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The Sun. — 1862-09-10 (London, England)

SUICIDES.—The last number of the Journal de la anguish into his calm and unreproachful face, '° And Societe de Statistique of Paris contains an interesting paper this that I have been com plimented bby M. Hippolyte Blanc on suicides in France, from which Telegram ?It 1y self this ever since it appears that since 1827, the number of suicides has been y r o n maosn in e truth " bloodshed a t A sapt. All E buereoneasiks iencghohienr- constantly increasing. From that year to 1858 inclusively, that fratricidal and parricidal there have not been fewer than 92,662 in France, being on an average 2,895 per annum. Taking the numbers of each c g ui the same in year by periods of five, it appears that. suicides have inqry hmeurtilbaethedalfa—ndNsAuPffoeLriEnOgNuptohne creased in regular progression. In 1827, the proportion while enjoying his baths at Biarritz—GARIBALDI lying at this momentin was 4 8 for every 100,000 inhabitants ; in 1858 it was 10.8. Regarding the ago of the individuals, we find that the tenprison pallet at Varignano. dency to commit suicide increases until the age of 80; but his suicide is much rarer among females than among men. It is a great crime that has been perpetrated. From 1836 to 1858 the number of males that committedhf Not a shot need have been fired—not one man suimalcide wases was 18595,45862, or, or 8029,4759 2r per annumLtichiadtesofatro un: need have been wounded either among the Red Shirts was 80. number equally distributed with respectP to the periods of the year; or among the Royalists. Nothing can be plainer the maximum occurs in June and July; hthe me inimumathin men pr Novemberprefer hanging,and and December. women Touching drowning.t than this—now that we learn the full and exact The geograparticulars of what occurred. General GARIBALDI'S phical distribution of suicides shows that the departments own authentic .;nd authentative narrative renders the fact we are here insisting upon quite undenia- to register the sein than the naturallythe north f andih ens north-east. he of the centre and south-west of France havetThe fewdeerpasurticiedest -leaarsg.est number owing ble. His explaination of it being that—" They to its dense populatio; furnishes from 1844 to 1858, the numiacni de eas l si os thirsted for blood !" Those, indeed, are the very first ber of suicides for every 100,000 Words with which the Hero's narrative commences. largmeneisotnisn "They thirsted for blood," he says, " and I wished a; ordaiue theth strange fact departments t d is smealletit. priests la i where
The Sun. — 1862-08-27 (London, England)

