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The Sun. — 1851-07-12 (London, England)

REE SUICIDES AT BRIGHTON.  A respectable widow at Brighton committed suicide on Saturday by cutting her throat. Her husband, who died five years ago, left her in comfortable circumstances ; her children were all remarkably steady and well-conducted. No cause whatever could be surmised for so dreadful an act. On Monday, James Wadey, aged 55, drowned himself, because his elder brother, who was 73, had married a girl of 18, and had thus extinguished his hopes of succeeding to a trifling property. The third suicide was Thomas Whitwell, a stranger from Shoreham, who lodged on Friday, Saturday, lylfwe ottahaatnwilll and Sunday nights at a beer-shop in Gloucester-lane, Brighton, and on Monday evening was found banging in an outhouse, quite dead. The evidence at the inquest showed no other cause for his evident insanity than the eating of opium. In his hat was a prayer-book, on a blank page of which was written—" Whoever finds my body, 1 will thank them to convey this book to Jane Nye, 23, Marine-parade, Brighton. Give her my dying love." Jane Nye was a servant girl, whom he had known four months. In his pocket was a letter to her : "My beloved Jane,— For the last time I take my pen to address you. My hand shakes, and every vein in my body is well ail bursting. Oh, Jane! this is a heavy trial indeed; .3_l', I little thought it would ever come to this. /1"" now, my dearest, dearest Jane, I must, for ever, bid y'l e to forget farewell. When this reaches you the hand that writes_ i will be cold in death; and, oh, my dear Jane, anft s a offendedl dying me,. if at Strive ouna your man, and about to enter into the presence otfr God, I implore you, I beseech you, to forgive to any time I have done or said anything feelings. Pray, forgive me. You aarretnteliefo7r ever loved; but I am not worthy ot you. me, and forgive me. Pray, pray, v for do yrw.. Your poor wretched Thomas. I know how this will gliev you. Be happy May you meet with a P I would to God I had been able to have rosinedf 3 • you • but it cannot be, and to live to see you 'the art e.o Flother, I cannot, I make you as happy as you deserve.. Oh ,Jane! will not. No, no. God bless y.ou! God Almighty guard e .. ane. May we meet again and keep you ! Accept tlicleard)Jing prayer of your unhappy Thomas. Forget me, InY farewell, dear, dear, dear Jane. iKneehpetahveenli. papers you nave about you in your possession, be: also the prayer-book, for my sake. If I have ever offended , Pray, Pray for me. You have been too you, forgive ru kind to tI a I me ; bu in t tankful and grateful for it. Oh tbanks, my dying th k for all your attentions. an s, . accept inY t tGI coFda r Once more, . jou, and God be with you. This is a hard trial, indeed, Jane ; but I have sworn and do solemnly declare I will never love another. God bless you."
The Sun. — 1851-10-27 (London, England)

EORSE.---7110-50ardW-Cfg Ar Littsoe rdyAoblifeinaftohareels,Rooyirrt, ;oecoietlifi, 0:00 unfit condition. at $ i ' David Watson, one of the 5060 ty'o r thevol/f that on the 9th inat. he was on dUtY 0100itab'ejetl, when his attention was called by c'e„chiclloo3,of;o division to a horse in a broughaln °'• Theree,,,,'o was the owner. Ho looked at 0%0 a ''',l I' wound on the off shoulder larger W tic 0,,,,0? and another small wound lower tbrlliai!id shoulder. The collar was pressing led °te, wounds were quite raw. WitDCBS 9500 11° Ili"jiot, came to work a horse in that waY9,O 6 •10',10 the boy who harnessed the horse 'bad old 011'o oDy r collar on, and that the wound Was o',eci tli „pt Police-constable 262 T corroborai 000 dente. charge' 09,,, The defendant, in answer to the , wereciooV, been aware that the horse's ehouldeer°oooo i would not have taken it out. The to if ,tf!, quite healed and the horse was au hocl fis, pain. OLD 4 le, Mr. HARDWICK said the officerS hadi avoid t) 000 of perly in taking notice of the case, rocogt id tho horse's shoulder were healed, °'" the defendant and order him to PO I,' t aummons. berclV --- yr • e _____------"C ~,S rteell:jet ci AFFLICTING CASE OF SUIL°P'"' 03 ,0t 001, ing, about seven o'clock, inforulatl°A,ll,t a 133,00 A police-station, Walworth-comman, '-- the 'OO por act of suicide had been committed otriAioe. Dolooll'ir Fleet, ginger-beer manufacturer,.lia2 sCII° pi 01 the spot it was found that Jam Gr°ss;adeciss 4 t years foreman to Mr. Fleet, had i,'„,`l„,sPropa ldiateijOr, neck to a pulley in the ceiling. '.'-''„; iiiiol,`Af,,o" round the neck, and although he v!,rept,floa ;ttePle 4, by Henry Only, assisted by Mr- }` -aril tool, piielV geon, immediately sent for, and Pr,° iceilec,„o4 4,14„, tempts to restore animation proveu .. reoo't A" . pronounced to be dead. This ease 7iog lece o.' A ing, from the circumstance of his ha_sti pis A. tit young children. the youngest of which onf r' f. tined with on Wednesday last. At 4000 6 110, 00-0 otp,i A REeLeuxenne Passage „osageiostgli GoDD hors.—Amongst the she,t,, oe Devi ,bi from this colony may be recorded tely, pe ere,r, schooner Victoria, Captain Ge°,,geielell' Cafe; , ff'%l Aberdeen Line Company, of Abe=d of the ot .3 f i River, two hundred miles eastwar 3Os AP riff August, and reached St. Helen .c.,' ,i's cl/ w I-1;,•!_l pi:lce, she 14; on the f 11"",t; . tehte JO 1 the London Locks on the lBth intsV.(e'lg.' I voyage from port to port in Lc'r Gazette.
The Sun. — 1851-03-04 (London, England)

ELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Monday last, at Eardisland, on the body of an unfortunate man, named John Bowen, aged 31 years, a tailor by trade, who was found drowned on the previous Friday in a piece of water called Lady Pool, in the same parish. From the evidence of the wife of deceased, it appeared that be bad been in a desponding state since Mav last, for which she could assign no cause, and since the 'Monday previous to his death she had noticed a very great alteration in his manner. It afterwards transpired in evidence, that the deceased was embarrassed in money matters, having become indented to a considerable extent to Mr. E. Gould, draper, of L.2ominster. No proceedings bad, however, been taken against him by that gentleman, although repeated applications had been made for the money, and on the morning of the melancholy occurrence Mr. Gould waited upon the deceased at hia residence, and after some conversation, requested to see the deceased's books, askingwhy he had not brought than to Leominster, as promised. Mr. Gould having gone from the house a short time,!, the poor embarrassed man went up stairs to his childrens' bed and kissed them, saying, at the same time, "I'll sacrifice my life before I'll give up my books." Ile then went down stairs again, and shortly afterwards Mr. Gould, having returned, found that deceased had gone out. They soon discovered that he had left the house by means of the back door. After a short but fruitless search, the wife was fain to content herself with the idea that her husband had gone to a young man to give him instruction in a part of the tailoring business, such being his custom. In the evening, however, the poor fellow was found in the manner described. After a lengthened inquiry, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."— gereforcl Journal,
The Sun. — 1851-06-09 (London, England)

WESTAIINSTER-BRIDGE.---- r 1 110 fSaturdayWaterloo, Mr. William Carter held an inquest at the Hero SUICIDE AT Lambeth, on the body of G. Powell Emma Read, of Castle-lane, Pimlico, deposed , a confectioner. , that on Thursday week she and a young man, with another female, were returning from the Surrey Theatre, and whilst crossing Westrninster-bridge she saw the deceased l into the water. In falling she heard his apover the parapet head strike one of the buttresses. His hat fell on the foot written " Take this to 25, Sloane-street, pavement ;in it was named Mansfield, proved find Chelsea." A lad, in the River Thames on Tuesday last, and ainSfithge gettingbod it ashore. Eliza Clark, of 29, Morpeth-street, inl:green. identified the body as being that of her brother.lna " IY it , or- sear t TIM months be had been out of employment, and had been durhig that period living with are different members of his fathily. Thursday week he wont out with a parcel to book at the Eastern Counties Railway, but he bad not done so, and no one knew what had become of the parcel. She was of opinion that he either lost it or had been robbed, and that event had driven him to desperation.--Verdict, " Temporary insanity." PRUSSIAN Nem—Prince Adalberit, chief of the Prussian marine, has had a report drawn up, setting forth the requisites for giving Prussia a naval force somewhat proportionate to its military power. The estimate of what will be necessary amounts to twelve frigates of sixty guns, twelve steam corvettes of ten guns, fifteen signal steamers of six guns, five schooners of four guns,. six transport ships, and ts• The cost is estimated forty-four gun-boa • . at rather mere than two millions sterling. Two millions sterling will also be necessary for building men-of-war havens, docks, and magazines, and for stores. The proposal is made to finish the work in the course of the next ten years. The annual cost .of keeping such a navy is estimated at 300,00 A.. ,Portsmouth Zino and Varal Goofs: .
The Sun. — 1851-11-25 (London, England)

