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The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-11-10 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LOVE AND SUICIDE.--On the night of yesterday week, a young man named Edmond Perry, aged 16 years, living in White-street, came home, in drink, appearing at the time to be greatly excited. He said, " Mother, I have given up the company of ." This his mother was glad to hear, from the youth of the lad, and the fact that the girl was twenty-five years old, whilst he was not out of his apprenticeship. The mother advised the boy to go to bed, saying that she would bring him up some refreshment. He accordingly retired to his room, and his mother brought him up some coffee and biscuit, and then left him, as he appeared somewhat more tranquil. Shortly after a man named Jacob, who lodges in the house, came into the room, and asked Perry where he had been, he said at the theatre, where he had seen the play of Hamlet, and then he suddenly caught up a knife and attempted to draw it across his throat. Jacob rushed forward and succeeded in wresting the knife from his hand, but the unfortunate youth drew a dagger or clasp knife out of his pocket, and making a point at Jacob, succeeded in passing him, and immediately rushed clown stairs. Jacob shouted out, and ran after him, and in the passage below his father stopped him from rushing into the street. The infatuated youth instantly stabbed himself in the bowels, a little to the left side, with the knife, and fell, bleeding most profusely. Dr. Bruce was immediately sent for, and arrived in a few minutes. Upon seeing him the Doctor said, " I shall do my .duty, but I fear I can do him no good." The youth continued to linger until Tuesday, when be died. An inquest was held yesterday, before the coroner, when the above details transpired, and a verdict of temporary insanity was returned,
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-10-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY CASE OF SIIICIDE.—On Thursday night a young man named William Rigby, 36 years of age, residing at No. 130, Falkaier Street, committed suicide by taking a large dose of sulphuric acid. Every effort was made to preserve life by Dr. Patterson, Dr. Bickerstaff and his son, but in vain. The deceased had led rather an irregular life, and for some time past was in a desponding state of mind. On the night of the 13th he was robbed of a gold watch, and the case having appeared in the public journals contributed much to unsettle his mind. On Saturday last he left home and did not return until Monday afternoon, when he appeared in a very excited state from drinking. Ile went to bed and did not get up until Wednesday at two o'clock, when he appeared much better, and remained up until the usual hour for the family to retire to rest, and before retiring he joined in the family prayer. Next day he did not get up, and about two o'clock he called for his cousin, Mr. John Harrison, and told him he was about being carried away from the house, his mind appearing at the time quite unsettled. His cousin endeavoured to re-assure him, but apparently in vain. About four o'clock a scream was heard from his bedroom, and when the family rushed up they found him lying outside the parlour door in his shirt, and frothing at the mouth. It was at first thought that he might have been attacked with cholera, but Dr. Patterson, on his arrival, instituted a search and found an eight ounce bottle in his room, containing sulphuric acid. The deceased when questioned signified by a nod of his heiid that he had drank a portion of the contents, and shortly after expired. It is supposed that he had drunk about half the quantity which the bottle contained. An inquest will be held upon the body this day.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-11-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE BY A MISER.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Lloydstreet, Holme, touching the death of Mary Bailey, aged 63 years, widow of Henry Baileys of Manchester, confectioner, lying dead at 55, Hargreaves-street, Holme, before Edward Herford, Esq., coroner for the city of Manchester, and a respectable jury. William Lund, druggist, stated that he lodged with the deceased. The previous morning abont 9 o'clock, he left her in the house alone. Nothing particular passed between them, but he told her about what time he should be at home for dinner. He went home about past one o'clock,when he knocked at the door, but no answer was returned. After trying to get in without avail, we borrowed a ladder, and got in at his bedroom window, which was the only window unfastened. He got in, and found the deceased with a hankerchief round her neck, and fixed to the bed •post. On seeing that, he did not cut her down, but went down stairs and let in a man below. She was taken off the bed-post and laid on her own bed. .Deceased complained of her chest being bad on Sunday: • • She seemed -in great trouble within the last fortnight, as,. (she had told -witness several times) she could not get in money that was owing to her, and that it was enough' (she said) to drive any• one crazy. She took nothing to speak of in the way of drink. She was short of the necessaries of life, in consequence of not having money. Her son lives at Ashley, in Cheshire, and wanted her to go over and live with him. She was short of food in the house several - times last week, and .was unsettled in her mind. Walter Bailey, of Ashley, stated that• be was a shoemaker, and that. lie had not seen the deceased, his mother, for 3 weeks. She told him-she was in, great distress, owiitg to money due to her-not coming in, and he wanted her to come and live with him. She had money, in the bank, but was miserly-minded, and pinched herself because she could not get her debts in. That-seemed to prey upon her mind. Sh,e,W;-al.puncl or two in the house; and'she had' iii Ore thee—hOuse than would pay her debts. Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-12-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-A man of the name of James had most adroitly cut it open with a knife ath. 00 eli for Tuscany, remeining. a . fortnight - at • La Spezzia, D 'AN% le. f the lin severe the law iS, if those who execute it do their duty by • where the Tuscan -consul signed his passport for economise t e wor mg o e, tue directors have re- irnmense quantities have been procured the sinking is from the severe punishment of the t• h d *th h par ies c arge wi sue Iroolridge, was charged by police-officer 184, under the fol- the document without her being aware of it' till E° ell'. Leghorn by lend. e Aftee a sheet stay at Leghorn, duced the working staff, and have also increased th f lo ed are obli e arcs :100 to 120 feet, and so wet that those emp. y gee II JO' frdt" k t b - D ncaster Sheffield ' offences. ' Thereare eeveral ceses of picking pockets On the lowing circumstances :-It appeared that the prisoner, who after. The cheque has been stopped at the bank °ally Mr. Desain preceeded to Florence, whence, after oaylc e s etween o „ and Rotherham. t,:; work in gangs night and day.. I say this-much, lest any calendar ; and, here again, I weuld obsetae, I think to 'deal is an ink manufacturer, living in Ileckin's-hey, went into ait was drawn, so that fortunately the thief will be s iv three weeks he proposed entering:the Austrian dominions, . THE Tunics DEMOCRATIC,-By a natural though unex- romantic beings may leave their homes and position in li htl with the aft •'thfi t ff n if no use 'at all • m er e rs oe ce s, o . . . . entail shop in Tithebarn-street, on yesterday evening, and appointed. -N. B. 111 ail. , ring 113 and obtaincl, 'the signatures of the Austrian and British pectedl consequence, whilst the religious dogma of the Koran England, fancying they have only to dig to become riche lam wh g eill hd. t -01•• th h th rttl • 1 T F B F 1 ',Tilts uti ea ie' urc ase wo ropes. a .eaving e s op, ei e gir iin oei Ar
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-11-26 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE. - An unfortunate young woman named Agnes Wilson, a native of Millerston, near Paisley, in a frenzy of despair, aggravated by drink, attempted yesterday to terminate her existence in a hovel where she lodged in Olive-branch Close, by taking a quantity of laudanum. By the application of an emetic, and other medirsil treatment oi tau poison were counteracted, and the patient recovered in a few hours. —N. B. Mail.  THE Airrnon. or " SWEET Homn."— The life of J. Howard Payne, the author of " Sweet Home," was one 4 of remarkable vicissitudes. "Of an evening," says one who knew him, "we would walk along the streets, looking into tho lighted parlours as we passed. Once in a while we would see some family circle so happy, and forming so beautiful a group, that we would both stop, and then pass silently on. On such occasions he would give me a history of his wandering, his trials, and all the cases incident to hi 3 sensitive nature and poverty. "How often," said he once, " I have been in the heart of Paris, Berlin, London, or some other city, and heard persons singing, or the hand organ playing " Sweet Home," without a shilling to buy th next meal, or a place to lay my head. The world hap, literally, sung it until every heart is familiar with its melody. Yet I have been a wanderer from my boyhood.' The Musical Transcript. The New York crystal palace will be kept open through the winter. A woman, named Hayes, at Kilbritain, near Bandon, • has been committed for trial, charged with manslaughter, • she having inoculated four children with small-pox matter, two of which subsequently died from the disease thus conveyed into their systems, It was reported that numerous otheri deaths had previously resulted from her practice.