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The Sun. — 1845-01-30 (London, England)

DEATH IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.—A PREDICTION IN JEST FULFILLED.—On Tuesday the body of a corpue lent and rather aged person, named Portington, was found in the Regent's-canal, near the Camden-town lock. Five-and-twenty years ago deceased was a master tailor, in extensive business in Tavistock street, Covent-garden. Latterly he held the situation of collector of rents and general over-looker on the Agar estate, Camden-town. A week since. meeting Lamb, an occasional summoning officer for the parish ef St. Pancres, serving summonses for an inquest on a person who had died suddenly, he remarked tha such a way of dying was the pleasantest, and -added. jokingly, that seine day or other the officer would have to summon a jury to inquire into the cause of his death The prediction has been verified, and Lamb applied yes terday to Mr. Wakley for a warrant to summon a jury. SUICIDE OF A WORKMAN AT NORTHUMBERLANI Hot;se.—On Tuesday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Prince's Head, Buckingham-street,Strand, on the body), John Henry Hollick, aged fifty-seven, in the employ o Mr. Hughes, upholsterer to the Duke of Northumberlant It appeared thatdeceased and others were engaged on Sa• turday forenoon in preparing the furniture and rooms c Northumberland House for the reception of its noble oceu pants. At half-past eleven o'clock he left the dining room in which he had been working, and, not returnini in half an hour, the foreman caused search to be mad, after him. In a few minutes afterwards ho was disco vered iu one of the water-clotets at the basement of the mansion, partly suspended (his feet resting 01 the floor, and his arms on the seat of the closet from a service water-pipe by means of a pieee of strung pack-thread tied round his neck. He was cut down, taken into the kitchen, and Mr. Bransb) Cooper called in, who said that deceased had been dem about a quarter of an hour. Deceased was a temperate and steady man, anti some of the witnesses consideree that his mind was affected by an attack of illness he has three months sinee, and others that it was affected by the breaking up of a benefit society, called the St. James's Union, to which he had for years belonged. He hay paid, at different times, 751., into the above society. Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1845-01-30 (London, England)

AJWINOIIIII. The statue of King George IV., at King's-cross, erected some years since, from the design and uncleer the superintendence of a gentleman named Geary, is now being rased to the ground. This unfortunate statue has always been a subject of ridicule. Lord Montague is not so seriously indisposed as was erroneously stated. The Noble Lord's health has not been, perhaps, so good as could be desired, and, from having always derived great benefit by his visits to Leamington Spa, he continues to prolong his sojourn there. At a Court of the Governors of Christ's Hospital, held on Tuesday, the President, Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., being in the chair, an honourable testimony of the approbation of the Court was unanimously voted to 11. r. Hugo Daniel Harper, 8.A., of Jesus College, Oxford, a former scholar and exhibitioner of the Hospital, on his having recently been placed alone in the first class of mathematical honours in the University, and having also attained a place in the second class of classical honours. We are requested to state that E. P. Hingston, who was convicted of stealing two books, the property of Edward Sandford, and was described in our report of the Middlesex Sessions,as a student of King's College, and as having held the honourable office of physicians' assistant at the King's College Hospital, never has been a student at King's College, nor has ever filled the situation of physicians' assistant at the hospital.  THE LATE ALLEGED MURDER ADM SUICIDE AT LAHBlTH.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter, commenced an inquiry at the Henry the Eighth, High-street, Lambeth, respecting the death of Dinah Kemble, aged fifty-seven years, who, it was alleged, died from the violence of her son, who is now in custody ou a charge of murder ; but the inquiry was subsequently adjourned for further evidence.
