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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1835-09-18 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SINGULAR INSTANCE OF SENSIIIILITY.—An instance of extreme sensibility, which undoubtedly caused the perpetration of suicide, occurred in this neighbourhood on Saturday. A weaver named Jonathan Chadderton, and living at Pailsworth, had a family of six children, the eldest of whom was a girl named Phcebe, about eight years of age, of a very active and lively disposition without the slightest approach to reserve or sullenness. About lialf-past eleven in the forenoon she was sent by her mother to a shop in the neighbourhood for twopennyworth of potatoes, and returned in about twelve minutes, in company with a man named William Lane, who inquired- train her parents the amount of money given her. He was told twopence, and he then said that the girl had been charged, by his daughter, with stealing a halfpenny from her, and that he had followed and also charged her with taking it, and that, on taxing the girl with the theft, she said to him that rather than ne charged with such a thing she would give him a halfpenny from the twopence and take home only three halfpenny worth of potatoes. She then thre.w.a halfpenny to him, on which he went to inform her parents. After relating this story the halfpenny was offered to Lane, but he threw it back upon the floor, insisting hewould not take it, and went away. When he was. gone Chaddertou charged his daughter with taking the halfpenny from Lane's child, but she resolutely denied it. He theo asked her, by way of reproach, why she had.tbrown the halfpenny to Lane, and at the same time gave her a slight blow with the palm of his hand. She still denied taking the halfpenny, and lin. father, by whoin she had never been beaten, then threatened to beat her if she did not confess the truth. She still declared her innocence, and Chadderton went towards his loom, observing that he would look farther into the matter. But before he went to his work he gave her a halfpenny to take to Lane's child, and, repeating his conviction that she was guilty, requested her to return immediately: She went away but did not return that night, whereupon, her parents being very uneasy, search was made over the whole township, but without the slightest prospect of success. 'Ou Sunday night, however, it occuried to a man named Dunkerlev to examine a pit in a meadow about two hundred yards from •Chadderton's house. Drags were procured.and about tea o'clock at night, after throwing them in several times, the body of the unfortunate girl was,drawn out. On Tuesday an inquest 'on view of the body was held by W. S. Rutter, Esq., when the facts above stated were detailed, and the jury, under all the cirstances, returned a verdict of " Found drowned."—Man.  A
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-01-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

UNIVERSITY  AND CLERICAI. NEWS  Intelligence has ITeTll.Teceivee safe arrival ,pencer, Bishop of Jamaica, in his distant diocese The Morning Post says that  Ll of Dr  inquiry to both the Universities. Last Tuesday's Gazette contains at _ .  commission of  upprtmlug a seneme or me zectesiastical COMMiSE for augmenting the incomes of the smaller bishopric the revenues of the Bishop. of Durham.  Saints, in this town, but more recently of St. Georg( Little Bolton, preached his farewell sermon at the lat place, on Sunday week.  rev  •J • entleinan has been appointed chaplain to Dr. Shirley, ishop of Sodor and Man, formerly Archdeacon of  s HOP OT the intention of goverritrie.nt, make' Lancnshire'inti,  separate 'Cc, under the like of " the Diocesc-of Alanehester." In addition, we may state that the Warden and Fellows' of the Collegiate Church of Manchester -are- constituted Dean and Chapter, and that the see of Manchester will be in the province of York. Mr. Murray, of Chancery-lane, has been appointed Registrar for the new diocese. The annual income of the bishop has been fixed at £4,500 per annum.  On Thursday, a gentleman came before Mr. Yardley, at the Thames Police Office, to complain Of.the'conduct of the Rev. Bryan King, the rector of. St. George's-inthe-East, who had refused to read the burial service over the body of the applicant's sister-in-law. The dispute is between the Rev. Bryan King nna naliShiOnCrS, in  service of the church, and the numerous vestry meetings held on 'the Subject must be fresh in the recolleettim of our readers. It is understood that the rev. gentleman has determined not to perform the funeral rites of the church over the corpse of any one supposed to have committed suicide. Hence arose the present singular application to the bench. The deceased had been found drowned, but there was no evidence to lead to the supposition that she had destroyed herself. Mr. Yardley said lie could not interfere. . • •,
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-09-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

