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The Sun. — 1841-01-01 (London, England)

DECEMBER. 2. T'Ae Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the persons ;Ace on the London and Birmingham Railway at Harrow, return a verdict, in the case of William Dawson, of wilful murder against Jos. Simpson, and in the case of Jos. Simpson, felo de se, and levies a deodand of 2,0001. on the engine and tenders. The Jury also express their opinion of the necessity of appointing better educated and more experienced persons as engineers. Dissolution of the National Guard of Carcassone. Edward Jones, aged 17, is discovered secreted under the sofa of her Majesty's dr2ssing-room. He is corn. mitted to the House of Correction for three months as a rogue and vagabond. Overthrow of a train by a truck being left on the Birmingham and Derby Railway, oneisisrson is killed and several others meet with fraetureirind concussions. A coroner's jury returns a verdict of manslaughter against K;ng and Barber, two men employed on the line. Sir R. Stopford addresses a letter to Mehemet Ali, refusing to ratify Commodore Napier's " hasty and unauthorised convention."  6. Sir Robert Stopford transmits to Mebemet Ali the ultimatum of the Four Powers, agreed to on the 14th November, requiring tn.l ^ prompt': submission of the Viceroy, and the evacuation of Syria, Adana, Candia, Arabia, and the Holy Cities. 7. Wick or lui IsrtgH ard, of ETtt-!r. off Te;uninoltli.  The Spanish Government addresses a note to that of Portugal, requiring the performance of the treaty of 1835, relative to the free navigation of the Douro, and threatening, in case of non-compliance, to march an army into Portugal to obtain the object in view. The Portuguese Government !aye the matter before the British Ambassador.  8. Arrival of :the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte at Havre.  10. Mehemet Ali, in answer to Sir Robert Stopford's note, submits himself unconditionally to the Four Powers. Committal of an engine-driver in the service of the Northern and Eastern Counties Railway, for having run his train without due caution, and thereby run into and debt' oy ed a train in advance. --- The Vesper Gravesend steam- packet, having run down a small boat in Woolwi it Reach, by which two peranns were drowned, a Coror.ar's Jury returns a verdict ,)f accidental death, with a dcodand of 100/. upon the steamboat.  .•—Murder of Mr. John Greca, a Suderintendent on the Edinburgh and Glafgow Railway, by some Irish la. avers.
The Sun. — 1841-01-01 (London, England)

JULY.  2. Died at Baden-Baden, the Right Hon. Stephen Woulle, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. 3. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort give a grand fete at Beaufort House, to her Majesty and Prince Albert. Great fires near Exeter on this and the following night, by which two lives are lost and forty houses burnt down. _ _  Her Majesty's ship Blonde, Captain Bourchier, destro) a the batteries and junks of the town of Amoy. 5. The quarterly return of the revenue exhibits an increase on the quarter of 211,6991., and a general increase on the whole year over that ending July 5, 1839, of 147,4331.  Death of Lord Arden, in the 84th year of his age. The English expedition, under Admiral Elliott, lands at Tchusan, after silencing the fire of the forts and junks.  6. Execution of Courvoisier. Cabrera enters France with 5,000 men, and is arrested. Riot at Marseilles on the arrival of Marshal Bourtrent at that place, from Italy. Capture of the City Ting-hae-heen, capital of the Island cf Tehusan, by the troops under Sir Gordon Bremer. 7. The Bale Pottle frigate, with the Prince de Joinville on board, sails from Toulon for St. Helena, in order to carry home the remains of the Emperor Napoleon. 10. Edward Oxford is found guilty of firing two pistols at her Majesty, he being at the time insane. The Court orders his detention in safe custody until her Majesty's pleasure should be known. 13. The Canada Government Bill is read a third time in the House of Lords and passed. The Duke of WelEngton enters a protest against the third reading. 15. Treaty between England, Russia, Prussia, and Austria, for the settlement of the eastern question. Franca declines to be a party to the treaty. IS. Murder of Mr. Bibby, a merchant of Liverpool. 20. Lucy, wife of Henry Wetherley, is murdered by. William Healey, her paramour, who immediately afterwards commits suicide. 21. The King of Naples decrees the dissolution of the Sulphur Company. 