The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-30 00:00:00

(Stamped, id. Additional.) L TWOPENCE.

THE SUICIDE OP THE RIIr. CHANCELLOR

MARTIN.

The intelligence of the suicide of the Rev.
Chancellor Martin has been received everywhere with air-
lines and sorrow. Out of the many hundreds of caws in
which he acted as judge, it is said that there were only
two instaooes in which his decisions were appealed against,
and of these even only one was reversed. As we have
&heady stated, the deceased peesched on Sunday morning,
and it was said by some who were present, that in the course
of the Impressive addition he delivered he exhibited a strange
servo..., awl worked his hands about in a somewhat re-
markable manse!. la the afternoon he baptised ao admit.
Soon after the suicide begat. known, a telegram was de.
'patched to the eldest sob, a barrister, but who at present
is engaged in baking at Worcester. At the time of the
unhappy affair all the eons were away, and a few menthe
ego one of Mr. Martin's daughters was married, said left
England fat India. The unfortunate gentlemen was rather
more than GO years of age.
Mr. Cockey, the coroner for the county, held an inquest
on the body on Tuesday at the vicarage-houn.
The drat witness called was Mrs. hews Henrietta Able-
burgh Martin, who said—The deceased was my husband ;
lately he has uut been so strong, but his general health
has not been bed during the lest three weeks. He las berg
very nervosa, tie said he felt himself mush overdue° by
business. Hi. was rector of this' parish Ciianeellor of this
diocese, Canbu'of Exeter Cathedral, and was much engaged
in eoclesiesiteal duties. Oa Friday thew was • pariah meet-
ing, _skild Width he was very much disturbed. On Sun-
day brar deceased preached in the morning, .read the
lawyers Is the atonic* and baptised a child He
cote hums in the twang, and was very low'. Be
retired to rest about half-past tea Hu did
not disturb me during . the night. He had not
slept well for many nights, - war did he do so
un Srueluy night. Oa Mouckay morning he gut up about
eight o'clock. When he awoke, he said he heel a spasm
through his heart. He partially dressed himself, and then
shaved and put on his Were. I was in and out of his
dressing-room every minute, amid wee very much frightened,
because he seemed so much unlike himself. I was m the
same room with hint, but separated from him by a partition,
and I gut close to the doorway. and was
satisfied he was dressing ; but suddenly he stopped, and I
heard a violent mise of something gurgling. I ran into the
room, and found him kneeling with his anus over the foot-
pan, and I sew he had cid his throat on both aided. He was
not quite dead. I poured brandy down his throat, and sent
for Mr. Owen, who arrived from Tomes in about 41/
minutes. He came while Mr. Martin was still living, but
gave no hopes of his recovery. 1 should think he lived
about 3U minutes after Mr. Owen came, that was about an
hour after he cut his throat, but I usenet way exactly.
Mamma Vardar, the butler, deposed tindiug the tioceased
in the position described by n. Martin. Wheu that lady
gave the alarm, he adopted prompt measures fur stopping
site blood previous to toe nrmal of the Mater.
In answer to Mr. Paige, a juryman, the witness mid he
had heard the deceased was distressed about his cumuli-
eleases.

