The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-03-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE  For some time past. Mr. Frederick D.iMansfield, assistant engineer at the Cork and Bandon Railway, has appeared in a very desponding state of mind. He left his lodgings at an early hour on Thursday, and not having returned to dinner, as was his invariable practice, some uneasiness was felt on his behalf by the inmates of the house. He had spent the early part of the day in paying small accounts he owed; he also paid for his lodgings up to that day. Between elven and twelve o'clock that night one of the lodgers. Mr. George Adams, solicitor, returned home, when he found in his room a letter directed to him by the unfortunate gentleman, in which he declared, as all other means had failed him, he had left home to drown himself. Hts room was then opened, and it appeared that he had attempted to hang himself, one of the roofbars of the bed being broken. The police were immediately communicated with, but nothing more was known of him until between eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday, when his body was discovered on the slob near Dunkettle bridge by a gentleman who was driving into town. On searching the body a bank requisition for a letter of credit for .4'40, payable to his mother in London, was found, and also a few shillings in silver. The unfortunate gentleman was about 26 bears of age. Tivi body is now in charge of the police at Glanmire, awaiting a coroner's inquest.— Cork Constitution.  ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROII THE SOUTHAMPTON NEW GAOL.  On Monday last a man named Anderson, one of the prisoners confined in the new gaol, made a daring and successful attempt to escape, by means almost rivalling those recorded of Caleb Williams. Anderson, who appeared to be a travelling thief, was about two months since committed for trial at the quarter sessions for picking pockets. Since his confinement he has been suffering from rheumatism, which renders hi; escape the more extraordinary. It appears that the prisoner succeeded about noon on Monday in opening his cell door by means of the plate used to denote his gaol number, having previously by some clever method prevented the lock from catching, various marks on the door bearing witness to the violent exertions which he must have used. Gaining access to the corridor, he was enabled unobserved to pass through the door leading into the yard used for the exercise of the prisoners. Here a number of workmen had been employed in the erection of a building intended to contain a treadmill crank-wheel for the prisoners sentenced to hard labour, and the prisoner was lucky enough to arrive here just as the whole of them had gone to dinner. Having procured from this building a shovel, be heaped up a quantity of earth, and having placed upon it a mortar-board to secure a good foundation, he placed upon it a scaffold board, which, when in nearly an upright position, reached to within a few feet of the top of the wall. A short ladder enabled him without difficulty to ascend to a distance of about two-thirds of the scaffold•beard, the remainder of which he climbed in an exceedingly clever manner, balancing himself with the greatest skill until he reached a sufficient height to enable him to gain the top of the wall, having attained which he dropped himself down on the other side, and escaped. Tile time occupied in all these operations:was exceedingly short, and the prisoner could not have been at any great distance when hi', escape was discovered; but notwithstanding every exertion has been made to discover his whereabouts, not the slightest trace of him has yet been discovered.— Hampshire Independent.  A letter from Genoa, of the 15th, announces the arrival at Nervi of the ex-Q,acen Marie Amelie, accompanied by the Duchess of Orleans,  EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The repairs on the line between Cambridge and Norwich are being vigorously proceeded with. Substantial brickwork is being built at some of the wooden bridges pronounced by the government inspector to be in a dangerous condition ; and one line of rails is closes in various places Icr the purpose of replacing the old sleepers. At the same time it is only right to state that the trains are worked with punctuality. FALSE NEWS.—Several condemnations have recently taken place by tho tribunals of correctional police in the departments of France of persons found guilty of propaga. tine false news. A miller named Toury, of Sainte-. Goburge (Orne), has been sentenced to Ofr fine; a farmernamed Gilet, at Venves (Loireet-Cher), to one month's imprisonment and 10fr fine; Beisset, an egg dealer, of Quesnel (Somme), to one month's imprisonment and 600 fr file; Triconnet, a wineshop-keeper, at Ecommoy (Sarthe), to two months' imprisonment and 100fr.fine ; and Tribolet, a workman at Alontlucon (Allier), to one month's imprisonment.  FREE TRADE WITH FRANCE.—ThIS important movement is being prosecuted with considerable energy in the Potteries. Already five public meetings have taken place in the townships ; a grand demonstration is fixed to take place on Easter and in pursuance of the plan laid down Tuesday, at Hanley. The proceedings include a procession from Stoke Railway Station to Hanley Market-place, when the twcHnembers for the borough, together with Benjamin Oliveira, U3q.. and other manners of the House of Commons, are expected to attend and address the meetin g.—Staffordahire Advertiser. 

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