NAPOLEON'S ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—" From the time of my retreat from Russia (said he) I had con stantly carried round my neck, in a little silken bag, a portion of a poisonous powder which Ivan had prepared by my orders, when I was in fear of being carried off by the Cossacks. 11ly life no longer belonged to my country : the events of the last few days had again rendered me master of it. Why should I endure so much snaring ? And who knows that my death may not place -The crown on the head of my son ? France was saved—l hesitated no longer, but springing from my bed, mixed the poison in a little water, and drank it with a sent of happiness. But time had taken away its strength ; fearful pains drew forth some groans from me ; they were heard, and medical assistance arrived. It was not heaven's will that I should die so soon—St. Helena was in my destiny."—Blackwood. THE BIBLE SOCIETY:—When the first bull of the Pope was issued denouncing this society, an aged member of the committee rose, after it was read, and quietly addressingLordTeignmouth, the chairman merely said—" I wish, my lord, his holiness would only read the second Psalm!" This was felt to be conclusive, both as to the Pope's ignorance of Holy Scripture, and as to the folly of his attempt to defeat the divine counsels by keeping the Bible from the world. It is impossible, however, to record this simple fact without observing upon the guilt contracted by many of the national clergy in issuing Protestant bulls, in the form of printed pamphlets. denouncing the Society as injurious to a Church which is founded upon Scripture, and to a country which owes its greatness and glory to an adherence to scriptural truth, and to the maintenance of moral principle. Such was the course universally pursued by the followers of the heresy named after Dr. Pusey ; who yet, with the infatuation peculiar to false doctrine, called themselves " the High Church," of which Church there is no doubt his holiness considered himself to stand at the head, when he issued his bull against the Bible Society. "Be wise, now, therefore, 0 ye kings ; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way."—Poynder's Lileyary Extracts (New Series). How TO
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-04-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MAN SHOT BY A PIG.—On Monday morning week, and di 3 his willing bands and rest of the empire, through causing a vast diminution of says the philosophic Cowley ; and with Cowley I agree.—But Erith is this scene of philosophy no more. about seven o'clock, the eldest son (about twenty-three holder ] ed by the improved in- the currency by the removal to other countries of our pre- It has now shared the march of mind :it has become alyears of age) of Mr. Amos, farmer, near the Cuckoo, in that ti the labourer's exertions cious metals, most a watering-place ;it has a library, a promenade, Spalding, left a gun heavily loaded standing in a corner of Suit lodgings for gouty gentlemen, a conventicle, several vi. the barn. During his absence, which could scarcely ex- sensati Ty year be less availing. It is true that famine in Ireland is the ostensible cause porous politicians, three doctors, and, most fatal of all, teed ten minutes, several pigs entered, and whilst they Month that the philanthropist of part of the evils this country now labours under, but it is tour steam-boat arrivals every day, Solitude has fled, were being driven out, one of them knocked down the gter, B illy attracted by educa- equally true that our 'under Sir Robert Peel) having and meditation is no more.—But, to my story. In that gun, which immediately exploded, and the unfortunate comini f the day. It is folly to taken the suicidal course of depressing home employment, the people, and then and encouraging foreign, is the cause of that want of confidence which will prevent England rising superior to the century, lonely house lived for several years, in the beginning of individual alluded to being not more than four feet from making to attempt to stem the the a singular character, of whom nothing more the muzzle, the whole of the charge entered a little below found i was known than that he had come from some distant the calf of his right leg, which was dreadfully lacerated. pears, iilding prisons and mug- present distress without a most serious interference with that England is better situated to place of abode ; that he never received a letter ; and that AN
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-11-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ITALY.—The news from Italy is important. Blood has flown at Fivizzano. The Modenese were the aggressors. The latter arrested, without knowing why, the SergeantMajor of the Tuscan Carbineers. The multitude took his part. The Modenese fired upon the people, killed one and wounded several. Upon this all the citizens flew to arms, and a skirmish ensued. which was going on at the departure of the courier.  The new reformation in Germany has taken another step in advance. The central committee has issued another manifesto, which is at tha same time a programme of the religious tenets of the new sect. The following are the six principal articles :-I.—We cannot suffer the oppressions of the present regulations of the church of the State, and therefore we separate from it. 2.—We remain what we are and what we were—Evangelical Christians. 3. We regard, as heretefore, the Bible as the groundwork of Christianity. 4.—Our creed is, —I believe in God, in:his eternal kingdom proclaimed to the world by Jesus Christ. s.—Our worship remains the same, though with freedom as to its form. 6.—Our doctrine is based on the Evangelical principles of freedom and love. We are a Christian confession.  