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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-03-01 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

GOSSIP OF THE WEEK. f..: LoNI,GX, I'Effill'Aitl7 271 1873.  Thu:, 1,0 cf i•tt, rcsting oritin her whit the wc.,ul,r ies as it lit. been for the la-1 few days. It i.:iii (Ty wAI to make it standing j.,1.e again.t an Englishman dist he is unable t, enter upon a couver-ation without making sonic obr-erva.ti,m on he sktte it the weather; but this wc,k, what with coals at ids a ton, and three inches of Loiul n show on the in uad, the weather has been anything but a joke. Liridon snow is as different from all other snow as Louden mud is from a I other mill In the c-untry, you have snow firm, white, and crisp; in London, it is a nasty, Pasty substance, the colour of treacle, and the consistency of soft soap. It may be white when it Bret falls, but it anon changes into what "Mr Guppy" would call "London Particular." We hive had two cLys of snow here, followed by a rapid thaw, and, as a result, the city has been alas at impassable. Woo to the unfortunate wight whom business compelled to trudge through the streets. At every croFsing, where a "London arab" h-id swept a narrow path through the deep sludge, the luctless pedestrian had either to sump in the half-frozen stream, with unbuttoned coat, while with benumbed fingers he sought for a stray copper, or else to submit as he passed to the sudden shower of mud and sleet which a dexterous twirl of the broom accid, ntally (I) sent over those who refused " esh." S.-111°day, I suppose, the powers that be will awake to the fact that a fall of snow ought not to interfere with and impede the traffic o: London as much so, say, the occupa • tion.of the city by a G, rman army; but, until that time conies, we grumble, and stay indoors as much as we can.  It is popularly supposed that the fogs in November cause a great increase in the number of' suicides, and, quite aympoa of the fogs and mists we have had lately, an animated discussion is now being carried on in some of the papers as to the moral an social propriety of putting an end to one's existence, under certain circumst nee. A little time ago, there appeared an article in one of magazines putting forward a theory in defence of suicide when committed by a person buffering from a pain%l and irremediable Dimes. The whole thi,.g was put forward very artistically—this new kind ox " happy despatch" was not to be cal.ed suici. e. The writer had as great an objection to that word as Pistol had to the word "steal," We find that Euthansia" is the new term; everything is to be done in regular order. The patient makeshis will; consults his doctors as to the utter incurability of the disease; reasons with himself after the manner of Hamlet, "To be or not to be," and, if he decides to make his "quietus," he does so, but not with a
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-04-05 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

HAPPY FAXILY.—The sole' occupants of a house in St. Helens are three persons, namely, a widower and two widows, whose united ages are 226. They were born and have always lived in the town orimruediate vicinity, the male having worked 57 years at the glass works. This would seem to suggest that St. Helens is a healthy town; and the fact that the persons referred to neither smoke nor take snuff, but take and enjoy a glass of grog at any time, may afford a little subject for study amongst our teetotal friends. SUICIDE ET A EARNER'S Wirz.—On Tuesday morning Mrs. Jane Sephton, aged 67 years, the wife of Mr. John Sephton, a well-to-do farmer, living at Clieves-hills, Aughton, near Ormskirk, committed suicide in a shocking manner. About ten o'clock on Monday night she went to bed, and seemed in better spirits than usual. She got up about half-past four on ruesday morning,aa was her custom, to call the servants. To her granddaughter, Jane Allen, she gave some instructions about the milkhouse, and said she would not go downstairs. When the other members of the family got up at six o'clock, Mrs. Sephton was missed. A servant man named Blundell went to a storeroom on the landing, the door of which was closed, but not fastened. Ile oped the door, and there found Mrs. Sephton lying on the floor in a pool of blood, quite dead, with her throat frightfully cut. Near, her right hand on the floor was found a razor covered with blood. No cause can be assigned foi the deed, except that her mind haa been affected through recent domestic troubles. Ma. PLIMSOLL'S Missiox.—At a meeting convened by the Manchester "Workmen's Association," held on Tuesday evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, David-street, for the purpose of forming a committee to organise the necessary steps for assisting Mr. Plimsoll in his mission on behalf of the British : seamen, Mr. Austin, secretary of the Manchester branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, occupied the chair, and there was a fair, though not very numerous attendance. The following resolutions were passed That the frightful loss of life entailed by the practices exposed by Mr Plimsoll in his' Appeal" renders it imperatively necessary that immediate steps be taken, not only for a full and searching investigation, but also to obtain a temporary act of Parliament to prevent, aa far as possible, further sacrifice of life and property." "That this meeting is of opinion that steps should be taken to convene a grand meeting in the Free-trade Hall, in order to secure to Mr Plimsoll the hearty support of the public of Manchester and Salford., and that a committee be formed for carrying the same into effect."
