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The Sun. — 1852-08-03 (London, England)

APA TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 38s 3d per cwt. Oa the Town, 395 6cl per cwt. •  SUICIDE ON THE GREAT WESTERN •D'A' fletpt On Saturday afternoon the village of Cho!see:Iwo:0 closely ailjacent to the Wallingford station of tosaete Western Railway, was most painfully excited in con_nrsisse of the sudden rash and determined act of suicide 114 al);" in the employ of the company, named Thomas Ween At with his family, had for a length of time resided at, nteieln named place,'and who was greatly respected •by efitsiotf: the railway company, iacing ever since the forneVells9 rie; bouts. It appeared that the deceased wa.e an old see of line been employed as plate-layer on the rails, A .40 4.6 markable for his general cheerful disposition, as,l",oini /55t P,O his sober and steady habits. On Saturday morllngs oieoo in a thoughtful mood • ei•Orine left home to see, as was his custom, where his or 00esers Yhortly after that hent.,o--tearelos services were needed, and about twelve o'clock rota to tow ab lea standing fordnd in train was seen co:elog up, and on its approach tte'd station the deceased ran forward and threw 'nlineedenrrlsse the rails. By the engine he was struck and knoe. sod beast at least 150 yards, and then, although an ahead late given by the guard of the train, who saw !sato...WI:A its Preg had occurred, and every effort was made to toatilatint gs station. .e apparently •gress, the whole of the carriages passed over ili/33,15 to reneu'er biro in a dreadful manner. His face was cut Se be e'ss,"elis his identification impossible, added to which, •oe "'se membered, and so frightful were the other inittifeel-d on °•-os body was literally cut open, his heart being 000 part of the line and the lungs on another. i."Atber /int. of the unfortunate deceased being collected tesgs,-o conveyed to the nearest tavern, there to awal,- be at Deceased was about 42 years of age. No cause cante ofto assigned for his committing such a determined °s() dep destruction. He leaves a wife and seven children ie their loss. bt t I.c) t ae
The Sun. — 1852-05-05 (London, England)

THE COUNTESS OF DERBY'S ASSEMBLY.."—YePtebr; day evening the Noble Premier and the Countess of Pert... entertained a select circle of the diplomatic corps and ariheiss cracy at dinner, to meet their Royal Highnesses the-Due-the of Cambridge and the Princess Mary Later hi hich evening the Noble Countess had an Mary. °rice was attended by the elite of the aristocracy and h au* • a Lodi His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured en' Derby with his presence d 'of the even the early part or ing. His Royal Highness le Co t ace° panied by the Neapolitan Minist m e ton arrived early, and remainedS retaries. er And the ec Legation was also "Itittredeto , present. His Grace the Duke of We until the the party, P Eli GREAT FIRE AT THE BERMONDSEY STEAM PAP BS morning, at a few minutes before fiv! o'clock, a fire of a most extensive character, and attends with a destruction of several thousand pounds' worth of break-up f luable property, broke out in the spacious range of pren)l7, belonging to Messrs. Davis and Bains, known as the ucil moadsey Steam Paper Mills, situate at Bermondsey-WL: and stretching into Mill-street. The carriage-road ran tween the two principal portions of the mills—but tunately it was comparatively of little service in stoPP'7 the spread of the destructive element, and in the spece,he a few minutes the fire made such fearful progress that weredestruction of the large granary of Mr. Barton, the houses of Mr. Reid, the Prince of Orange Tavern, and eerie building in Mill-street, appeared inevitable. Eventualll tq, fire was subdued, but not until several houses were partial .1 destroyed. The clerk of the parish church of Child wall, near Liverpool, committed suicide on Friday by hanging biros d, in the hearse-house, which is attached to the churclaYar with the rope used for lowering coffins into the grave.