-T. U. Kallock, Faq.—l am a solicitor in Totnes. 1
knew the deceased ultimately, and for some time resided
iu his puidt I have been in the habit of seeing the
deceased very frequently, and he has been in the habit of
symikuig to me about puriehial matters counecWil with
the churl& of the perish. I had something to do
with the chanties for tome time—in the first piece as •
parishioner, and afterwards as solicitor, and what I
undertook to do was directed by an order of the Court of
Mastery, which I received from my London agent
het Friday morning. The matter which so disturbed
the doctorial WAIN wet a special return of the tli.u.iics
having been asked fur by the Chanty Commissioners, a
mistake occurred in the account sent up, the sum of
21$1. being stated as expended, instead of tarried for.
ward. He showed me a long letter, which he purpused
sending to the Charity Commissioners to explain to them
that he had no motive iu signing the docaultut in which
the mistake occurred. He was so miserable about it that
I was satisfied he did not exhibit lin usual strength of
mind that I had previously known him to do. At lay ear-
nest solicitation, and that of firs. klartiu's, he left out
those sentences which related to Lis motives. I said to
him, " Do, sir, dispel every idea of this kind from your
mind," and he said, "011, sir, I have, signed the emu.
meet ; I should have been more careful, as now 1 shall be
disgraced." About the rune time be mune to me respecting
another matter. There had been a certain division in the
parish ; the parish church havwg been built in lieruenon.
ford, and he had uunveyed the incumbency to Rockford,
as the site for the uew incumbent, Mr. Lemmata,. Sixes
Wee he said to me that be did not think it was right to
convey an old house to the incumbent, and he would
thereture convey it free from dilapidation and give 2001.
for the purpose. But it was considered by the
surveyor who was called in that a much larger
sum should be laid out. It was lidookary to obtain this
MU of money on mortgage, and the papers for it were
drawn up, and I went with the deceased to Exeter when
the dean and chapter approved of the documents, mei 1 was
appointed the nominee to retains the money by the Wallop,
the dean and chapter, the deomaxl, and the incumbent.
At every interview since that time the dammed pressed sae
to take the MY. that be was going to give in addition to
the 4001. He said lie wished to get it out of hand. Last
week he rushed into my ethos in a very suited manner,
mid out at all like himself, and wished me to miter
a cheque fur the money. The alteration in Lim, in
matters of buaiuess, was very striking, and at last he
rushed away hum me, saying be should be too law fur
the train, and then hurried off. Lust WodneaLly I
again called, and had u long conversation with him about
the 3a, 'Lid. and the charities. lie again said he should
be disgraced, and that he had received no answer U. the
letter which Le had sent to the Charity Commissiouers.
He then went on to speak about the contract for Rock-
ford, and =aid he did not like the way hi which it was beteg
earned on, for he should be drawn into gnat expenses. He 1
then spoke of the parish meeting respecting the re-
lenting of the church, and a large seat ter the paruiliamers.
I left him promising to see him ague. I did uut see him
on Thursday, but on Friday I came here and
brought the tinier in Chancery with me, think-
ing it would be • solace for him to know that all we had
been trying to du had been approved of by the Court tff
Chancery, but, to my surprise, he did not ask to
look at it. Mrs. Martin was with him, and hie mind was
so absent, that all whuwere present on the occasion asked
him to give up the idea of visiting the church, and I asked
him not to go to the meeting, and nothing was done at it,
because only the two churchwardens attended, and I re-
turned and remained with him in his room until about
ten o'clock iii the evening. He kept returning to the same
question, and Was very uneasy in his mind. I saw him
next on Sunday afternoon when I rode over to Barberton
Church. I saw him for a minute just before the
commencement of the service, and he shook heads
with me, and said, in an anxious manner, I shall
see you after the sermon. When he came back, Mrs.
Martin and myself asked him if he would go for a walk,
wh,n he rid, with no air of indifference, • Just as Mr.
Kellock likes." lie kept his hand on his shoulder, and
then took off his gown, which be threw into • chair. I saw
there was • great alteration in Lim. I went into his study,
and as goon as I got there be began to talk about money
matters. He said La was not satudied about the :MCC, mid
asked if a cheque drawn on Sunday would be good! 1 said
that if it would be any comfort to him I would take the
money, and then hail it. He asked for it beck again, and 1
understood him to say he would call on me and bring it.
He then began to discuss money matters generally, and he
did so in • very incoherent manner, and said you know
that a man with my establiehment could not have a
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balance at his banker's to put his heeds on. I said
would not want it, and that the 4110 f. raised on mortgage
and the LILIIN. he was to give, would be more than ample fur
the required outlay, and would lave a balance to hand over
to Mr. Luacombe. Ho said ho would give up the living,
and go away tutu some place where he would nut be known,
and then went back to the subject of Se. 2ad. He was so
excited that I left hint, but after • few minutes I saw hint
through a window, with his brow knitted and hie hands
clenched, and he looked so wretched and nucenufortnble,
that. I went in and slaked him to go fora walk or come into
the garden, and I said what • blessing it would be
if the weather would hold up and we had •
line harvest, but I got no answer. He went into
the garden and paced up and down, and begun to tell
me that his expenses were too much, and they meet be
reduced--the =ringed put down, and the bones sold, and
so on—and I then tried to divert his mind. He said he had
been elected president of the Devon and Exeter Hospital,
and ought to be in Exeter on Tuesday (yesterday) at the
anniversary sermon, and be thought he would write a nue.
end put it off, but he allowed the poet time to go by. He
told me of many other engagements, and said figure" wor.
riot him, and ha would give up the agency of the &seine
bank, and would not go to convocation ; awl immediately
afterwards added, that be would give up the living, the
canonry, and the ch•Doellorahip. He was very much ex.
cited, and had been in a low, dejected, and despundiug way.
1 met Mr. Owen. the modem' attendant of the fluidly, is
Thurialej, hiuted my suspicions as to the couditiou
the decemed's mind.
Themes Edward Owen, surgeon, of Totness, the laid wit.
nem called, said that be was sent for to attend the deemed
on Monday morning, and on arriving towel that his throat
was cut. He was then breathing, but puL.eleei. Witham
applied lint to the wound, but deceased died about minutes
afterwards. The cause of death was Hemorrhage from the
bleeding of the wound.
Here the coroner was interrupted by the jury, who said
they did not require any loom evidence.
Ths coroner addressed the jury, and after a short conaul.
Wien, they found that the " deoimeed destroyed Menial(
while in • stated temporary insanity."

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