The Sun. — 1845-11-17 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED  SUICIDE OF A YOUNG FEMALE.  On Saturday a degree of considerable excitement prevailed in the vicinity of Russell-street, Bermondsey, in consequence of a young and handsome female named Mary Ann Simmonds, aged seventeen years, the only daughter of respectable parents residing in Edward-street, Star-corner, Bermondsey, being removed from the parish workhouse of St. Mary, Bermondsey, to the lunatic ward of Bethlehem Hospital, St George's-fields, under the following distressing and painful circumstances:— It appears from the following particulars which have been furnished to the reporter, that the unfortunate female was recently in the service of Mr. Davis, umbrella and parasol manufacturer, residing in the Westminster-bridgeroad, Lambeth, where she bore an excellent character for her cleanliness and propriety of conduct, until a few days since, when she became strange in her behaviour, which was also attended by a lowness of spirits, and an evident attack of insanity, which attracted the attention of the family. After considerable difficulty, Mrs. Davis, who had always been extremely kind to her, prevailed upon her to reveal the cause of her unhappiness, which she at length consented to do. She said that she had been keeping company with a voting man named " Charles," an engineer in the employ of Messrs. Maudslay and Co., the engineers of Westminsterbridge •road. He was occasionally in the habit of meeting her and taking her to a concert-room, in Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road; that he had ruined her and promised her mar Hags, and now had entirely forsaken her. Her mistress, seeing the danger of her staying in service, communicated with the parochial authorities connected with the parish of St. Mary, Bermondsey, to which her parents belonged, the result of which was, her immediate conveyance to the lunatic ward of the above parish, whither she was taken on Thursday night, and placed under the usual restraint. The same night, about ten o'clock, whilst the back of her attendant was turned, she succeeded in raising the window e.f her apartment, and jumped into one of the neighbour's gardens, from which she made her escape. Several persons proceeded instantly in pursuit of her, as she was without bonnet or shawl, but no tidings were heard of her for nearly two hours, when she was discovered by a City police constable, who first saw her on the centre of London-bridge, in the act of leaping from one of the eastern recesses, but through the activity of the officer she was providently prevented, and was subsequently conveyed back to the above workhouse, where it was ultimately found necessary by Mr. Tovey, the surgeon to the parish, to obtain a certificate for her removal to Bethlehem Hospital, which was accordingly put in the hands of Mr. Slow, one of the relieving officers of the parish, who placed her in a cart, and conveyed her, at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, to that asylum. Her parents, who are honest, hard-working people, are thus thrown into a state of great trouble.
The Sun. — 1845-11-17 (London, England)

APPOINTMENTS.  Commander—F. W. Austin, to the Alecto.  Lieutenants—Murray, to the Terrible ; J. Hunt (first), and L. B. M‘Kinnon, to the Alecto ; Hon. J. R. M. Byng, to the Retribution ; A. Tower, to the Shearwater. Master—J. D. Taylor, to the Alecto. Surgeon—Dr. Rutherford to the China convict-ship. Purser—C. 11. Niblett, t) the Alecto. Second Master—T. W. Sulivan, to the Medusa.  "Nov. 16, 1845 12 30 a.m.—Fire at the Agnes le Clair, swimmin &c., baths, 3, Tabernacle-square, Shoreditch. occupied by Mrs. R. M. Moore, landlord Messrs. Roper and Moore, Thornton-heath, Croydon; cause unknown. Fire broke out in the front parlour, ground floor. Nearly the whole of the front dwelling-house is consumed, as well as the contents therein, and the roofs of the baths at the back damaged by fire and water ; extinguished by firemen. Three Brigade, the West of England, and the parish engines present; 81 assistants employed; building insured in the Royal Exchange; contents not known if insured. Two lives lost. and several of the inmates severely burned. "No. 3. Charles Peel, coffee-house-keeper (adjoining), house gutted, and the whole of the contents of a seven or eight roomed house destroyed ; contents insared in the Phoenix ; building in the Royal Exchange. " Tabernacle-square (no number) Henry Gurney, licensed victualler ; side front considerably damaged ; part of the roof in the spirit-room, bar, and back parlour materially injured by fire, water, and "smoke : contents insured in the Sun, building in the Phoenix fire-office. " No. 2, Tabernacle-square, Mr. George Beeson, potato dealer, &c. ; window-frames damaged on the first floor back ; roof off, and sheds damaged : insured in the Royal Exchange." The caiamitous event has caused throughout the neighbourhood the most intense sensation ; and throughout the whole of Sunday the rains were besieged by persons anxious to ascertain the fate of the sufferers, and the state of the ruins  "Woolwich, Nov. 15, 1845, Two o'clock. " Sir,—l, whom may the great God forgive, expect to be no more before you receive this. This is my second attempt at suicide. lam now suffering with a black eye, and part of my face blown away through a pistol shot. t was not, it appears, to die with my own hand with a pistol. lam now going to try water. Inclosed is a half-sovereign to defray any expenses you may be at in sending the inclosed letter to my house, and letting my unhappy wife know her husband's untimely end.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, " J. P.
