The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

The Tragedy in Hatton-Garden.

CO RONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY.

This morning, Dr Lancaster; the coroner for the central
division of Middle:let, held an inquiry at the three Tuns
Tavern, Cross-street, Hatton-garden, on the body of Eliza
Wilkinson, who met her death on Monday last, under the
circumstances already published in The Sun,.
The jury having visited the body,
Jane Freman said she resided at the White House,
Sheppard's-bush, and was sister to the deceased. She
was about 27 years of age, and was married to Henry
Wilkinson, a stonemason, whose father kept the Reindeer,
at Lincoln. They had been married 10 years, and there
were two children living, one aged four, and the last about
12 months, They lived very happily together, but the
deceased had told her eho had had words with her hue-
band, but witness told hor she believed one was as bad
as the other. She was not in the habit et drinking, but
the husband occasionally got intoxicated. He did not
neglect his home, on the contrary he always acted with
the greatest Madness to his wife.
Chipperton said, I reside at Shrewsbury-cottage,
Angel-lane, Hammersmith, farrier. I have known deceased
and her husband about six months. I met them first at
Shopherd's-bush. I met Wilkinson at that place on Sunday
last about half-past two, We had some ale, and then I,
'Wilkinson, and his niece came to London. Whilst we were
in the train Wilkinson invited me home to tea. I went and
stopped in the house till six o'clock, during which we had
one pot of ale. Wilkinson seemed to have had a little drop
too much, but be was not intoxicated. The deceased and her
husband seemed on excellent terms, as they were playing and
chaffing together the whole of the afternoon. When I and
the niece left Wilkinson and his wife accompanied us to the
train. As we were early we stopped at a publichouse and
got a pot of sixpenny ale. After that all four went to the
station in Farringdon-street. We were all laughing and
chaffing together. When the train came up we
all shook hands together, 'Wilkinson kissed his
wife's niece, and turned round and said to me,
"Don't be jealous, old fellow---kiss my old woman,"
which I accordingly did. I one keeping company with the
niece of the deceased. I never noticed anything strange
in Wilkinson's manner when I kissed his wife, but
she coloured up very much when he (Wilkinson) kissed
her niece. I never saw him ill-treat her. Deceased was
very jackass of her husband. She-had no oauee to be co.
I and the niece went off in the train, and got to the sister's
house at Sheppard's Bush at half-past 7, After we had
been in the house about 20 minutes, Wilkinson came in. I
asked him what brought him down so soon after us, and
he said, "My old woman's been blowing me up, and I've
come down to get out of the way." Wilkinson re•
turned to London by the twenty minutes past ten
train. He drank about three small glasses of rum,
one of brandy and somo ale, He was intoxicated when he
went away. He said nothing further about his wife than I
have mentioned. I have heard that they have had quarrels.
and once deceased pointed to her husband's LOSE-, which she
said she had scratched.
By a juror--I never knew the deceased kiss any other man
but hor husband, and I should not have kissed her had the
husband not told me to do so.
Sarah Collier said,—l reside at No. 9, Cross-street. De-
ceased and his wife occupied the first fluor back-room.
Daring the ten months I have known them, they fre-
quently quarrelled. Wilkinson got tipsy at least once a
week. They only quarrelled when ho was so, and then
elle never said anything to him if he was good-tempered.
Last Sunday evening Wilkinson came in between six and
seven o'clock and asked me if I had seen his wife. 1 told
him I had not. About half-past seven a person came to
me and told me a lady wanted to see me in Hatton-garden,
When I went out I found it was deceased. She
said, " Have you seen my husband, directly we
came out of the station my husband struck me
in the face." She then told me that he had kissed
her niece, and that Chipperfieldihad kissed her, and that
had led to the quarrel. She said, " I'm afraid to come in
yet, as lam sure he will knock me abut. I will go to a
friend's house and stop for two hours," At a quarter past
10 she again sent for me, and when she found her husband
was not within she came into my room. She went and
looked at her children, and then came out and went into
bed with my aunt, to avoid meeting her husband until the
morning. 'We slept quietly until about a quarter past
12 when I heard Wilkinson going up-stairs. He knocked
at my door, and asked if his wife was in toy room. I told
him she wus nor, and he then went to my aunt's room, and
pushed the door open. In a few seconds 1 heard a noise as
ot'a quarrel. He was using oaths. I went in, and there
saw the deceased on the floor on her knees, and Wilkinson
near her. He was using dreadful language, and I saw him

strike her three times on the head with his fist. He then
got up from a box on which he was sitting and kicked her
in the stomach. The moment ha did it, deceased seemed

very ill ; I asked her if he had hurt her, when she said,
"I'm very bad, he has given ma my death blow." I held

up her bead, and she vomited up a little blood. Directly
Wilkizson saw this ho became altogether changed, and as-
sisted me to raise her up, 1 bathed her temples, and Wil-
kinson then assisted me to get her to her room. fle cried
very much, and then he ran for a doctor. Mrs 'Wilkinson
died within the hour after she had received the kick.