ATTEMPT OF A PRISONER TO COMMIT SUICIDE.I,4`htt!rlt 4t ?4:l)4ttlaent a tr tens structed for the purpose, Ipciedl 0 ate), , uas placed a copy of Shakspere's Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, one of the officers on duty in .the House of Detention discovered, on going his 14t4,11'.ekiQt1e eteliPee's(leiall:Playieg the bust of the immortal round of inspection in the cells, that a prisoner, a German, named Peter Frederick Wack, committed for trial with a man Air,-,4%/4(cieyeezente coin either side were ranged Mr. named Harris, on a charge of an abominable nature, was some of his wonderful creations e , se, se stn ea Hamlet the Dane • Portia, the Isk:ket/ 'lee e villPacbeth, ~h stii go; E.,d,gette; g'entle Ophelia ;Titan'ia, and proceeded to inform the Governor, hanging from. the iron catch of his cell window. He immee the ?le 0?1:1t ie ebfeeoueonce sent for the surgeons, Mr. Wake,4'ff4lN theq_es, and Wa-t u keand " tricksy" Arie. It ithi efer thyse tat,,,_ .8 carried out most successfully. 4, se Sires hive ::,e:, by the way, with the exception ILd'ijaeldt:tia.Ynde Hill,uM t rh .alai RS dmd he 1 eews an, t who, on examining the prisoner, found unremitting in their attention to him, and the .leter' the letth ue le executed, by Mr Lough, in thatie he still existed. Those gentlemen for the space of two hours were . '4 eltteatft farol4e bar W:hite Ridley. The' Ariel is, in the , queting-room at Stafford ouse. In There is no doubt that tion, but in a very exhausted state. t eqle., result of their exertions was that he was restored to anima`Yroes a q tek `ruildhall Mr B ' i11,..tt.t.1 t Luee eseLtation of _. oruvnnmg had set up a . Ile sus ended himself by his cravat. ewi be o tNte feel rile kOi•ls, deli °ft AT Builder. !';'4tl Iv 4,9 g tile , WATERLoo.—Creevy was at tried for the attempt on i life, as well as upon the charge on Istitei ttfote44lteler4b.rattle , of Waterloo. The suspense all whNichEwheßstlanthdws cAoymmthitTteod.
The Sun. — 1851-06-03 (London, England)

MORIAL FUND.—The first annual meeting of this society, established for the relief of the female orphan children of officers in the navy and marines, as a memorial to the memory of the late lamented Queen Adelaide, was held at Willis's Rooms yesterday, Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm presiding. The report stated that the society originated from the wish of au individual to render one of the memorials suggested by Queen Adelaide a means of healing, in some degree, the distress in which her loss had involved those persons connected with the navaland marine services, who had hitherto been accustomed to look to the Royal bounty as a sure resource in time of need. The parties whom this charity was established to assist did not ask for the means of living in idleness, but to receive such assistance as would give them an education to enable them, by their industry, to live in comfort and respectability. The balance-sheet showed that ;he total receipts had been 6311. Is. 5J., and the expenditure 148/ ns. 10d. They had an investment also of 436/. l2s. lid. The report was adopted, re.. s-lutions passed for carrying out the objects of the society, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated.  SUICIDE OF A SoLDIER.—AO act of determined suicide was committed on Monday in Macroom, by a soldier belonging to the 90th Light Infantry. The unfortunate man, whose name was Thomas O'Shaughnessy, was one of a party on escort, conveying ammunition to Macroom from B llincollig, where the company to which O'Shaughnessy is attached is stationed. It appears that while on the line of march some of his comrades were remarking that the deceased was a bad marcher. He was heard to say that next day they would find him a better one, for he would be a-head of them On arriving at Macr om he was as usual sent on billet, and on :he evening of the above day he loaded ills musket and fired the contents through his body, causing instant death. The deceased is stated to have been a sober and remarkably well.conducted soldier. An inquest was held ou the body on Tuesday, in Macroom. Garaenontruon —The announcement of the diecovery of a care in one of the hills near Trinity church, last week, created much'interest. The juveniles especiah., e:resclo effected an entrance,., and related the existence of a regular most eager iii ewsiitphlo:i,pgi.st,heeredterile:ol:ccooo v. oovarutl,t,efdmroinoantiu, Lave, the scene which made Dr. Buckland's Reliqu4o Diluvionce so celebrated some years: re of liirkdale since. The occupier of Lite field in which it is locataed has preveated the gratification ,of any further curiosity by dozing it from inspection.— Stamfied iflercury.
The Sun. — 1851-06-03 (London, England)

