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The Express. — 1863-11-28 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A SERVANT 0114 AT BOW.  INQUEBT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. H. &files Waltbew, deputy coroner, bald as inquiry at the Thies =ow, respecting tie minds at a young woman vaunt Walker, aped 17 Mrs. Amelia Walker, (s=rgeintalist, Hasanion, mid Um bar daughter bad boa in service with Mr. Ruling, s Retreat, flomarters, for six weeks. Wieser sag ba, &vibes, about • fortnight before she latt place. Ohs was a pod tempered moral girl. 84 nsmr threatened to destroy bawl(. When winos saw bar elm was very lumpy _sad ia good spirit& Three weelesafterwards Weems called all her master's, sod tome that ails had boss discharged Woe dare Wen. Mr. Radin had (media bar hers sea egg sad two pow of jaw. Who the girl maw ta the jam pits ad the egg were laid vital!: table, aad bar meant paid bar sad mat her away. behaved tint ths sight al the jam pots and the egg ou tha table before her master gam her such a tare that She vest straight and eooneitted Nuked& Witness had ben servant to Mr. Earting's modem Mr. Jams !darling said that the deceased was a my good-tompersd and wellnonductad girl, bat latterly there WY NOM to doubt her honesty. The petals sad ths candles appeared to be short, and the tea also. E_y widget Mts. Hurling found the jam in her box. Winer this spoke to bar, and said that it RIM not the value of the things but this act that he would discharge her for, and he her. She did not lay one word, sad witinn over that as would destroy herself. She let, sal witness timed weal home. Witness of course mold not swear that obi had taken anything but the thin'' is ths box. Hs never mired money or anything of value. It tamed out that the girl was is gnat dread of her parson—the father would take et his belt sod strap Issr—and ohs feared to go bone, and tell them what happened. If witness had known that, the girl should cortaloly never have left his home. It wee a mums of peat grief to him that sea should have isft kir bows and drowned herself. Ms mother admitted that the poor girl WA chided with severity whenever she was in fault. J. Nisholk, loakassaa, found the body he the waters of Ducksat's Canal on Tuesday morning. Her warm were in her pocket. Metter was foetid on her, of which she had apparently destroyed the adding which was written as it to provost her friends being traced or discovered. Dr. 0. E. GSM= said that dammed had died haw &mak& The Oaruser having summed up, The jury rsiamad a verdict of Build, while is a data of =mad Egad."
The Express. — 1863-05-22 (London, England)

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.  BILILICIKY, NORFOLK, WIDNICIDAT Nrnirr. Teeter& , the brig Faith, of Colchester, was observed to be ut as Massey Bar during a gale of wind. and in, a way high sew The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was instantly lona:bed and taken is tow by a steamer to the icon of the wreck. Just as the lifeboat wu within reach of the vessel, and on the point of being hooked to bar, the whole of the lee side oars of the boat were broke., reoderiog her in the fearful surf unmaaageable, sod Celia* her to umiak but she instantly .rlt•righted. Her drew. having as usual their cork jackets ow were *Tay one saved. The shipwrecked crew, who were ready to jump I into the lifeboat, were at once compelled to take to the rigging. At low water they were taken off by a yawl. By a merciful Providence out • single life was lost on this lawful oomaioa. During the past sear the lifelneta of the iastitation were manned by about R 000 people, awl with the esoeptioa of one man, not a single life was lost ainotipt that large number. The coat of the Blakeslee lifeboat was preseotssi to the institution by Miss Brightwell, of Norwich.  PROPOSED Nsw Luarreousz AT HOTLAIL, kC. it the ipeetiog of the Mersey Docks sad Harbour Board, yesterday, it waa agreed to expend 1,140/. in the erection of anew lighthouse at Upper Hoylake, and to substitute . sew lighthouse at Lower Hoylake fog the pressat /lee, which is is a very dilepidatell ooeditioo, at a out of about 9631. The board also agreed to expend about 3,0002. is dock improeemeets and to increase the salaries of Mr. Henry T.  I Con. North assistant harbour-muter, and Mr. Jarmo Hockey, Birkenhead aseistant harbour master, the former I THE SUICIDE •ND ATTEMPTED PODIONINO AT front 3ZOI I. to 44)01. and the latter from 323/. t. 3751. per WOOLWica.—Yesterday afternoon, a yousg worms named 'Daum, with as allowance for his house. 1 Frances Eliza Paxton, 18 yearn of age, was placed at Ml.l/
