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The Sun. — 1845-11-20 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN THE MERSEY.—As the steamer Nun was proceeding from the George's pierhead to Woodside, about seven o'clock on Saturday night, one of 'the passengers, who was standing near a group of gentlemen 'near the helm, suddenly sprang to the side of the vessel, vaulted over the bulwarks, and was instantly carried down with the tide. The act is described by the gentlemen to have been the work of an instant, and wilfully committed. The captain, who was upon the paddle-box at the time, had the engines immediately stopped, and ordered the punt to be put out. The order was quickly obeyed, and the punt was rowed about for a considerable length of time to see if the unfortunate man could be found in any direction; but there was not the slightest appearance of him from the moment that he had plunged into the water. It is supposed that he sank even before the engines were stopped. The body has not since been found, nor is it likely to be until it floats, as the melancholy occurrence took place about 500 yards outside the floating stage, and in a very deep part of the river. Many reports have been circulated as to who the deceased is, and as to what was the cause of his committing the rash act; but we have been unable to trace them to any accurate source. Some said he was a collector of taxes, who had been deficient in his accounts; others that he was a railway shareholder who had lost considerably by recent speculations; but, upon inquiring in the proper quarter last night, we learned that his name and address were as yet unknown. The gentlemen in the boat say, that he never spoke a word during the time he was on board, and that he did not appear to be in the slightest degree intoxicated. He wore a dark frock coat, and light-coloured trousers. In jumping over the side of the mai ke knocked off the hat of a passenger.
The Sun. — 1845-11-20 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN THE MERSEY.—As the steamer Nun was proeeeding from the George's pierhead to Woodside, about seven o'clock on Saturday night, one of the passengers, who was standing near a group of gentlemen near the helm, suddenly sprang to the side of the vessel, vaulted over the bulwarks, and was instantly carried down with the tide. The act is described by the gentlemen to have been the work of anon nstant, and wilfully committed. The .6.1:-.tain, who was up the paddle-box at the time, had the ',ines immediately stoppe.d, and ordered the punt to be put out. The order was quickly obeyed, and the punt was rowe,l about for a considerable length of time to see if the unfortunate man could be found in a of ny dirfromection the moment but there was nut the slightest appearance him that he Jiad plunged into the water. It is supposed body that has he sank oven before the engines were stopped. suppose not since been found, nor is it likely to be until it floats, as the m elancholy occurrence took place about 500 yards rout outside the floating stage, and is a very deep part of the ver. Many reports have bean circulated as to who the deceased is, and as to what was the cause of his committing the rash act ; but vre have been unable to trace them to any accurate Solute- Some said he was a collector of taxes, who had been deficient in his accounts ; others that he was a railway shareholder wbo had lost considerably by recent speculations ; but, upon inquiring in the proper quarter last night, we learned that his mane and address were as yet unknown. The gentlemen in the boat say, that he never spoke a word during Athe time, be was on board, and that he did not appear to be - the slightest degree intoxicated. He wore a dark frock coat, "'and light-Coloured trousers. In jumping over the side of the Taii4d }m irked off the hat of a passenger.
The Sun. — 1845-12-20 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, as one of the keepers of St. James's-park was passing along the northern bank of the ornamental waters, he observed a female suddenly plungain and disappear. He made an alarm, and two gentlemen came up, when it was resolved, as neither of the persons present could swim, that each individual should grasp the other's hard, and thus proceed into the water, Walker taking the lead, followed by one of the gentlemen, whilst the friend of the latter held 'firmly by a projection in the bank, for the purpose of endeavouring to rescue the drowning woman, and by these humane and intrepid exertions the keeper succeeded in catching hold of the female by the hand as she was sinking for the third time. Assisted by another park-keeper, named Farrar, Walker hastened with his charge to the Westminster Hospital, where, by means of hot baths and other remedies, she was in the course of an hour enabled to state that her name was Charlotte Ash, 18 years of age; that. she had been a servant, but having for some time past been out of a situation, she had been obliged to part with almost every article of clothing she possessed, and had suffered the greatest privations, frequentl) going without food for days together. She had that morninglgefh-rtioln, Chelsea, lodgings at No. 8, Cumberland-place, ifor the purpose of proceeding to 3atlbc, reuher mother, who is also a servant, but, on passing through the Park, she suddenly made up her mind to put an end to her miserable existence. She remains in the hospital in an ex.. tremely low and weak state. Low TlDE.—Yesterday, about noon, the river between Blackfriars-bridge and Somerset-house presented an extraordinary appearance, in consequence of the tide, which fell unusually low, causing the greatest inconvenience in the navigation of steam-boats and other craft, especially above bridge, where several were aground for some time. An Envoy Extraordinary, says the Constibtionnel, is expected in Paris from the republic of Mexico, to treat for the establishment of friendly relations between France and the republic.-- Galiontat
The Sun. — 1845-12-20 (London, England)

