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The Sun. — 1862-06-24 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE OF MR. JUSTICE KEATING'S CLERY..—Yesterday morning, shortly before seven o'clock, the greatest excitement was created in the neighbourhood of Lorrimore-road, Kennington Park, by the rumour that a gentleman had destroyed his life at his residence, No. 1, Lansdowne-terrace, and unfortunately this was but too true. From inquiries made it would appear that the deceased, Mr. Philip Colgrove, aged forty years, was clerk to Sir H. Keating, one of the Justices of the Court of Common capacity Pleas, in which he had been sometime employed, and was highly respected. He was heard to rise at his usual time, about six o'clock, but on the servant girl, nearly an hour afterwards, going into the washhouse, she was horrified to behold her unfortunate m.N,haosettnte,rohf several hatne g ing to the rafters. She at once gave an alarm, m persons rushed in and cut him down. Dr. Lucas-road, was quickly iu attendance, but gage is opinion that life had been extinct upwards of an hour. So determined had the deceased been that he had fastened the cord, which was quite new, three times around his neck, with a running noose, the end being strongly tied to one of the rafters. He must have then got upon a stool, kicking it from under him, as it was found thrown over. The unfortunate gentleman has resided in the same house for ten years, and leaves behind him a wife and four young children, one of whom is but a few months old. Information was at once forwarded to Mr. Cooke, the coroner's resent can be ascertained for the officer, and no cause at p dreadful act. We are requested to state that the band of the Corps of Commissionaires will play this and every other evening in at. James's Park, from 7 till 8.45 further notice. rnAt 10 o'clock last night Prince Napoleon, enteredacco p.m., until panied by Count Flahault and two other gentlemen, frein the gallery of the House of Commons in which osiog Ministers usually sit when they attend its discus ns. The Prince remained until one o'clock, and during his stay Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Cobden, and Lord H. Lennox went up to the gallery and conversed witl3 him.
The Sun. — 1862-08-13 (London, England)

FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sitting a communication was received from Dr. Boudin' in reply to the objections made by M. Isidor to some of his remarks on the dangers of marriages between relations. M. Isidor denied that the frequency of such marriages among the Jews favoured the birth of deaf-and-dumb children, and he also called in question the exactness of various numerical data used by Dr. Boudin. The latter in his last paper, re-assserts their exactness ; and, on the other hand, refuses to admit certain allegations of M. Isidor's. Thus, the latter affirms that in Paris there are not more than three or four deaf and -dumb in a population of 25,000 Israelites, while Dr. Boudin shows from statistical documents that the number of Jews in the whole department of the Seine does not amount to more effects of consanguinity among cattle, stating that for the last 221 11 Beaudouin wrote on the subject of the 22years he has been experimenting on a flock of 300 merino sheep, which, during that lapse of time, has been carefully preserved from all mixture with other sheep ; so that, if consanguinity could be injurious, its 'evil effects must be perceptible in this case. The author then affirms that his flock has never presented symptoms of degeneracy of any kind, but is, on the contrary, extremely vigorous and healthy ; but, on the other hand, he frankly admits that he has constantly selected the best and strongest subjects for the purpose of propagation. M. Dareste sent in a description of a monstrous birth, being that of two chickens joined together by their pelvian extremities, one of the chickens being acephalous. The two vertebral columns, situated at right angles to each other, merge into one at their point of junction.  The Constitution of Auxerre (Yonne) relates a horrible event which took place two days ago in that town. A mason named Desveaux, who has been for some years labouring under a serious malady which prevented him from working, took advantage of the absence of his wife and his eldest child to hang his two younger ones and himself. When his wife returned home she found the door of the room fastened. A feeling of alarm came over her, as she had several times heard her husband talk of committing suicide, and a locksmith was sent for. On the door being opened: a dreadful sight presented itself, that of the husband and the two children hanging from a beam across the room, and all dead. A chair was found lying in the room on which he must have stood and then kicked away from under him. The melancholy scene had such an effect on the poor woman that her mind became affected, and fears are entertained that she will never recover her reason. _  "
