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The Sun. — 1830-05-08 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST- SUICIDE BY  TAKING PRUSSIC ACID.  Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, an inquest was held sit the house of Messrs. Bowling, Walker, and Co., wholesale druggists, in Kent-street,Soulhwork, before Mr. PAYNE, Coroner, and a highlyrespectable Jury, on view of the body of George Corrie, who-poisoned himself on Wednesday last, by taking prussic acid. iiiireg„hasdurtgaieioerrii, :f.lisHsii:lisittrie,eat.--nd Mr. George imagine On Wednesday, about half-past ti:ll4:jaaallss sent for to the deceased, whom I found in a chair Fsruopmpotrhteed stbuyi d two persons; of in the ig,s:uaai:eflee(%diveaymtdaoo."irin:ne7as a shopmau which still contained a small • • • ' quantity of prussic  Mr. James Bowling, the principal of the firm, stated, that on arriving in this country from Ireland, about eight weeks ago, he examined the daybook, kept by the deceased, and found great irregularities in the entries. Witness went into the country, and on his return his suspicions of the integrity of the deceased having increased, he employed persona to go to the shop and purchase sundry articles, anal on the same night after the deceased had gone to bed, he examined his d4v-book, and found that not one of those articles had been entered. The witness then told the deceased that he had been robbed to a very great extent, and that he intended, in justice to himself, to tae him before the Magistrates of Union-hall.  George Green, an apprentice to the firm, stated hat he heard the deceased confess that he had sold :he articles now produced.  John Jackson, an apprentice to the firm, on Wednesday afternoon had a conversation in the shop with the deceased, about the charge made against him. The deceased entered into a long explanation of his motives for making the etv ries in the book in the manner complained of by Mr. Bowling. He almost cried when he said this. Wit, ness told him if he felt that his conscience vas clear, he need not fear going to Union-hail, or any where else. His actions appeared disordered, and when customers came in he appeared h.srrily to observe them. The deceased was naturally very timid and nervous. He was 28 years of age. The Coroner charged the Jury, and after a Otart consultation, they returned a verdict, " That the deceased destroyed himself by taking pru,sie avid while in a state of temporary derangement."
The Sun. — 1830-09-29 (London, England)

DIRECTORS. J. T. Barber Beaumont, Esq. sir Richard King, Bert. Francis Coast, Egg. Sir F. B. Morland, Bart. Sit George Duckett, Bart. Lord Northwick. Merl Ferrers. lion. Thomas Parker. Mr John Herrin on Bart.m Preed, Hon. gt Frederick tlotham. Sir Wen. E. Welby, Bert. Ac. CAPITAL, A MILLION STERLING and upwards. The. Premiums are returned after paying Lome. and Expense. The Cotmty Fire Office has never failed to return from 25 to 30 per Cent. to all persons insured, which is more than has been accomplished, fur a continuance, by any other Pit* Office. In .the Provident Life Office the parties Insured have had fourteen parts in fifteen of the profit. allotted to them. Theis peculiar and realized advantages have been shared by many thousands of persons Insured in the above Offices during the last quarter of a century. Military men are not charged additional, unless felled into actual service. Persons are at liberty to pass and repass to the Conlin" under limitations, without Licence and extra Pre,rniurn, Persons removing to unhealthy climates, er subject to bodily infirmities, may insure. Justic If 414 Y Parson die by Suicide, Duelling, or the Hands of e, the full value which his Policy bore on the day previOur to the time of his death will he paid. No Admission Fees are required, nor is any Charge Made for Policies, except the Stamp Duty. • Agents appointed in all the principal towns.  • CIARns, WITH SARSAPARILLA, So. 'THE most safe, certain, and speedy remedy era discovered for the Cure of Gonorrhea, Glees, .Strietares, Sentinel Weakness, Paine of the Loins, 'Kidnes, Irritation of the Bladder and Urethra, Gravel, WI other Disorders of the Urinary Passage, frequently performing ours in the short space of three or four days. It luonttina ali the eflic4cions parts of the Cuheb, eombined With the Salt of Sarsaparilla, and other choice ingredients, whisk makes it valuable for the removal of Secondary Syniptoms, Pains of the Bones, and all Disorders arising Iraan impure state of the fluids. In cases of Debility, a perseverance in its nee has been found to giro strength and inane of health to the whole System. The most delicate female may take it with perfect safety. Prepared only by J. W, Stirliug, Chemist, 86, White,7 eltepel, from Whom it CM be sent to any part of the worm (Upon enclosing a remittance), in bottle, a as. 6d., 10,. and 20a. each. Catation..,As there ill spurious imitation, be sure " J. W. Stirling" is written on the stamp. Agente.-Sanger, 160, Oxford-street ; Praia, 226, utrstul Barclay, Iltre‘trtarket; Johnidon, 6s, Co' ; Nix, Royal Exchange ; Heudelmurk, 326, Iligh Holborn; ettd all the priaeipal Medicine Venders. *se Ask for Stirling', "Rees', Esience."