The Sun. — 1852-05-05 (London, England)

THE COUN TESS OF DERBY'S ASSEMBLY.--iestebt: day evening the • Noble Premier and the Countess of Dtrtel.. entertained a sel sct circle of the diplomatic corps and„arrhesa cracy at dinner, I '0 meet their Royal Highnesses the Du hers of Cambridge a. ad the Princess Mary. Later evening the Noi Ye Countess had an assembly, Iv, teli. y. was attended by t 1 is elite of the aristocracy and A au. di His Royal Highnes s the Duke of Cambridge honoured Le„, Derby with his pre. tense during the early part of the eye:, • ing. His Royal Highness le Comte d'Aquilla, acc°'-f Lpaengiaetn ponied by the Neapo titan Minister and the Secretaries ° ton arrivedwaesa yl and • remained until the break-up the also prE sent. His Grace the Duke of Welling : party. GREAT FIRE AT rim BERMONDSEY STEAM P A?$1; MlLl.s.—Yesterday mo. ming, at a few minutes before fl,l o'clock, a fire of a most extensive character, and attelitr: with a destruction of several thousand pounds' worth 01 is luable property, broke of t t in the spacious range of Preirißer‘ l belonging to Messrs. DA vis and Bains, known as the -11, mondsey Steam Paper Mills, situate at Bermondselle, and stretching into street. The carriage-road ran tween the two principal p, mtions of the mills—but unty_!., tunately it was comparatively of little service in 8001'01 the spread of the destructive element, and in the space be a few minutes the fire mad e such fearful progress that t destruction of the large gTanary of Mr. Barton, the ware' houses of Mr. Reid, the Prialce of Orange Tavern, and nireg, building in Mill-street, appulared inevitable. Eventual!). fire was subdued, but not nn til several houses were parti the fire destroyed. The clerk of the parish church of Child wall, Del Liverpool, committed suicide on Friday by hanging himsed • in the hea.,.se-house, which is .attached to the clutrobYar' with the rape used for lowering coffins into the grave.  BIRTIM F • SOL On the Ist inst., at O Ebury-street, Eaton-squarer Ma' Charles E. Pollock. On the 2.d inst., at Finchley New-road, St. John'` et°°d' the wife of Hugh Adams Silver. '  OF A DAuorrrEE. rOn the 2d ir st., at Arrochar-villa,Bayswater, Dtr2. Robert Lincoln Cockfi. On the 2eL inst., at Gloucester-place, Greenwich, )11.8. Ilepry G. S cokes.  •
The Sun. — 1852-07-30 (London, England)

JULY `,9. BIIMINGLIA among the bur dßirmingharn (B), were done at 61. 13s. 6d. y an The market, however, was far from being animated. Shr" rADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment butie Pilfs have cured mzny persons afflicted with Scurvy, Se°r 05' Humours, and Diseases of the Skin.-Scurvy, Bhip„,,-,,nurriti and other cutaneous disorders are engendered by the 'coo' of the blood, and the only sure means to eradicate s°,c" t tije, plaints is to undergo a course of Holloway's Pills, and 4Core,: same time apply externally his invaluable Ointment' g by these wonderful medicines are daily attested, pre,,/,,-a-ing the astonishing efficacy in purifying the blood, Ftrengt": equally constitution, and re-establishing health. They an :APIA and glandular swellings, and persons. so a certain in the cure of cancerous sores, ulcerate. ' oboo have recourse to these excellent medicines. /meted „ Druggists, and at Professor Holloway'sE blishoe" sta Strand, London. OAl‘ ‘1,13 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FROM THE BEE Si'E.,•-, Oh, -Yesterday atiernoon, about five o'clock, as the D'-to ta penny steam-beat, was en route from London-bridge 004 Fox-under-the- Hill :(,Strand) pier, just after elle asceA, through Blackfriars-bridge, one of the passengers' e, 00'4 George Spearman, a man of about 45 years of ate 10., denly exclaimed " Here goes," and jumped from imp S part of the vessel into the river. The steamer wEb'roagh',, diately stopped, and the cries of the people soon be 5%1 waterman, named John Blagdon, to the scene, an get I? ceeded in laying hold of Shearman, but could OF II kilo into the boat, until a young man named Archil)°,,, jumped from the steamer and came to his assistaec;ery drowning man was ultimately brought ashore, in ,Soeietile hausted state, and conveyed to one of the Humary„iiereA receiving houses (the Angel, Upper Ground-street), 'reaailw -Sold wt., t.lO, was attended by a medical man, and where he .13011 bet' in a very precarious situation. cantellzi fig
