The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

Blizabea Salon, t7l;;;Tile;lareii;;:ctridannao, redoing
at 31, Percival-street, Clerkenwell, was charged before Mr.
Barker with attempting to commit suicide.
The defendant, who appeared very ill,was yeeterday very
depressed, and told a friend that she was unwell. They
went for • walk, and on their return some ale was sent for a
and • glass was handed to the defendant. She then tow;
from her pocket two phials containing laudanum, awl
emptied their contents miss a glass and drank. Her fried
Fthat the defendant had taken poison, seat for my.
Franldin, surgeon, of Bt. Johnetreet-rosd, who admi-
nistered restoratives, and now said that she was in • weak
state. The following is a copy of a letter the defendant
had written to her husband Just previous to her making is
attempt on her life.
" 31, Pereilval-str-st, Doswell-road, Sept. 24, 1867.
" My dear husband,—You have thought proper to
leave me, but bed people have eeparated us. I rind I
cannot live without you. lam very bad. My poor mind
is gone. I have sold all to pay and live. %not could I
do ? If you would only return to me there is nothing ma
ear th I would not do to make you happy. God bless yes
is the sincere prayer of your affectionate wife, Falun=
iLtrox. P.S. Elisabeth Eaton, broken-hearted."
Mr. Barker, the defendant having nothing to say,
remanded her to the House of Dentention.

WORSHIP-STREET.

ROBBFAY BY A 8111VANT..

Elizabdh Sounds, 25, was charged before Mr. Heinen
with etc:sling five sovereigns and 27 yards of new silk, Ms
money and property of her master Mr. William Hall, a
sdrgeon, resie-ig Mar...trest, Hackney, whose wife
stet -d—The prisoner was • servant of mine for ten weds
and two days. On the Bth inst. I missed from
a wardrobe, the key of which wu kept ia
• glass drawer, du sovereigns and subse.
quently the silk mentioned, together with other articles,
She would in amerdaric: with her duties well know when
to find them ; she had then left the house. On the fol.
losing day I gave full information to the police, and le
company with my husband and • constable went to white
she waslising. I salmi, " I suppose that you know what,*
have come about." She replied that she did not. I
then, told her, mid she denied having seen money or
raster:A at the same time referring to her box, and pre.
during the key ; the box was opened, and the first thing I
saw was • handkerchief. I gave her into custody, and she
Instantly exclaimed "Oh pr.l forgive me, forgive me, the
silk la on the fire. I have put it on the tire." On pre.
medial to the kitchen we found it so, the entire quantity
of silk, folded as new, was mouldering away, quite
spoiled.
Pianner—Did you not say, ma'am, that you would not
prosecute me!
Mrs Hall—l did say that if you gave me up all property,
I would forgave you.
Mr. Newton—You did say that!
Wham—Yes,
Mr. William Hall—The prisoner went into another
ream and returned with three sovereigns. I said that if
bar mistress would forgive her I would not prosecute.
Mr. New ton—Did she say the sovereigns were yours?

M. Hall—No, As did not.

Priaoner—Bu he pat them into his pocket.
Constable (examined by Hr. Newton)—Mrs. Hall said;
" Elisabeth, if you deliver up my things, I don't wish I.
injure you."
Hr. wee not
Hr. New Nett :on—Your wife and the policeman ham swots
it, and I must say that • man in your position ought to
have known better ; you have preferred self to the public.
Kr. Hall—l had her from the " Fry Refuge," with a
good ammeter.
Finally the prisoner sleeted to plead guilty, and was
sentenced to an imprisonment of six months, with had
labour.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THE SPANISH DEBT.

