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The Sun. — 1846-10-02 (London, England)

SUICIDES IN RED BANK, MANCHESTER, ON FRIDAY.— The somewhat awful circumstances attendant upon On discovery of two cases of determined suicide, both o: which occurred in the same neighbourhood, and wer( discovered on the same day, has thrown the neikh bourhood where they took place into the utmost consternation. Strange to say, both the unhappy individuals who have so rashly thrown away their lives are men of advanced age, and both, it is believed, were in independent, or at least easy circumstances. The first case, that of the discovery of the body of Mr. Edward Hoyle, took place as follows:—Mr. Iloyle resided at Cheetham-street, Red Bank, with his family, a son, about 19, two younger children, and his housekeeper, himself being a widower. His h ,useketper h.-ard him stirring between two and three o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, when he descended from his bedroom to the yard, but shortly after returned up stairs again. On getting up, about half-past six o'clock, the housekeeper perceived him lying in the yard, and on calling his son to see what was amiss with him, it was discovered that he had cut his throat with a razor, which was found lying near to him. The housekeeper states that she never heard him descend the stairs a second time, and when discovered he was quite dead and appeared to have been so for some time. The melancholy occurrence is attributed to the low state of deceased's mind, he having been much affected since the death of his wife about two years ago. He was 51 years of age. The other case is that of an old man aged 77, a Mr. William Anderton, residing also in Red Bank. He it appears was a widower, ..etiding alone. Deceased was discovered strangled in bed by a cord which he had attached to the bed-post. It is probable that he must have been dead many hours, as no person bad seen him since Wednesday evening. Both the bodies now lie awaiting owner's inquests.— Nancliester  LAW INTELLIGENCE, SHERIFFS' COURT, October 1. (Iktore Mr. Under-Sheriff I.4;
The Sun. — 1846-10-02 (London, England)

SUICIDES IN RED BANK, MANCHESTER, ON FRIDAY.— The somewhat awful circumstances attendant upon the discovery of two cases of determined suicide, both of which occurred in the same neighbourhood, and were discovered on the same day, has thrown the neighbourhood where they took place into the utmost consternation. Strange to say, both the unhappy individualsewhofadhvaavnec esdo raagseh,lyand bah, it is believed, were in independent, or at least easy circumstances. The first case, that of the discovery of the body of Mr. Edward Hoyle, took place as follows:—Mr. Hoyle resided at Cheetham-street, Red Bank, with his family, a son, about 19, two younger children, and his housekeeper, himself being a widower. His housekeeper heard him stirring between two and three o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, when he descended from his bed-room to the yard, but shortly after returned up stairs again. On getting up, about half-past six o'clock, the housekeeper perceived him lying in the yard, and on calling his son to seo what was amiss with him, it was discovered that he had cut his throat with a razor, which was found lying near to him. The housekeeper states that she never heard him descend the stairs a second time, and when discovered he was quite dead and appeared to have been so for some time. The melancholy occurrence is attributed to the low state of deceased's mind, he having been much affected since the death of his wife about two years age. He was 51 years of age. The other case is that of an old man aged 77, a Mr. William Anderton, residing also in Red Bank. He it appears was a widower, residing alone. Deceased was discovered strangled in bed by a cord which he had attached to the bed-post. It is probable that he must have been dead many hours, as no person had seen him since Wednesday evening. Both the bodies now lie awaiting coroner's inquests.— Manchester Courier.  Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for .the Governors of the West India colonies.