The Sun. — 1845-11-17 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED  SUICIDE OF A YOUNG FEMALE.  On Saturday a degree of considerable excitement prevailed in the vicinity of Russell-street, Bermondsey, in consequence of a young and handsome female named Mary Ann Simmonds, aged seventeen years, the only daughter of respectable parents residing in Edward-street, Star-corner, Bermondsey, being removed from the parish workhouse of St. Mary, Bermondsey' to the lunatic ward of Bethlehem Hospital, St George's-fields, under the following distressing and painful circumstances : It appears from the following particulars which have been furnished to the reporter, that the unfortunate female was recently in the service of Mr. Davis, umbrella and parasol manufacturer, residing in the Westminster-bridgeroad, Lambeth, where she bore an exceßent character for her cleanliness and propriety of conduct, until a few days since, when she became strange in her behaviour, which was also attended by a lowness of spirits, and an evident attack of insanity, which attracted the attention of the family. After considerable difficulty, Mrs. Davis, who had always been extremely kind to her, prevailed upon her to reveal the cause of her unhappiness, which she at length consented to do. She said that she had been keeping company with a young man named " Charles," an engineer in the employ of Messrs. Maudslay and Co., the engineers of, Westminsterbridge .road. He was occasionally in the habit of meeting her and taking her to a concert-room, in Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road; that he had ruined her and promised her marriage, and now had entirely forsaken her. Her mistress, seeing the danger of her staying in service, communicated with the parochial authorities connected with the parish of St. Mary, Bermondsey, to which her parents belonged, the result of which was, her immediate conveyance to the lunatic ward of the above parish, whither she was taken on Thursday night, and placed under the usual restraint. The same night, about ten o'clock, whilst the back of her attendant was turned, she succeeded in raising the window of her apartment, and jumped into one of the neighbour's gardens, from which she made her escape. Several persons proceeded instantly in pursuit of her, as she was without bonnet or shawl, but no tidings were heard of her for nearly two hours, when she was discovered by a City. police constable, who first saw her on the centre of London-bridge, in the act of leaping from one of the eastern recesses, but through the activity of the officer she was providently prevented, and was subsequently conveyed back to the above workhorse,_ where m it was ultimately found necessary by surgeonlli to the parish, to obtain a certi fic a rio rTh°evreYre9 the ovalt to Bethlehem Hospital, which was accordingly put in the hands of Mr. Slow, one of the relieving officers of the parish, who placed her in a cart, and conveyed her, at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, to that asylum. Her parents, who are honest, hard-working people, are thus thrown into a state of great trouble.  medicine will iCliaaltifEoDrd BY by e Hleoa.ittr..roeweiri'as [ADvERTI
The Sun. — 1845-11-17 (London, England)

INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB, REDLION-SQUARE.—The fifth annual report of the above institution has just been published, from which it appears that, in the course of the last ten months, 350 cases had been inquired into and relieved. It is stated that the number of deaf and dumb in the United Kingdom is 14,328, of which only 1,018 were under the course of instruction. In France the number is 20,189 ; of that number 798 only were educated. The total expenditure during the last year was 1,0221. 3s. 6d., and the receipts during the same period 1,0351. 