The Sun. — 1830-01-01 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A Paris Paper of Sunday contains the following relation :—" A young man, iccompanied by A female, who appeared rather older than himself, went to a low lodging-house, in the Rue de Gsl'lue, and hired a room for the night. They installed themselves in it directly, and hermetically stopped up all 'le tom. Yesterday evening, at ten o'clock, the master of the house becoming suspicious, went to the Commissary of Pan", *hr, immediately went back with him, accompanied by a surgeon. They knocked several times at the door ; and no answer bring returned, a locksmith was sent far in order to break it open. A most lamentable tacle presented itself ; the two lovers were in bed, andspec were in a dying condition, from the effects of charcoal, which bad been placed in a large tureen by the side of the WI The most prompt succour was rendered to the unfortrnate beings, and in half an hour they were happily both restored to life. It appears that the young man was induced to make this attempt at suicide by the advice of his mistress, who finding that she had not a comfortable home, determined upon putting an end to her sufferings. Every necessary precaution had been taken to prevent the failure of their plan ; they had both a large quantity of charcoal, and before their attempt to suffocate themselves they had made a will, which was found in their room, signed by them both. They have been sent to the hospital of La Charite, and are now almost recovered. The bong man appears glad that he has escaped from so im*Client a death ; but the woman, on the contrary, seems to regret that she has been saved, and has even openly declare,' her intention of relining herself from her doale"is Rubles.
The Sun. — 1830-04-01 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF THE FEMALES AT RATCLIFFE. —Yesterday evening an inquest was holden before Mr. UrwlN, at the Duke of Wedington public house, Brookstreet, Ratcliffe, on the remains of ELizaarrti FRANCIS, alias ROBERTS, and SUSAN PETERS, who committed suicide on last Sunday. After the Jury had viewed the bodies, which front the heat of the weather and the effects of the poison, were in an advanced state of decompoeition, the CORONER recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict, in the ease of FRANCIS alias RICHARDS, of felu de se, and in that of Prreas, that she had swallowed the poises without really knowing that it was so. We have heard that a Board of General Officers has been engaged, for some time past, in the investigation of a charge made by the widow of an officer (u iry hast) beener to am n o s agent en t in satin.. ii against a friend of her husband (an officer in the same corps), for having retained to his own use two sums of money with which he was entrusted by the husband of the c)o a o, to pay factory to the character of the accused, the charge having inbiiiiilna.inanTthe 20 result years of the inquiry been negatived by the clearest evidence. The expenses of this investigation, it is said, amount to 1,2001. We are at a loss to understand by what right such a tribunal could be instituted to inquire into a disputed account between private individuals, and still more by what official ingenuity the public are to be burdened with the costs of such an investigation. Are they to be included under the head of Extraordinaries in the estimates of the office of Ordnance? It would indeed appear that there is a power beyond the law, if such a tribunal can be established to investigate and decide on cases which the lapse of time alone would exclude from every other Court in the kingdom. We hope we have been misinformed, hot the naattct requires explanation.—Times.