The Express. — 1863-05-22 (London, England)

SMOCKING &TIMM OF • BOY.—OR Sunday eveniag • very shocking suicide occurred, the propetrake being a boy named Wm. Mumby. son of some poor people living near the upper end of the East Marsh, Grimsby, and who was only between 11 and 12 vein of age. It swum that in the afternoon the boy bad played truant from the Baptist Sunday School, for which his mother punished bim slightly, and on his parents going to chapel in the evening they looked him up in the house. After leaving chapel they took • walk, and ea returning home found the boy bad hung himself with a cord in the pantry. He had evinced extraordinary determination in the fearful deed, having evidently got upon a shelf to attach the cord to another piece of cord suspended by a hook in the ceiling, and Mai thrown himself down. The shrieks of the poor mother on the discovery are described as of • piercing and heartrending character ; indeed she was nearly frantic. Am inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, before George Barris, Eq., coroner, when the above facts were deposed to, and • witness, a companion of the boy's, having stated that the deceased had told him • few days previously that if his father punished him any more be should hang himself, the jury returned a verdict that the deemed had committed suicide, but there was no evidence to show in what state of mind he was when he committed the act,. . .  asnat.:=Wexford county bu always been remarkably fres from crime, and agrarian offences have been seemly known in it for many rum A great horror has been excited by the foal murder of a nationalachool master named Pit:henry, near his own home within a few rails, of New Ross. The deed is described by the Wexford papers as one of " brutal and ilendiah atrocity." The victim was found on Sunday morning, in a lane, quite dead, with his skull battered in and hie brains scattered about, surrounded with blood. There Is yet no account of the coroner's inquest, but a correspondent stets that the police have a chain of evidence that will be likely to bring the guilty party or partite to justice. It appears there was a dispute about the payment of money foe some lead to a relative who was going to America, and it is suspected that ' this led to the murder.  •
The Express. — 1863-09-02 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.)  AITINPIND 80101D1 THROUGH =MIL Catherine M'Qudkn, • respectable-looking girl, aged 16, described u a domestic serrant, residing with b parents at 7, Rose-street, St. Luke's, WU charged Woes Mr. D'Eynciourt with attempting to commit suicide by eattiag her throat with a razor. _  The mother of the defendant, a respectable hard-working woman, said that yesterday morning she had omen= to speak to the defendant, but not harshly. The defendant threw himself into a violent pamion, and when she (wituem) had turned her back she went and got a razor and was in the act of cutting her throat when she was perceived by • younger sister, who gave an alarm and prevented her from carryitg her had intention into effect. As it we., however, she had indicted • wound on her throat, but not of • swims nature.  167D'iysootTriioquired if the defendant had before attempted anything of the sort, and also what abe did for a liveUood.  - The (Caber stated the although tho defendant wan of • violent temper, she had never attempted anything of the sort previous to this. She had been out of • situation for three west', and had a very good place to go to on the Tuesday evening had this unfortumie affair not happened. Policreamistable Frederick James, 445 A, said he resided in the same home, and took her into custody. She was a hasty temper. She bad inflicted • slight wound on her threat, but **thing serious would happen. The defendant arpremed her @GROW for what she bed done, and from what ke knew of her be did not think she would ever attempt the like again. The mother, who is a widow, is • very hardworking woman, sad has brought up her family in • respect, able iroeuter.  The defendant, who did not seem to can much *boat what was ping on, said she was now sorry and would, if let go, Not attempt again to destroy her life. She was out of temper at the time, or it would not have occurred. Mr. TY'Eyncoort said be would remand the prisoner for a few days to the Boum of Detention where she could be men and resented with, and instructed by the chaplain. The defendant, although she treated the matter so lightly, had hers (aft of a most heinous offence. When she was again ght up it would he as well if the mothsr was in attendance.
