The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

Mt CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL.

The court w.so;;;:pied ;OMjetimein the election of a
head master of the City of Leaden School. The candi-
dates were the Rev. Edwin Abbott, second master in
Clifton College, Dear Bristol ; the Rev. Joseph Bickenteth
Mayor, LA., heed master of Kensington Proprietary
Grammar School ; and Mr. Franca Cuthbortsoo, LA.,
sewed meeter of the City of London School.
The LORD NATO' reed a letter from the moond-named
candidate, stating that he withdrew from the mutest. and
the only candidates, therefore, were the Rev. Edwin Abbott
Abbott, M.A., and Mr. Francis Cuthberteon, LA., and
in the result the Rev. Mr. Abbott was elected by a very
large majority, the numbers being 128 to 32.

The new Irish members are :—Liberals—Mr.
Joeatban Pim, Sir B. Blennerhassett, Sir H. W. Barron,
Sir John Gray, the Attorney-General, thollolicitor-Goneral.
Serkent Armstrong, Lord Othe Fitzgerald, Hoe. Verney
Dawson, Mailers. C. R. Barry (Dungarvan), Barry (Cork),
Bryan, Dillon, GfOVIIIIN Fitipstrick, Synan, Morris, Ziams-
-41111100, Devereax,.ll'llasea, O'Beirne, Whitworth, Power,

Stock, and Bearden—total. 25. Ooaserrativee—Meens.
Guinean, King, Imams, Say moor, and LordeJ. 0. Hamilton,
Tyrone, and Biogbam —total, 7.
Mr. Stapleton, • surgeon, of Trowbridge, says
that the lomat of Mrs. Bent, Elizabeth Gougb, bas for
fire years been shut out from profitable domestic employ-
ment under • social ban. It is now propound that •
smell annuity shall be pun:limed for her by a fund raised
by sabseriptions, limited to ern safes• sash, •a among*
being ores& by a committee of gentlemen appointed for
the purpose with the beak et Yews. Dinsdale sad
Fowler, of Laedoe, and with the North Wilts Bask,
Trowbridge.
CRYSTAL PALACZ.—ONIi Batumi° DAT.—
TOZIDAT. JULY 25.—Admissioss a• payssser, 7,398 ; ditto
by wawa leaks* 1,2e9; total Anita % 8,687.

THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG PREACH
LADY AY SY. ✓OHNS-WOOD.

ADJOURNED coIONERIS INQUEBT.—(TBD3 DAY.)
This forenoon, at 10 o'clock, Dr. Lankester,
coroner for Central Middlesex, resumed, at the BMA&
Stores, New-etrest, Poetised-town, the adjourned inquest
on the body of Mdlls. Marie Ballot, the young Preach lady
whose death has takes place under the most mysteries. and
suspicions sironamiaams.
Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Lewis appeared to watch the
proceedings De the part of Mrs. Oliver, the landlady of the
boom in which the deceased died, and on the part of the
supposed implicated person
leseector Thompson, of the detective pollee, wee also
present. . . . . .

