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The Express. — 1859-08-12 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH STREET. :alert Proctor, of the H Troop, had Life Guertin, Albany &wracks, woe charged with sasankting Robert Therapies, doomibed la the charge-skeet as • printer, of Groot l'ye. street, Weir. niisster. . . .  Tht c.041.7de;;0i Said be went about twelve the previous night into a public-house in Piccadilly, at the time having his child in his arms, end hie wile and mother female with him, when the amused, who was drinking, asked hire why he die not get en honest living like a men, and salmi as he bat done. He told him that was his Modems. He imesedietely struck him a slight blow on the back with a riding whip, and afterwards billowed him to the door and struck him • blow on the forehead, causing the mark as it then appeared. The soldier had been drinking. 195 said the soldier admitted striking the complainant, and said It served him right, as he came in begging and annoying him, and wield not go sway. He bad seen the man about begging with children. The accused, a fine-befit moo, said the man welt out of the house, and then mum into the part where he was and begged, and as he u-ed very annoying language and would not leave, he certainly did strike him. Mr. Bingham said he believed what the soldier bad said, and he should like to know what bushman the complainant had to be about at twelve o'clock at night with a child in his arms begging. He had so doubt be had bettered sad aggravated the soldier, who had .track him, se he weld sot get rid of him, and had gate a little beyond the mak. Fined 905., or awes days. Remit Faulkner, a respectable-looking women of 32, described es • imam, of 22, Oration-street, City-roed, Cambridge, was charged with attempting suicide by drowning la the Serpentine River, Hyde-park. Mr. Bingham asked /s/ what could induce bee to attempt so raab an ect  —The defeWdant reOkril that the belonged to Cambridge. Her father had left her and other of his children in poverty. She added that there was • gentleman who owed him 1001. and had bees, as she wee informed, to Cambridge, and hail said it he could dud out the children he would cheerfully pay them the amount, and It was to tied him she had come to London—to Hyde-park-terra, but found ha had removed. The magistrate directed the supenmendent to take the defendant to the authorities of St. George's Workhouse, and ordered that the expenses for conveying her back to Cambridge should be paid out of the poor-boa.
The Express. — 1859-11-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN THE HOI7SE OF DETENTION BY A WATERLOO VETERES.—Yeaterday morning, about? o'clock, it was discovered in the House of Detention that a torisoner, aaened John Dulan, had committed winkle by hanging himself with the strap of his hammock, and when found it wait evident he hod been dead some time. The deceased sons 72 years of age, and fought at Waterloo ; latterly he had been In wretched circumstances, and was committed a few days piece, on remand, from the Mirylebon, Pulin-court, to the House of Detention, on a charge of pot steeling. During ha incarceration he was cheerful sad lively, and evinced nothing which, in the remotest degree, could have led to the supposition that he was in a disposition of mind to commit self-destruction. He had no pennon for his service*, which extended to 7 yeses under Wellington. In consequence of the disputes at the Southampton Docks between the !hipping agents and the customs oillows, It has been decided to &Dow passengers landing there to pay Custom-house dues direct to an officer of customs without the necessity of employing a chipping agent. From Oct. 13, 1858, to Nov. 12, 1859, 2,503 passengers availed themselves of this permission. [Advertisement.]—HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND ittio.—Arnotrunic Cllllolo.—Thu keen ruction trade onsceeding. the 11111r01 moat weather prevailing will have a °fatale's& agog col she complexion. thin, and nervous ,yo.em. Moving, belle, riememien. colds, and sore throats, already surrnithd us, but rad to the lady ad. ddiddestion of Holloway 1 remedies. On ant weseteses ermeeting therneelna. these Invaluable medicines should be at case MAWR to, when each and all—diphiherta included—will either be prenatal alto. ether er thrown off without damaging the WENEWI cosehtuties. Strretisaa blotched two. and hoariest... depart at ohm, tame the rimming. tsulrylne, ~,,,,eacive powers of then twin ?Mediae. vide royalty Mat bee commented. and whose well,tocrited peahen Sow ems we sad peasant mem, clime.