The Sun. — 1846-12-26 (London, England)

EXTRAORDIN ANY SUPERSTITION AND SUICIDE.— Thursday afternoon an inquest was held at the King and Queen public-house, High-street, Newington, before Mr. Carter, one of the coroners for Surrey, on the body of John Gruff, a German and Dutch clockmaker, aged twenty-four, who committed a most determined act of suicide under very peculiar circumstances. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased and another young man, a countryman of his, named Ruff, occupied two small rooms in the house No. 17, Cross-street, Newington, in one of which they carried on their business us Dutch clockmakers, while the other they occupied as a bed-room. During the latter part of last week the deceased complained of slight illness, and on Saturday night he received some grapes from a young woman who had been in the habit of calling on and washing for him. On eating a part of the grapes he fancied himself poisoned, and subsequently declared that the fruit had been charmed by the young woman, in order to increase his affection for her. So strong was his belief, that he got out of his bed between ten and eleven o'clock on Sunday night, and went a considerable distance to the residence of the young woman, to request that she would revoke the charm. He returned home more reconciled, and went to bed, but about two o'clock he got up, exclaimed to his fellow-lodger that his time was come, that the devil had hold of him, and he must destroy himself. Buff, his fellow-lodger, ran up stairs to request the assistance of his landlord, and on both coming down, they found the deceased lying on the floor with a deep wound in his throat, from which the blood was rapidly streaming, and a rasor tightly clenched in his right hand. The wound was of so serious a character, that death rapidly followed its infliction. A verdict of " Temporary insanity was returned, and Brookes, the beadle, produced a bag with twenty-nine sovereigns, the savings of the deceased, which his fellow-lodger had dolivered up to that officer.  THE NEW COURT OF COMMON
The Sun. — 1846-10-13 (London, England)

SWISS GIANTESS. On Friday evening an inquest was held at the Red House Tavern, Battersea, before Mr. Carter, one of the coroners of the county of Surrey, and a respectable jury., on view of the colossal remains of Eliza Laurence, alias Madame de Letzi but who was better known as the Swiss Giantess, which had been picked up in the Thames, near that place, on Wednesday morning. From the evidence adduced it appeared that on Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, Rock, a waterman belonging to the Citizen Pier, near the Red House, while on the pier, observed the body of the deceased floating up the river with the tide, upon which he jumped into a boat and took it on shore. On searching her pockets a piece of paper was foetid, upon which was written, " No. 3, Shorter 's-gardens, Seven Dials, knock twice and ask for Emma." Rock called at the address, and on knocking twice, as directed, was answered by Emma, a young and diminutive female, who had been ascertained to walk with the deceased in Regent-street and that neighbourhood, and on taking her to the Red House she at once identified her old companion, the Swiss Giantess. The last time the deceased was seen in the neighbourhood of her residence was Tuesday night, when she called at a public-house in Sherrard-street, Golden-square, when she asked a female for a penny, saying she was in great distress, and had had nothing to eat for twenty-four hours, or very little from the Monday before. She also complained of the state of abject poverty to which she was reduced, being without a farthing, or a farthing's worth of property to raise money on, and said she was going over Waterloo-bridge, and that she had a great mind to stop there and make a hole in the water ; but whether she had done so there or elsewhere there was no evidence to prove. She was, however, seen upon Waterloo-bridge at ten o'clock on the Tuesday night, which was the last time she was seen alive. She was 51 years of age, and had never been married, but had one child, a son, who did not live with her. The jury, after hearing evidence to the above effect, returned a verdict of " Suicide, while labouring under temporary insanity." This woman, who was well known to the pedestrians of London, not only from her extraordinary height, but also her proportionably bulky appearance, passed many years of her life in a caravan, and was conveyed from town to town and exhibited, under the title of Madame de Letzi, the Swiss Giantess. During this time she natu• rally acquired idle habits, and when she was turned cut upon the world, in consequence of her want of continued attraction, she adopted the dissipated life which eventu• ally led her to commit suicide, for she could not bear to be pointed at in the street as a woman without morality and character. She more than once went to Waterloobridge with the intention of destroying herself, and was persuaded by her companions, or those passing, from committing the crime.