The Sun. — 1852-07-30 (London, England)

STOCK EXCHANGE.—AIthou was not particularly active to-d y,_ area to be more cooltie: than yesterday. There annotationsea generally ruledosevis among the brokers, and g- liewas considerabliAA" The market, however,( _ , B) were done at 6/. 13s. 6d. bury and Birmingham was far from being animated. w . AC/  --- : kg /1; ;60 Pills have cured many persons afflicted with Scurvy, for"3l and Diseases of the Skin.—Scurvy, Re Peri llumours, 1, ini off' and other cutaneous disorders are engendered by t-Lb 09 [AnsMnTisEBIENT.] --,- Holloway's 0,n..--eoob_ , of the blood, and the only sure means to eradicate `ii at ;.ei plaints is to undergo a course of Holloway's Pills, 50, Cts'k bsacaasneymtrdott these eigitnssliheaminwniedngouanlpetadffihprelecyr externallyafsucewyluermilenlei ndopgifius.i,rn e his i as r e dai invaluablelyatt e sOt ei dn ,t rpor oettel e;l3 gi ardhsi ifi s; ifaynindg cancerouspt ehressoobnrlseoso,ds,ilisteareaie:4l.te tra e qb,:l-0 d:: constitution, and re-establishing health. Tbef., ecinne„ have recourse to these excellent medicioo,s'l,lsboolelit'7' Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's geba—is AO.' Strand, London. ..,,..0- if. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FROM THE BO thel'lee'ollAh. —Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, se iclge 1105°-br _Do _,ecl penny steam-boat, was en route from London' Fox-under-the- Hill (Strand) pier, just through Blackfriars-bridge, one of the Passe.itf age, I°l.B, George Shearman, a man of about 45 Yerfon naite:s denly exclaimed " Here goes," and jumPe" alle ogt part of the vessel into the river. The steautvro DIA or' diately stopped, and the cries of the people e snd 01; waterman, named John Blagdon, to the seee,ej pot fie 0 ceeded in laying hold of Shearman, but cow oat 11l into the boat, until a young man named Ar igitectl ec jumped from the steamer and came to his °la a rZet, drowning man was ultimately brought ashore;ons Pierefd hausted state, and conveyed to one of the flueet), Ifretae'" receiving houses (the Angel, Upper Ground-str 5100 , olbe' was attended by a medical man, and where /le Septto .. coo in a very precarious situation. h
The Sun. — 1852-04-09 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE. yesterday morning a ...most ,determined suicide was natemitted by Mr. James arralt, printer and stationer, of Miller's Hotel, 131(ickfriars-road of No. 262, Strand, at . c The deceased, who was well known and respected in the trade, and formerly proprietor of the East India Ma ziae, the Magazine of Science, and other valuable patialications, had from circumstances beenehinsvoolaysedoirnedcuocneaiderable pecuniary difficulties, 5° hini to a low and desponding state, altthhoeugdhiffiliceulbtieeds fiegaently expressed a hope of facing Baca that about twelve that surrounded him. It apPEar o'clock on the night of Wednesday he and baying entered the coffee-room, cal" fora the same went of brandy and water, and engaged a bed, at thrie making a special request that the boots or portier as h's should call him at half-past eight in the morning, he awln appointment to attend to. He was shown to i room by the chambermaid, who delivered to him a candrlu., mid left him apparently calm. In the morning, as 0 "med. the porter knocked at his door (which was found ta be fasto ewer. Tneed) several times without receiving any anat once. fact was communicated to Mr. Miller, who ceased suap„„,jed°Pea the door, when he saw the denice of tb,, bed a rope from the foot-rail or CON dispatched one of itltt.sad, elev. u Mr. Miller instantly a few doors from the hsoetrevants to Mr. Tbbitt, surgeon, diately, and, finding the 1;1 Mr. Tebbitt arrived immeonce cut him down, but alleceased still suspended, he at tioa iv, re hopeless, lir. gpeabttenitas at rr storing anima • deceased bad been (1,a3 severalirlg satisfied that the not beeli slept in. Oilthe counter' hours. The bad had cord, evidently cut truce that Kish wttl a piece anew which th,, ticcett.ed had hatiged himself, the cord bein otaietae ordinary tl3, btheei cord, and but little doubt could beactn esd on closing the dc,or had 0 proceeded to carry his intentifyi in. o effect." NA- - E- _ltlacwr .u.
