Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

ontents of this note to any on

state that she cannot

k you to remain

T the present. Ra

station about every half hour, and Richmond 'buses from

Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, about a 3 often

—I remai

Dear Miss

Bankes, your} faithfully

T. SMET/31.:RST

10, Alm

Richmond-hill, A

Witness went the same day to visit her, and arrived between
two and three o'olock. Saw the landlady, and ultimately
the prisoner. He took witness to her sister, who was in
in bed. She was much changed from the time she had last
seen her. Witness remained some hours, but not in her
sister's room. She was never alone with her. She did not
express such a wish. She was alone with the prisoner Iler
sister gave no account of her sickness in her presence, but
the prisoner did. He said it was sickness and diarrhoea.
Witness made a proposal to Dr. Smethurst that Mr. Mayer,
a friend from St. George's Hospital, should visit her. He
said he had better not, as her sister did not like it. While
he was in the room an inquiry was made respecting pro-
perty. Dr. Smethurst said the money she received was not.
so much as she ought to have had. Witness left about five
o'clock. Her sister expressed a wish: that she would come
on and see her, which witness promised to do.

e it, 'but did nut s:

cup. Her sister said she did not 1
why, She said it had a disagreeable t
like witness to prepare some for her.
however, because r. Smethurst said the milk had not com(
and that it 'would interfere with the landlady. Witne:
then proposed to give her some Isinglass, but he made no
observation. Her sister told her that Dr. Smethurst was
very kind, for he watched her so tenderly. She was quite
happy. They occupied but one bedroom, but witness made
no remark. Her sister, however, said, •‘ Wait a little, be
quiet, it will be all right." Witness received another
letter, written by Dr. Smethurst, as follows :

and she would

She did not do so

10, Alma-.

Api

My dear Miss Bankes,

•We are in receipt of yours of yesterday's

date, for which we are truly obliged. After your departure, dear
Bella had a very bad evening and night of it, purely from the
excitement of seeing you, and the fatigue

consequent thereon

Vomitting and purging set in at a fearful ra

which, of course

prostrated her greatly. Her doctor at once forbade any visitors
for the present, or he would not be responsible for the effects

attendant thereon. Last night was a good one, but lam sorry to

say has been a trying one ; she is now, however, again better,
am happy to say recovery is expected by a

I will write v

shortly. Dearest Bella sends her kindest love,
regards, believe me, yours faithfully,

td with kindes

T. SMETHURST

After receiving that letter, witness did not go down, and the
following letter was received by her :

My dear Mies Bankes,—BAla's dearest love and best thanks fol
your kind attention, in which I most cordially unite. She has not
' • •"

yet got over the emotion of meeting you, poor dear, and is stil.
!looking forward to a very early interview ; indeed, she would like
to name Monday next for your taking a chop with me ; but I think
it would be most advisable to say the middle of next week. /e
powers, since it would be impossible for her to bear up against the
shock of the nervous system ; and on these grounds alone she is
ordered to keep her room, in order to•get up her strength. Affairs
are favourable, if great care be observed, and we three doctors have
every hope of a successful termination. I shall not fail to call for

the jelly. I purchased some very beautiful yesterday, and dearest
Bella has partaken of two or three glasses of it, and I think with
benefit. Dearest Bell says she would rather not see Uncle Lane.
However, we will talk this matter over at our next meeting. With
every kindest wish, in which dearest Bell unites.—Believe me,
yours faithfully, T. SMETHURST.

23rd April, 1859.
This was followed by the following letter

My dear Miss Bankes—We saw Dr. Todd, from London, as late
as ten o'clock, in consultation with Dr. Julius, of Richmond, dear
Bella's dailymedical attendant. He not only acquiesces in what is
being done, but recommends our perseverance in the treatment
with some slight addition of his own prescribing, and entertained
favourable hopes with the rest of us. The bilious vomitings are
entirely arrested, but sickness still prevails to a great extent, with
occasionally violent retellings, which almost shake her very life
out of her, and the bowels continue to act from eight to ten times
in the twenty-four hours, iu spite of all we can dO. This is very
different from what is commonly called diarrhoea, as the result of
infracted bowels and coajested liver, which must have existed for
a very long period, judging from what is produced. I confess the
circumstances somewhat mystify me, but there are still good and
important points in her favour, which I sincerely hope may be the
means of creating and rallying that point which we trust to build
some hopes upon. I much regret the state of the case will not yet
admit of you seeing her for the present, since any or the least
anxiety now tends to disturb her nervous system. We both, how-
ever, anticipate seeing you here. Dearest Bella sends her kindest
love and best wishes. I beg to unite.—Believe me, yours very
faithfully, T. SMETIIIIIIST.
On receiving this letter witness did not go down, and
on

the following day another letter arrived, which was ay
follows :

My dear Miss Bankes,—ln reply to your favour of yesterday's
date, lam exceedingly sorry to say that dear Bella has pawed a
wretched bad night, passed fifteen motions in the twenty-Srer
hours, and of a very bad description, and much blood in the strops,
and besides which there is the active want of appetite, andrAmse-

lumtly a great dread for the result. She received yourkindlette

grees with me that it will be better that you should be ue

o us, so that if you will run down as early as Convenient,

hen take a room or rooms near at hand. That will, indeed, ive

f comfort to me to know that you are with us. I
•

o accommodation in this house, as we ocen-py
Dearest Bel/

ad not room enough for o

;ends her kindest love, with every good wish.—Yours faitt
30th April, 1859. T. SMET/

,deration for the critical state of dearest Bella, i

al attendant perfectly unites

She -areat

very ill, but 'she

she brought

saw her sister