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

the auditor, and object to the fees being allowed, and
then the question would come in a legitimate manner
before the authorities of the country, with whom it
would rest to say, what fees should be paid in land
where the parish was being forced to inter its dead.
Mr. Hart read a note received from the Rev. Rector
Campbell, in reply to a resolution of the vestry, request-
ing him to state upon what footing he was prepared to
put the question in regard to the payment of fees for
interments. The letter merely stated that, up to the
present, the Rector did not feel competent to return an
answer until he should be better informed upon the
subject ; but, if it should be found necessary to extend
Walton Cemetery, he would place himself in communi-
cation with the Bishop, who was, he believed, the person
to decide the scale of fees, before performing the
consecration.

POLICE COURT,

,-YE STE RDAY,

(BEFORE MR. R. E. HARVEY.)
PLUNDER BY A SAILOR.—A Spanish sailor, named
Andrew Leeah, was charged with having stolen 112 gold
dollars from another sailor named Antonio Fernando.
It appeared that, on Thursday last, the prosecutor arrived
here in the sbip Sacramento, and that he was paid off
with the above-named coin. He put it in a box, which
he left in a boarding-house at 20, Gradnell.street. He
gave the key of the box to the prisoner, to take care of
the money in his absence ; and two witnesses proved
that they saw the prisoner at the box with money in his
hand. There were only 8 dollars and 11 franc pieces
found on the prisoner. He was remanded.
A POOR KERRY MAN.—A poor old man, named Patrick
Grady, a native of Kerry, charged Ellen Riley and John
Long with having robbed him of 24 sovereigns. The
prosecutor had come from New York some days ago in
the ship Asia. The male prisoner was a sailor on board
the ship, and, on arrival here, they went to lodge in
Ray-street. On Friday, they went into a public-house,
where they met the female prisoner. The old man took
out his bag to pay for some drink, when the woman
snatched it. It contained 50 sovereigns ; and before she
dropped it, she managed to extract 24 of the coin from
the bag, and then both the prisoners ran away. On
Saturday, the poor old man was on board the Cork boat,
when the female prisoner called him and said, she would
get him the money if he went with her. He said he
would lose his passage, for which he paid lOs 6d. She
said it would be better for him to lose lOs 6,1 than 21
sovereigns, and he went with her; but, instead of getting
him his cash, she attempted to plunder him of the
remainder of his gold. The evidence against the man
was not considered sufficient, and he was discharged.
The woman was remanded, as the officers got a " scent "
of the money.
A WELSH WAY OF RECOVERING DEBT.—James
Williams, Thomas Wales, and Catherine Wallace, were
charged by John Downey, under the following circum-
stances :—The parties are natives of the principalities,
and Mr. Bluck defended the prisoners. It appeared
that the complainant is a master lumper, living in
Gilbert-street, and that he employed •the prisoners
occasionally. On Saturday night they called at his
house, in company of one of their wives, and demanded
money, which they alleged he owed them. He denied
that he owed them anything but 4d. They swore they
would have blood, if they did not get money. He said
they might have the former, but he could not produce
any of the latter. They then enquired for some beef or
mutton, and even offered to be content with common
ham and ale. They searched the house for such things,
but, not being successful, they rushed up stairs, shouting
out " a feather bed—a feather bed." They then seized
on his bed, and went off with it, when he followed, and
gave them into custody, on a charge of felony. Mr.
Bluck contended that, in point of law, there was no
felony committed. His Worship told the prisoners if
they had any claim against the complainant, they could
enforce it properly. He discharged the female, and
bound the men to keep the peace; the bed to be returned
to the owner.

The Chairman said he thought the Rector was rather
under a misapprehension ; for, any additional ground
which they proposed to purchase, would be mainly, if
not entirely, for dissenters, for whom there was no pro-
vision made in the ground already consecrated by the
authorities of the Established Church.
Mr. Woodruff said the rector had stated particularly,
in reference to the question of fees, that he was not
prepared to demand the full rate of fees, but was willing
to moderate the sum ; and, therefore, it ought not to be
allowed to go forth that the rector demanded lOs 6d,
8s 6d, or even 6s 6d. His impression was, that the
rector's demand would not exceed is 6d each. His
impression was, in fact, that the rector had almost,
if not, entirely, committed himself to the statement
that he would not expect more than half of what he
expected for private interments on the small scale of
fees as now operating in Snlithdown-lane Cemetery,
under the burial board there--3s for the private inter-
ment, which would, therefore, be is 6d for each pauper