The Express. — 1863-03-27 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE EXECUTION AT DORCHESTER. (THIS DAY.)  This morning at 8 o'clock the execution of Charles Foote and Alfred Pauly took place at Dorcheeter county gaol, in the presence of an immense assemblage of perinea The &et named culprit had been convicted of the wilful murder of his cousin, Daniel Joseph State, at Waklikt on the 29th of August. The wretched murderer was a farmer occupying the official position of overseer and ea,. warden at Waklitch, a village about a mile from Bridpork ' the murdered man being his first oonein, and only bring about 100 yards away. There had been repeated diaemstool between them, which lad to great animosity, the culprit especially entertaining teenage of stroeg hostility toaraith his rotative. On the morning of the murder the prisooe, was standing at his hour* door in the village, having a gnu in his hand, and, his cousin posing by at the time, the ellipen took a deliberate aim, and shot poor Stone in the back of the head. The murderer then attempted suicide, but in yak. When he was taken into custody, and told that his poor victim was dead, he merely replied, " Yes, I supper* he ie. He has been teasing me for long. He has mule me ver, nervous for the last month." The defence set up wu in. sanity, bat that failed to unwind the jury. The other murderer, Alfred Presdy, was of a far different clam He was only 20 years of age, and while at Perim, prison, undergoing • sentence of peed servitude, mu,. dered Cherie.; Erma, one of the warders. At the trial the prisoner (ought and kicked to such an extent as to necessitate his being placed in irons, his howling, screaming, and execrations delaying the proceedings for op. wards of two honrs. This conduct was, se sappose.l, to support the theory of his insanity. Since his conviction and condemnation he has behaved himself with glut bravado, but ultimately was brought to a better frame of mind. . . .  Shortly before the time appointed, Csderaft, the executioner, performed his terrible task of pinker/us the two culprits, io the presence of the Under Sheriff, the governor of the gaol, lir. J. V. D. Lawrence ; the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Watson, and the other gaol officials. The demeanour of both the wretched men Rai quiet, and they appeared very contrite. A few minutes after the scaffold bad bees reached the bolt vas withdrawn ; and though both struggled violently, their sufferings were but of short duration. The concourse of people was quite orderly.
The Express. — 1863-03-04 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.)  ATTINFT MINDEN OF TWO cumnuat AND ATTEMPT=  IMICIDI OP TEC NOME&  Caroline Rathurn, aged 23, a roc ectably-attired woman, who described herself as of no occupation, and refused her address, was charged before Mr. Barker with attempting to commit suicide by throwing. herself into the water of the Regmlfs-ausal, under the following peculiar circumrtanoss : It from the evidence that th defendant is nursedworms but is separated from her husband, it is stated through her loose and unfortunate behaviour. On more than one co:anima has she been separated from her husband. Last week she had some word, with him, and then she alleged that he ill-used her, and celled her bad names. The prisoner wee seen on the towing path of the Regent's-canal walking up and down in a very excited stale, and as it appeared that the was about to throw herself into the water. as well as two children who were with her, eons men went op to her and gave her into custody. It was then found that she bed a rope round both her children, which wee attached to her waist, and As stated that it was her intention to throw herself into the water and kill both her children and her. self. She also said that she was tired of her life, sad Bomar than pat up with an more difficulties, she would put an end to her and bar • atisteoce.  Yr. Barker asked the prisoner what she had to my in lamer to the charge. The prisoner, who had two black eyes, and who treated the metier with the greatest indifferenos, mid it was all tree, and that she did it because her husband had left her. Some ass in court called out, " Yes, became dyour giog too mach to drink.* Yr. Barker mid it was e very salons charge, and remanded her to the Home of Detention.