23. By a decree of the Legislative Assembly of Brazil Don Pedro 11. is declared to have attained his majority. 24. The Rev. Connop Thirlwall is appointed Bishop os St. David's, in the room of the late Dr. John Banks Jen. kinson. The Regency Bill is road a third time in the House ins of July of Lords and passed. 2_B. TDr aelantlha toi of nt h ofe Etahrel or remains mDaui nr sh Durham, , thageedvic4tBi (1830), and inauguration of the columns. 29. Mr. Kelly having moved the third reading of the Punishment of Death Abolition Bill, Lord John Russell moves that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. gthaiensatmthenedtmhierndt,re7aBdl reading,. On a division the numLersmaarjeo—ritfy aor ifor:h2e7.third reading, 5
The Sun. — 1841-06-15 (London, England)

MEDICAL CON. SULTATIONS. Price 2s. 6d.  Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street, Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Harris, 25, Bow-street; and all Booksellers.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. A. PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure. By iM EMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and not fit t. live,"—.Last's Records of s Suicide. Sold by Owshyn, Catherine street, Strand ; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Book. sellers in .Town and Countr,y, N.B. Persons in the Country may have this work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and iaciosing a remittance of as.  Just published, in royal 18mo., cloth, price 3s. , and sent free, on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 3s. Gd., ATANHOOD: 'the 'CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suffering frtm the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, er Infection ;, followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS,,GONORIMEA,.GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, B,:e. By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. published by. the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regentstreet; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall; Sxange, 21, Paternosterrow'; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Strand; 8, D'Olicr-street, Dublin; Duncan,ll4, High-street, Edinburgh; and to be had of all Booksellers.  The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of ciivases and affections, which fsr some unaccountable reason have I,een either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost indifference, by the mdinary practitioner. To enter into the details oithese affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. We have no hesitation, however in saying that there is no member of society, by whom the book will not he found interesting, whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT, a
The Sun. — 1841-06-15 (London, England)

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS. Price 2s. 6d.  SherivOod, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street, Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Harris, 25, Bow-street; and all Booksellers.  Just published, price 2s. 6d.  t PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILIZa_ TIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure. ByaAl EMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. ,g I am impotent, and no. tit t. live, —Last's Records of Suicide. Sold by Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers in Town and Country,  N.B. Persons in the Country may have this work forwarded by post (free), upon. addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance of 3i.  Just published, in royal 18nio., cloth, price 3s. , and sent tree, on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 3s. 6d., MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to these suffering fr.im the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c. By J: L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and sold hy tialliere, Medical Bellisellor to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regentstreet; Oitivier, 59, Pall Mall; Szarige, 21, Paternosterrow ; Pattie, 4, 13rydges-street, Strand; 8, D'Olier-street, Dublin; Duncan,ll4, High-street, Edinburgh; and to be had of all Booksellers.  The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affectio,.s, which for some unaccountable reason have keen either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost indifferenee by the c: dinary practitioner. o enter into the details oithese affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which ore sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. We have no hesitation, however, in saying that there is no member of society, by whom the book *ill not be found interesting, whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT, a