— Medical Circular.  The rating to the poor of the Conservative Clnb London, has been fixed, on appeal, at £2,730 ; the Athenaeum at £1,720 ; and the Junior United Service at £2,240.  1131rtb4, filarriags, anti ißeatbii.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-12-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE IN THE QUEEN'S HOTEL.—Oa Monday, a very painful case of self-destruction took place at Mr. Curchods, the Queen's Hotel, Lime-street, in this town. The unfortunate man who destroyed himself was named James Smith, a native of Aberdeen, who had been for some time in the employ of the Cunard company, in the capacity of mate of one of the British and North American mail steamers; but who it appears had recently been discharged for, it is stated, unsteady habits. On Thursday evening, the deceased went to stop at the Queen's Hotel, and nothing peculiar was observed in his manner to lead to the belief that he would attempt self-destruction. On Thursday, or Friday last, the deceased obtained, from Mr. Wingate, druggist, Elliottstreet, to whom he had been introduced by Mr. Fisher, senior surgeon of the Cunard line of mail boats, a quantity of prussic acid of full strength. Mr. Fisher had formerly prescribed prussic acid for the deceased in a diluted state, and he represented to Mr. Wingate that Mr. Fisher had directed him to obtain it undiluted, as what he had before taken medicinally, had not had a proper effect. On those representations Mr. Wingate gave him prussic acid. Smith was last seen alive between 12 and 1 o'clock, a.m.' on Monday morning, when he obtained a light from Bridget Riley, the chambermaid of the Queen's Hotel, for the purpose of goinc, to bed. At this time he seemed to be very cheerful. The deceased then retired to his room, but as he did not make his appearance at a reasonable hour next morning, the chambermaid concluded he had left his room unobserved, and finding the door was unfastened, she entered the room about four o'clock in the afternoon, and saw the deceased lying in the bed undressed. His face seemed pale, and this led her to believe he was dead, and she immediately raised an alarm. Mr. Carolan, surgeon, was called in, an on examining the bed, he found a bottle which had contained prussic acid, and the deceased smelt strongly of it. This at once led him to the conclusion that life had been destroyed by means of poison. Mr. Carolan also found a small slip of paper, on which was written in pencil the following words —" The underneath will be understood---Had more leniency been shown this would never have happenel---disgrace from such a quarter is insufferable." On the person of the deceased was found, a letter directed to his sister, Miss Smith, 34, Chapel-street, Aberdeen, in which he tells her that he had exposed himself to all sorts of hard weather in different climates ; that his constitution was breaking up ; and to be cast adrift upon the world was insufferable. lie added, "Before you get this, the hand that wrote it will be cold in death. ". Mr. Blake, the beadle of the coroner's court, also found on the deceased, amongst other papers, a firstclass master-seaman's certificate. Yesterday, an inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of self- destruction, whilst labogaing under temporary insanity, was returned.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-12-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DISHONEST LODGER.—Jane Green, a married woman, was charged by Mrs. Jackson, of Queen's Place, Lower Tranmere, with robbing her. The prosecutrix is a widow, and supports herself by following the business of a laundress. In May last, the prisoner, with a husband and child, came to lodge with her, and remained till the 2th of August, when she suddenly disappeared ; but the husband and child remained with Mrs. Jackson. At various times property entrusted to the latter to wash, had been mysteriously stolen, and her character shortly became damaged with her customers. Subsequently she heard that the prisoner was living in Manchester ; and last week that she had returned to Tranmere. She therefore gave information to the pile; and had her apprehended. The prisoner acknowledged stealing a sheet and blanket, and pawn-tickets for most of the other property were found in possession of herself and her husband. She was committed for trial. We are happy to announce that the hardship to which we have so repeatedly called attention regarding the serious deductions made *from the pay of naval officers serving on foreign stations, in discounting their bills, is about to be removed. Arrangements will shortly be completed, by which officers will have the optiOn of receiving their pay in cash at par, or of having a bill, as heretofore, upon the pa aster-general.