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The Sun. — 1867-07-25 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—William Smith, a very feeble and wretched-looking man, aged 72, was brought before Mr. Paget charged, with attempting to commit self-•destruction under very remarkable circumstances. The prisoner has been a ship-keeper, and for some time allowed a pension of 7s. ed. per week by a respectable firm in the City. Ou Saturday, the 13th instant, he prosecuted his son for committing a violent assault upon him. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner's son to two months' imprisonment and hurl labour for the assault upon his father. The old man appeared very desponding after the conviction of his son, and it seemed to prey on his mind. He proceeded to the West India Dock, with which ho was well acquainted, and is supposed to have slept among the deals all night in a seclu led part of the dock. He was found on Sunday morning, the 14th, in a deplorable condition, with his throat cut and his arms " hacked." An officer named Charles M'Leod asked him what was the matter, and he said he had been trying to kill himself, and that his knife was too blunt to cut his throat effectually, and be had inflicted sundry wounds on his arms. A largo clasp-knife was discovered alongside of him. It was a rough, formidablelooking instrument, but not very sharp. The prisoner, however, managed to inflict many severe wounds ,upon himself, and lost a good deal of blood. He alleged in excuse for his rash and foolish conduct that his son had been knocking him about. Mr. Paget asked if the prisoner had been under medical treatment, to which Mr. M'Leod replied in the affirmative, and said the old man was now out of danger.  Mr. Paget said the prisoner would bo taken care of in Clerkeuwell Prison, and remanded him to that place for a week.  Dreadful Tragedy at Limehouse.  --~ A
The Sun. — 1867-07-25 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—William Smith, a very feeble and wretched-looking man, aged 72, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with attempting to commit self-destruction under very remarkable circumstances. _  The prisoner has been a ship-keeper, and for some time allowed a pension of is. Gd. per week by a respectable firm in firs Oily. On Saturday, the 13'h instant, ho prosecuted his son for committing a violent assault upon him. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner's sin to two months' imprisonment and liar 1 labour for the assault upon his father. The old m;ln appared very desponding after the conviefon of his son, and it seemed to prey on his mind. lie proceeded to the West India Dock, with which ho was well acquainted, and is supposed to have slept among the deals all night in a smells ted part of the dock. Ile was found on Sunday morning, the 14 h, in a dqlorstble condition, with his throat cut and his arms " hacked." An officer named Charles M'Leod asked bins what was the matter, and be said be, had been trying to kill himself, and that his knife was too blunt to cut his throat effectually, and be bad inflicted sundry wounds on his arms. A large clasp-knife was discovered alongside of him. It was a rough, formidablelooking instrument, but not very sharp. The prisoner, however, managed to inflict many severe wounds upon himself, and lost a good deal of blood. He alleged in excuse for his rash and foolish conduct that his son had been knocking him about. Mr. Paget askedif the prisoner had been under medical treatment, to which Mr. M'Lood replied in the affirmative, and said the old man was now out of danger.  Mr. Paget said the prisoner would be taken care of in Clerkenwell Prison, and remanded him to that place for a week.  Dreadful Tragedy at Limehouse.  A
The Sun. — 1867-11-07 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—Au inquest was held in the City-road yesterday respecting the death of a man named William Park Howell, aged 65 years. The deceased had for some time been the keeper of a general shop, but the business done was very small, and his difficulties became very great. Last week an execution was put into the house for unpaid poor's rates. .11e managed to pay the sum needed, but became more despondent than before. On Monday morning he committed suicide by cutting his throat. A verdict was returned to the effect that he was temporarily insane at the time.  It may be interesting to the English producer of oysters, about whom lately much has been written, to learn that the oyster business at Fair Haven, Connecticut, employs $1,000,000 capital, and gives work to 1,500 persons. There are about one million kegs and five hundred thousand cans manufactured yearly, and twenty-six vessels make six voyages between Virginia and Connecticut, and bring about five hundred thousand bushels to plant, which, when opened, will produce two million six hundred and forty thousand quarts of moat.  Leading Suit, Aldcroft, Mischief, Pakrita, Pevensey, Isabella, and Gaiety also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Pakrita, 3to 1 agst Leading Suit, 5 to 1 agst Puebla, 7 to 1 agst Residuary Legatee, and 10 to agst Mischief. Won by three lengths.  