The Sun. — 1846-06-27 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.—Last evening Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Black Lion, Church Street, Chelsea, on the body of Mk. Edward Mott, aged fifty-seven years, a gentleman of property, who destroyed himself by nearly severing his head from his body. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who was a widower, was during the latter part of the Peninsular war, a commissary in the army, and afterwards a linen-draper in Southampton, from which business he retired about ten years since, having amassed considerable property. During the last ten weeks the • deceased had been staying at No. I Church-street, Chelsea, with Mr. Charles Wellington, and appeared in the enjoywient of his usual health and spirits. On Monday last deceased, with Mr. Wellington, proceeded to Brighton, to remain there during the week. On Tuesday evening about nine o'clock, Mr. Wellington was surprised at seeing the deceased suddenly walk into the house, and on asking Mrs. Wellington, he said, " Oh, I am very tired, and want him why he hoadgol to ' lock Mr.t bed," and went up to his bedroom. About seven Wellington went up to deceased's room to call him to vin been found the door fastened on the inside. No answer. o cbreakfast, but returned, the door was forced open, when the deceascr e from his body, the foot of the bed, with his head nearly having foundg near having in his right hand an open razor, and under second open razor, both bloody. on the other side, and mhitaheleirtnarars ofa blood that the deceased had got outit was c of bedronnd the bed to a table, evident r there first cut his throat, and then egene_ and taken the second razor, and reprdaticeat ";That the deceased committed act, and fell where he was found. The jury returned d at the time." DUNNING the act himself, but tilers vies not. sufficient evidence before them as to the state of his min
The Sun. — 1846-06-27 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. Last evening, Mr. G. J. Mills, the Deputy Coroner for th Western Division of Middlesex, and a jury consisting of fifteen of the most respectable housekeepers in the vicinity, assembled in the drawing-room of the house, N 0,3, Red Lion-square, for the purpose of conducting an inquiry into the melancholy circumstances attending the death of Mr. P. Davis, aged fifty-nine years, who committed suicide was resident. yesterday morning, at the above establishment, of which he man of very cheerful spirits, and father had always been a vent to any expression that might Miss Mary Davis, daughter of deceased, said that her had certainly never givenat he contemplated self-destruction. had been exceedingly desponding, attributed to his misfortunes in bustwhich she (witness) stance to say, had been considerab4 and which, she ness, by a . d circu that occurred recently. en his mind, as he frelLeaatdte trol Latterly, however, conjecture ) hteh aggaevatedosEß_wili you tell us what that was ? oanefeowf iwlieeekehsiaegf oolehrekew, aswhroobersdeoonfdead!arangcei ibra'ybout it. On Thursday evening he seemed thesm affair, I know, weighed heavily much depressed, and retired to rest at an unusually early i t 3f n.moneyess .o spoke Se hour, and on being called about half-past eight the next (Friday) morning, the lament-able event was discovered. quuelnVtoi The CORONER By whom Witness • —The man servant, sir. It then appeared that the footman, on kno,cking at his master's dressing-room door, received nq answer ; and, when he opened it, saw the decealed lyir.g prostrate on the floor, weltering in his blood from :. wound in his throat. There was also a razor lying by his side. Mr. Barber, the surgeon, of Orange.street, was immediately called in, but life was totally extinct. The wound extended about seven inches in length, and had separated the jugular vein. Several other witnesses were examined as to the state of deceased's mind ; and the jury, after an inquiry that had lasted several hours, recorded the subjoined verdict :-" That the deceased gentleman destroyed himself while in & state of temporary insanity, brought on by his misfortunea in business, but more particularly his having been robbed by a confidential clerk,"  A
The Sun. — 1846-06-27 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.—Last evening Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Black Lion, Church Street, Chelsea, on the body of 3k'. Edward Mott, aged fifty-seven years, a gentleman of property, who destroyed himself by nearly severing his head from his body. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who was a widower, was during the latter part of the peninsular war, a. commissary in the army, and afterwards a linen-draper in South a from which business he retired about ten years since,e having amassed considerable property. During the I l"Crch-strcetthu Church-street, weeks the deceased had been staying at No. - Chelsea, with Mr. Charles 'Wellington, and appeared in the enjoyment of his usual health and spirits. On Monday last deceased, with Mr. Wellington, proceeded to Brighton, to evening about remain there during the week. On Tuesday nine o'clock, Mr. Wellington was surprised at seeing suddenly walk into the house, and on the deceased asking him why he had left tired, and want to go to Mrs. Wellington, he said, bed," and went up to his h‘e'dOrhoc% nal arn. very About seven o'clock Mr. Wellington went up to deceased's room to call him to breakfast, but found the door fastened on the inside. No answer having been returned, the door was forced open,yrium the deceased was found near the foot of the bed, with his head nearly severed from his body, having in his right hand an open razor, and under his left arm a It was evident from the marks of second open razor, both bloody ot out of bed on the other side, and blood that the deceased had g there first cut his throat, and then gone round the bed to a table, razor, and taken the second r and repeated the act, and fell where he jury was found. The returned a verdict ':That the deceased committed the act himself, but there is not sufficient evidence before them as to the state of his mind at the time.'.'