burial

, The Chairman said the Rev. Mr. Denny's letter con-
tained one or two expressions as coming from the rector,
which he bitterly lamented should come from the Rector
of Liverpool. "He felt deeply aggrieved at the con-
stitution of the Burial Board !" This was, in effect, to
declare, that they were incompetent and unfit for the
discharge of their duties to the town. It was scarcely
charitable to earry one's feelings so far as to allow him,
on what was in every sense a very solemn and serious
subject, to advocate the rights of one sect or party over
another, for that was what must be inferred from some
of the expressions. He could not express how deeply
he lamented that such words should have escaped the
rector as those in which he spoke of the board not being
a " fair representation of the parish," as if it were a
matter of popular election to determine who their
representatives should be in the town-council or in
parliament. (Hear, hear.) It was painful to receive
such a communication. He only lamented that while
he discharged his clerical duties as rector, he should
have lost sight of the fact that he had duties to perform
as a good citizen, and left his fellow townsmen in such
a position that they were now at a loss to determine
where the interment of their paupers should take place.
(Hear, bear.)
Mr. Jackson said he was not at all surprised at the
issue. He might be, perhaps, somewhat uncharitable
in his thoughts and reasoning, but it was just what he
had anticipated from the very beginning. He thought
the course they had now before them was quite clear—
that they should proceed at once to look for land
suitable to the purpose, and recommend it to the
parishioners. They could hereafter determine to what
use they would apply the ground at Walton.
Mr. Jeffiey said, if any interment should take p lace
at Walton, he would strongly urge upon the church-
wardens and overseers to resist any demand for fees
exceeding those hitherto paid, and leave the rector to
his own redress. Let them leave the Walton land for
pauper interments, and seek land elsewhere for those
not already provided for, and for others who would be
laid in a consecrated position. The order in Council
appeared in the rector's favour, which he regretted
exceedingly. He hoped the churchwardens would not
wait for the auditor, but tender the ordinary fees, and
let the rector take his own course to recover any greater
amount. (Hear, hear.) He believed the law was on
the side of the fees as they had been. (Hear, hear.)
The Chairman stated, that in obedience to the wish
of the preliminary meeting, he had waited, with the
churchwardens, on the agent of Lord Derby, and Mr.
Heywood, the representative of the late Lord Sefton.
The former was not then prepared to give an answer,
but undertook to communicate with his lordship, and
report to the board whether they could have land to
purchase, should they require it, for the
purpose of a burial ground. Mr. Heywood said he
thought he would be in a position to sell land for the
purpose, but could not commit himself as yet to a
decided answer. It was known that both the Derby and
Sefton property comprised land in immediate contiguity
to the present cemetery. Therefore, so far as enquiries
had gone, they were rather favourable to the feasibility
of purchasing the ground, if it were thought desirable.
Mr. Stitt hoped it would be fully understood that it
was the rector who had placed himself in that position of
antagonism, and not any act on the part of the board.
The Chairman said at the preliminary meeting there
appeared to be an unanimous desire to discover some
amicable mode of arranging the question of fees, and '
they were all prepared to treat the rector with every
possible liberality. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that whatever
the manner in which the rector should have acted
towards them, the board would not be induced to forget
what was due to themselves, and that they would not
fail to treat the rector with all the respect which was
due to him and to his position as Rector of Liverpool.
(Hear, hear.) _

THE FINALE TO THE GREAT CONCERT AT ST. GEORGE'S
HALL.— A well dressed foreigner, who gave his name as
Charles Keddes, charged a young woman, named Emily
Smith, with having stolen his gold watch and chain
and six sovereigns. The complainant, who spoke
English tolerably well, said he was an artist, and was
playing music at George's Hall, at the concert on
Friday night. He was going home, after the concert, to
his lodging, at 95, Islington, when he met the prisoner,
and he agreed to give her lodging in his apartment for
the night. About two o'clock in the morning he missed
his watch and money, and asked the prisoner if she
knew anything about them ? Of course, she replied in
the negative; but, from the manner in which she spoke,
he suspected she had the sovereigns in her mouth, and
he caught her by the neck and put his finger in her
mouth, and felt the coin very plainly. He attempted to
extract it from this novel purse, but she nearly bit his
finger off, and swallowed the money. (Laughter.) On
searching her, he found his watch and chain concealed
on her. Mr. Hardy: You were fortunate in getting it ;
if you act in this disreputable way, and keep such bad
company at your lodging, you cannot expect anything
but robbery. Discharge the prisoner.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF BIGAMY.—A young man,
named William George Noble, described as a plasterer,
was brought up, charged by his mother, Mary
McDonnell, of Rodney-street, Park, with bigamy. Mr.
Bluck was for the prisoner. From the story told