A Selling Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sovs. The winner to be sold for 50 sovs. About 11 miles, over fife flight;  of hurdles. Mr. Clifford's Lady Lincoln, by Northern Lincoln— Crena, 3 yrs, 9st (Gregory) 1 Mr. Pawley's Roving Maid, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (R I'Anson) 2 Mr. C. Head's Milly, 3 yrs, lOst (T. Ablett) 3  The following also ran :—Lytham, Oldminster, Stilton, Countess 8010, La Pique, Lord Craven, Yellow Girl, Lydia, Finale, Vigor, Marianna, and Whitworth. Betting-7 to 2 agst Yellow Girl, 4to 1 agst Lady Lin-5 to 1 agst Roving 'Maid, 10 to 1 each agst La Pique and Whitworth, and 100 to 8 each agst Oldminster, dilly, and Lord Craven. Won by a neck. The Kent Open Handicap Steeplechase of 10 sous each, 2 ft, with 50 added ; winners extra. About 3 miles.  17 subs. Mr. E. Clifford's Hippolyto, by King Tom—Daughter of tho Star, aged, 10st 1015 ' (Mr. Hobson 1 Mr. It. Sheppard's- Wade, 5 yrs, lOst 41b (Owner 2 Mr. Barry's Northern Light (h b), 6 yrs, list 41 (Lord 0. Kerr) 3
The Sun. — 1863-04-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A CONVICT.—A married man named Patrick Newcastle -o Manion, 21 years of age, was convicted a' n-Tyna Assizes of a rape upon a married woman on the morning of New Year's day, and sentenced by Mr. Baron Martin to penal servitude for life. There were mi tigating circumstances in the case, and since hia conviction there was a wide-spread impression prevailing in the town that he was innocent of the crime for which he had received so terrible a punishment. The Mayor of Newcastle, Mr. I. L. Bell, had taken much trouble to inquire into the case, and his efforts resulted in a communication being made by 1,4, Baron Martin to the Home-office, intimating that it was desirable the case should undergo further investigation. A communication from the Home-cffice authorising this inaestigation was rec-ived at the gaol in Newcastle on SaturY Morning, but the convict had frustrated the good in tensions of the authorities by committing suicide during the night. Early in the morning when the officers entered his cell, they discovered that he had hung himself. He had au,ccietled (luring the night in unravelling the cordage of himself. and so made a rope with na".which be dcetroyed mind on The prisoner seemed to be in his usual state of t can ho be niZe Previous evening, and the only surmise that se ioreat6esta shat the prisoner might have heard that were to be trans) the gaol sentenced to penal servitude place of deter,tiouerred on Saturday morning to their final the number, and he feared that he might be among An important the Governmentnn, etnent baa been undertaken by It has been decided toeu the reference to volunteer corps. countai.ts, an-1 to raga; adjutants as military ticand account, for all public rn, in that, capacity to receive them for the service of the e„retr:thich may be remitted to k(s)v BP. etively. In order to the due3P e. rmance of the finan:rr which they be ong reti '1 duties to be entrusted to thenn,t to each of the officers holding that °Mee has notified that gilarantee will be required to be prf.vided abPvPQinrnent' A 11:1)101?t 4630 to be other of the following modes :-1. The el; them One or ,cleposited in the Public Funds ; or, 2. Volts to be obEained from the Eur opean Assurance Society for 3- T 4400; or, Two bonds of sureties for £5OO each; or, 4. The bondoi %le surety for £5OO, and a policy of the European Aseur. 14ot Zocioty fin 400•
The Sun. — 1863-11-10 (London, England)

HAY MARKZTS.  COLONIAL.  THE FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY IN A CAB.  APPREHENSION AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.  The mystery surrounding the above horrible tragedy is now at an end, the murderer having been apprehended this morning, and by some means having succeeded in committing suicide soon afterwards. There is reason to believe that he had prepared himself with the poison for the purpose, and carried it about with him.  It appears that a man named Pearson, living in a row of cottages known as Ann's Cottages, Wellington•road, Camberwell-lane, having read in the newspapers the description of the murdered woman and children, and being struck with the similarity to that of a female and two little girls nailed Hunt, who resided next door to him, gave information to the police, and on their going to the house and seeing a man who admitted himself to be Mr. Hunt, and reading the description of the deceased woman and children to him, ho admitted that it was his wife and children. The police then took the man to the station, and while on the road he became very sick and vomited. On reaching the station the man was so ill that it was deemed advisable to send for a medical man, and notwithstanding his assistance the man expired, evidently from the effects of poison, thus adding the crime of fclo de se to that of murder.  The murderer was traveller to Messrs. Macculloch and Butler, herbalists, of Coy-cut-garden Market. As soon as possible the cabman who had been engaged by the murderer to drive him and his victims from the railway station could be found, he was taken to the station to see the body, and he at once identified him as the man who had engaged him, and who was with the deceased woman and children on Saturday night. A letter-carrier also identified the bodies of the female and the two children as the wile and children of Hunt. Dr. Lankester, the coroner, has been informed of the suicide of the murderer.
