The Sun. — 1859-06-28 (London, England)

WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.  The Scotsman reports that, on Saturday, a house in Fountain-bridge, which it had been observed by the neighbours that no one had gone in or come out of for some days past, was broken open by the police. On the floor of the kitchen were found the lifeless bodies of the occupants (a Mr. and Mrs. Ferrier) with their throats cut. The man was lying with his face downwards, with a razor under his neck. There were also two table-knives lying close by the body of the woman. It was at once suspected that the man had been the perpetrator of this atrocious deed, and the suspicion was confirmed some time afterwards by the discovery of a slip of a paper on which the man had written the following words :—" I am now unfit for my business. I have applied to the authorities of both Ayr and Edinburgh for protection, and only got laughed at. I now appeal to God. I should wish to be laid beside my boy, but if this woman is to be laid there let my body be given to the dissecting room, and after they have done with me let my body be burned." On the some paper there were also instructions given as to the management of some property of which he was the proprietor, and the whole was distinctly written. It may be inferred from the words in the above-quoted sentence but if this voman is to be laid there"—that Ferrier IA written this scroll in the interval between his cutting of the throat of his wife and his own suicide. Both of the deceased were nearly sixty years of age, and had no family. The man man was not engaged in any particular business,t b y' The had a good income from house property. neighbours state that, in consequence opfeertrh-ehuisnbtaenmdperate habits of Mrs. Ferrier, she and her had of late had frequent quarrels. The last time that any disturbance was heard rlin on nhetaibr thouseevening was on Wednesday night last. tt whee ewni feel e vhade n ab ne ednt ws eeelnv emeu: eclhe n at onxei saet eedf, sae n be u fild ingwas heard in the house. The scuffle had not lasted long when some of theh nadebiegehnbeohuerskih.ne6a,rid.maingeudrigaltienlyg n after oise:layshii fc hs oaml le become suddenly quiet.  [AnvEnTrsr,mumr.]—Mothers and nurses will find Du Barry's delicious Revalenta • Arabica Food admirably adapted to remove all disorders of the stomach and bowels to which infants and children are at all times liable, such as indigestion, flatulency, colic, dysentery, diarrhoea, constipation, debility and restlessness. It strengthens, nourishes, and is used with more advantage than milk in rearing infants. We quote a few out of many testimonials :—" Amsterdam, 31st Dec., 1852.—Dear Sir,—Our child, up to the age:of eleven weeks, was very delicate, and wasting away, and milk, sago, and arrowroot turned sour on its stomach, causing great suffering. We then fed it upon Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica, which agreed wonderfully with her; and she is now, at the age of nine months, a plump and lively little girl.---Daniel Serves." " Wildervank, Holland, 20th Sept. 1853.—Dear Sir,—Our baby, which Heaven presented us with ten months back, was attacked, when four weeks old, with a disease of the stomach and glands, by which our seven previous infants had all been carried off, and this last child seemed destined to follow its sisters and brothers before many days, for our doctor, a very able practitioner, had, during three weeks, exhausted all his skill, and was at a loss what to prescribe next, when he advised Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica, which, I am happy to say, worked a great change for the better in a few days ; and in six weeks' time the child was perfectly well, and is now a cheerful blooming boy—f:. source of the greatest happiness tons all.—L. H. Vaalrnan. In, tins, at ls. 6d. •, 11b., 3s. ; 21b., ss. 9d. ; 51b., 125.; 121 b., 265. The 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on receipt of postoffice order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London. Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; Abbis, 60, Graceehurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, Oxfordstreet ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgatestreet ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also RAalsimo es and ata Co.; Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; at Manchester, Sharp ancl Scott; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South. ampton, Randall and Son.