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The Sun. — 1834-08-23 (London, England)

DINNER TO SIR E. SUGDEN.—A dinner was given at Cambridge on Wednesday by the Conservative party to Sir E. B. Sugden, the defeated candidate at the last dee_  tion. In the course of the evening several speeches were made against the Whigs and the present Government, and Sir E. Sudden retaliated the charge of bribery which had been thrown out against him by his opponents, whom he in return accused of using certain secret funds for the purpose of corrupting the voters. He recommended Churchmen to unite in the same manner as the Dissenters were united in support of their cause, and he expressed his confidence that at the next election one of the Whig Members would be thrown out ; and he promised to come forward again as a candidate for the suffrages of the Cambridge electors. The health of Sir Robert Peel was drunk with a " galloping nine," which signifies repeated acclamations till the lungs are exhausted, and several. other conservative toasts were drunk with loud cheering.  We stated that the Wesleyan Methodist Conference has decided on restoring Mr. Stephens to his station in the body, on condition of his giving a pledge that he would give up the secretaryship to the Association for the Separation of Church and State, and not attend any more anti-methodist meetings, and that he should be allowed one year to consider of the matter. Mr. Stephens is unwilling to admit that he was in error, and will net subscribe to any such imputation, and has therefore tendered his resignation.—Blanchester Guardian. Two valuable horses were last week stung to death by bees, one dying in great agony within ten minutes after it had been stung, the other surviving about two.days. The animals were turned into a yard at Chittern, Wilts, where there was a stack of bees, which they soon upset ; the bees fastened on the .horses, and the result was as stated.—Western Luminary.  The antique canoe dug out of the earth at North Stoke, near Arundel, on one of the estates of the Earl of Egremont, has since been presented by the Noble Earl to his Majesty, and is to be deposited in the British Museum. This curious piece of antiquity is supposed to have been buried in the bowels of the earth for at least eight centuries. The canoe is thirty-five feet long, and four feet eight inches in breadth, and appears to have been constructed from one solid tree. About five months ago the keeper of a publichouse, called the Palais Royal, in one of the suburbs of Cam.bray, irritated by a quarrel with his wife, struck her a blow which laid her at his feet ; and believing that he had murdered her he immediately afterwards blew out his own brains. The woman, however, recovered her senses, but finding her husband formed the resolution of destroying herself also. lying ie the 9th instant she carried her long contemplated suicide into execution ; having contrived to learn how to charge and fire a gun, she waited till night, and when all her children, one of whom is blind, were asleep, she placed the muzzle of the gun to her throat, and fired with such terrible effect that her head was severed from her body.—Paris Paper.
The Sun. — 1834-08-23 (London, England)

THE CAVE OF DUNMORE IN THE COUNTY  KILKENNY.  Having visited this subterraneous cavern a few days ago, accompanied with a friend, and conductors, never did 1 think there was such a natural curiosity in this dear little island as the Grotto of Dunmore ; its gloom, at first, struck us with terror, and almost repressed curiosity—recoverirg the first surprise, however, we .entered boldly, and had not proceeded above one hundred paces, when the supposed statua of the Market Cross presented itself to our view. We quickly perceived that what the people of that place had named as a Market Cross was nothing more than a sparry concretion, formed by the water dropping from the roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure, which their ideas had formed into a Market Cross. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were induced to proceed still further in quest of new adventures in this subterraneous abode ; as we proceeded new wonders offered themselves, that struck us with the more amazement as we knew them to be mere productions of nature, who, hitherto in solitude, had, in playful moments, dressed the scene as if for her own amusement.  Our candles being now all lighted up, and the whole place completely illuminated, never could the eye be presented with a more glittering or a more magnificent scene, the whole roof hung with solid icicles transparent as' glass, yet as solid as marble. The eye could scarcely reach the lofty and noble ceiling—the sides were regularly formed with spars, and the whole presented the idea of a rnagnificent theatre, illuminated with an immense profusion of lights. The floor, in some parts, consisted of a solid dense of rocks ; and in several places, magnificent columns, thrones and other objects, appeared as if nature had designed to mock the curiosities of art. After clambering over the immense number of rocks, &c., we arrived at a small spot of level ground, where a delightful spring murmured through the depths of the hollow cavern, with a ridge of rocks on each side, covered over with green foliage. Our lights being nearly burnt down, obliged us to return, as the shades 'of night appeared, and threatened us in the gloomy cavern. This account of so beautiful and striking a scene may serve to give us some idea of the subterraneous wonders of nature.—Kilkenny Journal. .  It is with extreme regret that we announce the death, by suicide, of an English gentleman, under very extraordinary circumstances. This gentleman, Mr. John Poingdestre, a merchant, late of Guilford-street, Russell-square, went yesterday .to the Pistol Shooting-ground at Tivoli Gardens, and after having fired six shots at the target, he advanced with the seventh pistol in his hand, to-about the middle of the ground, and then, instead of firing at the mark, he turned his pistol towards his mouth, and shot himself through the head. He survived only about' half an hour, although the ball Was extracted almost immediately by a surgeon, who was sent for as soon as the circumstance occurred. No cause has as yet been assigned for the commission of the deed.—Gdignani.
