him on the head with it, but threw it to a distance, and then let him  get up. He immediately made another spring, and Mr. Lister again threw him down. One of the_servants _ then  came in and said, "It is the butler. " Mr. Lister exclaimed, " Oh, James, what could induce you to do this?" He  replied, a man with large black whiskers had haunted and tempted him to do it. Mr. Lister perceived that he was deranged, and had a surgeon sent for, who bled him, and he then expressed his sorrow, but reiterated the statement about the man tempting him. He was an old and confidential servant, and has for the last 10 years been in connection with the Wesleyans.- lie has since been removed to the York Lunatic Asylum.—Bradford Observer.  SiIsIGTLAR
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-02-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A dreadful tragedy was enacted on Thursday morning at the house, 16, Arthur-square, Commercial-road East, London. A man named Jeremiah Spence Stark, a coal-weigher, having murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a carving knife, destroyed himself with the same weapon. It appears that Stark, who was a man of violent temper, had lately made use of threats towards his wife, and was spoken to upon the subject by his wife's father, who lived in the same house. In consequence of an arrangement made by the wife's father, Stark and his wife slept in separate beds on Wednesday night. Stark rose very early, and it is supposed that whilst his unfortunate wife was in the act of kneeling before the fire, and sweeping the ashes into a shovel, he came behind her, and inflicted several wounds on her neck and throat. A scuffle of very short duration then ensued, and the wife must have run towards the stairs, where she fell from exhaustion and loss of blood. The: man afterwards destroyed himself in the front kitchen, when his lifeless corpse; weltering in blood, was found stretched on the floor in front of the fire-place. The police were immediately called in from the neighbouring station-house, and found both parties quite dead. The woman had received several deep wounds on her neck and throat; the man only one, which  nearly severed 110 s head from his body. The.' fender and fire-irons were scattered about in every direction, and all things betokened a silent but terrible struggle. The only discoverable grounds for the terrible tragedy are these :  A little brother of the young woman Ellen Baxter, alias Stark, slept in the same apartment with her and her husband, and on the previous night heard the latter abusing her, and calling her odious names. This he told to his father, who mildly remonstrated with Stark on the impropriety of his conduct. It would seem this galled the fellow, and must have rankled all night in his mind. From the appearance of the front kitchen, which seemed.to be the breakfast-room of the family, the young woman must have been at work in the place when Stark made the attack upon her, and the silent struggle between them must have been terrible. Her bands wer- Put in seer  'erat places through the gloves which she had on doing her work. The poor young woman, who is supposed to have been in the family way, is said to have been a good-tempered girl. _  -
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-02-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A dreadful tragedy was enacted on Thursday morning at the house, 16, Arthur-square, Commercial-road East, London. A man named Jeremiah Spence Stark, a coal-weigher, having murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a carving knife, destroyed himself with the same weapon. It appears that Stark, who was a man of violent temper, had lately made use of threats towards his wife, and was spoken to upon the subject by his wife's father, who lived in the same house. In consequence of an arrangement made by the wife's father, Stark and his wife slept in separate beds on Wednesday night. Stark rose very early, and it is supposed that whilst his unfortunate wife was in the act of kneeling before the fire, and sweeping the ashes into a shovel, he came behind her, and inflicted several wounds on her neck and throat. A scuffle of very short duration then ensued, and the wife must have run towards the stairs, where she fell from exhaustion and loss of blood. The: man afterwards destroyed himself in the front kitchen, when his lifeless corpse, weltering in blood, was found stretched, on the floor in front of the fire-place. The police were immediately called in from the neighbouring station-house, and found both parties quite dead. The woman bad received several deep wounds on her neck and throat; the man only one, which nearly severed his head from his body. The fender and fire-irons were scattered about in every direction, and all things betokened a silent but terrible struggle. The only discoverable grounds for the terrible tragedy are these ; A little brother of the young woman Ellen Baxter, alias Stark, slept in the same apartment with her and her husband, and on the previous night heard the latter abusing her, and calling her odious names. This he told to his father, who mildly remonstrated with Stark on the impropriety of his conduct. It would seem this galled the fellow, arid must have rankled all night in his mind. From the appearance of the front kitchen, which seemed to be the breakfast-room of the family, the young woman must have been at work in the place when Stark made the attack upon her, and the silent struggle between them must have been terrible. Her hands were cut in several places through the gloves which she had on doing her work. The poor young woman, who is supposed to have been in thqsfatnily way, is said to have been a good-tempered gir