— United errice Gazette. PERSONATION AND FORGtERY IN CONNECTION WITH A MONEY Cur-B.—Yesterday; at the Manchester city policecourt, a person named William Sicetintin, was charged with having represented, himself as another person, with the view of imposing upon the Managers of a money club, held at the house of. Mr. Lomas, beer-seller. It appeared that a person named Anderson being in want of some money,. applied to _gr. mnnev lub. for the loan of £B. Sureties were tendered and visited by the -agent or tlw ow., Mr. William l3rodie. Amongst the other sureties was the prisoner, who gave his name as James Taylor, mechanic, and that he worked in a shop in a street leading out of Oldham-road. After the prisoner had signed the promissory note, the agent of the club suspected that he was not the party he represented himself to be, and such was found out to be the case, upon inquiry being made at the shop where be said he was a Mechanic. And the real James Taylor, mechanic, stated that he had never authorised him to use his name, or sign it to the note. He stated that he had, up to within a recent period, lodged with the prisoner, and that he had been asked to give the use of his name, but this he always objected to. The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next assizes.  DISTRESSING SUICIDE Ey
Northern Times. — 1859-01-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE INTERESTIN6 BALLET GIRL.—We have only just begun to forget the case of the interesting Scotch girl when we have a somewhat similar case filling the papers —that oi the interesting ballet girl. With all its features of horrid moral deformity, it is a sad, a pitiful story, and without any effort will easily point a moral or adorn a tale ; some thoughts are forced upon me as I write. What a sorry figure does a certain gentleman—manao•er, lessee, newspaper proprietor, hotel keeper. &c.,—cut, after having come forward with a subscription for the model of the heroine of the ballet, the Pamela of the stage. Hearing of the struggles to prevent her fall, he comes forward with an offer of an engagement and a subscription, hoping that the Dean of Carlisle will now be convinced that there are virtuous women on the stage (as if he ever said there were not). It is remarkable what follow-my-leaders the English are in such matters. A case of fictitious attempt at suicide appears, the magistrate commiserates the case, gives the prisoner a half sovereign out of the poor-box, and has no doubt that the press will mention the case. Forthwith A.B.C. and all the rest of the alphabet send subscriptions, and ultimately a very large amount of money is rolled together for what is possibly a sham after all. Look how the money rolled in for Miss Johnson, the cutler's daughter, here ; and was all the truth on her side ? I can only say that there are in London, to my personal knowledge, several respectable tradesmen and merchants who utterly disbelieve the statements against Mr. Johnson —statements which per se are incredible. Ido not write at random when I say, we may yet hear another side of this story. As to the ballet girl, she has shown herself artful and wicked : but I regret to add, that inquiries which I have made of several people intimately mixed up with the management of theatres, confirms my previous impression, that her case only differs from the rule in some of its details. Painful it is to learn that full onehalf of the girls who are brought forward in that voluptuous entertainment, the ballet, are justly chargeable with the grossest immorality, and that of the other half suspicion of similar conduct is not without good grounds. The temptation to immorality on the part of tlecorp de ballet are not equalled by those of anyi guinea a week, other sphere of s life. The very highest pay is but awnhdiltehioslils only rest ly for the a e efroneltraorwies(s ay eight young women), varying from 10s. to as low as 6s a week; and this, of course, is only during the season. Let any one consider the friendless position of many of these girls, the beauty of most of them, the atmosphere in which they the hours which they keep, awnogneldserwf wonderful eannodugsahy toifmake mitbee ep.hatAsthteo trheseuletaseshootedjabnee Newell, it contains ample materials of truth to be mixed up with a good deal of imagination, and for the whole to be produced, "price one penny," for the lovers of such lieuteetratupo.o. A day i or two hence we shall doubtless have k‘__ ury Times London correspondent.