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE IN BLOOMS BURY.  Yesterday Dr. Lankester, the Central Middlesex coroner, held an inquest at the Lord Wellington Tavern, University-street, Tottenham-court-road, touching the death of Wm. Henry Wilson, a tailor, aged 28 years, residing with his mother. a lodging. house keeper, at 26, Duke-street, Bloomsbury. Mrs. Mary Wilson deposed that deceased was her son, a young man of intemperate habits. About two o'clock on Wednesday morning she was awoke by the ringing of the street-door bell. She went down and opened the door to her son, who followed her upstairs and entered his bedroom, as if going to bed. Shortly afterwards, hearing no movement in deceased's room, which adjoined hers, she was induced to go in, and found him absent. Wondering where he could be, she was suddenly attracted by a voice at the front door, and another voice immediately following it from the top of the house, saying, " Shall I?" She recognised that voice as her son's. The two voices appeared to come from the outside of the house, and she opened her bedroom window, and again she heard her son say, " Shall I?" two or three times, the last time louder than before. She then heard a man from below in the street answer " Yes." Directly the man from' below answered " Yes," she saw the deceased throw himself from the third floor window to the ground below, a fearful height. She rushed into the street, and seeing her son lying motionless, she became insensible.  Frederick Slater, a pianoforte maker, of 1, Kirbystreet, Hatton-garden, said that on the night in question he accompanied deceased, who was in an intoxicated condition, to his home. Deceased parted from him with the understanding that he (witness) was to wait on the pavement, as he was coming out to join him again almost directly. Immediately afterwards ha saw deceased at a third floor window, and heard-him say, " I am coming down," and witness, without suspecting anything, answered "All right." Directly afterwards witness heard him with frightful violence into the street. Deceased never spoke after the fall, and appeared to !Table, instantly killed by it. He called a policn who conveyed him to the University College Hospital. He never heard him Ihreataenn suicide. He was a wild and daring m the influence of liquor. f _ Mr. Sydney Ringer, residentwmheednichale owffiacsero the hospital, attended deceased admitted about two o'clrrohekereonwWaseadnt fracture yme of both He was quite dead. e jaws and four upper ribs onth e left side, and other frightful injuries, amongdans ee yd s. Verdict—" died from injuries sustained h were ruptures of the ehiedairett_,li,v,eTrh, and at d deceased by throwing himself from a window, whilst in an unsound state of mind."  IHE FATAL .RAILipAY
The Sun. — 1862-06-10 (London, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BIRMINGHAM.—A man named Thomas Bullock, gun barrel rifler, residing in New Canal-street, committed suicide on Saturday afternoon, under the following circumstances. It appeared that the deceased, who had ill-treated his wife and turned her out of doors, was living with another woman, and his wife having become chargeable to the parish, he was summoned before the magistrates on Tuesday for deserting his wife and family. At the hearing the deceased promised amendment, and the case was dismissed, he promising to take his wife home. On going home the following day deceased again dross° her from the house, and she again went to the workhouse. The same night the deceased, hearing that she had again gone to the parish, worked himself into a violent passion, and said, with an oath, that he would buy a revolver and " do for four," meaning himself, his wife, his paramour, and one of his wife's relatives. On Friday morning Bullock, in company with another man, bought a revolver, but how he spent the remainder of the day or the following night is not known, Ott Saturday he called on his wife's nephew, and asked him to drive him to the workhouse, as he was going to fetch his wife home. After waiting some time, during which deceased appeared greatly excited, his wife came to him, and they sat on a bench some time in conversation. He then Jumped up violent]) , threw his hat on the ground, and presented a pistol at his nephew. The latter made an attempt to push the weapon aside, when deceased put the muzzle of the weapon in his own mouth and fired. He fell to the ground, and the surgeon to the workhouse was instantly on the spot, but life was extinct. The Vicroy of Egypt, as far as connubial ties are admissible to the followers of the Crescent, has not indulged in the license allowed to so exalted a personage. It appears that he is not blest with more than two wives. From the youngest was born his only son, Toussoon Pasha. The fair lady was only an inmate of the harem, when, the birth of an infant occurring, she was elevated to her present high position. Acccording to present appearances, it will be long before fate will call the young prince to the throne. There exists now ihree descendants of the great Mehemet Ali, who, by right of primogeniture will be called upon to wield the sceptre before this youth—namely Ismael Pasha, and Mustapha Pasha, sons of Ibrahim Pasha, and Halim Pasha, son of Mehemet Ali.
The Sun. — 1862-06-10 (London, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BIRMINGHAM.—A man named Thomas Bullock, gun barel rifler, residing in New Canal-street, committed suicide on Saturday afternoon, under the following circumstances. It appeared that the deceased, who had ill-treated hi* wife and turned her out of doors, was living with another woman, and his wife having become chargeable to the pariah, he was summoned before themagistrates on Tuesday for deserting his wife and family. At the hearing the deceased promised amendment, and the case was dismissed, he promising to take his wife home. On going home the following day deceased again drove her from the house, and she again went to the workhouse. The same night the deceased, hearing that she had again gone to the parish, worked himself into a violent passion, and said, with an oath, that he would buy a revolver and "do for four," meaning himself, his wife, his paramour, and one of his wife's relatives. On Friday morning Bullock, in company with another man, bought a revolver, but how he spent the remainder of :7 - day or the following night is not known. On Saturday he called on his wife's nephew, and asked him to drive him to the workhouse, as he was going to fetch his wife home. After waiting some time, during which deceased appeared greatly excited, his wife came to him, and they sat on a bench some time in conversation. He then jumped up violently, threw his hat on the ground, and presented a pistol at his nephew. The latter made an attempt to push the weapon aside, when deceased put the muzzle of the weapon in his own mouth and fired. He fell to the ground, and the surgeon to the workhouse was instantly on the spot, but life was extinct.  The Vicroy of Egypt, as far as connubial ties are admissible to the followers of the Crescent, has not indulged in the license allowed to so exalted a personage. It appears that he is net blest with more than two wives. From the youngest was born his only son, Tcussoon Pasha. The fair lady was only an inmate of the harem, when, the birth of an infant occurring, she was elevated to her present high position. Acccording to present appearances, it will be long before fate will call the young prince to the throne. There exists now ihree descendants of the great Mehemet Ali, who, by right of primogeniture will be called upon to wield the sceptre before this youth—namely Ismael Pasha, and Mustapha Pasha, sons of Ibrahim Pasha, and Halim Pasha, son of Mehemet Ali.
The Sun. — 1862-01-09 (London, England)