The Sun. — 1852-01-23 (London, England)

BONAPARTE. Palace of the Tuileries, Jun. 14, 1852. N.B. Mr. Punch begs to acknowledge the courtesy of the President's English penman, the editor of the Morning Post, for an early copy of the above precious document.  ------'--"----n GRATIS WITH THE " ...,ISPATcn•7'—The second f the Great distribution of the illustrated coloured Exhibition will take place on Sunday, Chart tstoof February, inted in receiving on which day all persons who were d Pall' statistical document may a copy of this highly interesting Dispatch-office, 139, country, or by forwarding them t secure it by giving orders to theonsttehwesvenders in town and of persons f eiee vLhntahtr Lite ssn,huovmwi visited teberyd diagrams, 1 Fleet-street. This highly-finishedo.enaenyd other valuable statistics. th e Crystal different colours, and at a taken at the doors, and who, daily, during a period out View of the Building, and tal Palace; the amount rna'aels A. Gardener and J. Ma'ck dlteriisysetdirmfroomunt\e7adrwioiusth sectlodurreisct engraved and copied b 3,: permission' has been prepared by azi's oners, for the Weekly Dispatch. In of the Royal SaPPel of the Royal C:antills e expected large demand for the Chart over f the issue on the 4th of January,' it is thatall orders may be sent in at the earnestly requested; 1 period, earliest possible r Ipswich Express states that on Wednesday a awnndsearoe,nectVe en The child,u named White, only 13 years old, committed suicide by droning in the river Gipping. The deceased had neither father nor mother living, her mother having died when she was an infant, and her father married again, but died so( n after, when her grandfather took charge of her, and she lived with the old people until the time of her death. On Wednesday morning, about two o'clock, the grandfather of the deceased had occasion to go down stairs, and is certain she was sate in bed at that tune, as he spoke to her as he went down. On getting up at their usual time, however, they found that she had left the house without shoes, and with very little clothing of any kind. Search was made for her, but no trace could be found, with the exception of a small shawl which was found hanging on the railings of the bridge, from the rails and on further examination foot-printsto toe w ater's edge could be plainly seen. From this it appeared to be evident that she must have walked into the river. 'I lie boy Ives not ,found till the neat day. i
The Sun. — 1852-01-23 (London, England)

GRATIS PITH THE :6 LT-isPATca."--"T distribution of the illustrated coloured Chart thel Februra i h e second G eat Exhibition will take place on Sunday, themitst ad in receiving may a copy of this highly interesting sclera in town and secure it by giving orders to the :ts:,,isystL Di patch-office, 139, country, or by forwarding them to th thea number of persons' tGakaerndenaetrand a different colours, and at one viet/onts, Fleet-street. This highly-finished C,ll rt shows by diagrams, a visited the Cry 8 who, daily, during a period of five the doors, and tal Palace; the amount of maine. J. -8. and other valuable statistics. ' derived from various sources, View fB ' engraved o the nilding, and It is surmounted with an corpora s has