The palmettos+ exalted very great interest.
Miss Georgissa Friend was first .'amines. She said—l
reside at 119, St. George's-road, Pimlico, and knew the lady
who called herself Marie Ballot. She spent 10 or 11 days
in my mother's house, at the address I lime gives. She
came &boat the 10th March last sad left on the 21st. She
sene by herself in • cab, but a gentleman came Km days
previously and told us she was coming. She joined our
family circle as a boarder. That geetlamas gave
us a card, ea which he wrote in peon, "Francis
Morel, Atheneum Club." He visited bar. He told
111 that the was a yams Fresno lady of good position
who had been committed to kis oars by a mutual tread.
He said her family had been anfortmate, sod therefore
she was coming to London to learn English better with •
' view to becoming a (oversees. He visited her four or
five timea. When she left she said the was going back be
Paris, having received a letter sailing her back on special
husinee. I never saw anything more of her. She left be-
hind a jimport from Brasil, which was made out is her
name. (The passport was produced sad identified. It
was a passport to Mies Bullet to travel on the continent
for two mouths, and was dated January, 1866.) A
letter was received from Paris (or her by a lady is my
hone. I know that letter was resolved, but not the
date ; it wee, however, he March or April. I found a
piece of a Preach paper while she was with us, refer-
ring to • Mies Ballot who had been sentenced to five
years' imprisonment for forgery and embesslement.
Elise Davis, 2, Upper Belgrave-place, sworn—Marie
Ballot resided in my home one week. She came on the
Rth March, and left as the Ibtb. A gentleman called on
the 4th or fith March, end engaged for kor to come as •
boarder for six months. He gave me 11. deposit, bed did
not give his name, but called three or four times sad took
her out for a walk. He was • tall fine-looking man, about
60 years of age. He hied very white hair and was very up-
right. lam quite sure that it was the Bth of March whet
she came. 1 last law her so Sunday the 19th. She celled
for tom linen she had left. She used she came from Pens
to learn English, sad then**, wished to get into a family.
Saw the same two boxes with her now in court, and
need the the blue bonnet ea hers, as also tinier-Mg, produced.
Mies Friend nulled and asked by the coroner if the was
1111113 it was the 9th of March deceased came to her house.
She said the was mot sure, bat it wee the 9th oe 10th of
March.
By a juror—Could not say of bee own recollecties
whether it might not have been the 19th of Marsh. She
loft on the 31st. The gentleman who came shoat the lady
was grey.
Mee Arabella Friend, of 119, St. George's-road, Pimlico,
' sister of the previous witness, said—l recollect Miss Ballot
coming to my house, but do not recollect the date. It wee
in the mouth of Muth, about the middle. We have a
memorandum is pencil, bat 1 cannot say it wee the day
she came. She paid me money us that day. My boarders
are so few and as much of a private character that I
keep so books. I am paid every week. We got so re-
, commendation with Miss Ballot, except the gentleman's,
who was sent to us by our chemist.
The Coroner said the evident* seemed to point to
I gentleman who gave the name of Mont. Ought they to
adjourn sad teem a slimmer for him I
Mr. Lewis said if it was the wish of the canner and jury
Mr. Mont would sppesr and be present is ten minting.
' A juror said that had been their object of adjourns(
throughout.
Mr. Lewis—He will be here in ten minetes.
Mr. Williams said, with reference to somermarks about
Mrs. Oliver, the landlady of the house in Weill=
L terrace, where deceased died, she really was •
maker. . . . . .

Mrs. Oliver was here called. sod, nanny troths coroner,
said she remembered linen being sent from her hone to
Hodge', the peengrocer's, to be wombed. It was takes
Away by the gentleman. Her servant fetched the thing&
and be took them away. That was on the Friday before
she died. The servant fetched them again on the Saturday.
The gentleman was not present at the funeral.
By a juror—l never had my window covered with floor.
cloth. There was • canvas blind put up at the ornstirva.
tom which I sailed up myself, and I pat it up to keep
out the sun.
(It transpired that these question ware pat oei soeount of
anosymoes lotion being seat on the subject to the Coronet
and jury.)
By the jury—A bath was sent by the patinas es the
Tuesday, but Mademoiselle never used it. The sheets ware
marked " Vernon." I have never seen in the papers that
shrieks were beard is my house. That is not tin
Mr. Thompson said that Hodges and his wife had been
sent for, but nigher he nor his wife had received the line
that had been spoken of.
At this stage of the proceedings the coroner and jury
waited for the production of the gentians referred to. It
turned out to be Mr. Frank Mowatt, formerly a mane
of parliament.
Mr. Mont' hairier; bees swan rid—My name is Finds
Mowatt. I reside in Ecoleston-square. I know Medthr.
Marie Ballot. I took the lodging for her at Portlier&
terrace, where she died. I was not aware at that time she
was likely to miscarry. I did not know she was pregant
till after I took the lodgings. Some three or four piers ago,
when in Paris with a (nada met her andeetally at • shop,
where meal her in peat distress, I ascertained she was to
difficulty with her employers in referent, to some money
the could not replace. After making inquiries through •
friend, I gave her 500 francs. She caner to mat ouberartienily
several times at oar hotel. She was wretendly miserable,
sad wished to get some employment. Attar some owes-
peedeuee my hind sod myself paid her passage to Brasil,
where she wanted to go. I never New her out of pressen
of my frisod, and she west to Rio in 1863. For nine or ten
months after, beyond • letter two, I nerd nothing
of Inc till the end of February lest year, when
I bad • letter from bee dated in Lomb*, begging I
would see her. I went to see her, sad she was
then at • French house at the top of the Haymarket.
She said she could not get on at Rio, and had come here to
establish herself as • dressmaker, relying OD myself sad
(deed fee • little help. My friend w than dead, and I
said I feared I tienld not help her sad endeavoured to dis-
suade her from what she oontecaplated. She asked me to
get her into • respectable boarding house till she could
make inquiries feiherself. I took steps for this purpose,
and fond • home is Upper Belgravestreet, but she did
not like the place as she did sot think it
was reepectable eleougb. I then spoke to my chemist,
and he recommended &house ie Si. Oeorerron, banging
to a lady of the name of Fined, and they received her. I
never saw her at either pine but in the present of the
people. She made inquiries as to tibll pesaibilny of her
establishing herself in London. As a family man I told
bee I could have nothing to do with her, end she thee 'De-
ceived • plan of going to the south of Freon, and to
devote herself to the rearing of silkworms. She received
a letter from Allan, in the South of Fenn inning
her to go there. 1 called on her the day she got it,
and she wished me to explain to the people that as the res-
woe el her endue departure. 1 believe she then went to
Franca That was about the middle of Mara. She wrote
on a letter about three wk' after, min the did not
thigh she would get on there, and regretting she bad lett
London. She asked me either to get her a plan at Mille
Frigid's or elsewhere, but at all events to take • lodging
for her. I received • telegram saying she would come on
the 21st, and I west and took • bed foe her at the
Charing-noes Hotel, but the train did not arrive till 11 at
night. I west to see her the next day. She told me she
had been ill, sufferierLfairom manicksees. The lodging not
being ready os the I called on her spin ea Friday,
the 23rd, at 5 o'clock. took her and her luggage to the
lodgings I had takes for her at 28, Poethed-terrace. She
told me then that she was pregnant. The ant day she end
she had gone out in the vessel with the French and, sad
bad lived with him es his wit* at Rio that be bad nose
home before her in the same meth aid that be had lived
in the south of Frans, where she had been. Heoeukl give
the cones name.
The Coroner—Ton had perhaps better do so.
Mr. Lewis thought so it was only the statement of the
lady. it had better cot be den.
Wigwam costing& and said—On coming over donned
said to me she got flooded with water, and was very unwell.
I said she ought to see • medical man, and en assented,
and I fetched Dr. Meredith, and be proscribed for her.
He said she had had • miscarriage, but she was peeing on
so well he need nail come again. See asked me to get her
, some books, and I did so, and took them on the Friday
• and saw her on Saturday. She ate • hearty bnekfiret, and
amongst other thins • German snow. an afterwards
• strawberries and red cornets. In half an hour after
she booth» sick. I sent a mange for Mr. Herd.
eon, who came and preeoribed for her, and gays her
medicine and wise, and said she had hied • good deal,
but not alarmingly so. She seemed very ill sod mowed.
a good deal. I spoke to her inner the doer, sad mho
said she was le great pan Iwe she local=
and the deafer sang I wee apprehensive, said
• was so danger be would if I liked troll is nether
medical man. I said I *night nth • eons would
be deniable, aged elm that she should heave a 'math
j nurse. H. west in a ode for another medial sem
• loathes en with Indian and bendy wish direness hew
to administer it. Dr. Meredith ens bask with anther
• donor whom I did not knew. They west ins her room. I
Isaid, "I am afraid it le very seeleas," end Dr. Meredith
replied somewhat doubtfully—" I think there Is no danger."
• I said then I would go and din and vet ni thee dicier. I
returned about 10 rank tad was estionled to beer the
nos gig was dead, sad that the duster weelegene.

