The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

SUICIDE.

Yesterday an Inquisition was taken al the Hoop and
Grapes TAVIVII, Anna square, kfure Mr. Gell, Coroner fire
she city apd liberties of Westminster, on the body of Thomas
Bohai*, Quartermaster of the Ist battalmn 31 regiaient of
Foot Guards, who. put an 'red to Iris existruce by cutting
hie ihrpli with a rases.
Wiodese, private hi- the note haltalinn, stated
that he was acquainted with the deceased; he had a wife
and two child..., and was 32 years of age. He had been a
werjeaot is Abe regleamit fur limey years, add bat bons, a
meat eacelleot character. He had been about then weeks
appointed to thesitnation of Qtrartermaater, Tuesday
rooming, shwa twisty minutes before eight o'clock, he left
his wife iu their room in.the Arinuury•yard. Lecke( the Cold-
stream Barracks, mid shortly afterwards sit called witness,
saying bee husheud was wanted, awl begged. lie (wines.)
would call .hbla cal or tie water.cliket.% Witnesibknocked
at the door, but war wean being made, be was induced to
look in, and elmened a quantity of blood upon the flour, he
called another* vitae to .his assistance, opened the dour,
aitd Woad Hirt deremlnd lying upon his riglo aide, bleeding
profusely. 'bought at irst be bad burst • blood-veesel,
but iii tabiag will the body they discovered the tb. oat cut
nearly from ear to ear„aud he was quite dead.
Cress•nowined.--Tlhatane.wilb which.he committed the
anon lying close le bite, as was Inicap ; cannot say what
he was warted for, unless it was in run-4 qdrucartif mine of
the PCB bring ordered to.Wauhrich ; saw a paper close Su
him, but dose( know wind was •ritteri un it ; b.d cant heard
it read. He had beers only three week. a vpimitild fs• the
situation, and rot hens seed to it, believes his exertlous
overcame hie wind.
111 r. &how, Fisensao or lire Jrn7, sahl k *lt it his ditty
i• amesupeoe• of reports which bail pose alsruad, that i.e
deceased had kA • letter,. naitaiotwe Hie batman due to the
regiment (711.), mid likewise q biter, containing 21. 'wrote
for his wife, to ntirewhir• the predinion of those letter.. The
Cavorter seal lbe evoubabOe foe ikon' who shortly altar re.
turned wiali.gite letirkpoly,,addieesed in a political, ot Leal-
law, but ihich only related is lenity affair.. •
Elisabeth Clark depostul N liejlesiruntlescy slid general.
dejectiou of the deemed niece. his appointment, hot more
pert icu larly ki ete 'noonday lost. Be laved exceeding!) !sappy
with Its family.
treedipt-s4neonilps .: •

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COURT OF CHANCERY, LI/IC(11.01 INN,
WZDSCIDAV, Malta' 13.•
=DOM ENT. •
• HAIM! AND* ANOTHER v. ININNEIt.• •
The Lu;o CRANCEI.i.oR observed, lie tideland
over the prnoreditag. iu &Ms case 1.441.111 e greatest
attention.• and the circumstances of it and its it
tore were highly important—Important as it bore
nil the duties of trustees, assignees, sad exicutors,
and important to I,terolial whin entifided them.
.The Defeo(lent appeurird to be an aecouotaist.
.person who *ruled the accounts of. bankers and
inerchniiii, and collected bankrupts' debts. fits
niter be:tig in trade, foniul limed* insolvent, and
alto eitecuted a trust deed to tae Plaintiff., Milking
over to them •II her property, outstaildiug debts.,
&c. for the bruelit of them nod her other creditors.
The Defendant:undertook ,to coliert the debts,
sell the stock, &c. witl.out.any remuneration for
his trouble, by which means he became the gratin-
bins iig'ent of the trustees, and amenable for any
breuch of the trim deed. MAW editing' the
Defending did faithfully collect the debts and
sell the stock,. and pay the proceed, ',go a book-
:"Phouse..iiid that he also give ttbet.i notice
1114 there was 91. ed. in the pound ready to"
he riaid to tliens'by the way of dividend. The bill-
Charged that hi puid the proceeds into the bunking-
house iii his 0111411, name, and taut that of the trustree;
and dug
,die bankar3 became imioliresit, and he was
liable for the am mig of the proceeds by Ins own
wrong. l'he Defendant iai his• answer does not
deny the allegviosie of the hill, but says, that he
gave the trustees notice that the money was lodged
with the bunkers, and if they did not come and re-
ce;ve it he would not consider himself
senswerable
fur it. It had been said at the bar ist this: case, and'
truly said. if. an, assignee or troistre takes is much
care of the trust money as lie, would if it had been
his own, n Court of Equity would not make !him
answerable For it in case of an unavoidable lois ; it
was therefore necessary to examine into that prin-
ciple : for instance,. if a person in Yorkshire was
to remit trust money to Loudon by the usual con.,
veyance, and it miscarried, the Court would not
make the trnitee liable for it, as there would be
sufficient ground to suppose that, if it wad lass
lOvvii •ssituivr, 'he would have vent is by the same
conveyance. But this was not that case : for
here aloe. Defendant paid the money into the .batik.
on hie own account, and he alone could hove drawn.
it out; the trustees or the creditors had no power
over it, as they were not ftuOwn to the bankers iii
•tlie transaction—and under the commission of
bankruptcy, which issued against the bunkersothey
could not prove a debt, on account of the money
lodged, with them by the Defendant ; therefore lie had
not token the same care of the money as if it had
been his own, for, a. his own, lie would be entitled
to the dividends payable from the bankrupt's estate.
It certainly was a case.which bore herd ou the De.
fendant—there was not, a scintillanf suspicion that
did not act fairly and honourably iu the transit!-
" tion, big he acted under mistelte, and therefore was
aiNwerable for having aCted• in' own wrong.
This was a case of thatipainful lunette, that a per•
sou sitting where he did must forget every thing but
.*hat lie was a Judge, and that the roles of equity
must be upheld; for if he was a crkodit'pr he wit
convinced that' his conscience would never al:
low...him to call on the Defendant for the
atf. 6s. *di ui'the pound, knowing as he did
that it swat come out of his (Defendant's'', pocket,
on account of his hoeing giatuitously undertaken
to render a service to hii sister and her creditors'
• btu thai was a question, as a JUdge, he had nothing
.to do with. His judgment therefore was; that the
litefendant was liable wpay the dividend of the
64. ell. in the pound to the creditors, at the same
time lie recommended it to the charitahle consi-
deration of the creditors whether they ought to
call for the payment. He' was aware this recom.
'tatentlition curried no weight with it; tis they had a
right to act as their consciences 'would dictate to
them.—Dectee for the Plaintiff* •

The LORD CHANCELLOR Wu occupied the roe
maintler of the day until braMpast three o'clock in
hearing appeals, of no interest except to the parties
coot:tined, at which liotir his Lordship rose.