DISTRESSING CASH OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.--Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, as one of the keepers of St. James's-park was passing along the northern bank of the ornamental waters, he observed a female suddenly plunge in and disappear. He made an alarm, and two gentlemen came up, when it was resolved, as neither of the persons present could swim, that each individual should grasp the other's hand, and thus proceed into the water, Walker taking the lead, followed by one of the gentlemen, whilst the friend of the latter held 'firmly by a projection n the bank, for the purpose of endeavouring to rescue the e drowning woman, and by these humane and intrepidfe by exertions the keeper succeeded in catching hold of the ma the hand as she was sinking for the third time. another park-keeper, named Farrar, his charge to the Westminster Hospital, .w WalkerhAssisted by e hastened ro,bm with eansof aNsvasincthhaerloctiuerAsesiolf, anl hour enabledand tootle state trinetdihees,r m years o she ewe f age • that she had been aservlint, but having for some time past been out of a situation, she had been obliged to part with almost every article of clothing she possessed, and had suffered the greatest privations, frequently going without food for days together. She had that morning left her lodgings, at No. 8, Cumberland-place, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, for the purpose of proceeding to her mother, who is also a servant, but, on passing through the Park, she suddenly made up her mind to put an end to her miserable existence. She remains in the hospital in an extremely low and weak state. Low TlDE.—Yesterday, about noon, the river between Blackfriars-bridge and Somerset-house presented an extraordinary appearance, in consequence of the tide, which fell unusually low, causing the greatest inconvenience in the navigation of steam-boats and other craft, especially above bridge, where several were aground for some time. An Envoy Extraordinary, says the Constihtionn, is expected in Paris from the republic of Mexico, to treat for the establishment of friendly relations between France and the republic,—.Galignani.  --Int e lk r- f'ti411,137DEATH OF
The Sun. — 1845-08-22 (London, England)

GIBBS. raise fortunes for themselves on the ruined fortunes of other men—their clients or their customers. Every hour in the day one may see men reclining at their ease in their carriages, with unabashed and insolent effrontery, who have stepped into them only by means of the basest chicanery, and the mutt profligate turpitude which cunning bad men can commit, within the safe limits of the law. Every day the public journals teem with reports of cases, in which improvident young men, the absolute possessors of property, or entitled to it in reversion or expectancy, are feand to be irretrievably ruined by their unhappy connexions with discounting attorneys, or " accommodating" money brokers' agents. The exigencies of the moment, relieved by consenting to enormous and utterly unwarrantable sacrifices, is continued by a series of " accommodations" (as they are termed in bitter irony), extended through some months, or one, two, three years, as the case may be, but surely terminating in the permanent ruin of the deluded borrower. He is tempted by the offers of a " discount"— he is played with, and his business is delayed until that which was but an inconvenience, more or less grave, be• comes an inexorable necessity. In proportion as his wants assume this formidable and imperative shape, the cost of relief, the amount of the sacrifices to be made, are carefully and cruelly enhanced. Thus he is led on till a knife may be said to be at last put into his hand wherewith he is compelled to cut the throat of his own fortunes, absolute or contingent, and not for his own relief after all, but for the benefit of the callous usurers who have brought him to this moral suicide. Look at the case of the creditor of Germs, resident at Ostend. Whether designedly or inadvertently, we know not—but actually, it is evident, one of Mr. Geens's most unfortunate victims—his embarrassments have been extended, his anxieties accumulated, the penalties of his misfortunes trebled and quadrupled by a species of torment greater and more exquisite (we hope for the honour of the old Greek " Onytb.") than any which
The Sun. — 1845-09-16 (London, England)

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Committee of the Stock „Exchange, having had under their consideration the proposal made by many of the leading brokers for an earlier closing of the markets, have agreed that an alteration shall be made in the hours of business on and after the Ist of next month. The markets will then open at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and close at three o'clock in the afternoon. This is the second alteration that has been made during the last few months in the hours of dealing, consequent upon the pressure of business introduced by the late extensive operations in railway securities. It appears that the brokers have not found the curtailment of the half hour in the opening and closing first made sufficient to transact the countinghouse • part of their business, and have, therefore, agreed among themselves to shorten " market hours," if possible, to give them more time for the arrangement of their correspondence before the Exchange opens and after it shuts. The enormous - increase of orders produced by the extent of speculation in - the provinces, as well as in the metropolis, has so multiplied business, that many of the brokers now receive and dispatch between 300 and 400 letters per diem. It is, therefore, essential that they should be allowed a little extra time to arrange 2% their orders for sale or purchase in the morning, and also to - advise their correspondents of the success or failure of their - operations. Under these circumstances it is that the -'1.4..6ge 2% was desired and has been agreed to.—Aflz;grtism DETERMINED Suitoiou.---Yesterday morning, about - half-past six o'clock, Mrs. Elizabeth Harley, of No, 6, NOW Union-street, Moortields, committed suicide, During Sunday ' nothing particular was observed in her manner; she supped with her daughters, and about ten o'clock retired to bed as was supposed, without making any remark. Yesterday morning, the time having long passed when she should have been to breakfast, one of her daughters Went tc, her bedrOnnl, but could not get in until the door was hreltell Allen, Where her unfortunate parent was fqund suspended by a handkerchief to the lied-rails, Miss Harley instantly cut her down. 1:a!! she was quite dead. THE MURDRE OF Ma.