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-04-12 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

POMPEII—The Unita Nazionale of Naples gives an account of some interesting researches recently made in the ruins of the buried city :—" In the porch of a small house two skeletons were found, one of them being incontestably that of a woman as it had on a bracelet of massive gold, of an unusual form, composed of thick rings eoldered to each other, the whole being fastened by two pieces of wire of the same metal. The day I after, in the garden of the same dwelling, was discovered a small statue, seated, about two feet high, of a rather uncoramon model. In is in terracotta, but of no definite type. The head, in fact, is absolutely that of Jupiter; the figure is covered with a tunic, having short sleeves, which only cover the upper part of the arms; the legs and hands are crossed; a cloak falls from the shoulders and envelopes the lower limbs; the right hand holds a papyrus, so that the belief is it must represent a philosopher. Two days after, however, a more important work of art was found at the bottom of another garden contiguous to the one above mentioned, namely, a marble Venus, measuring, with the base, more than a yard in height. It is in perfeet preservation, as it only wants two fingers of therighthandbutthemost remarkablecharacteristictic is, that it is coloured. Theexcavations ofPompeii and Herculaneum have produced many other specimens of painted marble, but the tints have all, more or less, faded away. In the present work the hair is yellow, the eyelashes and eyebrows black; the chLamys which, from the left arm passing behind the shoulders, descends on the legs and covers the lower parts, is also tinted yellow outside, whilst the interior folds show at the edges some traces of blue and red. The nude parts are white. The left arm, the hand of which holds the apple of Paris, rests upon a smaller statue, the drapery of which is also tinted yellow, green, and black.  The Cuckoo was heard on Thursday List in the Isle of Man.  triah Braunton, of Bagford, Somerset, has been committed for trial for the wilful murder of his wife. 1A Russian political prisoner, .Net,cliaieff, condemned to twenty years hard labmir. has committed suicide by shooting himself on Ow nay to Siberia. _ .  There will be a grand carrier rigeen match at Brussels on the titli of June. Three thatr:and pigeons will take part in the cuntest, the nrst prize for which will be 1,000 francs. It is said that a new helmet is about to be dis• tributed to the French cavalry, and tlrit the entire force ig to wear the same casque, whit will he ornamented with a tricolour plume :tug a horse tail. _  A
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-02-22 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

STAR MITSTO HALL.—During the past week this excellent place of amusement has been well patronised, and deservedly so, because Mr. Wearden, the !proprietor, has been using his best endeavours to secure a variety of talent Next week more changes are announced. Th, "King of Enchantment," Professor Risille, in to perform the trick of suspending a Circ7asian girl in the air. At Dlveraton, iecerday, Hannah Itoebnck, a marihe store dealer, of Barrow, B idget Guydill, Thomas S. Dorson, and James Brennan. were charged with embezzling goods at the Jute Works. Guydill Wag committed for trial, and the charge against Roebnck was dismissed. The prosecution against the other two was withdrawn.  t'oornALL 11fArm sr I:tveasTex.—On Saturday afterneen: a match was played in the tiverston qricket Field, lent for the Occasion by Mr. J. Dickinson, between the team of the lieversham Grammar School and Mr. W. F. Fell's Fifte The weather being favourable, there was a good attendance, and exciting play. Mr, W. H. Fell s Fifteen won by one goal to none. RATEABLE PRoPERTY.—From a return issued by the Poor-law Board it appears that for all England and Wales the amount of the gross estithated rental, under the valuation list in force at Lady-day, 1871, was £126,473.921. and under the list in force at Lady-day, 1872, £129,038,976. The amount id the rateable value, under the valuation list in force at Lady-day, 1871, was £107,398.242, and under the list in farce at Lady-day, 1872, £109;147,111 SUICIDZ AT ITINEIteTUN.