by the mother of the prisoner, it appeared that he
was in the Militia, and in May last he was in
Glasgow, where he married a young woman named
Catherine Sellors. When he was discharged he came to
Liverpool with his wife, and resided with his mother
(along with his wife) up to Tuesday last. On Wednes-
day he went away, and got married to a girl named
Eliza Davis, at St. Simon's Church. The mother did
not know what had become of him until she saw an
account of his marriage in the Mercury, newspaper, and
then she had him arrested: Mr. Bluck asked if there

was any evidence in support of the charge ? Mrs. M'Don-
nell offered to produce, as a witness, the first wife, a nice
tidy girl about 20 years of age, but this was objected to
by Mr. Bluck, and the objection was held good. There
being no other evidence forthcoming at the time, the
prisoner was discharged.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—Edward Johnstone, who
stood remanded on a charge with having embezzled £7

2s, Id, from Messrs. Green and Taylor, was brought up.
The details of this case were fully reported in our paper
of this day week. There being no further evidence

offered in the case, the prisoner was discharged

After some further conversation,
Mr. Jackson moved the following resolution :
" That, inasmuch as the Rector has determined upon
immediate interments in the new ground at Walton,
contrary to the wishes of the Select Vestry and of this
hoard—resolved that the board proceed forthwith to take
such steps as may be expedient to obtain suitable land
in the most eligible situation."
Mr. Shaw seconded the resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted.
A committee was appointed to carry out the resolution,
consisting of the Chairman and Vice-chairman, the
Churchwardens (Messrs. Woodruff and Shaw), and Mr.
Cerbally.
The board then adjourned to next Monday.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

On the evening of Thursday last, a remarkably fine young
man, named Walter Campbell, aged twenty-two, in the
employ of Messrs. Dixon and Ross, steel and copperplate
printers, of St. James's-place, Hampstead-road, had been,
on Thursday, with three or four of his shopmates to Barnet
Fair, having taken return tickets by the Great Northern
Railway to and from the Barnet station. At Barnet station,
as at Hornsey, the passengers to London have to cross, from
the down side of the rails, the main line, to reach the plat-
form for the up trains. Walter Campbell and his friends
arrived at Barnet station on the side of the down line, and
found the people being drafted across the main line to the
up platform in order to be in readiness to enter the up train
on its arrival at the station, and which was then nearly due.
A train at last appeared in sight, and was supposed, at least
by the passengers, to be the stopping train at the Barnet
station to take them to London. Several persons ran across
the line, and the unfortunate deceased among the number.
The tram, instead of being the stopping train, turned out to
be an up express train, and came with such velocity that
before the unfortunate young man, Campbell, could clear
the up rails and reach the platform, the engine struck him ;
and it is stated by the by-stand9rs that, to their horror, they
saw his body hurled in advance of the train about fifty
yards. On being picked up his remains presented a frightful
spectacle ; his legs were cut off at both ancles, and the thighs
and upper parts of the body, as well as the head and face, were
much mutilated. Death must ofcoursehave been instantaneous.
The inquest was held on Friday afternoon before Mr. Ward,
the coroner for Hertfordshire, when the evidence of the
officials was to the effect that, although several people had
crossed the line, they warned the deceased and others not
to do so, as the up-train was approaching, and that, although
held back, the deceased broke away and ran across. Henry
Brayley states that, seeing the train at a distance, coming
up, Campbell ran into the station, and he and his com-
panions were following him, but at some distance. Many
people had run across the line to the up-platform, and the
deceased was following them, when the occurrence must
have taken place. Charles Rand, another young man who
was with the deceased, gives similar evidence, and states
that, when he went back to Barnet to see the body, he found
it rolled up in a tarpaulin, in an outhouse, and that it pre-
sented a shocking spectacle, A verdict of " Accidental
death" was returned,

After the meeting had adjourned, the following letter
was handed to our reporter:—

St. Peter's, Liverpool, Sept, 8, 1856.