The Sun. — 1845-02-03 (London, England)

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT LAMBETH. Friday afterrerna Mr. Carter, the Coroner for East Surrey, renewed the inquiry into the death of Diana Kemble, alias Campbell, who it may be remembered was found dead in the passage of her house in Fore street, on Sunday morning last, under very suspicious circumstances, which induced the police authorities to cause her son, at present in custody, to be charged with suspicion of having ill-used his mother, and thereby caused her death by an act of violence. On Saturday night last, about 11 o'clock, the deceased was observed in a beastly state of intoxication in Paradise-street ; after which her son, the prisoner John Campbell, alias Kemble, took her to the Ship public-house, and after wards carried her into the house where she rented a room, and left her in the passage at half-past 11 o'clock. Police-constable Whitcomb stated, that about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning last he took the son of the deceased into custody on a charge of attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner rushed from his custody and ran towards Lambeth-stairs, with the intention of throw'ng himself into the river ; he caught hold of him, when the prisoner said, " I have been the cause of my poor old mother's death—l have lost my right hand, and my best and only friend, and I will now find a place of rest for myself in the water." The prisoner was then taken to the station-house. Policeman 57 L deposed, that on Saturday night last be saw the deceased in Paradise-street exceedingly drunk, and saw her fall in the street. Her son (the prisoner) was with her, and the son struck at a man for offering to render her assistance, but did not see the son ill-use her. John Le Groves proved that he assisted the prisoner home with his mother, and left her in the passage about half-past eleven on Saturday night, but no ill-usage took place ; on the contrary, the son behaved with the great est kindness towards the deceased. David Hughes—Saw a man, who resembled the prisoner, and whom he believes to be the person in custody, , in company with a woman on Saturday night, near the Feathers, in Lambeth. She was an elderly woman, and the man put his hand out and struck her. She then fell down, bet the man immediately picked her up, and placed her against a doorway. After this the man said his did not care for any man in Lambeth of his own weight and size. He did not hear any threatening language, but he seemed dreadfully cut of temper. The man seemed as if he struck the woman purposely. He was very much in liquor. The evidence of Mr. Jeffree, the surgeon, went to show that the deceased died from the effect of a rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain, occasioned by a blow or fall, but he thought the latter was the most probable. The room was then cleared of strangers, and after half an-hour's consultation, the jury returned a verdict— " That the deceased died from the effects of the bursting of a blood-vessel in the brain, occasioned by a fall while in a state of intoxication."
The Sun. — 1845-02-03 (London, England)

COMBS—I think I must send Mr. Cooke for trial; it looks very like an attempt to rob the girl. Dodd said there was another poor girl, named Mary Dailey, in custody, charged by the prisoner with haring robbed him. Mary Dailey, a girl about 17, was then placed in the dock, charged with robbing Mr. Cooke, who in this case likewise described himself on the police sheet as C. F. Campbell, 35, Russell-square. Mr. Cooke—l have no charge to make against you (to the girl), and therefore you can have no charge to make  against me. The girl, however, said she had a charge of assault to prefer against him, and she was placed in the witnessbox, when it appeared from this and other evidence that the girl, who is the daughter of a poor woman living in Golden-lane, St. Luke's, was standing with another young woman in Dean-street, Holborn, on the previous night, when the prisoner came up, seized her by the arm, and dragged her down the street. She refused to go, but he said he would charge her with robbery if she did not accompany him to a house of ill-fame. She still refused, and he called " police," and gave her in charge for robbing him of two shillings. The poor girl exclaimed " My God, what have I done ? I never saw any money!" But she was taken to the station-house, and there the prisoner, in the presence of the acting inspector, said he would forgive her if she would acknowledge her guilt; but, throwing herself on her knees, she declared she would not tell a lie, and in the most solemn manner protested her innocence. She was locked up all night. The police present stated that, as far as they knew, the prosecutrix was a quiet, well. conducted girl. Mr. Comns--I have no doubt that had you, Mr. Cooke, obtained the money of which you said you were robbed, from these poor girls, you would never have charged them. Ido not believe you were robbed of a farthing, nor anything else you stated. Your conduct has been most wicked and shameless, and my present impression is to commit you for trial for assault with intent to rob. I shall at present, however, remand you for a week.—He was remanded accordingly.  THE LATE MURDER and SUICIDE  AT FINSBUItY.