-011 Tuesday evening last, Henry Turner, who until recently was employed as surveyor of the Local Board at Ulvenston, committed suicide by drowning himself in the canal. It appeared that the hat of deceased was observed lying on the bank of the canal by two tradesmen, who aPerwards saw his head and arms above the water, and pulled him out, He was 48 years of age, and has left a wife and five children in 'rather adverse circumstances. While in the service of the Local Board, deceased displayed much courage in assisting in stamping out an ' attack of small pox which at one time threatened Ulverston —On Wednesday, Mr. Puller, ; the coroner, held an inquest at the Queen's ; Hotel.—Mr. James Geldard was examined, and identified the body. After hearing evidence in support of the above facts the jury returned an open verdict, that deceased was found drowned, but that there was no evidence to show whether he was drowned by accident or design " Ameeicax
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-07-19 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ACCIDENT.—A somewhat singular accident happened on Wednesday morning at the shop of Mr. Atkinson, gunsmith, Stricklandgate, Kendal, which threw the occupants of the property into a state of alarm. At about nine o'clock a man named Baxter was in charge of the shop, when by some means an explosion of cartridges took place, causing a severe shock, and scattering the various articles around it in all directions. The lad was severely burnt about the upper part of his body, his clothes having become ignited, and assistance was at once procured, and his injuries attended to, after which be was conveyed to the Cottage Hospital in a fly, where it is believed he will soon recover from his injuries. The most serious damage to the shop was the shattering of the glass in the front window, and to a smaller window which was blown completely out. STICIDE NEAR LANcASTER.—On Tuesday, Mr. Holden held an inquest at Slyne-withHest (upon the body of William Gardner, a coachman, aged 62 years. Deceased had been for a great number of years in the employ of the late Mr. Greene linidloy, who died about four years tear. Since his master's death deceased had acted as coachman to Mrs. Bradley, whose death took place on Friday last. When he went home, after his mistress's death, he appeared to be much distressed, and cried bitterly. Ho never slept during the night, and on Saturday he seemed in a very desponding way, and his wife could not induce him to eat anything. lie went to bed about half-past eight o clock on Sunday night, and rose early the next morning. When his wife awoke at halfpast six, she found that he had loft the room. As it was nothing unusual for him to rise early, she took no notice of his absence; but whilst she was dressing John Poole, the gardener, came and told her that something had happened to her husband. Poole, on seeing the door of the harness-room partly open, had looked into the room, and them saw deceased suspended by the neck from a ,beaut by it cart rope. He called the attentiml of 'thomasrAevenson to the body, which was quickly cut down, but life was extinct. Poole had known deceased for 20 yearn, and during that time he said he had never seen him so depressed as during the last few days. The jury returned a verdict that deceased had committed suicide whilst labourng under temporary insanity. FISH DESTRUCTIoN P
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-07-19 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

AIVITERIOTTS DEATH OF AN ENGLISH OFFICER IN .NEW YORK.  The detomposed body of a man of giant stature, found on the south beach, Staten Island, on Saturday, hoe been identified as that of Colonel Lionel Percy Sydney, age about 40, if London, England, who is said to have been formerly Commander of her Britannic Majesty's Household Guards, and also nephew of the Eat! of Si4ney, The deceased was of great reputed wealth, and ig reported to have been largely interested in the Cunard Steamship Company. lie had been accustomed to visit New York at frequent intervals during several years. Upon his last arrival from Loudon he became a guest of the Le Soto House, ha Bleacker-street, near Broadway. It had been hie habit to carry considerable sums of moneY In a large wallet in an inner pocket of his coat, but, while paying his board bill on Friday evening, be remarked to the Manager of the hotel that lie had nearly "run out of money," and should draw 10,000 dollars from his bahker on the following day. Ho left the hotel the next