SOLDIER.—An act of 'determined suicide was committed on Monday in Macroom, by s soldier belonging to the 9Uth Light lelantry. The unl:ortnnate man, whose name was Thomas O'Shaughnessy, was-ions of a party on men, conveyit.g ammunition to .14facroom from li llincollig, where the company to which' O'Shengh neasy is attached is stationed. It appears that i%ihileerh' the line of march some of his comrades were remarking that.the deceased was a bad marcher. He was heard, to say thatmext day they would find him a better one, for he wonWbe a-head of them. On arriving at Meer om he was as Urinal sent on bil et, and on .he evening of the above day he leaded his musket and tired the contents through his .body, camag instant death. The deceased is stated to have been a sober and remarkably well-conducted soldier._ _An inquest_ was held on the body on Tuesday, in Macroom.. ~ GAI ,sl3,,Ronom —The announcement of the discovery of a cave in one of the hills near Trinity, churcb;list eea: of a re . sr week, created much interest. Tne juveniles especially ,Were e Zre fme cotsetd eager ig eri entrance,e , ex plo rain: dg relatedthe the ten titeece som' ilf the vaulted room,. with a ples'ered floor covered with bian ''-a sort of minature of Kirkdale Cave, the scene which -rn- ide Dr..Buckland's Reliquice Dilaviunte so celebrated some;Yeatra since. The occupier of the field in -which it isilocataed, 12 ted the gratification of any further curiosity by'eloa. ins; prevented it from inspection.- Stamford .ilereury, . . . NARnOW EacePe.---00 Wednesday evening,. as a train was proceeding between Nuneaton and Atherstone, within the engine-driver observed an elderly mail cross the line within oef nngteanrel!driver, a few yards from the engine. The train, • at a rapid speed, almost instantly, passed over him, and Pr"' Which Was running four hundred yards before it could bceeesdteodpp%ddi;staln,hcee tearing the man Was cur in pieces, immediately ran back t between the rails, but before heo the spot where he was lying rose from the ground and reached the place the Mel being questioned, he said walked into an adjoining field. On ret urn nig from work, dhe was a farmer's labourer, and was line befnre the train an that thinking he could cross the however, that arrived, he attempted to do so. It appears,e owes his wonderful escape to the fact of his .foot catching ou the touerra 1, which threw him .between the two Is rat ; and although a bundle of sticks be '47110 carrying Was .broken to pieces, ha did not sustain the slightest injury.-..8' • trnungliam Gazette.
The Sun. — 1851-11-15 (London, England)

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, at the Charing-cross Hospital, on the body of Mr. Henry Palmer Parry, aged sixty-one. The deceased was town traveller to a wine merchant, in TowerHung street, and on last Fwhen an riday was crossing the Strand, opposite erford-street, omnibus came up, and the driver called out to him to get out of the way. A lady who was with him reached the pavement, but he unfortunately turned back and was knocked down by the pole of the carriage, the wheels passing over his stomach. He was taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, and seen by Dr. Dalton, the house-surgeon, who suspected that rupture of the bladder had taken place, and he died on Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." A party applied on the part of the widow for a.return of the sum of 271., which the deceased had with him at the time of the accident, but it appeared the money had been paid to Mr. Parry's brother. The coroner said he could offer ne advice, for he might have made a will. SUICIDE AT TorrExuAla.—Yesterday an inuest was held by Mr. Baker, at the Bell and Hare, Tottenq ham, on view of the body of Mr. Thomas Tuck, aged 66, of Highstreet, Tottenham. The deceased was surveyor of the local board and tax-gatherer of the parish. He had for somei past complained cf a pain in his head, which was at intervals so severe that it caused him to stagger whileawalking. He was also very low spirited. On Wedunesehdeip about three o'clock, he was heard by his housekeeper At seven his bed-room, and to go down stairs,teSlatuv a loud report', but which did not ex,li Cleverly,a I lit the parlour o'clock a mtn in his employ,ermtoorineia after heard when, on not seeing hand He was dead, and in his right lire and left the house. He returned abousot.ratnrlyminafe f which he had discharged into was a pistol, the contents ° his There was Tuck, he made a .searc. h and found him in the waterc• loscAti.r. d. Verdict, • tol on the shelf, his head by placing another pis " Temporary insanity. the iiiuzwzbleicihn wasmoleuatdhe.  DOG W Doc :
The Sun. — 1851-04-19 (London, England)