By a juror—l did not faint, but there are soon W
as ET.,
I so astonished at the statement that I staralled,
did dimey goyim myself. I saw the landlady Asa ...
the Impression I had fainted. and she ant for Nu,
By the Conseer—Bhe had ill the attendance she -7"4
I sever sew the fates.. req

Alamo— Yon took her for a walk into the wit
"IR
%items —Not every day. Several days I walked w • .
bee &boot 200 yards over the bridge, when she
eat doni".
By the Oosoner—She asked me to bay her sew oft,
I did so and took the others to a greengrocer's sot
washed. She has spoken to me of her mother, with
she was on very bed terms, and who she mid had .
dared her money away. I never heard as
extract from a French paper. She arm told asi ...""
attempt to procure shortie, nor did I babe.. few
moment from bar character she would do so. / 6
that whoa she fell as the ship and was menrstell
water, the miesarriago took place, which acomai fes
date fortes wee lowed in.
Dr. Meredith said if dm bad ruptured the akeralmesty
the fall, she could walk about after. It wes ey ti 4
vuonce.
The Coroner here proceeded to address the )aryaosi e.
character of the - Se mad

extraordinary s Gees. Be .
Mr. Mowatt having seem forward had throw. essishleoh
heti on the whole case sad his orldeace was la as
iseossistent with that they had previously hank
went to prove that the decesaed female had Ski but
exhanstion soesposet spots loss of blood in •
Whether there had beeeanyattempt toproduce Ira
not quite deer. Such things were done by
Paris, bat it could hardly be supposed that any sow,
able Beigliah practitioner would be • petty to rah s,„,
needing. Raring beard the statement of Mr. Noirittql;
that of all the other 'videos*, be would hers it
jury to say what their opinions were by their eirthet
The jury then retired, and after befog absent newly he
an hour, returned into court with the following vent*,
" That the doomed, Marie Ballot, duel Iron ate drub d
abortion, „but how brought as awe is sot sufficient rya,
"Cl‘proometliap that dosed.