Dear Sir,—ln consequence of the advice given me by
yourself and Mr. Shaw, the churchwardens of this
parish, we shall venture to postpone the opening of
Walton Cemetery, and the closing of St. Martin's, till
we hear from the rector, which we hope will be on the
12th instant —I am, dear sir, yours truly,
John Woodruff, Esq. W. H. DRNNT.

TOXTETH-PARK BOARD OF HEALTH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,—ln your paper of to-day, " A Ratepayer," in a letter
headed " Procrastination," omplains of the members of the
Toxteth-park Local Board of lialth having failed to form a
quorum at their monthly meeting on Tuesday last, and
asks the question—" What is the remedy for this indiffer-
ence ?" To this I reply, by informing " A Ratepayer,"
that there are at present three vacancies in the board, and
that, if he will favour me with his name and address, I
shall have much pleasure in getting him placed on the board,
as we find, from the smallness of our district, great difficulty
in finding gentlemen who will undertake the duties of the
office. The names of two others, equally good grumblers
as himself, will be esteemed a favour.—l am, &c.,
Toxteth-park, Saturday. H. S. ALuss.

SEIZURE OF FORGING APPARATUS BY
THE BIRMINGHAM POLICE.

WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

Edward Chater, one of the largest forgers of bank
notes in Birmingham, has been apprehended, and the
greater portion of his apparatus seized by the police.
His abode was in a court in Smallbrook-street, whither
on Thursday morning Messrs. Glossop and Dutton, of
the detective force, proceeded. On gaining admission
they found that the man was not at home. His wife
was there, and she was made a prisoner. The officers
then proceeded to search the premises, and they very
soon discovered that Chater's bedroom was his work-
shop. A press used in the manufacture of the notes
was standing there, and no less than 104 unfinished
notes were strewed about to dry. This was at an early
hour in the morning, so the forgers must have been at
their work during the night time. The notes wanted
nothing but the water mark and numbers to complete
them, and the plates for this purpose, with several
others, were found concealed in the room.
The press, plates, and notes, were of course taken
possession of by the officers, and Sergeant Dutton was
left to guard them and the female prisoner,' whilst Mr.
Glossop watched outside the house for Chater's return.
When he came he passed by his own door, and the
officer, thinking perhaps he bad some scent of what had
taken place, and that he meant to escape, instantly
rushed upon him and seized him. He was "surprised
to find his house in such confusion, not knowing any•
thing about either the notes or the forgiug pp
aaratus
being in the place," as he said. However, the officers
marched their prisoners to the station, and they were
taken before the magistrates the same morning, but none
of the facts of the case were gone into, Mr. Glossop
merely asking for and obtaining a remand until Satur-
day. On that day Chater and his wife were again placed
at the bar, and the above facts giFen in evidence by the
police, The result of the hearing was the liberation of
the female prisoner, and the committal of her husband
fur trial at the Warwick March assizes. Mr. Denton, of
London, appeared to watch the proceedings on behalf of
the bank, and Mr, Kimberley defended the accused.

