The Sun. — 1846-05-07 (London, England)

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, MAY 4. SUICIDE. -bOthariedhthveafsos On remise will trl .1 cid and Manchester Railway. On the forenoon of the the S h eat fyi d a man named Richard Crooks, 57 years of age, a widower Monday last a most determined act. of self-destruction took place on sloin,ewhoof rhasiplwpsayedattoFlbooweragy-sthlgid,,nghatohnOwed abovewith six children, residing in Castle-street, Newton, left his fatally. after eating a hearty breakfast. The deceased had been absent about two hours, when he was carried home a mangled corpse. He was seen between ten and eleven o'clock by several persons standing n while ibigedgthe ercerohs long it would be before the next train came up. renti bridge until the arrival of the eleven o'clock train f n9d o einasgkethdeaabwoovme rom Manchester, and when it came in sight he was noticed by two l were working a short distance off, to Walk deliberatelyl2, ate-layers, who down the embankment at the end of the bridge and lay himself down across the rails along which the train wott'd pass. the deceased lying on the rails, w The engineer observed the train; the result was that he as unable at the time to stop Was literally cut to pieces. The train was stopped immediately, and a the spot found him dead. The body number of passengers going to it now lies awaiting the The Was carried to his house, where coroners inquest.  On the 3d inst., at Knapton BIRTHS daughter. House, On the 23d ult., itt Naples, the wife of Henry Rucks Gibbs, Esq., of a son. Norfolk, Lady Robinson, of a On the 30th alt., at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the wife ofOn Captain W.. Walker, 69th Regiment, of a son. the 2d a son. inst., Mrs. Edward Brewster, of Burton-crescent, of lad On the 3d inst., at Higher Ardwick Lodge, near Manchester, the y of Captain Cleather, of twin sons, one of whom was still-born. On the 4th inst., at Abney-place, Stoke Newington, Mrs. J. W. Scott, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Peckham, Mrs. John Monett, of a son. On the 4th inst., Mrs. John Oliver Smith, of Richmond-place, Brighton, of a son. On the 4th inst., the lady of A. Griffin, Esq., of a daughter.  M`Kerrell, . On the 18th of December MARRIED 1 845, at Port Louis, Mauritius, Robert En, to Emily Pauline, fourth daughter of Colonel Slimily, e.g.  DI. On the 4th inst., at Clapham, Jane, widow of the late Themas Burkitt, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, Mary, the wife of Sir Martin Archer Shee, President of the Royal Academy. On the 4th inst., at Devonport, Charlotte, daughter of LieutenantColonel Warren, C. 8., 55th Regiment. On the 4th inst., in Charlotte-street, Portland-place, Frances, of the late James Lamb, Esq. relict On the 29th ult., at Great Missenden, Bucks, Thomas Squires Perry, Esq., aged 47. On the 30th ult., at Brent Lodge, Hanwell, Mary, elder sister of the Rev. Dr. Emerton, curate of that place. On the Ist inst., at Richmond, Surrey, Sarah, relict of the late A. Blizard, Esq., aged 82. On the Ist inst., Miss Hackett, of Brompton-row.  On the Ist inst., in Upper Gower-street, Sarah, relict of the late, Launcelot flare, M.D.  On the 28th ult., at Crosby-square, Ann, second daughter of the late J. G. Saggers, of Crosby-squr..re.  On the 23tii alt., Thomas killer, son of the late Thomas 31E1er, Esq., of Peckham-rye, Surrey.  London : Printed and Published by hfURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct or the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, Thursday, Ml4' f,  5!)0 Malt, 3,130 qrs.