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-02-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE LIVERPOOL S TANDARD.  nate husband in the act of cutting his own throat, and betore she could interpose he had fallen down a corpse. On looking farther, she discovered her eldest son dead in the bed, but could not perceive any trace of her infant child, who was, however, shortly afterwards discovered to have been drowned in the rain butt. There is no doubt whatever but that the 'nifty tunate father proceeded to the g.rden instantly on leaving his bed-room, and hiving drowned the child, then ascended to the childien's room, where he afterwards perpetrated the other murder, committing suicide the moment an alarm was raised. _  As no vit ii organ has b,e that the younger boy's lif be little doubt. tha  evered, hopes are entertained 11 be saved. There seems to owing to their privations,  his pecuniary embari  indticed great depression of  DREADFUL ASSA  soon after s  ,nts had fo spirits.  03 oorary  'eeks pas!  qINATION. Yesterday morning, a own named James Bostock, who  is a working brass and gun-metal foun i,► a narrow paved court leading from Drury-lane, London, was assassinated by a-young man named Wix, his apprentice. Wix had obtained payment of a small bill due to his master, and stated on his return home that he had lost Ils. f the money, and begged his master to deduct it from im at 2s. 6d. per week. This Bostock refused to do, and ted the whole sow from his waxes on Saturday  leduc light last  This circumstance created a ranc  ARRIVALS OF CORN,  From the loth to the 16th Feb, inclusive  trig in one mina oI vv 1. ana in revenge he shot his master with a pistol yesterday morning. The bullet entered the unfortunate deceased's ear, awl he Wheat .. Ors 17PQtfrfliiiil siftavn..por. n h es. t r. r• "9"1 "nit rhAa Barley Qrs  possession of a pistol, with powder and bullets, by Wilt is proved in a clear manner. Wilt has been apprehended, but maintains a sullen silence. He was to be bronght before the magistrate this (Tuesday) morning.  TaMimi.l  lONOMMMMIMI=
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-02-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A dreadful tragedy was enacted on Thursday morning at the house, 16, Arthur-square, Commercial-road East, London. A man named Jeremiah Spence Stark, a coal-weigher, having murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a carving knife, destroyed himself with the same weapon. It appears that Stark, who was a man of violent temper, had lately made use of threats towards his wife, and was spoken to upon the subject by his wife's father, who lived in the same house. In consequence of an arrangement made by the wife's father, Stark and bis wife slept in separate beds on Wednesday night. Stark rose very early, and it is supposed that whilst his unfortunate wife was in the act of kneeling before the fire, and sweeping the ashes into a shovel, he came behind her, and inflicted several wounds on her neck and throat. A scuffle of very short duration then ensued, and the wife must have run towards the stairs, where she fell from exhaustion and loss of blood. The: man afterwards destroyed himself in the front kitchen, when his lifeless corpse, weltering in blood, was found stretched on the floor in front of the fire-place. The police were immediately called in from the neighbouring station-house, and found both parties quite dead. The woman had received several deep wounds on her neck and throat; the man only one, which nearly severed his head from his body. The fender and fire-irons were scattered about in every direction, and all things betokened a silent but terrible struggle. The only discoverable grounds for the terrible tragedy are these : A little brothr of the young woman Ellen Baxter, alias Stark, slept in the same apartment with her and her husband, and on the previous night heard the latter abusing her, and calling her odious names. This he told to his, father, who mildly remonstrated with Stark on the impropriety of his conduct. It would seem this galled the fellow, and must have rankled all night in his mind. From the appearance of the front kitchen, which seemed to be the breakfast-room of the family, the young woman must have been at work in the place when Stark made the attack upon her, and the silent struggle between them must have been terrible. tier hands were cut in several places through the gloves which she had on doing her work. The poor young woman, who is supposed to have been in the family way, is said to have been a good-tempered girl.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1846-01-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LAUNCH OF THE " BIRKENHEAD" FRIGATE.—This On Elizabeth Roberts, an infant, Beresford-street, Eversplendid vessel, of which an original description was ton, who was found dead in bed on Saturday morning; given in the STANDARD last week, was launched from and on Agnes Fisher, an infant, Rice-place, Rice-street, Mr. Laird's yard. in the presence of an immense assent- found dead in a similar way. Verdict—ln both cases, blage of spectators, of the most distinguished rank, from the evidence of the surgeons who made post-mortem amongst whom were Marquis and Marchioness of West- examinations, " died from convulsions."—On Margaret minster, Lord Gilbert Grosvenor, Lady Grosvenor, Earl Chadwick, an infant, who had been some time ill. Verof Sefton. Earl of Wilton, Lord Delamere, Lord Gordon, diet—Died from consumption.—On Luke Cluskey, aged Hon. E. J. Stanley, Sir W. M. Stanley, Hon. Mr. Chol- 56, who resided in New Milk-street. He had been cornmondely, Hon. C. Forrester, Sir P. Egerton, M.P., W. plaining of his chest, and had been in bad health for some Tatton Egerton, Esq., M.P., Lady Grey Egerton. Lady time. On Saturday morning be complained of pain in Charlotte Egerton, Sir E Cust, Lady Cust, Johu Stan- his left arm, which increased until he died in four hours ley, Esq., and lady. J. R. Shaw, of Arrowe ; It. Leicester, I afterwards. Verdict, after examination of the body— Esq., of Tott :J. Dixon, Esq., of Arne; W. Mainsar- "Natural death." log, Esq., Mrs. Davenport, of Caperthorne, Master James Rowland, Esq., of May-gate, Oldham, has been I) ~-,nport, James Loch. Esq.. M.P. : Lord Francis appointed a magistrate of the county of Lancaster. Egertoe's sons, and J. Ireland Blackburn, Esq., M.P. On Saturday, a female, named Margaret Ludt, aged 54, Shortly after eleven o'clock the Marchioness of West- drowned herself in the canal, near Burlington-bridge. A minster having christened the vessel the " Birkenhead" verdict of felo de se was returned at the inquest. with a bottle of wine, the noble craft slowly glided, in The ship Emperor, built by Messrs. Humble and Milthe most majestic manner, into the water, amid the cheers crest, of this part, arrived in the Downs on the 25th ult., of the assembled thousands, the band playing " Rule having completed the voyage to Bombay and back, inBritannia." The distinguished party afterwards ad- eluding a month's detention at Bombay, in the short journed to one of the work-rooms, neatly fitted up, where apace of two hundred and twenty days. a sumptuous repast, prepared by Mr. Hillier, of the