been prepared by Miners, and copied by • • , of the Royal Sappers al.l loners, for the Weekly bi,pertmht.ssi of the Royal Corn expectediniss large demand for the saarct over In consequence of the ou3 s3u on the 4th of January, it anuary, is and above the enorm all eted that]orders may be sent in at the earnestly reque earliest possible period. The Ipswich Express states that an Wednesday s child, !lained . white? only 13 years old, committed suicide ning in the river Gipping. The deceased had neither by drow At nor mother living, her mother having died when she way an infant, and her father married again, but died soca after, when her grandfather took charge of her, and she lived with the old people until the time of her death. On Wednesday morning, about two o'clock, the grandfather of the deceased bad occasion to go down stairs, and is certain she was safe in bed at that time, as he spoke to her as he went down. On getting up at their usual time, however, they found that she had left the house without shoes, and with very little clothing of any kind. Search was made for her, but no trace could be found, with the exception of a small shawl which was found hanging on the railings of the bridge, and on further examination foot-prints from the rails to the water's edge could be plainly seen. From this it appeared to be evident that she must have walked into the riTerl The body TN Act fcilucl till the ;104 clan
The Sun. — 1852-11-30 (London, England)

IVPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction it will be exchanged if desired, goods if referred, the money will be returnee Without hesitation. M 1 are marked in plain figures, the lowest from which no abatement can he made. saZ.-stablisttreents are closed from supsot Friday tr sunset on A Heysw aa,her. bnsiriave is TacTIM M n'elock. trnig,„„„ -ook, tha entitled " The World's Pharos," containing the snr Assistant, i,,11 list of prices, and directions for self-meaof , "be had on application, or post-free, to any part A tanci• en applicatione.Almanac for the year ending 1852 can be bad, gratis, tel l'on DAr apricht m-ranbes.l:t,,,h. Qui Si parla Ttaliano. Anna se habla Espanol.  SUICIDE slg, A gentleman If AcToR —0 nFriday evening, the engaged a,,, : Royal, Brighton, mr leading " old man" at the Theatre :suicide. The decease4jc'hn Henry Be fl au et, committed warn Henry has of late years followed th formerly a pantomimist, but performance at various theateri more legitimate line of last engagement was with theell establishments. His Joined the Brighton corps dram,rich company. He has suffered considerably from illiree in October. He very low spirited, seldom associatinalth, and has been actors. He was cast for the part of associating , his fellow farce of Out on the Loose, on Friday „:;7.Pias in the not make his appearance and, when se, for, did found lying on the floor at his lodg;ngs, with 'Or, was • a gash in his throat produced by a razor. It is understood that be had received notice to leave the Brighton enni,a_ and had no other engagement, and this is supposed have preyed on his mind. At an inquest held on the , body on Saturday morning, the verdict of the jury was, "That deceased committed the rash act while in an unsound state of mind."