The Express. — 1859-09-30 (London, England)

THB POLICE COURT&  CLERKENWELL. A dotermthed.looking wOMOII, betu,en 40 arid 60 years of age, who gave the name of Nerie Fidler, was charged with Wag disorderly in the streets and with attempting to commit suicide in the police cella at Minster,. The prisoner was locked up by Police-constable Clarke, 406 A, far being drank and disorderly, end when she had bees In the cell only a short time Inspector Judge N division, hosed a peculiar sound u of some one choking, end upon proceeding to the cell be found the prisoner with her poem tied tightly rutted her throat sad nearly black la the face. With some difficulty Mr. Judge cut the sad when the primmer had fully recovered she hecama very violent, and said that site would cut her threat before the night vim out. The ferule searcher wee sat Jar and ever) thing that the primer could possibly use to dart km purpose wag taken from her. The rimer tried a woad time to take her life, and said that if slis omild not do it ens way she would another, and that Wm would bite herself to death. In mosequeme of her threats Mr. Judge gamed a eansteble with her the Idiole of the night, and yes•  Micky morning die spin said thee she would commit suicide. She hes berme been la asetody for drunkenness and deurdilly conduct. TM peramer premeds& to cry, and said that if she was now bWrea eke would near attempt 'obelisk an act again. Mr. Tyrwhltt remanded her for la week, so that she might =elber, sat be sea by the chaplain at the Rouse of DeIstlaclsseribedes a watch lever escapement maker, =at 23, Clarence-street, Islington, was bought up on charged with °Maiming gold watches of Mr.CArsutry, John-street-roed, to the value of 401. on talon The court was crowded by watchmakers snare:lr: Maas the primer hes been in custody the constable who has charge of the ogee has received 24 duplicates and eta deposit-Hots for watches, the value of whioh is hawses 4001. and 5001. Mr. Beard attended for the mimosa ; and Mr. Neste far the Pawnbrokers' Ameriathe. Several other charges were gone into of a similar nature to the one head on the last , sad hews again remanded until Thursday asst.
The Express. — 1859-09-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE WITH A RED HOT POSER.—CPR Saturday an inquest was held at the Blue Boer Inn, Magdalen-street, Exeter, before H. W. Hooper, Beg., coroner, on the body of a man named JAMS Woodgate. Demand was a blacksmith, la the employ of Mr. Bookingbam, in the pariah of Poughill. On the Mk ult. Thomas Searle went to Mr. Buckingham's shop, where he as, Wood ate. Stole naked Woodgate for some toile, but he returned no answer, and be then saw him take • poker from the are. It was sharp at one end, Sad red hot. Woodgetes beck was towards Searle, who, saw him point the poker towards himself, and my some smoke imilloifOUl him. He *eked him what he was abort, but he returned no answer. Weedgat• than put the poker into the Sr. again, and commenced blowing the bellows. Searle afterwards my that there were burnt boles in his waietooat and trouser*. Notwithstanding this, he milked away very quietly, merely saying to Mr. Brews, a flamer, who was etandtag at the doer of dollops and Crown Inn, that a bed job bat happened at the blacksmith's shopLthe old Gayer (by which name the decreed was well known) had nut a red hot iron Into Mama Whim Mr. Brown arrived, Woodgate was again hosting the poker. Mr. Brown caught hold of him, and he fell exhausted into his arms. There were four wounds la his abdomen which had been made by she red hot poker. Mr. Buidy, surgeon, was sent for; and he advised hie ! removal to the Devon and Exeter Hospital, where be was removed the saw resolve ; and died on Thursday night from the Warier he had inflicted. When asked why he did It, he said—" For tk a want of the grace of (ltd." The evi-1 donee west to prove that the deceased was not drank at the Mos ; but i• • silent, stupid state. The jury retained a verdict to the effect that the deceased had real:milted suicide whi tut In a state of temporary insanity—Western Tiros. Nsw COMMISSIONER OP THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS Comm.—Kr. Dowse, ono of the pactisisi barristers in the court, hag been apposn'ed oommierioner pro this., In the 'ballad Of Mr. Coesaleatoser Murphy, who is on the Continent on mew of illness. Mr. Dowse will resume the sitting, of the mart to-morrow, and continue them during the absence of the oceamiseioner. There is a good deal of besinese before the soot. The lists fir the week were boned on Friday, and they contain more than one haadred cases. The applicante are all prisoners or proms out on ball, as the protection oases will not be taken before the November 'Snap. In StIONCOOS CAWS persons have obtained protection from July till November. Mr. Dowse will preside In the lite Mr. Commissioner Phillip's court. CITY OP LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP Till C