The Sun. — 1830-10-02 (London, England)

SEPT. 27.—0 n l'hursclay the Russian Government steam-ship Bebe' bound from St. Petersburgh to Odessa, arrived in Leith harbour, 'consider rably disabled, having encountered the dreadful gale of Sunday last, and put in bore for repairs. 'This is the first foreign steam -vessel that has come to Leith, and the coincidence is not a little striking that she was built at the Russian capital by a native of this town, named SiNCLAIR, and the engineer also belongs to Leith. A beautiful bronze fiche, with her cup, adorns the prow, and the vessel altother is elegantly finished. She has been five days from Christian Sound, and will proneed to Odessa as soon as refitted, between which place sad the Asiatic she is intended to ply. 'General CLARKE, of the Imperial Russ sign service, and family, are passengers.  This morning, Saturday, a young female, not much above 17 years of age, whose dress and appearance ct; f in a lookt h e water, plunged in at the moment, and providentially saved ke much respectability, flung herself into the canal at .1r and would moat certainly have perished but for bespo "imerit, . toloietehterotaivoingsaotifoott, man flamed partGt.o os.rxß f h'er keeperlo the her from an early grave. The young woman was in a limit distressing state of mind, after restoration to her senile/. She finally expressed her acknowledgments for the interest which all around evinced in her behalf, dia. ' eleyell the utmost contrition. for the rashness of her eonLet, and moat fervently thanked her deliverer. From respect to the feelings of the young female, we decline giving her name ; hut we cannot sufficiently Manifest our abhorrence for the wretch who tittered a report, at once malignant and wountiless, .against her character. This reflection she could not bear, and in a paroxyam of passion attempted the dreadful "crime of suicide.—Limerich Oran.
The Sun. — 1830-05-06 (London, England)

UNION-HALL. Salisbury-. 56 66 27 37 20 28 nage mild not pass with his tail and which are received his information from n man he did not know. Yesterday George Drew, a man employed ocea- Sli':.`oltill',iiripton - 54 .47 47, g. 4, 4 z 4, ;13 well as his great talents, anti by this change of of attacking several men. fortune. I had imagined that such ntroduction to any looked done) upon by a green arid naked monster-Mr. Maas directed the prisoner to be put aside sionally as a messenger by the inmates of the King's Tewkesbury - 65 78 40 42 30 38 - 44 denomination of that profession would have secured to me, a brazen memorial of the taste of the ladies of Eng- The LORD MAYOR stated, that that was scarcely until the man referred to should be sent for. That Bench prison, was brought before the presiding wantaie Uxbridge ..- g ra g 33: is N II if not a courteous, an impartial reception; yet, on myfirst land. As for the Regent's-park we never visit it credible, as he appeared to be quite a strippling, person, however, was unable to throw any light upon Magistrate, charged on suspicion with stealing a Warminster -4)7421"42 24 30 - 46 l''' Windsor 48 81 26 31, 15 28 -. 40 tditset, I could not but witness the impatience and uneasi. without a strong inclination to commit suicide and not half the size of a man. the matter, declaring that be knew nothing either of quantity of plate and clothes, the property of Mr. Worc'ester. 6O 63 32 36 24 26 - - 52 11(31 of that intolerance which afterwards attempted. in its among the rats and ducks of its barricadoed but The watchman said that the prisoner's light the prisoner, or of the circumstance in which he was Francis Elie, a native of Paris. The case excited
The Sun. — 1824-12-15 (London, England)

SINGULAR SUICIDE.  Froirn the Itlnenin4o Chroolicle. The following was delivered by a gentleman to the porter of our establishment last night about nine o'clock, with instructions to deliver it in. stantly into the hands of the Editoi. The second note, subscribed " John Cook," is witten on the back of the first note  " Whotder may find this paper, it is intended merely to certify, that the unfortunate person, by whom it was dropped, is rrancis Higginson, who, after vainly struggling with misfortune, has resolved (perhaps rashly) w end his wretched eX, istence. 1 have been principally urged to this act by finding all my applications to various ltnokseliers, to publish a work I have composed, with infinite labour, unavailing. They even refusing to look at it, as I am friendless anti unknown. It is ontitiod " Alanderville; it Novel ;" and is left, in the hands of a person, who has now the sole right to it, blioultl any deem it worth publication, after I am no more. " Mr. Bunn, stage manage!' of Drury-lane Theatre, hits also a Tragedy of mine m his hands, entitled, " Reginald, the Re. Tenger. His own conscience will dictate to him that the' only reparation he can make me for the very unhandsome Way he has behaved, is, to get it represented, and give any benefits ar!sing from thence to the person I have appointed to receivt them, and who will, on a proper occasion, prove that right ; and should he decline doing so, I hope sortie person, who has the power, will by law compel hint to instantly deliver th, munttscript, which he has detained in his hands sir ce Novetnber, 11123.  " Should any bmelit arise from there, or oiler, my works, I have directed by will how they arc to be dispose of hut the state of misery to which I have been reduc d, I nro determined no longer to endure, and, notwithstandi.l I have been m( s: grossly injured by many, I die in charity with all mankind." " Tuesday Evening, Dec. 14. " I was °coshing London, Itridge, a few minutes since, I saw a man precipitate himself info the water. This note being found on the spot troth whence he jumped, I have deemed it my duty to submit it to you. " Your obedient humble servant, "
The Sun. — 1824-10-29 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—( fPrindsor,.7„,,Jeci Eliza Mule, in the service of On Sunday evening last a young woman, 1.11:RN Egerton '-'d to _Esq. of Langley, endeavoured to Put II," I:, to her existence by drowning herself. uvilay some. disappointment in love, her swain il(,),l'caust 'frig acted up to his promises, is the allegeyerf or this rash act, On Sunday she becomes° too low-spirited, as to alarm her fellow-seryalqster, communicated the circumstance to their the and in the evening she was sent Untlar the auk. at enjobri, bet of a man, to her parents, residing The person left her within a few yarai ("s anti threw herself into a mill-stream, parents' house, when she immediately can P; pi at the tack her Colebrook; the man who conducted Langley followed, and after a lapse of a nd. 15 e minutes, succeeded in bringing her to land. o And: usual restorative was applied with succog, she is now living with her parents. _  On Wednesd ••••••••••••••••••••••+ • of all, the 27th I nst. ,H. t Queenhl •the, ON 10i tr. Alderman Venables, of a son. a  Crest m, to .Sara. h, second daughter Icars. , K. ItIARRIED. On Wednesday, the 27th inst., A. M. _Pri_n.o, of yr Crescent, Nbnones. nu holl/i On Wednesday, the 27th i st the Rev. Thonlas''-rirlesi Fellow of Catherine Ilnall,"Carnbrklge, to Lout* e daughter et' the Rev. Dawson \Var.:Tit, vicar of Edmonton.  N• Di". afllctloo, Or' Yesterday, the 28th inst., of a pszalytic of iv* Middleton, of the Strand. Esq., On Sunday, the 24th inst., Philip Matravers, • fIP . ) ire, vidence-row, Hackney. briust44.'-- wet On Saturday, the 23d inst., at March, Cal" -f• ly•P zabeth Ann, the wife of John King Farlow, Eq.) Holborn. —......."—=-""  51111 Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORBsTr 11116:. OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CAuiri•-•
The Sun. — 1824-03-23 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--rester day morning a girl about 17 years of age, servant to all et: NEWTON, grocer, in Bath-street, City-road,l attempted to stroy herself by arsenic, under the following appalling Le distressing circumstances :—lt appeared that the unforta_lc-a girl had been reared in Clerkenwell workhouse, and of r, being apprenticed was handed over to Mr. Newton as a !'OO,  vant. _'ter mistress had on Saturday night last sent her ije an errand, when she met a person in the street having to, appearance of a gentleman, who prevailed upon her to company him to the house, No. 1, Hill-street, Finsbllle square, where he detained her until Monday morning- 0/1 girl before her return to her master's, stung by remorse dread, formed the desperate resolution of going to a dodo a shop iti Plumber's-street, City-road, where she purchesehe twopenny-worth of arsenic, the principal part of which 6 , took in a dry state, and the remainder she diluted with wager Upon her return home, and being called to an account by s. mistress, she freely and voluntarily confessed the entire treer action of what betel her, and the steps she had taken. con, agony, as veil as the embarrassed state of her mind, soon vinced her mistress of, the truth of her statement, when a senger was dispatched. to Worship-street Office for the purr; of apprising the Magisi,rates there of the circumstance. Gala.; the chief peace officer, was instantly dispatched, and liefaia medical aid could be obtaii led, he, with great presence of compelled by main force the unfortunate girl to take a oro. t; draught of soap suds, which operated powerfully to her Vis_ Shortly after the Parish Physi:ian attended, when she was 11. moved to St. Luke's workhouse, where it is said hopes are so entertained of her recovery.