The Sun. — 1852-02-12 (London, England)

MURDER. AND ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—lnformation was yesterday received of the murder of an infant by its mother, and the attempted suicide of the latter. It appeals the unfortunate woman was Elizabeth Goodwin, married and residing with her husband, a carpenter, and I.ler. child (deceased), at No. 18, George-street, BagniggeeWe e 11,!.. road, St. Pancras. For some time past she had b n she served to be very low-spirited and to express a wish thatto an heer was in the grave. Her friends frequently urged .f aged 2t,, hbrout avail. up, and not give way to such dullness, but She was dotingly found of her child sixteen months last, about was constantly caressing it. On Saturday nightlation, who half-past FAX o'clock, she sent for a female .re in a very decame to her house, on which she found her wish be ' her to in wit old, and pressed state of mind, when she repeatednight she retired to the grave. At about ten on Saturday night cozy 1 hour on Sunrest with her husband and child. day morning a young woman, noise, and shortly Igaini; the same house, had her attention attracted by' a gurg husband, was awoke by the afterwards Mr. Goodwin, thechild in the struggles of death, same noise, when lie found his me deadly poison,d sadhis the • wife having administered to it so bed bleeding profusely from a wound the mother lying on the she liad inflicted with a razor. He instantlyin her throat, whiclhatm, and Mr. Vickers, a neighbouring made an alarm, for, who rendered every assistance. The resitint surgeon, was sent poor child died shortly afterwards. The unhappy mother is still alive. She is kept very quiet, and all that she has been heard to say in th • reference to e child is that " the dear child is in heaven, where she hopes soon to be with it." [AD.-arzszanair.]—Hollowav's Pills for the COO vE of Liver and Ban el and Prevention we Complaints, Dropsy, and ~„,. Various are the which disorder the liver, Apoplexy es bowels causes stomachs, and . ,frequently producing nausea, headache, indigestion, and drowsy and heavy sensation, generally the forerunners of the most alarming and direful diseases, as dropsY9 apoplexy, paralytic strokes, ,&c. These; and other baneful consequences are immediately prevented by a few doses of Holloway's Pills. They speedily and effectually banish every symptom of disease from the system, promote a proper circulation of the blood, and restore vigour to the digestive organs. Persons at the turn of life should not fail to take them, for they stand pre-eminent as the best family medic ne in use.._ Sold by all vendors of medicine, and at PrO'Ciagt Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
The Sun. — 1852-03-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A FEMALE AT BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE —Yesterday eveningnion-street, Mr. W. Blackf J. Pay riars, onne held an in the questbody at the of Union Inn, U Johanna Driscoll, aged 34. The deceased, who was well known in the saloons in the neighbourhood of the Strand, where she had acquired the cognomen of " Hap py latter Jack," was formerly in very good circumstances, but had ly been not very well off, and frequently said she would throw herself over Waterloo-bridge, and had, in fact, about four years since attempted to destroy herself by that means, but was rescued, having sustained a fracture of ono of the thighs from coming in contact with one of the buttresses of nantl the bridge. A statement of this circumstance had appeared in the daily papers at that time, and the deceased carefully about nine o'cloek preserved a copy of the paragraph, which she now and then amused herself with by reading it to her friends. On Friday one of them, as if in theridge last she seemed more depressed than usual, and on Saturday morning, about four o'clock, she left her lodging rather indig3', under the impression that she bad been treated by dead, anal appeared to into the her landlady with contumely, and was not again seen until the jury returned a verdict_ i, when she was discovered between the piles of Blackfriars,- pier, with her hand clasped round grasp of death. She was then quite four.hours. Several witnessesave been in the water for three or drowned;.. but how she goett—" That the deceased was found having waterproved r ethe aasbnoovte factssufficient _ cient evidence to show."  SWINGING" THE GIaRAT BRlTAlNe—Yesterday this splendid craft left the quay to which she had been for some weeks laying, fur the purpose of having her compasses adjusted by bbservatioh. The operation is a most interesting andimportant one. This floating castle was swung to every point of the compass, and the bearings of the compasses attained to the greatest nicety. A. select party was present to witness the process, and all took a deep interest in the proceedings, and were delighted to find that despite the amount of'local attraction iu this leviathan ship, her compasses were rendered as perfect as those of any craft afloat. The quay was lined throughout the operation by interested spectators. I Amongst those on board we observed Mr. Robert Bright, of Bristol, Mr. Samuel Bright, of Liverpool, and other of her splendid owners, as also Captain Claxton, to whose spirited splendid owners, as also Captain Claxton, to whose Spirited exertionsat.]om Bay may be attributed tb,e preservation of the ship.— Liverpool Standard.