The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR SHIPPING

ARRIVALS, August 30.—Steamer Dumbarton Youth,
M'Carthy, from Smyrna and Malta, for Liverpool
(cleared) ; steamer Karnak, A. Brownless, seven days
from Liverpool, for Genoa and Leghorn (cleared). Sep-
tember 2—Steamer Melita, J. Anderson, 10 days from
Alexandria, 5 from Malta, cotton and wheat for Gibraltar
and Liverpool; steam transport City of London, 6 days
from Malta with troops for Liverpool. September 3
Barque Thor, C. W. Kelly, 70 days from Alexandria, with
cotton for Liverpool (cleared) ; steamer Tiber, J. G.
Wardell, 7 days from Liverpool, with general cargo for
Gibraltar and Trieste (cleared) ; schooner William Henry,
J. Boyd, 15 days from Liverpool, with coals for Gibraltar ;
R.Y.S. schooner Claymore, H Rowley, Esq., owner, T.
Davies, master, 21 days from Falmouth, 18 from Corurna,
and 7 from Cadiz. September s—American ship Rocham-
bean, G. W. Gilchrist, 13 days from Liverpool, with coals ;
steamer Albanian, E. D. Goulden, 7 days from Patras,
and 6 from Cephalonia, with currants for Liverpool
(cleared). Clearances, September 4.—Steamer Melita, J.
Anderson, wool, for Liverpool ; R.Y.S. schooner Clay-
more, T. Davies, master, H. Rowley, Esq., owner, for
Malaga.

ANOTHER SUICIDE FROM DISAPPOINTED

AFFECTION.

An inquest has just been held in London on the body
of a Miss Elizabeth Hall, aged 23. From the evidence of
the deceased's father it appears, that on Thursday, the
4th inst., she was missed from the house, and he under-
stool afterwards that her body had been discovered in
the Serpentine, Hyde Park. She had had some words
with her mother the previous day, but nothing had
occurred that could have been calculated to lead her to
destroy her life. About four years since she was attached
to a young man about 18 years of age, a neighbour's
son, wio was employed in a wholesale house in the City,
at a salary of £2O per annum. Witness felt that, for the
welfare of his daughter and the young man, he was com-
pelled to put an end to the acquaintance, but since that
time the latter had, by his ability, raised himself in the
firm, and was now in receipt of •El6O per annum, having
married a young lady of some fortune. Mr. Hall said :
There was a letter left by his daughter at the time of her
disappearance. He had not the letter with him, but he
believed it wished them all farewell, begged God to for-
give the wicked act she was about to commit, and was
also about the dispute with her mother. He did not
know what became of the letter. The Coroner said the
letter must be produced, and a messer,er was at once
sent to procure the attendance of Mrs. Hall, who, on her
arrival, made the following extraordinary statement.
.That the deceased left a letter on the kitchen table, but
witness had destroyed it. She did not read it, and was
not aware what it contained. Witness never struck her
daughter. She was quite unable to say who gave her the
letter. The dispute was about some coals which the witness
asked the deceased to fetch. Her daughter was in bed, and
it was past 11 o'clock at night. Witness did not pull the
clothes off the deceased, but laid hold of the quilt and put it
on a chair, A little while ago her (laughter was reading
some of the letters sent to her by the young man who had
been courting her. She said she would not burn the
letters, and that she would take poison, which she did.
When she said she would take poison, witness told her if
she was determined, she must do so. She did not know
the letter was in existence long enough to be
copied, or who gave it to her. Mr. Hall, on being again
recalled, said he made a copy of the letter, and gave the
original to his wife. The letter was here read, and was, in
substance, the same as given by Mr. Hall in his evidence,
concluding with the words, " Tell mother not to abuse me
when lam gone." Miss Harriett Hall (the sister Of
deceased) gave evidence of various facts, and totally con.
tradicted the statements of Mrs. Hall. The Coroner
having carefully summed up, the jury returned a verdict.
of " Temporary insanity, and the jury feel very indignant
at the conduct of the mother towards the deceased."