The death of Count Bresson would appear to be still involved in mystery. It was surmised that he refused the embassy to London by Louis Philippe, he had, in a fit of chagrin, made away with himself. Exasperated pride and disappointed ambition, are often the causes of self destruction, and either may have proved an incentive to the crime in the case of Count Bresson. But it is now reported that the unhappy nobleman was murdered by the hand of an assassin at Naples. The Count, on the day previous to that of his death, had given an entertainment at his residence, and evinced not only serenity, but good nature during its progress. In the evening he had gone to the theatre, and still exhibited the same composure.' (From this and other circumstances, an inference is drawn that he could not have been his own murderer. We should be well pleased to find this reasoning verified by fact ; but it is far from being conclusive. A practised diplomatist, Count Bresson was master of his countenance, and could well mimic a gaiety he did not feel. And it too:frequently happens that suicide is gone about in a way the most cool and dispassionate—the individual in this case being " wise to do evil." . _ _
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-10-26 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday on view of the body of Ann Woods, aged 25 years, wife of Thomas Woods, a shoemaker, living in Clifford-street. It appeared that deceased had been drinking for a week, and that she had on Friday last attempted to swallow some 'oxalic acid which her husband used in his work, but he prevented her. She afterwards went to purchase some from a druggist, Mr. Lowe, corner of Norton-street, but the husband observed her, and going to the shop; asked for 2d. worth of oxalic acid. Her husband came into the shop almost immediately after her, and asked what she had called for. On being informed, the husband said, " Don't make a fool of yourself." Upon this, Mr. Lowe immediately put back the bottle containing the powder, and did not serve her. Same night, a female afterwards came to the shop for three penny-worth of oxalic acid. She was not dressed like the person who first came, and he did not know her to be the same. She said she wanted it for cleaning bonnets, and as he (Mr. Lowe) frequently sold it for that purpose, to bonnet-makers, and as he had no suspicion as to the use it was to be put to, lie let her have it. It was marked poison on both sides of the paper. It appeared deceased had taken it home, and going to the kitchen, saw a Miss Bell; who lives in the same house, and asked for some warm water, as she was going. to take,some salts. She got the water, mixed a white powder with it and drank it. In a quarter of an hour after she left the kitchen, Miss Bell was called up stairs, and found the deceased quite dead. Mr. Edward Batty, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, and found the coats of the stomach highly inflamed from irritating poison, which was the cause of death.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had 410 from taking poison during temporary inanity.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-05-11 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.—An Inquest was held on the body of Catherine Pugh, aced 15, the servant of Mr. Sutcliffe, publican, Richmond-street. Deceased was respectably connected. On Thursday night she went to bed apparently well, and was found dead in bed on the following morning. She had had a conversation just before going to bed with a youth named Green, ;during which she said " Henry, I don't think I shall be here long." When he bid her good night she said, "if I don't see Will again give my love to him," alluding to a young man wholoccasionally went to the house with Green. Mr. Lockwood, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, and found that death was caused from arsenic. She did not appear to be all* affected her mind, and was of a rather cheerful disposition. The surgeon also found that deceased was pregnant. A cup was found under the bed in the room occupied by disceased, and it contained a yellowish white substance which proved to be arsenic. Margaret Pugh, mother oideceased, who resides with her husband in Manchester, received a letter from deceased on Thursday morning. It was dated May, but without any day of the month. The name of the man alluded to by her named Will is Wm. Burroughs, a youth employed at the railway station in Wapping. Mrs. Sutcliffe observed that deceased during the last month appeared at times rather depressed, and when spoken to on the subject complained of her head. William Burroughs being sent for, and being told that he need not say anything unless he pleased, said he had nothing to state. The coroner, in summing up, said that if the medical evidence was correct as to the deceased being pregnant she must have been the victim of a heartless seducer. There was no evidence in the letter (which was not publicly read) to show that she was labouring under aberation of mind. After some other remarks on the painful nature of the case, he left the matter in the hands of the jury, who returned a verdict of felo de se. The coroner, addressing Mrs. Pugh, said he sincerely sympathised with her. Her daughter had, no doubt, fallen a victim to the arts of a rascally seducer; and, from the verdict, deceased must be buried at midnight, and without burial service. Mrs. Pugh said, that she was not aware that any person of the name of William Burroughs was paying his addresses to deceased,