By a Juror—They had had a quarrel on Friday night.
Before he kicked her she said " For CiJd's sake, don't kb'
me." Ho then said, " give it you, you —." She

never spoke after she received the kick.

Dr. Clarke, 115, Holborn-hull, said he had made a post
mortem examination and found that death had been occa-

sioned by hemorrhage, caused by a rupture of the spleen,
The coroner said there could be no doubt of the cause of
death, viz., the rupture of the spleen, and that injury had
been produced by a blow.
A juror said it was of the utmost importance that the
accused man Wilkinson should be present while the c7I-

deuce against him was being given.
The Coroner entirely agreed with the juror. Ho found
it would become necessary at that stage of the inquiry to
adjourn until next Friday morning, and during that period
he would communicate with Sir George Grey, in order it
Possible to obtain the order of the Home Secretary for the
prisoner's atterulanco at that inquiry.

The jury and witnesses were then bound over to attend
again next Friday.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day,

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before F. Gibbons, Esq.)
A MAN COMPELLED TO PAY A DEBT HI DOES NOT OWE.

JONES V. PINKING.

This was a lodgment summons, and his honour put the
usual questions to the defendant, who said he was not the
person who owed the money. There must have been a
mistake.

His Honour said that whether there was a mistake or not
defendant must pay.

Defendant—l do not owe the money.
His Honour—You must pay whether you owe the money
or not. This is a claim for 15s. 4d., and it has been decided
that/you must pay.

Defendant--but I never of the matter before to-day. I
was not served with the original summons, so I could not
attend to it.

His:Llonour said he could not help that, the defendantlhad
not appeared on the original summons, and must go to prison
for five days. The commitment would like in the office a
week before it issued.

Defendant very naturally declared that he would not pay,
as he did not owe the money, and left the court complaining
or the gross injustice of such a law.

A COMMISSIONER FOR TAKING OATHS IN COMMON LAW.

GAINSPOED AND OTHERS V. PHILLIPS.
This was an action to recover £3lBs. 5d., for carpets, &c.,
supplied to defendant, who is an attorney, of 12, Abchurch-
lane, and &so is one of the Cornmis6ioners for taking oaths
in Common Law.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTIig.

A WOMAN ENDEAVOURING TO STRANGLE HERSELF iN
A POLJOE L`TA-TlON.—Mary Ann Paget, a woman about 40
years of ego, was chatged with being drunk and incapable
in the street. There was also a subseqtent charge against
her for endeavouring to strangle herself in the police sta-
tion.

John Boyle, 284 B, said that at half-past 1 o'clock this
morning he found the defendant in St. George's-road, Pim-
lico, drunk and incapable, and took her to the station-house,
where the charge being entered, she was locked up.
Joseph Robes, 142 B, said defendant was brought in at
half-past 1 o'clock. Shortly after she had several fits, and
a doctor was salt for. Directly she saw him ,;he became
very violent and jumped up prom the fl)or. 'Witness then
conveyed her to a cell, when she suddeuly took off a gar-
ter, and placing it round her, while she pulled the ends
with great torce. She NV.IR direcly afterwat ds found black
in the face. An attendant w,:s left with her during the
night to prevent a repetition of the offince.

Mr Arml,:—Did the defendant say an), thing when you
prevented her destroying heracli ?

Mr Wray, for the plaintiffs, deposed to the goods having
been supplied, and a promise to pay.
His Honour found that no one appeared on behalf of the
defendant, and the usual order was made.

Witness—Ae said she would do it again.
Air Arnold—Lid anything transpire as to (he cause?
Witness—lt was stated that the defendant bad lived at
51-, Lillington-street, and that her husband had sold up her
home and deserted her.
Mr Arnold—l must remand her for a week.

QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE DAHOMIAN SLAVE
Glut.--(In speaking ot slavery, I cannot omit to
mention the warm interest that our gracious Queen has
evinced towards a liberated Dahomian slave girl. Some
years since Commander Forbes, ot the Royal Navy, was
sent to the savage ruler of that country for the purpose of
trying to prevail on him to change his policy of government.
The King was greatly impressed by the gentlemanly bear-
ing of the gallant officer, and as a token of his royal re-
gard for him, made him a present of a young Slave
girl. Commander Forbes brought her to England in
his ship the Bonetta, and had her christened
by the name of Bonetta Forbes. When the Queen
heard the strange and eventful history of the girl,
she at once adopted her as a protegd, and had her educated
at Melville Hospital at her own expense, and always took a
deep interest in Miss Bonetta's welfare, even going so far
as to have her occasionally at Court. When afterwards
the young girl married Mr Davis, a coloured merchant,
residing on the Gold Coast, the Queen took a most lively
interest in the event, and made Miss Forbes several
handsome wedding presents. I lately saw by a news-
paper that a further. mark of favour was conferred on
Mrs Davis, who has given birth to a daughter to whom the
Queen has stood godmother by proxy. At the same time
the Queen presented to her godchild a beautiful gold cup,
with a solver, knife, fork, and spoon, of the sameprecious
metal, as a baptismal present. The cup and salver bear the
following inscription—" To Victoria Davis, from her god.
mother, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
1863." Does not this incident speak volumes for the good-
ness of our beloved Queen, who amongst her multitudinous
cares can still remember an African girl.-- Colburn's (hailed
80 vice Magazine.

Nearly 10,000 elothworkere, at Biella, in
Piedmont, are now on strike for a decrease in the
hours of labour, and an increase of wages. This sus-
pension has lasted upwards of a fortnight, and Govern-
ment contractors are embarrassed, as they are unable to get
their orders executed. The men are now at the end of their
pecauiery resources, and will shortly be obliged to cede.
A sum of .12,000 f has, however, just been received from
Marseilles to be distributed among them, The local jour-
nals state that no one knows by whew this layaey had been
sent,

1r SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1864.

The Credit Foneier and Credit Mobilier
Companies.

Conjoint reports have been issued to the shareholders of
tho Credit Foncier and Credit Mobilier Companies respect-
ing the regult of the operations since their establishment,
and also the proposal for their amalgamation. The balance
sheet of the Credit Foneier states that the total net profits
from March last reach the num of £42,219 5a lid, equal to
180 per cent, per annum on the amount of capital called up.
The directors prCpose this amount to be dealt with as fol-
lows :—To forming a reserve Tu4d, £20,000; paying a
dividend and bonus of 12 per share, tz,:e of income-tax,
(equal together to 84 per cent, per annum;, which al ill
absorb £20,000; paying income-tax on dividen,.'• £500;
the balance amounting to be carried forward 1;,719
5s 11d. The butanes sheet of the Credit Alobiliett
from about the scene period giv,s the net prof ts
at £42,614 lOs 2d, equal to 205 per cent, per annum on the
amount of capital called up. The directors propcse this
amount to be dealt with as follows :--'To forming a reserve
fund, £20,060; to paying a eividend and bonus of £2 per
share, free of income tn:q (equal together to 93 per cent. per
annum), which will abs ab £2.0,000; to paying income tax
on dividend, £.309 ; the balance, anie.untieg to £2,114 106
2d, to be carried forward.

iThe new company is to be styled the Credit Fancier and
Mobilier of England with a fixed capital of £2,000,000 in
100.000 shares of £2O each, which the directors propose is-
suing as follows, viz. :---20,000 shares will be issued at par
to the holders of and in exchanso for the existing 10,000
Credit Fender and 10,000 Credit Mobilier shares-31,000
shares to be issued to the holders of the 10,000 Credit
Fonder shares, being three new shares for one share now
held in that company —which will be issued as follows,
viz. ;—two of such shares at £2 13s 4d per share prem.,
and for every two shares so taken one additional shat e at
par-30,000 shares to be issued to the holders of the 10,000
Credit Mobilier shares, being three new t hares for one
share now held in that company, which will be ist:ted upon
the same terms as to the holders of the 10,000 Credit Foe-Icier
shares, v:z., two shares will be issued at £2 13s 4d pe;
share premium, end for every two shares so taken one
additional share at par—and the remaining 20,0 t 0 shares
to be issued to the general public at £2l3s 4d per share pm.
This issue will yield in premiums the sum of £160,000,
which, with the £40,000 already put to the reserve fund
from this half-year's profits, will malro that fund nmount
to £200,000, or £2 per share on the whole 100,000 shares
which will then have been issued. The instalments for pay-
ing up the new shares are arranged to extend over a period
of seven months, so as to make the payments as little
burdensome as possible; but as all the 100,000 shares will
participate in the next dividend pro rata, according to the
amount paid up, the option has been reserved to the share-
holders to pay op the instalments at any time, or at once,
up to the £5 per share. The paid-up capital will then
amount to £500,000, and the reserve fund to £200,000; and
with this result the directors believe they are justified in
anticipating that the influence of the new company will be
materially augmented,