The Sun. — 1841-12-30 (London, England)

OILUNTRY CRIER. —A .rson in an English country town having loesetrttavivno sP°l3,.,:itio-.0'13dogs, sent notice to the crier of the °parish to the I''',,i,r ing effect:—That the Rev. Gentleme-ai having lost i',.ryilo of setting bitches would liberally reward any persel;,olc,r, would restore them. The crier was no great s,fiedil La and the parson's writing not being of the most "", Olt character, made the following whimsical blunder:lnst t) yes 1 oh yes 1 whereas the Rev. Mr. Grouse has,. „„- to pair of his satin breeches; whoever will restore tne7 the the owner shall be handsomely rewarded. God savei Os oKoiensg, withan d thelon long eeradrsoLthe i.Av le rapnoolo r. Mercury. Rs• both hi '' ll° MURDER OF THE BOY THOMAS MA —Additional depositions have been taken bytheGct uilt j'll Oli1; Coroner,f havingbut nose factseers of importance incuiPating Lion-house murdered boy, at, of ~.d thhaaosboeenindisclosed, though several witnesses swear to t',. wthheichbo question. On Christmas morning the body i n-house since the view of it by the Jury en '2 Cues dOO 0 was consigned to the grave in Kevin's churchy ad. ... eveningf Tuesdaythyadaloinaignifitittltihellierliashhtu:t:ltn,y:f, soner, was delivered of a son in the Coombe Lying Hospital. morning Mrs. Delahunt, the mother o f theme riin —Dublin Paper. and Sum' D E.—Yesterday evening, betwei,n ',five , six o'clock, the following suicide was con mitt 1./Y,, i respectably-attired young lady, apparently betcreen '.; and 25 years of age, at present unknow n. It aPP(11::-.. that a man was crossing the Albion-bridge of the .1", rano 11-_;. gent's canal in Maiden-lane, Battle-bridge, St. when be observed a bonnet and shawl on the grou au On looking into the canal he observed a person' til: gling in the water. Being unable t', swim, he 912, herd diately ran to the Albion Tavern in Maiden-lane, wy.e.,rt the drags are kept, which being procured, after a 3."fla time the body of the unfortunate young lady was lel/ria and immediately conveyed. to the Albion Tavern', 1!„„ surgical assistance being procured with as much speed possible, every ekertion was used to restore anirualle but without effect. A t the
The Sun. — 1841-04-24 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.  On Monday week . an inquest was had on the body of Mr. Barg, relieving officer of the Rothbury Union. From the evidence given, ; t appears that the squabbei which lava br some time preys iled in the Board of Guardians, and the opposition he hi ,d experienced, had preyed much upon his mind. On Tue sday, the tith instant, there was a very stormy meeting of ,the Board, and during the following night he hal Lever slept, but wandered about his room in great distress. 'The: next day he had gone to Eldon in the performance of his duties, when he saw the Archdeacon of Nortliumberlaild, cf chow kind f(argi he afterwards expresi,ed himself' very warmly. On his return from thence b e wro.o a long letter to the clerk of the union, from whie:n the following are extracts:— " My DEAR Spc--1 do not see how I ein get out of this business.. The Reetc,r and Charlton will appear against me. Mr. Pye owns Aith having got the money up to the 25th December, 183.9, and it appeared that I have carried the sum on in my bor. k for three quarters more. 1 declare to my M.,lter that I was not conscious of it; the way we keep the books one can r ev.r see how the money stindi. I declare I ant innocent:; the only thing I regret is in leaving my poor little children. I f;ar they may become e!4argeatle to tho township. Give my regards to S r John Walshham, . Mr. Orde, sad all my friends. I am sure Sir Ju'at, and Mr. Orde would do me justice. My e:c3e3t daurliter is Is years of age, and therefore can do for herself the boy about 13 years the next girl gres to her aunt, .whi re she will be ~sell off; the next is a little darling, elf ver boy, six years old ; the next about thr,e years, but, poor little feil.iw, he is not right in his mind ; the youngest is yezrs .old. I hope some of my friends will assist them: All the furniture in my house belongs to Jny poor mother, exe V a rr.ah any table, which belongs to Mrs. Staward, of Rothbury. You have been one of the best friends I ever met with. I regret leaving William Foster and his brother and many, many dear friends.