The Sun. — 1846-05-30 (London, England)

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lady Webster, at the Globe Hotel ; Sir Edmund and Lady Lacon, at the 7th cottage; Charles Deacon, Esq., and family, at the Bth cottage; Mrs. Blanchard, at the 9th cottage; Miss Minto, at Rosemount; Mr. Forbes, at Belmore House. The fine weather has caused an increased inquiry, for fashionable residences, and there is every prospect of a full season. The Commodore, on returning from his cruise, was saluted from the Royal Yacht Squadron battery. His Lordship returned the compliment. On his lancing we noticed a marked improvement in his health since he embarked in the Kestrel._r_o The Emperor of Russia's yacht, building here by M . seph White, is to be named the Queen Victoria, in compii. meat to her Majesty.  Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday morning for Brocket.hall, Herts, where the Noble Viscount purposes to reside about ten days, and then return to town. Lord and Lady Beauvale go to Brocket-hall to-day. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston intend to leave Carlton House-terrace to-day for Broadlands, the Noble Viscount's seat near Rornsey, Hants. SUICIDE AT LURD MARCUS HlLL'S.—Yesterday an inquiry was gone into at the Lowndes Arms, Lyall-place, Eaton-square, as to the death of Thomas Froggett, aged 44, butler in the service of Lord Marcus Hill, No. 2, Cheshamstreet, who committed suicide. Lord Marcus Hill accompanied the coroner and jury to view the body, which was lying in the pantry of his Lordship's house. Robert Sawyer, footman of Lord Marcus Hill, said that at eleven o'clock on Thursday night he had a glass of beer with the deceased, who appeared unusually desponding; at eight o'clock yesterday morning he went to call the deceased, but received no answer; he went away, and returned in a few minutes. He then opened the door, and found him with his throat cut and quite dead. Lord Marcus Hill asked if he had been speculating in the races ?—The witness replied it was only to a trifling extent. Lord Marcus Hill was examined, and deposed that he was alarmed in the morning by his footman telling him that the deceased had cut his head off. He had observed nothing in his manner to call for notice, and he was a good and honest servant. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1846-07-15 (London, England)

COUNT MONTHOLON.—MS Majesty the King cf the French, on the report of the Minister of Justice, ha,9, by a decision of the 10th instant, remitted the remainder of the term of imprisonment of General Montholon. A letter, addressed to Count Montholon by the Minister of War on the Ist ult., had led that General, as well as his friends, to believe that his pardon had been granted to him at the end of May last. It was not, however, the cme. To the Minister of Justice alone belongs the right of making a report on the subject, to countersign the pardon, and to give the necessary orders for its being carried into execution. No Inca• sures could be otherwise taken for setting Count Montholon at liberty, as the latter had never solicited his pardon, which was indispensable before any decision could be come to on his fate.  ROYAL HUMANE SOClETY.—Yesterday the halfyearly meeting of the supporters of this society, which was founded in 1774 for the recovery of persons apparently drowned, was held at the society's rooms, Trafalgar-square, B. B. Cabbell, Esq., V.P., in the chair. Mr. Charlier read the report for the last six months. In that period 122 casea were treated by the society's officers, of which 109 were successful, and 13 were beyond recovery. Of the gross number, 46 were attempted suicides. Since the formation of the society it has been instrumental in rescuing 5,000 fellowcreatures from a watery grave. During the present season upwards of 630,000 bathers frequented the Serpentine. The report was adopted, and silver medals were awardedtopieut., Warner, R.N., Lieut. A. Newman, R.N., 'V.I.. W. A. Fisher, R.N. (son of our harbour master), Mr. ijharles San. lives geant, of Melton, and Mr, Hughes, jun., of Cornhill, who, at the mißneensitderisskthoosfe red arks,eiro7o lives,other s were the esof distributed,others. exclusive of pecuniary rewards, since December last. THE MURDER o,'l,
The Sun. — 1846-07-15 (London, England)