The usual monthly meeting of this board was held last
evening at the public offices, Wavertree. The Rev. W.
Badnall presided. The other members of the board present,
were—Messrs. Pictou, Rishton, Bradburn, Davis, Clarke,
Anderton, and Swinden. The clerk read the minutes of the
last meeting, which, after a brief conversation, were confirmed.
A discussion then ensued as to the necessity and propriety of at
once proceeding with the drainage of Wavertree road—the one
to Lord Salisbury's property, and the other to the outlet
sewer on the Wavertree road—, On the motion of Mr. Picton,
seconded by Mr Swinden, the clerk was instructed to advertise
for the completion of the same.—At the request of the cone
tractor, the board consented to extend the time for the com-
pletion of the drainage from the Ist of March to the Ist of
May, as he feared that ho had not asked for sufficient time in
the first instance.—Mr. G. Speakeman applied for permission
to erect a slaughter-house in Low-lane, to he registered
according to the bye-laws of the board,—Mr. Rishton
suggested that the subject sl.ould be postponed
for a time, in order that the inhabitants of the locality might
give their opinion, as to whether it would be a nuisance or not.
This, he thought, should be a rule carried out on all such
occasions. The subject was adjourned for further consideration
for a month.—The surveyor was instructed to keep the back
streets and lanes, within the township, perfectly clean.—The
Chairman directed attention to the clelapidated state of the fire
hose, which, at the late fire'at the mill, was perfectly useless, and
a disgrace to the township.—The Surveyor explained that the
hose was one of those canvass things, which burst when it was
used.—On the motion of Mr. Swinden, seconded by Mr.
Davis, it was resolved that an estimate be obtained for a
hose, 100 feet in length, and that one be provided as speedily
as possible.—Mr. Davis : I think the old one cost £so.—The
Surveyor : No, £2l.—Mr, Rishton :At any rate, it was £2O
thrown away.—The Chairman suggested that an engine and
full apparatus should be provided.— It was decided that Mr.
Hewitt, of the Liverpool fire brigade, should be consulted,
and his" opinion on the subject reported to the next board,—
Tho board then adjourned,

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPCY COURT

YESTE RDAY,

(BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY.)
THE SMALL PROFITS OF A MONEY LENDER.—IN RE WM.
TYsoN.--The bankrupt,who carried on the business of a baker
and flour dealer, in Liverpool, came up this day on his
adjourned last examination. Mr. Bateson, of the firm of
Govandes, Bateson, and Robinson, appeared for the assignees,
and Mr. John Bates, junior, for the bankrupt. Mr. Bateson
said that he now proposed merely to examine the bankrupt
very briefly, as the assignees had been furnished with the
balance sheet but very recently. There was also in connection
with it an account of Mr. Charles Pemberton's,which extended
over sixty-six sheets of paper, and comprised items to the
amount of £25,000, though none of the transactions whatever
appeared on the bankrupt's hooks. There was also an account
referred to in the balance sheet, that of a Mr.W. Humphreys,
with whom the bankrupt had large transactions, principally
cash. These latter—the cash transactions—amounted alone
to over £30,000, and of them only something to the extent of
£5OO appeared in the bankrupt's books. That showed that the
accounts were made up by the "rule of thumb ;" and that
they were, of necessity, most inaccurate. The account of
Mr. Pemberton seemed to have eaten up the whole of the pro-
perty, the bankrupt, by his balance sheet, appearing to have
paid and been indebted to Mr. Pemberton, in the course of
five years and a half, the sum of no less than £4,072 for
interest alone. The ordinary rate of interest he seems to have
paid Mr. Pemberton was £6 per cent per month, or 72 per
c.nt per annum. In some instance, he (Mr. Bateson) had found
that there had been a charge for interest at the rate of no less
than £l2O per cent per annum. No man could be expected to
get on under such circum'tances. Air. Pernbe ton's account,
which, as he before stated, extended over sixty_six sheets of