- I will pass quietly out of this werld. I am writing in as good spirits as ever I did in my lite. I am perfectly' reconciled to my fate; I have nothing to fear. I expt et : am a good rtiave paid Charlton, if Tod Hills, 2/ 2s. too much. You will see Mr. Pyi's ackno%lAgernent. I will leave every thiiig in the Union chest that I have. You will find the accounts right to the 257 h of March: I see no use in undergoing the trial on Monday, because ail I can say or do is, that it was a perfect mistake on my part—not intentional. lum perfectly innocent. I would not on any account have the Rector, or Thompson, the Curate, to bury me. Ido not care where I am buried; lam perfectly happy, and trust prepatel to d.e. I will trust to you and William Forster to look after the furniture belonging to my mother. lam glal my brother is out of the way.  " I am, my dew- Mr. Woodman, very sincerely yours, "
The Sun. — 1841-07-16 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY AND SUDDEN DEATH.—INQUEST.—On Saturday an inquest was held at the Talbct Inn, Claines, before J. B. Hyde, Esq., coroner for the city, on view of the body of Miss Harriet Osborne, aged 26, who died very suddenly on the previous evening. It appeared in evidence that the deceased had taken a walk on Friday evening, attended by her female servant. Having returned to her residence in Britanniasquare; she took tea about nine o'clock, shortly after which she complained of giddiness in her head, and would no doubt have fallen to the ground but for the assistance of a servant. She was removed into another room, and the unpleasant symptoms abated a little. At her request medical aid was procured, and Mr. C. Shelton, surgeon of this city, promptly attended. At first he had no reason to consider that the seizure would be attended with any fatal consequences, but the symptons increasing in intensity, he was induced to send for Dr. Hastings, before whose arrival the young lady breathed her last, about half-past ten o'cloek on the same evening. Under all the circumstances the Coroner thought it desirable that a post mortein examination should be made to ascertain the cause of death. This was performed by Mr. H. D. Carden, by whose evidence it appeared that congestion of the vessels of the brain was the proximate cause of the melancholy catastrophe. Mr. Carden also remarked that the deceased lady's heart was the smallest he had ever seen, weighing not seven ounces, and that it was probable that this malformation had operated to shorten Pier life. The-Jury returned a verdict, " Died by the visitation of God." In the death of this amiable young lady, her friends have sustained an irreparable loss, and the poor are deprived of a considerate benefactor.— Worcester Chronicle..  A determined act of suicide was committed during the night of Wednesday last, by a fine youth, named Samuel Corbett, aged seventeen years. an apprentice to Mr. T. Smith, a tinplate worker in ißunhill-row, St. Luke's. The unfortunate youth had for some time past been accustomed to sleep upon four chairs in the workshop, and his master had been in the habit of locking hitt in when he retired to rest. Upon entering the apartment at about seven o'clock yesterday morning, the master perceived a quantity of blood on the floor, and upon approaching the lad's sleeping place, he was hors ified to find that his head was almost severed from his body, the neckbone and all the veins and arteries having been completely divided. A raa•ir, with which the dreadful deed was accomplished, was lying by his side steeped in blood. Mr. Leeson, the divisional surgeon of police, who was sent for to examine the body, stated it as his opinion that he had been several hours dead.
The Sun. — 1841-11-29 (London, England)

COURT. 1 44 ill Op; th Session of the Central Criminal 'ith'ia 'Ate fre Present blavoraltv the Lord Mayor ./ t Loi.cl (!el the Mansion-house ••• ' ' at ten o'clock. theta 814,3 . ansion-house kY.,e stuti , arrival the Court was opened 1 tci, kelt b 'ermalie !tt, t, te R. les. There were present ai, 4e,, ~the e Right Uonourabl the Lord Mayor, the ~:iir •La °Mmou e If R rs ii 1•11, th Undof ergeant, Mr. Sheri oge , 1,0 q e r Chapman Marshall, Mr. Alderman ;1,,) o,‘..nd jr Sheriffs, sce 'qatabl:l7 haying been.sworn 11 hitt eont4 Proceeded to deliver' his charge. The 4tit4lib;Perieriee. the names of 269 prisoners ; and Or, to tight e °f the past, he was apprehensive I,'?t,, 44 ree 1 exPeet that number to be aug,..'ore let,n „„tuldred, and probably to exceed it, 'VIII ' ileld 144011 of their labours.He could , t,, p,. , ()„,. to ~ not, ''4114"141(1 h ""* them any expectation that their , ti, a 4 eithe 1. h The ki- a t ttra r short or ig t. calendar 'N A,,_ ew of of cases of a most anxious descrip:4*, NI ,Which he would briefly advert. He Gililltiotr:e or n their attention to a class of cases of 4tl no , °YeltY• There were two cases of indittqy Ni. kr with feloniously . 