The Express. — 1859-09-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—Oa Friar Yr. iyabley held ea Imam et the !tag of Denmerk Desemth-sterek. kllngesta, on the body of Osage Xmas* loess deooraler mei plater, semi whir amminkeed setideetruction =te Allewbg drameetamese. Osery Merestiaoh, the seen. ispeed that he heti theiesemed dead on TAW minks obese Wiped 6 think `the sass of the home whim they mehled, 17. 011imalmillet•strest He to =by Ihe meek br mom :wrap. oath lies, to a eke% kb the wall. Hke hit were 67 the gro. owl WWI Will •El Sal barn beneath, on which holeml _dui is mak es esti to tha book. Wither at was me ilia op Or MIS sal welsasessi the and. The body ris fir, sod ba Ibis& bs could her a sobs L Sr dlrlbrV e Arse& Sr. 111111 w, aurgeon, wee me Ist 881 Shies von snip to moms life, but I.E. Twenty minim before be Lemma the timemne empomied, the Wise railed him leup, seglek Neesend lOm mkentes peel.* and he replied *AI WWI I ital he bum directly.' For roma time peat the ilmassal WINE dureatag sad strange in his manner. Els bailasta had Sim at for the last two mare sad he dMs head, for which he had medical advice. L ellailed, en 'moral comaions, to suicide, and salted when was maddered to be the easiest way of cornadttfas mid& Ho oleo hid been heard to remark that be thought the seeleat way to die wee to throw oneself up= • railway. lacked, his family had bee very much afraid linty that be was pin oat of his mind. The armee, la sawasing mp, obearred that be tessidered the ones was clearly powesdi to be one of solokk, and the jury, seculeipoisg, rased s mallet of .Ineenity." Tss Mrs:ass-Tax Psoszernoss.—Mr. Brews who le 111•6 la the Calton jail to non-payment of lb': eneekires; was villa yesterday (Friday) by above aft Sissba=stomfortitylffielfeir sympsnaewith him La hie warrant Er. Heats, = yes been put la form, and up to hour last night me Mew meek bed Um maw —6cotrels. (Aasselissmst.)—Hou.oirst's PILL/ AND OlEte uses,- ta sem me prmarselsesi.V=Mebte remellem : r=aserse.x.yedr"..se. sem sr amm'sif tediebasiar. W mom masses• rat ape to eel . X* Os Me des eas Neale.' rim tams emsalmwd taramiss bamsehs wan tubet.es. mil es theirs a =UV,at MEd. messmee kw *MK Mil dm _euteltale=dmiall="JelmlnMil el 1/1111/11111111111101101111hOMINI
The Express. — 1859-08-23 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS.  .0111RNWICH.  Robot Liddell, 66, of 6, Hill-street, Woolw:ch, wee Amsted with attemptleg to commit suicide at the New Close Session of the North Kent Railway. From the evidence of George Rioting, a painter employed at the above cation, it appeared that &barfly before 2 o'clock on !Saturday altereron his aliention was called to a scuffi.ng nolee, and on I eking round he saw the prisoner thrust a bradawl into his throat, the blood from which was Booing from *event puncture* made by the same instrament. Witnem immediately ran to the prisoner and mixed him by the arm, on doing which he threatened to stab him (witness) with the bradawl, at the mme time saying "ho bad a toile in hie brad and was sorry he had oct Wee allowed to complete the job," whoa a constable was colled, and the prisoner ' was given bon custody. The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said be was sorry for what he hal done. Mr. lespemor Golden mid that the prisoner had stabbed himself in etyma* different plione is the throat; and that Dr. I/tallier, the polite divisional surgeon, when called upon to attend him, exprivosd an *pink n that his intellect was affected, end advised his removal to the union. Mr. Tvaill said he should require Ids prisoner to find bail for his future conduct la the sum of 2a, or to be imprisoned for one month. The prisoner wee conveyed to geal.  COMMITTAL GT A HONCEOPATHIC DOCTOR TOR MAnstroonran.—Yeterdey an adjourned inquest took plans before Mr. Bedford, Coroner for Wee: mitten., at the Prisons Royal Tesoro, Warwick-street, Pitohoo, touching the daub of Mrs. Betey Poole, aged 2S )ests, who resided at 36 Headonoktrect, Pimlico, and whoa death resulted from ezesiesive haemorrhage a few hours after she had given birth to • mall child. lire medhal attendant wee Mr. Wilhite Kr, • hommopethio practitioner, of 36, Westsquare, St. George's-rued, Southmark, who wee charged with incomyriency es an accoucheor. The result of the investigation was duo, after consulting together for three goatees of an hour, the jay returned • verdict of " Menelatightee" moonset Mr. Rae. Substantial bail was itndavd and accepted for the appearanos of the accused to take his trial at the Old Bailey.