The Sun. — 1834-08-23 (London, England)

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.  Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the Red Lion, Prince's-street, Drury-lane, before Mr. Stirling, to inquire touching the death of Elizabeth Kirby, aged only 18, daughter of the late clown at Drury-lane, who himself committed suicide about six years ago. The evidence adduced was as follows  Mr. James Lloyd Emerson, pupil at the Royal Infirmary for children, Waterlooroad, deposed that he knew the deceased, who resided with Mr. Civester, chemist, of Princes'sstreet, Drury-lane, as his housekeeper. Witness called at the house of Mr. Civester about seven o'clock on Wednesday evening last, and saw the deceased, who said that Mr. Civester had been taken from home to White Cross-street prison for a debt of iMs. ; that he.(Mr. C.) sent a message to witness a short time before. Witness returned home, and, having obtained the amount of the debt, proceeded to White Cross-street prison, where he obtained the discharge of Mr. Civester, and they both returned to the residence of the latter. They, however, could not gain admittance for some time ; a lodger at length opened the door, when the deceased was discovered lying on the sofa in a back parlour apparently in a state of great suffering. A phial which had contained laudanum was found in th room, as also a broken tumbler. Witness immediately obtained proper antidotes, which he administered to the deceased ; and subsequently Mr. Lane, a surgeon, residing in Drury-lane, was sent for, who attended with the stomach-pump, and a quantity of mucus was brought off the stomach strongly impregnated with laudanum ; she, however, rapidly sank, and died about midnight. By the Jury—l understand that bans marriage were published between the deceased mid Mr. Civester. I am positive that the deceased and Mr. Civester were on the best terms. When the deceased communicated to me that Mr. Civester was taken to Whitecross-street, she was much agitated, arid appeared to feel it deeply. I cannot account for Mr. Civester being taken to prison for such a trifle. His friends are highly respectable, and well off in a pecuniary way. The deceased lived with Mr. Civester as his wife. I am sure it was his (Mr. C.'s) intention to marry her. Both the Coroner and the Jury commented on the strongest terms upon the severe law of imprisonment for debt, where a man could be dragged from his home to a prison for a few shillings. It was high time the. Legislature should put a stop. to such a law. The CORONER observed there could be no doubt that the unfortunate young creature had sunk under the shock of her intended husband being dragged away to prison. From her tender years she magnified, the horrors of it, which in addition to her peculiar situation, drove her to the commission 'of the act.  Mr. Lane, the surgeon, said that the deceased could not have taken less than eight ounces of laudanum. Verdict—" That the deceased poisoned herself, being at the time in a state of temporary mental derangement."