paper, went on all 'Lin °ugh ringing the changes in the entry,
"Received from yon so much fur carrying over loan so and so
for one month," then for half a month, and so on ; and was,
is fact, the most extraordinary account that had ever been
presented to the court.—His Honour observed that he had
just glanced at the account, and that he had found one item
confirmatory of what Mr. Bateson had stated as to the rate of
interest. He found a loan of £l5O, and £9 paid
for continuing it for a month—an intolerable rate of
interest, and one that no trader could by any possibility pay.
Mr. Yates : No doubt the average rate has been 70 per cent.
per annum all the time. The bankrupt was then examined by
Mr. Bateson. He stated that he had carried on business at
five different shops i❑ Liverpool, and that he had stopped on
the 16th June last. His last transactions in bills before his
bankruptcy was with Humphreys, when he accepted one from
him for £B7O. He was not aware that on the 17th or 18th of
Juno, or on some other day after his bankruptcy, he made any
remittance in bank notes to anybody. Mr. Bateson • Are you
prepared to swear that you did not? Bankrupt : I do not
recollect. His Honour : Surely you must recollect any such
circumstance if it occurred—this is only September? Mr.
Bateson : Did you give your clerk, Furnival, notes or half notes
to remit to any one after your bankruptcy ? Bankrupt : No.
Mr. Batesou : Are you sure of that ? Bankrupt : Yes; the
last remittance I made was to Rocker, Eaton, & Co. Mr.
Yates: Did you pay anybody after you stopped ? Bankrupt :
No. To Mr. Bateson : I never had any share transactions ; I
hold none now, nor any share in a building society ; I made no
settlement on my wife. Mr. Bateson : When (lid you first
begin to borrow money from Mr. Pemberton ? Bankrupt : I
cannot exactly tell—it was a little before the time that is given
—five years and a half. Mr. Bateson : His account commen-
ces in 1850. Bankrupt: Then it was in 1849 I first began to
borrow from him ; it was then in mortgages. Mr. Bateson :
What is the mortgage referred to in the first page of Mr. Pem-
berton's account—on what property is it ? Bankrupt : I
believe it is on the Brombro' estate. Mr. Bateson : What
other property had you in 1850 ? Bankrupt : The warehouse
87, in Vauxhall-road. Did you remember what you paid Mr.
Pemberton for that mortgage ? Bankrupt : I paid him 5 per
cent. in that way (mortgages). Mr. Bateson :Is it true
that, in 1850, you paid Mr. Pemberton interest at the rate
of 3 per cent. per month? Bankrupt : Yes. Mr. Bateson :
When did he increase the rate of interest ? Bankrupt :
I can't just say. Mr. Bateson : I see in April Ist, 1852,
there is an entry of this kind—" Lent you, to the 13th
instant, £100; my charge, £5." Is that a correct entry ?
Bankrupt : I cannot say ; I thought I never paid him more
than £6 (a month). Mr. Bateson : But is this entry true ?
Bankrupt : I cannot contradict it. Mr. Bateson :On April
2nd there is another loan—" Lent you £100; my charge,
£2 ;" and on the 6th April, "Received, lent April the 2nd,
£loo"—that is 40s for four days. Is that correct ? Bankrupt :
I cannot contradict it. Mr. Bateson :On the same day, the
6th of April, on which you appear to have repaid him the £lOO,
there appears a fresh loan of £6O, with a charge of £2 re-
ceived. On the 12th April there is, " Lent you for a month
£lOO ;" and on the 15th, "My charge for loan of £lOO,
from the 12th April to the 12th May, £6 ;" on the 16th
May, " My charge for allowing the £lOO to remain over from
April 13th to April 20th, £2 lOs ; my charge allowing £2OO,
which should have been paid yesterday, to remain over until
the 29th, £6 ; my charge for allowing £2OO, which should
have been paid 22nd April, remaining over until the 29th
April, £3 ; received these charges, and £6 under yesterday's
date, £l7 10s." Are these items correct? Bankrupt : I
think so, to the best of my recollection. Mr. Bateson : Then
you appear to have paid him whenever you wanted accommo-
dation, whatever he choose to ask you ? Bankrupt : No, I
did not. Mr. Bateson : Then what was your arrangement
with him ? Mr. Yates : In fairness to the bankrupt, I
should now state that this account has been collected from Mr.
Pemberton's books, and filled by advice on the part of tho
bankrupt, however it may tell against him. His Honour :
Did you ever object to any demand made on you for interest ?
Bankrupt : Yes. His Honour : Can you remember any
instance in which the rate of interest was reduced, in conse-
quence of your objection ? Bankrupt : I cannot tell ; but it
was in those cases where the loans were for a few days.
Mr. Bateson : Why did you go on borrowing money from
him ? Bankrupt : Because I could mostly get it from him
when I wanted it. Mr. Bateson ; Could you not always get
it from him when you paid him his price ? Bankrupt : No ;
he has not always had it when I asked him. Mr. Bateson :
What we may call thecustomary rate was £6 5s 2d ? Bankrupt :
That would depend on whether he would draw the money
from the bank or not. The ordinary rate was £6 per cent.
per month, and 5s per cent, extra if the money was drawn
out of bank: Mr. Bateson : Do you mean to represent to the
Commissioner that it is true, as stated among your trade
expenses, that in five years and a half Mr. Pemberton has
charged £4,072 17e 4d for interest on loans ? Bankrupt : It
is correct. Mr. 14teson : Ile has also charged you for law
expenses, as your attorney during that period, £lB4 5s 10d,
and I notice you have paid him £ll7 for interest on mortgages.
According to page eight of your balance-sheet, your profits
during that period—five years and a half—have been £3,635
2s 10d. Is that so? Bankrupt : Yes. Mr. Bateson : Not
much difficulty in showing where the corn trade money is
gone to. (Laughter.) At this stage of the examination, the
case was further adjourned for three weeks, without any Opp°,
sition beiug offered on the part of the bankrupt.