Northern Times. — 1859-07-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting of !c, held yesterday, fir. Churchwarden Cropper  1, Smith, Owen, rdward Byford,  Ind Peck. The medical officers reported tliat- the nu,:(ber of deaths occurring, in the establishment, last week, was 10, of whom 6 were. men, 9 women, and 5 infants. ,The number of patients. und.er treatment, last week, was 50(1; -new cases admitted since, 138 ; cured and discharged, 130; now remaining under treatment, 494;. of whom 39 were fever, 18 itch, and 3 smallpox cases. The master of the vagrant sheds reported that there were relieved in this department, during the week ending the 23rd inst., 41.7 destitute persons, of whom 241 were males, 144 females, and 32 children ;: showing a total increase over the previous week of 84, and an increase over the corres, spending week of last year of 134. The governor's return.. showed that there were 1,700 paupers in the establishment last week ; number this week, 1,702; number in the corresponding week of last year, 1,958. The business, was of a formal charaetei..  Svrefl, B  ATTEMPTED SuiciDE.—On Wednesday evening, a man having the appearance of a sailor, was taken to the Northern Hospital, having. been found in a state of insensibility in a field adjoining the Victoria-road. From the statement of police-officer 313, who took the man to the hospital, it appeared his attention was called to the injured person by some labourers who were pa sing the place, and wore attracted by the noise of fire-arms. On going to the spot from which the noise proceeded, a man was found lying covered with blood, and a small single-barrelled pistol &by. his side, which appeared to have been recently discharged, He was taken to the hospital at once, and has since, so far, recovered to be. able to give the following particulars of himself. His name is Natali Vicari, and he came to Liverpool about ten days ago in the ship Mendora, from Melbourne. He had no desire to live, and had purchased a quantity of powder and some balls for the purpose of putting an end to his life; On his clothes being searched there was found in his pockets; about a quarter of a pound of powder, five small bullets, and eleven percussion caps, Tho shot took effect under the right ear, but it is expected that the poor fellow will recover.
Northern Times. — 1859-11-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE ASSASSINATION OF COHNT,ANVITI.—The Courrier de Lyon publishes a letter from. Parma relative to the, difficulty of punishing the murderers of Colonel AnTiti, in which it says :—" The judicial examination which has been commenced makes but little progress. The principal actors in the affair are said to have taken 'to flight, and are already in a place of safety ; as to those who have , been arrested, no one will be found to come forward' against them. A part of , the population would, openly , take part in their &votu if the), dared,. and the populace are well armed, having at their disposal fr0m,.4,000 .to 5,000 _muskets, ,without reckoning the more 'dangerous weapons which 'they are able ,te conceal beneith their clothes. This mass of persons strike terrorinto.themindi of all well-intentioned pemonsran.dvrau-proclue-a.oertaiti- effect—on -the Diotator Parini himself, who dares not attack them boldly, because he perhaps feels that in that layer of society consists his principal force' against the reactionists, whom he fears and detests above, alUthings. It may therefore-be anticipated that 'the murder of Col. Anviti will remain uhrims. hed•  DELIBERATE SulcruE.---A.n inquest has been held by J. Taylor, Esq., ,coroner for the Honor of Pontefract, at the Rose and: Thistle Inn, Dodworth (West Riding), on the body of Thomas Holland. The deceased, who was 68 years old, and a linen hand-loom weaver, had resided for a number of years in a house by himself. He had latterly had 'but little work, and had been in low spirits. Last Wednesday evening week, the deceasesi was at the Chandlers' Arms'lnn, whence John Whitham, a shopkeeper, of DodWorth, aiebmpanied him home. and on the way the deceased said that -he should be found dead some day. A nephew of the deceased had intimated to him his intention of visiting him on 'Snudav; but the latter told him he had better not, as it was his intention to lay in bed thi.whole of the day. This was on the Wednesday, and the deceased was seen about his oWn premiSes, several times between that and Sunday. On Sunday he was not visible, nor up to five o'clock on Monday afternoon, when the house and iound the body of deceased suspended from the railing or tue stairs, rile deceased was not in Want. His house was well furnished, and he had between £2 and £3 in his pocket and a 'silver watch. A verdict of "Felo de se" • turned, and the coroner ordered the body to be buried between the hours of nine and twelve at  was re