The Sun. — 1862-08-13 (London, England)

FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sitting a communication was received from Dr. Boudin' in reply to the objections made by M. Isidor to some of his remarks on the dangers of marriages between relations. M. Isidor denied that the frequency of such marriages among the Jews favoured the birth of deaf-and-dumb children, and he also called in question the exactness of various numerical data used by Dr. Boudin. The latter in his last paper, re-assserts their exactness ; and, on the other hand, refuses to admit certain allegations of M. Isidor's. Thus, the latter affirms that in Paris there are not more than three or four deaf and-dumb in a population of 25,000 Israelites, while Dr. Boudin shows from statistical documents that the number of Jews in the whole department of the Seine does not amount to more than 11,000.—M. Beaudouin wrote on the subject of the consanguinity among cattle, stating that for the last 22 of consanguinity he has been experimenting on a flock of 300 merino sheep, which, during that lapse of time, has been carefully preserved from all mixture with other sheep ; so that, if consanguinity could be injurious, its evil effects must be perceptible in this case. The author then affirms that his flock has never presented symptoms of degeneracy kind, but is, on the contrary, extremely vigorous and healthy ;but, on the other hand, he frankly admits that he hofeaasaintchy oYnbtantly selected the best and strongest subjects for the purpose of propagation. M. Dareste sent in a descrip* tion of a monstrous birth, being that of two chickens joined together by their pelvian extremities, one of the chickens being acephalous. The two vertebral columns, situated at right angles to each other, merge into one at their point of junction.  The Constitution of Auxerre* (Yonne) relates a horrible event which took place two days ago in that town. A mason named Desveaux, who has been for some years labouring under a serious malady which prevented him from working, took advantage of the absence of his wife and his eldest child to hang his two younger ones and himself. When his wife returned home she found the door of the room fastened. A feeling of alarm came over her, as she had several times heard her husband talk of committing suicide, and a locksmith was sent for. On the door being opened: a dreadful sight presented itself, that of the husband and the two children hanging from a beam across the room, and all dead. A chair was found lying in the room on which he must have stood and then kicked away from under him. The melancholy scene had such an effect on the poor woman that her mind became affected, and fears are entertained that she will never recover her reason;  "
The Sun. — 1862-03-24 (London, England)

PRETENDED CONFESSION OF TUE ROAD MURDER. —On Friday evening a person of respectable appearance is reported to have committed suicide by jumping from Waterloo-bridge. Shortly before 9 o'clock the man passed from the Middlesex side through the turnstile. On reaching the recess he jumped hastily on the parapet, and leaped into the water. Three persons, who were at the time near the spot, raised an alarm, but the man had disappeared. In the recess was found a common cloth cap, and in it a letter, of which the following is a copy, verbatim et literatim :—" To the Govenor of Nuget.—Dear Sir,—I beg you to read my rechod life which I ave this nito, Friday, put a end to. Peraps your onner will reember of the Road murder wich took place about Al 3 months Back. So I rite to you Sir to informe you that I was one wo don this awful murder wich I hope to be forgivin. About 4 years ago I took to gambling and got in dot and ad to go away in the country where I done the fearful deed, and then cum to London wich I ave lived in misery. I ave nothing to say for wot I don this awful deed for, for 1 was quite a stranger to the ole family. I ave nothing further to say, as my feelings will not allow me to say any moor only that the way I ave put a end to my life is I ave fling Myself of the Waterloo Tiridge. Yours respectfully, Win. Moon. I have no friends. But a uncul who is in Frence who this I would fane reap from him." On the outside was the following superscription ;—" To the Governor of Nuget. The proofe of the Road Murder. To be given to a Please Nall? I iatlVei thrown myself of thebridge." The body has not yet been recovered. The police attach no im • portance to the alleged confession of the deceased, and believe it to lac tho act of a maiman,—Qkervor,