ROYAL TICIMANE SOCIETY.  Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of this society was held at the offices, Trafalgarsquare, Mr. B. B. Cabbell in the chair.  The minutes of the previous court having been read and confirmed,  Mr. G. L. YOUNG, the secretary, reported that since the last general court in July, 1861, the number of cases which had come under the cognisance of the society in which the lives of one or more persons had been imperilled was 164. Of these 146 were successfully treated, but 18 were beyond recovery. There had been 13 cases of attempted suicide. The total number of general cases during the past year had been 221. Honorary rewards had been given to 240 persons during the year viz., the silver medallion to 23, the bronze medallion to 77, thanks on vellum to 2, thanks sn parchment to 57, and pecuniary rewards to 81. The balance-sheet showed that the receipts for the past year had been £1,849, including a balance of £2OB from previous year, and the expenditure £l,BOO, leaving a balance of £49. The secretary reported that the number of bathers in the Serpentine during the year had been 369,139, and that 52 casualties had occurred, including 11 cases of attempted suicide—three of which had proved fatal ; and that the marquees, &c., of the society were in an efficient state.  On the motion of Mr. BOETEFEUR, it was agreed that a letter of condolence saould be prepared and presented to her Majesty, expressing the regret and sympathy of the society at the death of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.  The officers of the society were then re-elected for the present year, and thanks voted for their services, after which a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the Court adjourned.
The Sun. — 1862-01-13 (London, England)

CHINA.  The following is from the Hong-Kong Overland China Nail, Nov. 30:—  " A coup cletat has just been made at Pekin by the party that Prince Kung represents, and it has resulted in the entire overthrow of the Council of Regency nominated by the late Emperor. The exclusion of the Prince of Kung from that Council was the subject of general remark at the time, and the well-known anti-foreign tendencies of certain members of the new Council gave rise to considerable anxiety. The Council now dissolved consisted of eight individuals, five of whom have been sentenced to banishment, one has been beheaded, and two have been allowed to commit' suicide in prison. The prime movers in this coup d'etat appear to have been the young Emperor's mother and the Prince of Kung ; but very ample reasons are adduced for the adoption of a measure so bold and decisive. The charges preferred against the members of the late Council, and investigated by a special court at Pekin, were various and striking; among others wo hear of the following ;—Tampering with the late Emperor's dying manifestoes—perverting the declarations of the successor to the throne—excessive and unreasonable assumptim of power and authority_ defiance of the young Emperor and the Empresses of the deceased monarch—maladministration of affairs last year, especially in connection with foreign countries—advising the treachery practised upon the foreigners last year, which led to the sacking of the Summer Pa!ace—withholding from the late Emperor information about the successful treaty ratified at the metropolis, and frightening him with fabuious and alarming stories. The Re gency is now held by the two Empresses, widows of the into Emperor—one having been his principal wife, and the other the mother of the youthful Emperor, Tsai Chum: Prince Kung► is chick adviser of the Crown, and Kweiliang, llwanliang, and others of good repute, are members of the Cabinet. It is worthy of notice that the three members of Council who were condemed to death were those most immediately connected with the disastrous act of treachery by which so much suffering was caused to some of our brave countrymen. Altogether the present aspect of affairs at Pekin is a matter of the most sincere gratulation ; the governing energy which it was feared our advance on the capital had entirely prostrated, is still there, and putting forth fresh vigour ; the reins of Government are out of the feeble hands that formerly held them, and have passed into those of the statesman who alone has shown himself equal to the age; the Councils of State are no longer distracted by a divided policy, but rendered strong by the overthrow of those who would have used a position of power and authority for their own selfish ends. Under the new PrinceMinister, the relations between England and China will, in all likelihood, acquire a solidity they never could boast of before ; and, if we rightly judge, the turn matters have taken, the recent coup is worth to England many battles and much treasure.
The Sun. — 1862-02-14 (London, England)