The Express. — 1863-07-29 (London, England)

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)  Two o'Cwag,  There is not much business in the mining market to-day, and prices generally are without change, compared with those last current yesterday. East Caradon shares are quoted 32 to *, being nearly 1.1. lower. East Russell, on the other hand, are in great demand, and have risen to 44 to 5. Wheal Beton are quoted 2174 to 220, and Stray Park 40 to 41. In the Stock Exchange East Carn Brea shares have been dealt in at 7f. Foreign and colonial mining shares are without variation. Yudanamutaua are officially marked 34 and , being dull ; and Santa Barbara, At the meeting yesterday of the Cobre Mining Association no dividend was declared. At the Wheal Kitty (St. Agnee) meeting yesterday the accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 9041. 7a. 6d. The profit upon the three months' operations amounted to 5071. 173. 4d.  SHOCKING SUICIDI OF A YOUNG WOMAN WITH Paosesocus.—Aa inquiry was held at the London Hospital by Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex oorooer, last night, respecting the death of Eleanor Leigh, aged 27 years, who committed suicide under very shocking circumstances. Harriet Leigh, 5.3, Hermitage street, said that deceased had been • servant in the employ of • lad, up to Friday last. On that day she had become mad from the effects of previous hard drinking, and was so 'sent that the lady was afraid she would destroy the children ; she sent for the police, and paying her lOs. 6d. had her removed. Three boars afterwards she came to wituess's house. baring spent in the interim between five and six shillings in drink. She then kept walking up and down the room calling out "I have done for myself. I am poisoned." Witness threw her on the bed, and sent for a doctor. A blue fluid came from her mouth, Lod she was ultimately carried to the hospital, where she died. Mr. N. Hicktmol, resident medical officer, said that deceased had swallowed a quantity of liquid phosphorus. Every remedy was administered, but without avail. It was stated that inquiries had been made with • view of eseertrioieg bow the deceased possessed herself of the phosphorus, but without sitcom. No bottle was found with her. The coroner having mamma up, the jury returned • verdict of " Suicide whlls of unsound mind. Coots AND Haws.—lo it report recently presented to the Freer* Academy of &Mom. by M. °main, that gentleman states that he has discovered • sure and easy means of ascertaining whether eggs will produce cock or hen chickens. Homy. that after three years' experience he has found that ens ooetainieg male germs are wrinkled at the small end, while those cootaining female german perfectly smooth at both ends.
The Express. — 1863-03-23 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK.  ATTVI 111:11CIDZ AT BLACEPILIARS =MOIL Sarah Adana, • very respectable looking young woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bareham, charged with attempting to commit Wade at Blackfriambridge. James Woodcock, a young man, who stated himself to be • stonemason, rid that on Saturday night about 12 o'clock he wee proceeding towards his home in the Black. frimarand, when the prisoner passed him in • hurried and excited manner. eying tart snick Witness turned round to look at her, sod premising that she ran towards the bridge, he called to • coastable sod pointed her out, suspecting that ebe metht•tei suicide. Such appeared to be the fact, as she rushed down the steps, when the coestable begged of him to rue after her, as be (witoessi was able tome fader Mao this policeman, who had his great coat on. TT hoer aceordiegly ran down the steps and seized bold of her shawl port as the prisoner wee to the act of plunging into the river. That jerked her back, but in draining her the shawl was tore, mad had not the con. Moto his assistance she would have got away. The Moe then took bac into custody.  Mr. Benham asked the prisoner wby she made such an attempt on her life. She replied that sbe must have been half mad or she would not have been so wicked. During the week she had had some altercation with her mother and siege', and oil Saturday night she ran out of the house in a passion and foolishly meditated suicide. She was, however, 'limn* sorry for it, and promised never to make such an attempt  The prisoner's sister, a highly respectable young woman, admitted that they had some words on Saturday last ; she had no idea that her sister would have attempted to commit suicide. She never made such au attempt before. Mr. Burcham asked her if she would take care of her if he discharged her. Witness replied in the affirmative. Mr. Burnham then humanely lectured the prisoner on the enormity of the crime she had attempted, and ordered her to be given up to her sister on promising not to make such an attempt again.  _
The Express. — 1863-05-16 (London, England)

WRIST AM. CMGSS.—Yet misguided people are found, even in these days, to set up Whist signiori her ass rival. Eut there is no use attempting it. Whist caned bear the comparison. On one or two points she may, Per" haps, claim equality ;on the rest she is nowhere. She has Nothing like the inexhaustible resources of chess, or the chances she gives of escape by subtlety and desperate Ter tore. She has nothing like her unmeasured depth, or the infinite variety of her combinations. She has nothing likebee delicate Aarhus off of acientilic certainty into chance—for chance doss enter as an element into chess, though it is Del generally thought so. Then what are the " antecedents" of Whitt! Where is tho history of her famous battle*, bee tournaments, her line of sovereigns or roll of warriors Wss she ever named in China, or sung by Homer, or honoured in sunny Ithaca, or painted in Egyptian tombs, or graved oe sternal pyramids? We should be loth to make insioaations *bout character, especially having figured her grimiest!' ally as a lady. But her kith ea kin, what can be nod for them, and for her belongings generally ? Does not bet very name spontsneouely call up visions of taverns, Ps' light, swindling, suicide, vinegsr.faosd dowagers, end backtatiog ? Is there any grave or reverend 'rigor who would chives to be seen in her company in daylight' Rs& Cairn, as all men know, is a spirit of another sort. DLe Outer* she is of a " holy c ld and still conversation." Re' tirerneat and the mute silence are the things she loves ; but she can came out is public, and not ashamed to be we° there neither; and kings era not ashamed to be. sees by her side. If she doer. cousume the midnight oil—!s eerily she does—yet her lamp is a sober lamp, a rises lamp, fsmiliar with books, and busts, and library Dr" "11_, coffee ; the sort of lamp men burn when waking to watch the Bear or unsphere the spirit of PlataColloid, Matiazira ter May.