The Sun. — 1862-03-24 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN A CAB.— Saturday, determined act of suicide was committed on G tt urday, by John rave , a youth, aged 19, son of an o t official connected with the Post-office, at Chislehurst, Sent. It appears that the deceased had left home on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of seeking employment, and at three o'clock this morning he was at the Crown and Anchor public-house, in the Old Kent-road, where -ha hired a cab, telling the cabman to drive him to Chislehturs ' On arriving upon Chislehurst-common the driver was alarmed at hearing the report of fire-arms, arid on jumping down and opening the cab door he found blood issuing from the right ear of the deceased, a pistol, which bad been recently discharged, lying near him. Medical 1 assistance was immediately sought, but the deceased ex-1 pired before its arrival. Inside the cab was found a letter written by the deceased and addressed to his father, in which be alluded to his intention of committing suicide, and, alluding to family grievances as the cause, expressed a hope of forgiveness. The body now awaits an inquest. An extraordinary accident took place two days ago, at Thourailles (Loire* As the vane at the summit of the steeple was in need of repair, a workman was employed to get it down. Ho ascended without difficulty by means of the knotted rope used on such occasions, and, after getting astride OR the cross to which the vane was affixed,displaced the latter, and lowered it to his companions below. Having ar Having done so, he prepared to descend himself, and r moss OA condition, the danger of his position became evident. The e the which he was sitting was in a very tottering sorm-eaten timber to which it was fastened having become by age, and the moment he began to move it worm-eaten by way elf with his weight. The man endeavoured to save himself by clutching at the rope, but he missed it and came heavily down on the roof of the church, several of the tiles of which were broken. Thence ho came 'm a largo apple tree, and fell through the boughs to thegound, which luckily for such was the force with him had been freshly dug up, 12e foruP,made an indentation to the which be came down, that he comrades, who were horrorstruck at witnessw depth of more than a....,s foot. ia fall, expected to find him a corpse, but to their g . rest surprise he got on his legs, and soon after walked to his home, complaining only of a pain in his hip, from on the branch of a tree.
The Sun. — 1862-03-24 (London, England)

PRETENDED CONFESSION OF THE ROAD MURDER. —On Friday evening a person of respectable appearance is reported to have committed suicide by jumping from Waterloo-bridge. Shortly before 9 o'clock the man passed from the Middlesex side through the turnstile. On reaching the recess he jumped hastily on the parapet, and leaped into the water. Three persons, who were at the time near the spot, raised an alarm, but the man had disappeared. In the recess was found a common cloth cap, and in it a letter, of which the following is a copy, verbatim et literatim :—" To the Govenor of Nuget.—Dear Sir,—l beg you to read my reched life which I aye this nite, Friday, put a end to. Peraps your onner will reember of the Road murder wich took place about Al 3 months Back. So I rite to you Sir to informe you that I was one wo don this awful murder wich I hope to be forgivin. About 4 years ago I took to gambling and got in det and ad to go away in the country where I done the fearful deed, and then cum to London wich I ave lived in misery. I ave nothing to say for wot I don this awful deed for, for 1 was quite a stranger to the ole family. I ave nothing further to say, as my feelings will not allow me to say any moor only that the way I ave put a end to my life is I ave fling myself of the Waterloo Bridge. Yours reapectfully, Moon. I have no friends. But a, uncul who is in Frenee who this I would fano ceap from him." On the outside was the following superscription :—" To the Governor of Nuget. The proofo of the Road Murder. To be given to a Pleace Man. I have thrown myself of thebridge." The body has not yet been recovered. Tho police attach noimportanee to the alleged confession of the deceased) aUcl believe it to he the act oft; nutdman,-04servort
The Sun. — 1862-07-01 (London, England)

