The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-09 00:00:00

" THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE.'

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. W.
Carter, coroner for East Surrey, at the Dover Castle, Rother-
!litho, on the body of George Butler, aged 32, a labourer, who
committed suicide by drinking a large quantity of laudanum
under the following painful circumstances : —From the evidence
it appeared that for some years past, the deceased, who was an
industrious sober man, had been paying his addresses to a young
female, a servant in the employ of the landlord of the Dover
Castle Tavern, but being unable to raise money enough to
purchase any furniture, the marriage was from time to time
postponed. About three weeks ago, however, from the repeated
assurance of the young woman that they might manage to get
some few articles to begin with, they were married, and it was
agreed that they should live apart for some months. This
'seemed to prey very much on the deceased's mind, and on
Thursday last he was found poisoned, with a small bottle
labelled " poison." He had been heard to say that he could
not live if he did not get a home for his wife. Verdict " Tom-
porary Insanity." _

COMMITTAL OF A SOLICITOR FOR
FORGERY.

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perjury brought against George Smith, Esq., solicitor, residing
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in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. The greatest
excitement prevailed in the town, from the fact that the case
arose out of the celebrated cause, " Smith v. Winder," which
has been so frequently before the public, and which was tried
before the Chief Baron Pollock, at the last assizes at Guildford.
Mr. Hutchinson, in opening the case for the prosecution,
stated that the alleged/perjury took place at the recent assizes
held in this town, in the cause of Smith v. Winder, in which
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a verdict was recorded for the defendant. In that action
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teral security, Mr. Matthew Winder, and Mr. William
Winder, his son, swore as distinctly that Mr. Smith did no
such thing, and that they did not know the nature of the bond
before they signed it without having it read over to them, as
they had entire confidence in Mr. Smith, who was their solici-
tor. The Chief Baron, in summing up to the jury, said it was
very certain that one of the parties had been guilty of gross
perjury, as in a case where £1,500 was concerned, the memory
could not fail them. Which of the parties had done so, it was
for the jury to decide. The jury returned a verdict for the
the defendant, thus deciding that Mr. Smith was guilty of
perjury. The bench fully committed Mr. Smith for trial, but
admitted him to bail in the sum of £.2,009.

EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF FIRES IN
LONDON.

On Sunday morning a tire broke out on the extensive pre-
mises of Mr. W. Stoneham, carriage builder, Bedford street,
Upper Seymour street, Euston square. Several hours elapsed
before the flames were subdued, and a considerable amount of
property was consumed. Mr. Braidwood, in his report, says,
" The harness makers' workshops, with their contents, were
destroyed. The stabling and painters' shops burned down, and
the stock of the latter consumed. The store rooms nearly
destroyed. Building and contents insured in the Sun office.
The origin of the fire is unknown."
Another fire is also reported by Mr. Braidwood to have
broken out on Sunday morning on the premises known as
Rutland-wharf, Thames-street, tenanted by Messrs. Green
and Sedgwick, corn.factors. Adjoining these were the
spacious granary of Mr. James Smith, the latter being con-
tiguous to the immense flour mill of Messrs. Ponsford, White,
and Co. A strong force from the various brigade stations was
soon in attendance, as also was the steanrttoat from South-
wark-bridge. The warehouse of Messrs. Sedgwick and Green,
containing some thousands of quarters of corn, was, however,
nearly destroyed; insured in the Atlas, Phcenix, and Globe
ofacea.

A fire also occurred on Saturday night, on the premises of
Mr. E. I3eetch, leather cloth manufacturer, Parson's Place,
New Kent Road. After two hours hard labour the firemen
got the fire subdued, but not until about £2,000 worth of
property had been consumed. The damage done is thus
reported by Mr. Braidwoosi to the insurance office :—" Four
drying houses, about 180 feet long by sixty wide, nearly
burned out; half of an engine-house destroyed." The cause
of fire unknown. Insured in the North of England Fire
office. King's Arms-yard, Old Kent Road, Mr. W. Pars-
house, cowkeeper ; roof and end of shed damaged by fire
and stock by removal ; one cow killed. Insured in the
Monarch. No. .5 and 6, Williams Place; let out in
of the
tenements ; back windows burned out. Insurance 1
unknown. Some hours after the fire was extinguished, an
accident took place, which was nearly attended with the loss of 1
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four persons. It appears that the ruins were left in charge of
eanaged to escape with some slight,
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offices, Mr. Farnham, of the North of England, and Mr.
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yona spark flying from a candle,
and setting tine bed furniture fire in the back room first
floor. Although considerable I a arm was excited, the fire was
confined to the loom • ' '
in which it commenced and before any
serious damage Was done, The contents were uninsured, but
the building was insured in the County Fire office.
place, one atMr, I -
Other fires also took 's, 158,
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Coswell t t S ree , oil
and colourman ; another in the Spa road,
Bermondsey ; another in Millpond street, in the same
Parish ; and one at Warren's blacking warehouse, in
Mill street, Lambeth. The latter destroyed the workshops,
sixty feet long by twenty-two, but the three others were of a i
trifling character,