WSP. . E.— ---L3f; 11 ofEAKENwELLEIizawI3—a JO anvei,, pros' .titute, between 35 and 40 6, Broad-yard, St. Luke's, years of age, residing at was eiva.ged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with attempting to co:1101A suicide by taking a quantity of oxalic acid. 128 , From the evidence of police-constable it appeared that yesterday the defendant a:id some other woman were out on a drinking' out, .and in the afternoon they' went to a public-house St. Luke's, and had some words. The defendant -eCnt out, and returned with a cup containing oxalic as .• and was in the act of drinking it when a matt knocked the cup out of her hand and then called in. the police, and gave her into custody. When she was taken to the station she was found to be the worse for liquor. The prisoner said she was sorry for what she had done, but she really had no intention of destroying her life; and had it not been for the other women she would not have been given in custody. They were all drunk together. Mr. D'Eyncourt discharged the prisoner with a caution, and told her she had better be careful how she came there again. George Clair, late an actor at some of the minor theatres, and now an auctioneer, of Church-street, ,_ Shorediteh, surrendered to his recognisances, charged with committing a murderous assault on his father-in-law, Mr. Smith, of 35, Felton-street, Rosemary Branch-bridge, Hoxton. Mr. Heritage attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Beard for the defendant. The complainant was in the Raglan Music Hall on the 20th Jan. last, and when the performances were over, the defendant, who was the worse for liquor, made use of a violent threat, and struck the complainant such a serious blow on the head that he was rendered insensible for some time, and was so ill that he could not attend at the court of the following day. Mr. Heritage said the defendant had written an apology in which he stated that he was sorry for having assaulted the complainant, and also retracted all accusations he had made against Mr. Smith's character and admitted that they werevade without foundation. In consideration of this apology Mr. Smith had agreed to withdraw all legal proceedings against the defendant on his entering into his recognisances to keep the peace towards Mr. Smith for six calendar months. The defendant having been bound over was then discharged.
The Sun. — 1862-09-30 (London, England)

SUICIDE OP A FRAUDULENT " ODD FELLOW."— No little excitement has been occasioned in the village of Southern by the suicide of William Neville, a barber and news agent, who had filled several offices in connexion with the Southam Friendly Sick Fund and Burial Society—a branch of the "Nottingham Order of Odd Fellows." Deceased for many years acted as permanent secretary to the above society, and resigned in July, when one of the members had expressed certain suspicions that all was not right with respect to Neville's exchequer. The society having at this time no complaint against him, appointed him steward. The committee, however, came to a resolution to audit his books, and they were found to be incorrect. He was twice requested to attend " summon lodge meetings" to explain the matter, but did not do so. This was in August, and it being found that many irregularities had occurred during his secretaryship, the managers warned the members not to pay any more money to him. About a week ago the letter of one Rawlins, of Stratford-on-Avon, whose money he had received but not accounted l c for, was read to him by Spraggett, the new secretary, as well as another, complaining of his defalcations, from the general Odd secretary to the Ancient Imperial United Order of or to Fellows at Nottingham. He then promised to refund ar_ the society the moneys he had embezzled, and it dl was iodge on ranged that he should attend a meeting the last Thursday last to pay Rawlins's moneyl.oo7account book Spraggett called upon him for the genera • not produce ikhe for the funeral fund, and was told if he_ de,draneetm• the memwould be proceeded against. Instead deceased procured a gunhers of the lodge as he promised, de the contents of the weapon shot, and powder, and discharged through his body, death being eous. An inquest before Mr. W. Poole uch softened that the who deposed 4 manifest what is termed .o was held ontthheatbotdhye blarasitnSwataurs sdfolyin, deceased would be very 0.11 The PIT returned a verdict to the paroxymal insanity." tted suicide while in an wascAd effect that he had eoguml rgeidnetantan state of mid.
The Sun. — 1862-09-15 (London, England)

WEAVER.  An inquiry was held at the Duke of York Tavern, Bethnal-green, by Mr. H. R. Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Friday night, touching the death of Wm. J. Robineau, aged 68, a Spitalfields weaver, who committed suicide on Thursday last by hanging himself to his loom under very melancholy circumstances : Mary S. Robineau, 26, Camden-street, said that her husband had been for a long time out of employment, owing to the market being flooded by French silks, in consequence of the recent treaty with France. Their only mode of existence had been occasional sixpences received from a friend, and they were in expectation of a distress warrant fi om their landlady for 16 weeks' arrears of rent. The previous week her husband's employer had given him a " cane" of silk to weave, but he was so reduced by suffering and ill health and anxiety that he was unable to do it. That preyed upon him in a dreadful manner, and on Thursday last, at 3 o'clock in the morning, she missed him from bed. Upon searching she found him hanging by a thick rope from the top of his loom. The rope was so firmly knotted that she could not unfasten it, and when she, by raising an alarm, procured assistance, he was found to be quite dead. She believed that his sufferings had upset his reason. Most of the weavers were out of employment and in great distress in consequence of the competition of the French manufacturers.  Mr. James Appleton, 22, Catherine-street, said that he noticed a woman running down the street in her night-dress, screaming frantically, and upon learning the cause of her distress he went and cut down the deceased, who was warm but quite dead. The Coroder said that the distress existing among them was most severe, and ho had held more than one inquest in cases of suicide resulting from it. The jury, in returning a verdict of " Suicide, whilst of unsound mind," expressed a hope that the fact of the prevalence of extreme distress might be made known to the public, with a view to the alleviation of the sufferings of the weavers.  SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE 2d