The Sun. — 1863-03-04 (London, England)

CONTEMPT.--Yesterday, at the Wakefield u°a'-ege Court, Mr. John Stiles, an attorney practising at l'llancli n; tit ter, appeared to answer a summons charging him f having committed a contempt of Court in the matter ii°teci bankrupt, named Mosley, whose case had been adjudietot upon in the Wakefield County Court. It seemed 00. in March, 1862, Mosley, who was contemplating bee,tee ing a bankrupt, saw an advertisement in a Mauebe" of paper, stating that Mr. Anderton, an accountaivetay Manchester, would undertake the preparation of ,beteeit ruptcy cases, and, having an interview with Mr. Auae* fer he agreed with him that his affairs should be undertahelloe £l2 125., for which Moseley gave a note. Mr. Stiles by the attorney in the matter, and the present case earneree fore his Honour in this wise. There had been soul° ;to& ceedings in the Court, in the course of which it was 5 (ell/ Ivy Mosley, that though Mr. Stiles appeared by his toe, bankrupt's) papers to have attested Mosley's signet flee ihe was in fact not present, but he (Mosley) signed papers iu blank. Mr. Stiles now said that he eros,,roe' sent when the papers were signed, and that, as a 'too missioner, he administered the oath to Mosley. Tic bV stated that though on the Roll, he hadwhnioethtai‘iiteoliß too bankruptcy certificate for the past year (the year in bankruptcy occurred), the money being sent a cl9Yototl; late. Besides Mr. Stiles, Mr. Anderton and a lelef° named Blandy, were examined, and Mosley also. 0 the was decided contradiction in the statements made °rigi: wo sides ; Mosley, on the one hand, adhering to his °oil' nal statement, and Mr. Stiles, on the other hand, 04,, god call y declaring that he did witness Mosley's signaturPtee administered be the oath to him. His Honour, in decidint; case, said with regard to the contradictory stateintsOol, should not then give a decision ; but Mr. Stiles, on elt prer admission, had acted as an attorney, though be vg4oo • entitled to do so ; and he should leave it over to tile' ttef' ' Court to say what his judgment would be on the 1100 His Honour also said that there was a charge of 00 against Mr. Anderton, but he would consider whet,;etif should not leave it in the hands of the Law Sc'elManchester Guardian. Count A Vienna letter, of the 27th ult. says that bee' L-d, a lieutenant in the Chasseure, Ore, found on that day dreadfully wounded bye pistol wet, ator by himself, as is supposed, in consequence of one ° to de', deeperate duels in which the antagonists drew lore joa(0 cide which of the two shall commit suicide withia :45 There is but little hope of the count's recovery.
The Sun. — 1863-08-13 (London, England)

SUICIDE MANIA.—Four women were brought up this day, charged with attempting to commit suicide. Three of them, who had undergone a week's imprisonment, wera brought up on remand. Esther Duncan, a respectable married woman, 25 years of age, quarrelled with her husband, and attempted to drown herself in the Wapping lock, or entrance, of the London •clock. Mary Flinn, 28, made a similar attempt at the Old Gravel-lane swivel-bridge; ana Mary Ann Harris, 34, sought a watery grave at the Glatnis•road bridge of the London-docks. Mr. Woolrych said the Rev. Mr. 3ephson, a kindhearted and zealous clergyman, who was the chaplain of the Clerkenwell House of Detention, had forwarded him a letter stating that he talked with the three women, and they were very penitent and expressed their sorrow for what they had done. They had also promised not to repeat the attempts on their lives. The prisoners had each been guilty of a very wicked act. It was a sin against Heaven to commit suicide, and the law treated it as an offence of a very aggravated nature to attempt self-deztruction. The chaplain had given the prisoners good advice, and he hoped they had profited by it. These continual attempts to commit suicide were very dreadful and shocking and to humanity. One woman quarrelled with her husband and straightway proceeded to the dock entrance; another, Harris, was intoxicated ; and the third, Flinn, was disappointed in obtaining work. He hoped the prisoners would never make such rash attempts on their lives again. He then ordered them to be discharged. Alice Laybury, aged 30, a married woman, of No. 7, Albion-terrace, White-horse•laue, StepneY, was charged with attempting to drown herself in the Regent's Canal.  A young man named Joseph Staley, carpenter, of No. 1, Rhodeswell-terrace, Rhodeswell-road, Stepney, saw the prisoner walk into the canal. The water only reached over her ankles. She hesitated a moment and then plunged into deep water. Staley jumped into the canal after her, and brought her out. She was insensible, and it was some time before she exhibited any signs of life. Mr. Woolrych complimented Staley on his courage, and remanded the prisoner for a week.