morning, but did not return. Inquiries seemed to show that about noon on Saturday, June 21, he called at the office of Dr. Beck, in West Sixteenth-street, with whom he was acquainted. After a brief visit he left the house, having agreed to meet the doctor at Springier House, in Union Square, at five o'clock, to play billiards with him. He failed to keep the appointment, and search being made for him, it appeared that during the afternoon he had visited O'Reilly and Fogarty's distillery, 25, Ludlow-street, and stated to Mr. Fogarty, with whom he was intimate, that he intended to make his will, and did not think that be would live much longer. He is said to have been suffering from extreme mental depression, which is attributed to domestic trouble. This he is not known to have disclosed, but some private grief seemed at times to weigh heavily upon his mind. Beyond hie visit to the distillery no trace of him aerms to have been discovered until his body was washed ashore on Stuten Island. His habit of carrying large sums about his person and his disappearance so s-on alter having declared his intention of drawing 10,000 dollars from his banker, have induced suspicion among sonic of his friends that he was the victim of robbery and murder. Others, however, give no credence to the theory f foul play, but scrim satisfied that he committed suicide while suffering from temporary insanity. Nothing was found in-the pockets of i!i3 clothing except the keys of his room at the hotel, and a watch which had been seen in his tr.ression was missing. The advanoed (locumpo, it ion of the body prevented all autopsy, and it could not, therefore, be determine I whether or not he had been subjected to violence. His remains, which have been temporarily interred ii Statot laland, are to lie fore arded to Loudoa, where he is said to have left a wile and seveial ehildreu.—Weie York Tribute,
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-11-29 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A FARYER.—On Monday, an inquest was held at Dendron, Furness, on the body of William Coward, aged 37, who farmed about 70 acres, and was found dead with his throat cut on Saturday morning last. The wife of decepsed deposed that on the Thursday previous her husband and herself went to Lancaster, returning home about seven o'clock on Friday evening. For some time the deceased had laboured under great despondency of mind, and on returning home he was unwell. They retired to rest about half-past eight. The husband got up during the night, and witness saw him leave the room but made no remark. The husband not returning in a short time witness followed to the yard, and found him in the closet. She asked hint if he was ill, as she heard him him moan, when he replied, "Oh, Ma, I have cut my throat." Mrs. Marshall, witneis's mother, and a doctor was sent for immediately.—John Ewan, a farm servant with Mrs. Marshall, stated that at about half-past eleven he was called out of bed, and found deceased with his throat cut, and quite dead. A razor with blood upon it was lying at the left hand of the dececeased, and also a razor case—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased cut his throat whilst labouring under temporary insanity.  CIIFT To- BOwNESS WORKMEN BY MR SewNkinks..—The inhabitants of Bowness have for many years past, and on different occasions, projected the building of a large public room, but for remains arising upon each occasion, the idea has been abandoned which at last totally destroyed the faith of persona expecting to see such a want for lowness supplied. Mr. H. W. dchneider, of Belsfied, in his usual manner in considering the wants of the working classes, has resolved at once to build premises suitable for a Working Men's Club, rim., consisting of an assembly room of great dimensions, and other rooms for all purposes connected with a Mechanics' institute ; also drill room for the Volunteers, armoury, refreshment room, cottage, &c. A meeting was held on Saturday at the Old England Hotel, to hear the different views which in such a case are sure to exist, when a committee was formed comprising the Committee of the Mechanics' Institute, with the addition of a few local gentlemen. The rent fixed is £6O per annum, which we believe has been guaranteed ;but Mr. Schneider, with his usual liberality, informed the Corn. mittee that he would only take the £6O, if they could afford it, if not, he would not hold them to their guarantee.