The Sun. — 1834-10-15 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE.  Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, inquisition was taken before Mr. STIRLING, at the rT..oy tavern, Hampton Court, on the body of Elizabeth. '-treet, forty-six years of age, wife of one of his Maje.7.;c's household servants. Mrs. Rebecca 'Was the first witness called. She deposed that she h.-A' seen acquainted with the deceased for many years, on Friday last she called on her at the Hampton Couit Palace, when she appeared cheer :u1 and well. On Saturday she repeated the visit, on knocking at the deceased's bed-room door, at halfpast ten o'clock, she received no answer for some time, and at length having gained admission, observed the deceased pale and trembling, holding a handkerchief up to her throat. In reply to witness's question whether she was in ill health, the deceased . pointed to a penknife besmeared with blood, which was lying on the floor. Witness then discovered that the deceased had cut her throat, and .immediately sent for a surgeon. In answer to the Coroner, the witness stated that the deceased was of sober habits, and she could not. account for her committing the rash act. She had never before attempted to commit suicide.  By the Jury—Witness asked the deceased why she had committed so dreadful an act, and she replied that she had been awake all night, and that many persons had been grinning through the window at her, but she did not contemplate the awful deed ten minutes before committing it. The fatal weapon was here produced, and from its diminutive size, the deceased must have been very determined. in effecting her object. Mr. Baker, surgeon of Hampton Court, stated that he was called in to attend the deceased, and sewed up the gash, which was three inches long. She expired at seven o'clock on Saturday evening. Proof having been adduced that the deceased had latterly evinced insanity, and that she had repeatedly expressed fear of coming to a workhouse, the jury, after viewing the body, returned a verdict, " That the deceased destroyed herself, being at the time in a state of temporary mental. derangement."  rOURISTS TO
The Sun. — 1834-08-30 (London, England)

FRENCH SENTIMENTALISTS.—Euphrosine Lemoine, a young woman, residing with her family in the Faubourg St. Antoine, and a young cabinet-maker, had formed a strong and mutual attachment for each other ; but the parents of the young woman wished her to marry a wealthier lover, a M. B. ' • and, after long and 'reiterated importunities, drew from her a reluctant consent. The forsaken cabinetmaker then withdrew from Paris, and remained absent for some years. Recently, however, his desire to see his beloved once more became irresistible. They met ; their mutual flame, which had been smothered. revived with increased force, and Euphrosine deserted her husband, and went to live in secret with her lover near the Garden of Plants. The disconsolate husband, after an anxious search of three days, discovered their retreat. A negotiation ensued, and the husband, stronger in attachment to his erring spouse than to his own honour, agreed to receive her back the following day. Love, however, was triumphant over duty, and the frail fair one broke her engagement. The infatuated lovers removed their quarters, and remained unmolested for eight days more, when their retreat was again discovered, and threats of an interference of the police were uttered. This drove them to despair. They hired a small room in the house, where they first met, in the Rue Trouvee, where, on the following morning, they were both found dead in each other's arms, having deliberately produced suffocation. Before completing this fatal tragedy one of them had drawn upon the wall of the room in charcoal two burning hearts, under which was the following inscription :—" Its s'etaient jures un amour kernel. La mort, l'effroyable mort les trouvera Tennis. 1" The following is another instance of a double suicide from the all powerful cause of love :.—A fisherman two days ago was, at the break of day, casting his nets near the bridge at Sevres, when he drew up the bodies of a man and woman ; the left hand of one bound to the right hand of the other, and the left leg of the one to the right of the other. The female appeared to be about twenty-one, and the man, who was a soldier in the Bth Regiment of Horse Chasseurs, about twentythree. Their names were Florentine Fail& and Goyon, as appeared from a paper wrapped up in a piece of parchment,he declaring that, being ardently attached to each other, y were determined to be eternally united, and entreating that they might be buried in the same grave --Galignani.