The Sun. — 1863-12-19 (London, England)

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Messrs. A. and J, t Wm. Findla -tcnnie & Co., house factors, Glasgow Findlay, builder, Glasgow  Course of the Exchange--Yesterday,  Amsterdam ---.,--_ Short. 11 171 11 lb Rotterdam ** 3 12 Months. 12 0 12 01 u 12 0/ Ditto A B Antwerp O5 70 25 75 ruseele 25 70 25 75 . Ramburgh Short' 13 8 13 81 -Paris Marseilles itto 3 M`0ne5,252,15191191 7070 25 75 25 75 D Frankfort on Maine 12 20 12 45 Vienna 12 20 12 45 Trieste .. . Petersbur ...... —32 f gh Berlin 47 -- k _ 48 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn ......... 25 921 25 971 Mi1an.••.•""....• Genoa - 25 90 25 95 Naples ............. .-- 2.5 92/ 25 971 6 921 25 971 Palermo 25 921 25 971 Messina ...•••••••'• Lisbon Oporto Foreign (told in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 g Ntexican Dollars . Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doublons 0 0 0  te;nieti):aeae c'oerortcstphoen clizpcter VIENNA, ti , lipheec:abnso.—lutlellie General arettTkiabrursed to Mieroslawski said to have been toned in the Zamoyski Palace, and about which the bus_ sian journals have made such a noise. The Wanderer, in announcing the condemnation to death of the young Count Z imoyski, shows the complete illegality of the proceeding which is only a work of political vengeance. "—SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN,—An inquest was held by Mr. Walthew on Thursday evening at the Mile-end Workhouse, respecting the death of Hannah Hudson, aged 21 years. The deceased was a worker at an indiarnhber factory, hnt. had been for thren weeks out of employment. Last Saturday evening she called upon a lriend named I?.lizaheth Sampler, end said, 4t I think thZere is nothing left for me, and I will commit suicide." as 1 shet r friend, how6ver, thought that she was merely.iokifT.',,ava a was in good spirits. She left soon afterwards to walk with a young man named Charles Jones, with which she was keeping company. She parted from him Monday morn apparently cheerful, but was not seen alive after.t ng her bonnet was fcund floating s got out by in he Regent's Canal, near llow-road, and her body means of the drags. Verdict, ,Suicide S subsequently uickle while of unsound mind."
The Sun. — 1863-11-14 (London, England)

THAMES.  INTEMPERANCE, BRUTALITY, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE —Ellen Field, dosbribed as a widow, aged 30 years, who that she had given way eyes, andappeared tpoabelsiemd brought before Mr, Partridge, olrime,hsa,ndindwiehaotseed bloated face, bloodshot to the demon drink, was and with making two attempts to commit suicide. hcherardgtetudghwtietrh b , aneiningtdeirluignekatangdirldicsaolrl edde r 1 y Mary, iAt huassaulting , drinker, aP It 13 ill-used her only child. Yesterday evening she was very eaanrde dh ai nd ervniidneendc he strh al at t tehhe hparti as no nde. r wsahse a hvaedr yl aht ae lrd), drunk and disorderly in Poplar, and was frequently requested by the police to go home, which she refused to do. Her child begged of her to come home, and she knocked down the little creature. A humane servant girl, named removed esomsitry Steel, shotveaernd,cewto o of htfoht No. ehwesatgi r 30, 1, andit i v tooke r -s t rheeert , awayl opl a ir;in wento her e rtnhael satigeinv_ehneninsetosweueastroidnyg: reTarhiengp,rsiseorneaentr iwngas, and struggling, and followed by a disorderly mob. Soon after she was locked up in a cell. George Mountford, a police sergeant, No. 31 K, found her suspended by the neck to a piece of string, which she made fast to th 3 bars. She was black in the face, and he cut her down, and revived her. The reserve man in the station was ordered to watch her closely, but she contrived to fasten another cord round her neck and all but strangled herself. Mountford said on the second occasion the string was fastened so tightly that he could not sever it with a knife without slightly cutting her neck.  The prisoner—Yes, you cut my throat. What is the use of living ?  A police sergeant, No. 32 K, said the prisoner was once brought to the Bow station charged with being drunk and disorderly, and was so devoid of shame that she stripped herself and tore up her clothes.  Mr. Partridge—l shall sentence the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour for assaulting the child. She is not fit to have the charge of it. She has given herielf over to drink, and when intoxicated is like a mad woman. She will have the advice of the chaplain of the gaol, and I hope will repent of hor folly and her wickedness.