The Express. — 1863-11-25 (London, England)

NUT V. TDB OZNINAL UDICAL COUNCIL OP UN COLLIOZ OP PHYSICIANS.  Ur. M. Chambers, Q.C. (with whom was Mr. Harwood) roved fora mandamus calling upaa the General mad Goma of the Oases of Phyresmns of ftland to redoes Mr. La Ilert's ems on the lit of marl peeretionera The applineet's erne bad been Winer crr the let by cake collie combed, for infamous conduct in a prefeseinsl point of view, vit., beams he had published a certain week ea serene end physical detility. The applicant tearicalated at Idinbmo. H. afterwards studied at Debt* and atteeded the Low&s. hospital/ ; he was a member of the Apothernriee' Company, and be bad been a radar medical practitioner from between twenty to thilV years. Be brad also obtained a German degree, which hire te se. sure the title of M.D. The work complaised et was written by him twenty years ago, and it wee erstended it wee of great beside to medical velem" and was 110 more objectionable in a moral point of view item works treating on medical suicide that had been by other eminent members at the profession. &Voraeast complained that the eons& had acted in an &Mrs* manner in deciding on the work without bearing him er allowing him to be remounted by owns& A mooed AMP molest him was that be had falsely stated on the titterl that his sac was a licentiate of the College at Me sad was t author of the work. The appliseat said ma smicW him is bringing oat a sew Wird end as he wee to become a partner with him when he beams a hem date, his game we urn rd, tot the partareldp had gone ell, and the same bad been omitted from the title page. The Laud Chia Jetties aid that by the BM wren of the air the Nasal Coosa were the sole judger of the matter. and the court weld sot interfere.  The other 14sliaigsTsOikesrr;i: -Edo rotund
The Express. — 1863-11-25 (London, England)

EITRAOIDINAZY SUICIDE OF 4 YOUTH.  This morning inforridirin was forwarded to Mr. Humphreys, amour far Best y respeotiog the riddle of a hid aarsd Jobs Dead, only 18 years old. Hs resided at No. IS, -tornos, 11111 wall, was until streatly is the replay of • taker la the nor stmt. While is the dap eras altildna galled oat to him, sad " made game' of Ma. Ho seised • Lugo knife, and rushed wildly after Shwa ip the slaw& Ajozw:lstaa s who was pram" ram Mow the yoath, sad "V" WM* I. whisk he had to hark kis: (Budd) dove, ereseded is wreathg the knife from him. Budd rid him. If I had aught on. of tbs. I would Lee ewe the knife op to the beadle la him.* From prudential's other 111111W01 Bodd after this at to tows, sad cm map Jut as be was he bawd two soon spesida&ualda thsh:Pz4:-.1 seeiciliker " There we 10s. read alfored for kh appnissasisa." Ho bristly took to ids beds sad " ram kir le Ile' is the dined°. of Trkfloisaid, as he stiereards hb hefted. Whoa la the IMili-obest, Widlsshopal, he rid sarber lama grin hie mia&g add, "There goes Yr an whoa reward has Imam offered." Daddbiss the phrase is • low sat 'systemic.. Os ids tern demos, beeprosed is • "In doopooding night L would skid iesiiy at tie least On that he west oat art pariand two yards of rope at the top of a enema named Shadwich. Ho aid that • pray was too mach to pay for It, sod be mulled • oa4Wag ohms, as he said • mamma sort of nee would enit his pip ss. The next day he was toned Norman, 64 IL, la • abed the Iry as tif Wirsewortege. 7f11iw.2. H. bed tied the rope to • meter, sad, *slag • dip award his seek, sad by Srihis body • row hos&.• tees& kls weight to beer la • imam that summed skragsklies. The desired wee rid to lave led so relative to the world, and it is tbs.& his salary rodlike spur his askiL Ho was mot is gay after sa ware farad fa kis peeler.  BAHIA STEAM NArzaarzos