The Sun. — 1862-06-11 (London, England)

SUICIDES BY HANGING.  41 Yesterday an investigation was held at the King's Arms, Wilkes-street, Norton Folgate, by Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, touching the death of Mrs. Anne Lambton, aged 40, who committed suicide by hanging herself on Friday lest in her room while suffering from nervous pain. Mr. D. Larubton ' the year she had o f been the subject to said that for the last violent neuralgic pains, which almost deprived her F of reason. toor a week before her death she had been unableget a moment's sleep• and she said she would rather kill herself than endure her sufferings longer. On Friday, about the middle of the day, witness found the bed-room door fastened, and on bursting it open be found her hanging by a rope from the tester of the bed. He called assistance, and she was cut down, but was quite dead. Mr. Gayton, M.R.C.S., said that the deceased had no doubt been deprived of reason by her sufferings from affections of the nerves. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. The same coroner held another inquiry at the White Hart Tavern, Kingsland-road, respecting the death of Wm. Berry, a youth of 18, who committed suicide also on Friday last, by hanging himself to the balusters of his father's house. id Thomas Berry, the father of the deceased, " that his son had been out of employment for Bor.! en!monvenrlys time past, and his having to be depend relatives for his support seemed to makethtiowards desponding. On the day in question evening, witness on his return bone , he had to street door fastened on the inside, endow,i upon get admittance by the first-110.1e yrtro ee deceased going downstairs he was horns d found the , quite dead. swinging from the balusters b_y but all A doctor was called in, tion were unavailing. and the jury returned a effortsrd at resuseitaary InP°lSPaliTltAhlo.;-i--tieAs fotfertht.te The coroner summed up, insanity he verdict of temp _._--- _ the hospital have which it will be relieved the governor of very long Satouletnh Railway world probably be encountered by °Bl:;:e7rec. acTool Inuit:: cs 3 int Awsb 'yi st hlts from c patients from exposure to the noises necessarily the incidental to close proximity to such railway stations as the -gh!d6cat:nrarllgecrilis° a South-Eastern and London and Brighton. Camberwellf Brixton, Streatham, and various other places have been named from time to time as eligible site, for the Ospl.a h 't l, while, on the other hand, it has been warmly contended that, if at all practi able, a metropolitan site should be secured. The authorities of the hospital, after diligent search and anxious inquiries, have at' length been able to adopt a course which it may be hoped will prove satistae• t ory to all parties concerned. The Royal Surrey Gardens,_o situate in Walworth, and about a mile and a quar..er froze the three great metropolitan bridges (London, 131ackfriaro. and Westminster), will in the course of a very sheort tml_ be the spot on which the new hospital will be erteetend mat', the arrangements for the purchase money lirlebe of course and. the usual amount of deposit lodged. tie will and the some litte time before the groun the patients will be in a and in the course of a few month ~ site now occupied by the new building raised, but there widll beearlo unnecessary delay, Th' the purposes Of the South., position to be removed. hospital will then be devoted to Eastern liailwaY CollwallYt