The Sun. — 1834-09-22 (London, England)

HERRING FISIIERY.—BANFF, SEPT. 15.—The herring fishery is now completely closed for the season, and has turned out the most unproductive ever remembered on this coast ; and on the other side, we believe, it is much the same. The only place where we have heard of a successful fishing is at Shetland, and the West India market will be well supplied from that quarter, for the greatest part of our herrings has been sent to Germany. The prices, however, will not remunerate the curer, because it is an article only consumed by the lower classes, on account of its cheapness, and will not bear a high price. Surveys and other preliminaries for forming a railroad from Paris to Calais are completed. Two lines have been under consideration—one by Amiens, and the other by St. Quentin. The latter is conceived to be the best, as offering fewer difficulties, as, by following the banks of the Oise, there are less irregularities of surface and of marsh land to go over. The distance of the two lines is nearly the same, and extends to about 80 leagues. On passing through the arondissement of St. Quentin there must be two tunnels cut —one of 1,000 feet at Tronquoy, and another of 600 feet at Pr6sel. The expense is estimated at 500,000 f. a league, making in the whole a sum of 40,000,000 f. Steingberg was well known to many persons of respectability in Hamburg, as will appear from the following extract of a letter from a friend, with which we have this morning been favoured:—" Steinberg, who has just committed the most dreadful of all dreadful murders and suicides, was a workman of our's in London 25 years ago. He was the inventor of the spiral ornamented whalebone walking canes, riding whips, &c., and used to -cover our telescope bodies with the same material. Last summer he called upon me two or three times with his unfortunate wife and children, and I made some purchases of him, as also, I believe, Mr. M. Neueburg, to a large amount. He was, lam sure, in pecuniary distress, and that, I have no doubt, led him to commit the horrid deed. I always took him to be a quiet, industrious, sober man, and he invariably gave us satisfaction in whatever he did for us."— , Hamburg Reporter.
The Sun. — 1834-08-16 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On the arrival of the Telegraph coach from London to Exeter at Deptford Inn, Wilts, on Wednesday last, the passengers were shown to the usual room for taking refreshments, when one of them who stood at the head of the table seized a carving knife, and instantly cut his throat in so dreadful a manner as to nearly sever the head from the body. He had stopped the coach and got up at Staines—expressed a wish to go to Honiton—gave the guard a sovereign—said he was very short of cash, and requested an inside place ; he spoke little during the journey, and nothing transpired to induce the other passengers to think he was contemplating suicide. He was a fine black whiskered man, about thirty years of age, and five feet eight or nine inches high ; had on a dark green coat with velvet collar, black waistcoat, grey trowsers, and a shirt which appeared quite clean, marked with an Hebrew character (Mem. ) and No. 2, his boots having been lately vamped, his hat light and nearly new, no maker's name to it. He had a watch with a tortoiseshell case, with only one hand to it, to which are attached, by a black ribbon, three seals, one of which is very small, having the impression of a swan. On the little finger of his right hand he wore a gold ring, with a white stone, bearing the name of Eliza : in his pocket was found a red silk purse, containing six shillings and sixpence ; he had no luggage, nor was there found upon his person either letters or papers to indicate where his friends may be found. Mr. Whitmarsh, one of the Coroners of the county, held an inquest on the bcdy on Friday. Verdict accordingly.
The Sun. — 1834-06-04 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE BY TWO  YOUNG WOMEN.  Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Stirling, on the bodies of two young females, of the names of Matilda Archer and Mary Ann Perry, nursery maids, in the family of a lady residing at Hammersmith, whose bodies were found in the river the preceding night. It appeared from the evidence that they must have agreed to die together, for, when their bodies were found, they were fastened to each other by a silk handkerchief tied round their waists. The following examinations throw some light on the cause of this tragical circumstance : William Law, sergeant of division T, examined— This morning the postmaster brought a letter to our station. house, addressed to James Minnott, one of the constables of the force. I inquired of Minnott if the letter was one from the young women who had been found drowned ; he ( Minnott) gave me the letter, here produced. The letter was here read by the foreman of the jury. The following is a literal copy : " Dear James—You will never again see the unfortunate girl that now addresses you, for by the time you receive this, I shall be on the Mall, or somewhere near it. My dear James, do not think that it is my fault or yours that caused me to do it. My dear James, you are the only one I have written to—my heart is too full to write to my friends. Mary sends her best and kind wishes for your welfare, and we are both together ; for that man has been such a brute to her, that he has caused her to do it. If you will call at the potteries, on the green, you will find the remainder of the books, get them bound and keep them for my sake. So now one sad farewell ;we are both on the point of leaving the house, never to return. 