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-11-29 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE MURDERERS OF LOND9N.  The following letter was publii'ind in ills Poll Mall (iaz,lte :—" Sir,—You ore god enough on a former occasion to permit 1410 through your columns to protest against a practice indulged in by young and inexoerienced murderersof hacking and mutilating the remains of their victims, and thus naturady exciting in the breasts of the public a disgust not generally awakened by a simple assassination generally effected without undue violence, and with a proper regard for the feelings of survivors. I venture, therefore, on behalf of a growing and important claps—the murderers of London, in whose reputation I shall ever feel the deepest interest, having spent some of the happiest days of iny life in their society—to trespass again on your kindnesa, while I beg the public to believe they have no hand whatever in a practice which it appears from several remarks made by Dr. Lankester at an inquest held by him on Monday, prevails in the neighbourhood of the Regent's Canal, of taking out of that convenient receptacle the bodies of murdered persons or suicides, robbing them, and depositting them again in the water. A more contemptible form of mime e moot be conceived than the one referred to ; and I would implore the public to believe that iii murderer of the name would so far demean himself as to rob the remains of one in whose removal to a better world he had borne apart. So far from the London murderers an a rule approving this practice, they would, I feel assured, willingly lend the police sviiniu they cordially admire, and for whom indeed they are beginning to feel a sincere affection) every assistance in bringing to justice the low scoundrels who thus disgrace the criminal clatnies. I need only point to the neat and peaceful manner in which babies are now despatched, and their bodies (packed in lime) deposited under the very noses of the police, to prove that murderers not only know how to performs disagreeable duties in an orderly fashion, but that there is an openness in their proceedings that speaks volumes for the nobility of their nature.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, "A
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-09-13 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TICIIHOHNE WITNESS.—On Tuesday, Mr. W Carter held an inquest at Surbiton on the body of Charles Lee Cockle, who was shortly in be a witness in the trial of the Claimant. Charles Sheehan, bookbinder, said he knew the deceased. who was his cousin Ile was fifty-eight years of age, and a widower. He was a newsagent at Surbiton. Witimms had been stayine with him at his own request. He had medicine from the chemist. He had not attended to any busine.a for a month. On yridav night witness had to sit up with him as he refused to go to bed. After a time witness dozed, and on waking five minutes afterwards missed Mr. Cockle. He made search for him, and found he had gone out by the back door. and having made search without finding him he went to the station to see if he would go by the London train. Not seeing him he mentioned his absence to the porter, and some time after the body of the deceased was found lying on the line outside the down rails. 'Evidence was given to show that the deceased could have got on the line, and that several goods timing passed between the time the deceased was missing and when the body was found. Dr. Coleman, of Surbiton, proved that death resulted from injury to the head, which no doubt was caused by the guard irod of the engine at the time the deceased was lying down with his head on the rails. The jury returrei a verditt of "Suicide t while in a state of unsound mind."  ICoto ix Dusiemessinas. A correspondent I writes to Natm•e that he has just obtained a specimen of quartz found with gal at Wanlockhead, Di.mfriesishire. It is a fragment of a detached mass of quartz which weighed about ten pounds, throughout which gold was diffused. Gold has lemg been collected from the sand of some of the rivulets at Wanlockhead and Leadhills, but so instance before was known of gold having been found in its matrix. The specimen in question contains about as much gold as might be equal to the third or fourta of a sovereign, along with brown iron ochre diffused over one of the surfaces of the quartz. AN