The Sun. — 1845-02-11 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL. with • An able-bodied man, named Crean, was chatted breaking sixteen panes of glass, in the Islington house, of which lie has been an inmate for years. done Jaid The offence was clearly proved, and the damage lesot at 1/. He had received no provocation whatever, aLt ba no immediate cause of anger. The master deposea tl,-ouse• was one of the most ill-conducted fellows in the "n ye, Several policemen present recognised him as having beeira---ces peatedly convicted before the police magistrates for 0.-in the workhouse.—Committed for Eix weeks. r John Staples, the son of Mr. J. Staples, a coach4riinrneage Clerkenwell -green, was charged with attempting t° suicide. ait The prisoner, during the last month, has been har too day sober. On Saturday evening his mother, on Cieng ghs his bed-room, saw him attempting to hang himse"' doltscreamed, screamed, and being frustrated in this attempt, he stairs, swearing he would cut his throat with a riel'areo constable came in, and he was secured. It clegrlY sPrfiorn that the unfortunate youth was in a delirium, arising: intemperance at the time. him a 110 The prisoner's master came forward and gave high character. n a Mr. GREENWOOD remenstrated with the young 1118-t. feeling manner on the weakness and folly . The prisoner expressed his heartfelt regret ; he Was at the time, and knew not what he was doing. f if " Mr. GREENWOoD discharged him, but declared ins'flaes' were again brought up on a similar charge he of his coda v3O would tin' tionably send hint for trial. is Mr. Joseph Pain Pocklington, a salesman at I" 199 Or Market, was charged with assaulting police constable 00 and with other disorderly conduct. The constable cineP tb° that being on duty in GoBwell-street, at a late boor1;0,, previous night, the prisoner and two prostitutes Were ‘,OOT' mg at the corner of the street. Witness told the girls 7„r are on, but the prisoner said they should not go away such d—d ragged thief, or for any of his gang' Wl4,ft insisted on their .going away, whes the prisonenhlion having received any provocation, struck him twosucj- blows on on the face as quite took his breath away, 811,1. felt pain from them. • The prosonei was perfectlts°,l7;.bet, - The prisoner said that he never struck him, °7,oecte being in his pockets the whole time; he also coneh:liags being thrust into a place at the station, more reliefs" water-closet than any thing else. • „d, Jr Inspector Barton said, the apartment had n° pearance. Prsn See. Mr.
The Sun. — 1845-01-31 (London, England)

LORD MAYOR'S DOG.  Yesterday Timothy O'Brien, Esq., last year's Lord Mayor, was fined the sum of I Os., for allowing a ferocious dog to prowl the streets. It appeared, in evidence, that his Lordship's dog was of the bull-terrier species, an admixture of vulgar with high blood—that an humble but courageous bull-dog met him in Westmorelandstreet, and after a few growls the aristocratic animal began to do battle. A policeman stepped in to separate the belligerents, and he has sworn that the bull-terrier was all t 3 blame ; accordingly, he killed him with his baton, and summoned his master for permitting such an unruly brute to be at large. His late Lordship was defended by Mr. Win. Ford, the principal agent in the late State prosecution. Being a sharp fellow, his services were considered invaluable in this action ; however, he could not prevent a decision against his client. During the investigation Mr. O'Brien said that when he was Lord Mayor he was solicited to issue the usual order to the police to destroy all wandering dogs, but respecting the rights of animals he refused so to do. He, therefore, felt it a great hardship to kill his dog and be fined himself.  DISTRESSING SUICIDE --An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Carttar, at the Lady of the Village, Charles-street, Deptford, on the body of Frances Hampton, who committed suicide by drowning herself in a pond of stagnant water near to her dwelling. The deceased, since the death of her mother, has acted as housekeeper to her father, who has a large family, and who allowed her 245. per week to keep house but, in consequence of her being very much behind hand with the landlord and some of the tradesmen in the neighbourhood, which she feared would come to her father's ears, she had of late become much dejected, and had expressed to some of her neighbours that she was deter. mined "to put an end to it." Having been always of a cheerful disposition, no notice was taken of the matter. On Saturday night last, about eleven o'clock, after hey • ing been to market, she again went out, as her family thought, to some neighbour's house, but not having returned on the following morning they became alarmed, when a man named Silver found her body in the pond. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased was found drowned, but there was no evidence to prove by what means she got into the water."