effrlNt.; OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.
(THIS DAY.)
!nt cting of the Spanish Certificate holders was
• A I ~'clock at the London Tavern, Mr. Jou,t FIELD
• chair, the main object being to " carry out the Testi-
. • • ei the meeting of July 25, which, in con-
: e with Article 36 of the reglamentos attached to the
-Acme of July Is, nominated the manager of the
..nd County Bank to act as the medium for the
,see of the documents, and appropriating for the re-
!Awn of the committee, and payment of their ex-
.., percentage of If. lle. Id. Three per Cent. Stock.
• CHAIRMAN said in consequence of the absence of the
•i.iti of the committee, Mr. Robertson, and the Is-
' of the vice-chairman, Mr. Fowles, it had
~ in. lot to take the chair. There were two points
~•••••i•lered by the meeting. The one was the non-
..ur of the arrangement with the London and
Kink, and the other the remmieration of the
~,tare, As regarded the former question, be
.:,ritd to the law pealed by the Cortes in
pro i•ling that the certificates should be ex-
•ed for a certain amount of Three per Cent. stock,
,•
•1 to the reglamentos relating to the appointment
ie.slium for conversion. l
oft meeting held on
• • ;th of July the manager the London and
uoty Dusk was appointed the medium for the
•
,rpo; out of the arrangement. On the 14th of
As.z.ist Messrs. Capel and Rothschild sent to the coin-
ate .1 copy of a royal decree which directed them,
of handing over the certificates to the
r.anager of the London and County Bank? to
!..a them over to the Spanish Finance Commusion
is hendon. To this the committee objected as
bong eppo-ed to the reglamentos, and because the
commission could not properly perform such a duty. He
then read the correspondence which had passed on the
Subject. The committee were, he said, at fires under the
i.optvosion that their wishes would be complied
with, but Messrs. expel and Rothschild did not
feel justified in yielding to them. The committee,
be added, bad no wish to offer the slightest im-
,,ji,ocot to the carrying out of the conversion. I
On the contrary, having laboured for eleven years to
lung it about, they would much regret any further delay.
it •e, for the meeting to determine whether the resolu-
vs passed on the 23th July should be carried out or not.
The sommittee, however, considered that that would be
best and safest course.
Mr. I,:II,ALLA differed from the chairman in tofu. 'The
siouish government wished to convert in their own waT ;
el ail not desire to,reduce the' payment, and the dif-
i,..nce was one of tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee. He had
t-Lt his own certificates to the office of the Spanish Com-
r...i>ion, No. 4, Lothbury and expected to receive his three
!:r cents within a fortnight. He did not see why
fey should not accept the three per cent. from
tat office as much as from the London and
lusty Bank. He appealed to the holders as
ea of business what differenoe there could be between
.e two places as regarded their own interest.
In rely to a question,
The CHAIRMAN said the Spanish Ambassador had
Mborised the trustees, Messrs. Capel and hotbe-
d:did. to retain the counterfoils. The simple
.uestion at issue was who was to have the custody
i 1 the documents prior to conversion. It was con-
trary to common sense that title deeds should
be heeded over to those who were interested. If how-
(set, that meeting considered that Messrs. Capel and
botlischild should retain the counterfoils pending con.
idiot' instead of the London and County Bank there was
:a tad of the matter. (Hear, hear.)
Several holders intimated that in their opinion it
could be quite sufficient for the trustees to retain the
counterfoils until the exchange had been effected.
On the motion of the chairman a resolution was passed
to that effect. . .

TheCiiidasex then introduced the question of the remu-
neration of the committee. That remuneration was, he
iiid, the subject of a contract of eleven years' standing,
and was, therefore, scarcely open to discussion ; but if it
rere excessive, he and his colleagues would willit.gly
yield a portion of their claim. He then read the terms
of the resolution by which it was determined
that 3 per cent, should be given to the coin.
mittee sa remuneration out of any monies which might
be recovered from the Spanish government. That amount
might seem large, but when the resolution was passed
the Spanish securities were worth only about four
per cent., and 3 per cent. appeared a small amount
on their then value. The 11. lls. ld. voted on
the 25th of July would, after making various
reductions, yield the committee little more than 5001. each.
If the conversion extended to the whole debt, the re-
muneration would still be only about a thousand pounds.
The committee would bow to the feeling of the meeting ;
but at all events, let them have enough to p►y their
debts. (Hear.)
In reply to a question,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the debts which the com-
mittee felt bound to pay amounted to about 7,0001.
(The meeting was proceeding when our report left.]