2s. 11d. In the institution, the department for teaching the deaf and dumb youths shoemaking, and finding employment for those previously instructed, continues to be superintended by a well-qualified hearing manager, and there is a prospect of deaf and dumb youths being sent to this institution from schools for the deaf and dumb in the country, in order to take advantage of this opportunity of learning a trade, while at the same time their moral and spiritual instruction is proceeding. The workshop for the shoemakers not being yet fully prepared, only from 12 to 15 men are at present employed on the premises. All those now at work were in a state of destitution before this society extended their aid towards them. DETERMINED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, a young man, named Patrick Nicholson, aged twenty-two years, committed suicide by hanging himself. lie was an engineer, and resided with his mother and sister, in James'scourt, Golden-lane, St. Luke's. On Saturday night, after quitting his work, he returaed home, where a dispute arose between the parties. lie soon afterwards went out, and joined some of his companions in a neighbouring publichouse, with whom he continued drinking until a late hour. Just previous to his leaving them, he insisted on treating them to three half-pints of gin, saying that it would be the last time they wou'.d get any from him. They, however, thought he was joking. and they parted, he being rather the worse for liquor. He did not return home that night, and on search being made for him in the morning, he was found hanging by his neckerchief to a nail in the wall of a watercloset in the court. He was immediately cut down, and a surgeon sent for, but life was quite extinct. THR -MAILS,--SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 16.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship, Royal Tar, Captains Evans, arrived in the docks at three A. 31. this day, and landed the Peninsular and hfediterranean mails, which were forwarded to London by the ten o'clock train. Her dates are—Gibral tar, November 5 ; Cadiz, 7 ; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto, 11; Vigo, 11; and Corunna 12. The Tar brings eleven passengers, a fruit cargo, some specie, and eleven exen. The new steamship the Madrid will take out the Portugal and Mediterranean mails to-morrow. The Royal West India mail packet the Teviot will go out of the docks to-morrow with the West India mails, also a full complement of passengers, a good mixed cargo, and 00,000 dollars for the colonial bank.
The Sun. — 1845-11-17 (London, England)

SQUARE.—The fifth annual report of the above institution has just been published, from which it appears that, in the course of the last ten months, 356 cases had been inquired into and relieved. It is stated that the number of deaf and dumb in the United Kingdom is 14,328, of which oely 1,018 were under the course of instruction. In Frfnce the number is 20,189 ; of that number 798 only vra.6 educated. The total expenditure during the last year was 1,0221.35. 6d., and the receipts during the same perioa 1,0351. 2s. 11d. In the institution, the department. ;or teaching the deaf and dumb youths shoemaking, elle, finding employment for those previously instructed, continues to be superintended by it well-qualified hearing manager, and there is a pro deaf and dumb youths being sent to this Tpect of tsLitiition from schools for the deaf and dumb in the coilatry trade, while , in order to take advantage of this opportunity of ;morning at the same time their moral aryl i a —.B spiritual instruction is profully prepared, only P ceeding. The workshop '-or the shoemakers not being yet ployed on the .' rotii 12 to 15 men are at present emstate a - prem itses. All those now at work were in a destitution before this society extended their aid _wards them. , DETERMINED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, a young man, named Patrick Nicholson, aged twenty-two years, committed suicide by hanging himself. He was au engineer, and resided with his ruotherr d Oster., y. !ernes 'scourt, Golden-lane%Sh InktEe's% eift aaturday night, after quitting his well, he returned home, where a dispute arose between. the parties. He soon afterwards went out, Tad Pined some of his companions in a neighionerint , house, with whom he continued drinkiq 'Mal a late Wit: Just previous to his leaving them, ho insisted on treating them to three half-pints of' gin, saying. that A :oipl the last time they would get any front the, thought he was joking, and thiy Patted, he being rather the worse for liquor. lie did not return home that night, mid on search being made for him in the morning, he was found hanging by his neckerchief to a nail in the wall of a watercloset in the court. He was immediately cut down, and a surgeon sent for, but life was quite extinct.