1 have nothing more to say; all happiness this world can afford you is the last prayer of  " Yours, affectionately, "
The Sun. — 1857-07-04 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL—On Tuesday morning a man who gave the name of John Williams, and who stated that he had no place of residence, hung himself with his pocket handkerchief, in one of the cells at the Vine-street Police Station of the C Division. He was apprehended the previous night, having stolen a coat from a cab, and was to have appeared at Marlboroughstreet Police Court yesterday on the charge. Among the numerous sufferers from the frightful accident at the Lewisham station on Sunday evening last was Mr. Bolland, the son of the late Baron Bolland, who sustained a severe concussion of the brain and laceration of the forehead, together with other in.ui ies. We are, however, happy to find that, though still very ill, he is progressing favourably under the care of Mr. Clayton. MDTEs.—The mining share market has shown more activity this week, and a good demand has existed for several mines, though still at lower quotations than sellers generally are dimsosed to take. Devon Consols shares have been more freely offered at lower quotations, and leave off at 440 to 445, sellers. Basset shares at low prices met with buyers, 235 to 245 ; South Frances, 290 to 295, and a dividend due in a few days of, prohably, Si. per share ; North Basset have kept at 15 to 16, with scarcely any business doing ; West Basset, 28 to 29, also flat ; for Great South Tolgus there have been several buyers, at 16i to 17 ; East Basset, also buyers, at 38 to 40, and the mine improving for copper in the 60 east; Grenville, 1/ to 1g ; Uny shares have been picked up quietly during this week, at 24 to 3k, the daily expectation of cutting the lode at the 40 being the -hief inducement to purchase Bell and Lanarth also • •-el after, at 2 to 31.--Mining Journal of this clay, kacktt.u:v.,
The Sun. — 1857-12-29 (London, England)

FRANCE.  PARIS, MOYDAY. The Plenipotentiaries of the interested Powers will meet t 9 morrow at ens o'clock, at the Office of Foreivi Anirs, to exchange the ratified treaty of the Bessarabian frontier.  The last accounts from Constantinople announce that the Porte is favourable to the demand of the Latin Fathers to ho permitted to repair the cupola of the Church of the Holy Svulehre at their own expense. The Latin Fathers had received the support of the French Government.  - It has bee❑ remarked that suicides have been very frequent in the French army for some time past. The Minihter of War has sent letters of thanks to several colonels of regiments for Laving published orders of the day stigmatising such an act of cowardice.  Rear-Admiral P, nand has been appointed Governor of the Island of RJunion, in the Indiln Seas, in place of M. Hubert de Lisle, appointed Senator.  The Abbe Faudoii, cure of Saint-RochiOs to be appointed to the Bishopric of Versailles, in place of Monseigneur Gros, deceased. The Eini.eror yesterday gave a private audience to Baron de Bannabach, Minister plenipotentiary of kle3se, who presented to his Majesty the grand cordon of the Electoral Order of Hesse, ACCOM •  panied by an autograph letter from the Elec'tor. The Emperor afterwards received M. de Scheele, privy councillor and bailiff of the lordship of Pinneburg, in Holstein, who was presented by the Danish minister. M. Balcarce, the new charge d'affaires for Buenos Ayres, was also presented. The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree permitting a number of French officers and civilians to wear differe4 foreign orders. Among the persons named are Baron de Buurgeing, equerry to the Emperor, who has received the decoration of officer of the Baden Order of the Lion of Zooringen, of the Belgian Order of Leopold, of the Russian Order of Ste. Anne, 2d class, and of the Wurteuiberg Order of Frederick ; General Count de Goyon, the Russian Order of Ste. Anne, Ist class ; General Baron Fririon, the Russian order of St. Stanislaus, Ist class ' • Baron de Lacrosse, Senator, the Turkish Order of the Medjidie, 2d class. BOURSE, Dec. 28.—The market has evinced great steadiness, and prices have improved, owing to a rise of per cent, on the English Consols.