The Express. — 1859-09-06 (London, England)

BUICIDI-111731718T.  Oa Saturday evening Mr. W. Carte; the COMMIT foe But Surrey, held • long inquiry at the Railway Tavern, Bast Croydon, touching the death of Francis 01ley, aged 32, • coachman in the ferries of Mr. Frederick Allen, the ridingminer, of Bryanakme-perk, and also of Brighton, who committed suicide under the following circumstances Henry Day, • stableman in the employment of Mr. Ally, said that he knew the &messed, who wee In the IMIrViCe et Kr. Alien, of Brighton. He last maw him alive at belt- sat 11 o'clock the previous day, and he left Brighton for the purpose of prone ding to Leedom, r be wee unwell, and wain medcal treatment. On Wednesday morals/ he said that be would throw himself out of window, and he got up sod was getting out of window, when witness laid hold of him and pulled him beck jest in time to rove his life. The Coroner—Then U he was not right in hie mind, why did you allow him to go to London by rail ? Witness raid that he went with him to the Brighton station and asked the police to lock sitar him, but they could not interims. His object in going them was that he thought the demur was not right in his mind. When he catured the elation he went upon the op-line platform. Charles Holyeth a porter on the Brighton Railway, deposed that on Tliureday last he wee told by the station master to take care of the demand, as be bed been angering front delirium tremens. Finding that be was quite plosive he allowed him to stand unreetrained upon the platform, end after a train from Beatings had passel along the company's vervain were unhooking a horse-box, when the deceased I threw himself on to the metals and then forced his bead ender the wheel of the truck, which weighed, with a horse in it, , between three or four tons. He was picked up and • surgeon seat for. but life appeared to be satinet. The learned Coroner said, there apposed to him to have been a great want of are mod cannon on the part of the altar being Informed of ea state the man was In, firnottriakingproper cgs of him. Witness, in continuation, said that be had been told that the deceased, whilst in one of the carriages, had called out, "The place la full of devils," and he had repestedly balloon oat, " Devils, davits." When on the platform he, however, noticed nothing grange in his manner, and he did not appear to have been drinking. He was told that a person ha seen the deceased get out of Drat-class carriage, and after getting out et the window he rolled himself against the wheels of the horse truck. Mr. Parker, the station-roaster, said that on Thursday last his attention was celled to the doomed, who wee a passer gee in a train which had arrived from Brighton. He did not appear to require being placed under rennin, and stood quietly whilst the Hastings train The unfortunate widow and that the dammed was once kicked on the bead by a horn, end step that time he bed been subject to Ices of mind. The jury, after consulting, returned a verdict "That the dammed datroyel Lie life whilst of 'nomad mind."  11AREB7S.
The Express. — 1859-09-06 (London, England)

SUICIDE /VIM LONDON-1911D° Z. &dal Loot, • very mop otoble•looking young men, • leather-drawer, teelatag with hi. frienda in Bermondeay. street. was charged with sitrooptinv to commit suicide, by jumping from Londort.lorder into the rime Thaws. The I upector of tho Thaws I'olit a said that oar Saturday meting be was on duty to the police gently seer London. bridge, when his atteuti wi eau, attracted by swig • men jump .4f the parapet our the rev Ind arch ea the Serra) side into the river. He immediately rowed to theme{ sad sue. ended in palling the prWorter into the beet. They instantly took him ashore is au howeible MW Is TilOCOSee Hospital. when ho soon moven& but wee me melt shaken by the plasm that be remained there estfl Ode atorning, when he took Ids into custody. The r here expressed his reset for Irving committed saeb en ar, and he should not have done it if ha bed been ochre. He had drank so mach that it hid such as Wet en him as to deprive him of Ma sews. Mr. Becker asked how far he fell ? The Inspector replied about thirty Wt. Fortunately It was high aye, at the time or he might ham bees dashed sgalut thy abutments. He did 1164 spume to bus been drinking, but on We recovery he was mach excited. The mother of the primmer, a very respectable widow, sad his brother, stepped forward, sad informed his worship that they could not account for his makoig such en attempt am his life. He was in • good situation, and tad every comfort. The prisour homdble worship would discharge him, as be faithfully promised not to make such an attempt on his life sob. The mother baring stated that she would be snewerable for his future conduit, Mr. Becker severely lectured him, and ordered him to be siren op to his Mends.  CHILD LOST .d.ND