COUNT MONTHOLON.—HiS Majesty the King cf the French, on the report of the Minister of Justice, has, by a decision of the 10th instant, remitted the remainder of the term of imprisonment of General Montholon. A letter, addressed to Count Montholon by the Minister of War on the Ist ult., had led that General, as well as his friends, to believe that his pardon had been granted to him at the end of May last. It was not, however, the case. To the Minister of Justice alone belongs the right of making a report on the subject, to countersign the pardon, and to give the necessary orders for its being carried into execution. No measures could be otherwise taken for setting Count Montholon at liberty, as the latter had never solicited his pardon, which was indispensable before any decision could be come to on his fate. ROYAL HUMANE SOClETY.—Yesterday the halfyearly meeting of the supporters of this society, which was founded in 1774 for the recovery of persons apparently drowned, was held at the society's rooms, Trafalgar-square, B. B. Cabbell, Esq., V.P., in the chair. Mr. Charlier read the report for the last six months. In that period 122 cases were treated by the society's officers, of which 109 were successful, and 13 were beyond recovery. Of the gross number, 46 were attempted suicides. Since the formation of the society it has been instrumental in rescuing 5,000 fellowcreatures from a watery grave. During the present season upwards of 630,000 bathers frequented the Serpentine. The report was adopted, and silver medals were aw_ar.lo tolLieut. ' Warner R.N., Lieut. R. A. Newman, R.N., Mr. W. A. Fisher, R.N. (Son of our harbour master), Mr. Charles Sare n of Melton, and Mr, Hughes,jun., of Cornhill, who, at Fa 4 he imminent risk of their own lives, saved the lives of others. Besides those rewards, 70 other medals were distributed, exclusive of pecuniary rewards, since December last.
The Sun. — 1846-12-18 (London, England)

ART SOCIETT.—The last meeting for word. ri Great Marlborough. street, when the of the society, i Mr. Cooper. The evening was taken chair was taken by r'h.eld on Wednesday evening, at the rooms lic n of the construction of theatres, ithe Chairman on the Italian Opera a paper being read by the Opera House excited a House. The details of which Mr. E. T. Parris, Mr. theu up in 3lAi nl :1 seasonci lengthened discussion, and various other members took Crabbe, Mr. Seddon, f very extensive observations on part, giving the result o the leading continental theatres. TUE DEPARTURE OF Acolansiderat cuATHAm.—Wednesday THE 31ST REGIMENT FROM . n wished regiment, reLt °hr lla RY INTELLIGENC E• g of three companies, cently arrived from India, consisting . morning the 1.-ft wing of this disti The strength of the two divisions consisted of 7 sergeants, Bat racks, en route for Walmer, Kent. 3 drummers, command h of marched at nine o'clock, in two divisions, from Chatham and 244 rank and file, and were under the c march command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Spence, in . Major John Garvick. The head-quarters, under te this morning on the some route. On the medical spection of the head-quarters, on their arrival here, it was found necessary to send to the invalid depot about 60 men, to be discharged on pensions. The s.,ith Itegiment—The reserve battalion_ of this regiment, under orders fur embarkation for Gibraltar, consists of 2 staff sergeants, 38 sergeants, 14 drummers, and 483 rank and file, and is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel P. S• Norman. The battalion is expected to embark at the end of the present month. VlENNA.—(Extract from a private letter.)—Prince Metternich has suffered severely from bronchitis ; although recovered, he is weak, but the worst symptoms are those arising frcm the effects of age. Count de Kinsky has committed suicide. This would have created sensation were it only that he is one of several noblemen who have perpetrated this act this year.. But Count Kinsky, of a princely family, is related to the Lichtensteins, the Lobkowitz, the Esterhazys, &c., the greatest houses of the empire, as well as to Kollowrat, the Minister of State, who will have to dispute with Counts Fiquolmont and Much Bellinghausen, the official inhe. ritance of Metternich. The Frbnch atrabassadar'ii poIsition here is anything but pleasant. He was kept in the dark to tilq'bot go Nardi i,,1151 griVirf affair.