The Sun. — 1824-11-09 (London, England)

ATTEMPT AT ASSASSIMATION.—The Moire of Saturday gives an account of two 'murderous attempts. A domestic of the name of Vary, in the service of M. de Ciatigny, fotendant-General to the Duke of Bourbon, was alarmed by hearing some one in the house at a late hour. This proved to be the Sieur Tidbit, comptroller of his Royal Highness's establishment. lie desired to nee M. Clatigny, but was told that OW person was in bed, and could not then be spoken with...— The domestic was resolute, and Lefort, in consequence, at-tacked him, and repeatedly wounded him with a razor. M. Oatigny heard the noise which this occ3sloned, but was called 1.4 by the faithful servant not to open his door, as it was evideotly intended to murder him. M. Oatigny called assistance, and the assassin, after inflicting many wounds on the domestic. took to flight. It is not known what could induce Lefort to be guilty of this criminal act. Ile appears to have fled, and by means of a false tale to have procured a disguise. From Versailles he wrote to his wife, that he was about to commit suicide, and proposed to bequeath his fortune to the State. The police are us pursuit of him. Very's wounds are not likely to prove "portal. The other outrage was on the Marquis de C---s. Haring been to St. Denis., to see the preparations for the inter. meat of the late King, he was benighted in a cross-road on his return. He was attacked by a !mid of ruffians, robbed, covered with wounds, and left for dead. The Marquis, however, Made shift to reach a neighbouring town. There he obtained ibsaistance, and was conveyed thence to Paris in one of the small conveyances which ply betifeen St. Denis and the 9:pita!, where he arrived in a state of perfect exhaustion. It is added, however, that none of his wounds are dangerous.  CI:BOOING GOLD TnINKEM—Dr.
The Sun. — 1824-10-07 (London, England)

SUICIDE. beg nell sbe deufl:ol::rei eislnt;esir dei.7l,ajfabEay et3tmrhhfspErilnTackirTni egg: lodgings lesnt stiooutr'oocnnln?aceykr 0 5,fl oasars,nt so. un Inquisitionrtrheey,. bodys t,tochtefede ns a—onmt inß uNnot a. ni nptahrekc-iptileel, tr':-.•bo t Su:lrp.eLr,alu:nsqce.i,oatg Ae aged m3sst oanng co; ton-cross, surgeon, deposed that on Sunday Morn tie cqcuaasretceirabteifioisreloldOgion'cglso,cNk,ol.lel7w:Es isieziaubfeotrht.opiaacetter soariducenftelawel, lhyeinpgroontoi Itihnecebdcdh im quite ersdt dead, an(d) nogtAtlin.,llla, grtalhirekadofeesotolneeS thing, having been fastened round his neck WIUCii St 1144 roU suffocation. Witness considers that the sed knevicub been dead more than an hour : he had no pro w° of Min whatever. rtitt, Mr. W. H. Edwards, of No. 17, Elizabeth-plaeet any about posed he had known the unfortunate deceased VT4°lOOlOO4 two y,ears and a half; he lived with witness's family at He hell and he found the deceased a very pleasant coinpanitt house in a very lucrative situation in a West India nieces/1n re he was Broad-street, city, for upward's of eleven yam w;heouilgetcl. highly respected. In May last,d eceased took lodgings 'a ye up al street, near the Foundling Hospital ; and in June, ga„tamtl2l' situation to enter into business for himself as an aeccal-Tlie ceasedwg ei tnneersaslgoaengncerelnetoi,nr uatinwi cweera asv very ye etkphr,eoun,vhdt),snni sntgahieict aricpluapbniast t nocirclettogi betrieni so 1)01 oenwt herb -place, business which he had embarked n nos a lhecaadadsetiiprcmeaceTtlrelledy,torcewasuiiiinedeed7t,iihnnitiootruide,ePerrint4oSej In a veri sll. and lodge with him again ;he then appeared 2. his , state of health ;he complained of a palpitation aectsg" which seemed to affect him much. On SaturdaY, °cod otber, went to his business as usual at the Custom-housel gye an places in the city, and returned to dinner bet,w,el very ,I°,, SIX o'clock. Witness then noticed he appeared reirea melancholy way. At eleven o'clock that evening. _rninean rest, and next morning, Sunday, between the hours manna hot; ten, witness opened his, (deceased's) door, And :vended !,1 struch on observing the unfortunate gentleman lef las° the foot-rail of the bed-post, with a silk handkercllto round his neck. The deceased was a simgle . do St assisting]num. brer'om ,n fr ak; wacto lel na js ta iwn ntn eullarnfi ecludt„tiwn aenddees Basted down Ai he was suspended with a silk handkerchief round "is tie was then quite dead. A said dog co The CORONER here addressed the Jury, and other witnesses in attendance if they thought 't I:i7ifter them, to which they replied in the negative; an- rifler Ot view of the body, they unaniniously returned a Insanity.  ne 0''...,c4 6 lIIGII COURT OF A DMI It