The Sun. — 1863-11-14 (London, England)

THAMES.  INTE3IYERANOE, BRUTALITY, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE —Ellen Field, described as a widow, aged 30 years, who appeared to be more, and whose bloated face, bloodshot ri co au tge hd t t hh ea ft sr he e xth ar gpi av re tnr dwgaey, chargedto eyes,th e and nd her daughter, an intelligent girl called Mary Ann Atherall, dewmpioathnlsidberediinnlik:dbrwsu'ansik and disorderly, with assaulting indicated and with making two attempts to commit suicide. d r ilnthaepr appeared dh ioud ervuiidueendc he et rh al at t teh he upsrbi as ounde. r wsahse a hvaear yl oht hard , ill-used her only child. Yesterday evening she was very drunk and disorderly in Poplar, and was frequently requested by the police to go home, which she refused to do. Her child begged of her to come home, and she knocked down the little creature. A humane servant girl, named Mary Steel, of No. 30, River-street, Poplar, went to the assistance of the girl, and took her away from her cruel tpaamonfootldaeit police pefies removedshrre e, struggling, r egwtgwogoehaafl tosi nhnstegwlt, ors, No, ietnakaongte.idgd,o3i wnv:u.ohe ihpnl oc:iuhiwnfnooseet uhdao onecustody.wedbmeoyhlaal re.adireo disorderly s seosrpotroTerdat ngoerhedri etul suspended s3:mbobsprisoneryuooabr o.screaming, m on wasogn, nrtoht.f7ndihekao was black in the face, and he cut her down, and revived her, The reserve man in the station was ordered to watch her closely, but she contrived to fasten another cord round her neck and all but strangled herself. Mountford said on the second occasion the string was fastened so tightly that he could not sever it with a knife without slightly cutting her neck.  Tho prisoner—Yes, you cut my throat. What is the use of living ?  A police sergeant, No. 32 K, said the prisoner was once brought to the Bow station charged with being drunk and disorderly, and was so devoid of shame that she stripped herself and tore up her clothes.  Mr. Partridge—l shall sentence the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour for assaulting the child. She is not fit to have the charge of it. She has given herself over to drink, and when intoxicated is like a mad woman. She will have the advice of the chaplain of the gaol, and I hope will repent of her folly and her wickedness.
The Sun. — 1863-10-23 (London, England)

WESTMINSTER.  THAMES.  A ROW IN A DOCTOR'S SHor.—Henry Colville, a tall grave-looking man, about 34 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with the following strange conduct:—  Mr. Patrick Joseph Healey, an apothecary, of 14, Johnstreet, Poplar, said the prisoner came into his shop at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, drunk and in a very excited state. The prisoner said " You have poisoned me, and I'll have revenge I" and called upon him to leave th© shop and to meet him in the street, and on his refusal to do so made a rush at him and knocked down a medicine bottle, which was broken. He had great difficulty in preventing the prisoner striking him, and the violent exclamations and noise caused a mob to assemble in front of his house. He called in a police constable and gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Partridge—Did he strikeyou ? Mr. Haley—He did not, sir. He would have done so if I had not retreated. Mr. Partridge—What is the amount of damage done ? Mr. Healey—Only Is. 6d. Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner if he would pay the money ?  The prisoner—l will, sir. lam very sorry indeed that I should have acted so. I was intoxicated, sir. Inspector Boare, of the K division, said the prisoner was in a most furious state all night, and raved like a maniac. The prisoner made a most desperate attempt to commit suicide, and it was necessary to have two constables in the cell all night to prevent him repeating the attempt on his life. Mr. Partridge—Do you know anything of him ? Inspector Beare—No, sir. The prisoner—l was beside myself last night; the drink made we quite mad.  Mr. Partridge—You may go on paying is Gd for the bottle you have broken. The prisoner—So ends my catechism.