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-11-30 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE BY A LADY.-011 Friday, an inquest was held before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mrs. Regina Victoria Davis, a young lady about 24 years of age, who caused her death at the Queen's Hotel, Haymarket, under the following melancholy circumstances :—lt appeared thUt she was a German Jewess, and that her maiden name was Dungrave. She was married on the 10th of October last, at St. Thomas's Church, London, and shortly after she seems to have taken apartments at the Queen's Hotel, in this town. Her husband did not live with her, and so far as the evidence went, it showed that he was in London. The deceased was evidently a well-educated lady, and she was described as being a fine handsome young woman of most respectable parentage and education. The husband was said to be a gentleman moving in a respectable sphere of life; but little or no light was thrown upon the reasons which induced them to separate so shortly after their marriage—in fact before the honeymoon could be supposed to have more than commenced. About five or six weeks since, she took lodgings at the Queen's Hotel, and conducted herself with the greatest propriety until her bill was presented to her, and she was solicited for payment of it. She then made some excuse, alleged that re! mittances from her husband were expected, but had not been received, and she fell into a state of great despondency. At times she would laugh heartily, and at others she would cry bitterly ; and from her general manner after the application for payment had been made, it became apparent enough that something was weighing upon her spirits of a strange and unaccountable nature. She continued in this state some days. On Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, she was seen up to bed by the chamber-maid, whom she requested to call her at half-past eight in the morning, and as she was in the habit of rising rather early, the request was not thought extraordinary. The chamber-maid went to call her :accordingly, and the door being found fast, it was shortly after broken open, when deceased was found lying across the bed, in her night dress, quite dead. It further appeared that she had purchased, at two different times, a quantity of oxalic acid at a druggist's shop, in Castle-street, stating that it was for cleaning bonnets, and that she had swallowed it. The jury returned a verdict that she had died from the effects of the acid, but how taken or administered there was no evidence to show. It was said that a German passport was found amongst her papers. The inquest was postponed fron. Wednesday (when the body was viewed), until Friday, in order that deceased's husband might be present, if lie thought proper, but he did not appear on the latter, and the inquest was consequently proceeded with. A certificate of the marriage of the deceased was received from the church above named.
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-11-30 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE BY A LADY.—On Friday, an inquest was held before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mrs. Regina Victoria Davis, a young lady about 24 years of age, who caused her death at the Queen's Hotel, Haymarket, under the following melancholy circumstances :—lt appeared that she was a German Jewess, and that her maiden name was Dungrave. She was married on the 10th of October last, at St. Thomas's Church, London, and shortly after she seems to have taken apartments at the Queen's Hotel, in this town. Her husband did not live with her, and so far as the evidence went, it showed that he was in London. The deceased was evidently a well-educated lady, and she was described as being a fine handsome young woman of most respectable parentage and education. The husband was said to be a gentleman moving in a respectable sphere of life; but little or no light was thrown upon the reasons which induced them to separate so shortly after their marriage—in fact before the honeymoon could be supposed to have more than commenced. About five or six weeks since, she took lodgings at the Queen's Hotel, and conducted herself with the greatest propriety until her bill was presented to her, and she was solicited for payment of it. She then made some excuse, alleged that remittances from her husband were expected, but had not been received, and she fell into a state of great despondency. At times she would laugh heartily, and at others she would cry bitterly ; and from her general manner after the application for payment had been made, it became apparent enough that something was weighing upon her spirits of a strange and unaccountable nature. She continued in this state some days. On Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, she was seen up to bed by the chamber-maid, whom she requested to call her at half-past eight in the morning, and as she was in the habit of rising rather early, the request was not thought extraordinary. The chamber-maid went to call her ',accordingly, and the door being found fast, it was shortly after broken open, when deceased was found lying across the bed, in her night dress, quite dead. It further appeared that she had purchased, at two different times, a quantity of oxalic acid at a druggist's shop, in Castle-street, stating that it was for cleaning bonnets, and that she had swallowed it. The jury returned a verdict that she had died from the effects of the acid, but how taken or administered there was no evidence'to show. It was said that a German passport was found amongst her papers. The inquest was postponed from Wednesday (when the body was viewed), until Friday, in order that deceased's husband might be present, if he thought proper, but he did not appear on the latter, and the inquest was consequently proceeded with. A certificate of the marriage of the deceased was received from the church above named. •