BENEFIT OF ADVERTISING...—Of all the fanilitlo0;e0 f 0„, business afforded by newspapers, the advertising C'tor' afford the greatest. They put it in every man's Pe Or, send his business-card into all houses and families; Vpoer: himself ever present, to speak for his own cause, eg 11E, c the discussion of a subject interesting to himself OP' ite',,r If he is a dry goods dealer, and in the family sewiegest; the want of any article of clothing, or if any ornA° direvsh spoken of, the ready newspaper tells the story, an 1" them where they may at once supply themselves' stove-dealer, the coal-nealer, the milliner, tailor, she" ifl., grocer, baker, and, io fact, every tradesman or dealer, .1), craft ministers to the comfort or necessaries of a fafil,pitterA. individual, finds his best and surest friends in the ne"l3 The dullest times are precisely those wilt n a man she"toa; vertise the most. If the customer has little ninneY,,ret' pend, be very naturally looks about him to see w" 1 the can be disbursed to the most advantage. ''() est9;l about town and make h quiries, costs more than it 0900,6 consequently, that tradesman who publishes his ferferoi h's wares, is sure of ten times the amount of the sum to The papers that are lull of advertisements are not theolic make au announcement in ; twenty to one if your au'ott, ment is not overlooked; but those journals that cot plenty of local news and general matter, which attrl4-11P/ public mind, and whose columns are not crammed 111 vertisements.  AIELANC HOLY SUlClDE.—Considerable excite,sl‘ll was created in Wakefield yesterday, by a rumour' 004 unhappily proved but too well founded, that Mt. riats't, Illingworth, of the firm of Illingworth and Hicks,. P;3ro,ll', and bookseller., had committed suicide by cutting Ws 'diot It appears the rash act was perpetrated in the plivYntijod/„ mg the house, in Burton-street. Deceased had bee"cePt,.,;( posed for some days previously, and is supposed to 114,00 '", petrated the rash act in a fit of despondency. Ile -s co°. many years an active member of the board of strew 60, missioners, by whom his loss will be deeply felt' ga 11% neighbours observed that he appeared rather wild a-, or settled in aspect on Thursday, but no apprehension f 0 entertained of the fatal catastrophe which so bbortlY e Wakefield _Examiner. 1136
The Sun. — 1851-05-24 (London, England)

STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Mary Ann Macarthy, aged 30, was charged before Mr. henry with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Allen, by beating her upon the head with a poker. The parties, who lived in Turner's court, Befordbnry, have been for some time past at variance. The deceased had, in the course of last week, caused another woman to be locked up for striking her, and this woman, the prisoner, and the deceased came in contact on Sunday last. The witnesses alleged that the prisoner struck both Allen, the deceased, and the other woman with the poker. Allen died yesterdy morning. The other woman is as yet considered in danger. The prisoner, who solemnly protested her innocence, was remanded.  HORRIBLE SUICIDE AT THE SARACEN'S HEAD HoisaL.—This forenoon a painful degree of excitement prevailed among the occupants of the Saracen's Head Hotel, Skinner-street, Snowhill, in consequence of the suicide of Mr. James Bristow, a gentleman very highly connected, and supposed to be lately residing at Henley, in the county of Middlesex. The deceased gentleman had taken apartments for a few days at the hotel, and he retired to rest about one o'clock this (Saturday) morning, quite cheerful. Nothing more was heard of him, until one of the ostlers had his attention drawn to a pool of blood which lay on the floor of a coach-house underneath the deceased's bedroom. One of the female servants went up, but found the door closed ; she, however, raised an alarm, and when she entered the apartment the deceased was lying on the floor, with his head nearly shattered to pieces. By his side was discovered a six barrelled pistol, which, from the position of the deceased, had been discharged in his mouth. The police were called, and when his pockets were searched, two letters were found, one addressed to Mr. Mackenzie, of Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly, in which the deceased mentions something relative to the late Derby races and other matters. A