WORSHIP. STREET.  SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Rebecca Roberts, a neatly dressed young girl. was charged before Mr. Cooke with attempting to drown herself in the Regent's Canal.  Ward, 79 N, said—This morning at '.3 o'clock I was on duty near Haydon-place, Hoven, and saw the prisoner walking hurriedly towards the canal, to reach which, however, she was from that spot compelled to get over some palings. This she did, and her object then being certain, I sprang after and seized her as she was in the act of plunging into the water. She struggled very hard to accomplish her purpose, and afterwards, when I questioned her as to the motive of such a wretched act, she replied that her mistress had, late on the previous evening, sent her out on an errand, that some man zot into conversation with her, and afterwards induced her to accompany him to some house where he accomplished her ruin, that she was consequently ashamed and afraid to return at two o'clock in the morning, and after walking about for more than an hour in great trouble, she resolved to destroy herself. The parents of the prisoner, very decent persons, in great distress, stated that they h9.d not seen their daughter since last Whit-Monday, until made acquainted with the lamentable circumstance now before the court, and that they thought she was comfortably settled in service. She had always been a very good girl, and they could not at all account for her having been thus lured to ruin. The constable added, in answer to questions from the magistrate, that he had seen the prisoner's mistress, who refused to take her back after the commission of so serious an attempt as that in question. The prisoner made no contradiction of her story to the police, and was remanded.  Every one who went to see the Dog Show at Islington must have been struck with the number of mutilated dogs which were exhibited, the mutilation chiefly consisting in the cropping of the ears. Sir Edwin Landseer, one of the judges, tried to establish the principle that all mutilated dogs should be excluded from the competition ; and as he could not well press this without previous notice to exhibitors, he has suggested that at no future show shall dogs with cropped ears, or otherwise mutilated, be admitted. A renewed attempt has been made to plant the Cinchona, from which quinine is obtained, at Trinidad. It has been planted at a height of 2,800 feet above the level of the sea. The soil is of the richest description.
The Sun. — 1862-05-14 (London, England)

TRAGEDY.  Yesterday James Lawrence, aged 27, a gardener, of Bittersea Hill, Hendon, was placed before Mr. Edward William, Esq., and a bench of magistrates, at the Edgeware Petty Sessions, charged with the wilful murder of Anne Cox, his sweetheart, at Mii Hill, Hendon, which tragic event took 29thTb eof aMccaurscehd,laistt. place on the, will be remembered, ,acknowledged to having attempted suicide, the left side of his face being literally shattered by gun-shot. He was conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, where :Las remained until yesterday morning, when he was brought from thence in the custody of Inspeotor Dafter, of the S division, to undergo an examen tion on the above charge. The prisoner presentedi a frightful spectacle. His head was totally en veloped in surgical bandages and cotton wool, one side of his face only being clearly visible. The injured side protruded, from swelling, to an enormous extent, and his mouth was drawn awry. He was, carried into the court in a chair and seated before, an empty bench, and thus remained for nearly half an hour before the magistrates took their seats. The accused was in a very exhausted state, and was supplied with stimulants during the examination of over five hours, with an intermission of half an hour. The court was densely crowded. A great deal of evidence was gone into, but it was only confirmatory of the accounts already given, and was to the effect that the accused, being jealous of his sweetheart, had first shoi- her with a double-barrelled gun, and then had attempted to commit suicide with the same weapon. The evidence was read over to the suffering prisoner, and at the termination of the statement of each witness he was asked by Mr. Tcotel, the magistrate's clerk, if he had any questions to es t, He replied "No." Mr. Cox, the chairman, then addressed the prisoner' and said he was charged with wilful murder. If he had anything to say, he had now an opportunity of doing so, but whatever he did say would be taken down in writing, and might be used in evidence against him, The prisoner meiely shook his head, and did not make any remarks or statement. He was then fully committed for trial, and was conveyed away in a cab to Newgate, under the charge of Inspector Dafter and a police-officer.