The Express. — 1859-04-06 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. ATTIIITTED SUICIDE 01 al aOSTOAtIAN. Mime Wilma, a nebeadale-looking man, 28 years of age, was brought before Mr. Burahans, charged with attanoptueg to e mind midis at lienlaida. Moors, 200 M. said be was ea duty at the latter place about 12 lest night, when ha saw theprisontr about to lamp off one of the wharves into the river. He, however, prevented him, lad asked him why he =Ebert suicide, when he replied that he was In great distress, and was in each a miserable plight that no one would employ him. Witness that took bilm to the station-house, where the acting inspector empplied him with food from hid own pocket, whh kr podgy sad thankfully demand. The said that what the aim said was Mae. No mama =7...him In this Mate, which bed bon amoral aid Mr. Bartham =lad him where be belonged to ? Prisoner replied that be was a native of Sydney, in Aar and curiosity caused him to work his passage to Saglewd, and since he bad best hem hie health had declined. Kr. Burehtm soled him if he had worked for any one since hie arrival here ? He replied that he had worked for Mr. Erringtom, engineer, William-street, Newingtopeauesway, sad was compelled to leave him on socount of sickens. Snoe this he hod parted with all his clothes and become In that mate that no one would employ him. Mr. gaingtoo was seat for, and gave him an elosalent ebersoter, and at the same time said he would take him then cheerfully, but he had no employment for him. Ks was • well•actod and willing mon. On his promise not to attempt such an sot spin Mr. Harebarei discharged him, and handed bite a tree out of the poor-Ws for his immediate wont*, telling him that if ha could get any one to employ Lou be would furnish him with decent &whine. ma poor buoy then left the court, thanking hie worabip for his Waders.
The Express. — 1859-10-25 (London, England)

TBB DOUBLE NURDBR AND SUICIDE AT FORCEITAN.  The inquest on the body of the unfortunate woman Mr.. Emily Mania, who destroyed herself and her two children, at Worcester, by drowning in the River Semen, under the painful &commences detailed in oar former impressions, was concluded Wore Mr. P. Hughes, deputy coroner, at the Anchor Inn, on Friday, when the jury returned the following verdict :—" That the cleansed mine to her death by drowning herself In the River Severn, being at the time in a state of temporary inesaity muted by the brutal treatment of her husband and hie miner; and the jury severely minors the neither in-law of the deemed for her conduct toverde her, and expole their dissatisfaction at not having medical teetimmy to guide Mem." This concluded the inquest, and es the mother-in-law leaving the hours she was followed by a crowd of persons, who again gave vent to their indignation by hissing and hooting at her until she took shelter in the cottage of a friend in the Bedli•mad. The remains of Mrs. Harris were interred In the New Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, the mournful orremony being witnessed by large numbers of persona. As an expression of sympathy and mark of respect to the bereaved parents, the corp.e win followed to the grave by about eighty of the operatives at Mews. Kerr and Co.'s romufeciory, who subscribed liberally towards the expenses, as well as provided funds for the payment of the men who ...whorl for the body. Harris was brought before the bench on Friday to answer the charge of mesultieg his deceased wife, which bed been brought against him. Mr. Chitterbuck, who appellant:l fur the Maids of the ilsceseed (lire. Harris), stated that her friends wished to vindicate her character from the aspwslom which bad been thrown upon it. The whale of the evidence, be said, west to show that the drawled warms affectionate wife Arid mother, and of a forgiving temper. That the evidence proved, and the friends wished it to go forth to the public. Mr. Hopkinsou, father of the deassed Mrs. Han* was then called, and said he had not ease his deughter for three weeks before the unfortutode affair. He had kept away from the house on account of the mother and sister of HIM* end the language that was used there being of such a dreadful kind. Ho then alluded to the circtudetat oes of the money Marra woo getting per meet, notwithstanding which he pawned the things out of the hems lie bed pawned tam dresses, his wife's ring, and other things belonging to her, leaving her with only the things she stood up in. Other evidence was given, and the chairmen, after an impassive address to Harris, the prisoner, In which he alluded to the way in which he had brought binned into his present position, and the lamentable effect of his condutit, which had deprived him of an affectionate wits and two children, sentenced him to three 111011 the imprisonment for the assault on ho. wife.