'ira ha ,40,,,, . attempting to destroy ),,t, Eta epeced ) lo eases of attempts of that nature it kill qtlatikiel that ~, persons who had been saved h:'l4. I,ltteritniY de persons were afterwards made the sub!l w ~ht strafe, prosecution. The lenity of the pre'lll,kilt; 4etier4o, , before whom such persons were 4041 itiesti atlY induced hi t discharge them, but tit, Witlsr it 419,11 wheth m* ° ,not ct„ er such Magistrates were a Vle, ", whiP, ("ea judg lent, and whether the impu'%,ths gall ` Persons lied hitherto been suffered to 004, NI, .110 t, „, 14, it, MIN() Perated as an encouragement 'tY 411 fact 11, of the crime. It was an thclit 1 _kd b ? that although attempts of this ' tu,'°htle eeo of f ' in the (1,41 th,., (I h. t', yet s; requent. occurrence 0 h..q.sons for'ne? the Magistrates had committed 0), 3,14-7tl 4.le_ trio, not a single attempt of the 4,1! kre the nue' .Now there could be no doubt but kr 1p 1, th •-°Eomiss' A k eref ton of suicide amounted to a feat 4 wa • °re any I dal taisel , attempt to commit such felony NI Per eme il,. tiee solas , anour, and was punishable as such, q,,14, q to altl'M% in a moment of excitement, might )t ~aa.,r. . . . (iliii, tri,.‘4l ktte:...Pi. suicide, might be restrained from ktramtt titZ°lal Prose wts by the dread of the disgrace attend,ill,6lenki_tition, and the public exposure conse"n twopens abundantly proved by the fact, that "°l2B had been committed for trial no at' i
The Sun. — 1841-04-29 (London, England)

PALLING MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LIVERPOOL ON TUESDAY. One of the most appalling events we ever-remember in the domestic circle, occurred this morning at Pura oldilace, Roscommon-street, Ever-ton. At six o'clock the neighbourhood in which the tragical occurrence took place was thrown into dreadful excitement in consequence of a rumour that Mr. Wiliiam Jenner, a cotter broker, had attempted to as,assinate his wife and Tamil'.. by shooting at them with pistols loaded with bullets. The report was confirmed by one of the children escaping from the house, and giving the alarm to tine policeman. It appears that the officers immediately proceeded to the house, and there saw the wretched father, whose reason appeared to hate returned, and who immediately surrendered. 'The statement given by one of his children provci, alas, to be too true; the mother was I3ing on the floor of the kitchen, apparently lifele.s, wi-h several wounds from the pistol bullets on her head. Ste was ra'etl from the fluor, and, althouch life was not extinct, hut little hope wee, and is still, entertained that sbe rviil cur vive. Ane•her policeman proceeded up stairs, and th ,re found one of the ci.i!ciren lifeless upon the bcdroom floor, and bathed in its own blood. The pistols had been but too unerringly discharged in the temple of the unfortunate The boy who had escaped was requested by Lis father, iii an apparently very affectionate manlier, to "come near to him and give him a kis," but the poor child, horrfied at the fate of his mother and brother, erica out, " Oh ! you aee going to kill me," and fled from the house to give the alarm in the mariner we have described. • The prisoner assigred as a reason for the Lerpetret.on of this horrible deed, that he thought it better to see his wife and children dead, than to see them brought. to poverty and di: tress. He has been a highly respectable merchant for many years at Charleston, New Orleans, and Liverpool, but some years ago he lost the whole, or nearly the whole, of his property in cotton speculations, and has since struggled hard against difficulties which threatened distress and pr;vation to his wife and children. He was this afternoon brought before Mr. Rushton. He was attired in a morning gown, but as he covered his face with his hands, and sat down, he was scarcely observed by the great number of persons who were present at the investigation, After a lengthened examination, the prisoner was fully committed to take his trial for wilful murder at the Assizes.