The Sun. — 1862-12-20 (London, England)

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE IN THE A DELPHI.— Yesterday much eritement was caused in the neighbourhood of the Adelphi, by the report that a gentleman had been found dead in a room, at No. 12, York-buildings, with a bullet wound in his body. It was soon ascertained to be the bony of Mr. S: F. Nicholson, a solicitor, who occupied chambers in the above house. He was about 30 years of  age, and has left a wife. Dr. Duncan was called in, and he  stated that the unfortunate man had been dead some hours' death having been -.toed by the bullet wound in his body. pistm was found lying by Ins smo, 0.. a sd ;d mionosed h committed suicide. Information has been sent to the coroner of the sad event. Garibaldi's Hymn was called for by the audience the other night at the Andrea Doria Theatre, Genoa, and received with much applause. The orchestra afterwards played the "Marseillaise," but this was hissed. The Zenzero of Florence announces that Garibaldi now leaves his bed, and can walk about on crutches in his room.  A correspondent of the lndependance Beige states that according to reports which have reached him, M, Thiers is about to come forward as a candidate for a seat in the Corps Legislatif, and that he has determined to speak upon three delicate subjects—the Roman question, free trade, and the affairs of Mexico.  YORK CHRISTMAS HoRSE FAlR.—This great annual fair commenced on Monday last. During the week there has been a good supply of all descriptions, and a brisk demand has been experienced for hunters, some of which have been purchased to send abroad. Prices vary from £lOO to £3OO each. There was a good demand for carriage horses at £4O to £100; for nags lower prices had to be taken; the best sorts made £5O to over DO ; secondary, £2O to £45; cab horses, £l5 to £26; ponies, £l5 to £2B each. The demand for agricultural horses was fair, and tolerably good prices were made. There has been a numerous attendance of buyers from various parts of the country.
The Sun. — 1862-12-20 (London, England)

RDINARY DELIBERATION IN COMMIT ZING SUICIDE.  A singular case offelo de se, accompanied by circumstances of extraordinary premeditation and resolution, was investigated by Mr. H. R. Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Thursday, at the Adam and Eve Tavern, Lower Homerton.  Joseph Wooden, Horner-place, Hackney, said that last Monday he was fishing with two other young men in the River Lea, near the Hackney Marshes. Upon shifting their position a little they observed a man standing on the opposite bank, who hailed them, and inquired whether it was 3 o'clock They replied that it was past that hour. He then took from his pocket a silk handkerchief, and holding it up said, " You may as well have this, would you wish it P" They answered that they should, but that it was too far to go round to get it. He answered, "Your journey is not so long as the one I am going to make.'' He spoke with such perfect ease and indifference that witness thought he was merely joking, He returned the handkerchief to his pocket, and without moving his feet bent down and deliberately dived into the water. He rose once,and then sank finally. Witness and his companions ran round to the locksman, who brought the drags, and the body was recovered. J. Cadmore said that he was locksman at the Ho morton Lock. When he got the body of the deceased out of the water he found that the limbs and arms were bound together in an extraordinary manner. The ankles were tied close together by a cord. Another cord passing round the body outside the arms, above the elbows, kept the arms fixed to the sidrs. The wrists were fastened within a few inches of each other by means of slip knots. No doubt deceased was a first rate swimmer, and he tied himself up in order to be sure not to float through involuntary struggling in the water. Witness had observed the deceased on the Saturday and Sunday previous apparently examining the banks in such a peculiar way that he watched him. The body was dressed in clothes which were all nearly new. In the pockets were found some copper money, and the duplicate of a ring, pledged for 10s., at Seeker's, City-road. A police-sergeaut said that inquiries at Seeker's had failed to discover anything, but that the ring had been pledged by a young woman on Dec. 12. No clue could be obtained as to the identity of the deceased.  Dr. Wright said that deceased was apparently 40 years of age, and was a healthy man. From the evidence witness had heard he should infer that deceased was of sane mind, and knew perfectly well the nature of the act he was about to commit.  The Coroner then summed up, and the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict of If elo de se.  The Coroner remarked that a more deliberate perpetration of felo de se it would be difficult to find, and he immediately issued his warrant for the interment of the body by torchlight, and without the ries of Christian burial.