The Sun. — 1845-11-12 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.  Monday Mr. Alderman Wilson attended at the Giltspurstreet Prison, to hear the charges against persons who had been apprehended in any part of the City since Saturday evening, in order that their imprisonment might not be prolonged by the recurrence of civic rejoicings. There were many charges of drunkenness. Robert Scott, residing at the Bricklayers' Arms, in Earlstreet, Blackfriars, was charged with striking bis mother on the head with a poker, by which she was so much irjured that she was unable to attend. Edward. Knight, a policeman, stated that be was called into the house at three o'clock on Sunday morning by the prisoner ; and, on entering, he perceived by his lantern a woman lying on her face at the foot of the stairs. The prisoner was quite drunk; and funding that the poor woman was much injured, and that the blow had been inflicted by the prisoner, he took him into custody. The prisoner said it was a blow inflicted entirely by mistake lie thought a thief had got into the, house, and he struck her under that misapprehension. Mr. Alderman WILSON said it was a very unfortunate mistake, arising, probably, front his intemperance. It was to be apprehended that her life was in some danger, and he should therefore remand the prisoner till Saturday, unless his mother should be able to attend sooner. . .  Witham Dennzan, a labourer, was charged with attempting to commit suicide while in a state of intoxication, about eleven o'clock on Sunday night. He went down the steps on the Surrey side of Blackfriarsbridge and plunged into the water; when he was got out he said he only wanted to have a swim, but from his general behaviour it seemed that he meant to commit suicide, and that he was one of those who, when drunk, become unhappy, and can think of nothing but their share of human miseries.  Mr. Alderman WILSON fined him ss. for being drunk, and to be imprisonel three days if the money were not sooner paid.
The Sun. — 1845-07-17 (London, England)

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total number of deaths during the week ending July 12, was only 777, the smallest number we believe that has been returned since the establishment of the Registrar-General's office. This shows a decrease of 26 as compared with the previous week ; it is less by 127 than the weekly average of five summers, and is little more than one-half of the number of deaths that occurred during one of the weeks of the last spring. With the exception of bronchitis, measles, and hooping-cough, which are respectively as follows-12, 44, 34, there is a considerable decrease under almost ever head. The deaths from small-pox, which amount to 13, occurred to persons under ten years of age. The violent deaths have been 16, of which 5 were from suicide, 1 murder, and the rest from accidents.  The appointment of Mr. M'Lane as Minister in England for the United States is regarded as an event of much im. portance by those who take interest in our relations with America. The greatest possible respect is testified for Mr. Everett, the present Minister, but it has been considered that as he differs in politics from the present Executive, he has less power than will be possessed by Mr. M'Lane, who is completely in the confidence and favourable to the views of President Polk. Mr. M'Lane is also well and favourably known in this country, and as he is, we believe, A personal and intimate friend of the present Foreign Secretary, his appointment may be considered as evincing a disposition on the part of Mr. Polk to maintain the friendly relations with Great Britain which Mr. Everett has been so successful in preserving. The Jesuits have established themselves and their schools, within the last few years, in and near the city of Dublin, in the following places, viz.—ln the magnificent house, late the residence of the Earl of Belvidere, in Great Denmark street, facing Great George-street North, on the splendid chapel and adjoining presb) tei y of St. Xavier, Upper Gardiner-street. In the school and adjoining monastery Margaret place, North Circular Road ; and at Drumcondra House, purchased for a trifle from the new Corporation of Dublin, where they have a college for missionaries.—Cork Examiner.