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY THROUGH

A LOVE QUARREL

On Saturday evening last Mr. G. T. Brent, the deputy
c)roner, held an enquiry, at the New Crown Inn, St. Paul's-
terrace, Ball's-pond, Islington, into the circumstances con-
nected with the suicide of Ellen Louisa Felstead, aged 21
years, the daughter of a gun implement maker, residing at 12,
Halton•street, Lower-road. It appeared from the evidence of
Mrs. Donaldson and the deceased's father that for some time
past deceased had been keeping company with a young man
named Parrott. She was a very sensitive, high-minded young
woman. On the evening of Monday last she called at Mrs. Don-
)aldsons's, about nine or half-past nine o'clock, in. company with
Parrott. The latter had an angry altercation with her about
visiting at the above house, after which they west away, but
not together. The deceased called again at half pact-eleven,
and asked if Parrott had called and asked about her. On being
answered in the negative, she became greatly excited, saying
he would never see her again, and that he had sworn at her,
and she could not live to be so addressed by him. She then
went away, and witness saw no more of her alive, Mr. Felstead,
her father, stated that she bad an altercation with Parrott at her
own house between nine and ten o'clock, after leaving Mrs.
Donaldson's. She said to her lover, "You ridicule and satirise
the family when we aro together, and I cannot bear it."
After this she went up stairs to her room, and divested
herself of her bracelets, combs, &c., and when the
family retired to rest, slipped quietly out of the house,
and was never seen after alive. Upon her body was found
a letter addressed to Parrott, where she had begun with
several broken sentences, and saying, " Dear Jasper,
I cannot stand this parting; no one can tell how I love you,"
She had never evinced any suicidal tendency, on the contrary
she was always expressing her astonishment how persons could
be so weak•minded that way. Her friends were not aware of
the intensity of her attachment. What prayed upon her mind
very heavily was the return of 10,3 to her by Parrott on the
Monday night, which he had borrowed from her on the evening
of the illuminations. The jury returned a verdict in accord-
ance with the testimony of the witnesses.

COMMITTAL OFA SURGEON FOR CAUSING
THE DEATH OF A LADY.

LOWESTOFT, Saturday.—Yesterday an inquest was con-
cluded before the borough Coroner, touching the death of Mrs.
Maly Ann Jeekels, the wife of a sail maker, of this place.
The evidence was of the most horrifying nature, and the
inquiry, which lasted several hours, excited the greatest in-
terest, and the room was densely crowded. It appeared from
the evidence that the unfortunate deceased was taken in labour
on the 29th nit, when she sent for Dr. Matchem , who
attended her. When the pains of labour came on he attempted
to deliver her, but believing that there was some difficulty
about the birth, instead of using the forceps he
made use of a table-spoon. The consequence was
that he frightfully lacerated the lady to such an
extent that inflammation and htemorrhage set in, from the
effects of which she died. Dr. Worthington, one of tho
medical men who were called in, stated that the death of the
deceased was caused by the great violence which had been
used, not only by the adoption of the table-spoon instead of
the forceps, but by pressure or violence from without. From
the post mortem examination which he had made, he was of
opinion that there was not the slightest reason for using the
instrument. Ho had never heard of the table-spoon being
used before for such a purpose. When he made the post
modem examination Dr. Webb was present. There was
a wound two inches in length, extending upwards and
backwards. There was also another large wound. On the
left side there was also a severe wound. The woman was
in the most frightful state from the treatment she had
received. Dr. Webb, Lecturer on Anatomy, stated that the
death of the unfortunate woman was caused by the violence
used in the delivery, and more especially by the use of the
table-spoon instead of the forceps. Instruments were not
necessary. The wounds inflicted on the woman were of a
nature as to entirely preclude any hope of her recovery. The
Coroner havieg summed up, the jury returned a verdict
of " Manslaughter" against Dr. Matcham, and the Coroner
ordered him (being present) to be at once conveyed to the
county gaol.